Comment on What's the best way to respond to someone who says "transracial is just as valid as transgender"?
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours agoironically the assumption that Michael was trying to become white is both racist and ableist. he was suffering from vitiligo which led him to use skin-lightening prescription creams to cover up the uneven blotches of color caused by the disability.
devolution@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
And the wigs? Vitiligo means uneven splotches. He was fully white from head to toe from bleaching.
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 hours ago
does a Black person wearing a wig or straightening their hair make them white? i don’t understand this asinine question.
Vitiligo is a disability that causes ostracization so he tried hiding it. there’s this thing called universal vitiligo which can progress to your entire skin. maybe do a bit of research next time before casting judgment?