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Musical artist Chris Brown raised eyebrows with the recent release of his album Indigo on June 28th, in which he delivered a controversial line about Black women’s hair on the ninth track entitled “Need a Stack.” The line can be heard during the song’s third verse where Brown raps, “Only wanna’ fuck the black bitches with the nice hair.”
How one line made waves.
Following this, many on social media engaged in discussions about dating preferences, hair attractiveness, and discrimination — all the while failing to address how calling women “bitches” is also problematic. Some came to Brown’s defense such as Twitter user @jasminshellz, who wrote, “Anyone who got offended by Chris Browns lyrics, clearly think they have bad hair…… that’s no ones problem but your own sis.” Others shifted the conversation to point out an apparent double standard, including @troyross_4 who asserted the following:
“Females thats mad at Chris Brown the same ones that say they don’t want a short dude, a light skin or whatever they prefer 😂😂😂 hypocrites.”
Yet, for every supporter it seemed there was also one who found fault. Indeed, many on social media chastised Brown. Some opposed to the artist’s Black hair comment also made mention of his previous romantic relationships. For…
