MIC DROP: Smithsonian Director Called Out For Woke Propaganda

[00:00:00]Representative Brandon Gill calls out the woke director of the Smithsonian American History Museum straight to her face. He's got all the receipts. We love to hear it. Let's talk about it.

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[00:00:21]Today, we are going to be reacting to a video that is going massively viral and rightfully so. Where representative Brandon Gill calls out the woke director of the Smithsonian American History Museum. Now, this is happening at a subcommittee meeting, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's radical agenda to reshape the past. This is what they're going to be talking about. And we've discussed this on the channel before. You can check out our previous videos. But we're going to get into the thick of it as Brandon Gill talks to the woke director of the Smithsonian American History Museum. Her name is Anthea Hartig. She is actually the first woman to take on this job since the museum opened in 1964.

[00:01:04]So, think about that. She oversees over 200 employees and we're going to get into some of their woke projects. Uh one of which really ticks me off. So, let's get straight into the video.

[00:01:15]>> You say that the goal of history is to be objective?

[00:01:19]>> Thank you, sir, for the question. You know, I think that there are many goals of history and certainly as you collect as we do, examine evidence, create scholarly >> Is objectivity one of the goals of history?

[00:01:32]>> We strive to be objective and non-partisan and not based on any idea.

[00:01:36]>> one of the goals. Doesn't that seem a little bit concerning? It It certainly does to me because as part of this white supremacy document that your organization has promoted, objectivity is a core and defining aspect of white supremacy culture. Do you think that it's the goal of the Smithsonian Institution to promote white supremacy culture.

[00:02:01]>> Sir, do you mind sharing with me which document?

[00:02:04]>> White supremacy culture right here.

[00:02:07]Um this is part of the mass action toolkit that your organization has promoted for several years now under your leadership.

[00:02:13]>> Yeah, let's go ahead and pull that up.

[00:02:16]Let's pull up the receipts as Brandon has pulled up the receipts. Mind you, I see this guy all over uh social media.

[00:02:21]He's stepping on people's necks left and right. [laughter] I don't know that he takes a step without stepping on somebody's neck.

[00:02:28]>> [laughter] >> Now, I'm going to show you this little white culture thing that was actually put out by the Smithsonian. Guys, go ahead and take a look. Aspects and assumptions of whiteness and white culture in the United States. Now, it shows you all of these different things that they attribute to white supremacy and white culture that are extensions of whiteness, including things like rugged individualism, the family structure, emphasis on the scientific method, history, a Protestant work ethic, things like being on time, believing in objectivity, wanting things to be done perfectly, holidays, aesthetics, a future orientation, just so much absolute BS that they are trying to attribute to a white supremacist culture here in the United States of America.

[00:03:19]So, this is concerning when you look at an institution that is meant to be reputable like the Smithsonian and this is what they're putting out as a form of education to the people who are visiting and the people who are looking to be educated by the Smithsonian. And the Trump administration got a whole lot of heat.

[00:03:34]They said that they were trying to erase history and come into the Smithsonian and completely upend everything. When in reality, we were looking at things like this and going, "You know what? I don't think this is true. I don't think these are extensions of white supremacy or white culture. I don't think we should be pushing this to the American public and rightfully so. Now, back to Brandon Gill.

[00:03:59]>> Mhm.

[00:04:02]>> Are you promoting a white supremacy culture at the Smithsonian?

[00:04:10]>> Am I promoting [clears throat] a white >> Ma'am, is this a difficult question?

[00:04:15]>> No, sir. I'm just thinking about the mass action toolkit. We didn't develop it, but um back to your question, no, we're not promoting any ideology.

[00:04:24]>> Does it concern you that your goal is objectivity, one of your goals is objectivity in your mass action toolkit references objectivity as a defining characteristic of white supremacy culture?

[00:04:36]>> It's not our toolkit.

[00:04:37]>> It is your toolkit. You um you've been promoting it for quite some time.

[00:04:42]>> We did not come up with the toolkit, sir.

[00:04:44]>> But you've been promoting it.

[00:04:46]>> It is used as a reference, I believe, probably in 20 19 2020.

[00:04:51]>> Yes, under your leadership it has been used as a reference.

[00:04:54]>> Right. So, I do get the distinction here. She's saying, well, we didn't technically it's not like it's not like we had went ahead and created this. But when you go ahead and slap a stamp of approval on something and you start promoting it to the people who are consuming all of the different exhibits that you've created at the Smithsonian or curated at the Smithsonian, you're endorsing it. So, why is it that you'd be endorsing a message like this when you in fact on a like fundamental level in the work that you do actually stand by trying to be objective. I wonder if she wants her 200 plus employees to be on time to work. If she does, that's also considered an extension of white supremacy based off of this little toolkit.

[00:05:37]>> Um is Mickey Mouse racist?

[00:05:40]>> Mickey Mouse is not racist.

[00:05:41]>> It's not racist according to the Smithsonian uh institution. One of your exhibits referenced Mickey Mouse as representing {quote} vestiges of long-standing traditions of blackface minstrelsy.

[00:05:55]Do you describe that as racist?

[00:05:57]>> No, the historical trajectory of the origins of of of Mickey Mouse tied directly, uh, >> So, Mickey Mouse is is rooted in racism, is that your testimony?

[00:06:08]>> it's rooted in minstrelsy.

[00:06:10]>> Min- minstrelsy, you don't think that blackface minstrelsy is racist?

[00:06:14]>> It has certain an obvious racial overtones that have been well documented in our history.

[00:06:19]>> that's problematic that Mickey Mouse also has those racial overtones?

[00:06:23]>> It's not for me to determine what's problematic. It's determined to me what's accurate.

[00:06:28]>> Is that right?

[00:06:29]>> Now, I will say I can get what she's saying in this particular line of questioning and in her testimony. She's saying that if Mickey Mouse was inspired by minstrelsy, we should be open about that and talk about that. Where I take issue with this, I think is often times this sort of framing of history is used to make the thing itself appear racist.

[00:06:49]It is used to tear down other cultural pillars in our American history and in our entertainment. It's one thing to say Mickey Mouse was inspired by minstrelsy.

[00:06:58]It's another thing to say that Mickey Mouse is minstrelsy, which is often times what is being done in these exhibits at the Smithsonian. Now, I went ahead and took a deep dive into this and the Smithsonian did an exhibit that featured a lot of different parts of American entertainment, including P.T.

[00:07:15]Barnum's Circus, where they reflected on it as {quote} concerns about maintaining white supremacy. They talked about ukuleles as {quote} a product of US imperialism and a potent symbol of Native Hawaiian resistance and Wild West shows as {quote} turning the subjugation of indigenous people into theater. So, you can see it's something far beyond just talking about a bit of history, talking about what has shaped it or inspired it. They're making a particular prescription in regard to American history and entertainment and wanting you to leave that with the racial undertones that they so consistently are pushing at the Smithsonian. They're clearly trying to message something further in the way they're putting things together. And while I'm not going to get bogged down in the story of Mickey Mouse today, we can move on to other ways in which the Smithsonian has done this. They've done exhibits on LGBTQIA+ history in America. They did a whole thing on Jazz Jennings, who is a trans kid who was starting transition at I believe 2 years old, talking about her girlhood and essentially cementing this as something legitimate to the viewers of said exhibit. So, the Smithsonian is no stranger to attaching agenda, bias, propaganda to the many exhibits that they put out to the American public.

[00:08:41]Now, let's get back to the video.

[00:08:43]>> Um, is it important to be polite?

[00:08:46]>> Excuse me, sir?

[00:08:47]>> Is it important to be polite?

[00:08:49]>> Yes, sir.

[00:08:51]>> It's also interesting because the same Mass Action Toolkit that your organization has been promoting references politeness as a defining characteristic of white supremacy culture.

[00:09:03]Ma'am, are you a white supremacist?

[00:09:06]>> Mm, no, sir.

[00:09:07]>> You're not?

[00:09:09]Can you help me square why your organization says that being polite is part of being a white supremacist?

[00:09:17]>> I'm not exactly familiar with that passage of the Mass Action Toolkit, which is not >> show you the passage right here.

[00:09:25]>> I don't Pardon me?

[00:09:27]>> I said I I just read you the passage from it.

[00:09:30]>> And then your question was, sir?

[00:09:32]>> We're going to move on. Um, what is What is Latina power?

[00:09:38]>> What is Latino power?

[00:09:39]>> Latina power.

[00:09:40]>> Latina power would be the the forces derived from being a Latina.

[00:09:47]>> Do you think that it's appropriate for the Smithsonian Institution to sell Latina power paraphernalia?

[00:09:55]Hats, mugs, other things that say Latina power.

[00:10:00]>> I believe that the merchandise our stores sells >> I'm asking you if it's appropriate.

[00:10:06]>> tries to reflect the richness of of the communities.

[00:10:10]>> I think it's going to be a one-way richness there.

[00:10:13]>> [laughter] >> Or, you know, richness that covers probably black power, Latina power, Asian power, and then what what what No.

[00:10:22]We're not going to get to that last one.

[00:10:24]I don't think they're going to say that out loud.

[00:10:26]Can you imagine the Smithsonian selling like a white power hat or a T-shirt? But for every other race, A-okay. We'll give them their month, their day, their exhibit, their this, their that. We'll sell merchandise that is quite literally racist in nature, but never never for the whiteys out there. Sorry, guys. You had I guess you had your your day in the sun.

[00:10:49]>> So so your testimony is that it is appropriate?

[00:10:52]>> Those are your words, sir.

[00:10:54]>> I'm asking you, is it appropriate to sell Latina power paraphernalia? It's a yes or no question.

[00:10:59]>> I don't have control over what is >> I'm asking you if it's appropriate. I didn't ask you if you have control over it. Is it appropriate?

[00:11:05]>> Yes or no?

[00:11:07]>> Again, we strive to represent all Americans and including Americans >> Yes or no?

[00:11:11]>> She believes it's appropriate. Just listen. She believes that it's appropriate. And she says, "I have no power of what we sell in our stores."

[00:11:16]What do you mean? Are you not the director? I don't understand. I think you can sort of pull rank a little bit and go, "Hey, I think it's inappropriate to be selling Latina power T-shirts and hats at the Smithsonian." Like, give me a break. This used to be a reputable museum, and now this is what you're doing?

[00:11:37]>> All Americans in our museums, including in our merchandise.

[00:11:40]>> All right. My time's up.

[00:11:42]>> Thank you, sir.

[00:11:44]>> And they should have given him more time, cuz there was more to get into there. This has been something that over time we've just seen be degraded. It's just one of those things.

[00:11:54]And while this administration is being called out for doing a little bit of investigating and looking into these issues, the average person who is taking in these exhibits and this work and this merchandise at the Smithsonian is being propagandized.

[00:12:08]And in a way that is anti-American, full of wokeness, promotes a framework that essentially splits us up into racial categories and gender identities and sexual orientations. It's absolutely ridiculous. It needs to stop. And when you hear the words said out loud, you can hear how ridiculous they actually are. We can only watch our institutions crumble for so long before we do something about it. When you hear the director of the Smithsonian say, "Yes, I want to be polite. Yes, I want to be objective." And then you show her the exhibit that says being polite and objective is an extension of white supremacy, we have a problem, okay? And the call is coming from inside the house with this one. So, maybe we need to take a look at those exhibits. Maybe we need to take a look at the pieces of educational material that we are giving to our fellow Americans, and we need to reevaluate them. And that doesn't mean that we need to go and erase pivotal points of history or retell stories or have revisionist history at these exhibits. It kind of means we already have the revisionist history at the exhibits, and it's created by the hands of these woke individuals who care not about truth and objectivity. As they say, those are extensions of white supremacy. They care more about their agenda, their propaganda, their bias, and sharing their narrative with you, not the real narrative with you. And guys, with that being said, those are my thoughts on Brandon Gill and his questioning of the woke director of the Smithsonian American History Museum. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments down below. As always, if you disagree with anything I said in this video, do get up and do so respectfully.

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