Cynthia G - Brittany Renner & Deion Sanders@OshayDukeJackson@CynG Response

Welcome back to the channel, and I hope you all are having a great day. So today we want to talk about, uh, Deion Sanders, Kevin Samuels. What had been out there in the press is that they both recently, or over a short period of time, had sit-downs with Brittany Renner. And if you don't know who Brittany Renner is, uh, I believe she used to be a soccer player, but then she became like an Instagram sensation, uh, has her own, um, I'm not sure if it's a clothing line or something like that. Not really, you know, up to speed on Brittany Renner, but a lot of us are aware of her, uh, uh, her very public, uh, situation with um, the NBA star PJ Washington, where they, uh, birthed the baby. And, uh, and then there was a big domestic dispute, um, and it was kind of played out, you know, in the public's eye in a very ugly fashion, right? Um, and a, a lot of the pushback Brittany Renner got was that when she talked about her, you know, pretty much her and her entire— or at least it came, came off on social media like her entire, uh, uh, method was about, um, you know, getting money from athletes. That, you know, she would have this baby and then she'd get the big multi-million child support payments. I think 50 Cent made a song Um, was it, uh, some years ago about have a baby by me and be a, be a millionaire, right? And so, uh, that's always kind of been the unspoken situation in the background that, um, that, you know, if you would be impregnated by these millionaires, uh, then, um, you know, you— they could have this life of luxury because now the, the millionaire celebrity would have to pay child support, uh, would have to, you know, and these, uh, these, uh, these mothers would get the money and, uh, it could be in millions of dollars and so on and so forth. It's also a very interesting movie where something like that comes out, uh, called The Lottery Ticket. Right, where Bow Wow plays this kid who wins the lottery, and, uh, you know, some of the, the women are trying to trick him into having a baby with them, and they're putting holes in his condom and crazy things like that. And so he has to, you know, be careful of this. And so this kind of seems, you know, similar to, you know, these kind of— this, this an idea Now, uh, uh, the, the thing about Brittany Renner is that Brittany Renner became kind of like symbolic of many of these, uh, Instagram, uh, models and imagery and fears. And she basically became the manifestation you know, of that entire idea into a, into a form, into flesh, right? And so what I think happened with Brittany Renner is, whereas this has always kind of been the theme that Instagram models, you know, these big celebrities go out, they date these Instagram models, and these Instagram models, uh, basically tell them they got to pay them, you know, for their services. I've heard crazy stories like where people take, um, Instagram models out on dates. And when they take them out on dates, then the model turns around and says, well, it's going to cost you, you know, $4,000 or $5,000, $8,000, uh, you know, to engage in any sexual relations, you know, with them. So it becomes this very transactional thing, right? And so that seems to be the whole, uh, you know, imagery of these type relationships, that everything is transactional, even down to the offspring and the children and things like that. And so whether or not this is what Brittany Renner was going for, you know, as we've seen some of her sit-downs where, you know, she's expressed regret in certain things she said, in certain mentalities she was in, and, you know, being, I guess, under what she felt the betrayal of her relationship. Um, you know, it basically— she got— became the— she became the poster person for all of that, right? A place where people who have become, uh, fed up with this, she became the object of their attention, right? The object of their affections, for lack of a better word. So, uh, Um, fast forward to what's happening after all that played out. Some big, uh, personalities online, you know, in sports, uh, people like Deion Sanders, not ahead of Jackson State, but if you go back to, uh, the '90s, oh man, Deion Sanders was a big NFL star, I believe, for the Los Angeles Raiders. He played two professional sports at the same time, right? He would leave football season, go to baseball season, right? So it was real crazy. Him and Bo Jackson, right? There was another, it was, he was two, two of them that was big and famous around that same era. And they were doing this and it was just amazing. Can you imagine being so talented to play two sports at a professional level, but not just play them at a professional level, play them in the same season pretty much, right? Because that's what Deion Sanders was doing. He wasn't, it wasn't kind of like a Michael Jordan thing where, you know, he left one sport and then he said, okay, let me try this. No, he was actually, uh, his both of his careers were going at the same time. This is how good he was. This is how crazy this was, right? And so Deion Sanders did all that, you know, also Uh, so, so one of the, one of the, the things that came up about Deion Sanders was by him giving Brittany Renner further relevance and a platform, uh, to kind of legitimize her innocence and bringing her to Jackson State to speak to his, uh, you know, his, his, his athletics department, you know, the, the, the, the team. Um, a lot of people were upset about that because they felt, uh, Brittany Renner was, um, you know, a person who shouldn't be given that relevance or brought to the, to the limelight. But, but also why it's, it's so close together with the age of the students that Deion Sanders coaches at Jackson State, just to kind of bring it full circle, the The story about how Brittany Renner, uh, was able to have a baby with PJ Washington is that he was groomed, that she would, uh, attend his games at very early, uh, uh, you know, before he even, I believe, got to college. So he would have been a minor, um, and she was about 6, 7 years older, right? So she was, you know, practically an adult, you know, if all things considered. Are true. Now, there are a few things we need to consider to kind of understand the uproar of it and how it played out across social media. I think especially it impacted men to a certain degree, and I think I know the reasons why. So, uh, what we first have to understand is legally under the law, right, uh, even if this was true and it went exactly how social media put it out there When Britney told her story, uh, you know, a lot of that where the age thing was there and she was going to the games, I think she denied going for those reasons, so on and so forth, right? I don't, you know, I don't think anybody would want to admit to that even if that was the case, but you know, not in that form. A lot of times women will say something like they were friends, uh, you know, with these people until they came of age and What I found, just in my own personal opinion, what I found to likely be true in those cases is, uh, oftentimes it is one of those situations where they're interested in one another, but the law is preventing them from being involved, and that's the only reason they're not involved, right? So, uh, there have been several cases like that with celebrity people I've been aware of, and it's generally pretty much led to that, uh, Now the, the part that gets people upset is, uh, I think especially on the men's side, is that, uh, it felt like a type of, uh, uh, kind of stalkerish behavior, but also a type of entrapment. And with her being a much older lady, this kind of like a type of mental manipulation, right? And so a lot of people would say something to the point, well, they didn't do anything until they were adults, and, um, you know what I mean, and, uh, you know, they should be allowed to carry on those relationships, so on and so forth. But the— I, I think what we have to understand is, in the interpretation of the law and age, I, I think we're— we can all agree that, uh, when it comes to what the age is on the law and what, uh, what a person's age is emotionally and what constitutes an adult might be different than biological age, right? And, uh, you know, some different examples of that, uh, that do seem kind of inconsistent is one thing can be said is, you know, we can say something to the point that an 18-year-old generally in our society shouldn't be allowed to drink, but they're allowed to be sent off to war. The military allows you to drink because of that. But it is interesting that the age to possibly be killed in war can be this very adult decision and be given to an 18-year-old, but they can't smoke cigarettes or drink tobacco, or you know what I mean. So To me, that shows an example of age in relation to emotional maturity. We don't feel people of that age is capable and competent to make that decision, and that's why such laws are imposed, right? Um, and so I think that's where probably Britney gets pushed back a bit from society now. On the basis of the law itself, she's perfectly in the, in the legal framework to do that, you know what I mean? Same thing like when people get married when they're 16 years old, uh, in certain areas, certain states, they're in the legal framework to do that. But obviously, uh, based on them in particular, some people might raise the, uh, idea of this person is like way too young. 16 is too young to get married. Some Some people might think 20 is too young to get married, right? So there is, there does seem to be that. And so there's the legal part of the age of consent and so on and so forth. And then there's that emotional part that we're all very aware of. And that's just something you have to, you know, weigh out. And I think in this particular case with him being athlete and him being, uh, you know, rich and things like that. It just kind of fits good in the minds of a lot of people with that story, right? Um, now I think Brittany and PJ, at the end of the day, they're the ones who really, you know, know the reality of that situation. There are young people who exhibit a great deal of maturity at a young age, uh, but the reality of the situation, when I was in my early 20s, around PJ Washington's age, you know, a lot of that mindset was still video games and still a lot of, you know, uh, things that today many people would class as not very mature, you know. And I think that's a very common thing, theme with, you know, many young men of that age, right? Um, and so I think that's what a lot of concern was, you know. Besides his, you know, his, the future. Now let's get to the education part of this, you know, um, and, and see if we can get, you know, something of substance from this. So Brittany coming down to, or being given the spotlight by Deion Sanders, uh, you know, maybe even the case of Kevin Samuels. I get him a little bit later, but, uh, the athletics department, right? These young men who are potential NFL players in the future, you know, potential, you know, big all-star athletes and so on and so forth. Um, uh, when they do make it to the, to the NFL, and I know this because I did play ball back in school and two of my teammates went on to become NFL players. I know a lot of people don't You know, might find it hard to believe education, entertainment, television was a baller, lift a lot of weights and did a lot of stuff like that. Uh, and, and you know, uh, you know, one of my teammates actually came back after he made it to the NFL, showed me a good time, took me out. Uh, we had a really good time, right? But it does end in a certain tragedy, uh, to a certain extent. Uh, you know, where they make some mistakes and they get— they actually, you know, uh, you know, leave the NFL, right, or cut from the team. And, uh, um, you know, a lot of this has to do with some of the, uh, you know, I think being young, being a young person, uh, you know, coming into a situation like that and just, um, you know, maybe not taking advantage of some of the educational programs that were provided by the NFL and, and, uh, you know, access and many other avenues to do that. And I'll give you an example of what I mean. Like, uh, the NFL unions and many of the programs that they have when you become an athlete is, uh, um, you know, or a member of that team, uh, they have several programs to guide you through and, and, and that help your career. And one of them is financial training, right? And there are, you know, you know, classes that are put on. And I've heard so many stories where athletes talk about, you know, during those, uh, uh, those classes, they would sleep through them, right? They would, you know, not pay attention to them. And some of these athletes years later would end up, you know, broke. Uh, it's, you know, it kind of reminds me of the military as well. Uh, in the military, uh, you know, there are a lot of young, you know, young men, 18, coming in there, never been out into the world, haven't been in other countries. You know, they take time to issue you condoms to protect yourselves from sexual encounters abroad, protect yourself from STDs, give you that training and give you some extra teaching that, uh, impulsive, more impulsive, more, uh, adventurous, you know, young men may may not have, right? There's, you know, so the point I'm trying to make is I do think it's valid that these organizations provide these programs, uh, these educational programs to, to help these athletes navigate into a healthy career. Because, you know, let's face it, if you got all this stuff going on, you know, whether it be things with, um you know, with Instagram models, you know, you know, endangering your financial security, or, you know, what do you got, or whatever the case may be, right? Your health, whatever. You know, your, the health of your career is gonna depend on how you navigate it, right? And you're also a very important part of that team, right? You're worth millions of dollars to that team, right? So it's also in their best interest to keep you on the straight and narrow and keep things together. And I think Deion Sanders kind of falls in that category as well, where he's seeing this as this is training that they needed. So I would see this as definitely valid educational, right? Certainly, absolutely. Especially with the uproar that Brittany Renner got being the face. Now, you know, truth be told, I don't think Brittany Renner is anything Uh, you know, out of the ordinary of what has always went on in athletics, what's always went on on Instagram, social media. I think the only thing is Brittany Renner just managed to, with her large amount of followers she already had, probably her connections and things like that, she just managed to get the attention, maybe at the wrong time, of everybody. And, uh, you know, everything just lined up for her to be the face of this. And so now, you know, she kind of becomes public enemy number one in this, and that's something I don't think even she wanted, right? I think she just wanted to vent to losing PJ, and, uh, it got a lot out of hand. Now she's trying to make something, you know, you know, of it. And, uh, you know, I think when she got into Kevin Samuels' podcast, I think it was a similar thing for Kevin Samuels. Kevin Samuels is a very intelligent business person, marketing person, and he— I think he saw this as, as a, a two-fold as a good opportunity for his platform, but, but also, uh, as a learning tool to, you know, men who— men and women who want to be like Brittany Renner. And that if you achieve that goal, you become like Brittany Renner. This is kind of, uh, this is playing out right in front of our eyes. This is like a real-time model. This is what could happen, and this is the steps you could take. And this is as big as you can probably get in the in the Instagram social media world, and this is how it could possibly end. Are you prepared for that? Is this a teaching lesson for you, right? So I see both, you know, in that, in that regard, Kevin Samuels. And, and I also think it's fair that if there's so much pushback about the age of young athletes, young millionaire celebrities potentially possibly being manipulated, that there be the avenue for another educational program to counter that. You know, it's no different than when they used to send the military to, uh, school systems to recruit these kids. And, uh, you know, they end up, you know, in a war zone in several months. Well, some educational programs began to send soldiers in that had a bad experience in the military, that were wounded, you know, badly hurt, some killed, you know, people killed, that, and advocate that they not join the military. So yeah, you know, so you had the recruiters, you know, putting out all of their information, uh, about the good of the military. Then you had that other education, so the students received this balanced education. And so if there are Brittany Renners out there that are dangerous to these, to these young, these young people, uh, then Deion Sanders providing a program to counter that, I think it's just educational. And, um, you know, uh, Kevin Samuels using it as his tool to maybe teach and educate, you know, whatever his education is on his platform, uh, in that, in that sense. So what parts of it are relational, uh, kind of to me did make a lot of sense, you know. Uh, but that's all I want to say in the video. Um, if you like content like this, don't forget to like, subscribe. Until next time, as always, take care of yourselves and each other.