On a special segment of Oprah’s Next Chapter with Viola Davis, Phylicia Rashad and Alfre Woodard, she speaks the truth of her being a “mean girl” in Hollywood and how A.J gave her a reality check:
” I think nowadays there is this celebration of, as kids say, ratchetness. You’re supported in tearing other people down. There is a forum for it and there is a huge spotlight on you to do that. People were like, how did you move from being a mean, vindictive, hateful person who couldn’t be happy for other people to embracing and truly being supportive. Really, it came down to we were in a room, we were at a party and I was holding court because I can turn a phrase and be slick myself, and I was trashing somebody. Ripping them to shreds head to toe. Then AJ pulled me aside and she said, ‘Now, how did your life change? Did you get the guy? Did you get the job? Is your house any bigger? Did money magically get put in your pocket? What positive happened in your life after you just tore that woman down?”
During the ‘Next Chapter’ Black actresses episode, the ladies also expressed on if they are affected by the light skinned vs. dark skinned mentality, with Viola agreeing with Oprah, that a lot of it can be personal.
I still feel like that’s what we are fighting, we’re healing from the past. Everything that we do. It effects our relationships. It effects out art. We haven’t healed from that. We just haven’t.
Phylicia Rashad added:
Well lord, goodness! How long is it going to take??!
Here’s the link to see the video footage of the interview. http://necolebitchie.com/2013/06/23/gabrielle-union-speaks-on-being-a-mean-girl-in-hollywood/#more-243784
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