Raven-Symoné viral – Raven-Symoné cut up at a hair salon dancing to Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat,” and the clip spread fast—over 700 comment reactions and nearly 25,000 likes. But while fans praised her energy with other women of color, many also brought up her wife, Miranda Maday, say
Raven-Symoné wasn’t trying to make it a whole thing—she was just catching a vibe.
On Wednesday. June 9. her loctician. Jasmin Thomas. posted a video of Rae dancing to Yung Miami’s hit “Spend Dat” inside a hair salon. The clip shows Raven laughing and smiling as she joins a group choreography alongside four others. while adding her own moves. It didn’t take long for fans to latch onto the carefree moment—especially the idea that Raven looked the most herself when she was surrounded by women of color.
The video was reshared by The Shade Room, and the reaction came quickly. Fans flooded the comment section with over 700 written reactions and liked the video nearly 25,000 times.
Some commenters tied the joy to Raven’s Black identity. saying they loved seeing her “being Black.” “I love when she’s being Black. ” wrote @aaliyaaaah._. @bymarkishamarie added. “Love when she on her black girl sh*t 🔥🔥🔥.” Others described a noticeable difference in her energy. including @blonde__bombshell__. who wrote. “When she’s with her black friends she’s so different. So happy. So free 😍. ” and @typically_rob. who joked. “Don’t get me wrong you love who you love 🥴😂 but she always look much happier with us 🤏🏾🥹.”.
The discussion wasn’t limited to identity, though—it spilled into her personal life. Many fans also brought up Raven’s wife, Miranda Maday, pointing out that Miranda wasn’t in the dance video.
“This is where the internet went. ” you could feel it in the comments—because soon after the repost. the roommates started “chattin’” about Rae’s energy both with her own kinfolk and without her wife glued to her side. In the TSR comment section, @jaeesaunzale wrote, “So glad she left the wife off this one!. 🙌🏾😂. ” while @zeverra_ceo said. “😂😂 she left wifey out of this one. huh?” @theregokayb added. “I’m just happy the wife not in the video lol.”.
Others leaned into humor, but kept the point centered on Miranda’s absence: “Left that lady at home 😌,” wrote @_21xsunflowers. @702.briii commented, “See how happy she is when she leave that lady at home,” and @lianaaa.adele joked, “Jus happy she didnt put her wife in the dance lol 😂.”
Some comments blurred into darker sarcasm about their relationship dynamics. including @tootuftinc_. who wrote. “It’s leaving my porcelain wife at home because I’m in the streets doing black people sh*t 😂😂😂😂😂.” And @skorpion.queen observed. “I noticed whenever she’s dancing itss never with her wife and the white friends 😂.”.
The tension around Miranda isn’t new for Raven’s fanbase. In recent years, supporters have been upset by comments Miranda has made, including claims that some online backlash escalated to death threats.
In 2024, Raven-Symoné and Miranda attempted to correct online narratives about Miranda. Raven posted in a TikTok video asking her supporters to stop the harassment. telling them. “stop it in the comments…stop with the death threats. ” adding that it was disrespectful to both of them. Miranda later clarified what she had—and hadn’t—known growing up.
“I hope to clear the air right now and let you all know that I never have once said that I did not know who Raven was. I only ever said that I did not grow up watching ‘That’s So Raven.’ I did not watch her as a child. ” Miranda Maday said in the TikTok video. She continued, “But since getting married and meeting her in 2015, I have seen the majority of her work. I have also been at a lot of this work.”.
Despite that clarification, the backlash lingers in the background—so when Raven pops up online and fans feel she’s “on her” most carefree setting, Miranda’s name returns to the conversation fast.
Part of what’s driving the heat is that the internet is reading more into the body language and the company in the room than it usually would elsewhere. In this case. the salon video becomes a kind of mirror: people see joy when Raven is with women of color. and they also react sharply when they feel her wife isn’t present.
And in the end, the comment section showed exactly how quickly the celebration can turn. Alongside the jokes and praise, fans kept circling back to the same question—why the “Spend Dat” moment didn’t include Miranda Maday, and what that absence means to them.
Raven-Symoné Miranda Maday The Shade Room Spend Dat Yung Miami Jasmin Thomas hair salon video viral dance Black side comments interracial concerns TikTok
So she was just dancing… why is everyone making it weird?
The headline says backlash but it sounds like people are mad she didn’t include her wife? Like maybe she was literally just at the salon and didn’t bring her partner lol.
I feel like Raven be doing too much for the camera sometimes. Like you can tell she’s happier around other women of color but then people be like “being Black”?? Idk it’s giving clout. Also Miranda probably didn’t want to be on the internet, that’s all.
I saw the clip and she does look mad more herself with the girls, not even gonna lie. But then folks start talking about her wife like it’s a requirement?? If Miranda wasn’t there that means something?? People on here love making conspiracy out of hair salon footage. Next thing you know it’s gonna be “Spend Dat” exposed her marriage or whatever.