Celeb News: Raven-Symoné dragged; compared to Stacey Dash

MikeyDuff1D

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Don Lemon, Stacey Dash and Now Raven-Symoné, on The View? Can We Stop Rewarding Simple Black Celebrities?

There are some public figures who make you wonder why you ever bothered learning how to read.

I let out an audible sigh when I read the New York Post’s Page Six report that ABC executives were “desperate” to sign actress-turned-foot-in-mouth-disease-victim Raven-Symoné as a co-host for The View before their up-front presentation. A described “ABC source” explained, “She was interesting and provocative. Raven would be great as a regular host.” I imagine similar logic was employed to justify giving Don Lemon and Stacey Dash cushy positions at CNN and Fox News, respectively. How well is that going for anyone who doesn’t benefit from the ratings their asininity generates?

Frankly, a spare brick on the sidewalk can be just as “interesting” and “provocative”—except a brick has more to contribute to meaningful conversation than any of the aforementioned three.

Raven-Symoné is talented, but if the last couple of months have taught us anything, it is that she is not remotely thoughtful. Our first glimpse into that reality took place last fall on an episode of OWN’s Oprah: Where Are They Now? where she decried labels and described herself, not as gay but, rather, as a “human who loves humans” (which could also be described as pansexual, but I read books, so pardon me) as well as a “colorless person.”

Months later she would declare, “I am from every continent in Africa except for one. and I’m from every continent in Europe except for one. We are a melting pot of beauty.”

My eyes are rolling harder than a Prancing Elite at a parade.

Sure, she misspoke, but the problem isn’t so much the phrasing as it is the overall sheer lack of intellectual curiosity. She, like Lemon and Dash, is simply loud and wrong. Naturally, she is being rewarded for it and, of course, is clueless as to why some aren’t pleased about it.

Then there’s more recent commentary, like on Wednesday’s edition of The View, when Raven-Symoné criticized female pop stars and asked that they put on pants. As Whoopi Goldberg scolded Mike Huckabee for his constant criticism of Beyoncé’s sexuality, Raven-Symoné tagged herself in to add, “OK, I have an issue. I love—oh, here we go with the Bey fans again ... but I just need somebody to put some pants on when people are performing nowadays.” For fear of her Twitter mentions, she went on to say that she is not “on” Beyoncé but, rather, “pop stars in general that like to not wear pants when they perform.”

If that archaic thinking wasn’t enough, here’s a little irony for you: Raven-Symoné went on to say, “I think there does need to be some class in the female pop world,” citing Janet Jackson as someone sexual but “classy.”

I love Janet Jackson very, very much, but she used to straddle men and simulate various forms of sex onstage. Is it “classy” because she didn’t fake ***********?

Read more @: http://www.theroot.com/articles/cult...rewarding.html

RudeBoyy

Stacey > Raven

Howie

Yassss drag her!!!

Haunter

Seriously get these nu blacks off the air.

MP2K

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Originally posted by RudeBoyy

Stacey > Raven

Raven's been acting a fool lately but no... not yet.

Raven remains >>>

Alejandrawrrr

"Every continent in Africa" still gets me

Su-Barbie-A

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Originally posted by Alejandrawrrr

"Every continent in Africa" still gets me

I'm every geographical place.

MikeyDuff1D

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Originally posted by RudeBoyy

Stacey > Raven

ESSENCE_OF_SEAN

Well Janet Jackson is classy

Swim

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Originally posted by ESSENCE_OF_SEAN

Well Janet Jackson is classy

Girl...

ESSENCE_OF_SEAN

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Originally posted by Swim

Girl...

Umm let's not, Janet has always carried herself with class overall. Who cares about one song she does where she gives a lap dance. The male artists do it.

Besides Madonna, Britney has done way more unclassy things than Janet.

liberalmusiclover

Honestly she deserves to be dragged. She's been a try-hard mess lately.

Ascension

I already knew Michael wrote this while reading. He has such a unique flavor in his writing. Read that new Black heffa tho bby.

TipToe

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Originally posted by ESSENCE_OF_SEAN

Well Janet Jackson is classy

She can be as raunchy as Beyoncé on stage, but the later would never produce a scandal like the nipplegate. That was the epitome of anti-classy.

Roman Holiday

Raven was so beloved by pretty much everyone, and now everyone hates her. Raven sis, what have you done?

Right Now

liberalmusiclover

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Originally posted by Roman Holiday

Raven was so beloved by pretty much everyone, and now everyone hates her. Raven sis, what have you done?

A reverse-Warholian experience

ESSENCE_OF_SEAN

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Originally posted by TipToe

She can be as raunchy as Beyoncé on stage, but the later would never produce a scandal like the nipplegate. That was the epitome of anti-classy.

Til I see a BLACK hand to make believe she exposed her own breast, then I can admit, but it was JT! And it doesn't matter I still stand by what I said!

Janet is not out here purposely flashing her breast, vagina, butt for the world to see for attention. Which most artists of today do now.

Btw you don't know what Beyonce will do or may happen to her in the future. Don't forget they build you up only to tear you down in the end. before the Superbowl Janet's career was clean and on the up high.

shenzi

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Originally posted by RudeBoyy

Stacey > Raven

!!! Stacey's stupid but she's always good for a couple laughs. Raven is just stupid.

Giselle

I don't know why, but as soon as I read the first line, I knew who this was written by

I HATE this writer. Another misogynistic gay.