- So, it is Tuesday, my name is Philip DeFranco.
And today we're having to do that same dance
where today's Tuesday,
Philip DeFranco Show is split into 2 parts.
This, of course is trying to bypass YouTube's content
rating system and algorithms,
So you have part one, which is this video,
which is actually less likely to be suppressed.
And then in about 2 hours,
if you come back to this channel,
I'll have Part Two
or if you're watching this and it's already up,
top link down below,
or you can click right there.
And that is we're going to be talking about a story
that is far more likely to be suppressed here on YouTube.
And so I want to make sure we get the eyes in front of it.
But that said,
welcome back to the Philip DeFranco Show,
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and let's just jump into it.
The first thing we're going to talk about today
is fake activism/clout chasing,
so you know, people all over the country
have been searching for ways
to support the black community
and call for justice since the killing of George Floyd,
whether it be through protests,
donations, difficult conversations about race,
helping board up, helping clean up,
but we've also witnessed some forms of activism
that have been slammed as disingenuous.
And others that some feel might actually
be hurting the cause.
You know, there was a Jake Paul situation
that a number of you asked me to talk about yesterday,
but, as time goes on,
we've been seeing more and more examples.
One of these examples that has been making its way online.
Is the alleged conversation between 2 friends
which was screen grabbed from one
of the person's close friends Instagram story.
In it one allegedly discusses getting drunk
and going to a protest asking,
"Is that like so dangerous."
The other appears to respond, " Oh my god I'm so down."
Followed by, "Let me find a riot outfit."
Then we see an alleged Instagram photo
of them actually at a protest.
And once people saw that the women were met
with a ton of backlash since that appeared
they didn't actually care about the movement
and instead we're going for the thrill
and the photo up.
With a woman who posted the photo eventually
deleting her account.
And one video that's been circulating online,
a man seen photographing a white woman
in front of alluded T-Mobile store
and the person recording casps.
But, the big one the clip
and the story that most people, are focusing on.
Is a video showing a woman posing with a drill
and a worker as if she's helping board up a store with wood.
She then thanks the actual worker,
and heads back into her Mercedes.
As someone off camera says, "Good job guys, BLM."
All right, so a lot of people online have been describing
that woman as an influencer.
But it also appears that that's not the case.
After some digging,
many including New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz,
actually identified her as Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin.
He reports saying that,
she is a conservative political writer
for The Washington Examiner.
People also found her Twitter account,
which she then set to private and later deleted.
But not before someone's screen grabbed a tweet
that she previously wrote saying,
"As it vandalizing all the buildings in LA wasn't enough,
"Black Lives Matter has taken to the billboards
"as a crowd of rioters roars in approval."
Also, kind of funny note regarding that billboard.
The brand paying for it, OUAI.
Runs it's haircare by hair stylists Jen Atkin.
She actually posted that photo, with the caption.
I would have climbed up there myself #blacklivesmatter.
And the official Twitter account
for Jen Atkin hair actually quote tweeted responded
to Fiona on Twitter before her account was gone.
Saying, "Made our sign even better data."
And adding after the woman had been identified,
"Oh my god, the fact that this is the same woman makes."
But also, hey,
we're judging everything off of this clip.
Maybe she actually brought it up
all the other windows and she was like, Okay,
now it's you, you finish it 'cause you know,
that's that's the most likely way things went down.
Right, so there was that part of the story,
but also there's the movement that is blackout Tuesday.
So this protest was actually initially spearheaded
by two black music executives
by the name of Jamila Thomas and Brianna Haji Mang.
Their initiative is called The Show Must Be Paused,
and as part of it,
members of the music Industry committed
to postponing new releases
and temporarily suspending business operations.
And they called it, a day to take a beat for an honest,
reflective and productive conversation
about what actions we need to collectively take
to support the black community.
And this is a really notable industry
to thrust it's support behind the black community.
Because as the execs note,
it benefits from the effort struggles
and successes of black people.
Right, so what we ended up seeing
is that after several labels,
streaming services and artists supported the movement,
it actually started to evolve.
Others on social media began sharing images
of black squares as a way
to show solidarity with black victims
of police brutality and racism.
And this at one point was dubbed 'Blackout Tuesday'
and you start seeing celebrities joining like,
Katy Perry, Tom Holland, Drake.
Other brands even trying to figure out their own ways
to participate.
With some like Rihanna's Fenty label
suspending sales for the day.
But the problem here is unlike the celebrities
I just talked about.
A lot of people are uploading these black squares,
using the #BLM or #blacklivesmatter.
Which is why we started to see some including
this Twitter users say, "This is counterproductive.
"Please understand what you're doing before you do it.
"Amplify black voices without silencing the movement."
Here are some big names seem to agree,
actor Kumail Nanjiani, for instance,
asking people to not use #blacklivesmatter.
Saying, "It's pushing down important
and relevant content use #blackouttuesday.
He was definitely not alone in getting that message out.
Also another potential issue with the movement
is that it's also being understood
by some as a day to remain silent and not post online.
So because of that we saw people like Lil Nas X
speaking out, writing on Twitter,
I know y'all mean well,
but, bro saying stop posting
for a day is the worst idea ever.
I just really think this is the time
to push as hard as ever.
I don't think the movement has ever been this powerful.
With I'm also warning about important posts
being drowned out
and asking whether it might be a better idea
to instead post donation and petition links
at the same time.
Right, even the likes of Chance The Rapper noting,
do not blackout the movement.
Once again, He was not the only one here
and so concerns about blackout Tuesday
are starting to be heard.
But yeah, that's where we are with this part of the story.
It's why also throughout the day,
you might see different versions of blackout Tuesday.
And personally, I think even with the confusion,
I think ultimately it is a net good to raise awareness.
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And then let's talk about this story
blowing up around Leah Michelle.
You know, she's best known for her role on Glee
but also appeared in other TV shows,
like Scream Queens and The Mayor.
And all of this started when she posted a tweet saying,
"George Floyd did not deserve this.
"This was not an isolated incident and it must end.
"#BlackLivesMatter."
Right, It's a similar statement
to what a lot of people are putting out right now,
but hers did not go over well.
And that's because last night Samantha Marie Ware,
who stared with Leah on Glee in season 6 shared this tweet,
writing remember when you made my first television gig
a living hell 'cause I'll never forget,
I believe you told everyone that if you had the opportunity,
you would shit in my wig amongst other traumatic
microaggressions that made me question
a career in Hollywood.
And then we ended up seeing a number of leaders,
other co-stars kind of hopping on
and neither agreeing or just, you know,
you had Amber Riley who was also on Glee
sending a tweet of a GIF of her sipping from a coffee mug.
Alex Newell who also was on the show for several years,
shared a tweet saying, get her Jade.
Also had musician and actor Dabier who appeared
on one episode of Glee saying,
"Girl you wouldn't let me sit at the table
"with the other cast members 'cause I
"didn't belong there", fuck you Leah".
And then adding, "I tried to bring good vibes
"and create content for people to laugh and enjoy.
"Seeing her message brought back bad memories
"of being less than on set of Glee.
"Ain't gonna stand for her being fake like she cares."
You also had people who worked with her
on other projects responding you've had Nicole Brown,
who you might know best from community
but also worked with Leah on The Mayor,
responded to Samantha's tweet saying,
"I felt every one of those capital letters."
And She actually posted a good amount, in response to this,
though was specifically not calling Leah out
on any behavior kind of intentionally leaving
some of her thoughts and experiences up in the air.
But also at one point adding,
every person on a set matters.
Every person on a set deserves respect.
And it is the responsibility of every series regular
to make every person who visits their home feel welcome.
This dismissive attitude is what's wrong in Hollywood
and the world.
And as far as the other side of this story,
there's really not much to say right now,
Leah has not commented on or responded to any of this.
And so that's where we are with a story,
and I guess the question I could connect to this story
is 1 for those of you who are fans
of Glee or lady Michelle or anything.
Does this news surprise you?
And 2, Do you think this is kind of just a random story
or do you see it as kind of a distant ripple,
in the pond that has a rock thrown in it right now.
And then an update to the George Floyd story
that we haven't gotten to yet.
We need to talk about the autopsy or rather, autopsies.
There're now 2, that we're seeing, right.
The 1st one was conducted last week
and notably was performed
by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office
and then a preliminary report released last Friday
and a charging document for Derek Chauvin.
We saw the office say that the autopsy,
"Revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis
"of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.
"Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions
"including coronary artery disease
"and hypertensive heart disease.
"The combined effect of Mr. Floyd being restrained
"by the police, his underlying health conditions
"and any potential intoxicants in his system,
"likely contributed to his death."
Right, so that report basically saying that
Floyd hadn't specifically been choked to death,
but that Chauvin pinning him down did contribute
to his death.
However, that preliminary report failed
to satisfy a lot of people.
In fact, it even seem to stoke another level
to the outrage that we were already seeing.
Right, so with this,
you had a ton of people calling for another autopsy,
which we actually ultimately saw.
Because pretty much,
immediately following this reports release,
Floyd's family announced that
they were pursuing a 2nd independent autopsy.
And alongside that,
you also had Floyd's family saying that they were seeking
to raise Chauvin murder charge from 3rd degree
to 1st degree.
Now we'll get to that second autopsy in a moment.
But I wanted to mention yesterday
we did actually see the medical examiner's office
release its full report.
Within that you had the office listing Floyd's cause
of death as, cardiopulmonary arrest complicating
law enforcement subdual, restraint,
and neck compression.
Right, cardiac arrest,
basically saying that his heart stopped beating
and that among other significant conditions
listed in the report were Floyd's preexisting artery
and heart diseases.
As well as fentanyl intoxication
and recent methamphetamine use.
Though, the report doesn't go into detail
about how much was actually in his system
or how they may have actually contributed to his death.
But, very notably here that report still concludes
that Floyd died by homicide.
Though 1 thing I do want to note with this,
is you also had that office saying,
"Manner of death is not a legal determination or culpability
"or intent and should not be used
"to usurp the judicial process.
"Such decisions are outside the scope
"of the medical examiner's role or authority."
Now, that said let's talk about the 2nd autopsy.
Because preliminary findings for it,
were also released yesterday.
And while it also ultimately concludes that Floyd
died by homicide.
Its reasoning here is actually a bit different.
Okay, so this autopsy was conducted
by former New York City chief medical examiner Michael Baden
and the University of Michigan's Alicia Wilson.
And here if Baden name sounds familiar,
that's actually because he previously performed autopsies
on Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
But that said in this report,
Baden and Wilson determined that Floyd actually died
of asphyxiation from sustained pressure
after being pinned down by his neck and back.
Baden also saying that he found hemorrhaging
around Floyd's right carotid artery
that impeded blood flow to the brain.
And notably here Baden also said.
- The compressive pressure of the neck and back
are not seen at autopsy
because the pressure has been released.
By the time the body comes to the medical examiner's office.
It can only be seen,
serious compressive pressure on the neck
and back can only be seen
while the pressure is being applied
or when as in this instance,
it is captured on video.
- Also contrary to what we saw in that first autopsy,
Baden said that no underlying medical condition caused
or contributed to Floyd's death.
Baden actually adding the Floyd was in good health
and so following this you had the family's lawyer
Ben Crump saying,
- Essentially,
George died because he needed a breath.
For George Floyd, the ambulance was his hearse.
But your question,
he would be alive today if not for the pressure applied
to his neck.
By fired officer, Derek Chauvin
and the strain on his body from the two additional offices,
laying him in his back.
- Right in here.
This is actually important
to know that Crump focused on the fact
that the autopsy determined that Floyd died not just
because of his neck but also the pressure to his back.
Right, So Crump is using that
to further call to the arrest of the other 3 officers
that were involved.
2 of which can be seen in a video sitting on
Floyd's back with Chauvin.
But ultimately,
that is where we are with this aspect
of the story now.
And so with that, of course,
I do pass the question off to you.
What are your thoughts around this?
Are you confused?
Do you believe one or the other? Yes, no? Why?
Let me know.
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