Yeah, I cringed when TMZ posted this. They're making it seem as though J doesn't want her to be black, which is furthest from the truth. A prime example of words taken out of context. Side Note- Hopefully, voters aren't basing their decision on race anyway. 😐 (who cares)
It's true. Unless your interests lies in American politics and you go out of your way to find the information for yourself, if you live in Europe you don't really hear about certain facts. Most Europeans and also the Media here tend to regurgitate whatever they have heard someone say or what they might have heard or read in the European news in passing. Janet Has lived in Europe for the past decade and I'm sure she has not been following whats been going on in the news (in America) of late. Was it ignorance? Most definitely yes. Should she be punished for it? Most definitely NO!
Sooo...it sounds like Janet needs to inform herself. It's okay to criticize her for her ignorance-especially if she's making comments starting with "I heard...." If Janet had simply said that she didn't know, great. She didn't. Don't make excuses for her.