Okay. Deep breath. Folks, let's talk about Kelly Rowland and the situation at the Cannes Film Festival. While I'm bound to a degree of "neutrality," this is a world I'm very much qualified to talk about. It's going there, yes.
So, there's the situation. Rowland goes up the steps, a security guard appears to step on her dress and rushes her, and an altercation ensues. The easy interpretation of this incident would be: "Celebrity has an unnecessary fit over her dress." There are even outlets that went as far as having lip readers try and decipher exactly what Rowland said to the security guard. But there's a lot of context here that we, the audience, didn't receive regarding the nuances and full scope of this moment.
It's interesting, too, that some felt the need to vilify Rowland. Truthfully, this is tiresomely reminiscent of other instances where celebrities of a certain tone aren't allowed to be anything but smiling, vacant, agreeable, comfortable avatars meant to perfectly and flawlessly represent their community. Funny how that double-edged sword tends to swing.
Kelly Rowland's Cannes Film Festival Moment And What It Means
In the interest of fairness, we'll dig into two opposite sides of the argument.
