The Parkers actress Mo’Nique took to Instagram to call out the double standard of her receiving backlash for speaking out about the entertainment world’s inequalities. In contrast, the world praised the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild for going on strike for higher pay.
Mo’Nique took to Instagram on Wednesday with videos interviews of her publicly defending herself and explaining her reasoning for the lawsuit against Netflix numerous times.
Over the video, the text read, “But when Mo’Nique spoke on the inequalities” and “But when Mo’Nique said it…’F**k out of here,’ ‘She was bitter,’ ‘She was greedy,’ ‘She was difficult,’ ‘She needed to be grateful.'”
In the caption, she left her message for her followers.
“Hey, my sweet babies,” she began. “Folks keep asking me how I feel about the strike! As you can see from above, I’ve been verbally striking for years, but some of my brothers and sisters, as the video shows, have been striking me down for years. But, yes, I support the WBA & SAG/AFTRA. That’s why [Countess Vaughn, who played Kim Packer] and I filed a lawsuit to get our money from The Parkers. We are The Parkers!!! I love us 4real!!!”
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In 2019, Mo’Nique sued streaming giant Netflix, accusing them of lowballing her during a meeting about her comedy special when they paid millions of dollars to comedians like Amy Schumer, Ellen DeGeneres and Dave Chappelle for their comedy specials.
It got to the point where she called on her fans to stand with her and boycott Netflix on Instagram.
Not only did people in the comments bash her and disagree with her route, but her fellow Black comedians like Steve Harvey didn’t.
In 2019, Mo’Nique appeared on Steve’s show, where they heatedly discussed her response to Netflix. Steve told the 55-year-old that she should’ve gone about it the right way, but Mo’Nique expressed to him that she respected him and understood but disagreed. PERIOD!
With the writer’s strike gaining global support when not many people supported the legendary actress as she called out Netflix’s gender and biases, she’s not wrong about her feelings.
