Raven Symoné might have her invitation to the cookout reinstated in spite of everything. Followers who’ve been on the fence concerning the actress’ allegiance to the tradition appear to have been received over as video of the multi-hyphenate getting right down to the “Wobble” has been circulating.
To the shock of many, she was captured holding a cup in a single hand as she twerked and grooved alongside comic Ms. Pat and a forged mate from the set of “The Ms. Pat Present.” The trio was located on a platform beside the studio viewers, which was additionally dancing to the favored tune.
Symoné directed an episode of the collection that debuted its fourth season in late Could. BET+ shared the dance snippet on TikTok, and from there it caught hearth throughout social platforms, permitting numerous feedback from onlookers.
“That is the blackest I seen raven in a min and I find it irresistible,” wrote one fan. Another person enthusiastically stated “Come on house Raven!!!!” A 3rd Instagram consumer snidely quipped, “Earlier than sunset her spouse will come out and say she’s by no means heard this tune.”
The “Raven’s Residence” star has confronted some backlash since her accomplice, Miranda Maday, admitted that she was not totally conscious of all of the well-known Disney initiatives Symoné has been a part of all through her profession.
Hoards of individuals had been dumbfounded by the admission, which included a lack of awareness of “The Cheetah Women,” and in consequence, criticism of “The Greatest Podcast Ever” co-host, who additionally occurs to be white, has ensued. The previous baby actor not too long ago addressed the hecklers, telling them, “Cease it within the feedback. And cease with the demise threats in her DMs. It’s disrespectful to her and in flip, disrespectful to me. Cease it.”
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Feedback beneath the “Wobble” video additionally included remarks from individuals who introduced up Symoné’s controversial assertion about not figuring out as African-American. One such remark learn, “She love black folks !!!! So ion perceive why she made the remark about not figuring out as an African American is past me.”
Throughout a 2014 interview with Oprah Winfrey, she defined that “I’m bored with being labeled. I’m an American, I’m not an African-American,” and that she considered herself as a “colorless individual.” This yr, the actress addressed the fallout from the decade-old gaffe.
“There was a lot backlash from my neighborhood and others that misunderstood slash didn’t hear the precise phrases that I stated,” she recalled on her and Maday’s podcast.
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She added, “The precise phrases that I stated is that I’m an American not an African-American.” A supporter who defended her stance on the viral dance video wrote, “she simply meant she’s proud to be a black American and our lineage.”
One other reminded people, “When she stated she wasn’t African American she wasn’t saying she wasn’t BLACK. From the horses mouth. Y’all gotta hear higher.”
The sometimes-singer additionally shared that her mom believed Winfrey set her up, although she doesn’t share the identical emotions. Nonetheless, the previous “The View” host has been equally vocal prior to now, clarifying that she by no means supposed for her phrases to be perceived as anti-Black.
