Raven-Symoné has been under a mountain of criticism from the public for more than a month now ever since she stated on an episode of OWN’s “Where Are They Now” that she doesn’t want to be labeled as “African American” or “gay.” And although she tried to clarify her statement and shrug off the hate, she recently commented on the matter again with an open letter.
In the open letter, which she posted on her Facebook page this pastweekend, Raven explained that she’s happy that her statement sparked a national conversation about race. But what she doesn’t like is the apparent cyber bullying that’s been directed toward her and those who agree with her.
“What does irritate me is the bullying tone toward myself and other opinions in the blog. Keep your disrespectful, mean, hurtful, words in a diary for yourself. Personal attacking is not needed, and no matter what race, nationality, culture, or womb you came out of; strive for respect. Strive to be virtuous, so the conversation can lead to great things, other things,” she wrote.
And that’s not all she had to say. Read Raven’s full open letter after the cut. –nicholas robinson
