@subwaytakes
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@subwaytakes Episode 813: I don’t think black people should have to pay for Ancestry.com!! @bedroomdavinci Host: @kareem Created/Produced by Kareem Rahma (@kareem) and Andrew Kuo (@akuoproject) Producer and Lead Editor: @tylerbat Producer: @rosegendelman Post Producer: @davedrusky.exe Associate Producer: @madyson.hearsh @ramy_shafi @t1anm31 Editor: @dan_mancini Cameras: @t1anm31 @sitcom__stupid #podcast #hottakes #subwaytakes #interview #newyork
Performance
Video #49399 · Interview Q&A
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The host asks a man on the subway for his 'take,' and the man argues that Black people shouldn't have to pay for Ancestry.com because their history was stolen. The host agrees, and they discuss the idea as a form of reparations, the vagueness of the test results, the ethics of data selling, and who should be eligible for a free test, all while maintaining a humorous and conversational tone.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook
So what's your take?
Verbal hook
So what's your take?
Visual hook
A split-screen view of two men sitting on a moving subway, creating immediate visual interest and establishing a conversational format.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A controversial and specific opinion is presented as a 'take,' immediately framing the conversation and grabbing viewer attention by challenging a common norm or transaction.
Payoff
The conversation concludes with shared laughter and mutual agreement, providing a satisfying sense of camaraderie and leaving the audience with a memorable, thought-provoking concept that feels both radical and justified.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Collaborative Escalation
A host presents a provocative 'take' from a subject, then instead of debating it, enthusiastically agrees and helps the subject build, justify, and escalate their argument through a series of collaborative 'yes, and...' beats, culminating in a humorous exploration of the idea's implications.
The Alliance Formation
The interviewer immediately validates the subject's take with enthusiastic agreement, subverting the expectation of a debate and establishing a collaborative, supportive tone that invites the viewer to join their side.
The Core Justification
The subject provides the central, often emotionally charged, reasoning for their initial thesis, grounding the provocative statement in a compelling personal or historical logic.
The Inversion & Escalation
The interviewer builds upon the subject's logic by proposing an even more extreme or inverted version of the original thesis (e.g., 'You should get paid'), amplifying the core argument's power.
The Secondary Critique
The subject introduces a new, related grievance or a critique of the subject's quality (e.g., the results are too generic), adding another layer to the argument and demonstrating that the initial take is part of a larger dissatisfaction.
The Compounding Injustice
A second, distinct injustice (e.g., data selling) is layered on top of the first, framing the initial issue as part of a larger pattern of exploitation and strengthening the moral high ground.
The Playful Personalization
The abstract discussion is made concrete and humorous by applying it directly to the subject, often involving speculation or a game-like interaction that lightens the tone and makes the concept more tangible.
The Comedic Boundary Test
The participants explore the logical extremes and 'edge cases' of the thesis using humorous, often celebrity-based, examples to test the 'rules' of their new worldview, creating shareable and funny moments.
Episode 813: I don’t think black people should have to pay for Ancestry.com!! @bedroomdavinci Host: @kareem Created/Produced by Kareem Rahma (@kareem) and Andrew Kuo (@akuoproject) Producer and Lead Editor: @tylerbat Producer: @rosegendelman Post Producer: @davedrusky.exe Associate Producer: @madyson.hearsh @ramy_shafi @t1anm31 Editor: @dan_mancini Cameras: @t1anm31 @sitcom__stupid #podcast #hottakes #subwaytakes #interview #newyork
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SubwayTakes
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So what's your take?
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I don't think black people should have to pay for Ancestry.com.
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100% agree.
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That is very fair.
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Why do I have to pay you to figure out where you stole me from?
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-You already paid! -Hey that's a fact
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-We definitely paid our dues. -You paid the dues!
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You should get paid to join.
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All you're gonna do is tell me that I'm from West Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
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Like, you're not giving me any... You're not giving me a tribe. You're not giving me, like, Oh, yo, you were born in Ghana.
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They're literally like, you're black.
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"African American."
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Also on top of that, I feel like with the whole, you know, data selling, like, I feel like, how dare you sell me twice.
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I think the first step in reparations, is Ancestry.com paying black people.
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We need to know what tribe.
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As long as it's free I'm perfectly fine with you selling my data.
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What's the best African country?
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Are we giving the free test to half black people?
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What about Drake?