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A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

The Kamalafication of BRAT

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

Matt Bernstein

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

4.92.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Is Kamala bumpin’ that? Is BRAT summer over? Who killed it? Today, Maia of Rehash and I attempt a cynical but fair analysis of meme culture, Gen Z nihilism, and political standom. Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Rocket Money is a real one for sponsoring the show. Start managing your money better and cancel unwanted expenses at www.rocketmoney.com/fruity. Register to vote here. Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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So my intro question for you is, do you think that Kamala Harris would allow herself to be filmed

0:08.0

doing cocaine with Charlie XXX to secure the youth vote?

0:12.3

I don't know if you remember when she was asked about her all

0:15.8

the convictions for like like marijuana offenses and they were like have you smoked

0:19.7

weed and she was like well yes yes. Well, yes.

0:23.0

Well, yes.

0:24.0

Well, yes.

0:25.0

So I think in answer to that, yes.

0:27.0

Hello, hello and welcome back to a bit fruity. I'm Matt Bernstein and I'm so

0:37.3

happy that you're here. On July 27th, 2024, Brat Summer we knew it, was declared over.

0:44.6

When Buddy Carter, a Republican member of the United States House

0:48.0

of Representatives, whose personal policy positions

0:50.8

include wanting to outlaw gay marriage, outlaw abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest, banned trans people from the military, and eliminate affordable health care, tweeted,

1:00.0

am I doing the hashtag brat thing right with a photo of a chartrous square and with a blurry text in the middle that said middlemen are driving up the cost of prescription drugs. Buddy Carter, no, you are not

1:17.0

doing the brat thing right. In fact, you couldn't. How the fuck did we get here? Who the

1:22.0

fuck is Buddy Carter and what is Brat Summer?

1:26.1

What is this garish shade of chard truce that defines pop culture right now and why is

1:31.6

Kamala Harris using it to appeal to young voters? How did the image

1:35.6

of an experimental pop artist beloved by gay people everywhere from Bushwick to

1:40.4

Williamsburg? Become key. That was funny.

1:43.2

I thought that was funny.

1:44.0

Thank you.

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