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During an interview with PEOPLE, Raven-Symone spoke candidly about her childhood issues with her weight and how she wishes she was raised in today’s society where body shaming is becoming less acceptable.
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The 31-year-old said that being body shamed as a child for her size led her to experience some mental health issues.
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In 2015, while she was still a co-host on The View, Symone spoke out about her life on the set of the ‘Cosby Show’. She said that by the time she was 7-years-old, she had restrictions on the types of foods she was allowed to eat.
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“It was definitely hard,” she said on The View. “I remember not being able to have the bagel or anything. We would call it crafty, where it’s just a table of food, ready for you to eat whatever you want. I remember people would be like, ‘You can’t eat that. You’re getting fat!’ I’m like, ‘I’m 7! I’m hungry!’ ”
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Symone says despite her childhood experiences, she’s happy to see that society is more accepting of people’s differences.
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“I love embracing your body,” she told PEOPLE. “In this day and age you have all kinds, and it’s funny, it’s serious, it’s every color, it’s every head shape, it’s every hair. And there’s androgyny, and there’s LGBT coming in, and it feels good. We didn’t have it enough last time and I guess that’s what the past is for — to make sure the present is what it needs to be.”
They weren’t body shaming they were tacky shaming you. B!tch you just tacky. Yo’ make-up is bad, your hair do’s are ugly and yo clothes don’t match. People get tired of that type of sh!t. Your style is really pushing ni99az to the edge.
I call BS!!! She was working making money and they had a big spread on the table for them. She don’t know what REAL hunger is!!! She never had to go to bed hungry cause her mom sold all they food stamps for drugs. I bet she never had to eat Ramen Noodles raw cause she hungry and not allowed to touch the stove. Or eat a cold can of SpagettiO’s, and just happy it’s not the store brand!!! STFU spoiled rich girl! Mad cause they wouldn’t let you be a porker!?! Girl BYE! And if you think I’m talking about myself you can STFU too cause I’m not. But my BF back did had to live like that and my folks is good so we feed her no question asked. She always had a plate at our house. She stabbed me in the back later in life so lesson learned.