1. As farmers
and cultivators of marijuana,Copy !req
2. we have a responsibility
to society...Copy !req
3. I know we all respect
the crop here,Copy !req
4. and we seek each day
to better understandCopy !req
5. the nuances and legitimacy
of its uses.Copy !req
6. Let's go weed! Wew!Copy !req
7. But we growers must face
a harsh reality...Copy !req
8. Since the legalization of
marijuana, communities of color,Copy !req
9. black and brown Coloradans,Copy !req
10. those most affected
by the racist war on drugs,Copy !req
11. have now been locked out of the
wealth creation of the industry.Copy !req
12. Luckily, the public is starting
to understand this unfairness...Copy !req
13. And many people are now talkingCopy !req
14. of boycotting cannabis growers
who are only white owned.Copy !req
15. Boycotting what?
Wait... What?Copy !req
16. We are seeing a healthy
and dramatic spike in consumersCopy !req
17. who demand that their marijuana
be grownCopy !req
18. by those who understand
the fight for social equity.Copy !req
19. Ugh ahhug...Copy !req
20. The bottom line is this...Copy !req
21. A completely white owned
weed business these days...Copy !req
22. just isn't going to survive.Copy !req
23. Guys... I wanna have kind of
a tough talk with you.Copy !req
24. We don't really have
any black friends,Copy !req
25. we don't reach out
to the black community.Copy !req
26. Shelley you never bring
any black dudes over.Copy !req
27. I mean, Stan, your three
best friends are all white.Copy !req
28. There's only one black kid
in my whole class.Copy !req
29. Yes, that kid Token.Copy !req
30. How come you never hang out
with him?Copy !req
31. I do hang out with him.Copy !req
32. In a group maybe
but I don't recallCopy !req
33. just you and Token
ever doing anything.Copy !req
34. I've never seen Token
here at the farmCopy !req
35. just like the two of you guys.Copy !req
36. Why not?Copy !req
37. I... I don't know.Copy !req
38. Randy, stop, we're not racists.Copy !req
39. We'd like to think that
wouldn't we?Copy !req
40. But... actions speak louder
than words, gang.Copy !req
41. I guess...Copy !req
42. I guess I just want you
to think about it.Copy !req
43. Uh hey Token.Copy !req
44. Oh hey Stan.Copy !req
45. Uh listen, I uh...Copy !req
46. How're ya doin?Copy !req
47. Fine.Copy !req
48. Um... You think your family would
wanna come over for dinner?Copy !req
49. Out at our farm?Copy !req
50. It's kind of far isn't it?Copy !req
51. Yeah but...Copy !req
52. Look, Token, I think maybe you
and I should hang out more.Copy !req
53. What are you talking about?Copy !req
54. I mean we never just hang out,
you and me.Copy !req
55. Hey we never hang out
just you and me either, Stan!Copy !req
56. Shut up, Butters.Copy !req
57. Look, just will you please
just seeCopy !req
58. if your family
will come over for dinner?Copy !req
59. It would mean a lot.Copy !req
60. Okay, there we go.Copy !req
61. That is a farm fresh hemp saladCopy !req
62. sourced locally here at Tegridy!Copy !req
63. Alright, come on, everybody,
dig in.Copy !req
64. Thank you so much
for having us over.Copy !req
65. This is really nice.Copy !req
66. We've never been
to a marijuana farm before.Copy !req
67. Well, you know, with our boys
starting to become so close...Copy !req
68. We thought we better get
the families together!Copy !req
69. If they're friends
then we need to be friends! Huh?Copy !req
70. Do you mind if I post this?Copy !req
71. Check out our friends!Copy !req
72. Randy... I hope you didn't invite
us here because we're black.Copy !req
73. W-What are you talking about?Copy !req
74. It's just that
the past year or soCopy !req
75. a lot of people have been
inviting us over to dinnerCopy !req
76. and then taking pictures of us
to show everyone on Instagram.Copy !req
77. Oh, that's so lame.Copy !req
78. No, we really just wanted
to get to know you guys betterCopy !req
79. since Stan is friends
with Token.Copy !req
80. You know...
Just out of curiosity...Copy !req
81. Why did you guys name him that?Copy !req
82. What do you mean?Copy !req
83. Well... I mean, it's just
kind of an odd name, isn't it?Copy !req
84. Like, some people might thinkCopy !req
85. you guys naming your son that
isn't very cool.Copy !req
86. People have a problem
with Tolkien's name?Copy !req
87. Well, I mean other people
just think it's a little...Copy !req
88. I mean, come on, I mean, I'm...Copy !req
89. I'm not calling you guys racist,
but...Copy !req
90. Why did you name your son that?Copy !req
91. My husband has always been
a huge fanCopy !req
92. of "Lord of The Rings"
and "The Hobbit."Copy !req
93. I wanted to name my son
after my favorite author.Copy !req
94. But she didn't want
to name our son J.R.R.,Copy !req
95. so we just named him Tolkien.Copy !req
96. His name is Tolkien?Copy !req
97. Yes, you know
his name is Tolkien.Copy !req
98. - I thought your name was Token.
- My name is Tolkien.Copy !req
99. Sorry, I don't think
it's that weird.Copy !req
100. J.R.R. Tolkien is one of
the most prolific,Copy !req
101. influential writers of our time.Copy !req
102. Holy shit,
that's what his name means?Copy !req
103. What did you think
his name meant?Copy !req
104. Would you like to see how we
grow and process our weed?Copy !req
105. You see,
it's all about refinement.Copy !req
106. Here at Tegridy,
we believe the best weedCopy !req
107. is untouched from the earth...Copy !req
108. So we distill it down
to its basic essence.Copy !req
109. Over there
are our clean out vatsCopy !req
110. and up here we have
our first stage drying racks.Copy !req
111. Oh, real quick!Copy !req
112. It all takes about six daysCopy !req
113. from the field to a jar
that we can sell.Copy !req
114. So... What do you think?Copy !req
115. It's... uh, very involved.Copy !req
116. Yeah. It takes a lot.Copy !req
117. You know...
I just had a crazy idea...Copy !req
118. Our boys are best friends now...Copy !req
119. Why don't you come work
for Tegridy?Copy !req
120. Randy, I have a job.Copy !req
121. I'm a very successful
co-executiveCopy !req
122. of a financial consulting firm.Copy !req
123. Oh my gosh... I was just saying
we could really useCopy !req
124. a co-executive
of financial consulting!Copy !req
125. Look, I...Copy !req
126. Would it be okay if...Copy !req
127. If I sent you
some of our receiptsCopy !req
128. and you could help us
financial consult?Copy !req
129. That's what we do...
Sure.Copy !req
130. Oh, my God, this is amazing.Copy !req
131. Here's to the start
of something wonderful.Copy !req
132. Would you like some free weed?Copy !req
133. No.Copy !req
134. Hey, Stan.Copy !req
135. Dude... My head is reeling,
you're not gonna believe this.Copy !req
136. Not gonna believe what?Copy !req
137. Token's name isn't Token.
It's Tolkien.Copy !req
138. Yeah, I know it's Tolkien.Copy !req
139. No, no, no, no.
He's named after the guyCopy !req
140. who wrote "The Hobbit"
and stuff!Copy !req
141. Yeah, I know.
J.R.R. Tolkien.Copy !req
142. What did you think it was?Copy !req
143. You knew it was Tolkien
like the writer.Copy !req
144. Everyone knew it was Tolkien.Copy !req
145. No, no, no!
No, no, no, no!Copy !req
146. I distinctly remember Cartman
wearing a shirtCopy !req
147. where he spelled it T-o-k-e-n.Copy !req
148. Yeah, dude,
cuz Cartman's a fuckin' moron.Copy !req
149. Wha... Hold on a second!Copy !req
150. Whatsup, dog.Copy !req
151. Dude, Cartman, did you know
that Tolkien is namedCopy !req
152. after J.R.R. Tolkien?Copy !req
153. Well, yeah, I just figured.Copy !req
154. Then why did you spell it Token
without the "L" or the "I"?Copy !req
155. J.R.R. Tolkien has an "L" in it?
That's gay.Copy !req
156. Who did you think Tolkien
was named after?Copy !req
157. Stan? You out here?Copy !req
158. Uh, yeah,
hang on a second Tol-kien,Copy !req
159. just taking a shit.Copy !req
160. Oh, okay, sorry.Copy !req
161. Oh, my God...
I suck...Copy !req
162. This is your mornin' commute,
South Park.Copy !req
163. Looks like we have a bit
of slowing heading into town.Copy !req
164. There's like a truck
and a couple cars...Copy !req
165. maybe take ya
a couple minutes there.Copy !req
166. Also, if you're heading
out of town on the main roadCopy !req
167. there's a... there's, like,
a car there, too.Copy !req
168. What the fuck?Copy !req
169. Now let's look at the weather.Copy !req
170. Weather's looking likeCopy !req
171. we're gonna have a little bit
of snow.Copy !req
172. And the, uh... the...Copy !req
173. What the hell are you doing?Copy !req
174. Taking shit tons
of Tegridy orders.Copy !req
175. Sales are going nuts right now.Copy !req
176. No... why is my face
on a billboard?Copy !req
177. Because we work together.Copy !req
178. You said you just needed someone
to help with accounting!Copy !req
179. Yes, but then...
You got promoted!Copy !req
180. I was gonna surprise you.Copy !req
181. Don't you see how lucrative
this can be?Copy !req
182. I mean, we make a pretty damn
good team in the weed business.Copy !req
183. I mean, we are Ben and Jerry...Copy !req
184. We're Ben and Jerry.Copy !req
185. You're Jerry, and I'm Ben.Copy !req
186. I thought I was Jerry.Copy !req
187. No, you're a towel.Copy !req
188. Oh, that's even better.Copy !req
189. I told you before
that I'm not interestedCopy !req
190. in the marijuana business.Copy !req
191. I don't believe in drinking
or doing drugs.Copy !req
192. Doing dru... Do you rememberCopy !req
193. when Bilbo first set out
with the dwarves to fight Smaug.Copy !req
194. What's the first thing
they all did?Copy !req
195. They partied their asses off.Copy !req
196. And then they certainly had an
adventure together, didn't they?Copy !req
197. Filled with...
lucrative treasure.Copy !req
198. You really think we could make
a lot of money together?Copy !req
199. Ben and Jerry, my man.Copy !req
200. Ben and fuckin' Jerry.Copy !req
201. Hey-hey!
Stan the man!Copy !req
202. How ya doing, buddy?Copy !req
203. Okay, I guess...Copy !req
204. The nurse said you came here
by yourself. No parents?Copy !req
205. I... kinda wanted to talk about
something in private.Copy !req
206. Oh, okay, pal...
What is it?Copy !req
207. I think...
I might be horribly racist.Copy !req
208. Well, kiddo...
You don't normally goCopy !req
209. to a doctor's office
for feeling racist,Copy !req
210. but tell me what happened.Copy !req
211. So... there's this kid
at my school and... he's black.Copy !req
212. And his parents named him
after the guyCopy !req
213. that wrote "Lord of the Rings."Copy !req
214. Uh-huh, Tolkien.
Great name.Copy !req
215. Yeah... well I-I thought
his name was Token.Copy !req
216. Like... Like a black kid
that's just thereCopy !req
217. so that... like...
there's a black kid.Copy !req
218. Uh huh... and how long
have you thought that?Copy !req
219. The whole time!Copy !req
220. I've thought that
the whole time.Copy !req
221. Wow...Copy !req
222. Fuck you.
Huh?Copy !req
223. You really thought
a couple of black peopleCopy !req
224. had a child and named him Token?Copy !req
225. Why would anyone
name a black kid Token?Copy !req
226. You're a piece of shit.Copy !req
227. No, I was just try...Copy !req
228. You were just going alongCopy !req
229. with the dominant culture
of the white paradigm,Copy !req
230. that's what you were just...Copy !req
231. Get out of my office,
you make me sick!Copy !req
232. I'm sorry!Copy !req
233. I don't know what's wrong
with some people.Copy !req
234. I wonder if anyone else thought
that this kid's name was Token?Copy !req
235. Hmm? Anybody?Copy !req
236. Anyone else just assume
his name was Token?Copy !req
237. Because that's disgusting,
and you are the problem.Copy !req
238. Doctor?Copy !req
239. I thought I told you
to get out of my officeCopy !req
240. because you seriously
make me sick...Copy !req
241. I'm gonna shit my fucking pants
right now.Copy !req
242. Doctor, please,
I don't want to be like this!Copy !req
243. I'll do anything,
just tell me what to do.Copy !req
244. Oh, you wanna change?Copy !req
245. Then I suggest you start
doing a lot of reading.Copy !req
246. Okay.
What should I read?Copy !req
247. And I suggest
that when you're reading...Copy !req
248. You do it from the perspective
of a black person!Copy !req
249. The knight Pigwiggen rides
on a frisky earwig,Copy !req
250. and sends his love, Queen Mab,
a bracelet of emmets' eyes,Copy !req
251. making an assignation...Copy !req
252. Old Tom Bombadil
was a merry fellow.Copy !req
253. Bright blue his jacket was,
and his boots was yellow...Copy !req
254. It is told
that in their beginning,Copy !req
255. the dwarves was made by AuleCopy !req
256. in the darkness of Middle-Earth.Copy !req
257. As the owners of Tegridy farms,Copy !req
258. you are accused of plagiarizing
a songCopy !req
259. for your marijuana company.Copy !req
260. How do you plead?Copy !req
261. Not guilty, your honor.Copy !req
262. The complaint says
that you asked for the rightsCopy !req
263. to the song "Ebony and Ivory,"Copy !req
264. but when you were turned down
by Paul McCartney,Copy !req
265. you copied the song
into something similar.Copy !req
266. Not true, your honor.Copy !req
267. I've never even heard
Paul McCartney's version.Copy !req
268. "Black Puppy White Puppy"
is a song I wrote by myselfCopy !req
269. on my piano keyboard.Copy !req
270. Guys... Lately I've been doing
a lot of soul searching.Copy !req
271. I've had to ask myself
hard questions,Copy !req
272. because for a long time now,Copy !req
273. I've misinterpreted
some amazing writing.Copy !req
274. I've done a lot of reading...Copy !req
275. And I've learned why Sauron
built the black gate of MordorCopy !req
276. across the pass
of Cirith Gorgor,Copy !req
277. which led into
the enclosed plain of Udun.Copy !req
278. I've learned
that the Mouth of SauronCopy !req
279. was once a man,Copy !req
280. who commanded the orc armies
of GorgorothCopy !req
281. and dismissed Aragorn's claim
as King.Copy !req
282. I think Stan's lost his marbles.Copy !req
283. I firmly believe that everyone
would benefitCopy !req
284. from the school making required
reading of these books.Copy !req
285. Because if we don't fully know
about Tolkien,Copy !req
286. then we can make some terrible,
offensive mistakes.Copy !req
287. In fact... did you guys know
that our friend Tolkien,Copy !req
288. who goes to school here,
is named after J.R.R. Tolkien?Copy !req
289. Yup!Copy !req
290. Yeah, I knew that.Copy !req
291. Why else would his name
be TolkienCopy !req
292. if it wasn't for the guy
that wrote the books?Copy !req
293. My point is,
we need to petition the schoolCopy !req
294. to make Tolkien
required reading.Copy !req
295. To better understand
our classmate.Copy !req
296. I think maybe
we all haven't done enoughCopy !req
297. to make sure that TolkienCopy !req
298. doesn't feel isolated
and left out.Copy !req
299. Guys?
Can I come in now?Copy !req
300. Not yet, Token.
Just another couple minutes.Copy !req
301. W-What are you guys
talking about?Copy !req
302. Just a couple minutes, bro.Copy !req
303. Hey, guys, I've got something
really exciting to show you!Copy !req
304. Ohhhh buzzkill...Copy !req
305. I had this awesome idea
last night...Copy !req
306. and I couldn't even sleep
I thought it was so cool...Copy !req
307. Oh, okay, what is it?Copy !req
308. We do an entire line of cannabisCopy !req
309. based on all the different races
of Middle Earth!Copy !req
310. We do seven different strains in
all, representing the dwarves,Copy !req
311. the elves, even the uruk hai!Copy !req
312. Uh, yeah... no.Copy !req
313. Everyone will think we're dorks!Copy !req
314. Randy, you seem not to care very
much about any of my ideas.Copy !req
315. Well, you're just... You know,
you're just not the idea guy.Copy !req
316. I don't seem to be
the anything guy.Copy !req
317. I thought we were Ben and Jerry.Copy !req
318. Alright, look, I'm gonna tell
you the truth about ice cream...Copy !req
319. Jerry actually doesn't do shit.Copy !req
320. Ben does it all,
everyone knows that.Copy !req
321. Well, I don't want
to just be hereCopy !req
322. like some kind of token
black person.Copy !req
323. Oh, come on, I'm sorry.Copy !req
324. No, I totally get now
why you want me around,Copy !req
325. and I'm not gonna do it.Copy !req
326. He doesn't even really sound
like a black guy, you know that?Copy !req
327. Alright, everyone, listen up!Copy !req
328. We have a special announcement
today.Copy !req
329. One of our fourth grade students
says he's done a lot of workCopy !req
330. and has grown as a person.Copy !req
331. And he'd like to share
his journey with you.Copy !req
332. Please welcome Stan Marsh.Copy !req
333. Sup guys. You know, I've done
a lot of reading lately.Copy !req
334. And I'd like to announce
that the school has allowed meCopy !req
335. to declare today J.R.R. Tolkien
appreciation day.Copy !req
336. These books go so much deeper
than the Hollywood movies.Copy !req
337. And we see
its influences everywhereCopy !req
338. in our modern culture.Copy !req
339. In fact, how many of you knew
that our classmate TolkienCopy !req
340. was named after J.R.R. Tolkien?Copy !req
341. But you don't know
that "Lord of the Rings"Copy !req
342. was an analogy for World War II,
did you?Copy !req
343. And I'll bet you didn't knowCopy !req
344. that there was originally
19 Rings of PowerCopy !req
345. that were forged by Celebrimbor!Copy !req
346. So there's much
we need to understand.Copy !req
347. And so I would like to bring up
the man himself.Copy !req
348. Come on up here. Tolkien!
Come on!Copy !req
349. I actually don't like
"Lord of the Rings"Copy !req
350. and I don't like "The Hobbit."Copy !req
351. Just cause my dad's into that
stuff doesn't mean that I am.Copy !req
352. I've always hated
that my name is Tolkien,Copy !req
353. but I didn't really have
a choice, did I?Copy !req
354. So please, whatever you do,Copy !req
355. just don't draw
any more attention to my name.Copy !req
356. I can't stand any of it.Copy !req
357. It's a bunch of nerdy,
jive-ass dragon shit.Copy !req
358. Stanley,
are you feeling any better?Copy !req
359. Nope.
Not any better, mom.Copy !req
360. Well... Your friend Tolkien
came over to see you.Copy !req
361. He's downstairs.Copy !req
362. Tolkien is... here?Copy !req
363. Hey, Tol-kien.Copy !req
364. Oh, hey, Stan.Copy !req
365. What are you doing here?Copy !req
366. Stan... Are you ok?Copy !req
367. You've just been acting
kind of strangeCopy !req
368. the last few days.Copy !req
369. Yeah, I'm good. I'm...Copy !req
370. No... I'm not...Copy !req
371. Tolkien... I have something
I have to tell you.Copy !req
372. Okay.Copy !req
373. This whole time.
I thought your name was Token.Copy !req
374. Like the token black person.Copy !req
375. Wow...Copy !req
376. Yeah.Copy !req
377. Wow...Copy !req
378. Why would my parents
name me somethingCopy !req
379. that means
the only black person?Copy !req
380. I don't know.Copy !req
381. So I understand if you don't
wanna be around me anymore.Copy !req
382. Well, it's not like
I really have a choice.Copy !req
383. That's why I'm here.Copy !req
384. My parents just bought the farm
across the street.Copy !req
385. - What?
- Yeah, out of the blue,Copy !req
386. My dad was just like,Copy !req
387. "We're going into
the farming business!"Copy !req
388. And we all just picked up
and moved.Copy !req
389. Oh, my God, this is great!Copy !req
390. Mom! Dad!
Guess what?Copy !req
391. Tolkien's Family bought the farm
across the street!Copy !req
392. We're neighbors!Copy !req
393. Oh, that's great!Copy !req
394. Yeah that's really cool, boys...Copy !req
395. Wait, wha-a-a-a-t?Copy !req
396. What the hell's going on?Copy !req
397. Oh, hey, Randy.
What'dya think of the new place?Copy !req
398. Credigree Weed?
How stupid is that?Copy !req
399. Credigree isn't even a word!Copy !req
400. Oh, hello...
We'd like to buy a little weed.Copy !req
401. It's our anniversary!Copy !req
402. Well, there's really good weed
across the street!Copy !req
403. Tegridy weed?Copy !req
404. Yeah, we're just...
We're looking for somethingCopy !req
405. with a little more...
street cred.Copy !req
406. Yeah, a little more cred!Copy !req
407. Well, ya'll came
to the right business,Copy !req
408. cuz this shit is hard.Copy !req
409. Oh, oh! He didn't even talk
like that before!Copy !req
410. This guy is a total phony!Copy !req
411. Now just come across the street,Copy !req
412. and I'll show you some real nice
weed made with Tegridy.Copy !req
413. These people
don't even belong here.Copy !req
414. Wow, bro... you're a racist
piece of shit.Copy !req
415. Can we see
what you've got, please?Copy !req
416. Hell, yeah,
we got all kinds a shit...Copy !req
417. Lemme give you a sample
of my Rivendell Elvish Magic...Copy !req
418. They stole it!
They stole my idea!Copy !req
419. - Who did?
- Those dickheads across the street!Copy !req
420. They took everything I learned
about using black cultureCopy !req
421. to make a bigger profit
and they're doing it themselves!Copy !req
422. Get this little prick
outta my house!Copy !req
423. - Dad!
- Get him outta here, he's a spy!Copy !req
424. Hey fuck face!Copy !req
425. I don't want your kid
over at my house, you got that?Copy !req
426. Hey, man, what's your problem?Copy !req
427. You want a war?
Well, you got one!Copy !req
428. Game on, asshole!Copy !req
429. Game on, muthafucker.Copy !req
430. Everyone back in the house.
Come on, let's go.Copy !req
431. But dad... Shut up!Copy !req
432. The story of young
Stan Marsh might seem incredible,Copy !req
433. but the fact is many people
suffer from unconscious biases.Copy !req
434. If you or someone you knowCopy !req
435. might have also thought
the name TolkienCopy !req
436. didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien,Copy !req
437. then please call...Copy !req
438. Because you
are the fucking problem.Copy !req