Post by MyMyMy♥KyKaiKye on Mar 10, 2011 14:39:50 GMT -5
Do you agree??
I was watching this video (which you will have to fast-forward to, to get to the interview) and thought, c'mon, really?
Bossip
Since when is there NOT a time when its not ok to have DARK SKIN?? For her to co-sign with that, it made me hot.
Because if people are constantly shutting doors in your face because of your complexion, then there's something wrong with that. You should NEVER go along with what someone says is "IN", in terms of SKIN COLOR (ethnicity). It was never about what you looked like in the first place, its about the talent. If people are willing to leverage your 'blackness' for your talent, then it wasn't meant to be.
That is one of the reasons why I feel that the music industry is warped and going straight to hell.
I was watching this video (which you will have to fast-forward to, to get to the interview) and thought, c'mon, really?
Bossip
“I kind of started off as a solo artist, and I was doing that for a very long time. And you know, just coming up against obstacles; they was like, you know, ‘you too black,’ or ‘you’re not marketable.’ Whatever they came up with in their minds to say that I wasn’t artist material, you know. I just said I’m going to be a businesswoman, and I’m going to be like the Missy Elliotts, and the R. Kellys, and the Keith Sweats. I’m going to write for other artists, and they’re not going to have no other choice but to hear me, and to buy my music, and to respect me as an artist.
That was complexion wise. It was complexion, and you know something, it’s a difference between chocolate and brown and peanut butter and even Snicker bar, you know what I’m saying. Chocolate is something different, you know. And so the way they made it seem was, you black as night girl; you crispy, burnt black, and that’s just not marketable right now. And it wasn’t at the time to be totally honest with you.”
Since when is there NOT a time when its not ok to have DARK SKIN?? For her to co-sign with that, it made me hot.
Because if people are constantly shutting doors in your face because of your complexion, then there's something wrong with that. You should NEVER go along with what someone says is "IN", in terms of SKIN COLOR (ethnicity). It was never about what you looked like in the first place, its about the talent. If people are willing to leverage your 'blackness' for your talent, then it wasn't meant to be.
That is one of the reasons why I feel that the music industry is warped and going straight to hell.