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🗓️ 3 February 2024
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WELCOME TO THE THE MELANINOCRACY
Get out of the way! It’s Black History Month!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Mf0X1oDHM
Universal Music Group to remove songs from TikTok after failing to reach deal: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/universal-music-group-remove-songs-tiktok-rcna136506
FKA twigs says ‘all record labels ask for are TikToks’: ‘I got told off for not making enough effort’: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/fka-twigs-tiktok-instagram-label-b2082496.html
Senators use mean words to demand tech executives take action to protect kids online: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/01/31/technology/child-safety-senate-hearing
These ‘toys’ are killing our kids op ed by Julie Scelfo in the Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/4438362-these-toys-are-killing-our-kids/
Joey on Stuff Mom Never Told You breaking down Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA): https://omny.fm/shows/stuff-mom-never-told-you/what-is-kosa-and-why-is-it-so-scary
FCC moves to criminalize most AI-generated robocalls: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fcc-moves-criminalize-ai-generated-robocalls-rcna136347
Photo of Australian lawmaker digitally altered by news channel to have bigger boobs and a cropped top: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/world/australia/australia-georgie-purcell-9news-photoshop.html
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Crystal speaks out after Laurence Fox loses libel case: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/crystal-drag-queen-laurence-fox-high-court-b2487199.html
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0:00.0 | There are No Girls on the Internet as a production of IHeart Radio and Unbossed Creative. |
0:12.0 | I'm Bridget Todd, and this is There Are No Girls on the Internet. |
0:17.5 | Hey, Mike, thanks for being here. |
0:19.5 | It is finally February. Happy February. Thanks for having me, Bridget. And happy Black History Month. Thank you. Happy Black History Month to you, too. You know that I've been on my crusade of wishing random strangers. Happy Black History Month the same way that you might be like, happy holidays. Merry Christmas. It's been funny because universally black people are like, |
0:39.8 | hey, happy black history month. |
0:41.2 | Non-black people, either they will look at me weird and not be sure how to respond, |
0:46.9 | which I think is really funny. |
0:48.4 | Or they'll instinctively be like, oh, happy Black History Month to you too. |
0:52.4 | Like when you say, like, when you get your ticket taken at the movies and they're like, |
0:57.8 | enjoy your movie and then you're like, oh, you too. |
0:59.8 | And they're like, wait, was that the right response? |
1:02.4 | That's been my favorite, the instinctual like you too. |
1:05.2 | And I'm like, wait a minute. |
1:06.1 | Was that appropriate? |
1:07.6 | Yeah, you know, we're all doing our best out here. |
1:11.0 | Is there any content out there, like Black History Month content that you particularly like? |
1:18.0 | I'm really glad that you asked because this time of year I always share my favorite TikTok about commemorating Black History Month. |
1:26.1 | And it's this, I think she might be Australian, like an influencer who is standing in the middle of the sidewalk. |
1:32.3 | She's got sneakers and running shorts and one of those fanny packs for runners. |
1:38.6 | And she's doing kind of an outfit check, like outfit of the day going running. |
1:42.4 | And then this black man behind her is like, |
1:45.7 | move out of the way. It's Black History Month and just keeps going and interrupts her like |
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