Alicia Keys Vents About Gender Norms After A Trip To The Salon With Her Son aliciakeys
Alicia Keys’ son wanted a rainbow manicure, but he was afraid of what others would thinkis sitting in what appears to be her living room; she’s wearing a red, white and black varsity jacket, and she leans slightly forward toward the camera. “The other day I went to the nail salon with Genesis,” she starts. Genesis Ali Dean is Keys’ 4-year-old son , and on this particular trip to the salon, Keys said Genesis wanted rainbow-colored nails. So, he got just that: rainbow-hued nails.
“Mommy, I don’t want this on my nails. People are not gonna like it,” Genesis said of his now rainbow-colored nails. “Can you believe this?” Keys says incredulously at the camera. “He’s 4, and he already understands the concept that somebody is going to judge him because he chose rainbow colors on his nails.”
Keys’ response to her son was nothing short of perfect. She started by assuring him that people were going to love it and find it cool and creative — that he should stick with it because he chose it and he liked it. “Who cares what anybody else says,” Keys said. She went on to say that plenty of other men paint their nails, which left Genesis shocked. “That made him feel better,” Keys said, “but it just got me to thinking how completely judged we are all the time.
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