The Toast - S3 Ep114: The One About Growth: Monday, June 29th, 2020

Episode Date: June 29, 2020

Kanye West to Bring Yeezy Brand to Gap (The Hollywood Reporter) Beyonce Visual Album 'Black is King' Coming to Disney Plus (Variety) Jada Pinkett Smith and Son Jaden 'Disgusted' Over YouTuber Shane Dawson 'Sexualizing' Willow in Video (PEOPLE) Chase Rice's Tour Stop #1 Hosts Absolutely Packed Concert... No Masks, Social Distancing (TMZ) Scheana Shay's boyfriend pens supportive message after her miscarriage (Page Six) The Politican Recap Eurovision Recap BlacKkKlansman Recap The Morning Toast with Claudia (@girlwithnojob) and Jackie Oshry (@jackieoproblems) Merch: https://shopmorningtoast.com/ The Morning Toast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningtoastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Good morning, Millennials! Welcome back to the Morning Toast. Happy Monday, June 29th, which means my comedy special comes out tonight at midnight. Tonight at midnight. That was actually like a beautiful song, one in which I could hear on the radio. Yeah, maybe even Claudia, that was beautiful. Well, everyone's gonna understand all of our inside jokes starting tomorrow. You can get my comedy special tonight. If you've pre-ordered on iTunes, thank you very much. And it'll be available tonight. And then after midnight tonight, it's available on a bunch of different streaming services on demand, you know, direct TV. I'll post all the

jargon on my Instagram because I'm not 100% sure, um, like what dish is, you know, but it's there. It's there. It's got, I mean, it's only appropriate that I'm on dish because I love eating dishes of all kinds. You love a great dish. I do. Well, happy Monday. I'm feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. I had a fabulous weekend. I did too.

I had a very weekend-y weekend. I feel like I did some meaningful things. I watched some meaningful content. I read some meaningful books. And I guess overall my weekend was quite meaningful. Mine was meaningful, but also very productive. I got so much work done this weekend for an upcoming project that I'm going to be shamelessly promoting right after you preorder my comedy special. And we had a wonderful familial meaningful moment

as we got to meet our niece for the first time. We got to meet our niece and she is everything of the sort. You guys, it was like, not to sound like so rude and not to compare, but I spent the whole- Not to like put down other babies. No, no, that's not what I'm going to say.

Not to compare, but like I spent the whole day with my niece and it was literally like the best day of my life. Like before we left, like I was literally had tears in my eyes. I was just like so happy. It was the best day ever.

Like we hadn't all been together in so long. We hadn't met our niece yet. It was just like so special. And I got home and I felt this emptiness. And like, honestly, like this is gonna sound so fucked up and I'm not comparing, but like Theo, like wasn't doing it for me anymore. And I'm not comparing, you know, technical dogs to babies. I know that they're different. It's just, you know, like the thing in your life that you take care of your child. And like Theo was, he was giving me so much love, but like something about it was like missing I

feel like my ovaries were like wow that is crazy I was not expecting you to say that um wow I mean is that why he didn't show up for work today Mr. Theodora he didn't show up for work today because when I brought him in on Friday like it's just a little too hot for me to walk with the dog and a computer to this office um I literally showed up on Friday sofa clamped after spending so long getting ready thought I was like hot shit then I'm like rolling down the street sweating my ass off trying to get my dog to take a dump outside our building like it was just it was too much pressure so I had Ben do the walks today um just I'm it's a little too hot maybe maybe in the fall feel will start coming back but to be honest like the weather's just it's it's stopping me from you know bringing my dog into the office and if unless you have a dog

live in New York City and are chubby then you won't know what I'm talking about you know that things have changed between you and Thea when you're calling him my dog no it's just like after meeting my niece like I don't know nothing will ever be the same well we met our niece and she's actually the most fabulous person I've ever met in my life. Such personality. Like so interesting. Everything that she does is so fascinating. So funny. Intelligent. Smells so good.

Oh my God, the smell. She smells like heaven. Heaven. And I mean, like when I first got there, I was so delicate. Like I didn't want to do anything wrong. Like I made Olivia and Zach like put her in my arms. And by the time I left, I was like throwing that kid around like a football. Like I was just so comfortable with her oh no I'm still so delegation um your

delegation nation delegation nation and also like it's hard work on the arms having a bed yeah but you have to keep if you're a righty like your right elbow elevated to the baby's neck is like fully straight yeah no my arms were definitely getting sore from the time with the niece. And I'm just so happy for Olivia and Zach. And I look forward to spending so much more time with the niece. Me too. It's just, so that made the weekend so great. And I actually liked being home in the city. And there was actually like a little bit of action in the city. Even this morning, there's like tons of traffic, which obviously I didn't miss, but it's nice to see life being breathed back into New York. Yes.

And on Friday, we went to an alfresco lunch. Oh, fabulous. I didn't see one single roach. I did not see, feel, smell a roach. And so it was really quite enjoyable and lovely. And I was nervous to like get back into outdoor dining in the city. But I'm here to say like it was all right. It was all right. I guess it's very much, you know, as we learned in middle school,

location, location, location, like all about the location, even though the restaurant that we had alfresco lunch at is not one block away from the place where I had roach lunch. But again, I got so many DMs, people being like, say the restaurant, but it's, I can't stress enough

how it's not about the restaurant. And after being closed for months, I'm not about to disparage local businesses. I'm just not. Thank you. I'm not. Thank you. It was, no, I'm kidding. It was definitely like a little tense to be at an alfresco lunch. You know, you're just

like constantly like. And people walking by like stare at you like you're doing something wrong. I'm like, this restaurant's open. I don't understand. No, you're not doing something wrong. No, it's just there's a lot of judgment. There's a lot of judgment, period, which we'll get into in today's episode. Oh, there was lots of tea over the weekend spilled all over the place. Yes, there was. So I guess we could get right into it. Let me think. Is there anything else I want to say about my weekend?

We have a lot to recap. Black Klansman. Did you finish The Politician? I did. Did you? So did I. And I watched the worst movie I've ever seen in my life, which I must talk about. Okay, so please discuss.

So it'll be a nice long show because we have a heavy TV recap segment. What was the meaningful book? Oh, the Redheads book? Well, I started the Redheads book last night, but I also finished Such a Fun Age, which was a really great book, and we'll talk about it more on the Redheads episode because Dana read it too, and so we'll share our thoughts there. Fabulous. That is is our simple request let's dive right in oh let's dive right into the fast five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast and today's episode is brought to you by absolutely nobody because some former toasters keep calling up our sponsors and telling them to stop working with us therefore

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Okay. First story. The big story that dropped on Friday right after we wrapped. Oh, by the way. All this, like, this is what's happened in quarantine. Like after we wrapped oh by the way all this like this is what's happened in quarantine like we changed the time of our show like by 20 minutes and literally all the news happens the second I get out of this chair yeah I mean it makes sense because like we're still on New York time we're wrapping the show almost around like 10 30 so

that's when we used to get the news um but anyway no time like the present to discuss the fact that Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy brand to Gap in the most brilliant news I've read in a while the rap superstar will design adult and kids clothing that will be sold at the chain stores next year they signed a 10-year deal um for a Yeezy line at Gap Kanye has been a huge fan of Gap for a long time he used to work at the Gap yes he used to work at the Gap he apparently a few years ago he had he was talking on a radio show how he had meetings like with Gap HQ about doing something like this but it didn't work out but now it's working out Yeezy Gap is coming that's so interesting for like you know Kanye who is really regarded as

like a fashion visionary for like his you know like dream collab to be with Gap because honestly like the Gap is so random. I think this is a great partnership for Gap and a great partnership for Yeezy and honestly I'm just hoping like this means more volume because like I've literally never been able to purchase something from Yeezy because it sells out so fast so if working with Gap makes it more accessible like I'm down. I think that that is exactly what it means. I think it is great for both parties. Obviously Gap could use a reinvigoration and Kanye will do just that.

And also for Kanye, it means distribution, getting to the masses and working for a major, major corporate player. And it probably means more affordable, right? Yeah, I think it's like under $100. And the more I thought about Gap and like where they're at today, And it probably means more affordable. Yes. Right? Yeah. So that makes me excited too. Under $100. And the more I thought about Gap and like where they're at today, and I hadn't thought about Gap in years.

Since the sweatshirts. I hadn't. Right. So I just, the more this makes sense to me, like they really are a basics company. That's what he does a lot of. Oh, that's true actually. It's like an old Navy. Yeah.

No, but they have a really great brand and And I just I think this is so fabulous. Also, a message went up last night. I saw my Instagram. I wanted to share on the Gap store. They like put up a sheet with I'm sure it's not called a sheet at the Gap store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago with a message from Kanye. Did you see this? Oh, cool. And he said, thank God. Hi, Chicago. It's yay. This is the Gap store I used to shop at when I would drive my Nissan from the south side. So blessed. I thank God and I am so humbled at the opportunity to serve. I put my heart into the color palette and every detail. I love Tron the original. Do you like stuff? I don't know what to do with my hands. Love, Yeezy. Oh my God, wait, that's so funny and so cute. I love like a meaningful partnership where there's like a roundabout message.

We're coming full circle. Chicago, he used to shop there, he used to work there, now he's coming back, working with Gap. I love a full circle. I love a meaningful partnership. I think that this is fabulous. But can we talk about for a moment, remember those weird few years

where Gap was obviously going through something and they rebranded to like Love? No.'t remember that no I don't they have like the love stores I do not remember that it was the strangest thing ever wow I'm glad that I like didn't pick up on that no it was it was a thing also speaking of Kanye did you see the pictures that Kim posted yesterday of the two of them in Wyoming just looking extraterrestrial stellar yeah you know by the way I live for them and I die and breathe for them in Wyoming just looking stellar. Extra terrestrial? Stellar. Yeah, you know, by the way, I live for them and I die and breathe for them and everything they do, like I consume, I purchase everything. But like that outfit was just not it for me.

I disagree. Agree to disagree. And by the way, you know what was for me? The scenic views, the house in Wyoming. The bucolic view. The love between two parents. It was beautiful. Just the outfit wasn't for me.

No, the whole photo for me was stellar. Yeah. No, I just saw it and I'm like, like all right we're still in this like robotic vibe it's just not my particular area of expertise I would say so um it's just it was my vibe okay I prefer more of like a cotton blend that's fair look at me today I got this romper on Amazon love it and I wore it yesterday and to our alfresco lunch. And I'm thinking about buying in some more colors. I'm just really happy with it. I think I need it in black. I think that's the best thing you can do is find something that works for you, get it in every color. And then you just

have this like uniform sort of. I totally agree. Like Jeffree Star has this like track suits. I want to come up with like my own thing, you know? And it was going to be track suits, but it's too fucking hot. Yeah. It's way too hot. Okay, you ready for our next story? Some exciting news? Yeah, is your shirt from Revolve? Yeah, why? I literally bought it. It looked so bad on me,

and I sent it back. Oh, interesting. It's Nicole Richie, House of Harlow? No, it's not. It's one of their random-ass brands. Beyonce's visual album, Black is King, is coming to Disney+. In a surprise,

Disney Plus announced a new visual album from Beyonce, Black is King, inspired by The Lion King. It's coming to streaming service next month. Black is King, written, directed, and executive produced by Beyonce, will globally premiere on Disney Plus on July 31, 2020. That's just after the one-year anniversary of the theatrical release of Disney's The Lion King remake, for which she voiced Nala.

Beyonce loves a visual album. She does. The one-minute teaser trailer for Black is King dropped on Saturday night on Beyonce.com. Yes, I watched the trailer. And you know what I think is really cool about Beyonce? It's like she could do anything. You know, she's like a global superstar.

But I feel like her last couple of projects have all been under the mindset of just like supporting like black artists supporting supporting black heritage like black history and it's just like she could do anything in the world and all she wants to do is like support her culture and her heritage and like I think that's commendable yeah I saw a comment from Tina Knowles that was like this is what Beyonce has been working on non-stop like for so long this is everything to her she's put everything into this and now I'm really excited to see it. And I think this is going to be fabulous. Speaking of, I watched the BET Awards

last night, which were virtual. And I feel like it was kind of like the template for how award shows might be in the future. And to be honest, like I didn't really hate it. That's what we said about a similar award show recently, where it was like people just sort of showed up with their cameras, awards. They had a video. They knew that they had won in advance and I know like some award shows are like so hoity-toity about that like they don't want to tell anyone but honestly it didn't really bother me and all of the skits Amanda Seals was the um host and she was so funny and like instead of doing like little shtick in between each award she put together like full-blown skits and they were really funny and like well produced and I didn't hate the format.

Interesting. Yeah, it was very well done. Love to see it. Love to see people getting creative in the extended queue. Who knows where we'll be during awards season, which I think starts in September. Yeah, but everything's really pushed back. But the Emmys are September.

Which is supposed to be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. I am so curious if he'll step down. The Oscars and the other award show the Golden Globes were pushed back towards like April of next year. You know what now that I'm thinking about it there's such a similarity between what Kevin Hart experienced with the Oscars and like all the backlash and then eventually stepping down to what Jimmy Kimmel is experiencing and how there really hasn't been this like call for him to step down. I thought the same thing. And I'm curious if he's going to end up hosting it.

Because honestly, like I don't agree with what Kevin Hart said, but I would have absolutely loved for him to host the Oscars. Like I love him. And part of me like still wishes that he would, even though I don't think he ever will. And I think that if Jimmy Kimmel does it, like that's just like, no, we don't even want you. And like you fucked up, you know? But his plan right now is to do it.

He keeps saying he's taking a summer vacation and he'll be back for the Emmys. Wow, really? Yeah. Meh, I think Kevin Hart should do it. I think Kevin Hart should do everything. We do. Okay, this next story is really crazy. Jada Pinkett Smith and her son Jaden are disgusted.

This story, like I can't, I I'm like embarrassed like it's just embarrassing. It's horrible. Are disgusted over YouTuber Shane Dawson sexualizing Willow in a video. Jada Pinkett Smith and her son Jaden are taking a stance against Shane Dawson. On Saturday the mother-son pair called out Dawson on Twitter after an old clip resurfaced of the YouTuber seemingly masturbating to a poster of Willow Smith when she was 11. Oh my God. Jada and Jaden's tweets came after Dawson released a YouTube video titled Taking Accountability in which he apologized for his past actions, including using blackface and saying the N word.

To Shane Dawson, I'm done with the excuses, said Jada Pinkett Smith on Twitter. Yeah, you know what? we talk a lot about cancel culture on this show and I always say and I really stand by like if you said something bad and like you really issue like a genuine apology like we we spoke over the weekend about Jenna Marbles like to me like her video like made me cry like it was really sincere and it's not excusable for actions but like to me that shows true remorse and, before I even knew all the videos that had come out about Shane Dawson, I watched his video and I'm like, this is just not in any way evoking real emotion for me. Like it was just so like, I've watched a million people's other people's apology videos and I'm going to like do a stereotype, a prototype

of what an apology video should be. And I didn't really feel like it was genuine or sincere. And that was before I even saw the content that's been going around. And there's, I mean, I'm on TikTok now and I've now fallen. I told you last week I was on the Taylor Swift side of TikTok. Now I'm on the YouTube drama side of TikTok. It's fascinating. That sounds fascinating. It's fascinating. I mean, they, like everyone, there's all this drama with Gabbie Hanna, who I never even heard of. There's like this clip of her that's going viral where she's calling everyone monsters and that she's a victim. But now I'm getting clips of the Shane Dawson videos and they're, they're awful. Like they're, they're some of the worst

I've ever seen. And the one in Willow, of Willow Smith is particularly vile. And honestly, I'm kind of glad that Willow and Jada, I mean, Jada and Jaden, umaden spoke out against it because it's really fucking gross. Oh, you know where I saw the video posted the first time which I thought was so interesting? Portia Williams from the Real Houses of Atlanta posted it and she was like, who the fuck is this? This is disgusting.

It was such a raw reaction from a mom and I'm like, actually, I really agree with her. This whole situation is really gross and like embarrassing. And I kind of love that Jada spoke up. Yeah. And we couldn't get through the whole Shane Dawson video.

So long with nothing but like he kept picking his face, which he did all the time on the Jeffree Star collab. And it bothered me so much. But in this particular video, there was nothing in frame to distract me from him literally picking at his face so much it is so gross yeah um I guess the only really takeaway that he said that was semi-interesting was that he understands that he deserves to lose it all he expects to sort of not come back from this um we'll see what happens but this like it's

disgusting like abhorrent like and people love to um I think hear from us on certain issues especially cancel culture because you and I were momentarily canceled and I think we offer a unique perspective on it and I think people often think that like we um like we're just going to defend anyone who was canceled and for the most part like I try and really sympathize with people who are canceled because I know what it's like to be in that kind of situation and there's so much misinformation being spread about people in the moment but like I just want to say like this is where I draw the line like I do not stand I do not defend like this is fucking gross and really inappropriate and really problematic behavior like I just I want to make that very clear yeah I think also

when it comes to cancel culture and us sort of sticking up for most people who have been canceled it's really frustrating to see like one or a few mistakes define someone and that's where we sort of take umbrage also I and I've been seeing this going around a lot now cancel culture versus accountability and how we have to cancel cancel culture and whatnot so I and I feel like everyone kind of agrees with that but no one really knows how to implement it, how to implement it. And so from what I'm gathering, because really this has been a reckoning for a lot of people, the golden girls got in it last, last night, right. To sort of own up to the shit that they've done and apologize and do better way. And so I think that in terms of accountability, it means holding these people people accountable telling them that what you did was wrong like seeing how sorry they actually are but then also giving them space space to grow like

change like and this is something that jamila jamil is always saying like if you don't give this person the opportunity to grow if you just shut them down the minute that you platform them then you're not then they won't grow the people who supported like no one there's no growth after that and that's the entire purpose of the human experience is to continue to grow and you know what I actually had like such a lame thought but remember when we were younger we used to sing that song growing we do it every day oh yeah growing in the evening and even when we play and it's just the song I remember asking like a teacher like do ever stop like and obviously it's not like physical growth of

course of course and she was like I was like do we ever stop growing at a certain point and she was like no you'll always grow like a little bit like minister you won't be able to measure and I always thought that that meant that I was like always getting a little taller getting taller but no it's like it's emotional growth it's it's knowledge it's your con you we are constantly growing we do it every day every day we're growing in the evening and even when we play and so like as a as a follower of a lot of people but then also someone who has followers um I always find like it's not on okay if somebody makes a joke um or let's say Shane Dawson or Jenna not Shane Dawson because honestly he's just in a league of his own discussing this.

But like Jenna Marbles, who did a skit like in 2011 doing blackface. It's not on her white followers to like forgive her. It's on the black followers. So I just feel like everyone has their own experience with a creator, with a celebrity. And it's on them to decide whether or not they want to move forward. And if you don't want to support anyone anymore, of course that is your right and you are entitled to it. But I just don't think throwing a party about it is necessary.

No, I don't think so either. And I don't think, and I think what cancel culture is, is continually judging someone years later based on mistakes that they have shown remorse for and that they have addressed. I agree. Like, but everyone can and should take accountability for things. That's part of living in the public eye.

People are going to drudge up things about you. And it's not necessarily fair. But it's just part of the job. It's par for the course. And you have to be willing to take accountability. Like, going dark and, like, releasing a statement. Like, that's not really, in my opinion, a good way to move forward. Yeah. Well, that's not necessarily the moving forward part that's just the addressing part and that's only half how you

address it and apologize is half and how you come back is and no and then what you do after what how your followers can see that you have grown and matured and learned from it. Yeah. Like tangible growth. Tangible growth. Visual growth. Yeah. I agree. Like I feel like I'm watching someone different than I used to. Agreed.

And that's all we can hope for from people, honestly. We have to be a little bit more, you know, realistic. Yeah. Okay. This next story, you had posted to our Instagram last night. I don't know if I would have seen it otherwise. Oh my God.

It was everywhere. The tea on country Twitter was fucking on fire. Okay so we're fucking cutting people's heads off even in our comments like this pandemic has made people angry on both sides like people are fucking angry. I was shook at our our Instagram is normally like a light funny cute Kardashian place but the fucking comment section was just wild and I really encourage people of course everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but can we all just start stating them like a little bit more gracefully? Yeah, I don't know if that's possible.

No, no, it's not possible. Like I know that. Okay, well, here's the story. I have a lot of thoughts on it. So I kind of just want to unpack it. We had seen that Kelsey Ballerini tweeted because there was a video going around from Chase Rice's concert

that was on his Instagram story. On Twitter, it said, Chase Rice just played a concert to an enormous crowd of unmasked fans here in Tennessee. For once I am a loss for words. Then Kelsey Ballerini retweeted that tweet and said, imagine being selfish enough to put thousands of people's health at risk, not to mention the potential ripple effect, and play a normal country concert right now. At Chase Rice Music we all want and need to tour. We just care about our fans and their families enough to wait.

So at first I saw this tweet and I felt two ways immediately. On the one hand, it's like, what are these people doing? Like we're in the middle of a pandemic and there's thousands of people at a concert. Like what in the world? Not wearing masks. Not one wearing a mask. And then on the other hand, like a part of me was like excited and happy that people's lives are starting to get back to some semblance of normal.

So I did a little bit more research about it. TMZ got a statement from the venue because, of course, like when you see this, you're like Chase Rice didn't make this decision completely on his own. No, it had to be legal. Yes. Someone somewhere allowed him to do this. If these people were breaking the law, like they would have been arrested. The concert would have been shut down if, let's say, there was like an ordinance in Tennessee, like no gatherings of more than 200 people. Right. So the Bushy Mountain group that owns the venue told TMZ that all local requirements were abided by for the recent

concert and numerous precautions were taken. We drastically reduced our maximum venue capacity of 10,000 to 4,000 maximum capacity, which is lower than the state's advisement of 50%, with less than 1,000 in attendance Saturday night providing ample space in the outdoor lawn area for fans to spread out to their own comfort level they added that all guests were getting temperature checks prior to entering the venue and free hand sanitizer was provided to everyone at entry all vendors and staff were advised to wear masks and gloves when interacting with guests and bandanas were available for purchase on site.

They go on to say that they were unable to further enforce physical distancing, their signage recommended, and are looking for alternatives for future shows, including stanchion dividers and implementing a drive-in style arrangement, or just postponing concerts outright. So I read this, and I was just like, they're technically doing... Within the legal limit. Yeah, and you know, we're in month three and a half of this like eventually things have to start getting back to what's going to be a new normal you know it's never I don't think for a really long time it's going to be the way that it used to be so I'm looking at this picture and like obviously they're

not wearing masks it's not good and I was just like what's going on in this county so I went to I did some research online because I feel like we're not getting like you know you see these pictures but it only tells you context you know you need context so I went to the county where this concert was held I wrote it down because I didn't want to mess this up the county where it was held has has in total had 23 cases and one death. So I went to the surrounding counties. Obviously, people probably drove in. It's a big event.

Next county, 14 cases, no deaths. Next county, 16 cases, no deaths. Next county, 159 cases, three deaths. Next county, 43 cases, no deaths. Next county, 90 cases, two deaths. Next county, 31 cases, one death. I even went one circle beyond that to the next counties. And the numbers are very, very similar.

And I started thinking about it. Like, we need to start. Life needs to resume to normal at some point. And if it's not going to be in a place like this where the numbers are really low and they're doing less than 50% capacity, they're getting their temperatures taken. What people do when they get in there and they take their masks off and they don't want to socially distance with's not chase rice's fault it's not chase rice's fault and i feel like kelsey ballerini passing judgment on him it's just like we're

getting so shamey well that i agree with me vibe i don't know if i without facts no i don't know even by the way even before um like the real thick of corona we were always saying like concerts probably won't be back till the end of the year. So I do think that, like, given the cases are going up in the country, which was expected, I do think it's a little soon for a concert to be held. But I'm not, and if it was in my town,

like, I probably wouldn't have went, probably. But that's your choice. And that's, totally agree, that is my choice. I'm sure there are people who listen to the show who are at the concert. Like, there's no doubt in my mind. And there are there are people who listen to the show who are at the concert. Like there's no doubt in my mind. And there are going to be people who listen to the show who completely disagree with me and like think that it's irresponsible what I just said.

And there's going to be people who are like, yeah, I mean. I mean, that's, that was our comment section last night. My problem is, it's like, I think that what's going on right now, the problem is that like people feel a certain way. Some people are really extreme and some people are really extreme on the other side. And it's like the shaming is what I don't agree with. And like the public kind of taking pictures of everyone. And it's like, I get that we're all trying to do the right thing.

And this is even what we were saying about people calling our sponsors. Like people who are taking pictures of other people, like walking their dog, not wearing a mask, like we're sitting at the park on a Saturday. Like I get it. You really feel like if you take a picture and post it on Twitter, like you are going to help. I get it. Like, I really do. And I get that you feel this kind of savior, like, like you're going to help and shame these people into thinking the same way that you do. But I don't agree with that. And I don't, I don't agree with people, you know, who are, you know, fighting to not wear a mask. Like,

I don't agree with that, but I don't agree agree with like also like this public kind of shaming where you think it's gonna help change people's mind it's actually making the divide in our country so much worse 100% so even though I don't agree with this concert I wouldn't have went to this concert and I do wish everyone in the concert was wearing masks at the same time this is a free fucking country like if you want to go to a concert in your county and make your whole county sick please i'm not going but go yes but also if you want to go to a concert in your county if we ever got to a place in new york city where we had in even one week not even in the last three and a half months in one week 53 cases and zero deaths i would hope that we would be able to have an outdoor concert at less

than 50 was the concert outdoor? Yes. Uh-oh. Are you sure? Yes. Oh, it looked indoor. It was outdoors. Let's double check. I double checked, but let's triple check. Because at first I thought it was indoors too.

The thing is, you know, like I. See, there's a lawn. It's outdoors. Oh, are you sure? They just said in the statement I just read. Okay. But we'll triple check. So I just, on this story, it's not really about, for me, it's not about the concert because at the end of the day, like people's decisions are their own and this was technically legal.

It was within the legal limit and people made the decision on their own volition to go. And I can't disagree with someone else's decision. I just like, I feel like as a country, like we have got to calm down on both sides. Like everyone needs to chill the fuck out. It's really scary. It's really scary. The, the shaminess, obviously people who are like throwing tantrums in a supermarket about not wearing masks are nuts. I'm not talking about those people. I'm coughing on people. Like that's insane. I'm not talking about those people. I'm just talking about like the everyday shaming, like even like within friend groups, like I just think we need to chill. Yeah, we definitely need to chill. And I also feel like we're in New York, obviously.

We're in the global epicenter. And so what they're doing in Morgan County, Tennessee has absolutely nothing to do with what we're doing here. I would not leave my house here. I mean, I wouldn't not go to, there's no concert for me to go to. I would not leave my house without a mask. But it's just, it's different.

I actually was thinking about it. I'm like us going to the Celine Dion concert at Barclays 10 days before the quarantine went into effect is actually way more dangerous than them going to this concert with 53 cases, zero deaths in the county. Yeah. And with a top of mind, they all got their temperatures taken. There's hand sanitizer. Like every even obviously in that picture where they're all singing like it doesn't look like it's top of mind. But we went to Barclays where everyone still thought that the coronavirus was a flu.

No one had hand sanitizer on them everyone's touching every surface and it was it was out there and we didn't even know yeah well I knew I didn't touch a thing but honestly I was like literally I saw a million tossers I was like licking their faces I was honestly like the probably the most if I didn't get coronavirus there like I think I'm immune like I was just like I was having so much fun I went to dinner and I was with TBG and Margaret Joseph's like all these housewives fan I was taking pictures for Margaret Margaret was taking pictures like it was just the probably the most germy I'd ever been and like I probably didn't even shower when I got home I got straight into bed so so funny my night was like this I was like this the whole time I didn't even pee while I was there yeah I didn't want to go to the

bathroom but like anyways no but here's the question about this entire situation and I think probably what people aren't thinking about the most is you know it's one thing go to a concert for sure but it's like of course there's risks when you're leaving your house like is Chase Rice worth it I don't know it was a Luke Holmes concert I don't even think this would be a story because obviously it's worth getting sick going to see Luke Holmes but I don't know Chase Rice he's got a few good songs but I don't know if he's really worth it he actually has a lot of good songs and by the way I'm not saying seeing him and he's so hot like I totally get it that was just a joke I'm kidding yeah that's what everyone's like commenting about you risked it all for Chase Rice um I think it just shows how much people want to go to a concert

and listen I know a lot of people are going to disagree with me I welcome that I think it's like discourse is important but it's starting to feel like everyone just like, like, and I, and honestly, I think Kelsey Ballerini, like shaming him like this, um, and not really realizing like what went into putting this concert on and the fact that they're following the guidelines, which,

you know, it's all you can ask people to do. Right. I think it's lame. Yeah. I just, I just think honestly, like what type of death wish does Chase Rice has for his career?

Because he knew doing this was not going to be a popular opinion. Of course. I mean, you have to take the temperature of the culture right now. People are so angsty and ready to just jump on someone who they think is going to like perpetuate the virus. Yeah, well, I also saw in my research that there had been some other like country stars, like small country stars who are doing concerts like this. And I don't know. I have to imagine if he thought he was doing something wrong, like, I guess you can't hide a concert.

Right, well, then also think about, did you watch the Dave Chappelle Netflix special? So that was technically a concert. It was held outdoors, but it was seated, and it was two people six feet apart. Like, it was much more civilized. People were not standing. It was not GA. So there is a way to do it where I people six feet apart. Like it was much more civilized. People were not standing. It was not GA. So there is a way to do it where I think people would be okay with it. Because nobody was outraged about Dave Chappelle.

Because it was literally in a field. They were taking everyone's temperature. And literally each folding chair was six feet apart. And it was only like 30 people. So there is a way to do it where I think people wouldn't get mad. But I just, I can't imagine that Chase Rice and his management team didn't see this coming. I just can't.

I guess. Maybe they wanted that type of attention and press. They say, you know, no press is bad press, but I beg to differ. Yeah. But I also think on,

you know, maybe we could look at this from a more positive side. I think this, this venue and this concert would be, is an interesting test case to watch over the next two weeks. Like a county, a decent county portion and it's also just like this eastern Tennessee area with pretty low cases um get doing a socially distant up until a certain point when everyone just went off the team concert like what happens in this area it's a case study that's an interesting

point so I think i think we can maybe get some valuable information from it yeah and i think the fact that they all got their temperatures taken before they went in is very important yeah even though the cdc has been very like wishy-washy on whether or not like you can be asymptomatic and give it to someone they said you can and then you can't i just feel like there is so much misinformation cdc backtracking everything there's just so much misinformation It's so confusing So I think people are just like I don't know the truth

I'm just going to stay in my house Or I don't know the truth I'm going to do what I think is best Also I'm sure you saw that Joe Rogan posted a while ago That was like the CDC and the WHO I don't know shit about And you know what honestly

I looked at TPG a lot Because to me he's the smartest person in my life and he travels so much and he's just like second smartest sorry second smartest person and he's been traveling and like just showing what the type of you know different um measures are being taken in different airports and TSA lines and on the planes and he keeps citing like the who in the CDC and like I'm just like I know this sounds really dumb like I don't get it like I don't get I don't know maybe it's just me like I don't know what's going on and like it's not like I'm misinformed like I read a lot but there's so much missing literally like

two headlines completely saying different things like it's just it's honestly like disheartening to feel like you want to know what's going on in the world and you literally can't there's so much confusing misinformation things that were said that now are taken back like we were even talking about like the the masks how in the beginning no one you were shamed for wearing a mask because it should have gone to health care workers a health care worker and also I remember when I was wearing in January I was wearing those like flimsy little surgical masks and on the box it says that you need to switch out this mask every four hours or else it stops working and someone had dm'd me and says that you need to switch out this mask every four hours or else it stops working.

And someone had DM me and said, you actually need to switch them out every 30 minutes. People have been wearing those masks for weeks. Excuse me. You're not washing them. My mother-in-law gave me one of those surgical masks that they sell. They're not selling them in Ziploc bags, three for $10 at bodegas in New York City. Since the beginning of quarantine, I have the same one. Now I wear my toast mask and I got a tie-dye one, but like that surgical mask when I

walk Theo, like I wear it every day. So that's what I'm saying. It's just like, we're shaming people for wearing masks and then for not wearing masks. And it's just confusing. So I think we all just need to let up a little bit on other people because we're making the divide in this country much worse. And I think that in the beginning of quarantine, like it was something, we're all in this together and like we were coming, it felt like something that was going to like bring this country together. That's what I was thinking about on the toilet this morning, because I was thinking about, you know, the stories of the day. And I was like, remember that time when Dr. Birx came on our show and she was like, honestly, what's been so

pleasantly surprising about this whole thing is like people from the private sector, the public sector, both sides of the aisle, Republican and Democrat, are just coming together to work together. And honestly, it almost brought a tear to my eye. It was beautiful. And now I feel like we are in a different country. Yeah. It's just really sad. So I don't agree with the concert.

But if you want to go, go. Do what you want to do. It's your life. Yeah. It's your life. What you gonna do? Just follow the law. The world is watching you.

Every day, the choices you make say what you are and who. Your heart beats forth. It's an open door. It's your life. Whatcha gonna do? What a great Christian song from a Jewess singer. Okay, fifth and final story. Sheena Shea's boyfriend pens a supportive message to her after

her miscarriage oh I I just have to say before you dive in in the last six months like I have turned into like a Sheena Shay number one fan it has been transformative it is between the hardest working woman on Bravo she nobody has been through more shit and you know what maybe and not even a lot of people are talking about this story about where she uh shared that she had a miscarriage and maybe that's because bravo wouldn't air the footage that they filmed of her getting her eggs freezed frozen remember they didn't air it no she that's what she was complaining about on twitter like they did little nods she remember she told lala at the party we all i feel like i was there no but there was like so much footage of her actually going through the surgery gone justice for sheen motherfucking shay okay i'm just gonna say like i'm not mad that

no but i think that more people... After Tinsley and her eggs, like, eggs freezing on Bravo has been ruined. No, but all I'm saying is, like, I feel like this isn't a big enough story. Yeah, well, you know what? She's in a really happy relationship right now. And her boyfriend had some very sweet words to share on his Instagram after she revealed that she had a miscarriage. He said, she has my back and I have hers.

He captioned a really cute picture of them. Honestly, like, look at that. No. Okay. So he is like a bodybuilder and all she does is like take pictures of him with his ass like bare. And they do that like that challenge on TikTok where she crawls all over him. No, I feel like.

Honestly, it's exactly what she's always been looking for. Just like this man prop who loves her. I think that. And will be in like TikTok man prop who loves her. I think that. And will be in like TikTok and YouTube videos with her. I think that this is the end of the road for Sheena Shea. Like I really feel like this relationship. From your mouth to God's ears. I just, I have a feeling about it.

And I hope I'm not wrong. I do have a feeling about it too. I was really sad to hear that she suffered a miscarriage. I would have, like she seems like she's very eager to be a mom. And we would know that if they shared some of her footage on the show. Right, more than her just being like obsessed with Max and Brett. And so my heart really goes out to her. Yeah, I think sharing a miscarriage is like one of the bravest things you can do.

Over the weekend also, Something Navy's Arielle Charnas shared that she had suffered an ectopic pregnancy, which again is so brave. And so, you know actually um Lauren and Ari yeah from The Bachelor also announced it so I just think it's really brave my honestly my heart's with Sheena Shea I just I really love her and I feel like now after years of like kind of not even like acknowledging her on the show I feel this need to protect her yeah I agree um so happy for her new relationship and hearts are with her. Those are our Fast Five stories.

And now it's time to dive into the TV recap segment, which is brought to you by nobody. So what do we want to go with first? The politician. Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous, fabulous. If Bette Midler doesn't get a motherfucking Emmy nomination for this show, I will strike because she was fabulous. She was excellent.

I loved the turn that this took show this, the show took, I love the turn that this show took this season. I loved this local New York state election. Of course it was a little unrealistic. Does anybody really care about the New York state Senate election? No. If somebody running for New York Senate, state Senate, like through a rally, would anyone come? No, I didn't even know there was a state Senate until this episode of the politician. I just loved it. I thought Gwyneth Paltrow's character was fantastic. I just love everything about her. I did think towards the end of the series they're getting borderline a little too unrealistic for me, like with the vice president and the president thing. Beyond, like the whole show has always been unrealistic even though the state senate isn't a, you know,

a hot ticket. No, it honestly is something someone like Ben Platt's character. You think so? A current student. Yeah. No, by the way, are there students serving in the state Senate? You only have to be 18.

No, I'm, I'm, that's true. But like, are there students serving in the New York state Senate? But I'm saying in this current climate, I could see young people in New York rallying behind it.

An NYU student. That actually, that I got past that quickly, you know? It was extremely unrealistic, especially towards towards the end like with the tie I hate when they do that and then also like all it took was for Judith Light to hear him sing to just give up her career career like if only she had heard him sing sooner yeah I think that there were some episodes in some moments that were really smart I thought the commentary on cancel culture was hilarious it was so subtle and I think that I thought that in the first season too where

Gwyneth Paltrow was in the train station and she was life is just a tornado of shit and all you have to do is try not get hit with it and like no and just grab as many gold bricks as you can and so I felt like they really commented on the state of the world in a really smart subtle way but I felt that even more this season with just like the extremism that is cancel culture like when they all freaked out about the six year old picture of him wearing a Native American headpiece which is obviously cultural appropriation but at six years old he obviously didn't know that he was just dressing up as a character from like a tv show that he liked like it's just but the insanity when they see everyone they're freaking out like it's going to ruin his career like that is really what happens today yeah so it's crazy so I feel like that that's

where I loved the show there were parts that did fall flat for me I thought I think that what carried this season was what was going on with the older people like Dee Dee Sandish and Ben Midler the thruple and Gwyneth was everything this season she was everything last in last season but she was even more everything this season the adults really carried the show also Ben Platt is fabulous as always what was going on with the kids and like the three friends agreed and the stupidity of the date and the play and the bed and the sex and the window like I I just I really I couldn't I agree and honestly McAfee is one of my least favorite characters and she was like a bigger part this season and I just didn't I just didn't like that um but something that I wanted to say that I found really interesting was the episode about

the voter where that girl was an intern and they kind of made it seem like this whole political um divide in our country is really old versus young, where I never really felt that way. Maybe I'm just like not politically informed enough, but I never, I don't feel like the divide in this country is old people versus young people. Do you? No, not necessarily. I think that there are like generational issues. But I think that that is something that has happened since the beginning. There's always going to be old people and young people who like differ on the way that they see the world just based on life experiences. So I think that, you know, even in the 70s, there was the young people that were like, you know, Woodstock. And then there were the old people who

were, you know, World War Two. So I think that that's always going to be a common theme in society. I think they harped on it like too much, very much. And it's weird because it's like a show about politics that's not really political. And I was thinking about it's weird because it's like a show about politics that's not really political and I was thinking about it I was like for a show that's not political it was too political and for a show that is political it wasn't political enough I totally agree it reminds me of Veep in a lot of ways yeah but I never watched the last season of Veep so maybe it started to change but that show was not political at all. No, it was the most brilliant show where like it was literally set in the White House

and I had no clue who anyone was. Yeah, no, it was really brilliant. And I think that they achieved that more during season one, but also because it was a student body election. So, you know, it's not- Real political issues. Right. And so this season was different.

Overall, it's just such a well-done show. I mean, the outfits on Alice were stellar. I mean, Astrid saying that she can't afford to eat at that restaurant, but wearing a Louis Vuitton jacket and carrying a different Louis Vuitton bag in every scene, like it's a little bit of a plot hole for me. I have a question for you. Do you think that scene with Judith Light and Gwyneth Paltrow on FaceTime was filmed during quarantine? 1000%. And so my next question is, do you think that the tech issues were intentional? I was thinking that. Because how hard is it to film a video in your house

that's supposed to look like a phone anyway? It was probably added in to make it look more real like a FaceTime. I thought the same thing. But then it begs the question, like, they obviously planned something else for the end because it was short. It was only seven episodes. Oh, you think so? I think they cut production to get it out for quarantine.

I think that they did too. But I actually, I didn't feel RDH at all about the end. I thought it was like, just like last season. Full circle with a nice bow, ribbon, and I'm ready for the next season. Yeah, I really liked it. It's a fabulous show. Like you really can't complain. The musical elements.

I just absolutely love every time Ben Platt sang it. And, you know, this happened last season, too. Like, I wasn't in love with the song that they chose, but then I ended up loving the song that came out on Spotify, Ben Platt's cover of Vienna. Actually, I loved Vienna, but Rivers. I actually didn't love Vienna, but I loved River. So I feel the same way about the song selection this season.

Well, no, first he sang his own song, right? Like, the tail end of it. But the, it's, I mean, it was already on Spotify, but no, that was enjoyable. And then he gave us like a real song. I love, I've never heard that song before. I don't know what it's from. I don't know who sings it.

And I loved every minute of it. And honestly, like, yes, if I were Dee Dee Stanish, I would have conceded the race. It was, it was just that powerful. Oh, and also what's the, okay, this is what doesn't make sense. The whole election is generational. Old people are voting for Dee Dee. Old people are voting for Deedee.

Young people are voting for Deedee. But the nursing home ballot box that Infinity stole was actually Ben's win. Like that doesn't make sense based on everything they told us. Or maybe it's just that Ben Platt is that good of a politician that he's changing hearts and minds of old people who have been set in their ways politically for years. Yes. Maybe that was the message yes perhaps infinity I wanted to kill like when she sold that ballot box and then brought it to the

headquarters like are you trying to ruin his motherfucking life yeah she was out of control but I actually really loved learning about how zero waste zero waste I thought it was fascinating I did too when she could keep all of her trash in one jar for her for a whole year I actually I liked that too but then like when she demanded that bed no but I think that's also like a funny commentary you know it doesn't have to be so absolutist like there's all there's things that we can all do to make the world a better cleaner safer place um so I thought that was interesting but I also did like the the tactical elements of like this is how you live a zero waste life it didn't seem that hard except for the worm farm the shower oh the shower yeah i wouldn't do that but i could see like buying my own jars oh of course like that's not

that hard yeah no that's not that hard i think a lot of people do that and i think more people should do that canvas bags you reusing your shower water to boil when sky was like i drank my shit coffee look that was so funny and that was like the one thing ben platt didn't do that was hysterical right but like if he did all the other things on that list like and he's obviously a warrior for climate change and also the right and if everyone else did the rest of the things on that list like we would be so much better off so I think that's what they're trying to say is like it doesn't have to be all or nothing like we can all just do something and I think that's actually a great plant-based straw I think that is a great message to take from the show especially in this

climate like everyone's just doing their best and that is the message it doesn't have to be all this way or all that way like you can take a little bit from each and be like this is how I feel about something yeah so I I just thought it was a fabulous show um when when I was done with it I was really looking for something to watch so I decided to watch the Netflix original Eurovision movie called Fire Saga um and I only watched it because Ben and I went we had the honor of going to Eurovision last year in Tel Aviv with TPG and there was a Netflix camera crew there they filmed a lot of the footage at the real Eurovision so I was like damn this is exciting I thought maybe I would get on TV but I don't know I just felt connected to the movie because I was there and from the minute

I started watching the movie they filmed this Euro version at that Euro version vision Euro vision Euro vision and a lot of the feedback that I got from people um who who disagreed with me not liking the movie they were like it's European humor you don't get Euro vision but like I get it I was there so I just I just want to say from the minute I turned on the movie I knew I was going to absolutely hate it not to be you know mean but Rachel McAdams was so miscast I can't believe she sullied her resume with something like that she's not funny and she can't sing and the whole point is that like her song is amazing blah blah and they did what they did that was the music incredible they did what they did for Jenny Lind where music? Incredible. They did what they did for Jenny Lind, where they had someone else be Rachel McAdams' voice,

and they're Swedish, and they actually, no, they're not Swedish, they're Icelandic, and they actually had this, like, amazing, I think she was Icelandic singer, sing for Rachel McAdams' part,

and, like, that girl should have gotten the role. She had the best voice I'd ever heard, literally, besides mine, in my life, and just the Rachel McAdams part wasn't adding up. Like, she didn't do a good Icelandic accent.

She's not funny. Like, and she just, like, she's just Ali from The Notebook. Like, it just wasn't adding up. Like, how did Ali get to Iceland? Yeah. You know what? I think just, like, logistically speaking, I think she got paid a lot. It's Netflix.

Yeah, they have a big wallet. But I'm, honestly,'m honestly Will Ferrell like takes a lot of pride in his comedy and I just can't believe he really put out this piece of shit and just on my quest to take down Rotten Tomatoes like this movie got a 58 shall we compare it with Georgia Rule that's a fail it got it got more than Georgia Rule what did Georgia Rule get I don't know but not good but 58 is a failing remark and that means half the people liked it half the people didn't like it um but I have more to say that Ben liked it well Ben literally the most annoying person to watch a movie with like could not stop cackling just because he loves Will Ferrell okay so he's the 50 he hated the movie oh he was like laughing at the dumb like Icelandic like accent stuff but like it just it wasn't funny but I think that's what

Netflix movies are supposed to be just like something to watch they're not gonna okay but it was actually bad like I felt like I really wasted my life except I have to give a major credit they did the most amazing thing where there was like this you know after party for all the Eurovision contestants like after the semifinals and it was kind of like pitch perfect where they do like a sing-along yeah and they had all these amazing singers and some of them looked really familiar and I was googling it and these are all people who have participated in Eurovision so I recognized the girl from Israel who won therefore having Israel host in Tel Aviv Netta Bartzali like she's like a she's like a global icon now so I recognized her I'm like damn are all these people Eurovision contestants from

different countries and they are so they were all performing this like medley of different like pop songs in this Eurovision party and that was really good like that musical medley of different pop songs in this Eurovision party. And that was really good. That musical medley and then the final song were incredible, but it didn't nearly carry the movie in the way that it needed to. Interesting. It was so dumb. Okay, well, honestly, I just... Oh, and then, sorry, Pierce Brosnan was in the movie.

I love him. As Will Ferrell's dad. It wasn't adding up for me. Pierce Brosnan as a fisherman in an Icelandic port town, it wasn't adding up for me. Pierce Brosnan as a fisherman in an Icelandic port town. It just, it wasn't adding up. Okay. I don't think I have any time to watch this. I legit have so much homework every single day and night.

So I don't think I'll ever be watching it. So thanks for the recap. So speaking of homework. Speaking of homework. Our toast movie of the week was Black Klansman, which is a spike lee film that was nominated for a bunch of oscars based on a true story based on a true story and i hadn't seen it but i knew that um it was about a black person in the clan given the title um and i just

thought it was fabulous like i love the main character who is denzel washington's son you just told me that this morning and i know that because he was in ballers which is my favorite show and i just i'm glad he's getting like the recognition he deserves and I feel like he's not like a lot of people who are uh children of like famous actors like they're always just like in their parents movies like Maude Apatow like yeah like posting on Instagram yeah you would never know that he was Denzel Washington's son and I feel like he gets the roles like based on his own merit yeah no he is a fabulous actor. He did an amazing job. And it was like a sad story, but it was like funny.

No, it was also, it was funny. It's a sad story. Honestly, like anything to do with the KKK, like it makes my stomach hurt. But ultimately, and they added, I looked up like facts versus embellishments afterwards. And so they added some stuff, which we'll talk about. But ultimately, it's a triumphant story, you know, of good versus evil of good versus evil exactly I thought that the cast was really good so here are some things that weren't in this um oh tell he had written a book Ron Stallworth and so first of all the person who goes undercover on his behalf is not Jewish in real life but you

know what usually I don't like when they change true stories but I think that added a really interesting element I think it added a really interesting element. I think it added a lot, too. But also, it really adds to my number one thought of the movie is how poorly run this police investigation was

because, honestly, sending a Jewish person, like, and I'm Jewish, I can say this, like, Adam Driver is visibly Jewish. Like, he has a big nose. Like, not to be stereotypical,

but like, sorry. I didn't know he was, I didn't know Adam Driver was Jewish. He is, right? Is he? I'm pretty sure. I feel like he could not be.

So I think that the police investigation sending Adam Driver in as a Jewish character like was so dumb. Using Ron Stallworth's real name, so dumb. That's what happened in real life. I know, but then wait, sending, knowing that a KKK member went to Ron Stallworth's apartment

and then sending Ron Stallworth to be David Duke's police bodyguard. There was so much crossover. And then also Laura Harrier, like knowing who Ron Stallworth is, what he does. Like, at one point, I thought they were all going to link up. You know, it was all going to come together. Like, Colorado Springs is just the smallest place. And by the way, like, the KKK members of the KKK, like, they were so dumb.

Like, they would never have figured out the investigation. But they made it so easy for these morons to figure it out. Yes. Yeah. The David Duke parts were just like chilling. I feel like they really encapsulated like his whole weird, like MLM, you know, like chapters.

Like it was, it was just freaking me out. Yeah. It was, it was chilling. Oh, sorry. I take it back.

But so what, but you have to get into the mind of a KKK person. Like they see a big nose and they're like, Jew, Jew, Jew. Okay. Well, they didn't big nose and they're like, Jew, Jew, Jew. Okay. Well,

they didn't even mention his nose. Well, that's true. Penis thing was interesting. Yeah. But most people are circumcised. Not only Jewish people. I thought that too.

And like, but like, again, those members of the KKK, they weren't like the smartest people. No, no, they couldn't even pull off like their one job,

you know, which was that bomb. Also, were you getting the vibe at the end that maybe the police chief was like kkk yeah he was like i have your back in the very beginning and then i'm like he's a good one then he never had his back not once and then in the end he just like completely cut it off i thought when they were doing the cross burning and they were like showing a little bit under people's masks i thought that he might have been there that's an interesting call.

What I was confused about is who was at the door? Who was at the door? Oh, when they knocked? Yeah, and then the movie ended and they just showed them burning the cross. Like, did they die? No, he wrote a book. No, yeah, I don't think it was that.

So who was at the door? I think it just like was a reason for them to open the door. I don't know. I guess they could have had the window of the cross burning like through his apartment. You know, I'm just curious. I didn't even think about that. And also also if we saw his apartment when felix went to go see it he lives in a hallway so if like he couldn't see out outside because he was in his

hallway you know yes or maybe they were at her house so some other elements that were added oh yeah um the end where they got that bad cop you know and, and, oh, that felt fake. That was a sting. That was, that didn't happen, but I, as for entertainment value, it added so much, because like, it really was like, hit inducing to see that guy have that sort of power.

Also, I think the whole plot with the bomb, and the student union, didn't really have, they just like moved the, I don't know, like, that wasn't really a thing.

Fully factual. And he and Ron Stallworth was not dating the president of the Black Student Union. But I liked that storyline. But he was dating someone during this whole undercover investigation. So, and you know what I liked about it

is like they added stuff that wasn't true, but it only added to the story. It didn't take away from the message or the history. A hundred percent. Yeah, that's what we were talking about. But honestly, like this type of movie, this is what I said about Hidden Figures and Similar to Argo, was like these amazing stories in history that like I never heard about.

Yeah. And if it weren't for these movies, maybe I never would have. Yeah. So I think it was a great selection. I just loved it. Yeah. I think it was a great selection too. Some of the like way that it was filmed was kind of confusing me.

Like when there was audio from one scene in one scene, but it was really part of the next scene. I was like, what radio station are we listening to? Oh, but it was really like David Duke on the phone. Oh, actually, I agree with that. A lot of the radio scenes, I was like, who are we listening to? It was a little confusing. I agree.

And you had to like, listen. I'm like, is this a racist person? Like it was, I agree. But then I also felt like there were some really strong scenes. Like when they're at- The back-to-back meetings oh yes but also when they were at the shooting range and then Ron Stallworth like goes to the range and then he sees what they were the targets and you only see his expression before you see what it is and I thought that the way that they did that was very powerful yeah and then it like hey this frame is on there for like a long time yeah no it was really like an art film in addition to being like historical retelling it was very well done the music selection was groovy the outfits were

groovy I loved like all the the hair like I thought it was really like an accurate reflection of the time and it was like done like kind of fabulously yeah it was done really well I'm so glad that we watched it I'm actually really enjoying um me too everything like about the new toast movie of the week I feel like we're learning so much and in a way that's like entertaining and also like we're watching all of these movies that are just supporting black directors black artists black actors yeah but that are major you know oscar contenders we never really watch the oscar movies period and so now i i just like it's a change it's a change and i and i'm really really enjoying it so and for our next film i'm gonna give a little clue tell me if you think the audience can guess what movie it is okay one day when the glory comes honestly i'm like being

disgraceful to the song i'm gonna stop to stop. But it's Selma. It's Selma. And I like knew what it was. It was like, I don't know if I would have known. But yeah, that song is great. I love that song from Selma. I know, that song is great. John Legend and Common won an Oscar for it.

Yeah, but when you were singing it, I don't know if I would have known what you were singing. Oh, glory. So good. Such a good song. I'm really excited to watch Selma's. We'll be recapping that next Tuesday because we have a long holiday weekend. There'll be recapping that next Tuesday because we have

a long holiday weekend there'll be no show on Friday or Monday but Tuesday we'll be back recapping Selma so please watch along with us

yes fabulous anything else we want to recap before we go I just cannot you know press my comedy special enough

if you pre-ordered it it'll be available tonight at midnight I think and yeah it'll be available a ton of other places. So I cannot wait for everyone to see it.

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