Another great video. The way you cut together chappelle and OJ was brilliant. I think your point on civility being lost post OJ really hits hard. You got big facts and I’m showing up for you every time now
Excellent video - I wanted to comment regarding Obama representing black America the same way Trump represents white America. Idk if it was a source you used in your essay, but Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled "My President Was Black" in 2017. It analyzed the the way Obama had to navigate being many different kinds of symbols. The essay both regards him as both unrepresentative of the "main" narrative of African Americans (born in Hawaii, father from Kenya, raised around his mother's family etc) while also becoming representative of it through his life journey. I think comparing him to Trump in this way is doubly fascinating: Trump himself is unrepresentative of the "main" narrative of white America (born/lived wealth) while also representing some of white America's deepest desires (wealth, a sort of immunity to governmental limitations).
Man this was solid! I remember being a kid when the trial was going on, even in 2nd grade it was mad tense. The juxtaposition of all the topics in this video was fantastic dude keep it up
I was in a “mock trial” in summer camp while the trial was still going on, we picked the one Asian kid to be the Judge and of course a Black kid for OJ. We found OJ guilty, I played the prosecution. I’ll never forget it. I was going in the 4th grade, I was 9. It was 100% inappropriate to have a bunch of under 11 year olds play act a murder trial.
The juice is loose, the juice is loose 😂 My 5th grade teacher had us sitting in class watching the trial. I couldn't believe it and didn't understand why it was so important. I grew up in the projects and people died there all the time. My father was killed in the hood and nobody made a national case out of it. It pissed me off. The day his verdict was given so many teachers(white) were upset they walked out of the classrooms to complain, cry, etc. The rest of the school qas completely silent. It's like they never considered how their actions would effect a school full of young minorities. I've been questioning america ever since. Wtf did OJ have to do with my 5th grade education? They made it a race issue and I'll never forget that
@enmunap Americans have a bad habit of getting caught up in nonsense that's not directly relevant to our personal lives. It's nonsensical and depressing tbh
Bro, I remember as a senior in high school there was this white kid who got shot, in his chest, with a shotgun while skipping school. Teachers and student were given time off to "cope" with the loss. Same year, a few months apart, a black wrestling died while being black. Nothing. Don't be suprised.
IF YOU IMMIGRATED HERE YOU CAME TO THIS IF YOUR A DESCENDANT FROM U.S. SLAVERY YOU WERE BORN INTO THIS SH** WE ARE NOT SHOCKED AND JUST REMEMBER YOU CHOSE TO COME HERE OK ✌🏿👋🏿✈️
this was a beautiful video dawg. you just earned a subscriber off this shit , you articulated all of the thoughts and issues i’ve had with this country since i was in middle school. thank you.
I think this might be my first comment on a youtube video ever, but I really want to say I thoroughly enjoyed this. so interesting, captivating and definitely a video essay I will be sharing with others! brb abt to binge the whole channel!! keep up the great work!!
Chappelle's stories about OJ and MJ made me realize for the first time that they were such different people than what the media made them out to be. And how they were made examples of, in the end.
Great video. Everything in America has ALWAYS been a stage for entertainment. Everyone in the rapping/singing, entertainment industry, football/basketball and politics has always put on a great show for Americans.
What frustrates me about Dave Chappelle is that he understands from a moral perspective, a materialist perspective, and personal experience what it is like to be an other in America. (I would even say that being black is the gold standard of being an "OTHER" in the United States.) Why would he give way to the same reactionary thought process that is used over and over again in this cycle to otherize and push down black people. Then turn around and use it against an even smaller even more insignificant marginalized community that is trans people. Like am I missing something?
For some people, regardless of their marginalization, they only seek some kind of power in the structure. With great cognitive dissonance, he found it.
Dave Chappelle is transphobic and he knows it. He never once claimed he wasn't, and the honesty is what made him popular. However, his transphobia is as the name implies; a phobia. He doesn't hate trans people but is AFRAID of them. Many times, he told about his experience meeting with actual trans people and it's usually positive. My favourite happens to be the one where he danced with a transwoman and when it was revealed, he asked why she didn't tell him, knowing his biases were like, and she told him that it's because he was happy dancing with her. So they ended up continuing the night, dancing and enjoying themselves. That's Dave Chappelle.
I have been entertaining a thought about truth for some time. reconciliation is the end result of truth. When two sides find truth, reconciliation is one of the best fruits they reap from their efforts to learn truth. I see that idea in full colour in your work. Man. You're a JRR Tolkien of our time, telling the story of Babylon in a way that exposes its ugliness, and emptiness and pointing us back to the Holy City. Hands down. You will see great success. Your work will heal our world. Keep going!!!
I've had to rewatch this a few times because as much as i can hear all of these things individually and as much as i recognize all of the truths here; you broke down the system and divide that we see to this day by using 3 people. 3 stories. they all tell so much and yet leave so much unsaid and so many questions and just fuck. thank you for your words and putting this together. youre doing great. keep going with whatever you love.
Pretty well put. After any action/event follows an equally if not larger reaction no matter how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ the event was, and The US hasn’t really changed outside of outside appearance and some laws. Only real difference between today and the early to late 20th century is that now Every rich person can avoid repercussion for their actions instead of merely “the whites”. Aka. Equality for the rich and fuck the poor. Hope I interpreted the video correctly. (Btw. You def. deserve more views/subscribers - if this is the general quality of videos you put out)
i thought this was a bigger channel while watching, very well edited. i cant count the amount of times i was trying to read the on screen text and listen to you at the same time though. would definitely change that but i enjoyed nonetheless, made me think!
Introspective presentation and stark reminder it's all an illusion filled with sloganeering and empty promises yes America one of the greatest corporations ever created..👁️
I remember walking with my mother on the corner of Main Street & Clinton Avenue and seeing the picture of O.J. trying unsuccessfully to put on one of the infamous bloody gloves on the front page of the local newspaper. I looked to my mother, and said, "Mom, they might as well let him go right now." That was roughly two months before the verdict was read. While I felt some sort of vindication that I correctly predicted that he would get off, I wasn't as stoked as a lot of my fellow brothers and sisters were. The way I saw it, Simpson wasn't acquitted because he was Black, because he was a Buffalo Bill, or even because he was rich. He was acquitted because there simply wasn't enough damning evidence to quell the reasonable doubts that Cochran and them raised. Of course, it didn't help that Mark Furhman was an unprofessional shithead and Kato Kaelin was a slacker with the worst case of C.R.S. this side of the guy from Memento.
Point 1: O.J. Simpson *DID NOT* play Football! He played Gridiron, which is an overchoreographed piece of utter nonsense which is as far removed from "Football" as Planet Mercury is from Planet Pluto! (2:50) If you want to see *REAL* Football, watch a game from Britain, either an F.A. Cup round or a Premiership match, or watch an A-League game from Australia.
that was a roller coaster of emotion! great vid bro. The way you framed the oj case with chappelle made it such a nuanced take i haven’t heard before
thank you! Always means a lot!
'"A soul of a country on trial'"
You better believe it!
It will NOT be avoided. Or will it go away.
Another great video. The way you cut together chappelle and OJ was brilliant. I think your point on civility being lost post OJ really hits hard. You got big facts and I’m showing up for you every time now
Appreciate this! Thanks for tuning in!
All your observations have been masterfully done, looking forward to your success with your channel
Thank you very much!
Excellent video - I wanted to comment regarding Obama representing black America the same way Trump represents white America. Idk if it was a source you used in your essay, but Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled "My President Was Black" in 2017. It analyzed the the way Obama had to navigate being many different kinds of symbols. The essay both regards him as both unrepresentative of the "main" narrative of African Americans (born in Hawaii, father from Kenya, raised around his mother's family etc) while also becoming representative of it through his life journey. I think comparing him to Trump in this way is doubly fascinating: Trump himself is unrepresentative of the "main" narrative of white America (born/lived wealth) while also representing some of white America's deepest desires (wealth, a sort of immunity to governmental limitations).
Really interesting take, I haven't seen that article but that was definitely the comparison I was going for. Great insight!
What's crazy is I've followed Dave for 10% comedy, 60% critical thinking, and 30% how he interacts with the world he criticizes.
Then you have dead beat daddies, f*ck ninjas like Corey Holcomb talking about he’s bombing
following another man is crazy
Man this was solid! I remember being a kid when the trial was going on, even in 2nd grade it was mad tense. The juxtaposition of all the topics in this video was fantastic dude keep it up
It was a wild case for sure but that made it interesting to do! Always appreciate the feedback and encouragement. Thank you!
I was in a “mock trial” in summer camp while the trial was still going on, we picked the one Asian kid to be the Judge and of course a Black kid for OJ. We found OJ guilty, I played the prosecution. I’ll never forget it. I was going in the 4th grade, I was 9. It was 100% inappropriate to have a bunch of under 11 year olds play act a murder trial.
The juice is loose, the juice is loose 😂
My 5th grade teacher had us sitting in class watching the trial. I couldn't believe it and didn't understand why it was so important. I grew up in the projects and people died there all the time. My father was killed in the hood and nobody made a national case out of it. It pissed me off. The day his verdict was given so many teachers(white) were upset they walked out of the classrooms to complain, cry, etc. The rest of the school qas completely silent. It's like they never considered how their actions would effect a school full of young minorities. I've been questioning america ever since. Wtf did OJ have to do with my 5th grade education? They made it a race issue and I'll never forget that
@enmunap Americans have a bad habit of getting caught up in nonsense that's not directly relevant to our personal lives. It's nonsensical and depressing tbh
Bro, I remember as a senior in high school there was this white kid who got shot, in his chest, with a shotgun while skipping school. Teachers and student were given time off to "cope" with the loss. Same year, a few months apart, a black wrestling died while being black. Nothing. Don't be suprised.
IF YOU IMMIGRATED HERE YOU CAME TO THIS IF YOUR A DESCENDANT FROM U.S. SLAVERY YOU WERE BORN INTO THIS SH** WE ARE NOT SHOCKED AND JUST REMEMBER YOU CHOSE TO COME HERE OK ✌🏿👋🏿✈️
@@ivorybooker8957AND THAT'S AMERICA
You are a Beast dude! Of editing, of narration, and of content.
I can only dream of the day when my stuff can be like yours.
More Love, More Strength.
Awesome essay, definitely thought provoking, great job!
That splice of J.Coles Be Free was clean my man
That was very well written, good job on a well done video essay, sir. I hope to hear and see more from you. God bless and keep up the good work.
Fire video my g 🫶🏽🫶🏽
this was a beautiful video dawg. you just earned a subscriber off this shit , you articulated all of the thoughts and issues i’ve had with this country since i was in middle school. thank you.
I think this might be my first comment on a youtube video ever, but I really want to say I thoroughly enjoyed this. so interesting, captivating and definitely a video essay I will be sharing with others! brb abt to binge the whole channel!! keep up the great work!!
Thank you!
phewwww this vid was well thought out🔥🔥
Thank you!
This is excellent
your vids are great, thanks for the hard work you put into creating them ♥
Thank you, appreciate the recognition!
thank you so much for making this amazing video! I have never looked at the OJ trail like this.
Chappelle's stories about OJ and MJ made me realize for the first time that they were such different people than what the media made them out to be. And how they were made examples of, in the end.
Great video. Everything in America has ALWAYS been a stage for entertainment. Everyone in the rapping/singing, entertainment industry, football/basketball and politics has always put on a great show for Americans.
What an interesting perspective on the OJ case, never realized how large the divide was between whites and blacks
100%, interesting for me to. Thank you for watching!
excellent work. glad i run into this channel. subbed
What frustrates me about Dave Chappelle is that he understands from a moral perspective, a materialist perspective, and personal experience what it is like to be an other in America.
(I would even say that being black is the gold standard of being an "OTHER" in the United States.)
Why would he give way to the same reactionary thought process that is used over and over again in this cycle to otherize and push down black people. Then turn around and use it against an even smaller even more insignificant marginalized community that is trans people.
Like am I missing something?
For some people, regardless of their marginalization, they only seek some kind of power in the structure. With great cognitive dissonance, he found it.
@@OneFootNFrontthis
Dave Chappelle is transphobic and he knows it. He never once claimed he wasn't, and the honesty is what made him popular. However, his transphobia is as the name implies; a phobia. He doesn't hate trans people but is AFRAID of them. Many times, he told about his experience meeting with actual trans people and it's usually positive.
My favourite happens to be the one where he danced with a transwoman and when it was revealed, he asked why she didn't tell him, knowing his biases were like, and she told him that it's because he was happy dancing with her. So they ended up continuing the night, dancing and enjoying themselves. That's Dave Chappelle.
Awesome video. Where is your family from originally, out of pure curiosity?
i think he said nigeria in one of his other videos
Actually it will be a subject of one of my essays so please stay tuned!
great goonsesh man! excited for the next 😅
Don't know what that is lol, but thank you for watching!
@@kazmaloop you dont want to know 🫣
@@potisive Is this referring to a 'goon' session? Are you indulging in self-pleasure while appreciating the greatness of this video?
This was brilliant. Well worth the subscribe button and the like. Peace and blessings!!!!
I have been entertaining a thought about truth for some time. reconciliation is the end result of truth. When two sides find truth, reconciliation is one of the best fruits they reap from their efforts to learn truth. I see that idea in full colour in your work. Man. You're a JRR Tolkien of our time, telling the story of Babylon in a way that exposes its ugliness, and emptiness and pointing us back to the Holy City. Hands down. You will see great success. Your work will heal our world. Keep going!!!
Nice work, thoroughly enjoyed it! Btw where's this sample from 23:07?
It's a flip of Daniel Ceasar's Blessed by the artist Sumatra
@@kazmaloop Thanks man 👊🏽
Damn bro earn that sub without a second look at the channel…helluva a video man
This was very informative
I've had to rewatch this a few times because as much as i can hear all of these things individually and as much as i recognize all of the truths here; you broke down the system and divide that we see to this day by using 3 people. 3 stories. they all tell so much and yet leave so much unsaid and so many questions and just fuck. thank you for your words and putting this together. youre doing great. keep going with whatever you love.
Thank you so much! This means a lot!
this is the shit! keep at it brother
Great Video!
Pretty well put.
After any action/event follows an equally if not larger reaction no matter how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ the event was, and The US hasn’t really changed outside of outside appearance and some laws. Only real difference between today and the early to late 20th century is that now Every rich person can avoid repercussion for their actions instead of merely “the whites”.
Aka. Equality for the rich and fuck the poor.
Hope I interpreted the video correctly. (Btw. You def. deserve more views/subscribers - if this is the general quality of videos you put out)
you forgot the part he didnt like black people until.....he caught that case lolz😂😂
The quote on the screen @18:07
I hope this video reaches others
so we just not gone pay attention to the guitar riff from Trey Songz ‘Neighbors Know My Name’ calmly playing in the background?
Close, Plies ft Akon Hypnotize
@@kazmaloop 🤯wooooow.. surprisingly…. it fits.
i thought this was a bigger channel while watching, very well edited. i cant count the amount of times i was trying to read the on screen text and listen to you at the same time though. would definitely change that but i enjoyed nonetheless, made me think!
Glad you enjoy it, and thank you for watching! I’ll keep that suggestion in mind
The calls coming from inside the house 😮😮😊
there's always a resonating truth in comedic analysis & deconstruction
I still can't believe they cut to the most boring car "chase" during the finals.
Very poignant video.
imma need that daniel caesar filp my guy😮💨 23:07
Sumatra flip
Amazing 🔥 ManshAllh
Appreciate it, thank you for watching!
Introspective presentation and stark reminder it's all an illusion filled with sloganeering and empty promises yes America one of the greatest corporations ever created..👁️
And that's a sub earned
wow.....masterclass video
I remember walking with my mother on the corner of Main Street & Clinton Avenue and seeing the picture of O.J. trying unsuccessfully to put on one of the infamous bloody gloves on the front page of the local newspaper. I looked to my mother, and said, "Mom, they might as well let him go right now." That was roughly two months before the verdict was read. While I felt some sort of vindication that I correctly predicted that he would get off, I wasn't as stoked as a lot of my fellow brothers and sisters were. The way I saw it, Simpson wasn't acquitted because he was Black, because he was a Buffalo Bill, or even because he was rich. He was acquitted because there simply wasn't enough damning evidence to quell the reasonable doubts that Cochran and them raised. Of course, it didn't help that Mark Furhman was an unprofessional shithead and Kato Kaelin was a slacker with the worst case of C.R.S. this side of the guy from Memento.
I gotta know the outro song
@kazmaloop give em the sauce
@@Haarunh2 on me, the video was golden but that outro actually touched my soul and almost brought a tear to my eye with the visuals
@@Someone_Unknown90 check this. Daniel Caesar blessed Sumatra flip
that's the one! thanks!
@@kazmaloop wait that’s the name of the outro? Or did you mix it yourself cause if so bro you’re good 👍🏽
Yuri Bezmenov - Social Subversion
Nazi propoganda
14:22 Frank Wilderson calls this the “Grammars of suffering” I.e white people comparing hard work to slavery
Anyway Chappelle is magic🙌🏾
Point 1: O.J. Simpson *DID NOT* play Football! He played Gridiron, which is an overchoreographed piece of utter nonsense which is as far removed from "Football" as Planet Mercury is from Planet Pluto! (2:50) If you want to see *REAL* Football, watch a game from Britain, either an F.A. Cup round or a Premiership match, or watch an A-League game from Australia.
What happened to the puppet masters behind bankman fried and George santos
Wait. Did you just steal the character from the Summer Wars anime as your logo?😂😂😂😂😂😂 do you need one done that isn’t copyright theft?😮😂😂😂😂
I'm planning on an update soon but appreciate the heads up!
Gave to much power to corporations and narcissists within "persecuted" communities
oj is innocent.
Obama SUCKED HARD, Gotta get Trump back in office.
Trash
Another victim video. Only showing part of the story