Taye Diggs: I did not marry a white woman to have a 'light skinned baby'
Taye Diggs took to Twitter this weekend to defend his "blackness" to the black community.
In a recent interview while promoting his book Chocolate Me!Image: , he said, "My mother was very fair skin and my dad was dark. And back in my mother’s day, she was seeking out the dark men because she didn’t feel black enough."
I'm really surprised that Taye has self-esteem issues because he's so gorgeous!
Read the tweets and the video parody "On The DL: Black Culture Beat with Taye Diggs":
Re: recent blogs and posts. Once again I have been misquoted. To be clear, my mother has never thought she wasn't 'black enough'.
— Taye Diggs (@TayeDiggs) January 21, 2012
...and I did not marry a white woman to have a 'light skinned baby'.
— Taye Diggs (@TayeDiggs) January 21, 2012
Come on, people. I'm promoting a bookabout self esteem, self love, and affirmation. Let's lift each other up, not tear each other down.
— Taye Diggs (@TayeDiggs) January 21, 2012
From YouTube:
A piece from the popular Nova Scotia public access program, 'On the DL.' In this segment, 'Black Culture Beat with Taye Diggs,' the talented actor shares his thoughts on black poetry and how the art form has affected him. He even performs some of his own poetry. Just in time for Black History Month. You're welcome.
