26-year old Dominican singer, DaniLeigh, experienced backlash online after debuting a preview of her single, “Yellow Bone” on Instagram. In the now deleted video, the singer dances to the song, with the lyrics, “Yellow bone that’s what he wants!” *Sighs.* Oh Dani.
Dani Leigh facing some backlash in her comments section for her new track “Yellow Bone” 👀👀👀 THOUGHTS ⁉️ pic.twitter.com/l2hVgXhXcx — Power 106 (@Power106LA) January 21, 2021
Immediately, the song triggered online conversations regarding colorism within the Black community and the questionable relationship between race and ethnicity within the Hispanic community.
Many social media users also speculated that “Yellow Bone” was a diss track towards Meme, DaBaby’s ex-girlfriend, as DaBaby is now dating DaniLeigh.
Dababy and Meme, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his daughter
Despite these allegations, DaniLeigh responded to the backlash with a now deleted post, asking, “Why can’t I make a song for my light skin baddies? Why y’all think I’m hating on other colors when there are millions of songs speaking on all types… Why y’all so sensitive & take it personal… Gahhhh damn.”
She then added, “I’m Dominican… I’m Spanish, I’m black I’m white .. leave me alone.”
After the continued backlash, she went on Instagram to apologize for the song, interestingly wearing box braids and stating that she was “dating a whole chocolate man” as a reason to defend herself from the colorist accusations.
DaniLeigh speaks after backlash from her recent song release. pic.twitter.com/1iECQkM5eF — TheHipHopGuru (@thhgurutv) January 24, 2021
Twitter and other social media users did not respond well to her PR-scripted apology:
Danileigh made an “apology” video where she wore box braids, spoke in a blaccent, denied understanding colorism or light skin privilege, and said she had “melanated” friends so she couldn’t be racist. Unbelievable lmao pic.twitter.com/oqKSBJuTVF — Mike fuccin you up nigga! (@SuccYuhMadda) January 25, 2021
To those saying #DaniLeigh is “Black too” if she didn’t recognize herself as Black during the protests how she Black now? pic.twitter.com/W6OStyEGXz — All Tea All Shade (@TeaTimeTips2) January 21, 2021
No one: Dani Leigh apology video: pic.twitter.com/PXgRBjM6L2 — atyourbestyouareTRASH (@FUCKdxnaldtrump) January 25, 2021
Danileigh: “ I Don’t See Color” Well how the hell you know you yellow? pic.twitter.com/GQXxOTOgKs — DecaturSummers (@DecaturSummers) January 25, 2021
Bottom line, we did not need DaniLeigh’s “Yellow Bone” song, as it was overall: (1)sub-par, (2) felt like a dig at DaBaby’s ex-girfriend,and it was (3) a problematic, colorist “light skin anthem” by a woman who does not even consider herself black.
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