Indie Pop Group Declares They’ve ‘Got A Thing For Black Girls’ in New Music Video

April 19th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

It’s not often black women are the object of one’s affection in the mainstream but an American Indie pop group is attempting to change that one song at a time while breaking down a few other taboos all at once.

In the video for the first single off of their upcoming album, Chester French admits they’ve got a thing for “Black Girls” and what makes the declaration more striking is that the singer is a white woman. Italian photographer Francesco Carrozzini, who directed the racy black-and-white video said:

“The video’s purpose is to celebrate the female form, the beauty of black women, interracial, and same sex love. We approached it with simplicity, trying to make the images speak for themselves in the arch of the very simple story told.”

The imagery will no doubt cause some to have strong reactions to the homosexual, interracial love being openly displayed, but the group of Harvard graduates who have collaborated with artists like Janelle Monáe, Rick Ross, and Solange are just fine with the “unapologetic portrayal” of love for black women that the world is about to witness.

Check out the music video here and tell us what you think.

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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  • Rose

    A little scary, what is the message, the video is about two women and ???????

  • Summerzephyr

    Lots of issues here…In a sense I congratulate the way that the black female form is adulated in a mainstream sense, on the other hand the models they used may be taken as a sort of archetype of ‘who is who’ – as in made to be permanent fixtures in the representation of what each culture’s females are like…I don’t know if that makes a whole lot of sense, but in essence, a whole bunch of displays of different white women and different black women (or other ethnicities with black women) may have been a more effective portrayal of their idea. Still, listening to the lyrics they are making a concerted effort to get a particular idea across, which is an unabashed appreciation of black women, lustful or not. Another criticism that I find is that this particular depiction of this ‘thing’, is still sexual/sexualized, and in no way makes for any longer-term potential relationship ideal type stuff. I’m a Black older 20 something and I’ve had lots of white guys have things for me or just like me and date me for who I am (hopefully), but those sentiments do not necessarily preclude any deeper connection. And I’m still single, regardless of these hot, mega intense interracial encounters…Just sayin’…

  • Torontochick

    The lyrics are great but that wouldn’t make me listen to it if it wasn’t also catchy.

    The lead singer is a redhead so that kind of explains it. Ginger men do not discriminate; they know how it feels to be ridiculed for their appearance.

  • dvno

    Well first off the Group is Chester French and they are two white males so the girls featured in the video is just a model not the singer of the group. I wished you had actually researched the group in question before doing an article it reflects poorly on you. They were brought on to Pharrell’s label Star Trek because he discovered them. Next time sister do your research.

  • GUEST

    Some of these comments…..i mean really yall…..It took a white man or men to say that they love black girls for u to know this, especially since THEY have wanted us since the beginning of time…..cmon really? Yall needed to see this to feel appreciated, validated or celebrated? Really?….Ok ill tell u what……..Go look in the mirror right now…..See how BEAUTIFUL U R?….no approval/ validation desired nor required…..U R BEAUTIFUL LADIES, PLEASE KNOW THIS AND OWN IT…stop looking for someone else to tell u what u should already know…..PERIOD

  • Smacks_hoes

    This is the first time I’ve heard of them so I took the liberty of researching them. I must say I enjoyed the video and the song because it’s catchy. The message of the song is cool but it’s not like I’m excited that white boy are attracted to black weomen because I already know this lol. With that being said I think I’ll continue to follow their work.

  • HAHA!!!

    Black women were not put in a  sophisticated light like they always say rappers fail to do.  In fact it was more sexual than anything I’ve ever seen, and yet Black women love it??

  • huh?

    Nobody craves white validation as much as black women do. NOBODY!

  • JamelMont

    It’s funny because these women had on less clothes than any rappers video I’ve seen and the still get a standing ovation from Black women…

  • Sugaflame2

    WOw!!!! I’m in no way shape or form down for some of the same, but man, that was hot!!! I loved the boldness and the rawness,  desire, bold lust and love for that dark stuff !!!Yay!!! I hope the best for Chester French.

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