SR Report February 2021: “Robin The Hood of the Male Ego”

Welcome back to another episode of The Sophisticatedly Ratchet Podcast! The Sophisticatedly Ratchet Tribe requested more current events and we love our tribe. So here we are again with the February SR Report! 

• Shake reports on Gamestop stock breaking the market and Robinhood’s response. A group of investors decided that they were going to stick it to the man and started a movement to crush the hedge funds. Using reddit, these groups of small amature investors created a viral movement by concentrating their money on cheap & less desirable stocks to push the price up and win against “the man” who bet against the success of those stocks

• Boogie talks about the recent Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Redesign. President Biden’s Treasury Department is studying ways to speed up the process of adding Harriet Tubman’s portrait to the front of the $20 bill after the Trump administration allowed the Obama-era initiative to lapse.

• TJ gives us the inside scoop on Married at First Sight. Chris & Paige’s story is the topic of discussion and we touch on attraction, tradition and inappropriate comments! 

• Moe sheds light on Taylor Mariie’s horrible experience on January 18th, being attacked and bitten by a group of men on the street in West Harlem. She was beaten, spit on and robbed during the attack, which happened near a liquor store in her neighborhood. She said she felt like she was being attacked by animals after a group of men accosted her in Harlem, biting her face and breaking the skin.

If you’ve read this far you in the TRIBE and know the vibes, pull up, tune in and join us as we discuss “The February SR Report”!