All language subtitles for Blackish s07e05_English

Dre: When you take the big view
of our country's history,

America has gotten
certain things right.

♪ How can it be? ♪
And one of the things
we got the most right

is the First Amendment.

It's got freedom of religion,
freedom of speech,

the right to assemble.

It's America's greatest hits
written on cool paper.

It's these freedoms that ensure
our voices are heard.

From the women's
suffrage movement

that won women the right
to vote in elections

to fighting Jim Crow laws

during the Civil Rights
movement

to the anti‐war demonstrations
of the '70s,

Americans have a rich history
of speaking truth to power.

And we all know real activism
when we see it.

Dre, look. Junior thinks
he's a modern‐day Malcolm X.

If you're paying attention,

then you probably feel
the same way I do.

It was true in the '80s,
and it's still true now.

[Bleep] the police.

Dre:
And this ain't it.

You know,
Pops is gonna be pissed

that Junior's wearing
his T‐shirt.

He's allergic
to baby powder.

I‐I'm sorry,

but that's the only problem
you have with that, Dre?

Look, Junior is a promising
executive in the making

at a prestigious firm.

He can't go promoting messages
like that

without considering
the effect

that it's gonna have
on the workplace.

[ Scoffs ]
This workplace?
Yes.

Okay. The place where women
aren't allowed to say "cramps"?

[ Groans ]
[ Groans ]

It is icky.

Okay, look,
I don't care

about what Junior has to say
on the Internet.

Nobody does.

Over more than half
his followers

are sitting in this room
right now.

He is no Huey P. Newton.

Wait, but you're not proud
of his activism?

So all anybody has to do
is go on an IG rant

wearing a T‐shirt they can't
wear in front of their mother

and they're considered
an activist?

That's a good point.
When I was Junior's age,

activism was taken seriously,
alright.

We couldn't phone in our beef
with the establishment.

Right. You probably had to
fax in your beefs, right?

No. We had to be calculated
and intentional.

You know,
that's one of the reasons

I went to a Black college.

Because I wanted to be
around like‐minded people

who were down to do whatever
it took to make change.

My college
was the opposite.

It was full
of like‐minded people

who wanted nothing
to change.

See, that's what
I'm up against.

Whenever I made a statement,
I didn't get likes,

I got smacked
upside the head.

My ass was on the line.

Call me crazy,
but it seems to me

like Junior is doing
exactly what I imagine

you and your friends did
at Black college.

Junior is just stunting
for the 'gram.

Nothing more,
nothing less.

And it's a Black college.
Not Black college, okay.

I've told you that
a million times.

If that's the case, Dre, why
don't they play in bowl games?

Ohhhh, burn.

I know the difference between
activism and in‐activism,

and I knew which one I was
gonna find when I got home.

We have to defund
the police.

Then you can release
the pressure from my neck

and put some respect
on my name.

Give us, us free,
justice and liberty.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

Junior,
that was amazing.

Thanks, babe.

What the hell was that?

Oh, hey, Dad, you want
to check out the video

that we made
about defunding the police?

Okay, listen,
Junior Van Peebles, alright.

Do you know how dumb you sound
saying "defund the police"

in your mom's beret?

Okay, there is nothing stupid
about getting the word out.

I'm doing the same thing
as a lot of other activists.

Mr. Johnson, this is what
getting involved looks like.

It is not just
African medallions

and high top fades
anymore.

And what are your goals?

And how much can you
really trust social media?

Instagram is for White women
posting their booty gains,

not for starting
a revolution.

The revolution
has to start somewhere.

A revolution can't start unless
you have people on your side.

"Fight the power"
was a clear message.

"Defund the police,"
what does that even mean?

It means redirecting
the huge police budget

to fund school lunches,
affordable housing,

unemployment assistance.

Okay, okay.

I'll ride
with all of that,

but you have to sell it
to the people

in a way
that doesn't scare them.

Like when fast‐food restaurants
introduces salads,

they don't say they're
"defunding the hamburger."

Okay, did you just compare
police violence to hamburgers?

They both
kill Black people!

Dad, you are getting
too hung up on the words.

We are trying
to change things

so that people don't get shot
for running stop signs.

Yes.
And freeing up some
of the police budget

would mean that some
of the potholes

you always complain about
would get filled.

So you think your
silly little rhymes

are gonna fix
the streets?

Hmm?

What are you gonna fill
those potholes with?

Retweets?
[ Scoffs ]

Son, if you want
to fight the power,

you gotta get
your hands dirty.

Look, Dad, we get it.

Back in your day, you watched
a lot of Spike Lee movies

and everybody was sweaty.

You had your ways,
and we have ours.

Okay.
C'mon, Liv.
Let's go re‐do it.

My face looked a little weird
in that last one.

[ Gasps ] Let's do it
in front of that bush

that looks like the background
of the Obama portrait.

Yeah.
Right.

Just as Junior and his beret

threatened the very sanctity
of activism,

others in the Johnson gang
seemed to have the right idea.

Alright, I think this
gets my point across.

Yours looks way better
than mine.

Um...almost all the words
are spelled right.

Thanks.
I really tried.

Mm‐hmm.

Hey, a bunch of us are about to
go up by the school

and post some flyers
about the upcoming march.

Wanna roll with us?
Yes!

Or...yeah, I think
I could swing it.

Alright, let's roll.

I only have four spots
in my car.

Oh, cool. I mean, one, two,
three, four, so...

Actually,
one, two, three, four.

Oh. Uh...

Well, we were just gonna put up
signs in the neighborhood,

so, uh, maybe you guys
can do that.

Bye.

Next protest,
we're going to need

to make having a third row of
seating mandatory.

Ruby: Hmph.

Listen to me.

That boy could be
driving a motorhome,

there still wouldn't be enough
room for two 15‐year‐old boys.

But we're small.

I'm fine
sitting on a lap.

Okay.

Freshmen girls are playing
a different game than boys.

See, Diane's a flower,
m'kay,

and right now she's in season,
she's blossoming.

You're just a sapling

that hopefully one day
becomes a tree.

But no one wants to hang around
with freshman boys.

But Diane and I
are twins.

You are.

But Diane's on
a different path now, baby.

Okay, Grandma.

But so you know,
we were triplets,

and she chose
to absorb the other one.

So, I think we're good.

Yeah. A'ight.

Hmph.

Hi, babe.

Hey, baby.
Now, look.

Can you believe your son?
Huh?

Alright, he's trying to change
the police and Medicare

and potholes
with social media posts.

Of course he is, Dre.

Online activism works.

It has brought attention
to police brutality

in a way that we've
never seen before.

It's toppled dictators.

Ended Roseanne's career.

You should be proud
of your son.

He's getting in
"good trouble."

"Good trouble"?
Yeah.

Bow.
Huh?

I occupied the A building
at Howard.

Junior is occupying
my couch.

Dre, you sound so old right now,
and you rarely sound young.

This makes your "Drake sings
too much to be a rapper" take

look cutting‐edge.

Dre, Junior has as much fire
as you had at his age.

He's just using his voice
differently.

Bow, protest without some sort
of sacrifice is just words.

Ali, he lost the prime
of his career.

King lost his life.

A‐And what did the black squares
that everyone was posting do?

Nothing. Huh?
Nothing.

You want to know why,
Bow?

Because it was
just a gesture.

And that's exactly what
our son is ‐‐ a black square.

You're proud of that,
aren't you?

Eh, a little bit.
Yeah.

Yeah, just wish
he was here for it.

Mm‐hmm, of course.

I realized that Junior
wasn't going to learn

how to really make a difference
scrolling through his phone.

He needed me
to set the example.

Hey, son, I want you
to look at something.

Alright.

What you're about to see
is what happens

when you actually
get your hands dirty.

This is clear, concise,
and effective.

[ Upbeat music plays ]

Announcer: We at Stevens & Lido
support Black business

and economic empowerment for
the Black community at large.

Together, we can be the change
we want to see in the world.

I've got Stevens & Lido
to announce a plan

to provide pro bono ad services
for Black‐owned businesses.

Bam!

That's it?

What do you mean,
"That's it?"

Alright, we're ‐‐ we're gonna
teach them to create websites,

organize media buys,
build e‐commerce capabilities.

Do you know how much
that's gonna help us

keep Black dollars
in Black pockets?

I think you're confusing Black
capitalism with Black activism.

Ah.

I get why you can't understand
what I'm saying.

It's because I didn't say it
in 150 characters or less, huh?

No, I get
what you're doing.

I just feel like
a lot of other companies

have made statements
or donations.

It's not about
what other companies did.

It's about me
using my capital

to accomplish
something concrete.

Son, I put my ass on the line
at work.

This is how it gets done.

Or it's how you preserve
the status quo.

Me, personally, I am more into
burning it all down

and starting all over,

but, hey, you know, I get
why you are not interested

in changing things
that much.

What do you mean?

Come on, face it, Dad.

You've become "The Man."

What?

Nice try, though.

I am not "The Man."

I am not "The Man"!

You...

You are a Black Square!

Damn it, that did not have
the sting I thought it would.

Okay.
Alright, I think I got it.

Hey, babe.
Hey.

Oh.
Mm‐hmm?

You missed
a place setting.

No, I didn't.
Yeah, you did.

Unh‐unh.

Revolutionaries,
they sit at the counter.

Huh?
Alright, can you believe
Junior called me "The Man"?

I registered voters
in Compton,

I protested the LAPD
after Rodney King,

and I went to
the Million Man March.

You didn't go
to the Million Man March.

I‐I would've went
had I not sprained my ankle.

Aha.
Alright, but I watched
every minute of it on C‐SPAN.

And this one thinks
I'm not radical enough.

[ Laughing ]

I distinctly remember having
a similar conversation

with a certain
young man who,

upon his return from
his freshman year at Howard,

thought that he knew
every damn thing.

And still do.

You and your
radical friends

thought you knew just how
to fix this country

and that people like me, who
went to the March on Washington,

weren't being
progressive enough.

You didn't go to
the March on Washington!

I had a bus ticket
but caught a cold.

Face it, Junior's generation
has taken the baton.

It's their time to be
on the front lines, Dre.

Okay, well, I'm not
a back‐of‐the‐line guy, alright,

and these aren't
back‐of‐the‐line times.

Well, then,
you know what, Dre?

You need to get out there
and do something.

Yeah, you got a point.
Mm‐hmm.

I need to find a way to get
on the front lines, too.

Yes.
And whatever you do,

you just make sure that you
wrap up that bad ankle.

W‐‐
[ Stammering ]

You know what,
young lady?!

You've just earned
yourself a spot

next to
Junior Luther King Jr.

I can't believe so many people
support Black Lives Matter now.

Yeah. It's like I can feel this
country getting less racist.

I mean, there was the one guy
who called us "Rush Hour Jr.,"

but I'd take that any day
over a fire hose.

How did we
beat Diane back?

They were in a car.

She stopped for food.
It's on her IG.

What?
I gotta give her a call.

[ Ringing ]

Diane: This is Diane.
You know what to do.

She's ignoring you.

Oh, that's okay.
She does that.

That's why we have
the double call.

If I call her two times
in a row, she knows to pick up

just in case I've locked myself
in the trunk or something.

So...
[ Ringing ]

This is Diane.
You know what to do.

Yeah, she's not
ignoring you.

She's ignoring you hard.

Olivia: Look, Junior,
your tweet

about indigenous victims
of police brutality

has been retweeted
thousands of times.

People are engaged.

We're engaging people.

That's because you're
just so charismatic.

You are.

[ Sensual music plays ]

[ Screeches ]

Put your hashtags up
and listen up.

Alright, there is a protest
downtown, and we're going.

You can't just post
on social media

or expect companies
to be responsible.

We got to show up.

So...

Let's go,
"Black Lives Matter."

C'mon, "Say her name."

We are taking this
back to 1993.

Let's do this like Brutus
'cause we ain't new to this.

Come on! Let's go!
Fight the power, boy!

Dre: Would "The Man"
take time from work

and head downtown to march
for the rights of others?

I don't think so.

Dre Johnson has always been
down for the cause.

Oh, hey, Pops.
Whoo!

Bow, babe, I can't begin
to tell you

how great it felt
to be out there today.

[ Chuckling ]
Look, it was like
the old days.

You know, I think
I might perm my hair

so I can be the next
Al Sharpton.

No, or do you think I should get
a press and curl like DJ Quik?

Ah, mm, mm, mm,
don't worry about it.

I'll figure it out
on the day.

Well, I'm really glad that
you found your passion, Dre.

Obviously your place
is in the streets.

Maybe, but hey.
Hmm?

I got to
tell you something.

The streets done changed.
You know what?

Everything was going fine

until these barista‐looking
White dudes showed up.

And that's when the police
in riot gear

stepped to the front...
What?

...while the cops with guns
surrounded us.

Mm‐hmm.

A‐And then this cold‐brew,
oat‐milk‐ass‐looking White dude

threw his mountain bike
through the window!

Oh, my God.
Yes, babe!

It was like the last scenes
of the "Joker," alright.

And I saw this ‐‐ this dude
approaching a cop car

with a lit newspaper.

That's when I got the hell
up out of there.

That sounds crazy.
Yes, it was, babe.

And that's when I realized
I'm a daytime protestor.

[ Chuckles ]
Oh, my God.

Well, I'm glad
you got home safely, Dre.

Mm‐hmm.
W‐Where are Junior
and Olivia?

Huh?

Where's our son?

Hmm.

Okay, wait a minute.
Hold on, gimme a second.

He was standing
to my left

when the bike went
through the window.
Oh, my God.

Did you ‐‐ Dre!

Did you leave our son out there
in a riot?!

Oh, yeah, um,
I‐I‐I believe, uh,

the preferred term
is "uprising."

You left our baby
out there?

I'm your baby, too, Bow,
and I have diabetes!

Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.

Do you know how much
blood sugar it takes

to say "No justice, no peace"
for two hours?!

Bow, look at it this way.

He gets to get into
that "good trouble"

that you kept
going on about.

"Good trouble"
can eat it, Dre.

Yeah.
He's my favorite.

Yeah, yeah.
We know.

Dre, look, the cops don't see
that as a group of people

that are fighting for change
and justice.

They see them as a threat!
[ Cellphone ringing ]

Oh, my God, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Hey, hey, hi, Junior!

Are you okay?

Oh, God, thank God.

Okay, I‐I didn't
abandon you, son!

Okay,
just hurry home, okay?

I'll see you
when you get home.

Okay, bye.

You are not off the hook
just because they're okay.

Don't be too hard on him,
Rainbow.

Dre's been through something.
It's very difficult.

Thank you.
And it has shown us
who he truly is.

Yes, thank you.

A coward.

[ Sighs ]

You know what the weirdest part
of it is?

Being out there with those kids
today made me realize

that I don't have that fire
in me that I once had.

And ‐‐ And marching with them,
it didn't feel the same.

Wearing a $5,000 sweater
to the protest

probably didn't help,
either.

Okay,
I'm being serious, Pops.
Mm‐hmm.

Alright, when I was younger, I
wanted to take down the system.

But look at this, Pops.
Look what we have, huh?

I have so much more
to lose.

Damn it.

Maybe I am "The Man."

Oh, please!

A White man still signs
your paycheck.

You are not "The Man."

Look, y'all.
We all know change comes slowly.

And when you've
been disappointed

over and over again,

it's hard to have faith
to keep fighting.

Yeah.
Yeah.

Maybe you're right.

Junior's generation
just hasn't had the football

yanked out
from under them yet.

Maybe it'll be different
for them.

Who knows?

But you?
[ Chuckles ]

You thought you were "The Man"?
[ Laughs ]

Lord.

You're not even "The Man"
in this house.

Hey, do you have a charger?
I'm running out of juice.

[ TV turns off ]

Did you run
your battery down

ignoring my phone calls
and texts

while you were hanging out
with Jeremy?

Man, Jeremy ended up
being so lame.

I eventually had to bully him
into buying me stuff.

Oh, thank God!

I can't believe Jeremy
could be so corny.

What a waste
of such good eyebrows.

I mean,
he let his friend drive

so he can play "Where Is
the Love" by the B. E. P. s

on his guitar while it was
already playing on the radio.

No way.
Yes way.

What's worse is the only reason
there wasn't room in the car

is because he puts a seat belt
on his guitar

in the middle seat.

That guy
is not a tree yet.

[ Sighs ] He's just a twig
with a driver's license.

Wow.

What?

Oh, nothing, nothing.

Hey, do you want to hang out
and watch "sMothered"?

It's like Mom and Junior
have their own TV show.

Let's do it.
Alright.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Oh, it's Jason,

one of the guys that rode
with us in Jeremy's car.

Hmm.
Oh, I can't believe he added me
to the group chat!

Oh, no.
What do I say?

I cannot play myself.
I have to get this right.

The wrong string of emojis
could be death by firing squad.

[ Breathing deeply ]
Ooh, okay, um...

I have to focus.
Uh, rain check?

[ Sighs ]

Oh, don't worry.

Your time will come,
little one.

Once you're a senior
and grow into those feet,

the world
will be your oyster.

Come here.

[ Chuckles ]

Oh.

Okay, uh...

You'll get there faster
if you shower more.

Yeah?
[ Sniffs ]

Damn.

Dad, you left
way too soon!

No, son,
I left right on time.

Tonight
was something else.

Oh, I know.

Being in a crowd
of thousands of all ages,

of all races
with different backgrounds

with one common goal,
it was so powerful.

Okay, son. You ‐‐ You do know
I felt that way before, too.

You know, the ‐‐
the truth is,

you guys are moving
a little fast for me.

But just know
the work I've done

is just as important
as the work you'll do.

You know, we'll never
make real progress

unless we work together.

You're right.

You know, Dad,
I've been thinking

about what you want to do
with Black‐owned businesses,

and I think
it's a great idea.

Thank you, son.

You know, I can't take
all the credit for it.

You know, as much as I was
trying to make a difference,

I was also trying
to make it easier

to get
that good barbecue.

You know, Dad, not only

did you miss the real turn‐up
by leaving,

you also missed some
pretty unbelievable moments.

Wow.

Wow, what you got there?

Progress.

♪ I just wanna live ♪

♪ God protect me ♪

♪ I'm a young Black man ♪

♪ Doing all that I can ♪

♪ I just wanna live ♪

♪ God protect me ♪

♪ Just stay right by my side ♪

♪ I just wanna live ♪

Come on, Dad, your voice
could have a real impact.

Dre: I don't ‐‐
I don't know if you guys

want to hear from
an old man like me.

Please, Mr. Johnson,
you're our griot.

Share your knowledge.

I don't know about this.

Uh, just try it once
and see how it feels.

[ Cellphone beeps ]
Action.

Howard is in D. C.

That helped me see
the government can't see me.

Now I scream about cars
and bars and wars,

standing in my drawers.

Oh, Lord, You delivered us
from the back of the bus ‐‐

Sushi's here.
Whoo! Did you get
the ponzu sauce?

I think you got it.

[ Snapping fingers ]
[ Cellphone beeps ]

I know you're probably
not gonna agree with me,

but that was fire.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Groans ]

Post. Dang.