Mathew Knowles Thought Tina Lawson Was White
Call Beyoncé: Mathew Knowles Speaks On Colorism, Says He Thought Mama Tina Was A Becky When They First Met
Mathew Knowles Thought Tina Lawson Was White, Talks New Book “Racism: From the Eyes of a Child”
A recent Mathew Knowles interview is raising eyebrows, especially the brows of folks who already don’t care for Beyoncé’s dad. The former Destiny’s Child manager recently sat down with EBONY Magazine to speak on his new book “Racism: From the Eyes of a Child.”
In the interview which EBONY yanked down (a little too late, unfortunately) Mathew speaks on growing up in the south and dealing with racism and colorism from outsiders and in his own home. According to Maty, he was told not to bring home “no nappy-head black girl” and at Fisk University his class was forced to take the paper bag test.
“When I was growing up, my mother used to say, “Don’t ever bring no nappy-head Black girl to my house.” In the deep South in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, the shade of your Blackness was considered important. So I, unfortunately, grew up hearing that message.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BerOtyshnTI/?hl=en&taken-by=mrmathewknowles
He also added that there’s a chapter in his book on “eroticized rage” where he realized that he was very much into very light-skinned black or completely white women because he subconsciously saw it as revenge. Maty says he thought Mama Tina was one of those white women—but later realized she wasn’t.
“I have a chapter in the book that talks about eroticized rage. I talk about going to therapy and sharing – one day I had a breakthrough – that I used to date mainly White women or very high-complexion Black women that looked White. I actually thought when I met Tina, my former wife, that she was white. Later I found out that she wasn’t, and she was actually very much in-tune with her Blackness.
I had been conditioned from childhood. Within eroticized rage, there was actual rage in me as a Black man, and I saw the White female as a way, subconsciously, of getting even or getting back. There are a lot of Black men of my era that are not aware of this thing.”
Eroticized rage sounds legit and colorism is very real. It’s sad to hear that Mathew dealt with that from his own mother.
Now as far as him mistaking Célestine Beyincé for a Caucasian woman…
does that seem like a stretch???
The interview is (of course) getting possibly legally blind Mathew Knowles relentlessly roasted.
When Mathew Knowles mistakes Tina to being a white woman pic.twitter.com/vIwV9SgR2Q
— Ⱡ₳₮ł₳ 🌻🦄 (@AmbitiousLatia) February 2, 2018
Seriously Mathew. UGH. pic.twitter.com/4wf6CD8CbY
— Deanna M. Griffin (@divynthought) February 1, 2018
More reactions on the flip.
Mathew wants people to actually read the article and not just the headline.
Read the interview before y’all start dragging Matthew Knowles. He gave valid points
— Mo Benjamin (@M__B__I) February 2, 2018
Thank you! https://t.co/0F2bBxNdgX
— Mathew Knowles (@MathewKnowles) February 2, 2018
Mathew Knowles trying to ruin BHM!! pic.twitter.com/L7nF6J66xk
— Jonesy (@JonesySaid) February 1, 2018
Mathew thought he got himself a good White wuhmun, and Tina was like, “Surprise muhfucka! I’z a sistah!”
— tyrese sanders (@tysandsnyc) February 1, 2018
Not everybody’s dragging Mathew.
I'm not surprised by what Mathew Knowles said at all and I'm not mad either… using his own daughters was a good example. I'm glad that he can admit there is indeed a colorism issue in the black community. Period. Point. Blank. #mathewknowles #colorism #ebonymagazine #ebony pic.twitter.com/hXMlPPUqgD
— 🖤MsLadyStarr✨ (@msladystarr) February 2, 2018
I’m not mad at Mathew Knowles’ interview and if you know the history of colorism and how Black folk participated in and continues to do so you won’t be upset either HOWEVER.. Ms. Tina ain’t never looked like no white woman LMAO
— fattyoncé (@Social_Twerker) February 1, 2018
I use to feel bad for Mathew knowles… after reading that… I don't lmaooo
— babygirl (@msjacckson) February 1, 2018
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Is he serious????🙄🙄 pic.twitter.com/V5XbcxJxZm
— Megan🍒 (@MegzLovesDricki) February 1, 2018
😂😂😂 RT @EBONYMag: #EBONYExclusive: Mathew Knowles on his New Book 'Racism from the Eyes of a Child' and How Internalized Colorism Led Him to Tina Knowles-Larson: "I thought she was White" — https://t.co/996C34fAi7 https://t.co/RYPsWaMEtS
— "I'm broke hoe!!!" (@Effiemagic) February 1, 2018
LMFAO RT @EBONYMag: #EBONYExclusive: Mathew Knowles on his New Book 'Racism from the Eyes of a Child' and How Internalized Colorism Led Him to Tina Knowles-Larson: "I thought she was White" — https://t.co/WWtJwYFPQj https://t.co/J0CeRkQufk
— Your OG 🐩 (@LRNROSE) February 1, 2018
If you’re interested in actually buying Maty’s buy, here’s a link:
"If we each at least come clean with who we are, with even the ugliest past, we can work to project a more beautiful picture for the children yet to come."
Preorder "Racism From The Eyes Of A Child" today. https://t.co/LSnyMzZ5Pz pic.twitter.com/ISNAVbGGkH— Mathew Knowles (@MathewKnowles) February 2, 2018
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