Alicia Keys Supports Her Son's Rainbow Manicure

Alicia Keys asked her Instagram followers to think less about labels and more about expression after her 4-year-old son told her he was embarrassed to wear his rainbow manicure. According to the post, Genesis had originally asked his mom for a rainbow-colored manicure, with Keys letting the stylist paint "each nail a different color." The 4-year-old was originally excited by his decision, but his mood quickly changed after the manicure was done. "And after she painted his nails, he looked at me and he said, 'Mommy, I don't want this on my nails,'" "And I was like, 'Why? You were so sure. You were good.' And he was like, 'People are not gonna like it.' Can you believe this? Four years old. He's 4!" she continued. The singer says she told her son, “You know a lot of guys paint their nails. This is not like some strange thing that you only do.” She told Genesis that "a lot of guys paint their nails," and she said her son felt a lot better. She said she hopes more people will explore and embrace their "masculine and feminine energies" without fear of judgment.