Ep.22 - Tiger Woods, Wheel Spinning & White Fragility
On Ep.22 of WG: The Exit continues, Stormzy makes a stand, white people get hot & Tiger Woods finally wins another major.
In a Week Where:
- Sudan's Army removes leader Omar Al-Bashir after 30 years in power.
- Julian Assange is arrested and taken out of the UK/Ecuadorian Embassy, facing extradition to the US.
- The Notre Dame Cathedral burns down. Hopefully, the UK Government doesn't lash money. (Cough cough Grenfell)
- And it's reported that Amazon staff listen to customers' Alexa recordings (TOLD YOU SO)
We begin with Life (3:48) where the process of the UK leaving the EU is now going to be strung out for another SIX MONTHS after the EU gave the UK an extension, with a June summit as a defacto check-up. It seems that it doesn't matter who's in charge, the wheel keeps spinning but yet not move forwards at all. At this point, everybody involved is to blame.
In the Music segment, (15:19) Stormzy recently pulled out of Snowboming, hours before he was due to headline, citing racial profiling carried out by security personnel at the Festival. This zero tolerance attitude Stormzy holds is not only highly commendable but highly necessary and I think every BAME artist or a person of note should incorporate into their profession, regardless if money is on the table.
In the Film/TV segment, (23:01) Myriam Francois details white fragility in an amazing piece that responds to the Jon Snow/"white people" debacle that occurred a couple of weeks ago. It's a perfect articulation on whiteness and how white people need to acknowledge their whiteness.
Finally, in the Sports segment, (34:41) Tiger Woods has finally won a Major, 11 years after his previous Major title. Since then, he's been through scandal, injuries, surgeries, criticism and mental battles. It's one of the greatest sporting comebacks in recent memory.
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Diggin' In The Digits
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Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence
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