Rapper Saweetie has melted hearts across the internet for her firm response to allegations of colorism, which resurfaced due to an old conversation she had with rapper Too Short. The controversy first erupted after the two hopped on Instagram Live for a chat last year.
In the clip, Too Short expressed his preference for biracial women. He also said that biracial babies look the prettiest. He said, in the video:
“Mixed heritage women have always been my favorite. Like I don’t think I’ve ever fallen in love with a woman that wasn’t mixed. And I feel that way about life, too. Like, biracial babies are—you could take the two ugliest motherfuckers from different races and they f*ck and make a baby, and that baby just be beautiful. It happens all the time.”
Saweetie, who identifies as half Black and half Filipino, laughed along at his comments, and in light of her response, many began dubbing Saweetie "anti-Black." One user took to X to share their opinions, noting:
"I bet Saweetie wakes up every morning, brushes her teeth, looks in the mirror, and thanks God for colorism.”
However, when the singer caught wind of the tweet, she wasted no time in responding. She tweeted on September 20:
"Yikes, tasteless humor. Nothing witty or clever about this whatsoever. Matter of fact, joking about a serious psychological battle is never funny. If you don’t agree with my art, that’s fine, but don’t identify me with a behavior that condones discrimination. Because I don’t. Thanks."
As such, many of her fans began lauding her for her articulate and prompt response to shutting down the rumors. "IKDR I Love an intellectual baddie," one user praised.
More people began commenting, singing her praises:
"These peons really be sooooo mad at your very existence it’s so interesting LOL you have quite literally never done anything to anybody!!!! they can stay mad fr," one user commented.
"YESSS ICY GIRL this why i be rooting for you cus you so unproblematic and sweet i want you to win," another replied.
"They just mad cause they can’t wake up in yo shoes and do what you do which is making music and getting that bag the icy way," yet another said.
The comments didn't stop there, as seemingly everyone wanted to praise the singer's moves.
"Mfs writing fanfic to be nasty af. There are ways to address the very real issue of colorism or even point out that a person can benefit from it but to MAKE UP that someone is happy about systemic injustice is really insane," another defended.
"Oh she ate [laughing emoji] This is a mother response," one user commented.
"And this is why I love you Saweetie! No matter what ppl say to you, you’re always kind and respectful and that’s why you’re soooo blessed! I really do admire you," yet another chimed in.
Several others pointed out that the singer has time and again reiterated the statement that black women are beautiful. Others pointed out that it would be futile to mess with her, given her degree in communications from San Diego State University.
Too Short apologizes for what he said to Saweetie, asserts he "loves" his "blackness"
Back in October 2021, not long after the Instagram video of Too Short and Saweetie went viral and began drawing criticism, Too Short sent a video to TMZ to apologize for his actions. He said:
"I would like to apologize to anybody that’s offended by my words,” he said. “I am from the Bay Area, I come up in the Bay, and you know, the whole racial thing to me has never been a factor in my circles. … And in the Bay, there aren’t a lot of mixed cultures and, you know, mixed people. It was like that long before I got there. I’m not really into the whole hatred of, ‘I hate you because you’re light,’ or ‘you’re the best because you’re dark.’”
He continued, asserting that he was proud of his ancestry and his looks, noting that there was no such thing as "better parents or better breeding."
"I love my blackness, I love my family—on my mother’s side and my father’s side. We have every complexion: light, curly, dark, everything. You can’t have blood in your body that makes you better than someone else. You can’t be born of better parents or better breeding—it’s no such thing. Real beauty is in every economic class, every race, and you can go find that ugly exactly everywhere too.”
That same month, Saweetie praised black women, calling them and their children "beautiful."
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