Susan looks fantastic in that table shot. She looks like she's 20 years old.

Prince's blackness is a huge part of him, and a really interesting topic. It clearly hugely informed his music and i'd be happy to talk about it and listen to someone with some ideas talk about it, but Funkyness's threads on it are barely legible.

What about dark skinned women with Prince?

Well, what about them? Is it a picture thread? A list thread?

Or does he just want to infer a whole load of stuff based on some tabloid pictures he googled and then call everyone a racist because he's a troll? Oh yeah, that's the one. Peace and be wild y'all, i'm out

FUNKYNESS said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

He supposedly wrote "I Wanna Be Your Lover" because he wanted Patrice Rushen something serious back in the day.

She was never his chick though - to my knowledge. And she isnt what black people would call dark-skinned

[Edited 6/9/16 8:13am]

Really?

So what would Black people, such as myself, call "darkskinned"?

FUNKYNESS said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

He supposedly wrote "I Wanna Be Your Lover" because he wanted Patrice Rushen something serious back in the day.

She was never his chick though - to my knowledge. And she isnt what black people would call dark-skinned

[Edited 6/9/16 8:13am]

She looks dark to me.

I don't think Prince cared what anyone thought about who he dated when he was living, and it doesn't matter now. He dated a rainbow of women. He didn't have to prove his blackness by going with the status quo. He was about love, and lots of it

I knew once the shock of his death wore off and his birthday celenrations were over that the stupid stuff would start rolling in. I was right !

CROWNS1 said:

Genesia said:

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

I knew once the shock of his death wore off and his birthday celenrations were over that the stupid stuff would start rolling in. I was right !

For real.

Newsflash: A black man can have wildly varied tastes in women, just like every other human being on this earth looking for someone. I'm a black man, through and through, and I've dated pretty much every ehtnicity/color out there. But in the end, I married a black woman. But at the end of the day, who cares? And why can't black women just be black women? Why describe them as mulatto, dark-skinned, light-skinned, etc.? Is someone going to start using the paper bag test here soon?

This is garbage, and a topic from only a month or so ago.

There are some things he's said, but unless the OP get's some direct quotes from Prince saying anything we will never really know. He put Spike in his place on the question, be we don't have the response in video or in print...

2elijah said:

CROWNS1 said:

I don't think Prince cared what anyone thought about who he dated when he was living, and it doesn't matter now. He dated a rainbow of women. He didn't have to prove his blackness by going with the status quo. He was about love, and lots of it

True, but I think over the years, it wasn't so much Prince denying he was Black, it was more or less many fans de-Blacking (so-to-speak) Prince because of his appearance. He was a Black man who could be mistaken for different racial identities. Happens to many light-skinned Blacks. Nothing new. [Edited 6/9/16 9:05am]

I wasn't aware he ever denied his blackness. He once said his mother was italian/black and maybe his dad too and who knows, they may have had italian lineage at some point. We don't know. The first time I ever saw him on AB I knew he was black. It doesn't matter how black he looked, how his girlfriends looked, how he wore his hair. That is an issue with others, I don't think any of it was EVER an issue to him. Thank goodness too, he had enough to do without having to worry about what everyone else was thinking about him.

CROWNS1 said:

2elijah said:

CROWNS1 said: True, but I think over the years, it wasn't so much Prince denying he was Black, it was more or less many fans de-Blacking (so-to-speak) Prince because of his appearance. He was a Black man who could be mistaken for different racial identities. Happens to many light-skinned Blacks. Nothing new. [Edited 6/9/16 9:05am]

I wasn't aware he ever denied his blackness. He once said his mother was italian/black and maybe his dad too and who knows, they may have had italian lineage at some point. We don't know. The first time I ever saw him on AB I knew he was black. It doesn't matter how black he looked, how his girlfriends looked, how he wore his hair. That is an issue with others, I don't think any of it was EVER an issue to him. Thank goodness too, he had enough to do without having to worry about what everyone else was thinking about his blackness or lack of.

FUNKYNESS said:

jaawwnn said:

Prince's blackness is a huge part of him, and a really interesting topic. It clearly hugely informed his music and i'd be happy to talk about it and listen to someone with some ideas talk about it, but Funkyness's threads on it are barely legible.

What about dark skinned women with Prince?

Well, what about them? Is it a picture thread? A list thread?

Or does he just want to infer a whole load of stuff based on some tabloid pictures he googled and then call everyone a racist because he's a troll? Oh yeah, that's the one. Peace and be wild y'all, i'm out

Thank you for this answer. I don't understand people sometimes. I came to this site today because I was missing Prince and thought that there'd be some comfort here. Instead I find the original ignorant statement in this thread. The person that started this is sitting back and enjoying people trying to defend a pointless (non) question. I don't care whom he dated or married. He NEVER said anything bad about anyone anfdd certainly not "Dark Skinned Black Women" It woud almost be funny if it werent so ignorant. I do know this, Prince was unappologetically Black and that is becoming more and more apparent as the stories of his upbringing and charities and political stances come to light. Unfortunately that makes some people uncomfortable. My suggestion to those is to step away. Let the rest of usenjoy his contributions to the world and let his soul Rest In Peace.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

He supposedly wrote "I Wanna Be Your Lover" because he wanted Patrice Rushen something serious back in the day.

Ohh, they would've made a cute couple.

To be honest, I used to think Prince wasn't attracted to black women. It wasn't until recently I learned that I was wrong.

I really want to know what Prince said in his letter to Spike Lee.

Spike said P put him in his place.

[Edited 6/9/16 9:28am]

RiotPaisley said:

I think I fell 4 the bait...

back out quickly and eating my lunch...

listening 2 Uptown

.

people all over the world, join hands, start a love train, love train

If U miss it I feel sorry, sorry 4 U

CROWNS1 said:

FUNKYNESS said:

Just stop all this bullshit. We have enough of it in the world

Guitarhero said:

2elijah said:

Bunsterdk said:

Let me make a kind suggestion, syomynona.. Why don't you take your numerous complaints against the org and orgers up with the moderators directly? I don't see you discussing music here. I do, however, see you post OT on every other thread on why this place and the inferior human beings here annoy you. Please, pretty please?

What is the problem here in the ORG with race???

Please live by Prince's word , IF YOU ARE A TRUE FAN:

HIS WORDS:

"Race, In the space I mark human,

Race,, Face the music, We all bones

when we dead, Cut me cut you

Both the blood is red"

Prince............

Wannabeyourlover1 said:

My God this beautiful man was color blind when it came to the human race, why can't we all be.

CinnamonGirl79 said: