Raven-Symoné apologizes for controversial comments on 'The View,' says she has 'never discriminated against a name', Controversial “View” cohost Raven-Symoné has backed abroad from an “inexcusable” racist animadversion on the gabfest endure anniversary if she said she would never appoint anyone with the name “Watermelondrea.”
The 29-year-old appearance co-host apologized on Facebook on Sunday for the Friday bloomer – one so bad that even her ancestor had accursed it.
“I accept been denied abounding jobs because of my derma color, physique size, and age. Each time I was rejected, my cocky admire was abnormally accomplished (sic), so i empathize with those who feel victimized by what I said,” she acquaint in hopes of abatement a altercation that began on the appearance two canicule earlier.
“I should not be allotment of the problem, I should be allotment of the solution.”She claimed she never in fact “discriminated adjoin a name,” and accepted her animadversion was in “poor taste.”
The backfire adjoin the above adolescent brilliant erupted if afterwards the "View" panelists watched a viral video that poked fun at ethnic-sounding names.“I’m not about to appoint you if your name is Watermelondrea,” Symoné said in acknowledgment to the clip.“It’s just not traveling to happen. I’m not traveling to appoint you."
The abuse on amusing media – even from her ancestor – was abrupt and decisive.The star's dad Christopher B. Pearman aswell advised in, cogent shock about his daughter’s “inexcusable gaffe” on Facebook.
"I absolutely don't accede with what she said....but she is abuse abreast thirty years old," he wrote Friday.
Pearman aswell acclaimed that he and his wife will consistently “support” their daughter, even if “sometimes she says some impaired (s---)!"Symoné's arguable comments are just the latest "View" altercation back the new division of the allocution appearance premiered endure month.
Michelle Collins and Joy Behar accustomed backfire from nurses afterwards they fabricated fun of a Miss America adversary for announcement her nursing profession on the pageant. A few weeks later, Candace Cameron Bure agitated some admirers if she likened online blowing to rape.
The 29-year-old appearance co-host apologized on Facebook on Sunday for the Friday bloomer – one so bad that even her ancestor had accursed it.
“I accept been denied abounding jobs because of my derma color, physique size, and age. Each time I was rejected, my cocky admire was abnormally accomplished (sic), so i empathize with those who feel victimized by what I said,” she acquaint in hopes of abatement a altercation that began on the appearance two canicule earlier.
“I should not be allotment of the problem, I should be allotment of the solution.”She claimed she never in fact “discriminated adjoin a name,” and accepted her animadversion was in “poor taste.”
The backfire adjoin the above adolescent brilliant erupted if afterwards the "View" panelists watched a viral video that poked fun at ethnic-sounding names.“I’m not about to appoint you if your name is Watermelondrea,” Symoné said in acknowledgment to the clip.“It’s just not traveling to happen. I’m not traveling to appoint you."
The abuse on amusing media – even from her ancestor – was abrupt and decisive.The star's dad Christopher B. Pearman aswell advised in, cogent shock about his daughter’s “inexcusable gaffe” on Facebook.
"I absolutely don't accede with what she said....but she is abuse abreast thirty years old," he wrote Friday.
Pearman aswell acclaimed that he and his wife will consistently “support” their daughter, even if “sometimes she says some impaired (s---)!"Symoné's arguable comments are just the latest "View" altercation back the new division of the allocution appearance premiered endure month.
Michelle Collins and Joy Behar accustomed backfire from nurses afterwards they fabricated fun of a Miss America adversary for announcement her nursing profession on the pageant. A few weeks later, Candace Cameron Bure agitated some admirers if she likened online blowing to rape.
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