Tyler Perry and Taye Diggs made television appearances this week. Tyler Perry dropped by Chelsea Lately to promote his new movie Good Deeds, the backlash from casting Kim Kardashian and also the lesson he learned when he helped a homeless woman in real life:
I met this woman. She came up to me and I was like everybody else, working like, ‘Eh, you don’t want to be bothered with this.’ And I’m reaching in my pocket trying to find some money like I’m sure she’s going to ask me for some money and she asked me for shoes. So I took her into the studio. We took her to wardrobe and we found some shoes for her and she was crying, she was saying, ‘My feet are off the ground.’ And that just touched e so much…She never asked for money. All she wanted was some shoes.
Taye Diggs rolled through the Wendy Williams show as well and talked about meeting his thoughts on black women’s disapproval of him marrying a Jewish woman and shared the story behind his new children’s book, Chocolate Me!. He recalled how old he was when he was being made fun of as a kid, by other children of both races:
I grew up when I was 5 years old in a neighborhood where I was the only black kid. And I was made fun of for having chocolate skin, my nose was a little wider. So my first real exposure to it was at 5 and then I went in and had a discussion with my mother, who basically gave me my first lesson in self-esteem and self-love and basically told me that black was beautiful.
Peep both the clips below.
Watch: Tyler Perry Talks New Movie on Chelsea
Is this the same man who said his first show failed on ABC failed because black women did not support it..um first of all there are more white women in the USA than black women so they are the ones who did not watch his first show, not black women. He wants all the support from black women but he don’t want a black women, how ignorant..let his white women support him. Taye has some type of complex about being black…how sad.
Or maybe he just fell in love with another human being who just so happened to be white. Some people base their dating choices on personality, character, mutual interests, etc., it doesn’t have to be all that deep. Who really cares.
Cosign Erica – I think he reaps what he sows. Complex boy – that’s why he FOREVER talking about the hardships of being chocolate.
I agree, Erica. Taye obviously has some race issues. It’s so blatantly obvious when black men want black women to feel some type of way about their “significant other” being white — or anything but black. It’s sad. I wish he’d (along with many other black men) realize that many of us black women don’t care. If he loves her for who she is, fabulous. But he’s continuously advertising the fact that he married a white woman and that his son is biracial….like why is that even relevant? It’s like he believes it’s an honor. That’s when I start to question things. Like, did he marry her out of spite because he got teased by black females (for being too dark) as a child? He did mention that. I believe that’s his internal issue.
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Right on point, Tiff E. and Erica.
Wow, all that woman wanted was a pair of shoes. That was nice of Taye to do that. God bless him.
FYI: Tyler Perry did that not Taye.
That doesn’t sound like something Taye would do.
You know what Chelsea gets on my nerves for a lot of reasons which I will not waste my life writing about, but really she doesn’t know how to pronounce Madea!?!…and is kind of taken back when she hears MR. TYLER PERRY hasn’t seen her lil show HA! and like some would say have several seats w/ her racist ass
“Good Deeds” was pretty good, took awhile for it to pick up. I was expecting a trailer for “The Marriage counselor” to premiere during “Good Deeds”, but it didn’t.
Two very respectful BLACK MEN! Love this!
No one has a problem with Taye Diggs being married to a white woman. Every interview he has he brings it up and shit. NO ONE CARES!!!!! Stop bringing it up. Also dude did blame black women for 2 of his shows failing! Taye Diggs needs to have a whole row of seats!
I agree. I really haven’t lost any sleep because he has married someone of a different race. He does need to stop bringing it up and talk about his show or whatever projects he is working on. SHEESH
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lmao @ queen …indeed, a whole row.
WHO IS THIS DUDE EVEN???
Huh? Taye Diggs looks very “How ur doin” on that picture. Not a good look.
lmbo…I agree.
So TAye Taye was ridiculed by his people and other races about his chocolate skin but he chose other races to date, love, and marry. It’s funny because I have seen Taye Taye on the streets of NY for many years and all he ever associated with was white women. I remember him on the Chris Rock show and he expressed that he likes Black women TOO. LOL. you would think he likes us first but black women are second in his mind except when it comes to his movie roles when he fakes it. No one gives a fuck about your swirl.
Wow @queensize, thats an interesting spin on the discussion. I never thought of it like that… He gets ridiculed by both races and chose the other race. He def has crazy issues Great observation!
Is it me or are these men starting to look gay? Taye was always soft looking, but he’s starting to look more feminine than Tyler. What’s going on.
Well said Tiffan.E., and Erica, I co-sign as well. Taye Diggs, get over your damned self because we have a LONG time ago “sweetness”!:)
had to do a double take on the pic… legs cross and pouting..lmao…
ok everybody stop it cause then he’ll start complaining how black women think he’s gay because he married a white woman..smdh…
Honestly, I don’t really care, it’s his life, but this is obviously a broader issue. Black women are socially characterized as being less attractive than women of other ethnicities. Even if she’s a dime piece, this society’s image of beauty puts women of other ethnicities above her. So, then it becomes a self-esteem issue and a self-worth issue. I can’t even watch Maury or Basketball wives without cringing at how we devalue ourselves and settle for someone who isn’t worth it. But, when men like Taye who are successful, educated and talented and portray themselves as role models for young black men, marry outside our ethnicity, it’s almost like a psychological slap in the face to black women. It verifies the social stereotypes. But, then again, it can just be love.
Tyler keep doing the things you do and you will always have favor. Now as for you Queen Taye we don’t care who your married to love is love nobody can change that. The thing that you must, should and always understand is WE DONT CARE! Do think that gives you an extra cookie? As far asn your shows go maybe just maybe your only that good in your own mind.