Leslie Jones brainwashed? Actress likens marriage to ‘legalized slavery.’

Leslie Jones is not happy with the institution of marriage, and she made that clear in a recent interview with YouTuber Ziwe — where she likened marriage to “legalized slavery.”

When pressed on her stance, Jones doubled down, warning young people against getting married and comparing traditional expectations of wives to oppression.

“I think marriage is legalized slavery,” Jones told Ziwe.

When the interviewer pushed back, Jones responded, “If he is expecting you to be a trad wife, he might as well pull out a whip and a chain.”

“There are young people watching who might be wanting to get married. What would you say to them?” the interviewer then asked.

“Don’t,” Jones replied.

Shemeka Michelle tells BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock on “Jason Whitlock Harmony” that Jones’ position is not born of a healthy mindset.

“I think this is silly. She’s 58 years old, and it really bothers me when we have old women who are just bitter and angry and never been married, alone. She never had children. She wants this same bitterness and anger for young people, saying, ‘Never get married,’” Michelle says.

“How can you even liken marriage to slavery? Marriage is something that God ordained. It’s why he created woman, because man wasn’t supposed to be alone. The fact that she likens it to slavery is just her own bitterness,” she continues.

“She has some residual bitterness for not being chosen,” she adds.

Whitlock couldn’t agree with Michelle more.

“Calling marriage slavery when it’s actually the greatest tool in the pursuit of holiness, that’s what really bothers me,” he agrees.

Michelle points out that Jones’ view of marriage is based on those who enter marriage for the wrong reasons.

“For Leslie to say that, I just feel like she’s never really stepped back and taken a look at herself beyond her physical appearance. But to say, ‘How can I change? How can I be a good wife?’ Because there are a lot of women who just enter marriage for the wrong reason,” Michelle explains.

“They want the big wedding. They want the nice ring. They want to be able to think that they’ll just get to sit on the couch and eat bonbons. They’re not looking at it from an act of service and how I can be a good wife. There are a lot of women who want to get married, but there aren’t a lot who want to be wives,” she continues.

“And this is clear from the way she likens it to slavery. She just has the wrong mindset about it,” she adds.

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