Janet Jackson Sparks Outrage Online For Her Controversial Kamala Harris Take

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Janet Jackson attends Thom Browne's 20th Anniversary celebration with Phaidon at the Victoria and Albert Museum on October 9, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Thom Browne Inc.)
This turned into a firestorm for Janet Jackson on the Internet.

A lot of celebrities these days are endorsing either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for U.S. President, whether their takes are based in actual policy agreements or not. Moreover, it's been a controversial ride to see what discussions, debates, and combative back-and-forths occur as a result, especially in the hip-hop world. However, outside of that conversation, Janet Jackson recently ruffled a lot of feathers online during her recent interview with The Guardian. In it, the interviewer asked her about the prospect of potentially getting the first female president – and the first Black female president – in United States history.

"Well, you know what they supposedly said?" Janet Jackson asked the interviewer, who had asked the singer this Kamala Harris question due to her own references to social justice and racial equity. "She's not Black. That's what I heard. That she's Indian." "Well, she's both," the interviewer replied, referencing Harris' Jamaican father and Kamala's mother's view of her as a Black daughter. "Her father's white," Janet responded. "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."

Janet Jackson's Thoughts On Kamala Harris

Then, the interviewer asked Janet Jackson whether she thinks that the United States is "ready for [Kamala Harris]" as, if not a Black woman, then as a woman of color. "I don't know," she posited. "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." Of course, this led to a whole variety of reactions from fans who came across this, as they either agree with the Las Vegas concert resident or condemned her assessment of Harris' racial identity. You can see some of these takes down below.

Elsewhere, Janet Jackson shocked fans recently for much less serious reasons: her relation to a whole lot of celebrities. "[Stevie Wonder is] our cousin. Not a lot of people know that," she said on BBC Radio 2. "He’s our cousin on my mother’s side. So is Tracy Chapman." So is Samuel L. Jackson, apparently. Talent runs in the family...

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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