WEBVTT - Eboni K Williams Doubles Down

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<v Speaker 1>Mourning.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody is DJ n V Charlemagne the God. We are

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<v Speaker 2>the Breakfast Club. We got our guest co host, Kim

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<v Speaker 2>Whitley head joining us. Now, if you're just joining us,

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking about Ebony k Williams. She talked about she

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<v Speaker 2>would never date a bus driver, and then she doubled

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<v Speaker 2>down and said this.

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<v Speaker 3>I only saw a handful that even considered the possibility

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<v Speaker 3>of a bus owner being a more aspirational position. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>I suspect that some of y'all are the same men

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<v Speaker 3>that were bringing home c's and d's on your report cards,

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<v Speaker 3>only to then be coddled by parents that said, well,

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<v Speaker 3>that's okay as long as you're doing your best. Well, listen,

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<v Speaker 3>I love and believe in the excellence of black men.

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<v Speaker 3>So no, my dear c's and d's or any other

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<v Speaker 3>form of mediocrity is not okay. But could it be

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<v Speaker 3>that black America has been sold a narrative of average,

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<v Speaker 3>regular and typical being good enough for us? Well, see,

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<v Speaker 3>that's called white supremacy.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're taking your phone calls this morning. What's your thoughts?

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<v Speaker 1>Hell her? Who's this?

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<v Speaker 3>Hi?

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<v Speaker 2>My name is j Nay.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm tining some Detroit.

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<v Speaker 1>Shirley, name him what Mama.

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<v Speaker 5>I definitely feel like this is the reason why she's single.

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<v Speaker 6>I feel like, if the person is putting God first,

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<v Speaker 6>is loving you unconditionally, why should the occupation matter?

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<v Speaker 4>Because she want to go to dinner somewhere I guess expensive,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know women are like who paying?

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<v Speaker 5>So I'm with him, like me and my husband.

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<v Speaker 3>We get out here, we work harrd.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I have I fears praying to him.

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<v Speaker 5>He has too. He's but he loves God first, and

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<v Speaker 5>he loves me and my kids. So long as he's

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<v Speaker 5>somebody and meeting all I needs.

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<v Speaker 6>Get out here and do what you need to do

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<v Speaker 6>to get out.

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<v Speaker 5>Of here, and hustle and make sure that your family

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<v Speaker 5>is doing you know, you're taking care of your family.

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<v Speaker 6>But that's probably why she sings her now.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, all right, thank there's some good advertisement for

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<v Speaker 4>I'm telling you, we just said her name so many

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<v Speaker 4>times this morning, several times.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, you know what I maybe think about

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<v Speaker 2>it too, is the people that support Ebony, that watch

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<v Speaker 2>her shows, that watch her own reality shows, that watch

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<v Speaker 2>her new judge show. Those are quote unquote.

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<v Speaker 6>The average average, Those average people you're talking about the

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<v Speaker 6>everyday working class are who you want to support your podcast.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't want them to turn away from you because

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<v Speaker 4>it's gonna go down, gonna go dowsh Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, who's this Hi? It's Rachel Rachel.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, talk to us. Rachel, what do you think

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<v Speaker 2>about Emny K Williams comments?

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<v Speaker 5>Good morning? I myself am attended for all the many

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<v Speaker 5>students that I've educated who have become bus drivers, plumbers, electricians.

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<v Speaker 5>She needs to retract her comment and make it more personal. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>she's a millionaire and she prefers to date one. She

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<v Speaker 5>should say that, but she should not pluck down about

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<v Speaker 5>men who are out there working hard normal quote unquote

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<v Speaker 5>normal job. But I'm more offended about it. He's and

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<v Speaker 5>D's comments right, educating students ninety nine and I am

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<v Speaker 5>a mother and that is so disrespectful. Yeah, there are

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<v Speaker 5>children out here who can only get a seat. Do

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<v Speaker 5>you know why?

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<v Speaker 3>Why?

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<v Speaker 6>Learning learning disabilities? I said learning disabilities, but it also

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<v Speaker 6>a systemic bias and education.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep, thank you, And.

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<v Speaker 5>There's a good bias.

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<v Speaker 7>My kids are taking a New York to Day mouth esterday.

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<v Speaker 7>They're not ready for it, right, because it's a bias. Yes,

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<v Speaker 7>so how to see though these weren't their best and

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<v Speaker 7>if parents weren't doing their best, that was a horror.

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<v Speaker 7>A promise and she really really need say something again.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you, Rachel, and we appreciate you being a teacher.

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<v Speaker 2>We know how tough it is, we know how difficult

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<v Speaker 2>it is. I know you don't get the supplies you need.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you overwork, and I know you got to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with some of them crazy kids. Sometimes we appreciate you, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we do, thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>I appreciate you, guys, because promise like this should.

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<v Speaker 4>Be just stuff, but this might be a learning lesson

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<v Speaker 4>for Rachel.

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<v Speaker 2>Where you could be from, Rachel.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm from the Bronx.

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<v Speaker 5>I teach in the Bronx as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh j have mercy God? Can we buy you some

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<v Speaker 2>mos today? Can we buy you some lunch today? Could

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<v Speaker 2>send you a teacher from the Bronx. What's your cash?

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<v Speaker 7>App Absolutely? But what I was prefered is I on

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<v Speaker 7>au start in parliament. I support there.

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<v Speaker 6>You go see.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that. Go ahead, go Faith.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm at Faith ninety too.

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<v Speaker 2>Madison Avenue unks place? What's it called ninety two? What

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<v Speaker 2>Madison Avenue.

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<v Speaker 7>Nineteen sixty two?

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<v Speaker 2>Madison Avenue nineteen sixty two, Madison Avenue. If you're in Harlem,

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<v Speaker 2>go check her out. And we appreciate you again, Rachel.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 7>Guys, appreciate the Bright Club.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm rich.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, rich, good morning, good morning son. Now you

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<v Speaker 1>agree with.

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<v Speaker 2>Me, you agree with Abney Kate Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet that she could have worded that better. But

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<v Speaker 1>at the same tour game. All right, So I was

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<v Speaker 1>I was a trash worker for twenty years, right and

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<v Speaker 1>they and they made us out here. I started my

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<v Speaker 1>own company with my wife from I saw the home

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<v Speaker 1>companies this then. But there's nothing wrong with being a

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<v Speaker 1>trash worker. Nobody aspire us to be a trash worker,

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<v Speaker 1>you see what I'm saying. So we have to do so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, our parents have to do better, to push

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<v Speaker 1>us to do better. You know, although we we are

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<v Speaker 1>sex workers, we we are needed out here, we are necessary,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're not looking. We'll always look down upon.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you're not.

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<v Speaker 6>No, you're not not not in New York Because when

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<v Speaker 6>that trash start piling up the front, where is the

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<v Speaker 6>sanitation workers?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, where a pick.

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<v Speaker 3>Up the work.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm gonna put up. I'm gonna put a thude

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<v Speaker 1>like this, we are we all want this when we

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<v Speaker 1>are needed, but when we aren't needed, they don't. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to look at us like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's the y y'all, you're always needed. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>think of the time that y'are not needed.

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<v Speaker 6>Never.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think it's changed. I think that might have

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<v Speaker 4>been twenty years ago. I tried to holler at my

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<v Speaker 4>uh my trash worker. He was so fine he got

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<v Speaker 4>off that truck. I was like, wait a minute, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, how you doing? Let me help you with that

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<v Speaker 2>bad I canna lie. I mean, I appreciate all the

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<v Speaker 2>sanitation under all of them. Sometimes when you block the streets,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes we can't get by. But other than that, I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you got that's right, that's right. What's the biler story.

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<v Speaker 6>That the moral of the story is that everyday working

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<v Speaker 6>class people are not average, they're not mediocre, they're not typical.

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<v Speaker 6>And it's the level of eliticism in those words that

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<v Speaker 6>I don't like. And you know, Ebany is the homie.

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<v Speaker 6>She's entitled her preference. She can date whoever she wants

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<v Speaker 6>to date, she can have whatever standard she wants. Well,

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<v Speaker 6>let's not put down everyday working class people in the process,

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<v Speaker 6>and us entertainers. We need to stop over inflating our worth. Okay,

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<v Speaker 6>we are not essential and if those everyday working class

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<v Speaker 6>people don't support us, we don't have careers.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, no, right, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning,