The BET Awards hit the airwaves tonight and brought out not only today's musical bests, but also the big old jerkface bullies. Just when you thought people couldn't be any meaner, Twitter lit up with TONS of mean-spirited talk about an 11-year-old girl. That child happened to be Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's daughter and aspiring singer, Willow Smith.
Let's just say Willow's young age didn't get in the way of the level of cruelty that led the viewer commentary tonight. Unbelievable!
Twitter didn't leave a single aspect of Willow's appearance untouched -- ripping on her new super-short hair, her ears, and her outfit, calling out her thin frame and her gender-neutral appearance, and even questioning her sexuality. Um, she's 11 folks. Some jerks even went as far as to say she looks like a boy, like Will Smith's son, cancer stricken, or even like a "monkey." WTF? Pick on someone your own size @-holes!!!
There's no denying that celebrities get picked apart all the time. It's sort of par for the course; however, I think we have to draw the line when we're talking about a growing, changing, coming-into-her-own child. Willow is a creative and beautiful young girl who is always playing with style and -- like all 11-year-old girls -- figuring out who she is and how to express herself. Good for her, I say! And good for her parents for letting her be the girl she wants to be.
Will and Jada no doubt have their hands full, having two kids who are dabbling in music, film, and more. Growing up is hard to do, with or without celeb status, and now Willow's parents are faced with having to shield their daughter from the ugliness of adolescence and peers, atop the ugliness of the whole entire world -- adults included. That's a lot.
Willow also debuted her new video for her song "I Am Me" tonight, and people jumped all over that too, saying she's too young to know anything about which she sings. But maybe what people really needed to do was shut the eff up and listen to her lyrics and learn.
Do you think society needs to give child celebrities a break or do these kids just need to grow a thick skin and deal with the low blows?
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All a part of being Famous!
Some people can be so mean. She is a little girl for crying out loud! She expresses herself through her music and clothing, don't all children find a way to express themselves? People are always looking for ways to tear others down either because of bitterness or jealousy. I say let her be, she is a BEAUTIFUL little girl and her parents are doing a great job letting her be herself as unique as it may seem!
I think it all goes with being famous. Why she is famous is beyond me, I guess she just got lucky with who her parents are. I personally don't think she can sing and yeah, it hair style is just bad. Looking like her father is not good when you are a girl. If being honest is being mean then so be it. Everyone wants to act as if they don't judge, yet everyone does!
Yes the people are assholes for picking on her. If she would have worn an evening gown they'd have been picking her apart about that. Saying it was too grown up shit like that.
BUT if she wants to be famous she does need to grow a thick skin because as you said Celebrities get picked apart all the time. SO best to get prepared now.
She looks just like her dad.
If she wants to be famous, she needs to understand, that haters and bullies come with the job. Accept it or get out of the spotlight.