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AverageJoe90

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16. To be fair to Roxanne Jones, I understand what she's saying.

Reply to CatWoman (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 05:45 PM

Oct 2014

But again, I do believe some folks are missing the point. All Raven-Symone is saying is that she wants to be seen as just a human, first and foremost, above anything else.

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Raven-Symone: I'm not gay, and I'm not African-American [View all] AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 OP

She sure looks African American to me brush Oct 2014 #1

I think you're missing the point, to be truthful. nt AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #3

Think you missed it. nt brush Oct 2014 #5

Why don't you explain your point, then? AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #6

I reacted to the title of the piece brush Oct 2014 #9

I get what you're saying, but you know something? AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #14

Your title contradicts this post so I looked at the link... JimDandy Oct 2014 #19

Jim, that *was* the title I got DIRECTLY off the top of CNN article. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #21

Raven-Symone Says She Won't Label Herself... JimDandy Oct 2014 #23

You obviously aren't looking at what I'm looking at. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #25

They have changed it then. Maybe they got called on it JimDandy Oct 2014 #27

Okay. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #28

Full one above. JimDandy Oct 2014 #29

Headline's deceptive. Not a quote. Misleading. elehhhhna Oct 2014 #20

Okay, but, as I informed Jim Dandy, that was the title they had for the article itself. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #22

Hmm...Why am I seeing a different title at CNN than JimDandy Oct 2014 #24

Well, I dunno. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #26

I watched the video of Oprah interviewing her brush Oct 2014 #30

Meh...Tiger Woods said the same almost 20 years ago... Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #2

That he was in an amazing, happy relationship with his partner? Bad Thoughts Oct 2014 #4

yeah well, I'm sure she is sick of hearing the labels, and feeling her career is limited by them. bettyellen Oct 2014 #7

She should do as she wishes, for sure... But I actually had not heard of her since her child acting hlthe2b Oct 2014 #8

She re-ignited her career with Disney in the early 2000's LeftInTX Oct 2014 #10

she actually starred in one of those Disney cable shows some years back.... but most of the press bettyellen Oct 2014 #13

this has been all over black talk radio and media the past couple days CatWoman Oct 2014 #11

To be fair to Roxanne Jones, I understand what she's saying. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #16

Amazing how much hate she's getting for this LittleBlue Oct 2014 #12

I have an issue with the CNN title of the article. BeeBee Oct 2014 #15

I can see what you're saying, I think. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #17

Every gets to decide for themselves how they want to be labeled AngryAmish Oct 2014 #18