I grew up (and still live) in one off the biggest multicultural regions of Belgium. Still surprised when I see that the color of your skin even is a subject of conversation or, even worse : the main reason to judge a person. Unfortunately also here are some people like that but they live in complete other regions, thank God...
@@philipvic9709 Two things. What's your definition of lightskin? (mines is Alicia Keys). Also you need to look further up on your family tree instead of your grand parents. That should probably clear your confusion
@@MarcJackson-yp5wxwe don't know since most of our clans had to migrate to where we live now am so light skinned to the extent I might not look Ugandan to any foreigner in my country yet am 100% black Maybe number of years back some of us might have had white in our lineage that our great grands also didn't know about
In South Africa we got millions of people who look like these ladies... you find them in Zulu, Ndebele, Xhosa, Venda, Coloured (Mixed race), Swati, Twana and Sotho cultures... we got all shades of black skin tones over here and throughout Africa!!!
When you come to the coastal regions of Ghana , there are so many mixed people . I'm from the central region and my Grandma's dad was a mixed race "Wilson" but I'm very dark skinned but my Iris are quite different .
@@frankbediako1372 not amongst my people, the Zulus. Dark skinned girls are equally valued traditionally. They are called indoni yamanzi. Light skinned women used to be called ithanga lasebusika, which was not amcomplimeAT ALL.
Minute 15:30, you are on point there. Nelson Mandela once said: No one is born hating another. If people can be thought to hate, they can be thought to love.
In South Africa we have a bit of a different situation. We we classified by the Apartheid regime and lumped together but there are 3 specific different groups. 1 There were slaves brought to the Cape Colony from Indonesia, Malaysia and other parts of South East Asia. They were classified as Cape Malay coloured 2 There are ethnic groups who arent dark skinned and where called coloureds 3 Then there is the children of black and white parents who are not very dark skinned. Trevor Noah is an example of this. Now we might look similar in skin tone, but there is a culturally difference between the groups
Growing up as a Nigerian in Nigeria i never felt any insecurities about my skin or anything i didn't even know such thing existed...now i feel grateful growing up I can't imagine being discriminated Sending y'all love and i do hope you don't feel less of yourself ❤️❤️ You are what you are and more
Good afternoon, I love wathchig your reactions and learning with you. I'm a nigerian raised in Spain. And here "mulato or mulata" is not considered a negative word. I didn't know that it had a negative connotation in the US.
Hi! Thanks for being apart of our family! I believe the term originated in Spain, so that could be the reason it isn't seen as a derogatory word. Here, it dates back to slavery and who the first mulattos in the U.S. were: the children of plantation owners and the enslaved Africans. The term was used as a racial slur.
every little or Big word is “negative “ in the U. S. ‼️ it’s so annoying!!! if they called it “soap dish” that would be Derogatory! It’s SOOOOOO annoying
I am from Zimbabwe and I am of mixed race. Here I am known as coloured, this is not derogatory to us it is just who we are. We are not black or white we just something different. I am glad that I was born in southern Africa as there has never been confusion of whom I am. Being coloured just means we are a mix of two different cultures and have grown up being part of both of them. Being coloured I grew up with other coloureds, gone to school with other coloureds and have never had any issues about my race. I am not sure if I am being clear about this.......but basically I know I am not black or white I am coloured and everyone around me knows exactly who I am so there is no issue
I’m mixed from the United States. Black mom white dad. Just like you guys do in all your videos, you expounded in this topic in a very thoughtful and accurate frame of reference in my opinion. Having grown up in the north as well as the south, and traveled outside of the us, I understand their sentiments on many topics. When you are mixed, it is difficult to pick a side, and you try not to, but ultimately you gravitate to what your comfortable with. For me, that was my moms family because I saw my white family like once a year. So in school growing up, I had friends of all races but most comfortable around my black friends, even if I’m super light skinned. In my experience most people in the United States are used to the melting pot of cultures and ethnicities and backgrounds and typically understand when someone is mixed. Now how the topic is brought up case by case depending on who you run into. I could have had a lot worse, but I got a lot of “ what are you” “you look white but you don’t look white” then touching my hair “oh you have white hair today” when it’s straight from the white kids versus my naturally curly hair being demeaned. In high school, I had a boy tell me he’d try to date me if I wasn’t half black. When I was in school, on standardized tests you have to pick a race because they don’t let you select more than one, and other isn’t always a choice. When this happened like it did every year, a teacher told me if I’m even 1/16th black im just black. The black kids and other minority kids pretty much knew I was mixed and it was never a big deal. Being mixed, You want to learn all you can about where you came from on all sides but you also don’t want to offend those who are just that culture, especially when knowing that when they some look at you in certain places of the world, you aren’t always seen as an included entity of that culture. Thank you guys for having such a platform that spreads inclusivity awareness and joy through your channel!
Whoo! You touched on a lot. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and we're glad you find value in our channel. We will continue sharing these hard conversations because they are needed.🤎
I am Native American and white, my wife is afro Latina from Honduras. We have three two boys and a girl and they all look different. My youngest is white white, my daughter looks Hispanic, color and features, my oldest boy looks more black except he has straight hair. It has never been an issue, we live in a rural area and have never had an issue with racism. Their only issue is which box to tick at school. A teacher asked my daughter how she identified and she said I'm Charlotte.
What is afro Latina? A Latina with a afro? How can someone look Hispanic? Hispanic has nothing to do with race or phenotype. Neither Franco, Luso, or Italiano either
@@krazyjnva2up2down55 A Afro-Latino is use to specify a latino individual who has a majorly African ancestry. Though i don't think Latinos themselves use this term, they all usually just go i'm latino, or latina; maybe it's because a lot of people from Latin America are either a little bit mixed or very mixed.
@@derekmiles767 exactly. It's not a term at all. Being LATINO/Criollo/Creole has absolutely nothing to do with race. That's why they only say Latino. Afro Latino is some made up black american Anglo saxon nonsense
I'm a mix race person I was born in Angola I grow up in Europe in Europe mix race is considered as a black person but in Africa we are call Mulato and is not a bad word and Im very proud to be call as Mulato, because in Africa black people don't consider was as a black.
I just subscribed to your channel not too long ago and I am really enjoying your content. You address topics that I don’t see everywhere else. Keep up the good work. ❤️👍🏽
It is true that some African Americans do see a difference in them from Africans. I live in New York. I have lived here for 25 yeras. I went to university and graduate school here. I can tell you first hand that African Americans have a demarcation between them and Africans. The mix is like pouring water into oil an you see the coagulation, little solid bubbles that looks like air bubbles. Americans till this day always try to undermine Africans. They are quick to point out that you "are not from here". Indirectly telling you that your blackness isn't authentic or genuine here in America. I have on numerous occasions told a lot of African Americans during conversations that I am a black man living in New York city. And yes, in an altercation they will call you Shaka Zulu, African booty scratcher, or any condescending name they are familiar with. The narrative is somewhat different now with Afrobeats being popular in America. African attires and fashion is becoming more contemporary. I went to Bloomingdale ones and saw a shirt from Marc Jocobs that was made from African print fabric selling for $350.00. Jolloff rice is now becoming more popular in different households in America. The internet and vlogers have exposed that Africans don't live on trees. And the fact that the richest black man alive is an African is also a huge plus. Africans! The Africans who are closed minded also have their issues. The closed minded ones feel that they are better than some African Americans. They see African Americans as being too rough, uncultured, violent, and hence not fit to mingle with. The rampant use of guns amongst African Americans is another huge deterrence why a lot of Africans stay away from African Americans. The paradigm is not universal. It differs based on country of origin. But the mix is slowly harmonizing with the advent of Afrobeats. More African Americans are discovering their ancestry and traveling to Africa to get acquainted with the land and people.
I am white British married to black Zimbabwean. We both served in the armed struggle against the white racist governments of Rhodesia and South Africa We have well-adjusted Coloured children and grandchildren. by the way, we always told our children that racists, regardless of colour are mentally challenged.
It's not a stereotype if people speak to having experienced that...don't dismiss other people's experiences just because you have had a different experience.... I have experienced racism in cape town..it exists..and I have also been around absolutely lovely white people in cape town...two truths can hold the same space...
Mhmm I understand your perspective, but it wasn't a dismission of anyone's experience. It was a dismission of the sterotype. The stereotype is that "all" African Americans in America do not like Africans. To continue with that sterotype furthers the divide of misunderstanding and prejudice amongst the two groups.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT I’m not hating but based facts African American feels more distanced to Africans then Americans. Most of them don’t hate but don’t regard themselves as Africans
1 many were already in america before the trade started and don’t want to erase that part of their identity. 2 when many were claiming africa they were told by Africans not to and disrespected to a point they will never call themselves african again, 3 u don’t speak to enough afro Americans to know the collective thought process. It’s rare to see it trending on social media. The ppl that GET IT don’t sit on social media all day Bc they are actual volunteers, mentors, and activist in the community. Their perspectives are not heard mainstream.
@@eric2916 Most African Americans feel connected to the culture of American because that is our culture. Most people feel closer to their own culture but, most African American do recognize and accept that our ancestry comes from Africa.
I am glad that you saw that the US definition of black is 'one drop'. In southern Africa, I would say that Coloureds are perceived as closer to white. I am a white man married to a black woman (with some coloured ancestry) and live in a black neighbourhood. Politically I am a Communist and Pan-Africanist. We have 3 grown children all doing well. Our son at school was often thought of as white, not because he looks white, but because his father is white and in paternalistic African society goes by the father. I grew up in and around Birmingham England where we grew up eating curry and listening to reggae. Note UB40. The Johannesburg area in paricular is VERY mixed.
The conversation about mixed race is very sensitive . I am a Ghanaian by birth and live in The U S . I was dating a black American and when there was a misunderstanding , she would say I am an American . To me she thought I was inferior to her , though we were dating . That was too bad and I ended the relationship .
My dad is also mixed,his dad is Portoguesse and mom black Mozambican.I didn't see him as different,only when I grew up when people asked me,is that coloured man your dad? I'm the only dark skinned in my family,but my kids look biracial,my Dad's genes are strong!love your channel from South Africa 🇿🇦they also refer to them as mulattos in Mozambique!
We live in the Netherlands and it was very sad to hear this woman’s experiences. So far my family has not experienced anything like this, but I can’t be sure it will never happen. I must say we live in a city that’s very diverse and I’m not sure what it’s like in the more rural areas. Things can be different there.
That's the difference with us Nigerians. Over here we are not overly hung up with or, bothered by skin tone/colour, as long as one of their parents is Nigerian and they identify as Nigerian, then they are Nigerian, even when they are of mixed race or, have just that one percent Nigerian in them 🇳🇬
Exactly we are not bothered about it. Like ppl being fat, having pimple or acne is not considered as a problem here. People freely walk around with it and treat it in their own time and space. We actually don't care about that well it's if u have time sha to dey talk nonsense to someone that's when you would see it. We no get time to dey waste on unnecessary things for Naija
In south africa, due to enforced segregation, mixed race people have their own culture and identity. Depending on the region, the culture is different and the "mix" is also different. On the East coast, coloureds spawn 4rm British and zulu or Portuguese and zulu and ther could even be Indian blood in the mix. In the western cape, it's a more diverse mix of people that created coloured people. It's dutch, French, British,Malaysian, Xhosa, khoisan, griqua. All these different ethnicities blended 2 create amongst the most beautiful people on the planet.
@@imaafrikaaner4669 le roux, de Villiers, roux, gouws, de klerk, Fourche, Jacob's, Joubert, cronje, blignaut, hugo, Jordaan, etc, all these surnames came with the French in 1688 and settled in Franschoek
I’m an African living in Ghana. I lived in the USA for 9 years. I had great relationships with my African American classmates and friends. I’ve since been back to Ghana but I still been relating with my AA friends. Peace & love
Ghana 🇬🇭 is a country we do not see colourism. we see everyone as human if you speak Ghanaians language you can be any color we don't care you will be highly loved by the locals.
I'm from Nigeria. And I have met full nigerians that look just like these 3 girls. If I saw them I'll think they are Nigerians. Africans come in all shades and looks.
My wife and I have 2 bi-racial (black + white) sons. They have AA, Haitian, and white friends. We're lucky to live in a liberal part of FL, so race never comes up, although we have told them to be careful when interacting with the police if they ever have an encounter (hope never).
I'm a native African I am not mixed or anything but I hate when I am reffed to as "black" to me it's offensive cause growing up we where taught that there is no actual person who is black (as in the exact color) and there is no person who is white. Sooo I think it really depends on where you are from but as an African call me excatly that nothing else
Mixed Race’ can be seen to a minority of people as a taboo, simply because the world puts people in boxes or categories such as Black, Asian or White. We hear about the struggles of singular races, but what about the struggles of the ‘mixed-race’? When you’re mixed, there’s often an insidious historical narrative that precedes you due to colonization or slavery, especially if you’re black and white and have fair skin. Me as a light skinned guy, a lot of my Nigerians friends use to call me "Oyinbo". Oyinbo is generally used to refer to a person of European descent, or every other people of any race considered light-skinned. But I'm black and am proud to be black, because black is beautiful and unique. Your identity is rarely consistent, especially if you travel, and because you don’t fit into one category, you will always be something else to the next person, depending on the environments, countries, and cultures you grace. You have to learn how to forget what others think, because most people still have to catch up and have a lot of exploring left to do, it’s important to be resilient and value no opinion about yourself but your own. The ones who hate you for your biracial and triracial glory are jerks. Make peace with yourself. What your, friends, peers, schoolmates, says about you may dictate who you are in society for a while, but ultimately you should only be concerned about who you are to you.
Obroni is not necessarily white, it’s a Ghanaian social construct, even dark skin African people raised in western countries are Obroni due to their western cultural upbringing.
This is such a good topic. I'm South African and in coloured"mixed race". However South African Blacks always say that I don't look coloured and even have gone as far as saying I don't look South African. I had ladies at work log a compliant that the company has employed an immigrant. So I definitely get want they are saying. It can be very frustrating. And now my daughter is experiencing the same cause her step dad is an Afrikaner White. We have a long way to go as society to be inclusive.
my mom is black. dark skinned black. my father is white. my brother looks mixed race. a light skin. I'm white. I'm Brazilian, and here it's our definition. it's more about the skin color.
When I tell people in America I am Coloured they always shocked, I do tell them that for the shock :) In South Africa there's different degrees to being mixed. First generation mixes are not considered Coloured as they are brought up by the culture of their parents, where as Coloured is a creole identity that came from apartheid and colonialism. There's also a part where you guys said you not mixed, most diasporans are seen as being mixed and you guys are no different.
Exactly. The situation is more complex and subtle in a way compared to the starkly obvious racism that developed in mostly white countries that were colonised like the USA and Australia.
Because 'race' is a nonsensical concept. That's why Africans have always identifed by their tribe/ethnic group, before Europeans arrived with toxic racial ideas.
I also recently discovered a Four Times Great Grandpa named "Johann Zoffany" that's the what he was known as anyway. On my Dad's side. He came from Frankfurt, Germany he was of Hungarian and Prussian decent. Nobody seems to have the same definition for what exactly Prussian means so I won't bother. But it's generally agreed that it basically German. Grandpa Johann was a Portrait Artist who was big in Royal Circles he was even made a Baron. The Kaiser at the time loved him as did the British Royals, he also painted Jane Austen. But he was definitely a character which got him into trouble sometimes. He was once asked to leave the Palace in Italy, for painting a contraceptive device in a Royal Portrait. I definitely have a creative, dramatic streak in me. My 5 sisters and 2 brothers definitely dance to the beat of their own drum 🥁. I seem to have my own rhythm section and now I understand why. One of my brothers has always been a natural born artist. No We're not Catholic. Mum had difficulties with Medication and Dad refused to do anything. Here comes a fourth comment.
Well I am an open person and have worked in several companies in USA and every encounter I have had with some workers especially African American has always not been pleasant they either will complain about your heavy accent as if is a crime to talk with an accent and give you that attitude that you not welcome so I agree with what the lady said she experienced in school. Am a grown person and is real, African American not all of them though but sometimes they don't treat Africans right. Hopefully the shallow minded ones will have an open mind once they travel outside America.
It is easier to be a mix race or biracial person in Southern African countries. I am a very light skin black woman from RSA. I got my color from my mom's grandma. People who don't know me think I'm coloured. They would speak to me in Afrikaans and that's the only time I remember that Iook different from my people. Other than that no one will tell a biracial person to choose side
I think the lady who said african and African American didn't talk at her school, was saying what her experience was. It happens more than we might want to believe. For the longest time BET awards will give African Music of the year award backstage. I mean literally backstage and not shown on TV. Just imagine how the African artists will feel.
I’m Ghanaian and if I saw any of those women I would think they were born and raised here until I hear their accent. Only the Japanese lady will give off that she’s not purely African easily.
I'm loving y'all channel. My granny was white and grandpa was Khoi . But in growing up in 🇿🇦, mom's identification card in those years has stated other coloured but was changed in 1994. We grew up coloured with alot of Khoi values.
I am from Angola 🇦🇴 mixed race family my mother is born from a mother of Portuguese Father and a Koisan mother. Koisan are Southern Africa's indigenous people with light skin we have bantu other parents we never discrimination each other bkoz we have black and lighter skin from our grand mothers children. I witness now bkoz of travelling that people racism themselves is shocking
In Africa, AmaXhosa particularly, a child belongs only to one side of the family... the father's side. They take the father's surname, the father's clan names, the father's customs and traditions unless they are a child of a unmarried woman of which then they belong to the mother's side until the father takes responsibility and pays damages for the child being concieved outside marriage. Our customs and traditions are spiritual guidelines of getting by and should they be neglected they come back to haunt the child and disrupt their progress. Unlike western cultures, when mothers leave... they leave behind the children because they need the father more! So if a child is mixed race, and the father is black then that child is black irregardless of what their mother's heritage is. It doesn't really matter... that's what i know.
Agree, it makes it simpler. You are what your father is. Imagine different tribes coming together and having children and the child has to learn about both tribes, never being rooted in one place. I think the fathers of these children should ground their children to their race and everyone must simply come to terms with it.
Kids can be very unintentionally cruel or at least unkind and unhelpful. But children can also be very accepting. It all comes down to how the grown ups and society around them act. I'll give an example. I have two cousins (maternal uncle's children). One of them is the same age as I am, so we're pretty close. It took me until an overheard conversation at 15, on some kind of family gathering for me realise we weren't blood related. The comment that did it? They were talking about the reunion of the children adopted out from the orphanage and about when that would happen. Mind you, this orphanage is in Taiwan. We're from Sweden. I turned to my cousin and asked her, confused; "you're adopted?" Because she had always and only been introduced as my cousin, same for her younger brother (no blood connection between them either) and I couldn't remember a time before them. Yes, base shade of the skin was different to their parents but my uncle and his wife both had dark brown hair and the kids both had black hair, so it checked out as similar enough in my head. They were just my cousins, regardless of the different facial features (very east Asian). They still are just my cousins. They're still Swedish because they were raised and grew up here. Their parents apparently included some bits of the biological culture so they could know it, but they consider themselves mainly Swedish as well.
In Kenya and maybe in entire Africa n a child is identify by dad's roots and tribe . When you are ask where are from he/she child should identify by dad's side.
Good perspective, it natural for people not to agree with each other even among the same race, it's really about similarities and culture not always because one is african and one is american or european.
So whats difficult to excersice is what you guys explained in the video. Growing up in the culture that you identify with from a young age. Im 45 years old and i only know what I've known my whole life.
I'm Nigerian, and I'm light skinned with full Nigerian parents, and I've been mistaken a lot for a foreigner. A few Nigerians I've met with assumed I'm from the US, Europe, or Asia when I'm neither of those, but i'm a full Nigerian. Also, I'm dating an Asian person online, which I don't know if it's considered dating. He's mentioned that if we have kids in the future, he doesn't care about the race they the person he dated is from now that I watched this video I'm glad I'm learning something.
I'm from Namibia in Africa and Baster which is the same as coloured or mixed race our tribe is more then 200 years old. We are mixed between dutch and khoi khoi mainly we are brown in complexion.
Black comes in all shades.I am a light skinned black Xhosa woman, my grandmama was also light skinned on my mothers side, my father is light skinned.But we don't have any white/ asian blood we black.I belive that God created ppl to be different for a reason.
I like that interacial marriages is perfect having cute Biracial kids is good to do interacial dating to end racism in this world I support interacial marriages
I won't advice any colour mixing, i married a white girl who use to call nigga and took my kid away from me; so in my own experience i think black should go their way and white should go way; no hatred involved, no hard feelings towards any colour but my experience has taught me to stay in my lane .
Parents who are of different races have to brace their babies for the world. Because people from all races will see a symbol of what they are biased/prejudiced against in your child. Parents have to brace themselves to fight for their children's rights. Bullying should not be tolerated no matter what form it comes from. Any relatives who tries to "divide" your child should be excommunicated. If my sister tells my child, "We don't do that here, but you're excused because you are WHITE/ASIAN..."? I am disowning that sister. We are so done. If you marry outside your race for love, defend the fruit of your love and don't let the world bruise your fruits or kick them like a ball among the cultures/races/ethnicities. It's not fair on your fruits. Mixed couples must do better.
Coming from a multiracial family, it is difficult to navigate social perceptions; when you are not viewed as black but not black enough or visit places that don't respect other races. I am proud of my African and British heritage, my family is black, white and inbetween.
Japan has its own issues of racism despite being one of the most ethnically homogeneous nations on the planet. Not just towards mixed races as in from another country, but even certain groups from the different islands who were traditionally marginalised. Genetically they're basically full-Japanese, but due to the historic separation and different climates, are considered "half-Japanese". Those considered "half-Japanese" often have a harder time than non-Japanese people living in Japan. Every single person I met in Japan on my two visits was friendly and tried their best to help, and they are happy and excited if you try speaking Japanese and learning about their culture. They like sharing their culture with foreigners because they're proud of it.
Very true. Humans are humans. We don't need someone to have a different appearance to marginalise an entire group or people. It can be something less immediately visible, like way of thinking or living or acting. History all over the world has told us that for millennia. We're working on it, but it'll take a lot of time.
My Paternal Grandma was a Sociopath who although a terrible person had a great Mezzo-soprano (Alto) singing voice. I inherited that from her. Apart from Grandpa Johann Zoffany and his partner Grandpa Mary Thomas whom had to pretend to be his wife. Divorce back then took an act of parliament and it would have been a huge scandal. Grandma Mary was English. The rest of Dad's side was mainly Irish Decent Scot. Unfortunately Dad had a violent temper and an out of control stubborn streak. He was abusive and impossible to live with. So Mum and I left Him when I was 13. I was lucky enough to find a really good Father Figure in My Mum's Sister's Husband. I loved him like a Dad, he was one of the Sweetest, Kindest Gentleman you'd ever meet. Unfortunately I inherited Dad's temper and stubborn streak. But I've learnt to control both. I'm a Firery Passionate Lady who's Stubbornly Loyal, loving her family and friends unconditionally. Once I make Friends with someone they've got one for life. Here comes a fifth one.
@1:23, I literally turned my volume up to the same level 😂. Anyway...Trevor Noah talks about this in one of his performances. He's classified as coloured, he calls himself mixed race, the area he grew up in sees him as white. The he explains what the first lady said. You can call yourself black, but if you said you're white, then people be like 😱. He further explains that, since his dad is white, and his mom is black, why can't he wake up and decide today I'm black, or today I'm white, so that he "honors" both his parents.
Usually in our family we hide the mixed parents, grandparents. usually we just say the kids are handsome or pretty if they are girls. but we do get some people paying too much attention but we just dismiss them. 😂😂 you don't owe anyone any explanation about who you are.
I'm from the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. On paper we are a part of Africa. We, ourselves as a country of 100,000 people, we're all mixed. Africans from the mainland, do not consider us as Africans. Because the majority of us, lost all track of our ancestry due to the east/west african slave trade.
Pretty much sounds like y'all got the same as us. I found it annoying that some American bloggers would travel to countries and just label people without knowing the complexity and the identity politics of certain spaces.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT The Islands off Africa is very interesting feels kinda like the Caribbean. Most people are mixed, i got a document I think it's early 1900's, my neighbour married a guy from Madagascar and I scanned their marriage certificate. The certificate states husband as Creole and my neighbour as Coloured.
Where I'm from I'm coloured. Meaning not black nor white I guess. Or browning. I'm mixed btw if I said that Im black they'd be like 👀 but I lean more to the black side
Some of what this comes down to is culture and color, or culture and ethnicity. People will view us according to our percieved ethnicity. We will view the world through the lens of our culture. This can create issues when the two are not percieved to be the same, ie black cannot be Dutch, or light skinned cannot be African. I met a white skinned girl once. She was genetically scotch american. Her parents were missionaries in Nigeria and she grew up in the Bajju tribe. Her Nigerian passport listed her ethnicity as Bajju, despite her red hair and white skin. TCK's can have some of the same problems that mixed race people can have. A good book, btw, is "Just Don't Marry One" written by a biracial couple.
Over here in Ghana wen someone is light skinned whether you are a foreigner or a Ghanaian …we call them “obroni “ which translates as “white person” so it’s 99% of the time it’s just your skin color and it doesn’t matter were your coming from. So for us it’s not deep ❤❤❤
My other set of those Four Times Great Grandparents were the British Explorer John Oxley and his Convict Girlfriend named CharlotteThorpe. He would have been in serious legal trouble over her these days. He was a Naval Officer who was put in control of Grandma Charlotte and by the time they reached Australia my distant Great Aunty was on her way. Both of my Four Times Grandmas would have had a hard time they were both pregnant aboard ships. Can you imagine being Morning Sick on a ship. I inherited Grandpa John's nose, good thing it's not bad looking, we're not exactly lining up for Nose Jobs. My jawline comes from that side of my family too.That side just kept marring English or people of English Decent until my Grandma fron Finland. Due to the damage my father caused I have Self-image and Self-esteem Issues, so I'm definitely not vain. But boys started Checking Me Out when I was 7 and I had my first Boyfriend at 9. 6 months before I started High School I moved from Brisbane to The Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland. Boys really started chasing me then. In the 90's High School started with grade 8 in this state, I was held back a year. I mentioned that Aussies Check Out people as a compliment, that did wonders for My Self-image. A girl I went to High School with who did Modelling told Me I had the face for it. She graduated with a contract from the same Modelling Agency as Naomi Campbell.
I feel like you are what ever you want to be at any particular time because it’s within you , so you bring it out when it’s needed. So if your blackness shows and your whiteness shows even at the same time one just needs to grab at that side of you and vibe with it. Just remember to be yourself and let others figure out their feelings with you! Not your problem!
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I would have to send a video for you to review?
I grew up (and still live) in one off the biggest multicultural regions of Belgium. Still surprised when I see that the color of your skin even is a subject of conversation or, even worse : the main reason to judge a person. Unfortunately also here are some people like that but they live in complete other regions, thank God...
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@@veemotaung1060 Ke a leboga.
Ghanaians are generally nice to foreigners whether black,mixed,white or Asian. Luv ❤️ from Ghana 🇬🇭
If you show us love we reciprocate and we're also not shy to show love ..
@@benbewa in your warped mind
@@benbewa,
Lying idiot!
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Yes, indeed!
In families in Africa light skinned people are also born in pure black families but not mixed.
Some may have a white background in their family lineage
That's called albino
@@krazyjnva2up2down55 Not Albino. I have light skinned aunties and uncles even though my grand parents are both black(dark skinned)
@@philipvic9709 Two things. What's your definition of lightskin? (mines is Alicia Keys). Also you need to look further up on your family tree instead of your grand parents. That should probably clear your confusion
@@MarcJackson-yp5wxwe don't know since most of our clans had to migrate to where we live now am so light skinned to the extent I might not look Ugandan to any foreigner in my country yet am 100% black
Maybe number of years back some of us might have had white in our lineage that our great grands also didn't know about
Being black comes in different shades. I have a friend who is very very very light but she is 100% Ghanaian!
what dark and light got to do with it black is black no matter the shade
In South Africa we got millions of people who look like these ladies... you find them in Zulu, Ndebele, Xhosa, Venda, Coloured (Mixed race), Swati, Twana and Sotho cultures... we got all shades of black skin tones over here and throughout Africa!!!
Come on! There is skin tone and racial hierarchy in South Africa. It is everywhere
When you come to the coastal regions of Ghana , there are so many mixed people . I'm from the central region and my Grandma's dad was a mixed race "Wilson" but I'm very dark skinned but my Iris are quite different .
@@frankbediako1372 not amongst my people, the Zulus. Dark skinned girls are equally valued traditionally. They are called indoni yamanzi. Light skinned women used to be called ithanga lasebusika, which was not amcomplimeAT ALL.
These young ladies looks just like typical sisters in America
👏👏well said
Minute 15:30, you are on point there. Nelson Mandela once said: No one is born hating another. If people can be thought to hate, they can be thought to love.
In South Africa we have a bit of a different situation. We we classified by the Apartheid regime and lumped together but there are 3 specific different groups.
1 There were slaves brought to the Cape Colony from Indonesia, Malaysia and other parts of South East Asia. They were classified as Cape Malay coloured
2 There are ethnic groups who arent dark skinned and where called coloureds
3 Then there is the children of black and white parents who are not very dark skinned. Trevor Noah is an example of this.
Now we might look similar in skin tone, but there is a culturally difference between the groups
This is the first time I read someone explain it properly the conundrum that is South Africa classified coloured! 👌🏽
The colonixer always doing his evil work
Thanks for explaining that. I didn’t know that there are different kinds of coloured people there.
Are the ethnic groups the khoiSan people!?!?
@@sihledineka5236 they probably the only real native along with griqua and nama people
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Growing up as a Nigerian in Nigeria i never felt any insecurities about my skin or anything i didn't even know such thing existed...now i feel grateful growing up
I can't imagine being discriminated
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You are what you are and more
Mixed race Ghanaians are treated better than unmixed Ghanaians
Good afternoon, I love wathchig your reactions and learning with you. I'm a nigerian raised in Spain. And here "mulato or mulata" is not considered a negative word. I didn't know that it had a negative connotation in the US.
Hi! Thanks for being apart of our family! I believe the term originated in Spain, so that could be the reason it isn't seen as a derogatory word. Here, it dates back to slavery and who the first mulattos in the U.S. were: the children of plantation owners and the enslaved Africans. The term was used as a racial slur.
every little or Big word is “negative “ in the U. S. ‼️ it’s so annoying!!! if they called it “soap dish” that would be Derogatory! It’s SOOOOOO annoying
My mom is South African🇿🇦 my dad is Namibia 🇳🇦 .Love and blessings from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦
I am from Zimbabwe and I am of mixed race. Here I am known as coloured, this is not derogatory to us it is just who we are. We are not black or white we just something different. I am glad that I was born in southern Africa as there has never been confusion of whom I am. Being coloured just means we are a mix of two different cultures and have grown up being part of both of them. Being coloured I grew up with other coloureds, gone to school with other coloureds and have never had any issues about my race. I am not sure if I am being clear about this.......but basically I know I am not black or white I am coloured and everyone around me knows exactly who I am so there is no issue
Jennie, to me if a word is not perceived as correct globally then its plain Ole remnant of racism .
You from h or blues
In Africa we are more accepting of mixed-race people than other races. Almost always other races' families reject them - very few exceptions
@@Dead553 hi, I was born in Bulawayo but I live in H
You see cause ndozvauri no need to complicate it❤️
I’m mixed from the United States. Black mom white dad. Just like you guys do in all your videos, you expounded in this topic in a very thoughtful and accurate frame of reference in my opinion. Having grown up in the north as well as the south, and traveled outside of the us, I understand their sentiments on many topics. When you are mixed, it is difficult to pick a side, and you try not to, but ultimately you gravitate to what your comfortable with. For me, that was my moms family because I saw my white family like once a year.
So in school growing up, I had friends of all races but most comfortable around my black friends, even if I’m super light skinned.
In my experience most people in the United States are used to the melting pot of cultures and ethnicities and backgrounds and typically understand when someone is mixed. Now how the topic is brought up case by case depending on who you run into. I could have had a lot worse, but I got a lot of “ what are you” “you look white but you don’t look white” then touching my hair “oh you have white hair today” when it’s straight from the white kids versus my naturally curly hair being demeaned. In high school, I had a boy tell me he’d try to date me if I wasn’t half black.
When I was in school, on standardized tests you have to pick a race because they don’t let you select more than one, and other isn’t always a choice. When this happened like it did every year, a teacher told me if I’m even 1/16th black im just black. The black kids and other minority kids pretty much knew I was mixed and it was never a big deal.
Being mixed, You want to learn all you can about where you came from on all sides but you also don’t want to offend those who are just that culture, especially when knowing that when they some look at you in certain places of the world, you aren’t always seen as an included entity of that culture. Thank you guys for having such a platform that spreads inclusivity awareness and joy through your channel!
Whoo! You touched on a lot. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and we're glad you find value in our channel. We will continue sharing these hard conversations because they are needed.🤎
I am Native American and white, my wife is afro Latina from Honduras. We have three two boys and a girl and they all look different. My youngest is white white, my daughter looks Hispanic, color and features, my oldest boy looks more black except he has straight hair. It has never been an issue, we live in a rural area and have never had an issue with racism. Their only issue is which box to tick at school. A teacher asked my daughter how she identified and she said I'm Charlotte.
❤❤ My great grandmother is from Honduras. Do you live in the U.S.?
I love that she identified as her name!! ❤❤❤❤
What is afro Latina? A Latina with a afro? How can someone look Hispanic? Hispanic has nothing to do with race or phenotype. Neither Franco, Luso, or Italiano either
@@krazyjnva2up2down55 A Afro-Latino is use to specify a latino individual who has a majorly African ancestry. Though i don't think Latinos themselves use this term, they all usually just go i'm latino, or latina; maybe it's because a lot of people from Latin America are either a little bit mixed or very mixed.
@@derekmiles767 exactly. It's not a term at all. Being LATINO/Criollo/Creole has absolutely nothing to do with race. That's why they only say Latino. Afro Latino is some made up black american Anglo saxon nonsense
I'm a mix race person I was born in Angola I grow up in Europe in Europe mix race is considered as a black person but in Africa we are call Mulato and is not a bad word and Im very proud to be call as Mulato, because in Africa black people don't consider was as a black.
I just subscribed to your channel not too long ago and I am really enjoying your content. You address topics that I don’t see everywhere else. Keep up the good work. ❤️👍🏽
Welcome to the family!
It is true that some African Americans do see a difference in them from Africans. I live in New York. I have lived here for 25 yeras. I went to university and graduate school here. I can tell you first hand that African Americans have a demarcation between them and Africans. The mix is like pouring water into oil an you see the coagulation, little solid bubbles that looks like air bubbles. Americans till this day always try to undermine Africans. They are quick to point out that you "are not from here". Indirectly telling you that your blackness isn't authentic or genuine here in America. I have on numerous occasions told a lot of African Americans during conversations that I am a black man living in New York city. And yes, in an altercation they will call you Shaka Zulu, African booty scratcher, or any condescending name they are familiar with. The narrative is somewhat different now with Afrobeats being popular in America. African attires and fashion is becoming more contemporary. I went to Bloomingdale ones and saw a shirt from Marc Jocobs that was made from African print fabric selling for $350.00. Jolloff rice is now becoming more popular in different households in America. The internet and vlogers have exposed that Africans don't live on trees. And the fact that the richest black man alive is an African is also a huge plus.
Africans! The Africans who are closed minded also have their issues. The closed minded ones feel that they are better than some African Americans. They see African Americans as being too rough, uncultured, violent, and hence not fit to mingle with. The rampant use of guns amongst African Americans is another huge deterrence why a lot of Africans stay away from African Americans. The paradigm is not universal. It differs based on country of origin. But the mix is slowly harmonizing with the advent of Afrobeats. More African Americans are discovering their ancestry and traveling to Africa to get acquainted with the land and people.
Nice view
I am white British married to black Zimbabwean. We both served in the armed struggle against the white racist governments of Rhodesia and South Africa We have well-adjusted Coloured children and grandchildren. by the way, we always told our children that racists, regardless of colour are mentally challenged.
It's not a stereotype if people speak to having experienced that...don't dismiss other people's experiences just because you have had a different experience.... I have experienced racism in cape town..it exists..and I have also been around absolutely lovely white people in cape town...two truths can hold the same space...
Mhmm I understand your perspective, but it wasn't a dismission of anyone's experience. It was a dismission of the sterotype. The stereotype is that "all" African Americans in America do not like Africans. To continue with that sterotype furthers the divide of misunderstanding and prejudice amongst the two groups.
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@@TheDemouchetsREACT I’m not hating but based facts African American feels more distanced to Africans then Americans. Most of them don’t hate but don’t regard themselves as Africans
1 many were already in america before the trade started and don’t want to erase that part of their identity. 2 when many were claiming africa they were told by Africans not to and disrespected to a point they will never call themselves african again, 3 u don’t speak to enough afro Americans to know the collective thought process. It’s rare to see it trending on social media. The ppl that GET IT don’t sit on social media all day Bc they are actual volunteers, mentors, and activist in the community. Their perspectives are not heard mainstream.
@@eric2916 Most African Americans feel connected to the culture of American because that is our culture. Most people feel closer to their own culture but, most African American do recognize and accept that our ancestry comes from Africa.
I am glad that you saw that the US definition of black is 'one drop'. In southern Africa, I would say that Coloureds are perceived as closer to white. I am a white man married to a black woman (with some coloured ancestry) and live in a black neighbourhood. Politically I am a Communist and Pan-Africanist. We have 3 grown children all doing well. Our son at school was often thought of as white, not because he looks white, but because his father is white and in paternalistic African society goes by the father. I grew up in and around Birmingham England where we grew up eating curry and listening to reggae. Note UB40. The Johannesburg area in paricular is VERY mixed.
The conversation about mixed race is very sensitive . I am a Ghanaian by birth and live in The U S . I was dating a black American and when there was a misunderstanding , she would say I am an American . To me she thought I was inferior to her , though we were dating . That was too bad and I ended the relationship .
The Demouchets, I looooooove your channel. I promise you guys, you're going places. Roger that.
My dad is also mixed,his dad is Portoguesse and mom black Mozambican.I didn't see him as different,only when I grew up when people asked me,is that coloured man your dad? I'm the only dark skinned in my family,but my kids look biracial,my Dad's genes are strong!love your channel from South Africa 🇿🇦they also refer to them as mulattos in Mozambique!
We live in the Netherlands and it was very sad to hear this woman’s experiences. So far my family has not experienced anything like this, but I can’t be sure it will never happen. I must say we live in a city that’s very diverse and I’m not sure what it’s like in the more rural areas. Things can be different there.
Know all those three ladies. Definitely check their videos if you want to see more of Ghana .
That's the difference with us Nigerians. Over here we are not overly hung up with or, bothered by skin tone/colour, as long as one of their parents is Nigerian and they identify as Nigerian, then they are Nigerian, even when they are of mixed race or, have just that one percent Nigerian in them 🇳🇬
Exactly we are not bothered about it. Like ppl being fat, having pimple or acne is not considered as a problem here. People freely walk around with it and treat it in their own time and space. We actually don't care about that well it's if u have time sha to dey talk nonsense to someone that's when you would see it. We no get time to dey waste on unnecessary things for Naija
Sensitive topic right here. Respect for each other is key. Thank you for putting this out here.
just discovered your channel 2 days ago...only watched two videos so far but I really like you guys' takes.
Enjoyed this video ………….with love from Ghana
Much love!
In south africa, due to enforced segregation, mixed race people have their own culture and identity. Depending on the region, the culture is different and the "mix" is also different. On the East coast, coloureds spawn 4rm British and zulu or Portuguese and zulu and ther could even be Indian blood in the mix. In the western cape, it's a more diverse mix of people that created coloured people. It's dutch, French, British,Malaysian, Xhosa, khoisan, griqua. All these different ethnicities blended 2 create amongst the most beautiful people on the planet.
Where are we mixed with French that's new 💀
@@imaafrikaaner4669 le roux, de Villiers, roux, gouws, de klerk, Fourche, Jacob's, Joubert, cronje, blignaut, hugo, Jordaan, etc, all these surnames came with the French in 1688 and settled in Franschoek
@@lincolnhargreaves28 griqua are a type coloured bruh. I'm griqua 💀
I’m an African living in Ghana. I lived in the USA for 9 years. I had great relationships with my African American classmates and friends. I’ve since been back to Ghana but I still been relating with my AA friends. Peace & love
Ghana 🇬🇭 is a country we do not see colourism. we see everyone as human if you speak Ghanaians language you can be any color we don't care you will be highly loved by the locals.
i am very familiar with All 3 of the ladies and Wode Maya!! they are great vloggers ESPECIALLY ANNA! she’s the bomb 👍🏾❤🇬🇭🇬🇭
In South Africa we called mixed race ppl ( coloureds) and it's no derogatory, it's what they are Bcs they are not black or white either.
Mulatto is not colourd
Your wife looks like one Ghanaian Journalist /News anchor Afia Amankwaa Tamakloe
I see a resemblance. 😊
You’ve seen her ?
I see the resemblance
I searched on Google.
They look exactly alike ☺
I'm from Nigeria. And I have met full nigerians that look just like these 3 girls. If I saw them I'll think they are Nigerians. Africans come in all shades and looks.
Honestly it really depends on the country for example in nigeria people mostly identify with the ethnic of the father regardless how they look.
My wife and I have 2 bi-racial (black + white) sons. They have AA, Haitian, and white friends. We're lucky to live in a liberal part of FL, so race never comes up, although we have told them to be careful when interacting with the police if they ever have an encounter (hope never).
In US?? Obama may beg to differ.
I'm a native African I am not mixed or anything but I hate when I am reffed to as "black" to me it's offensive cause growing up we where taught that there is no actual person who is black (as in the exact color) and there is no person who is white. Sooo I think it really depends on where you are from but as an African call me excatly that nothing else
Mixed Race’ can be seen to a minority of people as a taboo, simply because the world puts people in boxes or categories such as Black, Asian or White. We hear about the struggles of singular races, but what about the struggles of the ‘mixed-race’?
When you’re mixed, there’s often an insidious historical narrative that precedes you due to colonization or slavery, especially if you’re black and white and have fair skin.
Me as a light skinned guy, a lot of my Nigerians friends use to call me "Oyinbo". Oyinbo is generally used to refer to a person of European descent, or every other people of any race considered light-skinned. But I'm black and am proud to be black, because black is beautiful and unique.
Your identity is rarely consistent, especially if you travel, and because you don’t fit into one category, you will always be something else to the next person, depending on the environments, countries, and cultures you grace.
You have to learn how to forget what others think, because most people still have to catch up and have a lot of exploring left to do, it’s important to be resilient and value no opinion about yourself but your own. The ones who hate you for your biracial and triracial glory are jerks.
Make peace with yourself. What your, friends, peers, schoolmates, says about you may dictate who you are in society for a while, but ultimately you should only be concerned about who you are to you.
Obroni is not necessarily white, it’s a Ghanaian social construct, even dark skin African people raised in western countries are Obroni due to their western cultural upbringing.
This is such a good topic. I'm South African and in coloured"mixed race". However South African Blacks always say that I don't look coloured and even have gone as far as saying I don't look South African. I had ladies at work log a compliant that the company has employed an immigrant. So I definitely get want they are saying. It can be very frustrating. And now my daughter is experiencing the same cause her step dad is an Afrikaner White. We have a long way to go as society to be inclusive.
my mom is black. dark skinned black. my father is white.
my brother looks mixed race. a light skin.
I'm white.
I'm Brazilian, and here it's our definition. it's more about the skin color.
When I tell people in America I am Coloured they always shocked, I do tell them that for the shock :) In South Africa there's different degrees to being mixed. First generation mixes are not considered Coloured as they are brought up by the culture of their parents, where as Coloured is a creole identity that came from apartheid and colonialism. There's also a part where you guys said you not mixed, most diasporans are seen as being mixed and you guys are no different.
Exactly. The situation is more complex and subtle in a way compared to the starkly obvious racism that developed in mostly white countries that were colonised like the USA and Australia.
Like zendaya type person isn't seen as coloured vs youngsta cpt whose cape malay is seen as coloured most non coloureds don't understand that
Because 'race' is a nonsensical concept. That's why Africans have always identifed by their tribe/ethnic group, before Europeans arrived with toxic racial ideas.
I also recently discovered a Four Times Great Grandpa named "Johann Zoffany" that's the what he was known as anyway. On my Dad's side. He came from Frankfurt, Germany he was of Hungarian and Prussian decent. Nobody seems to have the same definition for what exactly Prussian means so I won't bother. But it's generally agreed that it basically German. Grandpa Johann was a Portrait Artist who was big in Royal Circles he was even made a Baron. The Kaiser at the time loved him as did the British Royals, he also painted Jane Austen. But he was definitely a character which got him into trouble sometimes. He was once asked to leave the Palace in Italy, for painting a contraceptive device in a Royal Portrait. I definitely have a creative, dramatic streak in me. My 5 sisters and 2 brothers definitely dance to the beat of their own drum 🥁. I seem to have my own rhythm section and now I understand why. One of my brothers has always been a natural born artist. No We're not Catholic. Mum had difficulties with Medication and Dad refused to do anything. Here comes a fourth comment.
Well I am an open person and have worked in several companies in USA and every encounter I have had with some workers especially African American has always not been pleasant they either will complain about your heavy accent as if is a crime to talk with an accent and give you that attitude that you not welcome so I agree with what the lady said she experienced in school. Am a grown person and is real, African American not all of them though but sometimes they don't treat Africans right. Hopefully the shallow minded ones will have an open mind once they travel outside America.
It is easier to be a mix race or biracial person in Southern African countries.
I am a very light skin black woman from RSA. I got my color from my mom's grandma. People who don't know me think I'm coloured. They would speak to me in Afrikaans and that's the only time I remember that Iook different from my people.
Other than that no one will tell a biracial person to choose side
This is my experience too.
I think the lady who said african and African American didn't talk at her school, was saying what her experience was. It happens more than we might want to believe.
For the longest time BET awards will give African Music of the year award backstage. I mean literally backstage and not shown on TV. Just imagine how the African artists will feel.
One of the most logical, honest, respectful UA-camrs. I wonder where you got your values from.
🤎🤎 Thank you, brother! Our values come from our many life experiences and lessons.
I’m Ghanaian and if I saw any of those women I would think they were born and raised here until I hear their accent.
Only the Japanese lady will give off that she’s not purely African easily.
I think in general a lot of African countries deal with a lot of colourism
So is the US
I'm loving y'all channel. My granny was white and grandpa was Khoi . But in growing up in 🇿🇦, mom's identification card in those years has stated other coloured but was changed in 1994. We grew up coloured with alot of Khoi values.
I am from Angola 🇦🇴 mixed race family my mother is born from a mother of Portuguese Father and a Koisan mother. Koisan are Southern Africa's indigenous people with light skin we have bantu other parents we never discrimination each other bkoz we have black and lighter skin from our grand mothers children. I witness now bkoz of travelling that people racism themselves is shocking
In Africa, AmaXhosa particularly, a child belongs only to one side of the family... the father's side. They take the father's surname, the father's clan names, the father's customs and traditions unless they are a child of a unmarried woman of which then they belong to the mother's side until the father takes responsibility and pays damages for the child being concieved outside marriage. Our customs and traditions are spiritual guidelines of getting by and should they be neglected they come back to haunt the child and disrupt their progress. Unlike western cultures, when mothers leave... they leave behind the children because they need the father more! So if a child is mixed race, and the father is black then that child is black irregardless of what their mother's heritage is. It doesn't really matter... that's what i know.
Agree, it makes it simpler. You are what your father is.
Imagine different tribes coming together and having children and the child has to learn about both tribes, never being rooted in one place.
I think the fathers of these children should ground their children to their race and everyone must simply come to terms with it.
Kids can be very unintentionally cruel or at least unkind and unhelpful. But children can also be very accepting. It all comes down to how the grown ups and society around them act. I'll give an example.
I have two cousins (maternal uncle's children). One of them is the same age as I am, so we're pretty close. It took me until an overheard conversation at 15, on some kind of family gathering for me realise we weren't blood related. The comment that did it? They were talking about the reunion of the children adopted out from the orphanage and about when that would happen. Mind you, this orphanage is in Taiwan. We're from Sweden. I turned to my cousin and asked her, confused; "you're adopted?" Because she had always and only been introduced as my cousin, same for her younger brother (no blood connection between them either) and I couldn't remember a time before them. Yes, base shade of the skin was different to their parents but my uncle and his wife both had dark brown hair and the kids both had black hair, so it checked out as similar enough in my head. They were just my cousins, regardless of the different facial features (very east Asian). They still are just my cousins. They're still Swedish because they were raised and grew up here. Their parents apparently included some bits of the biological culture so they could know it, but they consider themselves mainly Swedish as well.
My favorite youtubers. Shoutouts to my Ghanian UA-camrs. Wode Maya is funny.
"Born a Crime" - The Travor Noah Storie. Kindly get the book or check out his videos online...international comedian born in South Africa
There are good people and people everywhere.
Great topic. Wode Maya and the three ladies are all popular UA-camrs now.
It's great to see how far they have come!
In Kenya and maybe in entire Africa n a child is identify by dad's roots and tribe .
When you are ask where are from he/she child should identify by dad's side.
@TheDemouchetsREACT look up St Pete Parade in the Netherlands, which is what this young lady experienced as a child.
Hey I love you guys from Ethiopia💚💛❤
Good perspective, it natural for people not to agree with each other even among the same race, it's really about similarities and culture not always because one is african and one is american or european.
So whats difficult to excersice is what you guys explained in the video. Growing up in the culture that you identify with from a young age. Im 45 years old and i only know what I've known my whole life.
I'm Nigerian, and I'm light skinned with full Nigerian parents, and I've been mistaken a lot for a foreigner. A few Nigerians I've met with assumed I'm from the US, Europe, or Asia when I'm neither of those, but i'm a full Nigerian.
Also, I'm dating an Asian person online, which I don't know if it's considered dating. He's mentioned that if we have kids in the future, he doesn't care about the race they the person he dated is from now that I watched this video I'm glad I'm learning something.
Hi, please react to South African High School War-cries... You would enjoy the energy of these young men
You guys are good and I'm sure your kids will have a good upbringing. I love your
I'm from Namibia in Africa and Baster which is the same as coloured or mixed race our tribe is more then 200 years old. We are mixed between dutch and khoi khoi mainly we are brown in complexion.
Oh, you guys in in Texas, which city? I lived for a short while in Houston (on Bissonnet and Fondren ).
Black comes in all shades.I am a light skinned black Xhosa woman, my grandmama was also light skinned on my mothers side, my father is light skinned.But we don't have any white/ asian blood we black.I belive that God created ppl to be different for a reason.
I recommended the family channel on some of your videos.
I like that interacial marriages is perfect having cute Biracial kids is good to do interacial dating to end racism in this world I support interacial marriages
I like your channel from Somalia 🤝🇸🇴
Much love!
I won't advice any colour mixing, i married a white girl who use to call nigga and took my kid away from me; so in my own experience i think black should go their way and white should go way; no hatred involved, no hard feelings towards any colour but my experience has taught me to stay in my lane .
Sorry for your bad experience. I am a white man married to the same black woman for 34 years, we have 3 children and 10 grandchildren.
Only in the USA they call mixed ppl blk.
In Africa if u mixed wit yt u r yt.
Not in South Africa 😂. If you're mixed with white, you'd colored period
@@pmambongwe8640 yea SA is different
@@pmambongwe8640 not if mixed with white. If mixed in general every coloured doesn't have white ancestry that's a stereotype
@@selemon1184 no we mixed khwe and south east asians slaves not everyones mixed with white
@@pmambongwe8640No. My mixed child is just mixed. Not colourd coz colourd is a different story. Mulatto is mulatto
U both are so sweet i love when your wife said people paid for this skin
Parents who are of different races have to brace their babies for the world. Because people from all races will see a symbol of what they are biased/prejudiced against in your child.
Parents have to brace themselves to fight for their children's rights. Bullying should not be tolerated no matter what form it comes from.
Any relatives who tries to "divide" your child should be excommunicated.
If my sister tells my child, "We don't do that here, but you're excused because you are WHITE/ASIAN..."? I am disowning that sister. We are so done.
If you marry outside your race for love, defend the fruit of your love and don't let the world bruise your fruits or kick them like a ball among the cultures/races/ethnicities.
It's not fair on your fruits. Mixed couples must do better.
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Coming from a multiracial family, it is difficult to navigate social perceptions; when you are not viewed as black but not black enough or visit places that don't respect other races. I am proud of my African and British heritage, my family is black, white and inbetween.
Japan has its own issues of racism despite being one of the most ethnically homogeneous nations on the planet. Not just towards mixed races as in from another country, but even certain groups from the different islands who were traditionally marginalised. Genetically they're basically full-Japanese, but due to the historic separation and different climates, are considered "half-Japanese".
Those considered "half-Japanese" often have a harder time than non-Japanese people living in Japan. Every single person I met in Japan on my two visits was friendly and tried their best to help, and they are happy and excited if you try speaking Japanese and learning about their culture. They like sharing their culture with foreigners because they're proud of it.
Very true. Humans are humans. We don't need someone to have a different appearance to marginalise an entire group or people. It can be something less immediately visible, like way of thinking or living or acting. History all over the world has told us that for millennia. We're working on it, but it'll take a lot of time.
11:34 The lady's face at that comment.lol. I heard about that ridiculous so called Christmas custom in Netherlands. that's terrible
it seems very funny to us that in the USA Mariah Carey is black!
My Paternal Grandma was a Sociopath who although a terrible person had a great Mezzo-soprano (Alto) singing voice. I inherited that from her. Apart from Grandpa Johann Zoffany and his partner Grandpa Mary Thomas whom had to pretend to be his wife. Divorce back then took an act of parliament and it would have been a huge scandal. Grandma Mary was English. The rest of Dad's side was mainly Irish Decent Scot. Unfortunately Dad had a violent temper and an out of control stubborn streak. He was abusive and impossible to live with. So Mum and I left Him when I was 13. I was lucky enough to find a really good Father Figure in My Mum's Sister's Husband. I loved him like a Dad, he was one of the Sweetest, Kindest Gentleman you'd ever meet. Unfortunately I inherited Dad's temper and stubborn streak. But I've learnt to control both. I'm a Firery Passionate Lady who's Stubbornly Loyal, loving her family and friends unconditionally. Once I make Friends with someone they've got one for life. Here comes a fifth one.
Dont worry in Ghana any light skin called Obroni,red,or white is just kind of respect showing they love u.Dont worry
@1:23, I literally turned my volume up to the same level 😂. Anyway...Trevor Noah talks about this in one of his performances. He's classified as coloured, he calls himself mixed race, the area he grew up in sees him as white. The he explains what the first lady said. You can call yourself black, but if you said you're white, then people be like 😱. He further explains that, since his dad is white, and his mom is black, why can't he wake up and decide today I'm black, or today I'm white, so that he "honors" both his parents.
Usually in our family we hide the mixed parents, grandparents. usually we just say the kids are handsome or pretty if they are girls. but we do get some people paying too much attention but we just dismiss them. 😂😂 you don't owe anyone any explanation about who you are.
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I'm from the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. On paper we are a part of Africa. We, ourselves as a country of 100,000 people, we're all mixed. Africans from the mainland, do not consider us as Africans. Because the majority of us, lost all track of our ancestry due to the east/west african slave trade.
Pretty much sounds like y'all got the same as us. I found it annoying that some American bloggers would travel to countries and just label people without knowing the complexity and the identity politics of certain spaces.
Arnold Victor, i don't think that holds true to all Africans.
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@@TheDemouchetsREACT The Islands off Africa is very interesting feels kinda like the Caribbean. Most people are mixed, i got a document I think it's early 1900's, my neighbour married a guy from Madagascar and I scanned their marriage certificate. The certificate states husband as Creole and my neighbour as Coloured.
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Imma be honest, I've been to Ghana a whole lot and as a light skin, I've never been made to feel different.
Where I'm from I'm coloured. Meaning not black nor white I guess. Or browning.
I'm mixed btw if I said that Im black they'd be like 👀 but I lean more to the black side
Communication is better to understand one another.
Some of what this comes down to is culture and color, or culture and ethnicity. People will view us according to our percieved ethnicity. We will view the world through the lens of our culture. This can create issues when the two are not percieved to be the same, ie black cannot be Dutch, or light skinned cannot be African. I met a white skinned girl once. She was genetically scotch american. Her parents were missionaries in Nigeria and she grew up in the Bajju tribe. Her Nigerian passport listed her ethnicity as Bajju, despite her red hair and white skin. TCK's can have some of the same problems that mixed race people can have. A good book, btw, is "Just Don't Marry One" written by a biracial couple.
Nigeria welcome all, no racist here.
Nonsense and which African country doesn’t welcome because of racism?
Over here in Ghana wen someone is light skinned whether you are a foreigner or a Ghanaian …we call them “obroni “ which translates as “white person” so it’s 99% of the time it’s just your skin color and it doesn’t matter were your coming from. So for us it’s not deep ❤❤❤
My other set of those Four Times Great Grandparents were the British Explorer John Oxley and his Convict Girlfriend named CharlotteThorpe. He would have been in serious legal trouble over her these days. He was a Naval Officer who was put in control of Grandma Charlotte and by the time they reached Australia my distant Great Aunty was on her way. Both of my Four Times Grandmas would have had a hard time they were both pregnant aboard ships. Can you imagine being Morning Sick on a ship. I inherited Grandpa John's nose, good thing it's not bad looking, we're not exactly lining up for Nose Jobs. My jawline comes from that side of my family too.That side just kept marring English or people of English Decent until my Grandma fron Finland. Due to the damage my father caused I have Self-image and Self-esteem Issues, so I'm definitely not vain. But boys started Checking Me Out when I was 7 and I had my first Boyfriend at 9. 6 months before I started High School I moved from Brisbane to The Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland. Boys really started chasing me then. In the 90's High School started with grade 8 in this state, I was held back a year. I mentioned that Aussies Check Out people as a compliment, that did wonders for My Self-image. A girl I went to High School with who did Modelling told Me I had the face for it. She graduated with a contract from the same Modelling Agency as Naomi Campbell.
The reason why mulatto is offensive is because it is a term that goes back to slavery.
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I feel like you are what ever you want to be at any particular time because it’s within you , so you bring it out when it’s needed. So if your blackness shows and your whiteness shows even at the same time one just needs to grab at that side of you and vibe with it. Just remember to be yourself and let others figure out their feelings with you! Not your problem!