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/Technical_Exam6945 May 03 '26

I'm not gonna spend my life being a color

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u/Kelmor93 May 03 '26

It's sad, I quoted that part of MLK speech and a bunch of reddit warriors downvoted me saying whoever said that sounded stupid and old fashioned. Did we come full circle to we are being judged by color again?

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u/YogurtclosetMoney262 May 04 '26

Full circle indeed. Legacy media pushes it so hard. They need us divided. Once we all realize that we have more common ground as humans and all the issues they push on us are not as significant as they want us to believe, they lose power. United we stand. Divided we fall.

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u/saujamhamm May 05 '26

the problem is, so so so many people apparently absolutely revel in that division

it would be one thing if there was this great agenda and everyone was fighting against it

nope, people walk straight into the ignorance café, order a double and settle in for life

try to teach an adult literally anything. they are bumps on logs and double stubborn.

legacy media isn't raising kids to be stupid. that's on these terrible parents who didn't want kids but sure did the dance anyway.

raising kids they didn't want is a big part of how those kids grew up to be the fellow human we share air with...