Desiree Burch
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah, that's right.
I mean, for the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, are we surprised that she gave her an endorsement that was a little bit sort of not as as woke as we would have enjoyed before? for the time, but also I think there are always artists who are like, yeah, they don't fully get me, but everybody listens to them, you know, even now.
I mean, for the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, are we surprised that she gave her an endorsement that was a little bit sort of not as as woke as we would have enjoyed before? for the time, but also I think there are always artists who are like, yeah, they don't fully get me, but everybody listens to them, you know, even now.
You can't handle the truth. Abolitionist totally destroys other abolitionists on stage at the Chuckle Hut. I mean, yeah, because it's like, look, I know you're Frederick Douglass, but are you ready to be Nietzsche right now? Is God dead? Or are you just showing your weakness right now? I mean, she's like, don't mess with me. I've been in two cults. That's true.
You can't handle the truth. Abolitionist totally destroys other abolitionists on stage at the Chuckle Hut. I mean, yeah, because it's like, look, I know you're Frederick Douglass, but are you ready to be Nietzsche right now? Is God dead? Or are you just showing your weakness right now? I mean, she's like, don't mess with me. I've been in two cults. That's true.
You don't want to know how determined and strong my faith is.
You don't want to know how determined and strong my faith is.
I mean, I'm just saying, like, I mean, my predecessor here, like, although I'm probably not going to sing on stage anytime soon, but you never know. If it works, it works. You know, it's interesting, her approach. You know, there's always been, there's always a back and forth within sort of Black progress about like...
I mean, I'm just saying, like, I mean, my predecessor here, like, although I'm probably not going to sing on stage anytime soon, but you never know. If it works, it works. You know, it's interesting, her approach. You know, there's always been, there's always a back and forth within sort of Black progress about like...
Elaine Locke and Zora Neale Hurston did the same thing about like, you know, can you use vernacular and can you be relatable to people or does it need to be about like the talented 10th and all of this other stuff? So like, you know, you need both. Like you need a Malcolm and a Martin. Like you need both sides of this. So it's amazing that, you know, yeah, she didn't learn how to read.
Elaine Locke and Zora Neale Hurston did the same thing about like, you know, can you use vernacular and can you be relatable to people or does it need to be about like the talented 10th and all of this other stuff? So like, you know, you need both. Like you need a Malcolm and a Martin. Like you need both sides of this. So it's amazing that, you know, yeah, she didn't learn how to read.
She learned how to have a reputation. She also flexed her biceps. She sort of, you know, she showed off her guns. She's a show woman. Yeah. Come on. There's songs. There's stories. There's Jesus. There's guns. But not the kind Frederick Douglass is talking about. Yeah. Because God is very much alive. Exactly.
She learned how to have a reputation. She also flexed her biceps. She sort of, you know, she showed off her guns. She's a show woman. Yeah. Come on. There's songs. There's stories. There's Jesus. There's guns. But not the kind Frederick Douglass is talking about. Yeah. Because God is very much alive. Exactly.
Yeah, but if you're going to come and do some rap, you're going to pretend you've been to jail. You know, like you're going to talk about how many, you know, like you're going to come hard. You're not like even if you're Dutch, you're going to try to sound like you're American black and not Dutch if you want to sound authentic. And she's she's doing the performance. So, like, I don't know.
Yeah, but if you're going to come and do some rap, you're going to pretend you've been to jail. You know, like you're going to talk about how many, you know, like you're going to come hard. You're not like even if you're Dutch, you're going to try to sound like you're American black and not Dutch if you want to sound authentic. And she's she's doing the performance. So, like, I don't know.
I kind of get it.
I kind of get it.
Ask it like that. I mean, Sojourner, she loves that truth. She loves that tea. She's spicy. So someone like Douglas might have been a little bit more like, oh, hello, and blah, blah, blah, and we're doing official things. She might have been a little bit freer with her opinions about how lucky this president was to meet her and all of her insight. So I don't know. I think it could have been spicy.
Ask it like that. I mean, Sojourner, she loves that truth. She loves that tea. She's spicy. So someone like Douglas might have been a little bit more like, oh, hello, and blah, blah, blah, and we're doing official things. She might have been a little bit freer with her opinions about how lucky this president was to meet her and all of her insight. So I don't know. I think it could have been spicy.