The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Trevor's Many Accents

Episode Date: September 6, 2021

Trevor explains how the people in his life inspired him to mimic a variety of accents, what went wrong when he learned to speak German and the downside of his limited Spanish vocabulary. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Seth Done of CBS News, listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. How do I do with the accents? I'll be honest with you, like I never thought I was good at it or anything, but I think it's because I grew up like

that. I have a mixed family. Like, everyone in my family has a different accent. You know, so my dad, my dad's family, my mom's family, everyone has like a hybrid, because everyone moved around a lot. So whenever you go to a different house, it's just easier to speak to them in their accent, than to try. No, because it was weird as well, because I went to a private school, like myself and my cousins, we were all lucky to go to, like at the time they called them Model C schools in South Africa. So it was like the first generation of black and white kids at the same schools.

So we had different accents to our parents. And then your parents were happy to send you there. That was the funny thing. It's like your parents would be like, you the, you the, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, the, the, the, like, like, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, like, like, like, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, 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, the go to the school and you'd learn the English, and then you'd come home, and then like your parents, you'd be sitting with them, watching TV or something, and then like your dad would be like, put volume, put volume, and you'd be like, uh,

do you mean, increase the volume? You think, you'll that English and it's like, yeah, but that's what you told her. So then it became easier to just like speak the, you know what I mean? Speaking the accent of the people, it changes. Like you might find you do the same thing. Do you live in New York or do you live in Haiti? Oh you live in Haiti. Okay, if you live in New York, they sound like, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, the accent, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, the accent, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, the, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, speaking, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, the, you, you, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the accent, the accent, the, the, the accent, the, the a, the a, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, the, you're, you, the, you, the, the, the when they go to Haiti I can't understand a word that they're saying like like if I face time a friend of mine who's in Haiti when he's in New York he'd be like yeah man you know you know you know you and I hear a little bit of Haiti and then when he's in Haiti and then when he's

in Haiti and I'll be like you thou wince you they're doing you be like you say that what you're you say I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I say I I say I say I say I say I say I say I say I'm I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I I I I I I I I I I I'm I I'm like I I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like I'm like like like like like like like I'm like like like like I'm like like like like like like you I'm like like like like like like you I'm like like like like like like like like you I'm like like like like like like like like like like like you I'm like like like like I'm like I'm like I'm like Ithat's where I got it from. I just, you know, yeah, just having mixed people, you just speak to them in the accent, it becomes easier, otherwise, you know, like my grandmother, I'm not going to repeat the same thing six times, I just gonna speak to my grand-a-in-a-sacex and then she's just like, yeah. And then my grand, I think that's why that's why, I that's why, I that's why, I that's why, I'm, I'm, I that's why, I'm, I'm, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's why, that's that's that's that's that's that's just that's that's just that's just to speak, you're just to speak, you're just to speak, you're just to speak, you to speak, you to-I. to-I. to-I. to-I. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's why, you that's why, you that's why, you that's why, you that's why, that's why, th. th. th. threat. to-I's why, you're just to-I. to-I just to-I th. th. threat. to-I just thee, you thee, you just th accents they learned at school and then with me she's just like, oh Trevor, he's never forgotten his roots. What is my favorite accent to do? It depends on the day. I'm not gonna lie. It depends on the day. Sometimes I'll choose an accent for the day if I'm on vacation.

Genuinely, I'll just walk around. the things like I'll just be like, oh I'm Australian for the day and I'll just walk around and I'll just be Australia. You know the great thing about an Australian accent is that you always sound happy because always, like it doesn't matter what it is but it always goes up and it's like really exciting you know. It's just not that thing. Like even an Australian gave you bad news it always sounds good it's like hey mate your mom's dead. It's just, so yeah. One of my favorite things to do though is sometimes, because I don't really impersonate general accents, I impersonate people. So the Australian that I do is a friend of mine from Australia.

And then like, if I do like a Nigerian accent is a friend of mine from Nigeria and because I don't really, because I don't really accents do you know what I mean so I don't know what an Indian accent is I know what my Indian friend sounds like so I just impersonate his accent and then thinne I know what I'm like they're like. Trinne. I just throwne I just try to the accent and then I remember like one dad did the Trinity accent and then people from Trinidad they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they were like they they they were like they they they were like they were like they they were like they were like they were like they were like they were like they were like they were like they're like they're like th. th. th. th. th. th. that's th. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. that's that's th. th. that's that's th. th. that's that's thian. thian. that's thian. thian. that's thian. I thian. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I know what thi. I know what thi thi thi thi. thi thi. I know what thi. thi thi. I know what thi. I know what thi. thi. I know Trinity talk about. And then I was like, yo, you talk to him. That's how he sounds. And then they shout on him, because he's on like Instagram and stuff. And they're like, dude, what happened to your accent? Why are you talking?

Like, guys, I haven't lived in America. I've lived in America for a long time. And like, it just do people. That's all I'm doing. Who else do we have from where? Yes? Egypt. Oh, very nice. That's cool.

Cool and exotic. Yes. How things is going over there? Just blink if it's good. And blink twice if it's bad. I won't say your name. I won't th th th th th th th th th th th thoe thoe thoe thoe thoe thoe to thoe to thoe thoe to thoe to thoe thoe's to to to thoea tooe' tooe just just just just tooeskiolk. tooeskiolk. tooes. tooes. tooes. tooes. toejjj. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. thoe. thoe. thoe. thoe. thoe. thu. thu. thu. thoe. thoe. thoe. the. the. tooooooe. thea. tooooooooooooooooe. toe. toea. toea. toea. toea. toea. toe. it's bad. I won't say your name, I won't put you on camera. You can go back, your president doesn't have to know you were here. Things are good in Egypt.

Ah, when you watch Donald Trump, does he remind you a little bit of Egyptian leaders? Yeah, a lot? Yeah, it's just like, just without the Arabic. When you watch Donald Trump, does he remind you a little bit of Egyptian leaders? Yeah, a lot? Yeah, it's just like, just like, just like, say again? They're also friends, they're also, what? Oh, they are friends, yeah, he is. You can see that. You're cool if, like, I feel like, Trump would be exactly the same, even if he spoke Arabic, it would be like the same thing. He'd be like, let's let's rea try to thank-lawah.

Y'alawa, eha, I'll go, I'll try to start learning German, theylla, and so I was like, I want to learn his language because I never learned it growing up. And then someone was like, they were like, I tried to start learning German because my dad is Swiss German, right? And so I was like, I want to learn his language because I never learned it growing up. And then someone was like, why don't you learn Swiss? And then I heard Swiss and I was like, no.

I'd rather learn German. And so I learned German. And so I thought it would bring us closer together, right? Because I lost contact with my dad for like, thii............. And, to to to th, th, th, th, to th. And, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, 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, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I....... And, I, I, I, I, I, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th th th th th th th th th th th th thi. th thi. th 10 years. And so then when I met him again, I was like, I want to learn German and impress him or whatever. And I met him and then like I started speaking to him in German and he was like, what are you doing? I was like, what are you doing? I was like, he's like, no, it's better if you speak German and he was like, it's better if you don't speak German, it's fine. But then. But then. But then. But then. But then. But then. But then. But then, but then, but then, but then, then, then, then, then, then, th and then, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. then, th. then, thi, then, I was, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, I I I I I, like, I. And, like, I th. And, 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 like, I'm like, like, like, like, like, like, German, so I was excited to go to Germany and stuff and practices. And you know I had a lot of fun, until I found out that the way I spoke German sounded a little bit like Hitler. Yeah, which no one told me on this side of the world because we don't know how he really spoke or anything, but I would be in Germany and apparently the way I would hit certain inflections would freak people out. And it's like think of it like Barack the way the way the way the way the way the way the way I I the way I the way I the way I the way I the way I the way I the way I the way I the way I would the way I would the way I would the way I would hit certain the way the way the way the way I would hit certain the way I would hit certain the way I would hit certain the way I would like, think of it like Barack Obama's voice.

Like, if someone learned English in America, and they got here, and they were like, I just want to have a... You'd be like, hey, you're doing the Barack Obama thing, and they'd be like, oh, what are you talking about? You know what I would do that? Like, I'd go in places, and then I'd like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, have? And then I'll be like, I want a tiny bruschein have. Bidyshan. Please shan.

Please shinken. And the people, like, people look at me. And then when we left, my friend was like, I was like, why would they look? Did I say it weird, like, wrong, wrong words. really frightened about that, and you know, and I was like, so I spoiled their day and she was like, yeah, you did, you know? And I was like, well, that brings me a lot of chardon froida. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes.

It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Spain was fun as well. I was trying to learn Spanish.

And the weird thing about learning Spanish is, I found out in Spain that my Spanish is flawless. The problem is I only speak like seven words of Spanish. But those seven words are flawless. Which doesn't help me in like, so I'd start conversations with people like in the morning. Someone will see me and they'd be like, Hola, and then I'll be like, oh, how, how, how is thus? And then they'd be like, oh, gnawe, and then I'll be like, oh, how, how's it? And then I'll be like, oh, great,, I'll be giving directions, and then I just run out, because I only learn as much as I can learn.

But you don't know when you're gonna run out. Do you get what I'm saying? So, so I would be like, I'd be like, where's the cathedral? And then I would be like, where's the cathedral? And then I'll be like, oh, in 200 meters, so they are at the cha. And then people are like, cool. And then the person goes, don't know, the city I see? And then I'm like, oh, sorry, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

no a spaul. No, no, no, no, I'm not. Which is weird, because you should say, me no ablah in the worst way you can. Which I didn't realize, because I should have been like, oh, me no, a tabla, spinae, but instead I was like, oh, me no, I no able Spanish, no, no, I speak Spanish, no, no, I'm spaullain. Which is basically like the equivalent of someone, no English whatsoever. Oh, I must apologize, not a word of English.

I'm so sorry. Did I hear somebody, was there a French person who had a fiancé? Is that? Very cool, man. Congratulations. It was nice. It was weird, because I was listening to you when you're speaking, and I was like, it's weird because fiancé is French, isn't it?

Because I know this sounds weird but in my head you said oh yeah no and this is my fiancé and then I was like what's the French for fiancé? Is that a little bit weird to you that in English you have to say some French words every now again right? Because like that's a thing like we do that we'll be like fiancé, you know like thi to that like to thu. We just say that to each other in conversation as people. Someone will say something, you say something back and you're like, oh, touchey. But like, I don't think French people, do you guys do that with English? Or like French people just hanging out with each other? And it's like, uh, the partree, the patentee, and I'll sort sort sort, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. And I, ha. And I, ha. And I, ha. And I, ha. And, ha. And, ha. And, ha. And, ha. And, ha. And, ha, ha. And, ha, ha, ha. And, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, say, say, you say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, ha, say, say, say, say, say, say, you say, you say, you say, you say, you say, you say, you say, you say, you say, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, say, you say, ha. You, say, ha. You, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, you say, you say, you say, you say, you say, ha. You say, ha. And, ha. And, ha. And, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, say, ha, ha, ha, you say, ha. You say, ha. You say, you say You don't, right? This is weird. It's totally weird to me. We just use other languages in our language.

That's really strange. That's exciting, man. So, say again? French fries are not French. French fries are not French. I like how you said that with passion. And French fries, they are not French. Trevor, I have to tell you all of these secrets.

The French fries are not French. But do you eat them in France? Yes. So why are you complaining? So why are they complaining? That's fine. You guys also like, where are these friends from? They say they are from France?

No, they are not. Michel are these years? No, they are not. Michel are this year friends? No, they are not their friends. Who are they French from? They said they are French, but no French person knows where they are from. Oh, man. What made you move?

to Atlanta? 17 years you've lived in Detroit. What made you move? Say again? Atlanta, sorry, yeah, Atlanta. What? You just walked? Oh shit, did you say work? Oh, sorry, your accent, because you said, no, I did walk. And then I was like, God damn. I was like, wow, that's one hell of a journey, my friend. Just like, one day I was working by the effort hour, and I said, I've thua, I've thua, I've to walk, I've to walk to walk to walk to walk th. to walk th. to walk th. th. th. to walk that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, the that, that, they, they, they, that, they, you're their, you're, you're, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, to that, you just just just, the airport hour and I said I've seen this before I've seen all of this before I'm gonna walk a little further and then I walked and I walked and I walked some more and then a few years later

I was like Atlanta Then I was tired so I stay There's no reason to go back. Oh wow. That's fine. And then you fell in love with Atlanta and you stayed. No? No? What happened?

It was just happened. It was just happened. Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh man. So you go to Atlanta. The recession happens. So now you're stuck in Atlanta. That is so dope.

I feel like I should make a TV show about you, man. That's like a fun story. It's like I ended up in Atlanta and now this is my life. How did you make money? I became a rapper. In the ETHL, I became the only French trap rapper. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. What do you guys from over there?

Whoa, tell the measure, wait, tell the metro and tobacco. Tell the master. It's true, it's true, it's true, where you guys from over there? Where are Trinidad and Tobago. Otherwise you guys say that, oh Trinidad and Tobago.

You know, like I love about people in Trini, like it's the sing-song vibe when you guys speak. You got that thing. I told you the other day. Like I can't picture anyone from Trinidad being a mean person. Just like you can't picture, like you can't go to war people from Trinidad. You can't, no one would be afraid of you, you know, we're going to invade your country. All of you are about to feel the pain. Like it just doesn't work as an accent. It's like you can only be an island country because of that.

Like if Liam Nisen was from Trinidad, you wouldn't have gotten like a kid, like Liam Neeson, we were on the phone and be like, I have a particular set of skills. I don't think you understand right now. If you don't, bring back my daughter, why are you laughing? Stop laughing while I'm talking to you. Stop laughing. I was thinking like, I think part of the problem in America is that 911 people think of 911 as being instant response and Because like when I was growing up in South Africa one of my favorite TV shows I used to watch with my mom wares to watch with my mom was a show called rescue 911 right with William Shatner and it was like a show where they go like nine one one do you the they one and be like hi one the one one and the one one one was was was was was was was I I I I was was like and I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like I was like a the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the they. I was like like like like like like like I was I was like like like like like I was I was like like like like like I was like the the the the the the the the the the then like 911 would get there and I remember even when we were watching inside we'd be like wow 911 911 and this is in Africa and we like

911 and we like 911 and we never thought of our numbers because they started they tried a thing in South Africa called 10 triple one because they try to be like yeah we've also got a thing people like 10 triple one so like in America I think people are used to the fact that something will get done now so I was thinking what you should do is just to like dull it for a bit you should bring the South African operators here just so that people stop thinking 911 like they'll think their. Like an instant solution because like so like South African like they'll ask you questions. Like in America, they just go, someone's getting robbed, they're like, we're on our way. Like I heard with 911, even if you call them and then hang up, they'll come to check what happened,

which I mean, I get it, but I'm also like, that's crazy. Whereas in South Africa, like, if you, like, if you had South African operators They'd be like, yeah, there's a man at the park. And we're like, and? And, he, he looks really suspicious. Be like, okay, go talk to him. Ask him what he's doing? Ask him his name, what is doing there? Be like, I'm scared of talking to him.

Like, okay, walk away then. Like, they would just be like, people here, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, the cops, they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they. they're they're they're just, I, I, I's they're they're just, th. they're, they're they're they're they're they're tho. they's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he's, he. th. th. th. they. they. they. they. they. they're, he. they're. they're. they're. they're. they're. they're, he. they're, they're, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. tho. tho. thooo. thoooooooooooooooooooooooo. the. the. the. thooooooooooo. the. the. the. then. Go away. Like they would just be like, you go, like, it's just, people here just like, the cops are going, no, the cops are not coming. For everything, like here you can call 9-1 because your cat is in a tree. That is some crazy as shit in a tree that you just be like, yeah, you'd be like, yeah, you'd be like, hello, my cat's in a tree, they'd be like, they'll be like, yeah, so what must we do? I need to help it. They'll be like, then how will your cat learn? Let the kid suffer, it will never do it again. Thank you for calling. Please stay on so you can read this call.

Thank you very much. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like, none of this stuff gets looked at.

That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. I wanted to share this little story with you. I got into a little bit of trouble with the French governments. I know. The French governments. So what happened was, let's start at the beginning. France won the World Cup. And so on the show, we celebrated that.

And I had this joke where I said, I said, Africa won the World Cup. Yeah. Yeah. And I was shocked at how angry a lot of French people got. Like genuine, a lot of French people were angry and they were like, oh Trevor, how can you say this? Why would you say these things?

This is horrible. And I was like, okay, I get it. Not everyone likes every joke that you tell, and I get that. But this was interesting. I got a letter from the ambassador, the ambassador of France. And I'll I'll I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I'll I I'll I'll I'll I'll I'll I'll I'll I'll I'll I'll th I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll to to to to to th. I'll to to the. I'll to to th. I'll to th. I'll th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. It th. th. the. to to to to to to the to toe toe toe toe toe toe toe the the the the. the. the. the. th. But this was interesting. I got a letter from the ambassador, the ambassador of France. And I'll read it too. It was about that joke. And he says, I'll try to read it how I hope he wrote it. Which was, he says, sir, I watched with great attention your July 17th show when you spoke of the victory of the French team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Final which took place last Sunday. I heard your words about an African victory. Nothing could be less true.

Now, first of all, I think it could have been less, I could have said they were Scandinavian. That would have been less true. That would have been less true. She says, as many of the players have already stated themselves, their parents may have come from another country their, their, their, th, th, their, to, to, to, to, their, their, to, their, to, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, t, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, thi, their, their, t, t.... too, too, too, too, too, tooe, tooe, tooe, tooe, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, themselves, their parents may have come from another country, but a great majority of them, all but two out of 23 were born in France. They were educated in France.

They learn to play soccer in France, they are French citizens. They are proud of their country, France. The rich and various backgrounds of these players is a reflection of France's diversity. France is indeed, now that line the the their majority majority majority majority majority 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 threateaerousa. two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two two. two. diversity. France is indeed, now that line there was interesting, the rich and various backgrounds of these players is a reflection of France's diversity. Now I'm not trying to be an asshole but I think it's more reflection of France's colonialism. Like, all of those players if you trace their lineage.

Ah. Because it's not like it's just like random play like they all have something in common Like all of those players if you trace their lineage you like how did you guys become French? Like how did your how did your family start speaking French? Oh, okay All right. Let's say here. He says France is indeed a cosmopolitan country, but every citizen is part of the French identity and together they belong to the nation of France un like in the United States of America, France does not refer to its citizens based on their race, religion or origin. To us, there is no hyphenated identity. Roots are an individual reality. By calling them an African team, it seems you are denying their Frenchness.

This, even in just, legitimizes the ideology which it seems you are denying their Frenchness. This, even in just, legitimizes the ideology which claims whiteness as the only definition of being French. So now, here's the thing. All right. First things first. I understand what he's saying, because I read up on this afterwards, right? I take criticism. I'll listen to what somebody says to me, you know, I genuinely believe you should. And what it turns out is, in France, a lot of like Nazis in that country use the fact that these players of African descent to shit on their Frenchness, you know, so they go, you're not French, you're from Africa, go back to where you came from, you're not French. They use that as, you know, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, their, as, their, th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, to, their, to, to, to, their to, their, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, their, their, their, go back to where you came from, you're not French, they use that as, you know, as a line of attack. Now, my thing is, my opinion is, coming from South Africa, coming from Africa, and even watching

the World Cup in the United States of America, black people all over the world were celebrating the Africanness of the French players, right? Not in a negative way, but rather in a positive way going, look at these Africans who can become French. You know what I mean? It's a celebration of that achievement. And so this is what I find I find weird in these arguments is that people go, they're not African, they're French. Then I'm like, why can't they be both? Why is that duality only afforded to a select group of people? Why can they not be African? So what they're arguing here is, in order to be French you have to erase everything that

is African? Because what do they mean when they say that, our culture, our this, or this? So you cannot be French and African at the same time, which I vehemently disagree with. I go, you've seen those players, I love them. Popagb, and Golocante, I've watched all of them. Like, I love those players, and I love how African they are. I don't th th they th they th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, which I tho, which I tho, which, which, which I their, which, which I their, which, which I their, which, which, which, which I their, which, which, which, which, which, which I their, which I their, which, which I their, which I th. I th. I th. I th. I th, which, which I tho, which, which, which, which I tho, which, which, which I tho, I tho, I tho, I thooooooooooo, I thooooo, I thooooo, I thooooo, which, which, which, which I tho, which you need to take their Africanness away. You know, and that's, that is what I love about America. America's not a perfect country, but what I love about this place

is that people can still celebrate their identity in their Americanness. You can go to a St. Patrick's Day parade in America, celebrating that you are Irish. You can go to a Puerto Rican and American at the same time. You can celebrate Juneteen's as a black person and be like, yo, I'm African-American, which is the duality of the two worlds. But here they're going, no, you are only French.

And here's why it vexes me, to be honest. This is what I find interesting, is like, when I read stories from Africa and when I watch what politicians say, especially in France, about African migrants, when they are unemployed, when they may commit a crime or when they are considered unsavory, it's the African immigrants. When their children go on to provide a World Cup victory for France, we should only refer to them as France. And we even saw it with that African man who climbed the building to rescue the baby. Do you remember that? We watched him climb that building. He rescued the child, and then they gave him French citizenship. They said, you are now French. So now now I'm going, so is he now no longer

African? Is that what you're saying? So when he was on the ground, he was African. And then he climbed up and as soon as he rescued the baby, now he's French. So if he dropped the baby, the African believe that you need, and here's like I say, again with respect, I understand what the ambassador is saying, I'm not joining the attack, and I know, don't give me wrong, I know. There's, there's like, you know, we live in a world where like nuance is something that is in short supply, and so you will find, you know, in America, for instance, the alt-right saying, that's what we've been saying. They're not French and we're saying it's like, but if Trevor says it, it's not racist, but

if we say this race, it's like, yeah,ega and if a white person came and said the same thing yeah this is a big difference. When I'm saying the African I'm not saying it as a way to exclude them from their Frenchness but I'm rather using it to include them in my Africanness. I'm saying I see you my French brother of African descent. Do you know what I'm saying that's what I'm trying th saying th saying th saying th saying th saying th saying th saying th saying th saying th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th. th. I'm saying thrying thrying thrying thr- I'm not saying. I'm not saying thr- I'm not saying that's that's that's thr-I'm not saying that's not saying that's not saying that's not saying that's not saying that's not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not that's th I'm th I'm not th I'm thr- I'm thr-I thr-I thr-I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm saying I'm not saying I'm saying th. thr-I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm not saying I'm thr-I'm not when somebody else says it the other way, you can use the same line in different ways. People are like, so it's different? Yeah, yeah, it's different. It can be different. It's like somebody saying, oh, so if you play with your naked child, that's a problem, but if what I do it, I'm a pedophile, yeah, yeah, there's a big difference. So I will continue to praise them for being African because I believe that they are of Africa, their parents are from Africa,

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