Podcast Description
“My mom said, ‘Be happy you have a job, if they just tell you to clean up just do it. And I was like Mom you’re missing the point: nobody else is cleaning up after someone else’s dog. Nobody else in this company has cleaned up someone else’s shit.”Ahlaya Reed is an Office Manger turned Full Time Entrepreneur. Black Activist, Old Oakland California Native. "I say what you want to say but cant". Pro - Dont Fuck with Black Women. 
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00:30Kim Crayton: Hello, everyone. Welcome to today's episode of the #CauseAScene Podcast. As I told you last week, I am supposed to be on vacation. But you know, when there's some shit that happens, I need to figure out what the fuck's going on. And so I actually have the Black woman on the show today that Shannon talked about last week. You 'member, the one that was there for a week and figured out the bullshit shenanigans that were going on at Mirror, I mean at—the fuck is the name of the company?Ahlaya Reed: Matter.Kim: Matter. Yeah, that's it. [Laughs] So I have Ahlaya here, and their pronouns are she/ her, and I'm gonna start, as always, I'm gonna have you introduce yourself, and then I'm gonna ask you your two questions. So introduce yourself to the audience.Ahlaya: Sure. What's up, guys? My name is Ahlaya Reed. I am a office manager turned entrepreneur—shout out to COVID, low key—and I'm here to...01:23Kim: Oh, girl, COVID has—it's unfortunate that our community has been hit—but I keep telling Black folx, if you can't make no money in COVID, I don't know what... because this white guilt is payin'.Ahlaya: It is paying literally; I... it's the time to get hired 'cause everybody wanna have a Black face now; it's the time to get money, OK? They wanna be friends with Black people, this, that, and the third; OK, open your fucking purse. I don't wanna hear no apologies, I don't wanna hear your bullshit; open your purse and get on the front lines. That's what y'all can do. But yeah...Kim: Alright, well... OK, well, let's just jump the fuck in there. OK, we always start start the show wit' two questions: why is it important to cause a scene? And how are you causin' a scene? And then we'll get started on you telling your story.02:09Ahlaya: OK, perfect. So, why am I causing a scene? It's pretty obvious. Racism in the workplace, specifically with Black women. Out of all my years of working in corporate America—I'll just go ahead and throw it out there: I'm 27 years old; I've been working in corporate America since I was 20 years old—and the amount of racism that I've experienced is bullshit. And the reason why it is important for me today to give my honest opinion and to really be 100% transparent is so that number one: we can call out these bullshit-ass companies, because you're not gonna be hiding anymore. We're gonna fucking drag you. And number two: this is also to validate other Black women's experience because for the longest time, I felt like I'm... OK, am I trippin'? And I was like, no, fuck that! Y'all are fuckin' fulla shit; you're racist as fuck; you're passive aggressive; your microaggressions is gonna fuckin' stop. And I'm putting you on blast today.Kim: And so I want to talk about—first of all, I no longer call 'em microaggressions. I call 'em what they are. And this is one of the things that I did get from Kendi's book. This is abuse. This is not fuckin' microaggressions; there's nothing micro about this shit. This is ongoing long term abuse. And yes, this shit has to stop. So I'm gonna... you know what? Well, first of all—I stopped you when we were getting started, because I wanted to let you know—well, first of all, I'm really tired. And so I... my friend said, "Are you gonna..." 'cause again, I'm on vacation. I'm supposed to be on vacation, not supposed to be recording new episodes until... shit, August. And she's like, "Are you gonna reschedule?" I was like, "Oh no, this is a Black woman.