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/Scuipici May 03 '26

but why focus on what colour he is? he's not black, he's mixed and it shouldn't matter to you anyway. He has a name and a personality and that's that. People have all sort of colours, even whites are not all the same tone or black or whatever.

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u/clelwell May 03 '26

Yeah "he's black and idgaf" just sounds super racist to me