One of the most recognizable child stars in Hollywood history, Raven-Symoné grew up in the public eye on “The Cosby Show” and “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper.”
Here, Raven-Symoné discusses her struggle to discuss her sexuality publicly, the pressure the industry places on women to look a certain way and the pushback she received from her personal management team when she was a teenager. You said you didn’t feel that you could live in your true skin until you were around 28. Were there times that you felt you couldn’t come out and couldn’t be your true self specifically because of constraints in the industry?
The one thing about the entertainment industry that I do love is that it reflects the society that it caters to. It has to. I think that children’s programming is doing it very tastefully. It’s not promoting; it’s not under-promoting; it just is.
That’s so craven.
We should all label our sexuality on our forehead to eliminate guess work. Why on earth in 2019 are we still hung up on one’s sexual identity? Perhaps politics and God?! FakeOrgasm
Yeah, “daaaang!” 👀🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️