"BIPOC" Kinda Sucks

<p>Amid the social unrest of this year, and the calls to hold accountable the cops who murdered Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and George Floyd (among others), a new acronym came to prominence as a means to refer to marginalized folks -- BIPOC. That’s B-I-P-O-C, or Black, Indigenous, People of Color. It has now replaced POC as the way to refer to non-white folks en masse.</p><p>But is the term just another way for people to collapse our identities and experiences into one? FANTI hosts Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson dive deeper into the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html">etymology of the term</a>, it's usefulness and where it misses the mark. </p><p>But first...</p><p><strong>Pass the Popcorn</strong></p><p> Tre'vell and Jarrett chat about the latest news surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine. </p><p><strong>DIS/Honorable Mentions</strong></p><p>This week, Jarrett has some contrarian opinions about the very popular show <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.2eb8a568-fa2e-b58d-00ad-37a92574c9d4?autoplay=1&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb">Schitt's Creek</a> while Tre'vell gets into the IG accounts <a href="https://instagram.com/ballroomreacts?igshid=1ft22y9qjgux">Ballroom Reacts</a> and that of the fabulous<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedanielleyoung/?hl=en"> Danielle Young</a>. Jarrett has an honorable mention for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJ4gkVC6NrvII8umztf0Ow">Chilled Cow</a> YouTube channel while Tre'vell would like all of those out their hating on <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9486150/celebrities-defend-harry-styles-vogue-cover">Harry Styles in a dress</a> to go somewhere and sit down.  Finally, Jarrett wraps up the episode with a special dishonorable mention for himself and his inability to stop watching <a href="https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelorette">The Bachelorette</a>. </p><p>Learn more about BIPOC organizing <a href="https://www.thebipocproject.org/about-us">here</a>. </p>