Jada Pinkett Smith and her son Jaden have both spoken out strongly against Shane Dawson, accusing him of sexualizing Willow after a video of the YouTuber touching himself while looking at a picture of the then 11-year-old resurfaced.
The Smiths response came after Dawson’s Taking Accountability video on YouTube, in which he acknowledged past indiscretions, including the use of the N-word and black face.
“To Shane Dawson … I’m done with the excuses,” Pinkett Smith, 48, wrote on Twitter.
Jayden, also writing on Twitter, was even more scathing, directly accusing Dawson of sexualizing Willow, now 19.
“SHANE DAWSON I AM DISGUSTED BY YOU. YOU SEXUALIZING AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY SISTER!!!!!! IS THE FURTHEST THING FROM FUNNY AND NOT OKAY IN THE SLIGHTEST BIT,” the 21 year old wrote.
Jaden encouraged other young people to call out Dawson.
“This Man Was Also Doing Black Face On The Regular. As The Youth We Need To Support Creators Who Support Us And Our Morals. This Is Not Okay.”
In his 20-minute “Taking Accountability” video, Dawson apologized for many of his past content, most notably his use of blackface.
“Blackface was something that I did a lot. Like, I did it a lot on my channel. There’s no excuse for it, there’s literally no excuse,” he said.
“I made a video six years ago talking about it and I gave excuses. I knew it was wrong, I knew I never wanted to do it again, but I didn’t do the work. I didn’t actually look into the history of it and why it’s so wrong, and why people were so upset.” Daily Mast
