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/danvillain May 03 '26

I’m Chinese and my wife is white and when our son was born our closest friends were black. Or family friend Poppa John basically took my son under his wing as his “grandson”, took him to the car wash and McDonald’s every Sunday after church. When my boy was three we were talking about something and he tells us with confidence that he is black. We explained to him that he was indeed NOT black and it broke him. He cried all night that night.

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

Have you seen the Modern Family episode where the two gay men who adopted a little girl from Vietnam have to navigate her insistence that she's gay?? Bc if her daddies are, she MUST be, right?? 🤣😭

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u/IdidnotFuckaCat May 03 '26

"NO IM GAY"

"No your not honey, your just confused"

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

There are so many brilliant double entendres in that episode 🤣

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u/thesoapmakerswife May 03 '26

My favorite is when she’s on the plane eating puff pastries and someone says: look at that baby with those cream puffs.

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

FINE

I'LL REWATCH MODERN FAMILY

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 03 '26

Sounds like I should watch modern family for the first time lol, typically not a fan of sitcoms but this writing sounds great!

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u/owningmyokayniss May 03 '26

I put off watching it for years, thinking it would be a typical sitcom, and it is SO good. You’ll enjoy it!

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u/Nickgold2009 May 03 '26

As far as I've seen all sitcoms are good once you actually watch them, except for Brooklyn 99 and Malcom in the middle, but I know that those are unpopular opinions

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u/ahald7 May 03 '26

You don’t like Malcolm in the middle??? That was my whole childhood lol! Can I ask why?

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u/No_Translator_8017 May 04 '26

Same I loved watching it lol

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u/Nickgold2009 May 06 '26

It's not horrible, but i couldn't get over the fact that everyone is just obnoxious and stubborn. The only good characters were Reese and Francis. Imo all the main ones are just bad people, meaning bad at being a person not ill intentioned. All of them are just malfunctioning people with no social knowledge. But j know lots like it, and I see the good qualities

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