In an upcoming Oprah's Next Chapter interview Gabrielle Union explains how she went from being mean and vindictive to embracing and truly being supportive of other people...
Gabrielle tells Oprah,
“I think nowadays there is this celebration of, as the kids say, ‘the ratchet... the ratchetness.’ You are supported in tearing other people down. There is a forum for it, there’s a huge spotlight on you to do that. People are like ‘How did you move from being a mean, vindictive, hateful person who couldn’t be happy for other people to embracing and truly being supportive?’ And really it came down to we were in a room, we were at a party and I was holding court because I could turn phrase and be a little slick myself. And I was trashing somebody. You know, just ripping them to shreds, head to toe. And A.J. pulls me to the side and she says, ‘Ok, so how did your life change? Did you get the guy? Did you get the job? Is your house any bigger? Did money just magically get put in your pocket? What positive happened in your life after you just tore that woman down?”
Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Viola Davis and Phylicia Rashad discuss the challenges of African American actresses in Hollywood on Oprah's Next Chapter this Sunday at 9 p.m. on OWN
