Being A Black Girl In The Pop Industry | Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power is out now on BBC iPlayer.
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It hurts me that she felt this way and how “ fans” would ignore her and act like she doesn’t exist, and just because she has certain privileges and things like money and a platform doesn’t exclude her from facing these kinds of problems because at end of the day her feelings and experiences are valid. Leigh-Anne is my girl and I’m so proud of her for speaking up about this
Just make a new rule where if you're black you don't have to check your privilege! This should be pretty simple since I hear black people can't be racist either.
She just wanted to speak about her experiences with racism and show how huge of a problem it is in the industry yet she’s getting backlash because she’s mixed? She’s trying to use her platform why are people never pleased
If racism is a huge problem, why are black people over-represented in the music industry?
@@andrewjones575 over represented wheeeeeeeere?????? Sir please!
@Andrew Jones Wdym “if racism is a huge problem” of course it is! If you don’t believe that racism is a serious issue then why click on this video hmmm? Just to comment your nasty ness and preach out through the comments that we’re all wrong well then get off this damn comment section!
@Andrew Jones also your point doesn’t make any sense because racism doesn’t just apply to black people.
@@beminae1603 The title of this video doesn't mention racism.
If there's a lot of anti-black racism in the music industry, why are there a large number of very successful black people in it?
The comments about her being bi-racial. If someone is mixed with black and white. They're not going to call themselves white. Plain and simple. This girl is of Jamaican and Barbadian descent. She understands her skin is lighter. This clip does not show where she talks about that.
Just here to say being Jamaican or Barbadian does not automatically make anybody black as those are nationalities NOT races
@@girlwholikesvideos She's black.
@@harmonixer5686 black and white !
@@AngelaElikya so? she likes to identify herself as black rather than white because the color of her skin is more black than white.
@@rumanbae.2920 doesn’t change the fact that she’s black and white ! Black people with (two black parents) don’t get to decided if they refer at themselves has black or not just because they came out lighter they are black and nothing else but black
I hope the so-called fans she showed that ignored her in this documentary sees it and feels ashamed of themselves for how they made her feel about herself.
They're actually more politicians, not really fans
it was like a surprise thing they did on tv for those girls and i remember watching it at the time and thinking wtf is wrong with them why are they ignoring her and i also hope they feel bad right now
@Space Gyp that is not the point... are u black? it wasn’t this singular experience it was just used as an example showing how leigh anne is always the least favourite
@Space Gyp no
She literally said "If I was some shades darker, would I be sitting here right now? " Are y'all dumb. SHe acknowledges her privilege but at the same time, it doesn't mean she hasn't been a victim of racism. She's speaking up for all black women in the industry and we need people like her.
I wish normani or crazy spice was part of the convo
yeah me 2 but I thinks she was mostly talking about the racism in the UK. yk
They r americans
Do you mean scary spice? If yes... she’s British
Crazy spice lmao
They may not have been able to film because of other commitments or personal stuff or covid restrictions.
I'm biracial and I have 4b hair, a lil bit darker skintone than her and it just scare me to see tha a girl like her, being lighter than me and having looseer curls still face some kind of misogynoir. It's really sad
she has a solid foundation with her parents. i wish they'd adopt me. they look loving.
the fact that leigh felt like she was invisible is heartbreaking but for her to feel like it was something that *she* had to improve and work on is just awful. bless her heart for making this documentary its going to help and inspire so many people ❤️
I completely agree, but without people like her taking steps like this, nothing will ever change. She says later in the documentary that she's doing it so her nieces and nephews will hopefully never experience what she has. She's incredible.
she is stunning.
Ikr ! I always thought she was so pretty. 😍
Actually she's a blatant racist that is spoiled and rich. But you kiss her a$$ because you have no self respect.
To all the people complaining about the title and how Leigh-Anne is mixed race/biracial, she can still identify as black. If you watch the doc you will see her talk in length about the privilege she has due to colourism - She even mentions it in this clip. So I really don’t get what your problem is as she is aware and that’s why this is not just about her experience, she has made sure to include voices of those in the industry with darker skin than hers
She is Jamaican but she is she just light skin and I see why she made the doc because people always refer her to the black girl in little mix and that the black girl can’t the girl can’t dance she is tired of it so she decided to use her voice I’m so proud of Leigh for standing up and speaking about her getting racism feed back and stuff
Yes she can identify as black since that’s what she is
Exactly and she has still experienced racism and she has the right to speak up about it
@@gtfo3609 thank you Leigh experienced a lot of racism and she gets criticized for it a white man threw a bottle at her face while she was on stage performing and I read a lot of comments of people saying that they don’t like the black girl I’m black and I would have made a doc about racism to
@@xotwod_raii and you do you not see how many black lives are taken everyday by police officers they will literally kill our black people and lie and say that they had a gun in the car or drugs in the car so a man was in the military he was getting gas and the police officer Pepper sprayed him in the face and sound him on the ground because of his skin color
It doesn't matter if she's biracial or black. Both get dismissed in the industry BOTH need to be acknowledged. Period.
Sort of ...
@@danimal9270 you are not Leigh Anne so therefore you have no say.
Actually it does because although both may face discrimation, mixed people receive more opportunities and popularity even when they are incedibly mediocre. Genres which are typically dominated by black women have been replaced with subpar mixed "musicians" who can barely hold a note.
@@tianamiller6820 yes I have noticed that, my comment definitely came out wrong.
@@alyssacooper1016 well I’m black so I actually do dumb ass and the truth of the matter of fact is your right ... sort of because what your saying isn’t wrong but mixed race people have been treated better compared to black people since slavery.
"They took so much of my confidence, I couldn't be me!".....that touched me😭😭
The world is a hard place for women, but especially black women huge respect for all us girls out there who are made to feel less than 🖤
Poor leigh-anne she is amazing
It’s a shamed that many people dismissed Leigh Anne experiences just because she was light skinned. She went out of her way the highlight the plight of dark skinned women too and she wasn’t trying to be “the face” or “the saviour” like some claim. 🙄
From Canada 🇨🇦 just want to say thank you for doing this film 🎥 taught me so much. I promise to do better every day of my life. I'll speak up every time I witness injustice no matter what. Thank you.
❤️
I was always worried about her so I’m glad she came out and said something. I understand
I wish Jesy acknowledged that Leigh Anne suffered too she acted like she was the only one who got hate when tbh I think Leigh Anne experienced more negativity but she never talked about it
frrrrrr I was thinking the same
Yeah I felt a bit bad about her comment, it felt like she just kinda dismissed Leigh’s experiences with racism
Jesy wouldn't know much about it as she has never experienced it so it better not to talk about something you don't know about. Also jesy made a documentary about her trolling not leigh's so why would she talk about leigh Anne's frolling when she made a documentary about her trolling. And another thing, sometimes when you in depression you can't see anyone's pain, all you can see is yourself. It doesn't mean Jesy didn't really talk about leigh's trolling it doesn't mean she didn't care
it’s funny because jesy has changed her self to look like a woman of colour (lip fillers, excessive tanning, cultural appropriation hairstyles, filming her white friends saying the n word and posting it) but she wouldn’t even ask leigh anne about the racism she faced for actually having those features !! if leigh anne had made as big as a fuss as jesy did when she got a few comments calling her chubby then she would’ve been ‘too opinionated’ or ‘too loud’ or ‘too dramatic’
@Allie Foster Something like she never talked to Leigh about the racism although she knew Leigh struggled but she “dealt with it”? But yeah like the comment above me said, she was excessively tanning herself and she uploaded a video where her friend said the n word. So many mixers have been upset and she’s blocking everyone who’s calling her out, she blocked me too. And also many mixers stopped supporting her
Why are people so keen on the fact that she is mixed? People still see mixed people as black as long as they're not white passing, they go through SOME of the same shit as darker skinned people with afro centric features and even though there's a distinction in their struggles granted the world is more brutal with darker skin they still have a right to talk about their struggles. It's stupid to discredit her experience because "she's not fully black". She still experienced the blatant racism that black girls(as wide as that spectrum is) experience.
exactly like if I have mixed kids in my future they'd be seen as black cause they'll have darker skin
these comments are just doing colorism
They do it because it's the easiest way to try to discredit her. They see her mage as threatening so they need to stomp it down.
I am very proud to be black I am brace being black every single day the best thing in the world Nobody can tell me anything different❤️🙏
Aww I love Leigh so much!! ❤❤
We love you Leigh!!
Félicitations leigh anne for you documentary and I think this can't help some people for understand the racism in the music industry. You so strong for face all this racism 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
She is so thoughtful throughout this whole documentary! Exploring both the privilege and the disadvantage her skin color brings. As a white woman, these types of stories are so educational! Also, I found the footage of the old videoclips so shocking! I never noticed the stereotypical 'hip-hop' black girl vibe they tried to put on her but when I saw that I can't imagine how sad she must feel about that now! She had no power to speak up back then. I hope she feels how powerful she is now!
So proud of you ! Thanks for using your platform Leigh , we need to start having those conversations NOW!!!! I love you so muuuuuuuch !!!!!
Damn, racists be disliking this already.
Thank you for speaking up! We needed this
I’m so proud of Leigh Anne ❤️
She’s beautiful
Black is beautiful
Black is powerful
Black is strong
❤️
no
Leigh-anne you are so beautiful and an amazing person you deserve the best ! and also all of the beautiful black queens in the industry ❤️❤️❤️
I wanted to be darker. Watching this showed me reasons why I worked towards the fashion industry for 20 plus years.
Sad to see 😔😔
As a black woman, i don't see myself and Leigh-anne as the same because we are not. I do appreciate that she is speaking about her own experience and something that does effect black women even more so dark-skinned black women
I agree
so proud of her ❣️
This is so sad that Leighanne went through this. This is very much what other persons of colour go through every day.
to all of the people pointing out that leigh-anne is biracial: she recognises that in other parts of the doc, and addresses colourism and the privilege she has as a light skin black women. however, leigh-anne’s proximity to whiteness doesn’t take away the fact that she is racialised as Black - when she walks down the street, when she’s on stage, when she does literally anything - she is racialised as Black.
Okay but that has nothing to do with black people though. What white people happen to see her as. Black people have enough issues. We can’t worry about white people struggles, biracial people struggles, and black people struggles. We try and focus on black struggles and support other blacks. I hope the biracial community was able to get behind her
She is biracial. Do not claim her as a black woman BBC. She has huge privilege in black spaces compared to fully black woman. But I’m here for her story and glad she’s speaking out about her treatment.
right shes not a monoracial black woman but i appreciate and respect how she's using her platform.
If you’re not from England or America ur considered black... Europeans are considered black too
She's black and literally said it in the video. What is your problem?
@@AlwaysLM2011 exactly! full black or not, she experiences racism because she is half black. she is both white and black, Just because she may not experience racism to the extent that full black people do does not mean her experiences aren't valid. She has also acknowledged that dark skinned women and people who are darker than her experience racism to a greater extent and is aware of her privilege in that sense. Just because she is mixed does not mean her experience should be dismissed. She experiences racism. She is half black. period.
@@OTHno3TLA absolutely 🙌🏽 someone with a brain cell :)
Leigh My Favourite in the Group: Your Queen, and Your haters can Sit down. You're an amazing singer 💕 Loads of people love you
Keep up the great work ethic I am very proud of her for speaking up about people in the Black in the Industry in music❤️🙏
I wonder if Louise Redknapp felt the same way when she was in Eternal she was the only white girl
No because the u.k had no problem with a white girl being in a band with 3 black women as it made them more appealing as a brand. If you're old enough to remember, louise was the only one who had a successful solo career
Naomi Campbell, Alexandra Burke, Michael Jackson, Jackson 5, Eddie Murphy, Tyra Banks, Trisha Golard, Wendy Williams, Ophera, Obama, Ben Carson etc. Plenty of black peoplewere famous and successful before all this happened
There are many black people in the industry, they act like white people don't have those problems, that's bullshit.
Being a Mixed Race Girl in the Pop Industry***
SHES NOT MIXED!!!!
@@xoxo9354 her parents are both not black 💀 non of her parents are black
She's said she is black and never will call herself mixed. Did you not listen or?
@@rampz975 the hell are you watching. Her parents are black and identity as black, listen to the video lol
@@rampz975 actually, both her parents are half Black!
but Leigh-Anne is my fav :(( SHES AMAZING its heartbreaking that she felt this way :((
I'm surprised that Leona Lewis wasn't part of it.
Shes the absolute ringer of her dad x
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People of color have always had to work twice as hard to only get half as far 💕💕💕
You are aware that Black people have been an integral part of the pop music for at least 60 years, right? On September 29, 1958, Tommy Edwards became the first black artist to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “It’s All In The Game". (I am not going to count George Washington Johnson who became the first African-American to make commercial records in 1890.) During the past several decades, there have been countless Black/African-American musicians who have reaped huge success in pop music. So what's the point here? Why do you think you are somehow special just because you are a Black person in pop music?
I love the documentary Leigh-anne
So proud of her
I'm so proud of her
She ain’t black. She’s mixed. Stop playing the victim card
Leigh-anne pinnock don't be insecure about your skin tone because your have a beautiful natural tan Lot of people even fake tan and do tanning beds to get this skin colour and you have it naturally
Your skin not even a fake tan you are natural tan I bet all the people who do fake tanning are jealous because
There have tan for that and you don't have to because have you the sun-kissed bronze brown tan naturally
LOVED THIS😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️THANKYOU LEIGH❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️YOU DID AMAZING❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Could you please release it on UA-cam !!!
We international fans would love it !!
We really need to watch this please
Is it not on bbc iplayer
There’s a Canadian somewhere in the comments who have seen it, maybe you could ask them
Isn’t Beyoncé the worlds biggest selling pop star ? And was part of the biggest girl band.... and black ?
Is Beyonce in the UK music industry?....No
We are covering the music industry within the UK .
America is not Europe , Here everything is different, the perception of things ,the way of thinking is different.
Read the TITLE 🤦♂️
beyoncé isn’t dark skinned
@@annabelle2538 she is literally black???
Happy black history month🖤🤎
Watching it now, was well made, when they had the super fans, where was hers?? Heart breaking
She is a movement ❤️
Really she’s more biracial, so if it’s difficult for her, imagine how it is for real black girls!
Exactly, monoracial black women have to fight x20 harder. She benefits from mixed/lightskin privilege. A darker woman would be deemed less marketable.
@@lilmizzije sad but true!!
She acknowledges that. If you watched that. She still a black girl.
Do you not listen well? She is black and just because she is light doesn't mean she didn't experience racism and colorism which is what you are proving.
@@AlwaysLM2011 do you not listen well??? As I’ve stated she’s more biracial than black, which means her experience is not half as bad as a real black women. I don’t categorize everyone with black blood as black. Our experiences are very different, even internally!! Honestly speaking, most of these people (not saying her) only identify as black when they experience some kind of racism.
`Well said very brave all of you! Well done
"Being a biracial girl in the pop industry"
I am so proud of her. It takes so much courage to do such a thing.
Oh boy life and things we have to deal with throughout life.
How can we watch this is in America?
This is amazing
Hold on you feel like a victim when talking about your struggles in little mix but when Alexandra Burke talks you act all superior and talk about how you might not get into little mix if you was dark like her. You are not as talented as Alex and sugar babe girl. Also they are better looking. Alex is an artist and celebrity who is doing well. Ms pillock you need to ask the question would you have had a solo career if you didn’t have little mix. I don’t think so because you are not as talented as the lead singer in your group.
And is doing well Thankyou.
She mix ,wtf
Are u suprised? Any chance a poc gets to hate on white people,they will take it
SHE IS NOT MIXED!!!
@@rampz975 how is she “hating on white people”??
@@jessseddon1339 she’s created a business to only support non whites...
But she was called the balck girl of little mix. Peolle ignored her because of her race. She is mixed but not white. Watch her documentary then you will understand
Being A Black Girl In The Pop Industry. Leigh-Anne net worth 5.9 million
Biracial*
You do know you can be fully black with lighter skin both her parents are black having lighter skin doesn’t equate to being mixed
@@chocolatemalteezzer7200 Both her parents are biracial. There is nothing wrong with being mixed.
She's black. When she walks down the street people see a black woman. A person of color!
@@lunarspace1196 I think you and a lot of people are confused mixed race people are black however there something else I feel mixed is the proper way to say what someone is like for example Megan markle and zendaya however they are still black cause they are apart of the black community however mixed race simply means something else as well you know
@@danimal9270 being biracial don't make her or zendaya any less black. I'm not confused. Neither is other people in this comment section. We just think that you're still black if you have some in you. She's literally a Jamaican and Barbadian decedent. She considers herself a black woman. Even toxic "fans" call her the black one
Self pity - so hot right now
We should respect everyone
this is just stewing more hate and division.. you would never have been successful had we been in a racist society.. i am working here where my experience is taken into consideration rather than the color of my skin or the type of passport in my possesion..
No one BUT Leighanne gets to say whether she's black or biracial. It's not your place to say so respectfully shut up
She’s half white tho...
@Durio reece I actually had to ask my boyfriend to make sure this ISN'T white washing and no it isn't. I never tried to erase her being black I SAID she identifies as black as she said so THEREFORE SHE. IS. BLACK. If she'd said she identifies as biracial then she'd be biracial BUT. SHE. DIDN'T. I commented this FOR THE PEOPLE who are white washing her by saying she's biracial when she doesn't identify as such. Thank YOU
@@Dee-fu3hs did she say that's how she identifies herself? No. She didn't. And why does it matter anyway? Why is everyone so insistent on saying she's not black because she's mixed or lighter. No one else gets a say in it besides Leighanne, it's not your place to say. She said she was black.
@Durio reece no shes not
She identifies according trends. 10 years ago she would have said different.
This is not Africa, this is the UK. By fact of the population there are more biologically white people living here. Meaning, a statistical probability that a white person would be employed over a black person, just based on geography alone. When we start saying more people of colour should be in such roles like on her record label etc, that is racism. Qualified people regardless of skin
Love this
Love her
My Queen😍 I admire her so much 🖤🖤🖤🖤
BB on MARS
Yawn! Why does colour matter? Stop using it to try and gain clout.
Black women is a term which can be used to describe women who are of Sub-Saharan African and Afro-diasporic descent. Black people is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion.
Beautiful
She said that she only experienced racism once in primary and then after that she only thinks she might have experienced it because she wasn’t the favourite amongst fans. However she did say that when she went to some other predominantly Black Country she was the favourite. So does that make all those black fans racists against whites because they only wanted to see her. People have preferences and it’s no bad thing. I haven’t seen much racism against black people to be fair but racism against Indian/ Pakistani is everywhere. I hear people casually dropping the p word. Mimicking accents and calling someone shady just because of their race. If she’s in the position that she can only wonder if people are being racist towards her she’s in a better position than some.
Your not alone Leigh Anne ! Your amazing and speaking out about it is so brave 💜
She is mixed race. Black nope
Her parents are mixed Fool
In my opinion as well People that are
Racist some of them are ignorant as well some of them need to be educated that is the honest truth
You've always been my favourite. Your beautiful and strong x
Don’t know how she’s invisible she’s the hottest one
Apart from Jade?
Got Damn Eastern Stars
I'm very proud of the work leigh is doing in speaking out about the mistreatment of black singers from the music industries and colorism. As she said let's address these issues instead of walking away from them.
ela é incrivel
All these singers that are speaking don't seem to be doing much and/or didn't last long. Clearly Leigh Anne hasn't a clue about diversity quotas and afirmative action.
I love me some Nao ❤️
What colour though...they always never pick a dark skinned women to stand out too much from the white within the group!
The entertainment industry is so fu@k£d up.
You guys don’t get it. Mixed people really get racism from both ends. They are too light but not light enough. And not dark enough for the black community. So is confusing and disheartening
She IS NOT BIRACIAL SHE IS BLK..both her parents are BLACK stap separating each other
Both of her parents are biracial.
Both of her grandmothers are fully white... her parents are biracial and so is she
Shut up, she's not black.😒
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I’m so sick of this crap
It is crazy to say but you have to do 2× 2 to Better then because of your skin complexion
Abolish the license fee - why am I paying for this tripe
well how about u just stop paying ur tv license bc a lot of people found this doc educational and important
@@annabelle2538 😂