Amber Rose Addresses Comments On Her Race: "I Never Denounced My Blackness"

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Recording artist Wiz Khalifa (R) featured wearing Converse in support of the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY Camp and model Amber Rose attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
Amber Rose addressed online comments about her race in a series of posts on Instagram, Saturday.

Amber Rose has clarified her recent comments on her racial identity that have been circulating online. In a series of posts on her Instagram Story, Saturday, Rose wrote that she "never denounced my blackness." She also clarified that she identifies as "Black and white" and won't address the issue again.

"Bruh the Internet is remedial as fuck y'aIl know exactly what I was saying as a mixed person about not fitting in anywhere on BOTH SIDES now y'aIl wanna act like I hate being in black spaces GTFOH! Then I'm wrong when I feel like the victim. The internet is trying to bully me because I'm BLACK AND WHITE ???? WTF IS WRONG WITH YALL???? I never denounced my blackness. I don't understand where people are getting that from??? A 5 second clip??? WATCH THE WHOLE INTERVIEW!!!"

Amber Rose With Wiz Khalifa

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Recording artist Wiz Khalifa (R) featured wearing Converse in support of the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY Camp and model Amber Rose attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)

In more posts, she added: "Y'all really don't fuck with me because I claim both sides of my family??? Just know you're perpetuating hate, racism and colorism not me. That's your problem not mine. I'm not gonna apologize for being born." She concluded: "This is the last time I'm talking about race. I'm BLACK AND WHITE ( Mixed ). That's how I identify if you don't like it you can suck my dick."

Amber Rose Takes To Instagram

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The Instagram Story posts come after Rose got into a heated exchange with Joseline Hernandez on College Hill: Celebrity Edition while discussing racial identity. Hernandez accused Amber Rose of “really want[ing] to be a white girl.” BET later announced that they wouldn't be airing the fight. “Out of respect for all parties involved, we have chosen not to show this fight. College Hill and ASU do not condone violence of any kind,” the network said in an onscreen message.

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