that one of her cousins is possibly mixed race! But I fear that Ms Small got so carried away trying to teach Common that ‘love is colour blind’ that she failed to get his gist.
At no point did Common ever say that he was against interracial relationships; in fact he explicitly said that he didn’t disagree with them. His problem was with the black men (and black women) who only dated outside their race and this was made extremely clear by his constant usage of the word ‘only’. A botched interpretation on Ms Small’s part? Or maybe, as one internet user put it, she couldn’t face the fact that her freckly faced crush didn’t want her! If it were she alone who took offence at what the rapper said then I’d wholly agree that Ms Small was simply reeling from the effects of unrequited love but he also managed to upset some others - people who are much darker than Ms Small. Not only did three UK MC’s - Rising Son, Yungun and Doc Brown - record a track in response to Common’s sentiments, referring to him as a ‘racist bitch’, but the internet is also littered with forums dedicated to this furore.
Once upon a time, Common was unequivocally synonymous with consciousness and reflection; now the terms ‘racist’ and ‘sell out’ can be found written next to his name. But what’s with all the upset given that he didn’t actually voice any dissidence to interracial relationships? Or was everyone just shocked to hear that there are some black men out there who don’t always have milk in their coffee? I guess the likes of Ms Small and the estimated 50 per cent of black men in interracial relationships [in Britain] would find that pretty shocking!
In any case, something tells me that the black female population slept well that night, only too happy to ride on the back of Common’s candidness. Say it again brother! Ayo Adesioye