

Eric Benet has responded to the backlash about his "Redbone Girl" track saying that "haters" are being racist towards lighter skinned chicks. Deets inside..........
Singer Eric Benet has publicly responded to criticism he's received from fans regarding his "Redbone Girl" track featuring Lil' Wayne. The song appears on his 6th studio album The One.
Some folks are a bit pissy that he's singing the praises of a "lighter" skinned chick and Lil' Wayne co-signing and saying things like “I like the long hair, thick redbone … I like ‘em light-skinned, lighter than a feather…" surely isn't helping.
Though he kicks off the track saying he loves ALL women....folks are taking issue. Too sensitive? Or should he have been addressed just as people did?
Eric spoke about the backlash to a radio station saying,
“I think it’s its own form of racism. I did a song called “Chocolate Legs’ about my experience with a dark-skin lady. There was no anger or uproar of ‘how dare you.’ So ‘Redbone Girl’ is one song about one experience about a girl who happens to be light-complected, but there was quite an uproar.”
Despite the controversy, Eric thinks the song will create a discussion around issues of race in this country. He said,
"I think the fact that we are talking about it, it’s an issue,” he said. “Now it makes me, on my next record, want to talk about an experience with an Asian girl. What I was trying to do as a songwriter is talk about the beauty of all. One at a time. The fact that it’s so sensitive, we need to talk about it.”
So what do you think? Are listeners who are offended by the song because they are dealing with their own racial insecurities? Or is there a history of intra-racism that needs to be respected?
Listen to the song here:
Comments
i just want to share my
5:47 pm - Dec 28, '12
I think that a lot of these
3:45 am - Aug 20, '12
Yes, "Chocolate Legs" praised
10:37 pm - Jul 28, '12
Another case of the Brian
3:29 pm - Jul 26, '12
Both Eric and Lil' Wayne have
11:23 am - Jul 26, '12
It's not that the redbone
2:55 am - Jul 26, '12
Date wealthy and fabulous
1:33 am - Jul 26, '12
Eric Benet, who is he? Does
10:18 pm - Jul 25, '12
Life is so beautiful. Maybe
9:32 pm - Jul 25, '12
OMG...My Life is so lonely
8:52 pm - Jul 25, '12
First, Eric is trying to
8:12 pm - Jul 25, '12
@MyAlter It's a known fact
8:10 pm - Jul 25, '12
I'm sorry but didn't he have
7:34 pm - Jul 25, '12
Like @Tori said point blank
5:56 pm - Jul 25, '12
DEAD @ gay man part.
6:28 pm - Jul 25, '12
Look, i'm chocolate, married
5:51 pm - Jul 25, '12
Not feeling the song! We are
5:28 pm - Jul 25, '12
Eric is irrelevant, his song
5:02 pm - Jul 25, '12
Thank you!
5:27 pm - Jul 25, '12
Aye letsgetit... stfu!!! You
4:38 pm - Jul 25, '12
Wow black woman, you hella
5:01 pm - Jul 25, '12
@LetsGetit The point you made
4:15 pm - Jul 25, '12
lol i saw your message the
5:13 pm - Jul 25, '12
I saw your message the first
7:14 pm - Jul 25, '12
Funny... cuz growing up the
3:59 pm - Jul 25, '12
I think that the song is Eric
3:55 pm - Jul 25, '12
Songs about brown skinned or
3:36 pm - Jul 25, '12
The reason that is is because
4:07 pm - Jul 25, '12
Exactly! Dark skinned people
8:24 am - Jul 26, '12
Who even listens to Eric
3:15 pm - Jul 25, '12
Who listens to Eric Benet???
3:16 pm - Jul 25, '12
@by Crazy Sexy Cool 2:29 pm
3:05 pm - Jul 25, '12
Everybody offended by this
2:59 pm - Jul 25, '12
This is a waste of a post.
2:52 pm - Jul 25, '12
I will NEVER support any of
2:45 pm - Jul 25, '12
I had the BEST salad for
2:36 pm - Jul 25, '12
LMFAO!!!!!! “I like the long
2:18 pm - Jul 25, '12
Personally I'm not offended
2:38 pm - Jul 25, '12
This song is offensive
2:07 pm - Jul 25, '12
This song will only offend
1:53 pm - Jul 25, '12
Everyone, here's the deal.
1:48 pm - Jul 25, '12
You're generalizing. If that
1:55 pm - Jul 25, '12
It is a generalized issue. I
2:16 pm - Jul 25, '12
*sigh* Did I say EVERY BLACK
2:08 pm - Jul 25, '12
Truth! It is conditioning
1:52 pm - Jul 25, '12
Exactly! Some people
2:10 pm - Jul 25, '12
Most of you are missing the
1:38 pm - Jul 25, '12
Oh yes "The Color Complex" is
2:35 pm - Jul 25, '12
I loved that book too. It
4:10 pm - Jul 25, '12
Got a copy of it right here
2:54 pm - Jul 25, '12
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