For me, it’s really a trigger point when anyone says that America “saved” the Philippines from the the Spaniards and the Japanese. In both cases, our victory over the colonizers was stolen from us. All the brutalities that the Philippines and Filipinos went through under the Americans remains unknown. Sadly, it is a widely accepted idea that America only did good things for the Philippines.
Don't let it trigger you. You're still playing into their hand by giving your energy, your raw emotional energy to it. Focus on building community and educating is a better use of your valuable energy.
I remember the human zoos being taught before but it was so glossed over and I don't even remember it much I think it was in 5th grade. (If I can remember the topic only had 1 really short paragraph and one picture in it, I'm in clg now btw)
I agree, the only thing I knew about what American did to us before was betray us after saying they will free us from the Spaniards then the Japanese came. The topic was talked so shortly because that's the only thing written on our textbooks
Maybe someone or we can create a documentary about this. Para malaman ng mga Filipino what really happened. Marami sa atin ang uhaw sa tunay na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.
Sana nga movie din. Kasi nakapanuod ako ng movie na bawala ang black ikasala sa white pero di ko alam na may pilipino na pala nuon sa america nung time na yun, and damay sila sa batas.
When i think of it some of us filipinos are also racist not with the skin color but with our dialect pinapalabas sa mga movies na ung bisaya ang mga lower class tingin din nung iba na nasa maynila eh mas suprior din sila. Di ako galit ha but just stating fact that we too have cultural differences. I like how alamat use there native language ung music really caters the filipino culture.
Doesn’t help that the entertainment industry sa Philippines is perpetuating this stereotype na if you are from the probinsya, baduy ka agad because of your mannerisms, accent, what you eat, how you dress. It is so wrong.
Ang sabi ng lola ko ay hindi naman daw dahil sa iba ang language at punto ng mga bisaya kaya nagkaroon ng prejudice sa mga Bisaya ang mga orig na mga Tagalog ng Maynila. Noon daw kasi naging PH President si Osmena ay bigla daw nagdasaan ang mga Bisaya, mostly Cebuanos and Warays sa Maynils at naging squatters ang karamihan sa Tondo. Ang linis daw dati ang dagat sa Tondo pero dahil sa mga squatters na mga Bisaya ay dumami ng Slum area sa Tondo at dumumi ang dagat. At dahil dito ay nagsimulang pintasan ang mga Tagalog ang punto at pronunciation ng mga Bisaya.
In reference to President McKinley bathing a Filipino, this quote from a American colonial official is proof that Filipinos give importance to physical cleanliness. " You can kiss a Filipino anywhere."
The thing is this is not talked about, hindi nga to tinuturo sa school. Most of this nalaman ko lang sa mga videos ni kuya Kirby, nakakagalit na madaming nangyari sa kasaysayan natin ang hindi pinag-uusapan.
Maybe someone or we can create a documentary about this? Naisip ko lang. Para aware naman yung ibang Filipino what really happened in the past. Maraming Filipino rin ang uhaw sa totoong kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.
so detailed! i saw the twitter thread that touches on the references that the mv makes but this gives extra background info, and its even more heartbreaking; its hard to see that the injustices being faced decades ago still has impact till today :( hope that you consider doing a part 2 that focuses on the many costume changes they made! (after you get some proper rest lol) great video!
My HEART SCREAM for Justice sa mga Filipino noon, but past is past. WHY is this not taught in School? This really breaks my heart how Filipino are mistreated badly a long time ago and I am mad that I didnt know anything about this until now. I am totally proud that I Stan this Group! ALAMAT! Keep teaching us Alamat! 🔥🔥🔥
What I liked about this concept from Alamat is it’s not used to hate Americans now because this already happened centuries ago but it’s used to educate and open the eyes of Filipinos that this happened. We have moved on and we should move on from this so that we can use this to remind us that there are still injustices and oppression happening and as part of the minority race, being Asian, we should be proud and we should stand up together against racism with our Asian and POC brothers and sisters. We can move on and forgive but we will never forget. Always be proud of who you are and where you came from.
You should stand with everyone against racism. Do you think leaving white people out is racist? Or only Asian and POC can be victims of racism. Lead with your heart and avoid pushed propaganda from mainstream media because they have an agenda to hold us all down no matter what you look like. There's such a bigger picture beyond the color of our skin. And the last couple years have been more charged with racism because of politicians/govt/technocrats/rich and celebrities whom all are rich. Worldwide these people hold down the common everyday regular people - doesn't matter your color. Or just feed into it and remain in victim mentality or what I call "victimology". Stay blessed palihog
Filipinos have been contributing positively to America ever since the War of 1812 when Filipinos sided with French and Americans against Britain, to being majority of the soldiers working for America in World War 2. Yet Americans have always treated Filipinos shabily.
Try telling this part of the history to your parents and you'll be surprised to see their reactions because some of them don't know anything about this. My dad was so shocked when I mentioned him about the human zoo in US and got a little bit mad about the injustices our ancestors used to experience.
Why am I starting to despise USA especially the things that they did, like seriously..... sa lahat ng ginawa nila sa mga Pilipino, nakakagalit sobra, like I want to shout and curse so bad because of this negative feeling na nararamdaman ko but can't especially cursing because this is a social media platform.... It is just so so infuriating that Filipinos experienced this part of history and many to this day are not even aware of it......SIGHHHH...... Thank you for sharing this knowledge Kuya Kirby! Because many of us might not be aware sa part ng history na ito if you did not create this video, Thank you kuya! and Kudos to Alamat for touching this sensitive history that many Filipinos are not aware of, Thank you Alamat!
You're not alone. I feel it too. I think it is because I don't remember learning about the things Kuya Kirby said in school. The U.S. and the Americans were often portrayed as the "heroes," or the people we should look up to because of the "good things" they've done, in our history textbooks. After watching this video, it feels like our we were fooled. I don't hate Americans today because the bad things their ancestors did is not their fault. But I still can't help but feel angry and disappointed about what they did during those time.
Kasi ang educational system dito sa Pinas yan s pro America. Kaya walang naturo sa history about sa masalimuot na pangyayari noong panahon ng mga Amerikano. Mas pinalabas nila na utang na loob natin sa America kaya lumaya tayo sa kamay ng Japan noong WW2 well in fact sa loob ng 3 to 4 year mga ninnuno naman natin ang nakipaglaban. Iniwan nila tayo sa mga sa Hapon kung tutuosin nga mas malala pa ginawa nila sa mga ninnuno natin kay sa mga Kastila at Hapones kung pag samahin. Buti oa ang Japan humingi ng tawad sa mga dagawa nila noong WW2 pero ang America wala kahit nga di na tayo sakop nila nakikialam pa rin sila sa bansa natin.
@@jmronolo615 Yung current education system din naten yung dahilan kung bakit maraming Pinoy ang nag-iisip na di tayo civilized bago dumating ang mga mananakop. Naaalala ko na mas malaking bahagi ng history subject namin noon ay tungkol sa colonial period. At halos onti lang ang alam naten sa pre-colonial history naten.
Hi po, I understand what you are feeling. Although this has ignited your nationalism, it doesn't mean you should be consumed of your hatered because it could lead to more hatered. Instead just have an opinion and be aware of these injustices. What you hate is not the Americans but the sense of helplessness you feel when our kind are exploited and taken advantage of because we are not as learned as they were. But times have changed, be wise when it's your time to fix our country. Every effort is not in vain, all you need to think about is the future, if not yours, your children or the children of your children.
even mga spaniards , haahah! they stole our tradition. sabe nila nagsmimula sa espanya ang sabong, e ung chronicler ni magellan na c pigafetta, he documented this "weird" past time he observed in our country, from visaya to luzon, na bakit daw ung mga wild fowls e alaga ng mga ancestors naten and bakit daw maao ung manok... pag lalabanin daw dalawang manok and if cnu nanalo un magkakaron ng prize... sabong started here sa atin. :) please look up BOXER CODEX - history ng mga ancestors naten yan from luzon to visayas...
As a Filipino-American, I am so grateful to these boys for showcasing these histories. It's a little bizarre for a music video, because the meaning of the song is a little disconnected, but in many ways that's very clever. I didn't even learn that Filipinos were involved in the grapes riots at all - let alone prominent leaders - until college. Hoping we do better later
Thank po sa shout out! Sobrang nag enjoy ako sa video and andami ko pong natutunan. Salamat din sa pag include ng references. I was actually searching online ng reliable sources pero nahirapan ako. Thank you po! Glad you liked the music video. Hoping po na makapagreact kayo ulit sa kanilang future MVs.
This should be taught in schools here in the PH, and there should be a national holiday commemorating the massacres, genocide, and racist acts made by the US, Spain, and Japan. This saddens me so much. Thank you for bringing this up. #WhitesAreTheSavages #racism
🇵🇭 Thank you very much Kuya Kirby for this. I didn't watch the "Kasmala" MV by Alamat, but I am planning to since it first came out. Now, after watching first this video, I can now watch and listen to the MV with more background knowledge and information, context, and deeper appreciation for Alamat, their MV, their song and its music and lyrics, their intentions, their theme, their concept, and their message. Almost everything was still fine with me when I am watching this educational video until the photo or image of the tied Filipino indigenous child appeared, which then gave me chills and made my eyes teary all of a sudden. Then the rest of the video gave me more and more chills and made me even more and more teary-eyed when more historical references appeared almost one after another. It was only until the near end, when I slowly felt alright again. I admit, I still have my own personal and individual biases, preferences, and the like, for I am not a 100% tolerant, open-minded, liberated or liberal-minded, accepting, and the like kind of person, but it's still hard for me to realize that and how us humans are still capable, throughout history and even nowadays, to justify, rationalize or reason out, defend, cultivate, educate, indoctrinate, promote, and most especially act out and live out, among others, various forms of inhumanity and aggressions in terms of nationality, ethnicity, citizenship, race, religion, etc. such as but not limited to genocide, the human zoo, human maltreatment, treatment of humans as animals, imperialism, white supremacy, and slavery as what were discussed, touched, or tackled in this video. Buenas noches desde na Ciudad de Zamboanga, Filipinas!
I live in the US and I sometimes forget that this information is not openly taught in the Philippines. But now that I think about it, when I was schooling there I was barely taught anything prior to the Spanish colonial period as if we did not exist until we were “found”. This is unfortunate and needs to change. Maybe if we implemented more inclusive and holistic learning in terms of Filipino history across the globe maybe we can quell and mitigate this idolization and desire for white saviours. There are so many moving parts that filipinos need to have a discussion on.
Maybe we can create a group or platform where we can communicate with different local Filipinos from all around the Philippines and talk about this kind of stuffs. My whole self wants to know our country's real history.
@@rosegaedeenfantilanan6985 that itself isn’t a bad idea per se but I think it would be more effective have some sort of book club (because that is how we learn history and promote filipino writers) where readers can hold discussions about global history that supplements Filipino history just like what Kirby does-he implements the history and oppression of many black and brown and indigenous peoples into his videos to provide context for the time period in which his videos are based on.
Oh men, I learned a lot from this video. Finally a detailed explanation for all the concept or references of KASMALA MV. I hope lots of people learned from you , our history , our diverse culture. Keep it up, Kirby! ;)
I am today years old that I know this history between the US and the Philippines. Dang why is it not tackled in our educational system? I feel so bad for not knowing this. thank you sir Kirby for the information. Must watch your videos.
This is a great content and take on kasmala. Very informative, digging the historical background of the MV. I didn't that much about it. This puts the song in higher quality. Salamat!
Now I understand the symbolism of Kasmala. One thing is for sure: "We must study what truly happened during those days in order for us to commit the same mistakes of the past.
wow early ako, hi kuya been suuuper excited for ALAMAT's single thank you once again for providing insights into Philippine history and reacting to their MV!
Di ko man lang narinig yun ganitong discussion sa school. Salamat po for this, sobrang late ako. I am not really into history pero sobrang laking naitulong sa akin ng alamat to be aware. And yun commentary nyo po, nakatulong po sa akin..
aaaw, wished we could have seen a reaction video, but still a really good analysation viddo though! we also need proper captions for this video to share everywhere, very informative! 💕
Creating a song about an obsession on a girl while depicting the racism Filipino's felt in the past is something that bugs me. Is it a clever way of saying that we are getting too obsessed with the western culture that we may have been forgetting about the horrific past of their colonization.
@@fefecalo5150 Yeah, that's also what I got when listening to the song since there were somewhat explicit implications of exploitation ("Yeah, daw isa ka diwata akon nadangtan. Sa kalayo, gusto ka makahampang. Pasensiya lang kung medyo nagarekta, game ka?/It's as if I met a goddess on fire, I want to play with you. Sorry for being straightforward, but are you in?") and the songs keeps repeating compliments as if it was to trick the person being sung this to, though listening again it seems like the song is just glorifying the beauty standard pushed towards Filipinos, talking about how good the physical appearances are to the point of letting them dictate you. It's also funny how they keep mentioning that they don't know how they've fallen in love except for the physical appearance, as if to say they don't know why this is the beauty standard, they should just go along with it. Eventually, as the song progresses, particularly after the first chorus, it sounds like this time they're talking about the promises of good fortunes in the US. The line I mentioned before; It sounds like they want to take part in something since whoever's preaching is smart and beautiful enough to be trusted, then there's the line "Ako'y nahulog sa patibong at 'di na makawala/I've been caught in a trap, I can't break free," sounds like they've gone through it and realised that they can't turn back. This is most likely in perception of the Manongs, whom were entrusted good fortunes if you've worked hard only to be caught in something they can't turn so easily back from. After the second chorus, "Sa hiro' mo yan sabihon, gare nagbabayle sa diklom/Express it through motion, like dancing in the dark," Is most likely reference to the riots and violence that were enacted. The rest of the song from here now feels like they've realised how truly different she was, since she's the only person who's ever been this horrific towards him. This is such a good song, down from the beat and superbly to the lyrics. This whole song actually feels like it could be one of the Manong's lives, from being infatuated with America and its promises, experiencing the opposite and realising how toxic it is. I know that it's already pointed out how the song describes it, but never specifically on which lyrics.
Kinda nawalan na tayo ng identity dahil sa mga nangyari in the past and nangyayari at present but these kinds of videos made me want to know more of my own country's rich history and culture. Not to hate those who colonized us who made us disregard even our own writings,etc but to really appreciate Pinas and uplift its glory whenever,wherever.
It's so heartbreaking to know that behind this mv are the stories of the sufferings of our ancestors.. But still thank you for letting us see this.. God bless ❤️
I am not here to despise our colonizers but to learn and love more of our roots, how great and blessed we are as a nation, as a group of men, as a culture, our traditions and everything on it. Iyaman Ser Kirby! 🤗
But the point is what we need the most is to learn instead of hating. Learn it all so that you'd know what to change and how to change it, that's the point of history. It's not there to create animosity. It's being taught for you not to make the same mistakes again.
@@katsan9155 di ko naman sinasabi na maglash out sa first white person na makita naten haha. Di naman lahat ng puti ay participative sa imperyalismo ng Amerika. Ang akin lang ay maging vigilant pa ren tayo at maging empathetic sa mga minorya na naaapektuhan ng imperyalismo. Marami pa ring Filipino-American diaspora ang nakakaranas ng racism overseas at malimit puti ang perpetrator. Mga mining industries natin dito na nagpopose ng threat sa ating mga katutubo at kalikasan ay also funded and invested by American and European corporations. There's also the Pemberton murder case na nagpapatunay na yung pamahalaan natin ay sunod-sunuran pa rin sa pamahalaan ng Amerika. In short, ongoing pa ren ang tanikala na pinapataw ng Amerika sa atin, sugar-coated nga lang.
That’s true . Hatred won’t change the past . And as a Christian we should love everybody even our enemies . Just remember there’s no haters. In heaven.
Kudos talaga sa nakaisip ng Kasmala kasi even graduating na ko sa college, hindi ko alam yung tungkol dyan. Na may nangyari pa lang ganyan sa mga kababayan natin noon. And it saddens to know that exploitations have been rampant 'til today and hideous at the same time, and only few people can see that. Once the education is manipulated, the rest will follow talaga. Kaya kung mabibigyan ako ng chance na mahawakan ang History subjects pagnag-work na ko, videos niyo po ang ipapanood ko sa klase.
Thanks for this video. I've learnt a lot about our own roots. I was caught with the ALAMAT #Kasmala and it bothers me to know more. This video is a huge help for me to really appreciate my roots and love more our own land
Kinikilabutan ako habang pinapanuod ko to. Hindi ako masyadong fan or nanunuod ng mga MV ng Alamat pero after watching this. Papanuorin ko yung MV nila na Kasmala. Thank you for explaining this to us Kuya Kirby. I really love studying History. Pangarap ko dating maging Historian. Hindi lang talaga ako magaling sa memorization lalo na ng pangalan at mga dates. Hehe.
Salamat sa video na ito kasi nagawa ko nang maintindihan yung mv ng alamat... At dahil sa video na ito may nalaman o may natutunan ako tungkol sa history nating mga Pilipino (hindi kasi naturo to' sa school namin)..
Absolutely loved the awareness to American imperialism and early FilAm history! It only got a passing mention in my AP US History class but not in great detail until taking Ethnic Studies classes in university. The only other time was Black Eyed Peas' Bebot Generations.
One of the reason why I’m so I love with Alamat! From the name itself, concept, language, costume, to musically and dance. It truly represent pilipino culture.
It's a shame that even the things taught to us in schools are severely lacking. We were only taught that thomasites are like volunteer teachers from America and that's it. I never heard about the manongs, etc. The human zoo's I only knew through the internet.
Thank you for the mind blowing informations and knowledges we learned from your video Sir Kirby. I'm so happy that I had a deeper knowledge and history behind the mv of ALAMAT's KASMALA. Its so tricky that we MAGILIWS just thought that it was just an admiration and love to a special someone but with the history incorporated behind each scenes in the mv actually depicts the reality and truth revealed in it. The racism, slavery, barbaric exploitations and discriminations experienced by our indigenous people and the Manongs really unravelled the true treatment of white people on us before. I just realized that our Education System and our History as well is untrue, deceiving and needs to be correct for future generations. Kudos to Direk Jason Paul Laxamana and all the people behind the creation of ALAMAT. Your vision and advocacy to really ignites Nationalism and Patriotism in every Filipinos through music really is a success. ALAMAT is not just a MASTERPIECE but a LEGACY.
Came here after watching your Dagundong breakdown, I appreciate how informative your videos are. Your videos help us understand more about ALAMAT's music, their goal to highlight our history and culture is so inspiring. Thank you!
the only reason i even knew of Igorot Village is because I am an Igorot, being close to Baguio also meant experience these American influence from the cowboy fashion to cowboy music and the like. im also honestly admiring ALAMAT for their codeswitching instead of Tagalog-English only, it represents what Filipino really is as a country of, as you say, interwoven cultures. (besides, it doesnt only make Filipinos racially aware but more ethnologically conscious that we Igorots or Mountain people do not wantonly butcher dogs, additionally we dont have tails nor do we malisciously beat a chicken's wings for Pinikpikan. And it also reminds us of the Aetas and the other groups that has African likeness because until now they are displaced and discriminated yet we only ever seem to care about African-American in their battles in the US but not the fact that the colorism and IP-discrimination is very alive in our own country)
@@cutedogie1445 history din naman natin yan. Pero kung papansinin mo din, hindi din nilagay sa history books natin ang lahat ng ginawa ng mga hapon dito sa Pinas. Malalaman mo na lang kapag niresearch mo talaga, gaya lang nitong world fair nato.
As said in the video, miseducation. Sadly until now laganap parin yung pag iisip na mas nakatulong ang mga amerikano. Ganun parin yumg takbo ng curriculums.
I'm so sick to my stomach. It's so heartbreaking to watch. I had to pause it for a long while. 😭 Props to you Sir for educating us, props to ALAMAT for the powerful song and MV.
For me, it’s really a trigger point when anyone says that America “saved” the Philippines from the the Spaniards and the Japanese. In both cases, our victory over the colonizers was stolen from us. All the brutalities that the Philippines and Filipinos went through under the Americans remains unknown. Sadly, it is a widely accepted idea that America only did good things for the Philippines.
not just the Philippines but other nation aswel
All of those invasions are horrible
Don't let it trigger you. You're still playing into their hand by giving your energy, your raw emotional energy to it. Focus on building community and educating is a better use of your valuable energy.
This is why I like ALAMAT and SB19. They aim to educate their fans about Filipino history and culture!
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Yes! I stan great men!
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@Anastazio Ekbrilstelo oh bakit? Hindi ba?
@Anastazio Ekbrilstelo yeah...
The miseducation is still ongoing. Our curriculum conveniently omit these facts from history lessons to downplay American cruelty.
I remember the human zoos being taught before but it was so glossed over and I don't even remember it much I think it was in 5th grade. (If I can remember the topic only had 1 really short paragraph and one picture in it, I'm in clg now btw)
I agree, the only thing I knew about what American did to us before was betray us after saying they will free us from the Spaniards then the Japanese came. The topic was talked so shortly because that's the only thing written on our textbooks
They downplay american AND spanish cruelty. The only thing they were consistent with was the japanese cruelty.
@@jmgonzales7701 the actual Asians…
It’s irritating because my grandparents didn’t believe me when I talk about the 7 year American-Filipino war…
Maybe someone or we can create a documentary about this. Para malaman ng mga Filipino what really happened. Marami sa atin ang uhaw sa tunay na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.
Sana nga movie din. Kasi nakapanuod ako ng movie na bawala ang black ikasala sa white pero di ko alam na may pilipino na pala nuon sa america nung time na yun, and damay sila sa batas.
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Alamat really did have their own genre they need more exposure to promote our history
When i think of it some of us filipinos are also racist not with the skin color but with our dialect pinapalabas sa mga movies na ung bisaya ang mga lower class tingin din nung iba na nasa maynila eh mas suprior din sila. Di ako galit ha but just stating fact that we too have cultural differences. I like how alamat use there native language ung music really caters the filipino culture.
The spanish invested alot more in maynila and it conditioned the manileno that they were better.
Doesn’t help that the entertainment industry sa Philippines is perpetuating this stereotype na if you are from the probinsya, baduy ka agad because of your mannerisms, accent, what you eat, how you dress. It is so wrong.
Ang sabi ng lola ko ay hindi naman daw dahil sa iba ang language at punto ng mga bisaya kaya nagkaroon ng prejudice sa mga Bisaya ang mga orig na mga Tagalog ng Maynila. Noon daw kasi naging PH President si Osmena ay bigla daw nagdasaan ang mga Bisaya, mostly Cebuanos and Warays sa Maynils at naging squatters ang karamihan sa Tondo. Ang linis daw dati ang dagat sa Tondo pero dahil sa mga squatters na mga Bisaya ay dumami ng Slum area sa Tondo at dumumi ang dagat. At dahil dito ay nagsimulang pintasan ang mga Tagalog ang punto at pronunciation ng mga Bisaya.
In reference to President McKinley bathing a Filipino, this quote from a American colonial official is proof that Filipinos give importance to physical cleanliness. " You can kiss a Filipino anywhere."
Kayo po talaga inaabangan namin after seeing the history hints of the MV!! Maraming salamat po ulit sa mga kaalaman!
Maraming salamat din 💖
The thing is this is not talked about, hindi nga to tinuturo sa school. Most of this nalaman ko lang sa mga videos ni kuya Kirby, nakakagalit na madaming nangyari sa kasaysayan natin ang hindi pinag-uusapan.
Maybe someone or we can create a documentary about this? Naisip ko lang. Para aware naman yung ibang Filipino what really happened in the past. Maraming Filipino rin ang uhaw sa totoong kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.
True, hindi ko rin to natutunan sa school nagyon ko lng din nalaman to.
tinuturo pa rin sa public school na we were saved by the west huhuhu
You should put subtitles for the International fans of ALAMAT. Thank you for this Kuya Kirby.
so detailed! i saw the twitter thread that touches on the references that the mv makes but this gives extra background info, and its even more heartbreaking; its hard to see that the injustices being faced decades ago still has impact till today :(
hope that you consider doing a part 2 that focuses on the many costume changes they made! (after you get some proper rest lol) great video!
This video and Kasmala deserved the Trending slots
Thank you! 😊
My HEART SCREAM for Justice sa mga Filipino noon, but past is past. WHY is this not taught in School? This really breaks my heart how Filipino are mistreated badly a long time ago and I am mad that I didnt know anything about this until now.
I am totally proud that I Stan this Group! ALAMAT! Keep teaching us Alamat! 🔥🔥🔥
What I liked about this concept from Alamat is it’s not used to hate Americans now because this already happened centuries ago but it’s used to educate and open the eyes of Filipinos that this happened. We have moved on and we should move on from this so that we can use this to remind us that there are still injustices and oppression happening and as part of the minority race, being Asian, we should be proud and we should stand up together against racism with our Asian and POC brothers and sisters. We can move on and forgive but we will never forget. Always be proud of who you are and where you came from.
You should stand with everyone against racism. Do you think leaving white people out is racist? Or only Asian and POC can be victims of racism. Lead with your heart and avoid pushed propaganda from mainstream media because they have an agenda to hold us all down no matter what you look like. There's such a bigger picture beyond the color of our skin. And the last couple years have been more charged with racism because of politicians/govt/technocrats/rich and celebrities whom all are rich. Worldwide these people hold down the common everyday regular people - doesn't matter your color. Or just feed into it and remain in victim mentality or what I call "victimology". Stay blessed palihog
Filipinos have been contributing positively to America ever since the War of 1812 when Filipinos sided with French and Americans against Britain, to being majority of the soldiers working for America in World War 2. Yet Americans have always treated Filipinos shabily.
But Karma find it’s way on them. Filipino Americans are now richer and have solid socio-economic status compared to an average White person in the US.
Why on earth did I cry?? 😭 Maraming salamat po sir. So much learning from you and Alamat. This group is a legend periodt.
Try telling this part of the history to your parents and you'll be surprised to see their reactions because some of them don't know anything about this.
My dad was so shocked when I mentioned him about the human zoo in US and got a little bit mad about the injustices our ancestors used to experience.
Why am I starting to despise USA especially the things that they did, like seriously..... sa lahat ng ginawa nila sa mga Pilipino, nakakagalit sobra, like I want to shout and curse so bad because of this negative feeling na nararamdaman ko but can't especially cursing because this is a social media platform.... It is just so so infuriating that Filipinos experienced this part of history and many to this day are not even aware of it......SIGHHHH......
Thank you for sharing this knowledge Kuya Kirby! Because many of us might not be aware sa part ng history na ito if you did not create this video, Thank you kuya! and Kudos to Alamat for touching this sensitive history that many Filipinos are not aware of, Thank you Alamat!
You're not alone. I feel it too. I think it is because I don't remember learning about the things Kuya Kirby said in school. The U.S. and the Americans were often portrayed as the "heroes," or the people we should look up to because of the "good things" they've done, in our history textbooks. After watching this video, it feels like our we were fooled. I don't hate Americans today because the bad things their ancestors did is not their fault. But I still can't help but feel angry and disappointed about what they did during those time.
Kasi ang educational system dito sa Pinas yan s pro America. Kaya walang naturo sa history about sa masalimuot na pangyayari noong panahon ng mga Amerikano. Mas pinalabas nila na utang na loob natin sa America kaya lumaya tayo sa kamay ng Japan noong WW2 well in fact sa loob ng 3 to 4 year mga ninnuno naman natin ang nakipaglaban. Iniwan nila tayo sa mga sa Hapon kung tutuosin nga mas malala pa ginawa nila sa mga ninnuno natin kay sa mga Kastila at Hapones kung pag samahin. Buti oa ang Japan humingi ng tawad sa mga dagawa nila noong WW2 pero ang America wala kahit nga di na tayo sakop nila nakikialam pa rin sila sa bansa natin.
@@jmronolo615 Yung current education system din naten yung dahilan kung bakit maraming Pinoy ang nag-iisip na di tayo civilized bago dumating ang mga mananakop. Naaalala ko na mas malaking bahagi ng history subject namin noon ay tungkol sa colonial period. At halos onti lang ang alam naten sa pre-colonial history naten.
Hi po, I understand what you are feeling. Although this has ignited your nationalism, it doesn't mean you should be consumed of your hatered because it could lead to more hatered. Instead just have an opinion and be aware of these injustices. What you hate is not the Americans but the sense of helplessness you feel when our kind are exploited and taken advantage of because we are not as learned as they were. But times have changed, be wise when it's your time to fix our country. Every effort is not in vain, all you need to think about is the future, if not yours, your children or the children of your children.
even mga spaniards , haahah! they stole our tradition. sabe nila nagsmimula sa espanya ang sabong, e ung chronicler ni magellan na c pigafetta, he documented this "weird" past time he observed in our country, from visaya to luzon, na bakit daw ung mga wild fowls e alaga ng mga ancestors naten and bakit daw maao ung manok... pag lalabanin daw dalawang manok and if cnu nanalo un magkakaron ng prize... sabong started here sa atin. :) please look up BOXER CODEX - history ng mga ancestors naten yan from luzon to visayas...
As a Filipino-American, I am so grateful to these boys for showcasing these histories. It's a little bizarre for a music video, because the meaning of the song is a little disconnected, but in many ways that's very clever.
I didn't even learn that Filipinos were involved in the grapes riots at all - let alone prominent leaders - until college.
Hoping we do better later
Gosh alamat is such a great ppop group, so much information for us also thank you for this video im so glad you reacted to this
Kudos to you. Grabe i love your videos. Extremely well researched.
Salamat 😊
Wow thankyou for this ❤️ Alamat is really a great group nakaka proud 🥰🇵🇭
sobrang goosebumps ako with all these information. Maraming salamat!
Thank po sa shout out! Sobrang nag enjoy ako sa video and andami ko pong natutunan. Salamat din sa pag include ng references. I was actually searching online ng reliable sources pero nahirapan ako. Thank you po! Glad you liked the music video. Hoping po na makapagreact kayo ulit sa kanilang future MVs.
This should be taught in schools here in the PH, and there should be a national holiday commemorating the massacres, genocide, and racist acts made by the US, Spain, and Japan. This saddens me so much. Thank you for bringing this up. #WhitesAreTheSavages #racism
I'd agree w/ you, but you had to put that hash tag.
THIS IS ONE REASON ALAMAT SHOULD HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION ♡ #KASMALALANGSAKALAM
🇵🇭 Thank you very much Kuya Kirby for this. I didn't watch the "Kasmala" MV by Alamat, but I am planning to since it first came out. Now, after watching first this video, I can now watch and listen to the MV with more background knowledge and information, context, and deeper appreciation for Alamat, their MV, their song and its music and lyrics, their intentions, their theme, their concept, and their message.
Almost everything was still fine with me when I am watching this educational video until the photo or image of the tied Filipino indigenous child appeared, which then gave me chills and made my eyes teary all of a sudden. Then the rest of the video gave me more and more chills and made me even more and more teary-eyed when more historical references appeared almost one after another. It was only until the near end, when I slowly felt alright again.
I admit, I still have my own personal and individual biases, preferences, and the like, for I am not a 100% tolerant, open-minded, liberated or liberal-minded, accepting, and the like kind of person, but it's still hard for me to realize that and how us humans are still capable, throughout history and even nowadays, to justify, rationalize or reason out, defend, cultivate, educate, indoctrinate, promote, and most especially act out and live out, among others, various forms of inhumanity and aggressions in terms of nationality, ethnicity, citizenship, race, religion, etc. such as but not limited to genocide, the human zoo, human maltreatment, treatment of humans as animals, imperialism, white supremacy, and slavery as what were discussed, touched, or tackled in this video.
Buenas noches desde na Ciudad de Zamboanga, Filipinas!
Yey . Inaantay ko ito. Lalo na ung historic side ng MV ng kasmala. Alam kong maraming input si sir kirby dito. 😍😍😍
Kaya lets support alamat,.. 👍👍👍they deserve it...
I like this discussion. I am learning. This should be taught in schools. 😁
I live in the US and I sometimes forget that this information is not openly taught in the Philippines. But now that I think about it, when I was schooling there I was barely taught anything prior to the Spanish colonial period as if we did not exist until we were “found”. This is unfortunate and needs to change. Maybe if we implemented more inclusive and holistic learning in terms of Filipino history across the globe maybe we can quell and mitigate this idolization and desire for white saviours. There are so many moving parts that filipinos need to have a discussion on.
Maybe we can create a group or platform where we can communicate with different local Filipinos from all around the Philippines and talk about this kind of stuffs. My whole self wants to know our country's real history.
@@rosegaedeenfantilanan6985 that itself isn’t a bad idea per se but I think it would be more effective have some sort of book club (because that is how we learn history and promote filipino writers) where readers can hold discussions about global history that supplements Filipino history just like what Kirby does-he implements the history and oppression of many black and brown and indigenous peoples into his videos to provide context for the time period in which his videos are based on.
@@fritzasong exactly!!!!!
Please don't plan, do it.
@@katsan9155 will you join if someone makes a discord or google hangouts book club?
These issues should be have been included in the textbooks and I wish this MV get more recognition internationally.
thank you for making this video! I've learned a lot while enjoying ^^
ang galing po nito! maraming salamat sa kaalaman!
This video is incredibly enlightening. Thank you ALAMAT and kirby araullo
I'm soooo glad to find your YT page... napaka informative po kuya!
Yay! This is what I'm waiting for ikaw po tlga nauna kong naisip nung makita ko historical value ng mv ng alamat. Thanks much
Oh men, I learned a lot from this video. Finally a detailed explanation for all the concept or references of KASMALA MV. I hope lots of people learned from you , our history , our diverse culture. Keep it up, Kirby! ;)
This is great and informative! Thanks for sharing!!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you 🙏🏽
We need to be reminded, thank you for sharing this
I am today years old that I know this history between the US and the Philippines. Dang why is it not tackled in our educational system? I feel so bad for not knowing this. thank you sir Kirby for the information. Must watch your videos.
This is a great content and take on kasmala. Very informative, digging the historical background of the MV. I didn't that much about it. This puts the song in higher quality. Salamat!
Thank you so much sir for reacting and discussing about it. We really appreciate it!
Commenting for the algorithm cause this deserves to blow up.
Salamat 😊
Now I understand the symbolism of Kasmala. One thing is for sure: "We must study what truly happened during those days in order for us to commit the same mistakes of the past.
wow early ako, hi kuya been suuuper excited for ALAMAT's single thank you once again for providing insights into Philippine history and reacting to their MV!
THANK YOU 🙏 Makes me more proud to be a Filipino
Di ko man lang narinig yun ganitong discussion sa school.
Salamat po for this, sobrang late ako. I am not really into history pero sobrang laking naitulong sa akin ng alamat to be aware. And yun commentary nyo po, nakatulong po sa akin..
aaaw, wished we could have seen a reaction video, but still a really good analysation viddo though!
we also need proper captions for this video to share everywhere, very informative! 💕
I'm enlightened by your thorough explanation of the history behind Alamat's " Kasmala!" . Saludo sa'yo Sr. Kirby! Sulong. Ikaw na ang Kasmala. 💪
Creating a song about an obsession on a girl while depicting the racism Filipino's felt in the past is something that bugs me. Is it a clever way of saying that we are getting too obsessed with the western culture that we may have been forgetting about the horrific past of their colonization.
I guess you could think of it as a metaphor or like a parallel to how westerners were also obsessed in exploiting filipino indigenous culture.
That’s what I’m thinking. I think it’s not really about a girl, rather, it’s about our colonial mentality that is so strong until now
@@Jorgina002 glad I'm not the one thinking that. I also think it's not just a simple harana to a girl.
@@fefecalo5150 Yeah, that's also what I got when listening to the song since there were somewhat explicit implications of exploitation ("Yeah, daw isa ka diwata akon nadangtan. Sa kalayo, gusto ka makahampang. Pasensiya lang kung medyo nagarekta, game ka?/It's as if I met a goddess on fire, I want to play with you. Sorry for being straightforward, but are you in?") and the songs keeps repeating compliments as if it was to trick the person being sung this to, though listening again it seems like the song is just glorifying the beauty standard pushed towards Filipinos, talking about how good the physical appearances are to the point of letting them dictate you. It's also funny how they keep mentioning that they don't know how they've fallen in love except for the physical appearance, as if to say they don't know why this is the beauty standard, they should just go along with it.
Eventually, as the song progresses, particularly after the first chorus, it sounds like this time they're talking about the promises of good fortunes in the US. The line I mentioned before; It sounds like they want to take part in something since whoever's preaching is smart and beautiful enough to be trusted, then there's the line "Ako'y nahulog sa patibong at 'di na makawala/I've been caught in a trap, I can't break free," sounds like they've gone through it and realised that they can't turn back. This is most likely in perception of the Manongs, whom were entrusted good fortunes if you've worked hard only to be caught in something they can't turn so easily back from.
After the second chorus, "Sa hiro' mo yan sabihon, gare nagbabayle sa diklom/Express it through motion, like dancing in the dark," Is most likely reference to the riots and violence that were enacted. The rest of the song from here now feels like they've realised how truly different she was, since she's the only person who's ever been this horrific towards him.
This is such a good song, down from the beat and superbly to the lyrics. This whole song actually feels like it could be one of the Manong's lives, from being infatuated with America and its promises, experiencing the opposite and realising how toxic it is. I know that it's already pointed out how the song describes it, but never specifically on which lyrics.
Wow this is very informative. Thanks for doing this
Alamat is one of a kind! Kakaiba talaga. Thanks sir for giving more depth to my understanding of Kasmala.
They are just great! This is Filipino. Sana more of those kind of music, nakaka-inspire.
Kinda nawalan na tayo ng identity dahil sa mga nangyari in the past and nangyayari at present but these kinds of videos made me want to know more of my own country's rich history and culture. Not to hate those who colonized us who made us disregard even our own writings,etc but to really appreciate Pinas and uplift its glory whenever,wherever.
It's so heartbreaking to know that behind this mv are the stories of the sufferings of our ancestors.. But still thank you for letting us see this.. God bless ❤️
Thank you very much Kuya for sharing a lot of history about the Filipinos back then.
Waaahhh... Thank you for the enlightenment and sharing about Philippine history...I learned a lot.. thank you so much.❤️
I really love watching you explain these pieces of our history related to the music video.
It pays to be educated by our culture.
Wooow!! Di ko alam ang lahat ng to until now..mas lalo akong humanga sa alamat and thank you to you for educating us.
I am not here to despise our colonizers but to learn and love more of our roots, how great and blessed we are as a nation, as a group of men, as a culture, our traditions and everything on it.
Iyaman Ser Kirby! 🤗
It's okay to have animosity towards our colonizers especially since ongoing pa ang hegemony nila sa aten.
But the point is what we need the most is to learn instead of hating. Learn it all so that you'd know what to change and how to change it, that's the point of history. It's not there to create animosity. It's being taught for you not to make the same mistakes again.
@@katsan9155 di ko naman sinasabi na maglash out sa first white person na makita naten haha. Di naman lahat ng puti ay participative sa imperyalismo ng Amerika. Ang akin lang ay maging vigilant pa ren tayo at maging empathetic sa mga minorya na naaapektuhan ng imperyalismo. Marami pa ring Filipino-American diaspora ang nakakaranas ng racism overseas at malimit puti ang perpetrator. Mga mining industries natin dito na nagpopose ng threat sa ating mga katutubo at kalikasan ay also funded and invested by American and European corporations. There's also the Pemberton murder case na nagpapatunay na yung pamahalaan natin ay sunod-sunuran pa rin sa pamahalaan ng Amerika. In short, ongoing pa ren ang tanikala na pinapataw ng Amerika sa atin, sugar-coated nga lang.
That’s true . Hatred won’t change the past . And as a Christian we should love everybody even our enemies . Just remember there’s no haters. In heaven.
Thank you so much for this very educational and insightful video.
Thank you po Sir Kirb! for this video it such a big help po. Godbless!
Kudos talaga sa nakaisip ng Kasmala kasi even graduating na ko sa college, hindi ko alam yung tungkol dyan. Na may nangyari pa lang ganyan sa mga kababayan natin noon. And it saddens to know that exploitations have been rampant 'til today and hideous at the same time, and only few people can see that. Once the education is manipulated, the rest will follow talaga. Kaya kung mabibigyan ako ng chance na mahawakan ang History subjects pagnag-work na ko, videos niyo po ang ipapanood ko sa klase.
Ang dami kong natutunan dito 💕
Maraming salamat po sa bagong kaalaman :) No matter how inhumane this was, it's part of who we are today, our resilience and strength as people.
Thanks for this video. I've learnt a lot about our own roots. I was caught with the ALAMAT #Kasmala and it bothers me to know more. This video is a huge help for me to really appreciate my roots and love more our own land
#ALAMAT should be in #KMJS,help me guys. Including this video.
yes yes pano kaya ano. i dm naten si Ms Jessica hehehe
@@leipards-magiliw8768 I did po multiple times na with my 3 fb accounts, help me nalang po
Kinikilabutan ako habang pinapanuod ko to. Hindi ako masyadong fan or nanunuod ng mga MV ng Alamat pero after watching this. Papanuorin ko yung MV nila na Kasmala. Thank you for explaining this to us Kuya Kirby. I really love studying History. Pangarap ko dating maging Historian. Hindi lang talaga ako magaling sa memorization lalo na ng pangalan at mga dates. Hehe.
Thank you for this
Salamat sa video na ito kasi nagawa ko nang maintindihan yung mv ng alamat... At dahil sa video na ito may nalaman o may natutunan ako tungkol sa history nating mga Pilipino (hindi kasi naturo to' sa school namin)..
Omg thank you for this!!!
I like your educational reaction / explanation 💯
Godbless you kirby😍 Rizal soo proud of you👮shoutout from southern negros,bayawan city💞
Absolutely loved the awareness to American imperialism and early FilAm history! It only got a passing mention in my AP US History class but not in great detail until taking Ethnic Studies classes in university. The only other time was Black Eyed Peas' Bebot Generations.
Thank you sooo much for this. I had no idea how miseducated I was. My eyes are now open.
Thank you ! I learned a lot thank you ! Good brother!!!!!!!
So educational.
One of the reason why I’m so I love with Alamat! From the name itself, concept, language, costume, to musically and dance. It truly represent pilipino culture.
Thank you po! This is so informative
Wow I learned a lot. Maraming salamat po!!!
Andami kong natutunan at napagtanto. Maraming salamat po.
Nice video, you have a new subscriber!:)
It's a shame that even the things taught to us in schools are severely lacking. We were only taught that thomasites are like volunteer teachers from America and that's it. I never heard about the manongs, etc. The human zoo's I only knew through the internet.
Pumunta ako sa video para manuod ng reaction video. Aalis akong madaming natutunan. Such a pleasant surprise.
Thank you for the mind blowing informations and knowledges we learned from your video Sir Kirby. I'm so happy that I had a deeper knowledge and history behind the mv of ALAMAT's KASMALA. Its so tricky that we MAGILIWS just thought that it was just an admiration and love to a special someone but with the history incorporated behind each scenes in the mv actually depicts the reality and truth revealed in it. The racism, slavery, barbaric exploitations and discriminations experienced by our indigenous people and the Manongs really unravelled the true treatment of white people on us before. I just realized that our Education System and our History as well is untrue, deceiving and needs to be correct for future generations. Kudos to Direk Jason Paul Laxamana and all the people behind the creation of ALAMAT. Your vision and advocacy to really ignites Nationalism and Patriotism in every Filipinos through music really is a success. ALAMAT is not just a MASTERPIECE but a LEGACY.
that gives me chills...ung unang topic about carnival
Came here after watching your Dagundong breakdown, I appreciate how informative your videos are. Your videos help us understand more about ALAMAT's music, their goal to highlight our history and culture is so inspiring. Thank you!
Thank you! 🙏🏽
respect for this reactor! thanks for sharing your knowledge. let's spread it to a wider audience ❤️❤️
the only reason i even knew of Igorot Village is because I am an Igorot, being close to Baguio also meant experience these American influence from the cowboy fashion to cowboy music and the like. im also honestly admiring ALAMAT for their codeswitching instead of Tagalog-English only, it represents what Filipino really is as a country of, as you say, interwoven cultures. (besides, it doesnt only make Filipinos racially aware but more ethnologically conscious that we Igorots or Mountain people do not wantonly butcher dogs, additionally we dont have tails nor do we malisciously beat a chicken's wings for Pinikpikan. And it also reminds us of the Aetas and the other groups that has African likeness because until now they are displaced and discriminated yet we only ever seem to care about African-American in their battles in the US but not the fact that the colorism and IP-discrimination is very alive in our own country)
Never regret to subscribed in this channel ❤
Haha been waiting for this ❤
Waited for this. Thanks
Beautiful presentation! Thank you for breaking it down for us.
nice content... It is an eye opener to lots of Pinoys.
Thank you 😊
I wonder why this isn't taught in school?? Man, sobrang importante nito.
Kung mapapansin mo, halos lahat ng ginawang mali ng americans satin ay wala sa history books sa school
Ang tinuturo kasi yung history lang na dito sa pilipinas.
@@cutedogie1445 history din naman natin yan. Pero kung papansinin mo din, hindi din nilagay sa history books natin ang lahat ng ginawa ng mga hapon dito sa Pinas. Malalaman mo na lang kapag niresearch mo talaga, gaya lang nitong world fair nato.
As said in the video, miseducation. Sadly until now laganap parin yung pag iisip na mas nakatulong ang mga amerikano. Ganun parin yumg takbo ng curriculums.
Tanungin natin si DepEd kung bakit wala yan.
Been waiting for your reaction video :) iba talaga pag may input ng isang historian...
Thank you mas naintindihan ko na ngayon ang MV ng Alamat.
may deeper meaning pala talaga ❤
I'm so sick to my stomach. It's so heartbreaking to watch. I had to pause it for a long while. 😭 Props to you Sir for educating us, props to ALAMAT for the powerful song and MV.