I’m surprised at Solange for being apart of this campaign, she always seemed to embrace her blackness, and I don’t care about that French creole sh%*! In America, you walk outside thinking your half this or that and have African blood in you, will be reminded somewhere along the way down that pale street, you’re black. Don’t forget it.

That said, I appreciate the campaign, but I don’t see the need to put so much emphasis on skin and ethnicity. Hair types have nothing to do with skin complexion. There are women who are biracial that have extremely mixed ancestry but don’t look it. I am descended of mainly Africans but have ancestry that traces to Native American and white peoples. You would never know by looking at me, but I share the problems that Natural Sistah has with hair care -possibly because of this. So for me, who would have loved to see my dark brown skin self up there representing the product I do use, I’m unimpressed. And feel a little left out. I will say again; HAVING A CERTAIN SKIN COMPLEXION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TYPE OF HAIR YOU HAVE. I’m a mixed dark skin woman and use this product. I would have liked mo loved to see my face in this campaign. 

And I would also like to speak for a friend of mine, who is of of Indian, Thai, and African descent who also uses the product and has beautiful dark skin. I understand that you only want to promote the idea of European traits being attractive to sell those skin lightening creams your secretly promoting, but i’m chocolate mixed and love it. So at least represent that girl, there are more than a few of us out here. 

Thanks.