Get Over It: Celebs Who Really Need To Transcend Their Color Complex - Page 6

Foxy Brown

Although Foxy has been out of the scene for a minute, I can hear her laments oh so clearly. Brown liked to put a lot of the blame on folks discriminating against her because of her shade but as well all know, if you’re operating from a defeatist stance, you’ll be attracting situations and experiences that confirm your perspective. Foxy claims her complex came from the fact that she was the only dark-skinned one in her family. It’s interesting how so many invoke the same situation.

“It was hard at first, because I never felt like I was the prettiest girl when I was growing up. I was the only dark one in my family and I always got complimented, like, ‘Oh, she’s a pretty little dark-skinned girl.’ When I finally got on, it was amazing how many barriers got broken down. I’ve had little girls that had the same complex come up to me and say how much I’ve touched their lives.”