02x04 - Sole Train

[bunniefuu]

♪ ♪

‐ Voilà.

‐ Whoa!

You designed these?

‐ Why, yes, I did.
‐ n*gga.

‐ I mean, Clovis and I
collab'ed on the shoe.

‐ Again, n*gga.

‐ Technically, Clovis actually
designed the shoe.

But I'm the one who provided
all the artwork,

which everyone knows is
the science behind shoe design.

And now,
thanks to Laura saying yes

to the Keef Knight Project
Sneaker Initiative,

all of the unhoused population
of San Francisco

has their pick of fresh kicks.

‐ She should've let me design
the sole on these or something.

These b*tches thick as f*ck.

‐ Laura said
that the thicker sole

helps the shoe last longer.

So we gotta remember
who we're serving.

‐ Yeah, but you could've threw
a air bubble in there

or something.
‐ I think they're cool.

I'd wear 'em.

‐ That's what's up, man.

We up there
with Birkenstocks now!

‐ Okay.
Will you chill?

The shoes are dope.

‐ They're very dope.

‐ Hey.

I know I'm the newest member
of the apartment,

but my washcloth spot
above the toilet

is not gonna work.
‐ Tough titties, lady.

Earned my spot.
‐ Keef, switch with me.

‐ I would, but I, um...

I don't want to.

‐ Okay, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait a minute.

So you all use washcloths,
like,

every time
you're in the shower?

‐ Hmm?
‐ Wait, Gunther,

you don't use a washcloth?

‐ I put the soap in my hand.

Ugh!
‐ What?

‐ Do us a favor real quick

and just show us
how you wash up.

‐ Yeah, I don't know
if that's necessary.

‐ Just real quick.
Okay, fine.

‐ Just real quick.
I will show you.

Jesus Christ,
grilling me about it.

All right,
so I turn the water on.

Well, I do my pits.

‐ Nice.
‐ Privates.

‐ Of course.
‐ You know, yeah.

Just kinda turn the water off
and seize the day.

‐ And that's in real time?

‐ n*gga, what about your legs?

‐ What do you mean?
The shower hits it.

The water takes the soap,
and it trickles down my body.

‐ Oh, God.

‐ You know what?

White people don't
wash their legs.

Taylor Swift outed them
on Ellen.

‐ Why would I wash my legs?
Legs don't even get dirty.

‐ Yes, the f*ck they do!
‐ Yes, they do!

Okay, next
you're gonna tell us

you pee in the shower.

♪ ♪

I started this journey

speaking out against
police brutality.

And the unhoused are some
of its biggest victims.

Now, in a sane world,

the government would focus
less on giving police tanks

and more on making sure

everyone has
their basic needs met.

But we don't live
in that world,

so alongside Laura Salgado,

I created
the Keef Knight Project.

All right!

Yeah.

‐ So that's the famous Laura
I keep hearing about.

It's definitely a choice
to wear heels

at an event that provides shoes
to the unhoused.

‐ Okay, look, Laura does
do sh*t her own way.

But I did work with her
on the KKP project,

and she dope as f*ck.

‐ This project directly aims
to impact the people

on the ground,

the people that need it
the most.

Now, I understand that we
won't solve everything.

But, um, we hope
that it's a first step.

‐ Shoe pun!

‐ I would be remiss
if I didn't mention

our chief shoe designer,
Clovis Jackson.

He's in attendance.
There he is!

‐ I'm also noticing‐‐

Oh, you‐‐you want to come up?

All right.
‐ Yo, yo.

What up? What up? What up?

Uh, as he told you,
I'm Clovis Jackson,

you know what I mean?

I don't really do a lot
of this activist sh*t.

But this,
it's important to me, man.

You know, super important.

But make sure y'all follow me
on Insta at @KicksLord2.

And hit me on Black Twitter
@FourLeafCloviz.

That's with a Z.
‐ That's with a Z.

That's with a Z, all right!
‐ Yeah, you know. TikTok!

‐ If we have any, uh, questions
in the audience,

that would be, uh...
Why homelessness?

Aren't there larger issues
facing the Black community?

I'll put it to you like this:

most of us
are one health scare,

one missed paycheck,

or one bad run‐in
with the police

away from‐‐from being
on the street.

So if you don't think
homelessness is a vital part

of the conversation,
then, um...

you're kind of an idiot.

‐ Whoo!
‐ Like‐‐

‐ And that's a mic drop!

‐ Okay, that's a‐‐
that's a gentle mic drop.

We have‐‐
we have paid for this.

‐ Cheers to Keef!

And Clovis.
‐ Damn right.

‐ And I was there too,
so cheers.

Whoo!

‐ Mm.

‐ So who is actually giving
the shoes to the unhoused?

‐ Oh, um, Laura invests
in this company

that has a preexisting
distribution platform.

Which are three words
she said in a row

and I just pretended
like I knew what she meant.

‐ Hmm, I guess Laura
has everything.

‐ Look, I get it, I know you
think all rich people

are trash, but you might
actually like Laura.

She, uh‐‐she knows her sh*t.

‐ You're right.
‐ Yeah.

‐ I do think
all rich people are trash.

‐ Okay, and, uh,

I hate to derail this
uncomfortable conversation,

but, uh, hey, Hype?

Uh, I just wanna ask you
a question.

Do you...

wash your legs?

‐ Just found out about
washcloths, huh?

‐ It's just weird, because
I've lived with Black people

for a while now, and, uh...

like, why don't I know
these things?

‐ Don't worry, you still have
all the white people sh*t.

‐ This is true.
You got fluffernutters,

Krav Maga, Tim Burton movies,
Conan O'Brien.

I mean, we could sit here
all day listing a bunch

of white people sh*t,
but, um, I gotta go check

on those preexisting
distribution platforms.

‐ Yeah, well, I'm gonna come
out there with you

'cause I'm stressed,
and I need to smoke weed.

‐ I mean, I do like
A Nightmare Before Christmas.

‐ Huh?

‐ Oh, sh*t,
my ex just walked in.

‐ So which one is your ex?
‐ Wow, Clovis.

I didn't expect you to be
so cool with Hype being bi.

‐ Girl, don't transfer
your biphobia onto me.

I love that my girl is liquid.

It's fluid.
‐ Whatever.

So which one is your ex,
though?

‐ Both of them.

‐ What?
‐ It was a throuple.

Yeah.

‐ Hey, you can't just
throw around fake words

like "throuple" and run off.

‐ "Throuple"
is not a fake word.

‐ What?

Damn, man.

Real talk?

Being with Hype is crazy.

I gotta google some new sh*t
she says every week.

How the hell you spell
"throuple"?

‐ I would put it in SafeSearch.

‐ Okay, uh...

Triscuits.

What about Triscuits?

‐ Look, I don't wanna speak
for everybody,

but Triscuits are bland...
‐ Ugh.

‐ Seasonless,
they have no taste,

so maybe‐‐maybe it is
a white person thing.

Look, why are you so obsessed
with this?

‐ Because, all right,
I‐‐I thought I was an ally.

And then I find out,
in my own home,

we're showering
along racial lines, like...

‐
Look, Gunther,

I love you, but maybe this is
something you gotta talk

to other white folks about.

‐ Got it.
Hey, hey!

Can I talk to you for a second?

‐ What's up?
So, um...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What are you doing?
What‐‐why would you?

‐ Damn, Keefy K.

She hot‐potatoed them shits
with the quickness.

Your shoes are making
an impact.

Mostly on the bottom of my can.

‐ Why would somebody throw away
a perfectly good

free pair of shoes?

Are people throwing them away
everywhere?

‐ Why you asking me?

You think
because we all trash cans,

we all know each other?

You probably think
we all look the same too!

‐ Okay.

Okay, Keef, don't panic,
don't panic, don't panic.

Don't let this get to you.
It's, um‐‐

there's gotta be a perfectly
good explanation for this.

‐ Maybe people don't like
the shoes.

Or maybe they don't like
your ass.

Maybe this ain't your lane.

How 'bout you leave the shoes
to Kanye

and focus on the little doodles
that got you here?

♪ ♪

Yeah, yep, you're right.

He doesn't wash his legs.

‐ You know what?
Really, all I need is, like,

a little air bubble and‐‐
‐ It's not about

the damn air bubble,
man, come on.

Ooh.

Looks like you're taking
your first obstacle in stride.

‐ Laura thinks
her distribution platform

picked the wrong
distribution spots.

‐ Oh, man.

Well...whatever it is,

I'm sure you
and your millionaire mentor

will be able to tap
into the minds

of the unhoused community.

Good luck!

‐ Wait, where you going?

‐ To do what I do
every Saturday.

‐ Goat yoga?

‐ Distribute the paper I run.

The one you draw cartoons for?

The reason we all met?

‐ Oh, yeah.
Scuse me.

Going to a whites‐only event.

Sounds bad, it's actually good.

Okay.

‐ So wish I could afford
to live alone.

Hey, real quick,

what you think about Snap,
Crackle, and Pop?

They f*ckin'?
‐ Oh, boy.

‐ No, no, I'm just saying,
I mean, look...

You know, Snap and Crackle
had a good thing going on.

Then Snap all of a sudden
wanna involve Pop.

Why?

Like, who needs Pop?

Why does Hype need Pop?

‐ Okay, I'm gonna leave you two
mentally healthy gentlemen

to your crises.

I'm going to the office.

‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Hey, Ayana!

One second.

Um...

so the people who distribute
the Bay Arean,

they're unhoused, right?

‐ Yeah, Keef,
that is the point.

Do you even know what I do?

‐

Do I know what you do?

Yeah, duh.

Like...

not entirely,
you know what I mean?

But I'm excited to learn,
which is why...

we're coming with you.
‐ What?

My name's Paula,
and I'm a white ally.

Hi, Paula.

‐ I'm turning 40 next year.

But my birthday's in February.

And the idea of throwing
some big bash

to celebrate my white life...

in the middle
of Black History Month?

I'm not sleeping.

‐ What the f*ck?
‐ I'm eating poorly.

We accept your struggle.

‐ That's a tough spot, Paula.

But I think it's okay
to celebrate your birthday.

But maybe instead of gifts,

you can ask for donations
and give the money to me.

I'm kidding.

Before we continue,
I see we have a few new people.

Uh, please feel free to share.

And just wanna remind everyone
that this is a safe space.

‐ Me, me, me go?

Okay.

‐ Uh, you don't need to stand.

‐ Yeah, no, realized that

as soon as I did it, but...

I'm up now.

Hi.

My name is Gunther.

And...

I'm a white ally.

Hi, Gunther.

‐ So what brought you
to the group today?

‐ Um...

well, I just realized
that, like...

white people don't wash
their legs.

‐ Are we supposed to?

Uh, the soap drips down.

‐ Yeah, I don't‐‐I don't know.

I know it's, like,
a silly thing

to kinda get hung up on,
but it just kinda made me

realize I have
all these blind spots.

How are we supposed
to understand each other

when we're all so different?

We accept your struggle.

‐ Okay, I mean...

it was a question, but...

I mean,
I guess that helps, thanks.

♪ ♪

‐ Wow, Ayana, this is some
operation you got going here.

You do this every Saturday?

‐ Yep, this is the activist arm
of the Bay Arean.

We print papers
for the unhoused to sell,

and they keep the profits.

‐ Oh, so it's a pyramid scheme?
‐ No.

‐ But you kick back up the top
like Herbalife?

‐ Bundles of 50. Get to it.

‐ Hola, buenos días!

I hope everyone is hungry,
because I brought croissants.

‐ Wow, Laura, I didn't know
you were coming.

Oh, well, when you texted me

this morning about all this,

I cleared my schedule.

I'm here to help.

And you must be Ayana.
‐ Oh.

I've heard so many
wonderful things about you.

It's really nice
to finally meet you.

‐ Is it just you,
or did you bring a camera crew?

‐ Actually, I gave
my camera crew the day off.

‐
‐ Hmm.

‐ Voulez‐vous un croissant?

‐ Merci, mais non.

‐

‐ Okay, well...

I'll just find somewhere else
to put these

in case someone else wants one.

‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ She's here to help?

‐ You got the wrong idea
about her.

I'm telling you,
she really, really does care

about what I'm doing.

And she brought croissants.

You don't have sh*t here
to eat.

‐ Oh, yes, nothing says
dedication to the unhoused

like bringing the bougiest,
least‐filling pastry

money could buy.
‐ Ooh.

When you talk like that,
it makes me so hungry.

Ah! Oh!

♪ ♪

‐ Aunt Jemima...

she practically raised me.

And now I can't stop thinking

about how I've got
her delicious, oppressed blood

on my hands...

that'll never wash away.

And not just
because it's sticky.

We accept your struggle.

‐ Uh, wait, wait a minute.

Just, um...

so...

do you know any Black people?

Um...
Craig.

‐ Oh, Craig!
Uh, we know‐‐we know Craig.

He's hilarious.

‐ Oh, no, he doesn't count.

No, I mean, he counts.
He just‐‐

Any‐‐anybody outside
of the circle?

‐ W‐what about you, Gunther?

‐ Uh, yeah.

I mean, I...

I live with two Black people.

Oh, actually, well,

three, now, yeah.

‐ Can I talk to you
for a minute?

‐ It's so interesting that you
still do a print version

of the paper.

‐ Well, not everyone
in San Francisco

has a computer.

But I wouldn't expect someone
in tech to understand that.

‐ Tommy.

Or Tomás, Keef Knight,
we met, uh, near the park.

You drew me?

I was‐‐I was drowning?

‐ I remember.

‐ So, um‐‐

So you're part of this whole
distribution thing, man?

That's great.
‐ Yep.

‐ You know,
I didn't know you‐‐

when we‐‐when we met,
I didn't realize you were...

‐ Homeless?

‐ I was gonna say "unhoused."

‐ I didn't realize
I had to announce it.

Oh, hey, everyone,
by the way, I am unhoused.

Homeless, I don't know,
however you wanna say it.

But‐‐but you know what?

I'm gonna make a sign.
I'll wear it around my neck!

"Unhoused youth seeks money."

Oh!
‐ Oh, do you need a break?

I wouldn't want you to ruin
your $100 manicure.

‐

You know, you're not
the first activist I've met

who doesn't like rich people.

‐ No, that's not it.

I just don't like people
who uphold a capitalist system

that empowers the few
and disenfranchises

the rest of us,
which I guess, yeah,

that is rich people
who do that.

‐ Well, this rich person
also funds Girls Who Code,

gives microloans
to Latinx entrepreneurs.

I use my money to‐‐

To buy those shoes?

One less girl gets to code

so you can look like
a girlboss?

‐

Yeah, it's easy
to opt out of capitalism

when you don't have a family
to support.

But I am creating
generational wealth.

And that is radical.
‐ Well, while you're

radically generating
all this wealth,

I'm actually out here
serving the people.

‐ Just gonna...

Got another stack for ya.

Hey, hey, um, I wanted to‐‐

you know, earlier we were‐‐
we were‐‐we were talking.

And I was‐‐
‐ You wanna know

how I ended up on the street.

‐
It's just that, uh,

you're so‐‐

you know, you're so young
and, like, uh...

‐ It's your classic
SF artist story.

I got a grant,
and the grant ran out.

And then my landlord
figured out

that he could make more money
doing Airbnb,

so my roommates and I
got kicked to the curb.

And...

ever since I didn't have
an address,

things sort of spiraled,

and I've been trying
to catch up ever since.

‐ Man.

You see, it's‐‐

you are the exact person
I've been trying to help

with the‐‐with the
Keef Knight Project, you know?

‐ Oh, I was at the launch.

It's funny how all
those reporters come down

to cover you,
but then we never see 'em again

unless someone overdoses
or the cops raid our camps.

‐ And, you know‐‐and that's why
I'm working feverishly

to change that,

doing whatever it is I can.

That's why I give
the free shoes.

But nobody wants the shoes.

‐ Well, 'cause help always
comes with a catch.

And 'cause you got the shelters
that wanna drug test you,

church groups
that wanna save you...

the influencers
that wanna use you to go viral.

‐ I hate the influencers.

They are the worst.
‐ I do too.

Anyways, it's hard
to trust people.

‐ You trust Ayana.

‐ I didn't at first, but...

she kept coming around, giving
people predictable income.

Plus...she's hot.

You're...not.

‐ Ooh, harsh, harsh.

Well, to be fair,
you haven't seen me

with my glasses off.

'Cause if you saw me
with my glasses off,

you'd trust the sh*t outta me.

Hey.

You better get your girl.

Laura just broke her nail.

♪ ♪

‐ Yeah, yo, what's up?

‐ You gotta leave.

‐ Uh, okay.

I don't know
what's going on here.

I thought I was coming some
sort of anti‐racism meeting.

This is, like,
f*cking white confession.

‐ Yeah!

I absolve them
of their white guilt,

and they keep going.
‐ Uh‐huh.

‐ Some white people
are so fragile

that if you call them out,
they'll give up

being an ally completely.

That's why I started the group.

‐ Well, that seems like
a lot to take on.

‐ And that's why
I'm charging 'em.

But if you stay here
calling them on they sh*t,

then you gonna f*ck up my sh*t.

‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ You don't have

to adopt Black culture
to be an ally.

You're not hurting anybody
by not knowing

every single thing about us.

You just hurting yourself
by not washing your ass.

‐ Okay, but the‐‐

well, the soap drips down.

‐ Great. You do you.

Okay, let's talk
about Juneteenth.

‐

‐ Oh, man,
I can't believe I ripped

my own frickin' gel off.

She brought me back
to my hood days.

I forgot where I was there
for a second.

‐ Well, on the upside,

I now know what
I need to do to fix this.

I just have to dress
a little sexier

and spend more time
with the unhoused.

I don't know, maybe a month
or two to earn their trust

or something.
I don't know.

‐ Mm, and then what?

You're just gonna move
the shoes in six months?

Maybe?
‐ I get it.

It's not a concrete plan,
but that's what Ayana did

to build the Bay Arean.

‐ The Bay Arean
is a failing enterprise.

And Ayana thinks I'm some sort

of mustache‐twirling
Monopoly man who hunts people.

‐ Pretty sure she doesn't think
the Monopoly man hunts people.

‐ Well, she thinks she's right
about everything.

And you know what?

Pretty soon,
all of those people

are gonna be out of work.
‐ I get it.

You and Ayana have some ish
going on between you two,

but she is my friend.

And she supported me
when nobody else did.

‐ I know, I'm sorry.

I don't mean to get
in the middle

of your friendship.

I'm just saying
that these activists

are always complaining about
how change takes forever.

Well, yeah.

That's because they never have
any money or resources.

But you have both, Keef.

Whoo!

‐ That's it. Raven‐Symoné.

‐ What?

‐ I've been trying to figure
out your type, right?

And me and Raven,
we got the same barber,

so I probably can get her
to come through, right?

‐ What the f*ck
are you talking about?

‐ I ain't never f*cked with
nobody like I f*ck with you.

So if that means I gotta f*ck
with somebody else

to keep f*cking with you...

I am willing to do that.

‐ Okay, so you're
a straight man

who wants to have a threesome
with two women?

‐ You the one
who like throuples.

‐ Clovis, being in a throuple
isn't about group sex.

Polyamory is about being
in a relationship

with more than one person.

And a throuple is just one form
of polyamory.

‐ I'm not googling
poly‐whatever you just said.

I don't want that.

I want you.

‐ So you wanna be monogamous?

‐ Is that what you want?

‐ Yeah.

I could do that.

I'll let you know
if that changes.

‐ Okay, okay, okay.
‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ So, uh, I guess that means
my, uh, stroke game

got the power of two people,
huh?

‐ Uh, it absolutely does not.

‐ You saying my d*ck trash?

♪ ♪

‐ Give me that trash d*ck,
baby.

♪ But I tell myself ♪

♪ Answers gonna come in time ♪

♪ Follow the navigation
and enjoy the ride ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Hello, sir.

I think there's another
bottle in there.

I can‐‐I see it kinda way down
in there.

I can grab it for you if you‐‐
if you'd like, actually.

Let me just go‐‐okay.

♪ ♪

I don't get it.

I don't get it.
Why would somebody

throw away brand‐new shoes?

Like you, sir, no disrespect.

But you clearly are
dumpster diving.

Why would somebody like you
throw away shoes?

‐ I wouldn't climb in there
if you paid me.

♪ ♪

Wait, wait, wait.

Hey!

What‐‐what if I did pay you?

Huh, what if I did pay you?
Not to come in here.

Nobody should be in here.
This place is disgusting.

For your shoes.

What if I paid you money
right now

for the old shoes
you're wearing?

‐ What am I supposed to wear?

‐ I mean, that's up to you.

But I do have...

a perfectly good pair
of brand‐new shoes

right here in this box.

Oh, and, uh, let me see.

I only have 40 or 60.

‐ I'll take 60.

‐ That's fair.

‐ Oh.

♪ ♪

Oh, God.

Ugh.

♪ ♪

Oh, God, ugh!

No, no.

Not for me.

♪ ♪

‐ Ah!
They look good on you.

‐ Hmm, they'd look cooler
if the soles had an air bubble,

but‐‐
‐ You know what?

I was thinking
the exact same thing,

but I was outvoted, you know.

‐ Ooh, Tomás,
wearing the new KKPs.

‐ Yeah, he paid me 60 bucks.

‐ What's happening?

‐ I started a buyback program.

I give them 60 bucks
for their old shoes,

and they get a free pair
of KKPs.

You know, it actually feels
good to see people wearing 'em.

‐ Is that what this is about?

You feeling good?
‐ What?

No, I'm giving them money
and I'm giving them shoes.

It's a win‐win.

You know, activism
doesn't have to be hard.

Who wants croissants?

Hey, can you snap a photo
really quick?

I wanna let the followers know
what's up.

‐ Absolutely, yeah,
gotta get it for the Gram.

That's the real work.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
get a few of 'em.

And, uh...you know,

try to capture the essence
of the moment, you know?

Okay, everybody say,
"Keef Knight Project!"

Keef Knight Project!

‐ Project!
‐ Project.

‐ I probably should've
counted y'all in.

♪ All these
ashes on my tongue ♪

♪ 'Cause I been talkin', ooh ♪

♪ You left me heartbroken ♪

♪ All the times
you did me wrong ♪

♪ That sh*t was bogus ♪

♪ You wonder why I'm soulless ♪

♪ It'd be hard to keep me calm
if you ain't notice ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm in deep emotions ♪

♪ I'm a walking ticking b*mb,
I'm quite expl*sive ♪

♪ It be really hard to focus,
that's why ♪

♪ I need ZaZa and some Runtz
to keep me centered ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Backwoods in my lungs
like a splinter ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Mm, shawty think she gold
because she glimmers ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I know shawty thick,
but look ♪

♪ My pockets ain't no thinner ♪

♪ ♪