These were traumatic experiences: Willow Smith, the daughter of actor Will Smith and rock musician Jada Pinkett Smith, experienced racism and hatred as a child.
Los Angeles – US singer Willow Smith claims to have seen her mother Jada Pinkett Smith become a victim of racist and sexist hostility at concerts as a child.
“People threatened her with death and threw glass at her when she was on stage,” said the now 20-year-old to the magazine “L ‘ Officiel”, referring to the time between the ages of four and ten, when she was her mother had accompanied during performances with the rock band “Wicked Wisdom”.
“I saw this hatred firsthand,” said Smith. On the one hand, that was frightening. Her mother’s attitude is still an inspiration to her today: “Of course she was afraid. But she really showed me what it means to “stand up for your wife” by taking a stand and not being afraid of other people’s judgments and perceptions. ”Whenever Smith feels insecurities about her music today, think of them Her mother’s attitude in the face of this physical danger.
Willow Smith, who starred alongside her father Will Smith in the movie “I am Legend” as a child and had a hit in 2010 with her pop single “Whip My Hair”, has been speaking openly about her fears for years their mental health. Last year she and her musician colleague Tyler Cole released the joint album “The Anxiety”. dpa
