I think Diana Ross has bleached her skin is there any proof?

[homebody]

She was dark skinned just like Mary Wilson cause I looked a photo when they were the primettes and she was very dark skinned when flo was the lightest and Mary was also dark.Diana has always looked weird to me her face and Mary Wilson was considered the most attractive member of The Supremes back in the 60's but Diana I think her skin has been lightened since the 60's like in the early 60's when she was a teen she started bleaching her skin to be lighter.I dont know why but maybe Berry Gordy wanted it I mean back then you had to be light to really be seen as beautiful no dark skin woman would be able to achieve crossover success but her daughter with a white man is very brown and thats weird because if Diana was light the child would have been very light not darker than her.

[captainjames]

Are you serious ?


She was dark skinned just like Mary Wilson cause I looked a photo when they were the primettes and she was very dark skinned when flo was the lightest and Mary was also dark.Diana has always looked weird to me her face and Mary Wilson was considered the most attractive member of The Supremes back in the 60's but Diana I think her skin has been lightened since the 60's like in the early 60's when she was a teen she started bleaching her skin to be lighter.I dont know why but maybe Berry Gordy wanted it I mean back then you had to be light to really be seen as beautiful no dark skin woman would be able to achieve crossover success but her daughter with a white man is very brown and thats weird because if Diana was light the child would have been very light not darker than her.

[dianesfan_1965]

Are you serious ?

This one is going to be fun to watch.

[RossHolloway]

What is your obession with race and skin color?

[Jimi LaLumia]

if you mean Rhonda, her father is Berry Gordy Jr...not the white man that ross was married to at the time

[tamla617]

This one is going to be fun to watch.

i'll bring the couch

[rod_rick]

i'll bring the couch

Couch you will need a king size bed for this one LOL. I don't believe Diana has bleched her skin. I'm sure if you asked folks that saw Ross back in the 60's would tell you, that they were not as dark as a lot of photos portrayed them to be. I've never seen Diana up close, but I've seen Mary a few times up close who was considered darker than Diana, Mary is lighter than a brown paper bag [[some will get the reference) so Diana is lighter. No bleaching just better lighting;)

[blueskies]

i'll bring the couch

I'll bring the popcorn!

[tamla617]

beers,bbq and ear defenders!..................................game on!

[luke]

LOL! It wouldnt be surpising-per JRT book she made it clear at some meeting in the 80s she didnt consider herself black!!--go figure!

[Roberta75]

LOL! It wouldnt be surpising-per JRT book she made it clear at some meeting in the 80s she didnt consider herself black!!--go figure!

Oh please!!!!

[nabob]

Mary is lighter than a brown paper bag [[some will get the reference) so Diana is lighter.This wasted thread reminds me of my introduction to Southern society with brown paper bag parties in New Orleans of the early 70s. Who cares if she has bleached her skin? My life is not affected one way or the other.

[jobeterob]

I have it on good authority that Berry had the Vandellas, the Supremes, and the Marvelettes bleach their butts...........right up to the very innards.

[144man]

I heard they all bathed in correction fluid.

[simplysupreme]

Oh please!!!!

Oh please, is right Roberta. Funny how folks are quick to reference certain things in JRT's books, but have a hissy fit over some of his other claims. Go figure!! LOL

[dianesfan_1965]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-i7rz9CsIM

[marv2]

Diane bleached her skin? What? Nahhhhh.........

[Roberta75]

Diane bleached her skin? What? Nahhhhh.........

LOL. Cherry picked from marv2's vast collection.

Can't you see it's all in the lighting and make-up?

[Jimi LaLumia]

I like the 73 Ross better...but I like the 1966 Ross the best!
if it ain't broke, don't fix it..someone should have said that to MJ...several times!!

[luke]

Now Marv--somene just playin with the lighting lolol. [[She certainly looks radiant in the pic on left!As does Rhonda)

[uptight]

It is lighting and makeup. You cannot judge from photographs because lighting situations and camera exposure settings vary greatly. [[You especially shouldn't compare snap shots to professional shots.) Sure makeup can temporarily lighten your skin [[until you wash it off!). I just helps so that you show up on TV cameras and film. Makeup is part of the show business routine.

[Roberta75]

[QUOTE=marv2;69264]Diane bleached her skin? What?

Not in this photo from 2011

[marv2]

LOL. Cherry picked from marv2's vast collection.

Can't you see it's all in the lighting and make-up?

Of course it's all in the lighting and the make up, I agree! She also could have just be losing her nature skin tone through aging. You know, she also could have that Vitiligo stuff. Michael Jackson had it too and they were close at one time. She may have caught it from him.

[BayouMotownMan]

Actually I think Diana Ross had a skin peel around her 40th birthday. If you look at her 60s and 70s photos, she little freckles around her eyes. By 1985 they were gone. I think, and I'm not a doctor, the only way to remove them would have been a skin peel but perhaps some other suggestions might come to light.

[marv2]

Now Marv--somene just playin with the lighting lolol. [[She certainly looks radiant in the pic on left!As does Rhonda)

Sure! It must have been Chico flipping the switch why she was getting her picture taken, uh huh!

[marv2]

I like the 73 Ross better...but I like the 1966 Ross the best!
if it ain't broke, don't fix it..someone should have said that to MJ...several times!!

At least 15 to 16 times someone should have told him. Oh by the way, they found those jars of bleaching creme in his bedroom after he died.

[smark21]

Homebody sure seems to have a thirst for gossip and scandal. Too bad TopDiva was banned from here, they would have gotten along very well.

[Roberta75]

You know, she also could have that Vitiligo stuff. Michael Jackson had it too and they were close at one time. She may have caught it from him.

Vitiligo is not contagious. What a silly thing to say.

[soulster]

She was dark skinned just like Mary Wilson cause I looked a photo when they were the primettes and she was very dark skinned when flo was the lightest and Mary was also dark.Diana has always looked weird to me her face and Mary Wilson was considered the most attractive member of The Supremes back in the 60's but Diana I think her skin has been lightened since the 60's like in the early 60's when she was a teen she started bleaching her skin to be lighter.I dont know why but maybe Berry Gordy wanted it I mean back then you had to be light to really be seen as beautiful no dark skin woman would be able to achieve crossover success but her daughter with a white man is very brown and thats weird because if Diana was light the child would have been very light not darker than her.

Dude, you can't be serious.

Diana Ross does not, her has she ever bleached her skin.
Whitney has never been accused of being "too White".
Hip-hop fans are not discriminated against by their manner of speech.
Many young Black people do go through a state of hyper-awareness of race. I did when I was in my early 20s.

[marv2]

Vitiligo is not contagious. What a silly thing to say.


Does it itch? LOL!!!

[soulster]

Michael Jackson had it too and they were close at one time. She may have caught it from him.

Nah! She just got Michael cooties. Vitiligo isn't contagious, nor is it a disease. It is simply the loss of melanin in the skin. Diana Ross did not have vitiligo.

A person's skin can lighten up us if they stay indoors with somewhat dim lighting for a long time. That can happen to entertainers trying to avoid people.

[marv2]

Nah! She just got Michael cooties. Vitiligo isn't contagious, nor is it a disease. It is simply the loss of melanin in the skin. Diana Ross did not have vitiligo.

A person's skin can lighten up us if they stay indoors with somewhat dim lighting for a long time. That can happen to entertainers trying to avoid people.


I have to go with what you're saying Soulster. Diana's sister Bobbie lives here on Long Island and she is dark skinned, maybe because she is more of the outdoors type.

Cooties? LOL!!!!!

[jillfoster]

Marv!! Buddy! You should know these people can't be convinced unless there are two photos comparing apples to apples. Do you ahve that picture of Diana. Mary and Cindy that was on the back of the never before released masters? the one where they are outside and there are a couple of ballons around?

[marv2]

Marv!! Buddy! You should know these people can't be convinced unless there are two photos comparing apples to apples. Do you ahve that picture of Diana. Mary and Cindy that was on the back of the never before released masters? the one where they are outside and there are a couple of ballons around?

If I don't have it, I can get it for you! Hell , I am a New Yorker! LOL! Hang with me for a bit and let me see what I can do.

[jillfoster]

If I don't have it, I can get it for you! Hell , I am a New Yorker! LOL! Hang with me for a bit and let me see what I can do.

Thanks!! I can make a comparison collage using that photo that will be a jaw dropper.

[marv2]

Is it this one Jill?

[soulster]

I have to go with what you're saying Soulster. Diana's sister Bobbie lives here on Long Island and she is dark skinned, maybe because she is more of the outdoors type.

Cooties? LOL!!!!!

Not only that, Diana's eyes were damaged back in the 70s when a paparazzi's camera flashed in her eyes. She probably tends to avoid lots of light as a result. That would also be a cause of her skin lightening up if it ever has.

[jillfoster]

Is it this one Jill?

Yep!!! Stay tuned...

[marv2]

Yep!!! Stay tuned...

you got it. Same Bat-channel, same bat-station! hehehehehehe!

[jillfoster]

Not only that, Diana's eyes were damaged back in the 70s when a paparazzi's camera flashed in her eyes. She probably tends to avoid lots of light as a result. That would also be a cause of her skin lightening up if it ever has.

No, Soulster... her retinas were damaged by the lights in the giant head in the filming of the Wiz. And therefore, she avoids sudden bursts of light or direct sun in her EYES.... she doesn't avoid light in general. I know all about this because I have the same condition. Mine was caused by looking directly at three sparklers being lit with each other at the same time, while my eyes were dilated from being in darkness. I avoid flash bulbs, and sun in the eyes... but I work outside every day for my career, there is no pain or discomfort involved in being outside... trying to drive into the sun, YES... but just being outdoors, NO. While camera flashes can give a person a temporary vision issue, they are never permanent and cannot damage your eyes. The condition is called phototoxic retinopathy.

[jillfoster]

Ok.... here we have apples and apples. Both pictures taken outdoors on a sunny day, so nobody can claim "trick" lighting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/alphanguy/Project0-1.jpg

[marv2]

Ok.... here we have apples and apples. Both pictures taken outdoors on a sunny day, so nobody can claim "trick" lighting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/alphanguy/Project0-1.jpg

Ahemmmmm.......I starting to be convinced. Veddy interestink!!!

[uptight]

Right, no "trick photography." While the paparazzi photo on the right is overexposed and with less contrast, I don't doubt she is a slightly diff shade at her age. I still don't think she intentionally lightens her skin. The whole body would be a lot of skin to "bleach."

[marv2]

Ok guys, I am starting to have a problem believing that Diana Ross did not bleach her skin. The photo on the left below was from the opening number of her 1971 television special, "Diana!". This is when she is walking in the ocean. The lighting is so bright that the color of the water is almost white, so we can't use that excuse this time. The photo on the right is from 2000 at the 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards. Something doesn't look right to me especially looking at her neck, collar bone ,etc.

[marv2]

Right, no "trick photography." While the paparazzi photo on the right is overexposed and with less contrast, I don't doubt she is a slightly diff shade at her age. I still don't think she intentionally lightens her skin. The whole body would be a lot of skin to "bleach."



Look below [[or above) at my last example. That is not make-up on her neck and chest! Her skin color has been altered!

[uptight]

No... That would definitely not prove it. The one on the left is from a TV camera with the sun and ocean behind her; the other is with flash in a dark environment. Two totally different lighting conditions. In the sun, a camera iris has to be closed down to avoid over-exposure in the camera; At a reception where the room is dim, the camera iris would be opened more so folks show up better [[flash included).

While she may not be the same skin tone at her age, it doesn't have to be from "bleaching."

[ladonna]

Ok.... here we have apples and apples. Both pictures taken outdoors on a sunny day, so nobody can claim "trick" lighting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/alphanguy/Project0-1.jpg





sadly, lighting may be the culprit, but the thing this entire thread is missing is that is impossible for one to bleach one's skin. LOL! bleaching or lightening of one's skin is just not possible. if it were, one would be able to witness an endless line of black folks around the I wanna be whiter block in every major metropolitan area in the US that bleaching was available. come on people. LOL! i don't expect anything i say will end this insane thread intelligently. intelligence is not at a premium at SDF; at least this much has been established.

[atcsm]

Ok guys, I am starting to have a problem believing that Diana Ross did not bleach her skin. The photo on the left below was from the opening number of her 1971 television special, "Diana!". This is when she is walking in the ocean. The lighting is so bright that the color of the water is almost white, so we can't use that excuse this time. The photo on the right is from 2000 at the 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards. Something doesn't look right to me especially looking at her neck, collar bone ,etc.
Obsession - it's not just a fragrance......

[ladonna]

you might be right, marv2; except it is impossible to alter one's skin color. a lil' sumpin sumpin for the skin bleaching Derma doctor, and then perhaps we can move things along..

http://www.dermadoctor.com/article_Skin-Bleaching_79.html

[jillfoster]

sadly, lighting may be the culprit, but the thing this entire thread is missing is that is impossible for one to bleach one's skin. LOL! bleaching or lightening of one's skin is just not possible. if it were, one would be able to witness an endless line of black folks around the I wanna be whiter block in every major metropolitan area in the US that bleaching was available. come on people. LOL! i don't expect anything i say will end this insane thread intelligently. intelligence is not at a premium at SDF; at least this much has been established.

And your'e full of crap:
http://www.mybrotha.com/skin-bleaching.asp

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=64167

[soulster]

No, Soulster... her retinas were damaged by the lights in the giant head in the filming of the Wiz. And therefore, she avoids sudden bursts of light or direct sun in her EYES.... she doesn't avoid light in general. I know all about this because I have the same condition. Mine was caused by looking directly at three sparklers being lit with each other at the same time, while my eyes were dilated from being in darkness. I avoid flash bulbs, and sun in the eyes... but I work outside every day for my career, there is no pain or discomfort involved in being outside... trying to drive into the sun, YES... but just being outdoors, NO. While camera flashes can give a person a temporary vision issue, they are never permanent and cannot damage your eyes. The condition is called phototoxic retinopathy.

Well, I had read in several places that it was a photographer's camera. No matter how it happened, it's really irrelevant to this charge that she bleaches her skin. I simply offered a possible explanation. The skin does get lighter if one avoids sunlight.

Ladonna, there are skin creams that bleach the skin. Hell, Michael Jackson even bleached his skin. Bleaching is used to even out skin tone on the body because it is not uniform on many people. Back in the old days, Black people bleached their skin to be more acceptable to society.

And, i'll bring this up for fun, although it's true, but do you know porno actresses have their a***** bleached?

[Roberta75]

Obsession - it's not just a fragrance......

Diana Ross is his favorite obsession and he obsesses over her 24/7 every single day.

[ladonna]

Full of crap? A bit of an overstatement, my darling. And to quote your article:

1. "reverse discoloration from blemishes, or to lighten areas darkened by sun exposure"

[marv2]

No... That would definitely not prove it. The one on the left is from a TV camera with the sun and ocean behind her; the other is with flash in a dark environment. Two totally different lighting conditions. In the sun, a camera iris has to be closed down to avoid over-exposure in the camera; At a reception where the room is dim, the camera iris would be opened more so folks show up better [[flash included).

While she may not be the same skin tone at her age, it doesn't have to be from "bleaching."

She has done something. No lighting or camera differences would changed a person's skin that much!

[marv2]

Diana Ross is his favorite obsession and he obsesses over her 24/7 every single day.


and you me from what I am told......

[ladonna]

brightening skin discolorations is possible, i await you evidence that changing one's skin color is possible.

[ladonna]

and you me from what I am told......




we are all obsessed with you, marv2,mostly though, i will admit, with attempting to define your insanity.

[marv2]

sadly, lighting may be the culprit, but the thing this entire thread is missing is that is impossible for one to bleach one's skin. LOL! bleaching or lightening of one's skin is just not possible. if it were, one would be able to witness an endless line of black folks around the I wanna be whiter block in every major metropolitan area in the US that bleaching was available. come on people. LOL! i don't expect anything i say will end this insane thread intelligently. intelligence is not at a premium at SDF; at least this much has been established.

You are either totally kidding or totally unaware. Bleaching/lightening of the skin is very possible and people done it over the years. Google some old Ebony magazines from the 40's and 50's and you will find advertisements for skin lightening products.

[ladonna]

You are either totally kidding or totally unaware. Bleaching/lightening of the skin is very possible and people done it over the years. Google some old Ebony magazines from the 40's and 50's and you will find advertisements for skin lightening products.




mhm. lololololololol!! mhm.

[marv2]

we are all obsessed with you, marv2,mostly though, i will admit, with attempting to define your insanity.

For insanity, look at your damned self with all your multiple personalities......

[ladonna]

mhm. lolololololol! mhm.

[marv2]

mhm. lololololololol!! mhm.


you forgot the "coo coo" part as you are totally nuts. LOL!

[ladonna]

mhm. lolololololol! mhm.

[jillfoster]

And, i'll bring this up for fun, although it's true, but do you know porno actresses have their a***** bleached?

Soulster, you had to go there! LOL I'd like to know who the first one was to think of doing that? The things actresses won't go through for their adoring fans!

[soulster]

Soulster, you had to go there! LOL

I'm happy to have put your mind there!

[ladonna]

http://dralex.hubpages.com/hub/Natural-Ways-to-Whiten-Your-Skin

[Jimi LaLumia]

well, somehow, MJ went white, there's NO denying THAT!

[ladonna]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001834/

[soulster]

well, somehow, MJ went white, there's NO denying THAT!

Bleaching cream. He may actually have had vitiligo, but i'm wondering about that because I don't think it progresses that quickly.

[ladonna]

I am amazed that people continue to believe is possible to bleach your skin. Have any of you actually known anyone in your personal life who has gone from a darker complexion to a lighter one? Think people.

[Roberta75]

For insanity, look at your damned self with all your multiple personalities......

Where marv2 goes trouble always follows.

[motony]

my neice is 1/2 Black & 1/2 white[[Italian /American Indian decent) as a typical Florida girl, she loves the beach & gets quite dark when out in the sun. I can get almost as dark in the summertime. My brother Randy is much lighter skinned then me & my other brother.He would burn before turning as dark as us. In the 60's there were alot of photographers that sure didn't know how to photograph Black people. Remember that horible photo of Martha & the Vandellas where they looked like ghosts?

[soulster]

I am amazed that people continue to believe is possible to bleach your skin. Have any of you actually known anyone in your personal life who has gone from a darker complexion to a lighter one? Think people.

Yes. Me! I went years working at night, rarely going outside during the day. My skin got lighter as a result. It's just the same as my family was lighter skinned when we lived in the midwest. When we moved to the southwest, our skin tone got darker. It's all about science.

[soulster]

Where marv2 goes trouble always follows.

Don't derail this thread with this stupid crap. All it makes people want to do is not participate and even put you on ignore. You and Marv should hook up and get a room somewhere and fight it out.

[Roberta75]

Don't derail this thread with this stupid crap. All it makes people want to do is not participate and even put you on ignore. You and Marv should hook up and get a room somewhere and fight it out.

It isn't "stupid expletive" and I would never resort to violence and have no intention of ever meeting marv2 in a room.

You sir may put me on ignore right now.

[ladonna]

Yes. Me! I went years working at night, rarely going outside during the day. My skin got lighter as a result. It's just the same as my family was lighter skinned when we lived in the midwest. When we moved to the southwest, our skin tone got darker. It's all about science.



No, it's actually about sunlight, not science. what you are discussing is tanning; which has nothing to do with the lightening process that is being discussed: skin bleaching. Please stay on topic.

[paladin]

Jeez, guys, I see its the same as it ever was ....but can any of you tell me who in the hell is "homebody"....just saying.........as is custom, I will not comment on the particulars of this thread, but .......as I've seen a couple of his threads and comments, I just wonder.............

[soulster]

It isn't "stupid expletive" and I would never resort to violence and have no intention of ever meeting marv2 in a room.

You sir may put me on ignore right now.

I have nothing against you. I just don't want to see yet another good thread wasted with stupid stuff.

[soulster]

No, it's actually about sunlight, not science. what you are discussing is tanning; which has nothing to do with the lightening process that is being discussed: skin bleaching. Please stay on topic.

Sunlight having an effect on darkening the skin isn't science??? Oh please!

If you ladies would rather bicker about stupid stuff, i'm out of this thread. As soon as I saw it was about Diana Ross, I should have known not to participate in it.

[soulster]

Jeez, guys, I see its the same as it ever was ....but can any of you tell me who in the hell is "homebody"....just saying.........as is custom, I will not comment on the particulars of this thread, but .......as I've seen a couple of his threads and comments, I just wonder.............

Perhaps "homebody" is trolling, trying to start things up. He did manage to start a couple of good discussions [[not this one), whatever his intent.

[paladin]

Ok soulster, I guess thats why he's absent from this thread although he started it.........

[soulster]

Ok soulster, I guess thats why he's absent from this thread although he started it.........

Well, Ralph will figure it out if it keeps up.

[tamla617]

Well, I had read in several places that it was a photographer's camera. No matter how it happened, it's really irrelevant to this charge that she bleaches her skin. I simply offered a possible explanation. The skin does get lighter if one avoids sunlight.

Ladonna, there are skin creams that bleach the skin. Hell, Michael Jackson even bleached his skin. Bleaching is used to even out skin tone on the body because it is not uniform on many people. Back in the old days, Black people bleached their skin to be more acceptable to society.

And, i'll bring this up for fun, although it's true, but do you know porno actresses have their a***** bleached?

i was half way thru' my burger then!blimey riley..

[tamla617]

how about her toe nails?real or synthetic,i'm dying to find out

[144man]

Perhaps "homebody" is trolling, trying to start things up. He did manage to start a couple of good discussions [[not this one), whatever his intent.

I thought that too at first, but his thread "Do you think the evolution of hip hop and R&B music has changed people's accents?" is such a brilliant topic that I'm not so sure now.

[honest man]

OMG so what if she does,i am white and love the sun what i would give to be a healthy brown tan all year through if she wants a paler complexion so what, if i want a darker complexion, so what, people start getting real and QUIT THESE STUPID THREADS PLEASE............................................ .... THEY ARE SPOILING THIS FORUM.

[soulster]

i was half way thru' my burger then!blimey riley..

Sorry 'bout that! :)

[soulster]

OMG so what if she does,i am white and love the sun what i would give to be a healthy brown tan all year through if she wants a paler complexion so what, if i want a darker complexion, so what, people start getting real and QUIT THESE STUPID THREADS PLEASE............................................ .... THEY ARE SPOILING THIS FORUM.

Well, this thread is kind of silly. But the first one had merit, and the second one did cause some good discussion about language.

But, notice something? All three of homeboy's...homebody's threads revolve around the same thing: RACE! It's almost like he [[or she) is trying to bait people or draw them out.

[marv2]

Bleaching cream. He may actually have had vitiligo, but i'm wondering about that because I don't think it progresses that quickly.

I always wondered why no one else in his very large family had it.

[marv2]

Jeez, guys, I see its the same as it ever was ....but can any of you tell me who in the hell is "homebody"....just saying.........as is custom, I will not comment on the particulars of this thread, but .......as I've seen a couple of his threads and comments, I just wonder.............

Paladin you and me both!

[marv2]

Well, Ralph will figure it out if it keeps up.


Most definitely he will !

[smark21]

I thought that too at first, but his thread "Do you think the evolution of hip hop and R&B music has changed people's accents?" is such a brilliant topic that I'm not so sure now.

I don't think Homebody was coming from a brilliant place when he started that thread, it just became a very thoughtful and informed thread due to the particular respondents. I think Homebody is more interested in gossip and scandals and rumors.

[arrr&bee]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,TH IS STUFF IS CLASSIC,WHO COMES UP WITH IT...[although legend has it that santa bleaches his beard]HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA...STOP IT I'M ON THE FLOOR!!!

[marv2]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,TH IS STUFF IS CLASSIC,WHO COMES UP WITH IT...[although legend has it that santa bleaches his beard]HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA...STOP IT I'M ON THE FLOOR!!!


Ah hehehehehehehehehehe.........! Don't stop, keep on, don't stop keep on!

[RossHolloway]

Where marv2 goes trouble always follows.

Truer words have never been spoken on this site.

But unless people know exactly what kind of makeup D. Ross has used throughout her career [[and I'm sure its changed over time) or how much time she has spent out in the sun when certain pictures were taken or how much sun exposure she gets now, and then the type of film, exposure and camera that has taken each and every photograph, this is really quite an ignorant thread.

[144man]

This thread is getting beyond the pale

[helga]

It all depends on the makeup and the lighting. Look at this photo. Diana is the same color as Scherrie and Lynda.

http://photo.sing365.com/music/picture.nsf/The-Supremes-photo/48256C71003578A24825693A00346F48/$file/Supremes.jpg

Look how dark she is here...

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ3EctlMS1viFhrzavy3ukXQeAYmD3z-e8exj69W-upb-_rdNhdWECXR7XjRw

Then there's this photo from the 60's. Diana, Mary and Flo all look light.

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/37010511/Diana+Ross+and+The+Supremes+Image3.png

It's lighting and makeup people!!

[captainjames]

Thanks Helga
The pic of DMF should shut the door but just as silly as this thread is as silly as someone will argue it.

[soulster]

I think i'll sum this all up: Who freakin' cares!!!!!

[Roberta75]

I think i'll sum this all up: Who freakin' cares!!!!!

No offense but obviously you do as you've posted at least 12 times in this thread.

Roberta

[jobeterob]

If you look at the area around the aureola, it tells the true skin color and then you can compare it to the face.

Marv could check those for us but I don't think he is interested in aureolas.

[Roberta75]

If you look at the area around the aureola, it tells the true skin color and then you can compare it to the face.

Marv could check those for us but I don't think he is interested in aureolas.

LOL. I'm sure somewhere in his vast collection of Diana Ross photos there has to be a halo around one of them.

[Roberta75]

It all depends on the makeup and the lighting. Look at this photo. Diana is the same color as Scherrie and Lynda.

http://photo.sing365.com/music/picture.nsf/The-Supremes-photo/48256C71003578A24825693A00346F48/$file/Supremes.jpg

Look how dark she is here...

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ3EctlMS1viFhrzavy3ukXQeAYmD3z-e8exj69W-upb-_rdNhdWECXR7XjRw

Then there's this photo from the 60's. Diana, Mary and Flo all look light.

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/37010511/Diana+Ross+and+The+Supremes+Image3.png

It's lighting and makeup people!!

Well said Helga.

[helga]

Let's pretend Diana was bleaching her skin. Even if it was true, it really is none of our business. People criticized Michael Jackson for years, yet it's ironic that these same critics probably do not pay any mind to the white people who want to change the color of their skin. Society is obsessed with tanning, tanning beds and self-tanners in all sizes, shapes, forms and prices. Everyone wants to look darker. How is that any different? Why does no one say anything about that? But if it's a black person who looks whiter, simply because of makeup or lighting or even a skin disease, they are automatically judged and sentenced.

[Roberta75]

Let's pretend Diana was bleaching her skin. Even if it was true, it really is none of our business. People criticized Michael Jackson for years, yet it's ironic that these same critics probably do not pay any mind to the white people who want to change the color of their skin. Society is obsessed with tanning, tanning beds and self-tanners in all sizes, shapes, forms and prices. Everyone wants to look darker. How is that any different? Why does no one say anything about that? But if it's a black person who looks whiter, simply because of makeup or lighting or even a skin disease, they are automatically judged and sentenced.

Very well said Helga.