Too Busy

 Listen up all you overworked, underpaid, stressed out and tired people. Stop complaining. That's right you heard me. Stop right now. Who do you think you are? Cardi B? Because she is so busy she can't show up for her court date. That is a level of busy you and I "average people" don't understand.

  After allegedly ordering her bodyguards to attack two female bartenders in a strip club for sleeping with her husband, she is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. Now I don't claim to be a lawyer but years of Law & Order reruns means I know you show up for court. Because an angry judge is not who you want to be standing in front of.

  Her lawyer showed up and said she was too busy because she is a "fairly notable hip-hop artist". Wow. Just say that out loud and hear how foolish it sounds. I guess the fact that she is "fairly notable" means the law doesn't apply to her as much as it would to say an unnotable cashier or a nonfamous daycare worker? Does a lot of money and musical success mean you are above the law? Apparently.

  I wonder if this same court case had happened three years ago and the defendant was Belcalis Almanzar would the judge have been so forgiving or the lawyer so confident. The answer is simple....nope. Ms. Almanzar would not be afforded the same courtesies as Cardi B. Even though they are one and the same. 

  We've watched celebrities get treated differently over the years. This is just another example. But it's a hard one because we are all too busy. It's an excuse that doesn't ring true. The judge is busy. The clerks are busy. Every single person who works in that courthouse is busy. Yet somehow they managed to drag themselves there. She has access to private planes and can afford the Uber price to show up on time. Cardi B is more important in her own mind and she made sure the judge knew it as well.

   Stop complaining about how much sleep you got or how much work you have to do. Forget about the laundry piles and the dirty dishes as you help your kid with homework or shovel your driveway. Just thank your lucky stars you aren't as busy as Cardi!

  Ang