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Roxane Gay - Considering Black Women & Gun Ownership with “Stand Your Ground” | The Daily Show

2024-08-06 Comedy
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“When Black people try to stand their ground, in general, it is used against them. So that’s really what we have to change, but I also don’t think we should be given carte blanche to take other people’s lives.” Bestselling author, publisher, and professor Roxane Gay discusses her new, Everand exclusive, e-book, “Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminist Reckoning with America’s Gun Problem.” She talks about her decision to buy a gun, why many other Black women and people of color choose gun ownership as a way of taking their defense into their own hands, and how the Second Amendment tends to go unrecognized when exercised by people who are not heterosexual cis white men. Gay also explains why she is excited about Kamala Harris’s new presidential bid. #DailyShow #RoxaneGay #MichaelKosta Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aei0b Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral Watch full episodes of The Daily Show: https://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@bardylon 2024-08-06

The safety classes she attended should be mandatory before anyone is allowed to own a gun

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@bananascoaster1243 2024-08-06

When the gun lobby didn't go to bat for Philando Castille, that told me who they were for

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@axdsc 2024-08-06

Bruh, here in Missouri, I went to purchase a handgun. There is no waiting period for it here. I realized I had recently moved and my driver's license didn't have my new address. The person at the gun counter literally told me to just go get a fishing license from the customer service desk because you can just verbally tell them your new address and then you can use that as "state issued ID" to buy a gun... WITH NO WAITING PERIOD... Meanwhile... to adopt a dog I had to provide so much info and income data and wait a week.

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@peachesandpoets 2024-08-06

Ok she's super powerful and informed and much more but my goodness is she also adorable. I'd love for her to be my friend. Fellow black girl here and so happy about this segment.

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@JohnWestIV 2024-08-06

She's correct in that people talk very little of the injuries from accidental and intentional gun shots. My ex-wife's son was shot through his calf at like 18/19 when a friend of his was just showing him his new gun. Put him in the hospital, had to go through PT, left a massive scar on both sides of his calf and tramautized him. Gun safety classes should most CERTAINLY be required for gun owners.

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@domanated 2024-08-06

The "I'm not touching that" joke was so hilarious. 😂 ☠️

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@GGoAwayy 2024-08-06

I want to live in a society where nobody feels the need to be armed to the teeth 24 hours a day. Usually people feel unsafe because of how the media reports on violence. Its frightening that Roxane decided to get a gun because she was personally receiving death threats. So many people take their enmity to frighteningly personal extremes.

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@ramonbmovies 2024-08-06

It's a huge relief to hear someone intelligent in the media. I've never heard of Roxane, but now I'm a fan.

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@cmst6408 2024-08-06

Thank u for having her on

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@lazyperfectionist1 2024-08-06

Well, I mean, guns are also very popular in Switzerland, but they don't cause a problem there because Switzerland is also very fond of sensible gun _regulations._ The two go together.

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