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

[Orsay]

Smh. She's not very bright I guess

[40_L3VE]

Oh, Janet.

 

[dumbsparce]

Janet doesn't give internet or tv junkie at all so I'm not surprised she has no clue what's going on in the world or even the US.  I highly doubt she's voting for Trump though.

Edited September 21 by dumbsparce

[UnanimousBB16]

2 hours ago, duybeeGAshantiGA said:

I dont understand, if a person is half white half black, why is that person called 'black', shouldnt they just be biracial? If we call them black why cant we call them white

1 hour ago, Pop Life said:

Someone else could probably explain it better than me, but it's an old holdover of the one-drop rule in America. Mixed people with black ancestry are nearly always regarded as just being black. It's why people like Obama and Halle Berry are almost always referred to as just black despite both having a white parent. It's also why Mariah Carey, despite being a blend of multiple ethnicities and appearing racially ambiguous, is never referred to as an Irish or Venezuelan singer, just a black one.

1 hour ago, duybeeGAshantiGA said:

 

Yup but what was the actual reason behind that rule?

White Americans had this "purity" mentality, and they wanted to protect their finances, so any person (mixed or white) with a drop of black ancestry was considered "black", since whiteness is about "purity" and exclusivity. They were afraid of white people with minor admixture, or mixed people being able to infiltrate in white spaces, so they created this rule, though it's been abolished for about 50 years.

 

It's why a lot of the "first black" categories and winners for things back in the day went to a mixed person, or.... essentially a white person who was one-dropped out of whiteness.

[i spit on haters]

Janet, babe, what is going on ? this isn't like you.

[tost1]

6 hours 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 

Looking at this picture what do you think?

[i spit on haters]

3 minutes ago, dumbsparce said:

Janet doesn't give internet or tv junkie at all so I'm not surprised she has no clue what's going on in the world or even the US.  I highly doubt she's voting for Trump though.

I agree with you. I'm a huge Janet fan myself but that's still no excuse to be this ignorant, esp. as a Black woman herself. She doesn't live under a rock.

[DAP]

Now what's her reaction gonna be when she finds out her daddy is Marxist?

 

[MistressKay]

This interview was doctored read the whole interview 

 

it sounds a mess 

[Sugar-Rush]

2 hours ago, duybeeGAshantiGA said:

I dont understand, if a person is half white half black, why is that person called 'black', shouldnt they just be biracial? If we call them black why cant we call them white

Because most White people would throw a fit if biracials were to identify as just White. I know from first-hand experience because it's happened to me. It just saddens me that there are some Black folks out there who don't want biracials to identify as Black either.

[Rocket]

The disclaimer in the article

 

Quote

(We're speaking a few weeks before the sudden death of her brother Tito.)

So she can't release a statement blaming the fact she's mourning and her words were taken out of context. 

 

[Doctor Dick]

6 hours ago, Ricardo1993 said:

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

Which means she can identify as black if she wants or Indian. Because she's both. 

[Doctor Dick]

2 hours ago, Pop Life said:

Someone else could probably explain it better than me, but it's an old holdover of the one-drop rule in America. Mixed people with black ancestry are nearly always regarded as just being black. It's why people like Obama and Halle Berry are almost always referred to as just black despite both having a white parent. It's also why Mariah Carey, despite being a blend of multiple ethnicities and appearing racially ambiguous, is never referred to as an Irish or Venezuelan singer, just a black one.

Mariah Carey has also not been referred to as black. For example, her generation of MPGs has often claimed to have had two black MPGs in Whitney and Janet (they had Whitney and Janet, we have Rihanna and Beyoncé is an example). So Mariah has been referred to as both. 

 

But Obama and Halle Berry are considered black by the vast majority even though they can identify as white as well. 

[holyground13]

11 minutes ago, Rocket said:

The disclaimer in the article

 

So she can't release a statement blaming the fact she's mourning and her words were taken out of context. 

 

Lord that tweet gave me such a fright - I thought it could be real

Edited September 21 by holyground13
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[Sergi91]

She's so ignorant just like Shania Twain with her 2017 comment on voting for Trump… 

[kishi]

6 hours ago, wish said:

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.

Allegedly her brother Randy is MAGA supporter. 😐

 

Janet should not have commented on hearsay, period. Speak if you're informed or give a general answer if you're not. 

 

Misinformation is not a good look. Especially for Janet. The media is going to take this and run with it. The timing of this after her brother's passing is terrible. 

Edited September 21 by kishi

[Apolonio ₃₄]

25 minutes ago, Rocket said:

The disclaimer in the article

 

So she can't release a statement blaming the fact she's mourning and her words were taken out of context. 

 

skskkssskk is this real? 

[Uncatena]

2 hours ago, slw84 said:

she really should stand on business and state things with her whole chest or say she is not informed enough about the subject to respond responsibly.

!!!!

[Wicked]

42 minutes ago, UnanimousBB16 said:

White Americans had this "purity" mentality, and they wanted to protect their finances, so any person (mixed or white) with a drop of black ancestry was considered "black", since whiteness is about "purity" and exclusivity. They were afraid of white people with minor admixture, or mixed people being able to infiltrate in white spaces, so they created this rule, though it's been abolished for about 50 years.

 

It's why a lot of the "first black" categories and winners for things back in the day went to a mixed person, or.... essentially a white person who was one-dropped out of whiteness.

Mixed race people were identifying as Black before the one drop rule ever went into place. It was not only the source of pride but to prevent division.

 

[Devin]

[Eternium]

I think it's also important to note that Janet Jackson grew up in an era where race politics were significantly different and more obscure than they are today.

 

I want to give her the benefit of the doubt, but there is no excuse for being this ignorant. Especially for an artist who was constantly educating people on race politics in her heyday.

[robbyds]

It is everywhere now. This is her biggest faux pax since the Superbowl. She should release a statement ASAP.

[Shelter]

 Oh Janet. Trump supporters will love her now 

[satellites.™]

This decade is gonna bring a lot of people to the end of their legacy roads lol. 

[Damien M]

Janet is less than smart for this.

 

the rest of the interview is a hot mess too. She's in some right wing conspiracy theory rabbit hole