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This video basically: I'm afraid to talk about race because I'm white.
What? Learn how to write
xanthony00 why are you afraid?
@iCupcakeMelanie He never said he was afraid and also we have a reason to be afraid because of our arguments being dismissed or fully ignored
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mac Stanford We (whites) are uncomfortable talking about race because doing so honestly often carries serious social and occasionally economic repercussions.
The narrative is that everything is our fault, that all we have is unearned, and that we are always wrong. And to question this risks social and career suicide. So instead of being open about it, we ignore it and avoid it.
Don’t hate me for what my ancestors did, I can’t control the colour of my skin, but I can control how I act and treat other people.
J Hammer exactly other ethnicities still attack us for being evil racists even tho we've done nothing wrong it was all our ancestors
thank youuu, my friend always says 'but have you ever been oppressed and enslaved and tortured and killed cause of the colour of your skin. All of you whites did that to us blacks' but me and her werent alive when that happened
J Hammer and many white people including my selves come from immigrant families from non colonial countries. for me that’s russia, italy and norway, but i still get told about what “my” ancestors did. all we can do is build a better future for all people and make everyone belong everywhere
J Hammer I’m white and I’m from Albania. Not even my ancestors did anything to these people. People say all white people used to be slave owners yet my country never had slavery. There is a reason why were called the land of the free.
People hate you because you all ignore or omit that it affects black today.
Apparently being open minded is "liberal" which is bs. having manners and respecting people doesn't have anything to do with political affiliation.
Beauty Queen racist say anything to bash whites or blacks who share the sane views against RACISM
It's always these far right extremist who use that liberal blame whenever someone brings up racism. I don't consider myself liberal or conservative. But, I'm tired of these right wing white supremacist thinking everybody who is for equal opportunity and justice must be a liberal. So what they are saying to me is, being conservative means- they are against every race having equal opportunity and justice. That sounds very hateful and selfish for anyone to think that way. God wants us all to love one another.
THANK YOU
Becky Arauz Thank you becky!
SUB4YOU its the far left that criticises whites and far right who criticise blacks
I encourage my white friends to ask me questions they wouldn't feel comfortable asking other black people. Compassion requires understanding. If y'all got questions, ask away lol
Do you think black people can be racist because I do I think they're very races not trying start a fight I just like to speak my mind please let me know a friendly answer thank you
Are you a Democrat? If so, why?
Bella Mitchell even though ur not asking me, I feel that black ppl can be racist! But not as much as white people in America
Where do you draw the line on n word?
Are white people allowed to say it?
Are black people allowed to say it?
What about half blacks? latinos? Asians?
Where do you draw the line and why?
@@bellamitchell5576 fully agree 💯
The white guilt is so strong
estelle whyte oooooooooohhhhg the white fragility.
@Traveling Guy where hhhhh
It is.
@@sam43532 so you are saying that just because someone has white skin they are evil? Don't tell someone to go learn until you realize how dumb what you said was.
kk ok
African people sold their own blacks into slavery. They sold them like livestock to every ethnicity willing to pay back then. Slavery is a horrible thing, probably the worst thing you can do to a person. I'm very thankful that so many white men gave their lives and actually ENDED slavery in America.
*white guilt has entered the chat
Empathy anyone?
Being white does not make you racist. Other races can be racist yet when you hear talk of racism it’s always about white racism. What about the problem of racism against whites? Like this video for instance it some how holds every white person accountable for things they have nothing to with. This attempt to ascribe all white people as evil is itself racist.
@Kirsty Birsty girl stop
@@jacobcouch7674 Black ppl cannot be racist.
@@9175rock your racist, deal with it, horrible and shameful
Title should be called white guilt
Who hurt you?
Ryan boo hoo 😭
White privilege .. mentioning race = racist. How is this a privilege? lol
@@gabynicole0184 ur mom
Nah, it should be "fake Jews masquerading as white ppl"
Y'know they're scared because if they say anything that offends anyone they'll probably be harassed.
Modern world in a nutshell
Yeah that’s pretty much the reason I don’t like talking about it
@Gat Glat so you're saying that all white people don't know anything about race? Yyyeaaahhh... sure, say that to the white kid who was kidnapped by a group of racist black people...
They wouldn't have to be afraid of being harassed if they were upfront that they understood the issue, which they clearly do.
They're scared to suffer from racism itself. Because they're white. If someone black said it nothing would happen, that's racism.
I find it very interesting that the girl asked her father's friend why he was called black when he was brown. I wonder if she ever stop to think about the fact that her skin is not white but she's called White.
I like that girl a lot.
I used to wonder both like why black people were called black and why I was called white when I was a lot closer to the peach colored crayon
That's sort of the permise for Jane Elliott's work. Race is a construct, not an essential truth.
Caucasian is derogatory to people of European heritage dude. So is being called "white" we have culture and it needs to be acknowledge or none of them should be.
honestly i dissagree i thiink its stupid to lump all europeans as white.As someone who lives in europe let me tell you here someone from spain has a way different culture than someone from lets say russia therefor,i do not belive it is wise to say the umbrela term white culture cuz tehnically there is no such thing just as there is no black asian or whatever culture different nations have their own cukture independant from their race
it’s brave that they didn’t disabled comments
Eastern Europeans (Slavic people) were the first slaves for Westerns while their skin is mostly fair or olive. Slavs were suffering the slavery even before African people did!!! Even the word “Slave” evaluateD from the Slavonic word “Slava”/“Slovianie”/“Slavianie” (which means people of the words or glory)! It is so unfair to forget about us and our descendants!
Thanks for sharing that history. As a Black woman, I never knew this. You need to tell your stories more!
Southern italians too! But we have curly hair and mostly olive or light brown skin (when isn't tanned). Thanks you for sharing that story!
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@D31 5M yeah man. I'm from the Balkans, more specifically Bulgaria and we were slaves for 500 years. Also there is less known fact that arabs and some black leaders of tribes sold a big part of the black people as slaves
Also don't forget what the Ottoman empire did to the Slavs
Im hispanic and to be honest I dont really think that they should feel guilty about anything. Its not like they were the ones who have done racist acts in the past like their ancestors may have. I dont believe in collective guilt. I dont think that they should be ashamed nor have a burden that is put on them that isn't even there fault. Even me as a hispanic I laugh at hispanic jokes but that doesnt make me racist. What makes a person racist is the hate that they have in their heart towards other people. Thats racism.....
Mathew Hernandez so what do you think about the blacks slaves that were sent to Latin America by the Spanish
@@shrek19yearsago78 there aren't any slaves in the Americas currently.
Plus white people is such a broad statement. For instance as a Greek, I can assure you we were never oppressors in the first place and many European countries didn't take part in slavery. I'm NOT blaming the descendanrs of them tho. They are in no way, shape or form guilty. If my dad kills someone I'm not a murderer but if their great great great great grandpa did, they are too?
Spartan Warrior So then, what do you think about Africans who were selling another Africans to slavery?!
Infoslayer827364938 Infoslayer827364938 - Hi haha, well first of all it’s great you know a lot about your ancestry, this is something we should all be doing!
What I would say is that I’m not arguing at all about white privilege, maybe another day lol.
I would say this however, religion is very different from race, so when you say does it make me less white due to my jewish ancestors in comparison to a German person, well that completely depends on your race doesn’t it? Because I could be a white Muslim..
Also to the Amerindian question, no is the answer, they are not white at all. Actually the white man destroyed the homes of these beautiful people.
If you can find me some native people who like to class themselves as white I’ll be very surprised haha
They were really uncomfortable 🥵
Almost as uncomfortable as a person of color being looked at because they’re person of color.
They SHOULDN'T be. They had ZERO to do w it.
Kirsty Birsty yep I agree
Bo Lep why?
You wouldn't be uncomfortable being interviewed about something as divisive and ideologically ridden as race politics?
Why are they so scared and ashamed. You had nothing to do with slavery etc, why should you feel guilty for it. Obviously, you should try to help the others who were hit badly by the slavery however don't feel guilty for it. You did nothing wrong, you were born the way you are. Just help others and live happily
Rest in Peace Gabe The Dog cause blacks are still dying by the hands of kkk groups and getting away with it. no justice at all. but instead a reason. he's black so he must've done something wrong. yeah that logic. nvm you dont get it
Hannah Elzen Hannah Elzen the slave trade of africans started around 1300 mainly by middle easterners however the barban slave trade lasted 250 years. Also the extent and brutality of the barban slave trade has no match. Not to mention the europeans have enslaved and killed off multiple races and to an extent still does today. Around 1.5-2 million europeans were enslaved however around 2 million were taken from Ethiopia alone. Also, Of course yelling racial slurs is still racist & you used present tense when talking about the black panthers. I have no idea why you brought this up here go to one of the other comments but for now sit tf down.
When my grandfather died, he left me a lot of money.
When my best friend (black), grandmother died, she left him nothing.
For this, I do feel a bit bad. Not guilty, but I do sympathise.
If you don't want to claim the bad parts of our history, then you shouldn't claim the good parts either.
Yeah, no. This isn't only about slavery, kid. There are other races too that went through oppression also. Heard of the Native Americans? Its so ignorant to instantly think slavery is the only racist thing white people have ever done. smh
+Hanna Elzen
That's straight up ignorant. Of course people are suffering all over the world for various reasons, but some people are suffering FOR NO OTHER REASON then the fact that they are of a certain race. Racism is real. Oppression is real. Stop trying to act like racist has nothing to do with it. You are simply wrong. Accept facts and get educated please. Ignorance is contagious, stop spreading it around.
I don't find it uncomfortable at all. I can do nothing about the past, I can't do anything about slavery or apartheid, I can't do anything about segregation. All I can do is challenge the wrongs today, support those making change and plan for a better future
That's all people want. To stop acting like this system that adds more hate to us is in our imagination. Just be honest about history and what was done and stop celebrating our terrorist. Well, you can celebrate whomever you want, just don't get confused when people start celebrating your terrorist.
And that’s all that is asked of you.
In order to right the wrongs, we have to listen and learn about them from POC in order to help make those changes for our future. I've had these conversations and they are uncomfortable at first.
@@nicholewalker4903 I've never felt uncomfortable. I use my better judgement, logic and reason, to determine whether someone is worth listening. So far all my conversations on race have been productive irl, and I seldom hear the platitudes used in this video. Most people want a living wage, and to save for retirement while having good healthcare for little cost. I tend to make that the focus of my ideals.
I don't care much about my status or standing. My rights and privileges are irrelevant. I do believe there are cultures and groups which need to be improved, but there also requires self help which is beyond my control. Policies like a $15 minimum wage and universal healthcare are a reasonable start.
Well you make sure you go do that
A person's inability to discuss race usually stems from the absence of these discussions. The way to overcome this fear is to keep talking about it and don't be afraid of being wrong.
Thank you! No matter the pov on race, there will be no progress without compassionate, non-judgemental conversation from everyone.
@Justin H usually because in those moments when white people discuss race, they say something racist. You can discuss race and not make racist comments.
Marcel West-Bailey i think he is more correct. i can talk race and not be racist at all and still somehow be called racist
@@jonathonhiggins9163 this is for Justin as well. Sry just saw this. Its hard to speak about this as I need specifics but I'll try to keep it general. For both of you, if you're discussing race and you mention something that's tone deaf it could certainly be seen as racist. Once again, I have no idea what the scenario is for either of you so it's hard to give good feedback but I will say, for my white friends, occasionally they'll say something that is racially tone deaf, sometimes racist in general and I have to give a 15 minute explanation as to why it's wrong. You could be disagreeing with black people on certain topics and from your view it doesn't seem racist but maybe you just need some additional information for you to see why your point was wrong.
There's no way to solve racial tensions and systematic discrimination if we aren't honest and if we don't discuss these issues
These people have been brainwashed.
How so?
How so? Racist much? yeah...you are.
The problem is that you may see/experience many things that would lead any ordinary person to develop, over time, a racist mindset. (Seeing black people throwing trash on the street, black people making loud noises on a public bus, a group of mixed people screaming/being wild in a public space, black students disrespecting teachers). Even if the root cause of these issues is not race, experiencing these things can lead any normal person to want to avoid certain areas, certain groups, certain situations -rightfully so.
@@swanoto6314 it's just cultural. They're separation affects the development of their culture over time. In this case, over 150 years.
You say they've been racist
cuz they want acceptance, learn u aren't everything..
That was the worst thing I've ever watched on youtube.
Joey Komosa guilt will do that to you
@@sonnyboy9257 I don't feel guilt.
Talk about race more and it wont be uncomfortable.. bottom line
@John Witek I mean I don't feel guilty for something I didn't do. I feel remorse for those events and wish to make people's lives better now a days.
1lilypad girl Wow someone living on the now than the then? Good for you 👏🏾
We're all equal
Anyone can be racist
Respect me
Respect you
Respect us
*We want peace*
so r u saying racism isn’t natural to mankind-
@@bugfairy it is
☻ h e i d i ☻ did you even read the comment-
@Zazmeister lol no
☻ h e i d i ☻ lol okay then
Where was the "conversation"?
At Emmanuel Acho's studio.
@@willco601
Thank you
the know-it-all liberal lecture
what’s the conversation that you were hoping for?
@@rvmlah_ I feel so bad for people of color. Life just isn't fair for them. How can I express my guilt in order to level the system?
the things they kept repeating "I didn't know I was white" "I didn't have to think about race" "I don't think of myself as white" is the privilege of it! That right there. Individuality, or the ability to look at oneself outside of a racial context, is only available to white people. That is because whiteness is perceived as a default and anything outside of that is other. And there is NO availability to look beyond that, as a person of color, until the white majority (on a systemic and societal level), are willing to see color as an adjective and not a noun.
I agree
People just need to say this. This is a number one factor. Because not all of white people are racist, but they do think that others are as well, "other" people.
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Probably because the majority population of America is white and white people in America have no certain culture, just a bit of food for thought, down think you're 100% wrong about this
Well if you're a member of the majority u will never think about race until someone brought it up or someone different came along. It's not exclusive to whites, it's exclusive to all racial majority everywhere. If u go to Mexico or countries predominantly brown latina, their color is the default there and they don't have to think about race unless someone told them or a black or white person came
White people... Talk about Race. Talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it with someone who doesn't look like you. We all can benefit from hearing each others point of view. This pointing the finger thing is only making our world worst for us and our children. We have to talk about things. Millennials have to talk about it. We grew up together and was fed the theory of equality and we believed it and now we are adults and see that things are not what it used to seem. So now we have to make our past a reality and make our world the place we thought it would be.
Genetically Original person Whenever we try to talk about it we almost always get called racist 😒
@@corrine2317 literally
Genetically Original person I tried so many times to talk about it, no way, I am left scratching my head. I am called a born racist and other awful things.
The problem is white people just wanna dismiss the past history which is still very relevant
Why is almost everyone in the comment section offended?
Still can't have productive conversations, world burning, instructions unclear--
Literally no one is offended lol you can’t read
No matter what race you are. People get bullies by their own people and all races.
C B Really? That’s pretty ignorant to assume someone’s race just by something they say. That’s pretty hypocritical
P E A C H Y let him answer for himself
Amen bro,
And cb ur disgusting
C B you must be bla - oh wait I forgot only black people are allowed to be racist
Whites getting replaced makes me happy
I love seeing Children of different races playing in the park, laughing and smiling together. It's admirable. I love diversity
Diana Soosio Yeah, did that happen over in the USA? It's a daily occurrence in Europe.
Yes that happens all the time in America like he said? What are you trying to prove?
It just seems like people a big deal over there, when blacks and whites either get along or don't. It's like the colour of your skin means your this way or that, regardless of your race.
Nebulin I have also lived in the USA, Europe but also a world traveller. We can agree to disagree I suppose.
That's normal to me. I wouldn't think anything of it to be honest.
why is it so difficult to talk about race; either you bias on color or not.
search yo it's difficult because so many people are so so easily offended over everything now and race is a big trigger for many of these people
Because existing makes white people racist
because white people invented racism. It has negatively effected many. And it still exists.
truthfully everyone biases a certain “color”/identity, usually their own
Because people believe white people invented racism
We can’t have a real discussion about race without fear of losing our livelihood.
I'm white and I don't have a problem talking about race. I think race matters in public policies.
Pablo Battaglia 'white' isn't even a scientific term 😂
scientifically there is no analytical or biological basis for that illogical definition of 'races' 👎 'white' isn't a term in genetics, any actual ethnicity can display African depigmentation genes 😂 the eldest Natives anywhere are of African bloodlines by tens of millions of years. The eldest Hispanic (ancient Denisovan African) lineages are at least 400k years old. Africans and Hispanics have the eldest ethnicities by far and lead modern culture by far. Africans and Hispanics have modern monuments that are 10-60k years old and have had 'modern faces' for at least 300k years 😂 while African depigmentation genes can be displayed by any actual ethnicity, African depigmentation genes didn't flourish until 5-8k years ago through young Asians (Neanderthal Africans) and ancient Hispanics (Denisovan Africans) 😂😂
Race means African physical traits, it has never meant ethnicity (origin and culture). Not one ethnicity can claim any specific traits since humans are 100% African, 99.9% identical and inherited everything..
There has never been a homogeneous ethnicity, no ethnicity can claim any biological traits and we inherited everything from our one African family tree [AAPA]. Humans are not grouped by biological traits.
"You and I, in fact everyone all over the world, we’re literally African under the skin; brothers and sisters separated by a mere two thousand generations. Old-fashioned concepts of race are not only socially divisive, but scientifically wrong."
"Explain that genetic evidence shows all humans are 99.9% identical and do not fall neatly into physical categories some people call races. The differences among us-like skin color and hair texture-evolved as humans adapted to different environments. They account for less than one tenth of one percent of our genetic makeup."
www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/all-africans-under-the-skin/
Mike Rod they are hybrids.
Janneth Peaches African hybrids lol we are all from one African family tree
Mike Rod Prove it!🚽
Janneth Peaches I don't have to prove anything 😂 already went over humans being 100% African and African depigmentation genes
I am irish and proud to be irish and not afraid to say it
Ok
Youre a white nationalist racist nazi bigot who hates all non-whiyes because youre proud of what you are-if you're white
Joe Farrell Thanks for proving the point of everyone here who said that we'll still be labeled as racists, regardless of what we say. Lol ironic that you're also a White guy too. Self guilty much?
@@metalheadgamer6666 it’s sarcasm you clown
Evropa
The way I feel about humanity. We don't choose our parents..We don't choose when were born..We don't choose where were born..We don't choose how we look...and We don't choose when we leave...knowing this is true for every soul on earth, enjoy every moment you have because We don't choose how many moment's we receive, two people die every second in the world...share the positive freely with all..and refuse to let anything or anyone take it away
" We don't choose when we leave " isn't suicide a thing ?
Literally the truest thing anyone could say. Bless you bro✝️💯
@@patrickbliss7838 does all suicides lead to death tho?if ur destined to die then u will or u won’t.
Asking ANYONE regardless of race to have to justify themselves because of what they look like or because of what their ancestors did is WRONG. Just flat wrong. No one should ever have to apologize for being born a certain way. Judge people as individuals not as groups.
But white people didn’t judge us as individuals and a lot still don’t! That’s why there needs to be a conversation. If we can’t talk about it then racism will continue to be a never ending cycle mainly perpetuated by white people.
3:47 I totally get what he's saying. It's 2019 right we should be past racism and sexism. But modern day feminism targets all men and blame them for everything that singular men have done to women. It's like racism anyone can be racist but one race is being still blamed for other people in that one racial group.
You're an entire clown if you think "modern day feminism targets all men" and blames them for the actions of a few. You'd have to go out of your way to not pay attention to what they've actually been saying and/or deliberately cherry pick some self-proclaimed feminist that has no authority on the subject and has extreme views and used her as the poster child of what you believe feminist to be
@@phoenixfunny4517 well ok, I'm all ears let's hear there agenda, is it toxic masculinity, is it just taking away masculinity all together, or do they still get mad at men for sitting with there legs open because they have an extra body part between there legs, or maybe teaching young males to be more feminine because it's bad to be masculine even though that's what there meant for
@D Gh anyone CAN be racist. And go ahead and say that ALL white people are to blame instead of singling out the one bad person no matter his skin color and just know hes bad because of what's on his inside and not the color of his skin. You are the problem
It's very interesting, I'm mixed and grew up in Germany, and there is no talk about race" I grew up with people from different parts of the world. We didn't have to speak about race to see there are differences in any person, but in the end we're all human.
That’s because the word race or „rasse“ has a completely different and absolutely taboo connotation in Germany, through the 3rd reich. We don’t discuss „race“ in Germany because that word holds very, very bad memories
This is much worse in America but don't kid yourself. This ideology has infected all Western nations. Feminism, BLM, Antifa, OWS. All faces of the same marxist disruption happening now.
Yeah Greece too.. we don't have terms or even the concept of "poc" or "non white". In the same family you can have so many different skin tones and hair/eye colours that makes it impossible to sort by American's logic.
My great grandparents were very dark (as would be 90% of Greeks of we still worked in the sun) but still never questioned their "whiteness". To us all Caucasians (Scandinavians, Mediterraneans, Middle Easterns etc) are different shades of "white", then you have "black people" and "Asian" (meaning Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, Philippines etc). This whole connection of politics with skin colour is like the flipped coin of the racism of the past. Let alone using "poc" and "whites" is a terrible generalisation of cultures, countries and history.
When is a star trek-like federation happening?? :P !!!
@@eternalconfusion6226
I dont think they were very dark from working in the sun..you need to learn more about your history..lol
Well yeah but Germany differentiates between German ethnicity and non German ethnicity so everybody who isn’t ‘originally’ German is different there
The day racism gets eliminated is the day when people respect each other as individuals and not associate them with others from a mere phenotype.
Its too late
I find is rather weird how the majority of people refer to themselves or others as ' white " or " black, ( although I only see this online or in other countries ) If I am to considering what " color " I am, I am no where near those two mediatory selections. There's so many things that make up someones identity. I find it attractive and intriguing to know what someone's culture truly is ex: Spanish, Haitian, Scottish, Greek ect. I have a hard time understanding why anyone would want to be classified as simply white or black when they have so much more to offer. The whole categorizing scam is just a means of control for large populations, a way to separate and ease the minds of those who find comfort in categorizing their lives.
yeah. I am what one would call "black" but would just prefer to be called African or to be more specific, my ethnicity which is half sierra leonean and half Kenyan. Black is just too vague, has no meaning and a lot of negative connotation attached to it whearas my ethnicity is more interesting
This category thing only aplies to America. In other places it's more cultural.
Race is outside heritage is inside like for example I am white but my heritage is a bunch of those European countries race is what ever you look like most on the outside
Welcome to America A country that was polarized to continuously oppress their Black population.
Todd Whitaker You're right yet not exactly. It's a half-hearted cliche in our society, but we are all members of a single human race. In Africa and elsewhere, you have unique orders we can call ethnic groups or populations. 'West African' is only a regional designation, there are plenty of distinct ethnic groups in the region though. Pygmy is a description used for specific ethnic groups in Africa. Semitic is merely the name for usually a language family, academically. Many different ethnic groups are "Semitic," like I'm African American and I'm a modern Indo-European. Bantu and Nilotic are like Semitic, the labels are used for language families but potentially also certain cultural trends. They span many distinct ethnic groups of people too. When I use "ethnic group," I mean people who are historically, culturally, and genetically unique.
3:54 This guy sounds like google translator lol
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In reality, every race generalizes other races... I am hispanic, and even within my own race we generalize; it is not necessarily being “racist” in a bad way; however, we do tend to get offended when we have a feeling of inferiority, which needs to go away. Why can we mock an accent from the UK but others cannot mock ours?
Vanessa Campos Hispanic isn’t a race
Vanessa Campos
Cause it's only ever bad when white people do it, according to today's PC dogma.
Hispanic isn't a race, you know youse are technically white, right? Hispanics are a "Sub-Race"
AM&kids Hispanic isn’t a sub race or a race at all. It’s a culture, there are white hispanics, black Hispanics, etc.
Racist in a bad way? The Latino community has some major issues with anti-blackness and general racism. The Avenues Gang ethnically cleansed Highland Park for decades. I saw only one black kid back in the day in Highland park EVER and he was being put in the back on an ambulance after being stabbed. I came accross a racist Latino crew who would jump white and black people who would come around their music spots.. those people broke my friends jaw, they boot stomped another at his own house and I got jumped by girls and guys by the same people and I'm a girl and there are others I know of too.. this is what happens when you think a little racism is okay. I met a cop who would go on racist rants and no matter what I told him about racism being wrong he would just say "white people are worse".. he was Latino, racist and a cop and he actually had shot the wrong person once before, but he believed it was okay because that guy happened to be a wanted criminal anyway so the cop was "lucky". A wee racism goes along way accross a whole group of people and wether you are aware of it or not... Latinos are sometimes stereotyped as "racist" but now people like Amara La Negra are rising up to talk about it and create a change in attitude.
As a POC, I love having race conversations with all races. We can only move forward as humans by having an open dialogue. Races are to divided, I think a lot has to do with races are scared to offend the other. I feel they can't just be them selves and ask questions. Over sensitive people hurt and create divisions. I don't mind questions or race jokes as long as it's not being targeted directly with the internet to cause conflict, I think alot of things should be judged on intent and not by face value. Like don't call another person a racist slur and think when they call you one back you have the right to be offended. This happens a lot in the black community they call other races some dirty slurs and if they were to say one back they think they have the right to be violent or offended as if they didn't just do the same thing.
@Abhigyan Banerjee POC that do what you saying are the ignorant fools that make all POC look bad. I can only speak to my self and it has served me well. I have been helped and made friends with people you would think would hate POC, once you talk to people for the most part you see they are normal humans and like and have the same struggles as your self. It just takes take one person to reach out. I will say in America we don't have systematic racism although their is racism and its comes from all colors not just one.
@Abhigyan Banerjee well I know a little bit about India and I would argue it is systematic, because india has the Caste system. Aswell as my Indian friends tell me that the lighter your skin the more privileges and economic opportunities you have. Their for it would be systemic. In America in almost every group their is mixed people its determined by the will of the individual to obtain status here and why so many Indians and other migrants migrate to the United states for financial opportunities they would never get in theor countries. As well as many more freedoms they gain in America.
PoC is no race tho, it just means not White
@@jaklm4221 actually their is many POC that their race is white. POC are not Aryan white or Anglo- saxon white but Hispanics, Europeans, middle eastern and north Africans are all considered white. I'm a POC but I am white because I'm European Spanish and American Indian, so the only part of me that's not "white" is my native side. Poc are many races and are not a race. I say POC so I can use liberal words they can understand.
@@jr303official I honestly don’t think we can approach this the same way as say a Black person, or Asian person, and Hispanic and Latinos are not all classified as White race in America, that has a lot to do with ethnic makeup and colorism plays a role in that as well. Many Hispanic and Latinos do not share the privilege of being White in this country and would classify themselves as a POC, as well. Let’s be honest many POC have a different plight of racism in this country. We get unequal treatment, and in every race the more melanated/dark you are the worst the prejudice is that you receive. I am African American, Mexican (my dad is a Mexican citizen, I can share dual citizenship) and Cherokee. I also know I have Spaniard and Italian descendants, so I have European ancestry like most Hispanics and Latinos and some Blacks. If I was classifying my race in the U.S. I always choose mixed race when applicable, but if I can’t I mark Hispanic/Latino and Black. Many Hispanic/Latinos do not mark white either way. As someone who looks almost 100% Hispanic, but have half a family who are African Americans that have slave ancestors, I am living a completely different and privileged life than they are. I recognize it everyday and have directly heard the racism told to my face, as though it wasn’t known to them what race I was. The color of my skin and my European features made it comfortable for the prejudice to come out. I cannot begin to explain the amount of covert racism I have heard mainly from the White race, but some from Hispanics/Latinos, and even from Middle Eastern people, who are also confused by how I look, and how comfortable they are sharing their racist thoughts with me. It’s an awakening when you stand from a place of privilege and I would never deny that I have. We don’t all share the same experiences, and some are made the enemy more than others, but some are faced with unfair prejudice more than others, and undeniably the common theme is racism hurled at blacks. Have I also received direct racism from looking as Hispanic as I do, yes! But, not nearly as much as the covert and sometimes overt racism directed at blacks, whether it’s a proud display or disdain openly or as spoken quietly in a shameful manner, it’s obvious to me that it happens a lot. Should we have open conversations and dialogue about race? Yes, we should! But we should never deny that there’s unequal racial discrimination happening in this country, and it’s happening more prevalent to the most melanated groups in our society, which of course is colorism, but that goes back to outright racism towards the Black race. The reason darker people in racial groups are outcasted is because their proximity to blackness. So again, we can try to educate and talk through the issue of racism, but understand your privileged situation and acknowledge that there are some who will never change their beliefs and prejudices that are bred in their values and traditions. That will keep the conversation going for generations to come.
anyone should be allowed to talk about anything they want no matter what color they are
sure! and have to defend it
Except for conservative white males, of course.
@@willco601 why
@@willco601 thats kinda racist and sexist
@@niklas7468 because the liberals always get their feelings hurt when they get schooled by white males
Are you all offended I'm white and I'm proud. Whatever color you are be proud not a problem.
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Wow, privileged, eh? I will never apologize for being white. I grew up homeless, eating out of trash cans, I've seen things that are hard to talk about and ended up with PTSD due to my childhood but I'm white...so I'm privileged! I am lucky though, a kind man found me and took me half way across the country to give me a new live. We are now married(8 years), have two beautiful children, have a working car and a house. This is heaven. If people would STOP being so bitter for what they don't have and blaming everyone else, and start appreciating what they do have, the world would be a much better place. What I'm trying to say here is; skin color has nothing to do with quality of life. It's the choices you make that make all the difference.
I grew up working class... And I'm white... Though that has nothing to do with my point but no one should feel bad for being anything
Whats so bad about race? I usually just run and stop when I'm tired
i love you for this
@@nowahblanco9935 I love you more
Exactly people say that races are bad but they are fun
@@kalecardenas9645 exactly
LoganxSupreme I’m surprised how nobody’s r/wooooshed yet
This is so difficult/emotional to watch as a black person who loves a white person that refuses to have the conversation. I want to be considerate of the fact that this person has been taught one way but I just don't understand why it's such a burden to talk about. We have to live through it.
Black people arent a monolith
@Fallen OffTop Racist
I know this is a very old comment, but it spoke to me. I can't imagine what that is like. Being close to someone and not feeling like you are fully understood. I'm sorry, truly. I've been there in my own way, but it cannot compare to the current situation.
When your not experiencing discrimination you a lot of the time oblivious to what’s going on.
@Maurice Reed As a white person I have experienced much discrimination in this comment section specifically.
You automatically assume no one else can be a victim of discrimination. You are literally what you've just described. You've been indoctrinated mentally into a deluded cult
Maurice Reed that’s funny because it’s usually black people who discriminate against every other race but think it’s not ok to discriminate against them. Then they blame it all on white people and play the victim
BDA CROC I know, they can all have their opinions on us and negative stereotypes but because they are black they “can’t” be racist
BDA CROC why are white people shifting the blame onto black people..? y’all act like y’all have gone through oppression
I'm Asian. I'll be the first to admit, asians have Asian privilege over blacks.
And it's an unfair disgusting advantage. I don't feel triggered or upset for being told I have this privilege, as I cannot deny the reality.
Why can't white people admit their privilege over darker skinned people?
I genuinely don't understand why they feel so awkward or shy about race.
I HATE the so called liberal who claims "I dont see colour". It's just like a white girl I felt for, who said exactly that: but she was racist to the core when push came to shove.
There's no such thing as "systemic racism". So no, in Western society, there is no such thing as "white privilege". The true reason why racism *towards* white people is tolerated is because that very same silly idea of "white privilege". Some people think they have no rights to talk about certain things or have opinions or something just because some SJWs keep making this stuff up.
No, there's no gender wage gap in the US, there's no "white privilege" and the rest of those dumb things that have lost their meanings. These are myths.
@@angryinternetperson6629 Past generations have a lot to do with current shares in power, finance, and self esteem. I don't agree with the whole "its ok to be white" thing because heritage based pride seems to cause people to put down other people. I always cringe when I see all black model magazines for fashion or whatever. Slim girls used to be hot a long time ago, now they sometimes get made fun of in certain communities. You only really love the image you praise. And the image you praise has to look like you. Unless that image is personality based. And America is not there and we know it. But who doesn't? If I'm a movie director with blue skin, and I hire only blue actors, I don't need to tell them why. And they don't want to. They're not personally racist but as long as I can use them for my agenda, it's fine. I just need the numbers. Don't ever ask people to question opportunities for ethical reasons. Women are the most educated and seem to have more support and leniency bit can't see it. I just don't think that's comparable to the racial thing. And that's MY opinion.
It's because they work harder not privilege
Never heard of as.ian privilege before.
Why not acknowledge that differences between people groups exist, that culture/language is not universal? What's the problem?
“I don’t think about being white” wow that’s a privilege...
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A majority of whites DO think about being white.
Imagine considering that a privilege 💀 You got some low bars in your life
HUH
Kim Spradlin Good to know you know the majority of white people
Identity politics: The greatest scourge for the last 150 years
I will never fear my own existence. I will never hold such disdain.
I don’t understand why these people can’t realize that if they haven’t personally done anything wrong, we can just forget the history that we weren’t even alive for and open up more to conversation.
these are Jews pretending to be white...they are the people that controlled the slave trade but want whites to believe it was a white European thing
History is still affecting us today and white people help by perpetuating it. That’s typical of you people to turn a blind eye because it’s not affecting you. Wake up and stop being an internalized racist.
Nothing wrong with loving your own people and wanting to preserve them!
Ngl now days people call you racist for the slightest things
I made a joke about launching Africa into the sun with rockets as in the entire continent and I was called a racist by my family members so yeah kinda cringe
Zach Steele lmfaoo
@@datvsl8554 yeah like it's funny but just because I said something like that about a continent that so happens to have black people on it I'm racist.
When one ignores things because they aren't courageous enough THAT IS NOT WISE
@Uilium Powell Well I don’t have a choice because if I talk about it I get shushed away and told that I “wouldn’t understand”
@John Witek Well, these people are obviously actors, I'm just saying my point of view.
I don't understand why race is an issue. But in the US, it is our culture to be predjudice and racist. It sucks but it's true. That's why I left. No one has time for that.
UK is much better but there's still some racist twats here
300bpm Nope, it’s white people. The usual
Happy for you brother I hope mother nature deals with this problem accordingly hints the sun😂
@@onlythereal3233 at the end of the day we are all victims to the elites
Hannah Lee I don’t live in a white country lol
This is a true bruh moment
No it's not you sheep
smelly butt cheese
Dear God please forgive me for being born white 🙏🏻
ITS NOT A SIN TO BORN DIFFERENTLY YOU OVER BLEACHED SELF
@@SIMPLELEON what do u mean
You shouldn’t be ashamed of being white. That isn’t what God wants. He wants you to love everyone just as he did. End of story.
Only be ashamed of ur racist
why are you ashamed of your race?
The cashier was black and I was genuinely interested to understand so I asked my dad..he said that's just the color of his skin and that he was a very nice man. Skin color isn't in our control for the most part,but our behavior and kindness towards others IS in our control.Choose to accept and love and ignore the drama all these people trying to cause in our life's. Choose to embrace the fact that we're all here on earth and it's a blessing we all get to experiance. Let peace prevail & hate dissolve.
I'm Chinese Australian and I don't think I thought about it when I was young. All my classmates were different races and it felt normal to talk about our families. I only started to think about it as I got older and the asian stereotypes and jokes started making me hate my race and how I look. I love my race now and will definitely not be used to or find those jokes okay. I'm not gonna force myself to assimilate
It racist to be proud of your race no? hehe
Hey I’m white and I get so much hate for being it
What's with all these comments I see about "jews"? I didn't know that was a race too.I thought that was religion now this is a whole new thing.
That lady said "I didn't know I had a racial identity" I grew up like that too, everyone in my life was white, every one on the media was basically white....I'm talking about the 90s and early 00s. I didn't know I was white...I was just myself? Then I came across positive black American channels here on UA-cam and heard about what black people feel in America created a new insight for me....God Bless
I’m proud to say I’m white I love being white
southern pride me 2
.i'm shore u do lol. I love being strong and black..
-ThatOneGuy- How so?
southern pride me as well I am
Very proud to be white
And that's what it's all about! Loving both ourselves, and ONE ANOTHER!
I will never apologize or feel bad for being white.
Libertarian Nationalist You don’t have to and we wouldn’t want you to be. Black is beautiful and white is wonderful. We don’t have to separate and divide. We can learn how to handle things like this bc it’s nothing to tackle situations head on and come together as one.
There aint nothing wrong with being white.Theres something definitely wrong with being ignorant about things you have the luxury of claiming isnt racist because you arent implied
Shorouq Tahraoui Yes
Neither will I
I really wish that people would have these conversations more often. But I often noticed that white people whether they are white American or white Latinos they often feel the need to feel offended that people of color still want to talk about this subject. I’ve often notice that Latinos of color also want to speak about this subject and I also notice that some white Latinos don’t get it. Even my own sister said to me one day that she doesn’t understand because she’s never noticed or experience racism, that their hasn’t been any racism for many years and I told her “that’s because you’re white and it doesn’t matter that you’re a Latina you’re still white, so you should ask our brother who is brown and see what he has to say about, I bet his experience is different.”
Lol ur logic "u can't experience racism or discrimination bcus ur white" I hate race grifters like you. Always trying to divide while trying to pretend to be morally virtuous
They all clearly know & don’t care because their glad it’s not them. It’s like passing a homeless person and not caring how he got there. U become a target at jobs as a black person and they act like your asking for hand outs but just want to work. They’ll sabotage you to protect their job, when they can just leave you alone 🤷♀️ I don’t blame them I blame the system.
Why are people so mad
Khaulee Tooten
Because they’ve been hurt. They’ve been violated. They had their own human rights stripped away from them. Something difficult to comprehend when you’re on the opposite side.
look at how many of them say they dont wanna talk about it and dont feel comfortable but are smiling so much
Anytime they smile at you or show an happy emotion it's usually the opposite
And? Ur point?
growing up black was fun and hard
That's anything
OldMilk it’s more of hard then fun when being black
XsuzzX I can’t argue with that
I got shamed for being black at age 4.
(I'm Nigerian born in America) The problem is not white people. The problem is societal standards, media, and the effects of slavery and segregation. Many black americans are usually set up for failure and born to fail which is the saddest thing. It has nothing to do with white people, but the bad lifestyles from blacks due to the repercussions of the past causes a big cultural difference between the two races (If you think about it, the only way races in the US will get along is if cultures are combined but that's asking for a lot). Also, in my opinion, many black americans/white people barely interact with each other which is why there is such a huge disconnect and racial divide (but this is also due to how coincincidentally races are separated in states/cities). In the private school that I went to, my closest friends were all white and some black, but the black people were usually 10x more racist (some white people were also blatantly racist in front of teachers and nothing would happen and that's where the advantage of being white comes from sometimes, but the whole white privilege think is overboard in my opinion.) SOME AAs usually are a lot meaner/judgemental/racist/bad people but this is due to where they grew up and the bad cultural aspects of AAs which is due to again, stuff from the past. when some of the white people are they have an advantage because they are seen as better/or given the benefit of the doubt. This is my point of view from all of this. Lastly, I think people just need to start getting more comfortable with people different than you, and stop making race the biggest deal in the world because it does not even exist.
It is a difficult subject to discuss. In fact, in this video you can see that everyone is choosing words very carefully
Nobody is mentioning CLASS. That is the key issue.
Ryan Ellis no it's not. Class is the output
If you want to have an honest discussion about race, why not have Jared Taylor on to interview or have a debate. The fact that there are a few public figures that will give candid explanations yet all of these people who want to "discuss race" never consult those folks, indicates to me that they are only seeking to persuade or publicly shame apostates.
The biggest privilege is not having to think about race and how others around you might be feeling about it. Nothing to feel bad about, only if you take advantage of it as an excuse not to consider other people around you.
Its about behaviour not race
I'M A BLACK GUY. LOVE THIS VIDEO. FORGIVENESS IS THE ONLY WAY. WE'VE OFFENDED EACHOTHER. DOESN'T MATTER WHOSE OFFENCE WAS MORE. BLACKS AND WHITES NEED TO FORGIVE OUR DIFFERENCES.
The real issue brother is our politicians using race issues to keep everyone in a state of fear. Their plan is too keep us that way so we become dependent on them. They fear what would happen if we all banded together.
I love being white and I love the cultures I come from. Everybody should be proud of who they are, not feel guilty for what others they have never met/been influenced by have done.
But then we'd be accused of stealing cultures from non white cultures. There's no winning the argument so I just keep my middle finger up
Guilt is part of the never ending reparations process.
ofc you love being white you have things most of us dont enjoy your privilege
@@AJya466 bro why are you so salty jesus💀
@@ItachiUchiha-ry2juits kinda what yall do white Americans have no culture
It is okay to be black
It is okay to be white
It is okay to be tan
It is okay to be ANY race
We are all equal
Skin colour does not determine if we are racist or not
We all live in peace ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
ethnically american yes, skin colour doesn’t determine snything
I believe in equality - this isn’t it
I wish this was longer and more developed. It was interesting.
shalom, fellow white people
This would sound odd in Nazi Germany, but I guess white people "have come a long way" to diminish the plight of Palestine.
These are not the people you need to talk to. These people understand racism. Go down deep south for your next interview..
I don't like being pre-judged as a privileged white girl.
I get you.
No, this video is basically, "im afraid to talk about race because im racist"
It’s not
@@isabellek-q3183 thats mighty white of you to type that
Dwayne Jackson how
“I don’t think about being white” sad to say but that alone is a privilege. For the color of your skin to not be a factor or at the forefront of your mind in daily life.
I'm black, but I'm not mad at white privilege, if white privilege was a credit card I would sign up quick!!
I can see which way this is going, no thanks
Why are people these days so obsessed with identity politics.
Really???
Is that a question???
@@akiban2842 yes you Sheep
@@yip0p trying to figure out where you responds is coming from???
@@akiban2842 you're a sheep who believes that race matters and black people are victims
@D Gh we're not in denial we just realize it's not importantl. Why are black people so obsessed with race?
Guys we need to speak about race and there is no single person who is responsible for the race problem and instead of running away from it , we should just talk about it, talk about what we want to do about and try and come to a understanding, and let's not be too optimistic , we will never solve the race problem fully so let's just talk about and do as much as we can in our individual power and hope things will work out.
The other race videos put out were quite informational. This one was fluff and apparently they only found people who were scared to speak openly.
Ya, they found a bunch of jews
It's different for white people in the west. White people are the only group of people that can be fired for even being perceived as racist. Often times people call white people racist for no reason.
I used to think a lot of whites was racist but now i see things totally different just from being around blacks all my life. Black people are very hard to get a long with or even connect with.
Some of you guy don’t even look white
they're not, one of them was clearly hispanic....
@@wouldbabyhitlerkillyou4217 alot of people want to be white even when they clearly are not. Dont ask me why I dont understand it at all.
Imagine being from the most hated race on earth
Except that whites have high marriage counts in Latina and Asian women. The most common interracial marriage is actually whites with Hispanics. In addition to this, Japan depicts white people in media and in video games commonly.
I also forgot to mention that skin whitening products are incredibly popular in India and white models and light skinned Bollywood models are common place.
@@condeandrew5745 just sad!
"2k dislikes" - speaks a thousand words.
Yang Gang 2020 its like this on all the videos about race lol
@@Norrr3 white guilt.
@Jacob Reedy white guilt? At least liberals are doing something about the horrors and unspeakable atrocities whites committed against minorities.
Svsca 2020 I noticed that too
@@Calvbread Guilty for the thing that they haven't and those things have been done by every nations in history. Yep white guilt.
Why most the white people here not white🤣
Anonymous Wolfie how do you know their not white
Yansee you're right. Pale skinned...maybe. Whites no.
some are jews
@@pira707 eww
ЙƏІТНƏЯ НƏЯƏ ИФЯ ТҢƏЯƏ then what is a white?
Racism knows no bounds.
People need to learn to respect each other
This is ridiculous. Who acts like this. This is not a race thing this is what happens when you pick people who fit the narrative you want to push .
I'm proud of my European heritage...Yes, I'm very proud of being White. 😊
People getting interviewed: I not sure I want to say all of this idk feel this way at all
NYT employee: *cough hey dude can you bring the cash
I applaud people from every background to come together and respectfully talk about our differences so we can unite on common ground... It's how we learn and grow as a society.
Of course. However those "discussions" turn into people at each other's throats and turns very negative very quick.
I agree with you, but most people are not willing to be civil.
💚👍🏽🥰 💙🙏🏽❤🌞💃🏾🕺🏽💃🏾💜 TOM HODGE 💕🙏🏻💕
I think we talk about it too much, quite frankly, and I think that's only causing more division. It's like what Morgan Freeman says if you want to solve racism and then just stop talking about race.
and so why are you convinced by the NY times to be obsessed with skin color ?
As an outsider (new to the US culture and construction of race), I'm always fascinated by how "whiteness" has been constructed in the US. For instance, all the people talking on this video have different skin shades and varied features. Some look Mediterranean, some look nordic, some frankly look middle eastern! This broad concept of "white" has been deliberately constructed to keep the power within a single group (mostly in ex-British colonies) but this wouldn't work in Europe or even Latin America!
These guys aren’t white, they are small hats.
The more you define races the more division there will be. We all need to love one another and think about internal and eternal issues.
thats what every cultured race has been trying to do DO YOU GUYS NOT UNDERSTAND YOU WHITE PPL ARE THE PROBLEM HERE
I like the guy's answer at 1:24. He has a point
@Michael Swanson The difference is skin pigments.