@@LFRFAMILYdang I’m about to start doing more stand up comedy videos as well I’m at 99k subs right now but thanks for responding bro and by the way I also watch your son jojo channel as well
@@darealadogg Congratulations on your channel Soldier! You're doing your thing. Let me be one of the first to CONGRATULATE you on 100k Subscribers! That's huge! And Stand Up Comedy is that chill shite. Kick Ass Bruh
I was in the military for 23 years, so when you sleep, eat, shower and everything else with everyone else, all the cultural things you're taught growing up goes out the window and you learn from everyone which makes you more wise than any book or school could!
That's very true. I was in the Air Force for 5 years, and I met people from all over the world serving. There's really nothing else like it, in terms of learning about other races and cultures, short of visiting the geographical location. And even then, you are only seeing the place, not integrating with the people, like you do serving in the military. It was very interesting, informative, and basically, other than certain cultural aspects, I learned we are ALL HUMAN!!, Imagine that...🤯😅❤️😎😇
I was in the Navy. I had brothers from every walk of life. Everyone is the same. No matter what race or creed, people are people. Some are just assholes.
There should be way more comments on this. Because this is absolutely true. One the truest statement ever made. Many people have said it, but few people follow it.
Man, I love what you are doing with this channel! I'm a 65 year old white guy. Not that saying that should matter, but I just wanted you to know that I appreciate so much your being objective and understanding of people regardless their color. You are doing a great thing. I wish there were more people like you in this messed up world.
I am a white man some years back I attended a funeral mass for a dear black friend of mine they celebrate life. They don’t mourn the death. There was music there was singing, and by the end of the mass everyone was smiling and laughing. It really gave me a new perspective on death and life in general.
The Irish celebrate the same way when JFK jr. Died I worked for the catering company did the gathering after the funeral. Yes there were many famous people including the Kennedy clan. Several hours later only family and friends were left and Ted Kennedy led everyone in song the last song was OH Happy DAY arm and arm. His death was tragic but they celebrated. I am Irish and that’s exactly what i always experienced
Black people LOVE a good party! Our lives are hard almost around the world so anyone who made it out the womb dead or alive we gonna celebrate that for the culture.🎉 My grandma's request for her funeral was "Dress like you're going to a high end nightclub and celebrate!" We surely did just that. ❤
Thank you for sticking up for Elvis. He absolutely acknowledged the rock and roll origins in Black music, and he pushed to get Black artists' music on mainstream radio. He even talked a little bit about the history of rock and roll in his televised 1968 Comeback special. Elvis was very much an advocate for and an ally to Black musicians and singers.
He rarely ever acknowledged this. Out of his thousands of interviews and public talks, etc.. he almost never mentioned anything about it and was when he did he would confidentiality say they could learn from he changes he made to it.
@@Josef_R I don't care whatsoever how much time he spent addressing it and honestly don't care one way or another. I was only responding to someone else's comment letting them know what I've observed. That it. Only an observation of mine and nothing more. So not sure why you are coming at me sideways for. I wouldn't care one bit if he never addressed it his whole career.
@@dswmetals02 You cared enough about it to mention it. If he had acknowledged it enough for you, you wouldn't have said anything, so my point was, how much did he have to acknowledge it before you would have not commented on it? He said it enough for the world to know, yet for you, it was insufficient.
You are 100% correct about Elvis. He turned down several big venues that weren't going to let his black backup singers come.... they quickly changed their minds.
@@smilesandthetwistedmd7608 Yeah, I heard in on a PE recording. I wondered, cuz I'm not an Elvis fan and I donno. Good to have it sorted. This video was interesting. I've known a few black people but not a whole community.
I just stumbled onto your son JoJo's channel by accident. I gotta tell you, you did such a great job raising him. He is so smart and thoughtful. I didn't even make the connection at first even after being subbed to LFR for so long. Man, thank you for instilling all of your wisdom into that young man. He's going to do great things in his life.
bill knows we aren't all bad folks he's my kind of white dude I'm a veteran been all over the rock and people r damn near the same some good & some just bad "onelove"
67-year-old white guy here . Bill Burr is one of my favorites I enjoyed watching your reactions which pretty much mirrored my reactions the skateboard thing was hilarious and when he talked about flying and then said he went too far I bought fell on the floor I loved it. We got to get the haters out of the way on both sides. Good luck and God bless
The beauty of reaction videos is that you aren't staying within your comfort zone. You're stretching and perhaps breaking down cultural boundaries that keep us separate. Thank you for doing this work. You make it look easy and fun.
White guy here. Had the same experience with my first black girlfriend. I learned so many “black things” from her. The hair “outgrow”, the “ashy skin” (shea butter daily…man she had beautiful and soft skin), cook good soul food, and what the electric slide was. I also got to experience what it feels like to be the only white person in a room (something black people experience a lot) when we attended a black fraternity alumni formal with her uncle. 300+ in attendance. The student fraternity members performed a Stomp, something I’d never seen before that. I was definitively noticed, but was greeted warmly and treated with nothing but kindness and respect by every person I met that night. Her family treated me as one of their own…shout out to Aunt Mimi who Im still in contact with to this day. Honestly had more fun and laughter hanging with her family than my own. That was 20+ years ago and things have changed a bit with the younger generation being brainwashed by this liberal nonsense. I still hold faith that someday we will all see and treat each other as fellow human beings, not as black or white.
would love to hear some white jokes, the only one i've really heard is "how do you know there's white people in your country?" "it ain't your country anymore"
It has been 30+ years. Most were just black jokes in reverse. "why do whites have long noses? God held them by pinching there noses when bleaching them.
As a whiter-than-Bill-Burr northern Minnesotan, I had no idea how spot on his humor was until you shared it with reactions... you are my new favorite channel! Your joy and laughter is contagious! Many thanks!
He is a gem. It's nice to see someone who couldn't be my friend if we met on the same street. Gregg Oreo long Beach Ca...and.. hopefully L. F. R. would like me, too. Gregg Oreo long Beach Ca
One of my best friends of all time passed away a few months ago. He was black, and I am white. He invited me to stay with his family in some place in Florida. I was the only white person in a 5-mile radius. That was the first time I ever saw something like that. Kids saw me coming and started riding the bicycles with the vehicle I rolled up in. It was a strange and bizarre feeling. Anyway, we had a barbeque that weekend, and the whole family came to meet me. I had a great time! I felt the love of the family like I have felt love from my own family. My race wasn't brought up once. I know what Bill is talking about, though, and I couldn't stop laughing. The only thing I can say about the crazy moments is; when you feel confident in a group setting, everyone knows instinctually that you belong there.
So true. I attended a birthday party of a friend of mine at a bar in a predominantly black Philly neighborhood. I was the only white person in the bar. I wasn't uncomfortable but I wasn't sure how I was going to be accepted, for lack of a better term. And I fully admit that I shouldn't have felt any different than if it was a room full of white people, but I am being honest. It's no surprise ( or shouldn't be) that everyone was so very friendly, but maybe I was putting out some kind of vibe so people went out of their way to make me feel accepted, and comfortable. It was one of my greatest life experiences. Every person should experience a situation that maybe puts them out of their comfort zone, especially with different cultures and races.
@@The.Original.Potatocakes I am white and I went to a black friend's BBQ out in the country in Beaufort, SC. I was the only white person there. Best BBQ ever, had a great time.
Being British I have only just recently discovered Bill Burr and I am so, so pleased that I have, my Dad said to me many years ago before he passed away that the sign of a great comedian is one that can take a topic that could be a sensitive issue to a group of people, and have them laughing, Bill does that.
71 white woman. Discovered you recently. You are a nice man. Thank you for what you do. First time I heard ashen was a black male college student who worked for me came in and asked if I had any lotion because he was so ashen. He explained and demonstrated his elbows to me. I must have been in my 50s. 😂
A young black woman that I worked with was angry at some man. She called him an ashy mfer. I had never heard that word but I knew what it must have meant and just laughed my a$$ off. 😅
I remember mentioning to one of my black friends that I had to remember to put on lotion 'because I'm getting really ashy.' That woman looked at me like I'd just sprouted horns out of my nose. She said, "White people can't get ashy." I lifted up my pant leg, scratched my leg, and you could see the dust fly off. I said, "Isn't that ashy?" She leaned down and examined my leg like it was the seventh wonder of the world. "Oh my goodness. I guess that white people CAN get ashy!" She was so excited. It was adorable. We lived in apartments next door and I heard her on her balcony talking on the phone about a week later. "MOM! WHITE PEOPLE GET ASHY!! YES!! It's TRUE! I saw it with my own eyes!!" Freaking *adorable*.
@@jeo3212 You obviously aren't GenX. Hilarious thing is that I never heard the term 'ashy' until 1994. (Black neighbor but she told me what it was, but told me it was 'a black thing') In 1997 I made a new black friend who explained that white ppl absolutely could get ashy and I started using the term. We moved again in Feb 2000 and I made another black friend and she was the one who learned white ppl could get ashy too. Ask your mother when she found out white ppl have the same issue. Bet it wasn't pre-internet.
Oh my goodness, that is hilarious. I dunno. Do white people really get ashy if you can't really see it? It's kind of like the tree falling in the forest. We know it falls, like duh, but no one sees it fall. Brown people up in Canada use the term ashy as well. And they get supra ashy, coming from sub/tropical climates, then the harsh cold of a Canuck winter. So white people get dry, and if you look close and the sunlight refracts, you can see the dust, but sort of not the same. Plus, we really don't generally get as dry. It's kind of an anthropological adaptation to cold climes.
This reminds me of when we went to the beach, and my mom's boyfriend got sunburnt. For the life of her, my mom couldn't get over the fact that black people get sunburns. My best guess is that maybe no one had complained to her about it before or something because most of her friends are black. When she told them her "shocking revelation" all they could do was laugh and ask her why she thought they couldn't, followed by calling her crazy. I know I don't burn very easily despite being white but my skin isn't super pale like my mom's either. I have a few family members with a darker complexion that don't seem to burn at all, so maybe she thought, the darker your skin, the less likely you are to get burned from the sun.
@Sainte Jeanne d'Arc its harder to see, but it's itchy as hell when it happens. It's even worse when your skin get so dry it starts to crack and bleed. I hate being cold.
Lol this reminded me, years back I sat between two black girls at work. They would sometimes talk about being ashy and then get their lotion out. It took me a bit to figure out what they meant because I’m a redhead. I make Casper the ghost look tan. One day I looked down at my arms and realized how dry they were so I commented that I was looking ashy and needed some lotion. It took about 10 full seconds and then they both looked at me and busted out laughing lol. Good times.
I've always suffered from eczema since I was a teen, especially in winter, not quite enough to need medicated lotion, but enough that if I didn't put quality alcohol free lotion on a couple times a day, my legs, arms hands and shoulders would dry so bad the skin would crack. I worked as a firefighter 27yrs, (we worked 48hrs on, 4 days off) and my brothers of color on my crew always used to joke that I was the only white guy at the fire station they could depend on to borrow lotion from if they forgot theirs or ran out...lol.
Yeah, Bill Burr did it well - partly because it was based on real experiences, not stereotypes. The stereotypical humour is never good. (Although I do like Gentile jokes, in small doses.)
Thank you for clearing up the Elvis thing. Also, please know, as a 58 yr old native Tennessean, not all of us are ignorant. My mother would have back handed any of us kids, if we'd ever said the ugly n word. The same as she would have if we had said curse words or talked back. We were taught better. My mother was born in 1939. I've lived in San Francisco & Miami, & visited many states. Its awful that it exists anywhere, but racism is not limited to southern states.
My grandma was born in 32 and she didn't take to that racism stuff. One of her children did the family ostracized him from basically anything except when grandma passed away. Anyway I remember one day when I had a friend over who was black and my uncle went to make a slur and I've never heard my grandma cuss until that day. But boy did it make my buddy smile that my grandma was on his side.
I was raised in GA in the 80s and my grandmother would have killed anyone for saying racist words. On the flip side I did a job the other day and got called a cracker by an 8 year old black girl. Some parents aren't teaching love. They're teaching old hate. I traveled for work in my 20s. 5 years in NYC and thats the most racist place in the US by far.
@@johnseaverton1820 not a different time. A different experience. There were many ppl against it back then just as today. Ppl act like bc Democrats were open about it that it's different back then. They're just discreet about it today.
I remember going to blues bars when I was younger and heard many times "you're white, what do you know about blues?" I know that I am HEARING awesome music, my ears don't SEE anything.
That's so strange to me. I'm Danish, I've liked blues since I was a kid. I didn't know that blues were apparently considered "black music" in some countries until I saw your comment just now, lol... I don't understand race-divisions like that.
@@VelkanAngels of course everyone should feel free to enjoy Blues music... But, Blues music DOES have African origins, and slave origins. Blues is inextricably linked to Black culture in the US. Maybe in 50 years, someone will say "I've grown up with rap, why is it associated with Black people?"
@@zeruty - Wow, really? I didn't know that. Yes, that does make it more logical than racial division in say... types of bicycles, lol. At least in terms of it being considered music OF (as in "from") that culture/subculture. Finding it strange for someone to enjoy listening to it based on their race is still just as strange to me, like being surprised a non-Asian likes curry, just because curry isn't FROM their own culture. Not how preferences work (curry is amazing).
I find it crazy that people still find it surprising when someone likes something that isn't in their culture. I grew up in a mixed neighborhood. We had people of all cultures. I'd go over to a friends house for dinner and would eat all kinds of different foods and liked it. I think if people don't try go outside their own cultures you don't grow as a person. Show respect to the origins but still enjoy the music food or culture. Otherwise you grow up ignorant.
Man I love what you're doing with your videos. And it is so true when we come together as a people, Americans, we have so many great things to share with one another. One of my best friends is a beautiful black woman, Tamara. Me? I'm 70 and pretty much a country boy. One of the first times she came to our home she was blown away at me in my garage listening to my Temps CD. Two weeks later we were smoking cigars, drinking some good liqua, and dancing to those songs having a great time in that garage. She and my wife had been friends for quite awhile but she didn't know quite what to make of me with my motorcycles and guns but three years later we have become best of friends. Keep doin' what you're doin' young man. You are a healer and our society needs more of you.
old white guy here... I absolutely love this - it's what we need. It's so important that we love each other and laugh at each other no matter the race. We are brothers in the eyes of the Creator and He asks us to serve in love. Thanks for creating this... you are serving in love... it gives me hope.
I enjoyed laughing with you man. My son's gf is black and everybody needs to celebrate our commonalities, NOT compare our differences. Unity as AMERICANS, not races will be how we overcome our nations problems and make life better for everyone, instead of being brainwashed to blame, hate and not take responsibility by those seeking to divide everyone.
sorry, I accidentally pushed the down finger. I meant to like. I agree with you except I think differences are fine, even meant to be. That is the beauty. The problem is that some people take differences to assert some kind of superiority. I am biracial and I love that there are different people in thought and appearances.
Growing up in the 70s I remember watching ” school house rock.” Different cultures was celebrated. It was called the melting pot. Yes, there’s differences but that doesn’t make anyone race better. Also, Mom used to say “two wrongs don’t make a right.” People need to stop playing victim and making excuses for their conduct.
People have the right to be picky. It doesn't mean they wish them death or they just don't approve it. As long as they are not going old school Punisher and taking them out. It doesn't matter what others think as long as they are not bluntly about it.
Great reaction Van....you made me laugh and I'm a 62 year old white guy who never spoke to a black person till I was 23 ...now I talk to many...lifes so friggin funny....have a good evening 🇬🇧👍
Absolutely hilarious! 😂 I can relate to the uptown gf bit. When I was living in Mid-town Manhattan, I was dating a woman from the Bronx, and I might be the only white guy whiter than Bill Burr. 😅....long story short, we just celebrated 31 years of marriage. 🥰
GOD I LOVE YOU, so glad to find you, keep it up!! I LOVE BILL BURR TOO. So glad to find you at the beginning of 2023 so I can share with all my friends who are already Down with the Brown but to anyone else who needs to know. Thanks for your words about Elvis too. I am a Chicana from East Elay.
It’s nice to see that the differences between races can just be funny, true, and honestly beautiful, love what bill said about hanging out with everyone, that’s key in life if you want to break barriers, thanks for the reactions.
@@martenkrueger8647 best grocery option in my area is a Bodega. They have fresh produce and a little deli, I'd be stuck eating dollar store frozen sandwiches without them
I had no idea what a bodega was til now. And apparently, unlike the North, we folks down here in the south call them gas stations or fillin stations, (if you're really old school), or the corner store. And both black and white folks refer to them as such, so it's not based on race down here. It's not mutually exclusive.
I was one of three white kids at school. Learned a lot. Love burr. Love anybody that has a sense of humor, on either side, especially these days. High fives and smiles to the fam!
Yep… America has turned into a nation of racial division, partisan politics, censorship and injustice. I’m no fan of the Republican Party and their religious intolerance, phony wars, and anti gay sentiments, but for whatever reason (in the last few years especially), the Democrats and mainstream media have adopted this obsession with censorship, intolerance, and racial division. Demonizing whites and silencing opposition achieves nothing but more racial hatred and political strife. The key to racial justice should not be to tear down one race, but to lift up the oppressed. I don’t mean to get into a political discussion, but if we’re to resolve the divisions in our country, we need to focus on the source of that division. Just my two cents.
@@graphicartdude couldn't agree more and to me it seems like when I was younger in the eighties it was less racism than it is now I mean it's just growing rampant out of control that's all you see that's all you hear let's let this crap die already.
@@melvingrimes7886 Same here. Grew up in the 80's and from a small town. It was 90% white, but the blacks, hispanics, asians etc all got along. I'm guessing the minority kids probably experienced occasional racism (some intentional and some through ignorance), but it certainly wasn't prevalent and wasn't a thing amongst my friends (since we all hung out together). Our prom king was black... not because of white guilt, and patronizing - but because he was popular and well liked. Nowadays race is at the forefront of everything and pushed down student's throats; to the point it likely creates more division and awkwardness because they're programmed to think about it rather than focus on the person regardless of skin color. It all seems like a division tactic to keep us separated. Anyway, sorry for ranting. It's a problem of mine. Take care.
@Austin Batton I was born in the late 60s so I guess you would say my heyday was the eighties I would take the eighties anytime over what we have now I can tell you from where I stand there was not as much racism I was born in a predominantly black part of town we all got along for the most part.
LFR, don't worry about "talking too much" over the video. We come here for you, to hear your commentary. If people wanna hear it uncut, they should watch the actual video, lol
What makes LFR far beyond any other reaction show is his intelligence and introspection. Look forward to his continuing reaction videos, they're informative, funny, and worthwhile.
I believe The Chapelle Show had a skit called "The Race Draft", but Bill was in that episode so I definitely believe he was apart of the writing. You have to check it....HILARIOUS!!!!
Yes, it's f'cked up!! People out here being too sensitive. We can all learn from one another, and admire the differences, rather than be offended. Instead, media has taught to discourage "oneness". Our kids then learn the same. Generation after generation. Society is going in reverse, rather than moving forward. It's sad to see. It doesn't have to be that way. 💔😥
Yes......our society is in a sort of slow motion 'Tower of Babble' moment. Media whispers divisiveness in one ear and then the other, to increase their relevance. But we each are responsible for our own actions. We need to quit listening to others highlighting the differences and celebrate how we're the same. Build love and understanding from common ground. Then we can discuss the differences without letting them rule our emotions. Black, white, green, or plaid.....we need freedom to be ourselves and to be the same. Good channel....keep it going.
@@carriekeith2266 but that’s where we need to inform and teach the generations to come, that’s something I’m extremely greatful for my parents took me travelling from a young age I experienced different countries and there cultures and was taught and shown NEVER to judge someone based on race, religion or sex but rather how someone’s personality/attitude/behaviour is and try to tolerate and educate the misinformed or uneducated if possible. But yes some people are just full of hatred or not willing to listen or learn, the amount of mates I constantly have to pull up that just spurt out racist terms in general conversation (without an malice but without any awareness) is wrong and tiring. I just hope I can teach my children the way my parents did
Burr was on the Chappelle Show a few times, I don't know if he wrote for him, but the two of them are in a class all their own, raw unafraid thinking-mans comedy ♥️♥️
Van your my favorite cause you open my eyes ! I’m 62 and old and white ,raised in the mountains of NC . But in you I see a friend that I could sit down and pour a shot with and laugh . Know what? I do daily, God bless you brother ! We’re both growing !
Life is so much better when we can laugh together ❤ thank you for loving his comedy, laughing and being a badass for not getting offended. Its all in good fun. There's nothing more enjoyable and fun than a group of ppl from different cultures being together and laughing with and at each other. I love it.
I’ll have to admit that the media doesn’t do us any favors. I can’t imagine how many people form their opinions of other races based solely on what they see on TV or movies.
That’s absolutely true. That’s why half the country voted for Trump. They never bother to do any research on anything. They just accept whatever the hell the media says, which is usually biased and racist.
Yeah, people who grew up poor with other races seem to get this. I was poor white. Played with the black boys on the other side of the ridge because they liked football and basketball. Doesn't occur to me, thinking bad about anyone. Those mommas and grandmamas fed me like I was one of their own.
Just discovered your channel tonight and binge-watched almost three hours. Much respect for your journey. You are seeking truth, and that's a noble endeavor! When you said near the end of this video you are "smiling more," that hit me...... It says something about a man when he smiles easily. There is a genuineness about him, a kindness, a subtle strength, confidence and peace. Keep striving, and keep searching my friend !
LOVE, LOVE, love your Expos hat, J!!! This is my first time watching and I had to subscribe IMMEDIATELY because of it. Also because of your great view on things and that wonderful laugh and smile. Keep up the great work! Much love from Canada 👏❤️🇨🇦💫
Hi Van! This is a great video! I think what you do is important. Bridging the gap between cultures and sometimes educating as well. I can understand your friends response to reacting to things outside your own culture. I respect it and see that there is a bigger picture. I enjoy hearing different perspectives and that is how we all learn!!!
I love what Bill says about learning from different groups of people. The more we're willing to get out of our comfort zones and get to know different people in different situations the more we all benefit. I think that the more we're able to laugh at ourselves the easier it is to get along with others. Loved this reaction, and I love that you're willing to explore and enjoy different music and performers. Keep it up, Sir.
I love Bill Burr, he says what he wants. We're all human. And were all going through this thing called life. We have achievements and failures. Its good to be able to laugh together about it.
You and Burr are priceless to me; you have helped me through the last few months of ill health. Watching your reactions especially the double-take delayed ones (e.g. Danny Glover one) are always refreshing and spontaneous. You are both a great team elixir. Thank you.
This was really great. I love Bill Burr too, but as a white dude, I really appreciate watching those jokes along with your reactions, which were really insightful--sort of made it all more real. I've always thought Burr is very smart in the way he approaches those kinds of topics, but it's nice, as a white dude, to have you back me up on that. Thanks!
Loved hearing you get real about your migration into your own suburbs. Takes courage to do what you're doing. I see you bridging cultures. And we need that desperately.
What is amazing about bill Burr is he has a near magical ability to make observations and statements that would usually not go well, and most will not be offended. Even 90% of other comedians couldn't pull it off. He's able to hit all the verboten topics and make everyone laugh. ..And after all usually it's in discomfort we laugh the hardest...
Man, this is the part of the internet that really kicks ass! Gettin along gettin to know each other and comin together ultimately. It gives me a good feeling in my heart to hear Black people take up for white and white people take up for black. I'm a patriot, so to me WE are all Americans And from my heart I would die for one American just as quickly as another, color has no bearing whatsoever! You Keep Kickin Ass and Takin Names Brother!!!👊
The ashy-Caucasian callback is brilliant; I am always bummed when UTubers fail to acknowledge or comment on it. "DO YOU NOT SEE THAT HE IS SCRATCHING HIS ASHY SKIN!? LOOOOK, LOOK! HE IS USING THE MIC STAND! NO? **SIGH**"
@@justlooking1087 I didn't make the connection like the first time, but each time after I always saw it. And no you're not hating lmao. That word's just thrown around anytime anyone doesn't like what you say lol.
I laughed like hell at this one, dude is a trip. Yeah I remember watching that Elvis video that you and your son put out and I was hella surprised at learning how diverse he was I’m glad you approach these videos with an open mind
Smile when you're happy, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I enjoy seeing you smile and laugh. It makes me smile and laugh , and we don't do that enough nowadays.
"He was down, for the brown" LOL that made me laugh for some reason. Great video, dude. I generally don't comment on reaction videos but I laughed at what you said and had to leave a comment. Cheers, man!
Too cool! I can relate to Bill's story about being in Harlem. I was there a couple years ago visiting my girlfriend's family. A Leprechaun is a perfect analogy! LMAO! Was in the Bronx too. Love me some NYC!!!
I enjoy your reactions. You are a leader dude. Breaking down the barriers to help people get to know beyond their corner of the world. We are all related.
That was a great video I have to admit I do love Bill burs craziness. I feel blessed to have come across all these different reaction channels and now that you mention it I am smiling a lot more. It’s good for me as an older person to be exposed to all the different things you guys are having on your channels. It also reminds me of the days when I lived in New York City and there was so much diversity and opportunities to expose yourself to a lot of different kinds of things and lots of different kinds of people. That’s what these reaction channels kind of bring back from me are some really fond memories. Thanks for the hard work putting your channel together I have enjoyed it and will continue to watch. 🌱🪴💚
I'm whiter than Bill burr, but I've lived all over, lived in Africa, Mexico, Europe, and Bill Burr is funny as hell. And this guy doing the reaction here on LFR has been around, you can tell, and he is funny and smart. This made me feel good and it also made me feel a little hopeful. Given all the crazy shit that's going on today. Thanks for this.
I love this! As a white man with a brown woman racial discussions are important but tricky. We both have to unlearn what our grandparents said bit at the same face the ugly past. This kind of comedy is healing for everyone. Be friends with everyone!
Key element in facing it is letting go of blame. 99% of any fight is about who was at fault, and less then 1% about a solution. It's like the Lion King: Simba gets hit on the head with a stick, and does not blame, but he does learn from the past Too much digging in the past these days is only done to try and find blame and not nearly enough to learn
Regarding Elvis and our judgements: I just learned that the woman that wrote Gone With the Wind secretly financed the education of black doctors. (I guess it had to be a secret. She was a rebel, not suicidal.)
Nothing much to say other than Thanku for being you and making my day!!! Not often I compliment a guy however you are a natural and have a real gift at what you're doing!!! Keep up the Great Work 😃
I never comment on a video. This was so fun and uplifting. I needed a laugh today and you provided it. Thanks. Bill Burr was funny and you’re reaction was a gift.
The Bill Burr "rotation" was great! "We've" all heard Eddie Murphy, Kat Williams, Kevin Hart, etc. Love all or most. HOWEVER, injecting something new (at least as it relates to the usual lineup) is what's needed to gain NEW perspective or to bring it to relevance in an otherwise neglected base of "knowledge and understandings!" Great pick, my brother! Truth and Honor!
I really appreciate how you called time out on the Elvis hate, with some facts. It’s so importante that we don’t get overly sensitive these days. One thing I’ve noticed recently is how anyone white wearing artificially curled hair styles or dreads gets accused of appropriation. But, anyone black with artificially straightened hair gets no such race appropriation hate…
Man, this one was FUN!!! This dude wild as hell. We have a Huge Playlist of Bill Burr reactions.
Hey van was u able to monetize this video?
@@darealadogg Unfortunately No. LOL
@@LFRFAMILYdang I’m about to start doing more stand up comedy videos as well I’m at 99k subs right now but thanks for responding bro and by the way I also watch your son jojo channel as well
@@darealadogg Congratulations on your channel Soldier! You're doing your thing. Let me be one of the first to CONGRATULATE you on 100k Subscribers! That's huge! And Stand Up Comedy is that chill shite. Kick Ass Bruh
So Van you never finished saying what you found on UA-cam when your car never started. Just curious what you found that helped 😎
I was in the military for 23 years, so when you sleep, eat, shower and everything else with everyone else, all the cultural things you're taught growing up goes out the window and you learn from everyone which makes you more wise than any book or school could!
That's very true. I was in the Air Force for 5 years, and I met people from all over the world serving.
There's really nothing else like it, in terms of learning about other races and cultures, short of visiting the geographical location. And even then, you are only seeing the place, not integrating with the people, like you do serving in the military.
It was very interesting, informative, and basically, other than certain cultural aspects, I learned we are ALL HUMAN!!,
Imagine that...🤯😅❤️😎😇
I was in the Navy. I had brothers from every walk of life. Everyone is the same. No matter what race or creed, people are people. Some are just assholes.
There are no bigots or racists in a fox hole.
I'm a 20yr combat vet army airbourne ranger I'm close to my red white and blue brothers
@@andrewlevangie2043 Some are just assholes, exactly. You can't escape assholes in any place, either, but the number per Capita fluctuates
"Everybody should talk to everybody " true words. The more we talk the more we learn the closer we get .
There should be way more comments on this. Because this is absolutely true. One the truest statement ever made. Many people have said it, but few people follow it.
Life & knowledge, along with quiet & music, are interwoven to make an excellent tapestry of life.
I personally do talk to everyone.....I don't care who you are...... It's really about respect......Respect me ,I'll respect you.....
all these people finding out we are all homo sapiens , imagine the shock .. we can't have that !!!
Real talk
Man, I love what you are doing with this channel! I'm a 65 year old white guy. Not that saying that should matter, but I just wanted you to know that I appreciate so much your being objective and understanding of people regardless their color. You are doing a great thing. I wish there were more people like you in this messed up world.
Yeah agreed most people I think can empathize with this
I've said it many many times on a bunch of videos, but I'm very glad his kids have a father like him. They are in great hands.
Well said
I'm a 67 year old white guy. I love this channel too.
Amen: I like this comment 👌✊
I am a white man some years back I attended a funeral mass for a dear black friend of mine they celebrate life. They don’t mourn the death. There was music there was singing, and by the end of the mass everyone was smiling and laughing. It really gave me a new perspective on death and life in general.
What a pathetic comment😅😅
The Irish celebrate the same way when JFK jr. Died I worked for the catering company did the gathering after the funeral. Yes there were many famous people including the Kennedy clan. Several hours later only family and friends were left and Ted Kennedy led everyone in song the last song was OH Happy DAY arm and arm. His death was tragic but they celebrated. I am Irish and that’s exactly what i always experienced
Black people LOVE a good party! Our lives are hard almost around the world so anyone who made it out the womb dead or alive we gonna celebrate that for the culture.🎉
My grandma's request for her funeral was "Dress like you're going to a high end nightclub and celebrate!" We surely did just that. ❤
Yeah go to a funeral in New Orleans. It's an amazing celebration of life! It will blow your mind!
Celebrating life comes from Southern Irish and Scotch-Irish. No joke!
Thank you for sticking up for Elvis. He absolutely acknowledged the rock and roll origins in Black music, and he pushed to get Black artists' music on mainstream radio. He even talked a little bit about the history of rock and roll in his televised 1968 Comeback special. Elvis was very much an advocate for and an ally to Black musicians and singers.
A racist musician is rare. They know that everything is borrowed.
He rarely ever acknowledged this. Out of his thousands of interviews and public talks, etc.. he almost never mentioned anything about it and was when he did he would confidentiality say they could learn from he changes he made to it.
@@dswmetals02 How much time was he supposed to spend on it, to satisfy you? However much it was, I knew about it and I don't even like his music.
@@Josef_R I don't care whatsoever how much time he spent addressing it and honestly don't care one way or another. I was only responding to someone else's comment letting them know what I've observed. That it. Only an observation of mine and nothing more. So not sure why you are coming at me sideways for. I wouldn't care one bit if he never addressed it his whole career.
@@dswmetals02 You cared enough about it to mention it. If he had acknowledged it enough for you, you wouldn't have said anything, so my point was, how much did he have to acknowledge it before you would have not commented on it? He said it enough for the world to know, yet for you, it was insufficient.
Bill Burr is a genius at making people understand how ridiculous stereotypes are 😀👍🏼
Except he is a comedian and it's not truth. Truth is stereotypes are based in reality. Plus, The fact is he is a nigga luva. Married to one. 🤣
True, either ridiculously wrong or ridiculously accurate!!!
More like he shows how stereotypes really are funny - and it's okay to laugh at them. We all resemble some sort of stereotype and they are all funny.
They funny cause they are usually hit home
He's completely opposite of that.
You are 100% correct about Elvis. He turned down several big venues that weren't going to let his black backup singers come.... they quickly changed their minds.
So did Frank Sinatra. ❤
That's good to know, because black people are out here disrespecting Elvis name in these streets.
@@smilesandthetwistedmd7608 Alot of ppl dont seek knowledge, they just listen to everyone else unfortuanly.
What else is great is Elvis for sure was into minors, and he didn't write half his shit
@@smilesandthetwistedmd7608 Yeah, I heard in on a PE recording. I wondered, cuz I'm not an Elvis fan and I donno. Good to have it sorted. This video was interesting. I've known a few black people but not a whole community.
I just stumbled onto your son JoJo's channel by accident. I gotta tell you, you did such a great job raising him. He is so smart and thoughtful. I didn't even make the connection at first even after being subbed to LFR for so long. Man, thank you for instilling all of your wisdom into that young man. He's going to do great things in his life.
The genius of Bill is that he can make fun of *everybody* without making people mad. He does it by making fun of himself at the same time.
Eminem mastered that
Seth McFarland is good at that too
Except everyone in Philly
You can only joke about black ppl if it makes them look good
bill knows we aren't all bad folks he's my kind of white dude I'm a veteran been all over the rock and people r damn near the same some good & some just bad "onelove"
67-year-old white guy here .
Bill Burr is one of my favorites
I enjoyed watching your reactions which pretty much mirrored my reactions the skateboard thing was hilarious and when he talked about flying and then said he went too far I bought fell on the floor I loved it.
We got to get the haters out of the way on both sides.
Good luck and God bless
The haters are such a small minority but the cause massive unhappiness we all each other’s Brothers and Sisters and we all need to act that way.
Love you and your mentality ❤
The beauty of reaction videos is that you aren't staying within your comfort zone. You're stretching and perhaps breaking down cultural boundaries that keep us separate. Thank you for doing this work. You make it look easy and fun.
I appreciate that Lucretia!
I love his smile. Can tell he was raised right.
White guy here. Had the same experience with my first black girlfriend. I learned so many “black things” from her. The hair “outgrow”, the “ashy skin” (shea butter daily…man she had beautiful and soft skin), cook good soul food, and what the electric slide was. I also got to experience what it feels like to be the only white person in a room (something black people experience a lot) when we attended a black fraternity alumni formal with her uncle. 300+ in attendance. The student fraternity members performed a Stomp, something I’d never seen before that. I was definitively noticed, but was greeted warmly and treated with nothing but kindness and respect by every person I met that night. Her family treated me as one of their own…shout out to Aunt Mimi who Im still in contact with to this day. Honestly had more fun and laughter hanging with her family than my own. That was 20+ years ago and things have changed a bit with the younger generation being brainwashed by this liberal nonsense. I still hold faith that someday we will all see and treat each other as fellow human beings, not as black or white.
do u think wp would give the same warm welcome ? 300+?
@@landmine112shoulda learned by now...we DO NOT GIVE A DAMN IF YOU'RE BLACK...just be a good damn person! Jeezus....
See no color SEE THE HEART! ❤
JESUS SAID LOVE OTHERS AS I HAVE LOVED YOU.
@@landmine112YES, most wp I know do,
What kind of question is THAT?
Im 52 and as a teenager, my black friends told white jokes to me and I told black jokes to them. We laughed and got along fine!
would love to hear some white jokes, the only one i've really heard is "how do you know there's white people in your country?" "it ain't your country anymore"
It has been 30+ years. Most were just black jokes in reverse. "why do whites have long noses? God held them by pinching there noses when bleaching them.
@@user-ch5qd3uz3l same joke works the other way round
Me too.We were not sissies then.
So true! We all had a blast and at 65 we are still friends today!
As a whiter-than-Bill-Burr northern Minnesotan, I had no idea how spot on his humor was until you shared it with reactions... you are my new favorite channel! Your joy and laughter is contagious! Many thanks!
I agree, and, I'm a Georgia Peach.
Whiter than Bill Burr? Are you albino?
He is santa claus
❤️
He is a gem. It's nice to see someone who couldn't be my friend if we met on the same street. Gregg Oreo long Beach Ca...and.. hopefully L. F. R. would like me, too. Gregg Oreo long Beach Ca
One of my best friends of all time passed away a few months ago. He was black, and I am white. He invited me to stay with his family in some place in Florida. I was the only white person in a 5-mile radius. That was the first time I ever saw something like that. Kids saw me coming and started riding the bicycles with the vehicle I rolled up in. It was a strange and bizarre feeling. Anyway, we had a barbeque that weekend, and the whole family came to meet me. I had a great time! I felt the love of the family like I have felt love from my own family. My race wasn't brought up once. I know what Bill is talking about, though, and I couldn't stop laughing. The only thing I can say about the crazy moments is; when you feel confident in a group setting, everyone knows instinctually that you belong there.
That's beautiful
Dude black bbqs are the best! And thanksgivings
i was like that with the Mexicans I was hanging out with in California,
So true. I attended a birthday party of a friend of mine at a bar in a predominantly black Philly neighborhood. I was the only white person in the bar. I wasn't uncomfortable but I wasn't sure how I was going to be accepted, for lack of a better term. And I fully admit that I shouldn't have felt any different than if it was a room full of white people, but I am being honest. It's no surprise ( or shouldn't be) that everyone was so very friendly, but maybe I was putting out some kind of vibe so people went out of their way to make me feel accepted, and comfortable. It was one of my greatest life experiences. Every person should experience a situation that maybe puts them out of their comfort zone, especially with different cultures and races.
@@The.Original.Potatocakes I am white and I went to a black friend's BBQ out in the country in Beaufort, SC. I was the only white person there. Best BBQ ever, had a great time.
Bills truth and being vocal about it has saved peoples lives ❤ Thank God for stand up comedy
Bill is funny because everything he talks about is true and relatable.
Absolutely! His stories are wild as hell
Thats called comedy.
Watch his show F is for family!!
His rant podcasts are great too
It’s heartbreaking to think that an entire generation won’t be able to just relax and enjoy good comedy like this.. 🙇🏾♀️🫶🏾
Thats why i think us Gen X’ers are the best generation ever. There was racism growing up, but for most of us, it wasn’t an issue.
That's awefully close to the same prejudice you dislike. Go out and meet some more young people, you may be surprised! :D
@@michaelschmidt7939 for most white people it wasn't an issue..
@@michaelschmidt7939
*Xennial generation enters the chat*
Yes. They will be pilloried 😒
Stop being a drama queen.
Being British I have only just recently discovered Bill Burr and I am so, so pleased that I have, my Dad said to me many years ago before he passed away that the sign of a great comedian is one that can take a topic that could be a sensitive issue to a group of people, and have them laughing, Bill does that.
71 white woman. Discovered you recently. You are a nice man. Thank you for what you do. First time I heard ashen was a black male college student who worked for me came in and asked if I had any lotion because he was so ashen. He explained and demonstrated his elbows to me. I must have been in my 50s. 😂
A young black woman that I worked with was angry at some man. She called him an ashy mfer. I had never heard that word but I knew what it must have meant and just laughed my a$$ off. 😅
In Africa we get like that especially between November and early February during the harmattan.
Ashie/Ashey
I remember mentioning to one of my black friends that I had to remember to put on lotion 'because I'm getting really ashy.' That woman looked at me like I'd just sprouted horns out of my nose. She said, "White people can't get ashy." I lifted up my pant leg, scratched my leg, and you could see the dust fly off. I said, "Isn't that ashy?"
She leaned down and examined my leg like it was the seventh wonder of the world. "Oh my goodness. I guess that white people CAN get ashy!" She was so excited. It was adorable. We lived in apartments next door and I heard her on her balcony talking on the phone about a week later. "MOM! WHITE PEOPLE GET ASHY!! YES!! It's TRUE! I saw it with my own eyes!!" Freaking *adorable*.
Things that didn't for 500, Alex..
@@jeo3212 You obviously aren't GenX. Hilarious thing is that I never heard the term 'ashy' until 1994. (Black neighbor but she told me what it was, but told me it was 'a black thing') In 1997 I made a new black friend who explained that white ppl absolutely could get ashy and I started using the term. We moved again in Feb 2000 and I made another black friend and she was the one who learned white ppl could get ashy too. Ask your mother when she found out white ppl have the same issue. Bet it wasn't pre-internet.
Oh my goodness, that is hilarious. I dunno. Do white people really get ashy if you can't really see it? It's kind of like the tree falling in the forest. We know it falls, like duh, but no one sees it fall. Brown people up in Canada use the term ashy as well. And they get supra ashy, coming from sub/tropical climates, then the harsh cold of a Canuck winter. So white people get dry, and if you look close and the sunlight refracts, you can see the dust, but sort of not the same. Plus, we really don't generally get as dry. It's kind of an anthropological adaptation to cold climes.
This reminds me of when we went to the beach, and my mom's boyfriend got sunburnt. For the life of her, my mom couldn't get over the fact that black people get sunburns. My best guess is that maybe no one had complained to her about it before or something because most of her friends are black. When she told them her "shocking revelation" all they could do was laugh and ask her why she thought they couldn't, followed by calling her crazy.
I know I don't burn very easily despite being white but my skin isn't super pale like my mom's either. I have a few family members with a darker complexion that don't seem to burn at all, so maybe she thought, the darker your skin, the less likely you are to get burned from the sun.
@Sainte Jeanne d'Arc its harder to see, but it's itchy as hell when it happens. It's even worse when your skin get so dry it starts to crack and bleed. I hate being cold.
Man Bill Burr is a true gift to all races, and its sad that so many people don't see it.
He is married to a black woman. How can people think he is racist?
It’s his foul mouth …
Who doesn't see it? Bill Burr is possibly the best living comedian imo.
@@kenbrock5441 The woke
@@deborahvrtis4428 Then dont watch him, youll be ok.
Lol this reminded me, years back I sat between two black girls at work. They would sometimes talk about being ashy and then get their lotion out. It took me a bit to figure out what they meant because I’m a redhead. I make Casper the ghost look tan. One day I looked down at my arms and realized how dry they were so I commented that I was looking ashy and needed some lotion. It took about 10 full seconds and then they both looked at me and busted out laughing lol. Good times.
I've always suffered from eczema since I was a teen, especially in winter, not quite enough to need medicated lotion, but enough that if I didn't put quality alcohol free lotion on a couple times a day, my legs, arms hands and shoulders would dry so bad the skin would crack. I worked as a firefighter 27yrs, (we worked 48hrs on, 4 days off) and my brothers of color on my crew always used to joke that I was the only white guy at the fire station they could depend on to borrow lotion from if they forgot theirs or ran out...lol.
Redhead ghost white. Sounds beautiful!
@@sunshynff 🙋🏽💚💯😆
Priceless
THIS IS AMAZING. This is what the world needs right now. Getting to understand each other. With respect and a whole lot of humor. 🙏🏼
It’s so nice to see people having a sense of humor about all this racial stuff rather than getting all offended. Thanks for sharing the laughs.
Yeah, Bill Burr did it well - partly because it was based on real experiences, not stereotypes. The stereotypical humour is never good. (Although I do like Gentile jokes, in small doses.)
Racist
@@marshwetland3808 stereotypes are based in reality of some.
Thank you for clearing up the Elvis thing. Also, please know, as a 58 yr old native Tennessean, not all of us are ignorant. My mother would have back handed any of us kids, if we'd ever said the ugly n word. The same as she would have if we had said curse words or talked back. We were taught better. My mother was born in 1939. I've lived in San Francisco & Miami, & visited many states. Its awful that it exists anywhere, but racism is not limited to southern states.
My grandma was born in 32 and she didn't take to that racism stuff. One of her children did the family ostracized him from basically anything except when grandma passed away. Anyway I remember one day when I had a friend over who was black and my uncle went to make a slur and I've never heard my grandma cuss until that day. But boy did it make my buddy smile that my grandma was on his side.
@@richardmerlau4926 my grandparents were racists as shit. Different time thiufh
Wht people bought the adults and went to the concerts. White suburban people. In the north everyone loved him.
I was raised in GA in the 80s and my grandmother would have killed anyone for saying racist words. On the flip side I did a job the other day and got called a cracker by an 8 year old black girl. Some parents aren't teaching love. They're teaching old hate. I traveled for work in my 20s. 5 years in NYC and thats the most racist place in the US by far.
@@johnseaverton1820 not a different time. A different experience. There were many ppl against it back then just as today. Ppl act like bc Democrats were open about it that it's different back then. They're just discreet about it today.
I remember going to blues bars when I was younger and heard many times "you're white, what do you know about blues?" I know that I am HEARING awesome music, my ears don't SEE anything.
Well effing said
That's so strange to me. I'm Danish, I've liked blues since I was a kid. I didn't know that blues were apparently considered "black music" in some countries until I saw your comment just now, lol... I don't understand race-divisions like that.
@@VelkanAngels of course everyone should feel free to enjoy Blues music...
But, Blues music DOES have African origins, and slave origins.
Blues is inextricably linked to Black culture in the US.
Maybe in 50 years, someone will say "I've grown up with rap, why is it associated with Black people?"
@@zeruty - Wow, really? I didn't know that. Yes, that does make it more logical than racial division in say... types of bicycles, lol. At least in terms of it being considered music OF (as in "from") that culture/subculture. Finding it strange for someone to enjoy listening to it based on their race is still just as strange to me, like being surprised a non-Asian likes curry, just because curry isn't FROM their own culture. Not how preferences work (curry is amazing).
I find it crazy that people still find it surprising when someone likes something that isn't in their culture. I grew up in a mixed neighborhood. We had people of all cultures. I'd go over to a friends house for dinner and would eat all kinds of different foods and liked it. I think if people don't try go outside their own cultures you don't grow as a person. Show respect to the origins but still enjoy the music food or culture. Otherwise you grow up ignorant.
Man I love what you're doing with your videos. And it is so true when we come together as a people, Americans, we have so many great things to share with one another. One of my best friends is a beautiful black woman, Tamara. Me? I'm 70 and pretty much a country boy. One of the first times she came to our home she was blown away at me in my garage listening to my Temps CD. Two weeks later we were smoking cigars, drinking some good liqua, and dancing to those songs having a great time in that garage. She and my wife had been friends for quite awhile but she didn't know quite what to make of me with my motorcycles and guns but three years later we have become best of friends. Keep doin' what you're doin' young man. You are a healer and our society needs more of you.
old white guy here... I absolutely love this - it's what we need. It's so important that we love each other and laugh at each other no matter the race. We are brothers in the eyes of the Creator and He asks us to serve in love. Thanks for creating this... you are serving in love... it gives me hope.
And sisters. Old white lady here!
@@tinastanley4444omg yes… and sisters!
@@bighgnoz5189 ❤ ty sweetheart
I enjoyed laughing with you man. My son's gf is black and everybody needs to celebrate our commonalities, NOT compare our differences.
Unity as AMERICANS, not races will be how we overcome our nations problems and make life better for everyone, instead of being brainwashed to blame, hate and not take responsibility by those seeking to divide everyone.
Tell that to the government propaganda department who keeps seeding this sick narrative out thru MEDIA OF ALL KINDS.
@@randallmccoy8581 You know it. They use "divide and conquer" to pit everyone against each other instead of us all rising up against THEM!
sorry, I accidentally pushed the down finger. I meant to like. I agree with you except I think differences are fine, even meant to be. That is the beauty. The problem is that some people take differences to assert some kind of superiority. I am biracial and I love that there are different people in thought and appearances.
Growing up in the 70s I remember watching ” school house rock.” Different cultures was celebrated. It was called the melting pot. Yes, there’s differences but that doesn’t make anyone race better. Also, Mom used to say “two wrongs don’t make a right.” People need to stop playing victim and making excuses for their conduct.
People have the right to be picky.
It doesn't mean they wish them death or they just don't approve it. As long as they are not going old school Punisher and taking them out. It doesn't matter what others think as long as they are not bluntly about it.
You seem like a real likable person that enjoys his life and has a good heart, you're obviously a fan of comedy and good comedians. Have a good day!
Great reaction Van....you made me laugh and I'm a 62 year old white guy who never spoke to a black person till I was 23 ...now I talk to many...lifes so friggin funny....have a good evening 🇬🇧👍
Bill Burr did indeed write for Chappelle Show. He’s in a handful of skits too.
I dig the Expos hat
The Racial Draft on Sports Center is hilarious!
World Series of Dice is hilarious.
Yea that hat is vintage 🔥🔥🔥
Fif
MONTREAL !!!!
Bill is the king at always finding the line between racial humor and racist humor. The day we can’t laugh at ourselves anymore, we’re in trouble.
And who is doing racist humor?
@@erichealey9923 ur mom
Dave Chappell does great work too.
@Eric Healey Whatch the first season of Saturday night live.....Eddie Murphy and Chevy Chase.......
@Trevor Braden jokes can't be racist. They're just jokes... I got one for ya, what do you call a black lawyer?
Absolutely hilarious! 😂 I can relate to the uptown gf bit. When I was living in Mid-town Manhattan, I was dating a woman from the Bronx, and I might be the only white guy whiter than Bill Burr. 😅....long story short, we just celebrated 31 years of marriage. 🥰
Late congratulations!
That’s awesome man!👍
I pray you both have many, many more happy and healthy years together!!! 🌠
🥳💖🥂💝🍻🥳
@@victoriarandolph5592 Thank you!
@@brianbossaer2049 Thank you!
GOD I LOVE YOU, so glad to find you, keep it up!! I LOVE BILL BURR TOO. So glad to find you at the beginning of 2023 so I can share with all my friends who are already Down with the Brown but to anyone else who needs to know. Thanks for your words about Elvis too. I am a Chicana from East Elay.
It’s nice to see that the differences between races can just be funny, true, and honestly beautiful, love what bill said about hanging out with everyone, that’s key in life if you want to break barriers, thanks for the reactions.
That has been the case more often than not. See Sanford and Son, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Chico and the Man, Barney Miller, Taxi, etc. etc.
The fact that people come in different colors is hilarious, it merits nothing other than fun and jokes.
There are no races ffs. There is only one human race.
@@cCiIcCo - oh shut up. that’s like saying there’s only one species of bird.
@@unclephilly2127 Idiot we are Homo Sapiens and that's it.
"What's a Bodega?" 🤣
That line is so simple but so funny, gets me every time.
Bodaga a small convenience store...if it aint got it...then it has never been invented!
@@martenkrueger8647 best grocery option in my area is a Bodega. They have fresh produce and a little deli, I'd be stuck eating dollar store frozen sandwiches without them
I had no idea what a bodega was til now. And apparently, unlike the North, we folks down here in the south call them gas stations or fillin stations, (if you're really old school), or the corner store. And both black and white folks refer to them as such, so it's not based on race down here. It's not mutually exclusive.
I was one of three white kids at school. Learned a lot. Love burr. Love anybody that has a sense of humor, on either side, especially these days. High fives and smiles to the fam!
High fives and smiles Bro!!! Keep being a light
There are no “sides”. Every decent human being is “my side”.
"Queens English" 😂
Love it... ❤️ Laughter is amazing in that it can bring people together.
Everybody laughing and having fun that's the way it should be in 2022. We need to kill all the bull crap and show love for one another. ENOUGH SAID.
Yep… America has turned into a nation of racial division, partisan politics, censorship and injustice. I’m no fan of the Republican Party and their religious intolerance, phony wars, and anti gay sentiments, but for whatever reason (in the last few years especially), the Democrats and mainstream media have adopted this obsession with censorship, intolerance, and racial division.
Demonizing whites and silencing opposition achieves nothing but more racial hatred and political strife. The key to racial justice should not be to tear down one race, but to lift up the oppressed.
I don’t mean to get into a political discussion, but if we’re to resolve the divisions in our country, we need to focus on the source of that division. Just my two cents.
@@graphicartdude couldn't agree more and to me it seems like when I was younger in the eighties it was less racism than it is now I mean it's just growing rampant out of control that's all you see that's all you hear let's let this crap die already.
@@melvingrimes7886 Same here. Grew up in the 80's and from a small town. It was 90% white, but the blacks, hispanics, asians etc all got along. I'm guessing the minority kids probably experienced occasional racism (some intentional and some through ignorance), but it certainly wasn't prevalent and wasn't a thing amongst my friends (since we all hung out together). Our prom king was black... not because of white guilt, and patronizing - but because he was popular and well liked.
Nowadays race is at the forefront of everything and pushed down student's throats; to the point it likely creates more division and awkwardness because they're programmed to think about it rather than focus on the person regardless of skin color. It all seems like a division tactic to keep us separated.
Anyway, sorry for ranting. It's a problem of mine. Take care.
@@graphicartdude Same here I am 53 so the 80s was my time and I can say without a doubt it is worse now than it was then.
@Austin Batton I was born in the late 60s so I guess you would say my heyday was the eighties I would take the eighties anytime over what we have now I can tell you from where I stand there was not as much racism I was born in a predominantly black part of town we all got along for the most part.
LFR, don't worry about "talking too much" over the video. We come here for you, to hear your commentary. If people wanna hear it uncut, they should watch the actual video, lol
I have seen all these clips of Burr before.
I came to experience them with this guy.
I appreciate the commentary he provides.
That’s what makes this a reaction video vs just watching it.
the lotion transition to the gun bit is perfect, especially scratching his back with the mic stand. genius.
You are a genuine gem. Vulnerable openness to our existential condition as human beings. You're smile and laughter connects us all.
What makes LFR far beyond any other reaction show is his intelligence and introspection. Look forward to his continuing reaction videos, they're informative, funny, and worthwhile.
I believe The Chapelle Show had a skit called "The Race Draft", but Bill was in that episode so I definitely believe he was apart of the writing. You have to check it....HILARIOUS!!!!
He's also in the Samuel Jackson beer skit. He was definitely a writer on the show.
Bill Burr actually was in that sketch as a commentator.
Samuel Jackson beer is a funny 2min.
Neal Brennen co writer on Chapelle Show. Yeah Burr was is in some skits…
We used to say
“imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”
but now we say
“that’s cultural appropriation!”
underrated comment.
Yes, it's f'cked up!! People out here being too sensitive. We can all learn from one another, and admire the differences, rather than be offended.
Instead, media has taught to discourage "oneness". Our kids then learn the same. Generation after generation.
Society is going in reverse, rather than moving forward. It's sad to see.
It doesn't have to be that way. 💔😥
Yes......our society is in a sort of slow motion 'Tower of Babble' moment. Media whispers divisiveness in one ear and then the other, to increase their relevance. But we each are responsible for our own actions. We need to quit listening to others highlighting the differences and celebrate how we're the same. Build love and understanding from common ground. Then we can discuss the differences without letting them rule our emotions. Black, white, green, or plaid.....we need freedom to be ourselves and to be the same. Good channel....keep it going.
@@carriekeith2266 but that’s where we need to inform and teach the generations to come, that’s something I’m extremely greatful for my parents took me travelling from a young age I experienced different countries and there cultures and was taught and shown NEVER to judge someone based on race, religion or sex but rather how someone’s personality/attitude/behaviour is and try to tolerate and educate the misinformed or uneducated if possible. But yes some people are just full of hatred or not willing to listen or learn, the amount of mates I constantly have to pull up that just spurt out racist terms in general conversation (without an malice but without any awareness) is wrong and tiring. I just hope I can teach my children the way my parents did
Yeah, but some people take it a bit too far.
I had never heard of this guy until watching your reactions. Thank you, this dude is hilarious 🤣
I love Bill Burr because he's not afraid to say anything that comes to mind.
Dude your reactions are so fkn wholesome, love watching em. There's a positive aura around you, can't stop watching!
Burr was on the Chappelle Show a few times, I don't know if he wrote for him, but the two of them are in a class all their own, raw unafraid thinking-mans comedy ♥️♥️
I’ve been told that Burr sometimes writes for Chapelle.
I think you're right. Unless he did it uncredited, which I doubt. Love them both!🙌🏽
He helped write some of his best skits. Him Neal and Dave
I can't watch one of his specials without having to stop it because I'm laughing so hard
There is a special joy when people of different colors can get together and laugh about the things we rarely say to each other.
Van your my favorite cause you open my eyes ! I’m 62 and old and white ,raised in the mountains of NC . But in you I see a friend that I could sit down and pour a shot with and laugh . Know what? I do daily, God bless you brother ! We’re both growing !
Life is so much better when we can laugh together ❤ thank you for loving his comedy, laughing and being a badass for not getting offended. Its all in good fun. There's nothing more enjoyable and fun than a group of ppl from different cultures being together and laughing with and at each other. I love it.
That video was F*cking AMAZING! Thank you ❤❤
I’ll have to admit that the media doesn’t do us any favors. I can’t imagine how many people form their opinions of other races based solely on what they see on TV or movies.
It's ppls fault for being dumb not TVs.
That’s absolutely true. That’s why half the country voted for Trump. They never bother to do any research on anything. They just accept whatever the hell the media says, which is usually biased and racist.
@@mildredjeff5024 it goes both ways of course.
Yeah, people who grew up poor with other races seem to get this. I was poor white. Played with the black boys on the other side of the ridge because they liked football and basketball. Doesn't occur to me, thinking bad about anyone. Those mommas and grandmamas fed me like I was one of their own.
Just discovered your channel tonight and binge-watched almost three hours.
Much respect for your journey. You are seeking truth, and that's a noble endeavor!
When you said near the end of this video you are "smiling more," that hit me......
It says something about a man when he smiles easily. There is a genuineness about him, a kindness, a subtle strength, confidence and peace. Keep striving, and keep searching my friend !
Lol this is what happened when I found him too this week…
I was the only white guy in a couple of blues bands back in the 70s and that was an eye opener for sure. Everybody are just people.
LOVE, LOVE, love your Expos hat, J!!! This is my first time watching and I had to subscribe IMMEDIATELY because of it. Also because of your great view on things and that wonderful laugh and smile. Keep up the great work! Much love from Canada 👏❤️🇨🇦💫
Your decent honesty is endearing. Thanks for bringing peoples together. Your helpful to mankind.
Hi Van! This is a great video! I think what you do is important. Bridging the gap between cultures and sometimes educating as well. I can understand your friends response to reacting to things outside your own culture. I respect it and see that there is a bigger picture. I enjoy hearing different perspectives and that is how we all learn!!!
Dan, you’re clearly one of the good humans in this world. Willing to learn, listen and teach. You’re dope
I love what Bill says about learning from different groups of people. The more we're willing to get out of our comfort zones and get to know different people in different situations the more we all benefit. I think that the more we're able to laugh at ourselves the easier it is to get along with others. Loved this reaction, and I love that you're willing to explore and enjoy different music and performers. Keep it up, Sir.
I love Bill Burr, he says what he wants. We're all human. And were all going through this thing called life. We have achievements and failures. Its good to be able to laugh together about it.
Old white guy here...glad I stumbled into your show...learned a few things...keep up the good work!
You and Burr are priceless to me; you have helped me through the last few months of ill health. Watching your reactions especially the double-take delayed ones (e.g. Danny Glover one) are always refreshing and spontaneous. You are both a great team elixir. Thank you.
You are right. Elvis publicly stated hewas copying what black artist were doing early in his career.
Bud, I don't think you sold out. I think you're helping to educate people about your culture. I've learned from you! Thank you!! ❤️❤️
You were on my suggestions, watched a few vids and loved em all. This one earned the sub. Love your attitude and vibe
This was really great. I love Bill Burr too, but as a white dude, I really appreciate watching those jokes along with your reactions, which were really insightful--sort of made it all more real. I've always thought Burr is very smart in the way he approaches those kinds of topics, but it's nice, as a white dude, to have you back me up on that. Thanks!
Loved hearing you get real about your migration into your own suburbs. Takes courage to do what you're doing. I see you bridging cultures. And we need that desperately.
What is amazing about bill Burr is he has a near magical ability to make observations and statements that would usually not go well, and most will not be offended. Even 90% of other comedians couldn't pull it off. He's able to hit all the verboten topics and make everyone laugh. ..And after all usually it's in discomfort we laugh the hardest...
If you are not familiar with him check him out, Dave Chappell does it as well in my estimation.
This was great! 🤣 Comedy is the key to bringing us all together. 🩶
Man, this is the part of the internet that really kicks ass! Gettin along gettin to know each other and comin together ultimately. It gives me a good feeling in my heart to hear Black people take up for white and white people take up for black. I'm a patriot, so to me WE are all Americans And from my heart I would die for one American just as quickly as another, color has no bearing whatsoever! You Keep Kickin Ass and Takin Names Brother!!!👊
1000%!! ❤️👍
I agree 💯 with your comment but don’t cut it off at just Americans, I’m an Aussie and feel the same way
I hate that people never realise that he’s itching when talking about gun permits as a follow up to the lotion joke. That always kills me.
Everyone notices that he's itching unless they dumb. Quit hating, Killer
@@jdawg3629 I’m not hating and they may see it but they clearly they don’t make the connection.
The ashy-Caucasian callback is brilliant; I am always bummed when UTubers fail to acknowledge or comment on it. "DO YOU NOT SEE THAT HE IS SCRATCHING HIS ASHY SKIN!? LOOOOK, LOOK! HE IS USING THE MIC STAND! NO? **SIGH**"
Anybody that doesn't grasp that DOESN'T WANT TO PERIOD. It is hilarious 😂😂😂😂
@@justlooking1087 I didn't make the connection like the first time, but each time after I always saw it.
And no you're not hating lmao. That word's just thrown around anytime anyone doesn't like what you say lol.
I laughed like hell at this one, dude is a trip. Yeah I remember watching that Elvis video that you and your son put out and I was hella surprised at learning how diverse he was I’m glad you approach these videos with an open mind
Which video?
Love Bill Burr. Saw him live up here in Vancouver right before covid. Laugh riot. My face hurt for laughing. He is a bridge between cultures.
Your a pretty chill cat, it's like hanging out with you not much talking just laughing and having a good time. Keep up the good work man. 👍
Burr's delivery is great, and it reaches so much of a diverse audience. Top-tier comedian. Thanks for reacting!
Smile when you're happy, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I enjoy seeing you smile and laugh. It makes me smile and laugh , and we don't do that enough nowadays.
The more you learn about peoples differences, the more you learn we are all the same :) Much Love Bruh!
"He was down, for the brown" LOL that made me laugh for some reason. Great video, dude. I generally don't comment on reaction videos but I laughed at what you said and had to leave a comment. Cheers, man!
Bill Burr has to be one of the top 5 stand up comedians of all time.
This was so laughable but beautiful all at the same time. This is the kind of truthful fun that brings us all together.
THIS IS WHY I STILL LOVE YOUR CHANNEL MAN!!!....WE ALL IN THIS BOAT TOGETHER!
Too cool! I can relate to Bill's story about being in Harlem. I was there a couple years ago visiting my girlfriend's family. A Leprechaun is a perfect analogy! LMAO! Was in the Bronx too. Love me some NYC!!!
So much truth in comedy. That's what gets the best reactions!!! 😂 💯💯💯
You seem like a man with a big heart. I subscribed. Keep laughing and keep me laughing.
I enjoy your reactions. You are a leader dude. Breaking down the barriers to help people get to know beyond their corner of the world. We are all related.
That was a great video I have to admit I do love Bill burs craziness. I feel blessed to have come across all these different reaction channels and now that you mention it I am smiling a lot more. It’s good for me as an older person to be exposed to all the different things you guys are having on your channels. It also reminds me of the days when I lived in New York City and there was so much diversity and opportunities to expose yourself to a lot of different kinds of things and lots of different kinds of people. That’s what these reaction channels kind of bring back from me are some really fond memories. Thanks for the hard work putting your channel together I have enjoyed it and will continue to watch. 🌱🪴💚
I'm whiter than Bill burr, but I've lived all over, lived in Africa, Mexico, Europe, and Bill Burr is funny as hell. And this guy doing the reaction here on LFR has been around, you can tell, and he is funny and smart. This made me feel good and it also made me feel a little hopeful. Given all the crazy shit that's going on today. Thanks for this.
I love this! As a white man with a brown woman racial discussions are important but tricky. We both have to unlearn what our grandparents said bit at the same face the ugly past.
This kind of comedy is healing for everyone. Be friends with everyone!
Key element in facing it is letting go of blame. 99% of any fight is about who was at fault, and less then 1% about a solution.
It's like the Lion King: Simba gets hit on the head with a stick, and does not blame, but he does learn from the past
Too much digging in the past these days is only done to try and find blame and not nearly enough to learn
Regarding Elvis and our judgements: I just learned that the woman that wrote Gone With the Wind secretly financed the education of black doctors. (I guess it had to be a secret. She was a rebel, not suicidal.)
Lol I love Burr. All of the jokes based on his relationship with Nia are amazing. They'd be the funnest couple in the world to invite anywhere.
You seem like a great person... Keep spreading the love! Hello from Vancouver Canada!
Nothing much to say other than Thanku for being you and making my day!!! Not often I compliment a guy however you are a natural and have a real gift at what you're doing!!! Keep up the Great Work 😃
Hey just wanted to say I really appreciate the genuine effort you put into the reacting. It’s great
I never comment on a video. This was so fun and uplifting. I needed a laugh today and you provided it. Thanks. Bill Burr was funny and you’re reaction was a gift.
The Bill Burr "rotation" was great! "We've" all heard Eddie Murphy, Kat Williams, Kevin Hart, etc. Love all or most. HOWEVER, injecting something new (at least as it relates to the usual lineup) is what's needed to gain NEW perspective or to bring it to relevance in an otherwise neglected base of "knowledge and understandings!" Great pick, my brother! Truth and Honor!
I really appreciate how you called time out on the Elvis hate, with some facts. It’s so importante that we don’t get overly sensitive these days. One thing I’ve noticed recently is how anyone white wearing artificially curled hair styles or dreads gets accused of appropriation. But, anyone black with artificially straightened hair gets no such race appropriation hate…