Actress Viola Davis responds to article calling her less classically beautiful aka Ugly. “ I’m glad that Shonda Rhimes “SAW” me and said “Why Not.” That’s what makes her a visionary. That’s what makes her iconic. I think that beauty is subjective. I’ve heard that statement (less classically beautiful) my entire life. Being a dark skinned Black woman, you heard it from the womb. And “classically not beautiful” is a fancy term for saying ugly. And denouncing you. And erasing you. Now…it worked when I was younger. It no longer works for me now. It’s about teaching a culture how to treat you. Because at the end of the day, you define you.” theurbantwist/2014/09/26/viola-davis-responds-new-york-times-article-calling-ugly/
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 07:57:05 +0000