MLA Citation:
Gates, David and Raina Kelly. “Finding Neverland.” Newsweek 13 July 2009: 34-39.
Original Text:
Why did he feel so deeply uncomfortable with himself? The hopeless task of sculpting and bleaching yourself into a simulacrum of a white man suggests a profound loathing of blackness. If Michael Jackson couldn't be denounced as a race traitor, who could? Somehow, though, black America overlooked it, and continued to buy his records, perhaps because some African-Americans, with their hair relaxers and skin-lightening creams, understood why Jackson was remaking him-self, even if they couldn't condone it.
Paraphrase:
It is unknown why Michael Jackson had such a problem with his blackness, to the point that he took all available measures to turn himself white. While these measures never fully accomplished the effect of whiteness, they are evidence of the discomfort Jackson experienced in his own skin. However, despite this obvious discomfort, Jackson’s black fans were willing to look past it and continue to support his music. This may have been because many of them also secretly wished to be less black (Gates and Kelly 37).
This is really good paraphrasing. Great job.
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