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[Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson] Assimilationist ideas are problematic
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Stamped from the Beginning

Assimilationist ideas are problematic {\an8}because it compels youto sort of shape-shift...

[Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson]
Assimilationist ideas are problematic {\an8}because it compels you
to sort of shape-shift {\an8}into something
that white people can approve of, {\an8}that white people
won't feel threatened by, that white people can feel,
sort of safe in

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[Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson] Assimilationist ideas are problematic
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{\an8}because it compels you to sort of shape-shift
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{\an8}into something that white people can approve of,
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{\an8}that white people won't feel threatened by,
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that white people can feel, sort of safe in.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:00
Uploaded
Apr 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
One Story Up Productions,story27

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Movie Summary

A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".
"Why can't you just be white?" You know? "Just assimilate." - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
"Why can't you just be white?" You know? &quo...
You have a white voice in there, you can use it. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
You have a white voice in there, you can use it.
[Dr. Ruha Benjamin] An assimilationist still adheres to the idea - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
[Dr. Ruha Benjamin] An assimilationist still adheres to the ...
"They need to work harder, they need to value education, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:15
"They need to work harder, they need to value education...
You either have to assimilate into this way, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
You either have to assimilate into this way,
{\an8}A high school senior was told he can't walk the stage for graduation - Stamped from the Beginning 00:10
{\an8}A high school senior was told he can't walk the s...
{\an8}There's an element of being a progressive in that, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:08
{\an8}There's an element of being a progressive in that...
{\an8}Have some sense and... and respect for other people. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:06
{\an8}Have some sense and... and respect for other people.
[Don Lemon] Pay attention, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:08
[Don Lemon] Pay attention,
[Benjamin] That's the refrain we hear, whether it's in 2021 or in 1821. - Stamped from the Beginning 00:08
[Benjamin] That's the refrain we hear, whether it'...
"There's something in you, either in your body or in your culture, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
"There's something in you, either in your body or ...
Who taught you to hate the color of your skin to such extent - Stamped from the Beginning 00:09
Who taught you to hate the color of your skin to such extent
[audience murmurs] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
[audience murmurs]
Who taught you to hate yourself - Stamped from the Beginning 00:07
Who taught you to hate yourself
[tense music playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:14
[tense music playing]
That Black bodies are only good for brute labor - Stamped from the Beginning 00:16
That Black bodies are only good for brute labor
That the only place where good art and higher thinking is happening, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:12
That the only place where good art and higher thinking is ha...
They are so accustomed to the stories they've been telling about Black people, - Stamped from the Beginning 00:14
They are so accustomed to the stories they've been tell...
["Black Woman" by Emanuel playing] - Stamped from the Beginning 00:05
["Black Woman" by Emanuel playing]
♪ Cocoa-butter kisses ♪ - Stamped from the Beginning 00:48
♪ Cocoa-butter kisses ♪