Lee Thomas interview with Larry King Part 2

First off, I am not affiliated with Lee Thomas or Michael Jackson. My ignorance in the past had allowed me to develop the same types of opinion I often heard. Ironically, I had seen people with vitiligo in the past, but as Dustin Hoffman said once in an interview, I thought they were burn victims too. Please turn on the thinking part of your brain and see why making fun of people with this condition is akin to making fun of Stevie Wonder for not being able to see and wearing sunglasses to help with his appearance. Michael's reconstructive surgeries (nose and lips) now all make sense; as do his song titles and artistic theme.

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[karenrenford]

This guy is an anchor that wrote a book about Vitiligo. What about Michael? When MJ came out an finally said that he had Vitiligo ppl still to this day didnt believe him! Its an emotionally and psychologically crippling disease but as this man pointed out u cant let it get u down. An Michael never did let it stop him from doing what he wanted 2 do because he felt there were more important things like giving to those who were more sickly than him. Thats why I think he didnt make a pity case of it

[ofcoursehoney]

why do so many people care about how others look anyway.

i think it says a lot about a person that they care more abot how others look, than themselves.

[ReneeDreams]

I always knew of vitilago because a girl I knew had it. (back in the early 80s). She was teased about it...because we were kids and we didn't know better. This was before Michael came out looking "different." I believe Michael did start out with vitilago...but I think with all the medication he was on ......he was doing other things to himself as well.

[gnossticc]

It needs a special person to handle vitiligo: I mean, some people can be mean and make fun of you because you look "weird".  It takes guts to accept and to handle this situation as Thomas does. Great guy!

[PinothyJ]

@mrm1m3 My friend's father has it…

[omgbutts]

You would think most coons would want vitiligo.

[lesslove4u]

It's called full coverage foundation buddy

[8dorit]

using chemicals in order to whiten up your skin is not such a healthy thing for your health.. the skin is a supplier of vitamin D once u r exposed to the sun.. and wile whitening your skin you avoid this important vitamin supply 2 ur body .. also, hormones creation in ur body is provoked a lot by the sun..

So maybe from the outside it looks ok when all skin is white.. but 4 the vitiligo patient it is crucial to maintain pigmentation.. in any part of the skin it is possible.

[jman19mwi]

@8dorit Vitiligo not really that bad if it goes all the way the person just look like a white person lol

[eprahs1]

@MrHJ97 No it doesn't :)

[kungfuapples]

He would probablly look ok if he did the same thiong as michael jackson