Gia experience being sliced in the face in her teens is the flip side of colorism in the black community (shameful). They tried to destroy her beauty but it did not work. She's Gorgeous and now living the glamorous life!!!

That type of unprovoked hate is so crazy

Wow.. I have a newfound respect for this woman. She is so classy, well spoken and has been a victim of trauma but you’ll never know unless she told you. That’s a queen! Strong and resilient.

Her whole demeanor is beautiful.

She is simply amazing. GIA IF YOU'RE reading this.. I first got to hear you on The Casey Crew for the first time since the very first episode, and you threw me COMPLETELY off! I never expected for you to be so wise, well-spoken, and just amazing!!! I just wanted to express how much you've helped me grow as a woman and be able to visualize who I want to be as a woman, mother, future wife, etc. You're AWESOME Gia and hope that someday I can meet you here in LA🌺 Please come to LA!

People dont realize light skin people have had it bad as well...being profiled and bullied because of presumptions that we are conceited or stuck up..and its something nobody wants to tslk about..she really is speaking truth of something so real that i also went through

Gia is so well spoken , love her

Its amazing how God elevates those who have been through things that SHOULD HAVE broken them! Amazing. I love their podacats and their relationship - super real! God bless you

wow how cruel for them to just cut her face.. gia seems so down to earth and real

I’m literally crying right now so hard. Something like this happened to me. I put it in the back of my mind and she brought it back to life with her story. Wow. I love this woman

I’m dark skin and I was slashed in my face by a light skin girl when I was in middle school. I also got the ‘you think you’re all thdt, etc.’ - always had a hard time with females. Colorism is a real thing, BUT girls/women will find any reason to ‘hate’ you.

I will Never forget meeting Gia Casey in person. Her energy is beautiful!!!

I just love this woman. Very articulate, calm, inspiring and beautiful. Envy cherish her each day.

Terrific story! I admire her resilience and perseverance in life.

I'm a Jamaican man and I never paid much attention to you or your stories but listening to this I really respect the way you handle things and the way you carry yourself. And I'm very sorry for what you've been through your teenage years.

Can you imagine being the parent to either of the kids in this fight?😥How heartbreaking💔

To all the insensitive people saying her story is fake all you have to do is google it her story comes up.

Unfortunately for some females it doesn't stop at teenage years. Powerful message you are sending. Im glad I cliicked. You are amazing and blessed💘!!!!

So intelligent, mature, classy and confident

I can truly relate to this violent hate. I remember a time in the 90s when my best friend and I were innocently attacked by an unfamiliar woman(accompanied by her friends) jabbing her umbrella at us trying to stab us with the pointy medal end screaming, "I hate those pretty light-skinned B****es!!" It was like a horror movie. During this era, We were occasionally attacked by other Blacks for being light-skinned or Whites for being Black. Sheeeesh! I am glad to witness the issues of colorism are evolving into self-love.

I went through stuff like this all my life because of my skin complexion. I was picked on because I was so light with hazel eyes darker complected females would get jealous and try and bully me. So sad how some people think, such a SHAME🙄All because I was pretty and the guys liked me girls would be envy. We come in all colors and all colors are beautiful in their own way.

This is my first time seeing or hearing about this woman. She seems like a nice person. And could be a motivational speaker.

She articulate so well very elegant and graceful love her !!

I'm from Brooklyn, I'm fifty and yes slashing was a big thing in the 80's, I've been stopped and threatened for being spanish speaking and a shade lighter than my threatening assailants.

They were jealous because she’s beautiful and felt intimidated by her

It's nice to hear a person of color talk about the importance of being selective about where you live and raise your family. I find that in the black community if you live somewhere that is not predominately black you are looked at differently but the fact of the matter is I would hate for my child to be harmed like that.

This is insane! I have so much respect for Gia.

I loved this interview about her being a mother. I am one of 6 and my mom is still alive at 93..and all 6 children are living happy successful lives. She said what my mom always said..The most important thing are her children and her husband. Wonderful MOM. I’m so sorry she was bullied with violence back in the 90”s but her husband and her children are her life and that’s what matters. Stay safe..

That girl was riddled with jealousy, like it was her mission to get at her face! Wow! Horrible story and with a powerful, prevailing outcome. She is absolutely Beautiful and unfortunately those girls saw that and were intimidated. God bless you mama ♥️♥️👑🥰

Envy got a good woman

Gia Casey is a _STRONG WOMAN_ and an _INSPIRATION!_ Very beautiful, inside her soul, and outside as well. 🙌🏾💪🏾☀️🌟✨

I love Gia, she’s so smart and carries herself in such a respectable way

I’m so proud of her. To see her drive off into the sunset was the best way to end this success story.

I really like Gia . She seems dope to hang with

Issues Ive had to deal with, So Sad that some feel this type of Jealousy, Black comes in all shades! Go Gia positive woman! Bless you and you and your family ❤️

She is so brave. This almost brought me to tears.

This story is scary, you can still tell that she wants it to be a dream by the elevated tone when she tells this story. I can relate so much to this story. Growing up all my fights (unprovoked) was about me being light skinned.

This was a great interview. Didn't know much about her. I must say I thought she had no substance just from the IG post. Definitely gave me a new perspective on her. She seems like a wonderful woman and she's very articulate. Kudos to you GIA. DJ Envy, you betta do right by this woman.

Unfortunate. Self hate/jealousy caused attack on Gia. Vestiges of slavery( e.g. colorism) still haunt us as a people. Its mean to hate others b/c of how they look. When will we get over this light skinned -darned skin thing? Gia upgraded Envy and is beautiful..not b/c of her complexion but character. Integrity, kindness, intellegence, values, being well kept, etc. make women beautiful regardless of complexion.

She cleaned this story up too good...lol I am from Brooklyn and I could not stay so calm telling that story.

This behaviour is absolutely disgusting, how are you going to slash someone’s face. What is wrong with people. In London now we’ve had so many acid attacks and I’m terrified. Gia I’m so sorry that happened to you. I’m glad that your still beautiful and your still shining through everything.

This story resignates with me so much... I just experienced a similiar situation with my Daughter, a group of girls she doesnt even know jumped her simply for being (I Believe) lighter skin. Or too (qoute on quote) Pretty. These girls were brutal I cant even imagine if the events that transpired took a turn like what happened to you. I am so fearful for her in this world. We have to stay ready and keep our young girls aware of what can come their way. Thanks for sharing your story Gia.

Her story breaks my heart as a black woman who also experienced jealousy because of skin color as a child as well. So glad that she made it through that trauma as a teenager. She’s beautiful, very articulate, so blessed & has such a beautiful family! The “enemy” tried to destroy her legacy when she was 15 because of jealousy and their own insecurities. Then the “enemy” crept up again to try & destroy her marriage BUT LOOK AT GOD! She is a winner & for me...her spirit inspires me to be a better person that overcomes any kind of adversity....with grace and humility!!! #somuchRESPECTtothisQUEEN

Those people shouldn’t be or had been so jealous just cos she is light skinned? That’s a sign of self hate that they hate the colour of their own skin tone. Love who you are whether you’re a dark or light skinned woman we’re all Queens 👸🏽 we’re all black!!! Being light or dark is not better than the other. All tones of black is beautiful that’s the beauty of being black, we come in different shades. What race has that?!

The same thing happened to me when I was 15. It was hard to deal with at first but my family helped me get through it.

I *LOVE* Gia so much she's sooooooooo down to earth which shocks me seeing how fabulous and beautiful her family is and I love that she's such a super mommy, because I love big families #teamGia

Isn't she gorgeous?! She's so well-spoken and very classy. God bless her for going through that. Ugh - why do people do crazy things like that?!

I really like the way she speak, and she seem very down to earth and humble.

Traumatized. Definitely not a long story short but I'm so proud of her for sharing. My heart breaks. Holy spirit heal her heart and praise God that his vengeance belongs to her situation.

I'm glad Gia brought this discussion up because it's truly a problem in our community💯

I hope they found that little ugly bihh that did that to her and prosecuted her little hateful ass! Its sad that some little girls feel the need to hate based on the complexion of someone's skin!! I'm so glad my mother taught us better than that! I use to have to defend my light skin friend all the time in high school and didn't understand why those girls hated her so much. I bet you they are really hating now because she is living a very wonderful life!

I was so surprised at this interview. She is well spoken & beautiful.

It's jealously tht girl was jealous of her beauty smh evil

The girl who slashed her was Sheba Murphy and she went to jail for it

I live in Jamaica queens I pass that McDonald's everyday my mom has a similar story

I wish the interviewer would have unraveled more of the healing process emotionally for ms. Gia from the slash and how she views darker skinned women today. An impact like that could change unconscious thoughts in your head. Glad she made it through that.

Gia is a strong women. Im happy that never broke her spirit. 🙏🏽

This made me cry. I know what it was like having to survive walking thru Jamaica ave for school. Tough times

Gia is absolutely amazing. I love everything about her. So well-spoken, educated, thoughtful, mindful and intelligent. I wish her and her family the best. I'm a new fan of their podcast and so happy I found it.

Man, Envy got hisself a Queen ... Didn't know women like this still existed

Love her she’s so strong

Now I didn't get slashed in the face but I did get beat up everyday for being lighter skinned. I didn't fit in anywhere . I still haven't found myself and I'm 38 with 2 bi racial kids one with blue eyes and I don't know what to tell them because I don't know how to love myself even. I have really low self esteem. Gia is what I would like to be like because shes so confident and comfortable in her skin. I really look up to her.

I can relate to that “you think you’re cute…” toxic energy from other females growing up. It’s sickening and evil.

She seems so nice and sweet! I like her personality.

That's so sad!! People are so jealous of someone else's complexion and beauty!

I love Gia's honesty and genuineness. Bless her and her family

The camera man focused on the left side of Gia's face where you can see the scar... A brave intelligent beautiful inside and out woman..

I had no idea that Gia was subjected to Hateration in 1994. Her resilience coupled with her classy etiquette enhances her beauty💅🏼👠

I grew up picked on for my dark skin... and in reality it never really went away as an adult ... absolute hate turned into a word disguised as “preference” for most people. Yet an still I never though of hurting or harming someone because of their skin color... or their physical features. It is a hard pill to swallow to be seen as the lesser of the two but... I surround myself with people who love me.... and I work on loving myself.

Lord have mercy! I pray this woman has healed on the inside. She’s been through very traumatic situations

One of my cousin friends was slashed in the face in a fight I wonder how people feel once they get older and see the person face they slashed

I really like this interview . This was very inspirational . She told us her whole life story in 20mins . From her growing up in a rough lifestyle in her younger day and to change all of that by her way of thinking . She got everything a real woman can ask for . She got a good husband, both making money 💰 5 kids A woman that’s crazy about her husband will have ALL of his babies 👶🏼 And they ALL living that LUXURY LIFESTYLE!!!! And she looks damn happy too ! Women go through a lot . If you wanna be happy, you can be happy . It’s really all about the life we choose . Good for you Gia..👍🏽👍🏽 Someday , mine will come soon😉

Wat a horrible thing to go thru smh but she is very beautiful inside nd out, so well spoken nd so down to earth...God bless her, envy has a gd woman

Something similar happened to me growing. Colourism goes both ways and a lot of times when you are light it is violent.

She said long story short but she meant long story long

Gia is so beautiful inside and out!

And through all that you're still shining! God bless you. 🙌🏿✨

This colorism shit has got to stop!!

I Can relate with her. Growing up I had bullying from Black girls from as young as 5/6 years old because my hair was long. Being half Jamaican Indian i was always called coolie gal from my family and Jamaican community . By the age of 13/14 years old I had black girls up in my face threatening me but thank god nothing as bad as what you or other girls have gone through happened to me. I have had a black couple literally walk pass me and just called me ugly for no reason, didn’t know them from Adam. My complexion is no way light skinned in fact I’m a cinnamon/coffee complexion with fine features. As you get older you realised it’s called colorisim this exist within the Caribbean culture, black diaspora ie UK 🇬🇧 USA 🇺🇸 Latin America and African cultures and Asian cultures. Crazy how I have had racism from both whites in my earlier years yet experienced more hatred from my own race of people. It’s funny you never hear white people using different shades of white skin tones to classify one another even though their skin tones are very different too in shades. So why the hell do our race do it? You cannot measure the essence or character of a person by their skin tones. Stomp out this nonsense from your mindset it is debilitating and backwards thinking.

Love hearing an educated non ignorant woman! Especially when it comes to ignorance!!

Love this interview you had me smiling the both of you. Gia you are blessed beyond words I believe you have some angels 👼🏻 and God really watching over you , your husband and your family. That story touched my heart big time I felt your pain a bit cause in high school I went to a catholic high school all Girl too and I know girls can be cruel . Plus living in NYC you have to be ready for war. Thank god and special shout out to Geraldo Rivera!!!!! Oh my goodness lifesaver you never would think he would be associated with your story. That's amazing , you're inspirational , motivational, definitely would love to hear more of your story on the Casey Crew. Loved hearing this both of you beautiful love story 😁😍🙏🏽. Will be watching and following this website too.

This story gets me every time. Smh. I absolutely love Gia’s spirit.

Such a beautiful, well spoken, classy lady. A great role model.

Sad to say I'd been hurt the most coming up by my own people. I tried like hell as an adolescent not to respond to fights because most girls only wanted to fight because they were jealous of something I could not control nor be ashamed of. The hate is deeply engraved for us to take down and dislike eachother for reasons that did not exist before slavery, jim crow etc... us sisters should stick together but the resistence of sisterhood is still a problem. Thankfully I learned myself and my boundaries and those people are far and removed from my life. I have a big heart. I and many others think of myself to be an artist and I have always been able to share that with others. I'm humble and I always believe everyone gets their own time to shine so when they're shining I don't feel some type of way. So jealousy and gossip are not apart of me but at one part of my life those two things once had me in the darkest place I had ever been because after being done dirty I broke down, trusted no one (which actually hurt) and isolated myself because when it's like that you think everyone is the same so why bother. Thankfully I evolved because I realized that in all of that I was just giving the power to them because even though they were removed from my life that's like carrying the weight of what they hated about themselves with me everyday and then I'd be no better. Jealousy and gossip have never been a part of me. Peace, love and light.

That type of hate is scary. G was minding her business smh

Omg she is so fly and put together

That’s so wack. They were hating on her. She’s still beautiful though. I can’t believe that happened to a 15 year old girl.

What traumatic experience that Mrs Casey went through. She is so graceful and lovely. Hate and jealousy the damage it can do.

It was a great interview

Horrible thing to go through!! Great she has let it go and not holding it against the collective who did that to her! Love the transparency x

Wow that was crazy jealous ppl over what so sad

She’s a good woman and she deserves everything she has in her life

So sad we do this to each other. Black is black light, caramel, dark whatever we are all so beautiful. I've def experienced this being light skin people calling me a bitch, stuck up, I think I'm all that etc. I"m so cool and down to earth so it really hurts me sometimes. I've also witnessed my dark skin family be teased or even just random people in school. It's all disgusting and it has to stop. We are all one people and we have to love each other more.

Is true .. when you’re in a fight you don’t feel the pain

I absolutely love everything about Gia. Envy better get it together

I feel you been going thru this my whole life it’s not our fault we are lightskinned I’m probably one of the most non confrontational nicest people you’d meet but still people say little stuff all the time “ oh he’s lightskinned so he’s thinks this way “ “ he’s conceited “ I am the furthest from that. It’s really a struggle for us sometimes

Wow this is so messed up and women still troll her on social media ...Jealousy can make haters do some crazy shit .. She’s seems so sweet and beautiful .. bless you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Women can be so jealous of one another to the point that they will disfigure you . Smh

Gia is Gorgeous, Amazingly Strong and Resilient. Just saw her and DJ Envy on The Tamron Hall Show and Gia Beauty and Strength Resonates inside and out.

So, these girls were jealous because she is mixed! WTH!!! It comes back to upbringing for me. These girls' parents need to let them know that just because somebody is light-skinned doesn't mean they think they are prettier or smarter, it doesn't mean they're bitchy or stuck-up. It means they are light and you're not. I feel so bad for all parties involved.