Thank you Calvin I only listened to the Janet Jackson segment & I think your comments are very solid, sensible & sound. Thank you for letting us all know about all the background information & drama regarding Janet Jackson’s cancelled Black Diamond World Tour & Album. I don’t really understand why she got sued ? We were all in the middle of the Covid 19 Global Pandemic. I don’t really understand how that was her fault ????
Black Diamond Tour?? Every single Tour in 2020 & most 2021 was cancelled. Concert Shows were considered "super spreader events" & irresponsible to hold.
It's funny how everybody who knows you thought of you when this story broke. If I was on social media, I prolly woulda hit you up too!😂 Like you, I didn't take her comments as political, just ignorant. I wouldn't call myself a super fan, but I do think a *little* grace is warranted. However, I would have more respect for her if she simply said she was misinformed. Because, in stature, she definitely dropped from a dignified icon to that uninformed Aunty that just be saying anything.😅 I will say, unlike you, it wouldn't surprise me if she had some antiblack sentiments, but that's just a feeling and not based in fact.
No wonder Calvin is sooooo good in communication. Janet shld have just not say anything at all.🙄 And I am with u Calvin, no voting for a crazy person. Black, blue, yellow or green..period! Thnx for another great video! ❤
Tell me why Janet or anybody else can't ask a question or have a thought about the candidate running for president.my question is why are most black people so upset about it and to me that speaks volumes.
Because we know her dad is a Jamaican Man and in this country that makes you Black. She also attended and HBCU and pledged a Black Sorority. But it should not make a difference but this is America and America has a history of removing Black ppl from history. She definitely not white. If she is on a random street shes gonna be that Black lady.
The question is, why does her or anyone for that matter care what her race is. Janet could have commented on her policies or said no comment, I don't speak on politics.
Balloon pop is getting worse. They got people forced to pop balloons from the group without even hearing anyone out. They said let's take the worst part of the show and make it a guaranteed feature 😂!
Wow😂 your live chat was certainly lively today Calvin. Looks like both you and Janet have some strong haters who seem far too happy to find a handle to drag you both by, but you know you always had some obsessive haters always stalking, just suck it up Calvin and laugh
I agree with your comments about organizing for a third-party candidate, but it’s hard when the Democrats are actively keeping them off of the ballots in most states. At least for the presidential election.
Long answer here: I feel Black Americans making Harris’ lineage a larger topic is because she did it to herself. Pre her presidential run, when she ran for VP in 2019, she sat down with The Grio and was asked, “Do you support reparations for Black people?” Before simply saying, “NO”, she gave a very colorful response to it. She mentioned the LIFT ACT and so many other things before giving her definite answer, which was basically, “No, now stop asking.” She ran around the track field 16 times and went to the grocery store came back, took a nap and then woke up and finally said, “So I’m not gonna sit here and say I’m gonna do something that’s only gonna benefit Black people. No. Because whatever benefits that Black family will benefit that community and society as a whole and the country, right?” Same with Obama. 2008 he said, “I have said in the past - and I’ll repeat again - that the best reparations we can provide are good schools in the inner city and jobs for people who are unemployed,” the Illinois Democrat said recently.” Obama says an apology would be appropriate but not particularly helpful in improving the lives of black Americans. Reparations could also be a distraction, he said. In a 2004 questionnaire, he told the NAACP, “I fear that reparations would be an excuse for some to say, ‘We’ve paid our debt,’ and to avoid the much harder work.” They are both non Black Americans that share the same sentiments on a very specific BA issues. That is what many are referring back to as Harris’ identity has come into play and that was an identity of her relationship to Blackness for many and why it’s questioned. We know Trump is doing it for reasons to muddy her campaign run and for his personal bigot ways but this question also is not without merit. And that interview and her response years ago raised our eyebrows then and is like, “ah okay it all makes sense. Is she really Black?” It’s indicative. Obama did the same. They start identifying with who they are and that’s not Black American. Their answers to what will you do for BAs gets so multiracially and biracially answered because that’s who they are. 5 years ago, we were cool with Harris not saying yeah to reparations but we didn’t forget. We side eyed her for it but put it off to the side and now and she’s suddenly more identified as Black American, this same answer she gave is making the identity question seem very legitimate. Pre-2024, she’s gone on and based her identity off of her Indian Pacific ethnicity. Which is fine. There was little to no mention of her Jamaican side as the forerunner as much as it is today. And again, her father’s race is Jamaican while her mother’s race is white. And we know nationality does not mean race. Only until now, has she done the flip of “I’m Black” with some of her ridiculous statements about collard greens in the bathtub etc. which is leading many BAs to feel duped once again with a “colored” candidate. She should just run off of on her identify and lineage as she did before. The fakery and switch up wouldn’t settle with BAs if she had simply stuck to it. It matters who everyone identifies as. Because you make decisions based off that. So when we see her signing off on policies and benefits that specifically aid her lineage of Indian and Jamaican people and not BAs, we can’t be upset about it. Multiracial and biracial people are safe people for America. We experienced this with Obama and now we will with Harris. It’s worth realizing that each of any Presidents or those running who have gotten this far have not been Black American indigenous either.
OMG! That was a lot. Just so you know. No candidate is going to openly say 'I'm for reparations' and have any chance of winning. Stop with this nonsense.
@@AnitaBone-d3p In 2019: In an MSNBC Al Sharpton interview during Harris' first presidential run, he asked Harris, "In the area of reparations for descendants of Africans enslaved, if you’re elected president, would you sign that bill if it came across your desk?" "When I am elected president, I will sign that bill," Harris responded. In 2019: The Grio asked, “Do you support reparations for Black people?” Harris said, “…So I’m not gonna sit here and say I’m gonna do something that’s only gonna benefit Black people. No. Because whatever benefits that Black family will benefit that community and society as a whole and the country, right?” Obama 2021: Former President Obama said earlier this week that the case for reparations for Black Americans is “justified,” but he added that the “politics of white resistance and resentment,” among other issues, made the prospect of pursuing the issue during his presidency a “non-starter.” But just during his entire 2 terms, the man opposed it. Now, post his presidential seat and years after, reparations are “justified”. What good does this post/after the fact do for us as BAS? Being scared and timid in office but bold out of office. I don’t want to hear a thing from BAS bemoaning she didn’t do anything for us if she gets elected and spends 4 years or more in office. You keep letting these people flip flop on their BLACK AMERICAN issues and allow candidates to identify with you for a vote only and nothing in return. The cycle of confusion with no demands.
@@Qu33neverything you said, I will also add if she wants to lean into her Blackness she should lean into her Culture. Jamaica has a vast culture so she really should have been soaking Callaloo in the tub not collard green.
@@vanitysmirror Girl, the callaloo was right there! Then it’s like, where did you pick this fakeness from? Food in the tub…? BAs don’t play about our greens as it is so who the freak told you we put them in the bathtub yet alone bathroom!! How unsanitary! The insult and uncouth-ness! Like speak on your own culture. Say I put kangkung or bayam or bok choy in my bathtub for your Indian side. Leave our collards out of it! gosh! Just be authentically you. No need to cosplay. We already deal with people doing this as it is. How decisive and honorable would have been for her to just stand on her own culture and heritage! People being doubtful about her wouldn’t be.
@@Qu33n absolutely. I was so put off about the tub comment myself. Also Black people spend a whole summer telling people that "they not like us" now some are flabbergasted by this. It's so interesting to me.
I’m 59 years old and Janet is close to that age. She should have done her own research before making a false statement. You can’t just go on hearsay and then not retract the statement. If you’re not verse or knowledgeable about politics, stay silent. Too many celebrities fall into these trappings and that’s unfortunate.
@@edgytypebeat781 I went to a PWI, that means I’m white. I went to Japan and attended a Japanese school, that means I’m Japanese. This is basically what the “she went to an HBCU” means at this point. 😐
Calvin, I kind of disagree on your take on reparations(or other progressive topics) and placing candidates into certain positions. A lot of the latter is influenced by big money in politics. And entities that get big money/influenced by corporations tend to have milquetoast liberal or conservative leaning politics regardless of party. There is plenty of research to suggest that they aren't particularly responsive to standard constituents and are even less responsive to black constituents. As a poor group, it is extremely difficult to influence candidate selection beyond the local level (even then sometimes). Second of all, we seem to be a group that IS large enough to have an impact in a lot of important elections, BUT are never willing to leverage our votes in elections(I mean we could at least trick pollsters into believing we are in play as a way to increase the chance that whatever Dem politician responds to our demands). "Blue no matter who"/"Keep the crazy outta office" politics is very unlikely to yield candidates that are more progressive as we'll just vote for anything that is not GOP. At the national level (and even state level), It ends up being this never ending cycle where the Dems point out that the GOP candidate is some boogie man, and we just coalesque around and vote for some pragmatic candidate that is bought and paid for due to fear. At some point we have to be willing to try something else whether at the level of the primary or the general election. The does not mean vote GOP, but it does mean we need find some way to indicate that our vote matters and is in play versus presenting our vote as captured/guaranteed to whatever blue candidate gets propped up by the establishment and monied interests. This tends to lead to the Dem candidates feeling comfortable running further to the right and away from more progressive policies that suit or needs because they know they have our vote in the bag. There is also the cautionary tale of an AOC who went in as a progressive firebrand, but then tacks further to the center over time as she decides to cave to or work with establishment figures. How do you handle that outside of just giving her the vote again? We would have to be open to primarying such a candidate with someone more progressive which is no easy task even if the candidate is groomed over several years (the establishment Dems may put their endorsement and money behind the incumbent OR a new more conservative candidate). Either way, I guess my longwinded point, is that candidate grooming cannot be some substitute for leveraging votes or making demands towards the chosen candidate at the time they need our support. We need to do both as much possible. "Shut up during election season" as a strategy is just wholesale insufficient and sets us up to fail even under Democratic leadership. If they can't survive being pressured to meet certain demands, then they shouldn't be there. We should expect their policy platform to at least have something that demonstrates a compelling vision for the country, including for its marginalized groups. Can't keep lowering the bar for them because their opponent is awful too. As for the Kamala "race" conversation, I feel as if too many black folks (ADOS and non) are trying to make her Black American as if that is supposed to be the main reason we vote for her. They are hoping to tap into or even shame some people into some sort of blind loyalty where our vote is just given to her in high numbers like we did Obama. Her blackness shouldn't be relevant at all versus what her policies can and cannot do for black people. It just doesn't make any sense. People who get upset when someone doesn't recognize her as "black" seem to be upset because they expect that to be the sole reason any black person should vote for her. It's this disingenuous weaponization of identity/representation politics that is frustrating. I think that even merely voting for her as some anti-Trump vote makes more sense than voting for her because she is "black" and I am generally against fear based voting at this point.
I don't give a damn what race who is. Now if a person is solid in their political views that's what I'm concerned about. And as far as Janet she probably didn't know. That's why it's important to know before you speak, me personally I don't think Janet care about the race. Me personally I hate politics.
Great show. Coming from the UK and currently living in QLD, you provide an interesting insight into the African-American experience. Having dual-heritage children (indian and Carribbean) from my 26 year old marriage, it's interesting and disappointing listening to the comments about Kamala Harris not being black. Some of the opinions tend to devalue non- African American history because they see it as being less than a brutal experience. Granted, post slavery there wasn't shear cropping, red-lining, etc, but I feel that before they comment, they need to do more research on the brutality of Caribbean slavery. Tge main diffetence being thatvthere were NO checkscand balanced in the Caribbean. A start would be looking at the Dairy of Thomas Entwhistle and the Derby Dose.
I appreciate your views...I feel Janet was well aware of what she said Ms Rhythm Nation was on purpose - But it was not well thought out...Kamala is Black and Indian ...and the best candidate...since JJ feels a childs lineage is based on the childs father, then does she consider her own son as "Not Black"?
What's your point?! It's from Kamala Harris's OWN autobiographical statement that her mother knew very well she was raising 2 BLACK daughters. So you're either saying that it's the interviewer's fault for not educating someone who should have known this already for themselves, or you're ignoring VP Harris's OWN statements.
Foolishness, if every pale skinned person or European no matter where they live in the world consider themselves white (And when it really boils down, they do) Then the same applies to every person with the same skin color as African Americans, we're black.
Why are u sticking up for Janet her brother Randy is mega and his her manager she nos exactly what she said look at her family she have to nerve to talk about someone's race
Separate her from her art. I’ve had to do this with some of my favorites. I miss the time when celebrities during interviews only discussed the project or their process.
I love Janet. She’s from my era, but if you don’t know, you should’ve said I don’t know there is also social media news everywhere get informed❤
Thank you Calvin I only listened to the Janet Jackson segment & I think your comments are very solid, sensible & sound. Thank you for letting us all know about all the background information & drama regarding Janet Jackson’s cancelled Black Diamond World Tour & Album. I don’t really understand why she got sued ? We were all in the middle of the Covid 19 Global Pandemic. I don’t really understand how that was her fault ????
Black Diamond Tour?? Every single Tour in 2020 & most 2021 was cancelled. Concert Shows were considered "super spreader events" & irresponsible to hold.
@@blacknetsmed 💯
It's funny how everybody who knows you thought of you when this story broke. If I was on social media, I prolly woulda hit you up too!😂 Like you, I didn't take her comments as political, just ignorant. I wouldn't call myself a super fan, but I do think a *little* grace is warranted. However, I would have more respect for her if she simply said she was misinformed. Because, in stature, she definitely dropped from a dignified icon to that uninformed Aunty that just be saying anything.😅 I will say, unlike you, it wouldn't surprise me if she had some antiblack sentiments, but that's just a feeling and not based in fact.
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So now everyone that has pic/pics with diddy is guilty as well? Its just crazy!🙄🙄
No wonder Calvin is sooooo good in communication. Janet shld have just not say anything at all.🙄 And I am with u Calvin, no voting for a crazy person. Black, blue, yellow or green..period! Thnx for another great video! ❤
Convict leasing was 5 to 7 years.
Tell me why Janet or anybody else can't ask a question or have a thought about the candidate running for president.my question is why are most black people so upset about it and to me that speaks volumes.
Because we know her dad is a Jamaican Man and in this country that makes you Black. She also attended and HBCU and pledged a Black Sorority. But it should not make a difference but this is America and America has a history of removing Black ppl from history. She definitely not white. If she is on a random street shes gonna be that Black lady.
Because the phrase "I heard"
The question is, why does her or anyone for that matter care what her race is. Janet could have commented on her policies or said no comment, I don't speak on politics.
Because the journalist asked about what she felt about a "Black women president" the journalist made it about race. @@Alejandro8Mario
@@raineyj560ding ding ding, I love Janet, but she needs to get her facts straight from the source!
Balloon pop is getting worse. They got people forced to pop balloons from the group without even hearing anyone out. They said let's take the worst part of the show and make it a guaranteed feature 😂!
Janet Jackson also was raised as a Jehovah witness, and they do not go to be about politics
Proof-positive religion is inherently bad
The live chat was killing me about the Kamala Harris “not black” debate
Lol we’ve had plenty of “Non black” presidents before! What’s the problem now?
I'm not defending Adams..but we let Clarence Thomas get away with more....smh
Right cause Clarence and his wife both have some answering to do.
Everything is the point accept the point. Kamala's race, Diddy's sexuality and baby oil... what are we talking about😵💫
Thanks again Calvin
Wow😂 your live chat was certainly lively today Calvin. Looks like both you and Janet have some strong haters who seem far too happy to find a handle to drag you both by, but you know you always had some obsessive haters always stalking, just suck it up Calvin and laugh
to think I live all the way in Scotland and as soon as I heard the Janet comments, I thought of you!😂
I agree with your comments about organizing for a third-party candidate, but it’s hard when the Democrats are actively keeping them off of the ballots in most states. At least for the presidential election.
Well, I don't watch TV news and that's not a good indicator of someone being distanced.
Always catch up on your lives when I can. Great content as always.
Janet can say whatever she wants, she is the queen mother, period. Lol
I am voting Harris/Waltz 💙
Periodt! 💅🏽
This is a prime example of why nobody should be looking towards any celebrities for any kind of political input.
Good morning.
Long answer here:
I feel Black Americans making Harris’ lineage a larger topic is because she did it to herself. Pre her presidential run, when she ran for VP in 2019, she sat down with The Grio and was asked, “Do you support reparations for Black people?”
Before simply saying, “NO”, she gave a very colorful response to it. She mentioned the LIFT ACT and so many other things before giving her definite answer, which was basically, “No, now stop asking.”
She ran around the track field 16 times and went to the grocery store came back, took a nap and then woke up and finally said, “So I’m not gonna sit here and say I’m gonna do something that’s only gonna benefit Black people. No. Because whatever benefits that Black family will benefit that community and society as a whole and the country, right?”
Same with Obama. 2008 he said, “I have said in the past - and I’ll repeat again - that the best reparations we can provide are good schools in the inner city and jobs for people who are unemployed,” the Illinois Democrat said recently.”
Obama says an apology would be appropriate but not particularly helpful in improving the lives of black Americans. Reparations could also be a distraction, he said.
In a 2004 questionnaire, he told the NAACP, “I fear that reparations would be an excuse for some to say, ‘We’ve paid our debt,’ and to avoid the much harder work.”
They are both non Black Americans that share the same sentiments on a very specific BA issues.
That is what many are referring back to as Harris’ identity has come into play and that was an identity of her relationship to Blackness for many and why it’s questioned. We know Trump is doing it for reasons to muddy her campaign run and for his personal bigot ways but this question also is not without merit. And that interview and her response years ago raised our eyebrows then and is like, “ah okay it all makes sense. Is she really Black?” It’s indicative.
Obama did the same. They start identifying with who they are and that’s not Black American. Their answers to what will you do for BAs gets so multiracially and biracially answered because that’s who they are.
5 years ago, we were cool with Harris not saying yeah to reparations but we didn’t forget. We side eyed her for it but put it off to the side and now and she’s suddenly more identified as Black American, this same answer she gave is making the identity question seem very legitimate.
Pre-2024, she’s gone on and based her identity off of her Indian Pacific ethnicity. Which is fine. There was little to no mention of her Jamaican side as the forerunner as much as it is today. And again, her father’s race is Jamaican while her mother’s race is white. And we know nationality does not mean race.
Only until now, has she done the flip of “I’m Black” with some of her ridiculous statements about collard greens in the bathtub etc. which is leading many BAs to feel duped once again with a “colored” candidate.
She should just run off of on her identify and lineage as she did before. The fakery and switch up wouldn’t settle with BAs if she had simply stuck to it.
It matters who everyone identifies as. Because you make decisions based off that. So when we see her signing off on policies and benefits that specifically aid her lineage of Indian and Jamaican people and not BAs, we can’t be upset about it.
Multiracial and biracial people are safe people for America. We experienced this with Obama and now we will with Harris. It’s worth realizing that each of any Presidents or those running who have gotten this far have not been Black American indigenous either.
OMG! That was a lot. Just so you know. No candidate is going to openly say 'I'm for reparations' and have any chance of winning. Stop with this nonsense.
@@AnitaBone-d3p
In 2019:
In an MSNBC Al Sharpton interview during Harris' first presidential run, he asked Harris, "In the area of reparations for descendants of Africans enslaved, if you’re elected president, would you sign that bill if it came across your desk?"
"When I am elected president, I will sign that bill," Harris responded.
In 2019: The Grio asked, “Do you support reparations for Black people?”
Harris said, “…So I’m not gonna sit here and say I’m gonna do something that’s only gonna benefit Black people. No. Because whatever benefits that Black family will benefit that community and society as a whole and the country, right?”
Obama 2021: Former President Obama said earlier this week that the case for reparations for Black Americans is “justified,” but he added that the “politics of white resistance and resentment,” among other issues, made the prospect of pursuing the issue during his presidency a “non-starter.”
But just during his entire 2 terms, the man opposed it. Now, post his presidential seat and years after, reparations are “justified”. What good does this post/after the fact do for us as BAS? Being scared and timid in office but bold out of office.
I don’t want to hear a thing from BAS bemoaning she didn’t do anything for us if she gets elected and spends 4 years or more in office. You keep letting these people flip flop on their BLACK AMERICAN issues and allow candidates to identify with you for a vote only and nothing in return.
The cycle of confusion with no demands.
@@Qu33neverything you said, I will also add if she wants to lean into her Blackness she should lean into her Culture. Jamaica has a vast culture so she really should have been soaking Callaloo in the tub not collard green.
@@vanitysmirror
Girl, the callaloo was right there!
Then it’s like, where did you pick this fakeness from?
Food in the tub…? BAs don’t play about our greens as it is so who the freak told you we put them in the bathtub yet alone bathroom!! How unsanitary!
The insult and uncouth-ness! Like speak on your own culture.
Say I put kangkung or bayam or bok choy in my bathtub for your Indian side. Leave our collards out of it! gosh!
Just be authentically you. No need to cosplay. We already deal with people doing this as it is. How decisive and honorable would have been for her to just stand on her own culture and heritage! People being doubtful about her wouldn’t be.
@@Qu33n absolutely. I was so put off about the tub comment myself. Also Black people spend a whole summer telling people that "they not like us" now some are flabbergasted by this. It's so interesting to me.
I’m 59 years old and Janet is close to that age. She should have done her own research before making a false statement. You can’t just go on hearsay and then not retract the statement. If you’re not verse or knowledgeable about politics, stay silent. Too many celebrities fall into these trappings and that’s unfortunate.
Rolando host James Browm & Flip Wilson fought over
Marc Lamont Hill interviewed him on his UA-cam channel "after hours"
Thanks for your insight. I love and appreciate the perspective
Left Eye committed suicide on camera
Donahue on camera with dementia/shame
Hey Calvin 👋🏽👋🏽
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I have Roku TV so cant wait to watch.
Harris not black woman , I don't claim her
You expect perfection from Black people, but not from Trump? Black folks and colorism is a bad mix. Let It go.
Well, the majority of America disagrees with you but alright. She even went to an HBCU so she’s not one of those biracials.
@@edgytypebeat781
I went to a PWI, that means I’m white.
I went to Japan and attended a Japanese school, that means I’m Japanese.
This is basically what the “she went to an HBCU” means at this point. 😐
Calvin, I kind of disagree on your take on reparations(or other progressive topics) and placing candidates into certain positions. A lot of the latter is influenced by big money in politics. And entities that get big money/influenced by corporations tend to have milquetoast liberal or conservative leaning politics regardless of party. There is plenty of research to suggest that they aren't particularly responsive to standard constituents and are even less responsive to black constituents. As a poor group, it is extremely difficult to influence candidate selection beyond the local level (even then sometimes). Second of all, we seem to be a group that IS large enough to have an impact in a lot of important elections, BUT are never willing to leverage our votes in elections(I mean we could at least trick pollsters into believing we are in play as a way to increase the chance that whatever Dem politician responds to our demands). "Blue no matter who"/"Keep the crazy outta office" politics is very unlikely to yield candidates that are more progressive as we'll just vote for anything that is not GOP.
At the national level (and even state level), It ends up being this never ending cycle where the Dems point out that the GOP candidate is some boogie man, and we just coalesque around and vote for some pragmatic candidate that is bought and paid for due to fear. At some point we have to be willing to try something else whether at the level of the primary or the general election. The does not mean vote GOP, but it does mean we need find some way to indicate that our vote matters and is in play versus presenting our vote as captured/guaranteed to whatever blue candidate gets propped up by the establishment and monied interests. This tends to lead to the Dem candidates feeling comfortable running further to the right and away from more progressive policies that suit or needs because they know they have our vote in the bag.
There is also the cautionary tale of an AOC who went in as a progressive firebrand, but then tacks further to the center over time as she decides to cave to or work with establishment figures. How do you handle that outside of just giving her the vote again? We would have to be open to primarying such a candidate with someone more progressive which is no easy task even if the candidate is groomed over several years (the establishment Dems may put their endorsement and money behind the incumbent OR a new more conservative candidate). Either way, I guess my longwinded point, is that candidate grooming cannot be some substitute for leveraging votes or making demands towards the chosen candidate at the time they need our support. We need to do both as much possible. "Shut up during election season" as a strategy is just wholesale insufficient and sets us up to fail even under Democratic leadership. If they can't survive being pressured to meet certain demands, then they shouldn't be there. We should expect their policy platform to at least have something that demonstrates a compelling vision for the country, including for its marginalized groups. Can't keep lowering the bar for them because their opponent is awful too.
As for the Kamala "race" conversation, I feel as if too many black folks (ADOS and non) are trying to make her Black American as if that is supposed to be the main reason we vote for her. They are hoping to tap into or even shame some people into some sort of blind loyalty where our vote is just given to her in high numbers like we did Obama. Her blackness shouldn't be relevant at all versus what her policies can and cannot do for black people. It just doesn't make any sense. People who get upset when someone doesn't recognize her as "black" seem to be upset because they expect that to be the sole reason any black person should vote for her. It's this disingenuous weaponization of identity/representation politics that is frustrating. I think that even merely voting for her as some anti-Trump vote makes more sense than voting for her because she is "black" and I am generally against fear based voting at this point.
I don't give a damn what race who is. Now if a person is solid in their political views that's what I'm concerned about. And as far as Janet she probably didn't know. That's why it's important to know before you speak, me personally I don't think Janet care about the race. Me personally I hate politics.
Race. Then Farakhan, Frederick Douglas, and Malcolm X aint black ...🤷🏽♀️
Malcolm x IS black though. His mama was mixed. He is black.
Great show. Coming from the UK and currently living in QLD, you provide an interesting insight into the African-American experience. Having dual-heritage children (indian and Carribbean) from my 26 year old marriage, it's interesting and disappointing listening to the comments about Kamala Harris not being black. Some of the opinions tend to devalue non- African American history because they see it as being less than a brutal experience. Granted, post slavery there wasn't shear cropping, red-lining, etc, but I feel that before they comment, they need to do more research on the brutality of Caribbean slavery. Tge main diffetence being thatvthere were NO checkscand balanced in the Caribbean. A start would be looking at the Dairy of Thomas Entwhistle and the Derby Dose.
I was disappointed in Janet. Just say you don’t know. Don’t help MAGA out. 🙁🍊🤡
I appreciate your views...I feel Janet was well aware of what she said Ms Rhythm Nation was on purpose - But it was not well thought out...Kamala is Black and Indian ...and the best candidate...since JJ feels a childs lineage is based on the childs father, then does she consider her own son as "Not Black"?
I wonder what she thinks about MIchaels Children.
@wesleyfulton2186 idt she likes them, lol
The intrviewer himself says Kamala's father is Jamaican. He doesn't say he's Black.
Well they are black. 🤦🏿
What's your point?! It's from Kamala Harris's OWN autobiographical statement that her mother knew very well she was raising 2 BLACK daughters. So you're either saying that it's the interviewer's fault for not educating someone who should have known this already for themselves, or you're ignoring VP Harris's OWN statements.
@@MissNocturnal09 he is a black Jamaican
Foolishness, if every pale skinned person or European no matter where they live in the world consider themselves white (And when it really boils down, they do) Then the same applies to every person with the same skin color as African Americans, we're black.
Way too easy to look up the father.
Why are u sticking up for Janet her brother Randy is mega and his her manager she nos exactly what she said look at her family she have to nerve to talk about someone's race
CALVIN I'M STILL MESSED UP JANETS COMMENTS , IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE..SHE NEEDS TO COME OUT A MAKE STATEMENT ASAP! AND GET RID OF RANDY NOW!!!!
I am so disappointed in Janet. I bought a ticket to her Vegas show but I don’t want to go anymore. 😩
I’m disappointed in her too! But u can gimme your ticket if you don’t want it. 🤷🏽♂️
Separate her from her art. I’ve had to do this with some of my favorites. I miss the time when celebrities during interviews only discussed the project or their process.
Yow bro! You have a lot on your plate for "U.S." to digest. A $20.00 gift card?! That's insulting man!