THE REASON BEHIND THE GLOVE
He was diagnosed in 1986 with early-stage Vitiligo, which is a disease that
strips away skin pigment. This made him appear to "turn white." It first
effected his arms and hands. It is speculated that he wore the white glove to
hide his condition from everyone. However, hiding it via the white glove would
only work for so long. The Vitiligo expanded over his whole body in due
time.
Michael Jackson had Vitiligo, a disorder that involves faulty function or death
of melanocytes, which pigment the skin. Jackson started wearing the glove
because the Vitiligo appeared in his hand first
Michael Jackson started in the music business at the age of 11 with his
brothers as a member of the Jackson 5. In the early 1980s, he defined the art
form of music video with such ground-breaking videos as "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and the epic "Thriller." Jackson's sound,
style and dance moves inspired subsequent generations of pop, soul, R&B and
hip-hop artists.