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MK301: How, is this Racist? (History of The Kentucky Derby, Wild Wild Country, In the Heights, West Side Story, The Gay Agenda, Gen Z, Ruthie Ann Miles, Chess The Musical, Black Jockeys, Max Fun Drive)

MK301: How, is this Racist? (History of The Kentucky Derby, Wild Wild Country, In the Heights, West Side Story, The Gay Agenda, Gen Z, Ruthie Ann Mile…

FromMinority Korner


MK301: How, is this Racist? (History of The Kentucky Derby, Wild Wild Country, In the Heights, West Side Story, The Gay Agenda, Gen Z, Ruthie Ann Mile…

FromMinority Korner

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Length:
86 minutes
Released:
May 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s just a big ol love fest because the love James' life, and your life too is here: Renee Colvert from MaxFun’s Can I Pet Your Dog  is here to help celebrate the Max Fun Drive! James the Culty that he is finally saw Netflix doc Wild Wild Country- and boy does it live up to it's name- but is it a cult? It's the summer of musicals with West Side Story and In the Heights coming out, Renee our Broadway Lady couldn't be happier, but what are our thoughts of going back to the theater? The numbers are in on how many of our Gen Z youth are LGBTQ+, the internet reacts!  As the Kentucky Derby just happened featuring Black Jockey Kendrick Carmouche, we pose the question: Is the Kentucky Derby Racist? We dig into it's history to find out! In honor of Asian American Heritage Renee walks us through the inspiring story of current Broadway Super Star Ruthie Ann Miles! Plus, it's the Maximum Fun Drive and we tell you how you can join the action by supporting this show, along with your other Max Fun favorites! GUEST CO-HOST - Renee Colvert (she/her):  is a self proclaimed “man of the wilderness”, the emergency contact to her dog Tugboat, a podcaster, and James Aurther M’s NUMBER ONE FAN! IG: @reneescolvert @tugboatthefluffypitJoin us May 7th, at 7:00pm LIVE for the We Got This Team Trivia Showdown! https://maximumfun.org/events/online/we-got-this-maxfundrive-team-trivia-showdown/ REFERENCE LINKS: Internet Responds to 1 in 6 gen Z youth LGBTQ+: https://bit.ly/33nANXC Is the Kentucky Derby Racist?Kendrick Caramouche  NY Times: Kendrick Carmouche Wikipedia- Jimmy Winkfield My Old Kentucky Home Push Black- Racist Truth of Kentucky Derby WDRB- What to do with the Racism of the Kentucky Derby Black Jockeys Kentucky Derby Racist HistorySalon- My Old Kentucky Home Minority Korner on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/2JsXEuuCONTACT USTwitter: @minoritykornerEmail: minoritykorner@gmail.comIG: @minoritykornerHost/Producer: James Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurM 
Released:
May 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Are you easily confused by terms like cultural appropriation, cisgender, toxic masculinity, twunk, black girl magic, and woke? Or maybe you’re tired of explaining terms like these and you need a community that gets you! Sounds like you need MINORITY KORNER! Nnekay & James dish out your weekly serving of pop culture, social commentary, nerdy stuff, politics, empowerment, celebrity feuds, zanny anecdotes, mispronunciation of most names, and things they left out of the history books, all from a perspective that’s Black, queer, and lady like! So come learn, laugh, and play! (Part of the Maximum Fun Network)