Is there a Doctor on (the) board?

[Yorkshire Blue]

I have a medical question.

Michael Jackson has a rare skin complaint which causes his skin to go a lighter colour.

What causes this? It doesn't appear to be genetic, as none of the other Jackson 5 seem to be affected. Could it be caused by something in the environment, or could it be sexually transmitted?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Thought he'd claimed it was vitiligo, amazingly though it seems to have altered his nose shape as well between those two pictures. Do you think Bubbles suffered from it too? His muzzle looks a lot paler in the 2nd picture.

 

[Rayleigh Weir]

Yep, he was the poster-boy for Vitiligo sufferers. Kids are often told of famous people in the same boat as themselves to make them feel more normal. Obviously, since Wacko's persona in the public consciousness passed from 'harmless eccentric' to 'dangerously unhinged potential paedophile' folk have had to think twice about using him in this way. Bit of a double blow really because the next most famous sufferers are Graham Norton and Sisqo (Dru Hill not Newcastle)...

 

[please delete my account]

I have a medical question.

Michael Jackson has a rare skin complaint which causes his skin to go a lighter colour.

What causes this? It doesn't appear to be genetic, as none of the other Jackson 5 seem to be affected. Could it be caused by something in the environment, or could it be sexually transmitted?

Morning Chap,

It's entirely possible that it's sexually transmitted, but I believe the chimp is too old...

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

I have a medical question.

Michael Jackson has a rare skin complaint which causes his skin to go a lighter colour.

What causes this? It doesn't appear to be genetic, as none of the other Jackson 5 seem to be affected. Could it be caused by something in the environment, or could it be sexually transmitted?

That is so funny......good find young man

 

[sufcintheprem]

Surely as a West Ham fan this is just an anguish related disease caused by the demise of the club from FA Cup winning footballing purists to the home for players even considered too immoral for Newcastle who were relegated and almost bankrupted in 2009 (citation needed).



Edit - I see the tags have beat me to the punch on the West Ham joke.