Sofia Richie: People who make racist jokes ‘don’t know I’m black’

Sophia Richie, the daughter of Lionel Richie, says that people don't realize she's black, and for that reason, they often make racist jokes in front of her.

Sofia Richie, the daughter of Lionel Richie, says that people don’t seem to realize that she is black, and for that reason, they often make racist jokes in front of her.

“I’m very light, so some people don’t really know that I’m black,” she told Complex. “I’ve been in situations where people will say something kind of racist, and I’ll step in and they’ll be like, ‘Oh, well, you’re light.’”

She says that it isn’t a good enough excuse for people to tell her that she is light-skinned to explain away their racism.

“That still doesn’t cut it, buddy,” Richie said. “It’s 2016 — you better get your s–t together before you get slapped out here.”

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