Shut Up! Podcast

227: Constant State of Aggravation


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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
      • In case you don’t know
      • 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
          • ...more
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