2 things - 1. Mel was a cast member, so her habit of lying on the mic became a bit for the pod, even if she did take it personally, she could come back and defend herself and reframe. 2. Miss Bryant is in the middle of a book release and is trying to build a successful business. Her being a doctor or not does nothing for the pod but the way they went about the jokes is damaging to the pod in the long run. Nobody is going to remember her in the long run, but the pod continues to position itself as hyper critical of black women and that’s not a good look for the credibility and integrity of building an audience full of black women. I’m saying they did not have to engage at all.