B.A. Parker

I probably had porridge and... Yeah, and nice things.

I probably had porridge and... Yeah, and nice things.

Let's start then. Sorry, it's a bit quick. Um...

Let's start then. Sorry, it's a bit quick. Um...

Okay.

Okay.

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If you say Serena Williams, and they say, oh, I think she's overrated. Or if you say Jada Pinkett, it's like, well, she's too masculine, or she's ruining Will Smith's life, she's controlling him. Or, how do you feel about Lizzo? They're like, oh, she needs to cover her ass. I bring up a black female celebrity,

If you say Serena Williams, and they say, oh, I think she's overrated. Or if you say Jada Pinkett, it's like, well, she's too masculine, or she's ruining Will Smith's life, she's controlling him. Or, how do you feel about Lizzo? They're like, oh, she needs to cover her ass. I bring up a black female celebrity,

to get their opinion on them, and it usually becomes like a litmus test for how they would treat me as a partner, how they would view me as a person.

to get their opinion on them, and it usually becomes like a litmus test for how they would treat me as a partner, how they would view me as a person.

And he was like, he was like, I don't know what to say here. Because I like talking to you, but I don't love Beyoncé. And I don't want you to be mad at me.

And he was like, he was like, I don't know what to say here. Because I like talking to you, but I don't love Beyoncé. And I don't want you to be mad at me.

He did know it was a trap. Yeah.

He did know it was a trap. Yeah.

I was like, what are you talking about? What are you? And he was like, I know girls do this. And I was like, you're right. And I'm sorry. I apologize. And I was like, well, I guess that's kind of the right answer. So we had a couple more dates.

I was like, what are you talking about? What are you? And he was like, I know girls do this. And I was like, you're right. And I'm sorry. I apologize. And I was like, well, I guess that's kind of the right answer. So we had a couple more dates.

Let's wrap it up. Let's wrap it up.

Let's wrap it up. Let's wrap it up.