Singer DaniLeigh appears to be digging herself a deeper hole with another apology stemming from the “Yellow Bone” controversy. The Def Jam Recordings artist released the song last week, which many people deemed offensive due to its perceived colorist lyrics. Although the 26-year-old, who’s in a romantic relationship with DaBaby, attempted to defend herself on Twitter, it was too late.
So on Sunday (January 24), DaniLeigh issued an apology via Instagram, claiming there’s no way she can be a colorist because of who she’s dating. At the same time, she also questioned why she couldn’t celebrate the skin she’s in like so many other women do.
“I think it’s super important ‘cause I definitely feel super misunderstood,” she begins. “I think people twisted it like I was trying to bash another woman and her skin tone. I never looked at my skin as a privilege. I see brown skin women flaunt their skin in music all the time. Why can’t I flaunt mine? I’m sorry I wasn’t sensitive to the topic, when I wrote my comment.”
She continued,“It can be a personal thing to certain people ‘cause colorism is a real thing. But I’m not that. I’m not a colorist or a racist. I date a whole chocolate man. I have chocolate friends. Skin is not something I even see. Because you don’t know me it’s like let me tell you guys what I meant by that. Hopefully you guys can watch it with an open heart and genuine mind. I’m sorry, again. I offended people who are truly offended. I am sorry.”
DaniLeigh released a snippet of the song on January 21 in which she boasts about DaBaby wanting a light-skinned woman. Many people believed it was a direct shot at the skin tone DaBaby’s daughter’s mother MeMe and didn’t like the fact she was using the term “yellow bone” — a phrase that describes a light-skinned Black woman — in the first place.
In a loose attempt at an apology, she said, “Congratulations y’all gotta another thing to say about me when u hate. it’s all good .. only God can ‘cancel’ me… that shit don’t mean shit to me bc the people around me are the ones that know my heart and intention and real life … I’m sorry if I offended u.”
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But plenty of people weren’t buying, including Warner Music Group artist Chika who tweeted, “This is a terrible response to valid criticism. No shade. as a black woman, you should be more than aware of colorism & why this song wouldn’t sit well with a black audience. it doesn’t feel good having a billion people at your neck, but it’s not about being ‘canceled.’ it’s about taking accountability.”
Reactions to DaniLeigh’s latest apology have been brutal with one person, writing, “Dem numbers went down! Just the other day it was ‘only god can cancel me.’ today it’s let’s me explain. Hurt the pocket, they sing a different song” and another saying, “‘I don’t see skin color’ but makes a song about a skin color girl bye.”
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Just show your juggs.
People need to get a fucking life. People like what they like and nothing is wrong with that. Some find light skinned women attractive and some love a chocolate woman but a fucking SONG isn’t going to change that. Move on people it isn’t 1975 anymore – dark skinned chicks are in too.
she’s not black she’s dominican she can’t use yellow bone
Says who? You sound ridiculous.
So black people have started calling out other black people for being racist against other black people? You can’t make this shit up.
she’s not black she’s Dominican
Wrong she’s not black American aka African American she definitely is Afro Latina which is black
Some of these dark skinned women need to stop being so insecure and sensitive. your triggered reaction just exposes how low self esteem you are
You pice of S*** my mom is dark skinned maybe you should eat out a black skinned then you can talk
she’s dominican she can’t say yellowbone she is not black
You sound stupid she might not be African American but if a Dominican wanna identify as black which her skin is black then who are you to say she can’t say yellow bone it’s millions of yellow bone Afro latinas
Dominicans are black. Whether some of them choose to accept that fact is another issue.
Look at Woke America, can’t say nothing with your chest anymore and not give a fuck. We didn’t need this apology at all, man up and own your expression.
To those saying Dominicans aren’t black, AZ is part-Dominican but you’ll be quick to say he’s black, smh. And this whole thing is stupid anyway. Only insecure people care about light skin vs dark skin.
This is some milenial BS. People hunting for something to get offended by because now being the victim is cool. Get the fuck off social media and get a damn job.
This post offends me.
Everything probably offends you get a life.
These celebrities need to stop apologizing to mfs. Stand on your work and what you say. Who cares these weirdos think
This is the stupidest controversy I have ever seen and as a matter of fact so is colorism with racism and other types of discrimination in the world do we really need this s***. If your skin is light or dark guess what you still black and instead of focusing on skin color how about they focus on insecurity.This whole colorism bs imho comes from the insecurity of people feeling uncomfortable in their own skin.
No talent buffoonery, let it die.
Lets call it what it is….Dark skinned trauma and insecurity. I feel for my darker skinned people, but you can’t have a double standard that obvious. Lil Wayne and several other rappers CONSTANTLY drop references to light skinned women, yet a lighter skinned woman can’t big up her own skin?
Listen this is colorism It would not matter if she was talking about her skin but she was dissing someone else’s so anyone supporting this bull rap is colorist too.