LEFT: Kalen Allen, (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImage) RIGHT: Raven-Symoné, Miranda Maday, (Photo by Victoria Sirakova/Getty Images)
Raven-Symon has fans letting their Twitter fingers fly acrossmultiple platforms!The Disney Channel icon is facing swift backlash after a resurfaced clip from the podcast she hosts with her wife, Miranda Maday, went viral. In the video, she, comedian Kalen Allen and Miranda discuss whether her Disney character,Raven Baxter,was Black. While he insisted Baxter was “Black AF,” Symon and Maday appeared to disagree. Now, amid the intensifying backlash to the clip, Allen says he’s been receiving death threats.
On April 10, 2026, Raven-Symon and Miranda Maday released an episode of ‘Tea Time’ via YouTube. Kalen Allen was their special guest. While there, he discussed his journey from viral content creator to working for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. However, the trio also chatted about other topics, eventually landing on Raven’s Blackness, the Disney show ‘That’s So Raven’ and her character Raven Baxter.
The clipped video that’s been going viral this week is about 39 seconds long. It starts with Raven explaining that her Blackness “can look so many different ways.” At that point, Kalen Allen hopped in, saying that Raven-Symon was set up because “Raven Baxter was so f**king Black…”Rae pushed back, asking, “Was she Black?” and Allen immediately clarified that the character “felt Black as hell” to him. After he was asked to explain, Raven-Symon said Allen saw “color.” Then, she challenged him to take the color out of it and listen to the words. At that point, Miranda chimed in, bringing in the demographics of the show’s writers.
On Wednesday (September 2), Kalen Allen addressed the backlash he’s personally received from the viral podcast clip. Allen began his posts on Threads by revealing he’s been receiving death threats. He did not include any screenshots of said threats. Also, he clarified his stance on whether Raven Baxter was a Black character and admitted that he could’ve followed up on Rae’s comments.
“Sending me death threats for something I didnt say is taking it too far. Be fucking for real. I SAID RAVEN BAXTER WAS BLACK AF. Literally. Those were my words. ‘Raven Baxter was Black as f*ck.’ ‘She was Black to me.’ So critique me for not asking another question. Critique me for not pushing back harder. Ive watched it back, sat with it, and I actually think that criticism is fair. I initiated the conversation. I could have followed up. I should have. I can own that.”
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In continued posts, six total, Kalen Allen denied that he agreed with Raven-Symon’s take on Raven Baxter. He also clarified that the clipped podcast video is missing the context about how ‘Absolutely Psychic’ developed into ‘That’s So Raven.’
“Understanding someones reasoning is not the same as agreeing with their conclusion. Could I have made that clearer? Yes. Could I have said, “Okay, but lets unpack that”? Yes. And honestly, after watching it back, I expected another question from me too. Thats accountability.”
Allen added, “What is NOT accountability is assigning someone elses words to me and then threatening me over words I NEVER SAID.”He added that he believes in giving people grace and hearing perspectives, even when he doesn’t agree. Furthermore, he outlined how he might handle such a situation next time, regardless of who he’s speaking to. Then, he ultimately asked to be left alone, saying that threats over a Disney conversation is “insane.”
“Do not invent a position for me and then punish me for having it. And please learn the difference between accountability and abuse. Because sending somebody death threats over a Disney Channel discourse is f**king insane. Be f**king for real. LEAVE ME ALONE!”
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Meanwhile, Raven-Symon and Miranda Maday have not publicly addressed the backlash.
It’s blazing, to say the least. Hot as the sun, chile! The clip from Raven-Symon and Miranda Maday appears to be trending on multiple platforms, including Instagram, X and Threads. Some internet users are expressing disappointment in the Hollywood icon’s stance. Others are sharing their takes on why Raven Baxter IS Black and always has been even citing episodes like ‘True Colors’ from S3, which tackles racial discrimination against the character. Another pocket of critics are taking aim at Miranda Maday, calling her out for weighing in on a topic she racially doesn’t relate to. Additionally, another conversation taking place is Raven-Symon’s history of making controversial comments about her own Blackness.
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