You ever notice how Black female crossover acts are not revered or well liked in the Black community?

No.

r1 Insightful

That's not even slightly true.

Not true, OP.

Very true. Anyone that disagrees isn’t Black

I disagree

Does that include Beyonce?

Failed thread.

Anyone that disagrees IS black.

Get over yourself OP. I’m black and I’ve read/seen a lot of tributes by younger black female artists (like Beyoncé, Whitney Houston) who credit Ross with opening doors for them. Artists, including rap artists, sample her songs. Patti LaBelle has commented that lots of singers would kill to have Ross’ songbook with so many #1 songs. Look at the people who attended her big 75th birthday bash.

I listen to satellite soul radio and Ross’ singles/Supremes are always played. In my personal life I hear her brought up like some of the others you name. When growing up, it was an uplifting HUGE DEAL in our family and neighbors to see the Supremes on Ed Sullivan. I can go on. Her 18 #1 group/solo songs charted well on soul charts. ...I could go on.

I hate this ‘black enough’ narrative. Like the range of blackness is narrow and we should look down on black artists who don’t act/live/perform a certain way. The world have evolved and that old narrative is tired.

r7 Beyoncé isn’t Pop. She’s primarily R&B

R10, Isn't it kind of like black kids who do well in school, and actually go to school to learn something, are usually criticized by other blacks as acting too white?

Whitney was booed at a black music awards ceremony

r13 Whitney was hated around the late 80s but became beloved by time she did the Bodyguard. The same award show that booed in 1989 named her female artist of the decade in 1998 to a standing ovation. From that point on, she could got a standing ovation every time she appeared on stage at a Black awards show

Whitney's hair is tragic at that event

Hello Oprah, Hello Whitney, Hello Aretha.

OP should stop imagining stuff right after taking anti-psychotic drugs as her analysis sounds very narrow and shallow.

Diana Ross is highly respected in the Black community. Oprah, RuPaul, Beyoncé have all praised her and credited the influence she's had.

She had 12 #1 songs with The Supremes; six as a solo artist, an Oscar nomination for portraying Billie Holiday and Mahogany is popular because of Ross herself and her onscreen chemistry with Billy Dee Williams. She was one of the few black actresses to lead major motion pictures in the '70s. Yes, The Wiz was a flop but her name helped get it made.

Her 1980 album diana was a huge smash on both the pop and R&B charts, and both Upside Down and I"m Coming Out have been sampled endless on hip hop songs.

A lot of the imagery of the Supremes and Ross' solo years were used in Dreamgirls.

Miss OP is trying to stir some shit, but the toilet has done been flushed, with nothin left to stir..