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I believe that Mariah Carey is the greatest artist on this earth, no matter black or white. Mimi, you're my idol and there's nothing more I can say.... you're my inspiration baby!
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-Ivana
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Black Heritage is always seen as something that "magically" disappears when we are mixed. If a Chinese/English/Hawaiian/Irish person can claim their entire heritage, why can't we proudly say we are Black when we mix with others? All of this stuff is a result of centuries of racist European rule.
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-JES
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D.C. Beauty IF Halle and Alicia don't look black then what do they look like? Like white people?!! Halle was called a NIGGER when she went to Australia years ago by a cab driver. Do you think Jada Pinket Smith looks white also? I gues the only black people are the ones who look like Wesley Snipes or Alek Wek
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-JES
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-Osona Davis--The only bi-racial people who can pass as white are those that look like Brad Pit or Brittney Spears. Did you know that Lenny Kravitz is half-white? At the beginning of his career as a rock star he said that it was very hard for people to see him as one. They expected him to be a rapper because they thought of him as a BLACK MAN because of his appearance. Please get your facts straight. Faith Evans is half-white too but know one in their right mind would see her as a white girl or "allow her to play both sides
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-JES
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(Quote:)Thanks Donna, even on this site people won't speak the truth that biracials are only black when it suits them they take jobs,acting roles scholarships,grants etc.away from real blacks that really need them cause they can't pass as white -Osona Davis(End Quote) The only bi-racial people who can pass as white are those that look like Brad Pit or Brittney Spears. Did you know that Lenny Kravitz is half-white? At the beginning of his career as a rock star he said that it was very hard for people tosee him as o
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-JES
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you can't change the fact that the woman is half black. she has never denied or tried to be more than what she is . people need to grow up and learn to live with the fact that the cover of that magazine is not going to change . not any of you are 100% black like you say. deal with it and get over it.
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-tina
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when does it ever suit anyone to be black ? ya'll are making ignorant comments that have no basis or truth to it.
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-Anonymous
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respect. I applaud "PhD" and Yolanda for intellectual approach on this matter. Maureen M.
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-Maureen M.
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respect. I support "phD, and Yolanda's view on the subject matter. Maureen M
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-Anonymous
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People are you listening to the insensitive comments you're making? Human beings are the same regardless of their skin shade. You should all know by now that race is a social construct invented in order to keep some members of humanity under mental and physical oppression. I'm an early childhood educator and I have students of all "race" and ethnic background in my classroom. They do not see each other as Black, White, Purple , Green, Violet etc. They see themselves as "equal" to one another. And I teachtolerance and mutual
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-Maureen M.
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Tell em osona cause if Allure where to have Whitney Houston on the cover with the statement that she is white there would be some fighting as the child put it on their forum too
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-Mina
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Tell em Osona, who cares what on some white people site this site is about our issues
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-Donna
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Osona, I could not have said it better myself
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-100 %black too
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such a child in fact that you won't even give your name to the insanity that you typed
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-Osona Davis
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Sweetie, there is nothing wrong with my credit and if i did have kids they would not be unruly and since you are to dumb to realize it these are discussions not fights commnication is what all people do to express themselves you are the child
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-Osona Davis
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WOW. LOOK AT ALL THESE BLACK LITTLE CHILDREN FIGHTING BACK AND FORTH ON ESSENCE FORUM. RATHER THAN PAYING ATTENTION YOUR CREDIT, AND UNRULY CHILDREN YOU WOULD MUCH RATHER FIGHT ONE ANOTHER. DARE A WHITE PERSON TO DOG YOU, BUT YOU DOG YOURSELVES. GO ON ALLURE WEBSITES, AND SEE THAT THE READERS DO NOT FIGHT. BLACK PEOPLE YOU ARE SO SO BEHIND
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-Anonymous
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Its very funny Carl would say Halle used Wesley Snipes when it was Wesley who hit Halle so hard she lost 80 percent of her hearing. I don't know who gave him the audacity to post a comment so untrue. He's probibly a gay queen with no life
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-Anonymous
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Dam right !!
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-100 %black too
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Thanks Donna, even on this site people won't speak the truth that biracials are only black when it suits them they take jobs,acting roles scholarships,grants etc.away from real blacks that really need them cause they can't pass as white
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-Osona Davis
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Osona I read your comments on the other pages and you are so right on every issue it's about time someone had enough love for the black race to speak up for it You should have your own web site girl!
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-Donna
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Thanks, your right no one will admit to it they never do
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-Osona Davis
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angie not really i just don't like them taking opportunities away from real blacks but quick to mention or show that white parent to get better treatment later just as the lady on other pages said osona your darn right girl
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-Anonymous
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Osona Davis I agree with you on all of your comments completly it's funny how no one will admit to that fact that mutlt racials are only black when they need to fit in with blacks and that a real black person can't play both sides of the fence
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-100 %black too
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so you seem to take issue with people who are bi-racial, huh?
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-angie
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It would help if both black men and women would but I don't really care what bi racials do I just wish she and all other bi racials would stop taking acting jobs away from black people by claiming to be one
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-Anonymous
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Halle did date Wesley at a time when BOTH needed media attention to help promote their film careers. They used each other for maybe less then a year.
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-Carl
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So black/ bi-racial women to prove their loyalty, have to date a visibly black male to be accepted in the black community where as a black male simply being black, all the while dating non black women, are accepted merely because they are black? WTF !!
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-brenda
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If she did date Wesley it must have been for about a week to gain acceptance with black people when she first started out
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-Anonymous
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Brenda she never dated wesley snipes she is not black and these days she sticks to light black men other bi racial men like herself she and Mariah stick to their own and there is nothing wrong with that
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-Anonymous
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"she never dated any man darker than a brown paper bag" so that real dark, dark film actor Wesley Snips is lighter the a brown paper bag, i think you need glasses!
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-brenda
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I would never put a black woman down for dating outside of her race but Halle is not a black woman she is a bi racial woman and she never dated any man darker than a brown paper bag
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-Anonymous
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Halle Barry has not only dated light toned black males. Halle has dated a rainbow of men of color from eric benet to Wesley! Who by the way is not man enough to be with a strong BLACK woman and is married to a Asian. You cant put any black woman down for dating / marrying a non black men , when black men have enjoyed 'tasting the rainbow' for years!
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-brenda
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So true they both stick to their own
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-Anonymous
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Darryl, Halle only dates light black men and other mixed men so she not much different than Mariah
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-Anonymous
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Darryl, She can gravitate to whomever she wants. If she's part white, then this is just as natural an inclination as white. She grew up with her WHITE mother, after all. Her father wasn't even around much. And if you're going to refer to her as a mutt, I'd suggest you take a look at your own geneology. My guess is that your no purebreed either (keeping with the dog theme.)
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-Lilliah
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Why is it that people who are of mixed heritage, who constantly want others to know that are mixed, seem to date only white people? Mariah is from group of mixed people that gravitates toward white--which causes the identity problem. (that is what they get!) Halle Berry, on the other hand, is from a group of mixed people that gravitates toward black---no identity crisis there. Mariah gets what she deserves. No sympathy for the poor, misunderstood, mutt.
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-Darryl
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Yolanda, if your comments where the same as Barbara's they sure didn't read like it. Black people don't judge they are Judged all the time
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-Osona Davis
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PhD - I hope that you do not believe that I really think that all mixed races are a result of slavery and rape - this point was made as an example. I don't have the chip, I'm trying to spread love and stop the hate - you totally missed my point.
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-Yolanda
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Why don't black people have enough love, pride and respect for thier race not let just any one claim to be a member of it.Give multi racial people there own title not ours, the sooner we stop claming them sooner we can focus on more impotant things
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-Osona Davis
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Barbara, my sentiments exactly!!! This is really the point I'm trying to get at - whether mixed, PURE black, black-latino, etc... Black people need to stop judging and start loving!!
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-Yolanda
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mariah should be ashamed of herself having essence put her on the magazine and say she is black, come on ppl she only has a little black in her,how does that make here a black woman. she is giving black woman a bad name.
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-cass
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Anyone every though of this from a religious aspect we are all God children's, in His spiritual image, and likeness. We are spiritual, if we can know this the world would be a better place, and everyone would be color blind. To those who are spiritual minded.
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-Barbara
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to finish....I only mean that they should not be categorized as black people, that?s all
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-Osona Davis
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Yolanda, yes of course I get mad at opportunities being taken away from blacks by other races but there are certain opportunities that are set aside just for blacks, scholarships, grants, acting jobs, etc these are taken by mixed people who are only black when it?s convenient real black people can?t mention or show a white parent to receive better treatment and as far as your other comments go, please read what I have already said on the previous page. When I say exclude them in no way do I mean them anharm, I only mean th
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-Osona Davis
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Race DOESN'T EXIST. It's an artificial construct to try to categorize and identify. Black women, get over yourselves and your past. If you're the children of slaves, remember but you have to move past it, because holding onto it will only hold you back. Case in point: Every so-called mixed person you think you see is not the result of American slavery, but are European or Latin American immigrants, or the product of a perfectly normal household.
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-PhD
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Not all mixed race people are the results of rapes and slavery. Geez. Tiger Woods, anyone? The sooner you realize that, the better you'll be able to deal with the new paradigm. Get the chip off your shoulder. Many people are the result of mixing, including Latins Americans, Armenians, Greeks, Italians. Pretty much EVERYBODY, no matter whether white or black, is mixed. Get over it. NOTHING NEW. People in the U.S. who are so-called mixed are American, they're here to stay, they're growing, and hopefully they won't be confu
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-PhD
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Osona, I applaud you for being PURE but what does pure really mean? Are you just as outraged that other pure races have taken opportunities from "real black people"? What is your definition of the "black race". Your exclusion statement borders on the same thinking as Hitler!!
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-Yolanda
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Yolanda, I agree with you on some points but I have seen too many mixed people take opportunities away from real black people, seen to many of them play both sides of the fence. skin tone aside These people are not members of the black race and should be excluded from it.
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-Osona Davis
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Anonymous, Your wrong I AM PURE if you met me you'd swear I was african and I would not be mad if she said she was white becasue that would be closer to the truth she and all other bi racial people are not one race or another THEY ARE A WHOLE NEW MIXED RACE OF PEOPLE.
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-Osona Davis
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I agree that none of us are pure when it comes down to it ? just remember this is a consequence not a choice.
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-Yolanda
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In this day, we as Black people, have far better issues we can be taking on like? why is there only one Black person in the Senate, why do we continue to face racism and discrimination, etc? But then again how can we challenge racism when we are raciswithin our own race!! We are doing exactly what society wants us to do ? Hate one another by whatever means necessary. Get over it and start loving yourself and your fellow black man ? whether light skin, dark skin, mixed race, disabled, etc.. I agreehat none of us are p
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-Yolanda
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After reading all of your comments I am quite saddened!! It is so disheartening to know Black people are still judging one another after all the oppression and life struggles we have experienced. Being of mixed races is a consequence of the hundreds ofyears that our black women were raped and tainted. One of the most cruel effects of slavery is the division amongst our people ? we are still holding on to the fact that those that look white are better or worse. In this day, we as Black people, have fr better issues we c
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-Yolanda
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I think you mean that your parents both ID as fully black, despite what your actual DNA is. Anyhow, I'm sorry you're misunderstood.
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-Detroit!
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Hey Sacramento, I HATE to say, but maybe you need to think of the possibility that your parents ARE both mixed, generations back -- do you know your heritage back hundreds and hundreds of years? Mariah assumes the race of whomever she's with because she probably is of the same mixture or has an element of the heritage of the company she keeps. Evidently, you must think you're "pure" black somehow -- I hate to burst your bubble, but it sounds like you're not. I think you mean that your parents both ID as fully black, de
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-Detroit
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Um, Madonna is black? I'm sorry, I must have missed the subtlety in cleverness of your post. What?
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-Anon.
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She should take a lesson from Madonna who incorporates all music and controversy and could never be considered "tragic." Madonna is BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!
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-One Mad Black Woman in Sacramento
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I am a light-skinned black woman from 2 black light-skinned parents who is constantly accused of being mixed by both white and black folks. I regularly have to correct white people, who assume I am half black, because they seem to gravitate toward the non-black of me that isn't there!!White people feel comfortable with light skin, and I don't blame black folks for speaking up and telling the truth on this subject. Mariah effortly assumes the race of whoever she's with at the moment that's why she's confused. She should ta
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-One Mad Black Woman in Sacramento
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Laura, That's what I'm saying - Mariah hasn't said she was black or white. This is why I disagree with the title. When did she identify as a black woman? She's said she's mixed, which evidently is different.
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-Sallie
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I would like to first say, Mariah did not ask to be born into this world. Now that she is in this world, what makes anyone, body, person, human being cast judgement on who she is as a person??? There is a an old saying that comes to mind....Misery loves company! Keep your head to the sky Mariah!!!! Doris
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-Doris
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sallie, she has never said she was just black or just white. she mentions all of her heritage. just because she doesn't run down the street yelling " i'm black " doesn't make her less black and it doesn't make her ashamed of who she is.
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-laura
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i can't believe that this is still going on. how can you put someone's racial background in percentages? that stupid and ignorant. there is nothing that anyone can do about the cover. the issue is out and nothing that you complain about will change the fact that she's on the cover. so get over it!!!
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-Anonymous
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Why are you comparing the 2, Beyonce knows who she is and Mariah is confused! Beyonce dyes her hair Blond BUT most of the time it is brown! How many damn interviews is this women going to go through dealing with her racial issues? 50% white,25% latin and 25% black, how does that equate her to being a black women?
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-Me!
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<cont.> When you're mixed, you have the choice to be whatever you want to be. End of story.
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-Sallie
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Dehj, The point here is that SHE doesn't say she's black -- at least directly. That's the issue. I don't care what you look like or what you're mixed with; if you say you're not black then YOU'RE NOT BLACK. IF you say you are, you are. Being black is amentality nowadays, not a skintone, hair texture, or any other feature alone. So just as mostly white people can claim they're just black, they can also claim they're something else -- white, Hispanic, mixed, whatever. When you're mixed, you have the choice to be
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-Sallie
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beyonce acts the same way she's just darker i dont see you saying crap. It people like you that give a reason for this issue to exist.
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-dehj
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black. ok.........and marrying a black man dont prove your blackness i meen how come the men can marry outside and other races and then you ppl hate on yourself. Also her father is dark just like Beyonces father maybe darker. He is so dark you wouldn't even think he was from South America he is dark. So stop judging people on the outside and saying things like oh know she wanna be black. She is black.....dont say she wants to grow up dont let the bottle blonde died hair fool you and the straightened hairgeez......beyonce ac
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-dehj
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yes she does just because she dies her hair blonde know and wears lighter makeup doesn't mean she always looked like that. She didn't look white growing up have you seen her childhood pictures??? obviously not so stop assuming. She looked mixed it ws obvious she wasn't white so stop being racist. Why can't people stop judging people I bet you essence asked her to do the article and your all hating. What a bunch of haters get a life.... im nigerian and 3 of my cousins are albino = blonde hair green eyes one blue their full bl
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-dejav
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I love the way Joan morgan has wrte this article its articulate and different from other journalist............. Mariah Carey is a great and inspirational woman........ you guys did a good job on this article in potraying her ellegance and beauty......
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-Tanner
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mariah has never needed to " be black " to sell records. she sold more records when she was marketed as a white artists. so why would she backtrack and " wanna be black " for the sake of selling records? like i said we all aren't pure black and that is THE TRUTH. if this woman would have said i'm white people would be mad. so she's saying she's black and ya'll are still mad . no wonder she chooses not to be called either because both races have issues.
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-Anonymous
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Oh, so Mariah Carey is black now? Gee, that's news. Who will you all put on the cover next, Britney Spears?
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-Name Withheld
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I only mention my coloring because unlike Ms. Carey there is no question as to the race I belong to I can't change my race on a whim or to sell CD's. Like most other black people there is no reprieve from the discrimination in the world for us this unfortunately is also what it means to be truly black
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-Osona Davis
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If you would read my comment correty you would see that I didn't say dark was 100% I said I was 100%
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-Osona Davis
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Well RRayan that's your thing I know my history from the very begining it's been passed down from generations and it is all various versions of black people we pride ourselves on the one rule that we "Don't do the swirl" So Yes I am 100% and proud
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-Osona davis
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The entire trin of discussionlisted below shows among other things where the discussion has not progressed and a lack of intelligent study. Things are complex. BTW who said dark is 100%- I can easily trace my family to Ghana, no one ever thinks I am American and guess what- I too am mixed- BTW- so is 90% + of the US(BBC News Program) and much of the world- there is very little pure anything anywhere
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-RRyan
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I am sometimes surprised by the dynamics of Amerian commentary... yes the race dilemma is real the light dark etc etc. however, should a child - who is from a loving mixed family where there is respect for both sides not want to acknowledge both sides. I think there is a way to do that and still identify with the black community. The key as always is balance.
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-RRyan
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Exactly Osona. There are many types of black beauty, no doubt -- but when mixed people are shown as examples of black beauty, it undermines black beauty entirely. Alicia isn't beautiful because she's black -- she looks white with a suntan. Halle, Alicia, and others can say they're black -- that's fine, but don't tell me they look black (esp. Alicia). People who are mixed should be able to id as they want, b/c calling them black is changing black beauty to a new -- more *white* standard.
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-D.C. Beauty
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Mariah should focus on her talents and strengths as an artist, if any, and not digress to using the race card to win popularity. Funny how she didn't make any grand claims before, but suddenly she needs us now.
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-Incog_In_DC
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well racially nin both uk and america it leaves alot to be desired as only nearly 40 years ago did america's martin luther die needlessly plus countless others who have been killed because of t he colour of their skin. it happens in the uk also but it is not so publicised.
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-judith williams
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What?s next are going let Britney Spears be on the cover next month claiming to be black also?
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-Anonymous
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The only reason she?s even agreed to the title of a black woman now is because white people don?t care about her anymore so she?ll come to us for support. She, Halle Berry, Michael Michelle, Shamar Moore and many others are just examples of how thesexed people are taking opportunities away from real black people whose race can?t be changed (though tanning) or ignored at a whim. Real black people even in this day and age still have struggles and understand the race isn?t just a color but a culture,source of pride and
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-Anonymous
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As a dark skinned (%100) black woman how dare you say the Mariah Carey is a black woman as well, when by here own admission she is more white then anything? How is this little 25% present enough to land her the same title I and many others hold so proudly? She and mixed people like her are not black but another race entirely (Let them get their own magazine if the don?t have one already). As a black professional I encounter subtle racism everyday, but I endure it and move past it. This woman has no ideahat that?s like the
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-Osona Davis
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Anonymous: It is not my intention to hurt Ms. Carey's career by no longer supporting her.. as I said before, I wish her well. I merely stated my view. For you to comeback with such a childish remark highlights your lack of maturity and intelligence. All that was missing was a "nah, nah, nah, nah, nah" at the end. I think you're the perfect fan for Mariah.
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-Anonymous
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none of us are pure black . that's plain and simple.
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-Anonymous
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In that case NONE of us should id as black then, right? Cause my mother is black, native american and my dad is white and asian. People mistake me for being hispanic all the time.
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-Carl
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You all are just afraid of blacks splintering off into other groups. But guess what -- more people are realizing that there's no need to identify as just black -- when they're NOT.
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-- Anonymous
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Vanessa, If you're more white and Native American than black, and you identify solely as black, then that's your problem. But don't try to push that kind of thinking on other people with the same mixture that don't identify as black.
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-Christina
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Black does NOT overpower the other races one has in them. If my great great great great grandmother was black, and the others white, are you telling me I'm black? HAHAHAHAHAHA It's not a matter of shame, but of logic and sense.
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-Delia
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Mariah Carey is just like Tiger Woods! Full of self-hate and ashamed of having black blood in their veins! Let them GO people , just LET THEM GO!!
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-ann
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First off, every one on here that is talkin about her not being black, is all ignorant. Obviously, if the damn girl got black in her no matter how much it dominates all other races. I am a multiracial woman and I have more white in me than I have Black and Native American and I look at myself as being a very succesful young Black woman. And please don't use the term "MULATTO" . It's a spanish term in english it means a mix between a cow and a donkey.
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-Vanessa
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Essence: This story is crap. The day you stop making up titles to sell magazines is the day I buy your mag instead of reading it in the store, laughing at it, and leaving it for someone gullible enough to buy it.
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-- Anonymous
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i love that you did a story about mariah. she often does not get credit for being an african american woman I love her music and have been a fan of hers for a long time and i think she is mis understood when people find outi like her they often make meancomments about her not wanting or not admiting to be black which is wrong its even hard to catch her songs on the urban radio stations or see her videos on black tv programs it strang to turn on the tv to bet and see jennifer lopez all day long and hardly ever see mariah so
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-sb
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Some of the comments on here are so ignorant. Whatever race Mariah is, should have no effect on her music. She is a good artist that reaches out to many races. Take it or leave it, she's gonna make money and records whichever way she displays her race.
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-a loyal fan
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when THEIR truth is wrong they really don't have a right to veiw her as they wish.
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-Anonymous
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I didn't like the article. The writer seemed to miss the entire point made by Mariah and her cousin by writing the last sentence. I think Mariah herself is endlessly tripping on the being beige issue, but she has a right to be anybody she wants to be. The public has a right to view her as they wish based upon their truth. Once she is comfortable in her own skin, she wont care what people think of her. Despite Jermaine Dupri's professed ignorance, most blacks could tell Mariah had black heritage. By the time she work
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-just black scholar
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Anyway why is it that we think Creoles should identify as black(despite having mostly french ancestry) but not Latinos(who have just as much African ancestry). Its just an ugly heritage leftover from when slavery was legal in this country.
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-Keef
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I think its ridiculous to say Mariah is not black, becuase she has only a quarter black ancestry. None of us, dark or light, are of pure african ancestry. Saying you are black just shows a solidarity with the black community as a whole. No matter your african racial percentage. Its all silly anyhow. Jasmine Guy has always identified herself as black despite being half white and Jennifer Beals has never really ever really said that she is half black. I love them both the same. Why is it that we think Creoles should identify a
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-Keef
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I think Essence magazine sold out on this one... so to Essence I say: thanks for the hype (sarcasm), thanks for salt in the wound... if Mariah is mixed and is personally not comfortable with being limited to choosing one specific ethnicity, why choose the title you did for this story? This story's headline is propaganda 101 - looks to me like Essence was using "blackness" and our issues to sell magazines... it may not be right, but we are still dealing with this race thing and it should be acknowledged and addressed careful
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-louis manon
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i'm still trying to figure out how anyone can measure someone's blackness. there is not a pure blooded black person in america unless you came straight off the boat from africa. how does it help your career to be black?
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-Anonymous
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If you're as mixed as Mariah is, then she shouldn't have to identify as just black. Why does being part black have to overpower every other ethnicity in a person? It doesn't. Some mixed people have a problem with being just black because they know it unfairly snubs the rest of their heritage.
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-Krissa
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If you don't know who you are, then no one else will
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-Black Southern Belle
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Why is Mariah still using her identity crisis to promote her career? I'm so tired of mixed-race people who claim to be misunderstood. It's only an issue when THEY misunderstand themselves. I too am mixed, but if you ask what I am... I will proudly tell you that I am Black. It doesn't matter if I'm 1/8 this or 2/3 that. I think that only matters with multi-racial people who have a problem with being identified as Black. You hear it all the time... I'm Black but I'm also this, this and that. If you don't know who you are, then
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-Black Southern Belle
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And no she probably did not choose the title for the cover but she sure as hell approved it. Essence did not release that with out her ok.
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-nicole dixson
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How dare yall say " Misunderstood BLACK Woman" the only thing this article did was solidify how UN-Black she is. Why dont yall post a real black woman on the cover? And no this is not another person just looking to trash ol poor Mariah, and tell her how un-black she is. But what she really needs to do is get back in touch with her 75% other race. Cause if that 25% blackness can get her on the cover of Essence and sell a few million records the her goal to get in touch with her black side has been accomplished.
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-christina shack
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epiphany doesn't matter about her skintone because she has black in her blood.
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-Anonymous
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I am very big fan of Mariah, When I saw Glitter it was all most the life that I had. I have like at least six of Mariah Carey, Rainbow,Charmbracelet, Her frist CD, I Still Believe I cryed on that song,Butterfly, Glitter also have the moive og Glitter. I wish I could meet Mariah.
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-Terrie Lozano
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What has happened to Mariah skin tone? This is the only mag where she is "High Yellow" if you look at ANY of her other photos www.awfulplasticsurgery.com, especially her old ones she is just as white as any other white person. The tragic mullato syndromis over Ms Carey.
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-Epiphany
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People, peolple, people. African American or "Black American" is not a race, it is a mind set. We are people of mixed races; mostly starting with African lineage (our common denominator) . We are the true esential of the term "melting pot". Our only common thread is the "The African Continent". [Not even a certain country.] Respect the diversity and build on the unity. We are divided on an American term that many of us do not understand and allowing the misunderstanding to divide us into shallow, meaniless species. Go w
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-willieB
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It doesn't matter what color she is!! Mariah is a great artist first and foremost. No one compares to her voice or ability to create!!
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-Music lover
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why do people on here call mariah black? mariah carey is not black she just has black in her but she is not a black woman she is a mixed race woman, why is it that if someone calls her white they get corrected but if they call her black they dont get corrected. she is more white than black anyway. and since she is hispanic too why not just say that mariah carey is a hispanic mulatto?
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-pres marie
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when mariah carey was on latina magazine was she called a latina? when will society drop this fake phony mentality that mixed races who have black in them should choose a monoracial label, but if somebody is mixed with asian and white or hispanic and white or indian and white they dont have to choose. do any of you people have any idea how ridiculous and sick and disgusting and racist and and unfair and especially discriminatory that sounds. because that is like saying that half asian/half white or half hispanic/half w
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-anonymous
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UGLY!!! I wonder what you look like!! Stop hating Palm
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-Sick a' haters
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she look ugly
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-palm
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Donna Clearly you have no idea what you speak of. I didn't become a fan of Mariah's solely because of her voice. I did research to find out exactly what kind of person I was supporting. The whole "diva" attitude is an image. She's earned that title and should do with it what she wants. Sorry it took me so long to respond but I thought this rediculous conversation was surely over by now!!!
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-Mimifan
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she doesn't care about selling more albums. she wants to do the type of music she likes. even if that means lesser album sells. she was doing better as a " white artist". so it really doesn't make any sense to say that she wants to be black because of album sells.
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-licia
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Some of you are so ignorant by saying Mariah wants to be black now to sell more albums. That is so laughable. As soon as Mariah was single and started living her life as a black woman, her sales went downhill. "White" Mariah used to sell way more recordsthan "Black" Mariah. If she really were money hungry, she'd be "white" and go back to singing pop songs such as "hero" and "dreamlover". Obviously, she identifies more with her black side by looking at her friends and the music she makes. This Mariah race thing is so 10 year
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-Ramona Jones
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People have always trashed Ms. Carey! Don't sweat it cuz' she's unstoppable!!
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-Mimifan'
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Former Fan I'm sure you won't hurt Mimi's career by no longer supporting her!! She has millions of fans!! She doesn't need you!!!
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-Anonymous
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why is it okay to call mariah carey black but not white. i bet if she was half asian and half white or half indian and half white she would not be required to choose one race over another. i think that if mariah can be called black then she can certainlybe called white too, because her white heritage is not too good for her. that really gets on my nerves that people think that just because you are mixed you should have to choose a monoracial label.
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-anonymous
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Black Americans are confused, and don't know what they are. There are so many people that have mostly white and non-black heritage, yet consider themselves black. Why? America has, rightly so, moved beyond the one-drop rule. It's time we recognized the fallacy of its logic too. It was just a slaveowners rule! Don't perpetuate it! Just realize that there are many who are mixed that don't consider themselves black. Why? Because they aren't.
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-Ilia
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i'm your best friend.
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-Anonymous
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I don't think I'm all wrong.. I've given her a fair critique, anonymous... but you, like me... are entitled to your opinion.. By the way, you keep poppin in here... are you the author of the "Weep for Me" article, someone who with too much time on their hands or are you Mariah herself???
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-Former Fan
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all wrong former fan.
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-Anonymous
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Ms. Carey is beautiful, extremely talented, has achieved some amazing accomplishments, and accummulated a great deal of wealth... God has blessed her, so while I wish her well, always, her woe is me is lost on me and I am unwilling to support her further.
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-Former Fan
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I was a huge support of Mariah from the outset.... However, the "slutty" image she chose put forth both publicly and professionally was the first turn off for me. She has an amazing range, however constantly signing in the upper scale, became tiresome for me, so turn off number two. Lastly her associations with black people, SEEMED (to me, at least), limited to only those whose talents she could utilize in her career. Ms. Carey is beautiful, has achieved some amazing accomplishments, and accummulated a great deal of w
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-Former Fan
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essence made up the title not mariah. i believe that she wants to move past the whole race issue , but others will not let her. someone said that she has never said she was black. she has never said she was white either. she wants people to know her as mariah a great singer and song writer. not mariah the half black girl who looks white and sings black. if she were a few shades darker we wouldn't be arguing about how black she is.
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-Anonymous
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I'm a fan of Mariah's older music. I think some people don't like her because she's too self absorbed and she always does that self pity role of having multi-racial heritage. A lot of people in this world have way bigger problems than that.
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-Marie
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Mariah is exceptionally talented. With the matter of race, in America she is considered a black woman. Being African American is an ethnic characterization moreover than a pure DNA answer. We as African Americans need to know if any of us lived in PuertoRico,Brazil, or Peru, they would be calling us something different.Thats not let these political diffinitions confuse the question. As for Mariah, its ok to be young,talented, sensual, and black. Its ok. Mariah needs to keep making her wonderful music and let her legacy st
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-Sosa Colon
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LISA FROM BOWIE... GET OFF HER DICK!
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-Anonymous
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I DON'T LIKE MARIAH..SHE IS FAKE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO TOLD HER SHE WAS SEXY!!!!!! ILL...TRASH.
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-Anonymous
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let me explain myself clearly, if race didn't matter the title of her article would not be the most misunderstood black woman, it would've been the most misunderstood vocalist or female artist or multi-racial artist. I think she is once again misrepresenting herself but I forgive her for that. I still love her vocals.
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-mel
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She never claimed to be a Black woman before in fact she nearly denied it. So is Mariah Carey claiming to be black to sell more albums? I don't buy her being true to herself at all. Nowadays it's all about being true to money and that is exactly what Mariah is doing.
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-mel
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I'm a black mixed african woman. In my home family I have all tones and mixtures. A white grand moma, a mulatta mum and my pure black father. We have it all! Besides being a mixed person, I never had any problems with my colour and never felt diferentin or outside my family. First time I went to the US in 1995, I had to deal with the fact of being black and all the issues about races seamed to be more important than having sincere relationships. I never thought that between black people I woul'd have to prove tha
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-A woman from ANGOLA
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I would like to say that it is so awesome to see Mariah Carey back out looking beautiful as ever. Mariah may have stepped away from the R&B/Pop scene, but with her new album, she has the attention all back. The album gets a 3+ mics on the chorus, song write, and creativity & tones. Mariah looks awesome in the Essence magazine. It is great to see that Mariah Carey has over came all pass issues with marriages, and also those foolish media racial stuff. Look Mariah Carey is indeed mix, but even if she is, she is doing a her th
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-Peter Desbonnes
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Further most Africans I have met, don't even associate themselves with "black" Americans, or African-Americans, which makes it more confusing when Africans directly from Africa come to America and claim the "African-American" name. America is confused now, but maybe one day we?ll fit in with the rest of the world once we mix to where color is no longer an issue.
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-Tamra (DC via KC)
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Continuing from above: Black people need to embrace our diverse history, instead of perpetuating this slave mentality, light vs. dark. My international friends tell me I should say I?m simply American because outside of the states, people will see me asjust that, not a ?black? person. (note, Brazil had the same slave trade, same mix, minus the indigenous and are simply identified and comfortable with ?Brazilians?). Further most Africans I have met, don?t even associate themselves with ?black? As, or African-Americ
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-Tamra (DC via KC)
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I am a light skinned black woman whose looks are always confused with Asian, Hispanic, and a black/white mix. I have black friends who could fit the same description. Black people in American history have always been defined as having one drop of African blood. Thus, Mariah's issues are not new to this race, although her struggle, as the rest of us face, simply comes with the territory of a black woman living in the United States of America. Black people need to embrace our diverse history, instead of perpetuating this s
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-Tamra (DC via KC)
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I saw someone call Mariah white. How can you call a mixed person white? Or black for that matter? Why is society still so confused? Sky
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-Anonymous
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Mariah you know what Forget being black enough! You're mixed. You're mixed enough and beautiful! You're everything God intended you to be. Sky
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-Sky
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I'm biracial and proud. I hope one day Mariah can quit worrying about ignorant society. Society is what tries to push people to be less than who they are. They try to push one race or the other on to an individual that possess more than one race, or heritage rather.
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-Sky
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I'll be glad when the day arrives that mixed race people can be proud of who they are and be accepted for who they are without the scrutiny of other people. If you are biracial you should be happy to be black and white. It's society that's confused and then throws off the confusion on the biracial person. A biracial person is black and white. WE all get our genes from parents. Society is causing Mariah's problems , not her. Well to a degree she is responsible. She needs to say " Screw Everyone" and be proud of all that she a
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-Sky
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I'm sick of people trashing Mariah!!!! Aside from being beautiful she is gifted & creative!!!Her vocal ability is simply impeccable!!! No other artist can top her flawless talent!!!She is one of the few artists who actually takes the time to write her OWN lyrics unlike some other artists!!! So hate cuz Mariah is on fire!!!! Always imitated but never duplicated!!!!
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-NO. 1 MaRiAH CaREy FaN
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Young women and little girls are watching you--my daughters included--when I can allow it. Both are talented singers and quickly identify with women of color with that talent. You stand above the pack. Please, give them reasons to be proud, to be women of integrity--to be women of value...God bless you
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-Lisa in Bowie, MD
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Young women and little girls are watching you--my daughters included--when I can allow it. Both are talented singers and quickly identify with women of color with that talent. You stand above the pack. Please, give them reasons to be proud, to be women of integrity--to be women of value...God bless you.
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-Anonymous
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To Mariah I have only one thing to say---your talent is God-given and of a rare quality. Do not compromise it for the sake of the world's riches. Do not give in to the hypersexualization of our culture. You are worth so much more, and the reach and beauty of your voice intended for far greater purposes.
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-Lisa in Bowie, MD
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have endured at the hands of whites and by those in our own families and community. To some we are too Black; to others not Black enough. Obviously, this is nonsense. As women of color it is up to us to abandon this ignorance and to embrace the diverity of our beauty and talent.
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-Lisa in Bowie. MD
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Mariah Carey is by far (to me) one of the most talented and gifted vocal artists I have ever heard. Her race and ethnicity are irrelevant to me in that regard. For those of us who claim an African American heritage, we know that the vast majority of us living in the Americas are multiracial, no matter our physical features or how others interpret us. I am a Black woman from Virginia who grew up in the "complexion wars" of the rural south--and faced the same scrutiny that Mariah has endured, and that many of us Black women h
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-Lisa from Bowie, MD
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drewmoviestarathotmail mariah and i danceat ceasars palace...light the nightclub and jazzit up at the bellagio baccarat lounge. hot and gigli at a fever pitch
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-drewfrancsmoviestarathotmail
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What is wrong with everyone? the bottom line is Mariah Carey is taleneted whether she's mixed black, white, green or yellow.
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-B
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I have always gotten the impression that Mariah was confused about many things including her ethnicity. However I never felt anger towards her only sadness. Oh by the way I have always wanted to say Venezuelean is not a race its a nationality.
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-Michelle
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i think all of you mariah fans are missing the point. i used to be a big fan, but the same clothes, same stories are getting tired now. no one is trying to hate, but mariah has true issues. she is the one who put this info out there. we are not hating. this same story is annoying. the fact that she never said she is black but let others say it is annoying. she could have told them not to. but she needed help from some black friends for the essence article, to help with the black fans. be whoever you want, but be it all of th
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-puhleeze mimi!!!!!
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I AM MORE OF AN ALISHA KEYS LOOKING MIXED, MY KIDS HAVE A BLACK FATHER AND LOOK MORE LIKE MARIAH. I GREW UP WITH THE NICKNAME "WHITE GIRL." I KNOW WHAT MIXED FEELS LIKE, NA YA. BUT I CHOSE TO RISE.I HAVE NO ISSUES. NOR WILL MY DAUGHTERS. I AM A BLACK WOMAN. PLEASE YOU AND MARIAH THINK THINGS THROUGH BEFORE YOU PASS YOUR ISSUES ON TO YOUR KIDS.
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-GARNELL
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you go donna!!!
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- lissy
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Why are you guys arguing about someone who is living 10 times better than us we all have flaws & issues in life Mariah's issues are out in the public that's the difference evaluate your self before you all become the judge. CHECK YOUR SELF!!
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-FEFE
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your stupied "have we become black k.k.k.s" shut up
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-Anonymous
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most of you need to lear how to spell Mariahs name dar dar dar......................
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-britbrat
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are any of you blak and white and look mostly white No! i dont think so I am i know what she fills its hard growing up like that you have to deal with people being geting mad at you because your mixed or because you just hang out with blacks and not whites or because you hang out with just whites and not black shore it may be hard 4 you being a black women or white women but mixed people have are isues too. So dont talk in less you be in some shoes who are mixed because i am mixed and know how it fills ihave been treated di
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-na ya
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many of these people are fussing about the title of the article and they probably haven't even read it. she's trying to expalin alot of the misconceptions that people have about her.
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-Anonymous
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IMUST ASK ALL HOW CAN WE SAY SUCH MEAN THINGS ABOUT ONE WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ,HAVE WE BECOME BLACK K.K.K'S? WOULD ANY WANT SUCH COLD HEARTLESS WORDS SPOKEN ABOUT YOU?
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-Anonymous
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Dear Essence, Contrary to the negative comments posted by visitors of your website, I would just like to express my thanks to you for writing this article and including Mariah Carey on the cover of your current issue. Unfortunately, the general public, for the most part, haven't given Ms. Carey the time of day (to understand her), so I hope that this article helps that to happen. Even if your article only helped one person to understand Mariah Carey, the person, I think it's a success. Thank you!
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-C.M. (Kansas City, MO)
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good for you.
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-Anonymous
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I love Essence Magazine but. . .it is no longer relevant to me. I am a single 54 year old african american female.
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-Lurecie Stokes
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you're wrong too.
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-Anonymous
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Dear Mimifan: Clearly by your screen name you are biased in your opinion. Mariah has not been on top in a lot of years. She has a lovely voice... and in my opinion that is all she has. Mariah has more issues within her than just her ethinicity. Try herconcerts are boring. Self-asorbed, age reality difficulties. I don't see Mariah as a role model and she defintely does not belong in this magazine. Oh, and regarding the mention of self-hated and Michael Jackson. Michael does have a self-hated...and sodoes Maria
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-Donna from Oakland
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whatever the issue is out. buy it or don't buy it. complaining about it won't get her off the cover. deal with it and move on.
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-get over it
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who cares about her love interests in videos? anyway why would she go back to black people to bump up her career when she was more successful being marketed as a " white artist"? that's stupid.
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-Anonymous
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tk ,that's not true
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-Anonymous
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The problem we have with Mariah is that she rides the fence when it comes to embracing her heritage. The above mentioned celebrities have always embraced who they are. My point is get of the fence and keep it real. That is all we are saying.
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-TK
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I have never been a Mariah Carey fan, but I have followed her career. I do not think that we(African-Americans)hate on her due to the color of her skin, but because she has not embraced the African-American heritage. You see a popular African-American rap/r&b artist in her videos to help boost record sales, but her love interests are of the opposite race in every video. We have embraced bi-racial celebrities such as Halle Berry,Boris Kodjoe, Vin Disel, Alicia Keys, Nicole Ari Parker just to name a few. The problem we all ha
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-TK
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The problem we all have with her is that she chooses to embrace her heritage when it is a marketing or publicity stunt. These actors/singers embrace their heritage out of love for who they are not to sell a couple of albums.I would have more respect forher if she kept it real and stopped riding the fence.Be true to who you are always.
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-Anonymous
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I have never been a Mariah Carey fan, but I have followed her career. I do not think that we(African-Americans)hate on her due to the color of her skin, but because she has not embraced the African-American heritage. You see a popular African-American rap/r&b artist in her videos to help boost record sales, but her love interests are of the opposite race in every video. We have embraced bi-racial celebrities such as Halle Berry,Boris Kodjoe, Vin Disel, Alicia Keys, Nicole Ari Parker just to name a few. The problem we all ha
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-TK
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people need to read the article before they say stupid things.
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-Anonymous
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how can anyone say she's only 1/4 of anything. we are still ignorant people . this board shows it all.
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-Anonymous
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We are all mixed. Many blonde-haired blue-eyed people claim and accept their Black heritage. And many dark-skinned people don't. Let's not build more walls between us. We have so much to overcome without fighting about who's black enough
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-Concerned reader
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Amen Teni!
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-xo
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Black White Green Yellow who cares? She needs to get a life and stop blaming all her inadequacies on other people the fact of the matter is she is off more than other woman in the 3rd world even the 1st & 2nd(wherever that is)one for that matter whose husbands beat the living daylight out of them whilst this is not acceptable behaviour they have not made a song and dance about it but just got on with their lives but all of this is not the issue here for Ms Maria she is just after publicity afterall there is an album to be p
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-Teni
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This article really upsets me. It is an outrage to see this white woman, who considered to be Amercia's Most Misunderstood Black Woman, on the cover of your magazine. Sure she went through the difficulties of being bi-racial but she is in no way a black woman. This is not only a slap in the face to me, but it is a slap in the face to every black women who has had to struggle. There was a heated discussion at my job and I'm not the only one who feels this way. When we saw the cover of this month's magazine, our jaws dropped.
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-Anonymous
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Essence -- Stop trying to claim a woman as black that doesn't really want to be claimed. What a stupid story.
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-Anonymous
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mariah carey is white black and hispanic, why is it okay to call her black or hispanic? but not white, that seems racist and discriminatory. i bet if mariah was asian with white or indian and white she would probably just as easily be called white as well as asian or indian and besides her white heritage is not too good for her.
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-presmarie
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mariah carey is white.
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-anonymous
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HAVEN'T WE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SINCE 1990?MARIAH HASN'T MOVED ON, BUT PLEASE CAN'T WE??
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-REGINA
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FOR MANY THESE PEOPLE ARE ROLE MODELS.IN THE END THOUGH IT'S BETWEEN THEM AND GOD. WE ALL HAVE FAULTS. IF YOU TRULY SERVE GOD SING GOSPEL. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COULD IT BE THE LOVE OF MONEY THAT STOPS YOU? OR PRIDE? THE LOVE OF YOUR FAME? ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT FOLLOWING GOD IS HARD AND I'M TRYING, NOT NEAR PERFECT. WHY CAN'T BEYONCE(DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THAT)OR MARIAH SAY, I'M TRYING TO GET CLOSE TO GOD, AND HOPE ONE DAY TO BE THE PERSON HE WANTS ME TO BE . MAYBE WHEN WE MEET HIM HE'LL SAY WELL DONE TO ALL OF US!!!
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-4JC CONTD.
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I AM A CHRISTIAN WOMAN, AND AS FAR AS MARIAH READING HER BIBLE, SHE SKIPS ALOT OF IT LIKE MANY OTHERS. IF WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE CHRIST, THESE SONGS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PRAISING GOD.WOULD SHE BE DRESSED THAT WAY IN FRONT OF JESUS? THESE ARE ALL THINGS OF THE WORLD. ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT IT IS HARD ENOUGH SERVING AND BRINGING PEOPLE TO GOD WITHOUT THESE HALF DRESSED WORLD WORSHIPPERS AS AN EXAMPLE. SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S OKAY TO DO ANYTHING. GOD LOVES US, BUT WE CAN'T JUST DO ANYTHING, AND ACT LIKE IT'S OK WITH GOD.F
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-4JC
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SHE'S ALWAYS SAID SHE IS BLACK. HOW CAN YOU USE RACE TO FURTHER YOUR CAREER?
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-Anonymous
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THERE WERE MANY R&B AND RAP COLLABO'S BEFORE MARIAH WAS EVEN ALLOWED TO DO IT. MARIAH MIGHT HAVE DRAGGED HER POP FOLLOWING TO IT, BUT EVEN PATTI LABELLE AND ENVOGUE HAD ALREADY DONE IT. AND CAN WE STOP RE-INVENTING OURSELVES WITH THESE NICKNAMES CLAIMINGTHEY ARE FROM YESTERYEAR, J.LO, DIDDY, MIMI? TIME TO GROW UP!!
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-JOEI
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I have the same heritage as Mariah. I have light skin and brown, long course hair. She should stop letting the texture and color of her hair have her still screwed up about who she is at age 35. Be mixed, if that's what you want.But don't try to use black only when it's conveinient. It's a slap in the face to use it because we've fought so hard as a people to get on top in this world. Embrace it or stop talking about it!
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-stellah
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I personally am 33.4% black 25.6% russian and 41.0% Korean So uh... What does that make me? SEE HOW REDICULOUS THIS DISSCUSSION IS?!
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-Bothered by bigger things
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Sky How can you devide someone's race?! She's a positive HUMAN BEING!! That's what counts! Not this "As a biracial woman I take offense... " Aren;t there more important things to be offended by? IE poverty homlessness unemployment racial inequality... Get over it
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-Anonymous
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Southern Girl You need to check your facts Mariah has always said that she was mixed. There are new articles that document that. I feel like you don't know what you're talking about and you're just joining the lynch-mob!! Do a little research and then talk to me about what Mimi said at the beginning of her career.
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-Sick Of Misinformed people
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Donna I regret to inform you that you are wrong Mariah has ALWAYS proudly revealed that she was black. Mariah is not a self-hater! That would be Mr. Jackson. Why would she use the black community to restart her career. It doesn't need restarting, Mimi stays on top.
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-Mimifan
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This is the first time I have been angry and appalled at your magazine. To choose Mariah Carey for the cover and feature article? Without a doubt, Mariah has a voice that is a gift. I guess the counter-balance is a self-hated. One would think that shewould be proud to be assoicated with African-Americans. We always knew she was multi-racial. Mariah comes back to her own when she needs to jump start her career again. I am admirer of all things beautiful. But even Mariah's lovely singing voice cannot cover over th
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-Donna from Oakland
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Why do the Black race accept all other race with a little bit of Black in them? Mullattos are not Blacks, they should search for their identity.
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-temmy London
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Southern girl, You hit the nail on the head! Alot of readers on this board are defending her as if it is their cousin or something. Essence is really running game, and I am sure their numbers aren't hurting
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-Anonymous
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I read the article and the author's comments in the contributors section of the magazine, and I am offended. How can you claim that black Americans did not accept Mariah because of her skin color? Black folks claim and embrace anyone with any drop of black blood. When Mariah's first single was released, black media and black people claimed her as black. She (or her people) disabused the public of that notion by repeatedly stating that she is not black and that her father is Venezuelan and her mother is white. At most, s
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-Southern Girl
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Gabrielle Union is a very beautiful women! I enjoy her movies! Does anyone remember the girl who played Kim on a different world? Does anyone know what ever happend to her?
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-A Future Entertainer
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Well as Americans were are all mixed with something. So in essence no of us can claim to be authentically African-American. I think that it is vital to embrace your heritage whatever it might be, but also remember that we are all Americans and that part of the healing process of coming together as a people regarless of race beings by acknowledging that in some way or another our pasts are all connected our blood is all the same and that as Americans we are all one race of people in varying hues and ethnic orgins that is what
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-Anonymous
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Mariah Carey is the best female artist out and has been since Ive been listing to music Jennifer Lopez has nothing on Mariah, she is so pretty Mariah Carey do your thang top the charts Who cares what color she is. Mariah do the thang girl you are number #1
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-Neek
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Shawn she is not a black woman. She is mixed race. As a biracial woman I take offense to that.Mariah Carey isn't even half black. She's only a fourth. Her father was half black and half venezuelan. Sky
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-Sky
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Mariah Carey is changing our world in a positive way. Embracing all of one's heritage is the ultimate sign of acceptance and self esteem. I also also enjoyed reading the story about Gabrielle Union. We need more sisters of her hue depicted in a glamorousway
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-Doing A Great Job Essence!
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I am insenced by this issue. I hardly believe SHE is the most understtod black woman in America. If she was to walk down the street as an ordinary person looking like she looks no one would mistake her as a black woman. When I walk down the street with my brown skin 5'11' self there ain't NO mistaken me for a black woman and I'm misinderstood day in and day out. I believe it is now convenient her her to claim her "blackness". When I saw the isssue on the newsstand i laughed to myself because we're being pimped again!
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-Shawn
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Aaliyah
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-youdon'twannaknow
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