This thread seeks to shed light on an ongoing issue where Americans on Twitter have been misclassifying the South African singer's race as black, when, in fact, she is coloured.

Coloured people are a race exclusive to South Africa making 10% of the countries population. Coloured people descend from khoi-san people(who identify as coloured people today in SA) eventualy mixed with natives and settlers of SA consisting of Asian, European, African and Arab people. They are extremely multiracial, to have a brief understanding think of brazilian people and Arab ppl who have a little bit of everything

The misclassification has become a concerning matter that could potentially impact the singer's career. There are assertions that she is dismissing her "blackness," which is inaccurate as she identifies as coloured, not black.

The situation has escalated to accusations of the singer appropriating black American aesthetics and music by some black Americans. However, it's essential to clarify that her musical style is deeply rooted in South African genres, particularly Amapiano. While there's cultural overlap between black and coloured communities in South Africa, there are also subtle distinctions. Both cultures share common elements like music, fashion, and hairstyles, but they each have unique aspects exclusive to their identity.

To provide further insight, I've included a few videos below that offer a glimpse into the singer's identity as a coloured person. These videos aim to contribute to a more accurate understanding of her cultural background and dispel any misconceptions circulating on Twitter.

Americans are ignorant , they think the whole world revolves around them , their religion and beliefs smh this is pointless. They would continue the stupid conversations

Americans suck ass I can agree on that

bro the entire was making me so mad, this is peak ignorance

Americans are ignorant brain dead c***s, what a shocker

This is facts

google was literally right there but they decided to be loud and wrong

I identify as a tampon so she can stick me up there when its her time of the month

you can let her know

”This thread seeks to shed light on an ongoing issue where Americans on Twitter”

Twitter is not a real place.

When she's physically in America she'll be called Black.

When she's physically in SA she'll be called coloured.

It's online where things get confusing, hence the back and forth. But it's honestly all relative to the culture speaking on it.

In short, it's not really a fight online. It's just different perspectives on the same thing based on cultural lens.

even if its virtual it is a reflection of mindset

Colored

she will be called but she isn't black and she has been clarifying this, but ppl are taking as if she's antiblack for not saying she's black when she isn't, this will definitely be a lesson to let ppl know that racial classification is different globally and that the rest of the world doesn't follow the one drop rule.

COLOURED ISNT THAT WORD.

I'm not calling nobody in 2023 and beyond colored but I'm happy for her tho

Same s*** just the European spelling. I wonder why that is 🤔

call her african then

not the same.

I been calling her fine this whole time

Black

You got it bucko.

While you are right, we also have to realize that just because certain words and phrases are used in specific countries/regions doesn’t mean that it will crossover into another.

You have to able to realize that our culture only extends as far as those it directly affects. I agree, she is coloured, to me, but that’s because I’ve grown up/lived in SA and grown to understand that’s why how mixed race people are referred to there. Having also grown up/lived in USA, I’ve never heard that same terminology used here EVER

Trying to use that terminology in a country where it has never really existed before is just going to create a whole set of new problems, as opposed to understanding how things are referred to within where you currently are.

It is nice to educate, but you also can’t be mad at someone for not knowing or denying something they are not used to, that is also still true, both things can exist.

Americans are really obsessed with race, s*** is sad.