uPtoWnNY said:

fer shizzle

Fury said:

Tiger even has the caucasion wife to futher prove he's now 100% black.

Duggs said:

they're either going to have some really beautiful children, or some muppets.



although Tiger could be on 3 of the 4 tribes in this year's survivor

Duggs said:

chuckaducci said:

You hit it right on the head! Let's face it most peopel are "mixed" with someting else but why do we feel a need to express it like taht? Is it because we want acceptance from other races? Will it make us seem "less black"? She should be proud of her heritage but it could read as something else to some of us. It almost seems like she's asying she's a bit better for being creole and lighter skinned.

Former DC member Farrah said Beyonce was the only one who didn't lay out on the beach with the girls. She always stayed inside. Guess she was hiding from the sun. The blonde hair was only a matter of time.

bellahoney said:

IstenSzek said:

Oh my god, that would be hilarious!
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bellahoney said:

I find that absolutely dispicable (the lyrics) and I seriously mean it! Stop the fucking madness now!

JackieBlue said:

If you recall, the first two said the same thing as well but they said it was because they wanted Beyonce to stand out more....if you look at their early vids...b's hair got lighter and lighter...Letoya, who was sorta light brown, had a nice ole tan.



its all just dumb..plain dumb that we are STILL doing this crap.

Rhondab said:

i know, right? it's beyond ridiculous, as well as beyond pitiful.

bellahoney said:

the heffa shoulda just came right out with it and named the shit "High-Yella Is Awesome (LOL OMGZ)". straight up pitiful.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Girl....wheeeeewww lawd


"I's yella and my ass is on swole, come it some"....

then have her rollin' around like a damn fool.....

Rhondab said:

i can just see the video now...

Rhondab said:

I didn't know the other 2 said that but to me it's just an excuse because a person who has it, is gonna stand out regardless. She was already pretty much the lead singer.

JackieBlue said:

it wasn't about that. It was that so when you looked at a pic, you would notice Beyonce first. I dont think it was about excuses but that they said that tina and the dad wanted beyonce to stand out more.

I believe them.

Rhondab said:

Wow im speechless, i really thought you ladies were joking.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Rhondab said:

Actually, Wendy Williams asked Letoya about that on her show a few months back because it was FARRAH that was saying such things. Letoya said that they were never made to tan at all during her time in the group. She had no clue where Farrah was coming from with that.

Yeah, I remember the interview with Farrah where she said at the time both she and Michelle were sent to tanning salons, while Beyonce and Kelly were not (Kelly is already dark skinned).

Also, she mentioned how she (Farrah), Michelle, and Kelly all had to change their names because their real names were "too ethnic", yet BEYONCE and SOLANGE didn't have to change their names. Again it was to make BEYONCE stand out from Kelly, Michelle, and Farrah.

Boy I tell ya, Black American slavery was a dinger. So many view Black American slavery as simply servitude, but as we can see today, it was FAAAARRR bigger than that.

I have asked this question before, but I seriously wonder if Beyonce would have achieved the level of success she has enjoyed with regard to commericals and even record sales, if she and Kelly Rowland shared the same dark skin tone? I have believed from the very beginning that a large part of her success is due to her light skin, blonde wigs, and big butt. She can hold a tune yes, but is she all that much more talented than Kelly or even Letoya Luckett? The thought of Beyonce being in the history books with Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Whitney Houston and Chaka Khan, makes me cringe. Shucks, I personally don't believe Beyonce could have survived American Idol, yet she gets all types of praise for her vocal ability. The props Beyonce gets for vocals should go to Kelly Price, Kelly Clarkson, and Faith Evans.

Sorry for the rant.

By the way, I saw a interview with Tina Knowles where she was asked about the tanning bed allegation. She confirmed it was true but said it was done to blend in better with Farrah and Michelle's new hair color.

I personally did not buy that reasoning, but at least she didn't deny it.

If folks would wake the f--- up and stop buying this "music", these no-talents would disappear.

Well, I'm Creole and I'm definately black. All creole is is a mixture of black and french. On my mother's side of the family, most everyone is from Louisiana, which is where many creole's come from. I'm not color struck or caught up in all of that shit, cuz people are people. My father's mother was half Native Indian as was my mother's father. So, Native Indian and Creole are in my racial heritage BUT I am still black.

Now, I don't really have a comment, but a question. I always heard that when people said they were "black" that took into account much of the race mixing that occurred. Can anyone shed any light on this?

I was first told about this by a friend who is from Africa and does not like hearing the term African American being used for people who are not straight from Africa, but for people such as Beyonce and others on this board.

Scorpion said:

well thats cool...I read it somewhere....

VelvetJ said: