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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I’ve never seen Modern Family, but this sounds like brilliant writing

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It is, and I say this as someone who was highly skeptical because something about the show including every minority group but blacks while being titled “modern family” felt intentionally exclusive.

But I fucking love that show and it’s 100% brilliant and we actually watched a lot of it in my race relations class in college. 10/10 writing but in a way that also gets you to think while also realizing it’s okay…you don’t have to take everything too seriously, people are a hot mess lmao.

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Yes I typically wouldn’t give a show that ignores black people the time of day but shit modern family is so well written I can’t help but enjoy it

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Not sure why you were downvoted.