celeb news Janet Jackson on Kamala Harris: "She's not black. That's what I heard"

[Wildcat]

Pop legend Janet Jackson is facing confused reactions from fans after telling The Guardian she's heard Kamala Harris' dad is white.

 

 

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I wonder where she stands on the forthcoming election. After all, I say, America could be on the verge of voting in its first black female president, Kamala Harris.

 

"Well, you know what they supposedly said?" she asks me. "She's not black. That's what I heard. That she's Indian." She looks at me expectantly, perhaps assuming that I have Indian heritage. "Well, she's both," I offer.

 

"Her father's white. That's what I was told. I mean, I haven't watched the news in a few days," she coughs. "I was told that they discovered her father was white."

 

I'm floored at this point. It's well known that Harris's father is a Jamaican economist, a Stanford professor who split from her Indian mother when she was five. "My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters," Harris wrote in her book The Truths We Hold.

 

The people who are most vocal in questioning the facts of Harris's identity tend to be hardcore QAnon-adjacent, Trump-loving conspiracy theorists. I don't think Jackson falls into that camp, but I do wonder what the algorithms are serving her. I start again. Harris has dual heritage, I say, and, given this moment, does Jackson think America is ready for her – if we agree she's black? Or, OK, a woman of colour?

 

"I don't know," Jackson stage whispers. "Honestly, I don't want to answer that because I really, truthfully, don't know. I think either way it goes is going to be mayhem." She doesn't think there will be a peaceful transition of power? "I think there might be mayhem," she falters. "Either way it goes, but we'll have to see."

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/21/janet-jackson-interview-on-bad-relationships-new-music-and-kamala-harris

[Brikenbur]

Neither was her brother according to himself 

[Mean Trees]

The ongoing spiciness that's occurring  

[Delusional]

wtf am I reading 

 

Janet gurl

[fa77ot]

gurl bye

[Ricardo1993]

1 minute ago, shyboi said:

Is Kamala black or not? this should be a straight up answer, why there's so much speculation about this and why it matters? someone enlight me please 

She's biracial. I think most people just see her as that? 

[Shimenawa]

Weird. I thought Janet was a smart woman

[Mtjjproducer]

Isnt her dad Jamaican. Also obamas mama is white and he's still the first black president. 
 

As a Stan of Janet this is quite rich coming from her having a brother who turned white. And who has white kids trying to pass as his black children 

[HardBambi]

Just now, Shimenawa said:

Weird. I thought Janet was a smart woman

Same

[yamiyuuuu]

Really girl? One would think that Janet Jackson of all people should know better

[Airelinn]

3 minutes ago, shyboi said:

Is Kamala black or not? this should be a straight up answer, why there's so much speculation about this and why it matters? someone enlight me please 

She is black, but americans only consider someone black if their parent are black americans

Some people don't even consider black africans as black people bc they're not americans

[Bloodflowers.]

Oh that's not-

 

Now I truly believe that Janet stan on ATRL who said he had insider information she was Covid anti-vaxxer  

[wish]

I love Janet but this is embarrassing. It's shameful how misinformed people are becoming. Also I'm sure she's being fed some conservative rhetoric in her social media algorithms especially since she's in an older demographic.

[Red Velvet]

When she said "they are saying" she exposed she is getting her news from right wing places

[Sugar-Rush]

Janet sis what is this

[Yog]

Miss Jackson, what the absolute ****? 

[Abracadabra]

Oh Janet sis

 

[suburbannature]

Oh, this is highly disappointing 

[Ryan]

9 minutes ago, shyboi said:

Is Kamala black or not? this should be a straight up answer, why there's so much speculation about this and why it matters? someone enlight me please 

There is no speculation. Only narratives put forward by racist white people that low information, low education people have picked up as a thing. Something Janet is clearly showing herself to be. 
 

Her mom is Indian. Her dad is Jamaican. Her mother raised her to be aware that despite her being biracial the world will see her as a black woman and to be cognizant of that. 

[massenlight]

And we wonder (stream Katy Perry - WONDER) why so many people vote for Trump...they're stupid 

[Ricardo1993]

5 minutes ago, shyboi said:

 

then she's black too, I don't know why it's so hard for some people to wrap their heads around that 

 

 

I think its because Kamala Harris also identifies with her Indian heritage. She is biracial after all. Many Indian-Americans I know also consider her to be an Indian woman while also acknowledging that she is biracial. Kamala identifies with both cultures but for some reason many Americans want her to identify as one. She can identify as both. Either way it's great to see a black woman/asian woman getting a lot of support.

Edited September 21, 2024 by Ricardo1993

[Puttanesca]

The ignorance surrounding people who are mixed is insane to me. Not to mention she's the last person who should be speaking out on this considering what her famous brother did to his skin and face. Unlike him, kamala has never been ashamed of her heritage. She went to Howard Uni like bffr. 

[UnusualBoy]

Janet girl...

[Pinkbutterflies]

There is a reason she pulled that publicity stunt and ended her career. She is so out of touch.

[makeme]

Okay let's not tear down this Black queen for being misinformed.