Brew Bits: Looks Like Mek Mek Plagiarized Her "Pretty for A Dark Skinned Girl" Piece....

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Tsk tsk tsk Mek Mek.... how could you?! Seems the real author of Tameka's "woe is me, I'm dark and everybody hates me", piece submitted to huffington post has come forward and told bvbuzz that she was pretty much stunned and amazed to be reading her thoughts and words as she read Tameka's post. Mek Mek, it is not right to steal the work of another just cause your teenage husband wants a divorce, you are a complete bamma if this is true! Here's what Aisha Curry (the real author of the piece) has to say:



"My heart sank into my stomach. All the hard work, all the sleepless nights I had endured was playing back in my head as I read this article written by a woman I didn't even know," Curry told BV Buzz. "Why did I feel so connected to this article? Suddenly, it came to me. It was my work! It was my work, my voice, but in her words. I was frozen. Tears began rolling down my face as I read line after line after line. I couldn't believe it. The idea that someone could gain notoriety from an issue that I first brought to the forefront is mind-boggling. People were praising her for tackling an issue that had never been exposed. Hello? I wrote the book on it and started it years ago. The only difference between her article and my book is she used 'dark-skinned' and I used 'black.'" Curry said she began writing 'Pretty for a Black Girl' in 2007 after receiving compliments about her beauty, only to have them followed up with a reference to her ethnicity.

"I received the link, and it changed my life. A friend told me that they had read an article in the Huffington Post called 'She's Pretty for a Dark-Skinned Girl' written by Tameka Foster. I knew the title was similar to my book, but I didn't jump to any conclusions," Curry recalled. "So, I went to the site and began reading this article. If she would have changed the words 'dark-skinned' to 'black,' it would be exactly the same title as my book. My frustration quickly turned to anger, and I sought God for answers. 'What do I do? What can I do?' At that moment, the appropriate reaction was tears. All I could do was cry! Thankfully, I had the support of my family and close friends who surrounded me with love. They quoted scriptures from the Bible, which gave me strength. I began to receive phone calls from people who had read the book and they said: 'Wow, I felt like I have heard all that before.' That's when I decided to do something. I picked up the phone and called as many supporters as I could."

To learn more about Aisha Curry's book, 'Pretty for a Black Girl,' visit her Web site www.aishacurry.com.

Mek Mek that is just foul! And bust what her rep's rebuttal was, "Tameka has never even heard of the book you referenced nor does she believe you even deserve a response."

OH NO SHE DIDN'T!!!!