Somebody Done Told You Wrong: Black Celebrities Who Say They’re Not African American
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October 6, 2014 ‐ By Meg Butler
Raven-Symone just ruffled a lot of feathers after revealing to Oprah that she doesn’t consider herself ? or Black. But Raven isn’t the only celebrity who doesn’t want to be labeled as African-American. Prepare to be surprised by the celebrities who don’t think they belong on the Black list. - See more at: http://madamenoire.com/475350/not-african-american/#sthash.Db4470ZV.dpuf
Devyn Abdullah
When The Face model Devyn Adbullah told Wendy Williams, “I don’t really consider myself as a black girl model. I know what my ethnicity is, but I’m fair-skinned and I feel like I have an international look” she not only took the audience by surprise but her mentor Naomi Campbell was shocked as well. She famously quipped, “What the ? does she mean? That’s a disgrace! She’s a Black girl.”
Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana said that she thinks “there’s no such as people of color.”
While on BET, she said:
“I literally run away from people that use words like ethnic. It’s preposterous! To me there is no such thing as people of color cause in reality people aren’t white. Paper is white. People are pink, it’s a bit ridiculous when I have to explain to a human being, that is an adult like I am, that looks intelligent but for some reason I have to question his intelligence and explain to him as if he was a two year old, my composition in order for him to say, ‘Oh I guess I can chill with you, I can work with you.’
I will not underestimate a human being and I will not allow another human being to underestimate me. I feel like as a race, that’s a minute problem against the problems we face just as women versus men, in a world that’s more geared and designed to cater towards the male species.”
Keyshia Cole
When R&B singer Keyshia Cole said that she was hesitant about participating in Black Girls Rock because she wasn’t sure if she was Black, Black Twitter exploded with criticism. Keyshia quickly backpedaled and said ““I’m bi-racial, but it’s okay. I’m Black.” But she still left a few fans feeling frustrated.
Karrine Steffanie
Video model Karrine Steffans — better known by her industry nick name Superhead — says that she doesn’t consider herself or her son African-American. Karrine says that because she’s from St. Thomas, she doesn’t have a black “state of mind”:
“I think people forget, I’m an islander. I’m not African American. I don’t have like African American struggles. I just don’t. I don’t have the same history. So, and I’m not even tryna be facetious…There’s a serious mind state that comes with being Black in America and being a Black American. And the history that comes with that. And all things that are passed down from generation to generation…Shame. Shame sexually. Sexually shaming. Shame on the female gender. Shame just all kinds of shame. And abuse. And belittling and all those things that come from post-slavery.”
Raven-Symone
Former Cosby Show star Raven-Symone recently shocked her fans when she told Oprah that she didn’t want to be labeled “? ” or “African-American”:
“I’m tired of being labeled. I’m an American. I’m not an African-American; I’m an American…I’m a colorless person”
To which Oprah replied, “Oh, girl, Don’t set up the Twitter on fire… Oh, my lord. What did you just say?”
And then Twitter was set on fire.
Shemar Moore
Despite starring in some of Black Hollywood’s biggest movies, Shemar Moore says that he doesn’t consider himself a “black actor”: “I’m just Shemar Moore the actor. I’m very proud to be Black but I’m just as much Black as I am White.”
Bill Cosby
In his controversial 2004 NAACP event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, Bill Cosby said call him anything but African-American:
“We are not Africans. Those people are not Africans; they don’t know a thing about Africa. With names like Shaniqua, Taliqua and Mohammed and all of that ? , and all of them are in jail.”
TIGER WOODS
The world may consider Tiger Woods the first African American to win the Masters, but Tiger told Oprah that he considers himself “Cablinasian”: a mixture of Caucasian, black, Indian and Asian.
Wentworth Miller
Prison Break star Wentworth Miller came under fire when he was accused of passing for white while a student at Harvard. Wentworth says that he had other reasons for not revelaing that he is half Black, but a lot of Miller’s fans still don’t know that he’s biracial.
Rashida Jones
Kidada Jones says that her famous sister Rashida used to pass for white back when they were in school. She told Glamour Magazine,
“I didn’t want my mother to come to my new school. If kids saw her, it would be: “your mom’s white!” I told Mom she couldn’t pick me up; she had to wait down the street in her car. Did Rashida have that problem? No! She passed for white.”
October 6, 2014 ‐ By Meg Butler
Raven-Symone just ruffled a lot of feathers after revealing to Oprah that she doesn’t consider herself ? or Black. But Raven isn’t the only celebrity who doesn’t want to be labeled as African-American. Prepare to be surprised by the celebrities who don’t think they belong on the Black list. - See more at: http://madamenoire.com/475350/not-african-american/#sthash.Db4470ZV.dpuf
Devyn Abdullah
When The Face model Devyn Adbullah told Wendy Williams, “I don’t really consider myself as a black girl model. I know what my ethnicity is, but I’m fair-skinned and I feel like I have an international look” she not only took the audience by surprise but her mentor Naomi Campbell was shocked as well. She famously quipped, “What the ? does she mean? That’s a disgrace! She’s a Black girl.”
Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana said that she thinks “there’s no such as people of color.”
While on BET, she said:
“I literally run away from people that use words like ethnic. It’s preposterous! To me there is no such thing as people of color cause in reality people aren’t white. Paper is white. People are pink, it’s a bit ridiculous when I have to explain to a human being, that is an adult like I am, that looks intelligent but for some reason I have to question his intelligence and explain to him as if he was a two year old, my composition in order for him to say, ‘Oh I guess I can chill with you, I can work with you.’
I will not underestimate a human being and I will not allow another human being to underestimate me. I feel like as a race, that’s a minute problem against the problems we face just as women versus men, in a world that’s more geared and designed to cater towards the male species.”
Keyshia Cole
When R&B singer Keyshia Cole said that she was hesitant about participating in Black Girls Rock because she wasn’t sure if she was Black, Black Twitter exploded with criticism. Keyshia quickly backpedaled and said ““I’m bi-racial, but it’s okay. I’m Black.” But she still left a few fans feeling frustrated.
Karrine Steffanie
Video model Karrine Steffans — better known by her industry nick name Superhead — says that she doesn’t consider herself or her son African-American. Karrine says that because she’s from St. Thomas, she doesn’t have a black “state of mind”:
“I think people forget, I’m an islander. I’m not African American. I don’t have like African American struggles. I just don’t. I don’t have the same history. So, and I’m not even tryna be facetious…There’s a serious mind state that comes with being Black in America and being a Black American. And the history that comes with that. And all things that are passed down from generation to generation…Shame. Shame sexually. Sexually shaming. Shame on the female gender. Shame just all kinds of shame. And abuse. And belittling and all those things that come from post-slavery.”
Raven-Symone
Former Cosby Show star Raven-Symone recently shocked her fans when she told Oprah that she didn’t want to be labeled “? ” or “African-American”:
“I’m tired of being labeled. I’m an American. I’m not an African-American; I’m an American…I’m a colorless person”
To which Oprah replied, “Oh, girl, Don’t set up the Twitter on fire… Oh, my lord. What did you just say?”
And then Twitter was set on fire.
Shemar Moore
Despite starring in some of Black Hollywood’s biggest movies, Shemar Moore says that he doesn’t consider himself a “black actor”: “I’m just Shemar Moore the actor. I’m very proud to be Black but I’m just as much Black as I am White.”
Bill Cosby
In his controversial 2004 NAACP event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, Bill Cosby said call him anything but African-American:
“We are not Africans. Those people are not Africans; they don’t know a thing about Africa. With names like Shaniqua, Taliqua and Mohammed and all of that ? , and all of them are in jail.”
TIGER WOODS
The world may consider Tiger Woods the first African American to win the Masters, but Tiger told Oprah that he considers himself “Cablinasian”: a mixture of Caucasian, black, Indian and Asian.
Wentworth Miller
Prison Break star Wentworth Miller came under fire when he was accused of passing for white while a student at Harvard. Wentworth says that he had other reasons for not revelaing that he is half Black, but a lot of Miller’s fans still don’t know that he’s biracial.
Rashida Jones
Kidada Jones says that her famous sister Rashida used to pass for white back when they were in school. She told Glamour Magazine,
“I didn’t want my mother to come to my new school. If kids saw her, it would be: “your mom’s white!” I told Mom she couldn’t pick me up; she had to wait down the street in her car. Did Rashida have that problem? No! She passed for white.”
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Shout out my real africans
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Too much stigma and shame still attached for some. As well as unwarranted stereotypes They all are by societal standards and constricts.
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Still a ? in a coup
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super head was right tho.. she not an african american wtf lmfao
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some of these are reaches
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Lol at superhead be the only non ? shes not a ? for saying shes from the islands btw
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Devyn Abdullah
a super ? . -
Bill cosby a straight up ?
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I think they got Rashida Jones wrong..she was a member of the Black Student's Association while at Harvard
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I think they got Rashida Jones wrong..she was a member of the Black Student's Association while at Harvard
She never plays black characters -
I have to agree with that Superhead shouldn't be on the list.
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I'm black and proud Afro Americannn-Luda
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Isn't Paula Patton on that denial ? too?
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She don't look Black tho. I was shocked when i found out she wasn't fully white. -
Dont save them, they dont wanna be saved.
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Reading is fundamental guys
Karrine says that because she’s from St. Thomas, she doesn’t have a black “state of mind”:
Dude ppl from st thomas r black
I guess Haitians n Jamaicans n Trinidadians dont have a black state of mind... -
i aint from Africa..
never been.. momma aint never been.. granny.. or great granny..
im American.. Black American if u wanna be specific..
Obama?? African American.. daddy from Africa.. see the difference..
whats wrong wit jus bein American.. and i aint even tryin to be funny.. i swear ? and this identity crisis.. dont knkw what the ? they wamt to be called..
we really jus need to start from scratch.. -
Karrine Steffans is a real life pelican no wonder weezy and tweety like her.
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BOSSExcellence wrote: »i aint from Africa..
never been.. momma aint never been.. granny.. or great granny..
im American.. Black American if u wanna be specific..
Obama?? African American.. daddy from Africa.. see the difference..
whats wrong wit jus bein American.. and i aint even tryin to be funny.. i swear ? and this identity crisis.. dont knkw what the ? they wamt to be called..
we really jus need to start from scratch..
Personally I don't like the term "African-American" because it's both too broad and too narrow at the same time..like you said if a 1st generation Nigerian lives here, then it's inaccurate to categorize them under the same ethnicity as somebody who descended from people brought here as slaves..
I prefer the term "Black Diasporic" for ethnicity, "Black" for race.
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and zoe zaldana calls her self afro-latino. this article just a bunch of reaching.
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Keyshia cole ratchet angry black woman ass got some nerve tho
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rasida jones a ? too tho
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BOSSExcellence wrote: »i aint from Africa..
never been.. momma aint never been.. granny.. or great granny..
im American.. Black American if u wanna be specific..
Obama?? African American.. daddy from Africa.. see the difference..
whats wrong wit jus bein American.. and i aint even tryin to be funny.. i swear ? and this identity crisis.. dont knkw what the ? they wamt to be called..
we really jus need to start from scratch..
So if an asian person had Asian-American parents, Asian-American grand parents, Asian-American great grand parents, Asian-American great great grandparents.
Is that person still asian american, or yellow american??? -
StoneColdMikey wrote: »rasida jones a ? too tho
what she do? -
Keyshia cole ratchet angry black woman ass got some nerve tho
No wonder her last album flopped, i was wondering, where was her bird coalition
