Bridget Todd

Well, this is exactly why I think the point that you two are making a moment ago is so salient, because I don't think that Oprah should have been involved in a school like this to begin with.

Like you cannot take extremely at risk criticism. girls who have been living in extreme poverty, it doesn't matter how nice the sheets are or how the chandeliers are. These are going to be girls who probably have problems. And it's like, of course, this is the kind of thing that's going to happen when they're all taken away from their support systems and their families and all of that.

Like you cannot take extremely at risk criticism. girls who have been living in extreme poverty, it doesn't matter how nice the sheets are or how the chandeliers are. These are going to be girls who probably have problems. And it's like, of course, this is the kind of thing that's going to happen when they're all taken away from their support systems and their families and all of that.

Like you cannot take extremely at risk criticism. girls who have been living in extreme poverty, it doesn't matter how nice the sheets are or how the chandeliers are. These are going to be girls who probably have problems. And it's like, of course, this is the kind of thing that's going to happen when they're all taken away from their support systems and their families and all of that.

I think it's the pinnacle of narcissism and vanity to be like, oh, well, certainly my money can foster an environment of safety for these girls. If you care so much, just give the money to people who know what they're doing, who are already doing this. Don't try to set up a school with your name on it. Like it's one of my biggest pet peeves.

I think it's the pinnacle of narcissism and vanity to be like, oh, well, certainly my money can foster an environment of safety for these girls. If you care so much, just give the money to people who know what they're doing, who are already doing this. Don't try to set up a school with your name on it. Like it's one of my biggest pet peeves.

I think it's the pinnacle of narcissism and vanity to be like, oh, well, certainly my money can foster an environment of safety for these girls. If you care so much, just give the money to people who know what they're doing, who are already doing this. Don't try to set up a school with your name on it. Like it's one of my biggest pet peeves.

People who think like, oh, I've got money and my heart's in the right place. So I'll start my own nonprofit and it'll be it'll be in my image. And it's like, no, people have been doing this. People know what they're doing. There are people who specialize in working with at risk youth. Give the money to them. Like, don't do it on your own.

People who think like, oh, I've got money and my heart's in the right place. So I'll start my own nonprofit and it'll be it'll be in my image. And it's like, no, people have been doing this. People know what they're doing. There are people who specialize in working with at risk youth. Give the money to them. Like, don't do it on your own.

People who think like, oh, I've got money and my heart's in the right place. So I'll start my own nonprofit and it'll be it'll be in my image. And it's like, no, people have been doing this. People know what they're doing. There are people who specialize in working with at risk youth. Give the money to them. Like, don't do it on your own.

And I really, there is a thing, this needs to be studied, wealthy people trying to open schools, like Kanye West doing it.

And I really, there is a thing, this needs to be studied, wealthy people trying to open schools, like Kanye West doing it.

And I really, there is a thing, this needs to be studied, wealthy people trying to open schools, like Kanye West doing it.

There's something, I mean, I say this as a former educator where when you are an educator, everybody thinks they know how to do your job better than you. People who have never been in a classroom before, people who have never been involved in education before somehow are all, you know, would know exactly what to do.

There's something, I mean, I say this as a former educator where when you are an educator, everybody thinks they know how to do your job better than you. People who have never been in a classroom before, people who have never been involved in education before somehow are all, you know, would know exactly what to do.

There's something, I mean, I say this as a former educator where when you are an educator, everybody thinks they know how to do your job better than you. People who have never been in a classroom before, people who have never been involved in education before somehow are all, you know, would know exactly what to do.

There's something about education that I think makes rich people who got successful in one lane feel like they could open a school or that they know how to do it. It's very frustrating. Yeah.

There's something about education that I think makes rich people who got successful in one lane feel like they could open a school or that they know how to do it. It's very frustrating. Yeah.

There's something about education that I think makes rich people who got successful in one lane feel like they could open a school or that they know how to do it. It's very frustrating. Yeah.

But and having I remember so viscerally watching the Oprah and Africa specials. And again, like I want to give her grace because I get it right. Like it's like the most beautiful, precocious little girls in green uniforms and like dancing. smiling ear to ear, and it shot with that filter on it that everything looks kind of like the glazy filter. It was beautiful. I remember crying.