Season 1, Episode 13: A Conversation with Sonni de Soto - Part II
Welcome to Part 2 of my conversion with Sonni de Soto. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, I suggest you listen to it first. Sonni and I had a lot to talk about, and this is starting right where we left off.
You can find Sonni with the following links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonni_de
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonni_de_soto/
This episode is not sponsored.
Content Warning - Mentions of:
Biphobia / Homophobia
COVID-19 / COVID Harassment
Holocaust Denial / Texas Schools
Racism / Colorism / Racist Terms
Wage Gap / Poverty
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Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar’s book: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
The Ali Wong standup I was referring to was Baby Cobra, and I accidentally said “city” instead of “fancy”. You can see that portion of her standup on Netflix’s YouTube Channel: Comedians On Being Of Asian Descent In America. There is also discourse on Reclaiming Jungle Asian.
Do The Right Thing was a 1989 Spike Lee Joint. The scene being referenced is when Sal’s Pizzeria is in flames, and ML leads people to Sonny’s store to destroy it while Sonny tries to defend it with a broom while shouting “I no white, I no white!” and “I black! You, me, same!” Watch the scene here.
Different sources give different top tens for the most-spoken languages, as there is no reliable census data, but most sources that I’ve seen agree that 1 is English, 2 is Mandarin, 3 is Hindi, and 4 is Spanish. Depending on the source, 5 is either Standard Arabic or French.
The school system in question was the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, because of Texas House Bill 3979. The bill mandates that if public schools teach “controversial” things that they must also present other points of view "without giving deference to any one perspective." This is a result of the fear-mongering that conservatives and right-wing news outlets have generated over the teaching of history, LGBTQ issues, and race - specifically critical race theory. And as bad as it is, it’s getting worse.
Yes, AT&T helped build far-right One America News; OAN is not a news channel, but rather a propaganda machine.
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