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From Online Hate to Real-World Consequences 🚨⚖️💥

[00:00:00] Bruce Anthony: Body shaming, a shooting, and an unwanted house guest. We gonna [00:00:05] get into it. Let's get it.

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[00:00:18] Bruce Anthony: Welcome, first of all, [00:00:20] welcome. This is Unsolicited Perspectives. I'm your host, Bruce Anthony. Here to lead the conversation in important [00:00:25] events and topics that are shaping today's society. Join the conversation to follow us wherever you get your [00:00:30] audio podcast. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for our video podcast, YouTube exclusive contents and our [00:00:35] YouTube membership rate review.

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Body Politics, Power, and the Lies We’re Taught 🧠🔥🎙️

[00:00:44] Bruce Anthony: I'm gonna [00:00:45] be talking about Yona Mar this ice shooting and a Reddit [00:00:50] story about an unwanted guest, two of them that just won't leave, [00:00:55] but that's enough of the intro. Let's get to the show.

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[00:01:06] Bruce Anthony: You know, it's funny out there. I am somebody in the [00:01:10] fitness world, and let me preface this by saying I'm an involved and [00:01:15] a changed man. I'm gonna get into what I'm bringing all this up, why I'm bringing all this [00:01:20] up. Back in my youth, I was a judgmental person [00:01:25] on women's bodies. I'm telling you, I've done a lot of growing through the years, but you [00:01:30] know, I was 22, 23, 24, like typical toxic masculinity.

I used to judge [00:01:35] women's bodies. Here's a crazy thing, I was fat in myself. There's reason why I got into fitness in the [00:01:40] first place. A gentleman named Sebastian, uh, called me a chunky monkey, [00:01:45] and I was like. Nah, ain't no dude gonna call me a chunky monkey. And I got in shape despite the [00:01:50] fact that at the time my girlfriend had been telling me that I was, you know, outta shape and I needed to be working out.

I didn't [00:01:55] really give a damn because I was still getting them ladies. But I did. I used the body [00:02:00] shame women even when my body wasn't, was something I needed to be ashamed of. [00:02:05] And you see it constantly, 'cause I'm around a lot of bros. I don't want to be [00:02:10] around a lot of bros, but I am. I'm around a lot of bros and all they do, a woman comes up [00:02:15] on the television, nah, she's all right.

I might hit it. And I'm like, why is that the first [00:02:20] thing

Why Men Feel Entitled to Judge Women’s Bodies 🤦🏽‍♂️📺💬

[00:02:20] Bruce Anthony: that, that you would think of? Why is that coming to your mind? And there's a whole [00:02:25] reason behind it. But the idea that men have the right, [00:02:30] and sometimes women like this is not solely a man issue. This is a man [00:02:35] and women issue. 'cause the bigger, the biggest haters on women are, in [00:02:40] fact women.

And not, I'm not talking about from a, a number [00:02:45] standpoint, I'm talking about the societal impact because yes, men hating on [00:02:50] women does affect women in society. It absolutely does, but [00:02:55] it hurts when it's coming from your own kind. I'll get into more about [00:03:00] why things hurt coming from your own kind in the second segment, but why am [00:03:05] I bringing this up?

Y Janna Mueller, and I'm just going, I, I'm butchering her [00:03:10] name. Her name

The Olympic Rugby Player Body-Shamed Online 🏉💥😡

[00:03:10] Bruce Anthony: is. Difficult for me, this is because it's a speech impediment, but y'all know who [00:03:15] she is. She's the Olympic rugby player that blew up during the Olympics, uh, in the [00:03:20] summertime with her tic-Tacs and things like that. Posted photos on the red carpet in a mini dress and a [00:03:25] male commentator on her ig.

Said she looks pregnant, basically [00:03:30] policing her body for not fitting a flat stomach. Ideally, she clapped [00:03:35] back with a viral video explaining what he was seeing was just a normal woman's [00:03:40] body and implied he probably hasn't seen many in real life. The moment taps into [00:03:45] a bigger pattern here though, where men feel entitled to publicly judge [00:03:50] women's bodies even when those men are not fit.

IE me back in the day. [00:03:55] They're not fit, not attractive or experts on anything. They feel [00:04:00] entitled to comment on women's bodies. This entitlement comes from a mix of [00:04:05] patriarchy, objectification, and culture that treats women's bodies as a public property [00:04:10] for male review. It's not just rude comments, it reflects deeper [00:04:15] beliefs about who gets to define what a good woman body looks like.

And this is [00:04:20] absolutely fact what I'm saying. This is an opinion. This is a fact, and I [00:04:25] know I'm sounding like a provocateur by saying it's a fact. [00:04:30] It's a fact that this is what men feel like they could [00:04:35] do because of patriarchy, objectification, and the culture [00:04:40] that treats women's bodies as public property.

You wanna know how,

When Patriarchy Becomes Policy, Not Just Opinions 🏛️⚖️😤

[00:04:44] Bruce Anthony: [00:04:45] uh, this is as fact. Just look at [00:04:50] Rover versus Wade being overturned. Look at the legislation about [00:04:55] women's bodies and who's legislating it. Who has the right to tell a woman what she [00:05:00] could do with her body and what gives a male the idea that he [00:05:05] has a right to tell a woman about her body at all.

Patriarchy, [00:05:10] objectification, toxic masculinity, but I just love her because. [00:05:15] She's a woman who's proud about her body. She does some, a swimsuit body, [00:05:20] uh, pose. You know how they do the, uh, sports Illustra Illustrated, like Body [00:05:25] Magazine or whatever. Yo, her body is slamming and she is [00:05:30] curvy as she would want to be.

And she, you know, she, she don't have the ass that [00:05:35] she wants. These are things that she says. I think she's fine as hell. More [00:05:40] importantly, I love her personality. She is a welcoming, loving [00:05:45] person that's a ultra competitor. Uh, you know, those are things that's right up my alley. [00:05:50] Uh, as far as what attracts me to women, uh, I love those strong women that [00:05:55] are at the top of the field are striving to be at the top of the field, who are driven and [00:06:00] determined a lot of things that men are insecure about.

I love and crave, [00:06:05] and I know the reason why. It's because I have those type of women in my family. The type of women that [00:06:10] I look up to in my life are those women, those strong, independent, [00:06:15] driven, going get things done, type of women. Majority of women out there [00:06:20] are like that. If guys would take the time to stop objectifying their bodies [00:06:25] and look at them as who they are as people.

But I love the fact that [00:06:30] she was like, look man, you just don't know what a woman's body looks like. You probably haven't [00:06:35] seen one naked, so you definitely don't know what a woman's body looks like. And [00:06:40] she was like, good luck. Because I'm putting you on blast and I know my followers are [00:06:45] going to kill you.

And they did. Fans flooded in defending her, [00:06:50] praising the clock back and mocking him. Yo, in today's society, you can't be [00:06:55] attacking people with toxic masculinity. And thank you. Not going to get a clap [00:07:00] back. Yes, I know The manosphere is vast and large. I [00:07:05] get it. But do you know who the most sensitive people are?

[00:07:10] Those men in

The Manosphere Is Loud — and Extremely Fragile 🗣️🥀💢

[00:07:10] Bruce Anthony: the manosphere And they're gonna be on here right now saying I'm beta, [00:07:15] that uh, you know, I don't know what a real man is this and that and the other. [00:07:20] And, and I say it all the time. These aren't people that would say it to me in [00:07:25] my face. Even if they do all that MMA training, they think they're a tough guy.[00:07:30]

They wouldn't say it to me. In my face and they wouldn't want the pressure that [00:07:35] I bring to them if they did, and I'm not somebody who's [00:07:40] talking about I'm this great fighter and this and that, doing that whole bro thing where [00:07:45] guys like to defend. I can fight this and that. Look, let's be real. I haven't been in a fight in 20 years, [00:07:50] but I will say this.

You don't wanna test me. You don't wanna test me. I [00:07:55] have an anger and a fury that's inside of me that I keep suppressed, press down. [00:08:00] Working out helps, uh, helps me deal with that anger. I'm, I'm really an angry [00:08:05] person. Everybody says I'm nice and pleasant. I'm truly an angry person. So [00:08:10] behind this smile is a fire that's burning that shouldn't anybody [00:08:15] want to confront.

Uh, that's just my little side. Of course, you know, I said I was [00:08:20] growing, but I still got a little of that toxic masculinity in me. But, you know, like I said, the [00:08:25] bigger conversation is why so many men feel [00:08:30] comfortable criticizing women's bodies publicly. Even when they're unfit [00:08:35] themselves and not being, and not being asked for their critique.

You know, I posted something [00:08:40] on my own personal social media page a long time ago, maybe like two or three weeks ago, [00:08:45] and it was about men critiquing women's bodies when their titties is [00:08:50] sweating. And that's real. There's a lot of dudes out here. I'm looking at 'em, I'm like, bro, go [00:08:55] pick up a dumbbell. Get in the gym, put down that donut.

'cause you look horrible. There is no [00:09:00] reason for you to be out here criticizing women what they look like at [00:09:05] all. And it's all on social media. And I feel bad for women out there [00:09:10] because God, y'all being judged so much. I, look, I, I've lived with women, [00:09:15] dated women, have women in my life, women that are close friends of mine.

I know the work that [00:09:20] goes into getting ready to go out. I know how [00:09:25] critical they are of themselves. I'm also in the fitness industry. I've been a trainer for over [00:09:30] 20 years. The majority of the clients that I've had, I would say about [00:09:35] 85% have been female. I know how critical they [00:09:40] are of their own bodies.

They don't need any critique [00:09:45] from you. None, especially when you looking like Humpty Dumpty yourself. [00:09:50] It, it, it, it just boggles my mind [00:09:55] that in this year of 2026, men still feel like they could do [00:10:00] these things, but it's easy to do these things when you're under the anonymity of the [00:10:05] internet. And so. Let's go back to why men [00:10:10] feel

Dating Standards, Double Standards, and Hypocrisy 💘📏🤨

[00:10:10] Bruce Anthony: entitled to do these things.

Cultural norms, right? Women's bodies have [00:10:15] historically been treated as an existing for men's pleasure, so [00:10:20] judging them becomes normalized, especially weight size and attractiveness. [00:10:25] And, and you hear these clack backs and on these [00:10:30] dating sites where women do have height requirements, not all women, majority of women do [00:10:35] have height requirements and men don't have any control over that.

And men will say, well, well, we have [00:10:40] weight requirements. And I will say that I don't have a [00:10:45] weight requirement. I prefer a woman [00:10:50] that works out. Now, that doesn't mean that you're, there's a [00:10:55] certain aesthetic. I do have a certain aesthetic that I'm attracted to. If you [00:11:00] short. Curvy and got glasses. Eyes are, I'm gonna be attracted to you.

I don't know [00:11:05] why. That's my type. Short curvy glasses. Have I dated [00:11:10] tall and thin women and all? Yes, but for some strange reason, [00:11:15] if you are under five, two wear glasses and [00:11:20] curvy, you got me. But going back to, [00:11:25] you know, what is aesthetically pleasing, that all changes from God [00:11:30] to God and from woman to woman.

But the point is, is that yes, [00:11:35] this has been normalized in our culture to judge women by their [00:11:40] bodies. And we need to start breaking those [00:11:45] chains because I'm gonna tell you, a lot of men don't want to be out here judged by their [00:11:50] bodies. They really don't. I've had men come to tell me that [00:11:55] say, and I've told this before in the podcast, they said to me, and you know, women don't like all those [00:12:00] muscles, and I'm like, the hell, they don't.

[00:12:05] I can tell you that. They absolutely do. I'm [00:12:10] not bodybuilder, you know, I'm not out here looking like a young Arnold Schwartzenegger, but [00:12:15] I got nice little cuts and builds of 'em. I got nice little size women absolutely [00:12:20] do love muscles. I said, your women may tell you that because you don't have them, [00:12:25] but I assure you, every time they see me, [00:12:30] they comment about how great I look.

So they sure as hell would [00:12:35] like for you to have some muscles, but you don't want to hear that [00:12:40] because that would hurt your feelings. Who's really the beta anyway. [00:12:45] Uh, what's another reason why men feel entitled to comment on women's bodies, power and [00:12:50] dominance? People argue male size and [00:12:55] strength being bigger than a woman is a read as a sign of dominance and [00:13:00] critiquing women's sizes reinforces that hierarchy.

[00:13:05] I mean, that's a theory. Um, but let's just go with power and dominance, [00:13:10] right? Because that's, that's the basis of [00:13:15] patriarchy. Men feel that they could do that because men [00:13:20] predominantly have been the power force, and I've said it time [00:13:25] and time again and I can't stress it enough and I'm a [00:13:30] male. Proud male wouldn't wanna be born anything other than a male because I [00:13:35] understand the strife and the struggle that women go through.

And thank God I was [00:13:40] born a male and identify as a male. Women [00:13:45] are better.

Power, Dominance, and the Lie Men Are Taught 👑🧱😠

[00:13:46] Bruce Anthony: Women are better than than us in every way except [00:13:50] for physical strength. And in every measurement, the more [00:13:55] anytime we are head to head and there are tests of our [00:14:00] intellect, emotional intelligence, the ability to handle things under stress, [00:14:05] women always do better in those tests than men.[00:14:10]

It's been done in nasa, it's been done in the Army. The only, I mean armed forces is the [00:14:15] only thing that men have over women is physical strength. [00:14:20] That's it. That is it. So. [00:14:25] Yeah, there's this idea of this dominance and it's really from all [00:14:30] these scared little boys that grow up to be grown men, but are still [00:14:35] scared little boys that think that they have to dominate [00:14:40] because they're more superior and they're not.

Right. [00:14:45] Uh, certain philosophers argue, men are taught they are entitled to certain [00:14:50] feminine goods like sex care and admiration and to the [00:14:55] authority over women's bodies and choices. Yeah. [00:15:00] Men are taught that at a very young age, very young age, that, [00:15:05] uh, we are entitled to that stuff. Toxic masculinity and [00:15:10] patriarchy at its finest.

And speaking of patriarchy, 'cause I keep mentioning that [00:15:15] in a patriarchal system, men's views and desires are treated as the [00:15:20] default. Women are pressured to match male [00:15:25] defined beauty standards so men feel authorized to grade [00:15:30] women publicly.

[00:15:35] Think about that. Think about that. This co, she is an Olympic [00:15:40] gold medalist. The top of the top. He is some [00:15:45] random dude online that's, that has the audacity to [00:15:50] comment on her body. What has he done in his [00:15:55] life, period. But it's this patriarchal system that tells [00:16:00] him, no matter what she does, you are still [00:16:05] better than her.

So you have the right to say whatever the hell you wanna [00:16:10] say about her body. Objectification, the lack of [00:16:15] empathy and socializing. Many men are taught to see women are, are, are, aren't taught [00:16:20] to see women as full people with body autonomy. Online spaces [00:16:25] normalize, rude commentary with little consequence.[00:16:30]

This goes back to what I was saying. These little boys [00:16:35] feel like they could say whatever the hell did they wanna say to these women out [00:16:40] here. And they're giving the autonomy online and allowed to be [00:16:45] rude. And you get guys said, yeah, she looks fat. Yeah, wouldn't hit [00:16:50] it. She's chopped. Like, be wild. These guys ain't accomplished nothing [00:16:55] in their entire life.

This dude probably couldn't even run a [00:17:00] mile. He's criticizing an Olympic woman's body, an Olympic [00:17:05] woman's body. Look, [00:17:10] I can't stress it enough

that [00:17:15] men need to take a step back. [00:17:20] I've learned so much from the growth that I've had, [00:17:25] taking a step back and [00:17:30] looking as women, less as sexual objects and [00:17:35] more, more equal, and then [00:17:40] something that's better. And it was always there. You [00:17:45] know, my

The Women Who Raised Me and Changed Me ❤️🔥👵🏽

[00:17:45] Bruce Anthony: grandmother was somebody that I, [00:17:50] that I loved with all of my heart.

Little [00:17:55] spitfire, little teeny tiny woman, but was tough as nails. [00:18:00] I saw this woman in her fifties, sixties, just hop in a [00:18:05] car and drive from Maryland to California by [00:18:10] herself, one of the strongest women that I know, [00:18:15] and she created, uh oh, another woman, my mother, [00:18:20] who's one of the strongest women that I know.[00:18:25]

And these are the models that I have. [00:18:30] And so I've been fortunate to step back, have my eyes [00:18:35] open by various women outside of blood in my life [00:18:40] that have opened my eyes and help me grow as a person, as a [00:18:45] man to better myself and try to shake the [00:18:50] shackles of patriarchy and toxic masculinity. [00:18:55] Do I still look at women and be like, damn, she look good.

Yeah, that's because. [00:19:00] If they look good, they look good. If they look [00:19:05] good, they look good. I don't judge women or men, [00:19:10] them, they anybody on their body [00:19:15] because once again, I mean because once again, not once again, because [00:19:20] once again, people being critical of [00:19:25] your body is still never as bad as you. Being [00:19:30] critical on yourself, and I'm a prime example of that.

I am always calling [00:19:35] myself fat and other people around me are like, you not fat to me. Sometimes I'm [00:19:40] fat, right? Sometimes I'm fat. Sometimes I feel that way. [00:19:45] If somebody said to me, came up to me and said to me, man, you [00:19:50] starting to get fat, that would hurt. It would hurt. And I'm somebody [00:19:55] who's pretty secure in themselves as a person.

More [00:20:00] importantly, what would give that person any right whatsoever to say anything to [00:20:05] me? So men out there, if you wouldn't want anybody to call [00:20:10] you fat, maybe think about that next time when you're judging women's [00:20:15] bodies.

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[00:20:23] Bruce Anthony: Speaking of important women, [00:20:25] strong women, women that are fighting for a [00:20:30] cause. I'm sure it's been on everybody's timeline. I've talked [00:20:35] to some people, they don't know the details of it. A lot of people don't know the details of it. They damn sure have an [00:20:40] opinion. But I'm gonna, I'm gonna be here to give [00:20:45] everybody the facts and then give my opinion, my perspective [00:20:50] on the facts.

Why? 'cause I try to be a journalist. I [00:20:55] try to, uh, I try to give you guys the facts and then give my commentary. [00:21:00] So here's the facts.

A Woman Killed by ICE — Here Are the Facts 🚨🕊️📹

[00:21:01] Bruce Anthony: Renee Nicole Goode, that's her name. Say her [00:21:05] name was a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother of [00:21:10] 3 37. 37. [00:21:15] I'm 45, 8 years younger than me. [00:21:20] She was 37. A mother of three. And why is she important?

Why [00:21:25] is Renee, Nicole Good, important? Because she was shot and killed by an ICE agent [00:21:30] during a neighborhood immigration operation just last week. [00:21:35] Why is this important? Federal officials immediately called the shooting [00:21:40] self-defense and labeled her actions as domestic [00:21:45] terrorism. While why is this important?

While the video evidence and local authorities [00:21:50] dispute that claim, there are people still saying that she was a domestic terrorist. [00:21:55] Why is this important? This case [00:22:00] initiated protests nationwide and reopened debates about ISIS [00:22:05] tactics. I always call it isis. I'm going to call it ISIS throughout [00:22:10] this segment, even though I know it's isolated.

And gentlemen, I don't know why I put that s at the [00:22:15] end, although ISIS and ice, maybe not that far apart. [00:22:20] Um, but there's been debates about ice, [00:22:25] ice. Is tactics, use of force, and how [00:22:30] protests or community defense has been criminalized. [00:22:35] Media commentary, especially from high profile figures, have [00:22:40] further polarized public opinion.

Okay, [00:22:45] Renee, Nicole Goode. Here are the facts. Renee. Nicole. Good is a US citizen, [00:22:50] like I said, from Minneapolis mother of three. She was shot by [00:22:55] ice agent Jonathan Ross. It was part of an [00:23:00] ice operation targeting immigrant neighbors. [00:23:05] Good was observing as part of a rapid response ice watch [00:23:10] effort. So why is this blown up?

It's blown up [00:23:15] because of conflicting narratives, video, EV evidence, and domestic [00:23:20] terrorism language. Once again the key facts. She's a mother of three a US [00:23:25] citizen. She was part of a lead ice watch network linked to a local [00:23:30] charter school. The video shows her staring away as Agent [00:23:35] Ross crossed in front of her SUV Ross then fired [00:23:40] three shots through the windshield at close range ice [00:23:45] DHS claim, self-defense, saying that the vehicle was, we [00:23:50] weaponized local and state officials [00:23:55] say the video does not show imminent threat.

[00:24:00] DHS used the term domestic terrorism to describe her actions [00:24:05] immediately. The investigation is going on [00:24:10] now with the state probe and the FBI. [00:24:15] I've seen the video I've seen. The original video [00:24:20] that came out and his video, the shooter's video, [00:24:25] because he was recording on his cell phone. This is what I know [00:24:30] from the video.

She's part of a rapid response team [00:24:35] ICE watch, and there needs to be people and [00:24:40] more people watching ICE because of the legal things that they've done. A lot of stuff [00:24:45] that we probably don't even know about. They've snatched people, flown them over to prisons without due [00:24:50] process, which is illegal. They've snatched up citizens and questioned them [00:24:55] because they look like they could be illegal, which simply means that they're picking up [00:25:00] people of color.

This was a white woman, this was a white woman [00:25:05] that's just part of a local watch, and she's waving them [00:25:10] past saying, go ahead and go, go on. They jump out the car [00:25:15] telling her to exit out the car. Anybody that has seen anything as far as [00:25:20] ICE and the videos that ICE have been doing as far as arresting people, snatching up [00:25:25] people, I'm, look, I'm not complying When ICE comes at me, [00:25:30] a police officer ask me to step out the vehicle, this and that.

I'm doing [00:25:35] that. They got body cameras. They got checks and balances, though, not [00:25:40] well, they have checks and balances. There is a system in [00:25:45] place, not a great system, but a system in place [00:25:50] that makes sure that my rights are protected when I'm dealing with [00:25:55] law enforcement of a state and local level. [00:26:00] But these guys have no checks and balances.

The government has been saying [00:26:05] they're getting rid of fraud and waste. The government has been saying that we [00:26:10] can't feed kids, that we can't forgive loans, student [00:26:15] loans, but yet there's a major sign on bonus to be a [00:26:20] part, uh, be a ice agent and you get six figures a year and [00:26:25] where's the checks and balances as far as the job applications.

Many people [00:26:30] in law enforcement have said that this shooting was not justified. [00:26:35] And there's gonna be a lot of people out there [00:26:40] that are gonna say, Bruce, it Woods justified the car's weapon. Have you seen them? Damn video [00:26:45] almost made me cuss on here. I guess damn is a cuss word. Have you seen the video?

She's [00:26:50] waving 'em pass. They jump out the car. Tell her to exit. [00:26:55] Hell no, I'm not getting out the car. 'cause I don't know what y'all are about to do. She [00:27:00] turns to try and lead. He's circling in front. Does a car clip him? [00:27:05] Yes, the car clips him. But that's because he circled in front. She's got people [00:27:10] coming from her left.

She doesn't even see him. It's not like she [00:27:15] revved up her car to turn and hit him. He stepped in front of her car, [00:27:20] he got clipped, but he didn't get hit hit because [00:27:25] had he got hit hit, he wouldn't have been able to shoot through the windshield. [00:27:30] I, I don't know if you people know physics and a lot of people [00:27:35] that are out here commentating.

It's clear that you don't, it's [00:27:40] clear where your bias is. It's absolutely clear where your bias is. [00:27:45] But if you get hit by a car, even John Wick [00:27:50] wasn't able to shoot people after getting hit by a car. Not as he's getting [00:27:55] hit maybe on the ground, but that's not what it was. He shot through the [00:28:00] front of the windshield and then shot as she was passing by him through the [00:28:05] window.

So it was an imminent danger. [00:28:10] How is a car used as a weapon to attack him? I know if I got [00:28:15] a car and I wanna run over and hit somebody, I'm not gonna miss 'em. It's a [00:28:20] car versus a person. But those [00:28:25] on the right, immediately labeled her as a domestic [00:28:30] terrorist.

Who Gets Labeled a “Domestic Terrorist” — and Why 🏷️🔥

[00:28:30] Bruce Anthony: Do you know what domestic terrorism is?[00:28:35]

Domestic terrorism is ice. [00:28:40] Their domestic terrorist, because they are [00:28:45] not following the law, they are not giving people due [00:28:50] process.

They are domestic terrorists. [00:28:55] The people that are labeling Renee good [00:29:00] are domestic terrorists. They're the ones who hate the country [00:29:05] because they are trying to take a country back to an age that never [00:29:10] actually really existed. I've heard people say, I miss the country, that it [00:29:15] was no, this. This has always been this country and this isn't even as bad.[00:29:20]

You know, people are out there talking about this is bad. You know, this is the end times. No it isn't. Go [00:29:25] back and research the year 1968 [00:29:30] in the United States. Go back and look at all [00:29:35] the things that happened in that year. In 1968 [00:29:40] was one of the worst years, if not the worst year in American [00:29:45] history. So these are not the end times, it's just.

You can't [00:29:50] turn away from it anymore. This is who this country has always [00:29:55] been. It's always been weaponized. The government [00:30:00] has always weaponized against the marginalized group always. [00:30:05] And now domestic terrorism has become this [00:30:10] legal term or and political weapon [00:30:15] to label anybody that they feel like don't agree with [00:30:20] them.

As a domestic terrorist. Hell Trump even said [00:30:25] that Margie Taylor Green is a traitor to her country and labeled her a domestic terrorist. [00:30:30] And, and, and, and the, I, you know what? Who domestic terrorists [00:30:35] are? The proud boys. The Ku Klux Klan. The Oath. The Oath Keepers. [00:30:40] Those are legitimately domestic terrorists.

They are [00:30:45] lit. Everybody from January 6th that stormed the capitol. Domestic [00:30:50] terrorists. They literally tried to stop a [00:30:55] government process that wasn't protesting, that went [00:31:00] beyond protesting. Those are domestic terrorists [00:31:05] and this idea that the right and [00:31:10] these ultra MAGA conservatives, 'cause it's not everybody on the right, okay.

It's [00:31:15] maga, okay, it's MAGA that are doing it. And people that didn't [00:31:20] even realize that they were a maga. I had somebody that I've known, I don't know, maybe 10 [00:31:25] years, maybe, maybe around that time. We are friendly. [00:31:30] We're more like just social media friends now. And they made a comment [00:31:35] about sh, they made a comment comparing Charlie [00:31:40] Kirk and this young woman and saying that everybody was talking about [00:31:45] how Charlie Kirk deserved it, which.

The same people [00:31:50] weren't saying that he deserved it. What people were saying is you reap what you sell [00:31:55] and that nobody is saying that this woman put herself in harm's way and that [00:32:00] she deserved to die because she put herself in harm's way and making the comparison, [00:32:05] well, uh, you reap what you sell, you reap what you sell.[00:32:10]

And I was just like, that's a horrible comparison.[00:32:15]

'cause both people were assassinated. Neither situation was good [00:32:20] and nobody's condoning what happened to Charlie Kirk. Just like nobody [00:32:25] should condone what happened to Renee Nicole. Good different [00:32:30] scenarios. Completely different people not comparing them morally at all. [00:32:35] Comparing to situations, both of them shouldn't have happened.[00:32:40]

Here's the difference though. Charlie Kirk [00:32:45] was assassinated. By a person that I don't know. Have [00:32:50] y'all heard a lot about this person in the trial? Like I, I haven't really heard a lot, but it's a singular person [00:32:55] and when the institution, it wasn't the government, Renee, [00:33:00] Nicole Good, was assassinated by a government official [00:33:05] and then blamed for being assassinated.[00:33:10]

I unfollowed her and I removed her from my follows [00:33:15] group

When Political Differences Become Moral Dealbreakers ✂️🧭💔

[00:33:16] Bruce Anthony: and I was like, this is what you think. We're not friends anymore [00:33:20] because I've told you, and I've said it on this podcast, and I've said it to people in my [00:33:25] personal life, we can disagree about certain political ideology, [00:33:30] right? We can disagree on how we feed the kids, not [00:33:35] if we could disagree on how people get affordable healthcare.

Not [00:33:40] if we could disagree on how people's rights are protected, [00:33:45] not if. Those aren't debates, those [00:33:50] are questions on morality. And if you consistently show me that [00:33:55] your morality is extremely flawed, there's no [00:34:00] reason for you to have a personal relationship with me. [00:34:05] Being ignorant is one thing, being willfully [00:34:10] ignorant.

I, I, I'm at that big age. I don't have a lot of time left. I probably got more time [00:34:15] behind me than I do ahead of me, and I don't wanna waste my time with [00:34:20] willfully ignorant people. So I deleted her, we erased her. [00:34:25] We're not friends no more. We not gonna be friends [00:34:30] anymore.

Also, there's a question of what happens when immigration enforcement [00:34:35] meets protest activity because ICE [00:34:40] is. Absolutely not following due [00:34:45] process and violating people's rights. It is our [00:34:50] responsibility whether we are affected personally by it or not, [00:34:55] to protest people's rights [00:35:00] being violated. It's no different than the Civil Rights Movement.[00:35:05]

And oh, by the way, the [00:35:10] people that are right now calling her domestic terrorists would be the [00:35:15] people that would be against civil rights. History has said that [00:35:20] once again, guys, I'm a historian. I've seen it all before. If you study history, this [00:35:25] is not anything new. This is the same song, put on repeat.[00:35:30]

Sometimes it's a remix, but it's the same song, it's the same [00:35:35] structure, the same words. The beat might change a little bit. That's all. [00:35:40] We've seen this before. I've seen this over and over and over again [00:35:45] in this country. At one time, slavery was legal [00:35:50] and freeing. Slaves were illegal. [00:35:55] This is what we're talking about here.

We're talking about, [00:36:00] yes, there are some people here that are undocumented, [00:36:05] illegal, they're here and there is a [00:36:10] process that's already in place to [00:36:15] catch them, have them have their time in court, and [00:36:20] if need be, be deported or finish the steps towards [00:36:25] citizenship. But you got people who have done all the right things, [00:36:30] who have followed the rules.

Being deported. [00:36:35] Meanwhile, this president decides to go into another [00:36:40] country, extract the president of that country, and put him on [00:36:45] trial for drug trafficking. By the way, just a [00:36:50] little offside, I thought the big problem of drugs in this country was fentanyl. Supposedly, [00:36:55] this man, the former, the president of Venezuela was trafficking [00:37:00] cocaine, supposedly, allegedly.

I thought that cocaine is the [00:37:05] big deal, and if cocaine is the big deal, Venezuela is not the main [00:37:10] trafficker. All the Mexican cartels are the main trafficker. Why are we going into Mexican? [00:37:15] Oh, because they ain't got that oil that we immediately took. [00:37:20] Okay.

[00:37:25] Why also is this important? Who was shot? [00:37:30] I've said this analogy before, I'm gonna keep [00:37:35] saying the analogy. One of the greatest lines in the Godfather [00:37:40] is Clemenza line. When Michael is being prepared to shoot Kamen [00:37:45] Kaminsky, and they know that once they shoot this police [00:37:50] captain, all of the other four families are gonna attack the Corleone.[00:37:55]

And Michael Corleone asked Clemenza, how bad is it going to be? Clemenza [00:38:00] says, it's gonna be real bad, it's gonna be real bad. But this thing has to happen every five to 10 [00:38:05] years. Gotta clean out the bla the bad blood. I've often said I didn't want him to be [00:38:10] elected, but he needed to be elected the first time and the second time to [00:38:15] wake people up.

Wake peoples up. Okay? Some people got woke and, and [00:38:20] 16 through 20 more people are being awake now [00:38:25] in 20, I mean, and uh, in 25 and 26, more people are being awake. [00:38:30] But if this was a brown [00:38:35] person

Why This Case Hit Harder Than the Others 🧠⚡😔

[00:38:38] Bruce Anthony: that was here, [00:38:40] undocumented, shot and killed by ice, there wouldn't even [00:38:45] been this much uproar. Wouldn't have been.[00:38:50]

I knew as soon as I saw that it was one an American citizen. [00:38:55] That's important. That's an important detail. And a white woman [00:39:00] that this was going to hit a chord with the public. [00:39:05] Just like Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday was the day that it was televised. [00:39:10] Uh, the march on in Birmingham, where you saw all those black people and [00:39:15] white people, pastors, priests, walking, [00:39:20] singing, marching, peacefully.

Being attacked [00:39:25] by the police in that area. And it woke people up and said, wait a minute, what the hell is [00:39:30] happening? That people are peacefully protesting [00:39:35] and being beaten up like that. Even priests and pastors, [00:39:40] Renee, Nicole Goode, they said, wake up, call to [00:39:45] a lot of people because it humanizes this whole situation.[00:39:50]

Can't say anymore. That's not like me, [00:39:55] can't not identify with it. It's close to home. [00:40:00] 'cause that's a person that kind of looks like you or looks like [00:40:05] somebody that you love or that you know. And if they can do that to [00:40:10] her, wait a minute, they could do that to me [00:40:15] because she was trying to get out of the way.

She was trying to let them pass. [00:40:20] Was she being antagonistic with her words? Sure, [00:40:25] sure. But words don't justify an [00:40:30] execution. And then you got Donald Trump [00:40:35] saying that the officer was visually, viciously run over. If he was, he [00:40:40] wouldn't have been able to shoot to the front, to the [00:40:45] side of her not shooting the side of her.

As he is down on the [00:40:50] ground, he's still standing. He wasn't viciously run over. [00:40:55] This is a tragedy and you got people like JD Vance calling [00:41:00] it a tragedy of our own making. And then [00:41:05] you got, look, I've never been a person I don't agree [00:41:10] with when, uh, that Fox personality said, [00:41:15] shut up and dribble, or just stick to sports because.

Who gives you the [00:41:20] right to tell other people what they can and can't say? Like, you had this great backing as this [00:41:25] fox commentator. You don't have any real, you're a commentator. [00:41:30] That's it. That's all you are. Anybody has the right to speak up [00:41:35] and say what they think. I wish more people would speak up and be [00:41:40] educated about the situation.

And who am I speaking at personally? [00:41:45] I'm personally speaking at this person, Stephen A. Smith. I said in the first segment, [00:41:50] sometimes it's your own that hurts you the most. And this buffoon is [00:41:55] talking about the shooting on the air and saying that it's a tragedy, but that [00:42:00] the shooting was justified. You know what, Stephen?

A Smith, you need to shut the hell up and stick to [00:42:05] sports. You don't deserve to talk about politics because you don't know what you're talking about [00:42:10] at all. You're not this tough guy. You're not this [00:42:15] person in the political world that even does research. Stick to ESPN, [00:42:20] stick to basketball because when you expand out and talk to other sports, [00:42:25] everybody knows that you're full of hot air.

You're a bullshit artist and you need to shut the [00:42:30] hell up.

[00:42:35] But

I just have a question. Why is it that [00:42:40] certain civil resistance can be criminalized [00:42:45] while others can't be like January 6th [00:42:50] against everybody else? And [00:42:55] official statements, should that be weighed heavy, [00:43:00] more heavily than video evidence, especially when you're getting the official [00:43:05] statements from certain people.

Is [00:43:10] domestic terrorism being redefined in real time [00:43:15] because domestic terrorism is Timothy Mcbe. [00:43:20] Domestic terrorism is storming the capitol. Domestic [00:43:25] terrorism is a kidnapping plot on the governor of [00:43:30] Michigan. Domestic terrorism is breaking [00:43:35] into a house of representatives home [00:43:40] and beating their husband with a hammer.[00:43:45]

That's domestic terrorism protests and [00:43:50] holding political figures and entities and organizations [00:43:55] to accountability is not domestic [00:44:00] terrorism. So Renee, Nicole. Good [00:44:05] rest in peace. To our family members, I'm sorry for [00:44:10] your loss. Thoughts and prayers go out to [00:44:15] the family, the friends, the community of Minneapolis, [00:44:20] and all I could say is [00:44:25] people out there, you need to wake the hell [00:44:30] up because this case isn't about one shooting. [00:44:35] It's about who gets labeled a threat [00:44:40] when power feels challenged.

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[00:44:51] Bruce Anthony: All right, let's lighten the mood a little bit and have gone heavy. [00:44:55] I done attacked, um, men. I've attacked, uh, conservatives. [00:45:00] I done attacked maga let me attack unwanted house guests. [00:45:05] Now have I personally had unwanted house guests? Yes, [00:45:10] I have, but not for long. Right. There have been people that [00:45:15] like came over and I was like, I'm ready for you to leave.

And there have been times, you know, where you [00:45:20] like have somebody come over and they spend the night. You know what I'm saying? Where you dating and you just like, all right, [00:45:25] it's time for you to go. There was one time where I was dating somebody. We were in a [00:45:30] relationship and I was like, yo, like when you gonna go home?

You've been here for a couple days. 'cause I just, it's tough [00:45:35] for me to live with people. I've lived alone longer than I, that's not true [00:45:40] in my adult life. I've lived alone longer than I've actually lived with people. [00:45:45] So it is tough for me to live with people, but there have been times in my [00:45:50] household growing up where we had some unwanted guests.

I'm not going to tell the story [00:45:55] of an unwanted guest in our home. It's funny, but I [00:46:00] would need certain family members' permission to tell that story. And I don't have that [00:46:05] right now. But what I do have is an unwanted [00:46:10] house guest story from where my favorite social media site, Reddit. [00:46:15] It's am I the jerk? So the title is, am I the Jerk for [00:46:20] Refusing to Remove the Lock?

Am I the Jerk for Locking My Door? Family vs Boundaries 🤷🏾‍♂️🔐🔥

[00:46:22] Bruce Anthony: I put on my son's door after my wife's [00:46:25] nephew kept taking his stuff. Now, I love the title [00:46:30] because he said my wife's nephew, like, that's not his nephew. [00:46:35] If, if she's your wife, that's your nephew, even if it's your, I don't even know if there's a [00:46:40] such thing called a step nephew, but it's a nephew through marriage, right?

That's [00:46:45] your nephew too. All right. So it not, it's not your wife's nephew from the [00:46:50] title alone. I was like, mm, I don't know if I'm gonna be feeling this. This seems a little biased, [00:46:55] but I read it and I'm gonna read it to you [00:47:00] and then I'm gonna give you my opinion. And I'm sure some people in the comment section are gonna [00:47:05] gimme their opinion.

So let me tell you what he said. My wife's sister lost her [00:47:10] apartment a while back and moved in with us along with her son who was 17. [00:47:15] My son is 15. They never really hung out before, but I figured they'd get along fine sharing the [00:47:20] house. The problem started almost immediately. Her nephew has [00:47:25] no concept of boundaries.

He walks into my son's room whenever he wants and takes things, [00:47:30] video games, headphones, chargers, even money once. My son complained [00:47:35] multiple times and talked to the kid about it, but nothing changed. My wife and her [00:47:40] sister kept brushing it off saying, they're boys, and this is just what they do. They [00:47:45] figured it would work out.

I disagreed. The final straw was when my son saved up for [00:47:50] weeks to buy a limited edition controller. He really wanted, it wasn't cheap. A few days after [00:47:55] he got it, the nephew took it without asking and broke it, said [00:48:00] that he slipped. Didn't even apologize properly. My son was crushed. [00:48:05] I went out and got a lock for his door.

When my wife's sister and her son [00:48:10] saw it, they were offended. She said I was treating her son like a criminal. That [00:48:15] barring stuff between boys living together is normal. That my son shouldn't have [00:48:20] expensive things if he can't share it. She even said I was spoiling him and [00:48:25] creating bad habits. My wife took her side, said I embarrassed her [00:48:30] family by putting a lock on the door and demanded I take it off.

I told her the lock [00:48:35] stays until her sister and nephew are out of our house. She got upset and said I was [00:48:40] threatening to kick them out. I reminded her that I was the one who agreed to let them stay in the [00:48:45] first place when no one else in the family would. Her own parents [00:48:50] said no. Her brother said no. I said yes, and now I'm [00:48:55] being treated like a bad guy for protecting my son's space.

I just want my kid to [00:49:00] feel safe in his own room and I the jerk. [00:49:05] Hell no. You ain't the damn jerk. But you got a bigger problem on your hands. [00:49:10] All right, lemme break this down for you. [00:49:15] Obviously your wife and her sister are cool like [00:49:20] that. They're close because [00:49:25] the other brother and the parents said hell to the gnaw about [00:49:30] them coming to live with them.

This is after her the, uh, her apartment got fired. She got, she [00:49:35] lost it. She lost. She ain't got nowhere to go. Her own parents said hell no. [00:49:40] Her other brother, her other siblings said, hell no. [00:49:45] Probably because they know that she and her son, [00:49:50] your nephew by the way, not your wife's nephew. Your nephew, that's your family.

You [00:49:55] married into it and you've been in it for a while. 'cause you got a 15-year-old [00:50:00] son. Right? So you knew him. Maybe barely. But you knew [00:50:05] him before you even had your own son. So that's your family too, right?[00:50:10]

But their family knew what was up. [00:50:15] So you welcome into your home and immediately they cross boundaries [00:50:20] and nobody is checking the nephew. [00:50:25] Well, it's your house. Your house as well. You could check the [00:50:30] nephew because he is living under your roof. [00:50:35] So even if your wife doesn't agree, and you would hope that you would have a team, a partnership, [00:50:40] there are certain rules and he can [00:50:45] either abide by those rules or be someplace else [00:50:50] because it's your home.

The fact that [00:50:55] the mother didn't offer to reimburse [00:51:00] the nephew. Her nephew, by the way, her nephew [00:51:05] didn't reimburse her nephew, this limited edition [00:51:10] controller. The money for the limited edition controller let you know that they [00:51:15] think that they don't have to respect not only [00:51:20] your stuff or appreciate the fact that you've opened up your home to them.[00:51:25]

But like I said, you got a bigger problem 'cause your wife is on their side. [00:51:30] So how do you correct this issue without causing a problem in your [00:51:35] marriage? You're gonna have to have a stern conversation with your wife. [00:51:40] You're gonna have to have the conversation of, yes, this is her [00:51:45] sister. Yes, this is her family, but you and [00:51:50] her son are her family.

Family. You [00:51:55] as her husband are supposed to be the most important person in her life. [00:52:00] That's what marriage is. Ladies and gentlemen. People get marriage confused. [00:52:05] When you get married, the most important person in your [00:52:10] life is your partner above everybody else, [00:52:15] above your parents, above your kids, above [00:52:20] your siblings.

'cause that's a choice. It's a union. [00:52:25] You chose that. People don't understand that. Take [00:52:30] merits lightly. Even me and my ex-wife understood that [00:52:35] even though we're not married anymore, we understood that our [00:52:40] relationship was the most important relationship. Superseded my [00:52:45] parents, her parents, my siblings, and everybody else understood that [00:52:50] because that's what marriage is.

So you gotta have a real conversation with [00:52:55] your wife. Because she's not only choosing her sister and her [00:53:00] nephew over you. She's doing it over y'all's, [00:53:05] you guys, y'all's son. The [00:53:10] fact that her sister even said that he shouldn't [00:53:15] have expensive things if he can't share them. When you are [00:53:20] sharing your home to her,

[00:53:25] look, lemme tell you something, it would take everything inside of me not [00:53:30] to kick them out of my house outta the kindness of your heart. When [00:53:35] nobody else in the family would you open up your doors to 'em and they not going to appreciate that shit. [00:53:40] You either respect my household or [00:53:45] you get the hell out.

And I would tell my wife, you're either with [00:53:50] me or you're not. We are your family. [00:53:55] Your son has been expressing the fact that he's [00:54:00] feeling violated, stole money, says she's, he goes in there borrowing [00:54:05] stuff, even took some money. Your son went out there and saved up his [00:54:10] money. Didn't ask you guys for it. He went out, hustling, doing whatever that he need to [00:54:15] do.

I don't know what it was that he does. Maybe he got himself a little job, you know, maybe he's [00:54:20] like Steve from Stranger Things work at the ice cream place. You know what I'm saying? I don't know where he does, but [00:54:25] he saved up his money. And lemme explain to you something. These controllers, [00:54:30] the, the, they could go to a hundred, 150, $200.

They, these limited [00:54:35] district controllers ain't cheap. And he gonna go into the room without asking, borrow, [00:54:40] and then break it and give a little half-ass apology. And then on top of that, [00:54:45] my auntie is going to be defending her. Look, I've always been one to respect my [00:54:50] elders. But I would have a stern conversation with my [00:54:55] mom if I was like, yo, he went into my room and broke this.

Are y'all gonna reimburse it? [00:55:00] Who's gonna gimme back my

Break My Stuff, Pay Me Back — Respect Isn’t Optional 💸🚪😤

[00:55:00] Bruce Anthony: money? Because I didn't say that he could borrow it if I said that he could borrow it [00:55:05] and he broke it. Maybe I had some responsibility maybe, but he went into my room and took it. [00:55:10] Dad, thanks for the lock. Yeah, stay the hell out my room. Stay outta my [00:55:15] room.

And I don't care if you feel uncomfortable because it's clear that y'all will [00:55:20] not respect my wishes as a son, [00:55:25] the father, as a, as the half of the owner of the house. [00:55:30] And it seem like the wife is not respecting the husband or the son [00:55:35] and is putting her sister and her nephew above them. [00:55:40] That's the reason why I said you got a bigger issue.

Yeah, you got an unwanted house guest, but [00:55:45] you got issues in your marriage that need to be addressed immediately. [00:55:50] Because I [00:55:55] gather, and I don't know this couple at all, this isn't [00:56:00] the only issue in the marriage. It's not. [00:56:05] And if she can't understand, not only her husband's [00:56:10] and her son's perspective immediately [00:56:15] takes sides and fights with you over [00:56:20] something that is clearly justified.

[00:56:25] You got bigger issues. But to solve the unwanted house guests, you could just kick them [00:56:30] out and deal with your wife. I [00:56:35] mean, honestly. And you know, [00:56:40] get back on your feet, you know, auntie and nephew. [00:56:45] Get back on your feet. But you should have known from the jump [00:56:50] when mama and daddy and the other brother, the other sibling [00:56:55] said hell to the gnaw about them moving in.

You should have known [00:57:00] that something like this was, there was a reason why. There was a [00:57:05] reason why. Family just don't be Family normally sticks together. [00:57:10] Family just don't be saying, nah, you can't come live with me in your times of need. [00:57:15] There has to be a specific reason and that should, that should have [00:57:20] told you.

But I mean is, you know, you, you wanted to do the right thing. You wanted to open up your home. [00:57:25] Cool. The original question is, are you a jerk for putting a lock on the door? [00:57:30] Nope. You're not a jerk. You're not a jerk at all. And I [00:57:35] commend you 'cause you got more patience than I do. 'cause not too many people gonna disrespect my home like that, [00:57:40] family or otherwise.

I don't care who you are. Now, too many people gonna disrespect my home and get away [00:57:45] with it. They don't have to live there. You're doing a good thing. No, you're not a jerk for [00:57:50] locking the door. But ladies and gentlemen, what do y'all think? Is he a jerk for locking the door? [00:57:55] I is. Is do you agree with the, with the aunt and the

Final Verdict: Family or Not, Don’t Disrespect My Home 🏠⚖️✋🏾

[00:57:59] Bruce Anthony: [00:58:00] nephew, or do you agree with him and the son?

Drop a line in the [00:58:05] comments and let me know. But on that note, ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for listening. [00:58:10] I want to thank you for watching, and until next time, as [00:58:15] always, I'll holler

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