In an interview, Singer Janet Jackson claimed that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris isn’t black.
In an interview with the Guardian, the youngest child of the Jackson family shared, “She’s not black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.”
Jackson added, “Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days.”
“I was told that they discovered her father was white,” added Jackson.
Shortly after Jackson made the comments, Mo Elmasri, who claimed to be a representative of Jackson, issued an apology and shared that Janet Jackson made the comments based on “misinformation.”
Jackson responded to Elmarsi’s remarks and stated he was not “authorized” to apologize on her behalf.
Per MSN:
Janet Jackson has said Kamala Harris is not black.
The singer, 58, was asked during an interview how she felt about America being “on the verge of voting in its first black female president”.
“She’s not black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian,” she told The Guardian.
“Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days,” she added. “I was told that they discovered her father was white.”
After making the unauthorized statement on Jackson’s behalf, Mo Elmasri told Variety in a statement that he was “fired” by Jackson.
After making an unauthorized statement on behalf of Janet Jackson, Mo Elmasri claimed in an email sent to Variety that he was “fired” by the singer and her brother, Randy Jackson, “after attempts to improve her image in front of public opinion and her fans, and this is something… pic.twitter.com/4XVC9q6h0C
— Variety (@Variety) September 23, 2024
Janet Jackson does NOT “need to improve her image”. In the first place, she’s not wrong. Kamala Harris is Indian, not “Black”.
She’s running as black at election time to appeal to stupid white fake liberals who like to believe they’re “anti-racist”. Black Americans know damned well what she’s about.
Sorry, but you don’t try to keep mostly black inmates in jail in California when they’re due to be let out saying the state “needs the cheap labor” and then just expect people to forget about that.
Jackson could not be more right about this and I’m glad she has the nerve to say it. The media people should improve THEIR images, since almost no one takes them seriously anymore.