W. Kamau Bell

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But it was better than vague. It was

But it was better than vague. It was

I feel like vague is totally accurate. And I think it's been longer than 15 years. It's just we didn't. That's how vague it is. Yeah, no one knows how. At some point, we were in the same place, but we weren't like, ah, we didn't.

I feel like vague is totally accurate. And I think it's been longer than 15 years. It's just we didn't. That's how vague it is. Yeah, no one knows how. At some point, we were in the same place, but we weren't like, ah, we didn't.

That's probably the first time you remember me.

That's probably the first time you remember me.

Yeah. We were in Berkeley, but now we're in Oakland. We've been in Oakland for a while.

Yeah. We were in Berkeley, but now we're in Oakland. We've been in Oakland for a while.

No, no. I wanted to live in Oakland. When I moved to the Bay Area in 97, I started in Oakland. Then I lived all over in San Francisco for a long time. But I got three mixed race kids, so Oakland is kind of the mixed race kid capital of the world.

No, no. I wanted to live in Oakland. When I moved to the Bay Area in 97, I started in Oakland. Then I lived all over in San Francisco for a long time. But I got three mixed race kids, so Oakland is kind of the mixed race kid capital of the world.

Do they keep stats? I don't know why we would keep stats because they're reproducing quite quickly. But it's like my kid goes to a school where it's like 50% kids of color, but most of those kids are mixed. Got it. It's funny, it's like, oh, it's a lot of people of color. And you're like, oh, but there's not one, there's not that many regular black people. They're just, yeah.

Do they keep stats? I don't know why we would keep stats because they're reproducing quite quickly. But it's like my kid goes to a school where it's like 50% kids of color, but most of those kids are mixed. Got it. It's funny, it's like, oh, it's a lot of people of color. And you're like, oh, but there's not one, there's not that many regular black people. They're just, yeah.

So it actually sort of starts to go like, oh, she needs to be around regular black people.

So it actually sort of starts to go like, oh, she needs to be around regular black people.

Well, I think if you are a mixed kid and you only grew up around... First of all, let's be clear. I'm happy that my daughter has other mixed kids around her. One of her best friends is mixed, but they're not even mixed in the same way. So it's like, I think there's a mixed experience that I'm happy that she's able to discuss with other kids who are mixed. But then there's also just like...

Well, I think if you are a mixed kid and you only grew up around... First of all, let's be clear. I'm happy that my daughter has other mixed kids around her. One of her best friends is mixed, but they're not even mixed in the same way. So it's like, I think there's a mixed experience that I'm happy that she's able to discuss with other kids who are mixed. But then there's also just like...

Black people, you know, just like who aren't mixed and aren't thinking about being mixed and aren't, maybe some of them aren't that excited about mixed people.

Black people, you know, just like who aren't mixed and aren't thinking about being mixed and aren't, maybe some of them aren't that excited about mixed people.

I don't have, I'm an only child.