
Right now, she’s figuring out what it means to be on her own. “I struggled with talking about this because I didn’t want it to be a part of my narrative, but I am a black woman, who is a part of an entire generation that has a similar is a superstar in the making who counts Rihanna and Janet Jackson as fans. “I want to be very clear about what I’m going to say on this uncomfortable subject and figured it would be best to write out my thoughts to avoid being misconstrued, as I have been in the past,” Normani wrote.

She ended up responding in email, addressing the claims directly and in a public interview for the first time: When the reporter asked Normani about her thoughts on Cabello's racist social media posts made in 2012 - when Cabello was about 14 - the "Motivation" singer asked for time to give a thoughtful response.

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That bullying, Rolling Stone reported, included images of Normani’s face photoshopped into lynching photos.Īccording to Normani, her bandmates weren't well-equipped to defend her against the bullying, summing it up as "them not knowing how to be there for me the way that I needed it because it wasn't their own experience, and because when they look at me they don't see me." She also said that all the time on the road meant she missed some normal teenage experiences, such as going to prom, and was alone in dealing with racist trolls and bullying online.

“So many things start to go through your mind, like, ‘Maybe this is my fault? What could I have done differently? Am I not working hard enough? Am I not as talented? What’s wrong with my voice?’ ”
