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Zoey: Historically, American
colleges and universities
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have been hotbeds
of social change
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and grassroots
political movements.
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In recent years,
college students
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challenged the status quo
more than ever,
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protesting everything
from student loan debt
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to sexual assault
to police brutality.
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And for Aaron, who waited
his entire college career
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to lead
his own political movement...
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This one's "Black Lives Matter,"
I got "I Can't Breathe,"
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"Michelle 2020."
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...the time had finally come.
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Turn around,
put your hands behind your back.
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He recently learned
about Cal U's investment
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of the school's endowment
in private prisons
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and was arrested
while protesting on campus.
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♪ Back to sinnin'
like a week later ♪
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[ Cellphone chimes ]
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♪ Oh, oh, oh, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪
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♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm ♪
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[ Cheering ]
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What up? What up?
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Babe, you're home.
Hey.
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I was so worried
about you.
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Bro, I was just about
to put some money
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on your books, man.
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Man, will you stop?
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They just held me in campus
security for a few hours.
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Did you see how much
your arrest video blew up?
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#RattailRevolution
is trending hard.
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I'm sure it will all
calm down by tomorrow.
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No, it won't. Because Angela Rye
just DM'd me an hour ago.
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She wants
to interview you.
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Man: Hey, G.
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So now that Aaron finally had
the political spotlight,
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the question became, what was
he gonna do with his platform?
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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♪ Learn something new
every day ♪
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♪ I don't know,
so I'm‐a feel my way ♪
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♪ Got the weight of the world
on me ♪
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♪ But no regrets,
this is what I say ♪
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ You can tell me ♪
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♪ My heart beating so loud ♪
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♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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While Aaron spent
the next few days
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gearing up
for his national interview,
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I was winding down and enjoying
a couple of free days
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before I had to return
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to the whirlwind
of "Hurricane Joey Bada$$."
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Hey.
Hey!
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Are you coming to Hawkins
to watch Aaron's interview?
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Oh, no.
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I figured
I'd watch it here.
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Cool. See ya.
Hmm.
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Oh, you know, it's just that
we had that weird situation
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where I embarrassed myself
by telling him how I felt,
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and then he
embarrassed himself
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by telling me
he had a girl.
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The whole thing was terribly,
equally embarrassing.
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Sounds right.
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You embarrass yourself
all the time.
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Mm‐hmm.
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W‐‐ It's just that
I feel like
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it may be best
if I stay here.
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I don't want to be
in Hawkins,
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sitting there all awkward.
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But this is a huge deal
for Aaron.
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I'm sure he could use
his friends' support.
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It's not like you were there
for him when he needed a job.
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But in your defense,
you were, uh,
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prepping for that
big photo shoot...
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that you didn't even
go to.
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Damn, being nice
is so hard.
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Rodney's been giving her
some feedback
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on her bedside manner,
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and now she's working on
being more human for him.
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Apparently,
he didn't like it
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when he said "I love you"
and I said "bet."
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Look, Doug and I are on
weird terms right now, too,
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but I'm gonna put
my big girl panties on,
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go to Hawkins anyway,
and you should, too.
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Okay? Bye!
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♪
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I cannot believe Aaron
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is doing a televised
political interview
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before I ever do one.
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I cannot believe that
we're actually here,
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supporting this guy.
Wha‐‐
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I mean,
I support the cause.
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I just ‐‐ The dude
was kind of a dick to you
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when we met with him
about the auditorium.
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Republican pep rally
inside the auditorium.
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Uh, we'll just have to make sure
that our sprinklers
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are high‐functioning
for all those tiki torches.
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Oh. Well, t‐that's just
our dynamic.
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You know, it's ‐‐
it's a ‐‐ it's complicated.
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But, no, I promise you'll like
him once you get to know him,
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or at least find him
mildly tolerable.
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Reassuring.
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♪ Yeah ♪
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♪ Hey ♪
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♪ Came from the mud with
a pack and a strap and
a gang full of thugs ♪
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Jazz: How they treated Aaron
was so foul.
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They just didn't want
to hear a Black man
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challenge their racist‐ass
investment policies.
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They never would have treated
a White student like that.
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Mm.
The cops caught our mom's
one White friend, Nancy,
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starting a garbage fire once,
and all they did was tase her.
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[ Scoffs ]
And on
the lightest setting.
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White Nancy
got hit harder
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by the laser
from her hair removal.
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Okay, wait.
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You guys, this is perfect
for the documentary.
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Can you just repeat some
of the stuff you just said?
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Sure! We think this is
an unfortunate disagreement
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between the administration
and the students.
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We understand that the BSU
has filed paperwork
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requesting that
the administration divest.
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We hope they can reach
a quick resolution.
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Uh, okay.
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Can we just maybe try
and dig in a little deeper?
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So as Black students, do you
have any personal feelings
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about your friend Aaron
being involved in the conflict?
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I'm quite sure
all Cal U students
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hope this matter
gets resolved swiftly.
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We sure do.
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Okay.
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So, I decided
to set aside my ego
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and join everyone.
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Watching alone while picking off
my nail polish
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could have never compared
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to this communal display
of support.
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Guys, it's time.
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[ All cheering ]
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Vivek: Hey, hey, hey!
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Everybody shut up so we
can hear my best friend.
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We go way back.
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Welcome back
to "Pressure Points."
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I'm Angela Rye.
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And joining me today
is Aaron Jackson,
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a student
from California University
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who was recently detained
after protesting
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his school's investments
into private prisons.
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Tell us
about the events
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leading up
to your detainment.
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No problem.
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Uh, well, I've recently made
the disturbing discovery
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that a portion
of Cal U's endowment
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was being invested
in private prisons,
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which is particularly disturbing
to students of color,
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considering the disproportionate
incarceration rate
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of minorities
in this country.
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And as you know,
Angela,
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Black people make up 35%
of the prison population,
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yet only 13.2%
of the national population.
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So, essentially, Cal U
is using our tuition dollars
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to enable
the mass incarceration
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of our Black brothers
and sisters.
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Woman: Nice.
[ All cheering ]
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My man! My man!
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On his Marcus Garvey!
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I'm actually planning a huge
demonstration as we speak.
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We're gonna protest
not only the school's
investment policies,
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but all other injustices.
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I'm talking about
predatory student loan debt,
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as well as the lack of resources
for Black mental health
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and Cal U's eradication
of the black boards
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in favor of their
"white boards only" policy.
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Woman: Huh?
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Wait.
Is that a real thing?
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Oh, yeah.
I don't think anything
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gets realer than that,
Angie‐Ange.
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I thought
he had moved past
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the whole
white board thing.
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I mean, you can't hit them
all out the park, right?
Yeah.
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As we continued watching,
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Aaron went from being polished
and prepared
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to being neither.
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And why isn't anyone
talking about
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the food deserts
in these inner cities?
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Happy birthday, Grandma!
She's a retired teacher.
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Speaking of which,
are we gonna talk about
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the state of public education
in this country?
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Is anyone gonna do it?
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Nope?
Well, I just did.
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"Pressure Points."
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If you ask me, I‐I‐I think
that there's a ‐‐
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Well, honestly, I didn't.
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And, unfortunately,
we are now out of time.
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Are you sure?
So ‐‐ Yeah. I'm positive.
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Thank you so much
for joining us today.
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Um, when we come back,
we'll be talking to a mother...
I mean, Aaron and I are cool,
but Doug and I are best friends.
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We ‐‐ We are not.
...who thinks her 4‐year‐old is
not too young to wear makeup.
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4 is definitely
too young.
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Even though he'd always
pictured his first big moment
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as an activist
in the spotlight differently,
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a small part of Aaron
held out hope
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that no one else thought
he performed as poorly as,
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deep down, he knew he did.
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Hey, yeah!
Alright, man!
Yeah! My boy!
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These were the faces
of a bunch of people
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about to lie
to their friend.
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Whoo!
Dude, that was, uh, sick!
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Yo, my G!
You bodied it.
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Really?
You guys think I did okay?
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Yes.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Sick.
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Your diction
was excellent.
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Posture was next level.
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I unfollowed you.
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I think
I could use a drink.
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Okay, it doesn't matter
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how awkward things are
between Aaron and I,
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because right now,
he needs a friend.
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And you know what a friend
would do?
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Go over there, smile,
and focus on the good.
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And that is exactly
what I'm gonna do.
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Hey. Don't listen to
any of the noise, babe.
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It was only
your first time. Alright?
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You're only
gonna get better.
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Thanks.
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♪
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You know what?
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I can congratulate him
some other time.
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Jillian: Okay.
So, we should figure out
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when Aaron's
demonstration is
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so I can get some footage
of you two there.
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Oh, we're not going
to that.
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But [chuckles] don't you want
to go and show your support?
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I mean, obviously, you two
have very specific opinions
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about the issue.
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And we also have
very specific goals,
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like keeping
our scholarships,
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which we
are not gonna risk
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by demonstrating against
the administration.
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But you have
such great platforms
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that you could possibly use
to effect change.
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We didn't sign up
to effect change.
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We signed up
to be athletes.
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Yeah.
We're not activists.
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But you could be.
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I mean, look at Billie Jean King
or Muhammad Ali.
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Their legacies
go beyond sports.
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Do you want to go down
in history
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as two women
that ran fast
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or two women
that ran fast
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00:09:07,215 --> 00:09:09,467
and used their platform
to make a difference?
253
00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:16,265
♪
254
00:09:16,265 --> 00:09:18,851
Javi: So, you really shit
the bed earlier, huh?
255
00:09:18,851 --> 00:09:19,852
[ Chuckles ]
256
00:09:19,852 --> 00:09:22,605
Okay, you got
that one off.
257
00:09:22,605 --> 00:09:24,190
Yep.
258
00:09:24,190 --> 00:09:25,233
Here.
259
00:09:25,233 --> 00:09:26,442
Wow.
260
00:09:26,442 --> 00:09:28,361
You might be
the only right‐wing
261
00:09:28,361 --> 00:09:30,822
Republican Christian
weed smoker I know.
262
00:09:30,822 --> 00:09:32,657
Even believe
in climate change.
263
00:09:32,657 --> 00:09:34,575
Don't tell Ana.
[ Chuckles ]
264
00:09:34,575 --> 00:09:36,285
Seriously, you raised
some good points
265
00:09:36,285 --> 00:09:37,745
in that interview, man.
266
00:09:37,745 --> 00:09:39,664
You were just
all over the place.
267
00:09:39,664 --> 00:09:42,542
Yeah, I guess
I panicked a little bit.
268
00:09:42,542 --> 00:09:46,295
I just wanted to get the message
out about all the issues
269
00:09:46,295 --> 00:09:49,048
I've worked so hard on
over the years,
270
00:09:49,048 --> 00:09:50,925
cover as much as possible,
you know?
271
00:09:50,925 --> 00:09:52,677
I do know.
272
00:09:52,677 --> 00:09:54,804
Actually, I used to be
the same way.
273
00:09:54,804 --> 00:09:56,013
I used to try
to tackle everything.
274
00:09:56,013 --> 00:09:58,015
I didn't start
getting results
275
00:09:58,015 --> 00:10:00,226
till I learned
to focus my message.
276
00:10:00,226 --> 00:10:02,645
How'd you do that?
277
00:10:02,645 --> 00:10:04,438
I worked backwards.
278
00:10:04,438 --> 00:10:06,482
I thought about
the outcome I wanted.
279
00:10:06,482 --> 00:10:08,442
Then I realized you
can't just complain.
280
00:10:08,442 --> 00:10:10,486
You have to have
solutions.
281
00:10:10,486 --> 00:10:13,531
Then the message
comes easily.
282
00:10:17,660 --> 00:10:20,496
There you are.
283
00:10:20,496 --> 00:10:23,249
Smoking with Aaron,
'cause why wouldn't you be?
284
00:10:23,249 --> 00:10:24,292
[ Groans ]
285
00:10:24,292 --> 00:10:25,543
Alright, man.
Handle that.
286
00:10:25,543 --> 00:10:28,004
Good luck out there.
Yep.
287
00:10:28,004 --> 00:10:29,755
Zoey: What has happened
to our world?
288
00:10:29,755 --> 00:10:32,049
I can't even speak
to Aaron on his big day.
289
00:10:32,049 --> 00:10:33,259
Everything just feels
so weird.
290
00:10:33,259 --> 00:10:35,052
I know.
It was really strange
291
00:10:35,052 --> 00:10:36,220
being in the same place
as Doug
292
00:10:36,220 --> 00:10:38,014
and not getting to laugh
or joke with him.
293
00:10:38,014 --> 00:10:38,931
Yeah.
294
00:10:38,931 --> 00:10:40,808
Guess this
is our new normal?
295
00:10:40,808 --> 00:10:43,352
Yeah.
Ana: [ Unenthused ] Hey.
296
00:10:43,352 --> 00:10:44,604
Hey.
What's wrong?
297
00:10:44,604 --> 00:10:45,605
Church was closed?
298
00:10:45,605 --> 00:10:47,356
No.
[ Snorts ]
299
00:10:47,356 --> 00:10:49,025
It's just a little
Aaron/Javi thing
300
00:10:49,025 --> 00:10:50,276
I'm trying to figure out.
301
00:10:50,276 --> 00:10:51,986
And I want
to be sensitive
302
00:10:51,986 --> 00:10:53,779
to what Zoey's
going through with Aaron.
303
00:10:53,779 --> 00:10:55,573
Oh, be as insensitive
as you want,
304
00:10:55,573 --> 00:10:57,366
because there
is nothing happening
305
00:10:57,366 --> 00:10:58,534
between me and Aaron.
306
00:10:58,534 --> 00:11:00,620
We are completely
friend‐zoned.
307
00:11:00,620 --> 00:11:02,246
So are we.
308
00:11:02,246 --> 00:11:05,583
And it seems like Aaron and Javi
are friend‐zoned, too,
309
00:11:05,583 --> 00:11:08,377
and I'm wondering
if I have to tell Javi
310
00:11:08,377 --> 00:11:12,423
about the intersection
of our, you know, zones.
311
00:11:12,423 --> 00:11:14,842
You mean like how Aaron
used to be all up in them guts?
312
00:11:14,842 --> 00:11:16,219
Ooh, wow!
313
00:11:16,219 --> 00:11:18,095
I'm actually gonna tap out
of this conversation.
314
00:11:18,095 --> 00:11:19,764
I appreciate
your sensitivity, though.
315
00:11:19,764 --> 00:11:22,308
Sky...not yours.
316
00:11:22,308 --> 00:11:25,686
Okay, guys, seriously,
does he deserve to know?
317
00:11:25,686 --> 00:11:28,022
Yes! Unless you want him
looking stupid
318
00:11:28,022 --> 00:11:29,690
out here
in these streets.
319
00:11:29,690 --> 00:11:31,400
If you were interacting with
some girl that he messed with,
320
00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:32,610
wouldn't
you want to know?
321
00:11:32,610 --> 00:11:33,945
Absolutely.
Okay.
322
00:11:33,945 --> 00:11:36,989
That is because Ana
is a crazy stalker, okay?
323
00:11:36,989 --> 00:11:38,574
We are talking
about Javi here.
324
00:11:38,574 --> 00:11:40,701
Most guys would rather
stay in the dark
325
00:11:40,701 --> 00:11:43,204
when it comes to who has
blown their girl's back out.
Hmm.
326
00:11:43,204 --> 00:11:46,540
What is that sweet‐faced Rodney
doing to you?
327
00:11:46,540 --> 00:11:48,584
Excuse you?
328
00:11:48,584 --> 00:11:50,002
That's personal.
329
00:11:50,002 --> 00:11:52,546
♪
330
00:11:52,546 --> 00:11:55,925
The next morning, I was getting
ready to go shop for Joey
331
00:11:55,925 --> 00:11:57,551
and feeling more at peace
332
00:11:57,551 --> 00:12:01,347
with the new normal
between me and Aaron.
333
00:12:01,347 --> 00:12:02,640
Whoa!
334
00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,934
Sorry.
335
00:12:04,934 --> 00:12:06,602
Zoey, I need you.
336
00:12:06,602 --> 00:12:09,397
♪
337
00:12:12,858 --> 00:12:15,486
So, what can I do
you for?
338
00:12:15,486 --> 00:12:17,196
Zoey, come on.
339
00:12:17,196 --> 00:12:19,073
You don't have to be a weirdo
around me, okay?
340
00:12:19,073 --> 00:12:20,449
And by the way,
I saw you leave
341
00:12:20,449 --> 00:12:21,659
without speaking to me
yesterday.
342
00:12:21,659 --> 00:12:23,327
Was I that bad?
No. G‐‐
343
00:12:23,327 --> 00:12:24,495
No, no, not at all.
344
00:12:24,495 --> 00:12:26,289
It's just, like, you
were obviously upset,
345
00:12:26,289 --> 00:12:28,708
and I didn't feel like it
was my place to check on you.
346
00:12:28,708 --> 00:12:30,293
Checking on me
isn't your place?
347
00:12:30,293 --> 00:12:31,669
Are we not cool?
348
00:12:31,669 --> 00:12:33,296
Of course we are.
349
00:12:33,296 --> 00:12:34,797
Uh, matter of fact,
why don't you come in?
350
00:12:34,797 --> 00:12:36,090
Please come in.
351
00:12:37,675 --> 00:12:40,303
So, how are you doing
with everything?
352
00:12:40,303 --> 00:12:42,179
And not just
the interview,
353
00:12:42,179 --> 00:12:44,098
but the arrest,
all that?
Yeah.
354
00:12:44,098 --> 00:12:46,058
Uh, well,
if I'm being honest,
355
00:12:46,058 --> 00:12:47,351
it was a little rough.
356
00:12:47,351 --> 00:12:49,603
I'm so sorry
that happened to you.
Yeah.
357
00:12:49,603 --> 00:12:51,939
But, look, I‐I can't afford
to focus on that right now.
358
00:12:51,939 --> 00:12:54,692
Right now I need to funnel
my anger into the cause.
359
00:12:54,692 --> 00:12:55,776
And that's
where you come in.
360
00:12:55,776 --> 00:12:57,570
Okay.
Yes.
361
00:12:57,570 --> 00:12:59,572
So, do you remember
the conversation that we had
362
00:12:59,572 --> 00:13:00,948
about
fashion for a purpose
363
00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:02,450
when you were trying
to figure out your major?
364
00:13:02,450 --> 00:13:05,202
Mm. You mean the one
where you made fun of me
365
00:13:05,202 --> 00:13:06,537
for saying fashion
isn't political?
366
00:13:06,537 --> 00:13:08,748
Correct.
But then you started talking
367
00:13:08,748 --> 00:13:10,541
about the Suffragettes,
the Black Panthers,
368
00:13:10,541 --> 00:13:12,585
and how fashion
unified their movement.
369
00:13:12,585 --> 00:13:14,295
And I feel like that's
what I need right now.
370
00:13:14,295 --> 00:13:16,088
I need something that people
can wear that ‐‐
371
00:13:16,088 --> 00:13:18,758
that unifies them, but also
sends a clear message.
372
00:13:18,758 --> 00:13:21,010
Wow.
God, I love that.
373
00:13:21,010 --> 00:13:22,636
You know I'm your girl!
374
00:13:22,636 --> 00:13:24,055
I mean, you know,
not your girl girl,
375
00:13:24,055 --> 00:13:25,431
'cause, obviously,
you have a girl.
376
00:13:25,431 --> 00:13:27,516
She's really great.
Uh, whatever. Never mind.
377
00:13:27,516 --> 00:13:29,310
Uh, I am ‐‐ I'm so in.
378
00:13:29,310 --> 00:13:30,436
Thanks.
379
00:13:30,436 --> 00:13:32,104
♪ Baby, let me be
your waitress ♪
380
00:13:32,104 --> 00:13:33,814
♪ I'm about to serve it up ♪
381
00:13:33,814 --> 00:13:35,149
♪ I'm about to serve it up ♪
382
00:13:35,149 --> 00:13:36,692
♪ They be handin' me
the blank checks ♪
383
00:13:36,692 --> 00:13:37,985
♪ I be gettin' what I want ♪
384
00:13:37,985 --> 00:13:39,111
♪ I be gettin' what I want ♪
385
00:13:39,111 --> 00:13:41,030
♪ Like you more
if you say less ♪
386
00:13:41,030 --> 00:13:42,448
♪ You can't tell me nothin' ♪
387
00:13:42,448 --> 00:13:43,616
♪ You can't tell me nothin' ♪
388
00:13:43,616 --> 00:13:44,533
♪ Ooh,
I wanna see you shake it ♪
389
00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:45,785
♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
390
00:13:45,785 --> 00:13:47,745
♪ You got it right there ♪
391
00:13:47,745 --> 00:13:49,789
Alright, so,
I'll just pick everything up
392
00:13:49,789 --> 00:13:50,915
and bring it to Hawkins.
393
00:13:50,915 --> 00:13:52,625
Dope.
Thanks again, Freshman.
394
00:13:52,625 --> 00:13:55,002
Oh, I thought you weren't
calling me that anymore.
395
00:13:55,002 --> 00:13:58,339
Yeah, well, uh, "Dropout"
seemed a little sad, so...
396
00:13:58,339 --> 00:14:00,174
Oh. [ Chuckling ] Wow!
Yeah.
397
00:14:00,174 --> 00:14:01,509
[ Gasps ]
398
00:14:02,927 --> 00:14:04,762
[ TV playing indistinctly ]
399
00:14:04,762 --> 00:14:08,057
[ Cellphone vibrating, ringing ]
400
00:14:14,355 --> 00:14:15,606
Hey!
401
00:14:15,606 --> 00:14:17,066
Sorry for the late call.
402
00:14:17,066 --> 00:14:18,609
I just had a quick spark
of inspiration
403
00:14:18,609 --> 00:14:19,735
I kind of want
to run by you.
404
00:14:19,735 --> 00:14:21,070
Listening.
405
00:14:21,070 --> 00:14:22,446
Okay.
So, what do you think
406
00:14:22,446 --> 00:14:25,783
about adding an accessory
to the protest ‐‐
407
00:14:25,783 --> 00:14:27,785
something that people can take
with them and wear every day,
408
00:14:27,785 --> 00:14:30,079
just like, uh,
those LIVESTRONG bracelets?
409
00:14:30,079 --> 00:14:31,080
I love it.
410
00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:32,915
Oh, dope!
411
00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,208
I actually got the idea
412
00:14:34,208 --> 00:14:36,127
watching
"Real Housewives of Potomac."
413
00:14:36,127 --> 00:14:37,378
Did you know that
one of the housewives
414
00:14:37,378 --> 00:14:39,213
actually wears
a bracelet every day
415
00:14:39,213 --> 00:14:41,674
to raise awareness for her
daughter's color blindness?
416
00:14:41,674 --> 00:14:42,800
She's so brave.
417
00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:44,426
You still
watch that trash?
418
00:14:44,426 --> 00:14:46,762
Um, you're the one who put me
onto that trash
419
00:14:46,762 --> 00:14:48,222
in the first place.
420
00:14:48,222 --> 00:14:49,932
You're right,
you're right.
421
00:14:49,932 --> 00:14:51,225
Hey, babe, it's getting
kind of late.
422
00:14:51,225 --> 00:14:52,977
I'm gonna go to bed.
423
00:14:52,977 --> 00:14:54,770
Okay.
I'll be there in a minute.
424
00:14:54,770 --> 00:14:55,896
Hey, I should get going.
425
00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:57,898
Um...
Uh, yeah.
426
00:14:57,898 --> 00:15:00,025
No, I'm so sorry.
It is late.
427
00:15:00,025 --> 00:15:02,153
Uh,
viva la Rattail Revolution.
428
00:15:02,153 --> 00:15:04,697
Okay, bye.
Bye, bye, bye.
429
00:15:04,697 --> 00:15:11,453
♪
430
00:15:11,453 --> 00:15:14,456
[ Sighs ]
431
00:15:14,456 --> 00:15:17,626
Attention, California University
administration
432
00:15:17,626 --> 00:15:19,420
and board of directors.
433
00:15:19,420 --> 00:15:22,131
We, the students of Cal U,
demand to have a say
434
00:15:22,131 --> 00:15:24,133
in your investment
of our tuition dollars
435
00:15:24,133 --> 00:15:26,010
in the private prison system.
436
00:15:26,010 --> 00:15:28,095
A system that profits
437
00:15:28,095 --> 00:15:30,890
off the mass incarceration
of people of color.
438
00:15:30,890 --> 00:15:32,474
So we will sit here in silence
439
00:15:32,474 --> 00:15:34,185
until you allow us
to have an open dialogue
440
00:15:34,185 --> 00:15:36,770
and give us a seat at the table.
441
00:15:37,813 --> 00:15:39,565
♪ Uh ♪
442
00:15:39,565 --> 00:15:41,442
♪ Can't change the world
'less we change ourselves ♪
443
00:15:41,442 --> 00:15:43,777
♪ Die from the sicknesses
if we don't seek the health ♪
444
00:15:43,777 --> 00:15:46,488
♪ All eyes be my witness
when I speak what's felt ♪
445
00:15:46,488 --> 00:15:48,908
♪ Full house on my hands,
the cards I was dealt ♪
446
00:15:48,908 --> 00:15:51,493
♪ Three K's, Two A's
in AmeriKKKa ♪
447
00:15:51,493 --> 00:15:53,621
♪ I'm just a black spade
spawn out the nebula ♪
448
00:15:53,621 --> 00:15:56,373
♪ And everything I do or say
today that's worthwhile ♪
449
00:15:56,373 --> 00:15:58,500
♪ Will for sure inspire action
in your first child ♪
450
00:15:58,500 --> 00:15:59,960
♪ I'll begin my verse ♪
451
00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:02,755
♪ In the land of the free,
is for the free loaders ♪
452
00:16:02,755 --> 00:16:05,174
♪ Leave us dead in the street,
then be their organ donors ♪
453
00:16:05,174 --> 00:16:07,468
♪ They disorganized my people,
made us all loners ♪
454
00:16:07,468 --> 00:16:10,054
♪ Still got the last names
of our slave owners ♪
455
00:16:10,054 --> 00:16:12,806
♪ In the land of the free,
it's for the free loaders ♪
456
00:16:12,806 --> 00:16:15,100
♪ Leave us dead in the street,
then be their organ donors ♪
457
00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:17,603
♪ They disorganized my people,
made us all loners ♪
458
00:16:17,603 --> 00:16:18,646
♪ Yeah ♪
459
00:16:18,646 --> 00:16:20,022
♪ Yeah ♪
460
00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:25,152
♪
461
00:16:25,152 --> 00:16:30,157
♪
462
00:16:30,157 --> 00:16:32,910
[ Cheers and applause ]
463
00:16:32,910 --> 00:16:34,912
I just want to thank all of you
for your support.
464
00:16:34,912 --> 00:16:36,664
Uh, it's because of you guys
465
00:16:36,664 --> 00:16:39,166
that we now have an invitation
to the next board meeting!
466
00:16:39,166 --> 00:16:40,042
Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
467
00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:42,294
Whoo!
Yo!
468
00:16:42,294 --> 00:16:43,045
Whoo!
469
00:16:47,049 --> 00:16:49,218
Hey! What's up, man?
470
00:16:49,218 --> 00:16:50,719
Congratulations, bro.
Thank you.
471
00:16:50,719 --> 00:16:52,263
And I appreciate all your help
for real. I do.
472
00:16:52,263 --> 00:16:54,223
You're welcome.
473
00:16:54,223 --> 00:16:55,307
We used to have sex!
474
00:16:55,307 --> 00:16:56,558
Whoa!
475
00:16:56,558 --> 00:16:57,643
What is wrong
with you?
476
00:16:57,643 --> 00:16:59,144
I'm sorry.
477
00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:00,688
[ Exhales sharply ]
[ Clears throat ]
478
00:17:00,688 --> 00:17:02,106
I saw you guys
getting all bro‐y,
479
00:17:02,106 --> 00:17:03,899
and I was worried he
was gonna say something,
480
00:17:03,899 --> 00:17:05,901
and I‐I just didn't want you
to find out that way.
481
00:17:05,901 --> 00:17:08,028
So you thought this
was best way?
[ Chuckles ]
482
00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:09,446
You know what?
483
00:17:09,446 --> 00:17:12,741
I'm gonna let you
two lovebirds process this.
484
00:17:12,741 --> 00:17:14,326
Excuse me.
485
00:17:14,326 --> 00:17:18,372
♪
486
00:17:18,372 --> 00:17:19,957
Well, that was crazy.
487
00:17:19,957 --> 00:17:21,333
I'm sorry.
[ Chuckles ]
488
00:17:21,333 --> 00:17:24,003
I thought you deserved to know,
and I panicked.
489
00:17:24,003 --> 00:17:25,796
It's okay.
I already knew.
490
00:17:25,796 --> 00:17:27,881
You did?
He did tell you?
491
00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:29,592
No.
I picked up on it
492
00:17:29,592 --> 00:17:31,510
the moment you said
it was complicated.
493
00:17:31,510 --> 00:17:33,512
Have things
ever been complicated
494
00:17:33,512 --> 00:17:35,931
between two people
who haven't smashed?
495
00:17:35,931 --> 00:17:39,393
Maybe next time,
pull me aside?
496
00:17:39,393 --> 00:17:40,436
Shoot me a text?
497
00:17:40,436 --> 00:17:41,687
Okay.
498
00:17:41,687 --> 00:17:42,521
Yeah?
Mm‐hmm.
499
00:17:44,648 --> 00:17:46,233
[ Both laugh ]
500
00:17:46,233 --> 00:17:49,612
Um, hey.
How amazing was today?
Hey!
501
00:17:49,612 --> 00:17:51,739
You should be
so proud of yourself.
502
00:17:51,739 --> 00:17:53,991
Yeah. Hey, and I'm proud
of you, too, you know?
503
00:17:53,991 --> 00:17:55,075
We would have been nothing
without your jumpsuits.
504
00:17:55,075 --> 00:17:56,535
They killed it.
505
00:17:56,535 --> 00:17:58,996
Well, I'm happy that I could
actually come through for you.
506
00:17:58,996 --> 00:18:00,581
Although,
don't get used to it,
507
00:18:00,581 --> 00:18:01,999
'cause it probably
will never happen again.
508
00:18:01,999 --> 00:18:03,709
Oh, I know.
I figured that.
509
00:18:03,709 --> 00:18:05,336
[ Both laugh ]
510
00:18:05,336 --> 00:18:06,378
I'm gonna grab a drink.
Do you want something?
511
00:18:06,378 --> 00:18:08,130
Uh, no.
Actually, I'm good.
512
00:18:08,130 --> 00:18:09,340
But, again,
this was incredible,
513
00:18:09,340 --> 00:18:11,634
and congratulations.
514
00:18:11,634 --> 00:18:15,679
♪
515
00:18:15,679 --> 00:18:16,722
Alright, explosion.
516
00:18:16,722 --> 00:18:18,641
[ Both chuckle ]
517
00:18:18,641 --> 00:18:20,392
I'm gonna grab
that drink.
518
00:18:20,392 --> 00:18:21,852
Yes. Go.
519
00:18:25,230 --> 00:18:28,192
So big deal,
Aaron has a girlfriend.
520
00:18:28,192 --> 00:18:30,110
Even if our dynamic changes,
521
00:18:30,110 --> 00:18:31,987
I know that we'll always make
a good team
522
00:18:31,987 --> 00:18:34,740
and that I'll always have
a place in his life.
523
00:18:34,740 --> 00:18:36,700
Hey, Zoey.
Hey.
524
00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:37,743
You got a sec?
525
00:18:37,743 --> 00:18:39,078
Uh, yeah, of course.
What's up?
526
00:18:39,078 --> 00:18:40,829
You and Aaron
really killed it today.
527
00:18:40,829 --> 00:18:42,998
Aww!
Especially your jumpsuits.
528
00:18:42,998 --> 00:18:45,000
Thank you.
Today was amazing.
529
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,752
Yeah.
And, like, I mean,
he was amazing.
530
00:18:46,752 --> 00:18:48,879
Yeah.
[ Chuckles ]
531
00:18:48,879 --> 00:18:52,174
Um, look, I got to ask you
a small favor.
532
00:18:52,174 --> 00:18:54,176
Anything. I just
don't help people move,
533
00:18:54,176 --> 00:18:55,928
nor do I do drives
to the airport.
534
00:18:57,846 --> 00:19:01,100
I‐I need you to take
a couple steps back from Aaron.
535
00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:05,854
From here?
536
00:19:05,854 --> 00:19:08,941
No.
Um, in ‐‐ in life.
537
00:19:10,150 --> 00:19:11,735
I know you guys
have a history,
538
00:19:11,735 --> 00:19:14,196
and, um, you obviously
have a bond,
539
00:19:14,196 --> 00:19:16,365
but please put yourself
in my shoes.
540
00:19:16,365 --> 00:19:19,618
And I'm ‐‐ I'm not asking
for you guys to not be friends.
541
00:19:19,618 --> 00:19:22,705
I'm just asking that you
please give us a chance
542
00:19:22,705 --> 00:19:24,373
to form our own bond
543
00:19:24,373 --> 00:19:26,500
without any old feelings
coming between us.
544
00:19:28,043 --> 00:19:29,837
Of course.
545
00:19:29,837 --> 00:19:32,381
I‐I‐I totally get it.
546
00:19:32,381 --> 00:19:34,633
Thanks.
Mm‐hmm.
547
00:19:34,633 --> 00:19:38,804
♪ Sooner or later, every boy's
gotta grow outta this phase ♪
548
00:19:38,804 --> 00:19:42,683
Zoey: As I stood in the middle
of all those orange jumpsuits,
549
00:19:42,683 --> 00:19:45,144
I realized something.
550
00:19:45,144 --> 00:19:48,230
Aaron ultimately learned
551
00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:52,234
that sometimes silence
says everything.
552
00:19:52,234 --> 00:19:54,236
And I learned that even though
553
00:19:54,236 --> 00:19:57,448
you may know something
deep down inside,
554
00:19:57,448 --> 00:19:59,825
sometimes you need
to hear it said
555
00:19:59,825 --> 00:20:02,202
out loud.
♪ At least that's what
I'm telling myself ♪
556
00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,455
♪ At least that's what
I'm telling myself ♪
557
00:20:07,416 --> 00:20:09,376
Happy birthday, Grandma.
She's a retired teacher.
558
00:20:09,376 --> 00:20:10,836
Speaking of which...
559
00:20:10,836 --> 00:20:13,255
Aww! My baby wished me
a happy birthday!
560
00:20:13,255 --> 00:20:14,631
[ Giggles ]
Of course I did, Gam Gam.
561
00:20:14,631 --> 00:20:16,341
Well, I just did.
562
00:20:16,341 --> 00:20:17,926
Now, if you want
to talk recidivism,
563
00:20:17,926 --> 00:20:19,678
we can talk recidivism.
564
00:20:19,678 --> 00:20:21,138
Have you ever tried
playing basketball
565
00:20:21,138 --> 00:20:21,972
with no basketball nets?
Mm.
566
00:20:21,972 --> 00:20:23,182
It's impossible.
567
00:20:23,182 --> 00:20:24,308
How do you know if you
made it or not?
568
00:20:24,308 --> 00:20:26,059
And why
isn't anyone talking
569
00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:28,145
about the food deserts
in these inner cities?
570
00:20:28,145 --> 00:20:30,189
If you ask me,
I think that there's a ‐‐
571
00:20:30,189 --> 00:20:32,649
Look, Aaron, I didn't.
We are now out of time.
572
00:20:32,649 --> 00:20:34,318
Are you sure?
So ‐‐ yeah, I'm positive.
573
00:20:34,318 --> 00:20:36,779
Thank you so much
for joining us today.
574
00:20:36,779 --> 00:20:39,865
Um, when we come back,
we'll be talking to a mother...
You need to keep my name
out your mouth.
575
00:20:39,865 --> 00:20:41,533
But, Gam Gam...
...who thinks her 4‐year‐old
is not too young
576
00:20:41,533 --> 00:20:43,786
...I'm sorry!
...to wear makeup.
577
00:20:43,786 --> 00:20:44,953
4 is definitely
too young.
578
00:20:44,953 --> 00:20:47,790
I'm still your favorite
grandson, right?
579
00:20:47,790 --> 00:20:49,792
Grandma?!