Hi and thanks for your very eloquent, factual and Erudite response. I actually decided to ignore this woman Laina but wanted to add that not once did I say that Rye was bi-racial, as a matter of fact both her parents are very fair skinned black people(however possibly with one or more white parents). Having said that, I went to undergrad with fair skinned, straight haired women like Rye in New Orleans and nowhere in US is the tackiness of mulattoâs vs. darker skinned black people more prevalent than thereâŠand EVERYthing that you stated is factualâŠthe same practices that were used in Africa re: colorization, was also used once ships docked in USâŠand continues to today. Itâs interesting that Beyonceâs father did an interview just yesterday where he said that had she not been light skinned (sporting blonde weave) that she would not be who she is today and that darker skinned female artists are often overlooked in the industry!
Beyonceâs father Mathew Knowles says she and sister Solange wouldnât be as famous if they had darker skin and says many black men with âeroticized rageâ prefer lighter skinned women
BeyoncĂ©âs father takes on âcolorismâ: He dated her mother because he thought she was white
