3 chapters across the catalog
The Ed Buck case is used to illustrate a perceived hypocrisy within the Democratic Party regarding its stated values. Despite the victims being Black and gay, the party and its affiliated activists were slow to condemn Buck. The discussion suggests that political donors are often protected regardless of their crimes, even when those crimes involve the exploitation and murder of marginalized individuals.
A BuzzFeed feature on "Mistress Velvet," a dominatrix who forces white male "slaves" to read black feminist theory, is discussed. The segment explores the bizarre intersection of white guilt and sexual fetishes, where men pay to be dominated as a way to "unpack" their privilege. The hosts view this as a "guilt gone bad" scenario that reinforces existing power structures rather than challenging them.
Mistress Velvet explains how she uses her clients' payments to fund her life, pay rent, and settle student loans, viewing it as a personal form of reparations. She describes "reappropriating" the word slave to feel powerful. The hosts find the invocation of reparations in a BDSM context to be "disgusting" and a mockery of serious political discourse.
