The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The Daily Show: Global Edition - What Do LGBTQ Voters Think About Pete Buttigieg's Candidacy?

Episode Date: March 2, 2020

Jaboukie Young-White talks to LGBTQ voters about Pete Buttigieg's campaign for president, and Trevor sits down with author Kiley Reid to discuss her book "Such a Fun Age." Learn more about your ad-ch...oices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:34 For the week of February 24, 2020. From Comedy Central's World News Headquarters in New York, It's the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Global Edition. Welcome to the Daily Show Global Edition. I'm Trevor Noah. Before we begin, some news coming out of South Korea, the world famous pop group, BTS, has asked their fans not to attend their shows due to the coronavirus. Yeah. And you know, less successful bands are going to use that as an excuse when no one buys their tickets, right? Yeah, I'll just be like, oh, nobody came,
Starting point is 00:01:10 but that's because we told them not to. So this one goes out to you, mom. Dan-nan-na-da-n. All right, here are this week tha-n, tha-n, tha-n, th-n, th-n, th-n, the-n, the-n, the-n, the-n, the-n, the-n, the-n, the-n, thro, the-n, tho, the-n, the-n, the. thoe, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th-n, th-n, th-n, th-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-s. th. th. th. th. thi-s. thi-s. thi-s. thi-s. thr. to-s. to-s. to-s. to-s. to-s. to be an astronaut when you were a little kid, first of all, congratulations on being basic. And secondly, this may be your big chance. You want to be an astronaut? Well, you better know how to swim. NASA is looking for a new crop of cadets willing to take the plunge and hopes of reaching outer space.
Starting point is 00:01:40 The odds of being selected are pretty low. NASA only needs about 20 trainees for the next class. Officials say degrees in math, science and engineering are required and you have to have a master's degree. So if you think you've got what it takes to survive not just a neutral buoyancy pool but an actual mission in space, well the next astrodot class opens up on Monday. Apply then. Ha ha ha ha. Why are we laughing? Thank God this guy is covering NASA and not a tornado. Everyone here is now homeless or dead.
Starting point is 00:02:11 Ha ha ha ha. But yes, NASA is looking for new astronauts, but you can only apply if you have a master's degree and are in peak physical condition. Basically you have to be an athletic nerd, which doesn't exist. You've got to be like, Neil the grass, Mike Tyson. That's what you've got to be. Yeah, it's time to discuss supernovas.
Starting point is 00:02:33 I'm joking, Mike. Now, I'll be honest, I think NASA's standards are too high. Like, you shouldn't need a master's degree to go to space. You just need two things. One, you need to know how to walk in slow motion. You're like, and two, you need courage. That's all you need. You know who NASA should hire? Those people who buy sushi at 7-Eleven. That's what you need in space. I see you aren't afraid of taking risks. You want to fly to Pluto? All right, another news. Remember the massive admission scandal that rocked American colleges last year? Well, yesterday, one big parent got the biggest sentence yet.
Starting point is 00:03:11 This morning, the heiress to the hot pocket snack food fortune is heading to prison after a judge handed down the harshest sentence yet in the college admission scandal. She understands the harm that her choices caused. She understands the harm that her choices caused. She understands the impact that those choices had on students. Michelle Janif's sentenced to five months behind bars after pleading guilty to paying bribes to get her two daughters admitted to elite universities. That's right. The Hot Pockets Arres was sentenced to five months in prison. Although after two and a half months, they'll take her out, flip her over, and then put her back in.
Starting point is 00:03:48 By the way, can we admit, hot pockets aress? It's a very weird phrase that is somehow both trashy and extremely upper class at the same time. It's like, introducing the archduchess of scratch-off lottery tickets. Now some people will be like, oh, five months doesn't seem like a long time in prison, but it really is, especially if you are a rich white woman. I mean, for them, that's basically life. Think about it. By the time you get out, your book club has moved on to prison in August, you'll completely miss pumpkin spice season. And worst of all, your kids will have completely forgotten
Starting point is 00:04:28 who you are. Yeah. You'll be back like, it's me, your mom, the woman, the nanny gives you two on the weekends, remember? But on the other hand, she might come out of prison with all new ideas for fillings for hot pockets. Yeah, she'll be back. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thin. thin' thin' thin' thin' thatheatheatheatheatheatheat, to to to to be to be back to to that, that, to be back to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to tho-up tho-up, tho-up, th.. We th. We th. We th. We' th. We' th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. th. And, that, that, the that, that, that, the thoo' told told to be too' too' too' too' too' too' too' to to to that-s, th? Yeah, she'll be back in the boardroom like, all right guys, forget that ham and cheese shit. We're doing toilet wine and cigarettes.
Starting point is 00:04:48 Come on. I'm going to put a shib inside each one, so if anyone steps to Aunt Becky, they can catch a fade. President Donald Trump, still not used to saying that. Last night, he flew 8,000 miles for his first state visit to India. Now, Trump's in India, partly to negotiate a trade deal and partly to get his copy of the Kama Sutra signed. Yeah, Trump and Melania used that book all the time. Her favorite position is the one where she's on top and he's not in the room.
Starting point is 00:05:16 Now, you might be wondering, how would a country full of brown people react to a visit from Donald Trump. Well, it turns out from the moment Trump arrived, it was love at first sight. President Trump just arrived this morning for a two-day visit. The president received what's being called a King's Welcome, orchestrated by the Indian Prime Minister. The president headed a massive rally packed with more than a hundred thousand people. A Make America Great Again rally, India style. They even blasted macho man before the president took the stage, and when he did, a show of affection for India's prime minister. Namastay, Trump.
Starting point is 00:05:57 The president is overwhelmingly popular here in India, where his pro-business, tough-on-terror image is widely admired. I happen to like Prime Minister Modi a lot. He says between the stadium and the airport will have about 7 million people, so it's going to be very exciting. Seven million people came out to see Trump go from the airport to the stadium. That's impressive.
Starting point is 00:06:21 Although, to be fair, it's also India. There's 7 million people between any two locations. Yeah, I mean, the line at Indian Starbucks is 7 million people. There are Indian brides right now who are like, no, Daddy, I just want a small wedding. No more than 7 million people. It's like, okay, Alushka, first cousins only. But it is true that Donald Trump is very popular in India. Some like him because of his anti-Muslim rhetoric, some like him because his business savvy,
Starting point is 00:06:50 and all of them like him because his skin looks like Tika Masala. And since India is so fond, so fun of President Donald Jipal Trump, they pulled out all the stops for his visits. At India's famous Taj Mahal, workers paint, Spruce and Polk President Donald Jipal Trump, they pulled out all the stops for his visits. At India's famous Taj Mahal, workers paint, spruce and polish. Roads are renovated, and nearby the Yamuna River rises as millions of liters of water are released to cover its foul, polluted smell. Preparations included a hastily built wall that critics say was meant to block the view of a slum, keeping thousands of poor people out of sight.
Starting point is 00:07:28 Yeah, India is trying so hard to impress Trump that they're building new roads, cleaning up dams and even building a wall to hide their slums. And you know Trump's got to love that. He's just like, you see, they built a wall, and I haven't seen a single Mexican. It works, folks. Now, India cleaning its rivers and streets for Trump might seem extreme, but if you think about it, this is basically what guys do whenever a girl says she's coming over, right? Yeah, you make the bed, pick up your clothes, hide all your junk in the closet, then she calls and says she can't make it, and you're like, damn it, so I flushed the toilet for nothing! So clearly India is trying to give Trump a memorable experience.
Starting point is 00:08:07 There was, however, one tiny culture clash that Trump had to deal with. Donald Trump is in India this morning, but he could be forced to go without his favorite meals of burgers and steaks. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a devout vegetarian, plans not to serve any meat to the President during his visit. One person who's familiar with President Trump's eating habits has told the media they're worried about how he'll cope with the lack of meat, saying, I have never seen him eat a vegetable. I honestly don't know what stranger. The fact that Trump might eat vegetables or that people are actually worried about how
Starting point is 00:08:51 it will go. Because you realize the news wasn't even snocky about it. They weren't like, ha! The president has to eat vegetables. They were like, yo, if Donald Trump eats broccoli, he could die. So this is going to be hard on Trump. And you know what I was thinking is what's worse for him is that cows are that, that, that, that, that that that that th, that that that that thiiiiiii thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that that that that that thi, thi, thi, that that that that that that that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's tri, tri, tre, tre, tre, tre, tre, tre, tre, tre, tre, tre, tri, tri, tri, tri, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, truu. tru. true, true, true, true, true, true, true, that's true, that's true, that's true, that's that's true going to be hard on Trump. And you know what I was thinking is what's worse for him is that cows are so sacred in
Starting point is 00:09:10 India that they're allowed to just wander around in the city. So can you imagine how hard that's going to be for him? He hasn't eaten beef for two days. And then he's just going to start seeing cows in the streets. And he's going to be like, oh my God, I'm elucinating. All the cows I've eaten have come back to heart me. I'm sorry, cows. I'm so sorry. So sorry. But I will say, I'm impressed, because despite the beef issue,
Starting point is 00:09:39 Trump is making the best of his India trip. In fact, he even made an effort to show the Indian people how much he respects them by trying to speak to speak to speak to speak their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a. I. I.ee.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e. te.e.e. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te.e. te.e.e. I'm, their, t trip. In fact, he even made an effort to show the Indian people how much he respects them by trying to speak their language. And it went about as well as you would think. India welcomes us at the world's largest cricket stadium right here in Ababad. Namuste Chihuahua, Sardar Patel, Ashram, Suu Kendoker, Gujarat, Goa, Diwali, as the great religious teacher, Swami Vive Khamunund what say? What say? Oh man, oh, even if that pronunciation was right. That facial expression was so wrong.
Starting point is 00:10:27 That looked like the most exercise he's gotten in decades. It's like, come in, no. Come, come in, no. All right, that's my steps for the day. I'm done. That looked like the most exercise he's gotten in decades. It's like, come in, no. All right. That's my steps for the day, I'm done. Oh, man.
Starting point is 00:10:49 Now, now, this was really interesting. After Trump butchered half the Hindi dictionary, Indian Twitter lost their minds, right? People were coming on like, dude, it's not Namuste, it's Namaste, who messes up, namaste, but to those Indians, I say, please, don't be mad. All right? Trump may not be able to pronounce Hindi words,
Starting point is 00:11:09 but he can't pronounce English words either. So he's an equal opportunity offender. And besides, think about it. It would have been way scarier if Trump had come out all fluent in Hindi. Can you imagine if he just came out and he's like, Kayset, tomor tomorrow, I tume you to you, your ball very beautiful. Cush, cush, ha hae, bigly. It would be weird. So, that was day one of President Trump's trip to India.
Starting point is 00:11:38 And you know what? I'm proud of the president. I'm really proud of him for teaching us a valuable lesson. And that is no matter how old you are, you can still go to new places, make new friends, and have new mind-blowing experiences like eating a carrot for the first time. And to that, I say, Namuste. We'll be right back. We'll be right back. Welcome back to the Daily Show.
Starting point is 00:12:07 One of the most interesting stories of the 2020 election has been the rise of Pete Budajech. And no matter what you think of his candidacy, you have to agree that it's pretty amazing that a gay man can be a serious contender for President of the United States. But what do LGBTQ voters think about this moment in American politics? Well we sent Jabuki Young White to sit down with some of them to find out. I'm here in New York City, gay capital of the world, except for Berlin, San Francisco or Congress. Here to talk to some LGBTQ voters.
Starting point is 00:12:42 Anyway, I've come to the Leslie Loman to talk with LGBTQ voters about finally getting the gay presidential candidate we've all dreamed of. So if someone told you 10 years ago that there was going to be a gay presidential candidate, how do you feel like he would have reacted? Because I know for me, I would have been like, who told you I'm gay? Was it Kevin? I would have believed it, but I would think it would be th you would be be th you would be th you would be th you would be th you would be th you would be th you would be th you would be th you would be the it would be the the the the the to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be a to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to be to be. to be. to be. to be. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. t. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. the. te. te. te. te. te. to. told you I'm gay? Was it Kevin? I would have believed it, but I would think it would be a woman, though. Ten years ago, Barack Obama was still evolving about marriage. It's a real leap to think that 10 years later we would have a viable, queer candidate
Starting point is 00:13:17 for president of the United States. But being proud of Pete doesn't mean that we're voting for him. Raise your hand if you plan on voting for Mayor Pete in the primary. I don't think it's possible for me. There's nothing that you could do to make you vote for him? No. Our community actually has a bit of a shameful history in the sense that gay, white men have historically marginalized the contributions of trans women and trans men and people of color. I am trans and knowing there's going to be a cis-gay presidential candidate doesn't do anything
Starting point is 00:13:53 to make my life any safer as a trans woman. And that's the divide. According to my unofficial poll, the type of gay you are determines whether you trust Pete to represent you. A lot of people will say that he's not queer enough or he's not gay enough. He's gay enough if we can hold his feet to the fire to make sure that our voices are heard. I live in South Bend and I work with Black Lives Matter South Bend and those are, they don't have trust for Pete. So you want him to wear a leather harness and you want him and chase him to open to to their their their their their their their their their their their their their their to wear a leather harness, and you want him and Chasen to open their relationship, and you want them to be Polly.
Starting point is 00:14:29 We just want him to actually pay attention to the policing problem. I had a face-to-face with him, and I asked him, what are you doing about the police brutality in Indiana? And he kept saying, oh, this is what I want you want you to to to to to to to their the police, their the police, the police, the police, the police, the police, the police, the police, the police, the police, I, the, the, the, I'm, the, to, the, the, the, the, the, the, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, the.a. the. the. they. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the the. the the the the the the the the the do. I want you to push me. I don't need to push you. You know what needs to be done. Okay, so you're not asking him to be more gay. You just want him to care about the margins. Correct. I want him to care about the margins and leave the dockers at home. Pete's rainbow booty shorts are actually just a pair of relaxed tockers, which is why I wonder if his mainstream appeal is that you can kind of forget he's gay. As much as we can say that Pete's brand of queerness has problematic aspects, don't you think that that actually makes him electable?
Starting point is 00:15:12 For example, look at this. That is my brand of queerness. We don't have a picket fence, but that looks like a picture of my husband and me. The word that's not there is first family. The word that is something America America thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa is a that is a that is a that is a that is a that is a that is a that is a that is a that is a. that is a that is a that is a that is a that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's that's that's. that's. that's. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. Iee. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. Ie. I's. I's. I's. that's not. that's not. the. the.that's there is first family. That is something America can get behind, I think. I see it as a disappointingly sanitized version of what it means to be gay. To a lot of critics, this looks like this. They're less a gay couple and more so just like two guys who decided to make granola in their kitchen. They're clearly gay. And if that's not that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's that's not that's that's that's that's that is is thiia that is is thia that is thii. I thi. I is that is that is that is thiiiiii. I thiiiii thiiiii thii thi thii thi thi thi that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not thi thi thi thi thi thiii thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii thiiii thiii thi thi thi thi who decided to make granola in their kitchen.
Starting point is 00:15:46 They're clearly gay. And if that's not gay enough for the people in this country, I don't know what would be. So it sounds like the takeaway of this conversation should be, if Buda Judge does not eat his husband's ass on live TV, he is not gay enough for me. I'm out. How about this? Gay people, we're basically straight. No.
Starting point is 00:16:14 I mean, the takeaway is also that for a lot of voters, you can't just choose gay. You also have to think about your race. Okay, Peabood a judge. Black people don't like him because of the police stuff and homophobia or something. No, black people like him. And a lot of black people don't. Pete Buda Judge, a lot of black people don't like him. But some do. Can you imagine how fun it will be to watch a gay, married, Midwestern mayor destroy Donald Trump?
Starting point is 00:16:43 Okay, I hear you. Pete Buda Judge. I'm taking Trump to Pound Town. No one wants to see that. No. So then what is it? I think the takeaway should be that the LGBT community the LGBT community is not a monoliths. And, you know, the first gay presidential candidate means very different things to very different people in our community. Whether you believe Pete is the visibility we spent decades fighting for or
Starting point is 00:17:07 just another centrist white guy who's easy on the eyes and the police, the gay community is making it clear. If you want our vote, you better work, bit. I can't, I'm not fucking saying that. I can't fucking say that. What the fuck does that even mean? Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Tabuki Youngwhite, everybody. We'll be right back. Welcome back. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is a writer who explores racism and privilege in her New York Times best-selling debut novel called
Starting point is 00:17:48 Such a Fun Age. Thank you for having me. Congratulations on your debut novel being a New York Times bestseller, seven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. That's amazing. And congratulations on creating a book that's not just doing well, but it's creating so much buzz in the right ways. You know, you have fans that include Reese Witherspoon who's made it like her book book of the month. You've got, Lena Waith who bought it, you've bought it, you've bought, you've got, you've got, you've got, you've got, you've the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their, their, their, their, their, theck, their, theckeckeckeckeckeckeckeckeckeckeckeckeckecke, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, ti, ti. ti. ti. ti. ti, ti. ti-a, ti-a, ti-a, ti-a, ti-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-newy-a-news-a-news-a-news'-a-nipe. times, times, times, times, times, times, erspoon, who's made it like her book club, book of the month. You've got Lena Waith who bought it, you know, got bought the film rights for the book, which is really fantastic.
Starting point is 00:18:31 The book is an interesting one because it opens with 25-year-old Amira, who is this woman who works as a babysitter, working for a white family, who's very rich, and things basically go wrong. Yeah. Like, where do you even come up with a story like that? Because it seems like a simple story. It's like, oh, it's just gonna be babysitter wool. And it's like, no, it turns into fake kidnapping
Starting point is 00:18:50 and then white privilege. It's funny, but it's also deep at the same time. Where does that come from? I think that in many ways, this is this is this very first chapter, Amira is accused of kidnapping this child and she's humiliated and I think that what makes it different is someone pulls out a cell phone and people's relationship to racist incident becomes different when they see it firsthand. Right, now I don't want to spoil what happens later on in the book, but I will tell people what really is the catalyst, in my opinion, in the story, and that is, you have Amira being in this place where she's been accused of kidnapping this little white
Starting point is 00:19:26 child. You also have an incident in the family where there's a racist incident with the husband, the family's under siege, and then the woman who's in the house, Alex calls her and says, hey, Amira, I need you to come and look after my th......... And, the the the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the the, the the, the, the the, the, the, tooomomomorrow, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is... And, is, is, is, is, is, is, is. to. to. to. too, is, is. tooomorrow. tooomorrow, is. tooomorrow, is. tooomorrow, is. tooomorrow, is. too. toe. toe. the the to. to work through this whole racism thing, and then she wants to be her friend. And that's really what the book is in and around. I think so, too. It's definitely, I mean, that happens. You get a little crush on someone. You think they seem really cool and interesting, but that layer between them of,
Starting point is 00:19:53 this is your employee, Because I think it's hard to explain it to people, and it's a really wonderful book to read because it's so natural. But how did you manage to capture how tricky it can be? Is there a reason you went with that for the story? You know, it could have been a simpler story. It could have been one that didn't contain as much complexity, which would really get us into these conversations. Because I've read reviews from everyone of every race, every walk of life saying I see myself in the story in a different way. Is there a reason you went with this specific story? It's probably because I love
Starting point is 00:20:32 awkward moments. I just can't get enough of them when I watch people squirm and when I read something that makes me have to put a book back down. Those are my absolute favorite moments and so it's not fortunate for my character. That's what I love to read. How many people have asked to touch your hair? I mean, I'm going to say the limit does not exist. So many. And it's all those little things that are so layered in history that I love writing about. So let me ask you this. Someone's reading this book and they go, Kylie, I'm really trying. You know, I'm a white person who's really trying. I didn't even realize I'm, these microaggressions
Starting point is 00:21:09 are taking place. I didn't even know that I'm offending people in these moments. I'm really trying. When someone reads this book, what do's a white woman who's just finished reading it and she's like not ready to do this whole thing with me yet. She's like, I don't know what you want me to do from this book. I think the biggest thing is the influence of the society rather than the individual. I feel that as soon as I start saying, you're a bad person. I stop judging the system. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I don't the the th. th. th. th. th thi, I don't thi, I don't th. th. thi, like, like, like, like, I don't thi, I don't thi, I don't th. th. th. th. th, I don't th. th, I don't th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th th the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the give people permission to treat other people this way. There's a really big racist incident in the first chapter where Amira is racially profiled, but for the rest of the novel, she's struggling
Starting point is 00:21:50 to get health insurance. And that is something that has been a problem for domestic labor workers since the 1930s and before that as well. And so I think covering these bigger issues of systemic racism is way more important than, you know, did I say the right thing in front of my cool babysitter? It really is fascinating that you've done that, because, you know, when reading through the book, one thing that jumps out to me is,
Starting point is 00:22:10 you have this world where you've tackled an issue that many people have commented on. You know, I see it a lot online. People saying, for, thiiii's, for, for, for, for, for, for, their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. that that that thi. that thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thr. thr. thr. thr. thr. thr. to. to. to. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. thi. black issues and then there are issues for every other American when in fact black people have issues like anyone else can and in this book you you seem to highlight that it's one issue of race and then there are just issues of life that anyone can face was that purposeful oh 100 percent I think that talking about race without talking about class is kind of a moot point and there's black women in the novel who are wealthy and have really high respectability politics and believe that Amir should want more for her life and then there she has other black friends who support her and everything
Starting point is 00:22:50 she does and I think not including all of those differences does a disservice to black women. Well I'll tell you this you've written a book that is funny it's engaging it is wonderfully awkward in many moments you don't want to put it down you to the to to to to to to to to to to the to to to to to to the to to to the to to to the the to don't want to put it down, you read it so quickly. This is not going to be your first best-selling novel. So thank you so much for being on the show. Really, really, really. It's available now. You definitely want to go out and get it. Can you read everybody? The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show week nights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central and the Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and the Comedy Central
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