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‘ROUND THE WAY: DID SAMMY SOSA BLEACH HIS SKIN? HIS FRIEND SAYS NO

Monday, November 9, 2009

So a hot topic on the blogs right now is the recent photo of baseball player Sammy Sosa (from the Dominican Republic) and his wife, Sonya at a Latin Grammy award event last week.

As you can tell his skin looks completely different in the comparison shot with his wife that was taken a few years ago (pictured below).

Many agree that he bleached his skin, some even say that he is suffering from Vitiligo, but a friend of his recently spoke with The Chicago Tribune and said this:

“He’s not trying to be Michael Jackson. He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin. Women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of (the photo appearance) is just the lighting. He is in the middle of doing a cleansing process to his skin. The picture is deceiving.”

He said, ‘If you saw me in person, you would be surprised. When you see me in person, it is not going to seem like the picture.’

“People who saw him in person did not react the same way. He can’t believe it is such a big deal.” [SOURCE]

( Photos: GETTY IMAGES )

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1.

R

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

wow! i dont know what 2 say

2.

Tirama

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Wow… u never know what people are dealing with emotionally….I thought he was fine the other way, but if that will make him happier then to each his own…

3.

LINDSAY LOHANS CRACK PIPE

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

he could have VITALIGO BUUUUT,how do we explain the GREY CONTACTS AND RELAXED HAIR?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
i hope this isnt a result of SELF HATRED because he was a HANDSOME MAN.
sad when black people or people from AFRICAN DECENT HATE their BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN FEATURES :(

4.

Neisha

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

that nigga lyin smh, he bleached that damn skin. U black man, just accept it and keep it movin. erybody cant b light skin

5.

Afrohipster

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

I don’t know what it is but lighting cannot make “THAT” much of a difference.
The difference is incredible

6.

jAD0ReQUi

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

SELF HATE!!! THE LIGHT SKIN DOESNT EXPLAIN THE GREEN EYES AND THE PERMED HAIR!! SAMMY GO SEEK A PSYCHIATRIST !! & LOVE YOURSELF

7.

yo!

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

he looks HORRIBLE! And his friend who said it was the lighting needs to be slapped. Look at the earlier photo of him and his wife together. She is the same shade and he isn’t!

8.

Dude-N-Htown

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

…..WTF??? He looks scary as hell. He is a completely different color. WOW. Well
……I guess i need to see him in person. Becuz this pic is definitely tell me that
……he bleached his skin.

9.

Kasandra

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

I don’t know what’s so wrong with having Darker Skin. I am “light skin” but ALWAYS wanted to be darker skinned, because I believe it’s more beautiful! People need to know that!

nuff preachin for today!

10.

Jone

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

He looks like one of those O.G Vampires or an Addams Family reject.

11.

dale23

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

F*&k what his friend says……..He bleached the hell outta his skin!

Rejuvenation my ass. His wife looks the way she always looks in this lighting so that “camera light” bs isn’t working over here lol!

12.

adubb finally famous

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

the steroids’ side effects arent worth it huh?

Finally Famous Music Group…..Them boys independeeeeeent!

13.

diva1up

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

maybe he has Michael Jackson Syndrome

14.

Zamunda

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

He looks more happy now I guess!

15.

ann

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Wow how dare you dislike your skin color to go that far ,i know lil kim and trina would love to have the number to your doctors haha so sad you three!!!!!!!

16.

Sarah Dee

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

He looks scarier when he’s “light skinned”. And what in the world is Skin Rejuvenation?!?!?! If it can change you to a whole new different color then thats not Rejuvenation…more like radiation or something!!

I’m confused because when i watched the Tyra show about the ladies bleaching their skin, it didn’t look like the bleach worked to me. But Sammy has an obvious difference…maybe they use that cheap stuff, and he has that real stuff!

17.

focul

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Black Dominicans are not proud of being black and have self hate for other black people..so its not a shock..

18.

Sarah Dee

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Also, his skin does not look rejuvenated it looks mutilated

19.

AshleyNikole

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

I know a lot of Dominicans who appear to look blk & HATE when ppl call them blk.

Idk what the case is with him but either way, he looks horrible =/

20.

NU CC

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

A PICTURE IS WORTH A 1,000 WORDS…N DATS ALL IMA SAY

21.

Deann Dmere

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Oh my word!!
What kind of “Process” is this? Boy i tell you this Hollywood shyt is frightening!

22.

Div

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Ricky. Ricardo. Game. Proper.

23.

LULU

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Yuck

@19 please…America wasn’t the only place they brought slaves to. Domincans kill me, they are nothing more than Black people who speak Spanish, I don’t know why they want to set themselves apart and deny their heritage.

24.

TJACK25

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Does he seriously think the public is that dumb to believe anything he just said? GTFOH with that BS!

And why is everyone so quick to say Vitiligo? My friend has it & when you have vitiligo you already have light patches on your body. He’s never had any visable spots and neither did MJ.

25.

DARKAQUA

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

WHAT THE HELL??!!! BLEACHED SKIN, CONTACTS, AND SLICK HAIR…DAMN THAT’S WHAT THEY CALL SELF-HATE!!!

I NEED SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW CAN YOU HATE YOUR APPEARANCE SO MUCH THAT YOU PAY MONEY TO LOOK LIKE SOMEONE ELSE….WHERETHEYDOTHATAT???

HOLY SPIRIT PLEASE FILL SAMMY SOSA WITH SELF-ESTEEM CAUSE ITS OBVIOUS THIS GROWN MAN DON’T LIKE WHAT HE SEE IN THE MIRROR

26.

lovelylady81- dont hate me

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

i dont know abouit his skin, but i know her breasts look lopsided. WTF is up (or down) with that?!

27.

Sarah Dee

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

lol 23 “Nothing more than black people who speak spanish”

I always wondered about how dominicans knew how to do our (black ppl) hair, and do it so good! …

28.

Babatunde

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

TJACK25 - Yes it could be vitiligo.

Michael Jackson did have vitiligo, but there is a process that can make the skin all the same colour. Some people do not like walking around with patches, so they undergo the process.

Not sure what it’s called. Why do people insist MJ did not have vitiligo? Doctors have come out and said it, and there are pictures to prove it. Do your research.

29.

Chelly

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

WTF? This is an obvious bleach job…SMH!!!

30.

Ms. AKA

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Yes he definately bleached the mess out of his skin. He was a fine looking darkskinned brother. Now he looks a mess. He beter not go to Dominican or any other Carribean Island. He is going to need tons of sunscreen with the highest SPF. I do n ot know what to believe self hate or vitiligo….

31.

Misha

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Yes, he did bleach his skin, and, yes, he does look like an idiot now. Aside from the self-hate, it simply doesn’t look good. He looks like the joker in that pic. As long as he’s not hurting anyone else, whatever floats his boat I guess.

32.

Babatunde

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

@ Lulu - that is so true. I hate when people confuse ethnicity and nationality. Smh.

Not all of them were slaves though.

33.

TJACK25

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

28 BABATUNDE.

you’re right it COULD BE, but its not. & Im aware of the process because as I stated earlier I have a friend who has it.

And I love MJ to death, but he had enough money to make doctors say whatever the hell he wanted them to say.

To each his own… BUT IM NOT BUYING IT

34.

NU CC

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

AND FURTHERMORE I KNW SOMEONE WHO HAS THAT SKIN DISEASE N IT MAKES YA SKIN LOOK MORE LIKE A PINKISH COLOR. HE STR8 UP BLEACHING HIS SKIN

35.

Honest Critic

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

OH COME ON SAMMY..IT’S VERY EVIDENT THAT YOU BLEACHED YOUR SKIN…DOESN’T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO NOTICE THAT…YOU HAVE BEEN DARK BROWN SKIN ALL OF THESE YEARS WITH CURLY COARSE HAIR. NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG TO SAMMY…YOU CAN SEE HE PERMED HIS HAIR, HAS CONTACTS, AND HIS SKIN IS LIGHTER THAN PEOPLE WHO WEAR LIGHT MAKE-UP. LOOK AT HIS SCALP OF HIS HEAD WHICH IS HIS TRUE COLOR COMPARED TO HIS FACE…SMH

36.

DizzyGuy

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

My whole thing is if he did have vetiligo why didn’t he have makeup to make him look dark as opposed to just looking lighter. Its almost as if he had a chance to go either way and he took the lighter option.

Also its funny to me because this guy wasn’t bad looking at all. He seemed nice enough so I don’t know why he would do that.

And as a note when you talk about race its really a way to CLASSIFY people its not a means of IDENTIFY them. Just think of someone who is domincan, african, indian, african american, cambodian and spanish/latin. Those are all different shades of browns and tans. But they don’t catogeorize them in one category they are all seperated to try to classify the type of people. Just think about that.

37.

Dude-N-Htown

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

…..@TJACK25…I agree. And I have seen NO pics to prove MJ had vitiligo. Luv ya MJ

……and MJ’s so-called skin condition doesn’t explain the nose job, the str8 hair..so
……I’m not buyin it. Again, Luv ya MJ. R.I.P.

……And the same for Sammy. Not buyin it

38.

Dude-N-Htown

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

……..@LOVELYLADY81- DON’T HATE ME….LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

39.

Asea

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

o_0

They are both nuts. Him and his wife and her lopsided boobies. Gross.

40.

TJACK25

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Exactly! DUDE-N-HTOWN (My CL BF, lol)

It does not explain the hair & the contacts

41.

Babatunde

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

I believe the autopsy report said MJ had vitiligo. I also saw a doctor on Fox News say that when he examined MJ for the court case, MJ had vitiligo.

Don’t know nothing about the nose job, but many people have those.

42.

smuggy

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Michael Jackson did have vitiligo. Type Michael Jackson vitiligo in google and you will see he had it. As for this guy, who knows. He has undergone quite a change.

43.

KIDDO

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Wow, I’m looking at two different men in these pics!

44.

Dozekis

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

And michaels was not only lighter, Michael was literally white, his skin was void of any pigment whats soever like an albino, which was obviously medical and for those who say Michael never showed any signs of vitiligo, you forget this is a man whom was never seen in public for over 20 years with out 20 pounds of make-up on, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see he was trying to hide something, unlike sammy who looks like he had some of those glycilic acid peel treatments to lighten his skin up to the desired effect.

45.

When Will They Ever Learn (Proud Afro Latina)

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

@17,19 and 23

Don’t lump us all together now! This is one Black Dominican who is proud to be a Black woman and proud of my African Ancestry as is the rest of my family!

As far as I’m concerned Sammy “Estupido” Sosa is just another idiot who continues to make Dominican people look ignorant and behind on the times!

I wish people can take a trip to DR and see how times are changing. I see so many Dominican Men and Women embracing their African heritage whether its changing their class on their passports from Indio/India to Moreno/Morena or stopping the relaxing process on their hair to grow Afros or Dreadlocks.

There are still a lot of people who are still brainwashed of course…but it’s the start of something BIG!!!!

46.

JACKTHERIPPER

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Vitiligo doesn’t look like that and doesn’t cause your hair and eyes to look like that. .

47.

MikaDee

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

He bleached his skin. The Dominicans have the same color issues as the rest of the world. Nobody wants to be darker. . There is a new craze for something similar over in Japan/China…

48.

R U SERIOUS??? NEW DC SOCIALITE BUT MADE MY OWN MONEY

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

He looks crazy, say it aint so Sosa?

49.

Nicole

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

everybody wants to be black, but nobody wants to BE black.

50.

Furious Styles

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Some people have ISSUES!

What is wrong with him????

He looks Terrible.

And Stop lying. Michael Jackson hated himself it was not any skin condition.

People will believe anything.

Quincy Jones was like that was all BS.

LOL

51.

Luely

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

To hell with coons like Sammy Sosa. I LOVE being black. I mean damn, a grown ass man with millions in the bank and he still waking up everyday wishing he was white? WTF? He’s already achieved what the white folks consider the highest of success, lots of damn money. I bet he;d trade it all to wake up looking like a pasty faced blonde haired devil. SMH. He’s a biatch.

52.

erm...

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

@ 47 the preference for light skin in Asia goes back centuries– nothing new about that.

@ 49 too true.

Can’t bring myself to judge this man or anyone else who bleaches- black people do treat light skin people differently. Check black magazines, films, music video- oh and this website. Black people worship light skin but few would admit it.

53.

msnett

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

He looks ri dam diculous! skin rejuvenation my (_Y_).

54.

Kris in Dallas

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Its a drastic difference! WOW

55.

Luvbug

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

DAYUM!!!!! DIDNT KNOW WHO HE WAS TIL I SAW THE DARKER VERSION OF HIM. I THINK HE HAVE THE TWILIGHT BUG, BITTEN BY A VAMPIRE. HE DOES LOOK SORT OF VAMPISH AND HIS WIFE LOOKS TRAMPISH.

56.

Abbot

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Not a good explaination. I hope he finds what he’s looking for…this is very awkward

57.

Troll

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

OMG! I hope he didn’t do this to himself on purpose. If he did it’s sad and he looks scary.

58.

assaulted

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

TOO FUNNY!

59.

mrs. sk8board p (ak & bk stan)

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

NO, it’s looks nothing like MJ’s.. MJ had the real disease..

he bleached his skin… but then again.. who the hell cares, Sammy do you!

60.

Kasandra

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

@59

Quncy cant say ne thing about Michael wanting to be white. He ran out and got a white woman the second he could………… HE is in DENIAL!

61.

mimi

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

O MY GAWD..DIDN’T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM..SAD SAD..

62.

s. dot

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Very scary. Let’s hope he didn’t bleach his skin.

63.

Ra-Ra

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Wow. How sad. How very sad. Little Kim has bleached her skin too. Some say Tameka (Usher’s ex wife) has too. What is society doing to us?

64.

Ra-Ra

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

@49, AMEN!! You speak the truth!

65.

Toi

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck its most likely a duck. That being said, green contacts, lightened skin, straightened hair and a non Afro-Hispanic wife… YOU CALL IT. Its no secret that a lot of persons of African descent have been brainwashed into believing their skin complexion and traditional features are inferior to those of whites. I’m sure Sammy is no different. Too bad he is going to pass on this inaccurate, damaging belief to his offspring. He could have used his notoriety to uplift others and enforce the notion that black is beautiful, great, etc. Unfortunately, the old adage proves true in this instance… he’s nothing more than a dumb jock.

66.

Frida

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Issues with skin color often start from people around the person rather than with the person themselves. Then everybody wants to know why the person doesn’t love themselves. We gotta stop the hate in order to stop the self-hate.

67.

Confucius08

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

I am with #1, I just don’t know what to say.

68.

Dee Dee

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

This explanation sounded like a very long way of saying yes to me. She talked all around it and at the end of the day, he is doing something to his skin that has made it lighter. Boom, there it is.

69.

natalia

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Hmm I can’t call it. Same thing happened to me last year. Was having skin issues and the cream the dermatologist prescribed bleached by skin I was about 3 shades lighter than my natural tone. Luckily my natural tone is back now.

Hopefully he can recover.

70.

Me

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Self hate is a helluva thing. It’s sad that in this day an age that people still are being brain washed by the media as to the definition of beauty.

And for those that didn’t believe that Michael Jackson didn’t have Vitilgio please go here and it clearly shows that his skin was at one point brown. : http://forwomenonline.com...igo-and-needle-punctures/

71.

Mother Jefferson

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Michael Jackson did have vitiligo, and he “bleached” his skin. There are pics and video of him with the condition all over the net. Cicily Tyson said Michael’s stylist created his glove to cover the white spots that started on his hand. Blacks folks need to stop being so ignorant about our health and stop hating our skin and hair. Men deal with some of the same self esteem issues as women and this is a good example.

72.

damn

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

My cousin had Vitiligo. You can totally tell the different between bleached skin and vitiligo . This dude is BLEACHED. And lets not talk about Michael. Michael actually did have vitiligo, he just bleach the dark patches of his skin so he could be all one color. My cousin’s vitligo has spread more and more over the years now she is majority white but she won’t bleach.

73.

bvarney

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

if its just a lighting problem then why is his wife darker then him in the pic? got ya!!

74.

My V-O-T-E mattered

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Umm tu che with the other resonses here. That man bleached his skin on the real.

75.

My V-O-T-E mattered

Monday, November 9, 2009 /

Touche

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