Keke Palmer has been super busy promoting her new book, “I Don’t Belong to You,” and during a book signing, she got real with her fans about how important it is for everyone to learn how to love themselves.
In fact, that is why she feels social media can be so dangerous.
She says:
“I looked in the mirror and I said, ‘I love you. I love you.’
“Tears started coming out of my eyes and I looked at myself and said, ‘I love you.’ And that’s what it’s about because when you love you, everything becomes so clear to you. And sometimes we become blinded because we’re looking for that outside validation. And social media helps to fuel that. It really makes you feel like you’re supposed to have other people tell you that you are great.
“That’s just not the way it goes. Even if you somebody would tell you that all the time, you would still feel empty because you’re not getting the love that you need from you. So I’m so thankful and appreciative of the things that you said to me because to be used by God, that’s the only thing that makes me happy in this world.”
I agree with her but isn’t she guilty of this herself?
Lord is Keke ok? Seems like she’s got a lot of stuff going on.
She’s absolutely right. I realized how problematic social media can be for us all individually last year. I’m not on it as much anymore because not only are a lot of us seeking validation from it, but we are replacing human interaction and relationships with status updates, likes and retweets. We also don’t live in the moment anymore. It’s sad.
Agreed. I’m thankful that we are old enough to have known life before social media. It’s saddening to see how the younger generation completely depends on it.
I agree with both of you.
I feel her. Social media is the devil.
Agreed.
Man she hit the nail on the head about people using social media for validation. It’s so annoying.
Real talk.
She said nothing but the truth. I hope I can cut social media out of my life at some point. It’s draining and I could make better use of my time anyway.
I certainly agree with her. I think Keke is coming alive within herself. I love her wit and her confidence. Although she is young, she is outspoken and will shade her elders with respect.