He wears Makeup on his whole Body? lol Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll be good the
rest of the Day.

mymocha

kisscamille said:[quote]

1sexymf said:

2elijah said:

yeah....it kills me that ppl think we are all the same color...the "a little light for a black guy" was naive but whatever.....I have family members that are lighter than prince.

I still say this thread is silly....

Rhondab said:

Flame snipped - luv4u
I'm not saying that because Prince is black, he needs to be dark.
I'm saying that there is a stark difference in his skin tone between phases in his career that is unlikely the result of just stying out of the sun--some cosmetic "touch up" is appearantly at work there.

WHY IN THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT I"M SAYING ALL BLACK POEPLE NEED TO LOOK LIKE THE TAR BABY?
GOD DAMN! I'm asian and I don't go off on the fly becuase I think everybody assumes that I should have a small penis. MY PENIS IS FUCKING HUGE!!!!!

GOD DAMN.

AsianBomb777 said:

2elijah said:

Ok 'Bro./Sis. Souljah', it doesn't have 2 B about all of that now, REALLY. Prince may have had his skin lightened, like Michael Jackson, but thankfully chose not 2 go as far as MJ. He very obviously has made himself look MUCH lighter than when he originally burst on2 the music scene. That's even something that Stevie Wonder could see. Prince has conscientiously distanced himself from the Black community in the past, and lightening his skin, and perming his hair were all a part of that. After he went through his 'slave' phase w/ WBs, and even since he has become a JW, he seems more in touch w/ his Blackness again, which I personally, find appealing. Not that I bought that his situation w/ WBs was 1/10 as bad as what our African ancestors endured under chattel slavery, BUT, he claimed that he was not trying 2 compare his situation 2 theirs anyway...

PurpleCharm said:[quote]AsianBomb777 said:[quote]

Flame snipped - luv4u
I'm not saying that because Prince is black, he needs to be dark.
I'm saying that there is a stark difference in his skin tone between phases in his career that is unlikely the result of just stying out of the sun--some cosmetic "touch up" is appearantly at work there.

WHY IN THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT I"M SAYING ALL BLACK POEPLE NEED TO LOOK LIKE THE TAR BABY?
GOD DAMN! I'm asian and I don't go off on the fly becuase I think everybody assumes that I should have a small penis. MY PENIS IS FUCKING HUGE!!!!!

I think it all has to do with the lighting in the different photographs. White people look lighter and darker in different photographs also.

Prince has not lightened his skin. I agree with those that said it had to do with the lighting, which makes him appear darker and lighter on some pics. You can definitely tell the difference between those that have lightened their skin, like lil Kim and MJ(yes I do believe that MJ lightened his skin and doesn't have vitiligo) and Prince.

yasetshego said:

Hey thanks for the the Title..bruce/susan lee....The point is there is such a thing as makeup when you are a performer on stage and as far as Prince lightening his skin is ridiculous. Comparing him to what MJ did is totally ridiculous, and as far as "...even Stevie Wonder could see that"...He wouldn't notice if he could see, because that would not have been an issue for him to notice as much as it would be to someone outside of his race.

Prince was born a very, fair-skinned black man, so there was no need for him to make himself lighter. He has been known to wear makeup from the beginning, so it is not unusual that he would look lighter or darker when seen in person or in a picture....On stage and on camera, the lights will make your complexion look either light or dark. When my sister saw him on stage at a small club in NYC years ago, she even noticed that he appeared to be what she described as a "milk-white" up close.

As far as perming his hair as being part of "straying away from his race" that is ridiculous. He permed his hair to look different, it's all about style, fashion, stage presence,getting attention, etc.. He always had his own style. Perming your hair has nothing to do with straying away from your race as many tried to say years ago. There are White Rock musicians with Dreads...does this mean they are trying to stray away from their race because they are sporting dreads which is considered to many as a "black natural hairdo?"...I think not....James Brown has permed his hair for years and still does.... does this mean James wanted to stray away from his race...not hardly...especially making hit after hit and being given the title of the "King of Soul" who appealed to "many" races and still does.. Prince and James,have also both dated women within and outside of their race as well. Now isn't it ironic that Prince now has "Maceo" in his band, and Prince has stated that James Brown was definitely one of his idols which is so apparent in Prince's past concert and video performancesf? (i.e., splits, throwing the microphone down on the floor and swinging it back up, the screams, sliding across the stage...)

I am very proud to be an African-American and if I perm my hair, does this mean I am trying to be white? Of course not. White women get "curly perms" does that mean they are trying to be hispanic or black? Of course not. Hair styles are all about culture. fashion, style, etc. .....on a different note...If White people go on the beach to get a tan does that mean they are trying to be Black...hell no it doesn't. But you have some people who are so ignorant that they will believe that.

Shoud I assume because you are Asian that all you ever eat is CHINESE FOOD..or if you are an Asian guy that you have a manhood the size of half of a pinky finger as it has been stated by some.....now that would be foolish wouldn't it? Yes it all sounds stupid doesn't it?

So as far as your comments that Prince may have lightened his skin permed his hair to stray away from his race is ridiculous..

His musicology CD brings out the funk, jazz, rock and fusion in him and is appealing to all races. I don't think it would have made a difference whether he wore an Afro or bleach cream. ...PEACE.

2elijah said:

Well, Prince played around with his racial ambiquity--this is irefutable. He mentions it in Contreversy poking fun at what was being said about him.

But during the 80's there was a DEFINATE attempt to reach out to a white audience, I feel , at the risk of alienating black fans and even muddling his racial identity.
"Little Red Corvette" deliberately used a white icon, and his videos where pepperred with white women. The climax of this wierd "whitening" of his music can be seen in Under THe Cherry Moon where two black men "Prince and Jerome" both vai for the attention of a rich whtie women. What makes things REALLY bad is that in the same movie Prince is approached by an older black women, and he runs away screaming--NOT GOOD.

I think Prince understood the message he was (NOT DELIBERATELY) portraying, and he has since incorporated black models in prominent roles in his videos.

But his skind DID lighten and darken through the years, whether you contribute it to makeup, lack of sun, or whatever--it did. Look at the "Prince" album cover then look at the Versace Gold Pictures.

I think the message Prince is now conveying is much more realistic then it was years ago: White skin is beautiful, but black is equally beautiful.

As for asian skin? We're fine as hell.

2elijah said:

I F@CkING LOVE CHINESE FOOD.

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[Edited 9/18/04 14:03pm]

AsianBomb777 said:

GOOD...don't forget the noodles.....PEACE

lolinex said:

funny i thought u was just a very tanned white girl

Rhondab said:

Rhonda..isn't it amusing that some people think all blacks are the same complexion and it's a big deal when we do something different to our hair, skin, etc. or look lighter or darker in pictures? Such ignorance!!!!!? It is just hilarious the amount of ignorance that is out there.
It is surely a shame that in 2004 we still have so many igonorant people out there defining what "black" is and should be.....I also agree that this is a silly thread but I had to respond to it

I still can bench press him the same.

AsianBomb777 said:

lawdy...I responded to what YOU typed....I didn't make an assumption...I responded to you saying that "Prince is a little light for a black guy." that is what you typed right? And it is obivious that I'm not the only one who read this as a naive statement.


So all of your flaming and cussing is uncalled for. If you meant something different, you should have typed something different. You can't get upset because someone is responding to what you typed.

I don't even want to know the ignorant bs that had to be removed by Luv.

and Zelijah, i feel you. I just get tired of silly comments especially on this site. Who cares if one picture prince is a little lighter or darker... Just silly.


As I keep saying..this is really silly to even be discussing.
[Edited 9/19/04 5:18am]

TheDreamingPeasant said:

Warner Bros. touched up the photo to make it darker so everyone would know he's black. Remember he had just permed his hair (like alot of guys were doing back then). If you have the original album look at the back of it. They forgot to touch that pic up and he looks his normal skin tone. Same for the pic on the inner-sleeve of the album, only it's a black and white photo.

Also, if you have the original For You album the inner-sleeve is pic of him sitting naked on a bed with a guitar, he's his normal skin tone in one that one too.

Rhondab said:

STOP TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT!!!!!
YOU"RE PUTTING WORDS IN MY MOUTH AGAIN,
AND THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD!!!!!

Ifsixwuz9 said:

Thanks for the information..now maybe that will explain to some why his complexion looks different in various pictures.

Anxiety said:

I swear this is what I expected to see here.

Rhondab said:

Thanks Rhon...I do agree with you 100% but we are bigger than that so I will move on....stay strong..Peace

It's called a "studio tan."

This is very simple. Prince is a black man. He was born to black parents. Neither one of his parents are overly dark complected. I had friend growing up whose parents were very dark complected he was as light if not lighter than Prince is. His skin has NEVER CHANGED. Makeup, lighting all sorts of stuff can factor in here. He just as light skinned in the dirty mind days as he is now. The bottom line is: WHO CARES!!!!

AsianBomb777 said:

dude! it's okay. lets all just read and agree to disagree.

heckaslammin said:

i have 3 boys. me and their father are medium complected. my oldest is very darker than us, my second is very light, and my youngest is carmel colored. i just made myself hungry.

2elijah said:

not trynna start shit..but yall don't say that bout mj...yall act as if it REALLY matters that he's lighter.

but any way lemme state my point...GET OFF THE COLOR...i don't care if u was black as night today and white as snow tomorrow..as long as u aint hurtin nobody and u got ur stuff str8 THEN I DON"T GIVE A DAMN!

AsianBomb777 said:

once again, I've responded to you......I will heed to Zelijah and Heybaby and keep it moving.

AsianBomb777 said:

[Edited 9/19/04 17:23pm]

race/hair texture/skin color threads

A constant reminder that so many people up in hea know VERY little about Black folks, yet make comments up the yang

:::reads a bit of the thread:::

And the "tar baby" shit is NOT cool



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[Edited 9/19/04 17:32pm]

CalhounSq said:

R U Mauptel1 ?