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luzribeiroWestern fans of singer-songwriter Tyla have questions about the 21-year-old Johannesburg native after learning she doesn't identify as "Black."
...some fans have expressed shock to learn that she identifies as "Coloured" (with a u, specifically), a term that can be used in South African for those of mixed ethnicity.
American cultural exceptionalism at its best. Just because "Baby, colored is what they called Black people before they got rights in this country", ie the United States of America, this must mean all other countries must bend over backwards to adjust to the US cultural definitions, lest they be demed "racist" and "inappropriate".
Any facts about ColoUred (with U) being a long-established cultural identity in South Africa and having little to nothing to do with race. The community is incredibly diverse and doesn't fit into America's idea of racial binary. But yeah, you know, NUANCES.
...some fans have expressed shock to learn that she identifies as "Coloured" (with a u, specifically), a term that can be used in South African for those of mixed ethnicity.
American cultural exceptionalism at its best. Just because "Baby, colored is what they called Black people before they got rights in this country", ie the United States of America, this must mean all other countries must bend over backwards to adjust to the US cultural definitions, lest they be demed "racist" and "inappropriate".
Any facts about ColoUred (with U) being a long-established cultural identity in South Africa and having little to nothing to do with race. The community is incredibly diverse and doesn't fit into America's idea of racial binary. But yeah, you know, NUANCES.
