2753: Monumental

[Keith]

with Catherine Cohen and Andrea Allan — Keith’s Ancestry.com results; taking down the statues of bad men; egging; Suburbicon reviewed; knowing when you’re awake; how to socialize

Guests:
Andrea Allan


Catherine Cohen



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[ahungryninja]

Almost died laughing while mid squat at the gym and heard Keith say, “I’m watching this documentary Vice Principles”. Can’t believe a room full of people didn’t get the joke

[Mermaid]

I vote for more Harriet Tubman statues.

Heck, I'd love statues of random enslaved Americans.

More Geronimo and Sacajawea statues.

((I would say more statues of Native Americans but I feel like that's asking to be offended by some white persons interpretation of a stereotypical Native....so I add the caveat... Only to be created by a Native American.))

More Mexican cowboy statues.

More Asian railroad worker statues.

Everyone is problematic but only a few of us are slave owning/civil war startng/child raping problematic.

MLK cheating on his wife ain't reason enough to deny a statue.

[Enunciated Piffle]

Originally Posted by Mermaid

MLK cheating on his wife ain't reason enough to deny a statue.

Oh. Absolutely. The man revolutionized an entire country. Not to mention his stance on non-violence. His contribution is endlessly valid.

I gottta say. Keith being legit Hungarian/ Jew/ whatever #MindBlown

Thought for sure he was IRISH!!! Ah wells. His super-human [hungarian] skills and the contribution to MNIK/psychology/ tremendous binge drinking insight...it remains

[flerchin]

Barack Obama deserves his face on Mount Rushmore.

[Enunciated Piffle]

I think what Mermaid is trying to say is Asian slaves built America's railroad thus built America. Black slaves literally built American wealth.

Either way. I disagree. Too much too late. The notion of trying to balance, in a capitalist system, is fundamentally impossible.

I admire the fairness but it's essentially PC empty feel-good-ery

[Mermaid]

Pc empty feel-goodry for white people.

A lot of us aren't white. It would mean much more to us, the descendents.

Just because it doesn't fix anything, doesn't mean it won't mean anything.

[Enunciated Piffle]

I like statues. I like it when there's a little plaque. A bit of history written down. DEFINITELY like when there's a date. You're usually waiting around. Trying to kill time. Then you go, "Oh. In 1892 they had shit to do." A hundred years later. We're all staring into screens.

I'm indifferent. Make statues. Or don't.

Either way our descendents are staring into a screen. Can the statues be incorporated into some kind of iPhone game? Like Candy Crush but with immigrants and such..?

[Enunciated Piffle]

Also I want to see a Keith and Chemda statue. Not in Times Square but some prominent New York spot. Maybe like Central Park?

I mostly want to see if they get Chemda's hair right.

[shoebootie]

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