Now, who’s hot, who not?/Tell me who rock, who sell out in the stores?-Notorious B.I.G Mo Money Mo Problem
“Hello my loves, I am asking that you stand with me and boycott Netflix for gender bias and color bias…”
Actress and comedienne Mo’Nique took to Instagram, on January 19, 2018 asking fans to boycott Netflix, the popular online streaming service for low balling her on a potential stand-up special. In this case the question at hand, “Is she still relevant? What has she done lately? Why does she deserve more money?”
Mo’Nique states, “I am a Black woman in Hollywood. Why should I have to take it somewhere else when my comedian brothers and sisters are given these offers based off of their resumes and tenure in the business? When you look at resumes, I am the most decorated comedian alive…I am the most decorated comedian alive.”
However social media quickly debunked that statement asking, “What about Whoopi Goldberg?” Which brings us to Mo’Nique’s recent appearances on ABC’s The View.
Has Mo’Nique done impressive things? Yes!
Has she proven she can sell out shows? Yes!
But does she have enough cross-over appeal to translate into dollars, in this world of followers, and likes? Compared to her non-melanated counterparts, No! She compared her offer to that of Amy Schumer’s, so let’s look at the numbers: Instagram shows Mo’Nique with 268K followers vs. Amy’s 6.5M followers. One of Mo’Nique’s argument’s is her last movie Almost Christmas in 2016 made 42.5 millions dollars on a 17 million dollar budget vs. Schumer’s 2017 Snatched grossed 60.8 million dollars with a 42 million dollar budget. Yes her movie did better monetarily but Mo’Nique was not the star of the film. (She wasn’t even in the promotional pics)
Personally I don’t think Amy is funny but she is part of the Hollywood “in” crowd. In light of the #MeToo movement many people support Mo’Nique and stand in solidarity with her. However others want her to have several seats. Social media and media personalities have been relentless in dragging her name through the meme and giphy realms, but is this warranted? Are her claims legit?
Mo’Nique decided to confront radio personality Charlamagne Tha God of The World’s Most Dangerous Radio Show The Breakfast Club for his Donkey of the Day segment. This interview made for great radio, she’s giving us something to talk about and making herself a trending topic, but I was more annoyed with her referring to her husband as “Daddy” throughout the interview. Maybe it was just me but I was completely over her and the interview after awhile. Where’s the answers SWAY?!
First and foremost I used to LOVE Mo’Nique’s stand up. From the small screen to the silver screen her resume is solid. Winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious, Mo’Nique had the power to go to new career depths; and she was becoming the new Hollywood starlet. However that was about a decade ago. There have been conversations that she is difficult to work with, she counters by saying this is what happens when you don’t go in the room. Mo’Nique has been very vocal about being banned or “blackballed” in the industry.
All of her appearances have made for great conversation but the question still remains, “Is this about race and gender, and is she worth the money?” In this day of technology and choice how come she didn’t take this opportunity and shop the deal somewhere else?
It’s no secret people of color are treated like second class citizens, but is boycotting going to change anything or is it drawing Mo’Nique further out the entertainment world?
*Sidenote was I the only one annoyed with her calling her husband daddy throughout the interivew?
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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EWWWW I am not calling no man other than my dad, “daddy” under no circumstance! How is that even cool? I know some people use it as a term of endearment, but I just find it gross to be calling someone who I do the horizontal boogie with a parental name. As for her behavior I think she needs to really do a gut check-I understand the way she feels but at the same time, when you keep causing havoc people aren’t going to work with you. She is now coming across as the “angry black woman” and honestly what has she done of relevance lately? While I love her talent as a comedienne, she is now like the fly that just won’t go away. Netflix isn’t trying to be bothered with her but like Wanda Sykes said, if they ain’t giving you what you want you go to other places; there are more places besides them. I think her “daddy” is hurting her brand because every since she got with him she has kind of fallen off and not making the wisest decisions.
Great article…i dont like that she calls he husband daddy…if its not in the bedroom, i find it to be absolutely disgusting, but thats just me (shrugs shoulders)
Thanks ladies! Like Seriously it’s no way I am calling any man outside of my father daddy!
I’m tired of Mo’Nique. She did this to herself when she refused to promoted Precious. She let that Oscar go to her head and thought she was bigger then she was. She’s asking us to ban Netflix but what about the Black women and men who are getting paid by Netflix. Netflix has a great selection of black movies. Yes I was very annoyed by the Daddy thing?
You and I share the same opinion on this issue. Monique should shop her ideas elsewhere. Netflix may be major but it is not the only platform. The “daddy” thing turns my stomach a little bit lol.
Great post. Monique’s statements are true to her. The audience etc. have their own opinions. She is not as relevant now as other acts but she is still Monique. She only caters to a specific demographic, but she still does her thing. She was the first guest I saw make C the god think before speaking and basically checked his but. All the daddy…let that woman call her man what she wants to call him…let her be GREAT…LOL.
Monique is mess and telling her truths and this hobo tour is not helping. There are to many women that need and deserve our support. One min it’s racism next it’s ageism then etc she wants to compare Will Packer to Harvey Weinstein girl bye ?? FYI her husband sucks as a manager