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You’re missing the point, and taking it too literally - the context of the original was Wayne Brady being more “assimilated” (not necessarily freer) than Bryant
by selimthegrim 2y ago
You’re missing the point, and taking it too literally - the context of the original was Wayne Brady being more “assimilated” (not necessarily freer) than Bryant Gumbel, from someone who famously had thought long and hard about the subject [1]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34FsIJFT6N8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34FsIJFT6N8 (For context see this excellent Jezebel article https://www.jezebel.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-an-all-american-catchphrase-free-1729621311 https://www.jezebel.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-an-all-american... [2] and accompanying video https://youtu.be/TxAlJq94-b8 https://youtu.be/TxAlJq94-b8)
[2] which even cites Brother Malcolm himself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsuaFmN2O98&t=3m35s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsuaFmN2O98&t=3m35s
But now that you made me think about it, Indian Malcolm X is probably Kshama Sawant or someone like that
- rayiner 2y agoKshama Sawant is basically white. Socialist,[1] divorced and remarried to a white guy, childless, socially liberal, etc. By contrast, writing "finish them" on a artillery shell seems like a pretty Indian thing to do these days: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/thanks-to-pm-modi-israeli-survivor-of-october-7-attack-says-india-has-always-been-good-friend/articleshow/109152506.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/thanks-to-pm-modi-.... [1] Although India loves socialism, it's like cricket and biscuits--stuff we inherited from white people.