Yeah. But I gave her a pass on that. I think she did that cause Charlemagne called her donkey. On some you labeled me out my name I'm going to called you out if your name.
Mo'Nique Breakfast Club Interview...she buggin.
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Common sense would tell you to go and estimate what she can make on the road and what she would really be giving up before you speak. If a 25 year vet in the game ain't making 500k on the road in 2 years then yes.
Even if you or I don't have access to her books then why are you so sure she makes 500k on he road? You're not. So you would try and do he next best thing. Look at her schedule. She's home ALL THE TIME doing workout videos. She goes out once or twice a month and does 350 seaters (sometimes twice) at 40 bucks a seat. You are assuming she's making all this money and she's really not. Not from standup anyway. We don't need to see her books for that. We can see it where she's playing and how much that makes.
But you're not even TRYING to rationalize. You just see her talking and assume she's pulling in TWO MILLION dollars a year on the road just because her husband said it. But even if I'm off about how little she's making, two million is far from it.
You talk about common sense but you're not using anything
A month and a few cents deep into this, my own perspective has evolved as she goes.
I do agree with you that there has been a lot of woman-hate that goes on here - especially toward those who dare to speak up. I am in agreement too that she has every right to express herself. I won't use the word "wrong" to describe Mo'Nique. I find her to be somewhat disingenuous, delusional and egotistical though, in that she began this dialogue asking people to boycott on HER behalf, but only added in the injustice to others after the fact. Her boycott was and is self-serving. She never mentions the other ways and avenues in which Netflix has opened doors for, promoted and enriched other Black folks.
And this is her methodology. If something is not to her exact liking and specifications in the business, she feels like she has to broadcast it to all who will hear - naming names. This, whether it is Netflix, Lee Daniels, Will Packer, Oprah Winfrey, etc.
There is no ideal work situation when you work for others. There will be moments of unfairness and belt-tightening, to be sure. But you don't beat the game going about it like she has been going about her career for the last few years - going around putting folks on blast, trying to "expose" them. Who wants to hire someone who has extreme potential to publicly trash them once the job is done?
But she's supposed to be a comedian- yet she ain't told a joke on none of these platforms she's been on. Whole time she's on their running her civil rights routine. Thas damaging her ticket sales even more. Who wants to go to a show when you think the comedians ight be up there crying the whole time?
Sheesh bragging about the bullshit christmas movie that she CO STARRED in with 7 other people, and she can't even sell a fucking PLAY with her name on it right now.
If she was a bad bitch these simp would be like give her anything she wants lol
They hypocrites we all know this
NO. I was VERY clear as to what i called you an idiot for and about . Signing away your right to work for 2 years for 500k is a horrendous business decision in the entertainment industry. And for a 25 year vet with Moniques ability its even worse. There are regular working suckers who can pull in 200k+ in a calendar year and you think someone of her talent and success would be better served signing her rights away for two fucking years for that amount?.... And you have the audacity to mention common sense? The problem with you is you cant even admit to being wrong on the most blatant of dumb shit you say... You merely double down on stupid and keep saying silly shit..
I respect you bruh. I've been wrong about shit on here and all I say is "oops. My bad" and move on. Some people on here wanna "win" all the time so they dance around it. As far as this topic , I only spoke on it because I know a little bit about not only this business but HER business- even though I actually like her. I just don't understand why she's going this route , this long, and abusing a REAL issue for her own selfish benefit. I despise that part. I hate to see people use the people, especially when she doesn't have a track record of speaking out on shit on behalf of said people.
Fat funky bitch is feeling herself way too much. When your only talent is playing despicable stereotypical piece of shit like she did in "Precious", and your comedy stand-up routine consists of seeing how many times you can say shit, fuck, dick pussy, asshole and bitch in an hour you don't really have any talent. Mo'Nique thinks that Oscar was given to her for her acting ability when it was really a reward for casting black womanhood in a bad light so convincingly. Fuck her then, fuck her now and unless she gets a grip, fuck her forever. 
And i actually dont disagree with anything you've said here. My point was never to stand in solidarity with her every point but with her right to express them.... I support her right to question the motives and methods of the company and questioned why spectators were quick to side with major corporations while vilifying and attacking her in an irrational and hate filled fashion.
Don't use antidotes because they don't make sense, especially when you don't know wtf you're talking about. Don't compare her job to "regular working suckers". MOST 25 year vets in entertainment are not pulling in 250k a year on the road- that's nothing new at all. SO, you have to QUALIFY why you think Monique is.
Saying "people with jobs make 259k a year" doesn't cut it. Btw, most people don't make that either so wtf are you talking about?
BY sheer glance at the size of the rooms she's doing, PLUS , notice the play she's in ain't even selling, she's not having the biggest year AS A COMEDIAN. Someone like her I'm sure has some residual income, but no you can't just ASSUME she's making all this money because she's been doing it for 25 years. Just stop talking because you really have no clue.
Respect returned.
I'm not trying to proselytize people. I want to hear others' viewpoints because it can be a learning moment. I only give my perspective as I see it at the time. As situations progress, so should one's perspective.
In the interview that was posted today, I was glad to see someone finally bring up that her running off at the mouth and getting herself blackballed could have had an impact on the low amount she was offered by Netflix.
As for why she's going on and on publicly trashing people and entities: I think she and Sidney are enabling each other. It doesn't matter to them what the world thinks of them, only what they think of each other. It's unhealthy because that way of doing things is never self-reflective. It never takes on the burden of responsibility for one's actions and words. It has a veneer of humility and graciousness that only barely covers narcissism, entitlement and self-justification.
No one was Quick to attack Monique. This all happened over a couple years period where she was QUICK to attack several other BLACK celebs and players in the game who fed other BLACK artists such as Oprah, and Lee Daniels. ThenWill Packer. Then a few others. FINALLY, she pops up on her IG asking people to boycott a company that no one has had an issue with , BUT her, claiming racial bias (even though the people with the biggest deals on their are Black) and gender bias(even though the other example she used is a woman). On top of that, the damn channel has a good track record of providing positive content that we like that hasn't been in other places as often. AND , she doesn't have a track record of standing up for the people she is asking to stand for her. THATS why. This didn't happen over night.
I don't have a problem with that at all. On that first day or two when she announced that proposed boycott, given the limited info that any of us had - I too questioned why racial discrimination was altogether thrown out the door by some BGOL members a even being a possibility . After all, there is definitely a color line in entertainment as pay goes, if one is not A-list status. Other than that, I was never down with her boycott as I saw it as self-serving and self-centered.
I'm actually glad the interview came out because it kills a lot of speculation that I already knew. And I noticed when they did the call after she left, she STILL had supporters who based their whole argument on emotion. I'm sorry, she's just not making sense here and she's muddying up the issue. And she could have AT LEAST been using her platform before all this happened to speak on issues in her home city - not that she HAS to, but can she expect to use the bullhorn ONLY corner to make more than 500k? That's just not consistent to me.
Not sure you know what an antidote is but i didnt use one. And my only reason for mentioning working class folk was to illustrate that while 250k is good money, it aint life changing or something out of the reach of all and thus isnt nearly a number that would be worth Monique signing away her right to work for two years..
This point is becoming a dead horse so if you dont see the bad business in her giving Netflix exclusive rights to content and foregoing her ability to do standup for two years for 500k, then god bless you my man.
The way it ended was fucked up though. Did you see how she was acting and what she had to say to Charlamagne once the interview was over and she apparently thought the camera and mic was off? What an asshole.
Right. Funny thing is, she doesnt have to apologise. People don't hate her. They just wonder wtf she is talking about. Even after all this time, she goes on the road and someone is paying to see her. I've never been a fan of her comedy but I don't really trip on her like that.Fat funky bitch is feeling herself way too much. When your only talent is playing despicable stereotypical piece of shit like she did in "Precious", and your comedy stand-up routine consists of seeing how many times you can say shit, fuck, dick pussy, asshole and bitch in an hour you don't really have any talent. Mo'Nique thinks that Oscar was given to her for her acting ability when it was really a reward for casting black womanhood in a bad light so convincingly. Fuck her then, fuck her now and unless she gets a grip, fuck her forever.
Pardon me, ANECDOTE, and you did.
And again, using working class people and what they make at another job doesn't make any sense.
And yes , it is a.dead horse because you don't know wtf you're talking about. If a person doesn't make 500k in two years in tbe road, and is offered 500k , NOT just for staying off the road. It for not using the material on the special for that Two year period. , That means she gets paid ONE time to perform material in ONE ROOM , more than she would make for doing the same material travelling all over the place for two years. This Means, if she wanted, she could sit home or go and do new material to get ready for the next deal. The whole draw back to doing a special is the fact that those who would pay to see you, don't wanna hear those jokes anyway. I know comedians who have never dropped specials, who are still doing jokes from the 90s because not everyone heard them. Guarantee you if you see Dave or Chris , they're not doing any of the jokes they did in their last specials. They're out there working on new shit. You don't even need a contract to tell you that.
Racists are racists, what’s there to be angry about? When a racist act occurs, we speak about it.
There were threads in the last two days created about adults raping and killing kids. Every poster wanted the adults dead and tortured.
So your point of view isn’t correct. Most are just saying Mo’Nique’s full of shit and off base.
She’s not hot in the street, it’s as simple as that. It has nothing to do with race, sex or even if she’s funny.
The demand for her standup comedy talent isn’t worth millions of dollars to Netflix.
It’s really not as deep as she’s trying to make it.
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Yeah , equating all this to a slave narrative. And I don't even like Charlemagne but once again, this was one of those times, assholes like him come in handy lol.
I would say I don't know why she thought she was gonna come in there and handle him like that. But as you said, her and her husband are enabling each other. The very fact that she HAS to have her husband who she consistently calls DADDY on the line to talk every time is very telling. You can't be hollering "strong black woman" yet you need your man on the phone to talk for you in interviews.
Yeah , equating all this to a slave narrative. And I don't even like Charlemagne but once again, this was one of those times, assholes like him come in handy lol.
I would say I don't know why she thought she was gonna come in there and handle him like that. But as you said, her and her husband are enabling each other. The very fact that she HAS to have her husband who she consistently calls DADDY on the line to talk every time is very telling. You can't be hollering "strong black woman" yet you need your man on the phone to talk for you in interviews.
Her husband is a huge problem.
Monique has the right to demand what she thinks she's owed.
I personally don't see the price point for those demands but why not ask for it?
Netflix owning the material is a big point. but it feels like if they offered her more they could own it.
I don't know if she is or isn't easy to work with so I can't comment on that.
Monique has the right to demand what she thinks she's owed.
I personally don't see the price point for those demands but why not ask for it?
Netflix owning the material is a big point. but it feels like if they offered her more they could own it.
I don't know if she is or isn't easy to work with so I can't comment on that.
Then you're either blind or illiterate.
Again, moron, my point in mentioning working folk was to illustrate how 250k isnt a fortune and therefore isnt remotely enough for a professional entertainer to sign way her right to work for 2 years. Not sure what part of that isnt sinking in... And if you dont think Dave and Chris are currently using the same material on the road and in their shows then you once again display how fucking big a dumbass you are. They both are fool. And thats the point. You dont sign away exclusive rights to content AND the right to work for two years ... certainly not for 500k. Continue to sit on your ass and criticize while others do. Its painfully obvious you dont have a fucking clue.
hurt your feeling huh.... typing paragraphs and shit like a bitch LOL!
your name pretty much describes your whole existence
wrong is wrong .... you're wrong right with her. It ain't about hate.
she can think what ever the fuck she wants, she is delusional...... you're delusional right with her.
The fact that you think feelings are involved here furthers my point about you being a moron. And your assertion that typing a paragraph makes one a bitch cements my point about you being low intellect. Good job.
And yea... "yaBoi" is a way cooler screen name than mine..
Lol I see your pattern here. You just call somebody a name then follow it with some shit that doesn't make any sense.
We get it. You don't think 250kis a lot of money for a year.
How much you or I THINK it is doesn't matter.
If a person isn't making 500k in two years on the road, then an offer that says they can't use that material isn't ridiculous at all. Even though that's NOT what it says anyway. It's not exclusive rights. But they do have exclusive rights to broadcast her material - so if she goes on the road doing the same shit, wHis gonna come to see her do the same jokes they just watched her do on TV?
You truly don't know what you're talking about. Let a comedian release a special then go on the road doing the same shit. They'll get booed out of there. The whole point of hitting the road is to build NEW shit and prepare it for the live release. I've SEEN Dave and Chris and Kevin doing it. Once you release an hour it's time to trash that and work on new shit. First at small houses, then hit theaters and record it.
Btw here's how stupid your 500k comparison to working people is. those people don't get a chance to get that money in ONE lump sum. They break their backs all year to get it.
no typing paragraphs don't make one a bitch..typing what YOU type makes YOU a bitch get it clear....The fact that you think feelings are involved here furthers my point about you being a moron. And your assertion that typing a paragraph makes one a bitch cements my point about you being low intellect. Good job.
And yea... "yaBoi" is a way cooler screen name than mine..
how about you join her cause or something since you feel so strongly about it..
start a gofundme or something and get her next project funded. If you feel like the man is keeping her down then why don't you go help her out. Send us a link to your efforts, i'm sure we would all like to help out..
No. I actually lay out why you're a moron before calling you one. Try reading again.
Not sure why you even felt the need to waste bandwidth and time writing and posting this shit... You literally said nothing. "yaBoi".
You realize you're writing this down and we can actually see your stupidity right? But here's a question for ya.
You ever pay to see Monique live?
I can agree that 500k definitely wasn’t enough to sign away her right to work for two years.
I comprehended your writing so I guess I’m blind.
She’s still wrong in her thinking on it’s based on race and sex.
You see she tried to trap Charlemagne in her narrative the whole interview..
"how did this humble southern boy move to the big city and develop such hate for the black women that raised him"
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