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Key Insights
- Winnie Harlow’s Joke: Winnie Harlow humorously referred to herself and Chris Brown as “Michael Jackson’s kids” in a recent Instagram post.
- Social Media Reactions: The joke received mixed reactions, with some users finding it disrespectful while others defended it.
- Vitiligo Discussion: The joke sparked discussions about vitiligo, a skin condition both Harlow and Jackson have experienced.
- Recent Honors: Harlow was recently honored with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds, celebrating her journey with vitiligo.
Winnie Harlow has sparked mixed reactions with a joke about her and Chris Brown being “Michael Jackson‘s kids.”
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Winnie Harlow Drops Joke About Her & Chris Brown Being “Michael Jackson’s Kids”
Over the weekend, Harlow took to her Instagram feed to share a carousel with photos from her attendance at a recent Breezy Bowl tour stop in Paradise, Nevada. Furthermore, the majority of the photos showed Harlow around the venue. However, a few showed her and Chris Brown posing alongside each other. Notably, the first photo in the carousel showed her and Brown embracing as they smiled ear to ear at the camera.
“Look at Michael Jackson’s kids. I got the Skin, Maurice got the Skill 😂,” Harlow captioned the carousel in part.
Peep the photo and Winnie Harlow’s caption below.
The Joke About Being Her & Chris Brown Being “Michael Jackson’s Kids” Sparks Mixed Reactions
Social media users slid into TSR’s comment section with mixed reactions to the caption Winnie Harlow dropped for her photos with Chris Brown.
Instagram user @meikiem5145 wrote, “This was very disrespectful to the KING!”
While Instagram user @wynsongbyrd added, “Im almost positive she’s referring to vitiligo which MJ had y’all 😂”
Instagram user @lilmissdaph wrote, “Somebody said ‘Who got the HEE HEE’ and I am still screaming!!!! 😭😭😭💀”
While Instagram user @xoxorikkie added, “The caption 😂😂😂😂😂”
Instagram user @trinishyia wrote, “Saying I got the SKIN while Chris fighting colorism accusation is diabolical 😂”
While Instagram user @krystal_nigga added, “The joke was horrible”
Instagram user @staytuned_1 wrote, “Yeah I’m not understanding why everybody so offended 😂 she can’t shade Michael if they both had the same skin condition. I think it just went over a lot of y’all heads”
While Instagram user @livelove_lane added, “Now why would she say that 😂”
Instagram user @jogottii wrote, “Ain’t she engaged? That’s mad disrespectful”
While Instagram user @dhatboi_nes added, “I think she just saying Michael had vitiligo”
Instagram user @theblackmedia wrote, “Inappropriate.
While Instagram user @80extraordinaire added, “lol Winnie funny
Instagram user @iamperrier wrote, “Kinda dark humor but I laughed ngl😭
While Instagram user @_nyesha__ added, “I think it’s hilarious 😂😂 tf is everybody so mad for lmao
Instagram user @jerr__finche wrote, “she could’ve said anything else🤣
More On Winnie Harlow & Michael Jackson’s Journey With Vitiligo
According to healthinsight.ca, Winnie Harlow was diagnosed with vitiligo at the age of four. Per the outlet, vitiligo is a skin condition that affects one in every hundred people and involves white patches appearing on different parts of their body. Medium reports that Michael Jackson began experiencing the effects of the condition in 1993. According to his son, Prince, Michael had “a lot of insecurity” around it, per PEOPLE.
“When people make up stories that I don’t want to be who I am, it hurts me. It’s a problem for me. I can’t control it. But what about all the millions of people who sit in the sun to become darker, to become other than what they are? Nobody says nothing about that,” Michael reportedly explained while speaking with Oprah in 1993. “It’s in my family, I can’t control it. It makes me very sad… I try to control it, and using makeup evens it out because I have blotches on my skin, and I have to even it out. But you know what’s funny? Why is that so important? That’s not important to me.”
Most recently, Harlow’s journey with vitiligo was commemorated by Madame Tussauds New York when they unveiled a wax figure of her in honor of World Vitiligo Day. The model ultimately called the honor a “stamp in time for representation.”
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