CS 122: Blue October feat. Taurean Reign (@taureanreign) (10/02/2018)




Champagne Sharks show

Summary: This free episode debuted first to Patreon subscribers for 24-48 hours before being unlocked and made free to everyone on the main podcast feed. This will be the norm for all free episodes going forward. To become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month and get early access to this episode and over 50 archived past subscriber-only episodes, go to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/champagnesharks">http://patreon.com/champagnesharks</a>.<br> <br> We have Youtube personality Taurean Reign (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOookRnK-P0tabOv-0dDGg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOookRnK-P0tabOv-0dDGg</a>) on to discuss what we've dubbed Blue October, a phenomenon that started in September 2018 but is continuing to gain ground going into October: a rebellion of Black Twitter against the Black public personalities designated as the spokespeople for Black America by the White media. The latest incident is Jamilah Lemieux being dragged by Black Twitter for her consistent attacks on Black men and calling Black people "Negroids".<br> <br> Discussed in this episode:<br> <br> * "Black Activists Called Out for Loyalty to White Woman Appointed to Curate Hip-Hop Exhibit at African-American Museum" <a href="https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/09/24/black-activists-called-out-for-loyalty-to-white-woman-appointed-to-curate-hip-hop-exhibit-at-african-american-museum/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/09/24/black-activists-called-out-for-loyalty-to-white-woman-appointed-to-curate-hip-hop-exhibit-at-african-american-museum/</a><br> * "Deray McKesson Exposed at University of Chicago" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy2PjUMAks0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy2PjUMAks0</a><br> * "Roxane Gay: I have feared white men and I have loved them" <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/2014/10/roxane-gay-i-have-feared-white-men-and-i-have-loved-them" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.newstatesman.com/2014/10/roxane-gay-i-have-feared-white-men-and-i-have-loved-them</a><br> * "Roxane Gay on Financial Independence: 'The Most Important Thing a Woman Can Do for Herself'" <a href="https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-us/magazine/money-diary-roxane-gay" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-us/magazine/money-diary-roxane-gay </a><br> * Roxane Gay advocating for famed racist eugenicist Margaret Sanger to be put on the $20 bill <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/03/18/putting-a-woman-on-the-20-bill/roxane-gay-margaret-sanger-a-womens-fighter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/03/18/putting-a-woman-on-the-20-bill/roxane-gay-margaret-sanger-a-womens-fighter </a><br> * Amber Phillips rude meltdown on the Roland Martin show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rolandsmartinfanpage/videos/10154069381867831/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/rolandsmartinfanpage/videos/10154069381867831/</a><br> * Jamilah Lemieux's original controversial tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/JamilahLemieux/status/1045747713361563648" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/JamilahLemieux/status/1045747713361563648</a><br> * Tariq Nasheed's first thread on Jamilah Lemieux <a href="https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1046945937585713153https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1046945937585713153" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1046945937585713153https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1046945937585713153</a>; Tariq Nasheed's second thread <a href="https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1047155275415805954" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/tariqnasheed/status/1047155275415805954</a><br> * The FBI's suppression of the movie "The Spook Who Sat By the Door" <a href="h..."></a>