How Will Michael Jackson's 'White' Kids Get Along in a Black Family?
Racial Stereotypes Could Cloud Futures of Prince Michael I, Paris Michael, Prince Michael II
Questions About Michael Jackson's Children
It's always been presumed the Jackson children are bi-racial. But questions have begun surfacing about whether Jackson was actually the birth father.
Days after Jackson's death, Us Weekly claimed the pop star's dermatologist Arnold Klein was the father of the two oldest children, Paris and Michael Jr., known as Prince. But Klein told "Good Morning America" this week that, "To the best of my knowledge, I am not the father of these children."
Jackson friends have said that the King of Pop always wanted children with blond hair and blue eyes, and Paris and Michael Jr.'s biological mother, Debbie Rowe, is exactly that.
Jackson's youngest son, known as Blanket, was born to a surrogate and his mother remains unknown.
Living With Jackson's Family Will Be Different
The children did not appear so dramatically different from their famous dad, whose own skin color had undergone a radical transformation since childhood. But, living with their black relatives may require some adjustments, especially since the children, who lived a sheltered and nomadic existence with their father, have not spent extensive time with them.
But O'Connor believes the Jackson children will have to make fewer adjustments living with their grandmother than they would with Rowe. "Because of the lifestyle the children have lived already and their celebrity status, living with their white mother might be more of a shock than living with their black grandmother, who has dealt with fame and celebrity all of her children's lives," he said.
Pertman said the Jacksons' class and privilege could buffer them from some of the issues that other African-Americans raising white children might face.
"Madonna has black kids and Michael Jackson has white kids," Pertman said. "People of significant means, and not just celebrities, do not live in the same day-to-day world. They can provide buffers for their kids."
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