Why this man is holding a plate of calamari, and why Kamala Harris isnt really black. So lets do this, people welcome to the daily social distancing show. Announcer from trevors couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily social distancing show, with trevor noah. Trevor last night was the Halfway Point of the allvirtual Democratic National convention, and the night began with the conventions keynote address. Now, traditionally, the keynote is given by one speaker who goes on to either become president or the grandpa you hide from company. But this year, the keynote was delivered by 17 people, giving exposure to a broader range of the partys rising stars, while also capitalizing on everyones deep fondness for getting trapped on an endless facetime call. And it wasnt just the keynote that was switched up for this new online format. The traditional roll call also saw a major change, and in my opinion, it was for the better. Because, normally, when each state announces which candidate will be receiving their delegates, its just a bunch of people shouting in an arena while wearing the worlds dumbest hats, but this year they mixed things up and did roll call from a picturesque or meaningful location in each state. And ive got to say, i thought this was a much more interesting way to do it. I mean, you got to see people in front of cows or on the beach or locked outside their house. And while many of the people in the videos were party activists, some recognizable faces popped up, too, like amy klobuchar, representing minnesota from the banks of the mississippi river; or mayor pete buttigieg, beaming in live from the men in black headquarters. And my favorite by far was watching everyone hype up their state. Ohio casts 20 votes for Bernie Sanders and 120 vote for the next president , joe biden. Tennessee became the 36th and deciding state to ratify the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. Tennessee casts 23 votes for Bernie Sanders and 50 votes for our next president of the United States, mr. Joseph r. Biden cheers call maury is available in all 50 states. The calamari comeback state of rhode island cast one vote for Bernie Sanders and 34 votes for the next president , joe biden. Trevor okay, first of all, it is so awesome that rhode island has a state appetizer. I mean, technically, new york has one, too, but its that liquid that drips off a building and into your mouth by accident. I never look up to see where it comes from. As long as you dont know, theres still a chance its just water. Please let it be water. But the thing about the rhode island guy is, he could totally be making up this calamari thing, and nobody knows enough about rhode island to call him on it. I mean, he could have said rhode island is the only state where Shaquille Oneal can legally own a convertible. And i wouldve been like, oh, thats cool. I didnt know that. But, in general, i loved this roll call. It was like state tinder. Although, it also proves america has no business being one country. I mean, youve got tennessee proudly mentioning their role in womens suffrage, and then Rhode Islands like, we have bombass appetizers. Now, the whole night wasnt just a fascinating tour of american seafood. There were also speeches from jill biden, bill clinton, colin powell, and a quick appearance from a. O. C. In a time when millions of people in the United States are looking for deep, Systemic Solutions to our crises of mass evictions, unemployment, and lack of health care, en el espirito del pueblo , and out f a love for all people, i hereby second the nomination of senator Bernard Sanders of vermont for president of the United States of america. Trevor okay, okay, now, i know what youre thinking a. O. C. Snubbed joe biden at his own convention and i get why you might think that, because a bunch of media outlets, who should know better, tried to make it seem like thats what went down. But the truth is that this was exactly what was supposed to happen. By the rules of the Democratic Party, any candidate who wins enough delegates, like Bernie Sanders did, gets nominated at the convention, as a way to remind them that they lost in front of the entire country. But, look, i think it makes sense that a lot of people who didnt know this would be confused. That happens in any situation. Imagine if youd never been to a wedding before, and then on your wedding day the priest went through the rituals. Does anyone have any reason why these two shouldnt be married . groom you know her momma mommas a relationship. But the nights big moment was when joe biden officially became the democratic nominee. And for reasons i dont understand, the d. N. C. Also made it the weirdest moment. celebrate well, thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. Thank you all. It means the world to me and my family. And ill see you on thursday. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Trevor what. The hell. Was that . The music, the basement library, the cheap party decorations. I thought the democrats had millions of dollars for this. Why did it feel like the grand opening of a used kia dealership . Like, did they blow all their money on calamari . And by the way, i dont know whose idea this was, but you cant be jumping out from behind joe biden like that. The man is 77yearsold. Youre trying to send him to the white house, not the hospital. I mean, i guess that they had to adapt because of corona, but there must be a middle ground between packed arena and basement School Library. A School Library isnt where you accept a president ial nomination. Its where you go to have lunch when you dont have any friends. Regardless, joe biden is now officially the democratic nominee. But the convention is only half over. Because, tonight, the big speakers were barack obama and Kamala Harris, the first ever black woman to ever be nominated for v. P. Although, according to conservative media, she might not be black enough . Some have challenged her racial identity and criticized her for identifying as black when her parents are jamaican and indian. We talk about quote African American. Her father is from jamaica. He isnt from africa, so she is not really an american black. Kamala harris is not an African American. If you dare raise that, youre attacked. But the truth is shes not. Shes not African American. She doesnt have slave blood. Shes not down for the struggle. Shes constantly talking about how she went to a historically black college. She is adopting oakland as her home town even thought she grew up from the age of 7 to the age of 18 in canada. Descended from the largest slave owner, slave owner in jamaica. Kamala harris seems to be descended less from the legacy of, lets say, frederick douglass, than she is from the legacy of the plantation itself. Wow that is fascinating and i know a lot of people havent heard that before. Trevor okay, first of all, being partly descended from a slave owner is one of the blackest things that can happen to you. In fact, you know who was also the descendant of a slave owner . Frederick douglass yeah, so the guy you just used as an example of someone who is super black is also, by your metric, not black enough. Look, man, you can parse kamalas heritage however you want. But to say shes not black, is she black enough to get kicked out of a restaurant in the jim crow south . Is shes black enough to get redlined . Is she black enough to be kept out of whitesonly schools . You know how you know youre black . If youre dating a white person and before you meet their parents for the first time, they start a sentence with, hey, listen, so before we go inside. And whats especially ironic about these people trying to exclude kamala from blackness is that its the reverse of what White America did for centuries defining as many people as black as possible, whether they wanted it or not. Color, and who qualifies as black, who qualifies as white has historically been policed not by those who were the targets of oppression but by those who set up the system of oppression. In america, blackness was defined by that Auction Block. You were black if you could be put on that Auction Block and sold as property. In the years following the abolition of slavery, some americans feared a rise in interracial relationships, so states began passing laws to make sure that any child with even one drop of negro blood would be considered black and denied the rights of white people. This became known as the one drop rule. The one drop rule was an attempt to save the socalled purity of the white race. By 1925, nearly every state had a forum of the one drop rule on their books. All you need is one person five generations back who is black, and that is enough to make you black. Trevor are you serious . One black person in your family has the power to make you black, but all the white people in your family cant make you white . That makes sense. I feel this was also racist to white people imagine that, they were saying ten white sperm is not as powerful as one black sperm that is an insult to white sperm, and im offended on behalf of all my White Brothers and sisters. Basically, these people were so afraid of black people that even one drop of black blood, and they wanted nothing to do with you. The same way, if you find one tiny bug in your salad, then the whole things is ruined. You have to either throw it away, or give it to stephen miller. This definition was never meant to accurately portray the black experience or many shades of blackness itself. It was made with the singular intention of finding the most efficient way of excluding as many people as possible from whiteness. So, yes, it is disgusting that these people are now trying to disqualify Kamala Harris from being black. And i will say this, kamala, dont worry. This might just be a rite of passage on the road to greatness, because it turns out theres another black person who also wasnt black before. Rupert murdoch suggested president obama isnt a real black president. He hasnt actually had the African American experience. In fact, hes not descended from slaves on either side of his family. Obama did not grow up in poverty. His grandmother, the typical white woman, worked in a bank. He wasnt down with the struggle. He doesnt have slave blood. This guy grows up in hawaii with a kansas mother. His life is different. He doesnt suffer in the way that many blacks growing up in this country have suffered. He is not the descendant of blacks who suffered these jim crow laws, who suffered through slavery. He is not the son, the grandson, the greatgrandson of an american black who went through the american experience. Trevor okay, wait a minute, hold on, hold on, hold on. So these people agree that the american black experience is about struggle, suffering, and oppression. But when black people are protesting that oppression in the streets, suddenly theyre like, why are you protesting . you people got your marvel movie remember . And thats one of the things ive always found particularly interesting your blackness is never questioned in failure, but in success, it gets put under the microscope. Like, when a black person steals something or sells crack or shoots another black person, ive never seen anybody on fox news go, hold on. Hold on, hold on. This might not be blackonblack crime. Maybe its halfindianonblack crime. Or maybe its his greatgrandfatherwasawhite mancrime on crime. But as soon as blackness is being considered for excellence and perfection, what has often been considered the domain of whiteness, thats when white people start questioning someones black credentials. I mean, look at obama. He spent his entire life as a black man even had the fro but as soon as there was a chance that he was going to become the first black president , all of a sudden, it was well, hes not like blackblack. I mean, if anything, he was more shaped by his white mother from kansas. So, if anything, america is getting its first tan president. But then a funny thing happened. Once obama got into the white house and conservatives didnt like his policies, he was magically transformed to that blackass homeboy whos destroying the country. Didnt hear a lot about his white mom in kansas then so i guess thats the Silver Lining for you, kamala. Fox news may be questioning your blackness now. But best believe the second you step foot into the, white house and you make a few decisions they dont like, trust me, youll be black as can be. We have to take a quick break, but when we come back, were going to a pool party in with you hawn. You hawn. Wait, well then chill your reeses, dessyoull eat it slower. Ast . I wouldnt know i swallow mine whole like a duck. Not sorry. Reeses. Actually, youre really thahelping actors. Ing restaurants right now. Uh, no. Most actors got started at restaurants, like me. Same here uh. So, keep your orders coming to help actors. Youre really helping restaurants, and were partnering with the National Restaurant association to lend a hand. The fighting spirit is one we for eduardo perez, it drove him to thrive in his search for a better life. Immigrating from guatemala at 18, he found work as a dishwasher. A line cook, sous chef, and eventually. 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Lets begin in wuhan, china home of the worstreviewed Farmers Market on yelp. It has been eight months since the coronavirus began spreading in wuhan, but now, things are back to normal there, and the people have decided its time to celebrate. Were going to turn now to stunning images out of wuhan, china. Take a look. A massive concert and pool party in the virus initial epicenter. The city hasnt reported any new cases since midmay, but you can see there are thousands of partygoers there at a water park for an electronic music festival, packed close together no masks. Youll remember wuhan was on lockdown for three months, one of the strictest in the world. Trevor okay, look, i mean, i understand wuhan has had no cases in months. So, on the one hand, sure, enjoy your party. On the other hand, the rest of the world does have a shitload of coronavirus cases, and wuhan is the place that started it. Im just saying, if your house catches fire and then the whole town burns down, its okay if you rebuild first. I cant hate you for that. But you dont throw a house party while were all still sleeping on our front lawns. I mean, it feels a little tasteless to have a pool party in the ground zero of a lethal pandemic. What are they going to do next, hiring a corona mascot. Hey, kids, its me, corona. And im coming for your grandpa i mean, i will say, though, at least this gives us something to look forward to. I cant wait for the time when you dont have to worry about corona anymore, and its safe to go out and catch all the normal diseases you catch at water parks. Because i dont care what anybody says, a pool is just a giant bath tub that is also a toilet. But lets move on to some political news. With all the focus on the president ial race, its easy to forget that a lot of the energy that drives Political Parties comes from downballot races. And by that measure, a brand new nominee for a congressional race in florida tells you a lot about the direction of the g. O. P. The very latest Election Results from the live desk right now. A farright candidate won the republican primary for the district that represents maralago. Laura loomer was banned from uber and lyft after refusing to ride with a muslim driver. And she handcuffed herself to twitters headquarters after being banned from the site for referring to congresswoman ilhan omar as being prosharia law. This is somebody who has called herself a proud islamaophobe. And President Donald Trump actually tweeted, congratulating laura loomer youre seeing it right there saying, great going, laura. You have a great chance against a pelosi puppet. Trevor you know one thing never changes if you do something awful, trump will congratulate you. You could save a kid from an active volcano, and trump would congratulate the volcano. as trump that volcano is so big, so beautiful, so much lava. Maybe even hotter than my daughter. I dont know, you tell me think about it loomer is so bad that she has been banned from and this is real twitter, facebook, instagram, uber, lyft, paypal, venmo, gofundme, medium, cpac, and shakespeare in the park. Like, im sorry, how do you get banned from shakespeare in the park . Shakespeare in the park . I mean, sure, i did, but thats only because i didnt know i wasnt allowed to ad lib. To be, or to do something else, ya know . Its a tough question. Im going to have to think on that one. And, also, this person was also banned from paypaul. That site is 90 nigerian scammers. They company was like, this user does not reflect our values of cheating the elderly out of their life savings by pretending to be grandchildren who need bail money. Its not who we are. It is crazy to think that this person could one day be in congress, and shes not eve