Sorry but the discourse around Tyla’s identity has exposed something that deserves to be called out: expecting Africans to understand themselves primarily through a Black American racial framework, while refusing to engage with African’s countries’ racial hierarchies and colonial histories, is a form of xenocentrism that has already become xenophobic in this case.
At some point there has to be intellectual curiosity from
BA. Black Americans are not the only Black people with histories of racialisation, colonialism or oppression. South Africa’s racial classifications for example emerged from a distinct colonial and apartheid system with its own categories, meanings and consequences. Those histories cannot simply be overwritten by an American understanding of race, simply because Tyla wants to market herself to the BA audience. It doesn’t work like that.
Tyla did not invent South Africa’s racial hierarchy any more than Black Americans invented Jim Crow or the one-drop rule. Both are products of white supremacy, but they developed differently in different places. Expecting her to reject the identity that was historically imposed, negotiated and understood within her own country simply to satisfy an American racial framework is insane.
For the record - WWE offered Jeff the HOF because his drug test returned as no drugs - But alcohol was the problem. The WWE wanted to keep Jeff from going to AEW by any means necessary, so they offered the HOF but he had to re-sign. Jeff chose to reunite with me at AEW. #MattFacts
Manchester United called Sadio Mané before Liverpool... here's why he turned them down.
"Van Gaal called me. He said, "Mane, how are you? What are you doing? I want you to come to Manchester United."
I said, "Really?" He said, "Yeah."
I said, "Okay, I'm talking to my agent. We'll see what's best."
He told me, "I know you're a good player. You can help the team, and we can help you become an even better player."
Then I asked him:
"You have Depay, Rooney, Di María and Van Persie... where am I going to play?"
Because for me, I wanted to play.
He said: "I know your talent. If you train well and impress, you'll play. But we also have other very good players."
I wasn't convinced by his explanation.
A few days later, Klopp called me.
3 albums and 43 songs later… hip hop is having its BIGGEST Billboard decline since 2023 😬
@IsaacHayes3@thegame what happened to Drake saving hip hop? We need answers 🫢