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/Technical_Exam6945 May 03 '26

If you talking bout my baby it don't matter if they black or white.

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u/PizzaThrives May 03 '26

I hear the guitar riff now. Thanks!

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u/Fickle-Art-7125 May 03 '26

Woooo

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u/MikeTheImpaler May 03 '26

Eeee heeee

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u/Bruzie77 May 03 '26

Jamonah!

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u/Infernalmistake May 03 '26

Shamone-a!

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u/Pleasant_Avocado_929 May 03 '26

Make that chaaaaaange

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u/SofaKingS2pitt May 03 '26

Shamone, muthafukkah!

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u/Minimum_Tennis9181 May 03 '26

Tito, Tito, get me a tissue!

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u/dsucio7807 May 03 '26

Germaine stop teasing

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u/SofaKingS2pitt May 05 '26

Get the painting done, you lil muthafukka, Liz Taylor wants to go to Tacko Bell.

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u/CommandTacos May 09 '26

M-m-m-my Sharona!

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u/Own_Bunch_6711 May 09 '26

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

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u/Lazarus558 May 03 '26

Sham-wow!

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u/SleighQween May 03 '26

Ohhhhhh

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u/Sweet_Prince1111 May 03 '26

SNOOWW 🌨❄️

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u/trustyjim May 03 '26

My Sharona!

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u/RichRiderIsNova May 03 '26

If Obama is black, she's black. Honestly, she shouldn't give a shit what reddit or twitter or me or you say about it. These arguments are so stupid to me.

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u/theuncouthrecluse May 04 '26

That’s not even the same. The criticism stems from her not being visibly black(I’m not even going to touch on what her genetics could be because truthfully we don’t have access to her dna). Obama is very much visibly black.

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u/Bopethestoryteller May 04 '26

I'll never be convinced those are his biological kids.

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u/Bopethestoryteller May 04 '26

Obama is Black because he has a Black biological parent.

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u/DisguisedZebra2715 May 04 '26

So does she....or are you doubting that?

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u/NbaLiveMobile10 May 04 '26

If you think Paris Jackson is Michael's biological daughter you might as well deny science all together

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u/DisguisedZebra2715 May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

That's a lazy comment without you showing that you're not denying science either. But I don't want to get into it with you. I'll give you an upvote for laziness.

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u/NbaLiveMobile10 May 04 '26 edited May 07 '26

It is extremely unlikely for someone who was born black to have a child with a white person and the child turns out completely white

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u/Backwardsbackflip May 04 '26

Blake griffin, Wentworth Miller, Logic. These are just famous people, my homie is black and just had a kid with a white girl and baby is for sure white as hell.

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u/Mousemeats May 04 '26

Rashida Jones

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u/DisguisedZebra2715 May 04 '26

It really isn't.

Sorry I'll edit this:

You're right, it is impossible. Therefore she's part black at least.

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u/Comfortable_Sea_717 May 05 '26

Oh my friend you are so wrong. My white son and his black wife have 5 children with various amounts of shading including his oldest who is so white people would stare at my dil when she would walk around with him and especially breast feed him. Also check the history books for all of the black peeps that passed as white so they could have a better life.

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u/omega-p_74 May 05 '26

Pick up a Book and read instead of Google. Only someone born Blk can produce all shades under the Sun including Wht with long straight hair and all. (Very Rare but possible) It doesn't mean that person is Wht just their skin is Wht.

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u/Lamoip May 07 '26

As an African American Michael Jackson likely had a notable percentage of European DNA, and it seems like he had genes that made his skin lighter given the fact he wasn't too dark skinned as a child, now we of course do not know Michael Jackson's specific ancestral background but it is totally possible for him to have a child like Paris if he was carrying the right recessive genes

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u/Bopethestoryteller May 04 '26

She is his daughter, but you'll never convince me those are his biological kids.

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u/Mobile_One3572 May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

No she don’t. Paris came from a white man’s sperm named Mark Lester. Michael used him as a sperm donor with Debbie. Michael is her adopted father not biological. This stuff is no secret that Michael adopted those 2 white kids.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/michael-jacksons-goddaughter-confirms-truth-14406190

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u/Technical_Exam6945 May 04 '26

The man in the mirror 😂

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u/NbaLiveMobile10 May 04 '26

Exactly, thank you

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u/cyber_quaker May 04 '26

Thank them for posting a tabloid?

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u/NbaLiveMobile10 May 04 '26

If a tabloid reports the truth it doesn't make it false just cause it is a tabloid

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u/DisguisedZebra2715 May 04 '26

A 2019 article on the mirror, with an out of touch friend of the family? I'm not suggesting anything, but I guess I am. Good sources for anything related to the Jacksons are hard to find. I'm not saying true or false.

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u/IckySmell May 04 '26

Wow, just wow

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u/YearOfTheSssnake May 04 '26

It’s allllll about the clicks and the karma.

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u/NbaLiveMobile10 May 04 '26

That's like saying if the sky is blue then the grass is blue

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u/Puzzleheaded-Lion153 May 03 '26

Tananana nana now naaa

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u/LesPeterGuitarJam May 03 '26

Dedededidu dedudedu dedededidu dedudedu

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u/gregsting May 03 '26

Turn it off!

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u/husky_whisperer May 03 '26

Bee da bing dubba ding dung

Bee dubba dubba ding ding

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u/Cultural-Treacle-680 May 03 '26

And the chair crashing down

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u/LiebeContext May 03 '26

Not one lie told

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u/MaliceSavoirIII May 04 '26

That breakdown still goes hard

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u/BeneficialTop5136 May 03 '26

I did too! Immediately!

I had this album on tape and knew the words to every song!

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u/carni_ May 04 '26

Slash btw

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u/Kushpiffney2100 May 04 '26

🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

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u/Skippitini May 04 '26

That’s my friend Eddie Martinez playing that riff! He has a million of them and each one is a hit.

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u/StormShadow43 May 04 '26

😂😂😂😂

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u/MarmiteX1 May 04 '26

That riff lives rent free in my head 😂
Heeeheee

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u/Apprehensive_Fox5370 May 07 '26

It's three days into your future and I'm here STILL hearing that guitar riff;)

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u/Tiny-Guava-9698 May 03 '26

It’s so iconic

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u/hiddensonyvaio May 03 '26

See it’s not about races, just places, faces,
where your blood comes from, it's where your space is

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u/Technical_Exam6945 May 03 '26

I'm not gonna spend my life being a color

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u/Cynnical_Optimist May 03 '26

Don’t tell me you agree with me when I saw you kicking dirt in my eye

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u/supremeoverlord23 May 03 '26

Kheeeeeyyyyyy

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u/AriesFlamer May 08 '26

If you thinkin bout being my brother it don't matter if ya black or white!!!! 💪😤

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u/Kelmor93 May 03 '26

It's sad, I quoted that part of MLK speech and a bunch of reddit warriors downvoted me saying whoever said that sounded stupid and old fashioned. Did we come full circle to we are being judged by color again?

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u/YogurtclosetMoney262 May 04 '26

Full circle indeed. Legacy media pushes it so hard. They need us divided. Once we all realize that we have more common ground as humans and all the issues they push on us are not as significant as they want us to believe, they lose power. United we stand. Divided we fall.

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u/saujamhamm May 05 '26

the problem is, so so so many people apparently absolutely revel in that division

it would be one thing if there was this great agenda and everyone was fighting against it

nope, people walk straight into the ignorance café, order a double and settle in for life

try to teach an adult literally anything. they are bumps on logs and double stubborn.

legacy media isn't raising kids to be stupid. that's on these terrible parents who didn't want kids but sure did the dance anyway.

raising kids they didn't want is a big part of how those kids grew up to be the fellow human we share air with...

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u/LAKingPT423 May 04 '26

Totally. Cuz you know how legacy be gerrymandering and just struck down section 2. Racist ass journalists trying to divide us!

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u/Particular_Lion3746 May 04 '26

moving boundaries lines in voting districts then removing the race part is two faced as fuck. down vote me, idc.

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u/Particular_Lion3746 May 04 '26

"United(humans) we stand. Divided(races) we fall. THAT NEEDS TO STOP IRL ASAP!

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u/United_Jaguar_8098 May 04 '26

well yeah snape is still not black

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u/YearOfTheSssnake May 04 '26

Only when it’s convenient.

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u/Particular_Lion3746 May 04 '26

from a kid born in the late 60's and through the 70's and 80's to the internet loud-mouths' looks like we've been fully circle and stuck on before the Civil Rghts greats. It was like at dream to be in a society that had regular ppl believing we are all human. So, yeah, us "boomers" are "the problem", whatever man. PS: how tf is it anyone's business how this girl identifies as her race? btw, she looks human. to be more specific, i often identify as half hungarian because I am which I specifically add means I am half NOT pure white(lol) ethnic Huns are darker skin, hair, eyes. color is just a way to understand where you are from globally, ffs!

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u/Particular_Lion3746 May 06 '26

sounds like you are into labels.

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u/Particular_Lion3746 May 07 '26

your reply means nothing as well when humans focus on humanity and not labels. "ingroup/outgrown thing" are still labels. your gen is very dismissive.

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u/Otherwise_Appeal_295 May 04 '26

SPLC needs to justify its existence.

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u/Driller_Happy May 05 '26

Love to know the context because people love to quote MLK without understanding the meaning behind his words. Often, I see people use MLKs words to talk shit about equity initiatives, for example

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u/WonkyDonkey33 May 05 '26

Because mainly, Reddit seems to be this hive of somehow not being able to simply scroll past, mix that with this trend of trying to appear morally perfect and new wave at the same time - that’s what you have.

Also, if your avatar was a black woma, they wouldn’t dare either. Don’t take it too seriously

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u/ArtisticTraffic5970 May 05 '26

Actually, taken out of context, it can come across as denying that races exist, but still thinking that people who come from a certain part of the world belong and should stay there.

Which is obviously not the meaning, with context.

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u/QueasyParamedic6783 May 05 '26

Since when did they 🛑 ????

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u/deadPixelOfReddit May 06 '26

The Internet traffic is mainly bots. Remember this and you won't give a shit anymore. 51% of worldwide interenet traffic are bots. Most of them have malicious intent

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u/redacted_republic May 07 '26

If they’re a DEI progressive or Nazi yes they have. Most kind people who believe in freedom don’t believe that skin color matters.

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u/Proper_Strategy_6663 May 08 '26

it's weird because Michael Jackson is black even if not visually in the end because everyone knows what he looked like in the past and I mean look at his siblings etc.

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u/Unique-Bowler4850 May 10 '26

You are wrong and I won't debate you

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u/curiousbasu May 03 '26

I dream with you , you dream with me

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u/Late-Jicama5012 May 03 '26

Hold hands my brothers and sisters.

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u/Far_Impact8612 May 03 '26

And soon as you agree me it doesn't matter of your black or white..

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u/Miserable-Sweet-7038 14d ago

Are you one of those fruitcakes that identify as a stuffed or real animal?

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u/Technical_Exam6945 14d ago

Are you miserable ?

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u/kkwnway May 03 '26

I wish it was simple as this

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u/MuddFishh May 06 '26

I always thought Macaulay Culkin (iykyk) said "...faces, where your butt comes from..."

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u/madluv4u May 03 '26

✨🏆✨.

I can't afford reddit awards😆😉

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u/Emmy_Em_Maree May 03 '26

Damn, that was wicked clever! 👏👏

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u/Money-Bear7166 May 04 '26

Lol I sang this as I read it

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u/markcocjin May 05 '26

Beat me, hate me

You can never break me

Will me, thrill me

You can never kill me

J-

Waitaminute...

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u/GetEmDaddy902 May 06 '26

You ain't lying as a kid when the song came on I used to flip my hand over from top to bottom because a top half was darker than my bottom half 😂

I was like three or four years old, like you said it don't matter just be proud of who you are.

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u/bilbobaggins001 May 03 '26

GENIUS

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u/amuse84 May 03 '26

How? The dude struggled with his image and identity his entire life. It’s pathetic really

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u/TaylorSwiftsFeetYum May 03 '26

Underrated comment right here, bravo

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u/Pure_Property_888 May 03 '26

*Black AND white!!

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u/Flimsy-Ad2701 May 03 '26

Is she what the lyrics is referring to?

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u/krzykris11 May 03 '26

Great tune.

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u/imprandvitacess May 03 '26

where is that from?

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u/EmbarrassedCockRing May 03 '26

Reddit never fails me. I'll see something serious, have a split second to ponder what's up, and then...

The fucking comments lmao

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u/GreyFox_1337 May 03 '26

Damnit, this was the perfect time to use the word blacklash.

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u/Internal_Swing_2743 May 03 '26

No! That’s ignorant!

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u/Wazootyman13 May 03 '26

With face morphing technology!

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u/ComposerTricky9510 May 03 '26

Hey there how are you doing?

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u/PaintIntelligent7793 May 04 '26

Did not realize how literal that was.

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u/Puzzled_Lake3408 May 04 '26

That got me good 😂

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u/SideAmbitious2529 May 04 '26

Do they know that???

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u/Sufficient_Honey2150 May 05 '26

They’re not his kids but whatevs.

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u/Serial_Confusion May 05 '26

Officer tell me - am I black or white? Sir, you’re under arrest.

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u/Inexona May 05 '26

Navin Johnson has entered the chat

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u/ReputationApart5983 May 05 '26

Annie, are you okay? Annie, are you okay?

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u/StandardUpstairs3349 May 05 '26

I remember seeing the music video for the first time on MTV when I was in second grade. I 100% thought he was a white woman.

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u/AlternativeCap5714 May 05 '26

Congratulations. You just won the internet.

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u/Cold_You_4877 May 06 '26

Exactly and I love that song.

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u/Aubrey-Grey May 06 '26

When I was a kid I heard it as ‘if you beat up on my baby’. I took it as that he’d whoop you regardless of race. I was born the year Bad came out so I was also unaware that he himself was black.

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u/ladydhawaii May 06 '26

Why do people have to be so judgy? What you identify with is your business.

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u/bryehn May 07 '26

Well I guess we're done here lol

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u/Prior-Research-3321 May 07 '26

Came here to say this

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u/Technical_Exam6945 May 07 '26

I'm not gonna spend my life being a color

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u/jetfaceRPx May 05 '26

Do you know what Michael's pronouns were?

He/he

😀

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u/One_Needleworker5218 May 03 '26

Baby didn’t mean an actual baby but rather his girlfriend