Sage Steele

And basically, long story short, I went on a podcast. Anybody remember Jay Cutler? Yeah. Sports fans, former Bears quarterback. I did a ton of terrible... I'm a Bears fan.

And basically, long story short, I went on a podcast. Anybody remember Jay Cutler? Yeah. Sports fans, former Bears quarterback. I did a ton of terrible... I'm a Bears fan.

I'm just going to say it.

I'm just going to say it.

He is, but he's really quiet about it and needs to speak up a little bit.

He is, but he's really quiet about it and needs to speak up a little bit.

Come on, Cutler. But he had just started his podcast and his publicist said, hey, he hasn't had a woman yet. Would you mind? I'm like, absolutely. I actually had crushed him on his Bears highlights for years. I'm like, let me go on the podcast and try to be nicer. And he did a great job. His research team, they did a great job.

Come on, Cutler. But he had just started his podcast and his publicist said, hey, he hasn't had a woman yet. Would you mind? I'm like, absolutely. I actually had crushed him on his Bears highlights for years. I'm like, let me go on the podcast and try to be nicer. And he did a great job. His research team, they did a great job.

And they looked up things that I had spoken about in the past, in particular on The View. This is in 2014. I know the view. 2014, when it was different. Barbara Walters was still there when I was on. And so he brought up, that was one of the hot topics, was Barack Obama. And Barbara was upset that I didn't identify as a Republican.

And they looked up things that I had spoken about in the past, in particular on The View. This is in 2014. I know the view. 2014, when it was different. Barbara Walters was still there when I was on. And so he brought up, that was one of the hot topics, was Barack Obama. And Barbara was upset that I didn't identify as a Republican.

black woman because it was important to me to say what I am, which is biracial. I have a mother who's half Irish, half Italian. When I say Italian, my grandmother's name was Philomena Lena Dipertola. Yeah. I know when you see me, you think Italian all the way. And then my grandfather was William Edward O'Neill. So don't mess with Mona Steele. My mother will cut you. And then my black father.

black woman because it was important to me to say what I am, which is biracial. I have a mother who's half Irish, half Italian. When I say Italian, my grandmother's name was Philomena Lena Dipertola. Yeah. I know when you see me, you think Italian all the way. And then my grandfather was William Edward O'Neill. So don't mess with Mona Steele. My mother will cut you. And then my black father.

So I'm, you guys, isn't that the definition of diversity? I'm so proud of my diverse background where my black family loved me as much as my white family. And our family reunion pictures were all colors of the rainbow and as a beautiful thing. And I didn't understand why Barbara Walters was so angry with me for saying I'm biracial.

So I'm, you guys, isn't that the definition of diversity? I'm so proud of my diverse background where my black family loved me as much as my white family. And our family reunion pictures were all colors of the rainbow and as a beautiful thing. And I didn't understand why Barbara Walters was so angry with me for saying I'm biracial.

And so she asked me on live TV on ABC, why don't you identify as black? Our president does. And I said, well, congratulations to the president. I think it's fascinating because... He was raised by his white mother and his white grandmother. And his black father was nowhere to be found. And he wrote a book about it. This is not breaking news. But you do you. I choose to identify.

And so she asked me on live TV on ABC, why don't you identify as black? Our president does. And I said, well, congratulations to the president. I think it's fascinating because... He was raised by his white mother and his white grandmother. And his black father was nowhere to be found. And he wrote a book about it. This is not breaking news. But you do you. I choose to identify.

I said, I'm pretty sure my white mom was there the day I was born. And why not celebrate all of me, not just part of me? I think it's simple. So... That hit different in 2021 than it did in 2014. So that blew up. I got in trouble for that. I got in trouble for saying that women in locker rooms, we need to be professional and it does matter how we dress. That's another story for another day.

I said, I'm pretty sure my white mom was there the day I was born. And why not celebrate all of me, not just part of me? I think it's simple. So... That hit different in 2021 than it did in 2014. So that blew up. I got in trouble for that. I got in trouble for saying that women in locker rooms, we need to be professional and it does matter how we dress. That's another story for another day.

And then finally the COVID shot. I will tell you, Charlie, I had just come from getting the shot. We had until September 30th, 2021 to get it or we were fired. I was devastated because I... I'm not a scientist or a doctor, but I knew that it didn't feel right to be forced. A simple Google search told me that it takes six to nine years on average for the FDA to approve a vaccine.

And then finally the COVID shot. I will tell you, Charlie, I had just come from getting the shot. We had until September 30th, 2021 to get it or we were fired. I was devastated because I... I'm not a scientist or a doctor, but I knew that it didn't feel right to be forced. A simple Google search told me that it takes six to nine years on average for the FDA to approve a vaccine.