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Season 7 Episode 5 | 26m 16s | Video has closed captioning.
Madame Pipi follows the lives of Haitian bathroom attendants working in Miami’s hottest nightclubs. Often invisible, underpaid, and underappreciated, their stories showcase a custodial world built on the backs of women of color, in a city known for debauchery, diversity, and exceptionalism.
Aired: 05/09/22
Expires: 04/17/25
[upbeat music] [speaking Haitian Creole] [singing Haitian Creole] ♪ [ambient music] - [Narrator] Major funding for Real South was provided by ETV Endowment, The National Endowment for the Arts, Center for Asian American Media, So uth Arts and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
A private corporation funded by the American people.
Additional funding for Ma dame Pipi is provided by: [speaking French] [upbeat instrumental music] [speaking French] [singing Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] [waves gushing] [upbeat instrumental music] ♪ I woke up feeling all right ♪ ♪ So I reminisce and look back ♪ ♪ I pledge allegiance to self ♪ ♪ And know I get down, get down ♪ ♪ The palm trees, the paper ♪ ♪ Chasing on a mission ♪ ♪ Put this money where my mouth is ♪ ♪ So take a listen ♪ ♪ Let 'em know how I survive ♪ ♪ Hustle just to stay alive ♪ ♪ Keep my head up to the sky ♪ ♪ Working down don't tell 'em why ♪ ♪ Don't tell 'em ♪ ♪ 'Cause I was born to do damage ♪ ♪ Drop the classic and title it the book of Jew ♪ ♪ Get 'em 'bout to let them know ♪ ♪ What a king of struggle does ♪ ♪ Strategize to even flow ♪ ♪ Real time, my shine ♪ [speaking Haitian Creole] [singing Haitian Creole] ♪ - You got a whole salon up in here?
[speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] - Have a great night.
- Good night.
[chuckles] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] [gentle music] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] [rain patters] [speaking English] [windscreen wipers chattering] [speaking Haitian Creole] [door slams] - [Gov.
Ron DeSantis] Bars and night clubs effective 5 P.M today, they're gonna be suspended for 30 days in the state of Florida.
You've seen a lot of things about people congregating at some of these things.
We view that as something that could be problematic for spreading the virus.
[soft music] [car horn beeping] [speaking Haitian Creole] [police sirens wailing] [speaking Haitian Creole] [car horn beeping] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] [gentle music] [speaking Haitian Creole] [waves gushing] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking English] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] [boat engine revving] [speaking Haitian Creole] [soft music] - [Gov.
Ron DeSantis] In the state of Florida, we are today, moving into what we initially called phase three.
And what that will mean for the restaurants is that there will not be limitations from the state of Florida.
So the order that I'm signing today, will guarantee restaurants operate, will not allow closures.
They can operate at a minimum of 50% regardless of local rule.
[upbeat music] [indistinct chattering] - Let me show y'all something.
I'll be 40 next year.
I'll be 40 in April.
- [Woman] You're lying.
- Lying, ask mommy.
Ask mommy.
Girl, let me show you my Instagram.
I've got seven kids.
- [Woman] You what?
- I got seven.
No listen, listen, listen.
I got seven.
No baby, my mama died last year.
- [Woman] Girl you look so sad.
- My mama died last year, trust me, you got your mother, love your mother.
Love your mother.
- [Woman] I'm so, so sorry.
- Love your, love your mother.
'cause you get one mother.
And when your mother die, my baby you know my mama died.
Y'all got Instagram, you got Instagram.
Where's your Instagram?
[upbeat music] [speaking Haitian Creole] - No, no baby, not you.
[indistinct chattering] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking English] [speaking English] - Darling.
- Yes bitch.
- Yes darling.
- Yes bitch.
- Darling, my darling.
- Yes I am.
[speaking Haitian Creole] [indistinct chattering] - You know what?
Y'all are really the best in the strip club.
What would the strippers do without you?
[upbeat music] - Mama you should get cash app.
[indistinct chatters] You don't?
You do?
Oh, okay yeah I'll cash that for you.
That's a lot better.
'Cause I don't carry cash with me.
[speaking English] [spraying aerosol] [speaking Haitian Creole] [gentle music] [upbeat music] [speaking Haitian Creole] [upbeat music] [singing Haitian Creole] [speaking English] [speaking Haitian Creole] [speaking English] [singing Haitian Creole] [speaking Haitian Creole] ♪ [speaking English] [in Haitian Creole and English] [upbeat music] [speaking Haitian Creole] [singing Haitian Creole] ♪ ♪ - [Narrator] Major funding for Real South was provided by ETV Endowment, the National Endowment for the Arts, Center for Asian American Media, So uth Arts, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
A private corporation funded by the American people.
Additional funding for Ma dame Pipi is provided by.
