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A lot of focus have been given to the heritage of Lana Lang over the years. However, I'd like to take a moment and discuss Jimmy's heritage.
Over his time on the show, he gave a lot of inconsistent claims about his family. One time ("Rage"), he spends Thanksgiving with his mother. Another ("Committed"), he claims to have never really known her (suggesting that she split, when he was just a baby). Originally, Jimmy was said to have been a student at Metropolis High. Then he claims ("Committed") to have only come there as an adult, from a Southern state (with no hint of an Southern accent).
His father's into ham radio. He's an investment banker, no he's a part-time mechanic who is constantly drunk. However, the man that we saw with James Bartholomew Olsen (presumably their father) at the older Jimmy's funeral, didn't come across like a part-time mechanic with severe alcohol problems. The episode also showed Jimmy having bought an apartment for Chloe, in a building that dwarfed LuthorCorp Plaza (really, a newspaper photographer, the son of a part-time mechanic (who'd likely spend all his money on drinks), could afford that?).
In "Doomsday", he's shown to have a never before mentioned younger brother, who is close to ten years younger than him. This younger brother grows up to be the spitting image of Jimmy (which would suggest that both their parents are the same). If Jimmy's parents had another son, nearly ten years after he was born, then surely he would've known his mother.
So, we can't look to any episodes pre-"Doomsday" for accurate information about Jimmy's family. Jimmy spent Thanksgiving 2006 with his mother, yet she left when he was maybe a baby. Yet, he has a full brother, born around ten years after him.
At the funeral, Jimmy's dad places his hand on the coffin. The younger brother touches his hand, and they begin to walk off together. A woman touches his shoulder, he puts his arm around her (during which, we can see that he is wearing a wedding ring) and the younger brother, as they walk off together.
The woman in question could be Jimmy's mother (she, at least, appears to be the wife of his father). Now, as for why this relates to Jimmy's heritage: the woman in question is African American. So, if she is the biological mother of perhaps both Olsen brothers, then they are both part African American.
Over his time on the show, he gave a lot of inconsistent claims about his family. One time ("Rage"), he spends Thanksgiving with his mother. Another ("Committed"), he claims to have never really known her (suggesting that she split, when he was just a baby). Originally, Jimmy was said to have been a student at Metropolis High. Then he claims ("Committed") to have only come there as an adult, from a Southern state (with no hint of an Southern accent).
His father's into ham radio. He's an investment banker, no he's a part-time mechanic who is constantly drunk. However, the man that we saw with James Bartholomew Olsen (presumably their father) at the older Jimmy's funeral, didn't come across like a part-time mechanic with severe alcohol problems. The episode also showed Jimmy having bought an apartment for Chloe, in a building that dwarfed LuthorCorp Plaza (really, a newspaper photographer, the son of a part-time mechanic (who'd likely spend all his money on drinks), could afford that?).
In "Doomsday", he's shown to have a never before mentioned younger brother, who is close to ten years younger than him. This younger brother grows up to be the spitting image of Jimmy (which would suggest that both their parents are the same). If Jimmy's parents had another son, nearly ten years after he was born, then surely he would've known his mother.
So, we can't look to any episodes pre-"Doomsday" for accurate information about Jimmy's family. Jimmy spent Thanksgiving 2006 with his mother, yet she left when he was maybe a baby. Yet, he has a full brother, born around ten years after him.
At the funeral, Jimmy's dad places his hand on the coffin. The younger brother touches his hand, and they begin to walk off together. A woman touches his shoulder, he puts his arm around her (during which, we can see that he is wearing a wedding ring) and the younger brother, as they walk off together.
The woman in question could be Jimmy's mother (she, at least, appears to be the wife of his father). Now, as for why this relates to Jimmy's heritage: the woman in question is African American. So, if she is the biological mother of perhaps both Olsen brothers, then they are both part African American.
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