Mo explains why Joe Rogan's "Planet of the Apes" anecdote was more offensive to him than the N-word compilation. He argues that comparing a Black neighborhood to a "planet of apes" taps into historical "subhuman" tropes used to justify slavery and Darwinian theories of racial inferiority. He emphasizes that this "racial programming" is deeply triggering because it suggests Black people are the "missing link" in evolution.

