pepper7 said:

Oh,go ahead,believe what you want (lol),but smart people aren't that gullible that they would believe everything an artist says during their interviews,especially an artist like Prince,who is known for his many contradictions.

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DavidEye said:

Wow that's very nice of you. Thanks for giving me the permission to believe what I want.

I didn't realise that you were the ONLY one who knows when someone is telling the truth or not.

[b]I'll remember to consult you next time.[/.b]

Whatever he has said in the press in the past is BS. It was all a marketing plan to make him more accessible to peeps of all races.

Come on!
Prince don't need to get a tan and let his hair out nappy.

NPD313 said:

.. oh yes he does! Show his fans how proud he is to be HIM. Don't be ashamed of what God gave ya Prince .

tbag said:

Exactly.

he sure ain't, he didn't get his light skin and narrow facial features from Africa!.

It might also be to do with his own need to belong somewhere.

I'm not sure what race Prince is exactly.

I've read all sorts of things.

I'm from a mixed culture and I've always found it difficult to feel comfortable in my own skin.

I'm not quite this and I'm not quite that.

As I've got older I'm coll with it but it's taken a long time.

It also depends how cool your family are with stuff like that.

For me I was always seeking out new religions and cultures etc because I was interested and I lacked it in my own.

wow,y are people tryna make Prince anything but black-hes black...
all the comments about the Jewish and the Italian and the Latino thing seems like people are pullin stuff out their B-hind.And what is 100% African American???and even if there was such a thing...why would it matter if Prince was it???Is weird b/c I dont know what race these comments are coming from but most of the white people I know look at Prince as black...not 20% black 30%Lationo 10% Native American 20% Jewish n 30% Italian-JUST BLACK...Purple Rain got yall all mixed up
I think Prince is black b/c hes never said he was anything but black in his songs...yes,he said he had some Native American in him but what black person doesnt?
And I think Prince just LOVES the Latina chick-nothin that serious
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PleasurePrinciple said:

Honest question here. It's directed at anyone who can answer. If a black person knows they've got non-black ancestry, as many of you do, why not acknowledge it?

Ive heard some folks say that it's because people are going to treat you as if you're black anyway. But that doesn't make a damn bit of sense to me. What kind of person lets other people define what they are? Am I suuposed to ignore my native blood and proclaim myself "white" because I look it? By the same logic, I'd have to.

He seems be very intriqued by Hispanic/Latino culture. Not only his woman, and sure they may not be latino but they sure as hell look it. He seems to have no problem publically aknowledging his open friendships with latinos.

TheCatWoman said:

what a dumbass thread

why would/should he?

got dam

i'm really not a mean person but some of u need 2 wake the fuck up.

everyone has their own preferences and he just has his. if he likes women of latin descent it's his preference. honestly i never thought about his preferences because they really don't matter.

is "NELSON" a black name or white or latino?

or American? i´m confused now..

but Prince is black but, he doesn´t look like denzel:)

peace!

meow85 said:

i wanna know how u got that from what i just said?

This thread is a rehash of a rehash of a rehash - and all the rehashes are comprised of such utter bullshit

I love that the author thinks she's original w/ this shit...

I love the "Prince ain't just Black!!!" comments, or should I call them "cries"

I love the notion that P purposely stays out of the sun to keep from getting dark

Keep it going Org - all the dumb shit you can muster, lets keep it going. We've only had many years worth of this exact discussion. Let's enlighten each other... with our bullshit

I love the "Prince ain't just Black!!!" comments, or should I call

Christ -will people ever get over this shit? Defining your race by how others perceive you -i.e. you look black you ARE black and only that is a fucking stupid thing to do.

But for the record -"2 or 3 generations ago" or even more can definitely show up in a person, so it counts.