The Jump Off

We Thought You Been Knew Podcast

Welcome to our podcast! We're starting things off by talking about one of the most significant events of 2020. The murder of Black people in America and the reactions that follow. George Floyd's murder sparked international outrage and "action" from corporations, the government and the public in general, but why didn't the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade or countless other trans Black people or cis Black women garner similar outrage or concern? In our premiere episode, we explore why more attention is given to cis Black men when they're on the receiving end of police brutality and violence as opposed to other groups of marginalized Black people. We also dig into the controversy between J.Cole's "Snow on tha Bluff" and Noname's "Song 33," and the role misogyny played in that interaction.

Notes:

How George Floyd was Killed in Police Custody
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

George Floyd Protests: A Timeline
https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-protests-timeline.html

What to Know About Breonna Taylor's Death
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html

What Is 'Wanton Endangerment,' the Charge in Breonna Taylor's Case
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/wanton-endangerment.html

The Empty Facts of Breonna Taylor's Case
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-empty-facts-of-the-breonna-taylor-decision

The Urgency of Intersectionality
https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality/transcript?language=en

Nearly 250 Women Have Been Fatally Shot By Police Since 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/investigations/police-shootings-women/

TMM Update: Trans Day of Remembrance 2020
https://transrespect.org/en/tmm-update-tdor-2020/

J. Cole - Snow on tha Bluff (Official Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZa3HyVLimQ

Song 33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFp1eW2bihg

Why Is J. Cole Coming for Noname?
https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/j-cole-noname-snow-on-tha-bluff.html

Noname Says She's No Longer Going to 'Dance On Stage for White People'
https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.53638/title.noname-says-shes-no-longer-going-to-dance-on-a-stage-for-white-people#

Noname apologizes for releasing 'Song 33' aimed at J. Cole
https://ew.com/music/noname-j-cole-song-33/

What we get wrong about misogyny
https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/12/5/16705284/elizabeth-warren-loss-2020-sexism-misogyny-kate-manne

Chapters

1. The Jump Off (00:00:00)

2. Breonna Taylor and George Floyd (00:02:58)

3. J. Cole's 'Snow on tha Bluff' and Noname's 'Song 33' (00:38:16)