The Bird & The Bear - Session 77 - "Bearboozled"

Published: Feb. 15, 2024, 3 p.m.

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On this week\u2019s session of The Bird & The Bear \u2026 Sammy and Daryl discuss men\u2019s health, bad Manosphere advice, and why it\u2019s important to call out \u201cUncle Toms\u201d \u2026 The latter half of this episode is based on a YouTube video by F.D Signifier, \u201cThis 20 Year old classic film might take your Black Card\u201d \u2026 Let\u2019s sort through it together!

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(0:00) - The session opens with Daryl getting some bad news that sparks a conversation about the fragility of men\u2019s health and how easily stress can age them - \u201cBut I don\u2019t know too many, if any men that can successfully handle emotional or environmental change\u201d

(13:47) - Criticizing health advice from Manosphere influencers and how the Manoshpere ends up targeting young black men the most - \u201cLiver King \u2026 More like liver cancer\u201d

(22:52) - Looking back at a Tik Tok trend that had white people wearing face paint during the George Floyd protests - \u201cIt took me a minute to realize I was looking at a face \u2026 I was like, \u2018Is this somebody\u2019s ass? What am I looking at here?\u201d

(36:56) - The discussion on the 2000s movie Bamboozled begins with Daryl explaining his own experience with \u201cUncle Toms\u201d and Sammy giving a quick rundown of the movie's plot and cast - \u201cThey purposely separated us from what would have been our black identity because of what the state of the black identity was then\u201d

(50:51) - Breaking down the funniest elements of Bamboozled and discussing who the current day \u201cUncle Toms\u201d might be - \u201cHe does provide resources \u2026 But, so did Sammy Davis\u201d

(1:07:20) - Finale thoughts on Bamboozled and the movies overall message - \u201cThat\u2019s why there\u2019s nothing to say about it \u2026 You can\u2019t articulate it \u2026 You have to feel it\u201d