One word: adorable!! Ladies, what are your thoughts?
Raven Symone rocks her curly fro on the red carpet
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Wow her hair grew out a lot since the last time I saw a pic of her natural hair. I like it looks good on her.
She looks really good and congrats to her on the weight loss. On these pictures reminds me of the Cosby days she was just as cute as can be :).
i agree, those were my first thoughts. Oliviaโs back! lol
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A beautiful woman on a Hollywood โDIEโtโ. Her hair is gorgeous, but she looks sick.
Just because somebody is skinny doesnโt mean they are sick or ill; that kind of assumption is not only tiring, but itโs ignorant.
Iโm not judging from her body, I can see it in her haggard looking face. We all know she isnโt supposed to be THAT thin โ so letโs not pretend that what is obviously unhealthy is cuteโฆb/c itโs not. Thatโs the truth of the matter.
How exactly do you know how thin sheโs SUPPOSED to be?! Are you related to her? are you her doctor? did you measure her bmi? Or maybe you did something else to come to that conculsion? Maybe you simply saw a few pictures of her and saw her on TV over the years and assumed what weight sheโs SUPPOSED to be?
If she wasnโt โsupposedโ to be THAT thin, then she wouldnโt be this thin, now would she? And who are you to say that sheโs โunhealthyโ? Just by the basis of how her face looks? Stop pretending that you are her doctor, therapist, nutritionist, or God Almighty; your statement about her being โillโ just because of her weight loss (and to make your claim even worse, because of her โhaggardโ face) is ignorant, plain and simple. THAT is the truth of the matter.
Wow people, calm down. All I said is she looks unhealthy. I donโt know what weight she is supposed to be โ nor have I proclaimed to. All I know is she went overboard for vanityโs sake and her face is suffering for it. That is allโฆand when she gains the weight back, which she inevitably will (because of nature), it will be obvious that the pendulum swung right back to where it was supposed to be naturally. Then you can answer your own question about what size sheโs supposed to be.
You said she looks โsickโ and โhaggard.โ Big difference from saying she looks โunhealthy.โ Donโt talk big game and then when people react to it negatively you try to downplay your comment by making it sound less harsh than it actually sounded. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think she looks fine, and thereโs nothing wrong with her face. Of course, there will be many people like yourself who feel the need to label her as โsickโ and โhaggardโ out of your self-righteous need to act like youโre the authority of how somebody โshouldโ look and weigh.… Read more »
My opinion stands and I back down from nothing I previously said. Iโm not arguing with you about my opinion. Stop being so nasty and just move on already.
Iโm not being nasty. I just thought your opinion of Raven is wrong and nasty in itself, and you seem to be contradicting yourself at your attempt at trying to downplay your comment. She worked hard to lose that weight, and for all we know this could be the happiest sheโs ever been with her body and with herself, and for people like you to act like sheโs โsickโ and โhaggardโ is as bad as people who call big girls โfatโ and โunhealthy.โ THAT is nasty. As long as Raven is happy with her body, and with herself, your opinion… Read more »
โStop being so nasty and just move on already.โ
You should have taken your own advice.
You spew negativity, you are going to get negativity back. You are the one that is being โso nastyโ with your rude statements of Raven being โhaggardโ and โsick.โ From what I read of this thread, you WERE arguing about your opinion. Contradiction after contradiction. Word of advice: Practice what you preach, and as the saying goes, if you canโt take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
I actually CAN take the heat or I wouldnโt have posted my opinion. I knew people would turn the situation around and persecute me for saying was is blatantly obviousโฆbecause believe it or not, people in group settings are quiet predictable. Like I said, my opinion and EVERYTHING I said still stands โ I donโt care how many people want to throw rocks at me for it. Notice, I speak for myself and I donโt need a gang to defend what I believe to be true. Thatโs it and that is all. I said my opinion and defend my right… Read more »
I agree with you Kurly Kels, She does look sick and her face is droopy looking. If she was suppose to be that thin, she wouldnโt have been fat for the majority of her life. She went overboard with the weight loss. Not a good look in MY opinion!
I have to disagree. When I lose weight the first thing to go is fat in my face. When I was chubby as a kid people would always pinch my cheeks and by the time I was in my late teens they said thereโs nothing to pinch anymore. I honestly canโt stand when people donโt know what healthy looks like because they are so use to seeing thick or sometimes overweight women in everyday life. She looks fine to me, youโre just not used to this look on her.
This is just an observation, but you come off to me as if youโre very hypocritical in your opinions. This is what you said below: โIโm glad sheโs giving her hair a try too despite the rude and self-loathing types of comments found on MTO.โ You say that, and YET you say that Raven is โhaggardโ and โsick.โ How is that not rude and self-loathing? Not saying you canโt speak your mind, youโre entitled to your opinion, but when you come off as hypocritical and contradictory in what you say, and say your opinions are FACT or TRUE (no opinion is ever… Read more »
Itโs not a matter of people throwing rocks at you. You say two different things in your responds. The keyword that seems to be pissing people of is SHOULD. Bottom line is, NON of us is Raven Symone, non of us have HER body, nor will we ever have HER body so only she knows whether or not she is healthy or what her body โSHOULDโ look, feel, or be like. Your opinion on her could be totally off. The fact of the matter is YOU DONโT KNOW [nor do any us us]!!!!
Never contradicted a thing. Sheโs a beautiful woman, with beautiful hair, who unfortunately looks sick because sheโs thinner than she ought to be. That is MY opinion and Iโm sticking to it.
In defense of Kurly Kels, yes, she looks โill, unhealthy, sick, etcโ. Kudos on the weight loss, but if it is not done in a NATURAL, healthy way these are usually the comments that are given.
True, only her doctor, therapist, etc knows for sure if she is lost weight in a healthy manner or if she is suffering from a physical or other illness, but for argument sake, letโs just say โshe may not look as healthy as she has in the past.โ
All that aside, I am LOVING her natural hair!!!!
I agree. Her face looks drawn. Cute hair though.
I saw pictures of her a few months ago, and she was a little bigger, her body was fuller, but she had lose quite a bit of weight. Her face was not as drawn in as it is now and the last few apperances she has made. I have to agree, there is a limit to everything, and she is too young to have her face so sunken in. It makes her look much older than she is. There will always be people who differ with what you say, so be it.
Itโs a public board and people can have their own opinion, I had to do a double take because it doesnโt even look like her. The second picture is not a good look at all. But hopefully she is healthy because her hair is flourishing. But letโs respect each otherโs opinons, please. A stranger arguing with you an a board is not going to change anything and we are not in high school folks. Instead of attacking people for their opinions, move on โฆ
Oh my Goodness people! relax! if the girl wants to lose weight, then let her lose weight! to be honest I donโt think she cares what people think about her losing the weight, she lost weight because SHE wanted to. Ladies, iโm begging you to PLEASE stop the petty arguments itโs not a good look. we should be elevating each other not calling each other names and being judgmental towards each other.
you are all beautiful ladies, make what come out of your mouth beautiful too..
anyway, I think she looks stunning and her hair is cute ๐
Wow she has lost a lot of weight and her hair is adorable!
I am so proud of her! I remember reading in an interview where some gossip sites said she looked like a โpoodleโ with her natural hair. Go Girl! ๐
Iโm glad sheโs giving her hair a try too despite the rude and self-loathing types of comments found on MTO.
I canโt even bother with that siteโฆ the โarticlesโ are horribly โwrittenโ and the comments are just disgusting. Sadly, itโs been linked to by even bigger sites like the Huffington Post, so the ignorance just keeps on spreading. ๐
Iโm so loving her hair because Iโve been rocking my hair the same way the last few weeks and have been talked about (I was actually called ugly), so itโs so cool to see a celebrity wearing a curly โfro out on the red carpet!
She used to look so vibrant! Skinny isnโt for everybody, and this is not a healthy look. Raven, please bring your cheeks and verve back!
Honestly I think she looks great! She doesnโt look gaunt or โhaggardโ at all (IMO). Having followed her career casually through the years, I know that weight is something sheโs struggled with. Iโm glad she seems to have found something that works for her, and Iโm sure sheโs enjoying her body.
No matter what weight she is, I think Raven is fabulous!
THANK YOU. I get so aggravated when people feel the need to call somebody โsick, ill, and haggardโ when they lose a lot of weight. They say this particularly when a plus sized woman loses that weight, with no consideration of just how hurtful and negative it sounds. When a person has struggled with their weight, and finally loses it with determination, patience, and hard work, they should be applauded for it, not shunned as โhaggardโ and โsick.โ Itโs negative, ignorant, and hurtful. For all we know, this could be the happiest and healthiest sheโs ever been with her body,… Read more »
That much weight loss so soon does not come from hard work. She does look sick and unnatural. By the way, I like Raven!
Agreed. I saw her on Wendy Williams a while back and she was slim, yet still looked curvy and healthy. Something in her face just looks off to me now. I saw the same thing with Star Jonesโ face.
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I miss this Raven. I donโt really like this ultra slim look of hers it makes her really look like Kid from Kid nโ Play.
She should have stopped there, she looks much better.
I think there should be a line drawn when it comes to losing weight because there is a such thing as losing too much and in this case Raven went overboard. Her face looks too slim. But sheโs still cute.
Iโm gonna be real, she looks plump in that picture. Not everyone is trying to be thick. Not everyone is comfortable at a plump weight.
agreed missy d- she looks plump to me as well. some people like a thin look.
the end!
I think it might just be the face sheโs making in that second picture. The other two pictures look fine, but her expression in the second one is a funny expression, hence her face looks funny. Iโve seen other pictures of her and she looks fine at this new weight. She also looked great on the Wendy Williams show. Sheโs a pretty girl regardless, big or small and, as usual, I like to see natural hair in Hollyweird.
She know how she lost the weight and if it was through an unhealthy route, I hope people around her notice. She did drop the last few pounds from the picture below to the picture above in a pretty short amount of time. I hope she did take a healthy route because her results will be most importantly sustainable.
I think alot of ppl are overreacting. That picture in the middle was just taken at the wrong time- she was not ready for that pic as evidenced by the awkwardness of her mouth. If you look at the one on the left and right, her face looks full and she looks fabulous!
I think she is at a healthy weight and I applaud her success and that super cute fro!
i agree. picture angle can make a person look all wrong. she looks good and seems happy. just because a person is overweight most of their life does not mean they are โmeantโ to be fat. a lot of people are overweight and even obese and itโs more unhealthy than being on the thinner side (generally speaking). i applaud her for her weight loss efforts.
I donโt think people are saying that she is meant to be fat, it is just that she is looking like she lost too much too fast, and you canโt say that it does not happen. When she was on Wendy Williams show, she looked perfect, but something happened between then and now.
I agree thereโs nothing wrong with Raven, and I just posted the latest video of her with Wendy. Her face definitely looks healthy and not haggard like. Sometimes we all may take unflattering photos but thatโs not to say she is sick. Sheโs a great star, but I find that when I lose weight or put some on that my face changes.
OMG!She looks so GOOD! She lost so much weightโฆand her hair is deff on point! she gets 2 thumbs up!
Love Itโฆsuper cutesy.
She looks amazing. Her hair seems to have sprouted since the last time we saw it. She should give me her tips! I do think the placement of the bow seems a bit childish; it looks almost Minnie Mouse like.
i just saw this ..i love love love it!โฆSanaa lathan is on that site tooโฆlooks like she is rocking a braid out onhe red carpetโฆthey both look gorgeous..
Cute! All I know is Im ready to see Raven in some more roles, she has so much talent to me and I donโt even think weโve tipped the iceberg of it.
She looks as great as she always has.
I like her dress, I love her hair, and if those shoes are not killing her the way theyโd do me, more power to her!
Well I guess itโs ok to express my opinion since this is a public forum lol! I love Ravenโs hair! I donโt care what type of hair a sista has, I love natural hair, the kinkier the hair the prettier I think it is. My hair is a combination of different types of hair so I am not biased. Regarding the middle pic, Ravenโs face does look sunken, like a wrinkled look like how it looks when a person looses to much weight. I like the pic of her above sitting on the couch, she looks pretty and looks grown… Read more »
She looks super cute!
Wow she looks so beautiful now! She was beautiful before the weight loss but now sheโs just extra gorgeous! Keep it up Raven!!
Cute! And I think a lot of people arenโt use to seeing a skinny Raven or someone who has been overweight/chubby most of their life hence why they think she looks sick or haggard. I think she looks fine but I think the dress could have been taken in just a tad bit but she looks gorg nonetheless
She looks radiant! While I donโt love the whole outfit, her shoes are gorgโฆ Ive been looking for a bangin pair of nude pumps just like thoseโฆ
I think she looks really cute and happy
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I think her hair looks cute! I love when celebrities rock their natural hair on the red carpet! She kinda resembles Jasmine Guy in these pics to me.
Her hair looks good.
Beautiful!
MTO, huh? I can just imagine what kind of comments these photos got there. I love her hair, though.
i LOVE the hair, dress, handband, the whole color scheme is cute!
Her haiโs cute and all but half of her is gone!
Everybody loves to talk about accepting different body types but as soon as we see someone whoโs thin and not โcurvyโ, that whole thing gets thrown out of the window and they get called โanorexicโ and โsicklyโ. Iโve been thin all of my life (it runs on my mothers side of my family) and I get sick of people telling me to eat more and be a certain weight just because Iโm not a size 8 and/or curvy. Some people in this society are hypocritical and either need to have a seat, or stop being hypocritical when they say all… Read more »
โSome people in this society are hypocritical and either need to have a seat, or stop being hypocritical when they say all body types are beautiful one minute, but then turn around and tell people who are skinner to eat more to fit into what you and others in society perceive to be an โacceptedโ weight. Raven and her hair looks fabulous. Do you girl!โ I guess it comes with the territory of fame, but I agree that peopleโs attitudes are too often unfair, ridiculous and inconsistent. One day a certain female celebrity is pressured to lose weight and when they… Read more »
Nope.
She looks like Naomi Harper from mamaโs family with that get up, and I am in agreement with some of you, she does look sick, hungry evenโฆYIKES! She was looking good a few months ago, but this- smhโฆ
Raven looks so good!!! I canโt believe. Her hair first off looks healthy and lively. But her weightloss looks so amazing!!! Her jawline is now more chissled and defined. She just looks really good with all of that weight off of her. Back when she was on โThats so Ravenโ it always seemed like they were trying to hide her weight under layers and layers of clothing. Life is too short to be covered up all the damn time.
My vibe is that Raven is trying very hard to stay relevant.
Yes, I am a fan.
Yes, I like her hair.
Yes, I like the dress.
Yes, I think she needs to speak to her publicity about learning how to take attractive pictures (her best side, her best pose, smile).
She is not particularly photogenic. Her pictures never pop the way Nikki Minaj or Rihannaโs. I think it is from poor posing.
HONEYBEEBROWN, YOU THINK NIKKI MANAJ AND RIHANNAโS PHOTOS POP? LOL, WELL MAYBE ITS BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS HAVE RED OR PINK HAIR. ANYONE WOULD POP IF THEY LOOKED CRAZY.
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I LOVE RAVEN SAMONE AND HER NATURAL HAIR, BUT I MUST SAY THAT I PREFER HER WITH A LITTLE MORE WEIGHT ON. SHE LOOKS A LITTLE WEIRD BECAUSE OF ALL THAT WEIGHT LOSS. NOW HER FACE LOOKS LIKE ITS DROPPING OR SOMETHING. ANYWAY, I THINK SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN AND A GREAT ROLE MODEL, SO I WILL ALWAYS LIKE HER EITHER WAY!
the middle picture looks funny and gaunt because of the expression sheโs making. In the other two pictures her face looks fine. Itโs not abnormal to me at all. In the 2nd pic they just caught her at an odd moment and her face looks a little distorted hence the โStar Jonesโ look.
Anyway, her hair is perfecto. I wonder if she will rock a sexy look with natural hair since we usually see natural hair paired with cutesy styles.
Hereโs the latest video of her on Wendy Williams 5/13/11 amd she looks good on it.
She looks healthy to me.
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Yes, she does! Sometimes angles plays tricks on the eye! Weโve all taken a picture and say it and what like, โWhat the WHATโ.
As for a people saying skinny isnโt for everybodyโฆno actually being fat isnโt for anybody. I feel like a lot of black women try to make themselves believe they are okay with being overweight because they feel like theyโve tried everything and nothing working. Itโs hard to change generations of bad eating and misinformation about what we are supposed to look like.
Anyway I totally agree with you, she looks just fine!
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Before I read any of the comments, the first thing that came to mind was โShe looks sick!โ Thatโs not because she is skinny. She DOES look unhealthy to me, that is just my opinion. I am an overweight woman, and I know for healthโs sake that I need to lose weight. I will not however get to the point of skin and bones because that will not be any better. I see old pictures of myself and yes, I do look sickly when I am under a certain weight. I am proud of her loss, and her hair is… Read more »
RAVEN LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.โฆ simple as that lol
Cute!! I love her hair!
Raven looks great! AND she looks healthy! not bony at all, the weight fits her body well and her hair is too cute!! I like the new style, more modest and grown up. Very appropriate! Love her
I donโt get how ppl so easily get off track. The topic is her curly fro, how the heck did so many ppl turn it into body image and weight. Her hair is very cute, I would love to have such a full hairline. I wish she had worn a different type of fascinator, instead of that ribbon headband thingy that babies usually wears. Otherwise, her curly fro is super cute.
I cannot believe how much comment this post generated! I have to say that at first I thought she did have a gaunt look about her. But upon closer inspection I think she looks great. I think it was just my shock at seeing her so thin. I think when people are used to seeing you one way and then all of a sudden thereโs a change they werenโt expecting it can throw them. When I think of โhaggardโ I think of the way Nicole Ritchie looked after losing all of that weight a while back. But Raven looks really… Read more »
And yes back on topic, I do love the curly fro very much!
Her hair is cute. Iโve never seen it this big. The headband is coming off a little young to me. Overall though, I think sheโs finally looking her age with her natural curls and the weight loss.
[I am disturbed by all of the earlier comments sharing the opinion that she is looking gaunt, sick, and too thin. We really donโt know what healthy looks like anymore in the U.S. She is not skinny in these photos in my opinion, sheโs trim. Itโs also been a slow journey for her; some people were clearly not paying attention.]
I think her style and hair is cute in these pics. Her face does look funny to me in the middle pic, but I think that is just a bad picture taken at the wrong moment. Everyone has them sometimes. She looks thinner than Iโve ever seen her, but I donโt think she is too small.
Very proud of her for losing so much weight. And her hair looks fabulous!
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Personal opinion she did shed a little too much weightโฆ I hope she doesnโt plan to shed anymore. She is very pretty and always has been but the initial photo does seem a bit unhealthyโฆ hopefully this has been photo shopped or something =/
She looks great. So glad she lost all of the weight. Before this she looked absolutely terrible and out of shape. A lot of people have the mentality that they are curvy when they are indeed just fat. You go Raven!
All those older pics of Raven posted where some of you guys are saying she โlooks healthierโ, just because she has a bit more flesh on her body doesnโt mean that she is โhealthierโ. For all we know, internally she may be very unhealthy.
She looks great!!
Wow. I hadnโt seen this post and the reactions it got from people, until just now. I think she looks great. New body and new hair. We were talking about her hair right? How great it looks natural?
I remember her with her weave on Chris Rockโs Good hair documentaryโฆLOOLโฆit was funny to see how addictive most of black actresses are addicted to weaves and front lacesโฆI hope sheโs really gonna keep her natural style and sheโs not just doing good publicityโฆShe looks Great! Love it!
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So pretty in pink with her big curly top. It looks nice. Iโm a lil shocked to see it on her.
Perfect
I love Raven Syamone, weave or natural, but I do love her with her hair out and the pink is so girly and awesome. Love it.
Her hair is beautiful, but she looks way too skinny in this pic. I had to do a double take. She is awesome though
WHERE can I buy some adorable hair ribbons for my natural styles? Do tell :3
WHERE can I buy some adorable hair ribbons for my natural styles? Do tell :3
OMGโฆshe looks so pretty!!