*On Wednesday, March 13, the hosts of The Real welcome back guest co-host Yvette Nicole Brown, who reveals that her mother taught her to be financially independent and never depend on a man. Co-host Adrienne Houghton has a small question about nude male statues, and would you trust a friend to do the swiping for you?
Also, Yvette addresses her social media post about how she is tired of being mistaken for a Target employee by white women and is confused about why this continues to happen.
Later, Cynthia Bailey stops by to discuss The Real Housewives of Atlanta and hints at the date for her upcoming wedding to boyfriend Mike Hill!
Why Yvette’s Mom Taught Her To Be Financially Independent
Adrienne Has a Small Question About Male Statues
Yvette Nicole Brown Addresses Her Post About Being Mistaken For A Target Employee
RHOA’s Cynthia Bailey Hints At The Date For Her Wedding!
Yvette Nicole Brown Addresses Her Post About Often Being Mistaken For A Target Employee
Yvette Nicole Brown: I was very respectful – I’ve been respectful to every white woman who thought I worked at a store. Every single one. I’ve never been rude. I just asked the question ‘cause I don’t understand it. I don’t understand it in the same way I don’t understand how I can say my name is “Yvette Nicole Brown” and people go, “Hey, Nicole!” I just don’t understand it. It’s not that it’s bad, I’m not rude about it, I just don’t get it. And the responses I got from other Black people, and Asian people and other people of color that have been mistaken for the help in various stores – it is something that happens and most of the time it is an older white woman that it happens to. So my thought about it is simply this: I don’t think it’s racist, I don’t think that all women – white women are racist, I don’t even think the 50 women that have mistaken me for the help are racist. What I think it is, is that I’ve heard a statement that white women are the most protected and respected women in this country. Which means their entire lives, they’ve been taken care of and tended to in some way or another by everyone, so they’re just used to…
[The Real audience applauds]
Yvette: …people being of service. So when they’re out, and they need help, they just look for the first person that can be of service. That’s what I think it is.
[The Real audience applauds]
Yvette: But I just put it out there…
Jeannie Mai: Interesting
Yvette: …to get an understanding. And even saying that – please don’t @ me – I don’t say all white women think people are the help. I just think it’s something culturally. I don’t understand it because I’ve always been helpful, and “the help,” so I don’t understand that feeling of people getting in line to make sure you’re ok, but… you guys know that that’s the… case, right? Even white women – you feel…protected and taken care of, yes? In your life [To audience members] You two said yes? No? Well, you’re the outlier. Most of them, most of them do, and it’s again, it’s not a racist thing to say that, it’s just understanding that that’s their place in society, and God bless, if you can get it, God bless! It’s a privilege, but it’s not a bad thing. So when I said to the women, “Well, you know, I got a cart, and I’m picking up some canned peas from the grocery section, and I’m in black, and everybody wears red and khaki and I’m shopping just like you – here’s my purse!” You know? And they god, “Oh my God! Oh! Oh!” And it’s like, “It’s ok!” I’m just trying to understand it. That’s why I put the story out there.
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Led by bold, diverse and outspoken Emmy Award-winning hosts, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley all frankly say what women are actually thinking. THE REAL is a live daily, one-hour NAACP Image Award-winning and Emmy-nominated talk show on Fox Television Stations and in national syndication (check local listings), with a rebroadcast on cable network Bounce. The hosts’ unique perspectives are brought to life through candid conversations about their personal lives, current events, beauty, fashion and relationships (nothing is off limits). Unlike other talk shows, THE REAL hosts are admittedly a “work in progress,” and fearlessly invite viewers to reflect on their own lives and opinions. Fresh points of view, youthful energy and passion have made THE REAL a platform for multicultural women. Produced by Telepictures Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, The Real is led by Executive Producer, Rachel Miskowiec (Good Morning America, Katie, The Tyra Banks Show, Judge Hatchett, The Ricki Lake Show) and shot in Los Angeles, California.
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