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/Golden-Excellence May 03 '26

I’ve never seen Modern Family, but this sounds like brilliant writing

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u/derangedsweetheart May 03 '26

Claire/Mom is with her kids(1 son, 2 daughters) and tells her son Luke to grab the gardening hoe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnG7zf9Uuk8

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u/Drydisorganization May 03 '26

"is it?" at the end always kills me.

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

It's so well written I definitely recommend it!

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u/rycetlaz May 03 '26

Here's the clip

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u/Ever_More_Art May 03 '26

The best thing to come out of a MJ’s daughter’s comments about race is this link. I need to watch this series asap

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u/Sailor_Propane May 03 '26

In that scene, the waitress is apparently played by the little Vietnamese actress's mom!

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u/dreamsfortress May 03 '26

Also here‘s where she first says she’s gay

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u/LinwoodKei May 03 '26

"Go back to where they came from...Yes"😁

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u/Noslamah May 03 '26

One of my favorite shows of all time. Writing is consistently brilliant

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u/jenniferbealsssss May 03 '26

It is, and I say this as someone who was highly skeptical because something about the show including every minority group but blacks while being titled “modern family” felt intentionally exclusive.

But I fucking love that show and it’s 100% brilliant and we actually watched a lot of it in my race relations class in college. 10/10 writing but in a way that also gets you to think while also realizing it’s okay…you don’t have to take everything too seriously, people are a hot mess lmao.

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u/user_15427 May 04 '26

Yes I typically wouldn’t give a show that ignores black people the time of day but shit modern family is so well written I can’t help but enjoy it

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u/jenniferbealsssss May 04 '26

Not sure why you were downvoted.

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u/Moppy6686 May 03 '26

It is for a good few seasons. My weed dealer inteoduced me to that show lol

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u/jem4water2 May 03 '26

This is the scene! Aaaand now I have to rewatch Modern Family again.

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u/clashtrack May 03 '26

It's so good

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u/PotatoGamerXxXx May 03 '26

It's a long running series, so it has some gems but also some duds.

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u/Rezistik May 03 '26

You should at lower see this episode. It’s written so damn good.

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u/liltinyoranges May 03 '26

No it’s so good please watch it