“Because she's mixed-race, she doesn't identify as Black.”☠️🔥
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This pancocojams post showcases a 2026 YouTube video short that shows skits about experiences that a middle school age girl who is of mixed Black & White descent has that begins with her and her classmates having to fill out a school form that specifies their race.
This post also includes information about the television series Mixed-ish as well as selected comments from this video's discussion thread.
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**** INFORMATION ABOUT THE TELEVISION SERIES MIXED ISH From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-ish " Mixed-ish (stylized as mixed·ish)" is an American
single-camera sitcom created by Kenya Barris, Peter Saji and Tracee Ellis Ross
that aired on ABC from September 24, 2019, to May 18, 2021. The series is a
prequel to Black-ish, and the second series to be spun off from the parent
series after the Freeform series Grown-ish. In May 2020, the series was renewed
for a second season, which premiered on January 26, 2021. In May 2021, the
series was canceled after two seasons.
Premise
Loosely based on the early life of Dr. Rania Barris
(co-creator Kenya Barris' ex-wife),[1] Mixed-ish chronicles Rainbow Johnson's
childhood years as she recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race
family in the 1980s. The family faces dilemmas over whether to assimilate or
stay true to themselves when Rainbow's parents move from a hippie commune to
the suburbs in 1985.[2]"...
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS VIDEO SHORT
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only).
All of these comments are from September 27-October 1, 2026
**** DISCLAIMER: This compilation documents a few comments from this video's discussion thread.
These quotes are the commenters' opinions on this subject and their comments may not agree with my opinions.
1. @isam_rulez270 "What if an Indian kid comes along tf are they supposed to
put down"
** Reply 2. @jojoone1099 "It must be an older movie. They didn't have the Hispanic
options."
** Reply 3. @Art_or_not "@jojoone1099
Indians aren't Hispanic 😭, at best it's Asian
Anyways, I hate how this movie showed that she was wrong,
when in her time, Hispanic/Indian ppl where considered black, Asians &
other peach colored ppl where white.
It depended on skin color, which is racism. It's so stupid
how no one else in the show realized that 😭.
Why does she have to be black, bc she looks black? I hated
when everyone called me black, but I was Hispanic, like FULLY."
** Reply 4. @pinktaco646 "@jojoone1099 It's not a movie its a show called
"Mixed-ish"
** Reply 5. @BlackBroadwayLady "@jojoone1099 This
is an episode of Mixedish, which was a short-lived sequel to Blackish. Mixedish
took place in the 1980s"
** 7. @CJGmira27 "People can say they are mixed if they want and that may be
true. But almost everyone else will see them as a black person."
** 8. @shadesteel9247 "Mixed people have the right to acknowledge both their races
and cultures, just because they look more like one doesn't mean they can't
acknowledge the other."
** Reply 11. @uceemeforeal8185 "@shadesteel9247 [t]he comment wasn’t about whether they have
the right to acknowledge their mixed heritage.
It was about how society chooses for them and in many cases no matter
how hard they stand in their true identity the powers that be will scoff at,
ignore or abuse them even worse if not try to use their proximity to whiteness
as social validation.
** Reply 12. @deshagreely4238 "@shadesteel9247 they can acknowledge but the world won't 😏"
** 13. @angneatb6036 "@shadesteel9247 that's obvious, but unfortunately it's
not the world view. That's why parents should prepare their kids, while acknowledging that they are 100%
perfect the way they are."
** 14. @Miss-007-X "That's because racial classifications come from colonizing
white people who have forced their ideals onto everyone else. We don't have to
ignore biology to appease white people. We are allowed to have our own thoughts
now."
** Reply 15.@49jubilee "@Miss-007-X Some whites could have black presenting grandparents
** Reply 16. @Miss-007-X " @49jubilee what's
your point?"
** Reply 17.@Jaenotearz "@49jubilee and?
Grandparents not parents authorization they should say bloodline.😂"
** Reply 18. @auroraborealis6009 "@Miss-007-X This is where world history comes in handy.
My dad was an Anglo Indian raised both in India and the
UK. He met and married my American mom
in London where she worked for the State Department.
His mother was a nurse on hospital ships in WWI. My old
photos show the medical staff and patients were all brown. The officers were white. My grandfather was an officer.
The Europeans who went to India to seek their fortunes often
went home to find European wives. The
higher ups encouraged them to marry local women which led to the Anglo (or
Euro) Indians. Neither white nor brown
and not really accepted by either.
Basically created for the comfort and convenience of the British Empire.
No doubt this occurred in many places throughout
history. There are Europeans with
genetic ties to Ghengis Khan for example.
Nothing is that new."
** Reply 19.@asmawiaro7869 "@auroraborealis6009
I think the most important thing is to accept our heritage ( whether one
or more "heritage"). My mother is mixed and my father is also mixed.
The irony, my father's father (aka my grandfather ) is already mixed. Hence I
have 5 "nations" (2 maternal side + 3 paternal side). However,
physically or externally I look Asian. So, I know which box to tick in whatever
form I need to fill when applying for something."
** Reply 20. @auroraborealis6009 "@asmawiaro7869 I
think those boxes aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. You should be proud of all the ancestors and
experiences that make you an individual because each one matters.
Eventually everyone on the planet will be one race. Human."
** Reply 21.@GodBlessAmerica55 "@Miss-007-X
Even though you want to insult and blame "white"
people, it's very likely some of your ancestors were white."
** Reply 22. @Miss-007-X "@GodBlessAmerica55
it's not about insulting "white" people, I'm stating a
historical fact. It was "white" people who created the social
construct of race and them who indoctrinated people with the "one drop
rule". Which still affects people today. You do know that I could have
white ancestry due to non-consensual interactions that took place in abundance
before, during, and after enslavement right? So what is your point in
mentioning that I could have white ancestry??"
** Reply 23. @theapavlou3030 "@BronzeSista that word "biracial" is so wrong.
We say mixed, not bi-anything"
** 24. @AminaCaster "That's what I tell people all the time.im black and white
and I'm very proud of the black blood
that runs through my veins.Im happy the way GOD made me."
** Reply 25. @jaitsadi-gee "@AminaCaster Suppose
you are African, Asian, Latino, and Indigenous (American), what would you say?
Still "mixed," but is it any non-family member's business, as long as
the people who matter know?
Black and white is NOT the only mix that matters and, if you
look deeper, you'll possibly find that YOUR mix runs deeper."
** Reply 26. @AminaCaster "@jaitsadi-gee Yes I agree with you 💯"
** 27. @grahambrown5739 "Tragic mixed narratives really can be so exhausting."
** Reply 31. @EarthWiser "Definitely not as tragic as black American narratives though🤔"
** Reply 32. @ShoNuff_Ali "@EarthWisertragic nonetheless. But why compare?"
** 33. @jorollenola8320 "I'm shocked that so many people forget that the One Drop
Rule is still in effect in this country."
** 34. @JP2025-f1s "I am a black woman with a white husband. We have two
beautiful sons. We know this situation. My sons embrace both sides and focus on
living their lives not their colour.
Unfortunately racism is real and experience it everywhere we go..
But we notice it, ignore it and keep it
moving🎉🎉"
** 35. @cherylseebreth328 "If I am mixed/biracial, that is whatI am.I recognize my White mother.Did
she disappear from the equation because my Dad is Black.I will NEVER deny my mother's DNA.I AM MIXED.What is wrong with being mixed?I
will not allow any Eurocentristto tell
me who I am because it is they who decided that one ounce of Black makes you
Black even if you look more White than Black (not in my case 😂😂😂).Nothing is simply black or white in this
world.There is a whole lot of
gray.How do the Eurocentrists describe
a Chinese and Caucasion mix, or Japanese and East Indian mix?"
** Reply 36. @whitewolf7664 "She wasn't profiled; she was asked to identify herself. The
fact that she couldn't is racism.
She claimed she was both black and white, so why didn't she
mark both boxes? Instead, she tried to add a box.
But in the end if she was on the phone, standing in a crowd
of people trying to identify herself to someone who was looking at the crowd,
that is what she should have marked down. Her black features are more dominant
than her white features; that is a fact.
If you are too ashamed to identify yourself how can others.
You can't defeat racism with racism."
**. 37.@richardfrancois8219 "She's mixed and should be proud of herself"
** Reply 38.@angneatb6036 "It's not about pride. She should be proud of both, but she
will be seen as Black or Hispanic ❤️"
** Reply 39.@jaggg.3821 " @angneatb6036 in another episode her little brother told
everybody He was Mexican because he was sick and tired of being asked What Are
You?"
** 40. @MyHappyOhm "Us bi/multi racial people are proud of who we are...we also
know that the world is going use our dominant trait as a baseline for
treatment. Don't play dumb and don't act like bi/multi racial people aren't
forced into boxes we never asked for🙄😒"
** 41. @Aurora-Butterfly-1991 "Same here. White dad. Black mom. Dad had to stand up for my mom, a lot. Racism is wild in this country."
** 42. @Lithiel "As a mix myself, it really depends on who I’m hanging out
with.
I’m pale enough I can be white but when I’m actually hanging
out with other white people, they know that I’m not one of them so I suddenly
become exotic, or mixed.
But when I’m with people that are darker skinned or the
other Black people I’m suddenly white only.
You really can’t win in this argument. All you can do is
except who you are for yourself and just let everything pass over you as you
navigate between how different people in the world view you."
** 43. @TallPixi "I'm Creole and have considered myself black. In my eyes my
parents are black even when the people around us said they look white. One of
my sisters could've passed as white but even the thought upset her."
** 44. @Mekashere "My family is multiracial on both sides, but my dad’s crew
has the dark skin while my mom’s side is mostly light skinned damn. My great
grandmother passed for white in her young years to be in the path of
opportunity when it came to her children. It’s sad, but there’s still a color
separation within my family on both sides, and no one wants to be identified as
mixed even though we are. Idk why this is still a thing all these years later,
but we gotta remember that most Black Americans are not fully Black. It’s
impossible at this point, but oh well"
** 45. @Jinshu8392 "I’m a mixed kid and everyone where i live refer to us as
mixed but im also black"
** 46. @sakilynn "As a mixed woman, all true.
Before, it was "Black", "White", or
"Other"; it was years before "Other" was replaced by
everything else, and "Multiple Race". People thought I was either
White or Hispanic/Latina because my skin tone was so well blended (now I just
look White), and I still face microagressions and milder racism."
** 47.@bestofmylovewhoahwhoah3239 "So many ppl want mixed ppl to see only black but this clip shows the truth that mixed
children overwhelming, frequently face this kind of struggle which black
children with both black parents never face. Mixed and black are not the
same... and that is okay."
** 48. @natashaswain7478 "I’m black but because I have light skin and my hair looks
like Rainbow’s or kinda like Tracey Ellis Ross hair. People think I
mixed. I’m not mixed at all. I have two black parents. I have four black
grandparents. Great grandparents are black. I just came out light skin but I am
not mixed! Black people always ask me what am I mixed with nothing!"
** 49. @Alinktothecats "I mixed myself white father black and Asian mother.
I just tell myself I'm mixed but I don't know why people are
offended that she's saying she's mixed cuz she is I'm guessing it's the I'm not
black part that probably offends people."
** 50. @Muiyoke1961 "My partner of 10 years was mixed (African American and
Lebanese. He told me growing up he wasn't considered black enough or white
enough to be accepted by either group."
** 51. @Justusisnotjustice2026 "I know lots of mixed people who are proud but it’s mostly
about the aesthetics of being mixed not because of any cultural history of
accomplishments. They usually don’t know those parts. 😂
Initially, this is their parent’s job."
** 52. @FoxBD "My mixed friends usually just checked the multiple boxes
that they were & no one ever said a thing after they said it's them &
that the story I tell when I remind someone check all that apply. "
** Reply 53. @rainmirron "This show is placed in the 80s. In the U.S., there was no
multiple choice for race until the 90s-early 00s"
** Reply 54. @prehistoricorchid3455 "That's why I always did. I be checking like 4 boxes lol"
** Reply 55. @chacha.charmante "But why you have to put your ethnicity on a formuler on the
first place? I think it's kinda weird. I don't know, I m not american so can
someone explain this to me."
** Reply 56. @prehistoricorchid3455 "@chacha.charmante
it's to dictate funding. I remember doing it in like 11th grade. Asked
what it was for and it basically was a "what type of people are in the
school" because I was mixed I questioned what would get the school more
money, and my teacher said (basically) black because it ups the diversity which
looks better"
** Reply 57. @chacha.charmante "@prehistoricorchid3455 thanks for explaining. As an
Belgian I got just that type of formular once and it was for a survey of an
organization or smth. I don't even remember what it was about, but I think it
was general knowledge. And we never got to know our scores. And at the end I
had to put my nationality, the nationality of my parents and their studiy level
and I thought it was weird. Both of my parents went to the univ and my father
is a lawyer and my mom a sociologist. And we are Belgians with congolese roots."
** Reply 58. @resaHall-m2v "@prehistoricorchid3455
yeah it is supposed to make businesses act more fairly considering they
use to exclude anyone with the wrong skin"
** Reply 59. @lovelyrose2989 @chacha.charmante isn't Belgium like 95% white? They
wouldn't need a form
** Reply 60. @chacha.charmante "@lovelyrose2989 euh no not really. But yes there is less
diversity than in the US. But if you take brussels our capital, Brussels is the
city with the most different nationalities in the world. So even if they are
not Belgian on paper there is still a lot of diversity. And even for those with
the nationality, in brussels 40 % of the population is Belgian from roots (so
white people) and the 60 other procent are from immigrant background, with at
1st french people, 2nd italian (so both spots white people )and 3rd marocan.
But of course there is a lot of diversity and we have brusselians from a lot of
back grounds of the whole world. But even if we leave brussels who is the
capital and a small area compare to the rest. In belgium we have a lot of
people from Turkish, Marrocan and Congolese background over all, because of
obvious historical reasons. So 95 % seems to me a too high amount, I ll rather
say something like 75 % of the population is white."
** Reply 61.@BronzeSista "@chacha.charmante In America Latinos are classified as
White to increase the white population on paper. These Latinos are not treated as white
Europeans"
** Reply 62. @milouagudelo106 "That’s a good one. I am mixed born in the Caribbean and I am
glad I didn’t have to deal with sh-t* like this like in the USA. But if I have
to check boxes I will try this one. My granny is Asian so I would have to check
3 boxes….black, white and Asian 😂😂😂😂"
** Reply 63.@starman2671 "on most forms it says CHOOSE one or more,
so I do."
** Reply 64. @49jubilee "It depends on how they present
If their hair is straight..it's odd"
** Reply 65 @auroraborealis6009 "Now they do have boxes with “don’t want to say” or“mixed.”Depending on that day I might select those.If 10% Indian DNA counts as mixed race, I
sometimes think it’s funny because no one would ever guess.I’m a bit of a smart$$s."
** 66. @savoy5639 "I have Native American black and white. No
matter what box I check, I'm always gonna be considered black. That's what's
called Black Americans. We are a mixture of all races"
** 67. @simcity17164 "This type of thing
pisses me off, because if you say you're mixed, some black folk take offense by
you not wanting to identify as black. But if you do identify as black, they're
also quick to remind you that you're half white and not fully black. Damned if
you do, damned if you don't"
** 68.@tay2944 "Most black Americans have at least 20% European DNA, but
nobody would consider them mixed because they look phenotypically black."
** Reply "69.@TheresaHall-m2v "Besides race only matters to doctors and family trees.
Otherwise it is the color of your skin that they go by"
** 70.@dianac846 "Why didn't she check both boxes? She is both"
** Reply 71. @Sir-i3r "They wouldnt let her"
** Reply 72. @OyayoTheStorm "Paperwork back then didn't have biracial options. It only
screens one bubble"
** Reply 73. @noneyourbiz "Question remains, why the intense push to ensure the White
side is recognised too? Is there a bit of a colourism dynamic going on there?
Meghan Markle expressed a similar view as a kid which sounded harmless, until
her Netflix series where she let slip that she was surprised to actually be
treated like a Black person. This insistence isn’t always just a harmless
identity assertion."
** Reply 74. @dianac846 "@noneyourbizok so why the intense push to ensure the black
side is recognized?"
** Reply 75. @OyayoTheStorm "Yeah .. I remember a similar issue, and my biracial friend's
white father and white stepmother came to pick us all up. The stepmother got
upset at how quickly the security guard changed his tune when white adults
showed up, and stayed until Loss Prevention management showed up. The guard was
suspended, and she told us in the car that people like that don't get real
consequences, and we have to be relentless about our rights Only when we have
allies there to protect us. It was a scary lesson, in the 90s, just shy of the
LA riots, but we learned that hate didn't and doesn't change until people see
us equally"
** 76. @karlenejohnson8588 "She's right. I've always had a concern with this. Why should
she identify as just one thing? She's mixed. Being mixed doesn't mean you're
denying your black side, it just means you're identifying exactly who you are."
** 77.@stargazer_stacey7415 "I don’t really like how she’s not really being allowed to
identify as mixed (biracial). We have taught my daughter that she is both black
AND white. I’ve even taught her to select both on any kind of consensus forms.
She knows that the world sees her as black but I’ve always felt it’s important
for her to recognize both sides of her heritage. I can’t condone making her
“choose”."
** 78.@lynnevenables7193 "Mixed kids have an extra layer of struggle."
** 79.@devilmecare "Many little children are confused when they see a person
with brown/melenated skin that say they're black. If there is a one drop rule
then there are a whole lot of people passing as caucasian."
** 80.@chingling8177 "I feel her as a mixed person all you want to do is honor
both sides of yourself"
Tyla Speaks On Breaking In America, Dance Inspiration, Kai
Cenat + More
Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM, Jun 13, 2024 ]
" The Breakfast Club features celebrity interviews, Jess
Hilarious' "Jess With The Mess", Charlamagne tha God’s "Donkey
of the Day", DJ Envy’s mixes and so much more! Every guest visiting the
world’s most dangerous morning show is grilled with their signature blend of
honesty and humor. The results are the best interviews to be found on radio.
AI-generated video summary:
Tyla joins The Breakfast Club for a candid conversation
about breaking into the American music scene. The interview delves into their
musical journey, influences, and navigating the challenges of international
stardom. Expect insightful discussion on the South African music scene and
cultural identity."
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of South African singer Tyla's July 2024 interview on The Breakfsst Club radio show.
This post also showcases a YouTube video of one of The Breakfast Club hosts (Jess Hilarious) commenting that following day on the clip of that interview that went viral- when Charlamagne tha God asked Tyla to explain the meaning of her Coloured identity in South Africa and Tyla's manager interjected that Tyla wouldn't answer that question. The auto-generated transcript of that particular clip of that video is included in this post along with Jess Hilarious' comments about that clip and its aftermath.
In addition, this pancocojams post presents some comments from two discussion threads about Tyla's Breakfast Club interview with a focus on the question that Charlamagne tha God asked about Tyla's identity as a South African Coloured.
The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.
Tyla is mentioned in several different comments that are included in those pancocojams posts.
**** PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE #1- THIS POST FOCUSES ON TYLA NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION ON THE BREAKFAST CLUB SHOW SBOUT HER COLOURED IDENTITY On March 12, 2026 I published a pancocojams post on the subject of Tyla's July 2024 Breakfast Club interview, but inadvertently deleted it.
This post contains some of the same content and some different content from that was originally published pancocojams post. As is the case with this post, the original pancocojams post focused on Tyla not answering the question that Charlamagne tha god asked her about her Coloured identity as well as various YouTube discussion thread commenters' responses to the subject of South African Coloured identity.
However, prior to publishing another pancocojams post on that subject, I published a two part series whose links are given above about South Africans' comments about being identified as Coloured and/or whether "Coloured" is a race or a culture. I believe that in oder to better understand that subject it's important for people who aren't from southern Africa to read, hear, and learn about southern Africans r experiences, perspectives, and opinions regarding the Coloured referent as it has been used in their nations.
**** PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE #2 Some YouTube commenters who are quoted in this pancocojams post indicate or allude to Tyla's not answering the breakfast club question about her Coloured South African identity was an example of or (further) "proof" that she "rejects her blackness" or she doesn't not fully "acknowledge" her blackness". And as a result of those beliefs, these YouTube comments and many other YouTube comments suggest that a number of Black Americans believe that that Breakfast Club interview damaged Tyla's stardom and are happy about as they no longer care about that singer.
This pancocjams josts doesn't explore other possible reasons that have been cited or alluded to about why some Black Americans may be "hating on" Tyla. Two of those reasons are
1.that Tyla is a tether (a Black person who emigrated to the United States and profits from the struggles and accomplishments of native born Black people who have at least one ancestor who was enslaved in the United Sates
This position appears to be particularly held by many if not all the Black Americans who identify themselves as "FBA" (Foundational Black Americans) or who otherwise expose FBA positions.
2. that Tyla is a singer who is an"industry plant" ("factory plant"), meaning an artist who suddenly rises to fame and receives awards over more deserving artists because of industry backing, Tyla not answering the question on The Breakfast Club about her South African Coloured identity and her manager/publicist who sat behind her voicing that Tyla wouldn't answer tha question further fueled this view that Tyla is a "factor plant" as has the subsequent artist awards that she has received since that Breakfast Club interview..
Several comments in this pancocojams compilation allude to or specifically express sentiments positions that reflect one or both of these positions or theories. However, this theory isn't the focust of this pancocojams post.
**** INFORMATION ABOUT TYLA From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyla "Tyla Laura Seethal, mononymously known as Tyla, (30 January
2002)[4] is a South African singer and songwriter. Her musical style is
characterised by a fusion of pop and amapiano...
Tyla Laura Seethal[5] was born in Edenvale on Gauteng's East
Rand.[6][7] The daughter of Sharleen and Sherwin Seethal,[8] she is Coloured
and has Indian, Indo-Mauritian, Zulu, and Irish ancestry.[9][10][11] She grew
up in Johannesburg,[1". .
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Tyla Clears The Air After Dodging 'Colourism' Question On The Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM, Jun 14, 2024 [host Jess Hilarious = Jess With The Mess]
"The Breakfast Club features celebrity interviews, Jess Hilarious' "Jess With The Mess", Charlamagne tha God’s "Donkey of the Day", DJ Envy’s mixes and so much more! Every guest visiting the world’s most dangerous morning show is grilled with their signature blend of honesty and humor. The results are the best interviews to be found on radio.
#Breakfast Club
AI-generated video summary
Tyla clarifies previous interview comments on The Breakfast Club. The discussion centers on a question about identity and race, initially unanswered due to team restrictions. This leads to a frank conversation about the complexities of racial classification across different regions."
**** EXCERPT OF THE AUTO-GENERATED TRANSCRIPT OF THIS VIDEO
Pancocojams Editor: This transcription includes my punctuation additions, and spelling corrections including the word "coloured" which is given as "colored" in that auto-transcript. I also added the name in brackets of who is speaking those particular words given in this transcript.]
[Jess Hilarious] "The Breakfast Club ...time to set
it it all all right...So Tyla addresses her voloured identity.
Uh yesterday we had
an interview with South African Superstar Tyla. During the interview Charlamagne asked a question that her team didn't allow
her to answer. We have the audio:
[Charlamagne] "...School me on these debates
that they be having about your identity as a South African coloured person...What is that even mean? Can we ...
[Pancocojams Editor: Tyla looks back at her manager or publicist who interjects that Tyla wouldn't be answering that question.]
{Charlamagne] I like that.We keeping that in the interview too. Shut up! I like when they talk from the back and say we can't... I like that. I like
that. That's good... That's even better. Yeah.
[Jess Hilarious]Wow that clip started
to go viral.
Shortly after we add the interview um Tyla eventually decided to clear the air and shared a post to
our Instagram story. And she said "Yo guys [I] never [put down] my blackness. I don't know
where that came from. I'm mixed with black. Zulu .Irish. Jamaican, Indian, and coloured. in South Africa I would be classified as a colored woman. In other places I will be classified as a
black woman. Race is classified differently in different parts of the world."
[Jess Hilarious] I do
agree with that she also said "I don't expect to be identified as coloured outside
of South Africa by anyone not comfortable doing so because I understand the
weight of that word outside of South Africa. But to close this conversation, I'm both colored in South Africa and a black woman."
[Jess Hilarious] Yeah people were upset with
you know uh the questioning and and the fact that she didn't answer. But yeah
like I tell everybody the questions that we ask are from things that are out there. She did an interview a couple of years ago and people were asking about it and
asking about it. So, of course, when she came up here we had to ask her about it.
Now I don't understand why she
didn't answer that in the interview. That was confusing .Like, why just not say
that? And you doing press. You know what I'm saying.
So like her label or
manager or whoever you know just got to get her training. Because it's different
ways to pivot from what you don't want to answer correct um ...you know.. instead of just looking at somebody or having
somebody come from...
Cuz remember when Charlamagne did "Dunk you today" for the
dude on CNN? Like. yo, like you had somebody wave you down in an
interview...Right to be like "Yo. No we ain't talking about that."
Then yeah. But it's it's pressed. Like you said you [a] Superstar. Yes, you know what they're going to ask you. You know
they're going to ask you some questions about your album. But you know they're going to ask you about the BS too. And you got be able to answer those questions as well.
Yeah.So to come with like
a whole list like of 9 or 10 things that we can't talk about when that's really all like a lot of majority
of people were... like really!?.No .Exactly.That was a little crazy.
But.. um ..yeah I would have.. you know.. preferred that she said that.[what she sent to our Instagram story]. But just a little media training [will] get her right. She
be all righ"
**** SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT TYLA'S JUNE 13, 2024 INTERVIEW ON THE BREAKFAST CLUB (with a focus on the question about her identifying as South African Coloured)
SOURCE #1 [This is the discussion thread for the video that is embedded at the top of this pancocojams post.]
1. @danyagoosen6792 "I get why Tyla's team tried to avoid that question but as a coloured women from Cape Town South Africa I'm extremely disappointed that we have to shy away from "that question" when you in the west. We know the history of the word "colored' in the US but there is a world outside of the US and we need to educate those that dont know. I would love for the Breakfast Club to have this discussion."
** 2. @Liahb "As an African American I definitely would love to understand! You’re right!"
** Reply 3. @natashaweale "I'm from Zimbabwe and I'm coloured and we are so proud that Tyla has shown the world that we exist @Liahb we have a history of our own"
** Reply 4. @wildearth3992 "@Liahb colored = multigenerational mixed like creole for example like Beyoncé mama or Steph curry"
** Reply 5. @razatiger22 "@wildearth3992 Yeah but Beyonce and Steph know what their roots are, they were both raised black. The question is deeper then just skin color which is why they ask, They know Tyla is mixed/Colored, they wanna know how she was raised."
** Reply 6. @user-ok5ez1ls1k "@razatiger22 How she was raised? She was raised in South Africa, where there are completely different racial categories. Most black Americans will only be happy if she says she is black. But then South Africans will call bullsh-t* because there, she is not considered black, she is colored. Best to ignore the topic." -snip- *This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
** Reply 7. @UNI-23 "@razatiger22 Beyoncé researches the areas she travels to and learns about the people there, out of respect for their customs, traditions, cultures, religions, laws, and history. This is a learning experience when in other areas."
** Reply 8. @lauren578 "@wildearth3992 Beyonce's mother is not mixed lol"
** Reply 9. @Ambassador2theworld "@wildearth3992 No, that is not accurate. Coloured is a whole separate race in S. Africa. They are neither White nor Black."
** Reply 10. @see3deezz, 2025 "@wildearth3992 now why is that crazy or such a crazy thing to explain?"
** Reply 11. @KaylaPaige-v1r "@Liahb hi, coloured people in south africa is more than a ethic group mixed people have been put in to be identified, it's a culture for example my mum is coloured and mixed for generations and coloured people have their own culture as to Trevor Noah for example is mixed race because his mum is black and his dad is white so he would have black culture and Swiss culture does that make any sense? We even have our own language which is Afrikaans, our own food, the way we raise our kids etc."
** Reply 12. @BSTVsports, 2025 "@KaylaPaige-v1r we don’t care… this is America pal. Why didn’t the colored people in SA buy her album? It’s an entire culture"
** 13. @bevchepape1787 "Correct this was a perfect opportunity for Her to educate the masses … for me it was a simple question to answer"
** Reply 14. @Miz292 "@bevchepape1787 it's not a simple question to answer because Americans want her answer in a way that's platable to them on "their American platform" her explanation wouldn't be sufficient. Damned if you do damned if you don't. Leave her alone."
** 16. @indumiso1 "What I love about this interview is that it shows how much Tyla is in tune with her body and that her barriers or boundaries are intact. She seemingly didn’t feel comfortable, so she held back but still kept classy. She didn’t compromise her privacy and boundaries to appease the hosts, or compromise her boundaries to get more likes, clicks, or public approval. A feminine Queen. We love you, mamas. ❤️"
** Reply 17. @gmvs62 "You think this is about privacy and not her business and money? Damn youre gullible."
** Reply 18. @indumiso1 "@gmvs62 who said I thought it wasn’t about business and money??? Why do you assume business, money, and privacy are mutually exclusive? And so what if it’s about business and money?"
** Reply 19. @sammiejo6557 "@indumiso1 that part! One of the same to me…"
** 20. @GraceAndBlessings1906 "As a South African so proud of Tyla praying all the best for her may she continue to grow."
** Reply 21. @EnterGalactica "Tyla handled this EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL interview very well. Starting an interview off making your guest unnecessarily uncomfortable, and THEN not even asking any questions of true substance, just shows that they didn’t do ANY research on Tyla and just thought she was going to be another dumb, pretty, spineless pop girl… but she’s not.
And kudos to you Tyla. These ignorant spaces aren’t your demographic, AND THATS OK! You live and you learn. The Breakfast Club will hate themselves later for how they handled this interview, especially when Tyla refuses to ever come back."
** Reply 22. @DreDon-rs8ne, 2025 "As an Artist you have to have a hard shell and be able to carry yourself in interviews not dodging every question . This was a surface level interview"
** Reply 23. @adrianarnold1239, 2025 "She thinks that she runs stuff and they had to show her. Just like everybody. You got to be ready. You got to be ready. It's more than just singing baby"
** Reply 24. @ninacleveland, 2025 "Most everybody been on the Breakfast Club. And you sound different if you think for one moment these men are not educated on their craft and want they do for a living. If she don't come back the world won't stop."
** 25. @jasmineroussell4441 "A lot of big artists don’t do this show"
** Reply 26. @charlesmarcus7864, 2025 "And yet you watched it and you’ll watch more so what are you crying about"
** Reply 27. @Mrslay-cc5nd, 2025 "That's y her album flop...dodging the hard questions..".
** Reply 28.@Skyy301 "@charlie4006 why? Possibly a difficult question.. sure, but a valid one. Fans and people in general have asked the same thing, so she could have easily just explained what coloured means in south African culture. I didn't think it was that serious"
** Reply 29. @charlie4006 "@Skyy301 Tyla is a new artist. To understand the racial hierarchy and structure in S. Africa, you have to learn its history and sociology. S. Africa has a unique and complicated history. Getting into conversations about race, racial identity, and politics is not the best conversation for Tyla right now. She's trying to get her career moving. Maybe down the road, she can explain it."
** Reply 30. @Skyy301 "@charlie4006 that's fair"
** Reply 31. @limofootball "She's not American. Stop asking her to identify as a race in an american context. It just doesn't apply. Get over yourselves already. Not everything is about you."
** Reply 32. @bryanle2994 "Tyla did an amazing job at handling the questions and gossip in this interview. Very professional but light with her humor and expression. Even the nod to her label to address the question was a smart choice."
** 33. @user-ok5ez1ls1k "We do not need to have Tyla as the spokesperson for this topic. Let her get her career shaking. She barely started. One mistake talking about race and she’s canceled. Let’s let the professors and the race debaters deal with that. Maybe when she has a more solid career, she can discuss it on the correct platform. But a rookie interview at 22 years old after just broken into the global music scene is really not the time."
** Reply 34. @jlawrencewat "She’ll be a clip now, lol. Tyla needs better media training but i’m happy the publicist was there."
** 35. @jgj5369 "Whew … the publicist interjection"
** Reply 36. @charlie4006 "I'm glad she interjected"
** Reply 37. @Chuwks999, 2025 "Her team failed her by tryna tell Char what he can't say"
** 38. @TheeChanel1212 "Ppl saying she’s uptight but can’t see thru Charla’s messy questions is crazy to me 😂.. she was so good at picking up the vibes, curved all of his antics, and consistently brought the focus back to the culture and positivity. Take notes!"
** 39. @critiquekid200 "Tyla isn't black. Stop making her to be one. Let Tyla be herself."
**
Reply 40. @SPADELE, 2026 "@critiquekid200, the thing is ppl just hold on to "black" like it's their whole identity even though race is not even scientific, i don't want to say African American and generalize but most that criticize tyla don't understand being black is different around the world, she is colored not black in south Africa and her identity stays with her where ever she goes and they just can't accept that fact.
Basically it's like wanting someone to change their name when they come to your country because ur culture doesn't align with their names".
** 41. @RosalíaLR "@limofootball he didn’t tell her to. He simply asked can you explain the coloured race/hisorty. He wasn’t forcing her to fit in a category. Would have been a great moment to verbally state and be proud of the coulored community in SA"
** Reply 42. @LethalLeslie1 "@RosalíaLR that was the debate he was bringing up, she aint interested in all the race politics"
** Reply 43. @LethalLeslie1 "@RosalíaLR first of its a debate because people are debating it flat out. we dont get to decide what people debate on. Its to Tylas annoyance that its become a big debate.
and secondly both sides agreed to the terms of the interview or it wouldnt of happened. its good business for both sides obs but she doesn't wanna be involved in the race side of it and I rate that. Its about the talent not the shade of her skin.
I do agree tho that she would of been fine to back her stance on her own race 'coloured' being the part triggering people but clearly she just cba with that being her shtick"
** Reply 44. @RosalíaLR "@limofootball this isn’t just an American concept. In the carribean people of mixed decent many times identify as black. Take Bon Marley for example.. he was mixed indeigenius West Indian, black , and half white. He was born and raised in Jamaica and I never hear carribean referring to him as anything other than black. I’m tired of the narrative that it’s only black Americans that have this viewpoint in being mixed and black. It’s most of the world"
** 45. @samkelomthiyane8359 "We Love you Tyla. We’re super proud of you sweetie🇿🇦❤️"
** 46.@Girlsoulaan "She was not ready for this type of interview…….like not everyone can be interviewed by them."
** Reply 47. @VirgosGroove3 "I think because she’s young and not from America so some of the jokes weren’t landing right."
** Reply 48. @AssiduousHFTT "@VirgosGroove3 I'm from America and saw no jokes but cringe"
** Reply 49. @yaisaadcock9269 "This! ☝️ He was lowkey picking on her"
** 51. @CharChar-U "LOLLLL He said he knows South Africa, but he needs someone to explain to him what Coloured means 🤣🤣🤣. YHO! I'm dead."
** Reply 52. @itsthehumor95 "You do realize that they ask for the sake of the audience, right?"
** Reply 53. @SparkleInYourEyes2024 "He was being messy."
** Reply 54. @vallivergano239 "Right? Like he mentioned Trevor in the beginning and the book Born a Crime, so you'd think he'd have known? Weird"
2025
55. @adenphilipwhite "So I'm African American born in NYC what is Africa's meaning of coulored"
** 56. @aureliusleslie173 "Im absolutely here to see the lesson that was to be.😂😂😂"
** Reply 57. @Kaydestiny_ "@aureliusleslie173 that’s what I came here for. I had never seen this interview
until they started talking about her EP and her stating that she’s not black on
TikTok.😭"
[This is a YouTube video short of Charlamagne Tha God asking Tyla about her identifying as Coloured in South Africa and Tyla turning to her manager/publicist who indicated that Tyla wouldn't be answering that question. ]
COMMENTS:
2025
1. @PierreStGermain "I don’t have any problem with Charlemagne asking her that
question. She said that she was not black, what is wrong with asking her to
explain that?"
** Reply 2. @seekinghimdaily92, 2026 "There was NOTHING wrong with that question…this moment was
not a good look for her. 🤦🏾♀️"
** 3. 1@kinglord7707 "And just like that, Tylas career is destroyed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"
** Reply 4. @deerhian "Knowing how Tyla was being attacked by Americans the last
time she tried to explain her ethnicity, this man was trying to be messy and to
start drama. Tyla was very smart to keep quiet"
** 5. @lucindacoleman646 "There goes her career."
** Reply 6. @JellieJoShmo, 2026 "It's not going anywhere. Black Americans
aren't the center of the world. She has fans around the world that aren't
triggered by the word "colored" & don't expect people to change
their speech for them specifically.
It's not her job to educate him. He has
access to the internet tf lol"
** 7. @gregorylevi1826 "That's his job to ask rough questions. If I was her handler
I wouldn't have chosen this show to go on."
** 8.@TherealBabayega "Don’t come from other countries saying you black when you
get here"
** Reply 9. @kaylinmarston2679 "@TherealBabayega that's the gag, she never claimed to be black😅"
** Reply 10. @TherealBabayega "@kaylinmarston2679 yes she did"
** Reply 11. @kaylinmarston2679 "@TherealBabayega when? Where? 😐 Please show me so I can
understand where all the hate for this girl is coming from"
** Reply 12. @keriBeeLow "@TherealBabayega She never did dear that's why this
interview is happening in the first place, it's coz they want to force her to
be black when she's not though. In SA where I stay no black person is mixed
race. Mixed races are coloured and they accept themselves that way can you
accept her reality as being different from yourself please it's not even about
you Americans the poor girl is forced to accept what she's not."
** Reply 13. @stardustshowing "This wasn't a smart choice at all"
** Reply 14. @GoGetYourShinebox "She did what her handlers told her to do 😂"
** Reply 15. @biinygieta2664 "It’s stupid why would you say you are colored instead of
saying you are mixed race 😂 when you are asked are
you black say you are mixed and not colored that’s an insult and plus blacks
have you their platform to even win that award came from them. They let you win
award over Davido and the rest which you are not even doing any better than
them any way you just stole your way up there because of black Americans. I
heard her song once in Ghana 🇬🇭 when I went to
the club but I hear Davido’s song everywhere"
** Reply 16. @btgang4463, 2026 " @TherealBabayega now m confused they hate her because she
said she's coloured or that she's black now m definitely confused ya'll be
saying different sh-t*" -snip- *This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
** 17. @KaylaT-v5c "Lmaoooo that’s why her career damn near over now"
** Reply 18. @Saintsrow1824 "Damn near over where? America isn’t the entire world"
** Reply 19. @francinahletsoalo2697, 2026 "I'm here after 4 months and her career hasn't flopped"
** 20. @MsYellow83 "He wasn't wrong. It's a simple question"
** Reply 21. @gregorylevi1826 "Exactly. She's having A hard time with that it's only going
to get harder."
** Reply 22. @Prettypinkink "His wrong because knowing how much controversy it's going to
cause , because like why does she need to explain her race as a South African
coloured person , in south African that is an actual race , it's the same as
black and white and indian"
** Reply 23. @gregorylevi1826 "@Prettypinkink no
it's not the same in U.S.A."
** 24. @Prettypinkink "@gregorylevi1826 that's understandable , it's not like she
called anyone who is from the U.S coloured she is calling herself coloured
because that's where she has from . I can understand if she called an American
coloured , that is offensive then again she identified herself as coloured"
** Reply 25. @richlisola1 "@gregorylevi1826 It’s the same in the sense, as it’s an
official category in SA .
Just as the US has categories" -snip- "SA"= the nation of South Africa
** Reply 26. @marabsky "@Prettypinkink and she never would call an American coloured
because unless they were a person from the Southern Africa coloured community
who immigrated to the united states they would not be what is termed coloured
in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It’s a community and a culture
defined by a shared culture and history, NOT by colour."
** Reply 27. @gregorylevi1826 "@richlisola1 okay
but she's not in South Africa anymore. She's in U.S.A. which as you stated has
it's own category. When In Rome Act Like The Romans."
** 28.@bfrancois37 "He was asking to be educated... I don't see anything wrong with that."
** Reply 29. @nolubynature9513 "Exactly"
** 30. @AshleighDanburry "He spoke to Trevor Noah... he knows"
** Reply 31. @nanciatnyte " @AshleighDanburry so do you think he interviews for his OWN personal benefit or for the public/his audience😅"
** Reply 32. @xayytoldemm " @nanciatnyte Her team specifically asked CTG not to bring this up, he went against their wishes and he knew exactly what he was doing"
** Reply 33. @keriBeeLow "Child i think we both know there was no education intended here, with his tone he was looking for a fight and im glad she didn't fall for his trap. Its obvious that this question was not included in the preparations of the interview. She was targeted here and he wanted to humiliate her."
** Reply 34. @drye1972 "@keriBeeLow I kept hearing about this interview because I don’t know the full story behind her response. Now that I have seen this. I hate I cant get my 2 seconds of life bike waisted on this MESS. Tyla did nothing wrong. She followed the instructions of her manager, and now US!!!! Black Americans, seems mostly the ones that don’t want to be considered African are crucifying this young artist. All I will say is, the ones that wanted to prove their point, proved it. She feels the rejection, but the sad part is, she is only rejected here."
** Reply 35. @fosev47, 2026 "@drye1972 it wasn't a hard question she not from here and have a different experience it's not his fault they can't explain what she is 😂😂😂"
** Reply 36. @nanciatnyte "@keriBeeLow so no one bought her music bc of Charlemagne?"
** Reply 37. @xayytoldemm "@nanciatnyte no one bought it because there was no promotion and tbf who even buys albums anymore"
** Reply 38. @TheHasa13 "@keriBeeLow lol ok so no one can get asked anything in an interview that they werent prepared for anymore. Might as well give them each two scripts and be a play, not an interview."
** Reply 39. @CJMedia101, 2026 "@TheHasa13 the whole point of the interview had nothing to do with his questions so you just sound ignorant if you're gonna pretend to know how an interview works😅"
** Reply 40. @dorothyterry6754 "@keriBeeLow She should have known what kind of show he ran and came prepared."
** Reply 41. @d.a.o.5684, 2026 "Thank you @keriBeeLow . SA and the race definitions exist for sooo long. Just like the race types of black, white, other
Hispanic and so on in the US. all the categories sound strange if you don't use them yourself.
In Germany the term race itself is racist"
** Reply 42. @rtut8169 "Agreed! But it's so MANY ppl that are ignorant . If she had answered ppl would have found a reason to be mad especially with how Americans are easily triggered when it comes to race. Americans r racist but what's woese is black Americans are racist to their on ppl; they have a race war within their on race. There really was no right answer. No matter what she said ppl would have been trying to cancel her."
** Reply 43. @quay91white70, 2026 "@rtut8169 i agree but us black Americans are very understanding we just tired of people coming here disrespecting us everything is not about foreigners either but we live in America they love these immigrants black Americans get nothing compared to them so I see why they call us lazy because they get government help."
** Reply 44. @Jay-v4l2m, 2026 "@rtut8169 You literally have no idea what you're talking about."
** Reply 45. @rtut8169, 2026 "@Jay-v4l2m Obviously I wrote it. So I understand my comment clearly. Just because you do not understand what I'm talking about does not mean I don't know what I'm talking about. 🤔🤷🏽"♀
** Reply 46.@Val0riex_ "That is where you got it wrong. it's NOT a simple question, and as a South African I know that. That question stems back to apartheid and honestly for people to sit here and think it's ok to demand answers from HER when you can properly educate yourself with available sources goes to show that it was never about learning about tylas culture, but projecting your own onto her."
** 47. @BigReen11 "This is so weird of Tyla to do it’s like she’s a puppet…"
** Reply 48. @yungSal1217 "She didn’t even begin to think to answer that our own she
went directly to her agency… and that’s exactly why her Album only sold 4000
copies over😂😂😂 crazy, beautiful but poor
judgment when it comes to public relations, will it be her decision or her
agency?"
** Reply 49. @quamb "He's stirring sh-t * up for views and clips like this.
Her identity and history is her own business." -snip- *This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
** Reply 50. @Stephon_Lamont, 2026 "And she wasn’t wrong either…
no one is obligated to explain themselves to the public.
Choosing not to respond is also a valid choice. She had the right to answer how
she wanted or not at all and that doesn’t mean she did anything wrong."
** 51. @definiteg4909 "She should have answered that question and fired her PR team😑"
** Reply 52. @Silencer242 "Yep, but they did give him a list of things not to ask her
but he asked anyway, she did in some other interview or probably even when she
originally made the colorism statement, explain that that is what mixed raced
people were identified in her country and if I'm correct she was in Africa when
she made this post that people dug up and got offended by, so when she was
signed after and came to the US this is what she faced trying not to get into a
debate about it."
** Reply 53. @kingsaw5282, 2026 "Chat GPT would clear it up in 10 seconds."
** Reply 54. @xayytoldemm "@dorothyterry6754 her
team asked CTG not to bring this in interview tho, he did it anyways"
** Reply 55. @quay91white70 "@xayytoldemm this interview always ask questions two times
or it doesn't matter if you like it or not"
** Reply 56. @dorothyterry6754 "@saintkayleepain There are NO off limits questions in an
interview! The person being interviewed has to prepare how they are going to
answer!"
** Reply 57. @calvin394 "@OriginalCyprian
Explained to who? When? Where? America
is a large country with many regions.
Does everyone hear the same answer at the same time? Of course not. She must be prepared to answer all questions
as any professional would be. Its not
hard."
** Reply 58. @cairo1077 "@OriginalCyprian yea
he pretty much baited her in that and tanked her career before it even started"
** Reply 59. @vincentdouglas744 "She could have answered it but didn't want to jeopardize
sales and her relationship with the government in SA"
** Reply 60. @anthonylaloggia112 "No he tf wasn’t, Charlemagne is the ultimate troll, he knew
what he was doing and why he was doing it 😂"
** Reply 61. @ahmeerlevi2649 "He was not he hit the hornets nest. She is from a different
country culture and identity not of her own creation."
** Reply 62. @MoeratR123 "No, he has MANY friends in South Africa. He is very well
aware and knowledgeable on what it means to be colored in South Africa. Here's
the thing... He's friends with MacG, a South African podcaster who HATES Tyla,
so his motives and intentions were not pure at all. Also, let's say he didn't
know (hypothetically), for the sake of your argument. He's a grown ass man. He
had his whole life to live outside his bubble and learn about colored south
africans. By your logic, him asking that question shows that he's uneducated
then."
** Reply 63. @xayytoldemm "@Louskii5 CTG was asked not to bring this up prior to the interview"
** Reply 64. @Louskii5 "@xayytoldemm it’s his job to"
** Reply 65. @xayytoldemm "@Louskii5 all celebrities have a “do not ask” list and he asked anyways even tho he was specifically asked not to prior to this interview
The fact that he brought the topic up is on HIM. If you want to know about her ethnicity so bad, you can look it up. It’s something she’s been very vocal about for a long time"
** Reply 66.@MAAT33G "@xayytoldemm "We would rather hear it from horse mouth"
** Reply 67. @xayytoldemm "@MAAT33G well good things she’s spoken about it a million times already"
** Reply 68.@MrHowse-rt5bo "@keriBeeLow Well, she need to
go “sing” be “a musician” somewhere else, cause we hold our Artists accountable
on this side. Y’all allow that; we are NOT the same. If she answered the
question “a million times” she should’ve been bold enough to say that, or make
it a million and one."
** Reply 69. @Theaiprojectisalive "@OriginalCyprian she could have cleaned it up. This was the perfect opportunity to do just that and she did the opposite. A grown mfer needing permission on how to answer a question about who they are is just crazy"
** Reply 70. @dorothyterry6754 "@OriginalCyprian It may be tedious, but professional entertainers, celebrities, athletes and politicians know that repetition is key to getting your word out. Charlemagne's audience may not have heard of any earlier explanations or even know who she was. Don't assume."
** Reply 71. @jeremywallace5958 "It’s hard to tell with him. He is a bit messy at times. We
all know this too!!!"
** Reply 72. @Joliefleur1, 2026 "No he wasn’t. He was instigating."
** 73. @shell7133 "You know what?She could have said she A colored person is a
person of mixed race. Just like you have here in America biracial people. We
call them colored."
** 74. @AnAdorableWombat1 "He can google it! He googles everything else.!"
** Reply 75. @nanciatnyte "@AnAdorableWombat1
that’s not how interviews work though"
** Reply 76. @calvin394 "@AnAdorableWombat1
Don’t you know he’s asking for a live audience?
That’s his job."
** Reply 77. @quay91white70 "All she had to do is answer everybody is except it in
America just it a culture for my country we are coloured simple but it's
America some y'all don't know history not being messy tyla should know that I
thought 🤔 other countries had early and better
education system."
** Reply 78. @xayytoldemm "@quay91white70 Tyla
does know that. Her answer is rooted in culture and history and it’s more than
just “where are you from”. That’s why her team specifically asked him not to
bring this up in interview- and he knew what he was doing when he went against their wishes."
** Reply 79. @angel-jq5di, 2026 "@quay91white70 she
does and she's explained it various times but people never understand"
** 80. @luckym5198 "In South Africa, that's
her reality that's her lived experience. That's what she's ever been
called and told. However, outside Siuth Africa, she is a black African or mixed
race, it's not her choosing to be coloured, the different between her and
Trevor, though he is also mixed, his
parents raised him black, he is more in touch with his black side of the family
and black culture because he was raised by his black side of the family,"
** Reply 81. @sj340, 2026 "@luckym5198 nope. She
was raised coloured, it is an actual cultural group in South Africa, with their
own dialect, food culture and general culture. Research the culture of the cape
flats, the passion gap, Koesisters, Cape Malay cooking, Kaapse Klopse, District
6 etc. etc. I really wonder what Americans are gonna do when they hear about
the Rehobot Bastards. Black in Africa means having your own Language and tribe,
like Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Shona, Herero, Massai...."
** Reply 82. @JellieJoShmo, 2026 "It's not her job to educate him. He has access to the
internet tf lol
It's a stupid question. Charlamagne could have LOOKED IT UP
lmao that's what professional journalists/interviewers do. And, Tyla isn't an
American artist, she's global. She doesn't have to represent herself in a way
that feels comfortable or "appropriate" to Black Americans.
The word "colored" has a specific definition in
South Africa that can 100% be looked up online. It has a different definition
in America, which clearly bothers Charlamagne. He's just lazy. Tyla doesn't
need to explain the history of apartheid South Africa to anyone, she's an
artist, not a historian or politician."
** Reply 83. @LisaSimpsonRules, 2026 "@JellieJoShmo My
point is that it looks weird for an adult to look back asking for permission to
talk. She could just say: To me this means or In South Africa we call.."
** 84. @vintagecherries "It' was a simple question. She made it ten times worse by
not answering"
** Reply 85. @terryjoho "Not having this conversation is why her new EP only sold
3.7k 🤷🏽♂️"
** Reply 86. @kennygreen1081 "She doesn't realize who buys her stuff"
** Reply 87. @28074015781895 "Her non-answer left the answer up to our interpretation and we didn't like what her silence meant"
** Reply 88.@kylecruel "That's the moment when her people failed her. Even if she don't want to answer his question, they at least should have had a response prepared so she didn't make the situation worse."
** Reply 89. @okahebuka8647 "He gave her an opportunity to clear the air. Instead she makes it worse"
** Reply 90. @JellieJoShmo, 2026 "Nope. Black Americans aren't her only audience. They're the
only ones who are triggered by the word "colored."
It's not her job to educate him. He has access to the
internet tf lol
Charlamagne could have LOOKED IT UP lmao that's what
professional journalists/interviewers do. And, Tyla isn't an American artist,
she's global. She doesn't have to represent herself in a way that feels
comfortable or "appropriate" to Black Americans.
The word "colored" has a specific definition in
South Africa that can 100% be looked up online. It has a different definition
in America, which clearly bothers Charlamagne. He's just lazy. Tyla doesn't
need to explain the history of apartheid South Africa to anyone, she's an
artist, not a historian or politician.
** Reply 91. @terryjoho, 2026 "@JellieJoShmo Bruh
her career over and been over. Move on 😂"
** Reply 92. @HeadCubicleFishInCharge, 2026 "Her global audience says otherwise. There are other
countries besides the US."
** Reply 93. @lelo8244, 2026 "You sure about that? This girl is still thriving. Your
cancellations unfortunately did not work 😂"
** Reply 94. @major7100, 2026 "@lelo8244 😂
Ty just scooped her 2nd grammy, her haters are having a terrible year."
** 95. @fracturedsolace145 "I'm here after her album flopped."
** Reply 96. @4000Wiggins "She has 31 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. That’s one platform. I think she’ll be ok."
** 97. @gregorylevi1826 "Unfortunately her not wanting to talk about it is why her career is slumping here in U.S.A."
** Reply 98. @BettySavage13, 2026 " @gregorylevi1826 Oh
honey, her careers doing well. She’s literally a two times Grammy winner 🥰🥳"
** 99. @drewsampson2743 "Oh man. This went Viral for the wrong reasons for her. Pay attention kids, this is how to ruin your career."
** 100. @brandonjohnson5205, 2026 "I wish they would have shown the facial expressions of the
publicists when he said they keeping that in the interview"
"