Controversy isn’t something that Wendy Williams shies away from.
In fact, she loves it.
It’s one of the reasons her daytime talk show is such a hit.
But sometimes Wendy gets in trouble because of her comments on very sensitive comments.
She caused outrage when she questioned the need for historically black colleges and universities.
And many feel Wendy is always harsher on black female celebrities than anyone else.
In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, Wendy didn’t hold back when she was asked how she feels about people thinking she’s harsher on black women:
Some of your critics have also said you tend to be harsher on black women or other people of color than on white people.
I’ve heard that. But it’s not true. Those people are saying the wrong thing—it’s what they would like to believe, you see. Because I’m up here, so the only place that I can go is down.
So where do you think their perspective comes from?
People love to throw stones at me, and I get it. It’s fun to make fun of me, because I put myself out there. I’m a large personality and I got the funny bone; I voice my opinion and then people get upset. But you tune in and watch every day, thank you!
People have accused me of bleaching my skin; of getting a nose job. They squint at my mom like, I didn’t know Wendy was Asian. I am black all day, honey pie. I am black and very proud. I’m not going to do the no-makeup natural hair, whatever, beans, greens, lettuce, tomato, eh. But I’ve got more black in my pinky than most of the gangsters behind their keyboards. You come out of your house and you do a talk show, let me see how far you get with your attitude.
I’m fun! Right now I’m not, sorry. But I hate dumb women. And that goes for whatever color you are.
It’s not a fun topic.
No! Because I don’t like when my own people say that I don’t want to be one of my own people. Like, really? Last time I checked, I didn’t marry a white man. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, though.
Does it feel different when criticism comes from the black community?
Girl, no. Girl. I’ve got love in my life; I’ve got a very strong constitution for the naysayers. I’ve been doing this for a very, very long time, and my skin is very thick. I know who I am, I know where I want to go, and how I want to get there.
