The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: TikToker Cries After Strangers Refuse Her Act Of Kindness

Episode Date: April 28, 2023

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On Thanksgiving Day, 1999, five-year-old Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez was found off the coast of Florida. And the question was, should the boy go back to his father in Cuba? Mr. Gonzalez wanted to go home, and he wanted to take his son with him. Or stay with his relatives in Miami? Imagine that your mother died trying to get you to freedom. Listen to Chess Peace, the Elian Gonzalez story on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha.

And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show, Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other.

So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there, I'm Dr. Maya Shankar, and I'm a scientist who studies human behavior. Many of us have experienced a moment in our lives that changes everything, that instantly divides our life into a before and an after. On my podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, I talk to people about navigating these moments. Their stories are full of candor and hard-won wisdom. And you'll hear from scientists who teach us how we can be more resilient in the face of change. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You are a donkey. It's time for Donkey of the Day. Donkey of the Day does not discriminate.

I might not have the song of the day, but I got the donkey of the day. So if you ever feel I need to be a donkey, man, hit it with the heat. It's a breakfast club, bitches. Who's donkey of the day today? Well, Ed Sheeran, donkey of the day for Friday, April 28th, is going to a young woman named Amelia Goldsmith. Amelia Goldsmith is a TikToker Influencer

Those are the professional terms they use After reading this story to me She's just a clout chaser And the worst kind of clout chaser The worst kind of clout chaser to me Is the people who do those charitable acts on camera Now I know there's a couple ways to look at this Some folks say, hey, since you see people

Doing all types of negative stuff on camera It's good to see someone doing something positive. And maybe it will inspire other people to do positive things, too. And then it's others who say if the charity was really coming from your heart, you wouldn't film yourself doing it, especially in regards to giving to the less fortunate. By less fortunate, I mean the homeless or people who are in, like, real need. Like, it's bad enough that the person is already in the condition they in last thing they would want is a camera shoved in their face so you can personally make yourself look better and that's exactly what amelia goldsmith did see amelia decided

she wanted to do a curated act of kindness i gotta salute my good brother riconia from cleveland who encourages random acts of kindness i too encourages random acts of kindness. I, too, encourage random acts of kindness. But the key word is random. OK, just do something nice for someone for no reason at all. I live for that. But Amelia did a curated act of kindness because she decided to go to a random grocery store and pay for people's groceries. But this is how, you know, she wasn't doing it for anyone but herself because she got upset that people wouldn't let her. Let's go live to Amelia's TikTok for the report, please.

I just want to show someone out. Midweek's home. Excuse me. This may be really random, but I'd love to pay for your food shop today. Just because I want to. No, no, no. Honestly, like I do. I do this thing where I want to do something nice.

I'd just love to. want to do something nice. We don't need it. I just love to... That was stressful, guys. I felt really in panic mode. I don't know why. I just felt like I was expecting someone to be... I don't know. I was expecting the first person to be overjoyed and grateful and happy for me to pay for their shopping.

But obviously, that didn't go down well he was kind of he was a little bit like angry i was a little bit like taken back and then i'm gonna cry to be honest and then the second person she just sort of looked at me like i was some absolute idiot weirdo she didn't say anything but like i'm just really overwhelmed right now i don't know what's going on. Also, that was a big challenge for me as well because I just find social situations really quite hard. Just a lot of emotion.

Oh, God. Oh, my God. I don't know what to do because nobody will let me play for the groceries. Girl, I just feel like some people just don't want a camera in their face i do understand where she coming from yeah but i think that she got that from seeing other people do it that's right it would translate as well but no nobody wanted her to do it because they knew she was doing it all for herself and this is why some

folks feel anonymous charity is the best way and this is why to to me, this is the worst kind of clout chasing. If you wanted to pay for people's groceries, you just do it. You don't go to the grocery store, go live and start recording. You ask people, you ask people if they want their groceries paid. No, just do it if you really want to do it. You know, when I've done this, when I've been in line behind someone and that person gets to the register and their car don't work or they get to the register and realize what they got is out of their budget so they about to put it back i've intervened in those moments and said now i got it for you but just standing there like a damn insane person with your live going telling people you want to pay for their groceries that's why that man asked

you why and that was the right question and the answer isn't because you just wanted to do a good deed uh the why was you just wanted caught for your social media nothing was pure about your intentions you did that for engagement you did that for likes and views and she got what she wanted because the video uh has over 800 000 views on tiktok this story was reported in the new york post that's where i got it from and now i'm talking about it on breakfast club damn did she win did she win well she got more popular and that was the goal she got more popular from it and and like you just said when you don't like something don't give it attention so we probably shouldn't gave her more likes but i think this we got to put ourselves in these people's conditions like who wants to be filmed

on their worst day i don't like taking photos without my wig you know saying like i don't want to like i want to have hair makeup i want to look the best. I want filters. So we got to be more empathetic for these people who are in need in that moment and not take advantage of their low moment so we can get a high moment. I agree. She got what she wanted, which is attention. But I would turn it into a teachable moment. There is nothing better than lifting someone else up. When you give cheerfully and from the heart, people will accept that gracefully.

But when you give simply because you are trying to get yourself attention via one of these social media apps, of course nobody is going to accept that. Why? Because it's not pure. A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time at the right place and when we expect nothing in return. This is the most important part. When we expect nothing in return, you, Amelia, expected exactly what you got, which is attention on TikTok. And that is what I don't respect because real generosity is doing something nice

for someone who will never find out. Please give Amelia Goldsmith the sweet sounds of the Hamilton's. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. All right. Thank you, Charlemagne.

Now, Kendra G., my darkness, she has a gift she wants to give us. Yes. That's from her heart. That is pure. That is pure. I was thinking that when you were doing all that. Because, first of all, I want to say that y'all know the history. I'm a radio veteran for 24 years.

Charlamagne and I have both been fired. How many? Four times in the past? Four times. Yes. And Envy and I went to college together here at University. So, I wanted to give y'all a gift for being radio rock stars. Like y'all have taken the radio situation to a whole nother level.

And I just want to show y'all how much I love y'all. What we got. What we got. And give y'all the best gift ever. It's actually a photo of myself. It's a photo of myself that we're going to put in the studio. And it says, congratulations on all your success. Charlamagne and DJ Envy. It's a photo of myself that we're gonna put in the studio. And it says, congratulations on all your success, Charlamagne and DJ Envy.

Now you will always have the best with you in the studio. You're welcome. And then the same outfit that you got on today. It's the same outfit, same ponytail, same everything. So I'm gonna be, cause they didn't have me on the wall Jess. I looked at the wall. I'm not on the wall. So I bought my own damn picture. I love that. And you're Jess I looked at the wall I'm not on the wall So I bought my own damn picture

I love that And you're going to put it On the wall Matter of fact I got you two I got one in a black shirt And a white shirt Okay Black or white

Like Michael Jackson Kendra did you not just Listen to Donkey of the Day Yeah yeah So she going to get it She going to get it Tomorrow Thanks

Did you just Did you just not listen To Donkey of the Day You can put it right there At that mic right there Put it right there At that mic right there Right in front right there at that mic right there. Right in front.

So we can see. So we can see. All right. There we go. All right. What better one, Kendra, too? All right. All right.

When we come back. Now, this is serious. Now, first of all, we got to say shout out to BET. Enjoy. We'll see you guys on Monday. That's right. Yeah. Absolutely.

Everybody else. Now, if you have kids in the car, this is the first time I'm going to tell you that maybe you might want to turn it down just a little bit. You know why? Because it's Friday, so you know what that means. It's Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday. And Sukihana is joining us this morning.

Now, if you don't know who Sukihana is, she's from Love & Hip Hop. She's a porn star, too, right? She got a porn out or something? Oh my God, no. She already got me caught up calling somebody a crackhead. I'm not about to say this, man.

This lady is no day She's very... She doesn't mind sharing her sexual experience with the world. That's a better way to say it. Sukiyana is just Sukiyana. And when she's having sex

in the past, it was with her men. So I don't think she's a porn star. And do y'all know that she made a debut on Jerry Springer? God rest star. And do y'all know that she made a debut on Jerry Springer? God rest his soul. Do y'all know that Sukiyana was on

Jerry Springer? Her first performance. That makes sense. When I just googled Sukiyana, sex, porn popped up. Well, we didn't see it. We don't know nothing about it. Is it porn when it's your men? I can't show you because y'all go to Human Resources, I get fired. But if y'all google it, y'all see it on your own. But we're going

to talk to her when we come back. Sukiana and Jess Hilarious, we taped this yesterday so Jess Hilarious did what she did and me and Charlamagne fell back. You know what? Alright. Thank you. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

Donkey of the Day is brought to you by the law office of Michael S. Laminsoff. Don't be a donkey. Dial pound 250 on your cell and say the bull. If you've been hurt in a construction accident, that's pound 250 from your cell and say the bull. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q. Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show, Civic Cipher.

That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On Thanksgiving Day 1999, five-year-old Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez was found off the coast of Florida. And the question was, should the boy go back to his father in Cuba?

Mr. Gonzalez wanted to go home, and he wanted to take his son with him. Or stay with his relatives in Miami. Imagine that your mother died trying to get you to freedom. Listen to Chess Peace, the Eliane Gonzalez story, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there, I'm Dr. Maya Shankar, and I'm a scientist who studies human behavior. Many of us have experienced a moment in our lives that changes everything, that instantly divides our life into a before and an after. On my podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, I talk to people about navigating these moments. Their stories are full of candor and hard-won wisdom.

And you'll hear from scientists who teach us how we can be more resilient in the face of change. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.