India Arie Defends Blue Ivy
India Arie is not happy with spectators who have taken time to criticize the hair of 2-year-old Blue Ivy Carter.
Blue Ivy Carter, the 2-year-old daughter of singer Beyonce and rap mogul Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, was the subject of a change.org petition recently. Jasmine Tolliver, the person who created the petition on change.org that called for Blue Ivy to "Comb Her Hair" garnered thousands of signatures.
The petition was created after the famous baby was pictured arriving in New York City with a natural hairstyle that sparked dialogue. Arie, the 38-year-old "I Am Not My Hair" singer spoke out against the petition that made numerous media headlines.
"Why does ANYone get the idea that it's ok to make fun of a child? In public no less," she questioned on Facebook. "Treat others the way you would want to be treated. Blue Ivy is a CHILD."
After a number of people spoke out against Tolliver and accused her of bullying, the petition creator took to her Facebook to reveal why she decided to petition against the toddler's hair.
According to Tolliver, the entire thing was a joke.
"If I would've said 'sign a petition to save LeBron James hairline' that would've took off too! It's a clever joke! Nobody came up with before," Tolliver wrote on Facebook. "These blogs and websites are doing the most. My hair looks like blue ivy right now except its moisturized and detangled."
She went on to say that people are blowing her petition out of proportion, insisting that she was proud of her race and the varied hair textures worn by people in it.
"People make nothing out of something. I love being black," she exclaimed. "I'm proud my bloodline runs from Africa. I'm proud of my own tightly coiled kinks."
