As earlier reported, Raven Symone set the social media arena ablaze following her controversial interview on Oprah Winfrey‘s Where Are They Now special.
Indeed, many took to Twitter, Facebook, and a multitude of other platforms to voice their views on the ‘That’s So Raven’ and ‘Cosby Show’ actress’ claim that she is “not Afro-American…but American”.
And with the debate still blazing, the star has released a statement clarifying her words.
Read what she had to say below…
“I never said I wasn’t black … I want to make that very clear. I said, I am not African-American. I never expected my personal beliefs and comments to spark such emotion in people. I think it is only positive when we can openly discuss race and being labeled in America.” {Source}
It was clear from the moment Symone uttered the sentence that it’d been chopped and screwed into media fodder. And, in likely knowing that beforehand, those are repercussions she should not be surprised about.
In terms of what she said, we’re neither here nor there. From where we stand, it’s a case of folk being entitled to free speech and being able to feel the way they want – as long as it’s not hurting anyone.
That said…what do you think?