Ariel Winter, Keke Palmer, Skai Jackson Are The New Class For ELLE.com
Black Girl Magic: Keke Palmer, Skai Jackson And Jordyn Woods Named To ELLE.com’s “New Class”
Keke Palmer And Skai Jackson Featured For Outspoken Characters By ELLE.com
So it turns out that we’re not the only ones to notice Keke Palmer and Skai Jackson have been out here slaying — at a very young age at that! The two were named, along with actress Ariel Winter and curve model Jordyn Woods, as part of “The New Class” by ELLE.com.
Peep some photos and excerpts from the ELLE.com feature below:
We tapped four emerging talents—actor and troll warrior Ariel Winter, quadruple (quintuple?) threat and slang creator Keke Palmer, Disney-star-turned-clapback-queen Skai Jackson, and bodi-posi model Jordyn Woods, all shot by fellow wunderkind, 22-year-old photographer Olivia Bee—to sound off on what matters to them.
Keke on TRUMP:
“Now that [Donald Trump] is our president, I feel that we have a responsibility to show him the truth,” she says. “It’s up to us to come together on our individual, cultural oppression and make our voices heard because if we do not, we will be doing not only a disservice to ourselves but also to ‘our president.'” Another signature Palmer stream underway, she goes on, “I will not live in the world where I allow ignorance to win.…We have to teach differences, coexistence, and acceptance if we want ignorance to cease and we have to be persistent and stern and patient, even to those who’ve upset us the most.”
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Hit the flip for more from Skai and Jordyn
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Skai On Being InstaFamous:
“I’ve gotten approached like, ‘Oh, you’re the girl that’s on Twitter” or “You’re the girl who was in the meme.” It’s funny that sometimes people don’t really know me from my TV shows,” says Skai Jackson.
“I definitely pick and choose what I put out and what I want people to know,” Skai says when I ask about what it’s like to live her life very much in the public eye. “I do see a lot of negativity, I mean, not everyone is going to agree with what I do at the end of the day.” As far as tips for blocking out the haters, she recommends literally hitting that block button. “I would say if you’re getting hate on social media, just don’t reply,” which is funny considering that replying is what gave Skai her Clapback Queen title in the first place.
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SKAI on obliterating Azealia Banks On Twitter:
“I think it was me just doing my thing and expressing myself. And saying what’s right and what’s wrong,” she says, adding: “I didn’t think that people would congratulate me on what I did. But it was just me being myself.”
JORDYN on self-love:
“Self-love really helped me become more confident. You’re like, ‘Okay, I can’t change who I am. I’m given this body for a reason.'” In fact, you could just see her providing the mantras for a line of inspirational T-shirts: “If you don’t love yourself, no one else will,” she adds. “Own who you are and your confidence is the best thing you could wear.”
What do you think? Did ELLE pick the right ladies? Which one is your fave?
