C’Mon Now: Black Celebrities That White Folks Mistake For One Another (But They DON’T Look Alike…)

October 5th, 2012 - By IndigoBlack

Sheree Whitfield and Sahara Davenport

Aw Lawd, did you hear about this mess? Sadly, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant and drag queen, Sahara Davenport, passed away this week from heart failure. When news dropped of Davenport’s passing, fans of the show, and those affiliated with it were devastated. But TV Guide on the other hand, well, they were just confused. When they reported of her death on tvguide.com, they used a photo of former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, Sheree Whitfield. Yes, they confused Whitfield for a man. A pretty man, but a man nonetheless. Whitfield sent her condolences for the loss, but politely asked TV Guide to get their ish together and take her photo off the website. Coincidentally though, Andy Cohen claims Davenport modeled her look after Sheree, but still, you wouldn’t confuse these two…would you?

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  • PickAName

    Y’all are racist AF – any proof that the people who mistook these guys were white or are you just blowing smoke PER usual?

  • jus sayin..

    Well apart from the obvious disrespect! What stands out to me are 2 things:
    1. White folk do not see our colour hue at all..black really is black where they are concerned.
    2. We should probably get over that fact too.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/UQWRNMQJQQ5EC6TIXV2F6WQ4WA Jennifer

    isn’t Sahara Davenport, Sheree? No? Well, they look like twins to me….(still contemplating on that)I
    am beautiful woman and I love good man…..inter racial romance is my dream… so I
    joined —blackwhitePlanet.С0M—–it’s where to- connect with
    beautiful and excellent people!

  • jsirhea

    Yes its too bad that all these people are getting mistook for someone else…when they really dont look alike.y husband who is mexican always does rhus and i just give him the side eye, laugh and explain the sifferences. But to him, he does see similarities (for example the don cheadle/tim meadows pic – idk how but there u go). But i mention this because there is a movie “the imaginarium of dr. Parnassis” where i mistook heath ledger, jonny depp, and jude law. These men look nothing alike but it the movie it took me a moment to realize it. So sometimes, yes, it could be plain ignorance ir even racism, but not always.
    (Excuse any typos – sent from my phone)

  • SHDH

    This is just sad to say that white people think all black people look alike was in ignorant statement. Smh @mn for that one. Actually some of these people do look alike to me or at least remind me of each other so I guess that makes me a black person who thinks all blacks look alike? No offense to sheree because she is beautiful but there is a resemblence with the drag queen, I never thought chris rock and chris tucker look alike until I saw the side by side pic that was posted, and Samuel L. Jackson and Lawrence Fishbourne dont necessarily look alike but they remind me of each other, I confuse them all the time. MN I enjoy this website no shade towards it, but come on with some of these blogs you’ve been posting lately smh.

    • SHDH

      excuse some of the grammatical errors. I was typing fast.

  • http://twitter.com/MizzJazzyPeach J Mc

    I remember seeing something about them using Terry Crews picture too when Micheal Clark Duncan passed. I think Crews would be a closer resemblance than Seal, how that happen? lol

  • 8ESBABY

    Well, when the only black entertainer they’re familiar with is Will Smith then what do you expect??? (and you see he’s not on the list).

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/thesapphireempress96?feature=results_main A.J.

    True story: Richard Nixon threw a 70th birthday party for Duke Ellington at the White House. Scores of dignitaries and celebrities were invited, including Cab Calloway. At some point during the celebration, Nixon went up to Cab Calloway and said: “Ah, Mr. Ellington. Happy, happy birthday. Pat and I are such fans of your music.” Cab Calloway didn’t want to embarrass him, so he just thanked him and moved on. He and Duke Ellington probably laughed about it later. The point is that this is nothing new. Although Don Cheadle and Tim Meadows do feature each other a bit; it’s something in the upper half of their faces.

  • Candysview

    ROFLMAO

  • Observing

    I’m sorry for laughing. RIP young man. You were beautiful

    But the fact that TV.GUIDE put up a pic of Sheree when reporting the death of that man has me LMFAO! Seriously I am ROTF!

  • Hmph

    I’ve seen Terry Crews’ picture used when reports circulated about Michael Clarke Duncan’s death. SMH. And as for the Don Cheadle/Tim Meadows comparison, I think it’s ridiculous. Cheadle does, however, remind me of Isaiah Washington (Preston Burke) from Grey’s Anatomy.

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  • versatile

    Oh well. Then again EVERY fat white girl with dark hair looks alike..whether on Jerry, Maury or on the street. They’d ALL go free in a line up.

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