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And the first thing we're gonna talk about today
involves a video that has just been sent to me
over and over and over.
And possibly you've seen it already.
It involves a female police officer
that seems to be breaking down over a McDonald's order.
I think kind of the best way for us to understand this
and talk about it is to walk through it.
And so she starts off by identifying
the specific McDonald's, she kind of sets up the scene.
- I waited in line to get my food.
I'd already done my mobile order
so that, you know, people don't pay for my stuff
because I just always like to pay for it myself.
- She says she's on her way home from work.
She pulls up to the first window and.
- They hand me my receipt,
so I go to the second window to get my food
and I'm waiting, and I'm waiting, and I'm waiting.
And so the girl comes to the window
and asks me what my order was.
I repeat my order and my coffee order
and they ask me to pull up because my food's not ready.
It's an English muffin meal with a hash brown or coffee.
And I mean, I hadn't eaten since probably about,
I mean, I've been up for very long time,
but I haven't eaten in a while so I was kind of hungry.
And I'm still waiting, and I'm still waiting,
and they asked me to pull up.
So I pull it forward in, a girl comes out with my coffee
and just a coffee and she hands it to me,
and if I window down.
(distant murmuring)
And that's all she hands me as the coffee.
So I told her, I said, don't bother with the food
because right now I'm too nervous to take it.
It doesn't matter how many hours I've been up,
it doesn't matter what I've done for anyone.
Right now, I'm too nervous to take a meal from McDonald's,
because I can't see it being made.
I don't know what's going on with people nowadays.
But please just give us a break,
please just give us a break.
I don't know how much more it can take.
'Cause I've been in this for 15 years
and I've never, ever had such anxiety,
but waiting for McDonald's drive through food.
So just to have a heart and if you see an officer
just tell them thank you,
because I don't care thank you enough anymore.
- So obviously, there's a lot to kind of try to digest,
to break down there.
And she orders online, thinks the food is going to be fast,
she shows up, she seems to be a police officer,
food is starting to take a long time,
she starts to think maybe it's taken a long time
because they realized, oh, that's a cop,
we should mess with the food.
And there, I don't know if that's connected
to more general fear
or more specifically the false accusations we saw yesterday
coming from multiple police unions,
or the Shake Shack stuff that NYPD detective said,
"Oh, actually there is no criminality."
Still, we saw a number of figures pushing a false story.
And then, you know, in this video, she goes on
to talk more generally of just being nice to cops.
And she's essentially saying,
please show us, we're appreciated, don't be horrible to us.
Following this video blowing up,
we've seen a number of reactions.
Some defending the police officers saying,
this is an example of why we need to be better
to police officers.
Likes of Donald Trump Jr.
Saying, disgusting, what's going on right now?
I know they're saying,
come on America, we need to do better.
And on the other side and they will say,
I saw more of this online,
but a number of people mocking this police officer
calling her officer Karen,
with reactions from people like, I am speechless.
Black people are worried about getting killed
in their sleep and cops are having nervous
breakdowns about hash browns.
Police officers need to be able to handle high pressure,
life or death situations and Stacey has gone viral
because our McMuffin was late.
And looking into this, even though on Twitter
with this going viral, she was only identified as Stacy.
A number of alums have identified her as Stacy Talbert.
Reportedly, she works
for the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office.
Also other photos of Talbert
that have surfaced appear to back this up.
As far as my reaction to this story,
if you came here expecting me
to kind of just dunk on this cop, that's not what this is.
What I will say is I hope that this officer
is placed on leave, on some sort of vacation
that they are not actively policing.
Because they no way does this seem like a safe mindset
to have if you're out there with a weapon,
dealing with the public.
And if you have someone that thinks
that they're being attacked because their food is late,
what happens when there is that high pressure situation?
Right, every pocket might all of a sudden look
like it has a weapon.
Every person might be seen as a threat, right?
And whether you think that her reaction
to this situation was valid or not,
I mean, she genuinely appears to be breaking down,
having some sort of panic attack.
Also, I do want to note here,
I tracked down the original video
that was posted to Facebook, not just the Twitter version,
and that version includes an extra 25 seconds
and what most people have seen
and regarding if she's on duty right now.
It appears like she's getting some kind of break,
whether that's a vacation
or a regular time off in our schedule.
- All I want is just my next couple of days off
to just be so chill.
No uniform, no nothing.
Just for a couple of days.
It'll get better, I know it will.
This is a whole blow over,
but hopefully it blows over sooner than later
because I just want some big donuts.
I love you all.
- Also, as far as the situation itself,
things have probably changed to a certain degree
but I actually used to work at McDonald's.
Having someone move up away from the window
and wait for their food, that's a standard thing.
It usually happened when someone forgot to drop hash browns
or fries, so there wasn't anything there or fresh.
Or there was a mass seven, so when I had to fix it
and usually someone would go out
and make sure you have your drink before you get your food.
Once again, that's just my personal experience.
And you know what?
With this whole story,
I just wanna pass a question off to you.
What are your thoughts here?
Do you have sympathy for this officer or none at all?
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Really any and all thoughts you have on this,
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And then, let's talk about this news around Aunt Jemima.
For those that was unfamiliar Aunt Jemima
is a PepsiCo, Quaker oats brand.
You got pancake, mixes pancake, syrup, grits, cornmeal,
and has been the case really more and more
over these last three years, the Onion,
the satirical news website,
50% called what was going to happen.
Last Friday, they put out the satirical news headline,
Quaker Oats replaces historically racist,
Aunt Jemima Mascot, with black female lawyer
who enjoys pancakes sometimes.
And the news we saw today was not the promotion
of the Sheila brand,
but we didn't actually see the news today
that the Aunt Jemima brand will change its name
as well as our movie image that Quaker says
is based on a racist stereotype.
With the vice president and chief marketing officer
of Quaker foods, North America, saying in a statement.
"We recognize Aunt Jemima's origins
"are based on a racial stereotype.
"While work has been done over the years
"to update the brands in a manner
"intended to be appropriate and respectful,
"we realize those changes are not enough."
And going on to say,
"We are starting by removing the image
"and changing the names."
Adding, "We will continue the conversation
"by gathering diverse perspectives
"from both our organization and the black community
"to further evolve the brand and make it one
"everyone can be proud to have in their pantry."
And also according to the company's website,
$5 million will be donated over the next five years
to create meaningful, ongoing support
and engagement in the black community.
And as far as why this change is happening now,
you know, I looked into this and there's been pushback
for years against the brand and the imagery.
Looking at the situation now,
I would personally credit it to two things.
One in the wake of a Mod Arbery, George Floyd,
Brianna Taylor, all the protests that we've seen,
I think more conversations are happening,
more people are listening.
People are more open about other people's experiences
or points of views, their frustrations.
And to this TikTok from a singer by the name of Kirby
just blew up.
- Baby, are you hungry?
Let me fish you some breakfast.
Aunt Jemima!
Did you know the name Aunt Jemima
means slate mammy of the plantation South?
Did you know the founder, Chris Ruts,
a white man got the name after attending a minstrel show,
Think Blackface?
Did you also know he hired former slave, Nancy Green
to be his very own Aunt Jemima
where she went around cooking pancakes
and telling people stories of the good old South?
And afterwards, they could take home a box of Aunt Jemima
and that feeling I'm having their very own mammy.
Not today.
Black Lives Matter people, even over breakfast.
- And that video across platforms
got millions and millions of views
also spawning other versions, other conversations.
Now, with all of that said, if you're out there
and you're wondering, okay, well, that's one brand,
what about the others?
And many notably pointing to Uncle Ben's products,
will it turns out Mars,
which is the company that owns Uncle Ben's,
released a statement today saying,
"Now is the right time to evolve the Uncle Ben's brand,
"including a visual brand identity, which we will do."
Go adding, "We don't know yet what the exact changes
"and timing will be,
"but we are evaluating all possibilities."
Right, so given the way
that that statement has been put out there,
this obviously feels very reactionary.
I think it's crazy to assume
that the company was just expecting to get hit soon
from the top rope.
Yeah, with all of this happening today,
I would love to pass the question up to you.
What are your thoughts on this?
You think it makes sense?
It's old, it's outdated,
it's offensive to a number of people.
Or no, are you against it?
Why, why not?
Any and all thoughts I'd love to hear from you.
And the last thing we're gonna talk about today
is an international story.
Remember when we used to do those?
This one involves what's happening with India and China,
because right now these two nuclear powers
are in the middle of sorting out
their most serious military confrontation in decades.
Right, so all of this started
when fighting broke out between Chinese and Indian troops
along the disputed border between the two countries
high up in the Himalayas.
Now, I will say it is unclear exactly what actually happened
because both sides have given different accounts,
and most of the details that we do have
are from the Indian side, right?
Meanwhile, Chinese officials
have largely remained tight lipped
and Chinese media has downplayed the incident.
But according to the reports,
we do have the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat
using rocks, iron rods, and their fist for several hours,
with several people reportedly falling to their death,
but also very notably, neither side firing shots
or using guns at any point.
Indian officials have said that 20 of their soldiers
have been killed, three during the phase of,
and 17 others succumbing to injuries
in the sub-zero temperatures.
Within the individuals also saying there were casualties
on the Chinese side as well
and while Chinese officials did confirm that was true,
they did not say how many people died.
And as far as what started the standoff,
unsurprisingly, both sides
have been blaming each other for instigating.
Indian officials saying that the Chinese forces
crossed into the area under their control
and set up tents and guard posts.
Saying Chinese troops ignored verbal warnings to leave,
which set off shouting matches,
stones being thrown, fistfights.
But you have Chinese officials
saying that Indian soldiers crossed the border
into their area that they control
and provoked and attacked Chinese personnel, right?
And so the thing is,
while this does mark a serious escalation,
these confrontations are not new at all.
In fact, just since last month,
there've been a number of similar conflicts
along the border,
though there have been no reported deaths there.
These are of both countries
reportedly moved thousands of additional soldiers
to the border, but it seemed like things had calmed down
because after those brought on with senior military leaders
where both sides, they met, they agreed to disengage.
And also you have people saying,
it was kind of just bound to happen again,
and that's because this situation goes a lot deeper.
In fact, India and China have been fighting
over this disputed border for decades and decades.
In 1962, the two fought a full-scale war over the border,
which ended with a truce
and the creation of a sort of defacto border called the LAC,
the Line of Actual Control.
It's a roughly 2,000-mile boundary
that runs along the Himalayas
and the disputed Jamu and Kashmir region.
That LAC is a very rough line.
In fact, over the years, there have been more
than a dozen rounds of talks and negotiations,
but an actual border has never been formally decided.
So as a result, you have India and China,
both having competing views
of where this boundary actually is
and both claiming significant chunks
of the other's territory, with both sides patrolling
up to where they believe that border is.
But because it's contested,
they're operating on different maps.
It's led to frequent accusations of one crossing the LAC
which has resulted in numerous clashes.
But Monday's incident is incredibly notable
because it's been described as the most violent
and serious confrontation since a series of battles in 1967
and it's also the first altercation
that's resulted in reported fatalities since 1975.
They're notably what we've seen through the years,
we have these two sides working together
to try and keep the peace.
In the early 1990s, for example,
they agreed to a set of protocols
to contain the disputes and prevent escalation
and things such as where troops would patrol,
what weapons they could carry,
where military installations would be built
and how close weapons and airplanes
could be hit to disputed areas.
But we've seen tensions grow over the last few years.
With much of it connected to both countries
building infrastructure including roads,
airstrips and arms installations, right?
Much more of the area is becoming militarized.
Now in general, China has been the more assertive one
in building up its infrastructure.
But actually what we've seen in recent years is India
has been strengthening its border infrastructure
and upgrading its military installations,
which is a move that many experts have said it
has angered China.
But there is also a broader geopolitical element to this.
China is also upset with India's growing political
and military relationship with the United States.
And in fact, last year,
we saw China strongly condemning India
for revoking the autonomous status of Kashmir,
which we talked about on the show.
It's a disputed area between both India and Pakistan,
and they placed it under direct control
of the central government,
as well as imposing strict and brutal lockdown measures
on the Kashmiri people.
On the other side of the issue we're talking about today,
you also have India worried
that China is the one trying to slowly take over
more of the disputed territory along the LAC.
This is The Wall Street Journal explains
especially because of China's very expansionist actions
in the last few years, writing China
has pressed other controversial territorial disputes
in recent years, stoking anxiety among its neighbors
by building military installations in the South China Sea,
extending control over Hong Kong
and moving to deny Taiwan, which it sees as part of China,
legitimacy and participation in international forums.
But, as far as what happens now,
I mean, both India and China have said
that they do want peace.
In a short telephone speech day,
you had Indian prime minister, Modi hitting on that point,
but also striking a harsh tone
saying, "The sacrifice of our soldiers will not be in vain.
"The sovereignty and integrity of India is supreme,
"and nobody can stop us in defending that.
"India wants peace, but if provoked,
"India is capable of giving a befitting reply."
And as far as China, therefore, and minister has also said
that they do not want more clashes.
And in fact, according to reports
and it call today both China's and India's foreign ministers
agreed to cool down
and said that they favor peaceful diplomacy and dialogue.
With it also being reported that military leaders
in that region are talking to diffuse the tension.
But yeah, for now that is essentially the story.
It's something to keep an eye on
when you're dealing with two nuclear powers
having issues with one another.
I'd really love if everyone could shell out.
I know that one of these days when I wake up
and World War Three is trending,
it's not gonna be memes.
The world just feels like a volatile place right now
and on that happy note,
that's where I'm going to end today's show.
And as always, thank you for being a part of this.
I know I sent an email to a bunch of you yesterday
just kind of saying thank you for being a part of this.
As having this together makes me feel less crazy
when I look at the news.
I hope it's also something you feel on your end.
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