Raven-Symoné: Why I didn't want my 'Raven's Home' character to be gay

Contents:

• RAVEN-SYMONé SAYS SHE SHUT DOWN DISNEY'S PLANS FOR HER CHARACTER TO BE GAY 'RAVEN'S HOME': 'I'M NOT BEG MYSELF ON THIS SHOW'
• CARL NASSIB, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NFL GAME, MAK HISTORY AND STARS THRILLG LAS VEGAS RAIRS W
• RAVEN-SYMONE: I’M NOT GAY, AND I’M NOT AIN-AMERIN
• DISNEY OFFERED TO MAKE RAVEN-SYMONE’S CHARACTER GAY THAT'S SO RAVEN REBOOT
• RAVEN-SYMONé: WHY I DIDN’T WANT MY ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY
• CARL NASSIB MAK RAIRS ROSTER, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NFL HISTORY
• RAVEN-SYMONE SAID SHE TURNED DOWN CHANGE OF HER CHARACTER FROM STRAIGHT TO GAY
• RAVENS' LAMAR JACKSON VEHEMENTLY PH BACK ON SUGGTN HE'S ANTI-GAY: 'DEFAMATN OF MY CHARACTER'

RAVEN-SYMONé SAYS SHE SHUT DOWN DISNEY'S PLANS FOR HER CHARACTER TO BE GAY 'RAVEN'S HOME': 'I'M NOT BEG MYSELF ON THIS SHOW'

-- Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson rpond to a social media post Sunday that cricized his performance wh a profany-laced tweet that clud an anti-gay a half hour after the Ravens' 28-27 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, a Twter er tagged Jackson a tweet that read: "someone askg for over $250 ln guaranteed like [Jackson]... Raven-Symoné said she "didn't feel fortable" wh her character beg gay "Raven's Home. Raven-Symoné said that she told Disney producers that she didn't want her character to e out as gay the "That's So Raven" reboot, "Raven's Home.

The spoff, which premiered roughly 10 years after the first seri end, followed the bt iends after they'd grown up and had their own a vio terview for Them, published on YouTube last week, Raven-Symoné said that she didn't thk was a good enough reason for Raven to be gay the reboot jt bee the actor had e out as gay. "They were like, 'Do you want Raven to be gay? Raven Baxter's not gay.

CARL NASSIB, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NFL GAME, MAK HISTORY AND STARS THRILLG LAS VEGAS RAIRS W

'"This is not the first time the Disney star has talked about not wantg her Raven to be gay. Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib ma history durg the team's opener agast the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night, beg the first openly gay NFL player to su up a regular season game. Nassib, who has played the NFL sce 2016, me out as gay earlier this year.

He's the first active, openly gay player to be on an NFL roster, but other players have paved the way. Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL 2014, but was cut by the St. Raven-Symone: Don't label me gay.

Actrs Raven-Symone chews labels like gay and Ain-Amerin.

RAVEN-SYMONE: I’M NOT GAY, AND I’M NOT AIN-AMERIN

That’s what the former “Cosby Show” star told Oprah Wey on OWN on Sunday night, as she explaed why she don’t like to be labeled as gay or Ain-Amerin. “I don’t want to be labeled gay, ” Raven-Symone said.

DISNEY OFFERED TO MAKE RAVEN-SYMONE’S CHARACTER GAY THAT'S SO RAVEN REBOOT

Raven-Symone says she’s a lbian, grateful for legalized gay marriage. The former Disney star’s sexualy has been headl sce she tweeted Augt 2013 that she was happy for the legalizatn of gay marriage, as meant that she uld “fally get married! Disney asked Raven-Symone if she wanted to make Raven Baxter gay the That's So Raven reboot Raven's Home, but the star turned down the offer.

Disney offered to make Raven-Symoné’s character gay the That's So Raven reboot, Raven's Home. For a lot of gay people, relign is as easy of a target as some Christians have ma what they would ll the sful gays. Enter Harry Swayne, the assistant director of player velopment for the Baltimore Ravens who on Friday tweeted out a plited msage claimg love for "dnks, prostut, homosexuals, " among others...

While there's a nversatn to be had about Swayne tossg the "homels" and "poor" to the same group (as though the people are somehow of ls moral character and need of sglg out), I'm gog to stick to the gay thg here. While some gay people will quickly tar and feather Swayne's name due to him equatg wh prostut and tax llectors, Swayne's tweet and other tweets of his have some tertg, revealg elements. The equatg of "homosexuals" to other clared "sners" like prostut, abers and dnkards is a mon practice for many Christians and another tell-tale sign of the msage Swayne is sendg.

RAVEN-SYMONé: WHY I DIDN’T WANT MY ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY

Wh all of that said, the tweet certaly has a posive msage for gay people. Distilled to s re, "I love gay people" is the msage Swayne is sendg. Swayne wasn't tryg to equate gays wh prostut, even if that's what he did.

CARL NASSIB MAK RAIRS ROSTER, FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER NFL HISTORY

I wish I uld share wh him about my fay and the ternal stggl I experienced as a closeted gay Christian for a before I was able to exprs who I really was. There's a real disnnect between how Swayne's msage about "homosexuals" is sent and received. Aga, many gay people are no fans of Christians, many of whom poe a relign that has for s been ed to attack our humany.

Bee so many gay people and Christians have put themselv at odds wh one another, the Ravens will likely never allow Swayne to have a nversatn about wh me or anyone else the media. Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib savored a “special night” Monday as he beme the first openly gay NFL player to feature a regular season game. Earlier this year, 28-year-old Nassib, who has played for three teams over five years the NFL, beme the first active player the history of the league to announce that he is gay.

“They were like, ‘Do you want Raven to be gay?

RAVEN-SYMONE SAID SHE TURNED DOWN CHANGE OF HER CHARACTER FROM STRAIGHT TO GAY

“Raven Baxter’s not gay. Carl Nassib ma the fal 53-man roster for the Las Vegas Rairs on Tuday, ensurg the NFL will see s first openly gay player on the field when the Rairs host the Baltimore Ravens Week 1 on Sept.

Nassib is one of 16 gay or bi men to play NFL history and will be the first to play a regular season game while out. There is a character that is gay, but if I remember rrectly that isn't revealed until the send book.

Speakg to the “Pri” podst, Symone said that Disney offered to make the sp-off character a lbian to acmodate Raven-Symone, who is gay real life.

RAVENS' LAMAR JACKSON VEHEMENTLY PH BACK ON SUGGTN HE'S ANTI-GAY: 'DEFAMATN OF MY CHARACTER'

Symone said she is proud to be gay, but “The reason I said no wasn’t bee I wasn’t proud of who I was, or I didn’t want to reprent the LGBTQ+ muny any way, ” Symoné said.. Supporters of gay marriage rallied around Ayanbajo; the Ravens and others pro football backed him; and Ellen DeGener exchanged glowg msag wh him on Twter.

That year, he found gay slurs directed at him on Inter msage boards. In the Ravens’ locker room, players ma c remarks and asked him when he would reveal his homosexualy, he said.

He starred for Santa Cz High School’s football team, but he was also active theater, ro a skateboard and beiend many openly gay stunts. He speaks out only when he hears a teammate utter a gay slur.