A Texas judge was left unimpressed by a man’s choice of apparel recently, when the defendant chose to wear a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “Black Excellence” while attending court. What made the judge truly scold the man, however, was the fact that he admitted to having five children with three different birth mothers as well. The awkward exchange has since gone viral and is spreading online.
The 40-second snippet of footage takes place in court and centers on the Texas judge as she questions the defendant about his inappropriate attire. “Do you have any children?” asks the judge. To this, the man exclaims, “Yes, ma’am.” before the judge enquires, “What are their ages?” Without skipping a beat, the defendant answers, “Four, three, two, one, and six months.”
“And where are they? Who are they with?” the judge queries. “Their mothers.” explains the defendant. “How many mothers?” she asks, calmly. “Three.” answers the man, though this is the part where the judge’s disappointment becomes clear, as she states, “All right, that is not Black excellence.” The defendant can be seen looking down and smirking to himself, though it’s likely out of embarrassment of the awkward exchange, as this revelation does not exactly make the man look very gentlemanly.
Going further, the Texas judge calls the defendant out, saying, “The fact that you’re here is not Black excellence. Unless that’s the name of the building, but I’m assuming it’s not. So, you are not showing Black excellence to your ancestors, or to your mother, your grandfather, or anyone. You understand?” The defendant simply responds, “Yes, ma’am.” Finally, the judge fires, “So don’t wear Black excellence if you’re not showing it.” which ends the clip.
As the footage makes the rounds online, social media users flooded the comments to chime in with their two cents. One Redditor joked, “4,3,2,1 and 6 months?? This guy needs a new hobby.” while another weighed in, writing, “He needed to hear that about 4, 3, 2, 1 years ago” Elsewhere, over on X, another commenter penned, “I mean, he’s in custody. So, shouldn’t they be with their mothers?“
