Evin Cosby, daughter of comedian/actor Bill Cosby, recently spoke out about her troubles with relating to the non-upper class section of the African American population, much like the criticism Sen. Barack Obama faces about being among the black elite.

While speaking with New York's Daily News, Evin said she has been accused of talking "white" by peers -- which is something she can't understand.

"My own people used to say to me, 'You speak like a white woman,'" she told the paper. "What does that even mean, anyway? Everyone has their way of speaking and living their life. No one should be judging and assuming that because I'm black, I have to speak in that hip-hop way. That's something I prefer not to do."

Like Obama, Evin attended schools of an upper-class upbringing -- Obama went to Harvard Law School, and Evin attended private schools during her younger years. While these types of things are pluses on your resume, both Evin and Obama are criticized for being out of touch with poor African-Americans.

Evin, however, doesn't seem to be bothered by it. In fact, she says she can't really relate to others outside her privileged circle.

"I always went to private schools -- Bank Street elementary, Columbia Prep -- so I was surrounded by people like me. Not so much African-American, but privileged," she admitted to the Daily News' blog. "I don't really have a connection to other people who didn't have my lifestyle. But my dad is very into helping people from his own community in Philadelphia."

Evin runs a new boutique, PB & Caviar, in Tribeca, which her father encouraged her to open. It carries labels like Vanita Rose, Anna Sui, Sestra Moja and Interluid for women, as well as clothing for children.

It's located at 88 Thomas St, and opened it in early August.