Snippets from a recent Jaden and Willow Smith interviews have brought me to one of two conclusions: They are the two weirdest children (er, young adults) I have ever heard of, or they are simply misunderstood and are really ahead of their time. Either way, they make great press.
Since 2010 Willow’s Whip My Hair became an outcry of feminity and rebellion, but not too long ago she was under fire for taking a provocative picture with model Moises Arias. Airas was 20 and Willow was 13, while the picture was not sexually explicit it certainly seemed a little to grown up for Willow. Jaden can also be misinterpreted. He attended Kim Kardashian’s wedding to Kanye West wearing a batman suit and taking pictures with Kylie Jenner.
Perhaps the weirdest moment to me was when they were talking about Prana energy and babies breathing through their stomachs and having memories. It just seemed to science fiction like to me. Prana is a Sanskrit word meaning “Life Force”. It’s a term that basis a belief in energy coming from the sun and has a cosmic connection to everything in the universe. It’s pretty heavy stuff for 13 and 16 year olds. From the start of the interview when they were asked what they were reading, it seemed like they weren’t ordinary teenagers. Quantum Physics?…The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life? What happened to the Twilight series and Harry Potter? Call it intellectual.
Honestly, though I know they get flack for being different and they didn’t have the reality of growing up in the hood or under the circumstances that made us who we are. Maybe that’s ok and five years from now we might look back on the interview and realize that they were right about what they thought about school and breathing and Prana energy. We are only limited within the confines and constraints of our minds. Another option is we find the Smith children are equally crazy and joined a cult.
What do you think of recent Jaden and Willow Smith interviews?
