What if Barack's skin was all black, truthfully
Would he be a candidate or just a blackened community?
We as black dudes tend to lack unity
And them blacker girls ain't on the tube usually

from Wale (Ft. Chrisette Michele) – Shades Lyrics on Rap Genius

If Barack Obama’s skin looked like Wesley SNipes then he probably would not be president in Wale’s eyes

There is also a self-hatred within the black community. Wale thinks black men can never unite and they don’t see the darker women as beautiful as the lighter women

I don’t know what he is talking about. Dark girls are hot too:

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