jane the virgin star gina rodriguez has kicked up a storm after she claimed in an interview that black and asian women are paid more than latina womenthe 34yearold actor made the controversial comments during a conversation on netaporters the big television debate where she was joined by ellen pompeo gabrielle union and emma robertsi get so petrified in this space talking about equal pay especially when you look at the intersectional aspect of it right where white women get paid more than black women black women get paid more than asian women asian women get paid more than latina women and its like a very scary space to step into rodriguez had saidbecause i always feel like i fail when i speak about it because i cant help but feel already so gracious to do what i do and i feel like culturally i feel like i was raised to just feel so appreciative of getting here she addedrodriguezs comments did not go down well with social media user and she was heavily criticised with many people labelling her antiblacktv critic rebecca theodorevachon tweeted regarding gina rodriguez saying black actresses are paid more than latinx actresses sofia vergera is the highest paid according to forbes usd 425 million kerry washington is the only black actress on this list at 8another person wrote i honestly wonder how black latinas like gina torres tatyana ali tessa thompson and even the perpetually lost zoe saldana feel about gina rodriguezs consistent jabs at black womenrodriguez is yet to respond to the social media outrage