We get into the controversy that started when Tyler, The Creator liked a tweet calling out his white fans for being anti-Black — a moment that sent the internet digging up his old edgelord era and reignited questions about accountability. We unpack whether the criticism is fair, what’s projection, and how Black audiences are interpreting this latest wave of discourse. A clear, honest conversation with nuance and context.
Chapters:0:00 Intro
1:02 Hello!/Tyler's Damaging EdgeLord Past Coming Back
10:23 Finding his Blakness Too Late?
20:11 Tyler's Actual Demographic
23:55 Engaging with People Who do Harm & Two Truths Existing With Each Other
28:32 The Public Figures Route to "Accountability"
36:11 The Online Edition of "Many Such Cases"
41:06 Things HAVE Gotten Better in The Culture
44:59 How Tyler & Other Rappers Changed Public Interaction with Black People & Their Experiences
55:24 Levels of Edgelording, & The Marks of Actual Ownership
1:04:24 IDubbz & Tyler as Token Men for Violent Activities
1:13:04 The I Am NOT Sorry Route
1:17:02 "Culturally Produced...Armor" Roles
1:31:39 Tyler's Cultural & Environmental Background
1:35:15 The Issa Rae Parallel In Regards to Personal & Public Perception
1:42:32 The Tyler/Doja Cat Parallel & The Anti-Black "Smog"
1:55:06 Libidnu Economy & Specifically the "Anti-Black" Economy
