The interview caused an immediate backlash on social media, with many pointing out that lighter skin on a black artist makes it easier to be sold to white audiences (damn, just watch Dreamgirls). This prompted Tinashe to call out The Guardians Michael Cragg as misconstruing her words. According to
album 'specifically for my diehard fans.' For the most part, these proclamations seem completely misplaced, specifically on the deeply impersonal first single, 'Work Bitch,' and the Auto-Tune blitzkrieg that is the will.i.am collaboration 'It Should Be Easy,' " Michael Cragg suggests in The Guardian.