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.
- Oh, hey, Stan.Copy !req
44. Uh listen, I uh...Copy !req
45. How're ya doin?Copy !req
46. Fine.Copy !req
47. Um... You think your family
would wanna come over for dinner?Copy !req
48. Out at our farm?Copy !req
49. - It's kind of far isn't it?
- Yeah, but...Copy !req
50. Look, Token, I think maybe
you and I should hang out more.Copy !req
51. What are you talking about?Copy !req
52. I mean we never just
hang out, you and me.Copy !req
53. Hey we never hang out just
you and me either, Stan!Copy !req
54. Shut up, Butters.Copy !req
55. Look, just will you please just seeCopy !req
56. if your family will
come over for dinner?Copy !req
57. It would mean a lot.Copy !req
58. Okay, there we go.Copy !req
59. That is a farm fresh hemp saladCopy !req
60. sourced locally here at Tegridy!Copy !req
61. Alright, come on, everybody, dig in.Copy !req
62. Thank you so much for having us over.Copy !req
63. This is really nice.Copy !req
64. We've never been to
a marijuana farm before.Copy !req
65. Well, you know, with our boys
starting to become so close...Copy !req
66. We thought we better get
the families together!Copy !req
67. If they're friends then
we need to be friends! Huh?Copy !req
68. Do you mind if I post this?Copy !req
69. Check out our friends!Copy !req
70. Randy... I hope you didn't invite
us here because we're black.Copy !req
71. W-What are you talking about?Copy !req
72. It's just that the past year or soCopy !req
73. a lot of people have been
inviting us over to dinnerCopy !req
74. and then taking pictures of us
to show everyone on Instagram.Copy !req
75. Oh, that's so lame.Copy !req
76. No, we really just wanted to
get to know you guys betterCopy !req
77. since Stan is friends with Token.Copy !req
78. You know... Just out of curiosity...Copy !req
79. Why did you guys name him that?Copy !req
80. What do you mean?Copy !req
81. Well... I mean, it's just
kind of an odd name, isn't it?Copy !req
82. Like, some people might thinkCopy !req
83. you guys naming your
son that isn't very cool.Copy !req
84. People have a problem with Token's name?Copy !req
85. Well, I mean other people
just think it's a little...Copy !req
86. I mean, come on, I mean, I'm...Copy !req
87. I'm not calling you guys racist, but...Copy !req
88. Why did you name your son that?Copy !req
89. My husband has always been a huge fanCopy !req
90. of "Lord of The Rings" and "The Hobbit."Copy !req
91. I wanted to name my son
after my favorite author.Copy !req
92. But she didn't want
to name our son J.R.R.,Copy !req
93. so we just named him Tolkien.Copy !req
94. His name is Tolkien?Copy !req
95. Yes, you know his name is Tolkien.Copy !req
96. - I thought your name was Token.
- My name is Tolkien.Copy !req
97. Sorry, I don't think it's that weird.Copy !req
98. J.R.R. Tolkien is one
of the most prolific,Copy !req
99. influential writers of our time.Copy !req
100. Holy shit, that's what his name means?Copy !req
101. What did you think his name meant?Copy !req
102. Would you like to see how
we grow and process our weed?Copy !req
103. You see, it's all about refinement.Copy !req
104. Here at Tegridy, we
believe the best weedCopy !req
105. is untouched from the earth...Copy !req
106. So we distill it down
to its basic essence.Copy !req
107. Over there are our clean out vatsCopy !req
108. and up here we have
our first stage drying racks.Copy !req
109. Oh, real quick!Copy !req
110. It all takes about six daysCopy !req
111. from the field to
a jar that we can sell.Copy !req
112. So... What do you think?Copy !req
113. It's... uh, very involved.Copy !req
114. Yeah. It takes a lot.Copy !req
115. You know... I just had a crazy idea...Copy !req
116. Our boys are best friends now...Copy !req
117. Why don't you come work for Tegridy?Copy !req
118. Randy, I have a job.Copy !req
119. I'm a very successful co-executiveCopy !req
120. of a financial consulting firm.Copy !req
121. Oh my gosh... I was just
saying we could really useCopy !req
122. a co-executive of financial consulting!Copy !req
123. Look, I...Copy !req
124. Would it be okay if...Copy !req
125. If I sent you some of our receiptsCopy !req
126. and you could help us financial consult?Copy !req
127. That's what we do... Sure.Copy !req
128. Oh, my God, this is amazing.Copy !req
129. Here's to the start
of something wonderful.Copy !req
130. Would you like some free weed?Copy !req
131. No.Copy !req
132. Hey, Stan.Copy !req
133. Dude... My head is reeling,
you're not gonna believe this.Copy !req
134. Not gonna believe what?Copy !req
135. Token's name isn't Token. It's Tolkien.Copy !req
136. Yeah, I know it's Token.Copy !req
137. No, no, no, no. He's named after the guyCopy !req
138. who wrote "The Hobbit" and stuff!Copy !req
139. Yeah, I know. J.R.R. Tolkien.Copy !req
140. What did you think it was?Copy !req
141. You knew it was Tolkien like the writer.Copy !req
142. Everyone knew it was Tolkien.Copy !req
143. No, no, no! No, no, no, no!Copy !req
144. I distinctly remember
Cartman wearing a shirtCopy !req
145. where he spelled it T-o-k-e-n.Copy !req
146. Yeah, dude, cuz Cartman's
a moron.Copy !req
147. Wha... Hold on a second!Copy !req
148. Whatsup, dog.Copy !req
149. Dude, Cartman, did you
know that Tolkien is namedCopy !req
150. after J.R.R. Tolkien?Copy !req
151. Well, yeah, I just figured.Copy !req
152. Then why did you spell it Token
without the "L" or the "I"?Copy !req
153. J.R.R. Tolkien has an
"L" in it? That's gay.Copy !req
154. Who did you think
Tolkien was named after?Copy !req
155. Stan? You out here?Copy !req
156. Uh, yeah, hang on a second Tol-kien,Copy !req
157. - just taking a shit.
- Oh, okay, sorry.Copy !req
158. Oh, my God... I suck...Copy !req
159. This is your mornin'
commute, South Park.Copy !req
160. Looks like we have a bit of
slowing heading into town.Copy !req
161. There's like a truck
and a couple cars...Copy !req
162. maybe take ya a couple minutes there.Copy !req
163. Also, if you're heading out
of town on the main roadCopy !req
164. there's a... there's,
like, a car there, too.Copy !req
165. What the?Copy !req
166. - Now let's look at the weather.Copy !req
167. Weather's looking likeCopy !req
168. we're gonna have a little bit of snow.Copy !req
169. And the, uh... the...Copy !req
170. What the hell are you doing?Copy !req
171. Taking shit tons of Tegridy orders.Copy !req
172. Sales are going nuts right now.Copy !req
173. No... why is my face on a billboard?Copy !req
174. Because we work together.Copy !req
175. You said you just needed
someone to help with accounting!Copy !req
176. Yes, but then... You got promoted!Copy !req
177. I was gonna surprise you.Copy !req
178. Don't you see how lucrative this can be?Copy !req
179. I mean, we make a pretty damn
good team in the weed business.Copy !req
180. I mean, we are Ben and Jerry...Copy !req
181. We're Ben and Jerry.Copy !req
182. - You're Jerry, and I'm Ben.
- I thought I was Jerry.Copy !req
183. - No, you're a towel.
- Oh, that's even better.Copy !req
184. I told you before
that I'm not interestedCopy !req
185. in the marijuana business.Copy !req
186. I don't believe in
drinking or doing drugs.Copy !req
187. Doing dru... Do you rememberCopy !req
188. when Bilbo first set out with
the dwarves to fight Smaug?Copy !req
189. What's the first thing they all did?Copy !req
190. They partied their asses off.Copy !req
191. And then they certainly had an
adventure together, didn't they?Copy !req
192. Filled with... lucrative treasure.Copy !req
193. You really think we could
make a lot of money together?Copy !req
194. Ben and Jerry, my man.Copy !req
195. Ben and Jerry.Copy !req
196. Hey-hey! Stan the man!Copy !req
197. - How ya doing, buddy?
- Okay, I guess...Copy !req
198. The nurse said you came
here by yourself. No parents?Copy !req
199. I... kinda wanted to talk
about something in private.Copy !req
200. Oh, okay, pal... What is it?Copy !req
201. I think... I might be horribly racist.Copy !req
202. Well, kiddo... You don't normally goCopy !req
203. to a doctor's office for feeling racist,Copy !req
204. but tell me what happened.Copy !req
205. So... there's this kid at
my school and... he's black.Copy !req
206. And his parents named him after the guyCopy !req
207. that wrote "Lord of the Rings."Copy !req
208. Uh-huh, Tolkien. Great name.Copy !req
209. Yeah... well I-I thought
his name was Token.Copy !req
210. Like... Like a black
kid that's just thereCopy !req
211. so that... like... there's a black kid.Copy !req
212. Uh huh... and how long
have you thought that?Copy !req
213. The whole time!Copy !req
214. I've thought that the whole time.Copy !req
215. Wow...Copy !req
216. - you.
- Huh?Copy !req
217. You really thought
a couple of black peopleCopy !req
218. had a child and named him Token?Copy !req
219. Why would anyone name a black kid Token?Copy !req
220. - You're a piece of shit.
- No, I was just try...Copy !req
221. You were just going alongCopy !req
222. with the dominant culture
of the white paradigm,Copy !req
223. that's what you were just...Copy !req
224. Get out of my office, you make me sick!Copy !req
225. I'm sorry!Copy !req
226. I don't know what's
wrong with some people.Copy !req
227. I wonder if anyone else thought
that this kid's name was Token?Copy !req
228. Hmm? Anybody?Copy !req
229. Anyone else just assume
his name was Token?Copy !req
230. Because that's disgusting,
and you are the problem.Copy !req
231. Doctor?Copy !req
232. I thought I told you
to get out of my officeCopy !req
233. because you seriously make me sick...Copy !req
234. I'm gonna shit my
pants right now.Copy !req
235. Doctor, please, I don't
want to be like this!Copy !req
236. I'll do anything, just
tell me what to do.Copy !req
237. Oh, you wanna change?Copy !req
238. Then I suggest you start
doing a lot of reading.Copy !req
239. Okay. What should I read?Copy !req
240. And I suggest that
when you're reading...Copy !req
241. You do it from the perspective
of a black person!Copy !req
242. The knight Pigwiggen rides
on a frisky earwig,Copy !req
243. and sends his love, Queen Mab,
a bracelet of emmets' eyes,Copy !req
244. making an assignation...Copy !req
245. Old Tom Bombadil was a merry fellow.Copy !req
246. Bright blue his jacket was,
and his boots was yellow...Copy !req
247. It is told that in their beginning,Copy !req
248. the dwarves was made by AuleCopy !req
249. in the darkness of Middle-Earth.Copy !req
250. As the owners of Tegridy farms,Copy !req
251. you are accused of plagiarizing a songCopy !req
252. for your marijuana company.Copy !req
253. How do you plead?Copy !req
254. Not guilty, your honor.Copy !req
255. The complaint says that
you asked for the rightsCopy !req
256. to the song "Ebony and Ivory,"Copy !req
257. but when you were turned
down by Paul McCartney,Copy !req
258. you copied the song
into something similar.Copy !req
259. Not true, your honor.Copy !req
260. I've never even heard
Paul McCartney's version.Copy !req
261. "Black Puppy White Puppy"
is a song I wrote by myselfCopy !req
262. on my piano keyboard.Copy !req
263. Guys... Lately I've been
doing a lot of soul searching.Copy !req
264. I've had to ask myself hard questions,Copy !req
265. because for a long time now,Copy !req
266. I've misinterpreted
some amazing writing.Copy !req
267. I've done a lot of reading...Copy !req
268. And I've learned why Sauron
built the black gate of MordorCopy !req
269. across the pass of Cirith Gorgor,Copy !req
270. which led into
the enclosed plain of Udun.Copy !req
271. I've learned that the Mouth of SauronCopy !req
272. was once a man,Copy !req
273. who commanded the orc
armies of GorgorothCopy !req
274. and dismissed Aragorn's claim has King.Copy !req
275. I think Stan's lost his marbles.Copy !req
276. I firmly believe that
everyone would benefitCopy !req
277. from the school making required
reading of these books.Copy !req
278. Because if we don't
fully know about Tolkien,Copy !req
279. then we can make some
terrible, offensive mistakes.Copy !req
280. In fact... did you guys
know that our friend Tolkien,Copy !req
281. who goes to school here, is
named after J.R.R. Tolkien?Copy !req
282. Yup!Copy !req
283. Yeah, I knew that.Copy !req
284. Why else would his name be TolkienCopy !req
285. if it wasn't for the guy
that wrote the books?Copy !req
286. My point is, we need
to petition the schoolCopy !req
287. to make Tolkien required reading.Copy !req
288. To better understand our classmate.Copy !req
289. I think maybe we all haven't done enoughCopy !req
290. to make sure that TolkienCopy !req
291. doesn't feel isolated and left out.Copy !req
292. Guys? Can I come in now?Copy !req
293. Not yet, Token. Just
another couple minutes.Copy !req
294. W-What are you guys talking about?Copy !req
295. Just a couple minutes, bro.Copy !req
296. Hey, guys, I've got something
really exciting to show you!Copy !req
297. Ohhhh, buzzkill...Copy !req
298. I had this awesome idea last night...Copy !req
299. and I couldn't even sleep
I thought it was so cool...Copy !req
300. Oh, okay, what is it?Copy !req
301. We do an entire line of cannabisCopy !req
302. based on all the different
races of Middle Earth!Copy !req
303. We do seven different strains
in all, representing the dwarves,Copy !req
304. the elves, even the uruk hai!Copy !req
305. Uh, yeah... no.Copy !req
306. Everyone will think we're dorks!Copy !req
307. Randy, you seem not to care
very much about any of my ideas.Copy !req
308. Well, you're just... You know,
you're just not the idea guy.Copy !req
309. I don't seem to be the anything guy.Copy !req
310. I thought we were Ben and Jerry.Copy !req
311. Alright, look, I'm gonna tell
you the truth about ice cream...Copy !req
312. Jerry actually doesn't do shit.Copy !req
313. Ben does it all, everyone knows that.Copy !req
314. Well, I don't want to just be hereCopy !req
315. like some kind of token black person.Copy !req
316. Oh, come on, I'm sorry.Copy !req
317. No, I totally get now
why you want me around,Copy !req
318. and I'm not gonna do it.Copy !req
319. He doesn't even really sound
like a black guy, you know that?Copy !req
320. Alright, everyone, listen up!Copy !req
321. We have a special announcement today.Copy !req
322. One of our fourth grade students
says he's done a lot of workCopy !req
323. and has grown as a person.Copy !req
324. And he'd like to share
his journey with you.Copy !req
325. Please welcome Stan Marsh.Copy !req
326. Sup guys. You know, I've
done a lot of reading lately.Copy !req
327. And I'd like to announce
that the school has allowed meCopy !req
328. to declare today J.R.R. Tolkien
appreciation day.Copy !req
329. These books go so much deeper
than the Hollywood movies.Copy !req
330. And we see its influences everywhereCopy !req
331. in our modern culture.Copy !req
332. In fact, how many of you knew
that our classmate TolkienCopy !req
333. was named after J.R.R. Tolkien?Copy !req
334. But you don't know
that "Lord of the Rings"Copy !req
335. was an analogy for
World War II, did you?Copy !req
336. And I'll bet you didn't knowCopy !req
337. that there was originally
19 Rings of PowerCopy !req
338. that were forged by Celebrimbor!Copy !req
339. So there's much we need to understand.Copy !req
340. And so I would like to
bring up the man himself.Copy !req
341. Come on up here. Tolkien! Come on!Copy !req
342. I actually don't like
"Lord of the Rings"Copy !req
343. and I don't like "The Hobbit."Copy !req
344. Just cause my dad's into that
stuff doesn't mean that I am.Copy !req
345. I've always hated that
my name is Tolkien,Copy !req
346. but I didn't really
have a choice, did I?Copy !req
347. So please, whatever you do,Copy !req
348. just don't draw any more
attention to my name.Copy !req
349. I can't stand any of it.Copy !req
350. It's a bunch of nerdy,
jive-ass dragon shit.Copy !req
351. Stanley, are you feeling any better?Copy !req
352. Nope. Not any better, mom.Copy !req
353. Well... Your friend Tolkien
came over to see you.Copy !req
354. He's downstairs.Copy !req
355. Tolkien is... here?Copy !req
356. Hey, Tol-kien.Copy !req
357. Oh, hey, Stan.Copy !req
358. What are you doing here?Copy !req
359. Stan... Are you okay?Copy !req
360. You've just been acting kind of strangeCopy !req
361. the last few days.Copy !req
362. Yeah, I'm good. I'm...Copy !req
363. No... I'm not...Copy !req
364. Tolkien... I have something
I have to tell you.Copy !req
365. Okay.Copy !req
366. This whole time. I thought
your name was Token.Copy !req
367. Like the token black person.Copy !req
368. Wow...Copy !req
369. Yeah.Copy !req
370. Wow...Copy !req
371. Why would my parents name me somethingCopy !req
372. that means the only black person?Copy !req
373. I don't know.Copy !req
374. So I understand if you don't
wanna be around me anymore.Copy !req
375. Well, it's not like
I really have a choice.Copy !req
376. That's why I'm here.Copy !req
377. My parents just bought
the farm across the street.Copy !req
378. - What?
- Yeah, out of the blue,Copy !req
379. my dad was just like,Copy !req
380. "We're going into the farming business!"Copy !req
381. And we all just picked up and moved.Copy !req
382. Oh, my God, this is great!Copy !req
383. Mom! Dad! Guess what?Copy !req
384. Tolkien's Family bought
the farm across the street!Copy !req
385. We're neighbors!Copy !req
386. Oh, that's great!Copy !req
387. Yeah, that's really cool, boys...Copy !req
388. Wait, wha-a-a-a-t?Copy !req
389. What the hell's going on?Copy !req
390. Oh, hey, Randy. What'dya
think of the new place?Copy !req
391. Credigree Weed? How stupid is that?Copy !req
392. Credigree isn't even a word!Copy !req
393. Oh, hello... We'd like
to buy a little weed.Copy !req
394. It's our anniversary!Copy !req
395. Well, there's really good
weed across the street!Copy !req
396. Tegridy weed?Copy !req
397. Yeah, we're just... We're
looking for somethingCopy !req
398. with a little more... street cred.Copy !req
399. Yeah, a little more cred!Copy !req
400. Well, ya'll came to the right business,Copy !req
401. cuz this shit is hard.Copy !req
402. Oh, oh! He didn't even
talk like that before!Copy !req
403. This guy is a total phony!Copy !req
404. Now just come across the street,Copy !req
405. and I'll show you some real
nice weed made with Tegridy.Copy !req
406. These people don't even belong here.Copy !req
407. Wow, bro...
you're a racist piece of shit.Copy !req
408. Can we see what you've got, please?Copy !req
409. Hell, yeah, we got all kinds a shit...Copy !req
410. Lemme give you a sample of
my Rivendell Elvish Magic...Copy !req
411. They stole it! They stole my idea!Copy !req
412. - Who did?
- Those dickheads across the street!Copy !req
413. They took everything I learned
about using black cultureCopy !req
414. to make a bigger profit and
they're doing it themselves!Copy !req
415. Get this little prick outta my house!Copy !req
416. - Dad!
- Get him outta here, he's a spy!Copy !req
417. Hey, face!Copy !req
418. I don't want your kid over
at my house, you got that?Copy !req
419. Hey, man, what's your problem?Copy !req
420. You want a war? Well, you got one!Copy !req
421. Game on, asshole!Copy !req
422. Game on, mutha.Copy !req
423. Everyone back in the
house. Come on, let's go.Copy !req
424. - But dad...
- Shut up!Copy !req
425. The story of young Stan Marsh
might seem incredible,Copy !req
426. but the fact is many people
suffer from unconscious biases.Copy !req
427. If you or someone you knowCopy !req
428. might have also thought the name TolkienCopy !req
429. didn't come from J.R.R. Tolkien,Copy !req
430. then please call...Copy !req
431. 1-800-I AM A GIANT PIECE OF SHIT.Copy !req
432. Because you are the problem.Copy !req