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Um, and, like, I remember being kind of, like, stoked
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Seeking Mavis Beacon

Um, and, like, I rememberbeing kind of, like, stoked, in part because I was like,"Now...

Um, and, like, I remember
being kind of, like, stoked, in part because I was like,
"Now y'all gonna learn from the Black woman,
Mavis Beacon, and she's gonna teach you
how to type, so..." -[engine revving]
-[tires squealing]

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Um, and, like, I remember being kind of, like, stoked,
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in part because I was like, "Now y'all gonna learn
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from the Black woman, Mavis Beacon,
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and she's gonna teach you how to type, so..."
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-[engine revving] -[tires squealing]
Duration
19 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:37
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
NEON,BelleMoon Productions,Field of Vision

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Movie Summary

Investigates the disappearance and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women in technology.
-Mavis Beacon. -[Olivia] You know Mavis Beacon? - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
-Mavis Beacon. -[Olivia] You know Mavis Beacon?
[Maya] She's, like, a digital Black woman, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:10
[Maya] She's, like, a digital Black woman,
[Jazmin] We gonna get to the bottom of it, sir, you know? - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
[Jazmin] We gonna get to the bottom of it, sir, you know?
[answering machine beeps] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:56
[answering machine beeps]
[Mandy] Black women typing, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:05
[Mandy] Black women typing,
Like, there's something about the style - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
Like, there's something about the style
And there's something about the way that we speak. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
And there's something about the way that we speak.
And so, you're layering these digital styles, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
And so, you're layering these digital styles,
It's, in part, connected to this idea, for me, of, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:13
It's, in part, connected to this idea, for me, of,
[laughing] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:17
[laughing]
♪ After I'm done, You gonna go see my brother ♪ - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:30
♪ After I'm done, You gonna go see my brother ♪
You know, not being racist or anything like that, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
You know, not being racist or anything like that,
With her being Black, I feel like - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:11
With her being Black, I feel like
So, if she was white, then I, - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:08
So, if she was white, then I,
It would just be white noise. [laughs] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
It would just be white noise. [laughs]
It'll be like, "White Noise Teaches Typing." - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:12
It'll be like, "White Noise Teaches Typing."
[Jazmin] This is Mavis Beacon. This is the woman... - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:06
[Jazmin] This is Mavis Beacon. This is the woman...
[Mavis] Click here to start your typing lesson. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:09
[Mavis] Click here to start your typing lesson.
[Mavis] Click here to start your typing lesson. - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:07
[Mavis] Click here to start your typing lesson.
Okay, let's see if we could... [laughs] - Seeking Mavis Beacon 00:13
Okay, let's see if we could... [laughs]