Hey, it's me Myah.
Let's not waste any time.
There's some buzzed about
news I know you can use.
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There is so much
going on right now,
I had to call for
some backup.
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Hey guys, how's life?
I am thriving, that's
what's happening.
It's all good over here.
It's so good to
see you guys.
All right, well,
let's get into it.
Veena, what has you
fired up this week?
Well, I've been
following this
J.K. Rowling controversy
and it all started
with a tweet she made.
Actually, it started
with this headline.
Creating a more equal
post COVID-19 world
for people who menstruate.
J.K. took issue with the word
people being used.
Maybe she was trying to be
funny but she hinted that
the publication should have
stuck with using the word women.
Some fans pointed out that
there are lots of those
who menstruate who
don't identify as women.
And then things
got a little messy,
lots of tweets
back and forth.
And at one point J.K.
fired back with, "my life has
been shaped by being female.
And I don't think it's
hateful to say so."
It's 2020, releasing these
kind of statements online
is not a good look.
And hasn't she been accused of
transphobia stuff in the past?
Yes.
Last year she was
criticized for supporting
a woman who was
fired after saying
that trans women
weren't real woman.
Sis, read the room.
There are so many
conversations right now
about equality,
justice and racism.
Is it any surprise that this
story is going up right now?
Exactly.
It's pride month too and
this week Daniel Radcliffe,
Harry Potter himself,
reacted with an essay
advocating for
trans lives.
I thought he addressed the
whole thing really well
and I liked how he
expressed his hopes that
people don't lose their love
for the books themselves
or forget the
valuable lessons that
they learned from them.
I have not read the books,
I have not seen the movies.
Don't come at me.
Okay...
Myah, get out of here! What?
Well I did watch the
movies and seeing Daniel
advocate for what he
believes in is so inspiring.
And also, I love how
he signed his letter as Dan,
definitely had a
big major glow-up.
Only you would notice
such a small detail, Sean.
Do we think this will
have a long lasting
impact on her career?
I think that this will
diminish the amount
of respect that J.K. Rowling
has acquired
over the years.
But her writing is just so
exceptional and renowned
that I don't think the hypes
ever going to die down.
Okay, Sean, you're up.
What did you find
interesting this week?
Okay, so I found out
yesterday that Reddit's
co-founder Alexis Ohanian
is married to the tennis
legend Serena Williams.
Did y'all know this?
Veena: I was just as surprised.
Myah: Okay, well,
I knew he was married
to Serena Williams but
I didn't know he was the
co-founder of Reddit.
So here's the tip.
He made a statements last
week that he's resigning
from Reddit's board and he
purposely asked the board
to replace him with a
black board member
to promote diversity.
I believe resignation
can actually be an act of
leadership from people
in power right now
and to everyone fighting to
fix our broken nation,
do not stop.
A lot of people found this
to be a powerful statement
in solidarity with the Black
Lives Matter movement.
Actually I was looking
on Reddit and a lot of
comments are calling him
out on virtue signalling.
Girl, what does that mean?
Well, it basically means
when someone expresses
their opinion or support
for something just
to appear like a virtuous
and good person.
Well whatever the
true reason is,
the board took it seriously.
They've already
replaced him.
So the new hire is
Michael Seibel and he will
officially be the first black
board member for Reddit.
He actually helped
launch Reddit.
And his advised and funded
over 2,000 startups.
I mean, yo, this man
co-founder Justin.tv which
later on became Twitch.
Do you guys use Reddit
on a daily basis,
because I use it a lot?
Mm-hm.
I read a bunch of
reviews for products
I want to buy and I follow
so many sub-Reddits
for like no reason.
For example, I'm becoming
[unclear] soon so I read
every single McDonald's
employees stories because
they're absolutely
entertaining.
Just get rid of the
creator thing you have on
your Instagram where it
says John Tran creator,
just get rid of it...
[unclear]
McBaddies.
Because my friends...
I have a friend in my close
friend group who
also works McDonald's,
so we're McBuddies.
We're both
McBaddies ourselves,
but we're McBuddies,
you know?
So it's a whole
like system.
Myah, you better get on it,
read those Harry Potter books
and I'm expecting
a book report.
And also a movie review for me,
just letting you know that.
So yeah.
No, chief, that ain't it.
There's a phrase that's
dominating headlines this week:
defund the police.
The worldwide protests for
George Floyd are moving
this concept to the mainstream.
But what does it mean?
Well, there are people that
believe some of the money
that goes to police
departments should go
to social programs instead.
Police officers will still
exist but the idea is that
cities can take part of
that police budget
and invest it into
mental health services,
hospitals, schools,
food and housing.
These are the type of
things that increase safety.
So the theory goes if
people have better access
to these things they may not
need law enforcement as much.
Part of the funding
also means having
the police do
less but better.
Right now the police
have to deal with
a lot of different
calls from homelessness
to traffic to abuse.
If cities can invest more
in social workers
and crisis intervention
it might spread
the workload more evenly.
Now, in Minneapolis
this week,
the city where
George Floyd was killed,
the city council
has voted to defund
and dismantle the
entire police department.
But details on how
and when are sketchy.
This is a complex
issue, guys.
And the words defund
can be misunderstood.
We took a deeper
dive on our Web site.
Go there to learn more.
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Remember when I used the
tape Recap in the studio
and we'd finish every
episode with
rapid fire roundup?
R-F-R!
Well, since taping from
it and I kind of miss it.
So let's do a
better version.
Rapid Fire Round Up:
Feel Good Edition.
Put 60 seconds on the
clock and let's get it!
Bored Panda profiles an artist
from the Netherlands,
she Disneyfies
rescue animals and pets.
Have you ever seen
anything more adorable?
This one is my favourite.
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Next...
Last week
Cineplex tweeted this:
They've made forty five
movies by black creators
free to stream in Canada.
The list includes
Get Out, Us
and Spiderman:
Into the Spiderverse.
Once you rent a film you have
access to it for two days.
Now I just need
a free popcorn.
Next...
big ups to Antonio
Gwynn Jr. from Buffalo.
He's the 18-year-old that
spent 10 hours overnight
cleaning up his
neighbourhood.
His streets were littered after
a George Floyd protest
and he wanted to help.
One of his neighbours was so
moved by his efforts
he gifted Antonio a red
Mustang convertible and a
local college offered
him a full scholarship.
Next...
And let's end with
this unbelievable picture.
These diners in Ocean
City, Maryland are stuck
in rubber tubing at
the Fish Tales Bar and Grill.
Hey, I want to try!
[sports horn]
I still got it!
All right, while I go
practice how to talk faster,
you go
enjoy your day.
I'll be back next week
with an even more
packed episode of Recap.
Bye!
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