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Alex Edelman: Just for Us

I grew up in a place wherethere was a strict hierarchy for Whiteness.I grew up in Boston

I grew up in a place where
there was a strict hierarchy for Whiteness.
I grew up in Boston

Full Transcript

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I grew up in a place where there was a strict hierarchy
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for Whiteness. I grew up in Boston.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:53
Uploaded
Apr 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy
Production
Above Average

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Movie Summary

Standup comic Alex Edelman's Broadway show, featuring his experience attending a meeting of White Nationalists in Queens, New York and other stories, comes to TV.
I grew up in this really racist part of Boston - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
I grew up in this really racist part of Boston
- And in Boston... - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
- And in Boston...
And in Boston, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
And in Boston,
Like, there are Ashkenazi Jews, like me, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:09
Like, there are Ashkenazi Jews, like me,
ICs practically synonymous with Boston, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:09
ICs practically synonymous with Boston,
No, truly, an incredible 100 years - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
No, truly, an incredible 100 years
They've gone up a couple of socioeconomic classes - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
They've gone up a couple of socioeconomic classes
They've had their own president, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
They've had their own president,
'Cause at the top of this pyramid - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:07
'Cause at the top of this pyramid
The WASPs. And let me tell you, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:08
The WASPs. And let me tell you,
Or, like, "I can't read, but I got into Harvard!" - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:11
Or, like, "I can't read, but I got into Harvard!&q...
And growing up, I became so keenly aware of that - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:09
And growing up, I became so keenly aware of that
- My-- - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
- My--
My full name, get ready, - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:10
My full name, get ready,
- I go-- Sure. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
- I go-- Sure.
I go by Alex now and my family has noticed the shift. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:07
I go by Alex now and my family has noticed the shift.
My father's name is Elazar. That's the name that he goes by. - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:05
My father's name is Elazar. That's the name that h...
And he's like, "You're not proud of your real name?" - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:08
And he's like, "You're not proud of your real...
- That's why." - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:09
- That's why."
You can't even spell their names right in English - Alex Edelman: Just for Us 00:06
You can't even spell their names right in English