YO - what an ignorant thing to say.. Racial discrimination will not stop when people continue to generalize as you have; just because he doesn't accord with the stereotype of the typical try-hard R&B or Hip-Hop star, doesn't mean it has anything to do with his skin colour. A person's behavior stems majorly from the culture in which they are raised or live - in this case, Taio's British. There are black people all around the world whose personality go beyond the American hood/street stereotype - this stereotype of black people just sadly seems to be the most prominent in the media. Fortunately people like Obama (considering the position he has achieved) is stretching the narrow-mindness of such views. I know you might think i've taken a real stretch on such a lighthearted comment, but tolerance for such remarks speak louder of the people's true perception.