I was watching a quick video about the mental abuse that Michael Jackson suffered and what prompted him to get plastic surgery and change his appearance so much.

He obviously had low self esteem and had the temperament and sensitivity of a child.

I can understand a little bit of what he went through because I was called ugly so much as a child...even by other family members.
As a kid growing up, I too was told my nose was too big and even though I'm lighter skinned....was often called "Black and Ugly" by some adults and kids.
It WILL fuck up your esteem.
Some more than others.

It's a shame how we as a people often do this to our own children.

I look at other races and how they interact with their children and I often see White and Latina mothers smiling at their children, looking deep in their eyes, kissing on them, playing with them, calling them handsome and beautiful.....and then I look at a lot of AfroAmerican mothers who are constantly yelling at their children and cussing at them and barely looking at them except to scold them or express disappointment.

How can children be expected to grow up well adjusted when they feel that their own community and sometimes their own parents don't even want them?

Michael would not have lasted 5 minutes growing up in my neighborhood... SMH

I don't think Michael's father turned him into the man he became, sadly I believe was just born that way. We all had pimples for Christ's sake. He was actually a handsome guy. I guess he had body dysmorphia. He needed help.