Tyla, the South African celebrity, finally clarifies her identity after months of controversy on social media.
The controversy around the Grammy Award winner’s race has caused her to trend on social media several times.
Some think she’s black, but others argue she’s colored.
This Thursday evening, the Water hitmaker took to social media to correct the record and end the discussion.
Never denied that I am black; I’m not sure where that came from. I’m Irish, Mauritian/Indian, Black/Zulu, and Colored,” the woman wrote.
According to Tyla, she is categorized as black in some regions but as colored in South Africa.
“I would be categorized as a Black woman in some places and as a Coloured woman in South Africa.”
“Race is categorized differently throughout the world.”
She wrote, “To close this conversation, I’m both Colored in South Africa and a Black woman. I don’t expect to be identified as Colored outside of South Africa by anyone not comfortable doing so because I understand the weight of that word outside of SA.”
For the culture, as a woman. With that stated, ASAMBEEE, it’s and not or,” she closes the letter.
