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the interesting thing is that she dated both light skin and then non black yet most aren't calling her out for it.

Something that if black men even does one of they get blasted by a good bit of black women one example being Kendrick.

Gender bias strikes again
 

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the interesting thing is that she dated both light skin and then non black yet most aren't calling her out for it.

Something that if black men even does one of they get blasted by a good bit of black women one example being Kendrick.

Gender bias strikes again
Rihanna has dated/slept with many Black men.
 

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So has the men who dated Non Black, light skin yet those same black men get called out when dating Non Black

We need some consistency here
Rihanna is light skin...I think colorism might have something to do with it. Why she doesn't get called out but Serena does. In one token, I don't feel like folks really see her as a Black woman. But an exotic or mixed Black woman so its not taken as seriously. Like if Ayesha Curry was dating a white man...I don't think it would taken the same as if Lupita does. I think darker skinned folks get crucified much harsher for dating out.
 

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Rihanna is light skin...I think colorism might have something to do with it. Why she doesn't get called out but Serena does. In one token, I don't feel like folks really see her as a Black woman. But an exotic or mixed Black woman so its not taken as seriously. Like if Ayesha Curry was dating a white man...I don't think it would taken the same as if Lupita does. I think darker skinned folks get crucified much harsher for dating out.
Light skin people are not above criticism

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Jesse Williams. He left a black woman to date white

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Can you find the same for a light skinned Black woman and a white guy? So it could be colorism and sexism.

I remember when Rihanna dated Ryan Philippe everyone was talking how cute they looked together. I think its her light eyes too, why ppl look at it as not being such a big deal. All of those things add up. Serena has definitely been getting dogged out across social media though.
 
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