Emmy Award-winning actress-comedian-producer Quinta Brunson has sparked a heated on-line debate primarily based on feedback she made throughout a latest look on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hold with Amy” podcast. Throughout their sit-down, Brunson advised Poehler that she doesn’t know white individuals – an announcement that has some giving her critical aspect eye.
The feedback have been in response to a query despatched in by one in all Brunson’s buddies and former BuzzFeed co-workers who wished to know if Quinta lastly realized that Jon Bon Jovi is the lead singer of the band Bon Jovi.
“I don’t know white individuals,” Brunson responded. “I do know you, I do know Tina Fey, I do know that’s it. I do know white individuals in comedy.”
However some listeners are nonetheless calling BS on Brunson’s assertion, contemplating she was married to a white man – Kevin Anik – for three-and-a-half years.
“I hate when black individuals who date/encompass themselves with wh*te individuals attempt to act like they’re this anti-wh*te, pro-black activist like lol you sleep with one each evening you recognize wh*te ppl,” wrote somebody on X.
The actress went on to say that she’s all the time had a tough time conserving white celebrities straight.
“I used to get white individuals blended up for the longest time. Not anymore. However there was no cause for me as a younger woman in Philadelphia to know the distinction between Sandra Bullock and Julia Roberts,” Brunson added.
Some are giving Brunson the advantage of the doubt after listening to a clip of the interview posted by The Breakfast Membership on Instagram.
“They do it to us typically so don’t really feel dangerous,” wrote somebody within the remark part.
Others are arguing that there are many white people who find themselves married to Black individuals who don’t know something about us and wouldn’t get an invitation to the cookout in the event that they didn’t marry into the household.
“The identical method white girls marry black males and don’t know shit about our tradition, is similar method Quinta might’ve been married to a white man and never know who Bon Jovi is. Yall doing an excessive amount of,” wrote somebody on X.