CLASSISM
Treat Waffle House Employees With Respect. Is That So Much to Ask?
T.I’s son King threatened Waffle House employee. What we can learn about classism in the Black community
Hip-hop started with humble beginnings in the Bronx at a 1973 birthday party. Back then, there were no wealthy rappers and no major record labels supporting their music. But, this isn’t your mom and pop’s Hip-Hop industry. Now, Black men like Jay-Z and Kanye West are billionaires, and many more have become multimillionaires. Take T.I., for example. He’s a rapper from Atlanta who starred in movies and “reality” tv shows, building a profitable empire, despite facing numerous legal challenges. And now, his 17-year-old son King is an aspiring artist who hopes to become successful like his father. However, King’s behavior at Waffle House shows the challenge of raising wealthy Black children.
Respecting Waffle House employees should be easy. Place your order, be patient, ask for things you need, and if something goes wrong, call the manager. Apparently, King Harris never learned that lesson. Because when his order came with pickles, he didn’t want, his classism came pouring out: “I can talk how the f-ck I want to wherever I’m at,” the teen yelled back. “I’m on live, shorty. Stop talking to me. This…
