Janet Jackson is apparently serving up a hot dish of “Wait, what?” in her latest interview, and people are spitting it out faster than they can say “Control.” So, here’s the tea: Janet’s latest comments on Kamala Harris have got everyone clutching their pearls—and not in a fabulous “Rhythm Nation” kind of way.
It all went down during an interview with The Guardian, where the reporter brought up the fact that America might elect its first Black female president. You’d think this would be a moment of celebration, but nope! Janet’s response was more of a record scratch than a chart-topping hit.
“Wait, wait, wait,” Janet said, probably adjusting her sunglasses that she most definitely was wearing indoors. “You know what they’re saying? Kamala’s not Black. That’s what I heard. Someone whispered in my ear that she’s actually… Indian. Spooky, right?”
The reporter, trying to keep a straight face but probably screaming inside, politely reminded Janet that, um, Kamala is both Black and Indian. But Janet wasn’t ready to hop off the conspiracy theory train just yet.
“Nuh-uh,” she said, possibly doing a moonwalk away from the facts. “I was told her father’s white. Yeah, white. Haven’t watched the news in a few days, but last I heard, it’s all DNA scandals now. It’s wild out there.” Janet, sweetie, blink twice if you’re getting your news from a supermarket tabloid.
The reporter, bless their heart, tried to steer the conversation back to reality like, “So… are you saying America’s not ready for a woman of color as president?” But Janet was like, “I dunno, man, it’s gonna be wild either way. We’re talking mayhem. Cats and dogs living together, straight-up mayhem.”
She didn’t specify if the mayhem involved a giant alien invasion or just a lot of people throwing political shade on Twitter, but in Janet’s mind, it’s all chaos. Basically, her prediction for a woman of color becoming president is like predicting the weather: cloudy with a 100% chance of mayhem.
Janet Jackson has officially entered the chat with some wild hot takes that are leaving us all feeling a little “Miss You Much” about common sense. Stay tuned, because if we’re lucky, her next interview might be about Bigfoot’s political leanings!
