Willow Reveals Why She And Jaden Smith Felt ‘Shunned’ By The Black Community
On the latest episode of “Red Table Talk,” the ladies talked about “Mom shaming” with celebrity guests Ashley Graham and Jessica Alba.
Before the two stars joined the hosts: Jada Pinkett Smith, daughter Willow Smith and mom Adrianne Banfield-Norris, Jada, 49, opened up about the backlash she and husband Will Smith faced over how they raised their children. “I have had my fair share of mom-shaming,” Jada explained. “With Willow, I think the first time I got hardcore criticism, when you first cut your hair, there was a firestorm.” The “Girls Trip” star recalled the negative attention the family received when Jaden wore a skirt for Louis Vuitton’s 2016 womenswear campaign. “When he was wearing a skirt, then he isn’t what people consider your ‘typical Black man,'” Pinkett Smith said.
Willow then mentioned how her mom was also slammed for homeschooling the two of them. “I would have gotten shamed for leaving you here and not being with you,” she added. “They weren’t raised typically and I think, especially for our community, it was something new.” Willow added, “Specifically with the African American community. I felt like me and Jaden were like shunned a little bit, we’re not gonna take pride in them because they’re too different. Even some of our family members, I would feel they thought, ‘You’re too different.'”
Willow, 19, went on to share that people would even say things to her at events about how they were brought up “It was always like, ‘It’s not your fault, your mother should have taught you better, it’s not your fault you’re crazy,'” she recalled.
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