About This Episode

“You’re bougie.” Have you ever been on the receiving end of this statement?
Or perhaps you’ve made this statement to your friend. 

I’ve been called the “bougie” friend for as long as I could remember…. And I didn’t like it. It sounded like a backhanded compliment. 

Then I learnt what it meant. And I began to own it. Yeah, I’m the “bougie friend”. I got it from my momma. Her friends used to accuse her of “trying to sound white” just because she spoke standard English, which of course she was a stickler with me.

Speaking of my momma, this week we celebrate our first mother-daughter episode on the Crowned Opulence Podcast. I’m joined by my Mommy, Janette Carter, and my fellow podcaster-friend Joi Disroe and her adult daughter, Turquoise. 

We’re redefining “bougie” and wearing the label with all our “bougie” attitude.

We talk about:

1. The original meaning of “bougie”
2. The pretentious or wannabe connotations associated with “bouginess” in black culture
3. How we are choosing to define “bougie” in our lives as goal-getting, dream-chasing queens and encouraging our fellow queens to embrace their “bougie” aspirations. 

This week’s Mimosa Special

Strawberry Lemonade Mimosa

• Champagne
• Strawberry lemonade juice

Mix yourself a mimosa, tell a fellow “bougie” friend and tune in to the Crowned Opulence Podcast on your favorite podcast app. 

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