Raven-Symone Moonwalked better than Michael Jackson after her asinine statement on “ghetto” names created a cultural inferno and scorched her red wig.
Like a whimpering dog that crawls back to its owner with its tail stuck between its legs after it knows it used the bathroom on the living room carpet, a beaten and battered Raven-Symoné tip-toed back onto social media to Moonwalk back her statement that she would never hire anyone with a ghetto name.
After spending the weekend icing down her bruised ego after being pummeled by social media and her own daddy, Raven-Symoné had no choice but to explain and re-word her statement.
Raven-Symoné’s father, a successful businessman and author, was forced to publicly address the situation after her ignorant statement aired on “The View” last week.
Take a look at what he had to say, then read how Raven-Symone tried to untangle herself from the social knot that she put herself in.
To My Dear Friends,
There has been much talk today about my daughters comments on her show The View. People have been hitting me up all night questioning me about her remarks. Let me say this……I haven’t managed Ravens career in over 10 years. This woman is grown, has her own management team, has her own opinions, right or wrong, and is responsible for her own words and actions. A woman wrote to me tonight and said she couldn’t support my book because of the words of my daughter. What she fails to realize is that my book is about teaching your child to believe and achieve. Raven has achieved incredible success, and this cannot be denied!
Children grow up and become influenced by many things, situations and people. I certainly don’t agree with what she said….but she is damn near thirty years old. She’s a grown ass woman making grown ass mistakes. We all have been guilty of this.
I did my best as her father, mentor and career manager. I believe I did a Wonderful job. Aside from this inexcusable gaffe, her 29 years in the entertainment industry has been quite successful, for there have been only an Elite Few Child Stars to last this long and have little to no controversy. For this, I am Very Proud!
Raven is a really Beautiful, Sweethearted, Human Being.I should know. Her Mother and I Love her Very much and will always support her and have her back. Even if sometimes……….she says some dumb S#%T!
Check out Raven-Symone’s response to the national uproar she created below:
In a post shared on Sunday evening, Raven-Symone backtracked on her previous remarks, in which she revealed to The View viewers that she would willingly and openly discriminate against “ghetto” names:
“I’d like to begin by saying that I was not attacking a specific race, but repeating a name that was said in a viral video which has received over 2 million likes,” she wrote, addressing her 4.8 million followers. “My comment was in poor taste. My lack of empathy towards name discrimination was uncalled for….As an equal opportunity employer, I have never discriminated against a name….even though I said I would, it’s not true,” she insisted.
“I have been denied many jobs because of my skin color, body size, and age. Each time I was rejected, my self-esteem was negatively affected, so I empathize with those who feel victimized by what I said,” she went on. “We would hope that when it comes to hiring, our names, physical appearance, sexual orientation, and age would never outweigh our qualifications, but often times, they do, that’s the truth and it sucks. But I should not be part of the problem, I should be part of the solution,” she concluded.