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Taye Diggs.

Some people were just born to entertain. Taye Diggs is one of those people.

Diggs has graced Broadway stages, the silver screen and our television sets. Now he’s found a new platform: TikTok. And let me tell you, this man has got it, whatever “it” is.

You want pure comedy? He delivers. You want weird? He’s got that too. Diggs is already serving up plenty of entertaining content, ranging from driving selfies to dance clips to songs about putting fish in the microwave. Yup, it’s a one-stop TikTok shop.

Having only joined the app this week, Diggs hasn’t quite figured everything out, like how to use TikTok sound effects. But who needs it when you can just make your own? You could say the actor is going for a no-frills approach—his videos are without transitions, effects, filters … or planning, apparently.

As one person wrote on Twitter, the entire account is “pure chaos and comedy.”

Diggs is most famous for playing calm, cool, collected (and utterly smooth) roles like Benny in "Rent" and Harper in "The Best Man." Which is in part why fans are eating up his goofy schtick and silly TikTok antics.

Case in point: his “ICON trying….” video where he attempts—and fails—to recreate some of those influencer-worthy flashy transitions. What we get instead is a roller-coaster ride of clumsy shots (at one point he’s upside down and putting on a hat?), some gibberish lyrics, and all the while Diggs sporting a highly appropriate “DAD” sweatshirt. It’s nothing short of hilarious.

ICON trying…. pic.twitter.com/eO74eOnxVq
— Taye Diggs (@TayeDiggs) December 10, 2021

Nothing says "cool" quite like stomping on your phone, am I right?

I mean, just take a look at some of his greatest hits...

Like when he was on set for "All American" and tried to get Kareem Grimes to dance with him.

@tiktoktaye
♬ original sound - Taye Diggs

Grimes would not budge. Well, at least until the very end.

Or laughing at himself in the car. Literally.

@tiktoktaye
♬ original sound - Taye Diggs

Totally fine if you're not entertained. Taye Diggs is happy just making himself laugh.

Or his "jerk, jerk jerk" dance.

@tiktoktaye
JERK?
♬ original sound - Taye Diggs

Reminding us all the "everybody's a jerk, jerk, jerk."

Now that Diggs has has begun cross-posting some of the gold onto Twitter, the reactions are growing tenfold.

Some are calling for a "Taye Diggs TikTok timeout."

I really want somebody to take Taye Diggs' phone away😭😭 pic.twitter.com/2faGJo2O3r
— Zulu.1920 (@Yatande_) December 14, 2021

Who let taye diggs on tiktok I’m cryinggggg
— Aishwarya Rai (@lovea__) December 15, 2021

This poor person was brought to tears.

they should’ve never given Taye Diggs a tiktok 😭 https://t.co/elCkjjUPc1
— jaeden ✨💕 (@whitleygwayne) December 14, 2021

Though most just wanted to praise him and get a taste of that secret sauce.

Taye Diggs hasn’t figured out how to add music to his TikTok’s yet, but I’ll take two of whatever he’s sipping 😭 Good morning #clique! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/GOiHpuvr8k
— Onsite! Tv (@Its_Onsite) December 15, 2021

I wanna be taye diggs when I’m older
— Iyosias (@whitest_injera) December 15, 2021

No one has enough Taye Diggs in their life, so you're welcome. https://t.co/aup0pwB9zK
— OG McDuck (@OG_McDuck) December 8, 2021

Feel like I would get along with Taye Diggs cuz he really don’t be giving a damn just expressing himself without a care in the world lol. Love it https://t.co/aubsq1I9P2
— Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) December 13, 2021

He might have even converted a few former non-Tokkers.

Me and the other 40 year olds on our way to join tiktok for more taye diggs pic.twitter.com/CeduuuuXWX
— hug a pit bull 🐶 (@limaretto) December 15, 2021

I only downloaded Tik Tok because of Taye Diggs that man have me crying
— King B✊✊Z🤙🇭🇹 (@ZoeBeezy6) December 15, 2021

Another poor soul overcome with emotion at Diggs' shenanigans.

Love it, @TayeDiggs you maybe the reason I get a #TikTok 😂
— AnimeGirl (@darkdzyerz) December 15, 2021

Some were feeling a certain … comradery … with Mr. Diggs.

Taye diggs’ tiktok is literally what its like for me living alone😂😂
— Black lives still matter!!! (@gabbacchino) December 14, 2021

i’m laughing with Taye Diggs not at him cause he doing what i do when i’m alone😭😭
— maybe: janeā 🎄 (@byeeitsjanea) December 15, 2021

The general consensus? Taye Diggs + TikTok = the best kind of chaos.

taye diggs’ tiktok is chaotic but in a good way lmfaoo
— miriam (@meryyy____) December 15, 2021

If you want fulfilment in life, then follow Taye Diggs on TikTok. He is truly unhinged
— michaela coel's doppelgänger (@shopsonarampage) December 15, 2021

Taye Diggs is a different type of chaotic on TikTok 😭 that man is so nutty.
— Chellz (@b0mbchell_) December 15, 2021

Nicole Byer and Taye Diggs to Host the 27th Critics Choice Awards https://t.co/Wk0D2YjiLM pic.twitter.com/gG0cUXmtsJ
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) December 12, 2021

Now that you've made it this far down the Taye-Diggs-TikTok-rabbit hole, you might be feeling like you just can't get enough of the online discord. Don't fret, you're in luck!

Diggs will be hosting the 27th Annual Critic's Choice Awards on Jan 9, 2022 alongside the equally hilarious Nicole Byer. It's sure to be a riot.

And then of course, you can always follow @theofficialtayediggs on TikTok. If you're brave enough.

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Remember when the great Michael Jackson sang “It don't matter if you're black or white"?

Of course you do. And admit it — you know you were impressed by the epic video that included those super-futuristic transformations.

Man, music vids just aren't the same these days. But I digress.

GIF from Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video.

Unless you happen to be someone who believes skin color is the one and only thing we should pay attention to, chances are you agree with MJ's lyrics.

But what if you're black and white? Or [insert any racial combination here]? What happens then?

Actor Taye Diggs, the author of "Mixed Me!" a children's book about a boy named Mike with parents of different races, recently had the opportunity to answer those questions.

Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Entertainment.

The book is fictional, but it hits close to home for Diggs because of his own child's background. The mother of his 6-year-old son Walker, Idina Menzel, is white. (She's also the voice of Queen Elsa from "Frozen," but the parents who watched that movie on a seemingly endless loop, like me, already knew that.)

So, is Walker black or white?

Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images Entertainment.

It depends on who you ask.

During slavery, the one-drop rule defined individuals as either "colored" (aka black) or white. Simply put, if any traceable link of black ancestry could be found, that person was considered black.

Granted, back in the days of that idea's inception, people considered other fellow humans to be property, so we can take that for what it's worth.

But many people still subscribe to the one-drop rule today and believe that President Obama, Tiger Woods, and Halle Berry are black — regardless of how those people choose to identify.

That's not how Diggs sees it, however.

The Grio asked him how important it is for Walker to be raised in an environment where he doesn't have to choose between being black or white.

Here's what Diggs said:

"It's very important. When you do [choose], you risk disrespecting that one-half of who you are, and that's my fear. I don't want my son to be in a situation where he calls himself black and everyone thinks that he has a black mom and a black dad. And then when they see he has a white mother, they wonder what's going on."

The social media backlash was real.

When I reached an obviously frustrated Diggs for a quote, this is what he had to say:

"A person of mixed heritage should have the right to include his or her COMPLETE ethnic background when identifying themselves. Period."

In other words, Diggs doesn't feel that his little boy needs to align himself with one race — and he hopes that he will be just as proud of his African-American heritage as his Caucasian one.

Thankfully, many on social media came to his defense.

As a dad raising two mixed daughters, this hits very close to home for me as well — and I'm thankful Diggs started this important conversation.

Photo by Doyin Richards.

Frankly, I'm less concerned with how outsiders (police, teachers, people on social media, etc.) view my kids and more concerned with how they choose to identify themselves.

In a perfect world, they'll be grateful for being black, white, and Japanese instead of choosing one "team" while ignoring the rest.

The racial narrative is in desperate need of a rewrite. Seriously, if you think about it, aren't we all mixed with something?

In many ways, checking color boxes only helps to further divide us by focusing on our differences instead of our similarities. Life shouldn't be a schoolyard where we have to pick between Team Black, Team White, or whatever. It's should be a school where we teach our kids (and ourselves) to embrace and celebrate everything that makes us unique.

Diggs gets it. The message of "Mixed Me" is on point, and I like the chances of Walker growing up into a solid young man because of his upbringing.

But hey, if you don't want to listen to me, maybe the King of Pop and a young Macaulay Culkin will convince you instead.