Matt Lauer: When Douchebaggery and White Privilege Meet Karma

I awakened this morning to the news that longtime NBC news correspondent, Matt Lauer, was fired due to inappropriate sexual behavior. As we all know, this could be any range of things, but  evidently, these allegations are pretty credible and serious. In fact, so serious that Vulture and The New York Times, have had separate ongoing investigations with multiple victims cited, for over two months per their Twitter accounts, so it sounds like NBC just took a preemptive, strike.

Before you cue the violins, the shock and awe, and the crocodile tears over his firing, Matt Lauer is a privileged white male, living in Trump's Amerikkka, who makes over $28 million a year, and has a contract that he has to be paid for through 2018. Like any alley cat, he will land on his feet.

I see this as a case, where douchebaggery and white privilege had a meeting with Karma, and Karma won. Before you lament about how being a douchebag, and having white privilege, do not equal sexual assault, let me remind you that sexual assault is never about sex. It is about the power and the control, that predators have over their victims. Show me a man who is an asshole, and basic despicable person in general, and you will find he is also a man who has a history of sexual violence, assault, abuse, and/or rape in his past or present.

Matt Lauer has a history of being a douchebag and asshole. Here are just a few examples. In 2012, right after the death of Trayvon Martin, Trayvon's parents were interviewed by Lauer. I expected, as man with children of his own, a compassionate, empathetic interview. Instead, he was detached, and all but blamed them for their son's death. That was strike number one for me.

In 2013, when his fellow co-anchor, Ann Curry, was let go from The Today Show, Lauer sat with an undeniable smirk on his face, as she cried her eyes out, about leaving, not of her on volition, and it has since been proven that he had a direct hand in her firing.

When Ryan Lochte, was cited in Rio for public intoxication and urination, referred to a 34 year old man as a "kid" and engaged in a terse exchange with Al Roker, that Lochte shouldn't be held accountable for his piss poor behavior.

During the 2016 campaign and debates, Lauer handed then presidential candidate, Donald Trump "softball" questions, and consistently hammered Hillary Clinton about her emails.

When his fellow African American co-workers, Tamron Hall and Al Roker's roles were reduced on The Today Show, he sat idle, and didn't go to bat for them, which seems to be a general them with him with his minority and women co-workers.

Matt has a history, and this didn't happen in a vacuum, I am just waiting for the real beans to spill, because I know the "real" story will be told soon, and probably not by NBC, considering two other news outlets have their own investigations going.

So before you lose your shit, over a 59 year old white male in Trump's Amerikkka, making $28 million a year, when the average newly graduated print journalist barely makes 30K a year, don't forget that there are other women going through the same things as Lauer's victims, Libya is selling actual humans for as little as $400, and over half of Puerto Rico citizens, a US territory, are still without electricity, food, and water.

Until next time.....

Sometimes You Have to Reap What You Sow

Tyrese Gibson has been in the news quite a bit lately from his "rift" with The Rock about not being chosen for a Fast and Furious spinoff to his court legal battles with his ex-wife over child support and alleged claims that he abused his daughter. It seems that it all came to a head this week for him, when he recorded a tearful plea to be allowed to see his daughter, although most of the video was crying over the 13K a month in child support while claiming to be broke.

Wendy Williams also had a moment this week, where she fainted during a live taping. I have heard everything from stroke, drug use, her husband's cheating, to menopause, as some of the causes for her on air fainting spell.

I have one word for both of these drama queens: Karma.

Tyrese or Cryrese as the internet is calling him, has made a full ministry of shaming and talking shit about black women. From the weaves that they wear in their hair, to their sexuality and the way that they express it to how to be more ladylike, and how to get chosen by bum ass men like himself, but he has been relentless. In fact, he upped the criticism when he got married a few months back to the new Mrs. Gibson, who is not black. My suspicion is, Tyrese has some unresolved mommy issues, since his birth mother has a long standing substance problem. Black women are his targets, because he has a fractured relationship with mommy dearest...Get some therapy bro, and repair your fractured relationship!

Wendy Williams is a mean spirited troll, who has build a brand on messiness! She has outed gay people, gossiped about countless celebrity relationships, has had people on the brink of suicide and insanity with her nastiness!

Let me go on record and saying, that kicking both when they are down, ie, jokes and memes are not nice; however, you get back in this life, what you put out. If you put out nastiness and hurt, nastiness and hurt will come back to you.


And for all you holier than thou folks who make it your life's mission to police others, some people have been the target of Tyrese's and Wendy's nastiness, so stop telling people to have pity or to be as sympathetic to two individuals who would probably not spit on you if you were on fire, or who don't know or care about you.

I am not poking fun at either one, but I am not shedding any tears or losing any sleep over their misfortunes.

Sometimes you just have to reap what you sow! Let the church say Amen!

Until next time....