A set of emojis has landed Raven-Symone in trouble with T.I. and Trey Songz.
Last week, Arrested Development rapper Speech posted a group picture on his Instagram that included several famous rappers. In the photo's caption, Speech criticized them for making their money by "degrading black men and women."
“I listen to many of these brothers [sic] art and I respect certain things about them. But it is imperative that we don’t lose sight of the simple truth,” said the caption. “These men were CONGRATULATED by a white supremacist culture for degrading black men and women, portraying us as disposable as a cockroach within their lyrics.”
Raven-Symone reposted Speech's post, and captioned her post with a heart, smiley with a monocle and a mouthless smiley.
“Our sins ain’t no greater than yours ma’am,” T.I. wrote. “The air must be thin as hell up there on that high horse you sittin’ on. Somebody, please let me know … WTF up wit shawty?”
Trey Songz echoed T.I.'s sentiments in the post's comments section, calling Raven-Symone “a clown.”
Following this criticism, Raven-Symone deleted her repost, sending out a note that explained she stood by Speech's words, but that "the comments were not something I want my underage followers looking at."
Interestingly enough, Raven's former Cosby Show co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner also publicly agreed with Speech on social media; however, there has yet to be any criticism of him from mainstream rappers.
“Many of us who’ve GROWN UP on these brothers have evolved, but I don’t necessarily hear the same evolution in the music,” Warner wrote. “N—– are still n—–, as are b——and ho’s [sic]. And flippin’ bricks and tricks is still the way to get that dough … until you make enough to live like they do. And if you think these black men got rich off of what they’ve sold us in hip hop, just imagine how much money the white men made off of them.”
