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How did the hosts introduce the 'ginger trend' and its cultural impact?
So let's talk about what's going on in the world. I'm excited that the two of you are finally in the same room, says Mallory. Sort of, right? We're in the same room. By the way, look, guess what? One of your biggest fans and one of my biggest fans is watching my mom is in the chat. I can see it. so hi mom how are you make sure you guys hit the hearts uh to because it does affect the algorithm it does it's the like button and more and more people will become aware of our conversation so should i just call you jolly jolly everybody calls me jolly yes please so jolly i'm gonna ask you a question do you feel black right now because of the ginger trend i
No, I made a video about it, and there was a 50-50 mixed crowd response. But my video was basically, you know, I get it. There's a fun Internet trend, but we still are not living the black experience in America. So let's, you know, remember that. How do you feel about that?
Is it insulting to you, or do you think it's insulting to black people, or do you just think it's funny? It's something we shouldn't get all upset about.
I wasn't sure how the trend started. I was like, where'd this come from? I thought maybe it was a joke that, you know, because I don't trust white people to take a joke like that very well. Yeah. White people are always looking for a good excuse to co-op oppression. And so I was like, we probably shouldn't do this. It's going to be like white people are not going to take the joke well. And the very next day that was just, you know, insensitive, degrading videos. White people were like, Oh, I'm black now with a bottle of Hennessy and hip hop music. Like it was like, dude, I told you this was going to happen. I said it, I said it's going to happen. You know? And at the end of the day, you know, there was people that were saying, well, I've been picked on for having red hair, dude.
I got red hair. I had freckles on my face my whole life. They kind of faded over time. I got a gap in my teeth. I grew up poor holes in my pants. I know all about being picked on, but that's not, what racism is. It's more than being picked on. It's systemic and systematic oppression of an entire group of people. I don't know. I found it kind of I don't know, off whatever, you know, not good.
I thought it was started by a black woman. I don't know the real origins of it, but I will say this, is that we have more in common than probably you realize. My hair was red when I was a kid, and I had a gap. So this is all braces and a lot of, like, dentistry and a lot of teeth, a lot of, you know, bleaching of the teeth. They're beautiful now, Don. You got beautiful teeth. Thank you. Thank you. I had red hair and a gap. Look, I know we've been joking about it. Let's talk about that, though. Because, look, when you're a kid, you know, I don't know what redheads go through. I've always found redheads to be very attractive and sort of a novelty, but not in a way like, oh, you know, let's, what do you call them?
Let's not stigmatize them. But I don't even, you know, I don't know.
I don't know. I'm fetishized.
Let's not fetishize. And that's what it is.
What distinctions do guests make between internet trends and the Black experience?
And so, but it is different than being African-American. And you said white people, you have an issue with white people. I don't, I'm not, I'm not a bigot or racist, but I'm like, sometimes I just want to go, especially with this administration. Come on, white people. Like,
Really? No, no. I don't. I'm going to be honest with you. And people who've been following me for five years, I started I started in 2020 on social media. They already know the answer I'm about to give. I don't trust white people. You know, I grew up. I'll be honest. And if you don't know my story, I'll give you the Reader's Digest short version here. I grew up. In the mountains of North Carolina, out in the hills, I grew up in what's now Trump country. And I was raised by white supremacists. I was taught white supremacy. Racism is so casual. Where I'm from is culture. And so it was part of who I was. And deconstructing, well, first recognizing that and then deconstructing from that over all these years has been an eye-opening experience for me.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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How did the hosts introduce the 'ginger trend' and its cultural impact?
0:00–3:14
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What distinctions do guests make between internet trends and the Black experience?
3:14–12:56
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How does the guest describe their upbringing in Trump country and early exposure to white supremacy?
12:56–18:22
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Why do the guests argue many white people fail to recognize systemic racism?
18:22–27:08
5
How is MAGA characterized as a modern form of white supremacy and Christian nationalism?
27:08–40:05
Speakers
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