WEBVTT - Civic Cipher 021922 A Defense for the Dr. Dre Super Bowl Halftime Show (Part 1)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to another episode of Civic Cyper. I am your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Ramsey's joh.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, most of the time I tell you guys

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<v Speaker 2>my name, I give you, you know, some synonyms for

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<v Speaker 2>that name, some colloquialisms and some some different go buys

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<v Speaker 2>and bkas and akas and pka's. The content of our

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<v Speaker 2>show is about to make me change my name, Ramseys.

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<v Speaker 2>That's up to like something pseudo political militant with an

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<v Speaker 2>X on the end of it, cause it's getting.

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<v Speaker 1>Out of control. Bro qx is two letters something.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Bro, I'm leaning towards something like that. Well, because

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<v Speaker 2>it's getting hard because I do that to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>start us off on a light note and really like

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<v Speaker 2>take you down the list of names that the Reverend

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<v Speaker 2>Estella Seacrest called me throughout my life in Ramseys and

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<v Speaker 2>my brothers and sisters and even some of the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>that i've you know, using the entertainment space. But man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's getting hard to be light. It's getting hard to laugh.

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<v Speaker 2>It is becoming more and more difficult for me to

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<v Speaker 2>come across as neutral on a lot of these things

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<v Speaker 2>we talk about. And I know I've made this a

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<v Speaker 2>much longer intro than typical. But it's hard to not

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<v Speaker 2>be angry just from what we have to consume in

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<v Speaker 2>preparation for our show every week. Folks. It is getting harder,

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<v Speaker 2>not easier. And the and the and the the less

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<v Speaker 2>hopeful version of me that you guys maybe used to

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<v Speaker 2>hear when we first started doing the show. He's creeping.

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<v Speaker 2>He's creeping back into the studio. Man, my more hopeful

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<v Speaker 2>brother Ramses is going to have to be the entirety

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<v Speaker 2>of our hope here pretty soon because mine is dwindling.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, how about we do this then, Let's let's do

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<v Speaker 1>like we always do at this time and start off

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<v Speaker 1>with some ebony excellence. That's a positive note. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we can start on that work for you. Sure, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, Well, we're a big fan of this guy, Drake.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a bigger fan of him than people realize.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, I think Drake is the man. I won't

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<v Speaker 1>take nothing from him, you know. But for those who

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<v Speaker 1>are fans of Drake, you might recall a video, God's

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<v Speaker 1>Plan video that came out some years back, and he

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<v Speaker 1>took the budget from the video and ended up just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of giving it away and shot the video on

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<v Speaker 1>the street instead of using this big budget to shoot

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<v Speaker 1>some cool video. One of the people that he gave

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<v Speaker 1>some money to was a college student. Her name is

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<v Speaker 1>Destiny James, and recently she graduated, so I want to

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<v Speaker 1>read a bit of a report back from her. Says

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<v Speaker 1>that she was gifted fifty dollars by the and she

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<v Speaker 1>ended up speaking to Entertainment tonight about the impact of

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<v Speaker 1>that moment. She says, the biggest effect is that he

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<v Speaker 1>gave me an opportunity to really just live as a

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<v Speaker 1>college student without the financial burden that I had before

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<v Speaker 1>the scholarship. James, who was a junior at the University

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<v Speaker 1>of Miami at the time, shared the scholarship went toward

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<v Speaker 1>my senior year. He was hands down the best year

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<v Speaker 1>had in college because I didn't have to worry about

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<v Speaker 1>trying to work multiple jobs to make sure that I

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<v Speaker 1>have money, or worrying about my tuition bill and whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not it was going to be paid. So of

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<v Speaker 1>all these issues that she had prior to receiving the scholarship,

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<v Speaker 1>they just went away, she said. When I sent him

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<v Speaker 1>that I was graduating with my masters this weekend, he

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<v Speaker 1>responded immediately, she revealed. Before I could respond to his message,

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<v Speaker 1>he was already on my picture commenting and driving my

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<v Speaker 1>page crazy. But he's very genuine. Even though we don't

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<v Speaker 1>speak on a regular basis. When we do, he's genuine

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<v Speaker 1>and he's very supportive. He's a big cheerleader. So shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to Drake and for those of you who donate

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<v Speaker 1>to the United Negro College Fund or any college fund,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's it's good to hear stories like this

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<v Speaker 1>because education matters. Black women are the most educated group

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States, and to see these outcomes really

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<v Speaker 1>helps us on our way toward painting it, establishing a

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<v Speaker 1>different narrative. So shout out to Drake, but also values education.

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<v Speaker 2>Shout out to Drizzy Man, Shout out to Ovo, Shout

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<v Speaker 2>out to Canada.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah man, one time. All right, So now we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to get into some heavier things, and I

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<v Speaker 1>apologize I didn't get to tease all this stuff this year,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, we do have a pretty interesting show

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<v Speaker 1>lined up for you. We will be talking a bit

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<v Speaker 1>later about, uh, you know, some how, how how melanin

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<v Speaker 1>appears to be a weaponized and how there's oftentimes a

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<v Speaker 1>very strong police response to that. We're also going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about something called the African Dodger game, which is

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<v Speaker 1>the precursor to the dunk you know, I forget the

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<v Speaker 1>name of it. It's like a dunk game that you

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<v Speaker 1>play at a carnival where you throw a ball and

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<v Speaker 1>hit a plate and it dunks a person sitting on

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<v Speaker 1>a seat. There used to be a game where they

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<v Speaker 1>would throw baseballs at black people's heads, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>a precursor of that game. So we're going to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that as well. But first we're going to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the Super Bowl halftime show. Now, normally I don't

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<v Speaker 1>really have too much to say about sports, but I

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<v Speaker 1>do have something to say about music, just a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I recognize that this show has carried on

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of music format stations, and rightfully so, because

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<v Speaker 1>we do need to have those stations carrying programming like

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<v Speaker 1>this so that we can paint a different side of ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Black people are not just rappers and singers.

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<v Speaker 1>We're thinkers, and we do have issues in our communities

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<v Speaker 1>and as we relate to each other across racial lines,

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<v Speaker 1>and having a platform like this allows us to say

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<v Speaker 1>our piece and fortify ourselves and our allies against you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the forces that exist in this world that would crush us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not the least of which is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>white supremacist institutions. However, I will talk about the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl halftime show because there were a lot of unfounded

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<v Speaker 1>attacks on that halftime show. Now full disclosure. I am

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<v Speaker 1>a fan of hip hop music. I'm a DJ use

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<v Speaker 1>the DJ too, right.

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<v Speaker 2>You Yeah, but you know that maybe that would change

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<v Speaker 2>in the future soon.

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<v Speaker 1>At present, if you give us some turn tables and

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<v Speaker 1>some records, we can rock a party. So and you

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<v Speaker 1>know that's what we do. But also I'll say that

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<v Speaker 1>I am from California. I was born in Compton, California.

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<v Speaker 1>So for those that saw the super Bowl, it was

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor dre Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, fifty Eminem and Mary J.

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<v Speaker 1>Blige where the you know, the bigger acts on the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl. And then there were some other folks there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Anderson Pack and some other folks were there

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<v Speaker 1>as well. But it was really a big day for

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<v Speaker 1>West Coast hip hop and I am a West Coaster

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<v Speaker 1>to the death of me. You know, I got my

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<v Speaker 1>low Rider bike. You know, I still got a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of pairs of Chucks. It is just a part of

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<v Speaker 1>who I am. So when I speak about what happened here,

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<v Speaker 1>I need you to know that, just so that if

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<v Speaker 1>it seems a bit biased, you know, I'm being honest.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm being forthright.

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<v Speaker 2>And how fitting was it that Compton met Detroit on

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<v Speaker 2>that stage at the super Bowl?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? I didn't even put that together. Huh how about that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just saying, yeah, man, we we're gonna talk about eminem.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just saying so.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, for those that saw the super Bowl, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to spoil anything, or I'm gonna try not

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<v Speaker 1>spoil anything. But those who saw the super Bowl, you

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<v Speaker 1>saw that it was a I don't want to call

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<v Speaker 1>it a tame halftime show, but there's certainly been more

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<v Speaker 1>controversial halftime shows. Yes, you know that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd argue that's true. Yeah, I wouldn't even have to

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<v Speaker 2>argue there's flagrantly there's been flagrantly more provocative sure halftime performances. Sure.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that the super Bowl over time has

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<v Speaker 1>learned to be sensitive to American sensibilities, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the general you know, population. You can't make

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<v Speaker 1>everyone happy, but you know, let's we have to try,

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<v Speaker 1>because this is entertainment right, but you'd be surprised. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people who are on the right, more

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<v Speaker 1>conservative types, that have taken issue with this particular halftime performance.

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<v Speaker 1>And normally I wouldn't make a big deal out of

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<v Speaker 1>people's opinions on the Super Bowl because I, well, everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>entitled to their opinion. But I just kind of feel

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<v Speaker 1>like a lot of these people, in order to get views, clicks, engagement,

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<v Speaker 1>to stir up the rage in their you know, subscriber base,

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<v Speaker 1>or just to have something to talk about, will formulate

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<v Speaker 1>these baseless attacks on anything that is liberal, right, or

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<v Speaker 1>anything that's not conservative. We'll call it that not traditional Americana,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like fifties drive in you know, roller skating rinks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, ice cream and apple pie. They want to

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<v Speaker 1>they would prefer them in America that look like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and if it doesn't, then they launch attacks. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of that. There's a lot of anger that comes off

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<v Speaker 1>of that wing of politics. A lot less so that

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<v Speaker 1>comes from the left wing, And again I normally wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>make a big deal out of it, but what I

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<v Speaker 1>do feel is happening a lot, and this is perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>the best example of it, is race is increasingly becoming

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<v Speaker 1>a factor, and people have this very interesting way of

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<v Speaker 1>talking around race while still speaking about it. It's almost

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<v Speaker 1>like an act of cowardice. It's almost like them saying,

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<v Speaker 1>look at those black people doing their black stuff. Oh wait,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not racist. Look there's a black person here with me. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's this coded language, it's sort of dog whistle language.

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<v Speaker 1>And these again baseless attacks on what now is very American.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a very American art form. It's not novel, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not new, it's not for the kids. You know, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>that knew all those songs by heart are in their forties, fifties,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, late thirties. You know, this is America, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And this art form, hip hop was born in America,

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<v Speaker 1>same as R and B. Right. And these attacks that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm about to go into feel very unfair, and I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a few of them, but I haven't seen much

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<v Speaker 1>in the way of a defense, perhaps because a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of us know that they're baseless attacks, that these people

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<v Speaker 1>are just talking to their own little echo chambers, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's not going to get any further than that.

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<v Speaker 1>We all saw what happened. We knew what it was

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<v Speaker 1>and what it wasn't. It's fine, But because they are

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<v Speaker 1>journalists I use that term loosely, or because they have

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<v Speaker 1>journalistic quote unquote outlets, I feel like it's important for

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<v Speaker 1>us to challenge that narrative or otherwise chronicle our own

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<v Speaker 1>and defend that halftime performance against what it is that

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<v Speaker 1>they've said. Now, one such thing that came about very

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<v Speaker 1>early on was there's a guy who's a conservative talk

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<v Speaker 1>show hosted name is Charlie Kirk. You might not have

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<v Speaker 1>heard of him. I never heard of him, but this

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<v Speaker 1>guy has over a million one point seven million dollar

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<v Speaker 1>followers on his Twitter right and says he's a co

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<v Speaker 1>founder and executive director of the right wing student group

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<v Speaker 1>Turning Point USA, which I have heard of. And he

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<v Speaker 1>says that he thinks that the super Bowl halftime performance

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<v Speaker 1>should have been banned. Huh. It goes on to say

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<v Speaker 1>that Kirk commented that quote, the NFL is now the

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<v Speaker 1>league of sexual anarchy. This halftime show should not be

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<v Speaker 1>allowed on television. Okay, So what were your thoughts on

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<v Speaker 1>the Super Bowl performance? Just general thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm gonna let our audience in on something here.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Q.

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<v Speaker 2>Was at work during the entirety of the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>I did not see the game or what many have

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<v Speaker 2>dubbed the greatest halftime show of all time. Okay, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>now I know the lineup of the halftime show. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so I knew at worse it would be good. But

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<v Speaker 2>from what I've heard, it was excellent. Okay, Okay, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>take that. I cried in the car.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>I cried in the car.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that makes sense. I couldn't imagine. And I'll be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't watch the Super Bowl, but I did watch

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<v Speaker 1>the halftime performance. I'm not I just yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I heard that LA won, which is great for LA

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<v Speaker 1>because LA kind of needed a win. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, I'm gonna cut Ramdas off. Y'all, LA

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<v Speaker 2>did not need a win. Well, they're already Los Angeles, California.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's start there. They're already that the Dodgers and Lakers

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<v Speaker 2>in the last two years have both won. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>championship of their respective leagues.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's I was saying that there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of hurt still surrounding sports, surrounding the city, surrounding the people.

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<v Speaker 1>See the people, right, and then I think that for

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<v Speaker 1>there to be Snoop Dogg and Doctor Dre at the

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<v Speaker 1>halftime performance. Word that is, there's something to be said

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<v Speaker 1>about Nipsey. In fact, I remember in the halftime performance

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<v Speaker 1>they had like a photo of Nipsy somewhere on the

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<v Speaker 1>back on the backdrop.

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<v Speaker 2>And the team that won the Super Bowl they took

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<v Speaker 2>the field two last time that I checked by the

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<v Speaker 2>late great Nipsey Hustle and or mentioned Nipsey Hustle, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>and then one for the West Coast.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So, and then the same with Kobe. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>just the city suffering, not really suffering, but kind of

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<v Speaker 1>still dealing with the loss of those kind of powerful figures.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why I said that. But for this man,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie Kirk to call the NFL uh the League of

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<v Speaker 1>sexual anarchy based off of that halftime performance, what are

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<v Speaker 1>you talking about?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, miss Kirk.

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<v Speaker 1>Now and him saying that it should not be allowed

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<v Speaker 1>on television based by his own account on the sexual

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<v Speaker 1>nature of it is absolutely askline. First off, the only

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<v Speaker 1>person who I think he might have been referring to

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<v Speaker 1>was Mary J. Blige. And even if you don't know

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<v Speaker 1>Mary J. Blige, I employ you to go back and

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<v Speaker 1>look at the performance again. There was nothing sexual about

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<v Speaker 1>her performance at all. Sexy. Perhaps she's a woman, she

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<v Speaker 1>dresses nice, she keeps herself in good shape. She's a

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<v Speaker 1>dancer and a singer, you know, but she wasn't dancing

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<v Speaker 1>gyrating on anyone. There was nothing overtly sexual about her performance.

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<v Speaker 1>Mary's is married, she's you know, she's like Auntie, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>she's not like she doesn't have like Beyonce energy or

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<v Speaker 1>Rihanna energy. I mean, I guess Rihanna's kind of graduated now,

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<v Speaker 1>but she's go ahead jump in.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. Usually RAMS is to give somebody the benefit

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<v Speaker 2>of the doubt portion of the show, but I do

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<v Speaker 2>from time to chime in to make sure people are

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<v Speaker 2>not accusing us of turning an intentional blind eye to things.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw the set list. There was nothing overtly sexual

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<v Speaker 2>about any of it. However, if you're the type of

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<v Speaker 2>person that wants to find something wrong, you will. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna figure and this is stupid, even if it's

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<v Speaker 2>the reason, because the song itself does not give those

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<v Speaker 2>vibes in the club.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the only other one might.

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<v Speaker 2>Be without argument, the biggest party record in history, right

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<v Speaker 2>up there with like DMX party Up even. I think

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<v Speaker 2>those two songs might even trump LMFAL because it's window

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<v Speaker 2>was so like the LMFAL songs don't hit now like

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<v Speaker 2>they did when they came out in the club.

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<v Speaker 1>Already up still go. Yeah, you're right, are undefeated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah you can be at a funeral if you drop one,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you're right.

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<v Speaker 2>In the lyrics, fifty cents says I'm into having sex,

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<v Speaker 2>I ain't into making love, so come give me a hug.

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<v Speaker 2>And even after that line, the next line is, so

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<v Speaker 2>come give me a hug. Like so, if he was

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<v Speaker 2>reaching as far as he possibly could to try to

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<v Speaker 2>find something quote unquote sexual, it might be that lyric

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<v Speaker 2>I just said. However, fifty cents hanging upside down in

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<v Speaker 2>a weight room, then at a party, so you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean. The moments itself did not give him

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<v Speaker 2>the vibes of sexual anarchy.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister Kirk, Yeah, exactly, Come on, man, So, so do

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<v Speaker 1>you see what I mean when I say it's just

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<v Speaker 1>sort of an unfair light to cast on the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl show. And because these performers are black, it further

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<v Speaker 1>associates blackness with you know, uh, moral immorl behavior. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>uh priority like how do I say this? Who knows? Man?

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<v Speaker 1>It just it just it casts every everybody on that

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<v Speaker 1>stage and a very unflattering light. And you know between

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<v Speaker 1>the two people were talking about today, there's two million followers, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so this is not no one. These aren't They're not

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<v Speaker 1>talking to no one. It's not like some creep and

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<v Speaker 1>the backwaters of Twitter that has forty followers and is

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<v Speaker 1>just talking to his friends and a couple of people

0:19:48.080 --> 0:19:50.800
<v Speaker 1>that are work with them in bots. You know, these

0:19:50.800 --> 0:19:55.600
<v Speaker 1>are some substantial voices, at least in their arenas. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to your point fifty cent, you know, doing

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<v Speaker 1>his it's a party record. You know, Eric Clapton has

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<v Speaker 1>a song called Cocaine the Rolling Stones. There's so many

0:20:06.240 --> 0:20:10.399
<v Speaker 1>groups that have songs about drugs, about sex, about you know,

0:20:10.440 --> 0:20:13.240
<v Speaker 1>all these sorts of things that existed way before hip hop.

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<v Speaker 1>And and those people will play the super Bowl, those

0:20:15.920 --> 0:20:18.439
<v Speaker 1>people will you know, these guys will go to their

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<v Speaker 1>concert who's this guy, Charlie Charlie Kirk will go to

0:20:20.680 --> 0:20:22.760
<v Speaker 1>their concerts, I'm sure and you have a good old time,

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<v Speaker 1>right and won't find fault at all because like doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Dre and fifty cent and Snoop Doggs. There is no

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<v Speaker 1>fault to find. It is okay to make adult music

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<v Speaker 1>for adults who go to adult nightclubs, right, and that

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<v Speaker 1>pursue adult activities and then buy adult libations and so forth, right,

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<v Speaker 1>But for for them to cast it in some sort

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<v Speaker 1>of uncultured, un American, yeah, it's just it's and then

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<v Speaker 1>because of the blackness, it's very easy for them to

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<v Speaker 1>find fault because it's not them. It's not American apple pie.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hip hop. And of course everyone wanted to call

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<v Speaker 1>it gangster rap, which I'll take that label no problem.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what they would call themselves. And they were some gangsters,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so gangster rap. Sure. But once something gets established,

0:21:17.600 --> 0:21:21.960
<v Speaker 1>once everyone has grown up with it, it's it's not

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<v Speaker 1>so alarming anymore. Right, It's not like people, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not like kids are getting into sixth grade, seventh

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<v Speaker 1>grade and then just finding out about Doctor Dre and

0:21:32.080 --> 0:21:34.920
<v Speaker 1>Snoop Dogg. They're not just getting their you know, their

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<v Speaker 1>chronic album and oh my gosh, let me go hit

0:21:37.200 --> 0:21:40.080
<v Speaker 1>the streets and game. You know, that's a bygone era

0:21:40.200 --> 0:21:42.520
<v Speaker 1>and this music is a product of that era. But

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<v Speaker 1>for them to kind of rehash all of this stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like it's like it's thirty years ago, like it's twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five years ago. Just shows. I believe it shows their

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<v Speaker 1>intention is to continue to cast black culture, black music,

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<v Speaker 1>and black people in bad Like there's another person I

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<v Speaker 1>want to or there's another thing at a point I

0:22:03.520 --> 0:22:07.960
<v Speaker 1>want to make. Rather this guy, Charlie Kirk and a

0:22:07.960 --> 0:22:11.320
<v Speaker 1>lot of other people are people that, especially on the right,

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<v Speaker 1>that fight against cancel culture. They're they're huge critics of

0:22:16.160 --> 0:22:18.440
<v Speaker 1>cancel culture. They don't love cancel culture. A lot of

0:22:18.440 --> 0:22:21.280
<v Speaker 1>people on the right are this way. So for him

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<v Speaker 1>to say that the halftime show should not be allowed

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<v Speaker 1>on television and you know, take this sort of stance

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<v Speaker 1>against this, I think that he's actually being a hypocrite

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<v Speaker 1>there as well, because now he's a fan of cancel

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<v Speaker 1>culture all of a sudden, if it serves to cancel

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<v Speaker 1>black folks. And I'll say one more thing, he says,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the sort of guy that calls liberals snowflakes

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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote, and is one of the people that wants

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<v Speaker 1>to like ban CRT, you know, and and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>now he's calling for banning on of hip hop. But

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<v Speaker 1>he's calling the liberal people snowflakes. He's calling you know this,

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<v Speaker 1>this this halftime show. So he's calling it like sexual anarchy,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. So you see the hypocritical

0:23:12.160 --> 0:23:17.240
<v Speaker 1>nature in these talking points and in these people. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a strange thing to see. Now. I do

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<v Speaker 1>want to say this, I do want you to jump in,

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<v Speaker 1>but I want to make sure that I get this

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<v Speaker 1>in here. There's another woman. Her name is Bridget Gabriel.

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<v Speaker 1>She has almost three hundred and seventy thousand followers on Twitter.

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<v Speaker 1>She was born this is her birth name is Hanan Quahwaji.

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<v Speaker 1>She's born in Lebanon. She goes by Bridget Gabriel. She's

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<v Speaker 1>a conservative author and anti Islam activist huh and founder

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<v Speaker 1>of anti Muslim group ACT or ACT for America. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure that stands for like Americans Countering terrorist them or

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<v Speaker 1>something crazy like that, but Act for America. And she tweeted, quote,

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<v Speaker 1>the super Bowl halftime show was basically pornography on television.

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<v Speaker 1>Hunt absolutely disgusting. Wow, it shouldn't have been permitted for

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<v Speaker 1>cable television. End quote. And the and here's another thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Kendrick Lamar has has a line in his song alright,

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<v Speaker 1>those know we gonna be all right? He has a

0:24:27.000 --> 0:24:29.680
<v Speaker 1>line in there that says, and we hate Popo, right,

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<v Speaker 1>the want to kill us dead in the Street Fall show,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how the bar goes. And he either took it

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<v Speaker 1>out or they muted it right, so it never made

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<v Speaker 1>it to air. Doctor Dre has one line that stayed

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<v Speaker 1>in it says still not loving police, which is his

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<v Speaker 1>right as an American. And then Eminem was kneeling beyond that.

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<v Speaker 1>I could find nothing, but we got ten seconds go ahead.

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<v Speaker 2>I just wish they would have said they had a

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<v Speaker 2>problem with and we hate Popo? Still not loving police

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<v Speaker 2>said it me, Eminem nearly instead of saying that it

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<v Speaker 2>was pornography and sexual anarchy, because what are you talkt like,

0:25:05.480 --> 0:25:08.560
<v Speaker 2>what are you talking about this point? Yeah, well, why

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<v Speaker 2>not go as usual with the low hanging fruit like

0:25:10.880 --> 0:25:14.520
<v Speaker 2>you always do, even if it's baseless, at least you're

0:25:15.000 --> 0:25:19.680
<v Speaker 2>being kind of honest sexual like You're right, man.

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<v Speaker 1>Barn lies the hypocrisy. But this is a good enough

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<v Speaker 1>time for us to take a pause for the cause,

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<v Speaker 1>so stick around when coming back a more civic sidher

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<v Speaker 1>right after this