- Pearl Thusi recently rubbed a few peeps up the wrong way when she tweeted out the lyrics to Beyonce's Brown Skin Girl alongside her photos
- Tweeps went in on the media personality for using lyrics to a song about brown-skinned girls even though she is extremely light in complexion
- One tweep took it up a notch by reminding Pearl that she lost out on Miss Teen SA to a real brown-skinned girl
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Pearl Thusi came under fire for using the lyrics of Beyonce's Brown Skin Girl as a caption for one of her photo shoots. Peeps were peeved that Pearl would use an anthem that was meant to uplift brown-skinned girls when she is extremely light-skinned.
Disgruntled tweeps filled Pearl's mentions with their disapproval. One social media user took it a step further by reminding Pearl that she had once lost out on the Miss Teen SA title to a real brown-skinned girl.
@Titanbaddie posted a picture of the top 3 and wrote, "Reminder that Pearl Thusi lost Miss Teen 2003. Let's celebrate that."
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Peeps pointed out that the star lost out to a dark-skinned girl and concluded that that might be the reason why Pearl might have a complex.
@dahitmkr wrote, "Also to a dark-skinned girl. That's why she's mad."
Others urged @Titanbaddie to chill and allow Pearl to be great.
Yesterday, Briefly.co.za reported that Pearl received a ton of flack for using the to caption her photos. Peeps believe it's really unnecessary for Pearl to appropriate lyrics meant especially to celebrate darker skinned women.
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Mzansi reminds Pearl Thusi that she lost out on Miss Teen SA crown. Image: @pearlthusi
Source: Instagram
Source: Instagram
In other news, Briefly.co.za reported that Itu Khune is absolutely smitten with his adorable six-month-old daughter.
The Kaizer Chiefs goalie also enjoys showing his little princess off on social media. Itu is definitely a super-proud dad and husband.
The star is certainly in his element when he's in the roles of daddy and hubby. He recently posted a cute video of his little girl bouncing around on her bed.
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