Keke Palmer is Incomparable
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2022
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
There's no one quite like Keke Palmer, and she knows it! Last weekend, a tweet went viral comparing Keke to fellow actor Zendaya, suggesting that Keke hasn't found as much mainstream popularity due to colorism in Hollywood. But Keke "Booked & Busy" Palmer isn't letting anyone else speak on her accomplishments. She clapped back, shooting down the comparison, and stressed her long list of successes. We all know colorism is still a major issue, but shouldn't we take a lesson from Keke and not pit two queens against each other?
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| 0:00.0 | Brooke, I definitely know how you get when you're compared to someone else. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, well you know what's weird I was thinking about this and the person I get compared to |
| 0:18.1 | most and this is not a joke so don't even come for me is Lady Gaga. |
| 0:22.0 | No I'm coming for you. |
| 0:24.0 | And like part of me is like, okay, come on, like I'm my own person, but then another part of me is like, |
| 0:28.5 | if anyone should be upset, it's Lady Gaga. |
| 0:30.5 | You know? |
| 0:31.5 | I mean, when you say you get compared to the most, you're referring to yourself, like you compare yourself to Lady Gaga the most? |
| 0:36.3 | No! I have never heard anyone comparing you to Lady Gaga. |
| 0:39.6 | Why would they include you in that conversation? |
| 0:41.5 | We're always together. |
| 0:42.6 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:43.6 | Whenever you see other people, I'm there. |
| 0:45.0 | Okay, fine, but it's true. |
| 0:46.5 | Anyway, I gotta say, getting compared to someone else, |
| 0:51.0 | even if it's in our own heads, is something you have in common with actor |
| 0:54.6 | Kiki Palmer who was compared to Zendaya in a viral tweet over the weekend and |
| 1:00.2 | Kiki was not having it. |
| 1:03.3 | Yeah, and I don't blame her, like Kiki's one of a kind, |
| 1:06.3 | and I think she needs to make that very clear, and she is. |
| 1:09.4 | Yeah, I think it's time we stopped comparing people |
| 1:12.0 | and just let them exist in their own talent. |
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