Tabitha Brown’s products were designed by Target’s design team. They created the designs based on her brand & style. She can’t pull anything off the shelves of Target. When her contract ends with Target, she can hire her own design team to create merchandise, find a manufacturer to make the products & then sell those items on her own website.
Every man and woman for himself, do not be gulliable. I do not put these folks on a pedestal or live vicariously through them. At the end of the day, Tabitha is tied to a business CONTRACT, which I think people are forgetting. If she pulls out of that Target deal, she will be sued and possibly loose her livelihood. On the other hand, there is little to no smoke for the black billionaires. Black folk will cancel Tabitha but defend Kanye like their life depended on it and call that man a 'genius' like a bootlicking fool. Double standard! And we all know that when a black celebrity man faces injustice, the community will throw their support behind them. When it's a black woman or black queer person, crickets! I unsubscibed to the 'black community' long ago.
@@dpeon242that’s the problem with us now!! That individualistic mindset of every man for himself and the ppl critiquing Tabitha is not the same ppl who support Kanye. Let’s be so fr pls.
@makeitmakesense2616why do yall talk like our community are a monolith. Like i said to the person above you, the ppl critiquing Tabatha aren’t the same ppl who defends Beyoncé capitalistic ways.😭
@@eyuh77777 I'm confused sis, cause I'm agree with you. It's not even Beyonce capitalist ways for me. I want all blk women to make their coins. My issue with Beyonce is that Colin Kap lost his entire career for us. And she stay in these Whyte spaces performing. When she would be more impactful performing at BAYOU CLASSIC or the Houston black rodeo. Furthermore her dabble into country music would've been more impactful and filled the country charts with us, had she allowed herself to be a feature on the albums of black country artists who have been doing the hard lonely work by themselves. Her presence on 10 unknown black country artist albums wouldve been the true f you because one to ten, we would be on their charts and dominating. They couldn't ignore our excellence then. Her advocacy for black people isn't sincere and that's my issue with her.
@@zsazsaa154 Speak for yourself. I have lost income standing on my principles and against discrimination. I hustled to make ends meet and eventually came out on top. Those black businesses need to pivot and adapt. They'll be alright.
My whole thing is that Target isn't even affordable. Target may be where a lot of Black businesses sell their products, but it is not where most Black people can afford to purchase them; so, we're basically asking Black people to support Target and not boycott the entity to protect the purchases of mostly w. Americans. I walked-into target with a $100⁰⁰ gift card the other day and was astounded with how few groceries I could actually get. That's not to mention how lacking the grocery department is in the first place.
EXACTLY!!!🤔I Never Understood why some Black Folks were Hopped up on Shopping @Target to begin with. I have only been to Target a Few times and I felt it was Overpriced and Nothing special about it.
What?? Target is really affordable. It's just slightly higher than Walmart. But better quality. If you can't afford Target, then you need to improve your life
Tabitha only cares bout her coins and after her 1 year contract up. She won’t GAF! She reminds me of Monique with that Fake My Sweet Babies stuff. It’s so Passive Aggressive.
She said at the end of the video that she is under contract for another year, then will see what she will do. She said we don’t have distribution solutions and that is true.
She said at the end of the video that she is under contract for another year, then will see what she will do. She said we don’t have distribution solutions and that is true. She is discussing targeted buying which would help black brands
As a black business owner myself, I will say that we have to be careful in how we approach these topics relating to black business owners, their organizations and their products. We can’t approach topics like this with an approach that only centers the owner of said business and forgets about ALL of the people employed by said organization. What about the people Tabitha employs that will be unemployed if her venture(s) fail. We also can’t pretend as if black business owners are treated like our white counterparts and given second (and sometimes third, fourth and even fifth) chances after initially failing. These conversations are so very nuanced. And while I do agree that Target - and other corporations who don’t value our black dollar should suffer, I do not agree that we shouldn’t look to protect the existing black vendors that they partner with. Whether we care to acknowledge it or not, those businesses are shattering glass ceilings and opening doors for the rest of us who are black business owners who look to continue to employ members of our community AND pour back into our community.
Thats actually what her video was about. She wasn't just talking about her stuff it was all that are under that umbrella. She was making reference to the fact that no buying anyone's product will just further any reasoning for them to no longer carry it.
Actually, they’re winding down their “three year DEI program after meeting their goals” due to an “evolving external landscape”. They’re getting rid of her products soon enough.
@@ReneeDeane She has her haircare brand at Target as well that she manufactured herself. That product has its own website, her Target brand not sure how selling that independtly would work since shes under contract & they have their name on the products.
Yall ever heard of Guderich skin products? Owned by a black gay man. I ordered some rose water early last year from his site because apparently it was “so popular” and he has a big social media following but my rose water never came, and apparently other people’s orders never came either and when people would ask in his TikTok comments about why their products were not being delivered, he’d get mad, curse folks out and then block them. So wack. Sadly, that particular encounter has gotten me skeptical about supporting certain black folks on these platforms.
She asked us to set ourselves on fire so she can be warm! Its not fair of her to ask her supporters to continue to pay target, knowing the situation is against our own interest
I have nothing against Tabitha & have supported her(& still would) but the truth is…she was a DEI hire and a pawn in Target capitulating to the uprisings during covid. Nobody put a gun to Target’s head and made them carry lgbtq merch & black businesses,it was all performative and now the curtain is calling because the show is over.
I've always thought this ! She has these crazy psycho vicious eyes while smiling so hard it's like repressing her real anger to appear as a classy lady who isn't messy... you can check it on a video she did to answer Wendy Williams
The way I gave this video a standing ovation!!! It’s the way she asked for support AT THE SAME TIME she got on camera with no less than 50k in Cartier bracelets on WHILE asking us to keep on supporting her “black owned” business… looks to me she’s already been supported on the backs of folks who can’t afford her lifestyle.
I’m definitely annoyed by all of this. Most black businesses don’t give back to the communities that help build them. And, their prices are too high. To buy black brands, I need two jobs vs one.
I’m glad I’m not the only one that clocked the old, southern woman voice she used specifically for this video. It’s so patronizing and fake. Black celebs know how to manipulate us well.
This comment section is so refreshing because I thought I was the only person who had a weird/disingenuous feeling about Tabatha. Something just doesn’t sit right with me about her that lady. Never has.
Same. Something about her doesn’t sit well at alllllllllll, thought I was the only one too b/c everybody seemed to love her for whatever reason. I Wish her the best still tho.
Wow… MEEE TOOO! 👀 I never followed her… after watching her a couple of times… along with “that husband of hers”… I left her there… 😒 I couldn’t connect with her…
“Support Black Businesses” =\= Nurture and pour into Black people and communities, especially those most at risk of harm. That’s what really frustrated me about Tabitha’s nonsensical response. She’s trying to protect her bottom line above all else. Yet, she relies on the labor and wages of Black folks to do it; it’s working class Black folks who support her and buy her products. And some of the Black folks who buy her products are at risk of deportation; some of the Black folks who buy her products may lose access to the government funds and services upon which they rely; some of the Black folks who buy her products are at higher risk of premature death with this anti-science fascist regime. Her response shows how little she cares about us as a collective.
Some of these conversations makes me wonder if we want to see our people at the top or really keep them at base level. That is right. How can we want them to blow up, but punish them because of what their boss does? That was unexpected for them as well. 5% of us qualify for DEI those companies actually worked hard to grow. Let’s just shop black owned more so that they won’t have to sell through them and can afford to supply in their own factories.
We owe solidarity to our people as a whole, not just millionaires. Thats the problem with Trump, everything he does is for the rich. It doesnt help us, to make a few rich.
Tabatha Brown knows her time is up with target.. the first chance they get they're gonna snatch her products off the shelf. I feel like she's doing a desperate attempt to get all of the black coin she can get, but I'm not going for it. I did go to Costco because I do need necessities, but target is a wrap
What gets me the most is that a couple of months ago when that guy came for her, all her supporters flooded his social media with negative comments. Sticking up for her and everything. She turns around and tell her BLACK supporters to continue to buy her products at a place that have made it clear they don't like us. Target is for yt ppl honestly. So, i know for a fact every dollar that she's making, her yt business partners are making as well. We can't hurt their pockets when we continue to support and buy from their businesses. These companies keep getting away with it because most of us are still blinded by what they do and tell us. Stand up for something or you'll fall for anything. The Montgomery bus boycott was successful because back then black ppl stood 10 toes down on what they believed. We don't have that anymore and it's really sad. We are our own worst enemies. From the way we treat each other as consumers or workers, it's disgusting. We have no respect for each other. It makes it no better knowing there are black ppl in higher positions to make changes, but don't because that yt dollar means more to them🤦🏿♀️ i always knew something was off about her
I'll just say this, and this applies to SO many celebrities...LEARN TO SHUT UP SOMETIMES. Like she didnt need to insert herself into this when nobody singled out black businesses sold at Target in the first place. It makes her sound greedy. I even saw someone on Twitter say "so y'all telling us to stop supporting the small businesses in Target" like, who said that?? If I sold cake mixes at walmart and y'all decided to boycott walmart I might be like dang, but ima just drop my website link, take the L and support my people overall.
She doesn't have a website for her Target branded products pretty sure she can't sell those independently she is a partner with them, I think thats the main thing people don't understand, same with her seasonings they are by Mcconnick only thing you can buy directly from her are her hair products & she is under a contract, she isn't the only black business at Target saying this.
I think she was in a rough spot and knew that people expected her to say something , and if she said something then it would be blacklash and if she said nothing it would also be backlash
She already said that she made herself speak without and accent to get acting jobs, and she stop pretending. She grew afro, let her accept out and went vegan because she was ill.
Actually Tab talked about this before she got famous. She originally moved to LA to be an actress and felt like she had to conform. She worked hard to hide her accent with the hopes she would get more gigs (British and Caribbean actors and actresses do this too). She later got tired of conforming and embraced her accent. She’s actually from Eden, NC and a lot of folks from there have that accent.
@iz606 But she goes out of her way to sound like someone's grandmother 👵🏾. I did not know this woman is only 5yrs older than me but I thought she was an older.
I always looked at her like a walking talking gimmick. She felt fake and almost mammy like. I always felt like her audience wasn't supposed to be black people. Like she wanted a more white or white adjacent, I'll make you feel comfortable type audience.
It’s even more insidious because its harm and inherent inequity are often seen as aspirational and black capitalists as sainted heros worth emulating. Capitalism was built on the backs of enslaved people; it’ll never be an equalizer as it’s a system in which we were only meant to be cannon fodder.
I wasn’t feeling Tabitha’s video either. The reality is they are going to gradually do away with these businesses when contracts are up anyways! Target was headed toward bankruptcy before they threw a Hail Mary and switched to the Black collective programs, and DEI initiatives for hiring. There were headlines of shopping while Black, complaints that they did not hire black employees. So the quick ditch of DEI after our dollars and free promotion brought them back to life is double insult for those who propped Target up. Me personally, I barely shopped in Target and made a couple videos about poor selection in my Area and high prices. So this lifestyle change to not support Target won’t be difficult. Like Ebin, I’m not going back.
I understand her viewpoint. I do shop target for not just her seasoning, but black owned brands playpits deodorant, and lip bar lipstick. I mean idk what to do. These are things I enjoy and use on a regular🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
I would love to see her support of people getting fired behind these rollbacks... that's the issue. Very tone deaf of her to ask her audience to still support her capital gains when her audience includes a people dealing with a heavier burden.
@@Pytnamed_Longirl am I confused. Like she clearly explains the problematic nature of it all and how she's under contract. It's giving I don't like black women
@makeitmakesense2616 It's not impossible to get out of a contract. She could lawyer up and negotiate her way out. I would argue that Target's substantial change in the way they do business is a material change in circumstances. If you look at the comments under her videos, it's quite literally damaging what's called the "goodwill" of her brand. A few smaller black owned brands in Target have decided to pull their products from the shelves. I won't name them because I don't know if they wan the negative attention but they said it on IG. Anyway, she doesn't want to.
Your comments are deeply misguided. It's unacceptable to say that "no shade" applies when discussing Tabitha Brown and her business, especially when you claim she built her empire on the deaths of Black people. That assertion is offensive and dismissive of the hard work she has put into her brand. You need to recognize that owning a social media platform does not equate to having real business experience. Most people, particularly in the Black community, face significant barriers in starting their own brands due to a lack of capital and access. It’s a complex global landscape where logistics and supply chain management play crucial roles, and not everyone has the privilege to navigate these challenges easily. Your understanding of business and commerce appears superficial. It's essential to educate yourself on how businesses operate, particularly regarding supply chain management and the ownership of products. Not everyone has the resources to create and market their brands independently. Critiquing Black businesses requires a nuanced understanding of the systemic barriers they face. Furthermore, your opinion on Tabitha Brown is irrelevant to the respect she deserves as a businesswoman. Disrespecting her based on unfounded claims only undermines the conversation. Lastly, the argument that DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is unsustainable is simplistic; it's crucial to gather accurate information before making sweeping statements.
I agree wholeheartedly. I would like to hear from black people who are business strategists, operations mananagers, logistics specialists, accountants business professors, business owners, etc. I want to know how to best move when it comes to suppporting black businesses who find themselves in this DEI conundrum . On a related topic. Ford scaled back its diversity and inclusion policies in August 2024. Will the same people who expect Tabitha and other black business owners to turn on a dime get rid of their Ford automobiles tomorrow? Do they expect all 'minority' people and women to drop everything and stop working at Ford or any of the other companies that have dropped DEI or scaled it back?
thank you for for speaking up and adding common sense and critical thinking to the conversation. all these people with knee-jerk reactions are just painful to listen to. some of them are just hating to be hating. if i'm not mistaken, tab herself said she understands if people choose to boycott. she also said she was trying to be very careful with her words, because we all know that the internet will run with a unfounded story or garble your words every chance they get. before i saw any videos on this topic by tab or anyone else, i made my personal decision that i would purposely go to target to buy her stuff, and other black business owners things that might be there. i've been wanting to try some of her things anyway, so now is a good time for me to do that. also, depending on how this all plays out over the long run, i am perfectly willing to change my mind and NOT shop there. as far as i'm concerned, this is new territory, and i will process things as we go along in this new clown show of america. i saw a list somewhere...either tiktok or facebook of an entire list of black owned products that are at target or walmart. i had no idea there were so many. i would be very upset if instead of growing, the number of black owned products on shelves start to shrink or become nonexistant.
When I say I am too happy you’re speaking on thisssss !! Like I’m on X and everyone I saw comment was so proud and happy and I’m like ??? Am I in the wrong but nooo this is just how I felt thank you sm for speaking out
You are SO correct. I really like Tabitha Brown, but people sound so silly when they say she needs to just go sell her product elsewhere. That is target’s product in any way that is important, from product development to testing to overhead costs.. and it’s only sold in their store. She’s a marketing figure and that’s fine. But ppl sound delusional by saying it’s her product.
I think people didn’t know that it was Target’s product. So her not being able to pull it, exposed that she is just a face and not an owner… which is sad. Those seasonings aren’t technically here either.. they are McCormicks.
@@AmberBrooklyn24 Oh, okay. I was specifically referring to her clothes and food products. They are more collaborative works, where the bulk of things was likely done by the parent company outside of Tab. She has her hands in a lot of pots, and it takes a lot of resources to finance it all.
you said it, capitalists don’t wanna sacrifice not a single penny. and that’s what makes this stage of capitalism so perilous, bc the greed is at an all time high and so normalized.
Everyone is compromised in some way and until we can let go of dependency on materials no one has the room to talk about anyone. It's like that saying in the bible He who is without sin shall cast the first stone. No one can stand on business including Justin and he isn't necessarily wrong in his take on Tabitha yet he is in the same position even if she is in a different income bracket. It would have been more productive to give tips on how to cut back as a society. I mean we are just arguing over whose capitalistic ways are acceptable instead of opting out of the game.
This!! We refuse to opt-out. Frivolous over consumption is insane. And we wouldn't have to keep having these conversations if we would just divorce ourselves from this capitalist system. We have to live in it but we don't have to uphold it in this way.
@@MsStaceyB I’m assuming many are triggered because they thought they were really doing something by abandoning Walmart and shopping at Target like Target was supposed to be Better than Walmart 🙄
Actually, the high prices at Target are often easy to forgo. Walmart’s predation and practice of shutting down mom and pop business in their wake leaves many lower-class people without any other option. I haven’t shopped at Walmart in decades because I can afford to look elsewhere…some others in our community (and others) have no choice.
She is inspiring but I wish she didn’t have to keep up that accent I figured she started using it as a online character and went viral and couldn’t let it go afraid it would stop her bag. Same with this she don’t want it to stop her bag.
I’m not gon’ hold you I’ve been boycotting Amazon for some time and adding Target to that list didn’t feel feasible but Tabitha made me rethink that just because HUH?!
Well I can’t blame her for trying to make sure she maintains her sales I think most ppl would do that; it’s self-preservation. But at the same time, she’s already a millionaire so, taking a pay cut for the greater good won’t hurt her as badly as an avg person.
Look, just let the non DEI customers buy her stuff. They will still be in there. They love Target. If they dont buy it 🤷♀️ thats business. Sell something else to Black people.
I understand she’s under contract. However, she has time to set things up to keep running her business once the contract expires. She may not be able to sale the same things that she did, because they probably just slapped her name on products.
I am soooo glad you actually got on here and said this. I’m 5 min into the video so far and I agree with 100% of what you’ve said. Glad to see another black person using our thinkers
Honest question…has Tabitha Brown given anything back to the community? Like has she donated to any organizations? I hope she has… if not that’s crazy if she is asking for support and hasn’t gave back to the community.
What Tabatha said makes complete sense! I listen to her video several times for understand, I see her point of view. I support her and other Black businesses! I’m also a Black women own small business owner…
@@ClintonJRTR It’s all an affectation. she plays up that southern old back women schtick to make white people comfortable. She doesn’t really sound like that…smh
It's the dragging of black women consistently for me, when there are so so many black women to be dragged. This is why I do not trust gay men but do trust queer men
I understand your opinion on the the matter, but what is your SOLUTION or how should she or others like her approach this matter.This business is NOT EASY and she explained the supply and demand and how IT AFFECTS her and her counterparts.
We can support the black owned business while not supporting the corporation. Im rolling with Tab. She looks like me, and im going to support her no matter what. Im rooting for EVERYBODY Black! You can't be Black and tell US to go against US!
Many of celebrity brands are licensing deals. The deals are approx 50/50 split of the profits. The celebrity may influence the design, packaging etc. Some just lend their name to be put on the products. These companies (have very few, if any Black employees) handle design, manufacturing (China ), marketing, distribution and sales.
I can see what Tabitha is saying. She said that boycotting a store that sells black oened business products hurts those black brands. And that if people arent supporting those brands at those stores, then the stores could see that as a reason to get rid of them and not support any more. I do wonder if she would care so much if her products weren't being sold at these places being boycotted and her pockets weren't affected. It sucks for the blk owned brands who will be casualties. Hopefully, they are selling their products in multiple places.
DEI… Just dose not include Black people also mothers also Muslim people also other cultures and it’s crazy that we’re the ones being affected by this as always
I know the company I work for is anecdotal evidence, but our DEI program is actually what DEI really is in every way. Like even down to team lunches. I know the majority of these companies are not like this, but there are some. You just have to find them. So it's very possible to get what we want. Also, there was a viral tiktok that asked her to make a statement. I just want us not to be so hopeless.
She made a video in response to people asking her about her line at target and how could we support her. That is the reason why she spoke about herself.
Right, it’s unfortunate this video and the others that I have seen were made out of context I’m pretty sure she also said it was fine if you decide not to support, she understands 🤷🏾♀️
Feels very unnecessary to be tearing this woman down like this and ridiculing her as if she's done the worst thing in the world and is if everyone knows her personally along with her businesses and contracts. Sad to not make an effort to understand her or even reach out to her before suddenly just tearing her down on a public stage because of a difference in opinion. Sad. A real community wouldn't be so swift to tear down their own. Whether you agree with her or not she's a pioneer in the space. Better off learning from her and seeing how we could build instead of detaching based on emotional rage. 🤦🏾♀️
I saw a video on TikTok in response to Tabitha Brown’s video and the lady was preaching about how the same God that made a way for Tabitha Brown to succeed in Target will make a way for Tabitha Brown if Target isn’t the move anymore. Ok, that’s great but what about the rest of us? That wasn’t even the subject of the conversation. The prosperity gospel always seems to fall flat in that area. 🤦🏾♀️
'Soothing performative' is so accurate. My sister told me about her several yrs ago and something about her was off then. But everyone seemed to love them some Tabitha Brown. It was so weird.
Hear my prayers Lord as a single mother I’m struggling to support my children. Both of my sons are special needs, and require much from me but I know you will give me the strength and courage that I need. So while I struggle to buy groceries and while I struggle to pay rent. I will keep faith. I know you will make a way for my children in JESUS NAME
The fact that they have not been prepping to get their own tells me everything I need to know. Use the capital gained from Target and start investing in your own warehouse and supply chains. Team up with the black creators you been cheesing on TH-cam with and band together. But we so happy with crumbs then get upset when the WT man takes those away. No ma’am
Maybe this is a sign to make her own website. I’d rather buy there anyway tbh. Ain’t no telling what kind of cut target gets per sale AND I remember when her seasonings came out, ppl were exposing how some target stores weren’t even putting her stuff on the shelves. Literally sabotaging so that they could have a reason to not renew the contract with her because “it’s not selling.” Idk if she ever saw those posts back then, but I would have started looking elsewhere or prepping my own website for sales. Especially for families without cars. Imagine commuting and you take some busses to the store to be told “they’re out” meanwhile it’s fully stocked in the back and they’re just lying so you can’t get it. 😂 like what
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Tabitha Brown’s products were designed by Target’s design team. They created the designs based on her brand & style. She can’t pull anything off the shelves of Target. When her contract ends with Target, she can hire her own design team to create merchandise, find a manufacturer to make the products & then sell those items on her own website.
WoW didn’t know that. Ok now it makes since.
This helps me understand where she’s coming from however, sometimes the good suffers with the bad.
Oh that's crazy. She is tied to them and can't leave unless she pays millions.
Wow interesting !!! I’m surprised she didn’t mention this part 🧐
Funny y'all don't have the same energy for Beyonce and her propaganda....
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Every man and woman for himself, do not be gulliable. I do not put these folks on a pedestal or live vicariously through them. At the end of the day, Tabitha is tied to a business CONTRACT, which I think people are forgetting. If she pulls out of that Target deal, she will be sued and possibly loose her livelihood. On the other hand, there is little to no smoke for the black billionaires. Black folk will cancel Tabitha but defend Kanye like their life depended on it and call that man a 'genius' like a bootlicking fool. Double standard! And we all know that when a black celebrity man faces injustice, the community will throw their support behind them. When it's a black woman or black queer person, crickets! I unsubscibed to the 'black community' long ago.
Funny y'all ride so hard for Beyonce and she turned her back on Colin Kap and pushes her wares and propaganda, it's the lack of consistency for me
@@dpeon242that’s the problem with us now!! That individualistic mindset of every man for himself and the ppl critiquing Tabitha is not the same ppl who support Kanye. Let’s be so fr pls.
@makeitmakesense2616why do yall talk like our community are a monolith. Like i said to the person above you, the ppl critiquing Tabatha aren’t the same ppl who defends Beyoncé capitalistic ways.😭
@@eyuh77777 I'm confused sis, cause I'm agree with you. It's not even Beyonce capitalist ways for me. I want all blk women to make their coins. My issue with Beyonce is that Colin Kap lost his entire career for us. And she stay in these Whyte spaces performing. When she would be more impactful performing at BAYOU CLASSIC or the Houston black rodeo. Furthermore her dabble into country music would've been more impactful and filled the country charts with us, had she allowed herself to be a feature on the albums of black country artists who have been doing the hard lonely work by themselves. Her presence on 10 unknown black country artist albums wouldve been the true f you because one to ten, we would be on their charts and dominating. They couldn't ignore our excellence then. Her advocacy for black people isn't sincere and that's my issue with her.
Yeah.. When she made it about her.. I was like.. Yikes.. Knew it. Boycotting is supposed to have casualties.
Yes.
Easy for us to say when we’re not the casualties
@@zsazsaa154 we are though. Capitalism requires causalities.
@ no ur not, don’t compare how u MIGHT be in convinced by having to go to a different store to someone losing income
@@zsazsaa154 Speak for yourself. I have lost income standing on my principles and against discrimination. I hustled to make ends meet and eventually came out on top. Those black businesses need to pivot and adapt. They'll be alright.
Tabitha said “wait a minute now! Y’all ain’t finna fw my coins!” 🙊😭🤣
cause that's my business...I can hear her say😂😂😂
Thats terrible
Those are Chance’s coins 😂
@@Blkladyfitness now that she done “retired him” 🙊😭🤣
My whole thing is that Target isn't even affordable. Target may be where a lot of Black businesses sell their products, but it is not where most Black people can afford to purchase them; so, we're basically asking Black people to support Target and not boycott the entity to protect the purchases of mostly w. Americans. I walked-into target with a $100⁰⁰ gift card the other day and was astounded with how few groceries I could actually get. That's not to mention how lacking the grocery department is in the first place.
Right! I never shop at target i always thought was more expensive
EXACTLY!!!🤔I Never Understood why some Black Folks were Hopped up on Shopping @Target to begin with. I have only been to Target a Few times and I felt it was Overpriced and Nothing special about it.
What?? Target is really affordable. It's just slightly higher than Walmart. But better quality. If you can't afford Target, then you need to improve your life
Target is where I mainly shop at. Target isn’t expensive for beauty products compared to CVS & Walgreens even rite aids
Most black can afford Target.
Tabitha only cares bout her coins and after her 1 year contract up. She won’t GAF! She reminds me of Monique with that Fake My Sweet Babies stuff. It’s so Passive Aggressive.
Damn!!! I just said to myself she reminds me of Mo
Tabitha is permanently at Target now
Nahhh Monique cares about the people
She said at the end of the video that she is under contract for another year, then will see what she will do. She said we don’t have distribution solutions and that is true.
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I meaaaannnnnn, I clicked on this video so QUICK!!!!!!!😊
SAMMMEEE. I was never coyoles by that voice 😅😅
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I don't buy or subscribe to Tabitha Brown's business/products at all, but I have to say she's got balls to even come to black ppl in this way.
Bingo. Reminds me of them 🦝 dancing in front of the police a few years back
She might as well told us that we ain't black if we don't support her seasonings and gentrified hair products
She said at the end of the video that she is under contract for another year, then will see what she will do. She said we don’t have distribution solutions and that is true. She is discussing targeted buying which would help black brands
I never could get with her my discernment said “hell no”
@@Jennifer-fj4wfshe has never been my cup of tea either.
As a black business owner myself, I will say that we have to be careful in how we approach these topics relating to black business owners, their organizations and their products. We can’t approach topics like this with an approach that only centers the owner of said business and forgets about ALL of the people employed by said organization. What about the people Tabitha employs that will be unemployed if her venture(s) fail. We also can’t pretend as if black business owners are treated like our white counterparts and given second (and sometimes third, fourth and even fifth) chances after initially failing. These conversations are so very nuanced. And while I do agree that Target - and other corporations who don’t value our black dollar should suffer, I do not agree that we shouldn’t look to protect the existing black vendors that they partner with. Whether we care to acknowledge it or not, those businesses are shattering glass ceilings and opening doors for the rest of us who are black business owners who look to continue to employ members of our community AND pour back into our community.
Thats actually what her video was about. She wasn't just talking about her stuff it was all that are under that umbrella. She was making reference to the fact that no buying anyone's product will just further any reasoning for them to no longer carry it.
Actually, they’re winding down their “three year DEI program after meeting their goals” due to an “evolving external landscape”. They’re getting rid of her products soon enough.
You mean that Target employs? She is the face and comes with ideas, that is all.
@@ReneeDeane She has her haircare brand at Target as well that she manufactured herself. That product has its own website, her Target brand not sure how selling that independtly would work since shes under contract & they have their name on the products.
Very well said
I understand her point of view and our point of view as consumers. We have to do what's best for us to send a message to these corporations.
Em, you are serving Toni Braxton/Anida Baker 1992 looks , Guapa !
@@PHlophe thank you ❤️
@@PHlopheIt's Anita*, not Anida😂
Exactly! A lot of Black business also mistreat Black supporters, Black followers, and Black customers (e.g., Cocoa Swatches, Range Beauty, etc.).
I done missed some thangs. Can you spill on Cocoa Swatches? Omg. I didn’t know!
Following
Yall ever heard of Guderich skin products? Owned by a black gay man. I ordered some rose water early last year from his site because apparently it was “so popular” and he has a big social media following but my rose water never came, and apparently other people’s orders never came either and when people would ask in his TikTok comments about why their products were not being delivered, he’d get mad, curse folks out and then block them. So wack. Sadly, that particular encounter has gotten me skeptical about supporting certain black folks on these platforms.
You can say that again!
Range Beauty??? What happened? I buy foundation from them. Spill the tea sis.
I hit my pinky toe on the couch, rushing to press play 😂❤
😂😂😂
She asked us to set ourselves on fire so she can be warm! Its not fair of her to ask her supporters to continue to pay target, knowing the situation is against our own interest
This!!! 🎯
I have nothing against Tabitha & have supported her(& still would) but the truth is…she was a DEI hire and a pawn in Target capitulating to the uprisings during covid. Nobody put a gun to Target’s head and made them carry lgbtq merch & black businesses,it was all performative and now the curtain is calling because the show is over.
Great comment. Again, a lesson to the black community to create and capitalize on our own.
Tabitha Brown is the most passive-aggressive person I've ever seen. She plays that nice-nasty really good. She's very inauthentic.
I've always thought this ! She has these crazy psycho vicious eyes while smiling so hard it's like repressing her real anger to appear as a classy lady who isn't messy... you can check it on a video she did to answer Wendy Williams
I’ve thought this from the beginning. It was always something that I couldn’t put my finger on so I never got into her like that.
The way I gave this video a standing ovation!!! It’s the way she asked for support AT THE SAME TIME she got on camera with no less than 50k in Cartier bracelets on WHILE asking us to keep on supporting her “black owned” business… looks to me she’s already been supported on the backs of folks who can’t afford her lifestyle.
ooop you clocked
😂😂 and did
I mean, you can't have it both ways. You can't say "support black business " and then when they get successful talk about all they have acquired.
I’m definitely annoyed by all of this. Most black businesses don’t give back to the communities that help build them. And, their prices are too high. To buy black brands, I need two jobs vs one.
I agree with you
I’m glad I’m not the only one that clocked the old, southern woman voice she used specifically for this video. It’s so patronizing and fake. Black celebs know how to manipulate us well.
That’s how she talks. 🤣
@cjwilliamsvi No she doesn't, she turns it off and on.
@jjbenson4823 it’s apart of her brand I can’t stand it. I’ve seen older videos of her, and that voice is definitely fake. 🙄
@ Yeah, she’s a modern day Aunt Jemima figure and it’s annoying. I see right through it.
This comment section is so refreshing because I thought I was the only person who had a weird/disingenuous feeling about Tabatha. Something just doesn’t sit right with me about her that lady. Never has.
Same. Something about her doesn’t sit well at alllllllllll, thought I was the only one too b/c everybody seemed to love her for whatever reason. I Wish her the best still tho.
I have always thought this. But ppl fall for anything.
Same!!! I could never put my finger on it with her but something was always off to me.
Me too! I never meshed with her so I just keep it at that
Wow… MEEE TOOO! 👀
I never followed her… after watching her a couple of times… along with “that husband of hers”… I left her there… 😒
I couldn’t connect with her…
She really tried it with that phony sweet southern trope she usually gives to reel in black viewers…GET HER JUSTIN! I just know you will.. 🍿
It's something very showy about her, ion like it
Aunt jemina reicarnated
@ y’all know she started off on that show Will and Grace that is for a whole white audience
“Support Black Businesses” =\= Nurture and pour into Black people and communities, especially those most at risk of harm. That’s what really frustrated me about Tabitha’s nonsensical response. She’s trying to protect her bottom line above all else. Yet, she relies on the labor and wages of Black folks to do it; it’s working class Black folks who support her and buy her products. And some of the Black folks who buy her products are at risk of deportation; some of the Black folks who buy her products may lose access to the government funds and services upon which they rely; some of the Black folks who buy her products are at higher risk of premature death with this anti-science fascist regime. Her response shows how little she cares about us as a collective.
It’s always something about her that was off putting to me idk 🤷🏾♀️ she just nvr seemed genuine to me love u Justin! Needed this ❤
Me too. My spirit wouldn't allow me to cling to her like everyone else. I'm glad she was promoting heathlier eating, but something in me just knew
I thought I was the only one
Amen. Never caught a good vibe from her. Creepy as hell
I thought I was the only one. I get same disingenuous vibe from her that I get from Oprah.
I literally typed the same comment. Like she's fake or something
I still don’t believe she actually “retired her husband”🤦🏾♂️😂😂
Wait. Now what na😩😩😩😩
@@aladynamedSusan she retired him a few years ago. She made a video about it
@yogaqueen1527 oh ok, wow, interesting 🤔thanks for the info
@@aladynamedSusan now he hangs around the house and coaches youth basketball. I'll find the video and link it here.
@yogaqueen1527 imma keep quiet😩 not trying to get dragged on this here good Tuesday😩
Some of these conversations makes me wonder if we want to see our people at the top or really keep them at base level. That is right. How can we want them to blow up, but punish them because of what their boss does? That was unexpected for them as well. 5% of us qualify for DEI those companies actually worked hard to grow. Let’s just shop black owned more so that they won’t have to sell through them and can afford to supply in their own factories.
We owe solidarity to our people as a whole, not just millionaires. Thats the problem with Trump, everything he does is for the rich. It doesnt help us, to make a few rich.
@@ReneeDeaneand there it is.
Tabatha Brown knows her time is up with target.. the first chance they get they're gonna snatch her products off the shelf. I feel like she's doing a desperate attempt to get all of the black coin she can get, but I'm not going for it. I did go to Costco because I do need necessities, but target is a wrap
And when they pull her products (because they will) then what is she gonna do?
What gets me the most is that a couple of months ago when that guy came for her, all her supporters flooded his social media with negative comments. Sticking up for her and everything. She turns around and tell her BLACK supporters to continue to buy her products at a place that have made it clear they don't like us. Target is for yt ppl honestly. So, i know for a fact every dollar that she's making, her yt business partners are making as well. We can't hurt their pockets when we continue to support and buy from their businesses. These companies keep getting away with it because most of us are still blinded by what they do and tell us. Stand up for something or you'll fall for anything. The Montgomery bus boycott was successful because back then black ppl stood 10 toes down on what they believed. We don't have that anymore and it's really sad. We are our own worst enemies. From the way we treat each other as consumers or workers, it's disgusting. We have no respect for each other. It makes it no better knowing there are black ppl in higher positions to make changes, but don't because that yt dollar means more to them🤦🏿♀️ i always knew something was off about her
White business partner? Her hair line is a black woman
Target is for white people?! Okay 👍🏾
I'll just say this, and this applies to SO many celebrities...LEARN TO SHUT UP SOMETIMES. Like she didnt need to insert herself into this when nobody singled out black businesses sold at Target in the first place. It makes her sound greedy. I even saw someone on Twitter say "so y'all telling us to stop supporting the small businesses in Target" like, who said that??
If I sold cake mixes at walmart and y'all decided to boycott walmart I might be like dang, but ima just drop my website link, take the L and support my people overall.
always have a backup plan & website with the inventory for sure
She doesn't have a website for her Target branded products pretty sure she can't sell those independently she is a partner with them, I think thats the main thing people don't understand, same with her seasonings they are by Mcconnick only thing you can buy directly from her are her hair products & she is under a contract, she isn't the only black business at Target saying this.
She left Food Network because she refused to bite down to their demands.... we just duplicating what she did.
Yep she wants the white hand out but still turned down Food Network 😂
I never liked her. I told my sister that years ago. Something about her smile and eyes never set right with me. Didn’t seem sincere
That smile and them lying eyes. I told my sisters that Tabitha is phony and funky 😂
Same🙄
@@metimewithmilky1891 what you said!!!
Yes! I just said something like this! Tab girl we see right through you 😂
She didn't seem genuine, it came across like an act, peformative
Definitely agree with the introduction: “If you would have been paying attention from the beginning, you would have never been duped.”
Yep, cause I ain't never going back to Target. Hell, her products high as hell in there anyway.
Her products are actually super cheap there. I bought some.
@@RushellKB you must have caught a sale because on rollout day, I walked out.
I think she was in a rough spot and knew that people expected her to say something , and if she said something then it would be blacklash and if she said nothing it would also be backlash
Great pov! A few years ago, Lovelyti said that Tabitha’s southern accent is fake because there were videos of her years ago not speaking that way.
She already said that she made herself speak without and accent to get acting jobs, and she stop pretending. She grew afro, let her accept out and went vegan because she was ill.
Found another Ti sipper! ☺️
Actually Tab talked about this before she got famous. She originally moved to LA to be an actress and felt like she had to conform. She worked hard to hide her accent with the hopes she would get more gigs (British and Caribbean actors and actresses do this too). She later got tired of conforming and embraced her accent. She’s actually from Eden, NC and a lot of folks from there have that accent.
Or is she still acting and this gig is her production
@iz606 But she goes out of her way to sound like someone's grandmother 👵🏾. I did not know this woman is only 5yrs older than me but I thought she was an older.
Idk what it is, but even before this, the little I have seen of Tabitha is unsettling. Like idk what it is 🤷🏾
Tabitha is a nice/nasty Christian. And it's that crazy eye too. It's all off-putting.
I ain’t never liked her!!!
I always looked at her like a walking talking gimmick. She felt fake and almost mammy like. I always felt like her audience wasn't supposed to be black people. Like she wanted a more white or white adjacent, I'll make you feel comfortable type audience.
She's a creep. Performative.
Black Capitalism is just capitalism.
Not quite. Black capitalism is worse because its black people exploiting people that are already oppressed. A double whammy.
It’s even more insidious because its harm and inherent inequity are often seen as aspirational and black capitalists as sainted heros worth emulating. Capitalism was built on the backs of enslaved people; it’ll never be an equalizer as it’s a system in which we were only meant to be cannon fodder.
I wasn’t feeling Tabitha’s video either. The reality is they are going to gradually do away with these businesses when contracts are up anyways! Target was headed toward bankruptcy before they threw a Hail Mary and switched to the Black collective programs, and DEI initiatives for hiring. There were headlines of shopping while Black, complaints that they did not hire black employees. So the quick ditch of DEI after our dollars and free promotion brought them back to life is double insult for those who propped Target up. Me personally, I barely shopped in Target and made a couple videos about poor selection in my Area and high prices. So this lifestyle change to not support Target won’t be difficult. Like Ebin, I’m not going back.
I understand her viewpoint. I do shop target for not just her seasoning, but black owned brands playpits deodorant, and lip bar lipstick. I mean idk what to do. These are things I enjoy and use on a regular🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
Continue to support if you want to
During the bus boycott, people walked. It's supposed to hurt. No pain, no gain. They need to feel this where it hurts THEM, their pockets✊🏾
I would say go directly to the company's websites instead of Target. You still get your stuff and continue to boycott Target 😊
I would love to see her support of people getting fired behind these rollbacks... that's the issue. Very tone deaf of her to ask her audience to still support her capital gains when her audience includes a people dealing with a heavier burden.
Not everyone is a freedom fight. Freedom fighters make lots of sacrifices, they do without so others lives can be better
I honestly thought she would take her stuff out of target. I don't even shop at Target.
We're doing a Buy-Cott at Costco.
She's under contract. She can't just move on.
She's under contract and LITERALLY EXPLAINS THIS
@@Pytnamed_Longirl am I confused. Like she clearly explains the problematic nature of it all and how she's under contract. It's giving I don't like black women
@makeitmakesense2616no it’s giving ya’ll don’t have no type of backbone
@makeitmakesense2616 It's not impossible to get out of a contract. She could lawyer up and negotiate her way out. I would argue that Target's substantial change in the way they do business is a material change in circumstances. If you look at the comments under her videos, it's quite literally damaging what's called the "goodwill" of her brand. A few smaller black owned brands in Target have decided to pull their products from the shelves. I won't name them because I don't know if they wan the negative attention but they said it on IG. Anyway, she doesn't want to.
What she said was the most obvious form of manipulation I’ve ever seen and experienced in my life and she was smooth with it too.
Your comments are deeply misguided. It's unacceptable to say that "no shade" applies when discussing Tabitha Brown and her business, especially when you claim she built her empire on the deaths of Black people. That assertion is offensive and dismissive of the hard work she has put into her brand.
You need to recognize that owning a social media platform does not equate to having real business experience. Most people, particularly in the Black community, face significant barriers in starting their own brands due to a lack of capital and access. It’s a complex global landscape where logistics and supply chain management play crucial roles, and not everyone has the privilege to navigate these challenges easily.
Your understanding of business and commerce appears superficial. It's essential to educate yourself on how businesses operate, particularly regarding supply chain management and the ownership of products. Not everyone has the resources to create and market their brands independently. Critiquing Black businesses requires a nuanced understanding of the systemic barriers they face.
Furthermore, your opinion on Tabitha Brown is irrelevant to the respect she deserves as a businesswoman. Disrespecting her based on unfounded claims only undermines the conversation. Lastly, the argument that DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is unsustainable is simplistic; it's crucial to gather accurate information before making sweeping statements.
I agree wholeheartedly. I would like to hear from black people who are business strategists, operations mananagers, logistics specialists, accountants business professors, business owners, etc. I want to know how to best move when it comes to suppporting black businesses who find themselves in this DEI conundrum . On a related topic. Ford scaled back its diversity and inclusion policies in August 2024. Will the same people who expect Tabitha and other black business owners to turn on a dime get rid of their Ford automobiles tomorrow? Do they expect all 'minority' people and women to drop everything and stop working at Ford or any of the other companies that have dropped DEI or scaled it back?
thank you for for speaking up and adding common sense and critical thinking to the conversation. all these people with knee-jerk reactions are just painful to listen to. some of them are just hating to be hating. if i'm not mistaken, tab herself said she understands if people choose to boycott. she also said she was trying to be very careful with her words, because we all know that the internet will run with a unfounded story or garble your words every chance they get. before i saw any videos on this topic by tab or anyone else, i made my personal decision that i would purposely go to target to buy her stuff, and other black business owners things that might be there. i've been wanting to try some of her things anyway, so now is a good time for me to do that. also, depending on how this all plays out over the long run, i am perfectly willing to change my mind and NOT shop there. as far as i'm concerned, this is new territory, and i will process things as we go along in this new clown show of america. i saw a list somewhere...either tiktok or facebook of an entire list of black owned products that are at target or walmart. i had no idea there were so many. i would be very upset if instead of growing, the number of black owned products on shelves start to shrink or become nonexistant.
When I say I am too happy you’re speaking on thisssss !! Like I’m on X and everyone I saw comment was so proud and happy and I’m like ??? Am I in the wrong but nooo this is just how I felt thank you sm for speaking out
Omg! Same! I’m so glad Justin spoke on this!
You are SO correct. I really like Tabitha Brown, but people sound so silly when they say she needs to just go sell her product elsewhere. That is target’s product in any way that is important, from product development to testing to overhead costs.. and it’s only sold in their store. She’s a marketing figure and that’s fine. But ppl sound delusional by saying it’s her product.
If that’s the case she should be going to Target and hold them accountable.
Target don't care. Especially if y'all are agreeing to stop buying the stuff with her name on it anyway@@rerebrook5057
I think people didn’t know that it was Target’s product. So her not being able to pull it, exposed that she is just a face and not an owner… which is sad. Those seasonings aren’t technically here either.. they are McCormicks.
Her hair products are sold in Ulta too
@@AmberBrooklyn24 Oh, okay. I was specifically referring to her clothes and food products. They are more collaborative works, where the bulk of things was likely done by the parent company outside of Tab. She has her hands in a lot of pots, and it takes a lot of resources to finance it all.
I can’t with Tabitha 😮
Tabitha retired her husband asking us to keep their lifestyle of luxury. NO MADAME.
And THAT'S what I'm talkn' abt. So what? She'll be inconvenienced. She won't bcm homeless.
you said it, capitalists don’t wanna sacrifice not a single penny. and that’s what makes this stage of capitalism so perilous, bc the greed is at an all time high and so normalized.
Everyone is compromised in some way and until we can let go of dependency on materials no one has the room to talk about anyone. It's like that saying in the bible He who is without sin shall cast the first stone. No one can stand on business including Justin and he isn't necessarily wrong in his take on Tabitha yet he is in the same position even if she is in a different income bracket. It would have been more productive to give tips on how to cut back as a society. I mean we are just arguing over whose capitalistic ways are acceptable instead of opting out of the game.
This!! We refuse to opt-out. Frivolous over consumption is insane. And we wouldn't have to keep having these conversations if we would just divorce ourselves from this capitalist system. We have to live in it but we don't have to uphold it in this way.
Why are we focusing on Target when Walmart has done the same thing
@@MsStaceyB I’m assuming many are triggered because they thought they were really doing something by abandoning Walmart and shopping at Target like Target was supposed to be Better than Walmart 🙄
Actually, the high prices at Target are often easy to forgo. Walmart’s predation and practice of shutting down mom and pop business in their wake leaves many lower-class people without any other option. I haven’t shopped at Walmart in decades because I can afford to look elsewhere…some others in our community (and others) have no choice.
@@UnpopularAdvisor this really is a meaningless conversation. They all have the same agenda.
People are cutting back on Walmart and amazon
@@MsStaceyBo do t think it meaningless
Costco treats their employees great actually, they hire like 90% internal. They have good pay and benefits
She is inspiring but I wish she didn’t have to keep up that accent I figured she started using it as a online character and went viral and couldn’t let it go afraid it would stop her bag. Same with this she don’t want it to stop her bag.
I’m not gon’ hold you I’ve been boycotting Amazon for some time and adding Target to that list didn’t feel feasible but Tabitha made me rethink that just because HUH?!
Well I can’t blame her for trying to make sure she maintains her sales I think most ppl would do that; it’s self-preservation. But at the same time, she’s already a millionaire so, taking a pay cut for the greater good won’t hurt her as badly as an avg person.
Look, just let the non DEI customers buy her stuff. They will still be in there. They love Target. If they dont buy it 🤷♀️ thats business. Sell something else to Black people.
I believe that's why I've never subscribed to any of her products Justin. You gave a word on today!
I want our people to move their trillion dollar spending away from these corporations who just exploits
I understand she’s under contract. However, she has time to set things up to keep running her business once the contract expires. She may not be able to sale the same things that she did, because they probably just slapped her name on products.
Besides Tabitha being a super mammy, I really hate her eyes. She smiles a lot but her eyes don't.
I am soooo glad you actually got on here and said this. I’m 5 min into the video so far and I agree with 100% of what you’ve said. Glad to see another black person using our thinkers
Her dm's were flooded by people asking her what is she going to do. I wish she didn't make it, because she was going to get criticized either way.
You don't miss. This was spot on.
Honest question…has Tabitha Brown given anything back to the community? Like has she donated to any organizations? I hope she has… if not that’s crazy if she is asking for support and hasn’t gave back to the community.
She actually has. She also used to do a segment on her TH-cam channel dedicated to black business owners, specifically small black businesses.
What Tabatha said makes complete sense! I listen to her video several times for understand, I see her point of view. I support her and other Black businesses! I’m also a Black women own small business owner…
I'm so confused, but all the examples were black women. One blk man. Peter got sued and is jail? Like why is it consistent black women dragging
I'm so so confused
She always came off as phony to me.
Same sis!
And is
Extremely
Tabitha always been off for me, but y’all be cool out here ✌🏽
I can’t get over how she speaks. It always gives, “I got some cornbread and greens on da stove. Y’all want some?”
Ummm she's southern
@ Uhhmm So am I. 😂
@@ClintonJRTR It’s all an affectation. she plays up that southern old back women schtick to make white people comfortable. She doesn’t really sound like that…smh
@@IFN-w7jexactly!!! I am southern as well. The voice is unnecessarily exaggerated.
@@Geneva89 👀 “Sssshhhhh!!! They comin. Us can’t get caught readin.” 😆 Ok I’m done.
I’m tired of the propaganda, no shade
I support all Black Businesses even if we disagree on certain things. You see White Folks always support each other even when they don't agree.
It's the dragging of black women consistently for me, when there are so so many black women to be dragged. This is why I do not trust gay men but do trust queer men
That is literally not true. White ppl are not blindly supporting each other’s businesses. Everyone should use decrement and stand on business
I understand your opinion on the the matter, but what is your SOLUTION or how should she or others like her approach this matter.This business is NOT EASY and she explained the supply and demand and how IT AFFECTS her and her counterparts.
Tabitha stuff about to be on Ross and Big Lots shelves in a minute. I may buy it then.
😂😂😂😂
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Did t Big Lots go out of business?
Her being married to a former cop is stupid to drag her for..like whaaa but yeah this country is playing in our faces everyday.
This is very serious for Mrs. Brown. Remember, she RETIRED her husband❕️🥸
OKAY 👌 🆗️
We can support the black owned business while not supporting the corporation. Im rolling with Tab. She looks like me, and im going to support her no matter what. Im rooting for EVERYBODY Black!
You can't be Black and tell US to go against US!
Black dollars matter...we can still support Tabitha Brown at Target 🎉
All I have to say is, I picked the right time to put in my two weeks 😅
Same as Pretty Little Tacos in Atlanta worst experience ever and the worst mf tacos omg! Never again
Many of celebrity brands are licensing deals. The deals are approx 50/50 split of the profits. The celebrity may influence the design, packaging etc. Some just lend their name to be put on the products. These companies (have very few, if any Black employees) handle design, manufacturing (China ), marketing, distribution and sales.
I was a Target girl. I will be giving costco more of my business. And black businesses.
I can see what Tabitha is saying. She said that boycotting a store that sells black oened business products hurts those black brands. And that if people arent supporting those brands at those stores, then the stores could see that as a reason to get rid of them and not support any more. I do wonder if she would care so much if her products weren't being sold at these places being boycotted and her pockets weren't affected. It sucks for the blk owned brands who will be casualties. Hopefully, they are selling their products in multiple places.
The thing I’m waiting to see is how long these stores even care to cater to black brands and the consumers they attract.
Actually Justin, that’s not true. Tabitha Brown was trending on TikTok the minute that Target released the news.
Wendy Williams tried to tell y'all 😂
DEI… Just dose not include Black people also mothers also Muslim people also other cultures and it’s crazy that we’re the ones being affected by this as always
I know the company I work for is anecdotal evidence, but our DEI program is actually what DEI really is in every way. Like even down to team lunches. I know the majority of these companies are not like this, but there are some. You just have to find them. So it's very possible to get what we want. Also, there was a viral tiktok that asked her to make a statement. I just want us not to be so hopeless.
She made a video in response to people asking her about her line at target and how could we support her. That is the reason why she spoke about herself.
Right, it’s unfortunate this video and the others that I have seen were made out of context
I’m pretty sure she also said it was fine if you decide not to support, she understands 🤷🏾♀️
Feels very unnecessary to be tearing this woman down like this and ridiculing her as if she's done the worst thing in the world and is if everyone knows her personally along with her businesses and contracts. Sad to not make an effort to understand her or even reach out to her before suddenly just tearing her down on a public stage because of a difference in opinion. Sad. A real community wouldn't be so swift to tear down their own. Whether you agree with her or not she's a pioneer in the space. Better off learning from her and seeing how we could build instead of detaching based on emotional rage. 🤦🏾♀️
I saw a video on TikTok in response to Tabitha Brown’s video and the lady was preaching about how the same God that made a way for Tabitha Brown to succeed in Target will make a way for Tabitha Brown if Target isn’t the move anymore. Ok, that’s great but what about the rest of us? That wasn’t even the subject of the conversation. The prosperity gospel always seems to fall flat in that area. 🤦🏾♀️
She's under contract shes about to have her struggle once that contract expires
@ Yes, but that wasn’t the subject. It wasn’t about her.
'Soothing performative' is so accurate. My sister told me about her several yrs ago and something about her was off then. But everyone seemed to love them some Tabitha Brown. It was so weird.
Hear my prayers Lord as a single mother I’m struggling to support my children. Both of my sons are special needs, and require much from me but I know you will give me the strength and courage that I need. So while I struggle to buy groceries and while I struggle to pay rent. I will keep faith. I know you will make a way for my children in JESUS NAME
Amen. Praying for your strength.
Tabitha only concern is her pockets. Tabitha always came off as fake
Always appreciate how you always incorporate class analysis into these conversations 🙏
This is the first video of yours that I have watched and I am all in. New Sub. Thank you, Bruv!
So informative, and spot on about Tabitha Brown. New subscriber here. You broke it down and didn't take all day to do it!😂
The fact that they have not been prepping to get their own tells me everything I need to know. Use the capital gained from Target and start investing in your own warehouse and supply chains. Team up with the black creators you been cheesing on TH-cam with and band together. But we so happy with crumbs then get upset when the WT man takes those away. No ma’am
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Maybe this is a sign to make her own website. I’d rather buy there anyway tbh.
Ain’t no telling what kind of cut target gets per sale AND I remember when her seasonings came out, ppl were exposing how some target stores weren’t even putting her stuff on the shelves. Literally sabotaging so that they could have a reason to not renew the contract with her because “it’s not selling.” Idk if she ever saw those posts back then, but I would have started looking elsewhere or prepping my own website for sales.
Especially for families without cars. Imagine commuting and you take some busses to the store to be told “they’re out” meanwhile it’s fully stocked in the back and they’re just lying so you can’t get it. 😂 like what
Very insightful!! I appreciate your input & the wisdom, honesty & strength to say the quiet parts out loud.
We should buy any and all products that are black owned on target. We should support Tabitha she is one of us. We dont have to support Target.
Every time you say “moon crystal magic” I holler 😂lol
So she don’t say anything she damned but wait if she does say something then she’s still damned 🤔 we are some f🫣cked up ppl
Al sharpton going to Cosco was so odd.
Keep saying the quiet part out loud 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 ❤
Listen!!!!!!!! I was thinking the same thing!!!!!!!!! OMG!! So glad u spoke on this bro