Current Mood: disappointed

News flash: the world doesn't revolve around the US cultural identity

Western fans of singer-songwriter Tyla have questions about the 21-year-old Johannesburg native after learning she doesn't identify as "Black."

...some fans have expressed shock to learn that she identifies as "Coloured" (with a u, specifically), a term that can be used in South African for those of mixed ethnicity.

American cultural exceptionalism at its best...

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