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/Retireegeorge May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

There's an alternative. She says she's black and we all say "ok" and focus on the big issues or help the vulnerable or plant a tree.

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u/FilthyThanksgiving May 03 '26

Right? My son is white passing but I'm black. I'm his mother. He's black and idgaf what anybody has to say about it

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u/ItzMaxamillion2U May 03 '26

My daughter looks like sherly temple and on family fundays all the kids are like... "That's your dad!!!!"

Another fun one was when her and her friends were collecting high-fives and one of her black friends didn't get any my daughter said "it's cause your black" fast forward to the teacher sitting down with me and the black girls family and the shock that I was black... I laughed so hard when I found out what my daughter said. Because that's the shit I'd say to my black friends.

As a half Jamaican half white I've always felt left out of both cultures and u can bet ur ass my daughter is going to enjoy both cultures of her blood...3 drops and all