June 18, 2013

Eric Benet’s Dark Skin Vs. Light Skin Song Causes Outrage (Video)

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*Eric Benet is feeling the heat from fans and some new enemies after dropping controversial song, “Redbone Girl,” playing on the classically Southern phrase describing light skinned women. Outraged critics claim that he’s promoting the mainstream, racist standards of beauty. “I think it’s its own form of racism,” he told CBS Local of the controversy. [...]




Taye Diggs Says Tyson Beckford Helped Him Love His Chocolate Skin

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*Actor Taye Diggs, who is considered a chocolate sex symbol by many female fans, revealed that he was not always comfortable with his dark skin. Hard to believe for anyone who saw Diggs in “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.” Diggs told My Brown Baby.com that from the age of 5, he was made fun of [...]