After Katie and Jesse listen to a state lawmaker’s urgent appeal to take a dire problem more seriously, the hosts talk about a little-noticed moment from the “Oscars,” which is some type of award show both of them would usually be far too sophisticated and highbrow to watch.
Show notes/Links:
Oh God the takes:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/29/white-outrage-about-will-smiths-slap-is-rooted-in-anti-blackness-its-inequality-in-plain-sight
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2022/03/28/why-are-jokes-always-at-the-expense-of-black-women
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2022/03/28/while-were-talking-about-will-smiths-behavior-dont-forget-to-also-talk-about-the-system-that-helped-create-it/?sh=2490ddfe47f0
Polling:
https://today.yougov.com/topics/arts/survey-results/daily/2022/03/28/edb5e/3
More takes, some of them good:
Will Smith apologizes: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/entertainment/will-smith-apology/index.html
Image: A couple take photos of a mural by Berlin-based street artist Eme Freethinker featuring the likeness of US actor Will Smith (R) slapping US comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony, in Berlin on March 30, 2022. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)
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