Yes, that’s a very good analysis there. I happen to be a person, culturally, white, and mostly genetically white. I’ve learned that my grandfather was part black, a mullatto, who escaped south, and moved north to marry a white Irish woman. That does not change that I identify as white culturally, but it does change my personal view of the world. Know that I have several black ancestors brought to Louisiana in chains makes me reflect more on my identity. Who would I have been had my grandfather not been forced to pass?

Paris was raised by Michael, who bleached himself white but still danced in a way that came from black American culture and made it pop into mainstream. In her case, I’m not sure if she needs to do anything else but benefit from the wealth she inherited.