I never understood the criticism that Prince gets for being color struck. I've been a fan of his since I was a child, and for the most part, he's always seemed to be with (or date) women of color.

Also, I'm a bit confused as to what is "light skinned" anyway. To me it's relative.

Not that it makes any difference what color these women are, but personally, I never considered Vanity, Manuela or Chelsea Rogers etc. to be light skinned.

They aren't dark, but to me light skinned is more like Mayte, Jill Jones, Mariah Carey and Prince when he isn't tanned.

Anyway, I say let him date/marry who he wants. Good people and good looks come in all hues.

Oh, and in case it matters, I'm black.

godyssey said:

what a sensible way to break it down. one mans redbone is another mans' dark meat. it really is all relative. but if he come bringing another kim basinger into the mix ITS ON!!!

godyssey said:

Even if you don't consider Vanity,Chelsea or Mani to be light-skinned,they still have to have that "good" hair,so its still that same kind of mentality.

gypsyfire said:

what the heck is good hair? either you got some hair on your head or ur bald like a baby. i mean are we talking afros or something? afros aren't cool anymore? if straight hair is good then that's pretty jacked cuz so many straight hair girls perm it to make it curly. then curly hair girls straighten their hair. i think hair is like skin...relative. depends on what you like. Mani has very curly hair like one of my friends and when its natural you could get the comb stuck. Vanity had limp straight hair. Chelsea's hair looks to be straightened. Now if ur talking long hair then yeah i say Prince definitely got a preference there. I think most guys like long hair so they can play with it. I know guys that like short hair if the cut/style is really hot.

Oh please, Tony M., The Gay....uh....Game Boys. Prince loves him some black meat.

He is color struck, he can't handle a real sis, they put his little ass in place

Alamine said:

you know dang well even the hardest sis gonna drop draws when she look into those hypnotic green eyes of his.

DesireeNevermind said:

Since when did Prince start wearing color contacts?


Dude's eyes are brown.

vainandy said:

Posts like this always remind me of the movie "Unconditional Love."

DesireeNevermind said:

Thank you.

I must add that I don't know why people still equate having "good hair" to being white, mixed or anything other than black anyway. Either hair is properly taken care of or it isn't. Anyone can have "good hair", bad hair, long hair or short. It has nothing to do with race or skin tone. To me, labeling hair good or bad based on race, is such an old school mentality.

But back on topic. If you're saying that Prince has a long hair preference, I'll agree because that appears to be so. I just don't see how that makes him colorstruck. He doesn't seem to dislike kinky hair, he just likes it long. Personally, I prefer long hair on most women too. I don't think that makes me a bad person.

DesireeNevermind said:

Learn some history please,our people have been using that term(good hair)since after slavery....where you been?

gypsyfire said:

Where have I been? Not stuck in slavery that's where! Again I say....to an intelligent mind that hair and skin like all things are beautiful depending on the person looking at it. Everybody tries to change something about themselves which is why there really isn't any such thing as good or bad hair or good or bad skin color. Its all relative and stupidly so.

gypsyfire said:

Just because people use the term "good hair" does not make it right to say. Hair is Hair. Everyone is not meant to have the same hair texture.

No chocolates for who...?

Purplestar88 said:

agreed.
where is India.Arie at?

DesireeNevermind said:

You're telling me something I already know,I'm not stuck in slavery,I mentioned it because YOU'RE the one who asked,what is good hair,like its a term I made up or something,obviously I have a problem with the term,that's why I put in
quotes when I write it.

zoetruluv said:

You don't even realize it,but you're actually agreeing with me.
If I thought this kind of thinking was ok,I wouldn't have started the thread in the first place.

WaterInYourBath said:

they look green to me. morris day has brown eyes. u confused

godyssey said:

Tell 'Em

gypsyfire said:

Yeah I asked b/c I'm thinking "WTF? People still talk like this?"

You say you have a problem with the term yet you seem to embrace it like its a fact, like one type hair really is better than another. "good hair" is a figment of one's imagination; an archaic mentality perpetuated by people who get off on divisiveness. you were the one accusing prince of being stuck on color and so called good hair, and I just think that's a load of crap!!!

well my daughter has "bad hair".

She has cork screw curls, very thick and super long. If I could, I would beat her hair.



Just kidding. Truthfully, she has what some would say "good hair, or nice grade of hair"

But truthfully, I think "good hair" is hair that is easy to maintain, easy to care for, healthy and does what you want it to.

By that definition, Jill Scott has "good hair"

DesireeNevermind said:

Prince and Morris may look like cousins, but I know how to discern my greens from browns, LOL. Prince's eyes appear light brown under bright lighting, but brown is brown, whether light or dark, therefore I don't consider his eyes to be green.

People tend to say light brown or hazel eye colors automatically equate green, but they really do not.

WaterInYourBath said:

alright alright...his eyes are light brown with flecks of green and gold and on tuesdays at high noon the sun hits them a certain way and they look blue but if you turn to the left approximately 40 degrees and stare at him cross eyed thru coke bottle glasses they look fuschia and then if u jump up and down 17 times they look ink black. but of course he got cataracts so his eyes really white.

DesireeNevermind said:

Is that a joke, or are U vexed 'cause I'm right? But WHAT.EVER. Talking about that man's eyes is so-totally meaningless.

WaterInYourBath said:

never meaningless to talk about the most beautiful eyes of the smallest slice of cumpkin pie out there. yummy! and no im not vexed and no ur not right.

DesireeNevermind said:

Damn, I thought they were purple.

DesireeNevermind said:

Umm, yes I am.

But this is not an argument. If U look on the cover of Musician Magazine (September, 1983) for example, which is one of the closest and best lit photos of Prince's face (showing his eyes upfront, without special angles or odd/dark lighting), U will see his eyes are hazel/light brown.

But as a truce, I'll just say we see colors differently. But unlike your sentiment above, this doesn't mean much to me at all. I mean really, what is knowing the exact color of his eyes doing for me in life? Absolutely nothing. Therefore, meaningless to me.

this thread is a trainwreck.