The Stoop Stoop Special: Black Enough
Feb 2, 2023
Broadcast journalist Joshua Johnson, comedian W. Kamau Bell, and others discuss the pressure to conform to a certain idea of blackness, the complexities of identity and code switching, the importance of supporting black art, the challenges faced by Black queer queens in the drag scene, and navigating the conflict of performing blackness to a white audience.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Code Switching and Identity
02:09 • 11min
Code Switching and the Impact of Sounding 'White'
13:29 • 13min
Exploring Imaginary Groups and the Importance of Sticking to Your Group
26:30 • 2min
Rooting for Everybody Black and the Importance of Supporting Black Art
28:13 • 2min
Being 'Blurred' and the Pressure to Conform to Blackness
30:09 • 15min
The Intersection of Drag Culture and Black Culture
44:39 • 5min
Navigating the Conflict of Performing Blackness to a White Audience
49:34 • 3min