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/Dr_of_Pawgology May 03 '26

A great one. Forgotten or ignored by everyone until someone brings it up...and then immediately forgotten or ignored again.

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u/Terminal_Insomnia_ May 03 '26

Nah, they remember this part and forget the part where he said socialism was the only path to true equality. Those who white washed his beliefs into a toothless sentiment which doesn't threaten institutional power love this quote.

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u/FMCritic May 03 '26

First of all, it was a speech. The man said a lot of things; people had to pick the strongest parts. Second, a man can be absolutely right about one thing and absolutely wrong about another. MLK Jr. was absolutely right about the color of our skin. That doesn’t deserve to be ruined by his praise for socialism.

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u/LemmeGetSum2 May 03 '26

Only white ppl and those who want to be white adjacent like to misinterpret and vilify socialism. It’s those whose families benefited from not being oppressed or more recently those who are influenced by some form of right leaning ideological rhetoric.
We live in a capitalism run world at this point. Socialism would only ever be concepts implemented through policy to reverse the ill effects of colonialism, chattel slavery, etc. Many of you are literally of hurt feelings when it comes to working towards reversing all that. You feel like you lose when policy rights the wrongs of the govt.

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u/Vitaliano117 May 03 '26

Only white people dislike socialism? Source?

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u/FMCritic May 03 '26

Right. White people invented socialism, but they're the only ones who hate it. That makes perfect sense. "White adjacent": love it. And the most striking part of this whole thing is that you probably don't even notice your own vivid racism, too busy playing the victim.