Allegories on race and racism | Camara Jones | TEDxEmory

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  • @sandybarrow9089
    @sandybarrow9089 3 роки тому +155

    I wonder if she realized at the time that this talk is so powerful that it will be assigned to students for homework! I am a graduate student now and I have had the pleasure of getting to review this video as even my professors recognize how strong her teachings are from her.

    • @fati3339
      @fati3339 Рік тому +10

      literally got this assigned

    • @ayethirikyaw9262
      @ayethirikyaw9262 Рік тому +5

      Yes same.

    • @AnaSantos-nv1bo
      @AnaSantos-nv1bo Рік тому +6

      I'm watching it now for homework!

    • @Junksaint
      @Junksaint Рік тому +1

      Yep lol very insightful

    • @nyasiac7998
      @nyasiac7998 Рік тому +2

      I'm actually in the middle of doing an assignment on this video lol

  • @josephineensign4123
    @josephineensign4123 9 років тому +121

    Excellent use of allegories to teach about racism and health. If you ever get the opportunity to hear/see Dr. Camara Jones in person, I highly recommend it.

    • @alittleredhen
      @alittleredhen 5 років тому +3

      Pleased Dr. Jones speaking in Portland January 2020. Interested to learn where her ideas are now.

  • @anyasnyder4500
    @anyasnyder4500 4 роки тому +9

    Just incredible. Dr. Jones is a national treasure. I would have been there standing up cheering. You go, Dr. Jones!

  • @kateengler8965
    @kateengler8965 2 роки тому +20

    one of my most favorite ted talks. i keep coming back to watch every once in a while. I'm thankful for dr. jones for sharing this

  • @ronaldenglish3970
    @ronaldenglish3970 8 років тому +30

    Dr. Camara Jones is amazing in interpreting allegories in categories for conceivable applications for action.

  • @davidthomas8413
    @davidthomas8413 9 років тому +25

    I had the great pleasure to hear Dr. Jones speak at the Grantmakers in Health Conference in Austin, TX last week. She is brilliant!!

  • @JoyLawsonDavis
    @JoyLawsonDavis 10 років тому +9

    Thoroughly enjoyed this. The allegories make this topic palatable for a wider audience. Sharing with undergraduates, graduates and others. thank you very much!!

  • @JenniferStJude-g7m
    @JenniferStJude-g7m Рік тому +1

    A lovely person with a wonderful presentation. I loved it and found it very helpful in illustrating such a complex topic. The stories were so well done. I appreciate the path she outlined for all of us to participate in the betterment of our society. Loved it all.

  • @dontegoodridge9659
    @dontegoodridge9659 4 роки тому +19

    The way she explained it makes so much sense! You really broke it down and made it simple while still keeping it educational and complex

  • @myhealthislife
    @myhealthislife 8 років тому +19

    Thank you Dr Camara Jones for sharing your art and helping us to act to change whats around us.

  • @cynthiasilvaparker
    @cynthiasilvaparker 10 років тому +7

    Powerful allegories and guidance for understanding and dealing with racism. Thanks!

  • @agee9567
    @agee9567 6 років тому +20

    what amazing and insightful analogies that puts things into perspective!! It always bugged me when people say that racism is a myth and everyone has equal opportunities, that simply isn't true ! You explained it so well

  • @vincentmiller4936
    @vincentmiller4936 5 років тому +4

    Wow she is brilliant. Here allegories are descriptively intriguing, and very enticing to listen to. I must commend her on her presenting the truth in a fixable way. Now all we need to do is implement what she said. Oh that we would, turn the conveyer belt around.

  • @gigilove2750
    @gigilove2750 3 роки тому +4

    I want to share this with everyone I know. Outstanding perspective Dr Jones 💗

  • @SylviaWongLewis
    @SylviaWongLewis 10 років тому +5

    Love this use of 'allegories' about racism, privilege and other isms.Thank you!

  • @08ranaiu
    @08ranaiu 8 років тому +10

    The only scenario in which I would give this video a thumbs down is due to the fact it's only 20-something minutes....I could listen to her for days! Captivating story-(allegory)telling, compelling message, and beautiful/gentle call to action. Bravo!

  • @Inner-wellbeing
    @Inner-wellbeing 4 роки тому +2

    Wonderful! Thanks to women like Dr. Jones to explain complex ideas! Very powerful.

  • @destinymatthews3304
    @destinymatthews3304 4 роки тому +68

    "The gardener may go to her grave preferring red over pink...but her children will not grow up with that attitude and will know that the flowers are equally beautiful."

    • @katiesears9833
      @katiesears9833 4 роки тому +5

      @Destiny Matthews- I found this statement profound as well. Thank you for capturing it in direct quotation.

  • @paulapenn1850
    @paulapenn1850 10 років тому +13

    Dear Camara, brilliant as always!! Thank you for your work!

  • @oesterle6
    @oesterle6 4 роки тому +4

    Really excellent. Helps a lot to get us outside of ourselves and look at the situation outside of our mostly unconscious judgments.

  • @writersblock26
    @writersblock26 9 років тому +8

    Thank you for posting this, TEDx Talks.

  • @JonaGenova
    @JonaGenova 8 років тому +7

    Positively brilliant. Thank you, Dr. Jones & Emory.

  • @barbarafranklin1575
    @barbarafranklin1575 3 роки тому

    Excellent. What a wonderful way to present the concepts of race & racism.

  • @Antropovich
    @Antropovich 9 років тому +32

    I agree what she said, but I would add :
    1) There surely is a category (or subcategory) called 'post-institutionalized'. This means that even when the laws and policies have been revoked, you still have the aftermath of those laws/policies. This can be in the form of people living in ghettos, having lower education level in your family, fewer role models, etc.
    2) The inherit property of capitalism - people who have more wealth are very hard/impossible to catch up with. The families that are rich get the benefits anyway. To have equality in outcome - ie wealthy immigrants, minorities - takes generations of accumulation.

    • @reginarobertkrystyn
      @reginarobertkrystyn 9 років тому +6

      Antropovich You need to start that dissertation!

    • @SheaBae31
      @SheaBae31 6 років тому

      Wow, thank you for this comment.

    • @drasco61084
      @drasco61084 6 років тому +8

      That's what she's talking about with the generations of oppression of the pink flowers. It's not just a matter of simply stop seeing the pink flowers as worth less, or simply one thing or another, but a multifaceted approach. You have to enrich the soil, remove the rocks, etc. So in the real life USA for example it might be housing assistance for people of color like what only white people had access to after WWII to actually build wealth and not just rent, changes in law enforcement and schools, community empowerment, and even efforts to create more sustainable society, since capitalism isn't sustainable.

    • @garyhost1830
      @garyhost1830 6 років тому +1

      80% of millionaires are first generation rich. Ie if your not one of these you can be.... but probably never will be by continually having the victim mentality. Anyway merry Christmas. I'm watching this trying to expand my knowledge why such a large gap between blacks and whites. So far it seem largely culture based.

    • @dionnad.d.1769
      @dionnad.d.1769 11 місяців тому

      Yes, that's the Pink & Red Flower Garden analogy. The ghetto and poor school is the rocky soil. The fertile soil for the red roses and gardener supplying it is part of capitalism.

  • @AliveBoldTV
    @AliveBoldTV 3 роки тому

    This is one of the best Ted talks I have ever seen. so much content packed into 20 minutes!

  • @JRose-ub3hd
    @JRose-ub3hd 8 років тому +15

    This is the best example of explaining racism that I have ever seen! Brilliant ☺

  • @jameelahedwards8550
    @jameelahedwards8550 5 років тому +2

    Wow, this is the best explanation of racism I've heard. Must share!

  • @stevenabman9541
    @stevenabman9541 4 роки тому +1

    Spectacular clarity and teaching. A wonderful way of thinking of complex problems to enhance our understanding of bias and racism.

  • @princessrose273
    @princessrose273 8 років тому +4

    I really enjoyed watching this program. I was able to learn a lot of things about race and racism and about many other subjects that were touched upon on this broadcast. we should all learn to better ourselves in every aspect of our lives.

  • @ucity88
    @ucity88 2 роки тому +1

    Dr. Camara Jones is the G.O.A.T! I just wish the audio quality was better on this one...

  • @ginny2286
    @ginny2286 8 років тому +13

    So proud to see a Wellesley classmate making such a profound difference in the world.

  • @4vendetta1
    @4vendetta1 Рік тому +1

    Wow, Camara's ability to explain complex issues in a simple way is amazing. I will be doing a deep dive into her work.

  • @SamsarahMorgan
    @SamsarahMorgan 9 років тому +17

    This is a brilliant teaching - thank you!

  • @vpdhpc
    @vpdhpc 10 років тому +15

    Dr. David Williams recommended this video. Dr. Williams was a panel member for the report launch First Peoples, Second Class Treatment: The role of racism in thehealth and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada in Toronto, February 3, 2015.

  • @annsheridan12
    @annsheridan12 3 роки тому +7

    75% single family households , disproportionate criminality, dropping out of school and the other pathologies of single parent households. These are factors in inequality as well.

    • @annsheridan12
      @annsheridan12 3 роки тому

      The proportion of single parent households in a community predicts the rate of violent crime and burglary but the communities poverty level does not

  • @laffinggal
    @laffinggal 8 років тому +9

    Thank you for these allegories which will help me and others understand racism better.

  • @cordelialeeder492
    @cordelialeeder492 8 років тому +3

    Dr. Jones is so brilliant! Bravo!

  • @waynebanks5325
    @waynebanks5325 3 роки тому

    She is very good and right on point we need more people like her for some people that Hits a nerve truth of course always does Amen

  • @gretae1
    @gretae1 2 роки тому

    That was amazing, she barely even breathed when she was talking lmaooo. She is my new obsession!!!

  • @alisonjordan903
    @alisonjordan903 Рік тому

    Also - we had a question about how to get “red seeds” that don’t seem to benefit from the “well loved planter” to better understand how the Gardeners Tale allegory accounts for them -
    May need to be reminded that some red seeds may have ended up in the pink seed planter - by the gardener, the wind or by birds… in any case, should these “red seeds” be mad at the pink seeds? Or the gardener? Or the researchers? Or…?

  • @seanjohn864
    @seanjohn864 10 років тому +5

    Well spoken and good conversation

  • @itumelengdikobe5811
    @itumelengdikobe5811 5 років тому +5

    This is so good! Thank you!

  • @RiverLewis
    @RiverLewis 6 років тому +1

    This lady knows how to teach it. Fantastic.

  • @ZaySanders
    @ZaySanders 2 роки тому

    Amazing allegorical usage. I will be using this to train in the future!

  • @gaelcruanes9068
    @gaelcruanes9068 2 роки тому +1

    such a good analogy! Really good talk!

  • @kevinboone2178
    @kevinboone2178 Рік тому

    Sister-woman recently gave a mind-expanding keynote speech at the 2023 Commencement Ceremony for the School of Health Sciences at Georgetown University in Washington, DC (posted on UA-cam).

  • @caseybent-callaghan6659
    @caseybent-callaghan6659 4 роки тому

    Brilliant allegories. Thank you!

  • @CBaule-wm2xv
    @CBaule-wm2xv 3 роки тому

    Deep! Very well explained. Brilliant!

  • @omegaexcellence1608
    @omegaexcellence1608 2 роки тому +6

    Watching this at 2x speed really makes her sound as crazy as she is

  • @MrRubberduck11
    @MrRubberduck11 6 років тому +1

    this was great! Thank you so much! You are a very special person!!!

  • @JuneOmadela
    @JuneOmadela 9 років тому +5

    I love this!

  • @Dr.irenebuenavistamolina
    @Dr.irenebuenavistamolina 2 роки тому

    Insightful and informative

  • @Spaciousness1
    @Spaciousness1 4 роки тому +1

    I wanna cry! She's a gem.

  • @salalonzo4084
    @salalonzo4084 10 років тому +1

    wow no comments .. what jones is saying is the most interesting take on racism. scientific and internal how racism works.

  • @jubilantsleep
    @jubilantsleep 4 роки тому +1

    Her creativity is inspiring

  • @BeyondTheMind007
    @BeyondTheMind007 3 роки тому +3

    I enjoy what she is saying but she needs to slow down a little so her words are more concise. Sounds like she's spraying her words and it's a little hard to comprehend.

  • @NelsonMontana1234
    @NelsonMontana1234 5 років тому +6

    Very articulately presented, intelligently perceived and thoughtfully presented nonsense.

    • @laurenjamieson8411
      @laurenjamieson8411 5 років тому +2

      I agree. It is total nonsense.

    • @allisonjonesphelps2860
      @allisonjonesphelps2860 5 років тому

      Why do you believe it is nonsense? (no sarcasm here - genuinely curious)

    • @straighttalking2090
      @straighttalking2090 4 роки тому

      @@allisonjonesphelps2860 I think it's nonsense because she sets up the position that race is not biological and uses flowery allegories to back up her preposition that has little to do with biology. Allegories fall apart when you go into detail (synonyms for the word include 'myth' 'parable' 'fable'). To compare moths with humans for example is to compare an order of one phylum with a species of another.. very vague or misleading when the issue is about light. The problem for me is that she conflates racism and biological race - commendable for fighting against the former, lamentable for its irrelevance to a discussion on biological race - a reality about which she is in denial.

    • @q_q123
      @q_q123 2 роки тому

      @@straighttalking2090 Race is a social construct

  • @baxselana8003
    @baxselana8003 9 років тому

    Thanks for this Ms Camara Jones

  • @EvilBunnehz11
    @EvilBunnehz11 2 роки тому +3

    I love these talks. But as someone who is apart of the oppressed group, I don't need them. Can we actually DO something about institutionalized racism already?

  • @yapinganderson7714
    @yapinganderson7714 4 роки тому

    This is truly amazing!!

  • @lorinormandin4657
    @lorinormandin4657 3 роки тому

    Love her!

  • @pinkiemasiteng9558
    @pinkiemasiteng9558 8 років тому

    Great speech!

  • @AdrienLegendre
    @AdrienLegendre Рік тому

    I would add, we need social science research because in many cases the causes and effective solutions for racial disparities are likely complex.

  • @pupplylove3003
    @pupplylove3003 7 років тому +2

    It was a bit confusing for me. I wish Dr. Camara would have given specific examples using human interactions.

    • @MansaHere
      @MansaHere 7 років тому +6

      You should read her paper on the theoretical framework for the three levels of racism and the Gardener's Tale. She includes some brief examples of the three levels on pages 1212-1213 (up to the 'Levels of Racism: A Gardener's Tale' header on page 1213.)
      Here's the link: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1446334/pdf/10936998.pdf

  • @nizeyimanaeric1958
    @nizeyimanaeric1958 3 роки тому

    Good explaination

  • @terripds1278
    @terripds1278 4 роки тому +1

    My new role model

  • @joleneonyoutube
    @joleneonyoutube 4 роки тому +1

    This is incredible

  • @adu-fokuodouglas2332
    @adu-fokuodouglas2332 2 роки тому

    Very useful

  • @jasonspray9209
    @jasonspray9209 3 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @fittomakeup9890
    @fittomakeup9890 3 роки тому

    Brilliant!! 💝💝

  • @Hiphop101ize
    @Hiphop101ize 9 років тому

    Great speech! Maybe I'm jinxing it but In B4 the "what a race trader, all these people do is talk about race...maybe if they weren't so criminal and baby daddy, crack,ect", and the obligatory "i hate naaaggers" guy that pollutes every other youtube discussion that even peripherally mentions race even in absence of the -ism. There I got it, it's on record now

  • @nyjharichardson8442
    @nyjharichardson8442 9 років тому +7

    That was amazing

  • @AfrikanLifestyle
    @AfrikanLifestyle 5 років тому +1

    Very nice description of racism..

  • @hyunjunlee5107
    @hyunjunlee5107 6 років тому +2

    14:16

  • @danielsaari3885
    @danielsaari3885 7 років тому +1

    you're right racism doesn't exist because being of A different race is saying that you're not part of the human race and it a person is a different species I find it insulting dogs are all part of the canine family and no matter what breed they are they are all part of the canine and there's no mistaking it there's the animal kingdom and there's cats and dogs and a cat is a different species than a dog and just because someone has a cultural or an ethnic background doesn't mean that they're different species and if one loses the empathy for another person or another ethnic or cultural background that hasn't suffered the same in prejudices All Nations and all country have enslaved their own people at one time or another and making it that just because of once ethnic background that they're Superior in that understanding is arrogance to say the least

  • @hyejue
    @hyejue 3 роки тому

    반갑습니다. Hi. From Korea

  • @lindajackson653
    @lindajackson653 5 років тому +1

    Acknowledged.

  • @chriscarter296
    @chriscarter296 4 роки тому +3

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  • @WindyDays2009
    @WindyDays2009 8 років тому +4

    2:52 - "...but in some parts of Brazil, I'm clearly White". I doubt that.

    • @TJL-z8p
      @TJL-z8p 7 років тому +5

      have you ever been to Brazil and met its people?

    • @WindyDays2009
      @WindyDays2009 4 роки тому

      @@TJL-z8p I'm Brazilian, I've never been anywhere else. I'm sorry it took me so long to reply, but UA-cam only sent me a message letting me know about the second reply that I got for this.

    • @NoSpoilers-wb5ww
      @NoSpoilers-wb5ww Місяць тому

      @@WindyDays2009 all good!

  • @davidlukeskywalker1900
    @davidlukeskywalker1900 9 років тому

    amazing

  • @elchefe7701
    @elchefe7701 8 років тому

    At 2:42min what a beautiful thought, but on the other hand there is the NBA. And I bet with every Professor of Sociology that in the top three of the next marathon run there are Kenians, Erithreans, at least they are black.
    1 Dollar against 1000 well meant, but false words.

  • @alisonjordan903
    @alisonjordan903 Рік тому

    Now that you know - what will you do about it?

  • @tommy2chips
    @tommy2chips 4 роки тому

    Interesting.

  • @lizr87
    @lizr87 4 роки тому +9

    I had to watch this for a class. Watching it at two times speed is about all the seriousness it deserves. Did she just plagiarize the parable of the soils from Jesus? Really!

  • @TVTECS
    @TVTECS 3 роки тому +8

    Can someone give me an example of someone whose wasted their entire life on a pseudo science based theory and tries to example with really bad allegories?
    Great example of someone doing a talk for 20 mins, throwing in all available buzzwords and hoping no one will notice by the end she'd actually said absolutely nothing of substance. I mean she's been studying this for over 20yrs and they are the best allegories you've got. You cant put forward theories and then offer evidence of them in the form of an allegory, this chic is your real deal snake oil salesmen. She should come with a buyer beware sign

    • @TripleSixxxRonin
      @TripleSixxxRonin 2 роки тому +1

      Im glad infound a comment that noticed that as wel

    • @NoSpoilers-wb5ww
      @NoSpoilers-wb5ww Місяць тому

      delete your comment its humiliating you

    • @TVTECS
      @TVTECS Місяць тому

      @@NoSpoilers-wb5ww I'm good, you seem to be the only one that disagrees, most others agree

    • @NoSpoilers-wb5ww
      @NoSpoilers-wb5ww Місяць тому

      @TVTECS Untrue. Read the comments, you're the one who is in the minority.

    • @TVTECS
      @TVTECS Місяць тому

      @@NoSpoilers-wb5ww I'm referring to my comment, 8 people liked it, you're the only one that complained

  • @tsflanders2654
    @tsflanders2654 3 роки тому +5

    This chick talked about an episode she had in California when she went out to eat with some friends. In the story, she clearly says that the hour was extremely late and they were done studying, so they went into town to get some food. While she was eating, she noticed that the restaurant sign said closed. And she took this as striking evidence of racism. I guess it never occurred to her that they made it in the restaurant just before it closed, and the restaurant was trying to get rid of some food on late minute customers. But of course, everything she notices is evidence of racism racism racism racism. I think this chick has a fundamental misunderstanding of how restaurants work, And how businesses use time to determine when they open and close.

  • @terezabarreto3824
    @terezabarreto3824 9 років тому

    gosto muito dos video

  • @phamth
    @phamth 2 роки тому

    SOWK 644

  • @paul3116
    @paul3116 4 роки тому

    Awesome!!!

  • @gaillewis5472
    @gaillewis5472 5 років тому

    Entomology is not a good analogy since Luna moths actually are green. Not all moths are the same species and will not gather with moths who aren't potential mates. Humans are one species with varying amounts of melanin based on environmental need. Since we travel more, different people are everywhere, yet still genetically the same species.

  • @Junksaint
    @Junksaint Рік тому

    5:39 that's all "wokeness" means. It's not complex or remotely scary, it's basic humanity once you see it and the metaphorical glasses come off.

  • @simplysid8980
    @simplysid8980 4 роки тому +2

    Probably a lovely person but that's 20 minutes of my life that I will regrettably never get back...

    • @NoSpoilers-wb5ww
      @NoSpoilers-wb5ww Місяць тому

      20 minutes you woulda spent scrolling instagram

  • @VirgilioHernandezvirgiliohdz1
    @VirgilioHernandezvirgiliohdz1 5 років тому

    STRAIGHT FACTS

  • @iceshcratiote3635
    @iceshcratiote3635 Рік тому

    Terouga ero leauges

  • @georgeduncan8946
    @georgeduncan8946 Рік тому

    A component Of Racisn is surely POWER to economically SUpress a peopke....racism prejudice is a continued comittment to ignorance ☝🏿☝🏿💥💥💥💥

  • @tsflanders2654
    @tsflanders2654 3 роки тому +3

    “And I am going to make this story about racism.”
    Noooooo *sarcastic shock*.
    Even though you literally made a career uncovering phantom racism, in every sphere of life.
    I don’t believe you would make a story ABOUT RACISM!

  • @Thatguy-mo8jd
    @Thatguy-mo8jd Рік тому +2

    I was forced to watch this propaganda as a part of a school assignment. Stay strong my fellow students.

  • @YunisdelsisCarballo-Quesada
    @YunisdelsisCarballo-Quesada 7 місяців тому +2

    absolutely pointless and meaningless.

  • @Burl900
    @Burl900 3 роки тому +1

    They will give anyone a degree.

    • @NoSpoilers-wb5ww
      @NoSpoilers-wb5ww Місяць тому

      Shoutout to 3 years ago when you utterly humiliated yourself LOL!

  • @michaeld9682
    @michaeld9682 2 роки тому +3

    More victims and victimhood