The Toast - S4 Ep30: Big Camper Energy: Friday, February 12th, 2021

Episode Date: February 12, 2021

The Bachelor's Rachael Kirkconnell Apologizes for Past Racist Actions: 'I Was Wrong' (PEOPLE), Bachelor Matt James' BIPOC Contestants Say They're 'Disappointed' After Rachael's Apology for Racist Actions (PEOPLE) Meghan Markle Wins Privacy Case Against U.K. Tabloid: 'We All Deserve Justice and Truth' (PEOPLE) Britney Spears' Dad to Remain Co-Conservator After His Objections to Sharing Power Rejected by Judge (PEOPLE) 'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin already back on social media with glam shot (NY Post) Kacey Musgraves Speaks Out for the First Time About Ruston Kelly Divorce: It 'Simply Didn't Work Out' (PEOPLE) Little Recap The Morning Toast with Claudia (@girlwithnojob) and Jackie Oshry (@jackieoshry) Merch: https://shopmorningtoast.com/ The Morning Toast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningtoast Girl With No Job by Claudia Oshry: https://www.girlwithnojob.com/bookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Yes. Good morning, Millennials! Welcome back to the Morning Toast. Hey, Claude Hayadurn! You know, Hayadurn takes on an entirely new meaning now that I'm literally the face of the Hayadurn merch line collection, which is not... You know, I knew this year I was going to be an author, but did I think I was going to be a supermodel? No. Yes. Yes, you did. True. You knew. True, true. yes you did true you knew um speaking of how you turn we previewed the merch yesterday as you guys saw it was sickening the warehouse down there are actually other items too that you'll be getting

glimpses of but the next merch drop february 17th is a how you turn and redheads drop so it's just like so fucking premium and there it's literally ill so yeah refluxleyma, someone commented that on my Instagram post, refluishleyma to the warehouse. No, I actually got an update from the infirmary over at the warehouse. I spoke to the nurse there, and she said that the warehouse is definitely doing better, but still not completely out of the woods, and it's really kind of a touch-and-go situation.

We have to see. I haven't checked in this morning, so I don't know how the night went, but hopefully the warehouse is doing just fine. For sure, and I think once the warehouse starts shipping out some of this merch, it will start to feel a lot better. But you might start to feel sick. That's just the contagion. That's the power of the warehouse. We must be entirely clear.

We are abiding by all COVID protocols at the warehouse. This is a joke. The warehouse doesn't have COVID. The warehouse is just sickening the warehouse down. There's such a stark difference. You know, you literally just said though, like everyone who gets a shipment is going to get sick. No, because it's so sick. Jackie, I understand you, but we are living in a pandemic. And just like my piracy joke yesterday, I feel as though it is, it's necessary to make it abundantly clear. We're just kidding you guys. This is the morning toast. We like to Toast. We like to have fun.

We like to have fun. It's comedy, y'all. It's comic, and today's a great day because it's... Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday. Yes, it is such a great day. We have our last episode of the week, but there actually is a lot to discuss today, So we've got to get into it. But yes, grateful for another Friday to be bestowed upon us. Grateful for the long weekend. Grateful for what's ahead of us. For sure. Like, you know, we always say here on Friday, it's so important to remember this feeling because on

a Sunday, it's all gone. But this is kind of that emotion on a bigger level because we have a three day weekend in front of us. So once again, I just encourage everyone to close their eyes, not take this moment for granted. Because when Monday rolls around and we've got to go back to work on Tuesday, you're going to be thinking, damn, I wish I had really taken that moment for granted on Friday morning. So do that. Say your blessings. And welcome to the morning toast. Yes.

Soak it all up. Soak up each other's awesomeness. Yes, we have a great show. We also are going to be recapping our toast movie of the week, which this week was Little on HBO Max. And when I was watching it, I was thinking to myself, I'm like, Jackie is going to love this movie. It just had so many elements that were you. For sure. Like it had such camper energy, which is what I suspected. But then it delivered on all camper fronts. And like the fashion was so on point. Yes. And the scenery, like her rich ass life in Atlanta, like that apartment terrace that was so sick.

And I love that they spent so much time in that apartment filming. And it was like need to move to Atlanta to that penthouse. A hundred percent. I'm really excited to talk about it. That was a really to move to Atlanta to that penthouse. A hundred percent. I'm really excited to talk about it. That was a really fun movie to watch and I'm so glad that we chose it and I'm so glad that we watched it because I really enjoyed myself last night

and there was no TV on, which was like so alarming for us. It's been forever. This is kind of the moment we've been waiting for for the last like six months. It has been so many Housewives, Southern Charm, Bachelor just really crunching up our weeknights and now Southern Charm is over. the last like six months, it has been so many housewives, Southern charm, but bachelor just really crunching up our weeknights. And now Southern charm is over. Real houses of orange

County is over. Potomac is over. It feels like we've gotten a few things cleared off of our plate and it's much more manageable now. Yes, definitely. So that was a pleasure, a true pleasure. And now I think we should get into everything we need to talk about because there's so much to discuss. And let's just jump right in. I agree. Okay, without further ado, it's time for the past five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast. And that is true, 100%. But I would be remiss, I would be devastated, and I would really be heartbroken if I didn't let everyone know that today we have a brand new sponsor that I think

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And it was just a premium shopping experience. Definitely. Okay. Let's get into the news because our first story is piggybacking off of yesterday's story. The Bachelor's Rachel Kirkconnell apologizes for past racist actions. She says, I was wrong. Bachelorette contestant Rachel Kirkconnell

is addressing the backlash over her previous social media posts. She's on Matt James' current season of the ABC reality show. And as the episodes have aired, old social media posts of hers have surfaced. In a statement shared on Instagram on Thursday, she admitted that her, quote, ignorance was racist and that I was wrong. Quote,

at one point, I didn't recognize how offensive and racist my actions were, but that doesn't excuse them. My age or when it happened does not excuse anything. They are not okay or acceptable in any sense. I was ignorant, but my ignorance was racist. She posted a long statement on her Instagram apologizing and accepting accountability for what she had done. Yeah, I think that this whole situation was already like a big piece of news, but Chris Harrison really kind of expedited it into a much bigger story. And so many people are talking about it now. And Rachel's lack of response was so glaring. So it's very clear that, and I seen like a couple posts on Dumois, people who work for ABC or people who know Rachel saying that like Rachel has been trying to get a statement out there for a while. And ABC has been kind of tough about it, limiting her to a certain amount of words. So I have to assume that this is something that was cleared by Rachel, but of course, by ABC.

Yeah. Oh, I hadn't seen anything like that, but that does make sense. Yeah. Cause like you said yesterday, contestants usually aren't allowed to eat about anything, whether it's like a controversy or just, you know, the process, the contestants, contestants are not allowed usually to speak publicly until they're eliminated or until the season is over. So I think I thought that too. So, but, but this became such a big story. Like, how is she not going to? And Chris Harrison is, you know, getting called out left and right for speaking on her behalf. Like, why don't we just let her speak?

Right. So we said yesterday, we would probably get an apology soon. And we got one. And I think I mean, obviously, there's a lot of work to be done. But I think that this apology, again, is a good start. Yeah, I'm not crazy about I'm kind of a stickler for apologies. I really am, like just in terms of how they're structured, and I feel like I'm decent at feeling like if they're genuine or not. And I'm sure she didn't have any other option, but I generally don't love written apologies because we're living in the 21st century. Everyone has a high- quality camera on their phone. And I always just feel like if you're wanting to have a real genuine impact, a video is always a better way to do that. And it's harder to do, to speak up for yourself. And I think people respect it a little bit more. It's not my apology to accept I'm not a black indigenous person of color.

And I'm sure people who are aren't. This isn't enough because like a statement is just a statement. The true. Oh, my God. Sorry, my microphone fell on my face. The true change is like what happens next? Yeah. And she said that in her last sentence. She said, I don't think one apology means that I deserve your forgiveness, but rather I hope I can earn your forgiveness through my future actions.

Okay. Well, so we'll see. I mean, again, I think is, is well said, you know, I was, I was reading some of the commentary in our toast after dark Facebook group of people's thoughts on this matter. And I saw someone say something and I kind of agreed with it because I've been dissecting a lot of apologies lately. Yes. And someone said, you know, as a white person, it's really not your place to dissect that apology. So maybe I shouldn't be dissecting them, but I'm just trying to, you know, do my job. But you know what I mean? Yes, I understand. I don't know where the line is, but I 100% agree it's certainly not my place to accept or reject this apology.

But I think it's mediocre, in my opinion. Okay. Well, related is that Bachelor Matt James' contestants from his season, the Black Indigenous People of Color from his season, said they're, quote, disappointed after Rachel's apology for racist actions. So 25 BIPOC contestants on Matt James' season of The Bachelor wrote an open letter condemning the past racist actions of Rachel Kirkconnell. In the letter posted on Thursday by several of James' contestants,

they began, quote, We are the women of Bachelor season 25. 25 women who identify as BIPOC were cast on this historic season that was meant to represent change. We are deeply disappointed and want to make it clear that we denounce any defense of racism. Any defense of racist behavior denies the lived and continued experiences of BIPOC individuals. These experiences are not to be exploited or tokenized. This was posted by a number of women from that season. And I believe there was a part at the end just kind of giving kudos to Rachel Lindsay for kind of having to bear the brunt.

And you know what? It really is unfair if you think about it. Like Rachel Lindsay is always the one having these tough conversations because there haven't been that – well, she's the only black lead. And there haven't been so many black castmates who have made it far enough to have big platforms because of the show. And it must be exhausting for Rachel Lindsay. And so I really appreciated that they put that in the statement because like, I'm sure Rachel is tired. Yeah. They said Rachel Lindsay continues to advocate with quote grace for individuals who identify as the OPOC within this franchise,

just because she is speaking the loudest doesn't mean she is alone. We stand with her, we hear her and we advocate for change alongside her. I'm sure that means a lot to Rachel because... Yeah, very well said. Yeah, and she's just been doing this for so... since she was the lead, and it must be exhausting, you know? Mm-hmm. I do think it's really interesting,

the conversations that are now being had around Chris Harrison. Like, I don't think he ever imagined, like, his interview would get as much blowback as it's getting, and so many people calling for him to be fired, which, I don't know, it kind of became bigger than Rachel Kirkconnell. Yes. I also am curious how they're going to handle this on the show, because I do feel like when social media situations reach a certain level that they address it on the show. And I think that this is very much past this level.

But they've already filmed the women tell all. And I don't know if there's going to be an after the final rose, but I suspect that there has to, because I think that there's a lot of people we need to hear from. I think if Rachel wins. Right. And Rachel Kirkconnell probably won't be at women tell all. No, she's not at women tell all.

Chris Harrison said that. So, I mean, I think we all kind of think that Rachel wins at this point because of the defense of her. Yeah. So we'll need to hear from her. We'll probably hear from Chris Harrison. And I would also be interested to hear from Matt. Yes. If they're happily engaged right now. Or did this change how he saw her? Like anything like that? Yeah, I agree. So I think it will be interesting from here on out. Are you ready for our next story? Some positive news for Meghan Markle. Some PMM, positive Meghan Markle news? That's hard to say.

Positive Meghan Markle news. Meghan Markle wins privacy case against a UK tabloid. Quote, we all deserve justice and the truth. Meghan Markle scored a major legal win on Thursday in her privacy and copyright infringement case against Associated Newspapers. You remember that letter. Mm-hmm. parts of her handwritten letter that she had sent to her father, Thomas Markle, following her royal wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018. You remember that letter. So it was a private letter that was published. She sued these publications and she won, which is a very big deal. And I think she won against all odds.

I love- Except the odds of justice. Except the odds of justice. You cannot count out the odds of justice. I just personally love when a celebrity sues any sort of publication and wins. And it's so rare because like, especially in America, it's super hard legally, I think, to prove defamation or libel, whatever, libelation. But there's a few instances I can think of this being one of them. Rebel Wilson sued in Australian tabloid magazine,

and Katie Holmes sued Star Magazine back in the day day and it was like the biggest deal ever because she won and i love that i think it's great i think that i think sometimes the way we talk and i think it's becoming more evident in 2021 we're like as a society we're progressing a little bit more um i just think the way we treat certain or all celebrities sometimes really really crosses the line and that you know that's why like when we watch documentaries like Free Britney and these are the paparazzi attacking her 10 years ago, we're like, how did this happen? And then it's like crazy shit happens today where like the media is so evil. And in 10 years, a kid or children will be watching a documentary and be like, how did

this happen? Yeah. So I'm glad some justice has been served for her, especially for her, because she's been through it. Sets an interesting precedent. You know, I'm not like so up on the law, but I would imagine that this is an interesting precedent. Yeah. And I feel like of all people to have one, I think Meghan Markle like really deserved it because she's probably part of that like top 1% who has dealt with the most harassment from media, mostly in the UK. But she's probably part of that like top 1% who has dealt with the most harassment from media, mostly in the UK. But she's someone who deserves to win, you know?

Yeah, I agree. Well, speaking of someone who deserves to win, Britney Spears' dad will remain co-conservator after his objections to sharing power were rejected by the judge. Britney Spears' legal battle with her father, Jamie Spears, over her conservatorship was once again before the court. On Thursday, an L.A. Superior Court judge, Brenda Penny, ruled that Bessemer Trust Company, a wealth management and investment advisory firm based out of California, will continue to be co-conservators along with Jamie. People can confirm. Objections raised by Jamie's lawyer, Vivian Tureen, on how the co-conservatorship would be delegated were rejected. So I guess this is a win, a small win for Team Brittany. Can you explain it again?

So he wanted to be sole conservator. I mean, you should know more than I do because you watched it, but from what I glean, he wanted to be sole conservator of her estate. He is a co-conservator right now and he petitioned to be the only one and that was rejected. So I mean, that's good. This wealth management company is doing it with him. So I think that sort of keeps his power in check. And Britney wants like the financial institution, a bank, a wealth management company. She wants them to be in charge. That's at least what her lawyer saying. Not that she wants to be rid of the conservatorship completely, which I'm

sure she does. But legally, I'm sure it's much easier to get Jamie out than it is to just get the whole conservatorship thrown out the window. Right. And I think that now, based on what you told me the other day, we need to work on getting Jamie off the conservatorship. So I don't know if that's something that Brittany's camp needs to file, but that feels like the next step based on the documentary. Yeah, agreed. He was just never meant to be in this position, seeing as how him and Britney aren't even close, and he was barely around, even when she was super famous.

All these talent execs, music studio agents, they were like, we never saw Jamie. Yeah. It was always her mom. I think this will probably be ongoing, but again, small win. It's all about the small wins in the justice system today. Yes, it is. That's exactly right. That's the name of today's episode. Small wins in the justice system. We absolutely love to see it, except the justice system, it has failed us. No, because I mean, it's justice was served,

but I guess justice only serves for so long because Anna Sorkin is back on the scene. She's out of prison and she's already back on social media with a glam shot. I forgot that I followed her when that whole New York Magazine article came out and she was a cultural phenomenon

and she's been in prison so she doesn't really post but every six months she puts up a picture and I'm like, who is this person that I follow? Yeah, she is out of prison after a year spent defrauding businesses and friends to the tune of about $200,000. Sarkin was released from Albion Correction Facility early on Thursday on the basis of good behavior. The femme fatale spent less than two years behind bars out of her full four to 12 year sentence. If you guys forget, she pretended to be a German heiress to a 60 million euro fortune,

wasted no time on her splashy return to social media following her release. She posted a picture of herself saying prison is so exhausting you wouldn't know. I mean, honestly, I do feel as though now that she's out of prison, she might actually be pretty wealthy because somebody bought the rights to her story, right? But no, they bought the rights to the article that was written about her by the person. Like she never produced a piece of content about her story that would have been bought. So she makes no money off of, you know, a huge production like Netflix making a movie about her. I don't think so. I don't know how that would have been bought so she makes no money off of you know a huge production like Netflix making a movie about her I don't think so I I don't know how that would work but I don't know I mean honestly this whole story was so crazy when it first dropped and so interesting

and now it has been beaten to a pulp yeah and I legitimately don't care like there have been so many documentaries books American Greed and now there's like i think a movie still coming out about this and at the end of the day like it just wasn't that interesting like it was interesting for like a small article that we all read and we were like whoa what the fuck yeah but to be like the next uh i don't know bernie madoff no you're right no and also when you just recounted her felt her sentencing she was charged for stealing $200,000. I thought it was like $200 million. No, it was like, it was hotel bills and stuff, you know?

And like her friends putting stuff on their credit cards. She was just living a high life that she couldn't afford for a certain amount of time. But that's what I mean. Like Bernie Madoff stole billions of dollars. Right, no, that's definitely a more interesting story. I just don't know why. Maybe it was all the hoopla around it. I thought it was, like, millions of dollars.

Yeah, no, and I'm not saying what she did wasn't a big deal. I'm just saying, like, I'm no longer interested. It's not interesting anymore. Yeah, because, like, she's not interesting. I don't know. I just am, like, it's tired. Yeah, I agree. So I don't know what's up next for her now that she's free. I

feel like she'll maybe be a little bit of an influencer for sure. I don't know if brands are going to be flocking to work with her, but I do think she could start like a sub stack or something. Yeah, for sure. Or a Patreon like, like our Patreon.com slash a morning toast. I would definitely subscribe. But why? There's nothing to indicate that her personality is anything. That is incredibly true. We don't know her at all. She's never written anything. She never posted a video.

We don't know her at all. We only know what other people say about her. But also, I mean, her personality must be somewhat charming if she charmed all these people into believing she was someone who she wasn't. Like charmed the Beekman Hotel into giving her the penthouse with no credit card. Yeah. That's true. Yeah. So, I feel like she'll be making news more and more.

I just want to let everyone know, like, I'm out. We don't care. I don't really care. Yeah. I don't. I feel that. Are you ready for our fifth and final story? Someone I care deeply about.

Fifth and final story about someone you care deeply about. Is it Kelly Clarkson? No, but that's a really good guess. Who is it? Kacey Musgraves. Love. She's speaking out for the first time about her divorce from Rustin Kelly. She said, quote, it simply didn't work out. First of all, she's on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine this month, and she's looking sickening the cover down, truly. And in the interview published on Thursday, the country music star got candid about the couple's decision to go their separate ways, saying that their marriage, quote,

just simply didn't work out. She said, it's nothing more than that. It's two people who love each other so much, but for so many reasons, it just didn't work. I mean, seasons change. Our season changed. Yeah, I mean, I don't think there's any big mystery, scandal, affair. I think, I mean, if don't think there's any big mystery scandal affair. I think I mean, if you watch them from the beginning, I do think she was just too famous. Like I really think that when they got married, they were both small country artists. She was definitely bigger than

him. But I don't think either of them expected for her to become a megastar, not just country, but like, globally. Yeah, I guess that definitely plays a part in any sort of relationship. She also went on to say, like share her feelings about marriage these days. And she commented that Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, who aren't married, but have been in a long-term relationship are quote, doing something right.

She said, part of me questions marriage as a whole in general. I mean, I was open to it when it came into my life. I embraced it. I just have to tell myself I was brave to follow through on those feelings. Dang, that sucks that when like something just like shakes your belief in something that you once believed in. Right. No. And it's like, I'm sure when it happened and when they were getting married, planning the wedding, like it

was so exciting and it's just crazy how like so much can change in a year, you know? Yeah, definitely. And I had heard rumors that he was now dating Olivia Munn, which I don't know if that's true, but they literally couldn't look more similar, and he clearly has a type. No, for sure. And then Olivia Munn looks like Kacey Musgraves, and then obviously she used to date Aaron Rodgers,

and like Shailene Woodley also looks like Kacey Musgraves. Oh, I don't see that. I don't see that. You don't? No. Oh my God, they're fucking twins. Like now I'm looking at this picture of Kacey Musgraves, I'm like, Shailene? Okay, Jackie, like, not at all.

God, they're twins. I can't tell them apart. Not at all. No, I'm just saying, like, they're all, like, they're very similar. They're all just brunette. No, they look alike. But if Rustin and Olivia are dating, like, I guess, I guess that's cute. I guess.

I'm not, I'm not building a ship anytime soon. No, I mean, I kind of reached, like, my peak on shipbuilding. I have so many ships out to sea. You've hit the cap? Like, you're all done? Yeah, because I feel like we've been talking about these new couples, and just nothing has been getting me going. Not since Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey have I built a new ship, I don't think.

You know what? That happens. Ships cometh and ships goeth. And I think that if you're patient, someone will come around and you'll be ready to hit the high seas again. Yeah, we'll reinvigorate my love of ships. Yeah. Okay, let's dive into our TV recap where we talk about Little, which was our toast movie of the week. And that recap is brought

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was everything of the sort like when she the moment when she like rolled out of bed and she was little for the first time and so she had like big jordan energy but looked like young jordan i was crying laughing when she went downstairs like truly a diva when she goes to middle school with a birkin like how historical like the fact that those kids didn't respect her and her Birkin like so disgraceful a hundred percent agree I by the way that actress is from Black-ish she's yes like the nerdy younger sister and I agreed she was great like she really was perfect at balancing having the mannerisms of a grown woman in the body. It was actually quite brilliant. No, 100%.

She was a fantastic actress. My only problem with the movie is that I fucking love Regina Hall, and she actually wasn't in the movie for a lot of it. Right, and when she was in it, like, for the first, for the beginning part where she was in it the longest, she was really, like, mean. Insufferable. Yeah, so she's like not your

favorite character at all yeah Issa Rae was great too um she was just funny and brought this like light-hearted um like airiness to the movie and overall I thought the plot was you know we've seen before you know like it was kind of like Freaky Friday but I thought Friday yeah but I thought the way they did it was so original and funny. And I actually loved that it was filmed in Atlanta. I thought it added like a great backdrop to the movie. And I feel like a lot of the movies I watch are not set in Atlanta. And I just thought it was a great city for the movie. Agreed.

While I was watching it, I was like, what city is this? What city is this? Because I just thought it looked so stunning. And then once I realized it was Atlanta, I was like, oh, amazing. It's a full-on city, but you also couldn't drive your car. And it's like a city and a suburb, which is always what I'm looking for.

So maybe we got to add Atlanta to our list. Yes. Also, I need to know how you felt about Justin Hartley. Hated. Okay, I fucking hate. Really? I hate Justin Hartley. I'm sorry.

I just do. From This Is Us, I hate him. From Chrishell, Sunset, I hate him. Like, I just don't like him. Okay, like, I never liked him because I don't watch This Is Us, and the only intro I had to him was Chris Shell on Selling Sunset. But, like, I thought he was really good in this movie. He was really funny and good-looking.

He was fine. Like, I couldn't judge his performance because I was— I've actually—I've never watched him in anything before, which is like weird. Oh, I have. So to see him, to see him and he was a really good character. Like that scene with the teacher and young Jordan is so funny. So funny. The multiple scenes.

The Postmates. Let the girl have her Postmates. No, completely agree. Like so inappropriate when little Jordan was pretending to be big Jordan and was flirting with Justin Hartley. But I have to say probably the best part of the movie was, I assume your favorite part too, the culmination at Winchella when all the kids, the campers, were fortniting. Those campers, the three that she winds up meeting in the friend zone, and when they have camper day in her closet like it was the cutest thing ever.

No it was BCE. Big camper energy. No it was so cute. Also by the way I gave you a warning but like when they started fortniting like did you lose your mind? I actually did. I was like wow this is like extremely campery. No but you know what?

Like I actually really appreciated that they obviously did their research because in talent shows in this day and age, the kids get up there and they Fortnite and they floss and they do those like, you know, A, like the whip and the nae nae. That's what they do. So I really appreciated the authenticity. Somebody went to a talent show at a local middle school and watched

because that is what kids do. Yeah, it is what kids do. And it also, it's unlike, remember when we used to watch movies in the 90s and the whole school knew the same dance? And it's like, where'd you guys fucking learn it? But like, it's not even like they had YouTube to watch a tutorial. Like, it was obviously just like movie magic. Choreographed, yeah. Yes, but in this one, like, there are all of these dances nowadays, especially with TikTok, that, like, everyone knows.

So it's not crazy that someone could jump onto the talent show and know the dance, too. 100%. No, you're right. And I also like that, like, obviously so much of the movie is unrealistic. Like, she goes back to being a preteen. But if we can just suspend that. I really liked how her solutions to everything were, like, so logical. And it's like, wait, why don't you just order Postmates for lunch?

Like, you know? Right. No, no. It's like, yeah, we're living in 2021 now. Like we know that there are all these things that you could do like to help your situation. Yeah. It was like not like, why doesn't she just do this? Like she was really exhausting all of the logical options and really caught in quite a pickle.

No, I agree. My favorite part of the movie where I like I laughed out loud at so many moments. But when before she became little Jordan, when they were in the office and that girl who's the magician was like, you know, just acting out or whatever. Regina Hall, she's walking away. Regina Hall looks at the kid and goes, that is black girl tragic. Like I was crying. I thought the writing was really good. Oh, the music was excellent. The music was crying. I thought the writing was really good. Oh, the music was excellent.

The music was excellent. Oh, also, I'm just looking at the movie on IMDb now. And do you know that the voice of Homegirl is Tracee Ellis Ross? Oh, my God, no. I mean, I guess if I sat down and thought about it, I didn't think it was going to be a celebrity. I thought it was, like, Siri. No, me neither. And honestly, that was a really great idea.

Also, I liked the science element, like how a ball couldn't hit two spots at once. I had no idea. That's actually a great science fair. This is what we're always saying, that kids are just so mean, but I feel like what we're also always saying is times are better

now for kids than they used to be, but then also watching this movie, it's like, no, it's the other thing we're always saying, which is that are fucking mean yeah no kids are fucking mean always will be the movie did frustrate me because when that um girl ruined her science fair experiment and ended her up in the hospital like that girl would have been suspended like where's the reality there yeah like and the putting the stuff in the fan and like just where are the teachers honestly where are the counselors in the fan and just where are the teachers, honestly? Where are the counselors?

Where are the counselors? Justin Hartley should be fired. Agreed. Overall, I thought it was a great choice. It was fun, lighthearted, really funny, genuinely funny, and I would definitely recommend. Definitely recommend. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was so cute and just really enjoyable.

It was great. So for next week, we will assign a movie on Tuesday, and we will watch it on Friday. Because, again, reminder, there's no show on Monday for President's Day. Our studio is closed, and we just love a three-day weekend over here. So if you have any— Oh, also, I meant to ask you, what did you think about the new Taylor Swift song? Oh, thank you. Because I prepared a whole speech.

I'm so glad we didn't just wrap up. Thank you. Because, spoiler alert, I haven't listened yet. I just haven't had like the three minutes. Let me just tell you, it's the same song. And so at first I was like a little bit let down because, you know, I waited up till 12. I was expecting, you know, the same, you know, new Taylor feeling. And then when I listened to it, it's the same exact song.

But then at the end of the day, it's like all these songs she's re-recording, like these are her legacy. And like they got, they became mega hits because of the way that they sounded and they deserve to sound the same so that Taylor could own them so I was actually I was let down because like I was expecting you know like dubstep like something different but yeah but at the end of the day now that I think about it like at a glance I'm really glad that it's a really really really similar like everything's the same except Taylor's voice sounds more mature. That's what I was going to ask you, if her voice does sound different. Because when you listen to old Taylor songs, it's, you know, it's even like listening to us doing a show from three years ago.

Our voice is different. Yeah, no, her voice is more mature. It's a little bit like a lower, more like raspy. But the song is so identical. like raspy but the song is so identical and while at first i was let down i'm now reflecting and thinking that i'm glad that it's so similar because this is taylor's legacy and it should be preserved i really feel that way and i'm not just saying that because like you know i'm because it's what you got yes no i but i actually mean it no if you would have asked me like do you want taylor to re-record her music and like add a different spin to some songs

no like i just want her to own the music that music and, like, add a different spin to some songs? No. Like, I just want her to own the music that I have loved for so long and really haven't listened to in a year. That's just what I want. So, and that's what— It appears that's what we're getting. I will say, though, when she does the album, I would like a few of them. Maybe the ones that weren't mega hits. Like, maybe she could just rework those just to make it a little bit different.

And, but I agree, the ones that are hits that people have on their playlist, their party playlists, like they should be as we remember, and they're using the one that she has the rights to. But I feel like she can have a little bit of, of creative liberties with it. Yeah. Especially for the songs that are maybe a little lesser known. Yeah. Um, so thank you for bringing that up.

So no show Monday. I know you would be like so beyond RDH. I would be remiss, devastated, and motherfucking heartbroken. Yeah. But I'm not feeling RDH right now because the weekend is here, everyone. The weekend is here. We've never been closer to it. We can touch it, taste it, feel it, smell it.

For us, it starts the second, well, we still have work to do, but the second this podcast is over. So I'm going to wrap up if that's okay. Go for it. Everyone, have an amazing holiday weekend. Stay safe. Stay warm. Be cool. Have fun.

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