With the help of social media platforms, movements for marginalized groups are becoming more popular. But as their message grows, does it come with a cost? The UPanic’d team along with our special guest Stephen Hamilton discuss the current trends within the “woke” community and the potential dangers of their popularity.
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Black Panther Analysis
On episode 22, we discuss the Marvel/Disney’s Black Panther film. We analyze the movie with our special guest, Mo by comparing it to the various comic book renditions of the Black Panther character and storyline, as well as compare the actions of Wakanda to what is going on currently throughout the Afrikan diaspora.
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT
Closing Track by: Jerome Clayton, “Juice” https://soundcloud.com/jerome-clayton…
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Political Correctness pt2
In part 2, we continue this controversial topic of political correctness in the Black community. Erykah Badu was labeled “anti-semitic”and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was labeled “transphobic” for sharing their opinions publicly. Has political correctness gone too far? Our returning guest, Dre believes colleges are turning Black students into “victims” who hide in safe spaces and complain about microaggressions all day. Gee completely disagreed with this, and it caused a heated debate between the two on this episode.
Closing Track by: Boogie Da God, “I’m Hungry” https://soundcloud.com/boogiedagod/im…
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Black Men Oppress Black Women
In Episode 16, we debated the controversial topic of Black Men Oppressing Black Women, stemming from our Cat Calling episode with our new host Sheens. We also Introduced our Interview of Pickle Rick, Formerly Known as Italia Blue, the Adult film star.
