(2012/08/27) Racism from the grassroots to the grasstops (Racism)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 27 August 2012
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Edition #637
Racism from the grassroots to the grasstops
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: See Past the Profile - ULGA Young Professionals
Ch. 3: Song 1: Chase me down the street - Hotrod Cadets
Ch. 4: Act 2: Whites-Only Christian Gathering In Alabama - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-07-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Laundry room - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 6: Act 3: The Viability of Racism a Political Tactic in 2012 - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar
Ch. 8: Act 4: Mississippi Church Refuses a Black Couple's Wedding - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-10-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee
Ch. 10: Act 5: Church Blocks Black Couple's Wedding In Mississippi - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-31-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Tomorrow - Duran Duran
Ch. 12: Act 6: Hey White Guys - Third Base - ExplodedView MEF on YouTube
Ch. 13: Song 6: Rockin' the suburbs - Ben Folds
Ch. 14: Act 7: Beneath Welfare Lie Is a Racist Dog Whistle - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-7-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Kill the director - The Wombats
Ch. 16: Act 8: Whites Think They Suffer From Racism More Than Blacks - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-22-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Ridiculous thoughts - The Cranberries
Ch. 18: Act 9: Rush Limbaugh 'A Racist Piece Of Shit' Says Ice-T - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-27-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Your racist friend - They might be giants
Ch. 20: Act 10: Living Without White Privilege - This Week In Blackness - Air Date 8-21-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: Benevolent sexism coupled with anti-women views in the Christian church - Jessica from New York
Ch. 22: People often hold seemingly opposing views - Mara from Pittsburgh
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on parsing tradition from religion
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:05.6 | the membership tab at BestOfALeft.com. |
| 0:08.2 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfALeft podcast with Cubsiday from the ULGA young professionals, |
| 0:13.6 | the young Turks. |
| 0:14.6 | The Rachel Maddo Show, the majority report, exploded view, and this week in blackness |
| 0:18.6 | radio, and a note for our more sensitive white, straight, Christian males, or any derivation |
| 0:23.4 | thereof. |
| 0:24.4 | If the following segments do not apply to you, then don't take offense simply because |
| 0:27.6 | they apply to people similar to you. |
| 0:30.4 | When you look at me, what do you see? |
| 0:33.0 | Do you see a thug? |
| 0:34.0 | A drug dealer? |
| 0:35.0 | Do you see a threat? |
| 0:36.0 | Or do you see an attorney? |
| 0:37.8 | A student. |
| 0:38.8 | A finance analyst? |
| 0:40.8 | My individuality doesn't trump my humanity. |
| 0:43.5 | I may not look like you, or talk like you. |
| 0:46.6 | But I am flesh and blood. |
| 0:49.0 | Just like you. |
| 0:50.0 | I love this country, and I want to leave this world a better place like you. |
| 0:54.0 | Sometimes, I'm the smartest person in the room. |
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