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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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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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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
252
00:09:07,172 --> 00:09:09,422
and used their platform
to make a difference?
253
00:09:09,424 --> 00:09:16,224
♪
254
00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:18,812
Javi: So, you really shit
the bed earlier, huh?
255
00:09:18,808 --> 00:09:19,808
[ Chuckles ]
256
00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:22,559
Okay, you got
that one off.
257
00:09:22,562 --> 00:09:24,152
Yep.
258
00:09:24,147 --> 00:09:25,187
Here.
259
00:09:25,190 --> 00:09:26,400
Wow.
260
00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:28,319
You might be
the only right‐wing
261
00:09:28,318 --> 00:09:30,778
Republican Christian
weed smoker I know.
262
00:09:30,779 --> 00:09:32,609
Even believe
in climate change.
263
00:09:32,614 --> 00:09:34,534
Don't tell Ana.
[ Chuckles ]
264
00:09:34,532 --> 00:09:36,242
Seriously, you raised
some good points
265
00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:37,702
in that interview, man.
266
00:09:37,702 --> 00:09:39,622
You were just
all over the place.
267
00:09:39,621 --> 00:09:42,501
Yeah, I guess
I panicked a little bit.
268
00:09:42,499 --> 00:09:46,249
I just wanted to get the message
out about all the issues
269
00:09:46,252 --> 00:09:49,012
I've worked so hard on
over the years,
270
00:09:49,005 --> 00:09:50,875
cover as much as possible,
you know?
271
00:09:50,882 --> 00:09:52,632
I do know.
272
00:09:52,634 --> 00:09:54,764
Actually, I used to be
the same way.
273
00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:55,971
I used to try
to tackle everything.
274
00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:57,970
I didn't start
getting results
275
00:09:57,972 --> 00:10:00,182
till I learned
to focus my message.
276
00:10:00,183 --> 00:10:02,603
How'd you do that?
277
00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:04,402
I worked backwards.
278
00:10:04,395 --> 00:10:06,435
I thought about
the outcome I wanted.
279
00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,399
Then I realized you
can't just complain.
280
00:10:08,399 --> 00:10:10,439
You have to have
solutions.
281
00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:13,493
Then the message
comes easily.
282
00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:20,447
There you are.
283
00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:23,213
Smoking with Aaron,
'cause why wouldn't you be?
284
00:10:23,206 --> 00:10:24,246
[ Groans ]
285
00:10:24,249 --> 00:10:25,499
Alright, man.
Handle that.
286
00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:27,960
Good luck out there.
Yep.
287
00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:29,711
Zoey: What has happened
to our world?
288
00:10:29,712 --> 00:10:32,012
I can't even speak
to Aaron on his big day.
289
00:10:32,006 --> 00:10:33,216
Everything just feels
so weird.
290
00:10:33,216 --> 00:10:35,006
I know.
It was really strange
291
00:10:35,009 --> 00:10:36,179
being in the same place
as Doug
292
00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:37,967
and not getting to laugh
or joke with him.
293
00:10:37,971 --> 00:10:38,891
Yeah.
294
00:10:38,888 --> 00:10:40,768
Guess this
is our new normal?
295
00:10:40,765 --> 00:10:43,305
Yeah.
Ana: [ Unenthused ] Hey.
296
00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:44,559
Hey.
What's wrong?
297
00:10:44,561 --> 00:10:45,561
Church was closed?
298
00:10:45,562 --> 00:10:47,312
No.
[ Snorts ]
299
00:10:47,313 --> 00:10:48,983
It's just a little
Aaron/Javi thing
300
00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:50,232
I'm trying to figure out.
301
00:10:50,233 --> 00:10:51,943
And I want
to be sensitive
302
00:10:51,943 --> 00:10:53,743
to what Zoey's
going through with Aaron.
303
00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:55,526
Oh, be as insensitive
as you want,
304
00:10:55,530 --> 00:10:57,320
because there
is nothing happening
305
00:10:57,323 --> 00:10:58,493
between me and Aaron.
306
00:10:58,491 --> 00:11:00,581
We are completely
friend‐zoned.
307
00:11:00,577 --> 00:11:02,197
So are we.
308
00:11:02,203 --> 00:11:05,543
And it seems like Aaron and Javi
are friend‐zoned, too,
309
00:11:05,540 --> 00:11:08,330
and I'm wondering
if I have to tell Javi
310
00:11:08,334 --> 00:11:12,384
about the intersection
of our, you know, zones.
311
00:11:12,380 --> 00:11:14,800
You mean like how Aaron
used to be all up in them guts?
312
00:11:14,799 --> 00:11:16,179
Ooh, wow!
313
00:11:16,176 --> 00:11:18,046
I'm actually gonna tap out
of this conversation.
314
00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:19,722
I appreciate
your sensitivity, though.
315
00:11:19,721 --> 00:11:22,271
Sky...not yours.
316
00:11:22,265 --> 00:11:25,635
Okay, guys, seriously,
does he deserve to know?
317
00:11:25,643 --> 00:11:27,983
Yes! Unless you want him
looking stupid
318
00:11:27,979 --> 00:11:29,649
out here
in these streets.
319
00:11:29,647 --> 00:11:31,357
If you were interacting with
some girl that he messed with,
320
00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:32,567
wouldn't
you want to know?
321
00:11:32,567 --> 00:11:33,897
Absolutely.
Okay.
322
00:11:33,902 --> 00:11:36,952
That is because Ana
is a crazy stalker, okay?
323
00:11:36,946 --> 00:11:38,526
We are talking
about Javi here.
324
00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:40,661
Most guys would rather
stay in the dark
325
00:11:40,658 --> 00:11:43,158
when it comes to who has
blown their girl's back out.
Hmm.
326
00:11:43,161 --> 00:11:46,501
What is that sweet‐faced Rodney
doing to you?
327
00:11:46,497 --> 00:11:48,537
Excuse you?
328
00:11:48,541 --> 00:11:49,961
That's personal.
329
00:11:49,959 --> 00:11:52,499
♪
330
00:11:52,503 --> 00:11:55,883
The next morning, I was getting
ready to go shop for Joey
331
00:11:55,882 --> 00:11:57,512
and feeling more at peace
332
00:11:57,508 --> 00:12:01,298
with the new normal
between me and Aaron.
333
00:12:01,304 --> 00:12:02,604
Whoa!
334
00:12:02,597 --> 00:12:04,887
Sorry.
335
00:12:04,891 --> 00:12:06,561
Zoey, I need you.
336
00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,349
♪
337
00:12:12,815 --> 00:12:15,435
So, what can I do
you for?
338
00:12:15,443 --> 00:12:17,153
Zoey, come on.
339
00:12:17,153 --> 00:12:19,033
You don't have to be a weirdo
around me, okay?
340
00:12:19,030 --> 00:12:20,410
And by the way,
I saw you leave
341
00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:21,616
without speaking to me
yesterday.
342
00:12:21,616 --> 00:12:23,276
Was I that bad?
No. G‐‐
343
00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:24,454
No, no, not at all.
344
00:12:24,452 --> 00:12:26,252
It's just, like, you
were obviously upset,
345
00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:28,666
and I didn't feel like it
was my place to check on you.
346
00:12:28,665 --> 00:12:30,245
Checking on me
isn't your place?
347
00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:31,630
Are we not cool?
348
00:12:31,626 --> 00:12:33,246
Of course we are.
349
00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:34,753
Uh, matter of fact,
why don't you come in?
350
00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:36,054
Please come in.
351
00:12:37,632 --> 00:12:40,262
So, how are you doing
with everything?
352
00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:42,140
And not just
the interview,
353
00:12:42,136 --> 00:12:44,056
but the arrest,
all that?
Yeah.
354
00:12:44,055 --> 00:12:46,015
Uh, well,
if I'm being honest,
355
00:12:46,015 --> 00:12:47,305
it was a little rough.
356
00:12:47,308 --> 00:12:49,558
I'm so sorry
that happened to you.
Yeah.
357
00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:51,900
But, look, I‐I can't afford
to focus on that right now.
358
00:12:51,896 --> 00:12:54,646
Right now I need to funnel
my anger into the cause.
359
00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:55,729
And that's
where you come in.
360
00:12:55,733 --> 00:12:57,533
Okay.
Yes.
361
00:12:57,527 --> 00:12:59,527
So, do you remember
the conversation that we had
362
00:12:59,529 --> 00:13:00,909
about
fashion for a purpose
363
00:13:00,905 --> 00:13:02,405
when you were trying
to figure out your major?
364
00:13:02,407 --> 00:13:05,157
Mm. You mean the one
where you made fun of me
365
00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:06,489
for saying fashion
isn't political?
366
00:13:06,494 --> 00:13:08,714
Correct.
But then you started talking
367
00:13:08,705 --> 00:13:10,495
about the Suffragettes,
the Black Panthers,
368
00:13:10,498 --> 00:13:12,538
and how fashion
unified their movement.
369
00:13:12,542 --> 00:13:14,252
And I feel like that's
what I need right now.
370
00:13:14,252 --> 00:13:16,052
I need something that people
can wear that ‐‐
371
00:13:16,045 --> 00:13:18,715
that unifies them, but also
sends a clear message.
372
00:13:18,715 --> 00:13:20,965
Wow.
God, I love that.
373
00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:22,587
You know I'm your girl!
374
00:13:22,593 --> 00:13:24,013
I mean, you know,
not your girl girl,
375
00:13:24,012 --> 00:13:25,392
'cause, obviously,
you have a girl.
376
00:13:25,388 --> 00:13:27,468
She's really great.
Uh, whatever. Never mind.
377
00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:29,273
Uh, I am ‐‐ I'm so in.
378
00:13:29,267 --> 00:13:30,387
Thanks.
379
00:13:30,393 --> 00:13:32,063
♪ Baby, let me be
your waitress ♪
380
00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:33,771
♪ I'm about to serve it up ♪
381
00:13:33,771 --> 00:13:35,111
♪ I'm about to serve it up ♪
382
00:13:35,106 --> 00:13:36,646
♪ They be handin' me
the blank checks ♪
383
00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:37,939
♪ I be gettin' what I want ♪
384
00:13:37,942 --> 00:13:39,072
♪ I be gettin' what I want ♪
385
00:13:39,068 --> 00:13:40,988
♪ Like you more
if you say less ♪
386
00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:42,407
♪ You can't tell me nothin' ♪
387
00:13:42,405 --> 00:13:43,565
♪ You can't tell me nothin' ♪
388
00:13:43,573 --> 00:13:44,493
♪ Ooh,
I wanna see you shake it ♪
389
00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:45,740
♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
390
00:13:45,742 --> 00:13:47,702
♪ You got it right there ♪
391
00:13:47,702 --> 00:13:49,752
Alright, so,
I'll just pick everything up
392
00:13:49,746 --> 00:13:50,866
and bring it to Hawkins.
393
00:13:50,872 --> 00:13:52,582
Dope.
Thanks again, Freshman.
394
00:13:52,582 --> 00:13:54,962
Oh, I thought you weren't
calling me that anymore.
395
00:13:54,959 --> 00:13:58,299
Yeah, well, uh, "Dropout"
seemed a little sad, so...
396
00:13:58,296 --> 00:14:00,126
Oh. [ Chuckling ] Wow!
Yeah.
397
00:14:00,131 --> 00:14:01,471
[ Gasps ]
398
00:14:02,884 --> 00:14:04,724
[ TV playing indistinctly ]
399
00:14:04,719 --> 00:14:08,009
[ Cellphone vibrating, ringing ]
400
00:14:14,312 --> 00:14:15,562
Hey!
401
00:14:15,563 --> 00:14:17,023
Sorry for the late call.
402
00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:18,573
I just had a quick spark
of inspiration
403
00:14:18,566 --> 00:14:19,686
I kind of want
to run by you.
404
00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:21,032
Listening.
405
00:14:21,027 --> 00:14:22,397
Okay.
So, what do you think
406
00:14:22,403 --> 00:14:25,743
about adding an accessory
to the protest ‐‐
407
00:14:25,740 --> 00:14:27,740
something that people can take
with them and wear every day,
408
00:14:27,742 --> 00:14:30,042
just like, uh,
those LIVESTRONG bracelets?
409
00:14:30,036 --> 00:14:31,036
I love it.
410
00:14:31,037 --> 00:14:32,867
Oh, dope!
411
00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:34,172
I actually got the idea
412
00:14:34,165 --> 00:14:36,075
watching
"Real Housewives of Potomac."
413
00:14:36,084 --> 00:14:37,344
Did you know that
one of the housewives
414
00:14:37,335 --> 00:14:39,165
actually wears
a bracelet every day
415
00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:41,630
to raise awareness for her
daughter's color blindness?
416
00:14:41,631 --> 00:14:42,761
She's so brave.
417
00:14:42,757 --> 00:14:44,377
You still
watch that trash?
418
00:14:44,383 --> 00:14:46,723
Um, you're the one who put me
onto that trash
419
00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:48,179
in the first place.
420
00:14:48,179 --> 00:14:49,889
You're right,
you're right.
421
00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:51,179
Hey, babe, it's getting
kind of late.
422
00:14:51,182 --> 00:14:52,932
I'm gonna go to bed.
423
00:14:52,934 --> 00:14:54,734
Okay.
I'll be there in a minute.
424
00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:55,847
Hey, I should get going.
425
00:14:55,853 --> 00:14:57,863
Um...
Uh, yeah.
426
00:14:57,855 --> 00:14:59,975
No, I'm so sorry.
It is late.
427
00:14:59,982 --> 00:15:02,112
Uh,
viva la Rattail Revolution.
428
00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:04,650
Okay, bye.
Bye, bye, bye.
429
00:15:04,654 --> 00:15:11,414
♪
430
00:15:11,410 --> 00:15:14,410
[ Sighs ]
431
00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:17,583
Attention, California University
administration
432
00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:19,383
and board of directors.
433
00:15:19,377 --> 00:15:22,087
We, the students of Cal U,
demand to have a say
434
00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:24,088
in your investment
of our tuition dollars
435
00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:25,970
in the private prison system.
436
00:15:25,967 --> 00:15:28,047
A system that profits
437
00:15:28,052 --> 00:15:30,852
off the mass incarceration
of people of color.
438
00:15:30,847 --> 00:15:32,427
So we will sit here in silence
439
00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:34,141
until you allow us
to have an open dialogue
440
00:15:34,142 --> 00:15:36,732
and give us a seat at the table.
441
00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:39,520
♪ Uh ♪
442
00:15:39,522 --> 00:15:41,402
♪ Can't change the world
'less we change ourselves ♪
443
00:15:41,399 --> 00:15:43,729
♪ Die from the sicknesses
if we don't seek the health ♪
444
00:15:43,734 --> 00:15:46,454
♪ All eyes be my witness
when I speak what's felt ♪
445
00:15:46,445 --> 00:15:48,865
♪ Full house on my hands,
the cards I was dealt ♪
446
00:15:48,865 --> 00:15:51,445
♪ Three K's, Two A's
in AmeriKKKa ♪
447
00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:53,580
♪ I'm just a black spade
spawn out the nebula ♪
448
00:15:53,578 --> 00:15:56,328
♪ And everything I do or say
today that's worthwhile ♪
449
00:15:56,330 --> 00:15:58,460
♪ Will for sure inspire action
in your first child ♪
450
00:15:58,457 --> 00:15:59,917
♪ I'll begin my verse ♪
451
00:15:59,917 --> 00:16:02,707
♪ In the land of the free,
is for the free loaders ♪
452
00:16:02,712 --> 00:16:05,132
♪ Leave us dead in the street,
then be their organ donors ♪
453
00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:07,431
♪ They disorganized my people,
made us all loners ♪
454
00:16:07,425 --> 00:16:10,005
♪ Still got the last names
of our slave owners ♪
455
00:16:10,011 --> 00:16:12,761
♪ In the land of the free,
it's for the free loaders ♪
456
00:16:12,763 --> 00:16:15,063
♪ Leave us dead in the street,
then be their organ donors ♪
457
00:16:15,057 --> 00:16:17,557
♪ They disorganized my people,
made us all loners ♪
458
00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:18,600
♪ Yeah ♪
459
00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:19,983
♪ Yeah ♪
460
00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:25,109
♪
461
00:16:25,109 --> 00:16:30,109
♪
462
00:16:30,114 --> 00:16:32,874
[ Cheers and applause ]
463
00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:34,867
I just want to thank all of you
for your support.
464
00:16:34,869 --> 00:16:36,619
Uh, it's because of you guys
465
00:16:36,621 --> 00:16:39,121
that we now have an invitation
to the next board meeting!
466
00:16:39,123 --> 00:16:40,003
Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
467
00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:42,249
Whoo!
Yo!
468
00:16:42,251 --> 00:16:43,001
Whoo!
469
00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:49,176
Hey! What's up, man?
470
00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:50,675
Congratulations, bro.
Thank you.
471
00:16:50,676 --> 00:16:52,216
And I appreciate all your help
for real. I do.
472
00:16:52,220 --> 00:16:54,180
You're welcome.
473
00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:55,260
We used to have sex!
474
00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:56,524
Whoa!
475
00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:57,595
What is wrong
with you?
476
00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,100
I'm sorry.
477
00:16:59,101 --> 00:17:00,651
[ Exhales sharply ]
[ Clears throat ]
478
00:17:00,645 --> 00:17:02,055
I saw you guys
getting all bro‐y,
479
00:17:02,063 --> 00:17:03,863
and I was worried he
was gonna say something,
480
00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:05,856
and I‐I just didn't want you
to find out that way.
481
00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,988
So you thought this
was best way?
[ Chuckles ]
482
00:17:07,985 --> 00:17:09,395
You know what?
483
00:17:09,403 --> 00:17:12,703
I'm gonna let you
two lovebirds process this.
484
00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:14,278
Excuse me.
485
00:17:14,283 --> 00:17:18,333
♪
486
00:17:18,329 --> 00:17:19,909
Well, that was crazy.
487
00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:21,294
I'm sorry.
[ Chuckles ]
488
00:17:21,290 --> 00:17:23,960
I thought you deserved to know,
and I panicked.
489
00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,750
It's okay.
I already knew.
490
00:17:25,753 --> 00:17:27,843
You did?
He did tell you?
491
00:17:27,838 --> 00:17:29,548
No.
I picked up on it
492
00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:31,469
the moment you said
it was complicated.
493
00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:33,467
Have things
ever been complicated
494
00:17:33,469 --> 00:17:35,889
between two people
who haven't smashed?
495
00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:39,348
Maybe next time,
pull me aside?
496
00:17:39,350 --> 00:17:40,390
Shoot me a text?
497
00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:41,643
Okay.
498
00:17:41,644 --> 00:17:42,484
Yeah?
Mm‐hmm.
499
00:17:44,605 --> 00:17:46,185
[ Both laugh ]
500
00:17:46,190 --> 00:17:49,570
Um, hey.
How amazing was today?
Hey!
501
00:17:49,569 --> 00:17:51,699
You should be
so proud of yourself.
502
00:17:51,696 --> 00:17:53,946
Yeah. Hey, and I'm proud
of you, too, you know?
503
00:17:53,948 --> 00:17:55,028
We would have been nothing
without your jumpsuits.
504
00:17:55,032 --> 00:17:56,492
They killed it.
505
00:17:56,492 --> 00:17:58,952
Well, I'm happy that I could
actually come through for you.
506
00:17:58,953 --> 00:18:00,543
Although,
don't get used to it,
507
00:18:00,538 --> 00:18:01,958
'cause it probably
will never happen again.
508
00:18:01,956 --> 00:18:03,666
Oh, I know.
I figured that.
509
00:18:03,666 --> 00:18:05,286
[ Both laugh ]
510
00:18:05,293 --> 00:18:06,343
I'm gonna grab a drink.
Do you want something?
511
00:18:06,335 --> 00:18:08,085
Uh, no.
Actually, I'm good.
512
00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:09,297
But, again,
this was incredible,
513
00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:11,587
and congratulations.
514
00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:15,641
♪
515
00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:16,676
Alright, explosion.
516
00:18:16,679 --> 00:18:18,599
[ Both chuckle ]
517
00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,348
I'm gonna grab
that drink.
518
00:18:20,349 --> 00:18:21,809
Yes. Go.
519
00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:28,147
So big deal,
Aaron has a girlfriend.
520
00:18:28,149 --> 00:18:30,069
Even if our dynamic changes,
521
00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:31,937
I know that we'll always make
a good team
522
00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:34,704
and that I'll always have
a place in his life.
523
00:18:34,697 --> 00:18:36,657
Hey, Zoey.
Hey.
524
00:18:36,657 --> 00:18:37,697
You got a sec?
525
00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:39,040
Uh, yeah, of course.
What's up?
526
00:18:39,035 --> 00:18:40,785
You and Aaron
really killed it today.
527
00:18:40,786 --> 00:18:42,956
Aww!
Especially your jumpsuits.
528
00:18:42,955 --> 00:18:44,955
Thank you.
Today was amazing.
529
00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:46,707
Yeah.
And, like, I mean,
he was amazing.
530
00:18:46,709 --> 00:18:48,839
Yeah.
[ Chuckles ]
531
00:18:48,836 --> 00:18:52,126
Um, look, I got to ask you
a small favor.
532
00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:54,131
Anything. I just
don't help people move,
533
00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:55,893
nor do I do drives
to the airport.
534
00:18:57,803 --> 00:19:01,063
I‐I need you to take
a couple steps back from Aaron.
535
00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:05,807
From here?
536
00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:08,901
No.
Um, in ‐‐ in life.
537
00:19:10,107 --> 00:19:11,687
I know you guys
have a history,
538
00:19:11,692 --> 00:19:14,152
and, um, you obviously
have a bond,
539
00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,323
but please put yourself
in my shoes.
540
00:19:16,322 --> 00:19:19,582
And I'm ‐‐ I'm not asking
for you guys to not be friends.
541
00:19:19,575 --> 00:19:22,655
I'm just asking that you
please give us a chance
542
00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:24,332
to form our own bond
543
00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:26,460
without any old feelings
coming between us.
544
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,790
Of course.
545
00:19:29,794 --> 00:19:32,344
I‐I‐I totally get it.
546
00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,588
Thanks.
Mm‐hmm.
547
00:19:34,590 --> 00:19:38,760
♪ Sooner or later, every boy's
gotta grow outta this phase ♪
548
00:19:38,761 --> 00:19:42,641
Zoey: As I stood in the middle
of all those orange jumpsuits,
549
00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,100
I realized something.
550
00:19:45,101 --> 00:19:48,191
Aaron ultimately learned
551
00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:52,187
that sometimes silence
says everything.
552
00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:54,191
And I learned that even though
553
00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:57,413
you may know something
deep down inside,
554
00:19:57,405 --> 00:19:59,775
sometimes you need
to hear it said
555
00:19:59,782 --> 00:20:02,162
out loud.
♪ At least that's what
I'm telling myself ♪
556
00:20:02,159 --> 00:20:04,409
♪ At least that's what
I'm telling myself ♪
557
00:20:07,373 --> 00:20:09,333
Happy birthday, Grandma.
She's a retired teacher.
558
00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:10,793
Speaking of which...
559
00:20:10,793 --> 00:20:13,213
Aww! My baby wished me
a happy birthday!
560
00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:14,592
[ Giggles ]
Of course I did, Gam Gam.
561
00:20:14,588 --> 00:20:16,298
Well, I just did.
562
00:20:16,298 --> 00:20:17,878
Now, if you want
to talk recidivism,
563
00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:19,643
we can talk recidivism.
564
00:20:19,635 --> 00:20:21,095
Have you ever tried
playing basketball
565
00:20:21,095 --> 00:20:21,925
with no basketball nets?
Mm.
566
00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:23,139
It's impossible.
567
00:20:23,139 --> 00:20:24,269
How do you know if you
made it or not?
568
00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:26,015
And why
isn't anyone talking
569
00:20:26,016 --> 00:20:28,096
about the food deserts
in these inner cities?
570
00:20:28,102 --> 00:20:30,152
If you ask me,
I think that there's a ‐‐
571
00:20:30,146 --> 00:20:32,606
Look, Aaron, I didn't.
We are now out of time.
572
00:20:32,606 --> 00:20:34,276
Are you sure?
So ‐‐ yeah, I'm positive.
573
00:20:34,275 --> 00:20:36,735
Thank you so much
for joining us today.
574
00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:39,816
Um, when we come back,
we'll be talking to a mother...
You need to keep my name
out your mouth.
575
00:20:39,822 --> 00:20:41,492
But, Gam Gam...
...who thinks her 4‐year‐old
is not too young
576
00:20:41,490 --> 00:20:43,740
...I'm sorry!
...to wear makeup.
577
00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:44,913
4 is definitely
too young.
578
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:47,750
I'm still your favorite
grandson, right?
579
00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:49,747
Grandma?!