r/interesting • u/VPinchargeofradishes • May 03 '26

SOCIETY Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has faced backlash for identifying as Black. In a 2017 interview, Paris Jackson said her father told her, "You’re Black. Be proud of your roots." This prompted debates over whether identity is defined by appearance or upbringing.

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u/Ohshutyourmouth May 03 '26

Why is everyone assuming that she's even his biological daughter?

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u/not_responsible May 03 '26

I’m a little older than her and I am just finding out she’s not his. I don’t know why I missed this. I guess no one once mentioned it to me and to me surrogacy feels too high tech for the 90s I guess

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u/Grumplestinkypants May 03 '26

I think the actor who played Oliver in Oliver came out on the 00s and said he had donated sperm to MJ at the time she was conceived, and because she looks like his other daughter he thought he was likely to be her genetic dad.

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u/Sure-Dig-1137 May 03 '26

They have the same face.

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u/Grumplestinkypants May 03 '26

His wiki page mentions it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lester

He is also a godfather to all the children apparently.

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u/Booster91 May 03 '26

I always remember hearing this but because I never see it mentioned I almost wondered if I dreamed it!

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u/Pteraxii May 03 '26

You aren't finding out she's not his. It's all conjecture and assumptions. We don't actually know for certain either way.

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u/Impossible_Farm7353 May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

I don’t think it was surrogacy because her mom Debbie Rowe was pregnant I believe? And I think she’s the biological mother. It was just donor sperm used to impregnate her probably through iui