Mixed Up Podcast (2024)

25/03/2021

The Truth About Gun Violence:

I really would like feedback on this.

I'm trying to understand the party that: says over policing doesn't reduce crime now scream out for over legislation of guns in an attempt to reduce gun violence.

Let's look at the numbers.

In 2018 there were 39,740 Gun related deaths in the US. Let's see how many would be prevented with more legislation.

Of the 39,740 deaths 61% of deaths or 24,342 were by su***de. If you look at the US su***de rate in males and compare it to European and Asian countries with strict gun laws you will see the US is lower or about the same. So does legislating more on guns prevent su***des? Or will su***de rates stay the same just the method will change? I don't see how more gun legislation will help the more then 20,000 people a year who take their own life by guns.

35% or about 13,958 deaths were homicide. Of which 80% or 11,570 of these gun deaths occurred in under develop areas or areas lacking economic opportunity. Is creating new gun law going to change the economic landscape? Will it provide jobs? Reduce the illegal drug trade? Stop violence? About 750 gun deaths are due to domestic violence, could new gun laws help prevent domestic violence?

About 431 death were caused by accidents or accidental discharged by legally owned guns. Will New laws prevent these?

About 900 deaths were caused by police force. Would new gun laws prevent police from using deadly force?

In 2018 there were 79 deaths in public mass shootings. Could new gun laws prevent this? Maybe. But what are we doing in order to reduce gun death by 0.002%

See the problem isn't guns. The problem is what is causing the gun violence. Just changing gun laws will not save 39,000+ people who lost their lives in 2018. We need real change in our approach to economics, mental health, disbanding the illegal drug trade and legalizing most drugs.

I just been watch people arguing over a way to either stop gun violence or don't take my guns away but no one is out here talking about real solutions for real problems. The way I see it stricter gun laws is the biggest form of white privilege saying my suburban super Market won't get shot up any more so I feel safe and the hell with anyone struggle with hunger, lack of opportunity, mental health and so many more pressing issues that could really help move our society forward.

19/06/2020

There once was a time in America when the phrase "I think slavery is wrong" was viewed by some as opinion and not a moral standard. Makes me think about the immoral views people have today and scapegoat it with the phrase "its my opinion".

Happy Juneteenth Everyone.

18/06/2020

Aunt Jemima. Get out of your bubble:

Marketing is everything in life. Humans are so easily persuaded by advertisements that WalMart made us all believe they had the lowest prices on everything. We trust brands i.e. you know if you go to a McDonalds in LA you can get the same lousy burger in Miami. Branding in America is everything.

What goes unnoticed is the unseen branding we do in America. Ever since the movie "A Birth of a Nation" white America has done a great job at branded Black America as 2nd class citizens, criminals, or nothing more then a servant or driver. While I was in college I had an amazing professor that gave us an interesting assignment. This assignment would change the way I thought for the rest of my life.

In my 3rd semester of college I was giving an assignment to look at they way black America was portrayed in media. We had to watch 40 tv shows, 5 movies, and go through 15 magazines. The goal was to count how many times a black person was portrayed as a doctor, lawyer, or business owner and compare it with how many times a black person was portrayed as a criminal, servant, welfare recipient, or athlete. As far as the magazine went we were to count the race of each model we saw. We were only allowed to count black models as black if they had natural hair, skin wasn't airbrushed or lightening up. The results was astonishing. Out of 15 magazine I couldn't find 1 natural black model (for context this was in 2003). As far as black people in television and movies it was 8 to 1 criminals to lawyers/doctors. This wasn't some statistic I read in a book this was hours of me going through TV, magazines and movies. I saw it all with my own eyes. It was an eye open project because it made me think outside my little community and friends.

This experiment never really hit home until 12 years later. I was living in Chesapeake, VA at the time in a very blended community. I had someone visiting me and we went to the local Food Lion. Inside the Food Lion were 2 of my favorite workers both were unapologetically flamboyant gay African Americans. I bought the few items I came for and left the store with my guest. The person I was with said wow I can't believe that. I said what? This person said I've never seen openly gay black men before. (Now to give some context this person works in a job with mixed population.) But that is when it hit me. Here was someone who knew a handful of black people, but outside their personal bubble and movies and music they couldn't conceptualize that black people were anything other then the images they had seen. And then my second light bulb clicked. We only know what we've seen and we only see what is in our bubble. So if your bubble is a few black people and media then your perception is going to be way off.

Outside of our bubble things have more meaning. Maybe to you today ending of Aunt Jemima makes zero sense and seems like all we are doing is erasing history. Well I need you to get out of your bubble. Its brands like Aunt Jemima that have led to a century of marketing black Americans as servants, criminals, and welfare recipients that has led to societies unconscious racism (the most dangerous kind in my opinion). The reason a white person gets shocked when a black person speaks properly or has a good job is because in their bubble of TV, movies and media they never see that type of person. That is why any racist image, or brand, or statue that doesn't promote the advancement of African Americans in our culture MUST END immediately. If we correct the narrative that African Americans are just as beautiful, smart, great as everyone else, then our children wont live in a bubble that will get burst when they meet someone outside the stereo type. So yes Aunt Jemima needs to go so our society can be better. And yes white America Aunt Jemima is just the start so sit back and enjoy being uncomfortable for a while until this new generations corrects all our past mistakes!

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