227: Constant State of Aggravation
Update: 2024-12-09
Description
In this episode, after sharing quotes and randomness, I unpack my frustration with a viral video where Kendrick Lamar’s verse—"Don't let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that's law"—is deliberately distorted for entertainment. Reflecting on Michael Kiwanuka’s "Black Man in a White World," I explore the disheartening reality that some comedians profit from twisting Black voices for an audience that rewards them, leaving little room for accountability or change.
Quotes
- And I’ll never risk the healed version of me for the fairytale version of us.
- Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive
- We blame society, but we are society
- “We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.” ― Malcolm X
- “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ” ― James Baldwin
Randomness
- Today’s inspiration
- Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert
- I just used ChatGPT to write a shell script and help me troubleshoot my Tomcat server installation
- A quick thought about the murder of the United Health Care CEO, Brian Thompson
- Things I’d only admit on this podcast
- Making peace with how I'll be turning 50.
Last thought
- Michael Kiwanuka - Black Man In A White World
- Terminator X “Buck Whylin’”
- Assata: An Autobiography ~Assata Shakur
- The scene in the Sopranos I refered to.
Other Links
- Help or attention
- If you say it they’ll believe it
- Peut être j'ai fais mon choix sans le savoir... on sait pas
- Pro Black Cat
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