Ellis going right in giving up the story of how he was kicked off XYZ on a conference call for supposedly being gay and the entire team laughing on the call is priceless.
Tony not wanting to talk about it and immediately turning back to Sal is the icing on the cake.
Also, pleasant to look at young ladies get hired at greater frequency at ales jobs than men, see real estate agents, pharmaceutical reps, your local weed shop. So I’m not surprised Sal wasn’t hired back after they found a young surfer girl to hawk their wares. Facts of life, not always about skin color. Who would the majority of you want working with you on your shift.?
This is grossly ignorant and racist; I expect you know that. Him being known as “Sal” for decades is a direct product of white banality and supremacy. He readopted Selema, both privately and publicly, after several highly publicized unjust murders of Black people...
”I was like, This is it! We’re done. That’s a wrap. I’m Selema Mabena Masekela from this day forward. And if anybody has a problem with it, it’s not my problem! What are you doing? This is your name. This is your grandfather’s name. This is your being....
Because if we’re going to continue to f*cking get killed just simply for existing and looking a certain way and be called in the question as to whether or not we belong in certain spaces and having to prove that, like.... Then you’re going to have to say my name.”
Selema is a rad dude and he’s no culture vulture. He’s been around a long time for and I’m grateful for it.
He does a brand out of South Africa called Mami Wata that is super sick. Excellent quality on the clothes, too. They put out a book called ‘Afro Surf,’ that’s locals all over the continent telling their own stories and showcasing their surfing and art. I highly recommend it to anyone.
He has an interview on Talib Kweli’s podcast, ‘People’s Party,’ that is worth a listen.
Tldr: Sal’s the shit and this opinion is butt.