KeKe Why?at says" My White Mama used to say n*gger all the time

25 (my ass) year old convict/R&B singer KeKe Wyatt talks with Essence magazine about her jail time, race and “career”. Here’s an excerpt of the interesting things Wyatt had to say:

Essence.com: Well, you’ve been through a lot at a young age and I remember looking at you and thinking, 18 is her industry age.

K.W.: (Laughs) No, no. You can ask my mama(that’s how you know someone’s lying). I was born March 10,1982. If you hang around me you’ll say, Okay, she’s 25 (more like 5 but o.k.). I know what I want in life—I’m a go-getter and I’m not afraid to get what I want.

Essence.com: What is the biggest misconception you think people have about you?

K.W.: People always say I look really different in person and ask, “What are you mixed with?” Then when I tell them they say, “I thought you were all Black!” I get that a lot because my mother is Caucasian and my father is Indian and Black.

Essence.com: Do you identify as a Black woman?

K.W.: I am a woman. I ain’t like Tiger Woods. The truth is I’m 25 percent Black. I claim to be Black, Indian and I claim to be White. I’m all of it. If you ask me, “What are you?” I’m going to say, “I’m a woman.” I stand up for all women. I don’t care if you’re Black, White, Chinese, whatever. I don’t know what my mama put on my birth certificate…. (Laughs)

Essence.com: Did she (your mother) ever talk to you about the N-word?

K.W.: My mom was raised around African-American people all her life. She can cornrow and everything. All she knows is the African-American way of living, because her stepfather was Black and she was raised by his family. She will use the N-word like it’s going out of style. (Wow that’s some “Mama” you got there KeKe) I say, “Mama you can’t just go around using the N-word,” and she’s like, “I don’t give a damn. I say what I want to say. N—a ain’t no color, it’s an ignorant person.”

Essence.com: But that word is still synonymous with Black folk. So you couldn’t watch Roots, but she used the N-word around you and your siblings?

K.W.: No, she doesn’t say “n—er,” she says “n—a” and says it in front of everybody, every day. She has always said it since I was a little girl. Hell, I thought my name was “n—er” for a long time. We never thought about it being a bad word.

Essence.com: Wow. So she didn’t want you to watch Roots, but she referred to you and your brother with the N-word? Do you think it’s time for her to stop using it?

K.W.: People should feel free to say what they want to say as long as they don’t use it to hurt other people. I don’t think “n—a” is a bad word. I don’t think it’s directed toward people of color. Now, the word “n—er,” if you call me that, I will kick your a– because now you’re trying to be nasty and hurt my feelings. It depends on how you’re using it.

Essence.com: But do you really think it’s enough of a distinction between the two to make exceptions?

K.W.: Yes, because back in the day they were saying it with the “er” on the end. I think it’s just like saying Negro, because the word in the dictionary it means “ignorant person.”

Essence.com: Yes, and many people still believe that “ignorant people” equals “Black people.”

K.W.: At the end of the day, you’re the one who is ignorant. I don’t think people should use the word so much. I hate how everyone thinks that Black people are beneath them, even Asians, Whites and …Mexicans. No, I’m not all Black(Oh no we wouldn’t think such a thing KeKe) but I definitely stand up for the Black people (Awl thanks..). They’ve (oh it’s they’ve now…you’re a buffoon lady) had it rough, they can’t help the fact that they’re skin is dark, or that their nose is a lil’ wider or that the curls in their hair might be tighter than yours. I don’t think that it’s fair for people who look like me with the light skin, pointy nose and the pretty hair to think that dark-complected people are any less than them (KeKe your hair is no different than many (non mixed) black people so why would people make a distinction between you and them). Who am I? I’m not better than you. I breathe the same air and I bleed the same blood. Nobody is better than anybody else. We are all in this struggle called life. I think brown skin is beautiful because people like me have to lay out in the sun to try and look like you. My best friends are Black—Black-Black—and I think that’s so beautiful. I think that’s why I decided to make my children Black(you didn’t decide anything dumb dumb…your children would have been black regardless, because you’re black). I could have married a White dude or got with a White man and my kids probably would have looked completely White. That’s not what I wanted. Now, they can go outside and get a for-real tan (laughs). I think Black is beautiful. I stand for the African-American people until the day I die (so when do you think that will be…{blank stare}).

Essence.com: What do you hope your legacy will be?

K.W.: My mission in life is ….I’ll spare yall the Koon by ya…and finish her statement..to be a 40 year old ignoramus trying to pass for 25 who is filled with contradictions and self hate, I will also be known for the 15 seconds of fame I had and how I tried to release a lame album called “Ghetto Rose” …that flopped and ultimately caused me to be a waste of time and space.

Welp…there you have it by her own definition KeKe Why?at has gone on record and called both she and her white mama n*ggers….couldn’t have said it better myself..Thanks for exposing her and calling her out on the low Essence.