The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: TV Station Under Fire After Anchor Uses Offensive Racial Term On Air

Episode Date: March 7, 2024

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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 podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. You're trying to be a fake ass Charlemagne. Some donkey today just saw themselves. Haven't watched me Charlemagne. I was ready for you. I'm a donkey. I never heard of a donkey the other day. What is it?

I'm a donkey. Say it again, Charlamagne. I'm a donkey. Yes, you are a donkey. I'll show you how to act a donkey. Everything that Charlamagne is saying is true. Donkey of the Day for Thursday, March 7th. Today's the 7th, right the day for Thursday, March 7th. Today's the 7th, right?

Yes, Thursday, March 7th. Goes to St. Louis news station KMOB and one of their anchors, Corey Stark. Now, I'm going to give this man donkey of the day for what he did. Okay, because to be making this mistake in 2024 is insanity. But we're going to have to have a family discussion too because I'm sick of you hypocritical, contradicting ass colored folks not being consistent. All right. We have to be the change we want to see in the world. And I'm going to get to that in one second. Now, KMOV has been forced to issue an apology. Corey Stark has been forced to issue an apology after he said this.

American dream. But tonight, colored homeowners are sounding the alarm when it comes to undervalued home appraisals play it one more time right american dream but tonight colored homeowners are sounding the alarm when it comes to undervalued home appraisals okay cory said tonight colored homeowners are sounding the alarm when it comes to undervalued home appraisals and the coloreds lost their minds about it now first of all the fact that the word colored is distracting from the actual uh point of the story cory was trying to tell is hilarious to me okay and the story he was trying to tell is that black people were sounding the alarm on undervalued home appraisals okay the impact of racial bias on home appraisals is something that needs to be discussed and amplified but folks aren't talking about that right now because they're too busy being upset

over the use of the word colored this is us distracting us okay we complain about our issues not being spoken about in the media but when they are we have found a way to deflect to something else now like i say kmov and cory stark are getting the biggest hee-haw because this is just a stupid mistake to make in 2024 all right we have seen enough examples of white people using the word colored to know this wasn't going in well whoever put that in the prompter is an idiot. Corey Stark repeating it is an idiot. All right. Corey said the word should have never come out of his mouth, and he blamed it on a change

to the teleprompter. He said the phrase initially was homeowners of color, but it was later changed. Now, the National Association of Black Journalists said they were appalled and disappointed by its use. They released a statement where they said colored is an offensive term due to its usage during segregation in the U.S. and the Jim Crow era. It has fallen out of use due to its negative connotation. Remember that line. OK, the term colored has fallen out of use due to its negative connotation.

The NABJ continued by saying it is upsetting that such a slur would make it to the air. The term is outdated, offensive, and racist. I need us to remember all of this language, all of this rhetoric, okay? The NJAB said KMOV are... Oh, yeah, the NJAB said they are concerned that KMOV, that nobody in the newsroom caught this error, and they question their editorial process when it comes to cultural awareness.

Yes, because St. Louis is 43 percent black and the city is no stranger to racial racial strife. We would hope KMOV would be more sensitive to how it covers the black community. I agree with all of that. OK, other communities don't let play. Don't let people play with them when it comes to racial slurs. And we shouldn't let people play with us either. Now, Corey Stark did issue an apology. He said, uh, KMOV is meeting with community members as we strive to do better every day. The words should have never come out of my mouth. And it does not reflect who I am or what first alert for represents in quote.

Now, this is where it gets a little confusing for me. You know, I'm not the highest grade of weed in the dispensary, nor am I the strongest Avenger. So bear with me. I'm always open to to learning so school me if i'm wrong here but john bowman who was the st louis county president for the national association for the advancement of colored people colored people says he contacted kmov right after the broadcast because the word colored is triggering for the black community the president for the the NAACP of St. Louis, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, says the word colored is triggering for the black community. Nobody will say nothing with me. Strange.

I've said this before. OK, I've said this before. But if the National Association of Black Journalists says colored is an offensive term due to its usage during segregation in the U.S. in the Jim Crow era, and they said it's fallen out of use due to its negative connotation, and they said it's outdated, offensive, and racist, with all that said, don't you think it's time for the NAACP to make a name change? Mm-hmm. Huh? Absolutely.

Imagine the president of the NAACP in St. Louis making a call to KMOV saying, hello, this is John Bowman from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. And I think the word colored is triggering for the black community. That sounds stupid. I know sometimes these crackers just want to be like, nigga, please. All right. I agree with everything the NABJ said about the word colored. I agree with what John Bowman said about the word colored. But I also think we look like devil damn fools saying we are offended by this word when the NAACP is right there using the word. So how is Corey Stark or any other other supposed to say the full name of the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of C-Word People? Like, what are we doing? Okay?

Black people, shouldn't we practice what we preach? I'm one of those people who believe whatever I demand from you, I must first demand to myself. So I'm going to need you coloreds to figure this out. Oh, my God. Okay? At least before next Black History Month, all right? Because when you don't practice what you preach,

all I can hear is hypocrisy. Please let Chelsea Handler give KMOV and Corey Stark the biggest hee-haw. Hee-haw hee-haw hee-haw that is way too much Dan Mayonnaise all right now won't you Cullets be on social media arguing with me y'all talk amongst yourselves and figure that out that is crazy how you gonna give somebody donkey in a die or coloring it up and then you calling us Cullets because I have donated to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

and that's crazy because I feel like trash because I was nominated to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. And that's crazy, because I feel like trash, because I was nominated for an NAACP. And the NAACP people, two of them. That's good. For the BMF film, right? I ain't going to be until they change it. They're not changing it. I'm not colored.

Jesus Christ. But it does make, they should change it, right? No, you are certainly right. It's very confusing. I can see how the guy calls me, yeah, you call him, you're like, yeah, it's the advancement

of colored people. I'm offended by the word colored, but you're calling from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? Come on, y'all. Come on now.

Let's use some common sense here, guys. Come on now. But you know, that's how people feel about the N-word too, though. You know that. Yeah. Ain't no organizations with the N-word in them okay well yeah it ain't no

organization you know how you know how can people be upset with ain't no organizations and it's all slang and slurs it's all slang and slurs and i'm not i'm not saying they're wrong either i'm just saying that the difference between slang and slurs and having an organization called the national association for the advancement of colored people i agree with everything that they said about the word you know being offensive due to its usage during segregation in the u.s and the jim crow era and the nabj said it's fallen out of use due to its negative connotation they said it's outdated offensive and racist if the president of the naacp in st louis says the word is triggering and offensive and somebody needs to change the name

of the NAACP. And I do feel like, okay, so I get what you're saying Envy, but I don't think that that's a good metaphor. I mean, a good We know what you mean. Yeah, exactly. But no, we'll say what I mean. Thank you. A good example. I think like the football team, like the Washington

Redskins, okay, they had to change that. They are now the Washington Commanders. That's right. I think that's kind of like what that Redskins, okay, they had to change that. They are now the Washington Commanders. That's right. I think that's kind of like what that is. Absolutely. I do agree they had to change that name. But there's no other group of people that use a slur

as a term of endearment, though. You never see a bunch of white people like, hey, what's up, my crack? Like, you don't see that. Do you? Okay, maybe wrong. Sometimes.

Sometimes they be doing that. But that's slang and slurs. Yeah, slang and slurs. A real organization that has existed for years. Now, with us, a hard ER. Colored? No, no. What you mean?

Oh, my God. I know what you mean. I know what you mean. Thank you, thank you. Colored? No, she didn't. Colored. Oh, okay.

Like trigger, but. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Got you, got you, got you. You know what? When we come back, Donnell rollins will be joining us thank you for that donkey just like a colored what oh my goodness donald rollins comedian when we come back so don't move us to breakfast club

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Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zaka Stan. We need help! That's Escape from Z-A-Q-A-S-T-A-N

on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings.

It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip hop. Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history.

Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was called a moment. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records 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.

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