- 'Sup, you beautiful bastards,
hope you're having a fantastic Monday,
welcome back to the Philip DeFranco Show
and let's just jump into it.
And the first thing I want to talk about today
is why we had Scarlett Johansson in the news.
So in a recent interview with AS IF Magazine
Scarlett Johansson was quoted saying that she should quote
"Be allowed to play any person or any tree or any animal
"because that is my job and the requirements of my job."
And that quote reignited a debate on social media
about diversity in casting.
A controversy that Johansson
has actually found herself in multiple times.
As you might remember she was previously criticized
for accepting the role of a transgender man
in a film Rub and Tug
where she ended up stepping down from the role last summer
amid calls for the character to be actually played
by a trans actor instead.
Before that Johansson had faced backlash
for playing a Japanese character in Ghost in the Shell
which critics again argue
should've been played by a Japanese actor.
And so with this new quote out there
you got a lot of people angry again.
Just a few examples, "Last year ScarJo
"was the highest paid female actor in Hollywood,
"Making 40.5 million.
"The fact that she still feels she deserves
"to take up space and jobs away
"from trans slash people of color actors
"is a microcosm of how people still
"don't really understand how allyship works."
Another writing, "Yes, ScarJo,
"you should be able to play a tree.
"Because there aren't countless sentient trees
"desiring to act yet struggling to get cast in roles.
"But there are ton of LGBTQIA I non binary actors
"who have vocalized that they would love
"to represent those characters."
Others saying that she has learned nothing,
but still of course at the same time
there were those that defended ScarJo.
Examples like "Scarlett Johansson said
"she wants to play any role she wants,
"you know, like actors do,
"and that's what y'all are bitching about today."
Another reading "Last week:
"anyone should be able to play Ariel.
"This week: ScarJo wants to play someone else, Canceled!
"You guys are funny."
And others arguing, "Acting, as an art,
"involves the embodiment
"of another, person, thing, et cetera.
"Any and all artists have the right
"to expand their horizons."
And what followed all of this was Scarlett Johansson
releasing a statement on Sunday through her representative
saying that the interview, as it's been quoted,
"has been edited for click bait
"and is widely taken out of context."
And she explains that the question she was answering
was about the quote, "confrontation
"between political correctness and art.
"I personally feel that in an ideal world
"any actor should be able to play anybody, and art,
"in all forms, should be immune to political correctness."
"That is the point I was making,
"albeit didn't come across that way."
"I recognize that in reality,
"there is a wide spread discrepancy amongst my industry
"that favors Caucasian, cisgendered actors
"and that not every actor has been given
"the same opportunities that I have been privileged to.
"I continue to support, and always have,
"diversity in every industry and will continue to fight
"for projects where everyone is included."
And so it's been interesting the watch the reactions online
from first when the quote came out to then her statement.
You know, a lot of people who had originally defended her
saying, aw, I hate seeing her walk this back.
Also, I mean, you saw some happy for the clarification
but there were also still people
that were angry about the original quote
and still didn't think that this was enough.
It's also been interesting to see this kind of conversation
happening out there of this kind of this outrage
or like the canceling of Scarlett Johansson
for let's say, wanting to play a trans man in Rub and Tug,
is that the best thing?
And in part the reason that conversation
and debate is happening is because
right now it appears that that movie
is no longer going to be made.
The movie that could've shared
a trans story now not being made
although part of the debate is maybe it should wait.
Now as far as my personal opinion on this
I can understand where people do have an issue
but ultimately I think that part of being an actor
is having the ability to embody somebody else,
someone that is not you,
has an entirely different background.
And you know, looking at the
Scarlett Johansson trans man situation
I can't help but look back to 2014,
specifically then because you had
Jared Leto actually winning an Oscar
for playing a trans woman.
Although, of note, there were people at that time
that still had an issue, but hey,
ultimately that's the story, my opinion as of now,
and whether you agree or disagree with me
I'd love to hear your thoughts here.
You know, part of the interesting thing
for me with this story
is seeing someone's different point of view
because of their different upbringing,
their different background.
And so like to the people that disagree with me here,
I'd love to know your thoughts, educate me,
what do you think is the perfect solution?
Or is there even a perfect solution
in this kind of imperfect world?
I don't know, any and all thoughts,
I'd love to hear from you in those comments down below.
Then in kind of quickie internet news,
the internet is likely going to be
taking a detour this week.
It appears, unless there is a schedule change,
which can and has happened in the past,
Shane Dawson will be returning to YouTube.
Now for pretty much any other YouTuber, no offense,
that's usually not newsworthy.
But, as has happened with his last several series,
in large the internet kind of just takes a break
from whatever it's doing and it looks.
Last time one of the big stand outs
was the conspiracy theory around Chuck E. Cheese pizza.
Watching the chaos that came from those videos
was very interesting.
And before that of course, doing the unthinkable for many,
making Jake Paul seem like a human person.
Although part of the conversation that stemmed from that
was Jake Paul's business practices,
specifically advertising towards children.
And this time just as before it's gonna be interesting
to see what he focuses on what fallout comes from it.
Now, for those hoping for the drama, it might not be there.
And we know that he's doing a joint project
with Jeffree Star who was also in the news recently
because it appears that he took a shot at Kylie Jenner,
specifically around her new skincare venture,
although he is not alone in that.
So that series appears to not be happening until the fall
and this one, there's a lot of question marks
although some people think that it's about a haunted hotel
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And then let's talk about why this morning
you maybe saw that #RacistPresident was trending.
So yesterday, Donald Trump went to Twitter and wrote,
"So interesting to see progressive Democrat Congresswomen,
"who originally came from countries
"whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe,
"the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world,
"if they even have a functioning government at all,
"now loudly and viciously
"telling the people of the United States,
"the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth,
"how our government is to be run.
"Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken
"and crime infested places from which they came.
"Then come back and show us how it is done.
"These places need your help badly,
"you can't leave fast enough.
"I'm sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy
"to quickly work out free travel arrangements!"
All right, so that might've been a lot to hit you with.
For some quick context, what Trump seems
to be referring to here
is the news coverage last week
that Nancy Pelosi was clashing
with four congress women known as the Squad.
And that group includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley.
And notably they're all progressive freshmen Democrats
and women of color representing different states.
And also a massive note here is that all of these women
were actually born in the United States except Omar,
she was actually born in Somalia
but she fled the country during the civil war there
when she was a child and later became a US citizen
when she was a teenager.
And while there have been clashes
between Pelosi and some of the members in the past
tensions really grew recently
when the Squad voted against the $4.5 billion aid bill.
This because they said they were concerned
that the money would go towards Trump's
immigration crack down rather than
bettering conditions in detention centers.
And those tensions really boiled over last week
after Pelosi told the New York Times
that the Squad quote, "didn't have any following."
That did not go over so well and after a closed door meeting
AOC told the Washington Post
that Pelosi was explicitly singling out
newly elected women of color.
And all of that brings us back to Trump's Tweets
where after that was posted the internet exploded.
We saw the four congresswomen responding to Trump
with AOC saying on Twitter "Mr. President,
"the country I come from and the country we all swear to,
"is the United States.
"But given how you've destroyed our border
"with inhumane camps, all at a benefit to you
"and the corps who profit off them, you are absolutely right
"about the corruption laid at your feet."
Continuing later, "You are angry because you can't conceive
"of an America that includes us.
"You rely on a frightened America for your plunder."
And adding, "but you know
"what's the rub of it all, Mr. President?
"On top of not accepting an America that elected us,
"you cannot accept that we don't fear you, either.
"You can't accept that we will call your bluff
"and offer a positive vision for this country.
"And that's what makes you seethe.
Omar saying, "the only country
"we swear an oath to is the United States."
"And adding, which is why we are fighting to protect it
"from the worst, most corrupt and inept president
"we have ever seen.
"You are stoking white nationalism
"because you are angry that people like us
"are serving in Congress and fighting against
"your hate-filled agenda."
Pressley also responded, writing in a Tweet,
"This is what racism looks like.
"We are what democracy looks like."
Tlaib also responded in a series of Tweets asking
"Want a response to a lawless
"and complete failure of a president?
"He is the crisis, his dangerous ideology is the crisis.
"He needs to be impeached."
Later tweeting out a video and writing in the caption,
"I will never back down and no bully,
"even this racist president,
"will waver the work we have to do."
And of course there were a lot of other responses,
the Washington Post reported that
by Sunday evening at least 90 Democrats
and an independent who actually just left the Republic Party
had denounced the President's remarks.
And that is too many to read off,
but notably Pelosi was one of them, writing,
"When Donald Trump tells four American Congresswomen
"to go back to their countries,
"he reaffirms his plan to Make America Great Again
"has always been about making America white again.
"Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power."
"I reject Donald Trump's xenophobic comments
"meant to divide our nation.
"Rather than attack Members of Congress,
"he should work with us for humane immigration policy
"that reflects American values.
"Stop the raids, families belong together."
Also of note, we did see several republicans
come out to criticize Trump's comments.
Republican representative chip Roy Tweeted yesterday,
"POTUS was wrong to say any American citizen,
"whether in Congress or not,
"has any home besides the United States."
But then also adding, "But I just as strongly believe
"non-citizens who abuse our immigration laws"
"should be sent home immediately,
"representatives who refuse to defend America
"should be sent home November 2020."
Republican representative Pete Olson
also Tweeted this morning,
saying "the Tweet from the president is
"not reflective of the values
"of the one million plus people in Texas 22.
"We are proud to be
"the most diverse Congressional district in America.
"I urge our President immediately disavow his comments."
It was also reported this morning
that Republican rep Will Hurd told CNN
"Those Tweets are racist and xenophobic."
Republican senator Pat Toomey said
"It was wrong for the president to suggest
"that four left-wing congresswomen
"should go back from where they came from."
And you even had Lindsey Graham
kind of criticize the president
but then really go the other way.
Along with telling the President,
"Aim higher, they are American citizens,
"they won an election, take on their policies."
He also said,
- We all know that AOC and this crowd
are bunch of communists, they hate Israel,
they hate our own country.
- And that is where the story ended, I'm just kidding.
This morning Donald Trump responded to the response
and Tweeting, "When will the Radical Left Congresswomen
"apologize to our Country, the people of Israel
"and even to the Office of the President,
"for the foul language they have used,
"and the terrible things they have said.
"So many people are angry at them
"and their horrible and disgusting actions!"
And then Tweeting a little later,
"If Democrats want to unite around the foul language
"and racist hatred spewed from the mouths
"and actions of these very unpopular
"and unrepresentative Congresswomen,
"it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
"I can tell you that they have made Israel
"feel abandoned by the U.S."
Also, during a press conference this morning
we saw President Trump say.
- These are people that in my opinion, hate our country.
Now, you can say what you want,
but get a list of all of the statements they've made,
and all I'm saying, that if they're not happy here
they can leave, they can leave and you know what,
I'm sure that there'll be many people
that won't miss them.
- Also, reportedly when asked about white nationalist
who have come out in support of Trump's Tweet,
Trump said he was unconcerned, saying quote
"It doesn't concern me because many people agree with me."
Also this morning we saw Pelosi send a letter
to Democratic congress members
urging them to support a resolution
that would condemn Trump's Tweets.
And in that also saying "our Republican colleagues
"must join us in condemning
"the President's xenophobic tweets."
And on that note actually while we were recording this
a growing number of Republican representatives
and senators have come out and condemned Trump's Tweet.
As far as my reaction to this, let's be real,
nobody's surprised by this anymore, right?
This isn't some weird side effect or some slip,
this is the strategy.
The outrageous comments, the divisiveness,
that is the playbook.
I mean, just first off, just very much on the nose,
it's not like this is the first time Donald Trump
accused someone that was darker than him
from originally being born somewhere else.
As some might recall, before being
the President of the United States,
in addition to being a businessman, a person on TV,
Donald Trump was a Birther and I really do not know
how people can defend this statement.
"Why don't they go back and help fix
"the totally broken and crime infested places
"from which they came."
That is some shit that if we didn't talk
about this whole story and I was like,
yeah, did you see what David Duke Tweeted?
Yeah, he told those four American congresswomen
to go back to the broken and crime infested places
from which they came.
You'd be like, yeah, that sounds right.
The thing is, I think that's honestly
part of Trump's strategy.
I mean, one, I think the President realizes
that he's essentially untouchable
because he has the Republican Party in his pocket.
Right, even if you're a Republican
that actually is against what the President is doing
you are most likely not going to speak out
because historically that has been catastrophic
for anyone that has done so.
We've seen Republicans either just lose or quit.
And so for those that have stayed it has been wild
to watch their complete flop.
I still remember and think back to 2015
where you had Lindsey Graham saying this about Donald Trump.
- He's a race baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.
He doesn't represent my party,
he doesn't represent the values
that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for
and you know how you make America great again?
Tell Donald Trump to go to hell.
- And then this morning after everything that's happened
he just told the President to aim higher.
Also staring directly into the camera
praising the President for being a great golfer.
- The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Looked like a fun day.
- It was a fun day and Trump's the best golfer,
you're the best golfer. (laughing)
By far.
- Also, it appears that Donald Trump
understood Lindsey Graham's aim higher comment
as aim for someone that is more important.
- [Reporter] Lindsey Graham said
he encouraged you to aim higher and does it trouble you--
- No, no, he didn't say about that, he just said don't go,
see, I disagree with Lindsey.
These are congresswomen, what am I supposed to do,
just wait for senators?
No, these are four, so I disagree with Lindsey on that,
that was the only thing.
He said aim higher, shoot higher.
What am I gonna do, wait til we get
somebody else in a higher position, higher office?
- And two, I think realizes that pretty much
anything he says, anything he does,
there's gonna be another story in the next 24 to 72 hours
and everyone's gonna be like,
wait, what were we talking about?
Hell, I mean even this story is a prime example of that.
Before this story took over all the headlines
the spotlight was on the over crowded detention centers.
Right, you had that photo of Mike Pence,
arms crossed, watching.
Migrants reportedly shouting, no shower, no shower.
And you just have this extreme situation
and then all of a sudden the national dialogue
has already moved on.
Hell, even the Epstein Acosta saga, right,
that might even feel like it was a month ago
and that just happened.
Also of note, around the time
that this video is being uploaded
reportedly the Squad, right, the four women
at the center of this story,
they are reportedly going to have a press conference
to respond to Trump's remarks.
And we're also seeing that representative Al Green
is going to force an impeachment hearing,
something he has tried in the past.
But ultimately that is where we are with this situation,
that's the story, some of my personal take away
and opinion on the matter and of course,
I pass the question off to you,
what are your thoughts around this?
Let me know what you're thinking
in those comments down below.
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