Michael Jackson once told Oprah he didn’t want a white actor to play him
In the middle of a controversy over white actor Joseph Fiennes’ new role as Michael Jackson in an upcoming British TV movie, who better to hear from than the King of Pop himself? In 1993, Jackson explained his vitiligo and his pride in being black. That didn’t stop Fiennes from coming up with an excuse for his casting.
“[Jackson] was probably closer to my color than his original color.”
Really, Fiennes? That is your defense of your being cast to play a black man? How gross can you get?
It’s blackface, I don’t care if they even lighten Fiennes’ skin. Michael was eviscerated over a condition he could not control. Even after his autopsy confirmed that he was telling the truth about his vitiligo, people still don’t get it. He was Black. He NEVER passed as white, was never treated like a white person, and he never tried to pass. He is not interchangeable with a white person because he had a condition he was open about but was denied by the media.
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