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[gentle music]
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♪
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[relaxed music]
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[camera shutters clicking]
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[indistinct chatter]
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[elevator dings]
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- Hey.
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First of all, whoa.
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Secondly, why didn't you
tell me?
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- I did--I did try to tell you.
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I called you right after
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Danny Michael Davisdropped this on me.
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You weren't really listening.
- I thought I was listening.
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You said that there
was a problem with the Chirp,
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so I assumed that
it was a coding issue, not a...
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that issue.
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- Well, when a Black employeetells you
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that a tech deviceis having trouble
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recognizing people of color,
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I think you'd be ableto put two and two together.
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- You are right.
Uh...
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Right, I'm sorry.
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I was so focused on coming up
with a solution,
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I wasn't hearing
what was behind the problem.
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- Well, now you know,
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and now I needto process the fact
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that I just publiclycalled out my own company
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as its spokesperson
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to every majornews media outlet
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in Silicon Valley.
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[sighs]
[elevator dings]
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♪
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- And then Simon was like,
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"The Chirp doesn't recognize
Black people
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because Sprqpoint doesn't
recognize Black people."
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- Honestly, I am proud of him.
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Also, I'm here for this tea
that you are spilling
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which makes me want
my man, Earl Grey.
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And a man.
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A tall man.
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- You deserve it.
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- Wow, you know,it really takes guts
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speaking truth to powerlike that.
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- Yeah, I'm proud of him.
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Although I do feel like
a little bit of an idiot
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because he did try to tell me
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there was more to the problem
with The Chirp,
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and I just wasn't hearing him.
[sighs]
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The PSA is right, you know?
Don't do drugs.
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- Wait, you did drugs?
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- And I may or may not have
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done them with the CEO
of Sprqpoint.
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- Danny Michael Davis
gave you drugs?
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- Actually, I gave him drugs.
[cell phone buzzes]
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Don't ask.
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And now he texts me
all the time.
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He thinks we're besties.
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Oh, he's texting me
right this second!
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He's spiraling so bad
about Simon's press conference,
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he just bought a private jet
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for the African
Children's Choir.
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- Oh, boy.
- Honestly, Max,
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we should hit him up
to invest in the company.
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I mean, there's no one easier
to shake down
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than a well-intended
billionaire
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with white guilt.
- I don't know.
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Do we really want to start
our company with guilt money?
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- Mm, it's better
than no money.
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Last time I checked, we didn't
have a plethora of options.
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- It's not a terrible idea.
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He's clearly
in the donating mood,
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and I would say
that your business
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pretty much embodies everything
he's feeling guilty about.
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- How could he refuse us?
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Honestly, I dare him
to refuse us.
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- Come on,
we can't pitch the founder
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of one of the largest
tech companies in the world
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our scrappy little spin
on dining out.
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[notification swoops]
- Ah, but you can, mm-hmm.
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You guys are on Danny's
calendar tomorrow
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from 11:12 to 11:17.
- Are you serious? What?
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That was fast.
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- Ah, sweet, sweet
secondhand privilege.
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- I told you we're besties.
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- Okay, yeah, we can do this
in only five minutes.
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- Honey, we can do anything
in any amount of minutes.
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We just need to get
that rich man to listen to us.
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- Listen.
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You're right.
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That's exactly what I need
to start doing more of.
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Listening.
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[upbeat music]
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Hey, hey.
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I thought a lot
about what you said,
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and I know that I can't change
all of Sprqpoint,
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but I can try and help
make things better
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on the fourth floor.
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So instead of waiting for
the higher-ups to do something,
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I came up with my own
great plan.
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Town hall
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where participation
is not mandatory--
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- But strongly encouraged.
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Yeah, I got your Slack messages
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and your barrage
of Insta Stories.
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Um, are you sure
this is the best approach?
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- You rightly pointed out
that I wasn't listening...
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- Mm-hmm.
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- So we are going to listen
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for as long as it takes.
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Good morning, everyone!
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Thanks to Simon's
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brave call to action yesterday,
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I organized this town hall
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to talk about
our honest feelings
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about race at work.
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And with that,
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I open the floor
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to anyone who would like
to speak first.
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Don't be shy.
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- Um, I often find
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that it helps
to have a talisman
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to encourage
the flow of conversation.
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So, um, does anyone have,
like, a conch?
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Okay, yeah.
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A Koosh.
This will work.
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Um, personally,
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I have been doing
a lot of soul-searching
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about whether or not
my own biases
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have contributed
to the problems
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with the coding for the Chirp.
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I often wonder,
"What would Waswa think?"
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He was my Ugandan roommate
in college,
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and we were really close.
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Some say like brothers.
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And he even taught me
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how to say "I love you"
in his native tongue.
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Ninkukunda munonga.
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I yield the space.
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- Um...
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racism's wack, yo.
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[laughter]
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Sorry.
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- Pass.
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- I think you all know
how I feel about this.
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I was the only one
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who took a knee
at the company softball game.
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- My stepdad's Black.
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Well, they're divorced now,
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so I guess he's not
my stepdad anymore,
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but he's still Black.
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[quirky music]
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- Another color we should
be talking about right now
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is green
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and how to make our workspace
more ecofriendly.
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My partner and I,
we just started composting.
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He's Filipino, by the way.
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Well, I should say fiancé.
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We're getting married
in the summer!
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[applause]
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[rhythmic clapping]
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[Michael Kiwanuka's
"Black Man in a White World"]
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- ♪ I've been low,
and I've been high ♪
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♪ I've been sold
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♪ All my lies
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♪ I've got nothing
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♪ Left to play
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♪ I've got nothing
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♪ Left to say
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man in a white
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♪ I'm in love
chorus: ♪ Love
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- ♪ But I'm still sad
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♪ I found peace
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♪ But I'm not glad
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♪ All my nights
chorus: ♪ Nights
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- ♪ And all my days
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♪ I've been trying
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♪ To run away
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♪ Ooh
chorus: ♪ Whoa!
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- ♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man in a white
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♪ I feel like I've
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♪ Been here before
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♪ I feel that knocking
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♪ On my door
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♪ I feel like I've
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♪ Been here before
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♪ I feel that knocking
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♪ On my door
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♪ And I lost everything I had
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♪ But I'm not angry
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♪ And I'm not mad
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chorus: ♪ Whoa
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- ♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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♪ I'm a Black man
in a white world ♪
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[applause]
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- And my bridal party
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looks like a rainbow.
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- Okay.
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Uh, thank you
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for sharing your thoughts,
Amanda.
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So, um,
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Simon...
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I was wondering
if there's anything
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you would maybe like to add.
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- I'd rather not.
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Excuse me.
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[percussive music]
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♪
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- Good talk.
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Guys, you can all
go back to work.
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Thank you for your insight.
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[indistinct chatter]
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Wow.
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I really don't know...
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[rock music]
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- Hey.
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So, uh...
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that obviously didn't go
as I envisioned,
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but I meant well.
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Just tell me what I can do.
I wanna help.
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- Honestly, Zoey,
right now I'm more concerned
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about the reaction
to my press conference.
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I haven't heard anything
from Danny Michael Davis,
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and that concerns me.
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- Oh, well, maybe he doesn't
know what to say.
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No news is good news, right?
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- I don't think that's it
this time.
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- Mm.
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Um, okay, is there
anything else I can do?
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- No.
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I need to get out of here
for a bit.
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I'm gonna grab lunch
with Tatiana.
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We'll talk later.
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[elevator dings]
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[soft ding]
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- "Hi, Simon,
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"comma,
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"I am so sorry
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"about that town hall.
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"I was really just trying
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"to get us to face race
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in a safe space, so--"
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dear God, why am I rhyming?
[phone dinging]
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"Hey, Simon..."
"Hi, Simon..."
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"Hey, Simon..."
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"Hey, Simon, comma,
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"I was thinking of other ways
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"for you to express
your feelings
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"at Sprqpoint, period.
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"Why don't we sit down,
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"talk about the issues,
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"uh...
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and bring in special guests?"
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Now I am pitching a podcast.
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"Simon, colon,
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"I am the worst,
exclamation point.
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"I shouldn't even be your boss.
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"Ellipses, which is why
I'm quitting the biz
267
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and giving you
my parking space."
268
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Facepalm emoji.
269
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[phone dings]
270
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- Thank you for seeing us
for these five minutes today.
271
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- Three minutes.
- Three minutes, okay.
272
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We wanted to create
a restaurant
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that celebrates inclusivity
274
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from the murals on the wall
275
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to the entire
LGBTQIAP community
276
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that is our waitstaff.
277
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- I'm glad you include IAP,
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and I definitely know
what that means.
279
00:11:01,617 --> 00:11:03,532
- Another thing that makes
our restaurant distinct
280
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is that you can order
from anywhere
281
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with our proprietary tech--
282
00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,406
- Yeah, yeah,
I read the pitch deck.
283
00:11:08,450 --> 00:11:10,713
Dig the concept,
and I love the artwork.
284
00:11:10,757 --> 00:11:11,975
- Ah.
285
00:11:12,019 --> 00:11:14,151
- Reminds me of Kehinde Wiley.
- Thank you.
286
00:11:14,195 --> 00:11:15,979
- I commissioned him
to paint my portrait,
287
00:11:16,023 --> 00:11:18,765
but then I got bumped by Obama.
288
00:11:18,808 --> 00:11:22,072
I let him use the canvas that
Kehinde was gonna use for me,
289
00:11:22,116 --> 00:11:23,813
so in a sense,
it's our portrait.
290
00:11:23,857 --> 00:11:24,858
- No, it's not.
291
00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:28,426
- How about I just
show you the tech?
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As you can see
on our homepage here,
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you can scroll across
for different cuisine types,
294
00:11:32,387 --> 00:11:33,910
down for recommendations,
295
00:11:33,954 --> 00:11:35,390
and you hit this tab
296
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so you can schedule
your arrival.
297
00:11:37,958 --> 00:11:39,089
- [clears throat]
298
00:11:39,133 --> 00:11:40,351
- Oh, that's weird.
299
00:11:40,395 --> 00:11:42,136
Let me just override that
to keep this going.
300
00:11:42,179 --> 00:11:43,659
- Yucky.
301
00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:45,139
Have you come up with
a workaround for this glitch?
302
00:11:45,182 --> 00:11:46,270
- Yeah, of course, I just
haven't updated the code yet,
303
00:11:46,314 --> 00:11:47,445
but I'm on it.
304
00:11:47,489 --> 00:11:49,752
- Let's just cut to the chase.
305
00:11:49,796 --> 00:11:52,059
What kind of investment
are we talking about here?
306
00:11:52,102 --> 00:11:54,061
$2 million?
$5 million?
307
00:11:54,104 --> 00:11:55,802
- Oh, no.
150.
308
00:11:55,845 --> 00:11:56,890
- Million?
309
00:11:56,933 --> 00:11:58,065
- Yes.
- No, thousand.
310
00:11:58,108 --> 00:11:59,762
- $150,000?
311
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You got it.
312
00:12:03,374 --> 00:12:05,942
- Oh, well, thank you, Danny...
313
00:12:05,986 --> 00:12:07,161
Michael Davis.
314
00:12:07,204 --> 00:12:08,336
We won't let you down.
- Or you will.
315
00:12:08,379 --> 00:12:09,772
Most restaurants fail.
316
00:12:09,816 --> 00:12:12,340
Either way,
I'm psyched for your journey.
317
00:12:12,383 --> 00:12:13,297
- Mm.
[cell phone dings]
318
00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:14,298
- Oh, boy.
319
00:12:14,342 --> 00:12:15,517
One of our board members
320
00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:16,866
just choppered in
for an emergency meeting.
321
00:12:16,910 --> 00:12:19,303
Max, I wanna see an update
on that glitch ASAP,
322
00:12:19,347 --> 00:12:21,871
and feel free to take a phone
on the way out.
323
00:12:21,915 --> 00:12:23,046
[quirky music]
324
00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:26,136
- See, Max, I told you
we would do it.
325
00:12:26,180 --> 00:12:27,790
We slayed.
- Yeah, it's amazing.
326
00:12:27,834 --> 00:12:29,879
Are you sure you want
to take this money?
327
00:12:29,923 --> 00:12:30,967
- Child, please, call it
328
00:12:31,011 --> 00:12:32,360
the beginning
of our reparations.
329
00:12:32,403 --> 00:12:33,840
- Okay, all right, if you're
all right with it, I am,
330
00:12:33,883 --> 00:12:35,972
except I have no idea
how to fix the glitch.
331
00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:38,583
- And I know how to draw
a 20-foot mural by myself?
332
00:12:38,627 --> 00:12:40,150
No, I'm sure this building
333
00:12:40,194 --> 00:12:41,673
is crawling
with millions of nerds
334
00:12:41,717 --> 00:12:43,066
that I don't invite to parties.
335
00:12:43,110 --> 00:12:44,198
Ask one of them to help.
- Okay.
336
00:12:44,241 --> 00:12:46,287
All right.
I'll take care of it.
337
00:12:47,201 --> 00:12:48,202
- We need to talk.
338
00:12:48,245 --> 00:12:50,508
- Oh, oh.
339
00:12:50,552 --> 00:12:53,120
- You--chairs are still here.
340
00:12:53,163 --> 00:12:54,251
- They are.
341
00:12:54,295 --> 00:12:55,644
- So I just, uh...
342
00:12:55,687 --> 00:12:58,299
just left a little meeting
with some of the board,
343
00:12:58,342 --> 00:13:00,170
and they were just requesting
that Simon just...
344
00:13:00,214 --> 00:13:01,519
[mimics squelch]
You know?
345
00:13:01,563 --> 00:13:03,130
Retract everything he expressed
346
00:13:03,173 --> 00:13:04,914
at the press conference.
347
00:13:06,002 --> 00:13:07,221
- Retract?
348
00:13:07,264 --> 00:13:09,179
- He just needs to say
that it was his opinion,
349
00:13:09,223 --> 00:13:11,529
you know, and, um,
350
00:13:11,573 --> 00:13:14,358
that, uh,
just his opinion alone
351
00:13:14,402 --> 00:13:16,099
and doesn't represent
the larger experience
352
00:13:16,143 --> 00:13:17,492
of being an employee
at Sprqpoint.
353
00:13:17,535 --> 00:13:18,885
You know, so we don't get sued.
354
00:13:18,928 --> 00:13:20,147
- That sounds...
355
00:13:20,190 --> 00:13:21,539
- Yeah, yes, yes.
356
00:13:21,583 --> 00:13:24,412
That is terrible, unfair,
357
00:13:24,455 --> 00:13:27,371
hella dumb,
but look, you know,
358
00:13:27,415 --> 00:13:30,374
as a CEO, I gotta do stuff
that's not easy sometimes,
359
00:13:30,418 --> 00:13:33,769
and that forces me to have
the tough conversations,
360
00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:35,162
which is why I'm gonna
have you do it.
361
00:13:35,205 --> 00:13:36,380
- I'm sorry.
362
00:13:36,424 --> 00:13:38,469
You want me to be one
363
00:13:38,513 --> 00:13:39,557
to talk to Simon about this?
364
00:13:39,601 --> 00:13:41,472
- Oh, great.
Same page.
365
00:13:41,516 --> 00:13:42,865
I feel so much better
about this already.
366
00:13:42,909 --> 00:13:45,085
- No, Danny,
I don't think I should.
367
00:13:45,128 --> 00:13:47,870
- Zoey, you are his supervisor,
368
00:13:47,914 --> 00:13:50,568
and we both know
it's gonna sound a lot better
369
00:13:50,612 --> 00:13:52,701
coming from a mouth
that isn't mine.
370
00:13:52,744 --> 00:13:54,268
Oh, God.
371
00:13:54,311 --> 00:13:56,574
Another board member's yacht
just docked.
372
00:13:56,618 --> 00:13:59,577
I gotta go meet Artemis
down by the Wharf.
373
00:13:59,621 --> 00:14:03,059
Somebody bring me my boat shoes
and a Dramamine!
374
00:14:03,103 --> 00:14:04,626
[quirky music]
375
00:14:06,454 --> 00:14:06,846
.
376
00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:09,631
[quirky music]
377
00:14:09,674 --> 00:14:12,503
- [sighs]
378
00:14:12,547 --> 00:14:14,505
Hey, guys.
379
00:14:14,549 --> 00:14:16,507
- Oh, snap.
380
00:14:16,551 --> 00:14:18,292
Look what the cat dragged in.
381
00:14:18,335 --> 00:14:19,510
- Who's this thirst trap?
382
00:14:19,554 --> 00:14:21,121
- That's Max.
He used to work at that desk.
383
00:14:21,164 --> 00:14:22,644
He was the one who was secretly
in love with Zoey,
384
00:14:22,687 --> 00:14:24,951
but everyone knew it.
- Okay.
385
00:14:24,994 --> 00:14:26,343
A couple of you guys
are "office hot,"
386
00:14:26,387 --> 00:14:27,910
but I think he may
be "real world hot."
387
00:14:27,954 --> 00:14:29,085
- That's hurtful.
388
00:14:29,129 --> 00:14:30,347
Everyone knows
I'm a San Francisco seven.
389
00:14:30,391 --> 00:14:31,609
- Hey, Max.
390
00:14:31,653 --> 00:14:32,872
- Hey, Leif.
391
00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,177
- Did you get any of my texts
392
00:14:34,221 --> 00:14:35,744
or that Edible Arrangement
I sent?
393
00:14:35,787 --> 00:14:37,702
I just feel terrible
about getting you fired.
394
00:14:37,746 --> 00:14:39,356
- Weirdly,
not as bad as I felt,
395
00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,924
but it's all good now because
I just got Danny Michael Davis
396
00:14:41,968 --> 00:14:43,186
to fund my new concept,
397
00:14:43,230 --> 00:14:44,927
and I wanted to run
some tech stuff by Gabe.
398
00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,146
Where is Gabe?
399
00:14:46,189 --> 00:14:48,235
- Um, he got transferred
to floor five.
400
00:14:48,278 --> 00:14:50,541
- And Jared?
- Also to five.
401
00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:51,891
- Oh.
402
00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:54,894
- Hey, um, do you wanna
run it by us?
403
00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:56,939
- You can sit right here, boo.
404
00:14:58,114 --> 00:14:59,942
- I guess if you guys
don't mind, sure.
405
00:14:59,986 --> 00:15:01,639
- Yes.
All right, cool.
406
00:15:01,683 --> 00:15:04,294
- So, um, the scheduling tab
isn't fully syncing
407
00:15:04,338 --> 00:15:05,774
with all the food delivery
apps.
408
00:15:05,817 --> 00:15:07,297
- Okay.
409
00:15:07,341 --> 00:15:09,604
Okay, yeah,
I actually don't hate this.
410
00:15:09,647 --> 00:15:12,476
Decent layout, sexy banner.
Did you do all this yourself?
411
00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:13,913
- Yeah, turns out
when I'm not constantly
412
00:15:13,956 --> 00:15:15,088
being judged by my peers,
413
00:15:15,131 --> 00:15:16,567
I have a smidge of talent
in this arena.
414
00:15:16,611 --> 00:15:20,093
- Well, we can help you
get this sorted out real quick.
415
00:15:20,136 --> 00:15:21,964
- Uh...
416
00:15:22,008 --> 00:15:24,445
- I mean, if you want us to.
417
00:15:24,488 --> 00:15:26,577
- Still know how to use
this little lady?
418
00:15:26,621 --> 00:15:28,536
♪
419
00:15:28,579 --> 00:15:30,451
- Hell yeah.
420
00:15:30,494 --> 00:15:31,974
Let's do this.
421
00:15:32,018 --> 00:15:34,977
[indistinct chatter]
422
00:15:35,021 --> 00:15:38,415
♪
423
00:15:38,459 --> 00:15:40,243
- Hey, Mo.
424
00:15:40,287 --> 00:15:41,853
How's the pitch?
425
00:15:41,897 --> 00:15:42,985
- Amazing.
426
00:15:43,029 --> 00:15:44,769
Danny is going to invest
in the business.
427
00:15:44,813 --> 00:15:45,988
- That's great.
428
00:15:46,032 --> 00:15:47,990
Um, actually,
429
00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:49,252
I'm in a little bit
of a pickle,
430
00:15:49,296 --> 00:15:50,427
and I thought you'd
be the perfect person
431
00:15:50,471 --> 00:15:51,776
to talk to about this.
432
00:15:51,820 --> 00:15:53,648
- Oh, darling, I get that.
My voice is so soothing.
433
00:15:53,691 --> 00:15:56,433
- Uh, Danny Michael Davis
434
00:15:56,477 --> 00:15:59,306
told me that the board
needs Simon
435
00:15:59,349 --> 00:16:01,917
to retract everything he said
at the press conference,
436
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,614
and he wants me to tell him,
437
00:16:03,658 --> 00:16:07,227
and I don't want it to sound...
438
00:16:07,270 --> 00:16:08,663
weird,
439
00:16:08,706 --> 00:16:10,491
and I also want him to know
that I have his back.
440
00:16:10,534 --> 00:16:13,537
So how would you say it?
441
00:16:13,581 --> 00:16:15,409
I mean, if you were me.
442
00:16:15,452 --> 00:16:17,802
- I know you're not
asking your Black friend
443
00:16:17,846 --> 00:16:19,326
how to talk to your other
Black friend.
444
00:16:19,369 --> 00:16:20,588
- No.
445
00:16:20,631 --> 00:16:26,463
I mean, yes, but I just--
446
00:16:26,507 --> 00:16:29,292
I...um...
447
00:16:29,336 --> 00:16:31,077
I thought that you could
offer some guidance
448
00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,730
since you're--
- Black?
449
00:16:32,774 --> 00:16:34,689
- No.
450
00:16:34,732 --> 00:16:36,038
Insightful?
451
00:16:36,082 --> 00:16:38,954
[Mary J. Blige's
"No More Drama"]
452
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:40,825
♪
453
00:16:40,869 --> 00:16:42,479
- ♪ Mm
454
00:16:42,523 --> 00:16:44,220
♪ So tired
455
00:16:44,264 --> 00:16:47,484
♪ Tired of all this drama
456
00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:48,572
♪
457
00:16:48,616 --> 00:16:51,836
♪ You go your way,
I go my way ♪
458
00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,621
♪
459
00:16:53,664 --> 00:16:56,145
♪ I need to be free
460
00:16:56,189 --> 00:16:58,756
♪ Broken heart again
461
00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,107
♪ Another lesson learned
462
00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:03,413
♪ Better know your friends
463
00:17:03,457 --> 00:17:06,025
♪ Or else you will get burned
464
00:17:06,068 --> 00:17:08,157
♪ Gotta count on me
465
00:17:08,201 --> 00:17:10,290
♪ 'Cause I can guarantee
466
00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:12,814
♪ That I'll be fine
467
00:17:12,857 --> 00:17:14,076
♪
468
00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:17,253
♪ No more...
chorus: ♪ Pain
469
00:17:17,297 --> 00:17:18,863
- ♪ No more pain
470
00:17:18,907 --> 00:17:21,083
chorus: ♪ No more pain
471
00:17:21,127 --> 00:17:23,781
- ♪ No more pain
472
00:17:23,825 --> 00:17:25,479
chorus: ♪ No drama
473
00:17:25,522 --> 00:17:27,872
- ♪ No more drama in my life
474
00:17:27,916 --> 00:17:29,178
♪ No one's gonna
475
00:17:29,222 --> 00:17:32,181
♪ Make me hurt again
476
00:17:32,225 --> 00:17:34,966
♪ I don't wanna cry no more
477
00:17:35,010 --> 00:17:37,665
♪ Hey, no
478
00:17:37,708 --> 00:17:40,798
♪ I'm so tired
of all the drama! ♪
479
00:17:40,842 --> 00:17:42,887
chorus: ♪ No more drama
480
00:17:42,931 --> 00:17:44,715
- ♪ No!
481
00:17:44,759 --> 00:17:47,718
♪ No, no, never!
482
00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:49,677
♪ Drama
483
00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,113
chorus: ♪ No more drama
484
00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:53,550
- ♪ Yeah!
485
00:17:53,594 --> 00:17:56,727
♪ Aw, yeah!
486
00:17:56,771 --> 00:17:59,556
- ♪ I don't want it,
I'm so tired ♪
487
00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,036
♪ Of the drama
488
00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,907
♪ Go on, get out of my life
489
00:18:02,951 --> 00:18:05,084
♪ My life!
490
00:18:05,127 --> 00:18:08,130
♪ No more drama!
491
00:18:08,174 --> 00:18:11,090
♪ Aah
492
00:18:11,133 --> 00:18:13,788
♪
493
00:18:13,831 --> 00:18:16,530
♪ Eee, yeah
494
00:18:16,573 --> 00:18:23,450
♪ My life!
495
00:18:32,154 --> 00:18:33,938
- Is there something
you wanna say
496
00:18:33,982 --> 00:18:36,115
that's on your mind?
497
00:18:36,158 --> 00:18:38,639
- Look, Zoey, I love you,
498
00:18:38,682 --> 00:18:41,120
but you rely far too much on me
499
00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:42,947
to do your emotional
heavy lifting,
500
00:18:42,991 --> 00:18:44,384
and it's exhausting.
501
00:18:44,427 --> 00:18:46,212
I mean, it's hard enough for me
502
00:18:46,255 --> 00:18:48,170
to walk around this world
as I am,
503
00:18:48,214 --> 00:18:49,998
and, no,
I'm not about to tell you
504
00:18:50,041 --> 00:18:52,827
how to talk to your
Black friend at work.
505
00:18:52,870 --> 00:18:54,568
So go figure that out
on your own.
506
00:18:54,611 --> 00:18:55,786
- You are right,
507
00:18:55,830 --> 00:18:57,788
and I know Simon,
508
00:18:57,832 --> 00:18:59,094
so I can just be real with him,
509
00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:01,836
and I am gonna go.
510
00:19:01,879 --> 00:19:03,533
[percussive music]
511
00:19:03,577 --> 00:19:05,927
The mural looks...
512
00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:07,711
so good, by the way.
513
00:19:07,755 --> 00:19:10,801
All of you, kudos.
514
00:19:10,845 --> 00:19:13,021
♪
515
00:19:13,064 --> 00:19:15,937
- Yo, Simon.
516
00:19:15,980 --> 00:19:17,982
What's good, bro?
517
00:19:18,026 --> 00:19:19,549
- Oh, hey, man.
Pretty busy day.
518
00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:20,811
Wish I had more time
to chat, but--
519
00:19:20,855 --> 00:19:21,986
- Oh, for sure.
520
00:19:22,030 --> 00:19:23,858
Look, I just wanted say
how dope it was
521
00:19:23,901 --> 00:19:25,860
to see you speak out like that.
522
00:19:25,903 --> 00:19:28,471
I feel you, bro.
523
00:19:28,515 --> 00:19:30,256
- Do you?
524
00:19:30,299 --> 00:19:31,866
'Cause you seemed
to be really jokey about it
525
00:19:31,909 --> 00:19:33,911
at the town hall.
526
00:19:33,955 --> 00:19:35,086
- Oh, that.
527
00:19:35,130 --> 00:19:36,479
Well, you know,
528
00:19:36,523 --> 00:19:38,220
I'm not really, like,
a "public forum" type of guy,
529
00:19:38,264 --> 00:19:39,526
you know what I'm saying?
530
00:19:39,569 --> 00:19:41,180
I'm more low-key,
but low-key, I got your back.
531
00:19:41,223 --> 00:19:42,833
- Uh-huh.
- Hey.
532
00:19:42,877 --> 00:19:44,661
There you are.
Can we talk?
533
00:19:44,705 --> 00:19:46,185
- Yeah, come on in.
534
00:19:48,361 --> 00:19:49,449
Would you like to know
if I received
535
00:19:49,492 --> 00:19:52,582
your long, very wordy text?
536
00:19:52,626 --> 00:19:54,367
Yes, and thank you.
537
00:19:54,410 --> 00:19:56,978
- It was my 12th attempt.
538
00:19:57,021 --> 00:19:58,197
It sucked.
539
00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,375
So, uh...look.
540
00:20:02,418 --> 00:20:03,376
[sighs]
541
00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,858
It's really awkward
being the boss sometimes,
542
00:20:07,902 --> 00:20:09,556
but you're also my friend,
543
00:20:09,599 --> 00:20:11,906
so, um...
544
00:20:11,949 --> 00:20:13,516
I'm just gonna be real
with you.
545
00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:14,909
- Okay.
546
00:20:14,952 --> 00:20:17,041
- The board wants you
547
00:20:17,085 --> 00:20:18,608
to retract everything you said
548
00:20:18,652 --> 00:20:20,480
at the press conference.
549
00:20:20,523 --> 00:20:21,655
I know.
550
00:20:21,698 --> 00:20:23,222
It's total BS,
551
00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:26,181
but I'm just the messenger.
552
00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:27,704
But the good news is,
553
00:20:27,748 --> 00:20:29,358
you spoke out,
554
00:20:29,402 --> 00:20:31,230
and you made people aware
of what was happening,
555
00:20:31,273 --> 00:20:32,492
and if you want,
556
00:20:32,535 --> 00:20:34,189
I can even help you write
a revised statement
557
00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:35,843
so you still say something.
558
00:20:35,886 --> 00:20:37,236
Um...
559
00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:38,889
I just want you to know
you're not alone in this.
560
00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:41,718
- Okay, so if we're being real,
561
00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:43,459
I don't feel like
you're just the messenger,
562
00:20:43,503 --> 00:20:47,942
and I do feel
very alone in this.
563
00:20:47,985 --> 00:20:49,987
- I'm on your side.
564
00:20:50,031 --> 00:20:52,773
- It's impossible for you to be
on my side in this situation,
565
00:20:52,816 --> 00:20:55,776
and you cannot
rewrite an experience
566
00:20:55,819 --> 00:20:56,951
you know nothing about.
567
00:20:56,994 --> 00:20:59,170
- I mean,
I know a little, right?
568
00:20:59,214 --> 00:21:00,259
- How?
569
00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:01,869
- I'm a woman
in the tech world!
570
00:21:01,912 --> 00:21:03,914
I know what it's like to be...
571
00:21:03,958 --> 00:21:05,133
- Yes,
572
00:21:05,176 --> 00:21:08,702
but that has nothing to do
573
00:21:08,745 --> 00:21:11,879
with who I am
as a Black man in the world
574
00:21:11,922 --> 00:21:13,924
and what my experience
as a Black man is
575
00:21:13,968 --> 00:21:16,100
in this office.
576
00:21:16,144 --> 00:21:17,276
I never had any mentors
577
00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:18,799
look out for me like Joan.
578
00:21:20,496 --> 00:21:23,020
There's no room
for messing up for me,
579
00:21:23,064 --> 00:21:27,851
and I have to constantly prove
why I deserve to be here.
580
00:21:27,895 --> 00:21:29,375
"Nice office.
581
00:21:29,418 --> 00:21:31,594
How'd you swing that?"
582
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,381
They don't ever ask that
583
00:21:35,424 --> 00:21:36,773
to any of the other
marketing execs.
584
00:21:36,817 --> 00:21:39,036
- You're right.
It's...
585
00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:40,168
That's awful.
586
00:21:40,211 --> 00:21:42,866
- Nah, it's the truth,
587
00:21:42,910 --> 00:21:46,479
and I have to constantly
588
00:21:46,522 --> 00:21:49,482
amputate parts of who I am
589
00:21:49,525 --> 00:21:52,006
to make other people
feel comfortable in my presence
590
00:21:52,049 --> 00:21:53,312
so they feel safe,
591
00:21:53,355 --> 00:21:54,748
so that when I walk
on the elevator,
592
00:21:54,791 --> 00:21:57,141
they--they aren't startled
when they see me.
593
00:21:57,185 --> 00:21:58,317
Do you even have
to think about that?
594
00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:00,144
- I mean...
595
00:22:00,188 --> 00:22:01,407
if I'm being honest,
596
00:22:01,450 --> 00:22:04,758
when I see you,
I just see Simon.
597
00:22:04,801 --> 00:22:06,542
- Simon is a Black man.
598
00:22:09,197 --> 00:22:12,505
You seeing me as only Simon
599
00:22:12,548 --> 00:22:14,550
denies a fundamental part of...
600
00:22:16,639 --> 00:22:19,163
Who I am.
601
00:22:19,207 --> 00:22:22,079
And you asking me
602
00:22:22,123 --> 00:22:26,649
to walk back my words, Zoey,
603
00:22:26,693 --> 00:22:30,000
is telling me to deny that
fundamental part of who I am.
604
00:22:30,044 --> 00:22:33,003
[somber music]
605
00:22:33,047 --> 00:22:35,397
♪
606
00:22:35,441 --> 00:22:38,705
And whether you're doing that
as my boss or my friend,
607
00:22:38,748 --> 00:22:42,012
that makes you
part of the problem.
608
00:22:42,056 --> 00:22:45,276
So, um,
to answer your question,
609
00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,019
no, I will not be retracting
anything that I said.
610
00:22:49,063 --> 00:22:51,021
♪
611
00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:52,893
Period.
612
00:22:56,418 --> 00:22:56,810
.
613
00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:58,855
[notifications swooping]
- Hi, Danny.
614
00:22:58,899 --> 00:23:01,684
- So many fires, Zoey.
So many fires.
615
00:23:01,728 --> 00:23:03,338
Why'd you tell me
not to quit again?
616
00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:05,427
- Because you're the leader
of this company,
617
00:23:05,471 --> 00:23:07,603
and you have to do better.
618
00:23:07,647 --> 00:23:09,213
- Oh, we will.
[beeps, dings]
619
00:23:09,257 --> 00:23:11,738
Once we show the world our
patented Sprq Pants technology,
620
00:23:11,781 --> 00:23:12,956
our stock prices will--
621
00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,088
- That's not
what I'm talking about.
622
00:23:14,131 --> 00:23:16,438
Can you put away the phone
and the tablet
623
00:23:16,482 --> 00:23:17,613
and the laptop?
624
00:23:17,657 --> 00:23:19,876
- Fine.
- For a second. Please.
625
00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:20,964
[smartwatch buzzing]
626
00:23:21,008 --> 00:23:23,445
- Don't look
at your watch either.
627
00:23:23,489 --> 00:23:25,229
Don't.
628
00:23:25,273 --> 00:23:26,970
I spoke with Simon,
629
00:23:27,014 --> 00:23:29,016
and he's not going
to revise his statement.
630
00:23:29,059 --> 00:23:30,974
I don't blame him,
because the truth is,
631
00:23:31,018 --> 00:23:33,063
I feel like we're
part of the problem,
632
00:23:33,107 --> 00:23:36,153
and he told me
he has felt slighted
633
00:23:36,197 --> 00:23:39,026
and alienated here
for a long time, and...
634
00:23:41,376 --> 00:23:43,160
I can't believe
I've been so oblivious.
635
00:23:43,204 --> 00:23:46,599
- Well, the first step
towards growth is awareness,
636
00:23:46,642 --> 00:23:48,427
so good on you.
637
00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:49,645
Aiden taught me that.
638
00:23:49,689 --> 00:23:51,995
- This is about you, too,
639
00:23:52,039 --> 00:23:54,824
'cause you're the head
of this company.
640
00:23:54,868 --> 00:23:57,000
- Oh, I'm sorry,
did I invent racism?
641
00:23:57,044 --> 00:23:58,915
Or insider trading?
642
00:23:58,959 --> 00:24:00,134
Or trying to create a monopoly?
643
00:24:00,177 --> 00:24:02,005
Or selling thousands of shares
of a company
644
00:24:02,049 --> 00:24:03,398
'cause I knew
it was gonna go down?
645
00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:06,488
I mean, now I'm being
accused of discrimination?
646
00:24:06,532 --> 00:24:07,968
Let's not forget, Zoey,
647
00:24:08,011 --> 00:24:09,883
I am a philanthropist.
648
00:24:09,926 --> 00:24:11,232
[whispers]
I have a foundation.
649
00:24:11,275 --> 00:24:14,496
- And I'm sure that it does
really important work,
650
00:24:14,540 --> 00:24:16,933
but there is a problem
651
00:24:16,977 --> 00:24:19,022
right here at Sprqpoint,
652
00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:21,416
and I think it wouldn't hurt
653
00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:25,202
for both of us
to look at our role in that.
654
00:24:25,246 --> 00:24:26,682
- See, my therapist
actually advised me
655
00:24:26,726 --> 00:24:28,118
not to look inwards anymore.
656
00:24:28,162 --> 00:24:30,512
- I just think that Simon
feels very alone right now,
657
00:24:30,556 --> 00:24:32,122
and the best thing for us to do
658
00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:34,560
would be to stop asking him
to retract his feelings
659
00:24:34,603 --> 00:24:35,822
and instead--
- Zoey.
660
00:24:35,865 --> 00:24:37,780
I can't just march
into a board meeting
661
00:24:37,824 --> 00:24:39,739
and say,
"Oh, one guy's unhappy,
662
00:24:39,782 --> 00:24:41,044
so we need to change
our whole company."
663
00:24:41,088 --> 00:24:42,045
That's not how things work.
664
00:24:42,089 --> 00:24:44,918
- Well, maybe it's time
for things
665
00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:48,704
to start working differently,
then.
666
00:24:48,748 --> 00:24:51,968
I will leave you with that.
667
00:24:52,012 --> 00:24:53,404
I have to get back to work.
668
00:24:53,448 --> 00:24:56,930
- I have to go back to work
here in my office.
669
00:24:56,973 --> 00:24:58,714
♪
670
00:24:58,758 --> 00:25:01,064
Great, you know what?
87 new messages.
671
00:25:01,108 --> 00:25:02,892
[notification dings]
88.
672
00:25:02,936 --> 00:25:04,415
[notification dings]
No, 89.
673
00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:06,548
- Is it the redirects?
674
00:25:06,592 --> 00:25:07,897
- Checked that already,
Hot Topic.
675
00:25:07,941 --> 00:25:08,985
- What about the database?
676
00:25:09,029 --> 00:25:09,986
- Covered that an hour ago,
Big Bird.
677
00:25:10,030 --> 00:25:11,466
- Man, what are we missing?
678
00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:12,554
- Quality alone time?
679
00:25:12,598 --> 00:25:15,035
- Max, what are you doing here?
680
00:25:15,078 --> 00:25:16,166
- Well, I don't mean
to distract the group,
681
00:25:16,210 --> 00:25:17,428
but Danny told me
to get some help
682
00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:18,734
with a minor coding blip
683
00:25:18,778 --> 00:25:21,084
after saying he was all in.
- Mm.
684
00:25:21,128 --> 00:25:23,347
Mo told me.
Congrats.
685
00:25:23,391 --> 00:25:25,567
- Thank you.
- I like seeing you here.
686
00:25:25,611 --> 00:25:28,483
It almost makes me not wanna go
hide in an isolation pod.
687
00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,180
- I got it, I got it,
I got it, I got it, I got it.
688
00:25:30,224 --> 00:25:31,791
You're making all the API
requests at the same time,
689
00:25:31,834 --> 00:25:34,271
so what if we do a sync process
and cache the results?
690
00:25:34,315 --> 00:25:37,361
- Hold on a second.
That might actually work.
691
00:25:37,405 --> 00:25:38,711
You know, I never thought
I'd say this,
692
00:25:38,754 --> 00:25:40,843
but thank you, Tobin.
693
00:25:40,887 --> 00:25:42,715
- It's a good thing
we outsourced it to Slumdog.
694
00:25:42,758 --> 00:25:44,064
[laughter]
all: Oh!
695
00:25:44,107 --> 00:25:45,544
- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
696
00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:47,415
When Max's company goes public
and I got stock options,
697
00:25:47,458 --> 00:25:49,722
you'll all be calling me
Slumdog Tobillionaire.
698
00:25:49,765 --> 00:25:52,115
[laughter]
699
00:25:52,159 --> 00:25:53,595
[Smokey Robinson
and The Miracles'
700
00:25:53,639 --> 00:25:54,988
"Tracks of My Tears"]
701
00:25:55,031 --> 00:26:02,169
♪
702
00:26:03,823 --> 00:26:05,346
- ♪ People say
703
00:26:05,389 --> 00:26:09,089
♪ I'm the life of the party
704
00:26:09,132 --> 00:26:13,180
♪ 'Cause I tell a joke or two
705
00:26:13,223 --> 00:26:16,792
♪ Although
I might be laughing ♪
706
00:26:16,836 --> 00:26:20,230
♪ Loud and hearty
707
00:26:20,274 --> 00:26:24,321
♪ Deep inside I'm blue
708
00:26:24,365 --> 00:26:27,629
♪ So take a good look
709
00:26:27,673 --> 00:26:30,153
♪ At my face
710
00:26:30,197 --> 00:26:32,765
♪ You'll see smile looks
711
00:26:32,808 --> 00:26:35,637
♪ Out of place
712
00:26:35,681 --> 00:26:38,118
♪ If you look closer
713
00:26:38,161 --> 00:26:40,642
♪ It's easy to trace
714
00:26:40,686 --> 00:26:43,819
♪ The tracks of my tears
715
00:26:43,863 --> 00:26:46,343
♪
716
00:26:46,387 --> 00:26:49,738
♪ Baby, take a good look
717
00:26:49,782 --> 00:26:52,654
♪ At my face
718
00:26:52,698 --> 00:26:54,874
♪ You'll see my smile
719
00:26:54,917 --> 00:26:57,964
♪ Looks out of place
720
00:26:58,007 --> 00:27:00,096
♪ Yeah, just look closer
721
00:27:00,140 --> 00:27:02,838
♪ It's easy to trace
722
00:27:02,882 --> 00:27:06,842
♪ The tracks of my tears
723
00:27:06,886 --> 00:27:08,365
♪
724
00:27:08,409 --> 00:27:13,675
♪ The tracks of my tears
725
00:27:13,719 --> 00:27:18,637
♪
726
00:27:20,595 --> 00:27:21,814
- Tobin.
727
00:27:21,857 --> 00:27:23,206
Can we chat for a sec?
728
00:27:23,250 --> 00:27:25,687
- Uh-oh, pray for me,
everybody.
729
00:27:25,731 --> 00:27:27,776
[laughter]
730
00:27:27,820 --> 00:27:29,952
- Hey, I just wanna
say thank you
731
00:27:29,996 --> 00:27:31,258
for helping me today.
732
00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:33,390
It feels great to be around
like minds again.
733
00:27:33,434 --> 00:27:35,871
I forgot how much
I missed the comradery,
734
00:27:35,915 --> 00:27:38,091
and Mackenzie,
735
00:27:38,134 --> 00:27:41,616
I feel both flattered
and objectified.
736
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:44,924
Anyway, I'm gonna add
a special Sprqpoint discount
737
00:27:44,967 --> 00:27:46,577
for you all to use
anytime you want.
738
00:27:46,621 --> 00:27:49,319
Except for you, Leif.
You have to pay full price.
739
00:27:49,972 --> 00:27:52,409
- Hey, if this is about
the burn spot on the ceiling,
740
00:27:52,453 --> 00:27:53,933
it I was a trick
I saw Criss Angel do,
741
00:27:53,976 --> 00:27:55,761
and Mackenzie dared me,
so I had to.
742
00:27:55,804 --> 00:27:57,632
- What? Really?
743
00:27:57,676 --> 00:27:59,025
Where?
744
00:27:59,068 --> 00:28:00,809
I really just wanted to, um,
745
00:28:00,853 --> 00:28:03,594
check in, see how you're doing.
746
00:28:03,638 --> 00:28:05,161
- Obviously, you saw me
crushing it out there,
747
00:28:05,205 --> 00:28:07,250
so doing great.
748
00:28:07,294 --> 00:28:08,295
- Yeah, that was amazing.
749
00:28:08,338 --> 00:28:11,428
Um, what I mean is, um...
750
00:28:13,735 --> 00:28:16,085
How do you feel
about Simon's press conference
751
00:28:16,129 --> 00:28:17,086
and everything he said?
752
00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,914
Did that stir up anything
753
00:28:18,958 --> 00:28:21,177
particular for you?
754
00:28:21,221 --> 00:28:23,005
- Yeah, it made me think
of all the tough questions:
755
00:28:23,049 --> 00:28:25,051
racial equality,
corporate bias,
756
00:28:25,094 --> 00:28:27,444
why does Simon look
so damn good in a suit?
757
00:28:27,488 --> 00:28:29,359
- I just, um,
758
00:28:29,403 --> 00:28:31,405
I feel like...
759
00:28:31,448 --> 00:28:34,930
you might be kind of hurt
or upset.
760
00:28:34,974 --> 00:28:37,933
I mean, it must be tough
761
00:28:37,977 --> 00:28:39,456
making yourself
the butt of the joke.
762
00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:40,893
- Not really.
763
00:28:40,936 --> 00:28:42,633
I mean, most humor
comes from personal experience.
764
00:28:42,677 --> 00:28:45,332
At least that's what me
and Dave Chappelle believe.
765
00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:46,725
- Okay, but is it worth it?
766
00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:48,988
I mean, putting yourself
out there all the time
767
00:28:49,031 --> 00:28:51,686
for other people's amusement.
I just...
768
00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:55,777
I feel like you're
really good at deflecting.
769
00:28:56,517 --> 00:28:58,214
- Okay, well, thank you
for the analysis, Dr. Clarke.
770
00:28:58,258 --> 00:28:59,476
Uh, may I leave now?
771
00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,174
- Okay.
772
00:29:08,790 --> 00:29:10,749
- You wanna know why
I make jokes all the time?
773
00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:13,099
It's because I'm a first-gen.
It's how I fit in.
774
00:29:13,142 --> 00:29:14,535
It's how I've always fit in
775
00:29:14,578 --> 00:29:16,102
because I don't really
fit in anywhere.
776
00:29:16,145 --> 00:29:17,320
- Even here?
777
00:29:17,364 --> 00:29:19,235
- At Sprqpoint?
Are you kidding me?
778
00:29:19,279 --> 00:29:21,107
You know how shocked people
in other departments are
779
00:29:21,150 --> 00:29:22,499
when they meet me
and I don't have an accent
780
00:29:22,543 --> 00:29:24,371
or I'm not the guy
delivering their shawarma?
781
00:29:24,414 --> 00:29:25,633
Happens all the time.
782
00:29:25,676 --> 00:29:28,331
- No one should have
to feel this way at work.
783
00:29:30,029 --> 00:29:31,160
You should say something.
784
00:29:31,204 --> 00:29:32,422
- To who?
HR?
785
00:29:32,466 --> 00:29:34,120
Danny Michael Davis?
What am I gonna say?
786
00:29:34,163 --> 00:29:35,469
"People are treating me
like an Indian guy."
787
00:29:35,512 --> 00:29:36,992
Guess what, Zoey.
I'm an Indian guy.
788
00:29:37,036 --> 00:29:38,689
- The company is asking Simon
789
00:29:38,733 --> 00:29:41,562
to say that he's the only one
who feels this way.
790
00:29:41,605 --> 00:29:43,825
He clearly isn't.
791
00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:45,305
You could help him.
792
00:29:45,348 --> 00:29:47,046
You could help other people
793
00:29:47,089 --> 00:29:49,831
that maybe feel similar
as you and Simon.
794
00:29:49,875 --> 00:29:52,312
- I respect Simon for
speaking out, I do, I just...
795
00:29:52,355 --> 00:29:54,923
[somber music]
796
00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:56,533
I don't wanna stir the pot.
797
00:29:56,577 --> 00:29:58,187
- Okay.
798
00:29:58,231 --> 00:29:59,232
But what if--
- No.
799
00:29:59,275 --> 00:30:00,668
If you need help
with a coding glitch
800
00:30:00,711 --> 00:30:03,497
or a charmingly offensive pun,
I'm all over it,
801
00:30:03,540 --> 00:30:05,194
but this...
802
00:30:05,238 --> 00:30:07,022
I'm sorry, I can't.
803
00:30:07,066 --> 00:30:08,937
♪
804
00:30:08,981 --> 00:30:10,634
I'm sorry.
805
00:30:10,678 --> 00:30:16,075
♪
806
00:30:19,208 --> 00:30:19,600
.
807
00:30:19,643 --> 00:30:21,645
- All right, so I know
exactly how this goes.
808
00:30:21,689 --> 00:30:23,038
If I don't retract
my statement,
809
00:30:23,082 --> 00:30:25,649
they'll slowly,
methodically ice me out.
810
00:30:25,693 --> 00:30:28,130
In a few months,
there'll be a new head of PR.
811
00:30:28,174 --> 00:30:29,871
My white bosses
will give me a promotion
812
00:30:29,915 --> 00:30:31,786
to some new job
no one's ever heard of
813
00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:35,007
where I'll have
no opportunity to rise
814
00:30:35,050 --> 00:30:36,617
and no voice, period.
815
00:30:36,660 --> 00:30:37,923
- Mm.
816
00:30:37,966 --> 00:30:40,229
I just had a vision
of me without a voice.
817
00:30:40,273 --> 00:30:42,188
I don't like it.
818
00:30:42,231 --> 00:30:44,277
- Received.
- Mm.
819
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,932
- [sighs]
820
00:30:48,759 --> 00:30:50,674
Okay, so maybe I should
821
00:30:50,718 --> 00:30:53,590
just retract everything I said.
822
00:30:54,330 --> 00:30:57,420
Just keep my head down,
823
00:30:57,464 --> 00:30:58,900
stack my checks.
824
00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:02,861
I mean, who was I to think that
I could change any of this?
825
00:31:02,904 --> 00:31:04,819
- Listen to me.
- [sighs]
826
00:31:06,865 --> 00:31:09,563
- You are a gorgeous
Black man...
827
00:31:11,391 --> 00:31:13,828
With a big heart,
828
00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:16,309
and you shouldn't have to put
your head down anywhere,
829
00:31:16,352 --> 00:31:18,528
and if you can't
be your whole self there,
830
00:31:18,572 --> 00:31:19,529
then they don't deserve you.
831
00:31:19,573 --> 00:31:20,443
Do you hear me?
832
00:31:20,487 --> 00:31:21,662
- Yeah.
833
00:31:23,751 --> 00:31:25,013
You're right.
834
00:31:25,057 --> 00:31:26,493
- So what you gonna
do about it?
835
00:31:26,536 --> 00:31:27,668
- Hey.
836
00:31:39,985 --> 00:31:43,249
I don't want to interrupt,
but I do want to apologize.
837
00:31:43,292 --> 00:31:45,033
Clearly, I have blind spots,
838
00:31:45,077 --> 00:31:46,600
and I'm embarrassed
that you guys
839
00:31:46,643 --> 00:31:47,862
had to be the ones
to point that out,
840
00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:50,909
so I just--
I'm really sorry.
841
00:31:52,432 --> 00:31:54,434
Good night.
842
00:31:54,477 --> 00:31:55,783
- Zoey, wait.
843
00:31:55,826 --> 00:31:58,742
I decided that I...
844
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,269
I'm going in
first thing tomorrow
845
00:32:03,312 --> 00:32:05,358
and telling Danny that I quit.
846
00:32:08,448 --> 00:32:09,928
- Okay.
847
00:32:12,452 --> 00:32:13,670
- "Okay"?
Wait, wait.
848
00:32:13,714 --> 00:32:15,585
That's--that's it?
849
00:32:15,629 --> 00:32:17,326
You're not gonna make
some big speech
850
00:32:17,370 --> 00:32:20,982
and tell me I shouldn't do it?
851
00:32:21,026 --> 00:32:22,897
- No.
852
00:32:22,941 --> 00:32:26,118
You have to do what feels
right for you, and...
853
00:32:28,294 --> 00:32:30,949
I support you.
854
00:32:32,211 --> 00:32:34,691
[door clicks open]
855
00:32:34,735 --> 00:32:36,737
[elevator dings]
856
00:32:36,780 --> 00:32:39,696
[somber music]
857
00:32:39,740 --> 00:32:46,877
♪
858
00:32:49,184 --> 00:32:51,970
- Wow, this is crazy.
- What?
859
00:32:52,013 --> 00:32:54,233
Did another one of our products
burst into flames?
860
00:32:54,276 --> 00:32:55,712
- No, check this out.
861
00:32:55,756 --> 00:33:01,501
♪
862
00:33:01,544 --> 00:33:03,329
- Oh, my God.
863
00:33:05,070 --> 00:33:06,549
[laughs]
864
00:33:06,593 --> 00:33:08,203
I can't believe this.
865
00:33:08,247 --> 00:33:09,552
- Are you gonna--
866
00:33:09,596 --> 00:33:11,815
all right, I'll just grab
my phone from you later.
867
00:33:11,859 --> 00:33:14,818
[uplifting music]
868
00:33:14,862 --> 00:33:16,472
♪
869
00:33:16,516 --> 00:33:18,474
- Tobin, you did it.
870
00:33:18,518 --> 00:33:21,129
You!
871
00:33:21,173 --> 00:33:22,478
You spoke out!
872
00:33:22,522 --> 00:33:24,524
- I did.Um, thank you.
873
00:33:24,567 --> 00:33:27,005
- This is huge.
874
00:33:27,048 --> 00:33:28,658
What changed your mind?
875
00:33:28,702 --> 00:33:30,095
- I mean,
I wasn't gonna say anything,
876
00:33:30,138 --> 00:33:32,836
but I thought a lot
about our convo,
877
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,838
and after a couple
of "Queer Eye" episodes
878
00:33:34,882 --> 00:33:38,146
and a Negroni nightcap,
I was feeling pretty raw,
879
00:33:38,190 --> 00:33:40,627
so I decided to just speak up,
put it all out there,
880
00:33:40,670 --> 00:33:41,932
consequences be damned,
881
00:33:41,976 --> 00:33:43,847
but I had no idea the hashtag
BIPOCAtSprqpoint
882
00:33:43,891 --> 00:33:45,240
was gonna blow up like that.
883
00:33:45,284 --> 00:33:46,763
- I mean, there must
be hundreds of posts in here.
884
00:33:46,807 --> 00:33:48,417
- Including a few
supportive Sprqpoint hotties
885
00:33:48,461 --> 00:33:49,984
who slid into my DMs.
886
00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:51,377
Happy accident.
Not my intention.
887
00:33:51,420 --> 00:33:53,074
- Wait.
888
00:33:53,118 --> 00:33:55,337
Simon is in Danny Michael
Davis's office quitting
889
00:33:55,381 --> 00:33:56,860
because he thinks he's
the only person at Sprqpoint
890
00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:57,861
who feels this way.
891
00:33:57,905 --> 00:33:59,254
They need to see this now.
892
00:33:59,298 --> 00:34:00,473
- Totally.
893
00:34:00,516 --> 00:34:02,649
Let me just respond
to this DM really quick.
894
00:34:02,692 --> 00:34:05,043
"I know,
discrimination is the worst."
895
00:34:05,086 --> 00:34:06,261
- Tobin.
896
00:34:06,305 --> 00:34:09,177
- "Wanna grab coffee?"
All right, let's go.
897
00:34:09,221 --> 00:34:10,700
- One of my favorite--
- Simon, hold up!
898
00:34:10,744 --> 00:34:12,311
- Okay, okay, take a breath.
899
00:34:12,354 --> 00:34:14,095
You're sweating
through your sweater.
900
00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:18,099
- Okay, um, listen.
901
00:34:18,143 --> 00:34:20,536
Tobin posted about
his experience online,
902
00:34:20,580 --> 00:34:24,845
and now there are literally
hundreds of Sprqpoint employees
903
00:34:24,888 --> 00:34:26,194
who are sharing
their own stories.
904
00:34:26,238 --> 00:34:27,674
- Not the way your boy expected
to blow up online,
905
00:34:27,717 --> 00:34:28,979
but I'll take it.
906
00:34:29,023 --> 00:34:30,416
- And these stories
aren't just from here.
907
00:34:30,459 --> 00:34:32,722
They're from Sprqpoint offices
all over the world.
908
00:34:32,766 --> 00:34:35,334
London, Hong Kong, Reykjavik--
909
00:34:35,377 --> 00:34:37,031
I didn't even know that
we had an office in Reykjavik!
910
00:34:37,075 --> 00:34:38,250
- Okay, sit down.
911
00:34:39,512 --> 00:34:40,730
[sighs]
First of all,
912
00:34:40,774 --> 00:34:43,429
I'm right here,
and you're screaming, kay?
913
00:34:43,472 --> 00:34:46,214
Mm.
Also, I have the internet too.
914
00:34:46,258 --> 00:34:47,563
I saw the posts.
915
00:34:47,607 --> 00:34:49,217
- Yeah, we've been
going through them together.
916
00:34:49,261 --> 00:34:50,218
- Oh.
917
00:34:52,264 --> 00:34:53,439
Well, good!
918
00:34:53,482 --> 00:34:54,918
I mean,
this changes everything, right?
919
00:34:54,962 --> 00:34:56,094
It's fantastic news.
920
00:34:56,137 --> 00:34:57,704
I mean, terrible
and deeply worrisome
921
00:34:57,747 --> 00:35:00,446
that this even exists, but--
- Clearly I'm not alone here.
922
00:35:00,489 --> 00:35:02,230
- No, that's true, and look,
923
00:35:02,274 --> 00:35:04,928
I can't believe this all
happened under my roofs.
924
00:35:05,973 --> 00:35:09,107
But armed with these stories,
925
00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:10,760
I'm going to walk
into that board room,
926
00:35:10,804 --> 00:35:11,935
and I'm going to demand
927
00:35:11,979 --> 00:35:15,243
real and lasting changes
around here,
928
00:35:15,287 --> 00:35:17,158
because, damn it,
that's what a hero does.
929
00:35:17,202 --> 00:35:18,420
- Uh-uh, you're not the hero
in this situation.
930
00:35:18,464 --> 00:35:19,595
- You still got a lot
of work to do, man.
931
00:35:19,639 --> 00:35:21,815
- But the agenda
932
00:35:21,858 --> 00:35:23,773
for today's board meeting
933
00:35:23,817 --> 00:35:25,819
has officially been amended.
934
00:35:26,689 --> 00:35:28,126
You guys just get the chills?
935
00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:28,996
- Not even a little bit.
- Not a bit.
936
00:35:29,039 --> 00:35:30,302
- Maybe a little.
937
00:35:31,912 --> 00:35:33,131
What?
938
00:35:35,002 --> 00:35:35,394
.
939
00:35:35,437 --> 00:35:36,612
- As you all know,
940
00:35:36,656 --> 00:35:37,526
we're here to discuss
941
00:35:37,570 --> 00:35:38,614
our course of action
942
00:35:38,658 --> 00:35:40,355
based on the recent claims
943
00:35:40,399 --> 00:35:42,401
made by our employee,
Simon Haynes,
944
00:35:42,444 --> 00:35:44,098
but it has come to my attention
945
00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:46,405
that, um, I might not know
946
00:35:46,448 --> 00:35:48,102
what the hell
I'm talking about,
947
00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:49,973
so I have invited
948
00:35:50,017 --> 00:35:53,455
someone far more qualified
to speak on this.
949
00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:01,942
[somber music]
950
00:36:01,985 --> 00:36:03,030
- [sighs]
951
00:36:03,073 --> 00:36:05,119
Ladies and gentlemen
of the board,
952
00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:06,990
I--I would, indeed,
953
00:36:07,034 --> 00:36:09,515
like to clarify my words
from the other day
954
00:36:09,558 --> 00:36:13,519
and get more specific
about the racism
955
00:36:13,562 --> 00:36:16,261
that exists within Sprqpoint,
956
00:36:16,304 --> 00:36:17,653
and I'll also
be revising my statement
957
00:36:17,697 --> 00:36:20,439
and saying that it is not
just my experience.
958
00:36:20,482 --> 00:36:24,399
♪
959
00:36:24,443 --> 00:36:27,010
A Black executive in New York
960
00:36:27,054 --> 00:36:28,534
was working late one night
961
00:36:28,577 --> 00:36:31,841
and was profiled at his
own desk by a security guard,
962
00:36:31,885 --> 00:36:34,496
a receptionist in London
was let go and then told
963
00:36:34,540 --> 00:36:36,324
it was because her locks
looked unprofessional,
964
00:36:36,368 --> 00:36:37,978
and here, in this very office,
965
00:36:38,021 --> 00:36:41,242
an intern quit
because her boss joked
966
00:36:41,286 --> 00:36:42,461
that if she were to ever
come in late,
967
00:36:42,504 --> 00:36:45,768
he would call ICE.
968
00:36:45,812 --> 00:36:47,466
See, we're not gonna
be able to fix this problem
969
00:36:47,509 --> 00:36:51,948
with just diversity committees,
970
00:36:51,992 --> 00:36:54,124
workshops,
971
00:36:54,168 --> 00:36:56,605
donating to a few places
to help clear your conscious.
972
00:36:56,649 --> 00:37:00,696
It's about changing
the culture here.
973
00:37:00,740 --> 00:37:03,351
It's about being inclusive
in the rooms
974
00:37:03,395 --> 00:37:05,527
where decisions
are being made...
975
00:37:07,312 --> 00:37:08,661
Including this one.
976
00:37:08,704 --> 00:37:11,838
[Flo Rida's "My House"]
977
00:37:11,881 --> 00:37:14,536
♪
978
00:37:14,580 --> 00:37:17,626
- Hey, man, um...
979
00:37:17,670 --> 00:37:19,585
I was reading
some of your comments, uh,
980
00:37:19,628 --> 00:37:21,021
and replies to people,
981
00:37:21,064 --> 00:37:22,501
and I noticed you were talking
982
00:37:22,544 --> 00:37:24,372
about white people
who worked at Sprqpoint.
983
00:37:24,416 --> 00:37:25,591
- Yeah.
984
00:37:25,634 --> 00:37:28,289
- And, um,
I just want to apologize
985
00:37:28,333 --> 00:37:30,291
for any undo harm
I might've caused
986
00:37:30,335 --> 00:37:32,075
as a beneficiary of a society
987
00:37:32,119 --> 00:37:33,903
that upholds the colonial power
of white men--
988
00:37:33,947 --> 00:37:37,298
- Leif, Leif, Leif, Leif,
dude, we're good, we're good,
989
00:37:37,342 --> 00:37:41,259
but, honestly, as your bro...
990
00:37:41,302 --> 00:37:42,695
[sighs]
You gotta dial it back
991
00:37:42,738 --> 00:37:44,305
on all the virtue signaling
stuff, man.
992
00:37:44,349 --> 00:37:46,002
You're doing too much.
993
00:37:46,046 --> 00:37:47,177
You know?
994
00:37:47,221 --> 00:37:49,745
- Okay, yeah.
Um...
995
00:37:49,789 --> 00:37:51,486
Wow, you know,
and even in discussing
996
00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:53,619
my own internal biases,
we're creating a dialogue.
997
00:37:53,662 --> 00:37:55,316
- Seriously, stop it.
998
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:56,317
- Mm-hmm.
I can hear it.
999
00:37:56,361 --> 00:37:57,884
- Yeah.
1000
00:37:57,927 --> 00:37:59,494
- Do you wanna get a beer?
- Yes!
1001
00:37:59,538 --> 00:38:00,974
- Okay, great.
- Yes.
1002
00:38:01,017 --> 00:38:02,410
- I found a guy who sells it
out of a vintage stagecoach.
1003
00:38:02,454 --> 00:38:03,977
- And we're back.
1004
00:38:04,020 --> 00:38:05,892
- I'm glad you like beer,
'cause I...
1005
00:38:05,935 --> 00:38:08,416
- ♪ We don't have to go out
1006
00:38:08,460 --> 00:38:09,983
♪
1007
00:38:10,026 --> 00:38:12,246
- "A commitment to invest
$50 million
1008
00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:13,813
"in Black-owned startups,
1009
00:38:13,856 --> 00:38:16,642
"equal representation in all
leadership positions by 2025,
1010
00:38:16,685 --> 00:38:19,340
including the board."
- Okay, you can stop there.
1011
00:38:19,384 --> 00:38:21,429
The rest is just
a series of apologies.
1012
00:38:21,473 --> 00:38:23,126
- Wow, that press release
went out fast.
1013
00:38:23,170 --> 00:38:24,302
Whatever you said to them,
1014
00:38:24,345 --> 00:38:26,042
it must've rocked them
to the core.
1015
00:38:26,086 --> 00:38:29,350
- I mean, I hit them
with a few body shots.
1016
00:38:29,394 --> 00:38:31,004
- Yeah, you did,
1017
00:38:31,047 --> 00:38:33,354
like a drunk white girl
in Daytona.
1018
00:38:33,398 --> 00:38:35,051
♪
1019
00:38:35,095 --> 00:38:36,444
You don't know my past.
1020
00:38:36,488 --> 00:38:38,011
- Toast, everybody, toast.
I wanna make a toast!
1021
00:38:38,054 --> 00:38:39,621
Max, get out the kitchen!
1022
00:38:39,665 --> 00:38:41,406
- Sorry, sorry, I was just
putting together some TV stands
1023
00:38:41,449 --> 00:38:43,277
and a lazy Susan back there.
1024
00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:45,018
Guess who's not lazy.
This guy.
1025
00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:46,672
- That's not the vibe.
1026
00:38:46,715 --> 00:38:50,806
Anyways, I wanted to throw
this impromptu soiree
1027
00:38:50,850 --> 00:38:54,897
because when a friend
does something amazing,
1028
00:38:54,941 --> 00:38:58,640
it should not go unrecognized.
1029
00:38:58,684 --> 00:39:01,382
This Black king
walked into a room
1030
00:39:01,426 --> 00:39:02,905
full of powerful white people
1031
00:39:02,949 --> 00:39:05,908
where we often don't get
a seat at the table
1032
00:39:05,952 --> 00:39:09,259
and told them what needed
to be said and done.
1033
00:39:09,303 --> 00:39:10,565
all: Mm-hmm.
1034
00:39:10,609 --> 00:39:12,741
- And as Auntie Maxine Waters
as my witness,
1035
00:39:12,785 --> 00:39:14,961
baby, they were shook.
[laughter]
1036
00:39:15,004 --> 00:39:16,397
- Thank you, Mo,
1037
00:39:16,441 --> 00:39:18,573
thank you, everyone,
1038
00:39:18,617 --> 00:39:20,401
but it's not like
we cured racism, right?
1039
00:39:20,445 --> 00:39:21,881
There's still
a lot of work to do,
1040
00:39:21,924 --> 00:39:25,754
and they could change
their minds tomorrow.
1041
00:39:25,798 --> 00:39:27,277
- Boy, if you don't hush
1042
00:39:27,321 --> 00:39:30,106
and take this as a win.
1043
00:39:30,150 --> 00:39:34,197
We have to celebrate
the small victories,
1044
00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:39,202
so celebrate with us,
and be joyous.
1045
00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:42,771
To Simon.
1046
00:39:42,815 --> 00:39:45,687
[Janelle Monáe's "Tightrope"]
1047
00:39:45,731 --> 00:39:49,604
♪
1048
00:39:49,648 --> 00:39:52,694
- ♪ Some people talk about ya
like they know all about ya ♪
1049
00:39:52,738 --> 00:39:54,130
♪ When they get down,
they doubt ya ♪
1050
00:39:54,174 --> 00:39:55,741
♪ And when you tip it
on the scene ♪
1051
00:39:55,784 --> 00:39:57,003
♪ Yeah, they talkin' 'bout it
1052
00:39:57,046 --> 00:39:58,787
♪ 'Cause they can't tip
on the scene ♪
1053
00:39:58,831 --> 00:40:01,268
♪ They just talkin' 'bout it,
t-t-t-talkin' 'bout it ♪
1054
00:40:01,311 --> 00:40:02,704
♪ When you get elevated
1055
00:40:02,748 --> 00:40:04,358
♪ They love it
or they hate it ♪
1056
00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:05,751
♪ You dance up on them haters
1057
00:40:05,794 --> 00:40:07,100
♪ Keep getting funky
on the scene ♪
1058
00:40:07,143 --> 00:40:08,362
♪ While they jumpin'
round ya ♪
1059
00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:09,929
♪ They trying to take
all of your dreams ♪
1060
00:40:09,972 --> 00:40:11,278
♪ But you can't allow it
1061
00:40:11,321 --> 00:40:14,455
- ♪ 'Cause, baby,
whether you're high or low ♪
1062
00:40:14,499 --> 00:40:16,805
♪ Whether your high or low
1063
00:40:16,849 --> 00:40:18,590
♪ You gotta tip
on the tightrope ♪
1064
00:40:18,633 --> 00:40:19,852
all: ♪ Tip, tip on it
1065
00:40:19,895 --> 00:40:21,636
- ♪ T-t-t-tip
on the tightrope ♪
1066
00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:23,029
all: ♪ Tip, tip on it
1067
00:40:23,072 --> 00:40:24,857
- ♪ Baby, baby,
whether you're high or low ♪
1068
00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:26,162
all: ♪ High or low
1069
00:40:26,206 --> 00:40:27,512
- ♪ Whether you're high
or low ♪
1070
00:40:27,555 --> 00:40:28,817
all: ♪ High are low
1071
00:40:28,861 --> 00:40:30,340
- ♪ You got to tip
on the tightrope ♪
1072
00:40:30,384 --> 00:40:31,690
all: ♪ Tip, tip on it
1073
00:40:31,733 --> 00:40:33,343
- ♪ Now let me see ya
do the tightrope ♪
1074
00:40:33,387 --> 00:40:34,519
all: ♪ Tip, tip on it
1075
00:40:34,562 --> 00:40:36,172
- ♪ And I'm still
tippin' on it ♪
1076
00:40:36,216 --> 00:40:38,436
♪ See I'm not walkin' on it,
or tryin' to run around it ♪
1077
00:40:38,479 --> 00:40:39,959
♪ This ain't no acrobatics
1078
00:40:40,002 --> 00:40:41,482
♪ You either follow
or you lead ♪
1079
00:40:41,526 --> 00:40:42,831
- ♪ Yeah,
I'm talkin' 'bout ya ♪
1080
00:40:42,875 --> 00:40:44,442
♪ Keep on blaming the machine
1081
00:40:44,485 --> 00:40:45,747
♪ Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout it
1082
00:40:45,791 --> 00:40:48,228
all: ♪ Then, baby,
whether I'm high or low ♪
1083
00:40:48,271 --> 00:40:51,318
♪ Baby, whether
you're high or low ♪
1084
00:40:51,361 --> 00:40:53,102
♪ You gotta tip
on the tightrope ♪
1085
00:40:53,146 --> 00:40:54,277
- ♪ Tightrope!
1086
00:40:54,321 --> 00:40:56,062
all: ♪ Yeah,
tip on the tightrope ♪
1087
00:40:56,105 --> 00:40:57,498
- ♪ Tightrope!
1088
00:40:57,542 --> 00:40:59,587
all: ♪ Baby, baby,
whether you're high or low ♪
1089
00:40:59,631 --> 00:41:02,198
♪ Baby, whether
you're high or low ♪
1090
00:41:02,242 --> 00:41:05,332
♪ You gotta tip
on the tightrope ♪
1091
00:41:05,375 --> 00:41:07,247
♪ Baby, let me
see you tightrope ♪
1092
00:41:07,290 --> 00:41:10,076
- ♪ Oh, you can't
get too high ♪
1093
00:41:10,119 --> 00:41:11,556
all: ♪ We can't get too high
1094
00:41:11,599 --> 00:41:12,861
- ♪ I said you can't
get too low ♪
1095
00:41:12,905 --> 00:41:14,602
all: ♪ We can't get too low
1096
00:41:14,646 --> 00:41:16,996
- ♪ 'Cause you get too high
all: ♪ You can't get too high
1097
00:41:17,039 --> 00:41:18,301
- ♪ No, you'll surely be low
1098
00:41:18,345 --> 00:41:19,694
all: ♪ No you'll surely
be low ♪
1099
00:41:19,738 --> 00:41:21,217
♪ One, two, three, ho!
1100
00:41:21,261 --> 00:41:26,571
♪
1101
00:41:29,008 --> 00:41:31,401
To Simon!
- [laughs]
1102
00:41:31,445 --> 00:41:32,533
[glasses clinking]
1103
00:41:32,577 --> 00:41:34,622
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
1104
00:41:34,666 --> 00:41:37,625
[warm music]
1105
00:41:37,669 --> 00:41:44,763
♪
1106
00:41:45,285 --> 00:41:47,417
[sighs]
1107
00:41:47,461 --> 00:41:50,159
- So...
1108
00:41:50,203 --> 00:41:52,553
after everything
that went down...
1109
00:41:52,597 --> 00:41:54,163
- Mm-hmm.
1110
00:41:54,207 --> 00:41:56,209
- How do you feel?
1111
00:41:56,252 --> 00:42:00,300
♪
1112
00:42:00,343 --> 00:42:02,781
- Relief.
1113
00:42:02,824 --> 00:42:09,962
♪
1114
00:42:23,192 --> 00:42:23,366
.
1115
00:42:23,410 --> 00:42:26,326
[upbeat percussive music]
1116
00:42:26,369 --> 00:42:33,333
♪
1117
00:42:33,383 --> 00:42:37,933
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