TV personality and model Pearl Thusi has once again come out to defend herself against critics who believe she only gets gigs because of her light skin colour.
The Quantico actress posted a lengthy thread on social media after someone mentioned her in a tweet about Sho Madjozi winning a BET Award earlier this week.
The criticism was that the rapper had won the award because of her light complexion and made reference to Thusi as an example of another celebrity who was successful because of her fair skin.
& 15 years of hard work I've put in means Jack shit here.
Its incredible how your entire being can all come down to your skin colour.
I dare them to say this about the likes of...
Beyonce
Diana ross
Angela Davis
As if there wasn't an
Aretha Franklin
The tweet said: “If she (Sho) were dark, no one would entertain her talent, which is not really there to begin with if you think about it. Just like my homegirl Pearl Thusi = no talent.(sic)”
Thusi, 31, took offence and responded: “And 15 years of hard work I’ve put in means jack sh*t here. It’s incredible how your entire being can all come down to your skin colour. I dare them to say this about the likes of Beyonce, Diana Ross, Angela Davis. As if there wasn’t an Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone or Miriam Makeba.(sic)”
FIRING LINE: Recent BET winner Sho Majozi. Photo: Supplied.
She added that anyone who had a problem with her skin colour could “go and suck it”.
“Everyone who thinks the only merit I have in my career is skin colour can all go suck it. Keep using my skin colour as a comfort for your own failures. Niyanya. Tsek.
When you have what people want, they'll find any reason to comfort themselves by disregarding your merit to success.
— #QueenSono (@PearlThusi) June 26, 2019
“When people want what you have, and have no idea how you got it, they’ll find a ridiculous reason to justify their lack through something that is beyond their and your control.
“When you have what people want, they’ll find any reason to comfort themselves by disregarding your merit to success.”