A friendly podcast interview turned into a harrowing ordeal when comedian Leslie Jones faced every celebrity’s nightmare: having to justify her progressive beliefs.
In a recent appearance on writer and comedian Ziwe’s YouTube show “You’d Be an Iconic Guest,” the “Saturday Night Live” alum was her usual confident self, offering her takes on race, marriage, and culture.
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Confident, that is, until the host began challenging Jones’ logic.
‘If he expecting you to be a trad wife, might as well pull out a whip and a chain.’
Ball and chain
After Jones said she finds “powerful men” like President Barack Obama attractive, Ziwe suggested that this proclivity might be interpreted as “submissive.”
“Could you be a trad wife, is what I’m asking,” the host added.
“Absolutely f**king not,” Jones
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