
*Jada Pinkett Smith and her family dish about “cancel culture” in Friday’s Juneteenth episode of Red Table Talk.
The actress, her daughter Willow Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield Norris celebrate the June 19 holiday, which marks the day in 1865 when — more than two years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation — slaves in Texas learned they were free.
Pinkett Smith hosted a roundtable featuring civil rights activists Tamika D. Mallory and Dr. Angela Davis.
“Let’s talk about cancel culture,” Pinkett Smith said as Willow, 19, added, “That is so prevalent right now.”
Willow continued, “I’m seeing people shaming others, like saying really terrible things, shaming people for what they’re choosing to say or shaming people for not really saying anything at all.”
“But I feel like if we really want change, shaming doesn’t lead to learning,” she added.
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Mallory agreed, saying, “Cancel culture is a little dangerous. It definitely is because none of us are perfect.”
“It is a space that is a little difficult to maneuver because you do have to leave people room to make mistakes, to grow and to learn, but they have to show that they’re willing,” Mallory added.
Jada then joked, “I’m expecting to be canceled at some point!”
To which Mallory replied, “If you’re not canceled, you’re not really popping.”
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