Gonetoosoon
Proud Member
How different do you think his life would have been?
Personally I believe that he'd still be alive today.. I think things would have been dramatically different. I can't help but reflect on the way things worked out..
-Vitiligo hurt his image badly and began the well publicised rumours about his 'skin bleaching' and 'not wanting to be white' from the tabloids.
-Michael would have become less of a target (yes there were rumours in the 80s) for the media during the 90s.
-There would be a better public opinion of Michael. The 'weird' tag he was brandished with arguably wouldn't have had as much of a run due to lack of material. The average person on the street would today have a much more favourable opinion of him.
-No one would have thought he was 'a black man trying to turn himself into a white woman' :doh: (makes me so angry)
-He may have become less of a target for people conspiring against him. The 1993 case may never have built fruition - and if it did - perhaps the media/public would have had stronger support for him. 2005 might have never happened..
-There would have been a truly united support for Michael within the black community. As we know, many believe that he was 'rejecting his roots' or 'wasn't black enough'. I know there was significant support throughout his life, but it would have been greater.
-Michael perhaps wouldn't have had such a problem with his body/image. Vitiligo truly put him under the microscope like never before, and the media made sure that his 'thousands of plastic surgeries'
smilerolleyes were well publicised. It was easier to attack someone like Michael who had such noticeable change in his appearance with vitiligo destroying the pigmentation, than someone who never had such a condition.
-Additionally if he never had lupus, he would never have been required to wear a surgical mask - and the rumours around that would never have existed.
-Michael arguably could have felt better about himself, and perhaps not as paranoid. The world's media harassed him and speculated throughout the entirety of his life - but the 90s/00s was by far the worst. That kind of stress and anxiety can take a huge toll on a person's life. I know this was in part due to the allegations, but nonetheless Vitiligo was an issue here too..
-Perhaps Michael's addiction to pain medication may have been stopped early.. I don't know all the details (and yes mods I know we're not to discuss it) but Michael I imagine would have turned to them again and again due to the immense stress and scrutiny he was under from all sides.
On a different note:
-The content on HIStory and BOTDF and parts of Invincible would have arguably been very different. Many of our favourite songs wouldn't have existed or have found their way to Michael.
-We may never have had the movie Ghosts
There are an awful lot of 'what-if's in that list, I know that. But I can't help but reflect on how history played its course.. Perhaps things would have been very very different. :no:
Would you agree? How much do you think Vitiligo impacted Michael's life?
Personally I believe that he'd still be alive today.. I think things would have been dramatically different. I can't help but reflect on the way things worked out..
-Vitiligo hurt his image badly and began the well publicised rumours about his 'skin bleaching' and 'not wanting to be white' from the tabloids.
-Michael would have become less of a target (yes there were rumours in the 80s) for the media during the 90s.
-There would be a better public opinion of Michael. The 'weird' tag he was brandished with arguably wouldn't have had as much of a run due to lack of material. The average person on the street would today have a much more favourable opinion of him.
-No one would have thought he was 'a black man trying to turn himself into a white woman' :doh: (makes me so angry)
-He may have become less of a target for people conspiring against him. The 1993 case may never have built fruition - and if it did - perhaps the media/public would have had stronger support for him. 2005 might have never happened..
-There would have been a truly united support for Michael within the black community. As we know, many believe that he was 'rejecting his roots' or 'wasn't black enough'. I know there was significant support throughout his life, but it would have been greater.
-Michael perhaps wouldn't have had such a problem with his body/image. Vitiligo truly put him under the microscope like never before, and the media made sure that his 'thousands of plastic surgeries'
smilerolleyes were well publicised. It was easier to attack someone like Michael who had such noticeable change in his appearance with vitiligo destroying the pigmentation, than someone who never had such a condition.-Additionally if he never had lupus, he would never have been required to wear a surgical mask - and the rumours around that would never have existed.
-Michael arguably could have felt better about himself, and perhaps not as paranoid. The world's media harassed him and speculated throughout the entirety of his life - but the 90s/00s was by far the worst. That kind of stress and anxiety can take a huge toll on a person's life. I know this was in part due to the allegations, but nonetheless Vitiligo was an issue here too..
-Perhaps Michael's addiction to pain medication may have been stopped early.. I don't know all the details (and yes mods I know we're not to discuss it) but Michael I imagine would have turned to them again and again due to the immense stress and scrutiny he was under from all sides.
On a different note:
-The content on HIStory and BOTDF and parts of Invincible would have arguably been very different. Many of our favourite songs wouldn't have existed or have found their way to Michael.
-We may never have had the movie Ghosts
There are an awful lot of 'what-if's in that list, I know that. But I can't help but reflect on how history played its course.. Perhaps things would have been very very different. :no:
Would you agree? How much do you think Vitiligo impacted Michael's life?
Last edited:
