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FD Signifier explains that the point of his video is to cut down on celebrity worship, especially among Black people. He points to Black celebrities people love without paying attention to their politics. According to him , It hurts to see where Jasmine Crockett is right now. It hurts to see Jay-Z's views on capitalism. And it hurts to see what Kanye West has become. His argument is that you can criticize them and still love their art. Killer Mike, who dissed him in a freestyle, is his example. He said , people are shocked to learn Mike is still one of his favorite rappers, and part of why he made the video was to reconnect with the music he loved so much. He even admits he almost feels bad. In the last few months Mike has been doing interviews with prominent Democrats, which FD jokes is his "my bad" moment for Stacey Abrams. He does credits that shift to people kicking Mike's back, and he gives Mike props for being willing to change. According to him , Mike putting himself in a position to be criticized shows he isn't too far gone. Many of the Black leaders in that "misleadership" role refuse to be held accountable at all. He respects Mike for that, and hopes the guy who once said "I'm going to burn this motherf***er down" is still in there.

Political incompetence and charlatans are why Black American politics is in the toilet. We have political scientists, economists, historians, social scientists.

The leadership pipeline, according to F.D. Signifier

D.L. Hughley casually admits he couldn’t read for years and felt “stupid,” then drops that Chris Rock once called him a “dumb nigga” to his face and claimed he only had his show because of him “That I couldn’t read… I just used to feel stupid… But I used to feel small. It made me feel small. That’s the worst feeling to me. When somebody makes me feel small.” “The only person that ever called me nigga that hurt my feelings was Chris Rock… He was the producer on my show. And I called him… He said, me and Ken and I are the only black people that ever got Emmys. And if it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have this show, you dumb nigga. And I said, next time I see you, I’m beat the shit out of you.” “That’s the only person ever said to me that made me feel small… When somebody makes me feel, or tries to make me feel small, I’ll do anything to stop that from happening.” “I went to go see my mother… and my mother has dementia… and I think dementia is a great thing for people who’ve done a lot of evil shit… She said… people always thought you were dumb, but I knew you weren’t… and it was the first time I ever left her home and didn’t feel small.”