During a fawning segment on Monday’s CBS Mornings in which the co-hosts all but worshipped at her altar, singer-songwriter and author Jannelle Monáe claimed Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) is akin to the villain(s) in a story from her dystopian novel because he’s been trying to “eras[e]” Black and LGBT people because of his “law in Texas” that bans “talking about the LGBTQIA+ communities in books” and “bans critical race theory.”
Showing her detachment from reality, she was likely referring to Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), but since both are boogeymen of the far-left, we’ll roll with Abbott for this post.
Having been built up by co-host Gayle King wondering whether there’s “anything” she “cannot do” Vladimir Duthiers, the fill-in host Vladimir Duthiers, boasts that he “love[s]”The new short story collection is now available “themes of race, gender, and sexuality,” Monáe said she was a character in one of them because it came from “a nightmare that I had before” One of her albums was written by her:
The inspiration for this book came from that same ground. I also had the nightmare of being kidnapped in a movie theatre. I wanted to eat popcorn and sit down and an usher was trying to help me with like, “hey, come backstage. Come through this secret way, because they’re kidnapping people.” I didn’t listen. And they took my memories, made me into someone different and caught me.[.]
The story was also explained by Sheri. “deal[t] with them literally taking people’s identities, erasing our pasts, erasing the people that we once were, and making us into something that they can control.”
To the approval of King and co-host Nate Burleson, Duthiers then wanted to know if current events inspired it: “But you know, sci-fi is often an allegory for the world that we’re living in today. what you just described, somebody might describe as reality.”
Monáe stated it was indeed “pretty meta, especially when we’re thinking about, you know, Greg Abbott, who put into law in Texas, a law that bans us talking about the LGBTQIA+ communities in books, bans critical race theory.”
Duthiers nodded and she stated, without any evidence, that these two groups are the same. “there’s a lot of erasure happening in our very country, and I hope this book can serve as a warning sign of what that will look like and feel like if we don’t fight against those abuse of power.”
The laws of Texas, for example, do not intend to or encourage such behavior. This is, unless Monáe meant teaching sex education to preschoolers and teaching white kindergartners that, by existing, they’re oppressors toward their black classmates.
King agreed with Monáe’s fake news, complimenting her for having “stories” that “feature Black and queer protagonists in a futuristic world.”
Monáe responded that she chose them “because we’re cool”And that’s what a lot of society believed. “so many centuries…that there’s something wrong with us, like, soon as we come out, we’re considered a dirty computer.”
The softballs continued with Burleson asking what she “learn[ed] about” herself while “writing these stories.”
And as an example of how in love they were with her, this was how long it took for the interview to formally end before a quick toss to local affiliates for weather (click “expand”):
KING: Can I just tell you one critic says: “This book confirms Monáe’s incredible power of imagination and creativity. Whatever medium she’s working in —
BURLESON: Yes.
KING: — the ability and talent of her co-writers in bringing her vision alive on the page.”
DUTHIERS: Co-signing that.
MONÁE: It’s so you.
DUTHIERS: Janelle Monáe.
BURLESON – One of the best talents in business.
MONÁE: Thank you, guys. Oh my goodness, you guys, look —
DUTHIERS, Thank You so Much.
MONÁE: — I am just trying I’m just trying to do the Lord’s work.
DUTHIERS: You’re doing it.
BURLESON: Amen.
DUTHIERS: You’re doing it.
BURLESON: Amen.
King: It’s also a great way to look good.
DUTHIERS: That’s right. Janelle Monáe, thank you very much.
KING: We are so glad to have you.
DUTHIERS – It is so great to see you.
BURLESON – Thank you. We are grateful.
DUTHIERS: The Memory Librarian goes on sale —
MONÁE: Yes. Grab it.
DUTHIERS: — tomorrow. Knives Out 2 also, Janelle.
MONÁE: Yes.
DUTHIERS: You’ve got that coming up.
MONÁE: That’s this year, the end of the year.
DUTHIERS: That’s going to be huge.
MONÁE: Yes.
DUTHIERS, It is now time for you to take a look at the local weather.
KING: Doing the Lord’s work.
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