Raven-Symoné Clarifies Previous Comments About Raven Baxter’s Race After Co-Star Kyle Massey Addresses Her Wording
A 39-second clip reignited debate over the show’s racial framing, and Raven-Symoné said the writers were white men.
- On Thursday, Raven-Symoné clarified her stance on the 'That's So Raven' Blackness debate while hosting guest Kyle Massey on her 'Tea Time' podcast, maintaining she always considered the Baxter Family to be Black.
- The discussion followed a viral clip from September featuring Kalen Allen, where Raven-Symoné questioned why fans perceived Raven Baxter as "Black as hell" and suggested Blackness can "look so many different way."
- Raven-Symoné explained that while the Baxter Family was Black, the show was intended to be "universal," noting the script was "headed by white men" which influenced the show's cultural reach.
- During the episode, Raven-Symoné and wife Miranda Maday dressed as each other, continuing their ongoing dialogue about race after previously facing scrutiny regarding Maday's history with the Disney Channel show.
- Raven-Symoné has faced similar scrutiny since a 2014 interview with Oprah Winfrey regarding her racial identity, though she reaffirmed on the podcast that she is the first Black female to have a show with her name.
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Raven-Symoné Clarifies Previous Comments About Raven Baxter’s Race After Co-Star Kyle Massey Addresses Her Wording
In early September, Raven Baxter, her wife Miranda Maday and Kalen Allen caught internet heat over a discussion about the show, ‘That’s So Raven.’ Allen had appeared as a guest on the couple’s podcast in April 2026. Months later, in late August, one clip of Raven and Miranda appearing to question Raven Baxter’s Blackness went [...]
That's So Misunderstood? Raven-Symoné Clarifies Controversial Comments About Raven Baxter's Blackness-- ‘We Were Universal’
After a colorful controversy involving a hypothetical green Raven Baxter, Raven-Symoné is setting the record straight about her comments on the beloved Disney Channel character’s Blackness. Source: David Becker / Getty During a Tea Time podcast sit-down with her former co-star Kyle Massey and her wife, Miranda Maday, the actress revisited the backlash surrounding an earlier episode, explaining that her comments about the beloved series were inte…
Raven-Symoné Clarifies That’s So Raven Blackness Comments
Raven-Symoné is addressing the fallout from recent comments regarding the racial identity of her iconic Disney Channel character, Raven Baxter. During a new episode of her podcast, “Tea Time with Raven & Miranda,” the actress sat down with former co-star Kyle Massey to clarify that she has always viewed the Baxter family as Black, despite […]
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