Amber Rose, the 32-year-old model, actress and business woman suggests women are being bullied, called horrible names and are constantly talked down to.
She explained to NBCBLK’s Kyle Harvey: “People think I’m really controversial. I’m just really standing up for women. We are just sick of being talked down to, sick of being called “hoes” and “sluts”, getting “slut shamed” and talked down on for the same things men do. People don’t understand that’s an extreme form of bullying. They bully women constantly and wonder why we are so insecure when they constantly put us down.
Men and women put other women down. If you don’t know what a slut walk is, it’s for slut shaming, rape victims and sexual assault victims. Everything that we deal with as women, that’s unfortunate. The term slut walk, some don’t understand it but it’s a very positive thing.”
The former partner of rapper Wiz Khalifa feels her new talk show will be a platform to raise these types of issues.
She said: “It definitely has been a journey, I’ve been working on this show for a year and a half. Initially, it was a daytime talk show, sort of a Ricki Lake vibe but I felt like I had a filter and it didn’t sit well with me.”
Other celebrities have also opened up about the scrutiny women generally endure, especially when it comes to public figures. Actress Jennifer Aniston had recently published an open letter for the Huffington Post describing sexist issues women face with little to no consequences from those who are guilty.