Ep.28 - Spike Lee Is Ignorant
For Ep.28 of "What's Good?", Charlie talks about an ignorant scene in Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It", the ethics of facial recognition & The NBA Finals.
In a week where:
- Theresa May finally accepted the inevitable and made an announcement to resign, prompting a leadership campaign that came so fast, you'd almost think that MP's are trying to make career moves...
We move that aside for the week and talk about Film/TV (2:35) where Spike Lee has decided to talk about the apparently large debate about Black British actors going to the US to further their careers. On S2 of "She's Gotta Have It", a couple of characters in the show talk about Black British actors, harking back to the comments Samuel L Jackson made about Daniel Kaluuya getting the role in "Get Out". The role in question was an American black man. Apparently, because Kaluuya is British, he doesn't have the "Burden" of being black in the way that African Americans have...
Spike Lee doesn't just comment on it, he doesn't just expose himself that he's uneducated in the subject, he puts it on wax, on his baby. Well done, you played yourself.
For the Life segment, (21:55) the concept of Facial Recognition Software on our streets is MUCH closer than you think. To the point of trials already being done in some towns & cities. Funny how we talked about Orwell last week and now we're talking about Facial Recognition...
This is a topic that is highly relevant and it's a collective ethical decision we need to make. There's potential for racial, gender bias, there are qualms about privacy. Do you want to be scanned while you're on your local High street? There are many questions that need to be answered but maybe it's already too late.
Lastly, for Sports, (33:16) The NBA Finals are here! And instead of talking about the series where I simply ask "Give me a reason not to pick Golden State", I talk about Drake for the majority, simply because I'm debating on whether to keep up with it all, strictly because of him.
Not sure about you, but I don't keep up with the NBA for Drake. If I wanted to keep up with Drake, I'd follow him on IG. Simply put, NBA Social Media need to pump the brakes on the Drake content.
Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"
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Twitter: @The5thElementUK
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Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence
Credit to Razor Boomarang for the show's beat. (https://www.razorboomarang.com)
Spike Lee doesn't just comment on it, he doesn't just expose himself that he's uneducated in the subject, he puts it on wax, on his baby. Well done, you played yourself.
For the Life segment, (21:55) the concept of Facial Recognition Software on our streets is MUCH closer than you think. To the point of trials already being done in some towns & cities. Funny how we talked about Orwell last week and now we're talking about Facial Recognition...
This is a topic that is highly relevant and it's a collective ethical decision we need to make. There's potential for racial, gender bias, there are qualms about privacy. Do you want to be scanned while you're on your local High street? There are many questions that need to be answered but maybe it's already too late.
Lastly, for Sports, (33:16) The NBA Finals are here! And instead of talking about the series where I simply ask "Give me a reason not to pick Golden State", I talk about Drake for the majority, simply because I'm debating on whether to keep up with it all, strictly because of him.
Not sure about you, but I don't keep up with the NBA for Drake. If I wanted to keep up with Drake, I'd follow him on IG. Simply put, NBA Social Media need to pump the brakes on the Drake content.
Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"
Rate & Review
E-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.com
Twitter: @The5thElementUK
Website: https://medium.com/@the5thelement
Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
Diggin' In The Digits
5EPN Radio
Black Women Watch...
In Search of Sauce
The Beauty Of Independence
Credit to Razor Boomarang for the show's beat. (https://www.razorboomarang.com)
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