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Rihanna Suffered Racism At School

Because of her lighter complexion

By Caridee Williams on Saturday 19th July 2008

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Rihanna has spoken out about the trouble she had growing up in Barbados with her lighter skin complexion.

The Umbrella-ella-ella singer said of her difficult school years, “It made me angry; it made me want to fight in my younger years. Having lighter skin wasn’t a problem in my household, but it was when I went to school – which really confused me at first.”

Rih, speaking to InStyle magazine also spoke of the trauma she suffered while growing up “For the first six years of school, I would go home traumatized. The harassment continued to my very last day of elementary school.”

Check out the video of Rih’s cover shoot here.

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Comments (3)

  • could it be they teased you because you had spots on your feet.. not that you were light-skinned but that you fairer complexion highlighted the spots even more
    anon, anon - Mar 10th
  • Fuck her ass!I don't give a damn!!!
    DannyGurl, Decatur IL - Aug 7th, 2008
  • Is it just me or is everyone in that photo looking at someone else?
    nora - Jul 21st, 2008

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