Binary Reality

Bo Burnham

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    We live in a binary reality, we do
    It's a world of black and white
    There's only two types of people in this world
    Those who can finish lists

    What is art? You know, what is art?
    Is art something gay people do to get back at their fathers? Could be
    What is an artist?
    What makes a great artist? You know, great artists like myself
    Like the great director Michael Bay
    Like the great Irish actor Shaquille O'Neal

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    We ask questions
    You know, questions nobody else dares to ask
    Questions like
    Where are all the Sour Patch Parents?
    Questions like if Mickey's a mouse, and Minnie's a mouse, and Donald's a duck, and Daisy and Goofy, if they're all animals and they can talk
    Why is Pluto just a fucking dog?
    Did they just forget to anthropomorphize him or worse, is Mickey keeping him mentally handicapped to stay a pet?
    I'm not, how does that fit in to that universe, that paradigm
    Goofy's a dog, he's talking
    This one, crawling around
    Guys, you got tight, I would never bash Disney
    Never
    Ever
    I think Disney teaches girls
    Young girls such important lessons that princess fairy tales, you know like
    Cinderella: It doesn't matter where you come from or how poor you are, you know, as long as you're incredibly hot
    Snow White: Which encourages children to
    You know, give midgets nicknames
    Sleeping Beauty: You know, which encourages, um
    Date rape, maybe not
    Maybe not that one

    I was doing a show recently on the border of, uh, Hannah Montana and South Dakota Fanning
    And after the show
    After the show, a guy came up to me
    And said: Bo, why don't you ever tell stories on-stage about people coming up to you after the shows?
    And I said: 'Cause they're never funny

    I've always wanted a black girlfriend
    Not as, you know, 'cause like
    I don't know, h-how, how do I put this?
    When we 69, I can call it yin yanging
    Um
    It's not a, it's not racist
    Guys, it's 21st century racism
    It's racism in light of itself
    The only reason I'm saying these things
    Is because the stigmas about race are already there
    And I'm just playing off of that
    And they understand that
    So if after the show
    You see like a black guy beating me up
    He's doing it ironically, okay?
    Get your story straight

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    Composition: Bo Burnham

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