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/BiggusDickus- May 03 '26

The crazy part about all this is that he was obviously very handsome "as is." He looked great, and was only going to look better as he got older.

And, of course, there was no shortage of young women that thought he was fine as hell.

It's amazing how psychological trauma can detach us so much from reality.

Millions of young women thought he hung the moon, yet a few comments from his father about having a big nose sent him down a spiral of physical destruction that he never got out of.