Erica Mena Desires An “Empowering” Film Position To Make Up For Notorious “Blue Monkey” Remark

Erica Mena lately sat down with Cam Newton on the Funky Friday podcast to mirror on the controversy surrounding feedback she made towards her Love and Hip Hop castmate, Spice. She infamously described the Jamaican artist as a “blue monkey,” sparking tons of backlash on social media. Talking concerning the incident, Mena admitted that she has since realized her “actions have much more of an impression than I ever thought it had.” She added that she was “disillusioned that [she] let down girls of colour,” however nonetheless needs the present featured extra of Spice’s conduct that provoked her within the first place. Moreover, she feels there is a “larger mission now” and desires to tackle a film position to empower girls.

In response to the feedback, Spice posted a prolonged assertion firing again within the feedback of a put up from The Shade Room. She started: “Woman bye, not less than you confessed that you simply requested to talk to me, as a result of on a standard day you couldn’t sit at my desk as a result of I been knew you assume you’re higher than darkish pores and skin women. I heard the way you spoke about me behind my again, you simply received caught on Digital camera that day. Take me out of the equation since you continue to have a Sufferer mentality in our scenario. What was the explanation you known as the promoters in Miami Black animals and monkey. Why did you name Johnni Blaze a black monkey? (The whole lot is on Google)”

She continued: “You introduced your personal son to the dialog, and also you got here to that desk to speak about Amaras twins, nobody can’t provoke you to say racial slurs. Bear in mind ‘You’re a repeated offender’ you haven’t any regret for a tradition that put thousands and thousands of [dollars] in your pocket. You can have stated something however you selected to disrespect an entire Nation. Interviews aren’t remedy however Stick with it.” Try Mena’s full feedback on the scenario beneath.

Mena ended up being let go from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta over the “blue monkey” remarks. Be looking out for additional updates on Erica Mena on HotNewHipHop.