The beautiful SZA may be TDE's first lady, but she's still dealing with a few haters who feel the need to question her authenticity. Unlike rappers, they're not questioning the "realness" of her music, but her hair and signature freckles.
While most women in the biz wear extensions, some fans felt the need to single out SZA for her large mane. SZA responded via Tumblr to a fan who asked if the questions bother her.
"You know the only thing about the nonsense bothers me ? ... These are black people .. MY people ... These are the ONLY ppl attacking me.
"They embarrass themselves and they embarrass me for that reason alone.
"I've said so many times in interviews and right here on Tumblr that I wear clip ins and the occasional weave to protect my hair from photo shoots and heat styling ect. It's fun and it makes my hair grow like wildfire and actually I suggested that others do the same!
"This takes nothing away from me or my beauty because it's just a part of my real life and I will never apologize for that ....I'm a black woman that proudly grows hair it's just my personal genetics and I like to protect it."
Some fans have also questioned SZA's signature freckles, which she says are natural, yet enhanced when she wears make-up because her foundation covers them.
"I have to ignore what people say about my freckles because I get go home and see my father and my granny who created me every day with a face full of them lol it's absurd and almost laughable at this point.
"When I put real heavy makeup on (concealer powder foundation ect.) my regular freckles get covered all the time so I go over them and depending on my mood I play around with them it's MY face lol . if I'm gonna have freckles I might as well get to mess around with them a bit! it's crazy fun! Its like art expression for me! The fact that people find this of negative interest is bizarre.
"I think instead it's the feeling of possibly getting under someone elses skin and that gives a lost person a false sense of power that they NEED to avoid holding up a mirror . perhaps they think it's "exposing" or putting something out there but I've never tried to hide it!"
Check out flicks of the songstress above. Why do you think people are calling out SZA when several women in the industry wear extensions? Sound off below.
Source: Bossip
