Here’s the long and short of it.
In a provocative interview with The Guardian, R&B singer Tinashe shares her thoughts on how she feels the black community hasn’t fully accepted her and why she believes she hasn’t experienced the same meteoric rise as her counterparts.
“There’s colorism involved in the black community, which is very apparent,” Tinashe said. “It’s about trying to find a balance where I’m a mixed woman, and sometimes I feel like I don’t fully fit into the black community; they don’t fully accept me, even though I see myself as a black woman. That disconnect is confusing sometimes. I am what I am.”
She goes on to say that despite having worked with a number of industry leaders, including Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, she believes the main reason why she hasn’t leveled up is because the industry only wants Beyoncè and Rihanna.
“There are hundreds of [male] rappers that all look the same, that sound the same, but if you’re a black woman, you’re either Beyoncé or Rihanna. It’s very, very strange.”
Of course black twitter had some opinions on why her career isn’t Beyoncè level and it has nothing to do with being mixed. To see some of the responses, flip the pages.