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Most of us know Golden Brooks as Maya from the amazing series Girlfriends. When asked in an interview with BET about reality television, Brooks who has also had roles on CSI: Miami and The Exes, had this to say about how Hollywood portrays women. She also commented on a now infamous New York Times article.

Did you have any concerns or trepidations about airing your gripes with the entertainment industry on reality TV?
There’s always the level of, “My gosh, did I say too much?” or “Oh gosh, will this hurt me?” But I would say the same thing if I were on the Tavis Smiley show or a panel at a college. If you’re talking about the tone for the Black woman in Hollywood, I don’t think it’s any secret — we all know it’s tough. We all read The New York Times article that was horrible towards Viola Davis, calling her a less attractive version of Halle Berry and Kerry Washington. This woman has two Oscar nominations; this woman is renowned in the era of Michelle Obama. Black women are one snap and head roll away from being the angry Black woman. If I have to get on a reality show and talk about it, then I will be the Al Sharpton for the image of Black women. I will do that because it’s important to me. It’s my passion. I think we need to talk about it because it’s alive and well. That New York Times article just proves to me that we have a long way to go.

Read the entire interview at BET.com.