Skai Jackson isn’t here for the ignorance, especially regarding her newborn son. The former Disney star recently took to social media to shut down the unnecessary criticism over her baby’s complexion, making it clear that she won’t tolerate colorist remarks about her child.
The Disney alum took to social media to school followers who commented on her baby’s skin tone, calling out the absurdity of policing a newborn’s appearance.
In a fiery video posted this week, Jackson addressed the barrage of remarks questioning why her son appeared “pale” or “too white.” “Many of the comments kinda went in on my baby. Which I don’t like. I’m about to clock y’all,” she said, her tone equal parts protective and exasperated. “Talking about, ‘He’s so pale,’ ‘Why he’s whiter than cast,’ yada yada yada… First of all, I want you guys to realize this is not just for my son. This is for any baby in the world. Babies don’t get their full color right away, okay?”
The new mom, who has largely kept her child out of the public eye, dropped a science-backed truth bomb: A baby’s melanin, the pigment responsible for skin tone, often develops gradually after birth.
“Just because a baby is one month, two months, or even three months does not mean the melanin has kicked in,” she explained. Skai Jackson highlighted the natural diversity in newborns’ complexions, noting, “Some babies are light-skinned, which is okay. Some babies come out brown-skinned. I just saw a newborn yesterday, and he was brown-skinned already. It doesn’t matter.”
According to Skai, fixating on an infant’s appearance is not only irrelevant but invasive.
“Not only should a child’s, but an infant’s skin color not concern you if I’m not worried about it, and I’m his mom,” she asserted. “At the end of the day, it’s the dumbest thing I’ve seen, and this is why I do not post my child.”
After Jackson’s reply, many social media users supported the young mother. The comments section was flooded with messages denouncing those who had attacked the infant, with numerous individuals expressing shock that adults would pick on a newborn child.
