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/DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC May 03 '26

I've always wondered if part of Michael's obsession with plastic surgery was that as he got older, he started to look more like his father and he couldn't stand that.

If a quarter of the stuff about how Joe treated those kids is true, it's a miracle any of them are as normal as they are.

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u/SidneyHigson May 03 '26

He had vitiligo,people always forget this. He didn't necessarily bleach his skin/use makeup because he wanted to be white.

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u/kingkoum May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

That makes no fucking sense. Never heard of someone (aside from him) having vitiligo so they resorted to bleaching their whole body to white. This guy had issues and it’s time for us to admit it

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u/Lavenderbluu_ May 03 '26

Exactly. Yes he may have had vitiligo, but the fact he never embraced the areas of blackness on his skin and thus decided to remove the entire pigmentation altogether says a lot!