NeNe Leakes claims it was meant to be a light-hearted joke about Eurocentric beauty but it sparked furor among her followers in the comments section on her Instagram page this week.
“Thank you @fabfacesmua for keeping me looking like a white woman whenever I’m in the Bahamas I wish you much success #bahamamomma #thesepeoplecrazy #lovebeingabrowngirl #lifeofnene,” the ‘RHOA‘ star said on July 9 in the caption of a selfie taken on the Caribbean island.
While many were outraged over the comment, NeNe’s defenders noted that the message was punctuated with a sarcastic rolling eye emoji. Still — several fans slammed Leakes for altering her appearance to distance herself from blackness (nose job, blonde hair).
Peep the controversial photo below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlA6PcuHcy1/?hl=en&taken-by=neneleakes
Fan reaction was mixed.
“F— looking like a white woman! You look like your own damn self! BLACK BLONDE & BEAUTIFUL AF! Lol.” wrote one fan.
“Denying your blackness is a sad thing,” said another.
But many questioned: “Are you really trying to look white?”
Leakes backed up two commenters who explained that she was only kidding about “looking like a white woman.”
“There are two types of people in this world….1) Those that speak and understand sarcasm. 2) Idiots!” “@brandisjudge” NeNe said in response.
One fan replied to her: “@neneleakes everybody so damn sensitive these days. It’s like there [sic] waiting on you to say something they don’t agree with so they can throw u under the bus. Anyway, where Gregg at? Tell him to honk the horn on they ass.“
“@flynerd some people just don’t get it,” Leakes replied.
Others caught the joke and called out those who got all riled up over nothing.
“She’s making a joke people DAMN! She’s not saying she wants to look like a white woman, she’s trolling and throwing shade at the people who say that about her.”
Fans have previously reacted to NeNe’s blonde ambition:
Nene Leakes is transitioning to a white woman right before our eyes😳 pic.twitter.com/Kr8ctLLpUM
— Miss Jasmine 💋🏳️🌈 (@iJazzy1) June 10, 2016
Here’s another pic of Nene:
What do you think about Nene’s changing face?
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