Toni Morrison, what racism is

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  • @syameze2227
    @syameze2227 4 роки тому +809

    If you can only be tall because somebody is on their knees, then you have a serious problem.
    - Toni Morrison

    • @nourzouarii2362
      @nourzouarii2362 4 роки тому +8

      a writer is that person that all his speech is open to be quoted........

    • @Advic77
      @Advic77 4 роки тому +15

      ...and it brings it to perspective for me because I have always thought that if there was a level playing field then what will the world be like 🤔.

    • @enaidealukal4105
      @enaidealukal4105 4 роки тому +8

      such a great quote

    •  4 роки тому

      That's a lovely phrase. We've all been the target of bullying at some point. Fortunately for most people, once you leave school, it ends. "I'm tired" is a something which has been oft repeated. Makes a lot of sense.

    • @americanbeauty171
      @americanbeauty171 3 роки тому +1

      DEEP!!!!✋🏽👍🏽

  • @carolnorton2551
    @carolnorton2551 4 роки тому +201

    "No one talks about the fact that they waited for justice, and it didn't come."
    Toni Morrison.

    • @Brick_Squared
      @Brick_Squared 6 місяців тому +4

      This quote goes hand in hand with, "And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the negro poor has worsened over the last twelve or fifteen years." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. *_We are still waiting to this day._*

  • @really8930
    @really8930 4 роки тому +236

    “Racism is a profound neurosis” - Toni Morrison

    • @brainybusinessaccount-forc8215
      @brainybusinessaccount-forc8215 4 роки тому +4

      Brilliant woman! May God Bless You!

    • @notchoome5694
      @notchoome5694 4 роки тому +7

      That has degenerated into psychosis.

    • @sodapop83
      @sodapop83 3 роки тому +5

      when i said the same thing casually among my psychologist, sociologist friends, they looked at me astound...

    • @sealie15
      @sealie15 6 місяців тому +4

      It’s worse than neurosis the thinking & behavior is psychopathic 😢

    • @-Swamp_Donkey-
      @-Swamp_Donkey- 6 місяців тому

      Racism is pattern recognition.

  • @mikemintun1587
    @mikemintun1587 6 місяців тому +38

    What a BRILLIANT woman she was. The world lost a true treasure.

    • @Loquacious_Jackson
      @Loquacious_Jackson 5 місяців тому

      She was an idiot though?

    • @mervcharles8365
      @mervcharles8365 5 місяців тому +3

      She lived to be 88 and was very accomplished and left us with so much. We didn’t lose her. We are lucky to have been blessed by her existence.

    • @Loquacious_Jackson
      @Loquacious_Jackson 5 місяців тому

      @@mervcharles8365 cringe

    • @susanwitter7822
      @susanwitter7822 17 днів тому +1

      We have her books to read. That is the ultimate conversation, between writer and reader. We didn’t lose her. We have her forever.

    • @mikemintun1587
      @mikemintun1587 17 днів тому

      @@susanwitter7822 That is a great point. Thank you.

  • @yellolab09
    @yellolab09 3 роки тому +52

    You can hear her father's voice and wisdom; telling his child that THIS is NOT your 'problem' to accommodate or solve. THIS is a pathology that YOU do not own. Let's not create pathologies for ourselves out of this madness we have to navigate." How profoundly blessed she was to have had that upbringing - and we are to have her voice.

    • @nonilovechild5524
      @nonilovechild5524 Рік тому +4

      Her mother's voice

    • @feelmebeme
      @feelmebeme 5 місяців тому

      Can it just be hers?

    • @yellolab09
      @yellolab09 5 місяців тому

      @@feelmebeme Of course its her voice.
      But, most Black people know the voce and essence of their forebears are carried forward IN THEM. Literally. It's not an 'idea'.
      Native Peoples also KNOW this. She wouldn't have gotten to have her full voice if she hadn't carried his and others her whole life

  • @funtoo.5570
    @funtoo.5570 4 роки тому +174

    wow this happened several years ago and it's just like she's talking about the NOW... amazing woman!

    • @mrmcgoo1999
      @mrmcgoo1999 4 роки тому +11

      That tells me that very little has truly changed. An apology without change is manipulation.

    • @12GatesStudios
      @12GatesStudios  4 роки тому +7

      @@decarmo The video has been edited to highlight a specific point that Toni Morrison made, certainly not to hide anything. In this TikTok world some of us tend to have very short attention spans and this point was deep into the interview. I encourage everyone to watch the interview in its entirety. It’s available on UA-cam. Thanks for your comments!

    • @Nae5point0
      @Nae5point0 4 роки тому

      I can't hear anything on this video. No sound at all....smh

    • @pedroheberle6665
      @pedroheberle6665 4 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/hi43zpigptI/v-deo.html
      There you go.

    • @pedroheberle6665
      @pedroheberle6665 4 роки тому +1

      @@12GatesStudios why did you erase my reply? I put time and effort into it, it was entirely pertinent, and I felt for some reason that I should address it to our friend who wrote the comment (Funto), because somehow I felt it would prove useful - to him or somebody else. I'm Brazilian, we have a very serious national problem with race quite similar to that of America's, and I fell deeply in love with the rhetoric of Malcom X, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin, among others, and have been studying attentively these past few years the subject which comprises, I think you'll agree, the most pressing issue of both our societies. Shouldn't it be about sharing? About (informed) dialogue, as open as it can be, about sharing common knowledge, and maybe finding common solutions? I quite literally wasted half an afternoon for nothing.

  • @missabyssinia2293
    @missabyssinia2293 3 роки тому +130

    “...and they should start thinking about what they do about it. Leave me out of it!” 💅🏾 👸🏾

    • @thetruthteller4385
      @thetruthteller4385 2 роки тому +4

      oKAY!

    • @noelephantitis
      @noelephantitis Рік тому +2

      I say this to myself almost daily

    • @kor405
      @kor405 Рік тому +1

      Emoji 😂
      Arif new !!!

    • @lt7388
      @lt7388 6 місяців тому

      "win at all cost" if you pay with your soul you're god will give you a refund🐪

  • @artemioolivas5689
    @artemioolivas5689 4 роки тому +26

    3:22 "...and if I take your race away....and there you are all strung out and all you got is your little old self and what is that? What are you without racism? Are you any good? Are you still strong? Are you still smart? Do you still like yourself...."

  • @pakpala1
    @pakpala1 4 роки тому +63

    "They waited for justice."

  • @Orynsbelt
    @Orynsbelt 3 роки тому +15

    Toni Morrison aides me in straightening my spine then WALK, THINK, WRITE, READ, and SPEAK.

  • @patrickjenkins6383
    @patrickjenkins6383 4 роки тому +31

    😎 What (I personally) find 'AMAZING' is that after years of Drugs, Homelessness, & frequent Incarceration, I (STILL) have enough functioning BRAIN CELLS to humbly APPRECIATE this ASTOUNDING woman, even though she's no longer with us. 💙

  • @iankirumba3688
    @iankirumba3688 Рік тому +15

    The BEST definition and description EVER!

  • @mariusjackson4704
    @mariusjackson4704 4 роки тому +41

    Charley: "Then give. White people. Some free. Advice."
    Toni: "There all in my books." ;)
    LMFAO

    • @dmm3124
      @dmm3124 3 роки тому +2

      She would not say "there." It is "they're."

    • @cherzee8964
      @cherzee8964 9 місяців тому

      Yup white people are always asking black people to do free work

    • @Seremonii
      @Seremonii 6 місяців тому +3

      😂 She's such a force.

  • @CoachJJ
    @CoachJJ 5 місяців тому +5

    Pure facts…when I first noticed how desperately a person carrying racist ideologies needed a willing person to get pulled down 2 or 3 levels morally to engage or be hurt, I knew I had saw the real vulnerability clearly. Ever since, it’s been all about me, my love, my healing and the fact that you can and should carefully choose who you give access to influence your moral integrity. ❤
    Too many people choose to engage in calling out others before grounding themselves in love of themselves!

  • @TheParentDr
    @TheParentDr 4 роки тому +70

    I love this explanation of racism... I always felt the same

    • @nourzouarii2362
      @nourzouarii2362 4 роки тому +1

      never feel bad abt your self dude.. we love you

  • @garylens1
    @garylens1 3 роки тому +17

    I started crying the moment she's started talking.

  • @alleyzonm312
    @alleyzonm312 4 роки тому +9

    WE’RE DONE WAITING!! Black lives matter!

  • @julierobinson8173
    @julierobinson8173 4 роки тому +70

    What are you without racism?? Yep!

    • @notchoome5694
      @notchoome5694 4 роки тому +2

      Free? We are all individuals, within the collective. Individualism does not build, maintain or support human civilization. Individuals are powerless against a collective. Case in point: Our present (global) situation, being imposed by a collective of powerful individuals.

    • @StoicBehavioR
      @StoicBehavioR 4 роки тому +1

      A human, a individual person that supports individual freedoms

    • @dannyknightblade4592
      @dannyknightblade4592 9 місяців тому

      Without manufactured racism Toni Morrison wouldn't have had a career.

  • @tylertyler82
    @tylertyler82 4 роки тому +16

    "there you are, all strung out"

  • @mallowhawk294
    @mallowhawk294 4 роки тому +10

    I need to read all of her books, her voice (especially at a time like this) would be truly enlightening.

  • @matthieuramazanibin-ali3532
    @matthieuramazanibin-ali3532 3 місяці тому +2

    I always knew i had the moral high ground! Boy do i love that

  • @sha8921
    @sha8921 4 роки тому +6

    Even without audio, your very presence is still powerful! RIP Ms. Toni Morrison...🌹

    • @Seremonii
      @Seremonii 6 місяців тому

      😖I don't have audio either. Some folks can hear this video just fine.

  • @deandane589
    @deandane589 4 роки тому +44

    I can only imagine what she had to say on George floyed being murderd like that in the street by a police officer.

  • @Wealthybaby
    @Wealthybaby 3 роки тому +5

    Wow that is profound ... no one talks about how long they waited to react

  • @outerspacedev
    @outerspacedev 4 роки тому +22

    Of course she still experiences racism on an everyday basis. Asking the question demonstrates that you understand this. There a thousand ways for others to recognize racialized encounters, since everyone is rigged up to play along, while pretending nothing is happening. I believe this is why mass hysteria, cognitive dissonance, depression, anxiety and other disorders are running rampant in our society.

    • @Shin8bi
      @Shin8bi 4 роки тому +1

      You are georgous.

  • @shackaamwatkins326
    @shackaamwatkins326 4 роки тому +4

    All white people need to here this and replay this over and over till they get it.

  • @seanjackson2925
    @seanjackson2925 4 роки тому +4

    Now people aren't waiting

  • @pastorAutry73
    @pastorAutry73 4 роки тому +3

    Toni Morrison is BRILLIANT

  • @Gorgeouscorliss
    @Gorgeouscorliss 3 роки тому +5

    Omg where us the sound?

  • @vernonhowell4485
    @vernonhowell4485 4 роки тому +5

    Brilliant woman!!!

  • @Bindi_Marc
    @Bindi_Marc 4 роки тому +3

    wwwwwwhhhheeewwww the gracefulness.

  • @Coryclemmings
    @Coryclemmings 4 роки тому +4

    I honestly just want to sit and listen to her talk

  • @reindireva2030
    @reindireva2030 3 роки тому +5

    i'm not a victim, i refuse to be one.

  • @f.scottwalters7349
    @f.scottwalters7349 4 місяці тому +2

    For some reason the audio is not working.

  • @huslr6266
    @huslr6266 Рік тому +5

    we’re blessed to have witnessed her greatness!!!

  • @linksfelix4264
    @linksfelix4264 4 роки тому +8

    Amazing woman powerful words deep feeling I understand what she’s say to put my own spin on this I’ve always looked at racism as ignorant barbaric animalistic to hate another human being is to hate god himself the creator of all life you cannot believe in god with that amount of hate and with little hate at all to practice religion in one hand and practice cruelty in the other hand is horrifying it’s evil

  • @fedupto68
    @fedupto68 2 роки тому +1

    I agree with her about the restraint. I also came to understand the further damage done to this man. When they asked of him to stop the chaos caused by the injustice done to him.

  • @Marvelous0071
    @Marvelous0071 4 роки тому +3

    Powerful wisdom

  • @griffinmorrissey7662
    @griffinmorrissey7662 4 роки тому +7

    "they waited"

  • @tobylove7
    @tobylove7 4 роки тому +17

    It seems like the audio on this video was somehow removed or muted

    • @TheBlueAnt
      @TheBlueAnt 4 роки тому

      try watching with headphones

    • @herbs4135
      @herbs4135 4 роки тому +2

      it's definitely be tampered with, which is kinda sus to me

    • @TheBlueAnt
      @TheBlueAnt 4 роки тому

      i assume it was caused by a file conversion glitch, theres a link to an unedited version somewhere in the comments tho

    • @12GatesStudios
      @12GatesStudios  3 роки тому

      Several people have commented about the lack of sound. I’m not sure why that is. If you read most of the comments you’ll see that most people are able to hear it. I would speculate that because of copyright and licensing issues UA-cam muted the video in certain regions or countries. I would encourage you to watch the video in it’s entirety. It’s available on UA-cam. Thanks for commenting.

  • @jC-rv5rr
    @jC-rv5rr 5 місяців тому +2

    There is only nationalism. Racism is disguised as nationalism, but tis only one race of folks, folk.

  • @darlenetillman7084
    @darlenetillman7084 4 роки тому +2

    RIH Prophetess 🙏💯❤️

  • @thomasfurr2328
    @thomasfurr2328 4 роки тому +5

    ...and still selective hearing is on mute to these words.

  • @josephandrews6018
    @josephandrews6018 4 роки тому +4

    I’m not crazy, or wrong. My feelings on race are extremely accurate. Thanks very much!

    • @ExtravertmE
      @ExtravertmE 3 роки тому

      What are your feelings, if I may ask?

    • @josephandrews6018
      @josephandrews6018 3 роки тому +1

      @@ExtravertmE well, it depends on the context. Could I ask you a quick question. Do you find that some population groups in the US tend to be overrepresented in violent crime?

    • @blackmatter2769
      @blackmatter2769 11 днів тому

      @@josephandrews6018 Yes, white men….but they aren’t in jail. Under represented there. Just watch tv shows….its a sad case, to be sure. But, whatever.

  • @mchjsosde
    @mchjsosde 4 роки тому +6

    Has the audio be distorted for anyone else? I can't hear a thing

    • @12GatesStudios
      @12GatesStudios  3 роки тому +1

      Several people have commented about the lack of sound. I’m not sure why that is. If you read most of the comments you’ll see that most people are able to hear it. I would speculate that because of copyright and licensing issues UA-cam muted the video in certain regions or countries. I would encourage you to watch the video in it’s entirety. It’s available on UA-cam. Thanks for commenting.

    • @ClaresFav
      @ClaresFav 2 роки тому

      Why is this video muted?

  • @rc9867
    @rc9867 2 роки тому +3

    And Charlie really was out of his depth. She was kind enough but his grasp of what she was saying was elementary at best and completely without any internal meditation in the moment.

  • @dvo84
    @dvo84 4 роки тому +2

    #profoundneurosis 👏👏👏
    🙏 Preach mama 🙌

  • @reichen609
    @reichen609 6 місяців тому +2

    No audio

  • @raphaelgarritano7882
    @raphaelgarritano7882 4 роки тому +1

    brilliant and helpful

  • @themadddtrucker3426
    @themadddtrucker3426 6 місяців тому +1

    There is no audio....

    • @Franeeky
      @Franeeky 6 місяців тому

      Out and click again. Happens sometimes.

    • @themadddtrucker3426
      @themadddtrucker3426 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Franeeky 10/4... Thank you 👍🏿

  • @adiroots
    @adiroots 4 роки тому +2

    Powerful!

  • @martinmckowen1588
    @martinmckowen1588 4 роки тому +3

    I appreciate that Ms Morrison raises that race is a construct and that whiteness is being part of the dominant and normalised group.

  • @kacthinkforyourself6968
    @kacthinkforyourself6968 Місяць тому

    ❤🎉💥🔥💥🙏🏾🖤👑💃🏾🌹🌹💯#thinkforyourself #realtalk #stayvisible

  • @thatusername126
    @thatusername126 4 роки тому +2

    Share this with your non-black family and friends!

  • @AuntieFa
    @AuntieFa 5 місяців тому +1

    What the hell happened to the audio?

  • @batzeth
    @batzeth 8 місяців тому +1

    Que pasa con el sonido?

  • @Jbelovedson
    @Jbelovedson 4 роки тому +2

    Why is the audio bad all of the sudden?

    • @charrissesmith8470
      @charrissesmith8470 4 роки тому

      They did something to it to stop people from hearing the message.

  • @Stop_All_That_Crying
    @Stop_All_That_Crying 3 роки тому +1

    I can't hear it

  • @QueerVisions
    @QueerVisions 3 роки тому +1

    The audio on this video has been removed.

  • @hellohey000
    @hellohey000 4 роки тому +1

    What happened to the sound? Is the volume set super low?

  • @tbyas4406
    @tbyas4406 3 роки тому +1

    I love the mind of this woman and her contribution to society.

  • @charrissesmith2958
    @charrissesmith2958 4 роки тому +2

    HERE IS THE ORIGINAL INTERVIEW
    charlierose.com/videos/18778

  • @terrylaguardia6838
    @terrylaguardia6838 4 роки тому

    The sound is severely distorted, so hearing this has been 100% jeopardized.

  • @nl2531
    @nl2531 4 роки тому +1

    My lip reading isn't so good; please restore the sound to the video.

  • @RamzySweis
    @RamzySweis 6 років тому +10

    No volume.

    • @TheBlueAnt
      @TheBlueAnt 4 роки тому

      @Whip'em up! listen with headphones

  • @riccccccardo
    @riccccccardo 4 роки тому +6

    Talking to a White person about racism 😐🤣

    • @YariSoul3604
      @YariSoul3604 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly. That’s like an enemy trying to be fair with you lol 😂

    • @riccccccardo
      @riccccccardo 3 роки тому

      @@YariSoul3604 yep 🏃🏾‍♂️💨💨💨

  • @kor405
    @kor405 Рік тому

    My Lady, 👑 queen, lioness !!!!!!
    May u rest in power !!!!!!
    THANK YOU FOR NOT FORGETTING!!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤

  • @kodelesline1379
    @kodelesline1379 4 роки тому

    Why is the audio muted on this video

  • @kileymayford8769
    @kileymayford8769 4 роки тому +1

    My right ear was just educated

    • @redboynton6510
      @redboynton6510 4 роки тому +1

      They done cut the sound,I can't hear it either they hate the truth about themselves.

  • @janetwunder3000
    @janetwunder3000 4 роки тому +1

    Bad audio. Couldn’t hear.

  • @angelacrew-dothard8302
    @angelacrew-dothard8302 3 роки тому

    Where is the audio

  • @rileypappas6852
    @rileypappas6852 4 роки тому +1

    anyone else's audio fucking up.......

    • @TheBlueAnt
      @TheBlueAnt 4 роки тому

      listen with headphones

  • @turquoiseskies9790
    @turquoiseskies9790 4 роки тому

    Why is the audio off? 😬

  • @monzorella1
    @monzorella1 4 роки тому

    Where is the sound?

  • @meera8036
    @meera8036 4 місяці тому +1

    Same thing applies to men and sexism. Profound neurosis indeed

  • @Neeparr
    @Neeparr 4 роки тому +1

    profound!

  • @adolphusdickens912
    @adolphusdickens912 8 місяців тому

    Can't hear the sound!!!!

  • @mrspeigel3593
    @mrspeigel3593 4 роки тому

    Umm..what happened to the volume?

  • @macanthony1982
    @macanthony1982 4 роки тому

    Powerful

  • @FrightNFight
    @FrightNFight 4 роки тому +1

    did they seriously scrub the audio from this entire video 🙍🏻‍♀️
    see below comment and grab a pair of headphones or go to the Charlie rose website for the entire video

    • @TheBlueAnt
      @TheBlueAnt 4 роки тому +1

      try listening with headphones, for some reason one of the tracks is inverted, which means mono speakers cancel the audio out

    • @FrightNFight
      @FrightNFight 4 роки тому

      @@TheBlueAnt thank you, that's truly strange

    • @TheBlueAnt
      @TheBlueAnt 4 роки тому

      ​@@FrightNFight i honestly have no idea how someone would accidentally fuck up audio like that

  • @amberresse
    @amberresse 4 роки тому +5

    Still relevant and true today in 2020...just new names, Rodney King is replaced with George Floyd.

  • @yaktown1985
    @yaktown1985 4 роки тому +1

    No volume I wonder why?Thanks for the silent video kkk...

    • @YariSoul3604
      @YariSoul3604 3 роки тому

      They think they’re so slick. The truth hurts too much that is for sure

  • @inevski
    @inevski 3 роки тому

    No sound

  • @dashaeg
    @dashaeg Рік тому

    The interviewer “then give white ppl some free advice.”
    Me: But haven’t we given enough?!

  • @trans-a.m.
    @trans-a.m. 3 роки тому

    Damn!

  • @ML-lx4su
    @ML-lx4su 4 роки тому +1

    Holy cow what a brain

  • @noblelee4765
    @noblelee4765 3 роки тому

    💯

  • @aapp953
    @aapp953 3 роки тому

    Sound doesnt

  • @trudiamond30
    @trudiamond30 4 роки тому

    Where is the sound?
    Anyway, full interview here
    charlierose.com/videos/18778

  • @FarenMonique
    @FarenMonique 4 роки тому +1

    original interview w audio: charlierose.com/videos/18778

  • @machtnichtsseimann
    @machtnichtsseimann 6 місяців тому

    She is dead on about how deleterious racism is, now corrosive it is to one's soul/spirit.
    Where she is possibly dead wrong is how morally superior she always felt about herself compared to racists. Is that the only factor to conclude in being morally superior? Spiritually speaking, at least from a Christian foundation, we all are morally inferior to God, and we ALL have fallen short of Him in holiness. More specifically, for her to claim that "she" was morally superior sounds more like vanity, something of self-righteousness and offensive to God. If she had said that being an Equal with Humanity was morally superior to Racism, then I wouldn't have posted this critique. Another point: Being morally more mature in one area compared to another human being doesn't prove overall maturity. Anyone can be proficient and mature in areas of life and character, yet be quite immature or stunted in other areas of, say, family life, love, truth-telling, humility, etc.

  • @societalwisdom9930
    @societalwisdom9930 4 роки тому

    2:05
    3:20

  • @mel...s
    @mel...s 3 роки тому

    No sound 🤬😡

  • @kenonasheppard7134
    @kenonasheppard7134 5 років тому +2

    This video is altered

    • @aroace7913
      @aroace7913 4 роки тому

      And yet you don´t link the original ?

    • @enderwiggin662
      @enderwiggin662 4 роки тому

      Censored

    • @12GatesStudios
      @12GatesStudios  4 роки тому +1

      The video has been edited to highlight a specific point that Toni Morrison made, certainly not to hide anything. In this TikTok world some of us tend to have very short attention spans and this point was deep into the interview. I encourage everyone to watch the interview in its entirety. It’s available on UA-cam. Thanks for your comments!

  • @purddynyc2931
    @purddynyc2931 3 роки тому

    Bad audio

  • @jeffreyrichardson
    @jeffreyrichardson 13 днів тому

    willy and ian
    mike skrip loved south korean
    clean pfaltzgraff seeing

  • @terrencemyers1033
    @terrencemyers1033 4 роки тому

    What are white people without their whiteness?

  • @containeduniverselow4790
    @containeduniverselow4790 3 роки тому

    Imagine hating some that's a part of you (melanin) because someone else has more of it.
    World-wide *sour grapes*

  • @nomcognom2414
    @nomcognom2414 6 місяців тому +1

    1) I don't think European immigrants became Americans by adopting "whiteness", where "whiteness" is understood as a racist identity. They became Americans learning English and becoming citizens of the Republic. Many of them already where or became racists in America, but not all of them.
    2) She addresses whites like all whites have a problem to solve which is racism. Sorry but all whites aren't racist and I find it kind of racist to address all whites in this way. She should address racists, not whites. Obviously, white racists are more numerous in America, because whites are more numerous, and because of a cultural legacy that lingers on. But white racists have been decreasing while anti-white racism has been increasing.
    3) We ALL have a problem with racism, whatever the "race" and whether or not we are racists, because society has this problem which concerns us all.

  • @BrokenneckYgor
    @BrokenneckYgor 6 місяців тому +1

    Toni was a phony