[Alberta's Child]

The “Jigaboos vs. Wannabes” comment was a reference to a Spike Lee movie where two separate groups of black girls adopt these names — a reference to the fact that one of them (guess which one) is comprised of lighter-skinned girls than the other.

[Cedar]

“The ‘Jigaboos vs. Wannabes’ comment was a reference to a Spike Lee movie”

Thanks for the explanation. Somehow, most news outlets failed to explain the comment, and it did seem absurdly mean without hearing about the movie reference.