Taraji P. Henson breaks out crying mid interview when discussing her financial situation

[TheFuser]

And ask any child under 18 what they want to be and see what they say. Now you have an entire planet of jackasses primed to be nothing but peasants.

To your point, I saw a poll a year or so ago that had dream jobs listed for children (young GenZ) ten years ago vs. today (Gen Alpha). Back then most kids polled dreamed of being doctors, lawyers, astronauts, etc. Not much different than Millenials, GenX kids. The current kids polled top dream jobs were Youtuber and Social Media Influencer. Wild times fam. Wild times.

And what's crazier is AI is about to take over. Kwebbelkop has 15M subscribers and turned his page to AI. Others are following suit. And there's a rise in AI Influencer pages on IG. Brands are paying them bc they don't have crazy demands and have the same or better engagement as human influencers.

 

[Amajorfucup]

She is crying for support and calling out racial disparities that have been around since Hollywood began. What is her goal? Where are Oprah and Tyler homo at to help her out? He has his own studio

She wasnt "crying for support" she was answering a question. And Tyler was the first to actually pay her her worth according to her.. so thats kind of making her point again. She is currently on a press run with Oprah so not sure your point there. Also not sure why you seem to think Oprah and Tyler "helping her out" remotely addresses the underlying problem she is discussing. You continue to deflect from her expressed issue while victim blaming Black folk.

 

[4 Dimensional]

She living life better than most regardless. Hustle hard Taraji. You’ll be fine.

 

[Supersav]

She wasnt "crying for support" she was answering a question. And Tyler was the first to actually pay her her worth according to her.. so thats kind of making her point again. She is currently on a press run with Oprah so not sure your point there. Also not sure why you seem to think Oprah and Tyler "helping her out" remotely addresses the underlying problem she is discussing. You continue to deflect from her expressed issue while victim blaming Black folk.

I'm not blaming black folk for suffering in a white man industry. That's the game and been the game ..what's her goal? I brought up Oprah and Tyler because they are who monique was talking about. Taraji didn't say a word...now shes working on a Oprah production for free and crying about low pay

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

To your point, I saw a poll a year or so ago that had dream jobs listed for children (young GenZ) ten years ago vs. today (Gen Alpha). Back then most kids polled dreamed of being doctors, lawyers, astronauts, etc. Not much different than Millenials, GenX kids. The current kids polled top dream jobs were Youtuber and Social Media Influencer. Wild times fam. Wild times.

And what's crazier is AI is about to take over. Kwebbelkop has 15M subscribers and turned his page to AI. Others are following suit. And there's a rise in AI Influencer pages on IG. Brands are paying them bc they don't have crazy demands and have the same or better engagement as human influencers.

The Atlantic pushed out a story by Derek Thompson two days ago on the subject of cellphones and test scores. It isn’t only an American problem, it’s global. Not only should you not be on it, if someone is around it, their grades plummet too. And it makes you feel like crap. Doesn’t that sound like an infection that’s extremely contagious?

 

[MistaPhantastic]

Actresses white & black have for decades talked about the discrepancy in pay in relation male actors. And if white actresses are complaining you already know black actresses are getting it way worse.

Don't fall for that B.S.conversation.
You're talking about what one employee makes vs another instead of discussing the greed of the studio paying them. THAT is where the real discrepancy lies.
The problem isn't other actors' salaries. That is a distraction technique. Keep everybody at the bottom fighting and nobody looks up.

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Right...!!
Especially that Bukkake scene.

You gay as hell

 

[Amajorfucup]

. That's the game and been the game ..

So your advice is to shut up and take it? Glad the ancestors didnt feel the same way.

..what's her goal?

To answer the question during an interview. Whats yours?

I brought up Oprah and Tyler because they are who monique was talking about. Taraji didn't say a word...

Taraji is personal friends and business associates of Oprah/Tyler. Why would she publicly involve herself in that dispute between adults?

.now shes working on a Oprah production for free and crying about low pay

Shes working for free? Where did you read/hear that? And shes "crying" due to the toll of racism.. Odd that some of you would attack her for that.

 

[RUDY RAYYY MO]

Yea and when Monique said you same broke ass couch potatoes rode whitey dick and told her to shut up and stop crying and nobody cared..

Mo didn’t deserve that pay though

 

[Supersav]

So your advice is to shut up and take it? Glad the ancestors didnt feel the same way.

To answer the question during an interview. Whats yours?

Taraji is personal friends and business associates of Oprah/Tyler. Why would she publicly involve herself in that dispute between adults?

Shes working for free? Where did you read/hear that? And shes "crying" due to the toll of racism.. Odd that some of you would attack her for that.

Soon as someone brings up the ancestors it screams coon. Same ancestors that died for our right to vote blah blah blah.

Nah my advice isn't to shut up and take it..but whining about it isn't going to change anything. It's fucked up it's been fucked up. She's trying to raise awareness lmao..that's like the people who march and protest..shit don't do anything. Strike, start a boycott, only take roles with ya coon idols ter and oprah..do something instead of crying hoping whitey feels bad for u.

 

[Darrkman]

I mean let’s keep it a buck has she ever been the headliner of a movie to make $100m or $50m hell $25m. U don’t get big bucks if u can’t open a movie or kick box office ass overseas. She ain’t it,and I like her somewhat but she’s not getting millions up front plus backend money when you can’t draw box office. Now the tv shows shes done should have made her a multimillionaire IF she invested her money properly.

See the problem is people in here keep going to these extremes when it comes to these discussions. No one is saying she should be paid $10 or $20 million a movie but $2 million to $4 million is entirely reasonable for the talent and name recognition she can bring. Especially to a black audience who makes up more than 25 or 30% of all movie going people.

Look up the grosses for Hustle & Flow, Karate Kid, I Can DO Bad All By Myself, Think Like a Man and Hidden Figures.

 

[Darrkman]

Soon as someone brings up the ancestors it screams coon. Same ancestors that died for our right to vote blah blah blah.

Nah my advice isn't to shut up and take it..but whining about it isn't going to change anything. It's fucked up it's been fucked up. She's trying to raise awareness lmao..that's like the people who march and protest..shit don't do anything. Strike, start a boycott, only take roles with ya coon idols ter and oprah..do something instead of crying hoping whitey feels bad for u.

Why am I not suprised a dudes that is on here always saying don't vote would also say don't talk about problems within an industry. Building awareness is step one of the process your dumb ass just stated.

 

[RUDY RAYYY MO]

She should be at least getting 5 mill a movie by now. She was getting 125k an episode on Empre which ran for 6 seasons...someone do the math

 

[Amajorfucup]

Soon as someone brings up the ancestors it screams coon. Same ancestors that died for our right to vote blah blah blah.

The coon would be the one intent on blaming Blacks and being hypercritical of a Black woman speaking out against racism while scapegoating white racism. Coon.

 

[Supersav]

Why am I not suprised a dudes that is on here always saying don't vote would also say don't talk about problems within an industry. Building awareness is step one of the process your dumb ass just stated.

Funny you say that..wealthy democrats complaining about taxes..the irony

 

[keone]

Getting booked and getting a “fair wage” are two different things. Mexicans can find work. But they’ll never get paid a fair wage. Why not? Because that’s not how the economy works.

That wasnt my point tho
I just noticed that when somebody mentioned that movie.

 

[Supersav]

The coon would be the one intent on blaming Blacks and being hypercritical of a Black woman speaking out against racism while scapegoating white racism. Coon.

Didn't take you for a one trick pony? No where in this discussion did I blame taraji for the habits of the entertainment industry. I know you are capable of forming another thought or opinion. It's lazy

 

[Amajorfucup]

Nah my advice isn't to shut up and take it..but whining about it isn't going to change anything. It's fucked up it's been fucked up. She's trying to raise awareness lmao..that's like the people who march and protest..shit don't do anything.

The irony here is that this was written by the same person who continues to invoke Monique in attempt to discredit Taraji. Monique too was criticized for "crying" and "begging" before actually winning her dispute. So, not only are you an idiot.. you're also a hypocrite...

 

[keone]

And she too has complained about being grossly underpaid and cheated. Shes mentioned how one project she worked on where LeBron James had to go and demand she be paid fairly and how she benefited from that moving forward.

Not sure if you guys are purposely missing the point or just stupid. This isnt about money management.. its about structural racism and race based pay discrimination.

I know. It was just something I noticed.
I said earlier even viola Davis complained and she bigger than them. Hell u can add Angela Basset to the list too. I even made a comment when somebody made the thread that she was the highest paid or something
That it was bs cause cacs getting a lot more.

 

[Supersav]

The irony here is that this was written by the same person who continues to invoke Monique in attempt to discredit Taraji. Monique too was criticized for "crying" and "begging" before actually winning her dispute. So, not only are you an idiot.. you're also a hypocrite...

Monique was used as an example...and again I'm not discrediting taraji. If crying and hoping the crackers throw u a bone is how she wanna play it..go ahead

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

I know. It was just something I noticed.
I said earlier even viola Davis complained and she bigger than them. Hell u can add Angela Basset to the list too. I even made a comment when somebody made the thread that she was the highest paid or something
That it was bs cause cacs getting a lot more.

How are you “big” and you’re complaining about money? Maybe the size is irrelevant. Or maybe they have warped the meaning of the word so much it has lost its meaning. Like the word “freedom”.

 

[keone]

She living life better than most regardless. Hustle hard Taraji. You’ll be fine.

I will say this cause that cry said a lot.
These entertainers are getting jerked or are bad with money management living above their means. Rihanna was broke. And if it wasnt for her products she would still be struggling. Fat Joe, snipes the list goes on. So Im not judgy but we dont know what happens behind the scenes

 

[Amajorfucup]

Monique was used as an example...and again I'm not discrediting taraji. If crying and hoping the crackers throw u a bone is how she wanna play it..go ahead

Her entire reply spoke to her fighting and working. Not crying and hoping. Her crying after the fact was an emotional reaction to the toll its taken. Not sure why you're not mature or intelligent enough to discern that.

 

[Supersav]

Her entire reply spoke to her fighting and working. Not crying and hoping. Her crying after the fact was an emotional reaction to the toll its taken. Not sure why you're not mature or intelligent enough to discern that.

And again what is taraji's goal here? To stick her hand out and hope the white studio execs pay her more...at what cost?

 

[Amajorfucup]

And again what is taraji's goal here? To stick her hand out and hope the white studio execs pay her more...at what cost?

This lady is literally saying "im behind the scenes fighting and demanding my worth..i work extremely hard.. im professional... i fired my entire team for not doing their job properly.. i employ Black people and implore you all to know your worth...".. And your only broken record response is "stop looking for handouts. stop complaining about racism! whats your goal!!!".

Weirdo shit.

 

[moblack]

To your point, I saw a poll a year or so ago that had dream jobs listed for children (young GenZ) ten years ago vs. today (Gen Alpha). Back then most kids polled dreamed of being doctors, lawyers, astronauts, etc. Not much different than Millenials, GenX kids. The current kids polled top dream jobs were Youtuber and Social Media Influencer. Wild times fam. Wild times.

And what's crazier is AI is about to take over. Kwebbelkop has 15M subscribers and turned his page to AI. Others are following suit. And there's a rise in AI Influencer pages on IG. Brands are paying them bc they don't have crazy demands and have the same or better engagement as human influencers.

Yeah I know someone who is like in the 9th grade she wants to be an influencer. Like not even interested in school after graduation at all. I guess thats better than 17 and 18 year old kids taking out 50k loans for college who really don' t know what they want out of life.

 

[Supersav]

This lady is literally saying "im behind the scenes fighting and demanding my worth..i work extremely hard.. im professional... i fired my entire team for not doing their job properly.. i employ Black people and implore you all to know your worth...".. And your only broken record response is "stop looking for handouts. stop complaining about racism! whats your goal!!!".

Weirdo shit.

Weirdo shit is your entire talking point. The entertainment industry doesn't care about black people and for sure not black women. you can cry and complain but that's not going to illicit change. I suggested boycotting or working for black directors only like her coon homeys Oprah and Tyler. She wants to fight to sit in the front of the white bus. Capitalism will capitalism regardless and the only thing that works is shaking shit up not crying

 

[Gemini]

 

[keone]

Knowing mo she will Def respond
I wanna see her reaction

 

[jawnswoop]

 

[Mixd]

Funny thing is octavia spencer keeps getting Booked for movies.

Funny thing, Octavia and Taraji are the same age 53. Octavia looks older. And Taraji net worth is reported to be more. I'm surprised at that. Because it seems like Octavia has had bigger roles than Taraji. But seems pay is just not there for black actresses overall. Smh.

Octavia probably won more white awards than anything, may be their only difference.

 

[REDLINE]

If you're only taking home 10-15% of the money that you make in the end, the. You need to re-evaluate your business.

 

[jawnswoop]

This thread shows who side they're on when talking about this situation Ms henson is going through in the entertainment industry. Some people have exposed themselves on this thread being on the CACs side underpaying black actors and actresses. Carry-on!

 

[Amajorfucup]

The entertainment industry doesn't care about black people and for sure not black women. you can cry and complain but that's not going to illicit change.

This is just reductionist bullshit thats counter to facts and reality. You same level clowns said the same shit about Monique.. she then went on to get a multi movie and standup deal from the entity she "cried" and "complained" about. Your entire argument is to not only reduce her comments to begging but then to also claim such "begging" can never result in remedy. Your entire argument is honkified. It paints legitimate complaints of racism as useless crying while suggesting we ignore it, accept it, and just try harder. Its literally a white mans talking point.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Knowing mo she will Def respond
I wanna see her reaction

Howard: I tried to tell ya mayne, the mayne be fucking us over mayne, ya see me in all these films and think I’m the mayne, but they be treating me like shit mayne, best money I got was iron mayne and than I got replaced by another mayne, mayne and shit ain’t been the same mayne, mayne