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Kelly Rowland Wished She Was "White"

Kelly Rowland striped shirt

Yeah, you read that correctly. It’s so sad. I never struggled with that (though I resented other people’s ignorance) but I know a lot of people who did and it broke my heart. Kelly Rowland has revealed that when she was growing up, she dreamed of being white because she thought it would give her a better chance of success. I’m glad to hear that BeyoncĂ©’s mom was there for her, though.

The 26-year-old still feels black performers have an unfair disadvantage in the entertainment industry, but has learned to appreciate her own beauty with the help of former bandmate BeyoncĂ© Knowles’ mum.

Rowland says, “It’s said that brown-skinned girls don’t sell magazines, that’s sad. I wished I was fair-skinned, but Tina Knowles, Beyonce’s mom, said, ‘Don’t you know how beautiful you are?’”

“She made me come into my brown beauty. I didn’t get it, now I do.”

“I am chocolate and beautiful and loving it.”

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  1. Meagan

    Dear Kelly
    I wanted To Start By Saying I Think You Are
    So Beautiful And Cute, And I Love You Just
    The Way You Are !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t Let Any
    One Tell You Other – Wise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Is Who You Are And How God Made You
    Beautitful Inside And Out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ‘m Your Bigs’t Fan, I Always Loved You And I Always Will. You Should Come To Canada And
    Have A Consert At The JONH LABATT CENTRE I Loved To Meet You!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Meagan

    God Send Me A Angel Fom The Havens Above
    Send Me A Angel To Heal My Broken Heart For
    Being In Love Because All I Do Is Cry Send Me A Angel To Wipe The Tears Form My Eyes So
    God Send Me A Angel From The Havens Above
    Send Me A Angel To Heal My Broken For Being
    In Love Because All I Do Is Cry Send Me A Angel To Wipe The Tears Form My Eyes. Thats What You Are Kelly A ANGEL Form The
    Haves Above !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. ann

    you have always been so gorgeous to me. glad that you know that

  4. Jaime

    Kelly and all other darker complection women. I feel your pain, I go to the clubs with my lighter skinned and mixed friends and become invisible. A guy told me one day I was beautiful for a brown skin girl. I was so hurt, because I know I am beautiful regardless of my complextion. The men and media in this world send mixed messages to females. I am glad that my parents taught me to love me at an early age, but some of us are not as fortunate to have that. Screw all the haters, its so funny tha most important thing I learned in college was I can only please me! Anything else is uncivilized. Kelly with that said “girl do you, black, white, purple or orange, you have a beautiful voice that was a talent given to you.

  5. INGRID

    Some people are just ignorant. I am a beautiful dark skin female and I love the skin I was born with. I have never had no problem because I love me first. It’s that slavery mentality that keeps people of color discriminating against eachother so why should anyone else respect us.

  6. B4real

    PURE IGNORANCE!!! That’s why she only sold $1,000 records with the rerelease of Ms. Kelly!

  7. Ama

    KELLY THEY ARE JEAOUS OF UR COLOUR THAT IS WHY

  8. desquanee’

    yall know that the person said this amkin this up day lyin why would she wanna be white white girls ain’t got no butty or nothing they skin and they will get beat with they white self

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