The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Officer Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit After Not Being Promoted ‘Because He’s White’

Episode Date: August 2, 2023

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singer-songwriter Noah Jones, and guitarist Julian Lodge. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Remember, he hard, didn't he? It's time for Donkey of the Day. I'm not even trying to be Donkey of the Day no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. It's called Donkey of the Day, and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Charlamagne. Who got the Donkey of the Day today?

Yes, Donkey of the Day for Wednesday, August 2nd goes to Michael Sack. Michael Sack is a white police officer in St. Louis who has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the city and two black city officials claiming he was excluded from a promotion to become police chief. Now, this is something you don't hear too often. A white man screaming racism because he didn't get a position he wanted. We've seen this a billion times from black people and others. OK, and usually they are correct. Systemic racism is something that exists in every industry in america we know this that's why we have laws to prevent

this kind of discrimination from happening uh what is it the equal employment opportunity commission under those under the laws enforced by the eeoc it is illegal to discriminate against someone applicant or employee because of that person's race color religion sex including gender identity sexual orientation pregnancy national origin age 40 or older disability or genetic information i'm saying all that to say there are rules in place to keep people from being discriminated against and to keep that discrimination from impacting their employment not saying it always works but the laws are there and when you feel there is discrimination you can sue that's what's happening's happening here with Michael Sack. He's suing, like I said, for racial discrimination because he said he was excluded from a promotion of police chief. But here's the problem, ladies and gentlemen, the position ended up going to another white man. Yeah, you heard me correctly.

Let's go to NBC5 on your side for the report, please. Tonight, the city of St. Louis faces a lawsuit over its selection of a new police chief. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Sack alleges he was not promoted because he's white. Sack, who served as interim chief, was considered a frontrunner in the initial search. But Mayor Tashara Jones started a second nationwide search seeking more diversity in candidates. The city ended up hiring Chief Robert Tracy, a white man. Saks lawsuit claims the mayor made that choice only after two black finalists dropped out and to cover up for not giving the job to him. The mayor's office says it cannot comment on pending

litigation. What is going on in America? You have a white cop suing the city and two black officials claiming he didn't get a job because of racism yet another white cop got the job you got lizzo being sued for weight shaming what's next is laverne cox about to be accused of transphobia i mean this is ridiculous michael sack says in the lawsuit his race was a determining factor motivating factor are played a part in the city's decision not to promote him i'm so confused here uh i'm not white and there is no white people in the room uh well i guess nick yeah nick is you're white right nick yes spicy white uh there's levels to whiteness all right um is there i'm not talking about levels in regards to class i'm talking about strictly race is there levels to the white race is there white and off white or is that just virgil's clothing line because i don't understand this is michael sack transracial does he identify as something other than white i don't understand how was he

seeking financial compensation for loss in wages and benefits for racial discrimination when another white man got the job now michael is saying that him and another white were the only two people who met the roles and qualifications and who had passed the written test but the mayor tashara jones told them that she would not pick either one of them because she only had two white male candidates to choose from and st louis is more diverse than white males that's what uh michael's saying in the lawsuit the lawsuit also says that the city wanted a black commissioner but had to settle for robert tracy the other white candidate because there was no other black candidate to select from because one of the finalists who was black withdrew his application and another declined the city's offer. Hey, if that's true, that's life.

But it still doesn't negate the fact that a white man got the job. I'm not the highest grade of weed in the dispensary, but if you're telling me that you didn't get a job because you're white, but another white person did indeed get the job, then I'm going to ask you to drink this ginger ale and these crackers because you must have a fever and a stomach ache. There is no way you could possibly be feeling well. Here's the thing, white people, stop. You don't have to colonize everything. It's always the unpigmented population trying to take everything the marginalized has and

make it their own. They trying to take hip hop. They tried taking Tiger Woods, but they gave him back and trust me, he didn't want to leave. And now they trying to take racial discrimination from us tried taking tiger woods but they gave him back and trust me he didn't want to leave and now they trying to take racial discrimination from us no no no no the unmelanated gall of michael sack a white man losing his job to another white man isn't racism it's called america okay racism you know uh is if the boss didn't hire him because he don't want no chalky colored cracker working in this building but that wasn't the case he didn't lose the job because he was white he lost the job because they found a better white see if America was just about the best person winning then it would be all good okay if it was about

all things created equal and the most qualified person succeeding and things like race and gender and sexuality didn't help or hinder it would be fine but that fairness only exists when you're dealing with men who look like the founding fathers of this country. So sorry, Michael, if you just weren't the white person. No, I mean, right. Wait, maybe I do mean white. OK, sorry, Michael. You just weren't the right white man for the job.

Please let Chelsea Handler give Michael Sack the biggest hee-haw. Hee-haw, hee-haw. That is way too much Dan Mayonnaise. Come on, Michael. Relax. Mm-hmm. All right. All right.

Well, thank you for that donkey today, sir. Mm-hmm. When we come back, well, first BET, we'll see how them all. Peace to BET. Peace to BET. Peace, BET. I think I know what you're talking about, man. What?

I think I know what's on your mind. I saw y'all contemplating to BET Peace to BET I think I know What you talking about man What? I think I know What's on your mind I saw y'all I saw y'all contemplating it Well what's that? After we talked about it What's that? The Lil Meat situation

Play our Breakfast Club theme music please Court music Breakfast Club court Now Lil Meat You know he cleared up Something that happened The other day

Now he was out in Houston And a young lady Needed some help Packing her groceries And getting her groceries to the house. So, little Meece did what any brother out there would do, what our parents have taught us to do. If you see somebody in distress. You help them out. Especially a woman in distress.

What do you do? You help them out. Now, Willie D., you are from the South. You from Houston. You from Houston. Southern hospitality, Willie D. Don't mess with Texas. Now, you see a woman out there that's struggling with her groceries.

Are you going to help her carry them groceries to the house? Depends on how fine she is. Oh, Lord, Willie. Willie. 800-585-1051. That's not what I was talking about. Let me talk about what happened. Good old Southern hospitality.

Am I can't help my cousin bring the bags in the house? Oh, and that's his cousin? Went to the grocery store, man. Man, why are y'all bugging out on the internet, man? This man was helping his cousin bring her groceries into her apartment. I looked at the videotape. He was only there for like 10 minutes. 17 minutes.

17 minutes. There you go. I tried to shave off 17 minutes. So a good friend of mine sent me this text message okay and it's important that's why it's important to have women input on things like this yeah she said what if the chick told the neighbor to hit the ring camera. To release the ring. That's right. That's right. Hey, I got Little Meech

helping me with my groceries. Little Meech was helping me with my groceries. Hit the ring camera. Yeah. You right. For a come up. Boy, I tell you.

Let's talk about it. I tell you, man. I think we just solved the case. Is Little Meech wrong? He was just trying to do his suddenly hospitality duties. I think your homegirl right, Willie. Yeah. Your homegirl too. teslin oh okay okay i ain't even think about that so okay we figured

it out little mitch was just helping this woman with her groceries being a good samaritan and somebody hit the she called her neighbor to hit the ring camera just so she can have a little come up yeah whoa wow do y'all believe little me that is the question low me was trying to do the right thing out there whoa you know trying to put out a little southern hospitality to help a young lady you guys have been saying men are not helping people not opening doors not carrying the groceries so this brother helped and carried the groceries and y'all got him under the bus let's talk about it and i heard there wasn't no elevator in that building heard it was six flights of stairs that man had to climb up god bless low me 800-585-1051 let Let's discuss this. The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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