I might have exaggerated it a bit, but you'd have to be blind if you think race has nothing to do with Nicole's failure. Asians are more receptive to Nicole. White, Blacks and Latinos generally don't care about Nicole. Nicole is the "other" the mixed girl that doesn't quite fit in with any demographic. Nicole's closest demographic are Asians. I'm also Asian too. Nicole Scherzinger even won the "Outstanding Achievement In Music" at the Asian Awards in the back in 2013.
You're repeating everything that I've said before. I'm the one who pointed out that race is a big issue in Nicole's career and most people aren't receptive to her. The only thing I'm disagreeing with is that she's a big deal among South Asians and other Asians. We're just more receptive to her.