The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Janet Jackson Faces Backlash For Saying Kamala Harris Is 'Not Black'

Episode Date: September 23, 2024

Charlamagne Tha God Allows Breakfast Club Listeners To Decide If Janet Jackson Should Receive Donkey Of The Day After She Faces Backlash For Saying Kamala Harris Is 'Not Black'. Listen For More!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for Donkey of the Day. It's a read, but you're so good at it. You're trying to be a fake-ass Charlemagne. There's only one Charlemagne involved. Damn, Charlemagne. Who you give the Donkey of the Day to now? Well, Sexy Red, Donkey of the Day for Monday, September 23rd. We'll be up to you all, okay?

I saw folks in an uproar about this over the weekend, sending me messages saying, Uncle Charla, you should give Janet Jackson Donkey of the the day and then i went and saw what janet said and i couldn't believe you heathens was treating the architect of river nation with such disrespect okay this woman made that's the way love goes and this is the thing she gets i didn't quite feel like she should get the biggest hee-haw but i will let you all decide see the woman who showed us what the pleasure principle was janet jackson was having a conversation with The Guardian that was published on Saturday. And one of the things she said in the article was she heard that Vice President Kamala Harris was not black. Here's the quote. She's not

black. That's what I heard. End quote. All right. That's what she recently said of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Janet said her father's white. That's what I was told. I mean, I haven't watched the news in a few days. Now, when I heard this, to me, it was just an opportunity to teach. We live in a world where misinformation runs so rampant, where so much fake news and alternative facts circulate that it's not surprising to me that folks believe the fake news. Now, for the record, Kamala Harris is both black and Indian American. Those are simply the facts. OK, she has always identified as black and Indian.

Her father is from Jamaica. Her mother is from India. That's that. But because of misinformation promoted by former President Donald Trump and others, people have, you know, run with the Kamala Harris is not black lie. Personally, I think folks are being too hard on Janet Jackson. OK, she was misinformed. Correct her and move on. It's easy to be misinformed and repeat something you heard in this era.

Happens to folks every single day. Even to people like Janet Jackson. And you know who I really blame? I blame everyone who legitimizes foolishness. Who legitimizes foolishness like this is news. Okay, all the papers, all the news networks, the MSNBC, the Fox, CNN, all of y'all. When you sit around making things like this a point of debate, when you replay, you know, Trump and others constantly repeating these lies, you amplify them. And the lie gets around the world three times. OK, while the truth is still putting on issues.

They will have whole panel discussions about this nonsense. It's Kamala Harris black. Dana Bash even asked kamala what she thought of trump's comments all of that type of rhetoric legitimizes that lie because there has to be some sort of legitimacy to it if it's being posed as a question on cable news right right wrong and nobody cares about the truth when the lie is more entertaining the truth is kamala harris is both black and indian but the lie okay she just turned black, is way more entertaining. Now, this lie is spread so much that even the almighty Janet Jackson believes it. Even the way the media has written this headline about the Janet Jackson situation reinforces the false narrative that Kamala Harris isn't black.

Because the headline in Rolling Stone is Janet Jackson questions whether Kamala Harris is black. NBC News, Janet Jackson tells interviewer she heard Kamala Harris is not black. All people see is Janet Jackson says Kamala Harris is not black. If you already heard that, now you might believe it because even Janet Jackson said it. What I don't understand is why are we so quick to dunk on each other for just simply being wrong? Why is everybody so quick to slander Janet Jackson and insult Janet Jackson when we all have been victims of some form of misinformation on social media?

When people say things like, everyone knows Kamala Harris' dad is black. No, everyone clearly doesn't. And it is very arrogant to assume that folks have that piece of information handy. And I really wish we would stop attacking people for being misinformed, especially when they aren't trying to weaponize the misinformation.

They just wrong. Just debunk the misinformation. Show the person the facts. And then once you do that, move on. It's not that serious. There's no reason to be coming at the woman who made what have you done for me lately like this. So let's go to Breakfast Club Court.

That's right. I'm getting my music. Are people overreacting? Or should Janet Jackson get the biggest hee-haw? You heard the facts. I just laid them out for you. All right. I laid out what she said.

Laid out what happened. And let's go to the phones. Okay. Let's do that. 800-585-1051. We're in Breakfast Club Court. So the question is Janet Jackson. Okay.

She said that she didn't think that the president was black. She said she heard. I guess also she didn't think that the president was black. She said she heard, I guess also she heard it from, and she was absolutely positive. She didn't think she said she heard. She heard. So the question is,

do you give Janet Jackson grace or no? Should she get the biggest hee haw? All right. Are people overreacting or should she get the biggest hee haw? Hello. Who's this? This is Delisa from Jersey city. Hey,

Delisa from Jersey city. What's your thoughts? Hi. I think that we need to leave Janet alone. At the end of the day, she's an entertainer. She's not a politician. She never swore on anybody's Bible to handle anything as far as politics. And the fact that we keep putting so much emphasis on the opinions of people who are literally just here to entertain the masses is crazy. It's politicians' fault at the end of the day for always going so hard to push for endorsements for people just so that you can get the votes of their fans.

But at the end of the day, I'm not voting for anyone because Janet Jackson said so. Like, that's just not a thing who who could tell you to vote for somebody like what what person do you follow that if they said hey i'm supporting this person you would you would you would do it too nobody i like that we have family discussions on how we all feel i'm not i don't know these people in real life i don't know what the deal is i don't know who all feel. I don't know these people in real life. I don't know what the deal is. I don't know who's paying you. I don't know how often you even watch the

news. So no, no one's opinion in the entertainment business matters to me whatsoever. Me and my family get together, we watch the debate, we have the discussions, and we decide how we feel. And I believe most people feel like her. This is why a lot of people, like, celebrities stay out

of politics though because it's like when you don't know something they drag you when you try and support they drag you yep hello who's this

hi this is Lisa from Maryland hey Lisa good morning what did you think about Janet Jackson saying that Kamala Harris is not black

um Janet knew what she was doing she's had how many 30 suggestions of experience not black. Um, and it knew what she was doing. She's had, how many, 30, I think,

of years of experience being an artist doing interviews with PR. 340 years, exactly what she was saying. She did not backtrack. She did this, and she helped,

she did, but let's keep in mind that her brother Randy is one of those QAnon people. Like, he's ultra right-wing. He is?

I didn't know that. Yes, he is. Look at his Instagram. And he's pretty extreme. And in fact, being his manager, and she had plenty of times to backtrack or to correct or to apologize. And you see she didn't. She apologized.

Her phone sounds a little crazy, Mama. So what she was basically saying was she feels like Janet knew what she was doing and that her brother is a Republican and possibly feeding Janet the information. So she's saying Janet needs the biggest hee-haw. That's what she's saying. Okay. Hello, who's this? Hi, this is Nay.

Hey, Nay. Good morning. What's your thoughts? Good morning, y'all. I love y'all, by the way. I listen every day. Thank you is Nay. Hey, Nay. Good morning. What's your thoughts? Good morning, y'all. I love y'all, by the way. I listen every day. Thank you, Nay. But I just think that it's crazy.

Like, I hate this for gender addiction because, one, this is like public information, right? Like, you can literally go to a Wikipedia page, you can go to Google. So, like, for somebody who's on her platform to just be trying to tear down another woman, I just think it's crazy. And it's like, why? She's the platform to just be trying to tear down another woman, I just think it's crazy. And it's like, why? She's the only woman out here trying to make a difference. Like, we don't want Donald Trump. He's the worst candidate ever.

And then it's like we're just out here shaming her name and talking shit about her for, I'm sorry, talking stuff about her for what? I just don't get it. I hate this for Janet Jackson. I honestly do. So you think Janet should get the biggest hee-haw or what? I think she deserves donkey of the day, Uncle Charlotte. Damn. Because it's like, why?

You were sending out another black woman, regardless if she was a black woman or not. We've been voting for white men forever. So why are you messing with this woman? Okay, thank you. I get what you're saying. 800-585-1051. We're asking, should Janet Jackson get donkey of the day damn

it's looking like she gonna get that biggest hee haw y'all we'll take some calls when we come back it's the breakfast club good morning morning everybody

it's DJ NV Jess O'Leary Charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club Lauren La Rosa filling in for Jess. Charlamagne, you all right?

Lauren LaRosa. Say what? I said, are you all right? I'm always okay. All right. Should we give Janet Jackson donkey today? That is the question. Why?

I don't know, man. You know, I saw over the weekend people was hitting me up saying, Uncle Charla, you got to give Janet donkey today. I went to go see what she said to The Guardian. You know, she told The Guardian that in regards to Kamala Harris, she's's not black that's what i heard so clearly janet is just misinformed i feel like this is just an opportunity to teach correct her debunk the misinformation keep it moving but people want janet to get the donkey of the day hello who's this good morning my name is kay what's up kay should should janet get donkey today?

Yes, she deserves donkey today. Wow. Why do you say that? Because she is a superstar. You should have more knowledge and be more informative. You shouldn't rely on people to tell you these things. This election is important and she has influence. She should be more careful of what she's saying.

Okay. Okay. Thank you, Mama. Hello, who's this? Jay calling from Florence, South Carolina. What's up, brother? You think Janet should get donkey today? Of course not.

Why? Why should she? I mean, like you said, it's misinformation. But if she don't know, she don't know. Okay. That's how I feel. Yep. Hello, who's this?

This is Nikki. Hey, Nikki, good morning. Should Janet Jackson get donkey today? She should not. Why? Because we all make mistakes. And even though she's a celebrity, why is she not available or able to make mistakes? We give misinformation all the time. She's able to receive misinformation just like we're able to receive misinformation.

She shouldn't be held accountable for that. I agree. Thank you. Hello, who's this? Hello? Hello. Hey, what's your name? Veronica. Veronica, should's your name? Veronica.

Veronica. Should Janet Jackson get donkey today? I think she should be held accountable, absolutely. Why? Well, she hasn't watched the news in the past several days. Okay, maybe I haven't either. However, our vice president has been in office for three and a half years now. We all should know that she's black. Unacceptable.

She should offer an apology. Okay. Alright. Thank you so much. Thank you. Alright, Charlamagne. The people have spoken. Janet Jackson, you need to come to the front of the congregation. We would like to have a word with you. Damn it. Please give Janet Jackson

the biggest hee-haw. Listen, I feel like, you know, you should just correct her, debunk the information, use it as an opportunity to teach and keep it moving. The last lady did bring up a very good point. It's not like the vice president hasn't been in office the last three and a half years.

You know what I mean? So at the very least, you should know she's black and Indian you might not know both but you at least should know one of those parts and it should be the black part

it was a little it was a little wild for her not to at least know that she you had to reunion some people are just probably not into politics

not into no probably don't care probably don't look up I'm sure Janet Jackson lives under you know in her own bubble she's Janet Jackson but still

I mean you know how touchy politics are you could have been like I don't look up. I'm sure Janet Jackson lives under, you know, in her own bubble. She's Janet Jackson, but still. I mean, you know how touchy politics are. You could have been like, I don't answer that. Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull Lamisoff. Don't be a donkey when you need a fighter on your side.

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