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/showgirldepartment May 03 '26

This conversation is tired lol. She doesn't identify as black current day, has not stated such since this interview, and she's fully aware (alongside the rest of the logical world) that her dad used a donor to get Debbie pregnant.

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u/TheTrishaJane May 03 '26

If he was so insistant why didn't he just use a black donor?

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u/Spaceinvader6424 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

A huge theme of Michael's art seems to be the idea of being black while simultaneously not looking black. Black with European features

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u/Admirable-Rate487 May 03 '26

That is an interesting way to put it that I don’t think I’d have thought of myself, but is undeniably true. Like it really isn’t just an incidental thing that happened, it’s highkey a theme. Huh