Raven-Symoné Quotes That Made You Pause
From politics to poodles, she's said some bizarre things.
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Say What? - Raven-Symoné is known as America's sweetheart — the one child star who's stayed on the straight and narrow. However, what she's avoided in behavior, she's made up for in ridiculous — and often unwarranted — commentary. From declaring that she's "not African-American" to saying she won't hire people with "ghetto" names, we can't help but ask, "Huh?" Here are some of Raven's "greatest" quotes. — By Moriba Cummings(Photo: Photographer Group / Splash News)
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Raven won't give you a job if your name is 'ghetto': - "I'm not about to hire you if your name is Watermelondrea. It's just not going to happen. I'm not going to hire you." (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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No Labels for Raven: - "I don't want to be labeled 'gay.' I want to be labeled 'a human who loves humans.' I'm tired of being labeled. I'm an American. I'm not an African-American; I'm an American."(Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images)
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She attempts to clarify her previous comment, but really says the same thing: - “I never said I wasn’t Black… I want to make that very clear. I said, I am not African-American. I never expected my personal beliefs and comments to spark such emotion in people. I think it is only positive when we can openly discuss race and being labeled in America.”(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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She embraces her African roots, guys — "every continent," to be exact: - “I am from every continent in Africa except for one and I’m from every continent in Europe except for one.”(Photo: WENN)
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Was she defending that Univision newscaster after he compared our beautiful first lady to a monkey?: - "I don’t think he was saying it racist. Not Michelle Obama. Michelle, don’t fire me from this right now, but some people do look like animals.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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It seems like she is: - “I did not defend the man. I said that what he said was very distasteful. And I think that the organization is in the right to fire him. And I don’t believe that she looks like a racially charged animal that has been connected to the Black community for years and years. However, I do know people that look like animals!”(Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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Fellas, if you want to get at Raven, only answer when needed: - “My perfect guy right now would be a mannequin — one that comes alive only when I need him to!”(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Oh, Raven. Everyone knows that you don't mess with the BeyHive: - “Okay, I have an issue, I love — oh, here we go with the Bey fans again… But I just need somebody to put some pants on when people are performing nowadays. I think there does need to be some class in the female pop world.”(Photo: WENN)
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She also apparently doesn't see abolitionist Harriet Tubman fit to be the face of our $20 bill: - “No offense to everyone that’s going to be mad at me for saying this, I don’t like the idea. I think we need to move a little bit forward. Let me just preface that I understand the history, I get it, trust me. I was taught, I was in that culture… I would’ve chosen Rosa Parks. I would have chosen someone that is closer to the progression that we’re doing now… I would choose a different woman, no offense.”(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)