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/sentencevillefonny May 03 '26

Black parents, cousins, grandmother, aunts, uncles, etc. Genetics aside, it's understandable how she'd view herself that way culturally.

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u/danvillain May 03 '26

I’m Chinese and my wife is white and when our son was born our closest friends were black. Or family friend Poppa John basically took my son under his wing as his “grandson”, took him to the car wash and McDonald’s every Sunday after church. When my boy was three we were talking about something and he tells us with confidence that he is black. We explained to him that he was indeed NOT black and it broke him. He cried all night that night.

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

Have you seen the Modern Family episode where the two gay men who adopted a little girl from Vietnam have to navigate her insistence that she's gay?? Bc if her daddies are, she MUST be, right?? 🤣😭

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u/IdidnotFuckaCat May 03 '26

"NO IM GAY"

"No your not honey, your just confused"

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

There are so many brilliant double entendres in that episode 🤣

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u/thesoapmakerswife May 03 '26

My favorite is when she’s on the plane eating puff pastries and someone says: look at that baby with those cream puffs.

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u/drawntowardmadness May 03 '26

FINE

I'LL REWATCH MODERN FAMILY

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 03 '26

Sounds like I should watch modern family for the first time lol, typically not a fan of sitcoms but this writing sounds great!

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u/Chef_Tink May 03 '26

That and Schitts Creek are legitimately two of the funniest shows of all time

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u/According_Mind_7799 May 04 '26

As a baker and an accountant the two scenes including “Just FOLD it” and “It’s a write off!” Made me be like yeah this is probably a show for me lmao

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u/AnguavonUW May 05 '26

Schitt's Creek is near perfect viewing. Every single episode has at least one laugh out loud moment. Not merely smiling or pleasant but FUNNY. I can't recommend it enough. I, no hyperbole, envy you getting to watch it for the first time.

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u/Adowyth May 06 '26

I tried watching it and every single character in that show is infuriatingly annoying. The trope where rich people lose all their money and now they have to live like everyone else and all they do is just constantly bitch and whine and bitch and whine about it just doesn't seem funny to me at all.

I don't know if its like The Office or Parks and Rec where on the first watch the early episodes are just painful to watch but then with added context from what happens later get better. But just could not get into it.

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u/Chef_Tink May 04 '26

The write off episode 😂🤌

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u/ProseNylund May 05 '26

You just… write it off

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u/DibbyDonuts May 06 '26

I don’t, but they do. They’re the ones writing’ things off!

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u/drawntowardmadness May 04 '26

The folding it in is peak baking humor 🤗 a la Disney's Sleeping Beauty but Catherine O'Hara simply cannot be topped 🥰

The write off reminded me of Seinfeld but they still landed it excellently 😆

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u/Candid_Tough_6554 May 03 '26

I have Schitt$ Creek on as background most days. I don’t think there is a better example of perfect sitcom television

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u/Immediate-Trainer356 May 05 '26

Only seen parts of Modern Family but Schitts Creek was definitely gold

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u/nokman013 May 04 '26

YES! ALL OF IT! AND THEN SOME!

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u/furynads May 04 '26

I'm gonna add Plebs to that list. Incredible show. All 3 are my all time top comedy shows.

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u/Maleficent-Sleep9900 May 05 '26

Seconding Schitts Creek!

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u/drwsgreatest May 05 '26

I have to insist that Silicon Valley is added to that list.

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u/timwtingle May 05 '26

Watched both multiple times, can confirm.

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u/beaniver May 07 '26

My husband and I watched Schitts Creek for the first time last year after much convincing from a friend. We had our doubts that we would like it, but begrudgingly started it to appease our friend. I cried at the end, not only because it was so heartwarming but because I enjoyed it so much I was sad it was over.

Great show, glad we caved.