Is it only White People who can be racist? | Afra Raymond | TEDxPortofSpain

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  • @aremjarem2401
    @aremjarem2401 7 років тому +14559

    no. every race can be racist towards another race. end of story.

  • @niksterrr1110
    @niksterrr1110 4 роки тому +5015

    Also, reverse racism doesn’t exist. It’s just racism.

    • @MiloMcCarthyMusic
      @MiloMcCarthyMusic 4 роки тому +461

      Facctssss I hate the word “reverse racism” it makes literally no sense

    • @MiloMcCarthyMusic
      @MiloMcCarthyMusic 4 роки тому +111

      Derek Roura just shut up lmao look up the definition of racism

    • @DerekRoura
      @DerekRoura 4 роки тому +10

      @@MiloMcCarthyMusic incorrect

    • @MiloMcCarthyMusic
      @MiloMcCarthyMusic 4 роки тому +228

      Derek Roura well you seem like you know exactly what your talking about mate! Using big words like “incorrect” well done pal

    • @niksterrr1110
      @niksterrr1110 4 роки тому +96

      Derek Roura,
      Can you prove it?

  • @ryanhabeeb8542
    @ryanhabeeb8542 7 років тому +6102

    The fact that we have to even ask this question shows how normalized anti-white racism has become in western society.
    Click bait title anyways.

    • @mississippidrifter5960
      @mississippidrifter5960 7 років тому +566

      Victor Polanco no trust me I am definitely smart enough to know the difference and he is correct

    • @WildxSage
      @WildxSage 6 років тому +3

      LOL

    • @Tomatobasil-v9y
      @Tomatobasil-v9y 6 років тому +434

      Victor Polanco prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. That is the definition of racism

    • @apocalypsepow
      @apocalypsepow 6 років тому +214

      @@TM-ry6hc our modern concept of race hasn't been formed until last couple hundred years.....lol

    • @MZhris
      @MZhris 6 років тому +270

      @@TM-ry6hc I don't care about racists like you, I'm proud of my people, we have nothing to be ashamed of. But I do care about double standards and special treatment.

  • @davidpfeifer9489
    @davidpfeifer9489 6 років тому +8897

    Racism is racism, no matter what color u are....pretty elementary level stuff u would think lol

    • @dajjukunrama5695
      @dajjukunrama5695 5 років тому +44

      Aren’t we brainwashed since the 60’s when the r-word started to spread o Dominus

    • @kaijordan7791
      @kaijordan7791 5 років тому +103

      David Pfeifer maybe in some other dimension. But in our world, white people cannot be victims of racism. It’s based on a system of oppression which is hardwired into the history of western colonization. Please name a time when white people were oppressed by another race? I’ll wait.

    • @jasminepearls1047
      @jasminepearls1047 5 років тому +19

      But anti blackness is a system its what allows companies to poison water supplies, like in Flint, North Carolina and

    • @ilikeknafs9563
      @ilikeknafs9563 5 років тому +355

      Yea but the point is racism is only ok against white people, that's the way our society thinks and it will end horribly

    • @ilikeknafs9563
      @ilikeknafs9563 5 років тому +318

      "Racism is ok against white people because theyve never been oppressed"

  • @angelakasper4722
    @angelakasper4722 5 років тому +4453

    Racism is racism regardless of color and I will stand by that forever.

    • @NateDumbout
      @NateDumbout 5 років тому +8

      Angela Kasper what about indian

    • @midassandahl5076
      @midassandahl5076 5 років тому +114

      Brian Blackson
      Still counts.

    • @Bmore2Htown
      @Bmore2Htown 4 роки тому +88

      Exactly Angela ✊🏼✊🏻✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾

    • @ashlyn6606
      @ashlyn6606 4 роки тому +12

      Nate Gucci what about indians?

    • @BREAKENSTEIN
      @BREAKENSTEIN 4 роки тому +25

      @@mayaaa3140 no, that's systemic racism.

  • @therion8469
    @therion8469 5 років тому +3642

    ITS OKAY TO BE ANY RACE INCLUDING WHITE
    Also for those wondering
    No I’m not white

    • @Thelurkerbelowsea
      @Thelurkerbelowsea 5 років тому +693

      Thats like saying it's okay to be human. Sad that we have to say that.

    • @Mrgrumpypants84
      @Mrgrumpypants84 5 років тому +95

      Whew... I was getting concerned. Thank you for letting us know!?!?

    • @simmiemagnsusson7045
      @simmiemagnsusson7045 5 років тому +2

      Mavvet Forever u have white skin😂

    • @simmiemagnsusson7045
      @simmiemagnsusson7045 5 років тому +5

      Mavvet Forever let me guess ur gonna say “im from israel”

    • @therion8469
      @therion8469 5 років тому +8

      Simmie magnsusson wrong and wrong

  • @Charles-pf7zy
    @Charles-pf7zy 4 роки тому +894

    You didn’t watch the video. You just came to read the comments. Like me.

  • @avalimpa
    @avalimpa 8 років тому +851

    The title is misleading. This discussion is not about racism. it's about corruption in individual political entities.

    • @ll2nycell
      @ll2nycell 8 років тому +26

      yeah, I was greatly disappointed with the information given in this lecture compared to the title. great lecture tho.

    • @tropingreenhorn
      @tropingreenhorn 7 років тому +14

      There was a context where he was speaking out against racism, the examples he used were about corruption, but his points were carefully presented to attack racist pre-supposition. It was not a talk solely about disconnected racism

    • @dvergeten7148
      @dvergeten7148 7 років тому +3

      its all about misleading THIS ARE THE FAKE TED TALKS

    • @deaankoekemoer5471
      @deaankoekemoer5471 6 років тому

      I think it made sense around 2 minutes in and then again almost at the end. Can't just read and listen straightfowardly.

    • @deaankoekemoer5471
      @deaankoekemoer5471 6 років тому

      D VERGETEN and you sorely need TED Talks.

  • @bluetonic99
    @bluetonic99 4 роки тому +193

    The fact that we have to ask such a basic fundamental question with sincerity should actually be an answer to the situation in itself

  • @mimineko1019
    @mimineko1019 6 років тому +1833

    Warning: this has nothing to do with the title don't waste your time😂

    • @shaloamnenja12yearsago29
      @shaloamnenja12yearsago29 5 років тому +51

      Mimineko101, thanks for the late warning.😐

    • @hitewakeasllielimsolls8443
      @hitewakeasllielimsolls8443 5 років тому +107

      The comments section, tells a better story than the actual video.
      All these ted talks are just another mainstream tool of putting their chosen "accademics" on a pedastall for a now decreasing bovine population.

    • @Weirdomanification
      @Weirdomanification 5 років тому +5

      Thanks

    • @hixtorie433
      @hixtorie433 5 років тому +5

      Thank you

    • @m.p.k.125
      @m.p.k.125 5 років тому +3

      Thx for saving me from wasting my time

  • @shinypokeAce
    @shinypokeAce 5 років тому +717

    I'm not going to watch this. Nor should you. The answer is NO. Also, there is no such thing as reverse racism. Racism is racism.

    • @monikan.arundhati7146
      @monikan.arundhati7146 4 роки тому

      @Rhombidodecahedron Arc-en-ciel Whaatt???? Really.. Huuhh 🙄🙄

    • @melonhead951
      @melonhead951 4 роки тому +4

      Again what do you think is still racism? Oh wait y'all are trump supporters of course you think is not racism...

    • @Artizap_
      @Artizap_ 4 роки тому +71

      Melon Head
      You didn’t understand what they said. Go somewhere else.

    • @melonhead951
      @melonhead951 4 роки тому +1

      @@Artizap_ ok boomer...

    • @ajgarcia9879
      @ajgarcia9879 4 роки тому +74

      @@melonhead951 yeah all of them are trump supporters cuz you know them right?

  • @keahililia8208
    @keahililia8208 3 роки тому +115

    Racism should never be something to nitpick and twist around.
    Racism encompasses all races. Not just one or a few.

  • @DaddyOBill
    @DaddyOBill 5 років тому +701

    Short answer, no. Long answer, nooooo.

  • @Slomurr
    @Slomurr 3 роки тому +453

    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
    -Martin Luther king jr.

    • @octogonSmuggler
      @octogonSmuggler 2 роки тому +10

      Poor man is probably rolling in his grave right now...

    • @Cyndi72
      @Cyndi72 2 роки тому +4

      All you people know how to do is use his quotes for your own purpose.

    • @Slomurr
      @Slomurr 2 роки тому

      @@Cyndi72 yup

    • @muslimchip5380
      @muslimchip5380 2 роки тому +9

      @@Cyndi72 as a Mexican your comment would make him roll in his grave. Shame on you

    • @Phoenix_Blader_93
      @Phoenix_Blader_93 2 роки тому

      @@octogonSmuggler I bet if the abolitionist came to our time, they would question what went wrong

  • @lauriepookie1208
    @lauriepookie1208 4 роки тому +671

    I think racism towards whites is actually the most prominent and accepted in today’s society.

  • @lkatthatwuldyalkatitjustlk5431
    @lkatthatwuldyalkatitjustlk5431 5 років тому +194

    It's sad that there's even a video on this. It's like discussing whether oranges are orange

  • @Player-st4hn
    @Player-st4hn 5 років тому +147

    The fact that an 18 minute lecture is needed to explain a question that makes no sense is shocking to say the least... Its like saying "can asian people cry as well???"

  • @Stella-ys8se
    @Stella-ys8se 5 років тому +1110

    I believe its still racism even tho i know i won't be OPPRESSED becauee of my skin color

    • @nikkowood4476
      @nikkowood4476 4 роки тому +323

      You don't have to "believe" it is, it just is lol Someone saying something demeaning to you because of the color of your skin is racism. Period.

    • @kogii__8320
      @kogii__8320 4 роки тому +118

      @@nikkowood4476 I think they said "they believe" because others don't.

    • @alexgranata3864
      @alexgranata3864 4 роки тому +115

      Yea but if you say something rasict back everyone is like "omg your so rasicts!"

    • @honeyclouds4930
      @honeyclouds4930 4 роки тому +153

      I'm white and I've been cyber bullied on an app called "tiktok" for being white.

    • @no9880
      @no9880 4 роки тому +88

      @@honeyclouds4930 I'm sorry to hear that, no one should be a victim of racism:)

  • @i.love.moonwalker2193
    @i.love.moonwalker2193 5 років тому +238

    Thought the race was called „human“...

    • @alialahmad4329
      @alialahmad4329 5 років тому +4

      there is 2 classification one is biological and the race is homosapian not human there were other races of humans that extinct and the other based on some kind of scientists Wich devise the nowadays human to 5 races and they could devised to subraces

    • @borpie
      @borpie 5 років тому +9

      @@alialahmad4329 what kind of drugs are you on?

    • @jasonolson3133
      @jasonolson3133 5 років тому

      @KD35 true

    • @babaduke3298
      @babaduke3298 4 роки тому

      Wonder why it's called HUEman?

    • @babaduke3298
      @babaduke3298 4 роки тому

      @Judah
      HUEmans are a species in a race for time.

  • @oliver8503
    @oliver8503 4 роки тому +262

    The fact that we even has to ask this shows how racism against white people is normalised and accepted

    • @STEEZY2BREEZY
      @STEEZY2BREEZY 4 роки тому +19

      Exactly.

    • @Mr._Moderate
      @Mr._Moderate 4 роки тому +5

      @@STEEZY2BREEZY well why did "whites" create the race (card)? 🤔
      Then hold on to it for centuries? For America?

    • @molk2
      @molk2 4 роки тому +50

      @@Mr._Moderate see your normalizing it. Your disproving your own point give it a rest

    • @sofiarivera589
      @sofiarivera589 3 роки тому +37

      @@Mr._Moderate u assume all whites are from america, yikes

    • @Mr._Moderate
      @Mr._Moderate 3 роки тому +1

      @@molk2 Carl Von Linnaeus...

  • @markusbryn8073
    @markusbryn8073 4 роки тому +54

    As Martin Luther king once said « i have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character». Dosent that go both ways?

    • @aidenfuller7420
      @aidenfuller7420 3 роки тому +3

      then he was murdered😐. The man had a disapproval rating in America of 75 percent...WHEN HE DIED, and that was only 53 years ago. Lmao "both ways" it's barely started to go one way.

    • @makaelaischillin
      @makaelaischillin 3 роки тому +6

      twotimestwo Dude people were RIOTING after his death. They called for the assassinator’s head. I would say he had a disapproval rate like that but he might’ve 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @tontsar91
    @tontsar91 3 роки тому +36

    Racism is wrong, period. No matter which race is being targeted. Personally I could not care less about the skin color of a person, I only look at their character.

    • @spencer963
      @spencer963 3 роки тому +4

      Problem is character isn't easily assessed in a brief moment. Takes time to learn someone's character. Humans categorize, it's what our minds do. If blacks are all nice and welcoming of me then I will be biased to believe they're generally good people. I cannot control this, I do see color and so do you all. To pretend otherwise is deceptive

    • @dg4545
      @dg4545 2 роки тому +3

      @@spencer963 rather take time to judge a person rather than ethnicity

    • @spencer963
      @spencer963 2 роки тому +2

      @@dg4545 most people we run across we do not have ample time to judge their character

    • @breeezysmoove8981
      @breeezysmoove8981 Рік тому

      Caucasians back in the day just judged . Have you every herd of the Jim Crowe era ? Yk what ism means ?

  • @Scott_53110
    @Scott_53110 5 років тому +188

    Whatever happened to common sense? I can’t believe we have to have this conversation. Yet, here we are 🤦‍♂️

    • @jbl8613
      @jbl8613 5 років тому +21

      Common sense isn't real common anymore

    • @Scott_53110
      @Scott_53110 5 років тому +3

      @@jbl8613 Apparently

    • @sydneesoteco7919
      @sydneesoteco7919 4 роки тому

      Tik tok....

    • @sydneesoteco7919
      @sydneesoteco7919 4 роки тому +6

      Too Wun I know that you may think the left hates whites and while some to most do, there are people who do love whites and every other race and ethnicity and fight for equality in all races ❤️✨❤️🏳️‍🌈

    • @brettflower8058
      @brettflower8058 3 роки тому

      Common sense? Haven't heard of her

  • @hydraulicfacechannel2147
    @hydraulicfacechannel2147 5 років тому +223

    Unpopular opinion: I’m proud to be white.

    • @chloe-im9te
      @chloe-im9te 4 роки тому +16

      i hate being white.

    • @user-ip5xn9ks9k
      @user-ip5xn9ks9k 4 роки тому +2

      @@v-cast8997 What if there are only estimated to be around 23,000 of your people left alive.

    • @asmaamehaia9147
      @asmaamehaia9147 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah that’s cool like rlly cool I mean it’s cool to do whatever you wanna do and it’s cool that the world is open for you and is pushing you all up just because you are white like it’s pretty good to have that live isn’t it

    • @nataliaborys1554
      @nataliaborys1554 4 роки тому +32

      @@niamha6079 Agreed. I'm polish. Our country got partitioned and german and russian cultures were forced onto us for over a century. Whites also can be discriminated against. They also can have their culture and independence stripped away from them. Yet there's that assumption that whites never knew how it is to have your freedom taken away

    • @lillyshield6187
      @lillyshield6187 4 роки тому +19

      @@niamha6079 im Irish too and completely agree with you. We are also expected to turn a blind eye to casual racism from other nationalities because of how easy going we are

  • @chloetwidale1294
    @chloetwidale1294 3 роки тому +54

    When i was in school i hung around with my two best friends i knew forever. When we were 12, i started to get excluded, i asked why and they said it was because i was white and 'the odd one out', it turned into bullying and i became lonely.

    • @maddy-tg3nc
      @maddy-tg3nc 2 роки тому +9

      That’s sad. I’m white and I feel ya

    • @ryenne2169
      @ryenne2169 2 роки тому

      I get it,it’s awful, everyone hates white peoples cos we are all “awful”

    • @PlayingWithWilson
      @PlayingWithWilson 2 роки тому

      I think most white people know what you are talking about but who cares about racists people I'm sure you found some friends who don't care about your race or colour

    • @caspianhall
      @caspianhall Рік тому

      Lies

    • @DragonBloxyt889
      @DragonBloxyt889 Рік тому +1

      Sorry,but I find that hard to believe.

  • @ceeal2943
    @ceeal2943 2 роки тому +21

    To say racism only comes from whites is racism

  • @MD-ds6ig
    @MD-ds6ig 4 роки тому +33

    This is a real question? Racism has existed in many shapes and forms in the history of this planet.

  • @WinterWolf94
    @WinterWolf94 7 років тому +109

    just reading the title made me cringe. Do we really need a video to prove this.

    • @haleyhomicide.
      @haleyhomicide. 4 роки тому +4

      For all the 6th graders on my bus, yes

  • @GMYSTERYICTNF
    @GMYSTERYICTNF 3 роки тому +21

    Discrimination towards a person based solely on one's skin colour, is racism right?

    • @ChristopherGray00
      @ChristopherGray00 2 роки тому +4

      @@user-hy5ts2yj7p not only prejudice but also discrimination implying a certain race is more likely to do something bad inherently because of their race.

  • @AusReddit
    @AusReddit 4 роки тому +69

    A favorite argument I've seen:
    "White people can experience prejudice, but not racism."
    If you didn't immediately gawk at the stupidity, let me explain:
    Prejudice based on race IS RACISM.

    • @name-eo1lv
      @name-eo1lv 4 роки тому +1

      NoOOO isnot racism is politics@! lEarN YOU FAX KID 😂😂😂😚😚😍😘😘🥰🤩🤩🐖🐖✨✨✨👀👅👀

    • @name-eo1lv
      @name-eo1lv 4 роки тому +1

      Bufu 102 yes

    • @anime_luhverrr
      @anime_luhverrr 4 роки тому +6

      I’ve seen this argument so many damn times and it’s so annoying 😭

    • @OwlpoAnimations
      @OwlpoAnimations 4 роки тому

      MelikoYT Are you joking? the only reason someone would use that many emojis is because they were joking.

    • @Mr._Moderate
      @Mr._Moderate 4 роки тому +1

      @@anime_luhverrr it's annoying because you're in denial 👍

  • @TheRageCommenter
    @TheRageCommenter 4 роки тому +36

    Short answer: no.
    Long answer: no.
    Thanks for coming to my TED Talk

  • @alienextraterrestrial113
    @alienextraterrestrial113 4 роки тому +93

    If your seeing this comment I just want to let you know that you are a blessing to this world and God made you to do great things.

  • @znerolz
    @znerolz 6 років тому +49

    Answer to title: absolutely NO.
    PS. any normal person can figure that one out by themselves, in a heartbeat.

  • @user-jj5tq4qs7j
    @user-jj5tq4qs7j 4 роки тому +72

    Every race has been oppressed.

    • @mr.braindead8151
      @mr.braindead8151 4 роки тому +5

      indeed.

    • @dirklouise4947
      @dirklouise4947 4 роки тому +3

      T S, a race now is considered the color of your skin

    • @kingo8914
      @kingo8914 4 роки тому +7

      WHEN HAVE WHITE PEOPLE BEEN OPPRESSED.

    • @user-jj5tq4qs7j
      @user-jj5tq4qs7j 4 роки тому +2

      Kingo I don’t keep a handbook of every time white people have been oppressed

    • @random_guy642
      @random_guy642 4 роки тому +29

      @@kingo8914 The Irish and Jews, have you ever opened a history book?

  • @ohlawd3699
    @ohlawd3699 4 роки тому +75

    Next week's topic of discussion: "Is water really wet?"

    • @stuff5757
      @stuff5757 4 роки тому +7

      Next month's video: "Is the earth flat?"

    • @jasoninthea.m7471
      @jasoninthea.m7471 3 роки тому +3

      Next Video: is fried chicken fried?

    • @TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist
      @TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist 3 роки тому +2

      @@stuff5757 I went to create this comment but realize you beat me to it collective conscious oh yeah!

    • @avlieox
      @avlieox 3 роки тому

      lol

    • @azami7666
      @azami7666 Рік тому

      Next Video: "Is glass reflective"?

  • @howiboy
    @howiboy 7 років тому +150

    :36 We don't like to discuss race"....seems to me all they ever talk about, is there ever a video with a dark skinned person where the subject isn't about race? Sh#t is getting tired

    • @cv4809
      @cv4809 7 років тому +27

      Flash Man Lots of people like whites,they're the best people on earth

    • @happygilmore1844
      @happygilmore1844 7 років тому +1

      howiboy right

    • @nevergrowold2953
      @nevergrowold2953 7 років тому +11

      If you are tired of hearing about. Imagine living it

    • @janisrogers4934
      @janisrogers4934 6 років тому +3

      @@nevergrowold2953 Living what?

    • @thebatman4279
      @thebatman4279 6 років тому +3

      @@FlashManinSpace I've brought you a shovel. I can't guarantee it but it may be strong enough to remove that chip off your shoulder.

  • @aleca6856
    @aleca6856 3 роки тому +18

    Racism is racism. Stop trying to make it the way you want

  • @habiks
    @habiks 6 років тому +72

    Why does this question even need a video.. lol.

    • @Biscuits2
      @Biscuits2 5 років тому

      logicalempiricist2 why?

    • @TheAzynder
      @TheAzynder 4 роки тому +7

      @Jay Kemme So it's a clickbait eh? Good thing I browsed the comment section before viewing the video then.

  • @KatherineRogers
    @KatherineRogers 8 років тому +134

    Is it racism to object to illegal conduct IF the perpetrator is of a minority race? IS it racism to imply people should get a free pass BECAUSE the perpetrators are of a particular race? Every time someone implies....that people entering the country illegally should be excused because many are minority...they ....are racist. If some...had to get in line...and apply legally...then ALL no matter WHAT race...need to get in line and apply legally. I get tired of ignorant public letting such rhetoric having a free pass.

    • @MrMcFattyfat
      @MrMcFattyfat 7 років тому +36

      Fanta Graham White privilege is a ridiculous and fictional concept, and the term is only used by mindless half-wits like yourself who can't think for themselves. Stop regurgitating the opinions of your women and gender studies professors and your transgender non-binary snowflake friends and try forming your own thoughts for once in your life.

    • @MrMcFattyfat
      @MrMcFattyfat 7 років тому +9

      Fanta Graham White privilege is a ridiculous and fictional concept, and the term is only used by mindless half-wits like yourself who can't think for themselves. Stop regurgitating the opinions of your women and gender studies professors and your transgender non-binary snowflake friends and try forming your own thoughts for once in your life.

    • @MrMcFattyfat
      @MrMcFattyfat 7 років тому +25

      Fanta Graham If I'm inclined to hurl insults it's because I've been too fed up for far too long with this illogical propoganda about "white privilege" and "oppression" in modern day society. I'm not denying that America has had a history of racism, but neither will I deny the great progress we've made. 100 years ago? Absolutely. 50 years ago? Sure. 2017? No. As someone who is actually a part of modern day society, I have yet to see convincing, if any, evidence to support this widespread racism and white privilege you speak of. And since you brought up to topic of defending my position, I'll point out that you have yet to present any facts in any of your posts. If you want to prove your point and look like less of an idiot, try providing some actual statistics, though I predict you'll be either unwilling or unable to do so. Sorry, but just saying "you're denying your privilege" doesn't cut it.

    • @MrMcFattyfat
      @MrMcFattyfat 7 років тому +23

      Fanta Graham Oh, and by the way, way to just assume that I'm white. I like how the thought never even crossed your mind that a black person could form their own opinion that differs from what Black Lives Matter tells them to think.

    • @MrMcFattyfat
      @MrMcFattyfat 7 років тому +29

      Fanta Graham If you're seriously claiming that America is more racist now than in the 60s, you're out of your fucking mind. It blows my mind that that you can even say that. I agree that there is inequality, but that does not mean that it was caused by injustice. Further, you can't just say "America is racist, the evidence being the racism in America." Sorry, doesn't work that way. You are the one making that claim, so the burden of proof rest on your shoulders. If I told you that I was raising a unicorn out of my shed, you would demand some form of evidence. Similarly, if you're going to claim that America is racist, you need to present evidence and examples of laws or practices that are clearly racist in intent. You can't just say "I swear it's true, just look around," or "it's your fault for not being able to see it." Honestly, your blatant disregard for facts is appalling. And by the way, it's precisely because I've looked around and studied the statistics that I think all this social justice nonsense is such bullshit.

  • @chaunceroberts3181
    @chaunceroberts3181 3 роки тому +16

    noun: racism
    prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
    Racism is a human flawed characteristic
    Its not only a white flawed characteristic

  • @Moarz0rz
    @Moarz0rz 4 роки тому +37

    Anyone capable of thinking knows that the answer is "No."

  • @tomkelly8827
    @tomkelly8827 7 років тому +46

    Well said. May justice be served to those who are most deserving no matter what race they come from. No matter how rich they are

  • @wanderingwilderness1954
    @wanderingwilderness1954 5 років тому +24

    The fact that this is a discussion highlights that anti-white methodology is ongoing and continuous.

    • @raerambaran
      @raerambaran 3 роки тому

      These are.HIS views
      Please don't label us all

  • @vinnyganzano1930
    @vinnyganzano1930 3 роки тому +24

    I was married to a woman of Jamaican descent, I'm white, she wasn't our daughter is mixed race. I encountered plenty of casual racism from some members of her family and community, even more when I left the military and joined the police. On the other hand from my friends and colleagues both in green and blue my wife was welcomed with open arms except for one guy.
    Racists come in all colours, creeds and cultures.

    • @bloatedcow1361
      @bloatedcow1361 2 роки тому

      Your wife is so sweet 💗
      I hope you and your family lives a long and happy life!

  • @ohno4435
    @ohno4435 6 років тому +53

    My left ear really enjoyed this.

    • @trenches555
      @trenches555 5 років тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @past5484
      @past5484 4 роки тому +8

      @Ceci nah its about how the audio is mostly on the left

  • @joyceadams1926
    @joyceadams1926 4 роки тому +15

    racism is everywhere, it comes down to personal responsibility.

  • @BlazedNKonfused
    @BlazedNKonfused 3 роки тому +7

    Racism will end when people stop talking about race. We are all human beings. I have never looked at someone and thought about their skin color. No human is better than another. We need to move on from the past, learn from people's mistakes and work on making this world a better place to live.

  • @gorkyd7912
    @gorkyd7912 8 років тому +22

    Great perspective, shows how concepts of racial distrust are keeping people from holding leadership accountable everywhere.

    • @Rosmarrosel
      @Rosmarrosel 7 років тому +2

      I just hope that he would talk more about how to solve the problem. So that the young know clear what to do when they have to hold the gov. there feet to the fire. But great presentation nothing or less

    • @gorkyd7912
      @gorkyd7912 7 років тому +3

      emmanuel rosel
      It's a bit generalized but I would take away that you cannot trust your government just because it seems to be on your own side of a racial divide. In fact, if your government is on your own side you may be the only side that can hold it accountable.

  • @jordanthomas4379
    @jordanthomas4379 7 років тому +30

    Yes, anyone can be.

  • @rolandixor
    @rolandixor 8 років тому +10

    Trini!
    Always awesome to see fellow Caribbean people on the world stage.

  • @nerdothn892
    @nerdothn892 5 років тому +15

    Doesn't matter what 'race' you are you can be racsisst.
    btw Race doesn't exsist on a Biological level

    • @labratiam1
      @labratiam1 5 років тому

      I mean, it kinda does, with genetics and all, but not too much is affected by it.

    • @nerdothn892
      @nerdothn892 5 років тому +2

      @@labratiam1 I know about genetics but I don't really count it because well everyone is a bit different when it come to genetics

    • @simplepointstudio6210
      @simplepointstudio6210 5 років тому

      Depends on what you mean by race.

  • @WeepingWolf7983
    @WeepingWolf7983 4 роки тому +6

    Racism is racism no matter what your color is

  • @aerith_animator
    @aerith_animator 6 років тому +3

    To say any person is incapable of racism is to say they are not equal, do not have the same capacity, and are not human. To say they have no systematic power is to say they are powerless, and never made change that wasn't handed to them out of pity.

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 4 роки тому +3

    I was very poor. The year was 1989. I had just gotten out of the military. I lived 4hrs North of Los Angeles. I applied for
    LAPD. I had an interview for 8am. So I started driving my wife’s old car at 2am.
    I was in the middle of nowhere at 3am. I
    Crossed a long bridge and I saw someone walking with boots in his hand and barefoot.
    I pulled over and picked him up. He didn’t speak a word of English. I drove south. An
    Intersection came up and he started yelling
    “Amigo amigo amigo.” And pointing to the right. I wasn’t going that way but I turned to the right. At the top of a very large mountain pass was a wide spot with a car. We pulled in behind it. Two heads popped up. A mom and a child. He said “no petro mi familia.”
    So I made a u turn and went back 15 miles and got him 2.5 gal gas. Drove him back and dropped him off. He wanted to kiss me.
    LoL. I did really good on my LAPD interview.
    They said you’re hired. I was so happy. Then about 10 minutes later they said “you’re disqualified, you’re a white male.”
    I drove my wife’s old beat up car 4hrs home.
    True story.

    • @NoName-pu5ls
      @NoName-pu5ls 4 роки тому

      Sad shame, I know of this sort of thing happening to many white men for years!

  • @forex_shark6042
    @forex_shark6042 3 роки тому +6

    He says we don't like to talk about racism as if it's not in the media and politics all day every day

  • @human._bean
    @human._bean 3 роки тому +8

    It's not BLM, or WLM
    It's ALM

    • @barto7536
      @barto7536 3 роки тому +5

      No it's nlm

    • @barto7536
      @barto7536 3 роки тому

      @@human._bean wdym bruh

    • @abnwil3873
      @abnwil3873 3 роки тому

      @@barto7536 yeah tbh i wish we as humans went extinct

    • @criticaldrive7688
      @criticaldrive7688 3 роки тому

      Hey. Hope you’re all doing ok.
      If anyone needs resources.
      USA (1-800-273-8255)
      You can also text HOME to 741741 to text a crisis counselor.

    • @WhoCares-zk3il
      @WhoCares-zk3il 3 роки тому +1

      This reply section is getting hella edgy.

  • @7vn6ix2wo8
    @7vn6ix2wo8 4 роки тому +8

    the fact you even have to ask that question is upsetting.

  • @EGLately
    @EGLately 2 роки тому +2

    literally the definition of racism for anyone who is confused.
    1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
    2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.

  • @johnyeomans9335
    @johnyeomans9335 4 роки тому +2

    Sir Martin Luther King preached of equality not hatred, ‘hand in hand with each other’ no matter what colour. Blacks and whites have equal rights👍🏻

  • @nienkeremmerswaal7891
    @nienkeremmerswaal7891 3 роки тому +8

    I was once stared down because I was tired(I look angry when I'm tired) and I looked a woman of colour in the eyes. I'm now afraid to look any stranger, fair or colour skinned, in the eyes.
    Yes, I'm white. I literally glow in the dark

  • @brandongovreau9218
    @brandongovreau9218 3 роки тому +9

    I believe it's possible for any race to be a bigot

  • @scape8yearsago487
    @scape8yearsago487 4 роки тому +8

    Why cant we all just appreciate each other?

  • @theomega616
    @theomega616 4 роки тому +6

    Welcome to my TED talk.
    No.
    Thank you for coming to my TED talk

  • @tohu777
    @tohu777 9 років тому +6

    Excellent speech, and much more practical & detailed than I expected (under the TED rubric, I mean).
    The circumstances force Raymond to be as brief and concentrated as possible, but the matter of corruption is much broader than he can describe here. He mentions auditors and IPOs in passing, for instance, and one can't help but think (as he was probably thinking) e.g. of the First Citizens IPO boondoggle. Seeing this has also led me to read/listen to his blog.

  • @nikolakurjak
    @nikolakurjak 4 роки тому +7

    Why does anyone need a 17 minute Ted talk to find the answer?

  • @ThamArtist
    @ThamArtist 3 роки тому +9

    When your heart is beating you have the right to live and breath!

    • @Roberto-to1li
      @Roberto-to1li 3 роки тому +1

      Expect for when you murder an entire children’s orphanage…

    • @teIemay
      @teIemay 3 роки тому +1

      @@Roberto-to1li Start with their parents, finish the job later.

    • @electroskates2434
      @electroskates2434 2 роки тому +1

      Suicidal people:

  • @ruslanmamedaliyev3912
    @ruslanmamedaliyev3912 3 роки тому +4

    Race or gender does not matter, personality and behaviour matter
    So be a good, useful and successful person with a good, decent behaviour

  • @hrthrhs
    @hrthrhs Рік тому +2

    "We don't like to talk about race"
    What do you mean? Western society doesn't shut up about it.

  • @Crick1952
    @Crick1952 7 років тому +7

    This dude is such a great public speaker. He makes everything so personable and engaging.

  • @NSResponder
    @NSResponder 7 років тому +20

    What he says at 4:30 is correct, but he doesn't go far enough. You can't trust ANYONE in office, so it's vital to always keep your politicians under intense scrutiny and constant suspicion. The kind of people who seek power, are almost always the worst people in any country.
    -jcr

    • @dg4545
      @dg4545 2 роки тому

      THANK YOU

  • @juddbrady1825
    @juddbrady1825 5 років тому +3

    What an inspirational man very articulate and eloquent, I would love to meet you. God bless to you and Trinidad. Keep fighting positivity like you have been

  • @MultiBunnyhunter
    @MultiBunnyhunter 4 роки тому +18

    All skin colors are equal in value and potential.
    All cultures are not.

    • @user-di3rr9ed3k
      @user-di3rr9ed3k 3 роки тому

      Yup. The neanderthals looted since 1100 B.C and haven't stopped.

  • @davidchavez1330
    @davidchavez1330 4 роки тому +6

    Does he even talk about racism? It just seems like he was talking about corruption in his country?

  • @dudefrombelgium
    @dudefrombelgium 3 роки тому +11

    The spectrum of hatred towards traits of decend goes far and gradually goes from racism to xenophobia and then to 'ecclesiophobia'. At some point prejudice can come down to intangible things like hatred to religion or nationality. So the problem goes further than just color of skin.

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 Рік тому +2

      It's mostly just profiling. Stereotypes are usually based on genuine outcomes.

  • @austinherr
    @austinherr 4 роки тому +22

    Anything can be true when you change the definitions

    • @theconductoresplin8092
      @theconductoresplin8092 4 роки тому +3

      But the definition hasn't changed

    • @bigboidwight1934
      @bigboidwight1934 3 роки тому +7

      @@theconductoresplin8092 people who think white people cant experience racism think the definition of racism is wrong

    • @ifureaddisugay
      @ifureaddisugay 3 роки тому +4

      @@bigboidwight1934 seriously these people need to look up the definition of the word. Its not that hard.

  • @Shadow11614
    @Shadow11614 4 роки тому +7

    Im half white and half latino, i have light skin but dark hair and latino facial features, and At all honesty, I’ve experienced more racism from latino people than white people....

    • @ianquyck9834
      @ianquyck9834 4 роки тому +5

      My girlfriend is half Japanese and half white. She grew up in Tokyo and faced way more discrimination and insults there than she has in the US. Racism can come from anywhere, from anyone.

    • @Shadow11614
      @Shadow11614 4 роки тому

      Rasmus Vohlakari okay then latino? Because nationality wise my half is Mexican

  • @careyandrus434
    @careyandrus434 4 роки тому +6

    We humans are all made in one Red blood ( Acts 17:22-32)

  • @aniyahgreen7851
    @aniyahgreen7851 5 років тому +8

    It kind of hurts me to go into the comments and see what people are actually thinking

  • @deaankoekemoer5471
    @deaankoekemoer5471 6 років тому +1

    Those who don't see the title and content as one: don't ever stop listening to TED Talks. You need them most.

  • @yvetteesandoval6638
    @yvetteesandoval6638 4 роки тому +524

    Ignorance comes in all colors

    • @quasar7951
      @quasar7951 3 роки тому +3

      What about Blue?

    • @McFlakies
      @McFlakies 3 роки тому +17

      @@quasar7951 oh no not this

    • @beebadoobee.
      @beebadoobee. 3 роки тому +11

      @@McFlakies lord have mercy, i was thinking the same thing

    • @McFlakies
      @McFlakies 3 роки тому +3

      @@beebadoobee. wait what do you mean?

    • @beebadoobee.
      @beebadoobee. 3 роки тому +3

      @@McFlakies when you said: no not this when they mentioned blue (police)

  • @Unknownz000
    @Unknownz000 3 роки тому +4

    The word reverse racism makes absolutely no sense. Reverse racism means liking someone? as it's the reverse? Word makes no sense whatsoever

    • @Zodroo_Tint
      @Zodroo_Tint 3 роки тому

      Reverse racism is acceptance.

  • @balkonaranya7948
    @balkonaranya7948 3 роки тому +3

    Actually... this has nothing to do with racism, it is about financial awerness, most of the time, and I can agree with some point, that we should be aware of where our money goes and how it is spended, which is true, but this is not a racial thing, it is more of an individual skill, to be concious about our finances and go after information (in the age of the internet is really not that hard), on the companies we are buying the products we use. We should know what we are supporting with our money. He is right on that.

    • @emiliorosas-parlove
      @emiliorosas-parlove Рік тому

      I agree I thought the video was going to be way different than it was.

  • @MelbourneMaster
    @MelbourneMaster 6 років тому +15

    From the title picture I thought it was Lawrence Fishburne talking

  • @cajunlogicdiy
    @cajunlogicdiy 4 роки тому +1

    I would have to agree with most of your comments. Ignorance is ignorance.

  • @davidheard709
    @davidheard709 6 років тому +2

    This a kind of topic that could be exchanged more in day to day conversations I'd like to believe...… People should be aware of the racism that exists today and address the incidents of its problem.

    •  5 років тому

      I agree it shouldn't be kept quiet and racism was one of the things that started ww2

  • @WoogTV
    @WoogTV 4 роки тому +4

    Race doesn’t matter, we’re all the same kind, just different colors. It’s so pointless to say one race is better or worse than the other.

    • @arby9768
      @arby9768 4 роки тому

      Thank you! People are like "I'm proud to be white" but like who cares. I'm white and I don't care! All I see is a human and I only judge by personality

  • @youngdawn8670
    @youngdawn8670 5 років тому +7

    Answer: no

  • @jameslookstwice
    @jameslookstwice 3 роки тому +3

    I'm A Native American my ancestors were slaughtered by the white man and others how many Native people speak of racism here on you tube?Not many,Why? because we live and think a different way everything has meaning we are in harmony with nature and our existence the earth is our mother and it provides there are many things I can say but it don't really matter I shake it off and remain a warrior if we want change as human beings we need to change it's simple I love everyone there is no hatred in my heart and I chose to live this way

    • @HunGyilok
      @HunGyilok 3 роки тому +2

      all history is fake up to 1800 so maybe not the whites cleaned you out

    • @jameslookstwice
      @jameslookstwice 3 роки тому +3

      @@HunGyilok WTF have you been living under a rock

    • @HunGyilok
      @HunGyilok 3 роки тому +1

      @@jameslookstwice ye till now; see Fomenko, Mud Flood 19th century Catastrophe etc; history is fake from A-Z

    • @teIemay
      @teIemay 3 роки тому

      @@HunGyilok Overexaggerated and edited at times, but not fake. Jackass.

    • @donaldsmith9621
      @donaldsmith9621 3 роки тому +1

      @@HunGyilok they have no idea. Besides it's easier to be a victim if you go with you've been told your whole life. How you supposed to get free money

  • @tkama2102
    @tkama2102 4 роки тому +2

    I'll tell you, in my experiences as a blk guy, Latino/Hispanics were the most prejudice followed by Italians. I've been called more racial slurs by these two groups than ANYBODY and It's not just me but I know many others who have problems with these two, especially Latinos.

    • @NM-ej3xw
      @NM-ej3xw 4 роки тому

      Don't get offended by racial slurs. Peope who get ofended more will have more "nicknames" 😉. But, it is bad on their side, that is true

    • @tkama2102
      @tkama2102 4 роки тому +1

      @@NM-ej3xw I didn't say I was offended, I said from experiences I've been called more racial slurs by these two particular groups than anybody else. Not sure what you mean by having "more nicknames" but I will say that the prejudice people create nicknames so it's indeed their problem, not mine. Yes it's sad..lol

  • @Kulah-SS
    @Kulah-SS Рік тому +1

    - "Race" is a false concept created in 1735 by Carl Linneaus (Sweden).
    "The concept of race has no basis in science or genetics... we are all 99.9 percent genetically identical." - HGP

  • @Yahushaislife
    @Yahushaislife 3 роки тому +8

    I feel like I cant be white most of the time. I feel like its illegal these days with how a lot of people treat me but that's life I guess.

  • @corneliusdrvanderbilt822
    @corneliusdrvanderbilt822 7 років тому +6

    The Title of this video is utterly wrong and misleading. I was working in Africa. I dated a local lady. She took me to meet her folks. Her grandmother took me aside and told me that she did not want to defile her pure blood with a '.....', so do whatever but no children. All of us are Racists and Colour Prejudiced. This is Reality. Look at the Biblical: Shem, Ham and Japhet. The progeny of Ham shall be subservient to the progeny of Shem and Japheth. Why? Because Ham saw his father, the drunkard Noah, who cursed him. As long as we have such nonsense as God's Biblical Truth, we shall remain so.

  • @countdooku6152
    @countdooku6152 6 років тому +9

    Proud to be white

    • @lancewalker2595
      @lancewalker2595 5 років тому

      Why?

    • @lancewalker2595
      @lancewalker2595 5 років тому

      @11I00OO1I0O1Il Did you personally decide to be born white?

    • @lancewalker2595
      @lancewalker2595 5 років тому

      @11I00OO1I0O1Il Would you be "proud" to have any other skin color?

    • @lancewalker2595
      @lancewalker2595 5 років тому

      @11I00OO1I0O1Il I would ask the same question to any individual proclaiming pride for their racial group. I completely understand if a person wants to say something like "I am proud of the prior generations of (insert historical group here)". What I will continue to admonish is the idea that YOU are in possession of what those dead individuals overcame, or achieved, simply by the coincidence that you share the same color of skin. This statement also implies that the achievements of those dead people were a direct result of their skin color, which is not a claim with a basis in reality. And no, these people are experiencing a sort of pride that is falsely claimed, pathetic, and corrosive to progress.

    • @vermillion8249
      @vermillion8249 4 роки тому

      @@lancewalker2595 The more the Left pushes this anti white agenda that's only going to create more white nationalism.

  • @rthd
    @rthd 9 місяців тому

    There's also silent racism - which is what I have experienced time and time again.

  • @yorkledork
    @yorkledork 4 роки тому +5

    Of course not! But that’s what I feel like this Society is like right now

  • @darktrooper9813
    @darktrooper9813 4 роки тому +13

    Who else is watching these during the 2020 race riots

  • @Cecy12830
    @Cecy12830 2 роки тому +3

    When a group of people are given special status, protected by others, told over and over they have been mistreated and are owed something more than other groups they develop a sense of entitlement and invincibility. They accordingly act the part. What you see with crime and the hate crimes are the result.

    • @caspianhall
      @caspianhall Рік тому

      Yup the whites were the protected ones for thousands of years yup

    • @caspianhall
      @caspianhall Рік тому

      @Shadow_Dagger 666 lol you people are still protected 😂😂😂

    • @TheLastDonaldYouMcRonald
      @TheLastDonaldYouMcRonald Рік тому

      @@caspianhall They are talking about blacks but keep coping if it helps you sleep at night.

    • @caspianhall
      @caspianhall Рік тому

      @@TheLastDonaldYouMcRonald lol your own white people say it but keep imagining lies you’ll make it worse for yourself as the Jews continue to bash you people in hybrid paper everyday 😂😂😂😂 I know you feel the temperature getting hotter and hotter on you people

  • @losh_mi87
    @losh_mi87 3 роки тому +4

    WE ALL HATE EACH OTHER EQUALLY..

  • @lukef1586
    @lukef1586 3 роки тому +1

    Racism doesnt grow on trees. If there is a bias towards a group of people, that group of people carries at least part of the responsibility.
    People know one another now, this is not the 20's or the 50's anymore.
    And if you are lucky enough to live in the west, no matter what colour your skin - you are among the most privileged people in the history of mankind (also regardless of your gender btw).
    It would do people well to remember that!

  • @debijeanpeck
    @debijeanpeck 4 роки тому +2

    You just explained WHY we need the Blood of Jesus Christ to redeem us from our guilt. We are not capable of ever being “good”.