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0:00What’s up, guys? I’m Maceo. I’m out here in Times Square with Isaac on the camera, shooting with We Them Media. We show up, we shoot wherever we’re at, and today we’re shooting content for Deech and asking people what’s their hot take, what’s their controversial perspective. I hope you’re ready. You want to get it on? The fuck? I’m like that, bro. I’m like that. What’s up?
0:23We’re here trying to learn about what the people are thinking about in these spaces, what’s on their minds, what worries them at night. you know, yeah, can you guys come in my name’s a five word my name P.G. You’re talking all right. We’re asking people today what the most controversial opinion is
0:55the Yankees the niggas a win in decades both why everybody just be took my other sports you 2-0 right now, we’re going for three, we’re going to win in 30 years. We want to ask people what their controversial opinion is. No, I want to ask you for money. Okay. Give me five dollars, then I’m going to talk. No money, no honey. What if I just gave you my attention? I don’t care for your fucking attention, I need the fucking money. Okay, for what? What do you need the money for? Buy food. What’s your most controversial opinion?
1:46The only difference between Bulgarians and Romanians is that Bulgarians are closer to Turkey, that’s it Summer should be five or six months long. What would you do if you had two or three extra months of summer? How would you make it educational? How would you make it useful, productive? Sports, summer school programs.
2:14It’s always crowded here. Trains, the streets. Is it too much? It is too much, especially on the weekends. What do we have to do about it? What can we do? How can we get the people to leave? Eating the bacon, egg, and cheese or bravo? Oh, you like that? With what? With bravo. That’s what I thought you said. Yeah, yeah, that’s definitely a hot take. Let’s keep going. Let’s keep going I’m not saying nothing. What’s a hot take? Walking in Times Square, stop being on the way. That’s all. Stop being in the way, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just keep walking. Dad, like it’s not traffic out here. Yeah, yeah, it’s fine, sorry.
2:46Alright, you got anything you want to say?
2:56I think that eventually the whole world is going to be against America and say we can’t have this no more. This is not what democracy is. It’s a disappointing democracy. We don’t want no more wars for Wall Street, for the corporation because it’s not going to benefit the people in America. It’s going to benefit the corporation. It’s going to benefit the corporation. It’s going to and it’s gonna profit the Wall Street people. I just think the FIFA World Cup is a big scam with the ticket prices and stuff. And the FIFA president is an asshole for the prices he has right now. I guess Canada becoming the 51st state.
3:33You don’t feel like that’s right? I think it is right. I’m from Canada and I want it to happen. Why? I just feel like there’s more opportunity in the U.S. than there is Canada. And what do you think is the benefit to Canadians beyond that? how does that translate the dollar value hmm you think the currency of Canada should be the dollar yeah You don’t believe what’s the Canadian currency now? It’s the Canadian dollar, but it’s terrible Inflation is really bad in Canada. Yeah And you believe the dollar won’t inflate in the same way it might but our dolly Trump has offered to go dollar for dollar if we didn’t decide to
4:09Convert into Americans. Okay. I didn’t know that. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Well, I appreciate it man. It’s nice to meet you. Absolutely I love spoiling the movies or the series. I love knowing what’s going to happen before it happens. For yourself, okay. Yeah, for myself. Okay, okay. Yeah, okay.
4:30You can say it in Spanish. I’ll go back to what I’m going. mmmm es muy desprevenido pero de pronto cuando las mujeres se aburren de un hombre siempre van a buscar una segunda opción a silencio mmmm you speak in my heart I appreciate it I think that we should get rid of gender identities instead of having like individual ones for people because like the reason they have those So those communities exist But they’re actually like restrictive On what people Like can believe and stuff So I think the whole point of it is to be accepting Of everybody Instead of like categorizing everyone It’s dividing, you know
5:17I get that, I get that We are not real humans, man We’re not real humans? Nah What do you think we are? I mean, we are real humans The government is not So like That’s what I think The government is not real humans? Yeah It’s like aliens They’re controlling us Of course Okay His honor is overrated Okay, okay Yeah What should we focus on? Creativity and building your own style Okay, and how’s that going for you? It’s going great So what we got on today? What we doing today? You know, it’s got some Nova men You know what I’m saying? I got the little sponsorship from Nova men
5:56So just Nova men at the bottom Little LA hat, calm shit You know, that would be bad Yeah Okay, is it an LV bag? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I thought the designer was overrated. Clothes.
6:09Bags and shoes, I’m going for. Okay, okay, okay. Accessories, I’m going for. Okay, okay, okay. Okay, you have any advice for the people in New York? Uh, stay true to yourself, you know what I’m saying? It’s the biggest city, just keep grinding, and there’s a lot of people to meet, network. Okay, where can we find you? Uh, bkjustin on Instagram, everywhere else, literally. Oh yeah, appreciate you.
6:34It’s not controversial, it’s the truth. I mentioned the scriptures in the book of revelations and everything that’s happening in today’s world happened in the Bible, you know, everything that’s new under the sun. So I’m not surprised, you know, I just really hope people come together and really true love for humanity. Humanity as human beings, you know what I mean? So people are just waking up the world and just loving, you know, and uniting. You know, So just under love, just under that umbrella of love, I don’t know if that’s controversial. Compassion. And love, and serving another just because of a human being, you know, that’s it. I think it’s called the fruit of the spirit, you know what I mean? It could be controversial because some people call it religious, I call it the way of life, you know what I mean? So yes, I do live it religiously, so call it controversial, I just want people to love, so yeah. Amen, well I appreciate that. What about yourself, man? You got a hot take for the people? You got a controversial opinion? You got a message for the world?
7:29Oh man, eat clean, stay healthy, man. That’s the motto I live by. You know, health is wealth. I’m just big on, like, you know, be mindful of what you put in your body. You know, be mindful of what you drink. Be mindful of what you say. You know, so we’re all about living in a healthy mindset. So that’s my message. Fahrenheit instead of Celsius, Celsius just makes a thousand times more sense, let’s be honest, but you know, you guys use Fahrenheit, you do you I guess, that’s really it, I mean, very different to the rest of the world. I’m here with my daughter, she is very lefty and I’m right, so she loves the governor here, and I really like Donald Trump, so...
8:17The Governor is who? The Governor here in New York? Yeah, who’s that? I don’t even know who he is. Okay, me too. Why do you like Trump? Yeah. Because I feel like he really, really cares for this country. And he is doing things that the other presidents have not had the guts to do. And I feel like he really cares, like he’s taking care of the country.
8:50And when you think of like the biggest things that he’s done that like make you feel that way like what comes to mind?
8:58When it comes to immigration he is like really taking care of that Alright man, what’s your most controversial opinion?
9:06Modern day hookup culture, we need to be, what’s the word? End it? Yeah, we need to end it. It’s getting stigmatized. Yeah, it’s too stigmatized. It’s getting crazy. It’s ruining dating. It’s ruining getting to know people. It’s a mess. Have you participated in hookup culture before? I try not to, because I don’t like it. That’s good. That’s good. You want a wife? Yeah, yeah, yeah. When do you think you want to get married? Um, soon, man, you know? Soon. Yeah? I think it’s better to get married young, you know? Does it scare you? Does the commitment scare you? Um, a little bit, but you know, like, that’s what comes with life, marriage, all that stuff.
9:40Sacrifices. Yeah, exactly. I’m gonna show these guys. How are you guys doing? Good. How are you? We’re good. We’re asking people what their most controversial opinion is. What’s your controversial take? I don’t think women should be able to drive. Yeah? It’s too many? There’s too many. Okay. It’s too many. Jews had a lot to do with the slave trade. They don’t get enough recognition for it. Okay, okay, okay. I just think that’s it. Okay, I hear it.
10:11I think people need to fight for straight rights more. I see a lot of people fighting for gay rights. They need to fight for straight rights more, you know? That needs to be fought for more. More people need to fight for straight people, you know what I’m saying? Fight for innocent assholes, you know what I’m saying? At least for men, you know what I’m saying? Fight for your asshole virginity, you know what I’m saying, fight for straight men, you know what I’m saying Straight rights needs to be fought for more We’re being oppressed out here For six years For six, seven years, hold up, Obama was here how long ago?
10:46Whenever Obama was here, they started doing gay rights ever since then But they’re not fighting enough for the straight people You can’t even get a job Only gay people get jobs I ain’t say that
11:01Yeah, we need to fight for more straight people, bro. Facts. That’s my controversial finish. I just personally think that Morocco will win the World Cup. Okay. Definitely. A lot of people are saying they’re not, but you know they will. Wall Street is going to go up forever. Wall Street is going up forever? It’s never going to stop. Because, like, who the fuck wants to go to zero? I think Michael Jackson is very overrated. I think the guy was just Okay for his time and people didn’t really see something like that outside and we’re like, oh my god Michael Jackson But I feel like if he wants to be singing right now, he’d just be mad as hell and no one would even watch
11:42I mean, it doesn’t you know, not many people are gonna agree, but I just it is what it is I mean, maybe we’re not giving his team enough credit, right? Yeah, yeah, I think so. He was never one man show to begin with. That’s that’s kind of my take Okay, sing us one Michael Jackson song.
11:58You know what, he’s so overrated, I don’t even know any songs from him. We are the world! No, no, no, no. He, for me, I’m never gonna sing a song of this. Alright, sing us one Kendrick song. Uh, you know, niggas gotta pop out and show. Oh, I like that, sometimes you gotta pop out and show niggas. We have all live in peace. No matter what color, no matter what race, I mean race, no matter what religion, we have to be all live as in peace and that’s what I believe We’re from Chicago. I think Chicago is better than New York. Oh yeah, you win. That’s all.
12:37Pineapple doesn’t go on pizza. Okay, we got that today. Okay, I like that. I like that. That shouldn’t even be a hot take. Pineapple doesn’t go on pizza. I take fruit. It goes really well with salad. Oh yeah, she likes fruits with salad and what are you saying? She likes sweets with like spice in it. Ok, ok Yeah, no, that’s a hot take That’s not my power Right, right, that’s not my power either So I guess my controversial thing is I believe aliens are on Earth with us A mi por ejemplo esto no me gusta La masificación, la... Osea realmente yo creo que es de los monumentos o de las cosas turísticas peores que vi en mi vida
13:14Times Square Porque es cuatro pantallas LED Nada más, sabes? Puedes ver monumentos espectaculares, edificios espectaculares en New York And this, the popularity makes everyone come here, you know, if we are from here, we are like bees in a nest So, for me, it’s the worst of New York Times Square Because for me, it doesn’t have a lot of attractive, to see some public screens, I mean, it’s not... And you?
13:50It’s a microphone
13:56I think Pineapples belong on pizza. Yeah, it does. Okay. Two more. We got two cents. People said not that today. Yeah, Israel controls America. Okay. Water should be free. Water should be free. I think that’s a good controversial question. I don’t think people should have to pay for water. It’s a necessity. At least water. Like food, okay, but water, definitely a necessity. Facts. They want us to starve out here. They want us to die of thirst. This is for Newark. It’s probably going to win the championship. But I think we can solve a lot of those problems by doing a little bit of very bad things.
14:32Okay, like what? Like what is it in El Salvador? You know, like... Incarcerating a lot of these gang members, they murder a plummet. That’s my hot take. Okay, okay. And how does that apply in Scotland? In Scotland? It doesn’t apply in Scotland right now. People would run amok. You can steal from shops, no one can stop you. The security guards can’t do fuck all.
14:59There’s a lot of crime. Less than 1% of people commit over half all the crime. Imagine. Hell yeah man, appreciate it. It’s nice to meet you. Enjoy your time in the city.
15:12Cereals first or the milk first? Into cereals. And where do you go to? I go with the milk first. I think the milk first. And you? I think I go cereal first, but maybe I’ll change my mind. I’m going to try it out. I’m open minded. I appreciate it, man. What’s your name? Get it off your chest. Get it off my chest. I like President Trump. Okay, talk about him. I just think that he’s the, you know, we do, there’s a lot of policy things that are going on. There’s a lot of bureaucratics when it comes to that. I like a person that speaks his mind.
15:46I feel like prior to President Trump a lot of racism was taking place, but it was behind your back I’d rather that be in front and when he became president that was in my face So I’d rather know rather than not knowing it’s being done behind my back. Yeah I like knowing where people stand and that’s why I like him. So you feel like he’s racist overtly He’s not racist, but a lot of people have been able to display their racism You feel like he’s giving them a license to be authentic and you appreciate that it gives us the reality check Yeah, let’s get that reality check. I also do think that
16:19What was I going to say? Oh my gosh. He gets the work done. His policies are aggressive, but we got to trust the process to them. What’s your very policy of his?
16:31It’s not a favorite, but immigration has been a big thing. Immigration, the immigration pipeline has been, what’s the right word to say? It’s Been Piled Up And I Think A Better System Is What He’s Working Towards Is Not Stopping Immigration But In Order To Fix The House You Gotta You Know Put A Paws To It Clean It Up And Then Open The Door With Policies That Are More Effective And I Think That’s What He’s Doing At Least I Hope That’s What He’s Doing Yes A Lot Of Immigration Is Stalked But You Gotta Clean Up The House First Before You Start Letting People In Better Policies Will Be Bet Will Be Placed In Positions And Then That Would Help
17:10with sufficiency that’s being done. I worked, I work with refugees and immigrants. We’ve done great work but we didn’t have enough resources to help them once they get here in terms of how we take, how we probably take care of them. And we also have to remember how to also take care of the people that are already in this country. So I think it puts American people first, which is good. You have to, you can’t just have people come into your home when your home is not being placed first. I appreciate that. and I am a refugee and immigrant. I can speak on this. I am from Congo.
17:42Okay, I got you. Birmingham, Alabama is underrated. I’m from there. Food scene, incredible. Okay. James Beard award-winning chefs, incredible. Sushi, southern comfort food. I gotta check out Helen. Cocktails, immaculate. And we’ve come a long way since our very troubled past. Oh yeah, so what’s integration there like now? It’s, I mean, we’re not quite as maybe progressive as New York City is, but it’s come so far since I grew up there. I mean when I was growing up, you know My grandparents are great-great-grandparents don’t go downtown that kind of thing But the art scene is incredible. The music scene is incredible. Me and my crew are part of that. Oh, yeah
18:18It seems incredible. Oh, yeah, yeah Hey new band coming out check us out j. Clyde j. Clyde named after a famous bar in Birmingham that burned down recently Spill it J the letter J. Yeah, I got C L Y D E Check out We Them Media, Subscribe I feel like Brazil, and a lot of people be saying like Brazil’s gonna make it to the final, I don’t think they are Oh, that’s not real, it’s Cap In my opinion Okay, why is that? Because, like, just cause they took so many World Cups in the past, this new generation, they’re not gonna be, you know They’re not letting them have it?
18:51No, no, okay, thank you 최근 한국 1부 투표소에 투표용지가 부족하여 시민들이 투표를 하지 못하는 상황이 발생하였습니다. 이는 명략한 투표권 침해입니다.
19:29As an educator and mother, I am baffled that people put more time, energy, money, and love into animals than in human beings. Why do you think that is?
19:52Well, because human beings, we are challenging, we have an opinion, we talk back, we don’t always listen, we do what we want to do, and we can’t be controlled, right, and animals can’t. Yeah, we take the easy way out. Yeah. I like that, I like that. Thank you all so much. Thank you guys. I think I do have one. Okay, run it. You know I am tired of people saying that their favorite spice is Caprica
20:37Damn she said y’all don’t even know what you’re talking about All right, thank you all that people are hating on Trump big-time big-time. He’s been one of the hottest fixer today Yeah, it’s unbelievable how people hate him, but I just want to remind everybody that he lived in New York City, I lived in New York City, and when he was in New York City, he was a liberal, big-time liberal, and then he was watching the whole country for many years, and then as an older gentleman, he decided to change to be a Republican, to run for president, and then because of politics, everybody, except for my conservative people, really started
21:13I hate him and the Democrats do a really great job of putting out their message that he orange man bad and a lot of people they just fall for it and I got to remember he was a liberal just like that. That’s my hot take. I want to say that a prison in my room, prison of France, it sucks. It’s like a bad prison. It does nothing for people. It just increases the depth of France. So yeah, I would like to say that. For sure. For sure. Like a conspiracy theory kind of thing? Definitely. Okay, I saw this online recently, and I kind of believe it, that Disney World and, like, amusement parks are the only places that have chicken, no, not chickie legs, turkey legs. So, like, where’s all the other turkey legs? Like, why does nowhere else have the turkeys?
22:11What do you mean? Like, only turkey legs are at Disney. I’ve never seen them anywhere else. You see turkey wings, not turkey legs. Okay, and so where are they all going? I don’t know, see that’s the thing. I just feel like, I just want racism to stop. Your hot ticket is racism needs to stop. I just feel like, you know, everyone should love all, you know what I’m saying? Everyone is here independently, trying to, you know, maneuver, and I feel like we should all treat each other kind. Amen. You know what I’m saying? Jigs up! BX, BX, you better know. Okay. Nobody’s perfect, and don’t let people’s opinions get to you, because a lot of times, a lot of the shit people saying you about, like they can’t handle what you go through for real, can’t even walk in the shoes, like, but not just that, like, sometimes I just don’t care what people say for you, right, come on, I catch myself sometimes caring what people say, but nowadays I’ve been free ever since I just don’t care what people think about me, and I just pray to God and just do what
23:28Free Game, I like that I think as a species, humanity, I think we peaked with cylindrical meat I think, I don’t think we’re ever gonna get better at making food than cylindrical meat, processed meat, just like anything that’s shelf-stable, Spam, hot dogs, like all of it, right? Slip chips. I think it’s just, it’s a marvel of engineering. Like, if we as a species need to be hunter-gatherer, like just trying to survive, just trying to multiply, I think cylindrical meats, processed meats, I just think that’s like, we’re never gonna do better than that. We could do fine dining, we could do like all this like great like a prairie and stuff, but I think we peaked a long time together
24:15Donald Trump is a good president Yeah? That’s probably like the most controversy Can I ask why? Nothing from New York man, you alright Alright I used to sell tickets in front of Trump Towers when I was a kid, every time he used to see me, he’d give me a hundred dollar tip Really? Wow Last time I saw him, he said, pull your pants off, you can’t sell tickets with your pants hanging off your ass It’s really cool You always give me $100 every time I see you Really? It was 1999 before The Apprentice That’s crazy That’s a banger testimonial Yeah, it was 19 years old
24:48People have been hating on him all day Hot take, Donald Trump All day, but he was cool And this was before And he went down with everybody Before he returned Republican Yeah When he returned Republican Then he was racist But before that he was hanging with Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, Don King Everybody, all the black people I got a picture of him hugging Shabba Ranks You know the Jamaican DJ? Shabba Ranks, the ugliest, blackest motherfucker in the world, he’s hugging him But all of a sudden he’s racist I don’t know, but from my personal experience with him 1999, 19 year old selling tickets in front of Trump Towers
25:23Every time I seen him, he gave me a hundred dollar bill Put his arm around me Sweating, I’m out there sweating all day He’s so racist, he’s touching a 19-year-old black kid with sweat all over Hell yeah It doesn’t make sense, you know? Joe’s Pizza is not it, I’m so sorry Okay I’m not getting the best pizza in the air I agree It’s okay, it’s not cheap It’s not bad, but like everybody’s making lines and stuff But like, I get it, really How’d you call it? Your hot steak Your hot steak? All Filipinos are not short, they’re not short They’re tall, we’re tall We’re tall
25:58We’re tall. We’re brain tall. Hell yeah. Yeah, we’re brain tall. We’re like six feet. It’s fake news. Yeah, it’s fake news. It’s fake news. All right. You guys got a controversial opinion? I got the Nixon floor. That’s not really controversial. No. You got it. We got it. Got to. Got to. Controversial opinion? No. My bad. Controversial opinion. Controversial opinion. You got a hot take you on on cam? He’s the best looking man to look for you. Best looking man. Come here. Wow. Why are you mucking? Why are you mucking? He’s mucking. He’s mucking. He’s mucking. He’s mucking. So we’re asking people, do you have any controversial opinions, anything you want to say to the city?
26:39Shannon Brussens is better than women. And it may be controversial, but we’re looking for it. My guess is why are they messing with the Iranians and they should bomb them and get it over with. I was based in Iraq for a year and I spent two years in Afghanistan. Every word they say, every word they breathe, everything they do is a lie. Hold on. And all they’re going to do is lie to you because all they’re doing is delaying you, hoping that the administration will change, Death Will Happen, Public Opinion Will Go Their Way, And They’re Back Doing The Same Thing They Were Doing The New Yorker.
27:07They Need To Get It Over With. People Especially In This City Don’t Understand When Somebody Like That Gets A Nuclear Weapon, What’s The Number One City In The World For A Bomb To Go Off In? I Was There, I Know What They Want To Do, Their Whole Cultures To Bomb This Place. That’s All They Care About, They Don’t Care About The Daylight, Their Families, All They Want To Do Is Destroy. So sorry, that was very controversial. I’m sorry. No, get that off your chest. We’re going around. We’re getting the opinion. Your opinion is capable of. I was there 9, 10, and 11, and I left the end of 11 back. You were depleted already? Yeah, and I think we’re going to go back. Two years. You’re there and two years in Afghanistan. Wow. So people here don’t understand what the rest of the world is like. It’s like there’s crunchy smooth Nutella. It’s just like there’s only one option. That’s it.
