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Willow Smith Says That Jada Pinkett Smith Was Harder On Her Than Jaden Smith—Opens Conversation About Black Moms Being Easier With Their Sons

<p>Roommates&comma; on the latest episode of the popular Facebook Watch show &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Red Table Talk&comma;” <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jada-pinkett-smith-talks-about-being-mom-shamed-willow-smith-talks-about-being-shunned-by-her-own-community&sol;">Willow Smith<&sol;a> says that her mom Jada Pinkett Smith was harder on her than her brother Jaden Smith&period; As Willow was speaking about her childhood&comma; the conversation turned into discussing why Black mothers tend to go easier on their sons&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In an exclusive clip of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;movies&sol;willow-smith-says-jada-was-easier-on-brother-jaden-growing-up-red-table-talk&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;peoplemagazine&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;content&equals;new&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;social&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter&period;com&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;term&equals;5f972621dfdddc0001ef8951">latest episode<&sol;a> of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Red Table Talk&comma;” Willow Smith spoke about her upbringing&comma; as her mother Jada Pinkett Smith and her grandmother Adrienne Banfield Norris listened&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There is a difference between how black moms treat their daughters and their sons&comma;” Willow said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She continued&comma; elaborating &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Something as simple as getting up at the right time&period; It was like&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;You better get up&period; You better get dressed&period;’ I’d be in my room going like&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;OK&comma; I gotta get&&num;8230&semi;’” But then Jaden is there and she’d be like&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;Uh&comma; so are you ready to uh…’ and he’d be like&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;Uh&comma; maybe one moment&period;’”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When Willow recalled always being &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;ready at the door” to go to school&comma; she mimicked Jaden’s much slower pace&comma; explaining that he&&num;8217&semi;d be &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;getting his shoes on” without the same sense of urgency she had&period; Laughing&comma; Jada admitted Willow’s recollection&comma; saying &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;That&&num;8217&semi;s true&period; She might have a point&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is just the surface of a much larger conversation that seems to be very prevalent within the Black community&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em>Red Table Talk”<&sol;em> airs Tuesdays at 12PM ET on Facebook Watch&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-69890" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Willow-Smith&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"745" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CG4&lowbar;3XohrXY&sol;">https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CG4&lowbar;3XohrXY&sol;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want tea directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom" data-saferedirecturl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;url&quest;q&equals;https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom&amp&semi;source&equals;gmail&amp&semi;ust&equals;1603988955261000&amp&semi;usg&equals;AFQjCNF2o0QS1jY9jBvaqk6Fe0OL8l2xxQ">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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