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  • - He is the first president in modern history

  • to have zero political or military experience

  • and he has no interest in helping

  • the disenfranchised, i-i-i-i-it's--

  • - Raph, how do you feel about this?

  • You must be more concerned than all of us.

  • - Yeah, that's a really good question.

  • - Well, I mean, obviously I have cause for concern, right?

  • But my parents saw a lot worse, so I still have hope.

  • That is such a positive outlook,

  • but all I feel is outrage, y'know.

  • How can we expect to progress as a nation

  • if this is how we're treating our poor?

  • (noises of disgust)

  • - Riiight, but, I mean,

  • I'm not poor.

  • (exclamations)

  • (overlapping denials)

  • - My god, that was so rude.

  • - That's, that's okay.

  • - We know we're all rich in our own way.

  • (murmurs of agreement)

  • - Rich in love.

  • - No. - Rich blood.

  • - Rich in stamps.

  • - Nope, see, no, I'm not poor.

  • Just because I'm black doesn't mean I'm poor.

  • (exclamations of agreement)

  • (overlapping denials)

  • - I'm not racist.

  • - Seriously, if anyone's poor, it's me.

  • - Exactly, same, same, y'know,

  • we're not here to judge.

  • (exclamations of agreement)

  • - Uh, pizza's here.

  • (exclamations of agreement).

  • - I'm so hungry.

  • - How do you guys wanna pay for this?

  • - Split it four ways?

  • - Oh yeah, totally.

  • - No, there's five of us, so five ways.

  • (murmurs of pity)

  • - We know you'd pay if you could, Raph.

  • No need.

  • - Seriously dude, save that.

  • Like, get a phone card to call home or whatever.

  • - Keep the change.

  • - We work the same job!

  • I can't talk to you guys, anymore.

  • Hey, Trapp?

  • - Hmm, oh I'm sorry.

  • I only have a dollar, if that's okay?

  • God bless.

  • - What is wrong with all of you?

  • I'm black, not poor.

  • I have a 401k.

  • - Geeze, how slow is that internet?

  • - They only have dial-up?

  • - Is it just like how your neighborhood works?

  • - I live a block away from you.

  • - Crazy to think how different things can be

  • just a block away.

  • I think we'll find that gentrification

  • is a bigger problem than any of us ever realize.

  • - Tell me more.

  • - Gentrification is how these affluent people

  • are coming in and they're pushing these poorer people

  • out of the neighborhood.

  • Just because they think it's kind of cool--

  • (blurring of voices, in a dreamlike manner)

  • from these people, these families, you know,

  • it's no longer, I mean that's the thing

  • it's families, affluent people, pushing these poorer people

  • pushed out of their homes, neighborhoods,

  • - Cheer up, friend.

  • Things are gonna turn around.

  • - I'm not poor!

  • - We can all see your toes sticking out of your shoes, dude.

  • - These are sandals.

  • Act like you've never seen sandals before.

  • How did you even get in here?

  • - I found this keycard.

  • - Hey, hey, heeey!

  • We don't have to look at that.

  • - Forget this, man.

  • I'm going home.

  • (noises of pity)

  • This hobo bindle is a very expensive item

  • at Urban Outfitters.

  • - Hey man, can you lend me a hundred bucks?

  • - I'm queer, not rich.

  • (staccato, string music)

  • - Thought I was dead, didn't ya?

  • Mike Trapp sure thought I was.

  • I'm now heading right for him.

  • In a matter of minutes, I will be,

  • c'mon, really, really?

  • This traffic is, ugh, it's like not even rush hour

  • and I'm, ugh, I have a thing to do and I want it,

  • it would be so--

  • (honking horn)

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  • Uhhuh.

  • You whaaat?

  • You didn't.

  • I'da did the same thing.

- He is the first president in modern history

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我是黑人,不是窮人 (I’m Black, Not Poor)

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    Kristi Yang posted on 2021/01/14
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