Is it? It’s a familiar work scenario most Black Americans and Brits face, which is a direct answer to one of your questions about the Australian tour. When we are “the token” in an organization, there is a obligatory honeymoon period. The organization may even pat itself on the back for its “inclusion.” But eventually when you prove to be good at your job, possibly outshining the old guard, that’s when that work environment turns toxic for the token. You may look for coping or even ways to redefine the work environment but eventually the old guard will either fire you or push you out.

She didn’t say anything surprising at all, so Black people tend to believe them. We’ve seen it before, both with other celebrities (like Gabrielle Union, Kap, and Orlando Jones) and in private. And colorism is so ingrained in global society, that the question of Archie’s skin color prior to his birth was also not surprising. Sometimes this question is framed as a hair one, but it implies the same thing: the baby shouldn’t appear too Black.