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♪ Ey ♪

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♪ Yeah ♪

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♪ I just been ridin' ♪

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Zoey: After all the turmoil
and unrest

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over the last few months,

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I was really appreciating
getting back

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to some semblance
of a normal life.

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♪ Got a new lawyer,
he need a retainer ♪

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♪ I told him I'll make
the deposit ♪

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♪ Cheesin' all up
in the cam and it's... ♪

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And I even started
to rediscover

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my old passion for designing,

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thanks to all
the inspiration around me

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in the small amount of downtime
I had at my new internship

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with superstar
streetwear designer Esme Sharp.

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♪ Lifestyle changed up
and I'm going up ♪

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What's the "Z" for?
♪ But got the same ones
around me ♪

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Oh, it's for Zoey.
♪ I got new pains,
but I know I'm made for it ♪

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My name.
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

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Oh. Nice.

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♪ Not in my nature
to save it for later ♪

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♪ I'ma take her sailing
in south of France ♪

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♪ Take a trip out to Paris,
I'm eating pasta in Naples ♪

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♪ I'm on the beach in Barbados ♪

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Here are your
six packets of sweetener,

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two stir sticks,
a package of madeleines,

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and one
strawberry cake pop,

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which goes
right into the garbage

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to not, uh,
waste those extra calories.

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You see this guy?
Hmm?

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He's blowing up
off the look we created

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almost two
freakin' years ago.

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Yeah,
I remember the line.

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You had a ‐‐
a pop‐up fashion show

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on some helipad
of a building downtown.

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Esme: Yeah.
I stood outside
for two hours

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and was denied entrance because
I had a nail file in my pocket.

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Well, now, the fashion blogs
are celebrating

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this White dude
like he came up with it.

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Mm.
It's such nonsense.

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[ Sighs ]
Yeah.

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But it's nothing new,
right?

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We innovate, and the world
continues to appropriate.

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It's too bad there's not
some sort of reparations

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for stuff like this,

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because if people wanted
to "keep it so real,"

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then they'd compensate
Black folks for years

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and years
of stealing our ideas.

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But, then, again,

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h‐how do you assign
monetary value to an idea

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that's not technically
intellectual property?

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I really don't know.

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Zoey, right?

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Oh, my God,
we're on a first‐name basis.

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Have a seat.

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♪ I'm gone ♪

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Tell me a little bit
about yourself.

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Where you're from,
what you're doing here.

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Wow.

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♪ But got the same ones
'round me ♪

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After just a few weeks
of working in Esme's office,

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I was finding my voice,

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and my creative light
was shining brighter than ever.

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Oh. [ Laughs ] Look, my boss.

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♪

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Oh. Look, my words.

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Unfortunately,
with my light growing brighter,

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there seemed to be a tendency

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for some to want
to steal that shine.

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♪

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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'mma 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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I understand
what you're saying.

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I just don't see
what the problem is.

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Well, the problem is that
Esme repurposed my words

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as her own
in this article.

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Are you sure
they were exact?

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Maybe she just took
the essence of what you said

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and remixed it.

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Err, no, because a‐a "remix"
implies some sort of elevated,

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hip‐hop style change
that may or may not feature

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DJ Khaled ‐‐
which this is not.

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Okay, okay, okay, let me see it.
Let me take a look at it.

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I know a Zoey Johnson quote
when I see one.

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Yep.
Alright.

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"Appropriate" ‐‐ nice.
"Compensate" ‐‐ very good.

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Mm‐hmm.
"Reparations."
Wait a minute.

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This brilliant quote
is all Aaron Jackson.

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You stole this from me.
Wha‐‐

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These are my ideas.

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I told you this the other night
over chimichangas.
Wha‐‐

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You don't remember?
You said that?

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Yes.
Over chimichangas?

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Yeah, he said it
over chimichangas.

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Well, that's beside the point,
then.

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That means that
Esme stole from us, babe.

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Okay, well, look,
maybe she just

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did to you
what you just did to me.

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Mm.
You listened.

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You internalized
my already brilliant idea.

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Then, against all odds,
you elevated it,

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making it
even more brilliant.
Mm‐hmm.

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The point is,
it doesn't matter who said what

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as long as
the message got out, right?

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Right. Right.
You're right.

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And neither of us
could have gotten

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those thoughts published, so ‐‐
Speak for yourself.

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I'm, uh ‐‐
I'm in academia, so...

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Barely.
Can you not ruin this moment?

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Alright, I'm just gonna do it.
I'm gonna go with it here.

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Be honest.

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Does it make me look like
Will Smith in "Hitch"?

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Serious question ‐‐
do you want to look like

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Will Smith in "Hitch"?
Today?

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Mm‐hmm.
Yes, absolutely.

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Remember I told you mid‐semester
that me and the other TA

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were gonna be
swapping duties?
Yeah.

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Today is that day.
Yeah?

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Yes. He's gonna be
grading papers. I'm gonna
be leading lectures.

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That's today.
Yes.

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Oh, my God,
that's so cool!
Yeah, it is,
but I feel like

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I have this huge reputation
to live up to.
Mm‐hmm.

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Right? Because last year,
I shut school graduation down.

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That's what I did.

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Also got the school to divest
from private prisons.
That was you.

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Also single‐handedly created
Black Minds Matter,

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Cinema Paranegro,
Cornbread Thursdays.

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They're my greatest hits here.
You know what I mean?

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I know
all of his greatest hits

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because he never fails
to run them down every day.

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I just want to make sure that
when I walk into that classroom

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for the first time
looking at all their faces,

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that I represent ‐‐ that I ‐‐
that I fulfill their ‐‐

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their expectations;
their hopes; their dreams.

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Mm.

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Like Will fulfilled mine
when he delighted me

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while also teaching me
how to politely hit on women

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in "Hitch."

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It's a great movie.
Okay.

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Well, babe, calm down,
'cause you're gonna be great.

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And you were born to do this,
Alex Hitchens.

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What did
you just call me?

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Alex Hitchens.

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Thank you for saying that.
You know what that means to me.

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Yeah.
I like that.

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You're my Black
Eva Mendes.

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Am I?
And I love you.

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I love you, too.
Rrgh!

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♪

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Mm.

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I gotta say,
that community service

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has taken your cleaning skills
to the next level.

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And I gotta say, the bums that
live in the public bathrooms

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we have to clean each week
have nothing on you ladies.

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Filthy slobs,
each and every one of you.

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Yeah, you know,
I'd really love to help,

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but I gotta
go to therapy.

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M‐Maybe talk about why
you and your roommates

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can't clean up
after yourselves.

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Oh, I'd make up any nonsense in
that dumbass hour

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as long as it gets me
out of running track

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and keeping
my scholarship.

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It's not
made‐up nonsense.

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You have
a real problem.

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♪

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Hey.

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Here's your lunch.

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[ Dramatic music plays ]

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♪

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Well, that's dope.

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Can you fix the collar on it
just a little bit?

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Yeah, perfect.

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♪

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Or dopely familiar.

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♪

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It's brilliant,
right?

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Yeah, it is.

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[ Chuckles ]
Especially that "Z."

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I know.
Inspired.

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Mm.
Iconic, even.

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Esme says
it stands for "Gen Z."

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Interesting.

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♪

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Weird.

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'Cause in my identical,
equally brilliant sketch

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that Esme saw and commented on,
the "Z" stood for "Zoey."

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My name.

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Okay, so,
they're for sure similar,

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but it's not like
I'm the first person

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to ever design
a cropped letterman jacket ‐‐

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in green and purple
with a satin lining

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and a yellow "Z"
with red stitching around it.

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Right?

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And either way, even if
she was inspired by my sketch ‐‐

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which she clearly was ‐‐

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I'm sure she just hasn't
gotten around

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to singing my praises yet.

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Oh, here comes the boss.

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Get ready for those vocals.

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Cool design,
right?

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So, so cool,
right?

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Right.
You know what, Zoey?

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I should really
be thanking you.

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Here it comes.

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You, Kaylon, Luther,
Turquoise, Iverson ‐‐

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it really is
a team effort around here.
Mm‐hmm.

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And it's been so nice
to have an intern

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that just fits into
our family so seamlessly.

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Mm‐hmm.

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You know
what I'm gonna do?

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For an afternoon treat
for everyone,

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I'm gonna get
one of those fancy ‐‐

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you know those coffee carts
that set up in the parking lot?

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Celebratory matcha
for everyone.

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Wha‐‐
Cool idea, right?

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So cool.

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Yeah.
You set that up for me?

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S‐Seamlessly.
I knew you would.

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Thanks, Zoey.

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♪

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Well, she did sing my praises.

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It just wasn't a full song.

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More of like, um, an interlude.

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Or a bridge, even.

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♪

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Okay, so, can anyone tell me
why Malcolm X

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decided to visit
the city of Mecca in 1964?

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Anybody?

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Anyone can answer.

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No? Okay.

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Hey, hey, hey, hey,
that is okay.

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That is why they hired me.

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Let me drop some knowledge
on you real quick.

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So, after being silenced
for 90 days ‐‐

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90 days ‐‐ by Elijah Muhammad,

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Malcolm X decided to go to Mecca
to further his what?

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Further his learning of the ‐‐
of the, uh, Muslim faith.

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Excuse me, young lady.

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Yes, with the chunky braids.
Yes, you, my dear.

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What is it that's on your phone
that's more interesting

250
00:09:26,274 --> 00:09:28,109
than Malcolm
and his pilgrimage to Mecca?

251
00:09:28,109 --> 00:09:30,862
Uh, I don't think
you want to know.

252
00:09:30,862 --> 00:09:32,489
Oh, no, I definitely ‐‐
I definitely want to know.

253
00:09:32,489 --> 00:09:34,032
How about you guys?
Don't you wanna know?

254
00:09:34,032 --> 00:09:36,201
I think
we all wanna know.

255
00:09:36,201 --> 00:09:39,204
I just started an Instagram
account for your sweater vest.

256
00:09:39,204 --> 00:09:42,415
[ Laughter ]

257
00:09:42,415 --> 00:09:44,042
Aaron:
It's funny, is it?

258
00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:46,211
So, just to get this straight,
you think that, uh,

259
00:09:46,211 --> 00:09:48,421
creating an IG account
for an extremely tasteful ‐‐

260
00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:52,425
dare I say dapper ‐‐
cashmere blended sweater vest ‐‐

261
00:09:52,425 --> 00:09:53,426
you thought that
that was more important

262
00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:55,178
than learning about the Hajj.

263
00:09:55,178 --> 00:09:56,846
I personally think
it's more interesting

264
00:09:56,846 --> 00:09:59,432
and definitely less distracting
than that vest.

265
00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:01,434
Okay, alright.

266
00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:04,229
Um, do we all feel this way?

267
00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:06,856
Because if my sweater vest
is distracting you

268
00:10:06,856 --> 00:10:08,483
and compromising the lesson,

269
00:10:08,483 --> 00:10:11,319
how about I just take it off
and I teach in a T‐shirt?

270
00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:13,238
How about that, alright?

271
00:10:13,238 --> 00:10:15,198
Let's focus up.

272
00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:17,659
I mean, sure.
[ Laughs ]

273
00:10:17,659 --> 00:10:21,996
You just created another
IG account for my T‐shirt?

274
00:10:21,996 --> 00:10:23,164
She didn't,
but I did.

275
00:10:23,164 --> 00:10:25,834
[ Laughter ]

276
00:10:25,834 --> 00:10:29,629
Alright, how about this?

277
00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:31,047
Maybe this will help
you guys focus.

278
00:10:31,047 --> 00:10:32,882
[ Laughter ]

279
00:10:32,882 --> 00:10:34,384
Bro, you are on one.
No, no, no.

280
00:10:34,384 --> 00:10:36,010
What I'm on, young man,
is academia.

281
00:10:36,010 --> 00:10:37,345
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
Do you understand me?

282
00:10:37,345 --> 00:10:39,180
I'm a proud Black king
trying to lead

283
00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:41,182
his very first day in class
and teach you right from wrong.

284
00:10:41,182 --> 00:10:51,192
♪

285
00:10:51,192 --> 00:10:53,027
♪

286
00:10:53,027 --> 00:10:55,655
I've made a terrible mistake.

287
00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:58,658
Okay, so, I get how Esme
parroting my words

288
00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:02,162
for some story is a bit murky,
but this whole ‐‐

289
00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:04,330
this whole design thing ‐‐
Like, this?

290
00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:07,625
This feels like
a direct rip‐off, right?

291
00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:09,460
Oh, no question.

292
00:11:09,460 --> 00:11:11,421
Yeah,
it's a 100% rip‐off.

293
00:11:11,421 --> 00:11:13,590
[ Inhales deeply ]

294
00:11:13,590 --> 00:11:15,300
You gotta confront her.

295
00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:17,302
No, she doesn't.

296
00:11:17,302 --> 00:11:20,138
Look, Zoey, stolen or not,
you need this internship.

297
00:11:20,138 --> 00:11:22,390
I know.
We're almost halfway
through senior year.

298
00:11:22,390 --> 00:11:24,851
Mm‐hmm.
Confronting your boss now
could jeopardize you graduating.

299
00:11:24,851 --> 00:11:26,895
I know, I kno‐‐
So, what do I do?

300
00:11:26,895 --> 00:11:28,438
You do what Luca said.

301
00:11:28,438 --> 00:11:30,023
You call the woman out
for stealing your shit.

302
00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:31,482
All facts.

303
00:11:31,482 --> 00:11:33,067
Okay, wait,
I am confused.

304
00:11:33,067 --> 00:11:35,236
Don't people like Esme
hire lower‐level designers

305
00:11:35,236 --> 00:11:36,821
who create for them
all the time?

306
00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:39,365
Yeah, but those are employees
that are on her payroll.

307
00:11:39,365 --> 00:11:41,367
This chick stole an idea
from her unpaid intern.

308
00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:43,411
Mm‐hmm.

309
00:11:43,411 --> 00:11:45,121
Okay, well, I'm just saying
that Zoey has nothing to gain

310
00:11:45,121 --> 00:11:47,332
and everything to lose
by calling her out.

311
00:11:47,332 --> 00:11:48,666
I know,
and I do not want

312
00:11:48,666 --> 00:11:51,878
to do anything
to jeopardize graduating.

313
00:11:51,878 --> 00:11:54,505
But I don't want to be
blatantly disregarded.

314
00:11:54,505 --> 00:11:56,507
I just ‐‐
I honestly don't know

315
00:11:56,507 --> 00:12:00,011
if this was malicious
or even intentional.

316
00:12:00,011 --> 00:12:01,930
Whatever it is ‐‐
whether she smiles in your face

317
00:12:01,930 --> 00:12:04,140
or smacks it ‐‐
your boss stole your idea.

318
00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:06,935
Yeah, and, also, if she did this
so easily to you,

319
00:12:06,935 --> 00:12:08,353
then she's definitely
done it before,

320
00:12:08,353 --> 00:12:10,813
and she's probably
going to do it again.

321
00:12:10,813 --> 00:12:12,565
So, if you're not gonna speak up
for yourself,

322
00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:14,317
at least
think of others.

323
00:12:14,317 --> 00:12:17,195
Again, all facts.

324
00:12:17,195 --> 00:12:19,405
You're right.
[ Sighs ] You're right.

325
00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:22,367
I need to speak up for myself
and for others ‐‐

326
00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:25,536
and, really, to let those
punk‐ass bullies know

327
00:12:25,536 --> 00:12:27,038
that they cannot mess

328
00:12:27,038 --> 00:12:29,415
with the beautiful
high‐cheekboned little guys.

329
00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:31,125
No,
not in my house.

330
00:12:31,125 --> 00:12:33,503
Mnh‐mnh.

331
00:12:33,503 --> 00:12:35,964
That's the spirit!

332
00:12:35,964 --> 00:12:38,091
Or about as close to the spirit
as she can get.

333
00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:39,467
Yeah.

334
00:12:43,054 --> 00:12:46,224
♪ I play for keeps,
and you know I came to win ♪

335
00:12:46,224 --> 00:12:47,809
While I still wasn't
totally sure

336
00:12:47,809 --> 00:12:50,186
that Esme had intentionally
stolen my idea,

337
00:12:50,186 --> 00:12:53,398
I had to admit that
it didn't look good,

338
00:12:53,398 --> 00:12:57,402
and I knew I needed to channel
my newfound confidence

339
00:12:57,402 --> 00:12:59,737
to get to the bottom of it.
♪ You know I came to win ♪

340
00:12:59,737 --> 00:13:01,781
♪ Play for keeps,
and you know I came to win ♪
Do you have a minute?

341
00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:05,451
♪ Yeah, yeah,
you know I came to win ♪

342
00:13:05,451 --> 00:13:07,829
So, like,
I really left here wondering,

343
00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:09,664
how do you combine
your love of track

344
00:13:09,664 --> 00:13:11,666
with your passion
for street dancing?

345
00:13:11,666 --> 00:13:13,835
And I‐I actually
got into Maryland,

346
00:13:13,835 --> 00:13:15,837
but I had to make
the really tough decision

347
00:13:15,837 --> 00:13:18,381
and say goodbye to all that
and come to Cal U.

348
00:13:18,381 --> 00:13:20,008
[ Sighs ]

349
00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:23,011
Alright, well,
we've unpacked a lot

350
00:13:23,011 --> 00:13:24,637
in the past couple weeks,

351
00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:27,432
and good news ‐‐
in my opinion,

352
00:13:27,432 --> 00:13:29,225
you seem to be
in a much better place.

353
00:13:29,225 --> 00:13:31,853
So...

354
00:13:31,853 --> 00:13:34,230
I think you're good
to go back to the team.

355
00:13:34,230 --> 00:13:36,482
Wait...

356
00:13:36,482 --> 00:13:37,900
Wait, what?

357
00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:40,236
As much as I was captivated
by your story

358
00:13:40,236 --> 00:13:43,239
about being a rebellious dancer
struggling to fit in

359
00:13:43,239 --> 00:13:44,991
at a prestigious
arts school,

360
00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:48,453
I'm afraid that
it's strangely familiar

361
00:13:48,453 --> 00:13:51,039
to the plot of
"Step Up 2: The Streets."

362
00:13:51,039 --> 00:13:52,790
So, unless there's
any more fiction

363
00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:56,002
you'd like to delight me with,
I think we're done.

364
00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:02,675
Okay.

365
00:14:02,675 --> 00:14:05,303
Please...

366
00:14:05,303 --> 00:14:07,889
Please just listen.

367
00:14:07,889 --> 00:14:10,933
And I promise,
this isn't fiction.

368
00:14:10,933 --> 00:14:14,437
I really don't want to go
back to track.

369
00:14:14,437 --> 00:14:16,272
But why not?

370
00:14:16,272 --> 00:14:19,275
You dedicated your entire life
to it, Jazz.

371
00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:21,569
What's changed?

372
00:14:21,569 --> 00:14:23,738
[ Sighs ]
I don't know.

373
00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:24,781
I don't know.
I don't know.

374
00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:26,324
Everything.

375
00:14:26,324 --> 00:14:28,326
M‐My sister is gone.

376
00:14:28,326 --> 00:14:31,120
I'm not good enough
to get into the Olympics.

377
00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,498
I let go of my whole
relationship for all of this,

378
00:14:33,498 --> 00:14:35,708
a‐and now I'm a senior,
and I don't know ‐‐

379
00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,418
I don't know.

380
00:14:37,418 --> 00:14:39,712
I don't.

381
00:14:39,712 --> 00:14:41,506
Well, you think maybe
that's some of the stuff

382
00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:43,508
we should be discussing?

383
00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:46,302
[ Sighs ] Sure.

384
00:14:46,302 --> 00:14:48,262
Okay.

385
00:14:48,262 --> 00:14:50,431
Alright, let's...

386
00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:52,725
Let's start over.

387
00:14:52,725 --> 00:14:55,269
Why don't you tell me about
not feeling good enough?

388
00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:57,105
♪

389
00:14:57,105 --> 00:14:58,564
[ Sighs ]

390
00:14:58,564 --> 00:15:00,274
Come on, Charlie.
You know better than anyone.

391
00:15:00,274 --> 00:15:02,610
It takes one kid,
right?

392
00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:05,696
One kid to drag the other kids
into a cycle of disrespect,

393
00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:07,240
and that's what I was trying
to prevent from happening.

394
00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,451
But, you know, I got caught up
in the moment. I ‐‐

395
00:15:10,451 --> 00:15:12,620
It's just, it's crucial to me
that these kids understand

396
00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:14,831
the important facts
about our culture.

397
00:15:14,831 --> 00:15:17,750
My mistakes, they ‐‐
they stem from my passion.

398
00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:19,502
You've seen the movies ‐‐
"Stand and Deliver,"

399
00:15:19,502 --> 00:15:22,130
"Dangerous Minds,"
"Lean on Me."

400
00:15:22,130 --> 00:15:23,965
You know?
[ Sighs ]

401
00:15:23,965 --> 00:15:26,551
If you don't stop the descent,
they'll eat you alive.

402
00:15:26,551 --> 00:15:28,761
Look, I get it.

403
00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:31,806
And my preferred method
of teaching is also shirtless ‐‐

404
00:15:31,806 --> 00:15:33,558
pantsless,
if possible.

405
00:15:33,558 --> 00:15:35,309
Although, there might be a way
to get around the whole

406
00:15:35,309 --> 00:15:40,648
"mandatory pants" law
with some chaps.

407
00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:42,233
You don't
have to do that.

408
00:15:42,233 --> 00:15:43,734
But, look,
if you go down that route,

409
00:15:43,734 --> 00:15:45,778
don't even think about
facing the blackboard,

410
00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:48,948
or you are done.

411
00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:50,616
I don't think
I want to teach shirtless

412
00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:52,577
or pantless,
um, at all.

413
00:15:52,577 --> 00:15:54,787
I just want these kids

414
00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:58,374
to absorb
the message, you know?

415
00:15:58,374 --> 00:16:02,420
Well, unfortunately,
we got a complaint.

416
00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:04,797
Damn it.

417
00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:06,299
I'm getting fired,
aren't I?

418
00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:08,217
Now, now,
keep your pants on.

419
00:16:08,217 --> 00:16:10,636
Fortunately for you,
I found a opportunity

420
00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:13,431
that would allow you to lecture
instead of grading papers ‐‐

421
00:16:13,431 --> 00:16:17,393
and, luckily, this position
has a high turnover rate.

422
00:16:17,393 --> 00:16:19,270
That's never
a good sign.

423
00:16:19,270 --> 00:16:20,646
It's a place
for rebels ‐‐

424
00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:25,276
or, as I so dare say,
iconoclasts.

425
00:16:25,276 --> 00:16:29,488
Or, as I like to say,
"icons with class."

426
00:16:29,488 --> 00:16:31,365
Like me and you,

427
00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:34,619
who meet
at the witching hour.

428
00:16:34,619 --> 00:16:36,454
You might remember.

429
00:16:36,454 --> 00:16:38,497
We met there.

430
00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:40,833
Wait, are you assigning me
to teach the midnight class?

431
00:16:40,833 --> 00:16:42,793
That's correct.
Okay.

432
00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:45,421
Now, to be clear,
this punishment is not about

433
00:16:45,421 --> 00:16:47,757
body shaming you ‐‐
at all.

434
00:16:47,757 --> 00:16:49,342
I saw the photos.

435
00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:51,427
You saw my ‐‐
Okay.

436
00:16:51,427 --> 00:16:53,846
Your body's bangin'.
Right.

437
00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:56,682
Hope you don't feel offended,
'cause I could get fired.

438
00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:58,059
Little uncomfortable,
but ‐‐

439
00:16:58,059 --> 00:16:59,810
Only saw it
for five seconds.

440
00:16:59,810 --> 00:17:01,354
That's a little
too long.

441
00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:02,730
Little too long?

442
00:17:02,730 --> 00:17:05,024
Two, three, four, five.

443
00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,776
That's not too bad.
Five.

444
00:17:06,776 --> 00:17:08,277
That's entirely too long.

445
00:17:08,277 --> 00:17:13,491
♪

446
00:17:13,491 --> 00:17:16,327
I couldn't do it.
I could not confront Esme.

447
00:17:16,327 --> 00:17:17,620
What happened?

448
00:17:17,620 --> 00:17:18,955
Well...

449
00:17:18,955 --> 00:17:22,917
I went in all gung‐ho
to confront her...

450
00:17:22,917 --> 00:17:24,585
Hey,
do you have a moment?

451
00:17:24,585 --> 00:17:25,920
Yeah.
Come on in.

452
00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,797
I'm just finishing up
this e‐mail.

453
00:17:27,797 --> 00:17:37,765
♪

454
00:17:37,765 --> 00:17:43,563
♪

455
00:17:43,563 --> 00:17:45,690
Okay.
What's up?

456
00:17:45,690 --> 00:17:47,692
Um...

457
00:17:47,692 --> 00:17:50,903
well, I have your
six packs of sweetener,

458
00:17:50,903 --> 00:17:53,114
stir sticks,
madeleines.

459
00:17:53,114 --> 00:17:55,658
I hate to admit,
I ate your cake pop.

460
00:17:55,658 --> 00:17:57,743
Okay?

461
00:17:57,743 --> 00:17:59,036
Okay.

462
00:17:59,036 --> 00:18:01,539
Was there
anything else?

463
00:18:01,539 --> 00:18:04,041
Hey, I get it.
You got cold feet.

464
00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:05,626
You needed to protect
your internship.

465
00:18:05,626 --> 00:18:07,169
That's not quite it.

466
00:18:07,169 --> 00:18:10,339
It's more like ‐‐
I just ‐‐ I had to protect her.

467
00:18:10,339 --> 00:18:13,759
Okay, look, I saw this photo
on Esme's wall with her

468
00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:16,137
and just a bunch of
White designers,

469
00:18:16,137 --> 00:18:18,180
and it dawned on me
how many obstacles

470
00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:21,142
she's had to overcome
to make it in the fashion world.

471
00:18:21,142 --> 00:18:23,185
And then the one
she'll undoubtedly encounter

472
00:18:23,185 --> 00:18:26,397
as a brown woman
in this world, period?

473
00:18:26,397 --> 00:18:28,608
I couldn't be another one
of those obstacles.

474
00:18:28,608 --> 00:18:30,318
Okay?

475
00:18:30,318 --> 00:18:32,612
I‐I just can't bring myself to
call out another woman of color.

476
00:18:32,612 --> 00:18:34,614
So...

477
00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:35,823
I just
want to let it go.

478
00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:41,579
You know that I think
you did the right thing.
Yeah.

479
00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:43,372
And you did it
for even better reasons

480
00:18:43,372 --> 00:18:45,041
than I would have
thought of.

481
00:18:45,041 --> 00:18:47,335
Really, I was just pushing
for self‐preservation,

482
00:18:47,335 --> 00:18:49,378
so congrats.

483
00:18:49,378 --> 00:18:52,173
Hey, if I'm not gonna stand up
for the beautiful,

484
00:18:52,173 --> 00:18:54,967
high‐cheekbone little guys,
who will?

485
00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:56,719
[ Chuckles ]

486
00:18:56,719 --> 00:18:58,512
Proud of you.

487
00:18:58,512 --> 00:19:01,265
♪

488
00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:05,061
♪ I'm getting tired
of these solo nights ♪

489
00:19:05,061 --> 00:19:07,188
So, while the incident
with Esme

490
00:19:07,188 --> 00:19:09,398
may have dimmed my shine
a little,

491
00:19:09,398 --> 00:19:11,692
it was also a boost
to my confidence

492
00:19:11,692 --> 00:19:16,072
that someone like her took
my design and made it her own.

493
00:19:16,072 --> 00:19:19,200
And honestly,
I was okay with that.

494
00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,869
In fact, I felt really good
about it

495
00:19:21,869 --> 00:19:24,288
because I knew
setting aside my ego

496
00:19:24,288 --> 00:19:26,832
allowed the culture
to shine a little brighter.

497
00:19:26,832 --> 00:19:33,631
♪

498
00:19:33,631 --> 00:19:37,760
But unfortunately,
Luca saw things differently.

499
00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,804
♪

500
00:19:39,804 --> 00:19:41,722
♪ Oh ♪

501
00:19:41,722 --> 00:19:42,973
♪ Oh ♪

502
00:19:48,104 --> 00:19:49,814
Good evening.

503
00:19:49,814 --> 00:19:51,732
I'm Aaron Jackson,

504
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and I'd like to thank you all
for taking this class.

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Um, looking around,
I can see that this is still

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the most eclectic, diverse group
of students Cal U has to offer.

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I mean, I can see we still have
our working parents

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who spend their nights
doing everything they wish

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they could do during the day.
One love.

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And to my independent
sex contractor in the front ‐‐

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not my personal independent
sex contractor,

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she is one ‐‐
her name's Little Dragon.

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She's feisty. Leg off the desk.

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We talked about this. Thank you.

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I'm not entirely clear on why
you still have time to be here,

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but more power to you.
And to all our freshmen, okay?

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All our freshmen that are here
due to late registration...

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♪

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...you don't know it yet,

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but this class
will change your life.

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I hope.