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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.56,0:00:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music...]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.92,0:00:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,RACE: The Final Frontier
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.10,0:00:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter what channel you watch
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.33,0:00:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter what feed you aggregate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.84,0:00:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it seems like everybody everywhere is talking about race right now
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.88,0:00:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when everybody everywhere is talking about race
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.90,0:00:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that means sooner or later
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.43,0:00:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're gonna have to tell somebody that they said something that sounded racist.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.60,0:00:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you need to be ready and have a plan in place
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.80,0:00:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for how to approach the inevitable "that sounded racist" conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.41,0:00:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to tell you how to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.44,0:00:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most important thing that you've got to do
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.28,0:00:33.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is remember the difference between the What They Did conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.74,0:00:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the What They Are conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.97,0:00:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are two totally different conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.04,0:00:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you need to make sure that you pick the right one.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.37,0:00:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The What-They-Did conversation focuses strictly on the person's words and actions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.77,0:00:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and explaining why what they did and what they said was unacceptable.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.58,0:00:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is also known as the That Thing You Said Was Racist conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.22,0:00:54.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's the conversation that you wanna have.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.35,0:00:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The What They Are conversation on the other hand
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.24,0:00:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,takes things one step further
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.94,0:01:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and uses what they did and what they said to draw conclusions about what kind of person they are.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.24,0:01:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is also known as the I Think You Are A Racist conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.07,0:01:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the conversation you don't wanna have.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.07,0:01:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because that conversation takes us away from the facts of what they did
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.94,0:01:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into speculation about what their motives and intentions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.44,0:01:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those are things you can only guess at
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.24,0:01:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can't ever prove
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.45,0:01:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that makes it way too easy for them to de-rail your whole argument.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.12,0:01:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the part that's crucial to understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.88,0:01:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you say "I think he's a racist"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.08,0:01:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's not a bad move because you might be wrong
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.24,0:01:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's a bad move because you might be right
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.18,0:01:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if that dude really is racist
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.97,0:01:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you wanna make sure you hold him accounable and don't let him off easy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.82,0:01:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even though intuitively it feels like the hardest way to hit him is just run up on him
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.95,0:01:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say "I think your ass is racist",
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.73,0:01:42.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you handle it that way, you're actually letting him off easy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.79,0:01:47.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you're setting up a conversation that's way too simple for him to derail and duck out of.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.17,0:01:51.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just think about how this plays out every time a politician or a celebrity gets caught out there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.35,0:01:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It always starts out as a What They Did conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.53,0:01:56.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as soon as the celebrity and their defenders get on camera
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.49,0:02:00.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they start doing Judo flips and switching it into a What They Are conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.37,0:02:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I have known this person for years and I know for a fact that they are not a racist,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.33,0:02:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how dare you claim to know what's inside their soul just because they made one little joke
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.55,0:02:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about watermelon tap-dancing and going back to Africa!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.09,0:02:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you try to explain that we don't need to see inside their soul
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.04,0:02:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know that they shouldn't have said all that about the watermelon
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.18,0:02:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you try to focus on the facts of the situation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.60,0:02:19.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but by then it's too late
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.67,0:02:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the What They Are conversation is a rhetorical Bermuda Triangle
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.91,0:02:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where everything drowns in a sea of empty posturing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.39,0:02:27.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until somebody just blames it all on hip-hop
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.53,0:02:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we forget the whole thing ever happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.32,0:02:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't let this happen to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.51,0:02:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When somebody picks my pocket
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.86,0:02:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not going to be chasing them down so I can figure out whether he feels like he's a thief
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.04,0:02:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deep down in his heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.12,0:02:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna be chasing him down so I can get my wallet back.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.66,0:02:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't care what he is
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.04,0:02:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I need to hold him accountable for what he did
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.50,0:02:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's how we need to approach these conversations about race.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.40,0:02:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Treat them like they took your wallet
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.28,0:02:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and focus on the part that matters:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.32,0:02:53.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,holding each person accountable for the impact of their words and actions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.97,0:02:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't care what you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.45,0:02:58.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I care about what you did.