American Fiction

00:39:14,019 --> 00:39:15,353 What the fuck you do that for? 748 00:39:15,437 --> 00:39:16,730 Because you ain't shit, nigga. 749 00:39:19,691 --> 00:39:20,817 And you made me. 750 00:39:23,111 --> 00:39:25,781 So because you ain't shit, I ain't shit. 751 00:39:27,491 --> 00:39:30,077 Because you ain't shit, I ain't shit. 752 00:39:37,209 --> 00:39:38,460 I gots to bounce. 753 00:39:43,507 --> 00:39:44,674 Peace, motherfucker. 754 00:39:46,009 --> 00:39:47,010 Peace. 755 00:39:50,097 --> 00:39:51,473 What the fuck was that for? 756 00:39:56,603 --> 00:39:57,705 <i>You're watching</i> 757 00:39:57,729 --> 00:40:01,149 <i>Black Stories Month on WHN.</i> 758 00:40:03,485 --> 00:40:04,986 <i>Celebrating the diversity</i> 759 00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:06,430 <i>of the African-American experience.</i> 760 00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:09,699 <i>Join us for more riveting cinema,</i> 761 00:40:09,783 --> 00:40:12,077 <i>heartbreak, and drama.</i> 762 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:13,640 <i>Mama!</i> 763 00:40:14,955 --> 00:40:16,706 Hello? 764 00:40:16,790 --> 00:40:19,167 "I be standing outside in the night, 765 00:40:19,251 --> 00:40:20,794 a police chopper go by 766 00:40:20,877 --> 00:40:22,712 and shine some lights in some backyards 767 00:40:22,796 --> 00:40:26,508 and I think, 'Shine that light on me, motherfucker, 768 00:40:26,591 --> 00:40:28,260 <i>shine me some fucking light</i> 769 00:40:28,343 --> 00:40:30,762 so I can see where the fuck I be at.'" 770 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:32,848 <i>Are you serious?</i> 771 00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:34,242 You notice I didn't put my name on it. 772 00:40:34,266 --> 00:40:35,684 <i>Yes, Stagg R. Leigh,</i> 773 00:40:35,767 --> 00:40:37,602 I did notice that. Well done. 774 00:40:37,686 --> 00:40:39,062 But I still can't send this out. 775 00:40:39,146 --> 00:40:40,414 You said you wanted Black stuff. 776 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:41,773 What's Blacker than that? 777 00:40:41,857 --> 00:40:43,650 It's got deadbeat dads, 778 00:40:43,733 --> 00:40:44,818 rappers, crack, 779 00:40:45,026 --> 00:40:46,862 and he gets killed by a cop in the end. 780 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:50,115 I mean, that's... that's... that's Black, right? 781 00:40:51,408 --> 00:40:52,534 I see what you're doing. 782 00:40:52,742 --> 00:40:54,369 <i>Good, because it's not subtle.</i> 783 00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:55,847 I mean, how's that book so different 784 00:40:55,871 --> 00:40:57,140 than some of the other garbage they put out? 785 00:40:57,164 --> 00:40:57,998 That's not the point. 786 00:40:58,081 --> 00:40:59,332 Well, it's my point. 787 00:40:59,416 --> 00:41:01,334 Look at what they publish. 788 00:41:01,418 --> 00:41:02,858 Look at what they expect us to write. 789 00:41:03,253 --> 00:41:04,588 I'm sick of it. 790 00:41:04,671 --> 00:41:07,883 And that's an expression of how sick I am. 791 00:41:07,966 --> 00:41:09,551 <i>Monk, I'm trying to sell books,</i> 792 00:41:09,634 --> 00:41:11,052 <i>not be a part of some crusade.</i> 793 00:41:12,345 --> 00:41:13,665 Who do you expect to publish this? 794 00:41:13,722 --> 00:41:15,390 No one. 795 00:41:15,473 --> 00:41:17,873 I just want to rub their noses in the horseshit they solicit. 796 00:41:19,186 --> 00:41:20,228 Okay. 797 00:41:20,312 --> 00:41:21,479 What do you want me to do? 798 00:41:21,563 --> 00:41:22,843 <i>I want you to send it out.</i> 799 00:41:22,898 --> 00:41:24,316 Can I say it's performance art? 800 00:41:24,399 --> 00:41:26,693 No. Send it straight. 801 00:41:26,776 --> 00:41:28,987 If they can't take the joke, then fuck them. 802 00:41:30,739 --> 00:41:32,073 All right, but I'm only sending it 803 00:41:32,157 --> 00:41:33,877 to a couple of places. This thing scares me. 804 00:41:33,950 --> 00:41:35,410 <i>Scares you? Why?</i> 805 00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:36,786 Because white people think 806 00:41:36,870 --> 00:41:38,705 they want the truth, but they don't. 807 00:41:38,788 --> 00:41:40,957 They just want to feel absolved. 808 00:41:41,041 --> 00:41:43,627 Well, fortunately, that's not my problem. 809 00:41:44,628 --> 00:41:46,087 - <i>Okay.</i> - Bye. 810 00:42:07,609 --> 00:42:08,809 I'm surprised you reached out. 811 00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:10,904 I thought you were just being nice. 812 00:42:10,987 --> 00:42:14,032 Oh, I'm never just being nice. I'm too old for that. 813 00:42:14,115 --> 00:42:15,867 You know, I like you so much, in fact, 814 00:42:15,951 --> 00:42:17,911 that I went out and got another one of your books. 815 00:42:18,787 --> 00:42:20,247 Really? Which one? 816 00:42:20,330 --> 00:42:21,331 <i>The Haas Conundrum.</i> 817 00:42:22,582 --> 00:42:23,583 What'd you think? 818 00:42:24,501 --> 00:42:25,627 I liked it. 819 00:42:26,628 --> 00:42:29,381 Susan has really great dialogue. 820 00: