In a new interview, music superstar Janet Jackson was asked her thoughts on the U.S. possibly electing its first Black female president. Jackson’s response: “She’s not Black. That’s what I heard.” From The Guardian:
On that record [Rhythm Nation] she sang about “joining voices in protest to social injustice” and “pushing toward a world rid of colour lines”. 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.
The reporter goes on to note it’s a well-documented fact that Harris’s father is a Jamaican economist, a Stanford professor who split from her Indian mother when she was five. Needless to say, “Janet Jackson” has been trending on social media…
It’s clear that Janet Jackson has been reading things in the dark corners of the internet and that makes me very sad.
Full Story: https://t.co/kLfehmU7Ni pic.twitter.com/UzMTPoMjtx — Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 21, 2024
Hey Janet Jackson @JanetJackson don’t speak on things you don’t know, especially when you are repeating MAGA lies. Kamala Harris father is black. https://t.co/V6QQIP6jFt pic.twitter.com/SIsvva4ROm
— Island Girl – 100% Pro-Choice, Vote Blue (@bluepolitics_) September 21, 2024
Janet Jackson being a dumb ass was not on my bingo card
— Asia (@AsiaTheMuse) September 21, 2024
This whole Janet Jackson thing just goes to show you how out of touch some celebrities are. I’ve always loved her but repeating lies!? Smh. If you don’t know about a subject, then don’t speak on it… especially with your platform. Educate yourself, please! pic.twitter.com/WXocm71fD4
— AJ is Tomb Raiding in Agora Hills ️ (@AJLaJoya) September 21, 2024
UPDATE
: Amid the backlash for Jackson’s remarks, her manager, Mo Elmasri, issued a statement to BuzzFeed saying that the comments were “based on misinformation.” “She deeply respects Vice President Kamala Harris and her accomplishments as a Black and Indian woman,” the statement continued. “Janet apologizes for any confusion caused and acknowledges the importance of accurate representation in public discourse.”
Janet Jackson Responded To Backlash For Questioning Kamala Harris’s Race https://t.co/QYZGDecjkg
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 22, 2024
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