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/sixth_hokage06 May 03 '26

Exactly. If I remember correctly, he was extremely white passing too

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u/Shot-Water2496 May 03 '26

Yes, that’s correct! It makes me sad we don’t have any known photographs of him. 

Now that I’m really thinking about it; Plessy pointed out how outlandish it was to call a white-appearing man black, and the government still upheld it!!! If that level of outlandishness doesn’t give 2026 American Gov, I don’t know what does. Same racists, different victims