The Truth about the Lack of Diversity in the Media & on YouTube
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2019
- Today's video is inspired by the recent issues that have risen about the lack of diversity on youtube due to the actions of the brand Dote. I will be explaining my thoughts and discussing why I think this came to be and how it could be resolved.
I hope you enjoy this video and I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
☆Videos Mentioned☆
✭ ItsKeisha - where is the DIVERSITY on UA-cam?➩ • Where is the DIVERSITY...
✭ Daniella Perkins - the truth about coachella ft. mental breakdown ➩ • the truth about coache...
✭ Vereena - Diversity on UA-cam (there is none)➩ • Diversity on UA-cam (...
✭ Kianna Naomi - what really went down on the fiji trip ➩ • Video
✭ TiffanyFerg: Dote - An Example of Selective "Diversity" ➩ • Dote - An Example of S...
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A white boy using his platform to spread awareness is important and awesome
Luke is our white boy of the week
@@xcx000 white boy of the YEAR
@@xcx000 Luke doesn't even understand Dote economics and thinks it is funny to body shame the Dote girls who are thin and brunette.
@@edmurrow3039 You're on every video and you're trying so hard to disregard the situation. I try to be nice but you're like a buzzing fly trying to get on our food, goddamn.
@@marimidoriya6059 Your food is ignorant trash, so it is best not to consume it.
Racism disgusts me. But it also makes me feel like it’s never going anywhere. Like the world will always have its problems. We live in a messed up world.
Seechnge dude I’ve been feeling the same way lately. I know that technically racism levels are at their lowest in recorded history, but seeing all the shit going on in the world makes me feel like it’s never ending
This is exactly how I’ve been feeling lately. It seems like such a hopeless situation honestly
@Talia Palia Same here friend. White guys saying the n-word and saying that they have some sort of "pass" to say it. Kids making jokes about sending my Mexican friend back to the border (I don't know if he is bothered by it. I am but he just seems to just ignore it.). Kids using gay as an insult to put someone else (That does anything even remotely out of gender stereotypes.) Down.. I want to say something so bad but it's become so normal in my school that people would come at me with pitchforks if I even tried to.. How do you deal with it all?
as a black girl, I see more racism from my own color than whites
The world will always have it's problems. That won't change but history proves that we will continue to evolve. Example: In the U.S. homosexuals weren't allowed to get married until June 26, 2015. Now they are and a lot more people have become more accepting of homosexuality.
"Just because you aren't a person of color it doesn't mean you shouldn't speak about the issues"
*SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK*
thank you for not being ignorant
Oh no, Luke is incredibly ignorant. He admits failing to understand the Dote app and its sales metrics. White girls make sales, POC girls have failed to promote sales, Dote cares about making sales and treats the white and black girls the same based on revenue. Teala Dunn was on the Fiji trip and has IG posts on Doteshopping when they were at Fiji. Why? Not just because she is black but because she had the follow count on the Dote app that generated sales revenue. Teala didn't scream racism because she received the attention she deserved based on her follow count and sales revenue promotion. There were 25 girls on the Fiji trip and most of the white girls such as Katie Benzing, Ally Hardesty, Sydney Serena etc. were barely featured at all, had smaller rooms and fewer photoshoots with Bryant and the other photographers. These non-white girls and their parents and supporters crying about their FREE 10K tropical island trip they did not even earn are the bottom feeders of the hateful, race-card screamers.
@@edmurrow3039 You don't work for dote.
You weren't there.
You're opinion doesn't exist, if you don't even have an Icon.
@@camillefaith2005 Your heart may be in the right place, but don't dare assume this, I know plenty well what it is like to be victimized based on race from biased, prejudiced bigots, spouting the same type of hate the white girls of Dote have been getting all over their socials due to all these hate videos about them.
Ed Murrow you're incredibly ignorant
Ed Murrow Are you a WOC?
You’re honestly so amazing and caring and mature but still so funny like it’s amazing
Sana Sakamaki aw thank u❤️
Sana Sakamaki Ikr 😯😍💓
@@MadelineClaire I kind of hope you made that "T" (Instead of "Tea" of course.) Error intentionally..
Jess W. Yeees 💖
Claire ☕️ :)))
Thank you for talking about this . It's a real problem.
Where are the black, Indian, Asian girls . And where are the girls with different body types.
G•Dèsireè _729 Mexican girls too *
@@salmasantillan4558 oh yes. Sorry . Them too
India is in Asia XX but otherwise totally agree 💗
@@natashav3348
I mean there is a difference in how Indian people look and how Asian people look .
Not referring to the continent Asia lol
But I get what u mean 💕
G•Dèsireè _729 no but Indians are asians is the point haha - so they can’t look different to them. I get what you’re saying, but a lot of people who are Indian have complained that they’re always singled out xx
So happy that this issue is being talked about more.
Same here
@@AikiraBeats
Dote is not the only company in the world. There are 100s of clothing companies owned by non-white millionaires who are welcome to send whoever they want to Coachella. Luke is being a white Uncle Tom and hating on white girls and one company economically supported by white girls. Half his facts are wrong. He does not even understand how the Dote app works.
@@edmurrow3039 ikr
THANK YOU LUKE for using YOUR platform to talk about this issue I appreciate you so much 😩✨
ItzKeisha thanks for starting the conversation queen ❤️
Imagine white NBA players posting crying videos being paid less and not being featured as much as their black counterparts. They would be quickly laughed at and informed that their job is to win games and earn money for their teams. Dote exists because white female UA-camrs massively promoted the Dote app in 2017/18 and had huge buy-through metrics that earned money for Dote. Then Dote was able to fund even more girls, even ones who barely promoted the app. White girls happily slept in small rooms on the early trips and were happy for the opportunity of a FREE trip. These POC girls like Vareena are spoiled, entitled, totally immature children who scream racism when in fact Dote has always grouped girls by actual earnings for their company. Hannah and Ellie have made 1000x more tracked sales on Dote via their followed accounts than all these POC girls put together. Plus, why don't all those fashion companies owned by black and other non-white media stars offer free trips to Coachella? They are too greedy to care about their own supporters while claiming to be woke.
@@LukeAlexander Sure, congrats on continuing the hate on Emma, Ellie, Hannah, Summer etc. whose fun vlogs in 2018 got them hate for being blonde or skinny or not having enough non-white friends. Now they are being hated on and bullied unless they leave Dote. Then Dote will cease to exist and will be another example of affirmative action destroying the very thing it was supposed to save.
I’m Colombian and when I lived in the US a lot of people were very mean to me, for example joking that I was a drug lord (😂)... Being a minority is hard and I admire people like you that turn a personal experience into an opportunity to spread awareness ❤️🇨🇴
omfg they were just joking, learnt to take a joke, Im also a minority in the US and I realize most of these are jokes. Not everyone is trying to be mean or insulting,
MsBlondeYo that’s you. That doesn’t mean others can’t take it to heart smh.
MsBlondeYo the fact that those people are so quick to make jokes about stereotypes is still ignorance dumbass. Don’t invalidate other people’s experiences because you don’t feel the same way!
@@MsBlonde0000 To quote a UA-cam comment: "Often I hear that comedy should have no boundaries. When judging the ethics of comedy, it comes to two simple questions; "Who are we laughing With, and who are we laughing At?" If we are laughing With Predators and laughing At Victims, there is something deeply wrong with that comedy."
From a black fan of yours you hit all the points👏🏽💕
I didn’t know he was from South Africa 🇿🇦
My fellow African🤣
Is he really? I subscribed since he acknowledged "white privilege' in this video, but all the more reason to support him now since we're from the same country
Same here
@Warnich Backhoff are you brain damaged? Did you miss apartheid?
Can't you tell by his accent?
Me too 😄
I freakin love these commentary/ controversial/opinion videos you make.
You communicate all your points so well and you are always being honest.These are matters that need to be talked about despite the fear of judgement by others just because you are not part of the “victim’s group” and I really appreciate it that you made this video.
If we only spoke up about/supported things we have personally been through our world wouldn’t go forward.
xx💕💕💕
I like how you don’t sugarcoat anything. Thanks for making this video.
Half of what Luke says here he BS. He admitted he does not understand how the Dote app works, and neither do any of the other hate videos about Dote, and the POC girls who had to be affirmative actioned onto these trips as Dote and the white Dote girls were being bullied.
@@edmurrow3039 Why are you literally commenting on all the comments that agree with Luke!??!..
The evidence speaks for it's self! The Poc's were on one half of the room they slept on COUCHES while the white, relatable, skinny girls got nice rooms with proper beds! Don't Even come and start with your nonsense, please go find somewhere else to add your ignorant rasict comments 🙄🙄🙄
@@belltastic They're on every freaking video too, constantly arguing with anyone who notices the segregation. Like get some sort of hobby, Ed.
I am a white girl from Russia and I fully agree with you. Everyone on our planet deserves to be heard! Everyone deserves love! and I also want to say that we are all potential friends 💛🐣
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
As a brown mixed American and I went to teach English in Russia and was treated with so much respect. Why is it when when I went to different places in Russia that never even seen brown before I was so normalized? Even the diverse U.S. can't do that! Seriously, Russia was so friendly I might retire there!
@@malindarusse6527 well, our current regime destroys our economy and future, so that is not the best choice
I’m waiting for a Keisha and Luke collab ❤️
a random girl okay same
Luke keeping it real as always 👏👏
Luke is an idiot who is jumping on the hate train against Dote. Mandatory diversity only matters when white people are good at something. Emma, Ellie, Hannah should never have been hated on for being good at making YT videos and posting IG pics that turned into actual sales on the Dote app. POC girls just have failed since Dote became public with its trips incentives to generate the sales needed. Nowhere else in the world is diversity supported except when white people have something non-white people want. China, Arab countries, African nations, the ethnic groups there despise diversity and never support it.
always look forward to your videos! :) so glad i discovered you
Krist Soup aw thank u, love ur videos❤️
I love this !! As a black girl, I appreciate that you spoke on this issue, racism is an issue we all need to fight against. We need more people like you 💞💞
I live in South Africa and racsm is still an issue, so I'm glad to see Luke (a fellow South African) talk about this
I love this so much. As a black girl it’s great to see white allies who actually take time to get educated on the issues of poc. Love you Luke ❤️
Carmen Lopez much love❤️
The crazy thing is that it's specifically white, skinny, stereotypically attractive ABLED people. They're not just missing out people of colour, they're missing out people with disabilities too, which automatically puts them in the 'other' category as far as fair representation in media goes.
11:01 so I know this is an old video but this part made me so emotional bc that’s what I went through. I’m a South-Asian girl with brown skin and dark hair and eyes. growing up, all the shows I watched were comprised of mostly Caucasian characters. if there ever was a brown character on TV, it was a smart/nerdy boy with a distinct accent. when I was younger, and still to this day, for Halloween I only really dressed up as “white” characters, since they were the ones who were seen as the cool heroes in every TV show. I’m so happy that movies with casts that include many POCs are being made, that don’t include stereotypes and show POCs as the heroes. thank you for mentioning this.
I totally agree with this video but it’s also a deep integrated idea of the white standard of beauty
Also in media that if your one of these minority groups it becomes part of your brand inherently
Soph Va I study psyc, and this is actually a huge problem!! It’s been found that, for example, having a member of a minority group called a “successful black author” doesn’t actually help black authors, as it reinforces the narrative that the norm isn’t that black authors are successful. So essentially it’s still reinforcing stereotypes
Mandatory diversity only matters when white people are good at something. Emma, Ellie, Hannah should never have been hated on for being good at making YT videos and posting IG pics that turned into actual sales on the Dote app. POC girls just have failed since Dote became public with its trips incentives to generate the sales needed. Nowhere else in the world is diversity supported except when white people have something non-white people want. China, Arab countries, African nations, the ethnic groups there despise diversity and never support it.
Ed Murrow You really believe this?
@@edmurrow3039 they don't 'despise' diversity, it's just that they are still very homogenous. America is NOT a homogenous country and should not been marketing as such.
⬜White
⬜Black
⬜Asian
⬜LGBTQ+
⬜Native
⬛Human
In the end we're all human.
Lana's bitch yea please people always forget about us :( but it’s ok cause I agree with what you are saying
South Asian 😭
I love you soo much❤️❤️❤️ ~From South Africa!🇿🇦
Ah yes, Luke Alexander spittin straight truth. Best part of the day🥰🥰🥰
"most of us are from countries that allow free speech". Me from China: 😅
And me from Kazakhstan where you can literally get arrested for speaking your mind
@@santoshi5922 VPN
Damn imagine the people without VPN.
I am a girl from Northern Pakistan. I’m also Muslim. I’m a person of colour.
You hit all the points.
On behalf of all POC, thank you!
White allies are so so so important to ending prejudice against POC.
Thanks again!
Uh...."POC" is a term for non-white people in the USA.
Where you're from, almost everyone is of the same colour. A white person in Pakistan would be a "POC". Why else do you think they're called "firangi"?
@@deepakpurti if you had cared more about your country rather than pakistan than i am sure your country would had some good respect in world
@@raiyan8050
Fun fact :
In 2018, India was at 44 in "Good Country Index" (for comparison, USA was at 40, and Japan at 24). In 2017, India was at 59 while Pakistan was at 123.
The Economist's Daily Chart noted that scaling countries on a GDP basis skews it in favor of poorer countries, and that the interpretation of certain parameters is flawed, but also calls the index "a worthwhile pursuit by imagining how countries might compete when they aim to serve others."
You can read more on Wikipedia here : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Country_Index
@@deepakpurti you talkin about hate when you replied to her one line comment four times
@@raiyan8050 bruh isn't it obvious that she's deleted her comments? 🙄
You're so right. People are quick to judge a person based on things that are way out of their control rather than who they are as a person. It sucks but it's slowly getting better 👌
Yes. We need allies. White allies specifically. I thank you for acknowledging your white privilege and using your voice to open the eyes of you skin folks to this privilege.
Иван Сергей Now sir it’s sad that you think this way....I mean do you realize how ignorant you sound??? Black aren’t asking for white people to bow down and kiss our feet. We’re just simply asking them to recognize other races situations before they use their “white privilege”. I mean did you even read her message. “ALLIES” do you know what that word means??? It means ‘A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose”. Get your head outta your ass and be a better person.
Aaliyah Dotson I think they meant that white allies shouldn’t be relied on to get people to listen
this video was so well explained and it's such an important thing to talk about 🙌
lucrezia chloe hi i see you everywhere haha!
I'm white and I agree we need more color in the media. Showing diversity takes away the stigma that were different because were not!!
It's important for everyone from different ethnic or racial background to talk about these topics. It opens up a conversation where we can educate one another and understand where people are coming from. Being silent about these type of topics aren't going to improve the situation. Thank you for building the courage to talk about this issue. I truly respect white people who are aware of their privileges and do use their privileges to try and change the injustice in the system of today's society.
i haven’t watched yet but there are so many talented poc who are constantly over shadowed by rich white girls who make u think they’re “relatable” when they really arent
edit: i watched it and i agree with every point u made thank u so much for saying this, as a poc i’m really happy that this is coming to light and i appreciate people like u ❤️
i reaaally want to know more poc youtubers. I mostly just follow white youtubers, mostly tho because i live in homogenous country and i dont know any poc youtuber from my country who makes videos that are interesting for me.
I personally like youtubers who make videos about society and who focus on telling why thing x is happening and what they personally think about it and also give some facts and statistic about it and have a straight to the point -kind of style to presentate their concepts and ideas. I don't really care about vlogs or trendy videos.
If you or anyone else has some recommendations feel free to share!!
papi itzkeisha, oh no nina, as told by kesha
@@koirasikin if you're looking for a funny youtuber that is a poc, go watch macdoesit. His videos always have me dying if laughter. He is so funny istg.
Clickfortaz makes hilarious, actually relatable videos.
kyris66 I WATCH HER EVERYDAY
People have told me that I'm a racist and you want to know why?
I'm Muslim.
I'm fair.
And I wear a hijab.
AND APPARENTLY I AM APPROPRIATION ISLAMIC CULTURE BECAUSE I'M NOT DARK SKINNED!
What's even better, is that this statement came by light skinned Christians.
What the hell is this world?
For me, it really doesn’t matter the colour of your skin, the fact that you are making a video and using your platform to speak about this issue is very much all I need.
Had a crappy week, this saved me thank you! ❤️❤️
It is such a delight to watch these kind of videos from you :) Much appreciated sir! Hope to comment again after I finished watching
I really love you for speaking about this and bringing awareness to others. You really do set a good example for people, please don't change ❤ Wish you all the best.
hey luke i love all of what you do your awesome and beautiful and i love the subjects you talk about and your personality 💖
Alice Thiam aw thank you
Thank you for making this! The more we talk about this, the more awareness is created on these issues!
These vids give me life, TYSM for putting opinions out in a relatable and polite way. You always make my day and make me smile 😊
Shout to Keisha for starting this much needed conversation! Thank you for continuing it!
So many uploads, my bday came early
❤you are literally the most kind and amazing person, me being half black and going through all this lack of diversity and you making this video you made me feel like there are actually great people thanks Luke keep on being that person you are ❤
Your videos are amazing. 🌸⚡️
I loved that you talked about this topic. I saw kianna’s video a few days back and felt horrible about this situation.
Thank you for speaking the words I’ve always wanted to say. You give such amazing messages and I inspire to you in every way ❤️❤️❤️
That’s just so wrong. This video is great. I can imagine you could come under fire for being a white guy talking about racism but all this had to be said. It’s very sad that people are still being mistreated based on their color. Lots of love to all the beautiful women who spoke out about this and to you as well. ❤️🙌🏽
You and Keisha need to collab in the future.
tbh i love how you speak about topics like these. i think it’s super important that people use their platforms for good
One year later and this is more relevant than ever
Yep
I absolutely agree and I’m so pleased you made this video I think the way you went about it was really smart and kind x
You are 19 and so freaking mature! Keep going 💙 love from Honduras
That's a like and a sub from me. This is a very well done video.
Thank you.
May the creator continue to bless you young man.
From a black granny in the UK 🇯🇲🇦🇬🇬🇧
“It’s so deep rooted a lot of people do it without even realizing.” Luke, thank you for being so raw in all of your videos. Much love ❤️
Thanks for being real. You seem like one of the most genuine and its very refreshing.
Coming from a black girl, I love that he decided to speak up and speak his opinion.
WE STAN LUKE ❤️❤️🤪🤪💓
Thank you so much for making videos like this. It’s really important that people acknowledge this.
Yay! A new video !! Love u and your sisters and your nephew! Such a sweet funny and refreshing channel to watch😀
I love this video. It's so great that you're using your platform in this way ❤❤
Thank you for speaking out on this topic it really means a lot, and is much needed.
Thank you for this video! We need everyone of all races to speak out about these issues. Love your channel, keep it up! 🧡‼️
Throughout this ENTIRE video I was screaming “PERIODTTT” because you really explained things so well!
I’m very glad you spoke about this bc honestly I would’ve had no idea the dotechella thing/a lot of other stuff even happened. I’m definitely going to look more into these amazing ladies bringing light to these issues thank u thank u thank u
I love how honest you are, you're very open minded and we need more people like you💓
I'm a new to your channel but already a fan. BUT YOU REAAAALLYYY WON ME OVER WITH THIS ONE!! keep doing your thing, you're awesome ✨✨
Omgggggg ilysm I love how you speak about these things. I literally had goosebumps throughout the entire video ♥️
Love how you speak about this kind of issues👏🏼
Luke spilling truth tea, love the effort you put into videos xox
I love your absolute maturity and honesty while taking on these touchy topics while still keeping it lighthearted at best (:
Yes - love this video. Also from SA and i agree with what you have said 100%. i wish more people would think like you do❤
YES!! having white people speak about topics like this is how we get things to change - if the people doing this shit see people like them calling them out they may be more inclined to change some stuff.
anyway diversity shouldnt be something on a pedestal it should be normalized and accepted bc we're all people and thats the real tea..
Thank you for making a video on this it's always good to have more allies.
As Told By Kenya is amazing!! She has the best commentary
wow luke you are so empowering, and so encouraging
I'm so glad I discovered your channel, I don't even remember what was my life before your content... Love your work
Sandy F aw thank you ❤️
I love this. Thank you so much for speaking up and sharing your view on things!
I'm so happy you're talking about this! You can be both serious and funny and I love that
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I can't clap enough. Seriously, I loved this video with all my heart, thank you for sharing this important message.
These type of videos is the first thing that brought my attention to your channel and the reason I subscribed to quick. You're so mature and amazing with these topics yet you're also super funny. Best of both ways. Thank you Luke
Thank you for speaking up about a very important issue that many people disregard ❤️❤️❤️
You’re the only UA-cam whose video I can like before watching a second of it without regret 💓💓🤦♀️
So amazing, well-spoken, and really hitting us with facts. I love this. Thank you 🧡🇿🇦
Just found you and it's a new subscriber! Thank you for speaking up for all of us!
Luke made SEVERAL points and I've decided to stan forever
you’re so open and honest, we need more people like you💙
You covered this so well and definitely won’t be going on dote anytime 😪 and thank you for always being inclusive in your content and character ❤️❤️
Thank you for talking about this . This issue needs to be addressed.
I love these videos that you make ❤️ I’m so happy that someone like you talk about these things.
Not even five minutes and I’m just gonna go ahead and subscribe. Thanks for doing this!
i have been thinking of making a few videos on social issues myself lately, because i have been very active in getting informed by lots of sources and it really has been crazy lately, so many issues that need to be addressed and raise awareness about... i dont really know where to start though, it's a bit hard. i will try though, your videos are always making me feel better and inspire me !
Yesss!! Thank you for this!! This is so important!!💗
this is exactly the kind of content i would do if i was a youtuber. thank you, luke, for actually doing this and doing it in such a clever, sophisticated and empathetic manner! literally the prime example of ‘smaller‘ youtubers doing more important work than the numberwise bigger youtubers by touching on subjects way more significant and closer to our lives
Thank you for being awesome! I'm so glad I found this video. Totally sharing this on my socials.
As a woman who was not raised to see color, this video hit the nail right on the head. It's strange because I look white, but I'm actually Bohemian and Syrian...it's so weird. The point of view I see. My favorite thing to do is call out people who are actively being racist. Sadly I am treated better than other people sometimes, because I am so white. I love to smile at them and then somehow integrate into the conversation how I am actually half Arabic and that I absolutely hate it when people pay attention to color like it fucking matters at all. And then try to somehow make the people who were treated wrongfully feel better, or help them in some way. This world is so crazy, if everyone would just be nice to one another, it wouldn't be so bad.
i loved this so much you were so concise with your words and so mature about it why can’t everyone be like this when they speak up smh
Thank you for using your platform to speak out about this ❤️
Thank you for this... 💕 It's something that the whole world needs to hear. The truth shall be heard 😍😍💖
Tiffanyferg is amazing and her videos are great also I love that you're talking about this topic!
LOVE your channel and content! Thank you for speaking so well on this issue