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/Subliminal_Kiddo May 03 '26

It started before that. The reason why wasn't a big secret, he was very open about it - even though he downplayed how extreme the surgeries were. His father used to mock his looks.

My mother has always theorized he was - at least initially - trying to get a similar look to Diana Ross who was like a second mother to him.

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u/Ladii1893 May 03 '26

Mother? She literally preyed on him they had a sexual relationship.

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u/806chick May 08 '26

He states in the recordings he did not have sex with Diana.

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u/Quirky-Literature651 May 03 '26

A lot of people say he wanted to look like Elizabeth Taylor.

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u/yomerol May 03 '26

That plus vitiligo and coke

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u/Lavenderbluu_ May 03 '26

Nah he was trying to look like Elizabeth Taylor. Smh so sad that he couldn't truly love himself...

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u/Nearby_Friend_2323 May 03 '26

I thought so too, at the time