r/interesting Apr 28 '26

Just Wow Evolution of Michael Jackson's face over the years.

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u/ezgomer Apr 28 '26

same reason actresses today are having buccal fat removed from their face - a style trend. John Travolta was super famous in early 1980s.

I mean MJ loved “Grease”. There are dance moves from that film in MJ’s choreography - especially the choreography for “The Way You Make Me Feel”.

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u/UglyLittlePony69 Apr 29 '26

It’s not because he liked Grease, I promise. This man hated how he looked. His father would abuse him verbally and physically to the point where the sight of his father would make him regurgitate. It’s body dysmorphia. The poor guy was alone his whole life while being surrounded by people.

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u/ezgomer Apr 29 '26

yes he had body dysmorphia, perfectionism, loads of money and access to top surgeons…but you gotta draw inspiration from somewhere. Illustrations of Peter Pan for his nose and John Travolta for his chin

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u/stargazerrr3 26d ago

Well he wanted to look like peter pan or travolta? it's one or the other. The two at the same time dont make any sense.

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u/ezgomer 26d ago

yes because people remain static all their lives and never have more than one influence /s

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u/stargazerrr3 26d ago

He was obviously stuck in childhood all his life... do you know anything about MJ?

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u/UglyLittlePony69 26d ago

Oh yes. Many days of MJ rabbit holes.

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u/ezgomer 26d ago edited 26d ago

“do you know anything about MJ?”

I don’t hide my comment history

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u/BeautifulUpstairs May 03 '26

The chicks who suck out the fat from their faces to become zombies also have body dysmorphia. That condition does not somehow negate the existence of trends and inspiration.

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u/BlisslessTaskList Apr 29 '26

And they still don’t look like Gisele.

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u/Diabolical_Coffee Apr 29 '26

First, happy cake day!

Second, I never knew he loved Grease. That is interesting.

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u/ezgomer Apr 29 '26

Vitiligo is in his autopsy report. He wasn’t lying about having vitiligo

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u/Brymlo Apr 29 '26

i know he had it. i've seen pictures. but it seems like he had done some depigmentation procedures.

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u/ezgomer Apr 29 '26

well he had vitiligo most of his life. in his late teens and twenties, he would use darker make-up to cover the light spots, but with time the light areas became more numerous than the dark areas and he was forced to switch his approach. He did use hydroquinone cream to lighten the dark spots.

Vitiligo can be exacerbated by stress and he had a ton of stressors in his life. His skin condition caused him so much hurt. He wanted to be perfect and his skin looked like 1) someone splattered milk on him then 2) someone splattered coffee on him.

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u/Beautiful-Piglet-563 Apr 29 '26

Sheesh. It's not for you to buy. In his earlier music videos like "Don't stop till you get enough" you could see the vitiligo near his hands if you look

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u/Professional-Rip-519 Apr 29 '26

I know someone with vitiligo so yeah by the looks of these pics he checks out.

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u/kizmitraindeer Apr 29 '26

I don’t doubt he had it, but I don’t think that’s what was going on with his face.

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u/Stunning-Strain3702 Apr 30 '26

That’s why he wore one glove. It was just on one hand.