ZaraLena Jackson, who additionally suffers from the hair-loss sickness alopecia, is rooting for Will Smith and thanks him for defending his spouse.
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Will Smith was simply defending his spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith, throughout Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, however for some who share the identical medical situation, they felt protected, too.
After presenter Chris Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s bald-headed coiffure — an consequence of the “Gotham” star’s situation, alopecia — Smith socked him onstage.
“Ex on the Seaside” contestant ZaraLena Jackson, who additionally suffers from hair-loss sickness and is an advocate on social media, is standing by Smith, 53, and his actions on the Dolby Theatre.
The 29-year-old actuality star informed SWNS that whereas she doesn’t advocate for violence, Rock, 57, ought to have “identified higher.”
“I believe it’s inappropriate to make any joke about somebody with alopecia because it’s a situation that extremely impacts psychological well being for that particular person and isn’t a laughing matter,” she mentioned.
Jackson continued, “To be clear, I don’t condone violence, however him defending Jada confirmed energy in my eyes and was very comforting to see a person stand by his lady when she has alopecia.”
Alopecia is an autoimmune illness which causes hair to fall out in clumps. Whereas the quantity of hair loss is totally different for everybody, some victims lose strands in just a few areas. The hair generally grows again within the bald spots.
She first appeared on the MTV actuality present in 2017 and has been open about her alopecia journey.
“Being a comic could be very tongue in cheek and all of us dislike when jokes are focused as us, whatever the topic, however he ought to have anticipated that response naturally and identified higher,” she added of Rock’s actions.
The influencer first started shedding patches of her blond hair in 2020 after which misplaced strands in her eyebrows and lashes. She quickly grew to become utterly bald.
She then admitted that she had been victimized and bullied for her situation and hoped a associate stood up for her just like the “King Richard” star did on the Oscars.
Jackson reiterated, “I’ve had family and friends joke about ‘let your hair down’ or ask to borrow a razor or shampoo, which I simply snicker at as a result of I do know they imply no hurt and it may be humorous to see them panic with out enthusiastic about the remark.”
Rock referred to Pinkett Smith, 50, as “GI Jane,” and Jackson revealed that individuals have referred to as her that title as nicely.
She defined, “I’ve had just a few reference me with the GI Jane remark. I believe GI Jane seems insane although so I wasn’t offended.”
Her mother really had “walked in” on Jackson in her dressing room at some point and he or she didn’t have her wig on. The mannequin recollects her mother saying, “Oh wow Zara, you seem like a GI Jane babe!'”
She additionally typically offers with snide feedback reminiscent of others insinuating that she’s not “pure” anymore.
“For me, I all the time preferred the concept of pure magnificence, and I’m not saying no hair isn’t lovely, however I now put on wigs and placed on eyebrows to look ‘regular’ or ‘pure,'” she mentioned.
“If alopecia was taken as a medical situation and never beauty, the topic wouldn’t be joked round flippantly,” Jackson argued.
She added, “Everybody appears to make noise across the significance of psychological well being when a life is misplaced, but gained’t put modifications in place to stop or help the preliminary trigger.”
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