Toni Morrison's powerful words on racism
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- Toni Morrison, who chronicled the African American experience in fiction over five decades, has died aged 88. The novelist was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and is widely regarded as a champion for repressed minorities. Speaking on racism, Morrison said in an interview: "If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees then you have a serious problem. And my feeling is white people have a very, very serious problem"
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Toni Morrison is burning in hell.
Say hi when you get there
"You can't understand how powerfully racist that question is, can you?" Wow. She checked her. Toni Morrison a true gem in this world.
Wypipo and Karens are really a bad combination
I loved that
I love how calmly and non-confrontationally she says it, too. If she was more blunt, the effect would have been to put the interviewer on the defensive, but instead, she hears and understands what Morrison has to say. Truly a brilliant woman of letters.
In a respectful/intelligent/graceful manner! ❤
"If you can only be tall when someone else is on their knees then you have a serious problem" 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
I don't understand what she means by that, but it sounds deep...
@@marino4193 obtuse
Tommy She means basically that if you only can be empowered when someone else is having a problem you have got something wrong with yourself. I guess?
Yeah that's right x
Pedro Takahashi Gunderson or just plain insecure
I appreciate how that white interviewer didn’t get defensive. She listened and actually got it quickly... “being used to being in the center”
Morrison did not shut her down, she held her accountable but kept the dialogue going. Beautiful!
That was my favorite part. We need more of that.
Jana wendt(60mins Australia)looked shocked when asked the question,almost offended that someone could say that to her. An award winning journalist,educated who has traveled/reported/worked around the world for years,but struggles with the idea that Morrison doesn't have white people in her books? Her mindset is the precise reason why there is still racism and that white people have a long way to go before they can fix it.
I actually wonder if that was a question, not from the journalist, but from society. For decades, white critics criticized her lack of white characters AND refused to call her literature “American”… it was always African-American lit… so it did t seem that the journalist was upset.
And Morrison didn’t call her racist. She said the question is racist.
@@iago07 If you look directly after Morrison replies, you will see her throat. She swallowed and then tilted her head. Her body language says it all. And I understand if she was asking based on the audience inquiry, however, she returned to the question even after Morrison answered.
Ed Bradley asked her the exact same question when he interviewed Toni for US 60 Minutes in 2008. 🤦🏻♀️
Exact truest words, Rest in Love Dear Queen
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Love her, miss her. A powerful beautiful voice.
When you only find out about someone incredible because they died today. *sigh* Alas. But It is a privilege to live in an era where intelligent and thought provoking people can speak to us so clearly after their passing. v.v
CircuitDruid Beautifully said.
excellent words absolutely full of truth.
Now my FAVORITE writer!
Race is real. It exists.
She's not wrong.
And there you have it.
One thought just crossed my mind: A white author writing about black people as the main cast of a novel, would that even fly nowadays, what with own voices and such? I don't know how old that interview is, but you'd never ask a white writer for that reason alone, would be my guess.
Awesome
Great discussion
This woman ♥️
I love Toni Morrison ❤️❤️
She was/is truly BEAUTIFUL soul. What a BLESSING she was/is to humanity. A RADIANT LIGHT! ✨
May she Rest in Peace and Love. 🦋🕊💜
♥️Much Love & many blessings ✨to you, Alisha. 🙏🏾
I was moved by her book self.
The oracle has escaped from the matrix
I love me some Toni Morrison. Rest in Power🙏🏽💕
🖤
💯💯❤️✊🏾
There is no race.What a joke just like are several species of bears the same are the humans.We have some distince features that make us a race
ghost All human beings have the exact same alleles (AGCT) and due to environmental pressures give rise to different frequency of genes, which in turn give rise to the various population groups we see worldwide. The continent of Africa contains the most genetic diversity than all continents combined. Some population groups in the South Pacific resemble some Africans but they are farthest away genetically from Africans. The Sentinels phenotypically resemble some South Sudanese but are genetically South Asian. Europeans are genetically the closest to Africans and indigenous Australians are the farthest genetically. The concept of “race” does NOT and CANNOT explain these facts. Race has always been a socio-political term masquerading as something inherent. The fact that you place high value on “distinct features” is proof that it is all a construct...and it’s sole purpose is for social, political and economic gain. The only reason why you “see” races is that you attach HUGH MEANING to INSIGNIFICANT features.
@@001islandprincessAnd yet that doesnt change that race exist
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Ladies and gentlemen this is a true queen
REST TONI MORRISON 🌟🌈 LEGEND ❤️🖤💚+🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜,
TONI MORRISON IS A BRAVE WOMAN! SHE IS TELLING THE TRUTH! UNTIL NOW THERE ARE MANY RACISTS IN USA, UK, CHINA, EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA! I AGREE WITH HER 100%. IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO EXIST IN OUR SOCIETY WHEN SOME PEOPLE JUDGE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR RACE, PERSONALITY, MONEY AND POWER!
Color is a social construct. The categorical breakdown of race is a social construct, but the genetic makeup of a race is very real.
Forced diversity has never worked in the Earth's history. We were born on different continents for a reason.
Old World Except for the fact we all came Europe? And explored the world just cause there were food?
Old World diversity is a construct, the human race migrated from an Africa Continent spread throughout the world. Human adapted according to climates and geographical regions. This notion of diversity is toxic is the sense that you’re different than I am, therefore should be treated as such. A superiority complex, a disease that lead to monetary gain, self righteousness to hatred. Yes were born in different continents but we are one human race. If “forced diversity” meaning some person thats different looking than you in facial characteristics and appearance; if bothers you then you have that disease.
We were born in different geographical areas because we were born there. Simple as that. Nothing supernatural.
Old World Then why bring a bunch of people from one part of the continent against their will!?? Hypocrites !! Stole everything from others even their culture. Rott in hell !!!
@@DJKiDDKlashez 🎯❗️WORD! Well stated.
To the guardian, powerful words= saying white people are bad. I prefer Thomas Sowell.
Ain't that what a lot of black folk and feminists do these days?
Truth?
@@joet8862 thanks for bringing just that to crybaby wolf here,lmao
@@AnaisWolf nope sorry but....the ignorance here is your...perhaps you should do some more studying and before you get on here and show it.Perhaps you enjoy your ignorance....and that....is the true waste Case closed
@@AnaisWolf more like poor uneducated you,lmao
There is not such a thing like race
By the means of her thinking
There is also no blue eye color or brown eye color there is only eye color the same thing passes to hair color there is no blonde or grey color
She claims that people who see differences have problem while She is the one with mental problem
Also She does not even see how hypocritical She is
When Toni says that race is a construct that white man says, really? YES REALLY! 😊
That is a DNA TEST will never say a European colonize r is white or American.
Terrence Myers Greetings. The people who classify themselves as “white” have been using DECEPTION as well as VIOLENCE to maintain the system for over 500 years and that system is RACISM an exploitation system to mistreat, dominate and control for the sole purpose of enriching themselves at the expense of the subordinate group. Of course there are no human races in nature but they were brought into existence by imperial conquest. The original white supremacists (aka Western European enslavers) invented human races to rationalize their crimes against humanity. It is easy to oppress a group of people for centuries when you convince yourself they are not really human, a “humanoid”, a “thing” fit for mistreatment, domination and control.
What?
Seriously frick this munga, Migaboranga slurrie, looks like a fricken salivin.
"what are you w/o racism"? Those questions that followed...wow, wow.
she speaks so gracefully and articulately 💗
Wondering how was she suppose to sound like?
Morrison graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a B.A. in English. She earned a master's degree in American Literature from Cornell University in 1955 followed by an academic career at Texas Southern University, Howard University, Yale, and since 1989, a chair at Princeton University.
I met her in college (her books) and I could never articulate the way her prose, ideas, character development pulled an invisible weight off of me. I didn't understand what was happening all I knew is that I had to read everything she was responsible for. I think what was happening, as I soaked in her stories, it helped me start to love myself in a way that was lost to me growing up. Idk...I will love her always a brave, super intelligent, beautiful soul
That's when you stop liste ing to the black=democrat narrative and start thinking for yourself
Yes....she is brilliant...What a blessing to meet her...
I met her in University... and she impacted my life profoundly.
I was fortunate enough to attend a lecture she gave in Toronto 5-10 years later and could clearly see how her and other Women like: bell hooks, Audrey Lorde, and Angela Jackson had helped shape 2 generations(Now 3) of BW💪🏽💪🏽
@@msjackson6131 You were incredibly lucky and blessed to have sat on a lecture that Dr. Morrison gave. I can only imagine...
Perfectly said. Did the same for me.
She checked tht white lady intellectually 🤭
From 0:01 to 1:26 is so POWERFUL. From 1:26 until the end is PRICELESS...
Brilliant, beautiful force of humanity! She will be missed. ❤
I AGREE WITH HER 100%. IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO EXIST IN OUR SOCIETY WHEN SOME PEOPLE JUDGE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR RACE, PERSONALITY, MONEY AND POWER!
"Once upon a time..." RIP Toni, fly high!
02:03 That "hmm" sums it up
She got schooled left right & center
R.I.P Thank you for sharing your gift with the world.
What a brilliant, engaging and powerful woman. Courageous. Principled. Iconic.
Rest in grace, beloved ❤🖤💚.
She was brilliant. Hearing her in person was a revelation. The speaker at my prep school graduation sucked. I never went to my Graduate School graduation ( my dear friend had the video, I made the correct choice) because my college speaker, because I knew the speaker the LSE drummed up wasn't going to top Toni Morrison.
RIP Beloved, you’ll always be my favorite author 💯❤️🌼🙏🏽
Beautiful soul, a sad loss for human kind.
@Phil 502 LMAO Truth!
Yes indeed! A truly BEAUTIFUL one. What a BLESSING she was/is to humanity. A RADIANT LIGHT! ✨
May she Rest in Peace and Love. 🙏🏾♥️🕊
And love and blessings to you, catalinacurio. 🦋🕊💜
"Race can only be defined as a human being."
Ma'am just put reporter lady in her P L A C E wow
Gupsy Crusader was more convincing, not gonna lie
What an intelligent lady in every respect. Her legitimate anger is visible but under control.
Phenomenal woman!
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I love her with my whole heart. She will be missed.
Such a powerful message ! I applaud the humanity of her conversation. Understanding is the key ! Thank you. Mrs. Morrison.
Preach.... I fell in love with Song of Solomon.
I wonder if alligators and crocodiles have this problem
Toni Morrison I thank you! Thank You! Will be using this in my icebreaker on discussing How religious media helped black people in America reclaim their lives and stories
The comment by the presenter was very racist . How on earth could a presenter be so thoughtless I doubt she would of asked a white person when will you write about black person in your books . Stupid question I can’t imagine the pain her and her family may of endured
the presenter was playing devils advocate as her response to Toni shows.
Dude love your comment... Because if you look at her eyes and facial expression it's like why I hate you but at the same time I hate that you are truthful
Randy Harris you hate me ! I don’t understand
Chimera XDX I just think there is a problem still with racism and I dislike the fact people are say horrible things . Maybe I’m sensitive really but I just disagree with the way they conducted the interview
What are you talking about? 🤨
Powerful Sister
I really enjoyed this video. Toni Morrison was so bold. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Piers Morgan types couldnt have an interview like this.
Preach!✊
She’s right that question was so blind and privileged
That’s where ppl of privilege NEED To examine themselves!!!!
I have so loved/enjoyed ALL of her books...She was a LEGEND in her own time.❤
That's bs about the race part we are very different from each other and its ok.
Rest in Peace Toni Morrison, your literary genius will be indelibly engraved into the minds of your readers!
yeah....ummm..literary genius....no,lol
"Really?!" Can a journalist be so ignorant or is he pretending?
She was a very wise woman. RIP Ms Morrison.
There will NEVER be parity within the class system.
When she said you can make money off of racism, who else thought of Jessie Jackson?
You mean al Sharpton.
others Nobody thought of him. Defending people who have mistreated other does not make someone racist.
@@jG-gm2mz Not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, you mean white people!
RIP
She was Soulfully Fearless!
Amazing!
I love her!
Omg yessssss
Beautiful! 🌹
8=======>~
Impressive
TEACH!!!
What was Morrison's opinion of William Ellison?
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I can’t find the full interview of the colbert report, does anyone have the link please? Thank you kindly🙏
The original interview was with Charlie Rose. You can find it on TH-cam as well.
love that woman.
"The racist white person"?? What about the racist black person?? Guess she didn't want to acknowledge that.
And why did she have the title of "Reverend"?
Was she asked a question about racist black people, or are you just deflecting? 🤔
Dang. Powerful word.
And on that note from the last scene, Toni Morrison definitely will be missed
No one knows who she is. So no, no she wont
@UCHV73d6bnhD-mR2ERw9pQwg no, only racists know who she is. Seeing that you're a racist and black supremacist it makes sense.
She will indeed! She was/is truly BEAUTIFUL soul. What a BLESSING she was/is to humanity. A RADIANT LIGHT! ✨
May she Rest in Peace and Love. 🦋🕊💜
♥️Much Love & many blessings ✨to you, Seph. 🙏🏾
@@lemostjoyousrenegade racist
@@syagllagnah5454 lol you trolling get rid of the profile pic lol
Toni Morrison! Amazing Grace❣️❤️
I love people who don't believe in science.
🌷⚘I love her ⚘RIP ⚘🌷
I know that is RIGHT!!!
YES!!!!!!
Oh! What a brilliant mind
1:38...OMG
Amen
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Georgia discusses
Morrison says there is no such thing as race and then says. "White people have a very very serious problem." This is a contradiction. Why doesn't Morrison acknowledge that her surname is found in England, Scotland and Ireland? Morrison is a mixture of black and white.
John Deagle You're an imbecile. Most black Americans have white last names due to slavery. We didn't choose those white last names. They were forcefully given to us by white slave masters.
Love this!!!!! Subjected to rasict neighbours for 5years im Indian I get all sorts narrow minded uneducated people. But please carrying on scoffing a chicken Tikka and getting yow orange tan 🤣🧐
Gross.
Rest In Peace!