Latasha Transrina KebeUNWINEWITHTASHAK · Influencer

Newsflash Poor People Have Been Eating Cereal For Dinner, Snack, Breakfast, Dessert, Dry, Stale...

Name: Newsflash Poor People Have Been Eating Cereal For Dinner, Snack, Breakfast, Dessert, Dry, Stale...
Uploaded: 2024-03-06T04:30:14+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Latasha Transrina Kebe
Description: In this stand‑up‑style monologue, the speaker reacts to a Kellogg CEO’s public remark that “poor people should eat cereal for dinner,” calling out the…

6 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this stand‑up‑style monologue, the speaker reacts to a Kellogg CEO’s public remark that “poor people should eat cereal for dinner,” calling out the tone‑deafness of the comment. The speaker points out that Black, brown, and “8 Mile” (working‑class) communities have long relied on cheap cereal as a staple for meals and snacks. The rant then shifts to the steep rise in cereal and oatmeal prices—cereal now being “real high” and oatmeal jumping from about $1 per box to $6, especially for organic varieties—highlighting how these price hikes disproportionately affect low‑income households. The overall message is a frustrated, critical critique of corporate insensitivity and the growing food‑insecurity burden on marginalized groups.

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The Kellogg CEO says that poor people should eat cereal for dinner. He says, "Why struggle when you can eat our cheap cereal for dinner?" I said, "Newsflash, we been eating that shit." So they said poor people. Now, you know, we was talking about Black and brown people now, you know, and then we got the, uh, the, uh, what do you call it, the, uh, 8 Mile people. You know what I mean? The 8 Mile people. I said, we've been eating that. I don't get it. Now, he's probably seen a, probably a decrease in sales when it comes to cereal because cereal done got high, okay? Real high. Oatmeal used to be a dollar a box. It's $6 a box. Then they talking about it's organic and it's giving me the shit. No!