Sheryl Lee Ralph did not hold back while sending an important message to her younger self.
The Abbott Elementary star spoke with InStyle on the Golden Globes red carpet Tuesday evening and slid in some shade towards the Kardashians.
Ralph was asked:
"What would you want to tell your 15-year-old self?"
She passionately responded:
"There's nothing wrong with your nose."
"There is nothing wrong with the shade of your skin."
"There is nothing wrong with the way your hair grows out of your head."
She continued:
"And there is certainly nothing wrong with your lips because there will be people called Kardashians and they will pay $10,000 for your lips."
She finished:
"Hang in there 15-year-old Sheryl Lee Ralph."
"You're good!"
It didn't take long for the moment to go viral, and Twitter had a field day.
Kardashian fans complained the comment was "women-bringing-down-women."
women putting down other women to lift themselves up. funny.
— luna¹²⁷ (@tiredoftroubles) January 11, 2023
Bringing other women down to make other women more confident is NOT it
— beyhivegr | fan account (@beygch) January 11, 2023
Bringing women down as a way to uplift yourself is never it! Take your win and leave other women out of it.
— Antonio (@AplusNicki) January 11, 2023
Although she spoke NO LIES, I thought Sheryl Lee Ralph’s statement about the Kardashian’s was a little unprovoked. UNLESS there’s some unknown or behind-the-scenes beef/drama between them we don’t know about. But again, she did speak nothing but facts so I can’t even be mad 😂
— EJ (@EJayArrow) January 11, 2023
Many however, felt Ralph was sending a message of self-acceptance.
Sheryl Lee Ralph made a valid point about acceptance of self while mentioning the Kardashian’s as a singular example of how society’s beauty standards made her devalue herself until they made it more acceptable using white ppl & y’all say she’s snubbing them. Y’all are illiterate
— Jaguar Knights (@KnightsJaguar) January 12, 2023
I like how everyone is saying she’s putting the Kardashians down 💀
She just said that there are people (such as them) who will pay to have something that we naturally have. Was a there a lie told? I see no criticism lol
— ✨🍄Lady Mocha🧚🏾✨ (@realmochafaerie) January 12, 2023
Y’all need to stop acting like it was an intentional drag on the kardashians
— alexa ts (@alexa_tsx) January 11, 2023
Of course, others just loved the unexpected shade.
Y’all Sheryl Lee Ralph got me in here SCREAMING!!! It’s too early in the morning for this! Mama read the whole Kardashian family and I LOVE IT!!🤣🤣🤣
— REALITY SPEEDD (@realityspeedd) January 11, 2023
Lmao Sheryl Lee Ralph with the unexpected Kardashian stray
— Jedi Dre... (@2Tanks_DRE) January 11, 2023
Sheryl Lee Ralph with the Kardashian shade on the red carpet chile…oop! 🫢
— A.M. (@SuchALady16) January 11, 2023
Ralph later responded to the frenzy surrounding the viral video with a Tweet.
"I said what I said."
"Now, I'm going to bed."
"Goodnight!"
Good. Night.
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