Raven Symoné Doubles Down on The Oprah Winfrey Interview About Being Labeled African American

[Dameon Farrow]

Zero clicks.

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

She was ADOS before it was a thing. Bloody Hipsters.

 

[UpNext]

Yeah I suspect this is a late stage pivot when she saw which way the wind was blowing. No surprise it took her 10 years to make this comment.

Yeah she tried to say that she wasn't trying to throw her blackness away but here's the original quote

https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/06/showbiz/raven-symone-gay-labels/index.html

"know where my roots go to; I don’t know how far back they go. I don’t know what country in Africa I’m from. But I do know that my roots are in Louisiana. I’m an American, and that’s a colorless person, because we’re all people. I have lots of things running through my veins.”


It'd be better if she just said her idea was still underdeveloped and she went too far calling herself colorless. I'm glad she's embracing her ethnicity more in her later age tho. I'd imagine her evolved idea of herself would have went over better in 2014

 

[Space Cowboy]

Have you spent time in Africa, the continent?

I haven’t but my dad got a dna test when he was alive and he’s like half Nigerian and ever since I’ve found a kinship with Nigerians and try to learn more about the culture and try to have more African friends

 

[tuckgod]

 

[Topps]

I find nothing wrong with her embracing her linage.

 

[Topps]

Brandon Jennings just said this on Gil's Arena the other day. Many brothers are no longer afraid to tell the truth.

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Her and Orlando Brown are perfect for each other

 

[tuckgod]

Brandon Jennings just said this on Gil's Arena the other day. Many brothers are no longer afraid to tell the truth.

We’ve seen enough.

We good.

 

[Bar Razor]

I never liked the term African American from jump. I prefer black or Black American. Most black people I know don’t say African American. *shrug*.

 

[Da Jungles]

Some of y’all have let a few weirdos on this site radicalize you and you’ve turned into the exact weirdo you call out.

What I’m saying is, LOG OFF

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

You was obviously teased by lightskin people growing up. You have a lot of posts with major hang ups about lightskin people. It's very telling in your posts.

Nope...and we barely had any light skin people.

And your response suggests I struck a nerve.

Are you uncomfortable being called "African American?"

African
African
African
African

Say it with me:

"I am AfriCAN, I am smart and I am worthy."

Breathe deep, drink a glass of water and touch grass.

 

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[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Your culture as an American is not the same as a Nigerian.

To say that all Black people are ethnically the same is a mistake.

Did I say anything about culture???

No.

If the Nigerian, Black American, Afro-Latino and Afro-Portuguese all walk down the street, they'll be viewed the same way until they open their mouths and speak.