Topic: Black Dresses

South Carolina officials clarified that high hospital occupancy rates were due to reduced staffing of beds rather than a surge in COVID-19 patients, who made up only 6% of the total. In Cambridge, Whole Foods employees were sent home for wearing "Black Lives Matter" masks, which the company claimed violated its dress code policy. The employees argued the masks were about inclusion and equity rather than politics.

Whole Foods employees continued to walk off the job in protest of the company's ban on "Black Lives Matter" face masks. Some loyal shoppers joined the boycott, stating they felt uncomfortable spending money at a company that reprimanded workers for supporting human rights. Employees pointed out that other pins and themed masks were permitted, leading to accusations of a double standard.

Employees at a Cambridge Whole Foods were sent home for wearing Black Lives Matter masks, which the company stated violated its long-standing dress code prohibiting political slogans. A spokesperson for the employees argued that the masks are about "inclusion and equity" rather than politics. The hosts note the use of "EDI" (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) terminology by the workers.

Elizabeth Warren is criticized for wearing a powder blue outfit to the State of the Union while other Democratic women wore black in solidarity with the "Me Too" movement. The hosts interpret this as a "party faux pas" and a sign that she wanted to stand out for her own presidential ambitions.

The 75th Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, are set to focus on the "Time's Up" and "Me Too" movements. Actresses plan to wear black on the red carpet to show solidarity against sexual harassment in Hollywood. The hosts discuss the pressure on designers and the potential for the awards show to become a platform for anti-Trump sentiment.

The debate over inauguration attendance is framed as a form of psychological warfare similar to the "blue dress/gold dress" viral phenomenon. The hosts suggest that the media and political establishment may be testing their ability to manipulate public perception by forcing people to choose between two conflicting realities. They argue that comparing Trump's inauguration to the historic 2008 election of the first black president is an inherently flawed metric.