Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
donate to the gary muslim center, providing "emergency essentials for families without power since August 11" gofund.me/b69ef52ca
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edited by Danae O.
exec. prod. @earthtonellie
Links:
ajplus on gary indiana instagram.com/p/Dcivy82Fjhc
Gary, Indiana, Is America’s Latest Climate Victim prospect.org/2026/08/28/gary-indiana-americas-latest-climate-victim
Stopping by Michael's House averyreview.com/issues/11/michael-s-house
Motown’s abuse of its artists english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-20/motowns-abuse-of-its-artists.html
A Brief History of the Predatory Record Deal
okayplayer.com/a-brief-history-of-the-predatory-record-deal/385171
Charnas, Dan. (2022) Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm. MCD.
youtube.com/watch?v=FKzTaZLEKd4
Champion or copycat? Elvis Presley’s ambiguous relationship with black America theconversation.com/champion-or-copycat-elvis-presleys-ambiguous-relationship-with-black-america-82293
Vito, C. (2019). The values of independent hip-hop in the Post-Golden Era. SpringerLink. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-02481-9
Nodutdol, "A PEOPLES’ TIMELINE OF THE KOREAN WAR" instagram.com/p/DLVSXOaJ7V8/?img_index=9
‘Gangnam Style’ at 10: How Psy’s smash hit sent Korean culture global cnn.com/style/article/psy-gangnam-style-10-years-intl-hnk
‘They use our culture’: the Black creatives and fans holding K-pop accountable theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/20/k-pop-black-fans-creatives-industry-accountable-race
youtube.com/watch?v=Ausy6bfIA2s
Yeung, E. (2015). White and Beautiful: An Examination of Skin Whitening Practices and Female Empowerment in China.
Danae’s b-roll list: docs.google.com/document/d/14mndGy5fLFhCIUMbot2lqd8_8GzhWd7rGI6AdcHsuAg/edit?usp=sharing
Chapters
00:00 introduction
02:17 where we need to start
09:27 the king of pop
17:15 commoditizing blackness
32:16 creating south korea
41:22 rebellion meets exploitation
48:32 the appropriation
53:40 the discourse never ends
56:47 accountability and asian racism
donate to the gary muslim center, providing "emergency essentials for families without power since August 11" gofund.me/b69ef52ca
patreon.com/elliotsang
edited by Danae O.
exec. prod. @earthtonellie
Links:
ajplus on gary indiana instagram.com/p/Dcivy82Fjhc
Gary, Indiana, Is America’s Latest Climate Victim prospect.org/2026/08/28/gary-indiana-americas-latest-climate-victim
Stopping by Michael's House averyreview.com/issues/11/michael-s-house
Motown’s abuse of its artists english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-20/motowns-abuse-of-its-artists.html
A Brief History of the Predatory Record Deal
okayplayer.com/a-brief-history-of-the-predatory-record-deal/385171
Charnas, Dan. (2022) Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm. MCD.
youtube.com/watch?v=FKzTaZLEKd4
Champion or copycat? Elvis Presley’s ambiguous relationship with black America theconversation.com/champion-or-copycat-elvis-presleys-ambiguous-relationship-with-black-america-82293
Vito, C. (2019). The values of independent hip-hop in the Post-Golden Era. SpringerLink. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-02481-9
Nodutdol, "A PEOPLES’ TIMELINE OF THE KOREAN WAR" instagram.com/p/DLVSXOaJ7V8/?img_index=9
‘Gangnam Style’ at 10: How Psy’s smash hit sent Korean culture global cnn.com/style/article/psy-gangnam-style-10-years-intl-hnk
‘They use our culture’: the Black creatives and fans holding K-pop accountable theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/20/k-pop-black-fans-creatives-industry-accountable-race
youtube.com/watch?v=Ausy6bfIA2s
Yeung, E. (2015). White and Beautiful: An Examination of Skin Whitening Practices and Female Empowerment in China.
Danae’s b-roll list: docs.google.com/document/d/14mndGy5fLFhCIUMbot2lqd8_8GzhWd7rGI6AdcHsuAg/edit?usp=sharing
Chapters
00:00 introduction
02:17 where we need to start
09:27 the king of pop
17:15 commoditizing blackness
32:16 creating south korea
41:22 rebellion meets exploitation
48:32 the appropriation
53:40 the discourse never ends
56:47 accountability and asian racism
