YMMV / The X-Files S04 E03 "Teliko"

• Crosses the Line Twice: The MOTW feeds on pituitary hormones that stimulate the production of the pigment melanin — the one that gives us our skin color. As a result, his preferred victims are people of African descent. Ironically, pituitary melanocyte-stimulating hormone is not responsible for the baseline skin tones of humans. He'd have been better off attacking Caucasians with obvious suntans, or people with Addison's disease. It's possible the monster just might be racist. As if that weren't enough, Mulder's remark upon seeing one victim's body was:
  Mulder: I'm sure there's a Michael Jackson joke in there somewhere.

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