Tina Knowles, mother of music megastar Beyonce, has had enough of critics weighing in on her daughter’s complexion.
While many of Bey’s fans – affectionately called the #Beyhive – are still swarming the net with praise about her jaw-dropping ensemble at the Saturday night premiere of her ‘Renaissance‘ concert film (November 25) , detractors have equaled their volume with criticisms about the diva including suggestions she uses bleaching products to lighten the appearance of her skin.
Taking to social media Tuesday (November 28), Tina hit back at the naysayers with a lengthy rant.
“Came across this [photo and video] today and decided to post it after seeing all of the stupid ignorant self, hating racist statements about her, lightening her skin, and wearing platinum hair wanting to be white. She does a film, called the renaissance, where the whole theme is silver with silver hair, a silver carpet, and suggested silver attire and you bozos decide that she’s trying to be a white woman and is bleaching her skin? How sad is it that some of her own people continue the stupid narrative with hate and jealousy,” the 69-year-old told her 4 million followers on Instagram. “Duh, she wore silver hair to match her silver dress as a fashion statement clown. ALIEN Superstar duh! What’s really sad is that a white woman had the audacity to reach out to Neal Beyonces hairstylist she was from TMZ to say that the fans are saying that she wants to be white and she wanted to get a statement about it from Neal.”
Elsewhere in the post, Tina relayed TMZ’s attempt to get a statement from Bey’s hairstylist is what sent her over the edge.
“Well that made, my blood boil , that this white woman felt so entitled to discuss her blackness. What’s really most disappointing is that the some Black people yes you bozos that’s on social media. Lying and faking and acting like you’re so ignorant that you don’t understand That black women have worn platinum hair since the Etta James days. I just went and looked at all the beautiful talented black celebrities who have worn platinum hair and it has been just about everyone of them at one time or another. Are they all trying to be white? I am sick and tired of people attacking her. Every time she does something that she works her ass off for and is a statement of her work ethic , talent and resilience. Here you sad little haters come out the woodwork. Jealousy and racism , sexism , double standards , you perpetuate those things . Instead of celebrating a sister or just ignoring if you don’t like her. , I am sick of you losers. I know that she is going to be pissed at me for doing this, but I am fed up ! This girl minds her own business. She helps people whenever she can. She lifts up & promotes black women and underdogs at all times,” she said.
At writing, Bey has not spoken out about the criticism she’s received from the “haters.”