ELDERS REACT TO JAY-Z - THE STORY OF O.J.

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  • @React
    @React  7 років тому +3288

    Be sure watch the entire episode to see the Elders' reactions to the video as well as the conversation after discussing the meaning behind the song.
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  • @NicksDynasty
    @NicksDynasty 7 років тому +20691

    The lady in the orange was so right " if you don't listen with an open mind you miss the whole concept"

    • @2020catcrazy
      @2020catcrazy 4 роки тому +376

      her and the white lady in pink was on point shout out to her too

    • @James-cs2dz
      @James-cs2dz 4 роки тому +20

      I listen but I just don't understand it

    • @2020catcrazy
      @2020catcrazy 4 роки тому +70

      @@James-cs2dz how u dont get it

    • @NicksDynasty
      @NicksDynasty 4 роки тому +50

      @@James-cs2dz might need to look up the meaning

    • @James-cs2dz
      @James-cs2dz 4 роки тому +7

      @@2020catcrazy it's just confusing to me

  • @BloodoftheLotus13
    @BloodoftheLotus13 7 років тому +10647

    "They got everything negative about African Americans in here."
    THAT'S THE POINT

    • @harveymetcalfe7889
      @harveymetcalfe7889 4 роки тому +51

      0 replies in 2 years!?

    • @tmwjotwo137
      @tmwjotwo137 4 роки тому +5

      Bruh

    • @tuber420
      @tuber420 4 роки тому +15

      That's not the point

    • @engineergaming1669
      @engineergaming1669 4 роки тому +76

      [Toby1034] Toby ヅ it is the point but I don’t have the energy to type a paragraph on why

    • @delvinnguyen3799
      @delvinnguyen3799 4 роки тому +30

      [Toby1034] Toby ヅ It is what are you talking about

  • @ItsAJETT
    @ItsAJETT 7 років тому +8588

    To the guy constantly preaching that he doesn't like it, you're not supposed to. It's supposes to offend you and make you feel uncomfortable. Racial imagery isn't supposed be something to smile and be positive about. It's supposed to make you think.

    • @keonalvarez3636
      @keonalvarez3636 7 років тому +254

      AJETT Fr, sum dont understand the concept it seems

    • @titumirparvez9048
      @titumirparvez9048 4 роки тому +111

      The old guy is also trump supporter....

    • @carrotcake6572
      @carrotcake6572 4 роки тому +98

      Doodle Shrimp trump support base has a tendency to have certain about opinions about race

    • @houseofclouds9568
      @houseofclouds9568 4 роки тому +11

      Carrot Cake that’s a bit assumptions

    • @engineergaming1669
      @engineergaming1669 4 роки тому +11

      Titumir Parvez this isn’t about politics but I see your point

  • @diallesr
    @diallesr 3 роки тому +1267

    It seems like the lady in the Orange is the only one who gets the concept of this.
    You got to have an open mind

    • @connora6218
      @connora6218 2 роки тому +35

      Nah pink shirt was spittin

    • @GreenRozes
      @GreenRozes Рік тому +3

      The pink and orange was the only two

    • @crutonpreton15
      @crutonpreton15 5 місяців тому +2

      I love how in the beginning everyone's like "this is so offensive" and then the lady in the orange was just like "haha the watermelon"

    • @CHRIS.PBACON-es3cl
      @CHRIS.PBACON-es3cl 5 місяців тому

      Green shirt kinda got it no matter what I do ima still get called a ninja

    • @DanielChoi-j1o
      @DanielChoi-j1o 4 місяці тому

      Thats why elder people reacting to these music are popular. When u get old, 99% of people never gonna be open minded.

  • @devonb2285
    @devonb2285 7 років тому +20061

    They really dont get it damn

  • @TVTENDV
    @TVTENDV 7 років тому +5958

    How in the hell did they miss the point? Jeez...

    • @o1adapo27
      @o1adapo27 7 років тому +216

      NRTStv sad af

  • @DerpEye
    @DerpEye 7 років тому +17974

    Never seen people so afraid of a word. Thats real hypocrisy right there.

  • @dmjdmj
    @dmjdmj 7 років тому +6330

    Do these people do not understand satire and/or social commentary? This is brilliant by Jay-Z.

    • @joshan6364
      @joshan6364 3 роки тому +62

      @CyberRedWolf 2 you would’ve thought that would have actually let them have a deeper understanding of the meaning but I guess not 😔

    • @Sammy_82
      @Sammy_82 3 роки тому +1

      Could someone explain it to me?

    • @joshan6364
      @joshan6364 3 роки тому +2

      @@Sammy_82 I’m sure there are many videos explaining it’s meaning

    • @istvanendreviletel545
      @istvanendreviletel545 3 роки тому +1

      @@Sammy_82 Wtih any kind of poetry* you should find your own meaning.
      For me, its the importance of generational wealth
      Missing out
      You are your own greatest asset

    • @erops7933
      @erops7933 3 роки тому

      They are Americans

  • @drkdsz
    @drkdsz 7 років тому +9719

    "You're not supposed to use that word" Lmao tell that to those using it with venom behind it, not Jay-Z making a point

    • @calah.official
      @calah.official 7 років тому +231

      derek dsouza thank you for your comments

    • @lachandrahatch1548
      @lachandrahatch1548 7 років тому +187

      real talk bruh

    • @messiahahmed8710
      @messiahahmed8710 4 роки тому +10

      Facts

    • @holycannoli9744
      @holycannoli9744 4 роки тому +12

      Point is, if U dont want people using it, then practice what you preach! Its not cool, its not ok! I love the message behind his video, but I'm tired of people's double standards. Either the word is bad or it's not!

    • @myname9104
      @myname9104 4 роки тому +46

      HolyCannoli not for you to decide

  • @cedarsalad6492
    @cedarsalad6492 7 років тому +15201

    Did they not understand that this was basically a history lesson...(?)

    • @Tadicts_
      @Tadicts_ 4 роки тому +29

      I think not.

    • @817.
      @817. 4 роки тому +2

      O

    • @Sani_402
      @Sani_402 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah they dont

    • @schwuischwui
      @schwuischwui 4 роки тому +62

      I would say it’s more of a finances lesson

    • @Red_ReMoon
      @Red_ReMoon 4 роки тому +24

      There's so much to get from this video and they didn't find a damn thing. Kinda sad tbh

  • @tyh4180
    @tyh4180 3 роки тому +2192

    The moment she said "we're not suppose to say that word," I was done. This song was not made for white ppl or ppl who can't comprehend metaphoric messages

    • @ellabthomas
      @ellabthomas 3 роки тому +29

      LITERALLY

    • @Eternalabliss
      @Eternalabliss 3 роки тому

      Frr

    • @kembacrosee
      @kembacrosee 3 роки тому +54

      @@harrierdubois8168 it effects it in the biggest way….the point flew RIGHT over a majority of the white ppls heads

    • @ruadhanduffy3361
      @ruadhanduffy3361 3 роки тому +36

      @@kembacrosee it didn’t flow over my head, i think it’s a pretty easy concept to get

    • @kembacrosee
      @kembacrosee 3 роки тому +1

      @@ruadhanduffy3361 obviously not. Cus the bs u commented says otherwise.

  • @asiamonae6273
    @asiamonae6273 7 років тому +9288

    They Just don't get it .

    • @lmauriceg92
      @lmauriceg92 7 років тому +53

      Veasia Lewis right it's a great video

    • @LwaziNzimande
      @LwaziNzimande 7 років тому +42

      Nah they don't

    • @romeamiri
      @romeamiri 7 років тому +73

      nah they don't but could I get yup snap or ig I'm not thirsty or anything ☺

    • @ACFaller
      @ACFaller 7 років тому +108

      FrozenPies _ bruh

    • @ssmaamam
      @ssmaamam 4 роки тому +5

      @@romeamiri simp

  • @whosthis4094
    @whosthis4094 4 роки тому +4403

    Out of all people you’d think the elders would get it, shame

    • @ziennanoordpool6639
      @ziennanoordpool6639 4 роки тому +5

      @@whosthis4094 idk?

    • @thewateringwiz7118
      @thewateringwiz7118 3 роки тому +267

      Nah the exact opposite ! Elderly people are always the most set in their ways and I'm not surprised the whole video went over their head

    • @ftyropek
      @ftyropek 3 роки тому +15

      that guy from buckethead nation would

    • @quinceymattox2505
      @quinceymattox2505 3 роки тому +4

      @@ftyropek yea I was thinking that too

    • @ilytav1a119
      @ilytav1a119 3 роки тому

      lol I’m a kid and I get it

  • @KINGNESS2324
    @KINGNESS2324 7 років тому +14293

    Way over their heads...

    • @babekhris
      @babekhris 4 роки тому +21

      Nestor Ramirez facts

    • @jl_finesse
      @jl_finesse 4 роки тому +2

      Not really

    • @stallin6119
      @stallin6119 4 роки тому +3

      Sadly right

    • @stallin6119
      @stallin6119 4 роки тому +70

      @@jl_finesse they literally admited that they didnt understand it 💀 what are you talking about

    • @водаовца
      @водаовца 4 роки тому

      R/whoosh

  • @Xiaolongbaokid16
    @Xiaolongbaokid16 3 роки тому +659

    I'm not even Black and I found this song as one of the most powerful art ever recorded. It's like the Bohemian Rhapsody of Rap. They're all like "surfacing" the record... that is reality. I don't need to be BLACK to appreciate ART and FACT.

    • @Obi-Juan_Killnobi
      @Obi-Juan_Killnobi 2 роки тому +32

      This. Exactly this. One could almost say many of them missed it on purpose.

    • @Asian_Kid
      @Asian_Kid Рік тому +1

      My ex wants to know, what's your ethnicity then?

    • @andreb4339
      @andreb4339 Рік тому +4

      Bohemian Rhapsody is terrible nahh 😂

    • @Nightmarri
      @Nightmarri Рік тому +3

      @@andreb4339what?

    • @Havok999
      @Havok999 7 місяців тому

      @@andreb4339it’s better than this garbage 😂

  • @eddieedwards9681
    @eddieedwards9681 7 років тому +5758

    They really don't understand

    • @eddieedwards9681
      @eddieedwards9681 7 років тому +170

      Except for a couple of them

    • @amandaquaresma2703
      @amandaquaresma2703 4 роки тому +1

      So why dont you explain them...

    • @m-kh3ild734
      @m-kh3ild734 4 роки тому +6

      @@amandaquaresma2703 grammar please and it seems like you don't get it because I saw u on another comment asking that person to "explain it"

    • @seearyari
      @seearyari 4 роки тому +1

      Their school was problem different

    • @s.1173
      @s.1173 4 роки тому +2

      Amanda Quaresma girl.....I keep seeing you comment the same stupid question. Obviously they should know what’s going on considering the fact that they are surrounded by younger ppl who knows that this is still happening🙄

  • @Jaboofy
    @Jaboofy 7 років тому +2820

    It's funny how you'd expect the older audience to be wise and really listen to what he's saying but they couldn't get past the hook

    • @samgreilich6538
      @samgreilich6538 7 років тому +244

      That's so true I'm kind of dissapointed

    • @angelad5994
      @angelad5994 3 роки тому +143

      That's also because "getting it" would require them to acknowledge that they were apart of the generation that behaved in the manner depicted in the scenes of the video.

    • @scee8474
      @scee8474 3 роки тому +9

      @@angelad5994 bingo

    • @seanocansey2956
      @seanocansey2956 3 роки тому +5

      Tbh I thought the opposite, I thought older people may have been the most judgemental

    • @Ebonyqueen-ul7pg
      @Ebonyqueen-ul7pg 2 роки тому

      @@angelad5994 Exactlyyyy!

  • @kookythymes2838
    @kookythymes2838 7 років тому +7756

    It's not that they don't understand it, but these people actually lived in a time where racial relations were SO different. Seeing that imagery and language, for them, might bring them back to those days and elicit a completely different reaction than how a younger audience would feel.

    • @loser8828
      @loser8828 7 років тому +444

      THIS

    • @Regmuslima
      @Regmuslima 7 років тому +429

      Thank you for saying that! You could see it in their eyes.

    • @robertcarranza7188
      @robertcarranza7188 4 роки тому +25

      Yo that's real, good shit being empathetic

    • @josephl9988
      @josephl9988 4 роки тому +6

      Kooky Thymes damn Ive been having to reply something like this to all the people that are like why don’t they get this

    • @slumpednick1353
      @slumpednick1353 4 роки тому +13

      Not at all the lesson is clear an all they gotta say is it’s offensive

  • @fw3905
    @fw3905 3 роки тому +551

    I’m 15 and I think I get this more than the older people. Remember old age doesn’t equal knowledge.

    • @progressiveparenting3296
      @progressiveparenting3296 3 роки тому +11

      FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @taehyungoppa7208
      @taehyungoppa7208 3 роки тому +8

      Exactly!!

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous 2 роки тому +8

      As long as you're not implying you're smarter than everyone at 15 I agree.

    • @IncredibleIceCastle
      @IncredibleIceCastle 2 роки тому +5

      Your brain actually becomes less malleable and receptive to new knowledge retention with age. Makes sense

    • @damonteking585
      @damonteking585 2 роки тому +8

      Lots of older people tend to be closed minded and not able to understand the art of expression in music

  • @TDM1680
    @TDM1680 7 років тому +3235

    Wow only one person knew what he was talking about

  • @b.arturom.7366
    @b.arturom.7366 7 років тому +4638

    yea, they did not get it.

    • @pacisthegreatest6510
      @pacisthegreatest6510 7 років тому +40

      Sith Lord MEGAbrianTRON not at all

    • @Thoughtful.
      @Thoughtful. 7 років тому +88

      Sith Lord MEGAbrianTRON y 5:40 yeah she's on to it.

    • @kimmiet1980
      @kimmiet1980 3 роки тому

      I think they might have a better understanding if they watched it today.

  • @AsamiMiraj
    @AsamiMiraj 7 років тому +4004

    were they paying attention bc half of them didnt get it...

  • @tyrides6566
    @tyrides6566 3 роки тому +113

    It’s sad that they don’t hear the message, it’s an amazing song and a true eye opener to the problems we still face today.

  • @1412Bunny
    @1412Bunny 7 років тому +2971

    kinda sad most of them didn't try to analyze what the song was about, they just couldn't get past some of the more obviously shocking visuals and words :c

  • @Itshafsaaa
    @Itshafsaaa 7 років тому +7446

    My head hurts so much. They don't get it 😪

    • @gereryeyery8360
      @gereryeyery8360 7 років тому +70

      Idkhafsaaa right

    • @hectorochoa1799
      @hectorochoa1799 4 роки тому +11

      Oh boo hoo

    • @amandaquaresma2703
      @amandaquaresma2703 4 роки тому +3

      So explain them

    • @engineergaming1669
      @engineergaming1669 4 роки тому +21

      Amanda Quaresma how did you make a grammar error on two comments that are exactly the same?

    • @trulyjj7528
      @trulyjj7528 4 роки тому +8

      Amanda Quaresma do you really need us to explain this blatant video. You must not be a very bright.

  • @jalenwilkie8698
    @jalenwilkie8698 7 років тому +4936

    "I thought we were making progress..."
    "...ookay"

    • @Cybuewulf
      @Cybuewulf 7 років тому +126

      Jalen Wilkie bruh, this.

    • @JoSiAh_ThE_Kinggg01
      @JoSiAh_ThE_Kinggg01 6 місяців тому +2

      w comment

    • @ninjireal
      @ninjireal 6 місяців тому

      And then they told us we MUST see color. They beat people on the streets and told us to ignore it. Everyone got more extreme. It made a comeback.

  • @Anjani-S-Siegrist
    @Anjani-S-Siegrist 3 роки тому +87

    "The truth that nobody wants to talk about." That was so on point.

  • @JT0661
    @JT0661 7 років тому +3866

    They kept talking over jay's messages!!

  • @arriyanatyshaunae5054
    @arriyanatyshaunae5054 7 років тому +3738

    They don't get it...

    • @onochiei
      @onochiei 7 років тому +248

      haha honestly they don't

    • @Hunter_0503
      @Hunter_0503 4 роки тому

      I cant take you seriously

    • @someguynamedjames1247
      @someguynamedjames1247 4 роки тому

      No no they dont

    • @jg1692
      @jg1692 4 роки тому

      curly boi says curly boi with a tom and jerry profile pic. *looks at my name and profile pic. Shit.

    • @spvcs3615
      @spvcs3615 3 роки тому

      1:27

  • @AliIKarimi
    @AliIKarimi 7 років тому +8416

    "I thought we made progress" I laughed. Then I cried.

    • @birdcatmouse3469
      @birdcatmouse3469 7 років тому +410

      But we have made progress..

    • @TavaresTheGuru
      @TavaresTheGuru 7 років тому +295

      birdcatmouse No we haven't

    • @BudderWil
      @BudderWil 7 років тому +632

      we have made progress, I mean we don't have slavery anymore, right? So we have made progress.

    • @chikushodiz91
      @chikushodiz91 4 роки тому +56

      The American Patriot lol we still have slavery are you serious they are just called prisoners and criminals

    • @staneagle1070
      @staneagle1070 4 роки тому +11

      Orest Pellumb they have done things wrong tho very different to slavery

  • @pyrogryphon2672
    @pyrogryphon2672 3 роки тому +116

    8:05 she speaks the absolute truth. She sums up the entire video and its message

  • @RoscoMontana21
    @RoscoMontana21 7 років тому +4479

    ITS VULGAR BECAUSE ITS REAL

  • @rhyannsampson8312
    @rhyannsampson8312 7 років тому +9552

    This was so irritating to watch

    • @camxdidxthat
      @camxdidxthat 7 років тому +15

      Rhyann Sampson why?

    • @amaribresha
      @amaribresha 7 років тому +593

      Rhyann Sampson it is some of them are so close minded . I wish they would've gave more of an explanation

    • @onedo7240
      @onedo7240 7 років тому +42

      Ikr

    • @daranvoss8702
      @daranvoss8702 4 роки тому +32

      Watch bucket head nation “dad reacts” he understands all of it

    • @therealnaedior
      @therealnaedior 4 роки тому +3

      rhy ! honestly

  • @travisporter357
    @travisporter357 7 років тому +8550

    Lol they don't get what he is saying

    • @Lavochkins
      @Lavochkins 7 років тому +71

      Could you explain it to me? I'm not from USA that's why its difficult for understanding

    • @travisporter357
      @travisporter357 7 років тому +151

      Семен Романов what I mean their not listening 👂 to what he is saying

    • @gabrielaaaascar
      @gabrielaaaascar 7 років тому +22

      T.E.D. tech can you explain wath he is saying?

    • @mohsena4147
      @mohsena4147 7 років тому +241

      Pretty much just be you and stop avoiding what you are even if you’re not accepted by society

    • @engineergaming1669
      @engineergaming1669 4 роки тому +6

      Mohsen A I was gonna argue but then I noticed “I’m not black I’m OJ” so your right

  • @TH3MFNG
    @TH3MFNG Рік тому +59

    6:47 bro predicted the entire video 😭😭😭😭

  • @myusernamewasinuse
    @myusernamewasinuse 7 років тому +5789

    None of them really got it, did they?

  • @OhGeeGanksta
    @OhGeeGanksta 7 років тому +2869

    Too real for some people.

  • @AlexCereal
    @AlexCereal 7 років тому +4094

    It flew right past their minds

    • @thunderup816
      @thunderup816 7 років тому +442

      Dumbo

    • @tink6225
      @tink6225 4 роки тому +1

      @@thunderup816 4;44 likes

    • @NitrousFox
      @NitrousFox 2 роки тому +1

      @KRAYON he’s saying he’s a hard worker and not someone who does and says things just to get by. He’s telling you not to waste your money on things with no return. He’s telling you to spend on things that are valuable. He’s telling you generational wealth is the way to make wealthy societies. Cash in the hand is worthless next to things like houses and actual investments. Move in silence

  • @praytf1152
    @praytf1152 3 роки тому +91

    4:18 “they’ve got a monkey looking person…” BRO??????

    • @primezilla37
      @primezilla37 7 місяців тому +13

      Well that was the point

    • @ninjireal
      @ninjireal 6 місяців тому

      It’s literally style drawn straight from the minstrelsy era of the early 1900s, designed to insult. It’s designed to make them look like monkies. It goes without saying that African Americans are not monkies. You cannot blame him for what he’s being shown.

    • @TheBlankNoName
      @TheBlankNoName 14 днів тому +1

      @@primezilla37insane that the people who lived through it are missing what it’s representing 😭

  • @Bwrightback_
    @Bwrightback_ 7 років тому +9496

    Their reactions got me so tight

  • @xcape4734
    @xcape4734 3 роки тому +993

    It's crazy how the people who grew up with that imagery could not stand to see it

    • @EricMtuhuru
      @EricMtuhuru 3 роки тому +171

      They feel guilty or they don't want to address their "sins" and the lasting impact it has had on this country and it's citizens.

    • @IncredibleIceCastle
      @IncredibleIceCastle 2 роки тому +50

      @@EricMtuhuru yep, they have a defensive emotional reaction of disgust and maybe even ancestral guilt that prevented them from trying to explore the narrative of the song. Understandable but unfortunate.

    • @jsuisdetrop
      @jsuisdetrop 2 роки тому +8

      I think it's precisely because they grew up with that, they couldn't stand it.

    • @whydontyouhateme
      @whydontyouhateme 2 роки тому +3

      @@IncredibleIceCastle ancestral guilt? Get out of the internet, you are approaching the madness zone

    • @dachad9507
      @dachad9507 2 роки тому +1

      I would like to think “they don’t get his point but their hearts not in the right place”

  • @ayoutubechannelname6818
    @ayoutubechannelname6818 7 років тому +1014

    This song/video went over some of these elders heads just because it blatantly use the n-word

  • @LiLCOSF
    @LiLCOSF 7 років тому +2272

    have adults, college kids, and then teens react to the video. Lets see the differences between the generations. This would be actually interesting and id like to see if point actually gets across to different generations or if everyone is still just offended or has the same view.

    • @miiyu5432
      @miiyu5432 7 років тому +2

      Orlando Antonio wanna see that

    • @JuriAmari
      @JuriAmari 7 років тому +1

      Orlando Antonio Yes!

    • @aquasaber7134
      @aquasaber7134 7 років тому +7

      Orlando Antonio most of them would probably react the same way. Offended.

    • @k00_ma
      @k00_ma 7 років тому +1

      Orlando Antonio i agree with this

    • @CentralB16
      @CentralB16 7 років тому +2

      Orlando Antonio this a great idea

  • @gooeseman8942
    @gooeseman8942 3 роки тому +17

    The ladies in the pink and orange are the only people that actually understood the song 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @jyronejackson4744
    @jyronejackson4744 7 років тому +2368

    Are they even listening?

  • @KoriKisaragi
    @KoriKisaragi 7 років тому +2839

    They don't get it

    • @spicyclown7608
      @spicyclown7608 4 місяці тому

      Generic comment. Also the ones that did get the message are in pink and orange clothes.

  • @shaniawilson35
    @shaniawilson35 7 років тому +2183

    Guess they don't understand what he's talking about

  • @caij8456
    @caij8456 3 роки тому +23

    I’m happy that lady in the pink was getting it. And i like the lady in orange in general

  • @NBA3k
    @NBA3k 7 років тому +3725

    Open your damn minds people, some of these elders are such hypocrites.... 6:57 - 7:07 is exactly why most of them didn't get it

    • @owenbates2315
      @owenbates2315 3 роки тому +4

      Respect your elders

    • @jackpage5311
      @jackpage5311 3 роки тому +20

      @@owenbates2315 No one *has to* respect anybody bro.

    • @whatashame4561
      @whatashame4561 3 роки тому +12

      @@jackpage5311 thank you for saying that

    • @basquiat9015
      @basquiat9015 3 роки тому +4

      Thank you finally. Most elders just don't get it and force their irrelevant, immaterial notion on others like if it's supreme philosophy

    • @29BabyEnt
      @29BabyEnt 3 роки тому

      @Harvey Lucas but no one deserves disrespect

  • @IsaiahDavila404
    @IsaiahDavila404 7 років тому +1573

    They really didn't get it

  • @RobWillNotLose
    @RobWillNotLose 3 роки тому +30

    2021, and this video is still very interesting to dissect. They all get the point, coming with their own critical decisions. Few applaud, and see the hard truth in the message. While the other elders seem overwhelmed and shy away from the opposition. This is very interesting and educational. Dope 🔥 video 👍🏽

  • @LK096
    @LK096 7 років тому +718

    MLK warned us about these types of people who want change but dont want to do anything about it. The same people who would rather have negative peace than civil disobedience for us to go further. Jay z is just putting out what we all know, of course its uncomfortable buts its true. calling it a step backwards, dissmissing it or saying we are past this shows that we are more happy living in this false peace than bringing up and talking about the issues. " Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will"-MLK

    • @AyubuKK
      @AyubuKK 7 років тому +30

      LK96 Exactly. It's really bad that people are already brushing this song off.

    • @Nominaze
      @Nominaze 7 років тому +7

      LK96 true

    • @niallcunnigham9745
      @niallcunnigham9745 3 роки тому +2

      I would like this comment but it’s at 444 likes the same as the jay z album

  • @antoinedortch9052
    @antoinedortch9052 7 років тому +1444

    It's uncomfortable to watch or hear cause it's true

  • @teide9954
    @teide9954 7 років тому +1151

    Oh please re-do this episode. Show the elders these comments. They didn't understand anything, they just said they "didn't like the words" they weren't actually listening.

    • @spicyclown7608
      @spicyclown7608 4 місяці тому

      Yeah they didn’t get it..get over yourself.

  • @cannavega9770
    @cannavega9770 2 роки тому +12

    the story of oj is real art to me. this song is in my top 100 rap songs all time

  • @Ninjagamer69
    @Ninjagamer69 7 років тому +3633

    They don't get it at all. Lmao

    • @jamiesummers3005
      @jamiesummers3005 4 роки тому +1

      @Death trooper ...elaborate please.🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @trulyjj7528
      @trulyjj7528 4 роки тому +1

      fritzdaddy-135mm get staggered yeah no they don’t

    • @lynetterice8413
      @lynetterice8413 4 роки тому +1

      At all smh!!

  • @gunzborgia1403
    @gunzborgia1403 7 років тому +946

    I dont think they were listening.

  • @Tyrussqw
    @Tyrussqw 7 років тому +850

    This was SOOOO interesting to watch. Seeing the focus that the elders put on their distaste for the words Jay used and how uncomfortable they felt with the imagery. It's supposed to make you uncomfortable, you're supposed to feel bad, but that doesn't mean we get to turn away or push it to the side. The idea that some of them thought this was a step backwards, in terms of society, simply because it addressed deep rooted stereotypes really shows the generational gap in reactions to race. So interesting.

    • @wellDUHitsSarah
      @wellDUHitsSarah 7 років тому +7

      Yes 100%🙌🙌🙌

    • @yanksfan216
      @yanksfan216 7 років тому +6

      Very well said

    • @callies343
      @callies343 7 років тому +17

      It's not a step back, we just haven't taken as many steps forward as they thought we had. I genuinely hope they reflect and open their eyes a little, but I doubt it. Most of them didn't seem to open minded...

    • @fleebertreatise1063
      @fleebertreatise1063 2 роки тому +1

      Maybe in the older days people were very focused on moving away from those stereotypes, and this feels awkward to them.
      Nowadays directly confronting what those stereotypes were is more popular.

  • @Realest1ne
    @Realest1ne 3 роки тому +33

    “I thought we had made progress”
    Lmao Of course you did, sir...

    • @sackstoracks
      @sackstoracks 4 місяці тому

      I don’t know who WE is 😂😂😂😂😂😂 he ain’t us

  • @BeEazy717
    @BeEazy717 7 років тому +3338

    Only lady in pink gets it

    • @tooturntt21
      @tooturntt21 4 роки тому +161

      And the orange! She got it too

    • @Tootisepop
      @Tootisepop 4 роки тому +8

      Cus they are black, they know how it feels

    • @lilchip3280
      @lilchip3280 4 роки тому +50

      @@Tootisepop the lady in pink isn't black😅

    • @mikkyj9374
      @mikkyj9374 4 роки тому +3

      Laylonee Gordon fr

    • @SpivvyGame
      @SpivvyGame 4 роки тому +8

      @@Tootisepop Lady in pink was not black did you watch the video?

  • @chronicdisease35
    @chronicdisease35 7 років тому +275

    People got offended because they're reminded of history?

  • @ElTigre39
    @ElTigre39 7 років тому +1368

    Wow this flew right over people's heads......

  • @cmoney209
    @cmoney209 3 роки тому +15

    Real talk, the first time I heard this track I was pretty shocked. Kinda felt weird listening to it because I realized pretty quick that this was not talking to me. Realizing that I could listen and appreciate that Jay is trying to pass on some wisdom to a younger generation. Some fiscal lessons he learned the hard way.

  • @anthonyurrutia4754
    @anthonyurrutia4754 7 років тому +217

    That lady in the pink dress really got it, kudos to her. Not always easy to understand your past with racism when you are raised by parents who grew up in the 1930s >

    • @mazamerid8207
      @mazamerid8207 7 років тому +6

      the guy in the green shirt smh

  • @uknomelilb
    @uknomelilb 7 років тому +2016

    "I take it he's not talking about orange juice" 😂😂😂

    • @Haziq22
      @Haziq22 7 років тому +13

      They meant O.J Simpson

    • @kilic_
      @kilic_ 7 років тому +24

      woosh

    • @luispavon1371
      @luispavon1371 2 роки тому +1

      Well it was the Juice for sure jajaja

    • @JoSiAh_ThE_Kinggg01
      @JoSiAh_ThE_Kinggg01 6 місяців тому

      hey at least she understood what the song ment lol

  • @Kaliiiibby
    @Kaliiiibby 7 років тому +2462

    Lol she's said I have a feeling he's not talking orange juice! 💯😂

  • @T2R
    @T2R 4 роки тому +13

    I feel like when you grow up with seeing real stuff like this on tv all the time, it’s hard to accept the message because it reminds you of a time you don’t want to think about. It’s like when we get real old, imagine our grandkids trying to show us an animation that displays police brutalities from the early 2000s. We might be so distracted by what we can actually remember than watch the animation.

  • @HAJIREADY2GO989
    @HAJIREADY2GO989 7 років тому +1359

    I think most of them miss understood

  • @peytonleehagens123
    @peytonleehagens123 7 років тому +365

    "That's a little offensive" before listening for more than 20 seconds

  • @chrism9643
    @chrism9643 7 років тому +1945

    Every single one got it wrong, how?

    • @carsonsullivan6743
      @carsonsullivan6743 7 років тому +82

      I know they did

    • @YashRamisetty
      @YashRamisetty 7 років тому +650

      guess they are ... Dumbo

    • @punkyagogo
      @punkyagogo 3 роки тому +81

      The white lady in pink and the black lady in orange got it. Dunno why the others didn't.

    • @chrism9643
      @chrism9643 3 роки тому

      @@punkyagogo I think it was obvious

    • @bellacigne
      @bellacigne 3 роки тому +7

      4:53 you’re telling me she got it wrong..?

  • @donniesizemore5941
    @donniesizemore5941 2 роки тому +3

    “They have everything offensive here” THATS THE FUCKINGGG POINT

  • @jaleesamg
    @jaleesamg 7 років тому +1127

    I want to see college kids react to this. Surely they'd understand.

    • @gerulata7722
      @gerulata7722 4 роки тому +52

      I mean you'd get the other issue, where they would just nod their heads and go "That's deep, that's meaningful" so it looks like they understand it, but then not actually think what the message is

    • @OJ_36
      @OJ_36 4 роки тому +15

      I’m 11 and I get it

    • @engineergaming1669
      @engineergaming1669 4 роки тому +12

      I’m 15 and I got it

    • @peepee1980
      @peepee1980 4 роки тому +37

      I'm a fetus and got it

    • @yandhi_6382
      @yandhi_6382 4 роки тому +7

      Those college kids on fbe wouldn’t get the message because they have the same mentality as these old folks. Most of them wont understand the history behind the words or the animation

  • @Yourztrulydaboy
    @Yourztrulydaboy 7 років тому +210

    They were so uncomfortable that they didnt even try to understand or listen to anything that was being said.

  • @beam7126
    @beam7126 7 років тому +276

    i was very surprised from they way they reacted saying that they didn't like the message of the song when in reality, the song is speaking of nothing but the truth

    • @adriancastro3899
      @adriancastro3899 7 років тому +5

      iZayySplashy did you not watch to the end

    • @Latinofire202
      @Latinofire202 7 років тому +4

      iZayySplashy um....they said they didn't like how the message was relayed. not the message itself.

  • @iTalkALotDontListen
    @iTalkALotDontListen 3 роки тому +7

    I don’t understand why people judge music without understanding it.

  • @xavierwashington5408
    @xavierwashington5408 7 років тому +558

    Seems like no one understood but one

  • @Rashid_Emperor
    @Rashid_Emperor 7 років тому +639

    You people do realize these Elders are only 15-20 yearz older than Jay-Z😧

    • @alteredpenguin2073
      @alteredpenguin2073 4 роки тому +65

      That's still a generation above him

    • @kalid1084
      @kalid1084 4 роки тому +26

      Lol. Only?😂

    • @browngreen4663
      @browngreen4663 3 роки тому +7

      @@alteredpenguin2073 that’s two to three generations

    • @alteredpenguin2073
      @alteredpenguin2073 3 роки тому +13

      @@browngreen4663 How long do you think a generation is ? Im a Milennial and my generation encapsulates 16 years I'm 15 years older than the youngest in my generation and I'm 17+ years older than the proceeding generation. So, if these adults are between 15-20 years older they are atleast a generation older than him.

    • @Hosana382
      @Hosana382 3 роки тому +1

      @@browngreen4663 a generation is a 20-30 year gap

  • @MzJayBay1
    @MzJayBay1 7 років тому +1457

    they weren't listening..

    • @alicefayxxo
      @alicefayxxo 7 років тому +115

      MzJayBay ikr still deaf

    • @spicyclown7608
      @spicyclown7608 4 місяці тому

      Did you two watch the full video? If you did, you would know that the pink and orange woman got it.

  • @l.a.maddness2955
    @l.a.maddness2955 7 місяців тому +2

    And what is truly interesting is this is just a scratch of the surface of TRUTH about this experiment🇺🇸👌🏻

  • @annoyr3d
    @annoyr3d 7 років тому +289

    That one lady in that lilac WAS THD ONLY ONE WHO GETS IT

  • @kixthekid48
    @kixthekid48 7 років тому +1712

    They don’t get it whoops

  • @johnpangarakis396
    @johnpangarakis396 7 років тому +757

    I like how they squirm and are uncomfortable, that's exactly what Jay-Z wanted from this song

  • @lmav3085
    @lmav3085 3 роки тому +18

    3:03 the only reaction I like ❤️🙌🏾

  • @devlynne
    @devlynne 7 років тому +934

    2017 is the year of making people uncomfortable with the truth

    • @lejuanjames7205
      @lejuanjames7205 7 років тому +26

      Dyvonne Body damn preach lmao

    • @bennyv4444
      @bennyv4444 7 років тому +23

      Dyvonne Body
      Is that why so many people are uncomfortable with the president?

    • @freem27723
      @freem27723 7 років тому +28

      Dyvonne Body Is that why Igotleftoffbadandboujee?

    • @b.l.o.o.d.m.o.s.e.s.
      @b.l.o.o.d.m.o.s.e.s. 7 років тому +6

      im asian and I didn't do anything

    • @thomasellis445
      @thomasellis445 7 років тому +10

      Like that Trump is a good president

  • @contisheacarter3069
    @contisheacarter3069 7 років тому +332

    I truly don't understand why they are offended. The video has a clear powerful message but they're mad because the cartoon is how racist illustrators from the 30s used to draw us. I think it was clever to use that cartoon style for the message of the song. I just don't see how they are offended honestly🙄

  • @juanyargentina
    @juanyargentina 7 років тому +706

    well, they didnt get it at all..

  • @TheRealJ4sp
    @TheRealJ4sp 3 роки тому +3

    The lady in pink really started to get the message! I applaud that!
    I also applaud the lady in orange who gets it!

  • @David1111t
    @David1111t 7 років тому +709

    Pink shirt lady is Lowkey woke

  • @claudiocampos9039
    @claudiocampos9039 7 років тому +1544

    Have them react to J.Cole if they still don't get it, I'm done

    • @kyleallanson3323
      @kyleallanson3323 3 роки тому +19

      Make them react to fack by eminem

    • @jackal1
      @jackal1 3 роки тому +1

      @@kyleallanson3323 lmaoooo

    • @jaredlam7897
      @jaredlam7897 3 роки тому +3

      They didn’t get it

    • @tazmoir
      @tazmoir 3 роки тому +4

      J. Coles messages are so unsubtle that if they don’t get it they’re probably just idiots. So yeah, good point.

    • @IncredibleIceCastle
      @IncredibleIceCastle 2 роки тому

      @@tazmoir yeah literally that’s why they need to start on Cole, move to maybe a Jay Z or Kendrick, and go from there if they have the attention span

  • @falseleadersareamongus1999
    @falseleadersareamongus1999 7 років тому +867

    these elders are not wise

  • @renaissanceprof
    @renaissanceprof 3 роки тому +4

    Bravo to all these elders for at least listening and engaging in this complicated and difficult dialogue. Even if some of them, unfortunately, didn’t get it on this listen, the were exposed to it and that’s better than so many are willing to do.

  • @themayor622
    @themayor622 7 років тому +241

    Elderly lady in pink 💯💯💪🏿

    • @trulyjj7528
      @trulyjj7528 4 роки тому +5

      Laylonee Gordon yeah no. Pink

    • @emperor_donell
      @emperor_donell 4 роки тому +9

      Truly jj nah also the one in orange

    • @jmcman6104
      @jmcman6104 4 роки тому +12

      @@emperor_donell pink and orange understood it the most

    • @emperor_donell
      @emperor_donell 4 роки тому +1

      @@jmcman6104 I know they said pink and i was saying also orange

  • @sydneylarrier9263
    @sydneylarrier9263 7 років тому +195

    Have the Adults/Parents and the Teens react to this. I think it would be a really interesting comparison between the reactions.

  • @mackinshizzaveli4202
    @mackinshizzaveli4202 7 років тому +397

    People really are dense. You can't make progress if you can't you can't process information.

    • @ozenoya8167
      @ozenoya8167 7 років тому +2

      Mackin Shizzaveli #NiggaYouGay mmmmmmm lol what?

  • @loosh_2089
    @loosh_2089 3 роки тому +11

    This is why we need to change our ways of hiding from these types of topics. Nearly all of these people hear the lyrics and see the imagery and automatically think “oh this is offensive can I please leave now”. They’re so afraid of the conversation that they just read the headline and run away. I hope we can all lose this habit.

  • @GmaEssy
    @GmaEssy 7 років тому +831

    "I thought we made progress" ...🤔 ok

  • @drkdsz
    @drkdsz 7 років тому +437

    Funny watching people react to history as offensive when someone tells it as it is

  • @jamescurry6940
    @jamescurry6940 7 років тому +147

    Society trained them to tune it out. It's not intended to reach them.

  • @kehkehd646
    @kehkehd646 Рік тому +6

    That girl in the pink dress is such a W