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Moe explains his month-long absence from the show, citing a period of intense self-awareness and "double consciousness," a term coined by W.E.B. Du Bois. He describes the burden of seeing himself through the eyes of others and the pressure to "code-switch" or maintain a specific persona. This internal recalibration led to a necessary break to decompress from the weight of the show's subject matter.
The sociological concepts of W.E.B. Du Bois, specifically "The Veil" and "Double Consciousness," are applied to Kanye West's current public persona. Du Bois argued that black Americans suffer from a split identity, seeing themselves through the eyes of a white society that views them with contempt. West's "free man talking" rhetoric is interpreted as an attempt to finally lift this veil and achieve a unified self.
