Jill Scott Gives CNN Her Views On Interracial Relationships (Video)
Grammy Award winner Jill Scott talks with CNN’s Tony Harris about Why Did I Get Married Too and interracial dating.
“Sometimes I feel that we – black women – are really left alone. So there’s this kind of quiet pain – it’s quiet, but it’s there. I don’t feel that way when I’m in London, I don’t feel that way when I’m in Paris, I don’t feel that way in Holland; it’s just this history of this United States hasn’t necessarily been brushed away – and it’s can’t be. We have to deal with it,” she says.
“Face it. We have to talk about things, we have to discuss things, we should have heated debates… This article is an effort to spark heat debate so that we can heal and more forward. So that we can look at ourselves and pay attention to ourselves. It’s important.”
“I have no issue or problem with interracial love. I’m all for love, love is the most wonderful thing ever created. I don’t want people to get confused by this, I just wanted to discuss what that little pinch is, where that quiet little ‘ouch’, where that comes from.”
ON THE MONEY! I LOVE THIS WOMAN, I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE, AND MOST OF ALL…I LOVE BEING BLACK! THANKS, JILL! OBAMA, FOOL! ;)
I love Jill and what she had to say. I have read the article twice and I agree with everything that she said. This is not an article attacking interracial couples. This is not a dis to black men who choose to date outside of their race. This is an explanation of how black woman feel when we see a interracial couple. That’s it. We are allowed to have feelings, and allowed to express them and unless you have felt that pinch that she is talking about who are you to say that feeling is wrong or right. Our feelings matters this was the right message and the right place to display them. On a side note I feel that Mr. Tony had a tone that implied that she was wrong for expressing her feelings shame on you. You only made her point in that the black woman has been left alone
Damn, Tola Ositel…
Don’t even bother to read the article, if you haven’t. You already seem to have an understanding of things that transcends all of this nonsense!
Respect.
Why thank you!
Shalom x
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I don’t even know how to respond to this. I just don’t get it!
Jill looks amazing in the clip. Fantastic skin.
I’m hesitant to go on the actual article because I think, especially when Yanks discuss these things, it descends into ad hominem slanging matches and narrow-mindedness.
I’m glad JS distinguished her experience in the US from the rest of the world. Too many Americans like to believe their worldview can be taken as read for everyone else. I’m also glad she dislikes the idea of a western mono-culture. Well expressed. I think people need to understand that race and culture are not necessarily the same thing. Someone can have more in common culture-wise and class-wise with someone else of a different ethnicity than they have with someone from their own. That’s why terms such as ‘black’ and ‘white’ have limited scope in this age of mass migration and should be used with care. Not all people of African descent have the same experiences and there are certainly vast differences in culture. This concept of one’s ‘own’ is tricky.
Since I haven’t read the article I’ll leave it there. Thanx for this Verse.
Shalom x
Tell it like it is Tolu. Good response. Personally, I understand where Jill’s coming from being an American – but living in the UK for the past 16 years has helped me to broaden my mind ALOT in this area, so I don’t feel this so called ‘pinch’, or believe the notion that black women are somewhat inferior if a “brother” dates/marries a woman from another race. Saying that, I remember once telling a “brother” that I was going to become more broader in “options” and remember being teased for the better part of a month – like I was a sell-out or something. Whatever. These discussions have to take place though and I credit Jill for the spark.
Sorry guys but I just found her comments in the article small minded & ignorant. The CNN interview just looks like damage control.
I agree there are a lot of double standards that work both ways. I know of African/Caribbean men happy to date outside their race but who would slam a woman for doing the same thing. I knew one guy @ Uni who admitted to only ever having dated European woman. However he said if he knew of an African/Caribbean woman who did the same he wouldn’t talk to her. I didn’t know whether to hit him or laugh in his face (I did the latter).
I confess I don’t tend to object when I see African/Caribbean women date outside their race although I often question men’s motives (I’m human I admit it). I know the reasons for women tend to differ from the ones men put forward and are usually more genuine. Heck, I am attracted to men outside my race so often it’s been a running joke for colleagues, friends and family alike for a while now. ‘You and your white/middle-eastern/non-black men’. Shows there’s still a lot of taboo as far as women are concerned etc
Verse, I just read the article (although not the comments). Not as bad as I thought it would be. In the context of the historical American experience I can understand what she means. A lot of American TV shows tend to still portray a very monochrome perception of female beauty that people clearly buy into. It’s understandable people have hang-ups even if they are not always well-founded. I myself have sadly bought into some of these American projections even though deep inside I know I’m stereotyping wildly. That said, Jill should know from her own profile that not all African-American men feel that way. She herself is a pin-up within the community I’m sure. We must be wary of generalisations which I suppose is the basis of the article’s problem. I personally think it’s a bit pointless really. Doesn’t really add anything to the debate or present a spectrum of perspectives so best left alone. It’s all been said before.
I think where I take umbrage the most is the assumption of the race of her friend’s wife predicated on his success and get-up. This veers closely towards the idea that certain kinds of ‘black’ people who dress and speak a specific way are automatically ‘sell-outs’. I call it the Carlton Banks conundrum. I’ve been on the receiving end and it’s plain silly.
Shalom x