Disney Channel star says having kids is 'narcissistic'
Raven-Symoné has been married to Miranda Maday since 2020 but the couple do not have any children together and the former Disney Channel star has some strong views on the subject
Raven-Symoné says becoming a parent is a 'narcissistic' thing to do
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Raven-Symoné has controversially labelled becoming a parent a "narcissistic" act.
The 39-year-old actress, who has been married to Miranda Maday since 2020, doesn't have any children of her own. During a conversation with The Chi creator Lena Waithe on the Tea Time with Raven and Miranda podcast they discussed why anyone would choose to bring children into the world.
Lena asked: "Whenever someone says to me they want to have a baby, or they want to be a parent I think my first question is: 'Why?'
To which Raven responded: "It's a narcissistic act." Lena simply agreed: "True."
In the same discussion the former That's So Raven star was exploring the concepts of labels and communities with Lena.
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She said that abandoning "toxic mentalities" to embrace the wider world is the only way to "learn" as an individual.
"When you leave that toxic mentality you're integrating yourself into the world and that's better for me," Raven added.
"I love the fact that we are on a planet with so many types of thought processes and so many different types of cultures. We can learn from every single culture, from every single religion, and if you're just stuck in one group all the time you are never gonna grow.
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"I have gotten in trouble a lot with things that I have said but that is ultimately what my brain wants to do. I want to travel to every single country and say: 'Oh, you cook chicken better than me, I'm gonna eat your chicken too.' Yay me! Y'all know who cooks that fried chicken, it's not just black people. This s*** is delicious.
"I do wanna go to Africa and see the beautiful with the red clay on their skin, I wanna go to India and see the beautiful women with yellow clay on their skin.
"There's so many ways and people to learn from and if you just stay in that circle and condemn your people for venturing out then that is toxic."
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