White Liberal Racism

Pass The Mic

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Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

A few spoilers for the 2023 film American Fiction. Inspired by a recent viewing of American Fiction, Dr. Jemar Tisby is joined with EP Beau York to discuss the pitfalls that progressive white liberals fall into when attempting to separate themselves from racism. American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise. The film stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody and Keith David. Support this podcast at patreon.com/passthemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dynamic Voices for a diverse church. This is Pass the Mic.
0:09.2	Hey folks, welcome to another episode of Pass the Mike. I am one of your host Dr.
0:16.2	Jemmar Tisbee and we are joined by our producer extraordinary. I always want to say
0:20.7	award-winning because that he is our award winning producer Bo York.
0:25.6	Man.
0:26.6	Jomartisbee, the man, the myth, the legend, the doctor, the two time, best time,
0:31.8	New York. As a matter of fact was I was looking forward to not going oh wow okay
0:36.1	but you have the spirit of justice coming out two dudes like you've got yeah but like I feel like the people
0:41.1	off of the pedestal they need to know man spirit of justice
0:44.1	when's it coming out thank you September 3rd available for pre-order right now
0:47.7	wherever you get your books that's great and well this time will you actually sign
0:51.5	it for me with that can I get a sign it for me? Can I get a sign?
0:53.9	You always conveniently forget the book,
0:56.4	even though we're in your hometown,
0:58.8	your current resident town, and, you know, whatever. I don't take it personally anymore it's been too long no it's
1:05.1	fine it's fine the wild thing is you know I was thinking about this the other day but all
1:08.8	these amazing authors that have like occurred in the last 10 years that I've had the pleasure of working with.
1:16.0	And I've got all these, I've bought all your books, I personally bought them because y'all wouldn't give me a car.
1:21.0	I'm just kidding.
1:22.0	I'd generally buy one and I'm gifted a copy, but I always forget to get them signed. That's on me.
1:27.4	I think it's okay. I don't know what. I have books that are signed and like it's cool but I'm
1:33.0	okay I like how else am I gonna put him on eBay and like up charge there it is there it is here
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