Early Wednesday morning, Paris Jackson claimed that people are editing photos of her to make her skin appear lighter or darker.

She asked them to stop.

"I am what I am," she said. "I'm aware of what I look like."

Jackson has proven herself to be an outspoken advocate for body positivity in the past.



In the last year, people have become infatuated with Paris Jackson, 19, because of her take on body positivity, honest approach to mental health, and her love of pizza. But on Wednesday, Jackson called attention to a different side of this infatuation, claiming that people have been editing pictures of her to make her skin appear lighter or darker.

In a tweet, Jackson said that she appreciates "everything" that her fans make, but she asked them to stop altering her skin color.

"I appreciate everything y'all make for me, I enjoy every single edit I see. But please stop lighting my skin to make me look more white. And please stop darkening my skin to make me look more mixed," she wrote. "I am what I am. I'm aware of what I look like and I [am] finally happy with it."

Jackson, who is the daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe, has amassed a large following on Twitter — many of whom rallied in support of her following her tweet.

"I'm so sorry Paris. I have never understood why someone would want to change some else's skin colour. It's really upsetting that you even have to point this out," Twitter user @chanelmercadant wrote.

One Paris Jackson fan account even apologized for inadvertently changing the color of Jackson's skin in a post.

"We all love you for who you are. I think sometimes it's not intentionally done, sometimes after a lot of editing it may or may not affect the skin tone," @parisMJK wrote. "But sorry about it. Again we love you for being you and nothing about that will change."

Representatives for Jackson didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.

This isn't the first time that Jackson has proven herself to be an advocate for body positivity. The star made waves in late 2017 when she displayed her armpit hair at New York Fashion Week, attended a red carpet event without a lick of makeup, and posed topless in an Instagram photo to show that she felt comfortable with her "rolls."

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