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Jun 15, 2020 · I don't think I look like Michael Jackson," he said then. Sosa, now 51, has given only a handful of interviews since his retirement from MLB in 2004. In a 2018 interview with NBC Sports...
Jul 13, 2017 · I don't think I look like Michael Jackson," he added. Apparently, Sosa has kept up his use of the cream over the years, which has led him to appear even whiter than he did in 2009.
Aug 21, 2022 · During that interview, Sammy denied having vitiligo, Us reports. Vitiligo is a skin condition in which patches of skin lose their pigment. Michael Jackson, the late pop star, said vitiligo was the reason he bleached his skin.
- Dan Clarendon
- The Power of Fair Skin
- Fair Skin and Beauty
- The Harmful Effects of The ‘Bleaching Syndrome’
There are few places in the world where dark skin isn’t stigmatized. Many Latin American countries have laws and policies in place to prevent discrimination relative to skin color. In many Native American communities, “Red-Black Cherokees” were denied acceptanceinto the tribe, while those with lighter skin were welcomed. But it is in Asia where dar...
In 1967, Dutch sociologist Harry Hoetink coined the term“somatic norm image” to describe why some shades of skin are favored over others. In America, some trace the emergence of light skin as the “somatic norm image” for all modern-day races to the 1930s advertising campaign of Breck Shampoo. To market its product, the company created the “Breck Gi...
After studying skin color for years, I coined the term “bleaching syndrome” to describe this phenomenon. I published my first paperon the topic in 1994. Put simply, it argues that African-Americans, Latinos and every other oppressed population will internalize the somatic norm image at the expense of their native characteristics. So even though dar...
Jun 2, 2020 · One of the main players in the documentary, Sammy Sosa, has been questioned about his significantly lighter skin tone since retiring from baseball. So what happened to his skin? Sammy says that his skin is bleached from a facial cream.
Nov 11, 2009 · Sammy Sosa says he wasn't trying to look white like Mike. The ex-Cubs slugger said a European skin cream he uses at bedtime combined with a strong camera flash caused his face to appear ghost...
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Aug 19, 2020 · The Dominican Republic native's skin tone is a significantly lighter color than it used to be, which has raised some questions and even some comparisons to the late Michael Jackson, who had a...
