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The King’s Speech (King Leo, that is)

"Over the past few years, King Leo has positioned himself to be seen as the social conscience of the celebrity elite. But, it is only because of this fact that the message is acceptable. It isn't the words themselves. It is only the conduit from which they are emanating. The relaying of non-anglo pain and anguish must always be filtered through the mouth of a white representative, most preferably male."

WATCH: Recognition Politics | A Lecture on Resurgence by Taiaiake Alfred

"The essence of being part of a resurgence movement comes out of that kind of feeling; it's rooted, it's accountable, and it's transformative. Those are the three things that I think define the difference between resurgence and the other alternatives out there for what decolonization and colonization ; basically recognition politics, and, hate to say it, reconciliation...."