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Star Jones says ‘enough is enough’ negative portrayals of black women on ‘Basketball Wives’ needs to stop

by theGrio | April 25, 2012 at 2:37 PM
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Like so many other celebrities, Star Jones has taken to Twitter to voice her opinion about something. The former View co-host has coined the hashtag #EnoughisEnough, calling on ”…high profile, platform having conscientious sisters who STAND FOR SOMETHING,” to unite against the negative images of women of color in reality shows like Basketball Wives. s2smagazine reports on the story:

Star Jones is the latest celebrity to take her issues with “Basketball Wives” to Twitter, and she’s calling on other high-profile Black women to take a stand against the show.

The former “The View” co-host used the social media site as a platform to share her outrage over the depiction of Black women that the show offers.

“It may be ‘comfortable’ to be quiet when women of color slap the crap out of each other & run across tables barefoot, but #ENOUGHisENOUGH,” wrote Star, who is apparently tired of talking about the issue and ready to do something about it.

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