So True, but you have to understand that White America was done with him because he became more like them in terms of his looks, White Americans saw him as a kind of 'freak' from the Motown 25 performances. They never saw him as one of their own, but like the black minstrels before him, just some kind of 'freak' show to be entertained by. They liked him like that, because for them, he was a talented and skilled artist with freakish abilities, but still only a black talented 'freak' at that. Once his skin started looking more like White america, they became uncomfortable that a 'black freak' could morph into a 'white freak' to remind White america that freaks are freaks regardless of skin colour. His changing looks did not sit well with Black americans because unlike many bandwagon White Americans during the thriller era, many Black Americans from the Jackson 5 era worshipped mike as a virtual part of their family. When he got whiter and his face became more european looking that was a sign in Black America's eyes that he was selling out. But ultimately, Black America still supported and respected mike regardless, through all the trials and tribulations they unlike much of White America stuck with him until the end. Most of the support mike got from whites were from outsiders and non-american whites. Mainstream america simply threw him under the bus.
