When you use it for people who are literally my color, it becomes very strange.”įollowing Young and Mitchell’s departures, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced a plan to add warning labels on its global platform to content that skirts the line between “what is acceptable and what is not.” In his statement, Ek vowed that Spotify would affix warnings on podcast episodes that include conversations about COVID-19. Unless you’re talking to someone who is, like, 100% African, from the darkest place, where they are not wearing any clothes all day and they’ve developed all that melanin to protect themselves from the sun. Rogan said it’s “very strange” that anyone would call themselves Black unless they’re from the “darkest place” of Africa, adding, “There’s such a spectrum of shades of people. Rogan received backlash last month after engaging in a debate about what it means to be Black with podcast guest Jordan Peterson. Paying musicians a fraction of a penny? And him $100 ? This shows the type of company they are and the company that they keep. Arie continued: “What I am talking about is respect - who gets it and who doesn’t.

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