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Actor Taye Diggs and his wife, singer Idina Menzel, have released the first photo of their son Walker Nathaniel Diggs. Walker, who was born on September 2, is the first child for the couple.
The couple married in January of 2003.
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Toooo! Cute!!!!
From this angle he looks more like his mother
How beautiful……………They are such a beautiful looking family. Great job Taye!!!
Thank You for sharing your Blessing of such A beautiful “Little boy” with us. Enjoy while you can, because they grow so fast. Within a quick turn of the head, he will be off to College.
He’s a cutie… he looks like Taye to me.
He’s a cutie. His cheeks look so soft. Daddy is cheesin. He’s one happy daddy. Congrats to them.
Teri, you are a lovely spirit. You always have something positive to say about the pictures posted.
Thank you, Pisces! What a sweet thing to say. Girl, I try to keep positive or keep my mouth shut. I know I can be opinionated about certain issues, but I try not to be nasty.
Is that his baby?
I would assume so, since they are married …
But I think you are trying to point out that he is very light-skinned. That’s not very unusual, for several reasons. 1. He’s a newborn, and the melanin tends to take a little while to develop in babies. I’ve seen two dark-skinned parents give birth to a very light-skinned child, and months later the child is as dark as them. 2. Genetics aren’t as predictable as you might think. We’ve had a number of examples where the child comes out resembling only one parent, either through facial features or skin tone.
Just because they’re married doesn’t mean it has to be his baby. Check out the infinite discussions about Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe. They were married yet half the world swears that Michael was not the father of her babies.
That could also be the case here especially as blue black as that Uncle Tom, Black woman hating Taye Digg appears in some photos.
Hence I used the word ‘assume’. I would have as much reason to assume that is his child, as any other celebrity parents. I mean I’m not privy to any DNA tests, c’mon.
Pisces, you sound resentful. If the man isn’t into Black women, leave him be.
I’m mixed with Chinese, yet I would never date a Chinese man, does that make me an ‘Uncle Tom’? I don’t think so. I don’t care what reasons he’s with his wife. But if they like it, I love it.
I’m so tired of people being so presumptious as to want to dictate what OTHER people do with their personal lives.
To clarify, I am not resentful of this relationship, I am resentful of Mr. Diggs hypocrisy. Mulatto babies and interracial couplings are nothing new and since the ugliness and reality of slavery in the U.S. have been a part of our tapestry.
My issue with him has to do with him making negative remarks about Black women, period. People who make a living based mostly in part on how fans feel about them and support them in their careers should at least have nice things to say about the fans and not go out of their way to disrespect the fans.
It is so ironic that although Taye Diggs has yet to win an Oscar for his acting abilities, he was awarded an NAACP Image award. I’m surprised he accepted it, but I guess any award is better than no recognition at all for efforts at your craft.
I have to agree with Pisces I dislike Taye for that reason too…
Maybe we should form our own website and boycott him. I would imagine we’d get a lot of people to join.
Exactly. Many African American babies are born fairly light and darken later in weeks. I am sure Walker will do the same.
its not an african american ting its a black ting……black people all over the world
You are right. It is most definitely a Black thing.
I know right, I was thinking the exact same thing. Time will tell.
unfortunately, yes it is.
I don’t know that it is unfortunate for African American women, because Taye Diggs publicly has expressed his disdain and dislike of African American women.
He looks so happy because so far the baby looks the way it does. He don’t want to be looking in a mirror image of himself, at least color wise.
Whoa I did not know that!
Wow. Or he is just happy his son is happy and healthy?
well I hope your right, but taye’s actions in the past have me agreeing with pisces, especially when he blamed black women for his show getting cancelled. He obviously has some deep hatred of himself and his parents.
really….OMG,
well hes an idiot if its true cos if u dislike black women then you dislike your mother, sisters, aunties etc boy!! he must not like lookin in the mirror then!!
because black is what he is.
Trust. Taye has no issues with Black women. He made a dumb comment YEARS ago when he was heated, but the man loves his family. He is extremely close to his mother and sisters.
Let me guess what reputable news source you got your information from…[sites removed]your cousin Pookie?
I’m glad you feel you know him and his thoughts personally. (Others would call that something else.)
Get over him. The man has been married since 2003…and not to you. Clearly, you sound like you have some issues…Are you married?
This topic is not about me and I know how to stay on topic here. You don’t care about me anyway, so I don’t have to dignify your attempts to bash me personally for expressing my opinion.
This is a forum for open expression of thoughts and opinions and there are no rules that say you have to be a fan of the subjects in order to contribute. You can go to a Taye Diggs fan club web site for that.
Obviously I am not a fan of this man’s acting or his attitude toward Black women who have been an integral part of his fan base to get him where he is today in the entertainment world.
Like I said before, this is not the first interracial couple/ mulatto baby in the world and won’t be the last. Nothing unique about i, in my opinion.
@Kweenie ( sounds similar to Pookie), sarcasm is a form of anger. You’re telling on yourself!
if he doesnt like to date black women who cares!!! there are plenty of black men that do so why focus on the few that have issues? i mean is anyone here going to date him no so why bother.
as for his baby, the majority of the babies come out light like that. my mother is dark skinned and my father is a little lighter than her and i came out pink as hell and everyone knows who my parents are. you dont know what happens when you mix. the ignorance out of control
A lot of his previous fans who happened to be Black cared enough to stop supporting him. It doesn’t matter when he made the statement it is on the record from now on.
Why alienate any of your fan base? It’s so ironic that early in his career he made a name for himself by portraying romantic leads opposite African American actresses which endeared him to many of his Black female fan base.
I personally don’t care about his private personal choice of a spouse, I care that he is a hypocrite that came a long way in his career with Black women admiring him, and he turns around and publicly denounces them for whatever reason.
There are a lot of interracial couples and mulatto babies in America, I have them in my family, too. Mr. Diggs is not the first and won’t be the last…it’s part of the US legacy stemming from slavery before Black men could legally marry White women and were killed for just looking at a White woman the wrong way.
There are also plenty of Academy Award winning actors such as Will Smith, Denzel Washington , Forrest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman, et al who are proud of and embrace their Black spouses and families publicly and don’t feel a need to make statements condemning any of their fans based on race or gender.
To each his own, ultimately.
i have to agree with pisces…you know how you can already predict which celebrity black men will date white women? well Taye Diggs is definitely one of them. I knew right off the bat his wife would be either white or significantly lighter than him. I didnt think he would ever marry a black woman or even a dark skinned black woman at that. The ironic thing is his complexion is one of the most beautiful complexions i have seen in a long time…i always compare guy’s complexion to his. i know if he married someone his complexion he would have had gorgeous gorgeous children with beautiful chocolate skin. I was hoping so much for that but knew that would never happen. He has what I have dubbed: The Michael Jackson Syndrome, which is one’s blatant discontent with the reflection in the mirror. Having mixed children does not change who you are nor should it make you feel better about yourself. He is a beautiful man and i was so very much disappointed that he married outside his race…and i dont wanna hear all that love sees no color BS because it sure as heck does. He CHOSE to find love outside his race, LOVE grows wherever you want it to grow!!!
I am happy that he has a healthy baby and congrats to them nonetheless….
Pisces, you say your hatred is for Mr. Diggs comments regarding black women, however you are on EVERY single board on this site making inappropriate comments about all interracial babies. Why is that? Clearly all of the black men who had babies with women outside their race have not said something negative about black women, yet you bash them too. Maybe if you weren’t on these boards all day, you too would find a man?
Just a thought.
All babies are beautiful. And Mr. Diggs and his beautiful wife are just another example of that. God Bless.
My man, a lieutenant with SFPD, and myself are sitting here together laughing at this made up stupid a#$ comment. You’re just trying to stir up a conflict but I won’t dignify it.
Go find some way to serve your country in a proactive way and also to serve your Black President.
If my comments were inappropriate, BCK would have edited them or not posted them.
Just because you can’t take the truth, don’t project your feelings onto me.
As you can see see I assume you know how to read, a lot of people agree with my point of view and if you don’t like reading what I say then sew your eyes shut or something.
You can’t fool me using a stereotypical African American name, I know you’re not Black,[insult removed]!
Crawl back under the rock you came from, faker. Especially if you can’t contribute something intelligent or new to the conversation.
I know that you are not Black.
And don’t put words in my mouth, speak for yourself you angry, sad person.
I love the fact that African American men and women are willing to mix it up with other races because usually, many of the offspring especially in this modern era grow up to make great contributions to America and the world and most never deny their Black heritage.
Some examples, President Obama, President Obama, President Obama.
The list is infinite!
Awww what an adorable little boy ♥
Cute family pic
Congrats to Taye and Idina.
This blog gets visit from more than just blacks; although its dedicated to black kids and their parents. should be interesting. I don’t know why black women *pisces pay attention to what he said. I am a black woman. He was just mad because Daybreak got cancelled, it was bad for him to use black women as a scapegoat. But thats why he doesn’t have a show. Why blame all, even if a few black women didn’t support his show? Some guys in boy bands hide their marriages,some singers hide their age,all to keep certain fans. Folks want to see themselves. He could’ve blame the producers or writers for the show. His Will Smith being lighter and therefore getting less heat from sistas didn’t make him look smart. Does he have a identity issue? Who knows. Him marrying a white woman doesn’t make him hateful of his skin. Hes just a person who can’t handle something unsuccessful.
His wife isn’t really “white” is she? Her name certainly has an ethnic ring to it. Either way, I think Taye Diggs is a great actor and the baby is beautiful.
She’s Jewish. I love her by the way.
Idina is Jewish. She is a pale o’ thing. Sweeetheart though.
Technically, she is Jewish but in the United States most Jewish American people consider themselves White.
I don’t claim to know all or even “most” Jewish Americans, but the 15 or so I do know personally don’t consider themselves white at all. They are extremely proud of their Jewish heritage and openly identify themselves as Jewish.
That truly is a micro representation. Have you ever seen what is marked as race on their birth certificates or on other documents requiring racial identification?
That’s a different story.
Pisces,
No, I haven’t seen birth certificates. I have seen a passport, but I wasn’t eyeballing it for race (I don’t generally concern myself with what race is on a friend’s passport); we were laughing at passport photographs. You certainly can’t say what “most” people of any ethnicity consider themselves. You clearly have an issue with Taye Diggs. That’s fine, but that doesn’t make you an authority on all things race related. My micro representation is at least of people I KNOW personally and with whom I interact on a regular basis; you know, visit their homes, go out with them, and participate in their religious holiday celebrations. How many of the “most” Jewish Americans you mentioned do you actually know on a personal level? Further down on this page, you applauded another poster for providing facts. Can you provide facts that prove “most” Jewish Americans consider THEMSELVES white? If so, I’d be glad to see those facts.
Thanks in advance for the proof.
Don’t jump the gun, Nita, in thanking me for anything because I’m not going to do anything for you. I never claimed to be an authority on anything during my writings here.
If you want any more facts and are interested in the Jewish thing (which I am not),then start Googling to research this subject yourself, because I don’t care about it enough to spend time doing it.
I’m interested in African American census related topics.
I don’t have issues with Taye Diggs ( I don’t know how many times you want me to write that here), Taye Diggs has issues with me and other Black women.
I’m just not a die hard fan of his as you and others obviously are, and nothing that you say and no matter how you attempt to debunk my comments, is going to change my mind.
All Blacks don’t have to like other Blacks, and Black people don’t have to talk “nicely” about non-Black people to appease them, either.
Taye doesn’t have issues with Black Women. But I think you think he does.
You make excellent points, Anonymous. I think he chose to blame the cancellation of his show on Black females though simply because he does not like Black women. As you said, he could have blamed it on a myriad of other variables, but it speaks volumes of who he is, the fact that he chose to go on record bashing Black women.
And he has not, to my knowledge ever made any sort of retraction or apology.
It was a while before I knew his show had failed because after the first program I watched, I knew I didn’t like it. I would suppose if he was going to be fair he would accept the fact that his show failed because it sucked. I have never known the failing or success of TV shows to be based that much on what Black people like or hate. If so we would still be watching GIRLFRIENDS AND THE GAME as well as a lot of other shows that were highly popular with Black people. How he could have been in the business as long as he has and assume that it was Black women who caused its failure is strange to me. However, when you make certain statements in anger it’s usually because at core those are your real feelings. I see the failure of his show as not being the right vehicle to showcase his talent and have others see it in a positive light. Perhaps the fact that many whites didn’t like the idea that he was always associated with a white female could have been the cause of its failure.
Hi Khrish. Yet another astute, on target, assessment from you and very pragmatic, as is your style. I love it.
As you can see, I went out on a limb posting as much as I have about Mr. Diggs here, but I feel better for it.
I’m happy that he’s happy as a new Dad, but I felt it important to let Black women who read this blog know what his feelings have been in the past, and for all intents and purposes, his position on Black women today before they start cooing, fawning and awwing over his story about his new son.
He wouldn’t wish happiness for us, and Taye Diggs told us if we don’t like him, go on and support Denzel Washington or Omar Epps who are with Black women.
Well, not only do I admire Denzel Washington’s talents, but also Robert De Niro who has married and loved him some Black women throughout his amazing A list, academy award winning career.
I know you hate Taye. I like and respect the guy. We will never change each others mind and I respect that. That being said I just wanted to clarify your posts.
I know you don’t mean it to come across this way (or maybe you do, I don’t know), but your posts makes it seem as if you only support men who chose to be with Black Women. And what is fine, but it comes across a racist. Is that your real beef with Taye?
Because I know you claim it is his comments, but you always end your post when “I support such and such because they are with Black Women” which doesn’t go with your previous argument.
Hey Khrish! Hey Pisces! What exactly did Taye say? I’ve never heard any of this before.
@Toya1..it is so amazing that you wrote in, because I have been wondering what you’ve been doing that’s been keeping you too busy to write. Living life does keep you busy I guess.
Hope you are well.
To sum it up, Taye Diggs, several years ago, gave an interview in a magazine in which he stated basically that Black women were the reason for one of his television shows being canceled and it was because Black women had issues with his love interest on the show being White. He also went on to say that if Black women don’t like him, they can go on and support actors such as Will Smith, Denzel Washington or Omar Epps who have Black women (in their personal lives), because any fans of his(Taye’s) don’t care about his personal life.
This is not a verbatim quote but the essence of what he said. If you read any of my posts you already know my opinion.
Don’t stay away so long the next time, okay! We miss you!
Hey hun okay something weird just happened with my comp so if I’m posting this message twice sorry:) So like I was just saying lol@! I have been busy lately. Loads of fam have been visiting and I’ve just become an aunt again!!! So now I have a Nephew AND a niece!!! Yeah me:)You sound well! Glad you’re doing fine!
So as for this Taye thing…are you serious? he blamed the failure of his show on ALL Black women? Maybe it was just a crappy show! The Game is doing great and they had a black girl with a white girl on that show. The Jefferson’s did amazing and there was an interracial couple on that show and that was back in the day. It is obvious he has issues with black women and this was an easy out for him. Why blame yourself when you can put the blame on people who don’t think very highly of anyways. It’s sad though I hope his son doesn’t grow up with a complex. I find children who grow up in homes where one parent dislikes certain aspects of their race have a hard time accepting all of them and that’s when you get into the whole “I don’t like it when people call me BLACK! why are you trying to one drop rule me! Why do I have to deny the white side of me” the funny thing is most people are not trying to put them into a Black box, they are just so insecure about themselves that they see those words in every comment. So to me the real downfall here if this statement is true is that his son may not grow up loving both sides of himself and that’s a real shame.
What does he need to apologize about? I mean people don’t have to agree with his comments, but not all women (black or otherwise) took offense to what he said. Was it PC? No. Did he ruffles some feathers? Obviously. But I also read the entire interview and saw it for what it was.
Taye knows people don’t like. That is their choice. Not everyone will be liked or respected by everyone. Doesn’t mean you have to go around apologizing for your opinions. It doesn’t work like that.
Caryn, I really respect your postings on this subject. You seem so nice and caring and I don’t ever mean to offend you.
You always make me stop and think. I personally am pretty done with bashing Mr. Diggs, and truly wish him the best especially with his new baby boy.
The only thing that will compel me to write another sentence about this man is if I read here where someone else is attacking me.
It doesn’t make me feel good to continually criticize him. I used to love that movie, Brown Sugar because I really like Sanaa Lathan who acted in the movie with him.
Caryn, if loving my ethnicity is what the new definition of a racist is then I proudly wear that jacket. Many other ethnicities can make statements of pride about their cultures but I can’t as an African American female?
I haven’t made any racist remarks, only pro African American remarks. I have just mentioned other African American actors who married Black women and I even mentioned an Italian American Oscar winner that has married Black women and had bi racial children. What’s racist about that? Those are facts.
I’m just another person writing on this blog and my opinions are just that and nothing more. I have no “beef” with Taye Diggs but I have a belief that his career thus far has been built somewhat on hypocrisy.
We are all hypocrites to some degree, but I’m not in the public eye and people who are role models are held to a different standard. That’s why magazines want to interview movie stars like Mr. Diggs and not just average citizens such as myself.
Also Caryn, please don’t just fixate on what I’ve written here. Others have expressed negative opinions about Mr. Diggs.
And the comments here are mild in comparison to other blogs on other websites that have discussed him. Black people at other blogs have called him everything but a child of God for his statements in that magazine interview.
I don’t think you are a racist at all and I actually really find your comment enlightening. That is why I mentioned it because I was beginning to confuse “Pro Black” for “Anti White” which isn’t hard to do since its why people have trouble separating extremist from normal folk with strong opinions.
No worries.
And I agree that people in the media should watch what they say, but parents shouldn’t be letting their kids look up to celebrities as role models. That is their first mistake.
I am African American. I love my race and I find all sorts of ways to get involved with my black youth because they are the future. It is probably why I can’t help but defend Taye, (and not just with you, so don’t think I am targeting you or anything.) because I don’t see the point in constantly tearing a person down over a past mistake.
How does that help? All it does is divide, especially when you don’t have all the facts and the argument is onesided. As in the publication wrote and edited the article to appear as they wanted. Accurate or not. And magazines are known for it, but people’s own views askew better judgment.
But like you said we are all hypocritical. That is the human way. Live and you learn!
Caryn,thank you for your understanding and intelligent commenting. I’m really through commenting about this, though.
PEACE!
its a cute baby. but i dont like that name.
I’m not really an avid blog reader, but I started when my husband (who is white), and my daughter (guess), went to school and work and I was at home alone. It gave me a link to the “outside world” :). I would read certain sites and as soon as I would see a black celebrity with a white wife, in my mind I would say, “Here we go”. I never really got that from this sight and I liked that. It’s sometimes hard to love someone who is another color, not only because of what you get from other people, but because you can literally come from two different worlds. I’m not sure if this man has issues about his race, because if he does, that’s a sad and painful thing. I just see a man who is happy that his son is healthy and whole, and HERE.
Taye Diggs is just a man celebrating the life of his newborn son. Taye and Idina have wanted children for years. They just also wanted to do things in their careers and put off starting a family till they both were 100% ready to slow down.
I respect that. I know Taye isn’t well liked but I guess I don’t understand why people feel the need to talk about his child or his wife to show their dislike of him. Trash talk him. Leave his family out of it.
And I also feel if you are going to trash talk the man, at least get all the facts straight. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people claim he married Idina the moment he got famous. Or he hooked up with Idina to get popular when he has been with that woman for almost 14 years. I also like when people claim he must hate his mother when Taye is one of the biggest Mama’s boys EVER! It is just laughable really.
Let the man live his life. People judge him based on some interview that can be interpreted based on your feelings of him. I choose to see the man who helped his mother raise his four younger siblings when his father left the picture. The man who puts lots of time and money to work with autistic children, choreograph for modern up-and-coming dancers, write children books with his respected author/lecturer/artist friend, teach and hold free workshops at his alma mater, and love and support his family and friends over “Celebrity” Taye Diggs.
Meena,
I agree with you. My daughter is biracial. She is very fair with blue eyes and blond hair. It hurts really bad when people say I gush over her b/c she doesn’t look black. I would gush over her if she was as dark as Taye..b/c she is mine. They don’t know that we lost twin boys before her and that is why we cherish her even more. People should really be careful making blind judgements.
I AM SURE HE WILL BROWN UP LATER….MIXED RACE BABIES USUALLY DO.
I WISH FOLKS WOULD NOT CONSENTRATE ON THE COLOR AND FEATURE STUFF.
CHILDREN ARE NOT CURIOUS SPECIMENS. PEOPLE ALWAYS WANT TO SEE HOW
THEY “COME OUT” AND SNEAKIN PEEKS INTO THE STROLLER AND STUFF.
DOES SHE LOOK LIKE MOMMY OR DADDY?…WILL HE KEEP THAT “GOOD”
HAIR…DO YA’LL HAVE MORE KIDS? WILL HER EYES TURN BROWN LATER ON?
MIXED CHILDREN ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE WORLD. CONGRATS!!!!!
That’s a broad and misinformed statement. I guess to you “mixed children” are the most beautiful in the world. I think there are many beautiful children in the world who are not “mixed”. For instant have you ever seen Rain Pryor? I don’t mean that to be mean, just an example to show that your statement is far too broad and that being “mixed” has nothing to do with beauty.
Agree.
rotfl! I know you didn’t mean it that way and that’s what made it so funny. hahahahahahahaha…
Congrats to the family. And beware folks who come on here saying negative things about black men involved in loving relationships with other women. Life is short, love whom you love black women and do not allow some bitter, sabotaging woman filled with hate to marr this family’s happy event. This troll uses various names to comment but it is always the same person. I am half-Puerto Rican, and Puerto Ricans encourage their children to marry white folks as much as possible.
“Puerto Ricans encourage their children to marry White folks as much as possible.” Talk about hating your own ethnic background! Sick!
What kind of insane remark is that? Well, unfortunately, a lot of African American people encourage that too…. probably some carry over insanity from slavery since it was taboo to do so and Africans/African Americans couldn’t marry and would only be raped by White folks against their will.
African slaves were used in Puerto Rico, also, to develop agriculture.
What a sad commentary!
Oh, and if you are referring to me, I never use any other identifying name here other than Pisces, and as far as your name calling you can kiss my my BEAUTIFUL BLACK booty.
That’s something that my gorgeous African American policeman loves to do on the regular.
Addendum… I meant
not 
You said “African American people encourage that too.” That is a lie! Maybe in your house.
You are so confused, in more ways than one. Taye Diggs is the troll, literally and figuratively, IMO.
You see him, you don’t see me or know me, so stick to what you can verify.
Taye never said he didn’t like Black women. Many of you want to believe that to have an excuse not to like him or his work. Just be honest with yourself and say you don’t like Black men who date and marry non-Black women. On the topic, the baby is beautiful and looks healthy. I wish his parents and him nothing but happiness.
Please don’t put words in my mouth. I have been honest, and I just simply don’t like Taye Diggs on any level because of his remarks about Black women! PERIOD! No other agenda here.
What celebrity does that, if they care about their fans? I don’t care about him marrying a Jewish woman, as I said, interracial coupling is not new or unique, it’s just legal now in America since the middle of the 20th century after the advent of the Civil Rights movement and the resulting revision of the laws.
As a woman of the 21st century, I am far more enlightened and progressive than you obviously give me credit for.
To each his own, whatever floats your boat. I’m not mad at Robert De Niro for marrying and loving Black women exclusively, and I’m also not mad at the list of Academy Award winning African American actors along with De Niro who proudly display their Black wives and families.
You people speaking negatively against/hating Black women should check yourselves instead of checking others, because some of these “BROTHERS”, like Taye Diggs, wouldn’t be here for you to rave about if it weren’t for their African American mothers and fathers who loved each other or at least got together to procreate to prevent the total extinction of African Americans as the Native Americans were extinguished!
As a person who has dated outside her race, and who believes any and everyone should love who they love, Taye Diggs irritates the h-ll out of me!
It is one thing to have a preference, it is another thing to put down a WHOLE subgroup of people in professing your love for said preference. If I said (and I DONT FEEL THIS WAY) I loved white men, because black men all sucked and never did anything I would look and sound like a damn fool and that is how I view Taye Diggs.
Love who you want to love! I love seeing Seal and Heidi, because their love seems to be genuine and not based on some backwards color standard. Let’s just be happy, but as an entire race of people we put up with too much, and for another black person to put down black women as a whole because he is insecure (obviously) in his own relationship, is unacceptable!
Thank you emm. Maybe I was a little harsh in my statements, but you succinctly stated in your comment exactly what I have been trying to convey here. Exactly!
He did sound foolish and I’m not even talking about the racial implications, I’m talking about him as a person who makes money based on having fans, putting down a significant segment of his fan base!
It’s stupid and as a result many people don’t like him at all. And I’m one of them.
But he didn’t…
I actually want people to point me in the direction to where Taye trashed talked and put down all of Black Women because clearly I must have missed it. Cause he did no such thing in the interview I think you are referring too.
That’s exactly the way I feel about it. Don’t try to make me look bad because you have made your choice of women to date. Man up and date who you want without apologies or excuses. That’s when it makes you look like it is him who feels guilty about something.
But isn’t that exactly what he did? He said if you had a problem with who he chose to spend his life with, then to go support other black actors who didn’t chose his path (aka a white woman). And people got pissy about that. I mean the dude is damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t.
No, that’s not what he did. He has been a part of hollywood long enough to know how to deal with the media. If not, perhaps he should rethink his press agent. He answered a question in a very unprofessional manner. That is his fault, not the fault of the puplic. The average mature actor would have responded quite differently. This is certainly not the first time he has been asked these questions. To strike out at women of color leads me to wonder if he, himself, has feelings of guilt for whatever reason. As I said above, I know little about this man except the films in which I have seen him, so I couldn’t care less about his preferences as he would not be my choice as a date either.
cute baby!!!
I thought Taye Diggs was African. Does he have issues with African women as well? Man do what your gonna do and don’t say or blame black women for you being with a white women. Such a cop out!
African? Taye was raised in Rochester, NY. His mother is from Jersey.
Well, I’m Puerto Rican and I can verify that it’s true. PuertoRicans parents always encourage their children to marry white. The Spaniards enslaved the PuertoRicans from 1508 until 1873, even longer than slavery in America and yet PuertoRican people still look up to them and still salivate over the old colonial slave masters. Puerto Ricans still favor the lightest skin over the darkest and colorism is one of the most prevalent, self-hating prejudices amongst the Puerto Rican people.
Thanks for providing historical facts, Isabella. I respect that.
Colorism is not exclusive to Puerto Ricans, unfortunately. I’d like to consider my step-father the exception and not the rule to this; his first wife was Puerto Rican, born and bred, much like himself, but shortly after her death, married my mother, a Black woman. What’s always boggled my mind is why he was so adamant against my dating Black men as a teenager (I’ve had exactly one Black boyfriend, someone I remain very close with today) when he chose to break cultural norms by marrying outside his race, himself. Another interesting facet of Puerto Rican culture, at least what understanding I’ve fostered through being raised in my dad’s surrogate culture, is the emphasis on religion. I’m not invalidating your argument at all, but just within my family, there seems to be a strong emphasis on marrying into Catholic families, be they white, Puerto Rican, or otherwise. By and large, Blacks subscribe to a denomination outside of Catholicism, which in and of itself creates large issues, especially as concerns what faith any potential children ought to be reared in.
well my maternal grandfather is Trinidadian (r.i.p) now his mother is also one of those “marry white or d@mn near white” people. She is as black as the midnight sky but only wants her children, grand children and great grands dating light. She made sure she married a lite skin blue eye Indian
Sounds just like African Americans. They really did a good job in making everyone believe that the minority of the world are the cream of the crop. They did masterful brainwashing everywhere they went. I sometimes wonder if people of color will ever be able to get pass it and see the beauty in themselves.
Can we clear this up? When, where and what did Taye Diggs say what about Black women?
When and Where: 2006 Interview with Rolling Out Magazine
There site allows you to search for past articles, but only back to 2007 and BETA
What: You can find excerpts of the interview at other online blog sites. The excerpts that I have read at the site I give as one site with excerpts, doesn’t have a statement from Taye that black women were what caused his show to be cancelled, but contained questions on why black women didn’t have a problem with Eva Mendez and Will Smith in Hitch and a question about is “white wife” (doesn’t say what the question exactly was).
Without access to the complete interview and only these excerpts I think that his personal relationship choice and then the casting of his characters love interest was a problem with some of the shows viewers.
Will Smith’s role in the film didn’t draw as much cultural ire as some of the choices he’s made on- and off-screen. “That’s what they were happy about, if we’re gonna be real. That’s how the scale goes. First off, if it’s a dark brother and the dark brother isn’t with a dark sister that causes issues. … After that, if you’re going to date outside the race, then they go down the list of how poorly other minorities have been treated after blacks. [So] after that, you have Latino. … Like, I’ve had people say that about my wife: ‘At least she looks Spanish.’ Like that makes it a little bit better. So that’s why people accepted it. If Will Smith had been with a lily-white woman, it would’ve been a completely different situation in the black community as far as females are concerned. I guarantee you that.”
This is all I can find and he’s saying that Black women don’t like to see Black men with White women. Is that the statement Black women are mad at? That he thinks they don’t like to see Black men with White women. Well, wouldn’t he of all people think this. I’m sure he’s gotten slack from Black women before he made thisstatement.
Well… isn’t he right?? Not necessarily about Will Smith being with lily white, cuz I think a lot of Black women would have a problem with that too- but about Black women having problems with Black men (especially dark-skinned ones) dating non-Black. I actually found his statements to be fairly accurate, at least as social observations go, and it didn’t sound at all like he HATED Black women, I think that’s a big extrapolation. If anything, it sounded like he was upset at Black women for judging or being upset with him. Funny he mentioned Will Smith- I never see anyone get on Will’s case, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen him with any women darker than him. His daughter Willow has a lot of issues with her hair texture- where did that come from?? To me, it always seemed to me that Will has more of a problem with Black than Taye. At least as far as I have noticed. Growing up, I knew quite a few light-skinned boys and girls who were taught to date Black, but NOT dark. If they were to date non-Black, it should go up the “minority” scale that Taye mentioned, lol. If the excerpt BCKFan posted is indeed the interview you all are talking about, then I think we should lighten up on him a bit.
Wait, i’m confused. Why would anyone get on Will Smith’s case? He’s married to a BEAUTIFUL black woman and has a BEAUTIFUL black family. Are we suppose to be upset because Jada isn’t dark skinned? She is a very proud black woman and skin complexion doesn’t have ish to do with that!!! And Will is a proud black man who has in my opinion always embraced the black community which seperates him from this arrogant black pea-head azz Taye Diggs!!! And where does anyone get off saying that Willow has a problem with her hair?!?! If anyone has a problem with her hair, it has been the ppl on this site and NOT WILLOW! The problem that most black women have with black men dating white women is that sometimes it seems that white women are viewed as some type of damn trophy! Date who you want to date but don’t disrespect, put down, or sterotype women that are the same color as the woman that birthed you. Let me calm down and count to 5…
umm willow is what about 8…shes too young 2 have any issue with her hair, the only issues she most probably has is whether she should buy a bratz or a barbie doll!!
just because she wears extentions it does,nt mean that shes ashamed or embaressed of her hair, in fact if you watch the film “I am legend ” of which she stars in you can see her natural hair, she has the same type/texture hair as her brother the only difference is that her hair is alot shorter than her brothers.
please dnt bring innocent children into your argument/issues.
PlainMean, you go ahead and count to 5, because it seems as if you are doing more talking than reading. I’m not sure how you can misread my comment so badly, but I will clarify for you nonetheless. There is nothing wrong with Will Smith marrying a light-skinned Black woman. I merely commented on the fact that he’s never dated someone darker than himself, and I think that says something about his views on his race. That is all. To ME (and those are the key words here), he appears to be one of those Black men who love LIGHT Black, instead of just Black. I could be wrong, of course, but that how it seems to me. And I think there’s hypocrisy in the fact that Black ppl, particularly women, get on Taye Diggs’ case for not loving Black enough, and then ignore people like Will. I mean, isn’t it all the same thing? Some element of self-hatred? All we can truly know about how these people feel on race is from what we see in pictures of their personal lives, and soundbites. Just because one dates non-Black doesn’t mean they don’t love themselves, and just because one dates only Blacks doesn’t mean they do- look at the endless amount of Black women who still use the term “good hair”.
And speaking of hair, Jada herself has commented on the fact that Willow is self-conscious about her hair/appearance- @neenee, that is why I brought it up, I assure you it is not an assumption just because she wears braids a lot- I think that would be a pretty stupid assumption to make. 8 years old isn’t too young to know what’s considered good-looking and bad-looking by society, especially in her line of work. You don’t know Willow and neither do I- all we know of these people are from soundbites. And I read a post on one of these celeb baby sites of Jada speaking on Willow’s hair/beauty issues (I am searching for the link). And I also fail to see where I insulted Willow.
As I stated before, I don’t think Taye insulted Black women, I think he expressed his frustration with many of them. Not sure what’s wrong with that.
In Smith’s interveiw on TV One, he stated that he wanted Halle Berry to play the roll because that was the year that he had been nominated for an Oscar for Ali, Denzel had won for his film and Halle Berry had won the Oscar as well. He thought it would be a wonderful idea if he and Halle could do a film together but he couldn’t get Halle for the film. I think that in this day and time Black and Latinas need to be working towards forging a better relationship between each other as it gives a powerful unity politically. But that’s just how I feel. It would be a shamed while America browns to still have whites with all the power. Still doing things the way they want to do it. This year has made a strong statement towards that with a Black President and our first Latina Supreme Court justice. Togetherness means that we can put people in positions that can better life for the two groups. If we could stop dividing ourselves as racism has taught and come together to use our numbers as the tool to change the game in this nation. Given a lot of the posts on this sight, I think that we are going to end up with a Brown America still being dominated by a small minority because we can’t get our act together. Divide as conqure has been the name of the game and it has worked for centuries. How long are we going to be duped by the same old game?
This is real dialogue, truly an adult, relevant conversation. And I would just add that some of the so called females posting here are poor representations of our gender in not projecting more femininity, kindness, respectfulness and tolerance for others…especially those who don’t like hearing Black women love themselves and their own people.
That pretty much summed it up. He was suppose to be interviewed about Daybreak, but they spent the entire interview hassling him, throwing statistics in his face about black women, comparing him to his fellow black male actors, and making snide comments about Idina.
He didn’t handle himself well. Even I can admit it, but they were baiting him the entire time and he took it. Though he never once claimed to dislike Black women or anything close to it. He did say that they didn’t have to support him if they felt he life and career choices bothered them so.
i think what shocked most people is the fact we all saw him in these various black films playing a proud black man that loves him some “brown sugar” black women,but in real life that so wasn’t the case, if he did indeed say that statement about “if they dont like it they can go support denzel,n omar, ” he should’ve spun it like this ” i love black women i find them attractive , beautiful etc however i happend to fall in love with a white woman” im sure everyone wouldnt have been hating and cussing..
Wow his complexions nothing like his dad. Tayes looks like he’s bursting with joy
DNA test!
I’M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS QUESTION.HOW COME I DONT SEE CELEBRITY BLACK MEN WITH DARK BLACK WOMEN ANYMORE???? THIS IS SCARY!!!
There are many. Perhaps when you come across the photos they just don’t stand out for you and these do.
Bck ppl…. Got color problem that all I have to stay
In my opinion, the non African American and people identifying as biracial posters peeking in at BCK are the ones most defensive about color of skin and who love to diminish particularly Black women.
Whenever there is a post about an interracial couple or a mulatto child, non Blacks writing here get fired up and always make charges against Black women asserting that we are racist, jealous or sour grapes.
We can’t even have a website that celebrates predominantly our culture without other races trying to dominate or sway opinion or without other races spewing negativity against Blacks.
Who in particular was spewing venom against Black women? Do you not recognize the inherent contradiction in your statement? As one of said biracial posters, I think it’d be downright hypocritical of me or anyone else of my specific parentage to speak ill of Black women, when I myself was raised by one of the most confident and assertive Black women I know. It’s also counter productive to your argument to make broad and sweeping generalizations against non Black/African American posters, when you yourself have proven you don’t take so kindly to them. Practice what you preach.
As I first stated elsewhere, colorism is not an issue central or exclusive to any one particular racial or ethnic group. I could go on about the flack I’ve received from Black women for my fair skin and features, and the challenges I’ve faced as a person who relates in part to a culture that has not always openly accepted or embraced me on the basis of color, but I won’t. Why? Because I know better than to allow these past experiences to foster resentment towards or cultivate a wholly inaccurate opinion of ALL Blacks. I think it’s unfair and extremely narrow minded of you to make lump generalizations about multiracial posters belittling Black women when, hey, some of us have harnessed a deep respect for this facet of our dual culture.
It’s as much our culture as it is yours, and we have every right to make commentary on it, applaud and praise it, in whatever way we deem fit.
And you just proved my point, and you are one of the people I was referring to in my comment to answer your question.
And yet you are still unable to supplement your allegation with factual evidence. I specifically asked who and/or where anyone had spoken negatively of Black women. I have no contentions with Black women (as I touched upon in my earlier comment), I have not drawn an accusatory finger to say “Well, THEY/YOU always say/do X, Y, Z…” whereas you yourself have done exactly that on a number of occasions, in this post alone. What exactly are you rooting your argument in?
@Rae, this is truly my last entry about this subject. I don’t have to prove anything to you or anyone else. It’s not my job, and I am not debating with you.
You’re a smart person and so am I. I would recommend researching on your own anything else you would like to know about race issues because I don’t profess to be an expert or authority on the subject.
Well to be fair people will get defensive if they feel they are being offended. Whether it is intentional or not.
I’d like to interject here to state that while MOST mixed babies do inevitably grow into their color, a child born of mixed Black and white parentage CAN more closely favor the lighter of the pairing. My grandmother was born to a Black mother and white father, but draws the bulk of her looks from her white parentage. I myself am a mixed person of black and German lineage and have passed for white most if not all of my adult life. I think if anything we need to cultivate a better understanding of this growing mixed culture of individuals and realize not every child born a product of an interracial coupling is going to resemble Alicia Keys, Halle Berry, etc.
Having said that, this is a gorgeous, gorgeous baby. A blessing, truly.
I Had a Puerto Rican father and he always encouraged me to marry white and my friends went through the same thing. I know Puerto Ricans who were down right sad and insulted when Ben Affleck dumped JLO. They wanted her to have a mixed baby by a popular, white man.
Healthy baby, happy parents, I’m sure in time Walker will brown into a little Caramel Delight.
Wow..this topic is INTERESTING.
I’m West Indian, of Guyanese and Trinidadian descent. My mother is afro-caribbean and my father is indo-caribbean heritage. The colourism issue runs deep in many cultures. I hear it from both sides.
I imagine that you must be physically beautiful having those mixtures you described.
LOL…well now OF COURSE I AM! I’m playing.
It runs deep everywhere. People want to claim they are beyond the “paper bag” test, but their actions speak otherwise.
wow!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t believe this
I think Taye Diggs is quite handsome. Funny, when I first saw him in How Stella Got her Groove back, I didn’t think so and thought they could have gotten a handsomer guy–lol.
After doing a double take how could I have missed the beautiful smile and that gorgeous deep coffee skin.
I am happy for him and his wife. The baby is so cute. Some have made comments on the complexion–some really off the wall. This is a newborn and I have seen many a pale black newborn baby, mixed or not –lol. Little man will get some color down the line as typical–no way he will turn Taye’s shade, but he will likely end up a beautiful caramel like so many of these bi-racial kids.
Congrats!
i though that they could have actually hired a jamaican man or atleast a man who could do the accent better…
believe me i know plenty : D
I don’t know what it is about ‘us’ as a people. Everytime i get on this blog someone is talking about how kinky a childs hair is or how light or dark a childs skin is, or interracial relationships. — - It’s ridiculous.
Ohhh and get use to interracial relationships because the world is changing. And… Taye must be in love with his wife b/c I know personally (I’m a black woman) that it harder to be in a interracial relationship because everyone always sticks their nose where it doesn’t belong and has something to say.
I agree. I hate how all the hot posts on this site are related to light/skin dark skin, or interracial children.
But it’s just a reminder of how deeply ingrained our racist subjugators’ opinions of us are.
When it comes to race, Black people take everything personally, and are very polarized. One group of people presume everything is related to self-hate (which in my mind is a reflection of how they view themselves) or the other group that believes all things Black are undesireable.
Why can’t people just see a picture and just say a baby is cute or not on this site, without always taking it there?
Are things changing or is it just more of the same? Mixed races have been around since the beginning of time. Interracial marriage became legal in the United States in the middle of the 20th century.
Prior to that, people were jailed , killed or otherwise ostresized (sp?) for committing the CRIME of interracial coupling.
People of the 21st century take a lot of their freedoms for granted.
It is always the same person posting negative comments about biracial children and black women..always the same woman using various names….always. By the way, she is not white, not even close with her aforementioned identity.
Aww.. baby Walker is so cute!!
Congrats to the proud Mommy & Daddy.. they look so in love with him! Look at Daddy’s smile.. Mmm!
My daughter is biracial & was quite light when she was 1st born.. but now, she’s almost as dark as her daddy! Which is nice!
I’m very proud of my babygirl!!!
To be honest I like Dude as an actor… but I’m sure this is one of blackest men that said he doesn’t do black woman. and with that said of course right here right now race should come up. And to above we need to talk about the skin and hair issues.. Its therapy for those who have scars from being “who they are”. I’m grateful to BCK for this outlet.
I think Taye diggs is proud of his blackness because he did not bleach his skin, a lot of africans stars males in Congo bleach their skin but marry black women who bleach their skin too.
Sorry my english is bad because i am afro-french.
hola, thanks for sharing that. Since the late Michael Jackson traveled to the African continent while he was living, maybe seeing stars over there bleaching themselves maybe gave him the inspiration to bleach his skin and think it was alright to do so.
Just a theory.
It doesn’t surprise me that Taye’s son is light. I’m dark (not as dark as Taye, though) and my baby was this pale when he was born.
As for all the comments about Taye blaming black women for causing him trouble in his life, he must have said that for a reason. Some of them probably did cause him pain in some way. So many women do give the men in their lives hell. However, it would be so ignorant of him to think that this only happens with black women! I hope he realizes that nagging b’s come in every color; if not, he’s a fool.
Like I previously said, Taye Diggs didn’t say anything bad about Black women. That would be career suicide and he seems to intelligent to make that mistake. Once again this is a case of insecure Black women who resent Black men who date and marry non-Black women. Or should I say women that don’t have dark skin, because if she was a light skin Black women you all would still have a problem with him. I find it funny that some of you have praise for President Obama who is the product of a White woman and Black man but will resent couples like Taye and Idina.
I love Michelle Obama and her husband, our President. You did well when you chose that beautiful African American sister as your wife, President Obama! And she’s not even light skinned!
Keep representing not only African Americans but all of America and it’s diverse people!
Obama is a man proud of his African heritage and holds it up and never denies it. He is always encouraging African American fathers to take responsibility for their families.
There is no comparison of the President of the United States to this low budget actor, in any way.
P.S. I guess Mr. Diggs’ criticism or blaming of Black women also includes our nation’s First Lady, too given that she is clearly a proud African American female.
Pisces, I think you have very eloquently and intelligently made your point, but if it’s based on the interview excerpt BCKFan posted above, I personally think you’re making a heavy misconstruction… I have reposted my previous comment on this, love to get your thoughts, please see below:
Well… isn’t he right?? Not necessarily about Will Smith being with lily white, cuz I think a lot of Black women would have a problem with that too- but about Black women having problems with Black men (especially dark-skinned ones) dating non-Black. I actually found his statements to be fairly accurate, at least as social observations go, and it didn’t sound at all like he HATED Black women, I think that’s a big extrapolation. If anything, it sounded like he was upset at Black women for judging or being upset with him. Funny he mentioned Will Smith- I never see anyone get on Will’s case, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen him with any women darker than him. His daughter Willow has a lot of issues with her hair texture- where did that come from?? To me, it always seemed to me that Will has more of a problem with Black than Taye. At least as far as I have noticed. Growing up, I knew quite a few light-skinned boys and girls who were taught to date Black, but NOT dark. If they were to date non-Black, it should go up the “minority” scale that Taye mentioned, lol. If the excerpt BCKFan posted is indeed the interview you all are talking about, then I think we should lighten up on him a bit.
Thank you very much, Lioness. I appreciate all of your comment, and I will lighten up on Mr. Diggs. I didn’t even have to write a reference to him at all in my last post, but I jumped the gun in answering Sole’s post.
When she or he referred to “Black” women, I took it personally. The way some people demean the President and the office of the Presidency since Mr. Obama became President almost to the level of treason.
Have a nice day, Lioness and you truly made my day a good one!
@pisces
I don’t see why you feel the need to indulge these other poster’s by constantly justifying your opinion. Once you comment on something, it is your right to do so, i dont see why you have to keep justifying it to everyone else. If they don’t like it, oh well. i think by you constantly commenting to justify your stance makes your opinion become more objectionable than it originally was. When im on this thing and i make comment, i usually add a few more explanatory comments and if anyone else has a dissenting opinion they are not getting a reply from me. I think it is a complete waste of time to constantly explain yourself that way because at the end of the day, you are not going to convince anybody or change their points-of-view, just like they cant convince or change your point-of-view. So its just a roundabout circle at no end. Even though your aim isnt to convince or change anybody i just think its never ending.
YOUR opinion is YOUR opinion and if someone has a problem with that, just tell them where to take it….Peace.
@Issy..Thank you and I love you for taking the time to explain to me what I’ve been doing here. I think I went temporarily insane with the commenting on this topic. :D.
I’m really trying to stay away from this particular post but all posters have said such interesting things and I love the way people seem to be talking about real feelings and the way the subject has risen far above just the superficial.
I can’t help it, Issy I love my Black people and it hurts me deeply when we turn on each other and/or are mean to one another.
Ultimately it’s not good for our children and future generations.
Stay sweet and write (right) on!
Luv ya!
@ Pisces
You kinda went a bit over board in explaining yourself to these people. I agree with everything you have been saying and the people that don’t agree….well that’s just too damn bad for them now isn’t it. I don’t waste my time explaining myself to people in here because frankly i just don’t care enough what they think. I bet more than half of those people who comment on how “racist” and “intolerant” you are feel the same way but they try to portray themselves as a moral beacon of equality and “let’s all sit by the campfire and sing kumbaya BS”. They know in reality that is not how they truly feel but people are not REAL and at least you were brave enough to say how you truly and honestly feel. So you are real and they are fake, period. SO just tell them to take their kumbaya singing-fake behinds back to their lands of unicorns and rainbows while we stay down here in the real world.
This is becoming a pandemic in the black community where many successful black men make it a POINT to marry outside their race, it is not just COINCIDENCE or LOVE…they make it a point to seek out these women and avoid black women. THeir reasons are usually similar it is something real that is happening in the community. I see it happen in my family, my friends’ family and when i ask these men why they choose to marry outside their race i get 4 answers:
1) i want exotic children
2) i find white women more attractive (B.S)
3) i have more in common with white women and i can deal with them better
4) i am dark and i did not want my kids coming out looking like charcoal.
THose were the ignorant responses i got from some of the men i asked, so this is a REAL problem, it is not just black women being bitter its so much deeper than that. SO tell those other posters
“REAL problem for REAL people, so if you not REAL then this need not apply”
THat should shut them up, but if it doesn’t, just ignore them cause that is not your problem and you have every right to your opinion. Just know you are not alone, alot of black women feel how you do, I for one do. some are just not REAL enough to admit.
PEACE:)
BRAVO Issy and Pisces!!! Co-sign 100%
Thank you again, Issy. I agree with all that you said and also find the males responses to your questions interesting. It’s great the way people posting at BCK keep the discussion civil, because at other blogs featuring this very same photo, Black women and non Blacks on both sides of the aisle, have responded brutally.
I tried to post some of the various remarks here as examples, and even though there was absolutely no profanity or expletives involved, I guess the comments were so inflammatory that BCK wouldn’t allow it.
Isn’t that something?
I’ll state again: if we are going off this excerpt alone, it doesn’t seem to me as if Taye Diggs has a problem with Black women. It’s not to say that he DOESN’T- but the excerpt doesn’t show that to me. I’ve also heard Taye Diggs chastise Caucasians on their “non-right” to judge Blacks on the usage of the word “nigga”. So I don’t know about him. Let me state for the record that I am NOT a Taye Diggs fan- I have disliked him in the past because I thought along the same lines you are, Pisces. But that was long ago, and I try to look at things a lot more closely now. Things aren’t so black and white to me here… so to speak
I do think it’s unfair to assume that just because a Black man marries a non-Black, they hate themselves- which I feel a lot of Black people think (not saying you do, Pisces, you’ve explained your issues with him), and are accusing Taye Diggs of doing. I think if you love yourself- truly love ALL of yourself- you can fall in love with anyone, because it will be real and not based on other unimportant reasons such as race or skin color. @issy, you are also absolutely right, there are many Black men who go out of their way to marry or have children with non-Black. I just don’t know if Taye Diggs is one of them. There is no doubt among any of us that we as a people are still hurting. Healing can only begin with honest talk.
By the way, if I were Taye Diggs, I’d be smiling like that too, because beauty is beauty, and that Walker is beautiful, no matter what color he is
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And I LOVE Black people the way you do, Pisces, so I UNDERSTAND the fascination with this thread, believe me- this is the most I have EVER commented on any website, lol. Stay positive
too many mixed kids
Greetings People of all color: I come to you in peace. I would like to commence by saying that i agree with everyone on this commenting board. SHOCKER,i know. Every one has a point to make and he or she is right in their own right. As for Mr. Diggs, i believe some of you are coming at him a bit to hard and perhaps even taking his interview out of context. I read the same interview and didn’t think that he was implying that he wouldn’t like to date black women at all. In fact, the interviewer explained that she went out of turn and asked if Taye Diggs thought that his fans would care that he is married to a causcasian woman and he in turn responded that my real fans don’t judge me or care if i married to a ‘white woman” and all those who care could go watch a movie featuring Denzel etc… The interviewer wrote that she had no right to ask Taye that question and that she understood why he got pissed.
Anyway, something is bothering me though. Though i found this supposed interview on the web, i couldn’t find it on Rollingout…That’s where the original interview allegedly came from.hmm…
To Issy,
What beautiful words. Thank you for your thoughtful, real and exquisitely stated comments. I agree of course with all that you said and I also had to laugh out loud at point number 4 when you gave reasons that Black men said they date/marry other races! Oh man!
I’ve been looking at what other Black women have been commenting on other blogs about Tay Diggs and my remarks here are totally tame in comparison. I’m going to share a few of them with you ( at least the ones BCK may allow through). The same picture here of Taye and his wife was posted at the other site, too.
1. Taye is cheesin’ like he hit the lottery.
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And Issy it goes on and on!! And worse and worse about this fellow.
You’re so right it’s not just you and me by a long shot!
Thanks for editing the remarks from the other blogs, BCK. There were 11 more that didn’t make it.
I agree with Pisces. I loved Tay until I heard what he said and was a little disappointed. He needs to get it together. I don’t support him ANYMORE because of what he said. Interacial dating is okay as long as you know you are not in it because of slave mentality however, making negative comments and blaming one set of people is totally wrong.
Yes, Veronica, a lot of other Black females feel just as we do at least at other blogs. It has nothing to do with his choice of a wife, in fact I believe his wife deserves better than him. She’s the Tony award winning actress!