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Cannonball with Wesley Morris

We Take a Knee

Cannonball with Wesley Morris

The New York Times

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.89.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Another day, another rant from Donald Trump. This time, the president took aim at Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who spent the majority of last season sitting or kneeling during the national anthem to draw attention to police brutality and racial injustice. Trump’s remarks — that the owners of football teams should fire anyone who followed suit — prompted a nationwide demonstration the following Sunday from players and team owners who knelt or linked arms. We talk about the language used by the president and his supporters and their expectations of black entertainers and athletes. We also investigate the history of the national anthem. What all did Francis Scott Key really invoke in the “Star-Spangled Banner”? Oh, and we also manage to work in a reference to “Get Out.” All kinds of people, including Stevie Wonder and celebrity chef Carla Hall, are joining the #TakeAKnee movement. Will it retain its integrity as it evolves away from Kaepernick?

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Jenna Wortham.

0:01.3

I'm Wesley Morris.

0:02.9

We are two very exasperated culture writers at the New York Times.

0:07.9

I'm mostly right about how human relates to technology.

0:10.7

I'm mostly right about how popular culture relates to humans.

0:14.4

Well, this is still processing.

0:27.0

Hi, Wesley.

0:28.0

Listen.

0:29.9

We got a, we got a HOV lane through a lot of stuff today.

0:34.8

I know.

0:35.3

I know.

0:36.3

And I mean, what's happening with you?

0:39.3

What's going on in your brain?

0:41.4

I'm still recovering from last week's end.

0:44.0

So I'm going to take a second.

0:45.7

Get it together.

0:46.9

I know it's Thursday, but still.

0:49.4

I'll start with the bright spot.

0:50.6

OK.

0:51.3

Our girl, Cardi B, hit number one on the chart.

0:53.6

So shout out to us because we got our prediction for a song of the summer.

0:58.0

Right.

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