I ve become accustomed to negative comments: Amber Rose
Rose says she deals with the "same thing that every other women does" and has one message for the world: We are fed up and we want to be treated better.
"I am a very positive person. So it does get very frustrating sometimes because a lot of people like to take my words out of context and they want to make me to be a bad person. But I just continue to promote positivity " Rose told IANS over the phone from Los Angeles.
"I have become accustomed to negative comments and negative outlets. They don t bother me any more. And now I help the younger girls or the newcomers in the industry. I can help them overcome what they are felling because I have been through it for so many years " she added.
Is it easy to remain positive while dealing with negativity?
"It is never easy. But I don t want easy. It is like when it is hard and difficult that is when you really know that you are making a change. If everything is easy and smooth then we won t have anything to be passionate about. I love to be passionate about helping women all over the world. So that does become very hard and frustrating but it is also my passion and I enjoy it."
Rose who caught everyone s attention when she appeared in Kanye West s "Put on" video in 2008 has now come out with her own mobile application to help women. She launched the Official Amber Rose app in collaboration with New York-based tech firm EscapeX.
"I am going to have a blog on my app and a lot of body positive and sex positive images and videos in order to bring confidence to a lot of women and help men understand that slut shaming and rape culture does exist. And a lot of those things are an extreme form of bullying for women. And we are fed up and we want to be treated better."
There are several facets to Rose s claim to fame -- cameos in music videos like Nicki Minaj s "Massive attack" Young Jeezy s "Vacation" Wiz Khalifa s "No sleep" coming out with her version of SlutWalk to honour all women her alliance with rapper Wiz Khalifa her fashion line and her stints in reality shows like "America s Next Top Model" "Dancing with the Stars" and "RuPaul s Drag Race".
The 34-year-old model who hosts the "Amber Rose Show" wants to put her fame to good use.
"I feel that I have such a huge platform so it is kind of my duty to let other women know that I still deal with the same thing that every other women does and let them know that they are not alone " added the mother of one.
Talking about how times have changed for women she said: "I feel like we have been going through this for generations. But now we are fed up and we are able to talk about it. We have a voice and can change people s mind about how they should look at us.
"I find that we are taking a huge step forward and definitely making a difference."
What are her upcoming projects?
"I have some TV projects coming soon. I can t say what they are right now " she signed off with a promise to meet soon.
(Sugandha Rawal can be contacted at sugandha.r@ians.in)
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