They say we ain't actin' right
Always try to turn our fuckin' color into black and white
from Odd Future (Ft. Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats, Jasper Dolphin, Left Brain, Mike G, Taco & Tyler The Creator) – Oldie Lyrics 5 on Rap Genius
This line can refer to more than one thing, both relevant to the context of the song, and both make sense in the grand scheme of things:
People have a tendency to hate on OF, ruining what they love and work at. Like taking the color out of a beautiful painting — leaving it black and white — people are trying to end Odd Future by taking out the best of it. .
Furthermore, the saying “black and white” means that there is no middle ground and it’s either one way or the other. He’s saying that people often only see what some see as the bad (swearing, 666, etc.) and don’t even try to see the good and their talent.
This is also a reference to their music critics that say that they’re just hooligans who are immature and they almost always classify them as horrorcore. Depending on how much one reads into it, it may also mean that the individuality possessed by Tyler and those like him is shunned by those who try to press racial stereotypes on them
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