Actor Taye Diggs\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0is getting destroyed in Social Media for comments he made, saying he doesn’t want his son to be labeled black. The story has been trending all throughout the day and everyone has something to say when it came to Diggs and the way he wanted his son to be identified.<\/p>\n

Below are 8 facts related to Taye Diggs\u00a0controversial comments that set social media on fire.<\/p>\n

1. It Started With Him Promoting His New Book “Mixed Me”<\/h2>\n

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Taye wrote a childrens book called “Mixed Me”, that focuses on the hard talk about race, seen through the eyes of a bi-racial fictional character, Mike.<\/p>\n

Below is a synopsis of what the book is about:<\/p>\n

Mom and Dad say I’m a blend of dark and light:<\/i>
\n“We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them.<\/p>\n

Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0He Did an Interview With TheGrio.com & That’s Where He Made the Controversial Statements<\/h2>\n

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To promote his new children’s book, “Mixed Me”, Taye Diggs did an interview with thegrio.com<\/a>\u00a0and it was there he made the now controversial statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you [describe biracial kids as black], you risk disrespecting that one half of who you are and that\u2019s my fear.\u00a0I don\u2019t want my son to be in a situation where he calls himself black and everyone thinks he has a black mom and a black dad, and then they see a white mother, they wonder, \u2018Oh, what\u2019s going on,\u2019\u201d
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