Amandla Stenberg on her Instagram
Solange Knowles
Amandla Stenberg, is no stranger to sparking controversy on social media. A video of the 17 year old actress was recently posted on Teen Vogue's Snapchat. Within the video, Amandla stated that she used to struggle with her identity as a black girl and with her sexuality. She stated:
" It's a really, really hard thing to be silenced and it's deeply bruising to fight against your identity and to mold yourself into shapes that you shouldn't be in. As someone who identifies as a black, bisexual woman I've been through it, and it hurts, and it's awkward and it's uncomfortable..." She suggested that there needs to be a variety of women shown in the media and expressed her disdain for those that oppose the LBGT community. "I mean, we need more representation in film and in television and need our voices to be louder in the media. And not just women of color, I mean, bisexual women, gay women, transgender women, mentally ill women. I'm sick of all the misogyny and homophobia, and transphobia that I see around me and I know you are too." She also mentioned her friend Willow Smith, Ava DuVernay along with Solange Knowles-- who conducted her recent interview in Teen Vogue--where she appeared on the cover. During the Teen Vogue interview, Amandla discussed issues such as hair and her journey to loving herself as a black girl. Amandla, has been very vocal about her opinions on black issues. The youth created a very well articulated video on cultural appropriation, last year, discussing the constant imitation of hip hop culture among white celebrities. Now, she has joined the other young black starlets like Keke Palmer, that identify as being attracted to both genders. I wonder what other efforts Amandla will partake in now that she identifies as being apart of the LBGT community.
Larry
1/8/2016 04:24:14 pm
Esta bonita la muchacha, lastima que no le gusten los hombres Comments are closed.
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