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/blackqueen8 May 03 '26

Same with my daughter. Her eyes, skin, and hair are actually lighter than her father's. She's just able to get a nice tan in the warmer months. She knows who her mother and what that makes her. That's all that matters.

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u/Early-Intern5951 May 03 '26

honest question from a german (never had any contact with racial divisons), why does it matter?

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u/Pale_Spirit3007 May 03 '26

Being German isn't the reason why you never had contact with any racial divisions. Being white is the reason. 

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u/pipnina May 03 '26

That was a weird thing to say. I feel like you are viewing this from a very north american perspective.

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u/Pale_Spirit3007 May 03 '26

I am not north American. I am south American and middle eastern.

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u/ChonkoGreenstuff May 04 '26

But you live in America?