*Though their political beliefs might be on opposite sides, actress LisaRaye McCoy is standing up for her former Single Ladies costar actress Stacey Dash.
When Ms. Dash revealed she was supporting Mitt Romney for president, the actress received lots of backlash and hateful words. In a long ranging interview with Chris Yandek of CYInterview.com, the Former First Lady of Turks and Caicos Islands said it is wrong to believe any ethnic group must universally hold the same political beliefs and Stacey Dash has a right to her beliefs:
“When I heard that and when I saw that you know, I’m a person who tries very hard not to judge because I don’t want to be judged. And so to me I was like, come on guys. You know that’s her opinion, that’s her right whoever she wants to vote for is her. I think the only reason why she got such a backlash is because she’s a black woman and you automatically you know think she’s supposed to vote for Obama because he’s black too. That’s not necessarily true. What her life has been has moved her to support Mitt Romney. We don’t know what she got going on. We don’t know if she’s a multimillionaire, billionaire and she don’t mind paying extra taxes. We don’t know that. … My hats off to whomever does whatever. … I don’t know why they came down so hard on her.”
Focusing on her marriage to former Turks and Caicos Islands prime minister Michael Misick, she admits sometimes she wonders what she was thinking getting married and becoming the First Lady of the Caribbean island country. The actress known to many as Diamond in The Players Club says she wasn’t in love with Michael:
“Oh yeah. Oh damn. Hell yeah. I shouldn’t have ever gotten married you know. Because I married under God’s vows and it wasn’t true. I did not feel that way and so it was doomed from the beginning and although I justified it by saying, ‘Oh I knew why we got married. We knew what it was and it was our commitment to ourself.’ We still got married under those same vows in which people hold sacred and we did not. We were dating in our marriage and that was our agreement and although I had, was dating him before we agreed to get married and there was definitely a chemistry there and definitely a love there, but I wasn’t in love. I wasn’t.
We were dating to get to that point. That was backwards and I had to accept that and had to accept my responsibility in what it is I did. I know one damn thing, when I get ready to do it next time, I’m damn sure gonna do it right. … Sometimes I felt like a princess in a glass house because I left my career, I left my friends, I left my family and I went over there to support him and I had no one for me you know.”
You can listen to the entire 25 minute interview with LisaRaye McCoy where she talks about her life lessons and career at Chris Yandek’s CYInterview.
Well, Hoes gotta eat too.
Diamond has spoken
I guess Lisa Raye has already checked… Stacey Dash’s Networth is twice as much as Lisa Raye’s.
Wow… Stacey was voting her pocketbook.
Lisa Raye’s Networth is 20 million Stacey net worth is 8 million. I stay true to my moniker. sorry ** scooting out the chat**
Perhaps your info is better than mines. I checked yesterday and the site I went to said
Lisa Raye 4 million; Stacey Dash 8 million.
I checked again… I see Lisa Raye 10 million, on another site.
Stacey Dash likely voted her pocket book ($8m) regardless.
YES stacey dash can vote for any body she want . but we all know it was not for the right reason.. she did it to get a call back
Agreed!
Oh Lisa who cares what you think? The election is over and nobody gives a damn about Stacy. Matter of fact, how come you didn’t open your mouth when Stacy got booted off that show? Why didn’t you come to her defense then?? Yeah, whatever. And stacy would be lucky if anybody gives her a part or work in hollyweird. Guess she will have to go back and spread her legs for Playboy, which hardly no one bought the first time!!
I like you Lisa but Stacy should’nt not ever go aganist her race, white stick togeather and so sure black, yes it was a black and white thing from day one and I feel we all sure vote for what is right and if they blav stand 100% behind them white do it every day so why should’nnt we black do the same she had her right but she wanted to do the white thing but why I guess Blacks will never know Thank God Obama won A Fine And Smart black Man.
I am liking Lisa Raye so much more that she took up for her as most black people are bullies to each other. Like you better like the same or else. Can be such a mean race and refreshing to see her supporters. I would have thought black republican females would have stood up for Stacey but didn’t on a huge level. I am a black female Republican and have been for some time. Stacey didn’t go against her race, she was not going to go against herself and be bullied by her race. We have the nerve to get angry if someone says blacks look alike but force each other to think alike. This is why whites are the most free race because they are free in their minds to do what they want. White women can dress up and be proper without being called bougie or thinking they are cute. I hope Stacey gets her due as her white counterparts have. White females that are less attractive and less talented than Stacey and many other black starlets are big names and stay working in Hollywood and that was before this Republican scandal. I hope Stacey makes a huge comeback and is well received and supported and I hope black people stop being so hateful and bullying each other into a black box.
@fifi123: You are black and you seem to be supportive of Stacey… so I guess black people like other races have opinions.
You mention in your comments that other Black Female Republicans did not support her… once again there was a choice made not to. I guess the power of choice has played a factor as well.
Black people like other races have the power of choice.
I will agree with you regarding the “hateful” behaviors, especially against Black women.