@@zapreeze You're speaking as if 2012 was the antebellum era. Not everyone was racist in 2012. Everyone has bias but a lot of ppl knew racism was bad and avoided saying slurs even in the 2010's
I feel bad for Trayvons parents!This is still their very real pain!Trayvon’s family lost their child and have to deal with people using that child’s death-and especially using his death for hate-sure seems evil!
@@annjepsen1621 notice how she didnt apologize for that? she made it ambiguous on purpose because she doesn't give a shit about who she actually effected she just wants her squeaky clean reputation back.
For those that don’t know and want more context on the Zimmerman case, the guy chased unarmed 17 year old Trayvon Martin down a street and shot him. Literally no way to excuse it as anything other than a murder. In no way could that have been self defense.
@@zeej80there is literal voice footage out of an operator telling Zimmerman not to engage & he still did. He murdered a child senselessly & got away with it. shut the hell up bro
Not really, we don't know what goes into her mind especially since she basically hurt every single community and you can get hurt even if you're not part of that community because we're all human beings and sympathy and empathy are a real thing but typically you are correct 💯
@@niraxlevi9930imo it doesn’t get more backhanded and disingenuous than “i’m sorry if you were offended”. like it’d be different if it was “i’m sorry i did / said this offensive thing”. but the former literally implies that it’s our fault for being offended. also obviously emphathy exists, but let’s not act like she hurt / offended everyone equally. she’s primarily hurt the black community and any other marginalised groups she made comments about. THATS who she should be apologising to. it’s all well and good saying “we’re all humans, we’re all hurt” but she didn’t didn’t make disgusting comments about ALL humans she made them about black people and minorities.
The Zimmerman thing really pisses me off. I was a young Republican also in south Central Texas entrenched in Fox News when Trayvon was murdered, but his death changed me. I was so angry at his murder and was absolutely baffled that no one else on the Republican side seemed to be angry. That was the beginning of me realizing how wrong I had been and changing for the better.
Bullet point list about the Clinton Kane situation: - faked being Australian - lied about his age - manipulated and gaslit Brooke into staying with him after she found out he: - cheated on his girlfriend with Brooke and 15~ other girls - cheated on Brooke - (the worst one) lied about his whole family dying in a fire, particularly his mother since he wouldn't stop talking about his dead mom
what i found the weirdest of them all was that he had songs that he claimed after the fact were about his dead mom, but the lyrics to at least one of those songs were really quite romantic and i just....who wants to claim the love songs they wrote were about their dead mom, even IF she was actually dead like 😭😭💀
im not really a brooke fan but this is not even the whole truth, he very clearly emotionally abused her, and claimed his whole family died despite them all being very much alive
As a white woman who grew up with very conservative racist parents in a deep red state, my take on this is the exact take I’m hearing from POC. My very first thought when I heard her apology was “why are you apologizing to, quote, anyone who was hurt?” Tell us specifically who you hurt. Apologize to black people, Mexican people, apologize to the specific communities you were hurting. Why was it bad to make that tweet about George Zimmerman? Who is he, who is Trayvon Martin, what actually happened? Please Brooke, take a moment to actually educate people about WHY what you said was bad, not just that it was bad. Take that moment to show us that education you’ve gotten in the past 10 years! I’m not in the business of talking over POC, nor is this apology even something that I should feel is for me or about me in any way. But I can’t help but to feel she was actually apologizing to ME more than she was to people like D’Angelo.
You feel that way because you’re right, she clearly addressed her apology to the people that she actually respects, her white peers! I could not imagine a world where people like her care about the minorities they’ve hurt or disrespected. I really think that in her eyes, they aren’t even akin to real people, if she had any friends that were minorities she considered as equals to her, she wouldn’t act the way that she does to begin with. Simple as.
@@kristinalobzhanidze124so she shouldn’t have apologized because no apology will ever be good enough in your fantasy land 😂 age grew up with racist maga freaks. Undoing that indoctrination takes time and takes being around new people.
No like fr. An apology of any case should honestly be like an essay. Get your thesis, your 3 or more points, be detailed, look at both sides etc etc. Give it everything you’ve got to explain the shift/misconception of your actions, don’t leave so much room for thought. Do any less, and the image you’re hoping to portray won’t be 100%. Ofc, something like that (image) doesn’t even need to matter to someone like Brooke, truthfully.
If there's something I remember very clearly about the murder of Trayvon Martin, it's how quickly black children understand when we're being dehumanized. On the days following the murder of Trayvon Martin, students who were deliberately wearing hoodies (and carrying Skittles and AriZona iced tea) got dress code violations just kinda proving our point :/
You’re spitting a lot of facts here. While I wasn’t racist as a child, I was still shitty. I grew the fuck up though. I’m not asking for a medal, that’s what’s supposed to happen. ALSO-what you said about it being dumb that she didn’t delete the comments is so real. It’s so dumb that she didn’t just wipe her profiles ages ago.
That's the big part for me. She didn't delete the stuff because it was just a normalized phase to her. She didn't care if people would see it, she stated her opinions and moved on and never had any growth or self reflection on that part of her life. It was her thoughts and goodbye. She most likely still agrees with it to an extent and that's why she never looked back/down at herself. Until people pointed it out of course.
i dont believe you. i dont believe you at all cos if you're a similar age to me (30) then there's no way you didn't exist in the edgelord years of 2008-2013 and not have an -ism or -phobic post online or have never said a slur against some sort of group in your whole life. i just dont believe you lmao
@@EpicGabby24 maybe she is so far removed from the way she used to think that going back and hiding evidence didn't come into consideration. people who commit crimes get stronger sentences if they attempt to hide evidence. it is a crime all of its own. she is intelligent and works in social media. trust me, the fact it didnt cross her mind is not proof that she still thinks this way, it is circumstantial evidence that she *doesnt*
We should give sympathy to everyone who deserves it even if some others who deserveit unfortunately don'tget it since their stories aren't heard , i have it for her KID version but not her adult version at all
It's also wild she'd talk about her college thesis in the "better" apology when her first video told us she DIDN'T START UNLEARNING RACISM TIL AFTER COLLEGE. She still has a long way to go.
@@yeebler 17 year olds aren’t stupid. She knew what she was saying was wrong and abhorrent. Just because she was 17 doesn’t mean she can’t own up to the actions that she once did.
1:21 to sum up the whole story abt Brooke’s ex bf, he was basically lying abt most of his family being dead, abt his age, and abt being australian. he was also just a manipulative and toxic partner.
Did she provide any evidence or was it entirely here-say from a clout hungry moronic tiktok influencer? I don’t care enough to look into it for myself, but I am curious what u think, if ur up to speed on this situation? I start to question the legitimacy of her statements when she’s a publicly racist pos
I'm Hispanic and grew up in Arizona, I still vividly remember when I was in the 4th grade I went to say bye to my friend before fall break. She was one of the few white people in the school since it was a predominately hispanic area. Her dad got up in my face, pointed at me, and said "Don't you dare talk to my daughter again" and then just went to their car. I was left so confused. I thought I somehow upset her but now I realized that her dad was probably just racist. After break we acted like nothing happened, we were still friends until we left that school. I just stopped saying bye to her if I saw her dad.
I am truly so sorry to hear you went to such situations as a child, now as an adult you can realize the true and full meaning behind those hurtful words but as a kid you are just left standing confused and upset. sending many hugs!
I grew up in Australia and when I was just 6 years old (so only 16 years ago) my Egyptian family took me out for lunch, apparently i'd accidentally ran into a lady or something because she went up to my family and started yelling that they needed to get me under control because I had "clawed" her as if i was an animal, told them to get back on a boat & go back where they came from 😃imagine being racist to an elderly woman and a 6 year old
Yup! Being Mexican in Arizona especially near the border these experiences were extremely common. Though people typically mistake me for Native American, I still saw and heard what people said/did to my visibly mexican mother.
I think the main thought I had was just that the ability to not be affected by hate is a privilege. It’s good to grow out of it, but c’mon now, being racist isn’t the same as being discriminated against. Literally haven’t heard of this woman before and I will forget her name in the next hour.
“She’s not the problem, she’s PART of the problem.”👏🏾👏🏾You perfectly described my indifference about these kinda things lately. I’m soo tired of hearing about everyone’s racist past and it doesn’t surprise me anymore (it hasn’t for awhile), to the point where I thought I was starting not to care. But you helped me realize it’s not that I don’t care, it’s just that the problem is bigger than these individuals and my care should be allotted towards the root of the issue. Doesn’t mean I excuse their hurtful actions or forgive them, but I can choose not to let it drain me any further than it already does.
Idk how people are surprised about Brooke’s past racist actions when she’s literally best friends and works with Tana who’s infamous for doing the same thing years ago and a plethora of other scandals as well. Also them being racist doesn’t absolve their abusers (Cody and Clinton) actions towards them.
This is such a moronic take. It’s not surprising one had conservative takes at 16 bc the other one said the N word at 22. The commonality is they are both American. You all seem to have “we all did it” stories about youthful racism
As a black female who lived in corpus Christi texas. I validate the extreme racism they have. I wasnt even allowed to call other classmates by there first names cause they said it was disrespectful.
My thought in Tana saying “we grew up bad” is that she ended up a millionaire very literally from lying about her life. She didn’t learn honesty until she had enough money to not need to be a liar anymore…I don’t know if that made sense but I can’t take her seriously specifically because of it.
That trayvon connection is so relevant. Maybe social media isn't the main reason for people being more reclusive. We've seen many people murdered just for being outside the "wrong" way.
Her liking a trump post in the mist of it all playing out makes me think she didn’t change how she thinks and is playing in everyone’s face in an effort to save financial repercussions
I mean that’s what they all do at this point, idk why people go through such lengths to paint these people as having undergone “growth.” When someone shows you their true colors like Brooke did with those tweets, believe them
Exactlyyy- they don't like "liberals" but they'll sure take their money and views. There was a youtuber called Kelly Stamps that did a similar thing- she kept breadcrumbing the fact that she had become hyper conservative, Christian (the judgmental & pearl clutching kind), Republican (even going so far as to use her youtube money to move from state to state to avoid Covid restrictions). Eventually she started a new channel and is fully honest but it left the worst taste in my mouth knowing her original audience was very much liberal, lgbtq, etc. Brooke should just be open about it and accept the consequences of being/supporting racist assholes. Lucky for her, there's a booming audience base for that(':
@@dvolleyball199 that’s why they say you don’t trust peoples words, don’t trust peoples actions, you trust their patterns of behavior. Girlie showed us her whole ass.
I loved how you mentioned the white ppl who try to use this situation as their time to prove their allyship by either talking about how much they’ve changed or how much they haven’t been racist, like babe no one was talking to you no one asked this is not your moment
Honestly. Too many white people here are making it about themselves like that’s not what this situation is about 🥴 Good on you for being an ally or whatever but if you’re just doing it to look good that’s not helping anyone
What I took away from this is the reinforcement of: if you apologize BE SPECIFIC and address who you hurt directly. Also to listen to BIPOC instead of putting any energy to the people justifying her actions. Genuinely helpful, thanks D'Angelo.
It’s also so gross I saw her fans being like “we forgive you Brooke” like No?? The fans shouldn’t be the people being apologized to, it should be the communities she affected.
People seem to think you can evolve like a pokemon from racist to not racist. Even if you come from a less racist household, you probably still have work to do. Everyone wants to feel like they overcame something, but in reality its about consistently doing the work.
23:40 YES. As a white woman who is often in spaces within my career where inequity, bigotry, etc., are discussed and considered, I too have noticed this weird social ladder where white, “progressive” people in those rooms want to continually keep talking about the hows and whys of how non-harmful they have been and continue to be with respect to marginalized populations, when… at least the last time I checked… the entire purpose in those rooms is to be orienting ourselves to existing systemic inequities and the populations harmed by them. So, why are all the non-minorities in the room just trying to win some weird game of proving that they are actually the “best ally” or something? Wouldn’t spending your time and energy on *actually* just being an ally (rather than on trying to prove to other white ppl that you’re the most ally of all allies that have ever allied) be a far more fruitful way to *actually* be the type of support for marginalized populations that you’re so desperately trying to prove that you are?!?!
Worked in the deep South in social work and this was something I preached to so many. I am a white man, what other place do I have in this conversation than to listen and actively participate in the solutions brought to the table. My thoughts and ideas on POC lives is not what is important, because none of that could ever begin to be more important or impactful compared to their lived experience. This isnt to say white people should be complacent or "take a back seat" to reparations or social issues, but there is no situation where its okay for us to be the faces of these movements or claim that our issues caused by systemic racism would be anywhere near compared to POC. Like just sit, listen, and act in a way that the community has been actively stating isn't harmful.
Ngl this is kinda a shock. I've never really heard of anyone saying "Oh we were always harmless and helpful". It's always either been "I have suffered at the hands of minorities and therefore am exempt from being accused of racism" or "whites are literal devil spawn and should eat cyanide because we are inabsolvable".
hey, i'd just like to tell you that you're exactly the person you were talking about in your speech. you're the white progressive person talking about how non-harmful you are. this is embarrassing
Huge part of my process of arriving at anarchism is growing up in exclusively white academic liberal/progressive spaces and getting so fucking sick of the constant dog whistles and gaslighting and manipulation, and how they’d seemingly rather become more and more openly racist in doublethink, than just admit they were caught having never stopped being racist in the first place. So I stopped listening to them and bothering to take their word for it about communities they harm and just sat and listened to people of color instead. I let myself get angry and confused with myself instead of making people more marginalized than me deal with my white guilt and confusion and rage- if I had questions I looked for answers to them in a way that didn’t demand emotional labor be done for me. Brooke is a sort of conservative that could exist flawlessly in white liberal spaces. It’s shocking to them because she’s now masking her hatred the same ways they do.
your point of just not caring about apologies or situations like this is so real. it’s gotten to the point where whenever i see it happen amongst some influencer i vaguely have heard about, i roll my eyes and go, “good lord, *again?*” and move on. the apology is never made with the people they hurt in mind, it’s only to alleviate some sort of guilty conscience they’ve got with their posse of yes men in their comments that kiss the ground they walk on. it’s ridiculous
Seriously, when shit like this inevitably comes up can we all collectively agree to just throw out the whole concept of forgiveness/cancelation? Not interesting in bringing down the gavel of justice anymore dude, straight up just gonna divert my attention to someone who’s not an embarrassing shit show and move on with my life, apathy and disinterest towards these sorts of influencers almost seems more fittingly cruel and cutting to their superinflated egos. I really like the thought of watching an influencer lose their audience simply because nobody thinks they are interesting anymore because being a mean, hateful and uneducated person on the internet just isn’t interesting or new or exciting anymore. Dime a fuckin dozen.
Which is exactly why they should never apologize. It actually hurts them more than helps, because people like you are never satisfied and unironically are willing to condemn someone for 12 year old tweets that disagree with your horrendous liberal politics.
@@cococock2418 alright but her admitting she was still very much racist and did not change until 2020 means.....nothing? Like, nobody actually cares about the 12 yr old tweets. People care when you can't openly hold yourself accountable until someone asks you too.
There's a few a disagree with but overall he's amazing, especially since many male creators try to act like they understand issues like racism misogyny etc while being super superficial, he does an incredible deep dive ❤❤
This is such a pure example of the difference between "not racist" and being "anti-racist." It is not enough to simply decide to stop being actively racist or saying racist things. Anti-racism means that you do the hard work of understanding your own biases, owning up to them, and interrupting racism when you see it. Brooke decided that being "not racist anymore" was enough... until her history bit her in the ass. That simply isn't enough, and I think that's a big reason why it is so disappointing whenever folks like Brooke apologize for past behavior.
@@alexbennet4195 unlearning racism and confronting your biases is not activism. Interrupting racism is also not activism. Nobody is requiring activism to be anti-racist. What is it that you think activists do that anti-racism sounds like activism to you?
@@MyLalala9 so… you’re talking about personal processes you think people should be going through? So what has that got to do with her as a public figure? How could you even think you know what SHE has been personally thinking over? So how would you have any idea whether she’s been confronting any of her biases, or not?
@@alexbennet4195 is she talking about cases of discrimination on her social media? people who grew tend to, since they now know that what they did was bad and their opinion is stronger. i don't want to deflect the situation but I can relate that to feminists that don't go all the way to actually talk about bad behavior from men and women, and just let it slide because "they can grow" or "don't be too harsh they're learning", if you're actually willing to grow, you don't just tolerate bad behavior.
@@alexbennet4195 If you’re accused of racism & your first response is, “but I’m not racist”, you likely haven’t done the work of being anti racist. Which Brooke said she was herself. She said she was anti racist. If you are more hurt by being labeled a racist than you are by the harm your racism is causing, then you have bigger issues. IMO, and I am literally one white person so I could be wrong af, there is no racist & not racist. You are racist or anti racist. You are racist or actively working to dismantle the racism you have within you. It’s simply questioning judgments you have, feelings that come up in certain situations, stereotypes you believe, looking at how racism benefits you & what you can do to help dismantle those systems etc. For a lot of people it’s a life long process, including myself.
D’Angelo, I’ve been a fan of yours for a LONG, LONG time. Since pre-pandemic. I remember you telling all of us you needed a break, taking that break, and then your video about things getting rough there for a while. I don’t care if you don’t post on this channel for 11 more months. The ENDLESS joy I feel at seeing you smiling, laughing, not taking shit seriously unless you want to, clearly honoring your own needs before any of this online shit, is so fucking worth it. I am so, SO proud of you and in awe of your hard work in healing and getting to know what a future career means for you. Also, I’d like… totally take your classes and I just got my masters in liberal arts so you’ve got at least one student. Love love love you!!
This was a remarkably refreshing video-as a black person it was great to see white person's hurt feelings over being caught out as racist ..NOT being centered. I am needing to protect my peace and mental well being more every day, so not caring about this lady one way or the other - feels healthy.
As a white person (yeah yeah I know hear me out), this is also refreshing, because algorithms push content-original, commentary, or tertiary meta-commentary; plus news which is overwhelmingly written by and for white audiences-towards "majority" perspectives. It's inescapable. People who want to see non-white perspectives, commentary from someone outside one's social sphere or the sphere of the catalyst (majority/rich/famous) figure... they have to actually go out of their way to find minority writers whose content happens to be *qualitatively superior* to the algorithmic schlock and idk what to say, it's absurd and awful.
the “your allowed to not have a opinion” is something I learned a few years ago and it can be so helpful in situations like this. Def don’t be apathetic to the issue in general, but It’s ok to not speak about an apology if you have absolutely nothing of value to add and no place to accept it or not. The internet makes it seem like we have to share our opinion on every little thing, it leads to insight of actual value being buried.
The thing about her lying in her college essays is it shows that she was introduced to other forms of belief regarding racism and still decided to be racist. She had the opportunity to learn THEN when she was surrounded by people who didn’t all believe in the same conservative bigotry she was raised with and she still rejected it.
She definitely had the opportunity, and that probably signals that she most likely still has those beliefs, because when she was exposed to different beliefs, she still decided to reject it. But it's very important to take into consideration the fact that it isn't easy to leave behind everything you've known and been raised to believe, and if you have been raised with such unflinching bigotry, no matter what, you will believe you are right and everyone else is wrong, and that is incredibly hard to unpack and deprogram from. I don't mean to excuse her from her beliefs or actions whatsoever, it's just that your comment makes it sound a lot easier to give up on certain views you've held your whole life than it actually is.
i think when youre like in an environment where everything and all thoughts are white you dont really get any outside views tho, she couldve educated herself but as most teens do, she went with her familys perspectives
D’Angelo…I am literally in tears because of what you said about, “like everyone else” you got the talk about how to present yourself, how far to stay away from people, etc to protect yourself. Because I have never gotten that talk. My brother never got that talk. White privilege at its finest. But not only that, just as a mother now, I can’t even imagine having to have that talk with my own kid just to pray that he comes home safely from a walk to a gas station.. 😭
Fellow whitey here, the talk I got was, in fact, how George Zimmerman was a good man from my dad and that all lives matter was the correct movement!!! He has changed his mind, and I am no longer 12 and have my own opinions, but yeah...
It's absolutely disgusting isn't it. I can't stand any form of discrimiation. I do not comprehend it , it makes no sense to me and IT'S VERY unnatural . It literally makes me sick.
I taught my kids that an actual apology has three parts, in order for it to not be just you trying to feel better or avoid consequences 1. you take responsibility for what you did by identifying it specifically. you don't need to , and probably shouldn't, say why you did it. 2. you acknowledge how that likely affected them (the specific people you hurt/wronged, and you need to identify who that is), you can even say how you would feel in that circumstance. 3. you tell them specific actions you will be taking, and things you will be changing, to make sure that doesn't happen to them again. The bigger the hurt, the more drastic and serious the change needs to be. You do not even need to say the word "sorry". This is how you apologize with empathy.
I really like this! I feel like a lot of people weren't taught how to actually apologize. Whether they are "made" to apologize as a kid or whether they actually want to apologize and feel bad, it's important for kids (and anyone really) to learn about the harm they did or do and how that affects others, and how to apologize and not have it be a "sorry".
@banquetoftheleviathan1404 I would never believe someone is sorry if they tried to pay me to forgive them/tried to buy their way back into my good graces; it's so disingenuous.
Honestly I relate as well. My parents are black AND racist. I grew up being forced to listen to glenn beck and fox news was on all the time. My parents both constantly acted like they were better than other black people because they were conservative republicans. I shudder to think the things I mindlessly repeated to others in my youth. But unlike brooke, this hurt me deeply
I had a very similar experience! I have one white parent and one Mexican parent, and both are pretty racist. My Mexican parent LOVES to act like she's better than other Mexicans. Even though she is literally an immigrant, she will talk racist shit about other immigrants and act like she's somehow different, without seeing that their motivations for coming to the US are EXACTLY the same. Both parents are strong conservative Republicans (and extremely religious, because of course they are). I'm so grateful that I could see the flaws in that kind of thinking as an adult and no longer believe any of those ideas, but man, I am not proud of how I saw the world as a kid.
Yea I had a lot of colorism instilled in me as a mixed Mexican person, but I saw the consequences of my actions pretty immediately. I’m glad my friends when I was younger called me out because I learned it was wrong and I think I’m a better person for it. And apologizing helped me and the people I affected move on. I think we all have to unlearn harmful things no matter what we look like. It’s just that mocking a victim of a violent hate crime seems obvious as a no no.
honestly, i’m thankful my parents and family weren’t racist and anti-Black (coming from a Black american family) BUT i did live in an area where so many other Black people my age were, especially around 2016. and i always thought it was in an attempt to fit into the white majority in a rural Southern county.
Brooke’s ex boyfriend thing was basically that he was lying about so much insane stuff- pretended to be Australian and lying about his mom dying, etc.- for no reason (or at least petty ones) and then blaming his bad behavior on trauma from his past that never even happened supposedly Also, Dave is great but what’s the bunny’s name 🥺
Don't forget he also was a serial cheater and kept her near him and her attention on him at all times so she wouldn't see everyone talking about him cheating on his ex
These apologies are all very boring because there’s never any introspection, it’s always the fault of a family member or growing up in an impoverished area. Not once have they told the truth and just flat out said that they jumped on the bandwagon because it was trendy to punch down at minorities, and they thought they could get away with it.
things I love about this video that have nothing to do with Brooke Schofield: - your back drop is stunning! the little bunny is my favorite - you're so good at complementing yourself - I wanna be nice to me one day - featuring other black creators - you passed the fit check - I love me a scally cap - i love your mic - idk if it's a cover or that's just the design on it - I didn't even know you had a 2nd channel, so thank you for uploading & bringing me here :)
Omg the “I knew when I was 3 that this was bad so how didn't other people know” posts also made me genuinely irate. So many times, these conversations devolve into people clawing over each other to prove they're the best person to ever exist WHY??? Radically indifferent is such a good way to put it. I didn't pay attention to Brooke before and I will continue to not pay attention to her. I hope she's changed, I will not be watching over her to make sure she does because the problem is so much bigger than her.
Like honestly, I said the n word when I was around 12 or something. I didnt know it was wrong or racist, honestly by that time I've never really saw any POC until we had POC neighbours. My parents reffered to them by the n word and I just thought its normal until I said it infront of them and my parents scolded me and told me its a bad word (they only felt bad because our neighbours heard us, pretty sure they (my parents) didnt actually really cared about it).
Yep, literally. It pisses me off how people will go to such far lengths to hold themselves above other people for shitty actions that they themselves might have done if they were in that person's shoes. Not that racism shouldn't be punished, but that the general internet high horse is so stupid and condescending. "I knew since I was 5 that being racist was bad, and I had a racist family!" Good for you. We're all bowing in awe at your early intelligence.
I think this happens as a response because people are often very dismissive and defensive of how how bad it is by always being like we all had a racism phase, or saying they’ve changed when there’s literally no proof of that
Thanks D'Angelo for voicing the brainrotting effect Rush Limbaugh and conservative radio has bc i grew up with relatives listening to it and its AWFUL man dudes, my grandpa bought us his books. it took years for me to disentangle myself from conservative talking points. I'm transgender and it took me forever to figure it out bc I couldn't POSSIBLY be queer
Me too, trans and all! I would even read my dad’s Limbaugh Letter when I was 17-18! 🤦 Worst of all was my dad falling into the Fox News hole as he suffered from dementia. I’m convinced it made him worse.
@@melodies_of_stars omg those books 😭 I read them all as a kid, Rush Limbaugh cool time travelling oc do not steal was wild. I never liked Limbaugh much bc he sounded so angry all the time but he was always around 😭 i heard abt the time he used to read out the names of people who died from aids alongside funny music. Vile man
@@thebettertee he was basically the original conservative shock jock, inspired others after him to follow his model of casual cruelty on air and saying the quiet part out loud. He was very active and popular with conservatives until he died of lung cancer
Nah, when influencers do this, they are apologizing to their sponsors and financial endorsers. The tears are them begging to not be cut off from the flow of influencer money.
What also bothered me was that she commented on a Reddit thread about the situation (on r/lainfluencersnark) about a year ago. Yet still didn't address it everywhere until it was like unignorable. So there was a period of time where she was aware people knew, but didn't really do anything. Maybe she should've taken accountability for the tweets on all her platforms when it first came to light, and owned up to those things then.
I might be wrong but didn't these tweets get out years ago and she apologized for it then as well? I'm not sure tho but I think I saw videos circulating from 4-5 years ago where she spoke about these tweets. Edit: With this I don't mean that those apologies were good or it shouldn't have came out the way it did. I think it's good that she's finally "exposed" in mainstream media and hope that people will actually hold her accountable this time. Just wanted to clarify that this has been going on far longer than most people are aware of (and she still hasn't really taken accountability).
That coupled with the fact that she’s been liking pro-trump posts *this week after she apologized for her racism* make me struggle to believe the genuineness of the apology.
@@brianaescamilla8249 Like I said I'm not sure, if it really happened you can find them by some digging. Not gonna waste my time on that myself sorry, I'm just stating what I've heard before
this is a great video. it’s incredible how fast these conversations become about the oppressor’s feelings (“boohoo I feel bad about being the oppressor”) instead of about oppression and the oppressed (the people actually harmed!!)
bc ppl are ALWAYS hand and foot ready to jump up and dry those white woman tears!! all she had to do was make an unrefined "raw"-feeling video to show everyone how disheveled she is by the consequences of her own racism and the deal was done
I have heard more conservative talking points from the children I babysat than I did anywhere else. Kids repeat what they grow up hearing and it is horribly sad every time
It really is. I haven't experienced it, luckily I've never been in super conservative areas, or at least the people in conservatives areas are open and kind and more progressive themselves but even minor things like teaching kids that not being Christian or religious is okay is a sensitive topic because you have to really figure out how to express that to them without their parents getting angry or disagreeing, if that makes sense
the fact that she never deleted those tweets really shows that they never held any sort of significance for her cuz to her they were just regular things she and her friends would say without barely noticing, and propbably forgot until those tweets in question resurfaced. me personally, i don't believe she "grew out" of racism, she just learnt how to hide it.
9:16 No you're so right, when someone gives a reason for their behavior it gives more evidence that they are changed. If someone was in a debate about cats or dogs and they hated dogs, theyre not going to admit that they only ever had cats as pets because it makes them seem less reliable. Same goes for apologies, if someone still believes in their problematic idealogy they arent going to want to discredit it to some simple thing, they've basically turned it into their personality. They'll just float around the apology without making any actually reflective observations.
did NOT expect this to be the video topic but it's such a pleasant surprise, i hate how most people's take seems to be that it's the most unexpected turn of events that the internet's fav mean girl just so happens to actually be mean.
6:50 I'm so glad you said this because I was thinking the exact same thing when I watched her apology. I really wish people would just start straight up saying my family is racist instead of trying to soften it.
I felt that so deeply when you said you don't have the capacity to care anymore. Great that people "learn and grow" by why does that have to be at the expense of POC? It's exhausting
Honestly, I have no sympathy for white people who grew up in the south and blindly followed the racist, misogynist, and homophobic rhetoric of conservative southerners. I knew so many people who grew up in conservative families and realized it was wrong by simply talking to people of color and other minorities. It wasn't that hard to believe racism was wrong in the 2000s, believe it or not. The people who followed that conservative line did so by choosing not to ever step out of the lines, and it always felt like they just enjoyed being "on top." People who refused to learn as kids/teens require a lot more work and way more scrutiny when they decide to change as an adult.
The problem is teenagers are old enough to know right from wrong. I grew up with a racist dad and his wife, I have never ever said or thought a single racist word in my life. I just don’t see the point in being hateful towards people simply because they exist. My dad is also as conservative as you can get here in the south. So… there’s literally zero excuses for being a piece of shit lol
this! I grew up and still live in the deep south, and understood very early in life that the racist/homophobic/misogynistic stuff I heard from adults was not something I agreed with, even when they told me they weren't being racist/homophobic/misogynistic. people who grow up and continue past like elementary school to regurgitate the stuff their racist parents say do so voluntarily. they chose not to confront the racism they have been raised to have despite the fact that they are old enough to think critically
I’m not white, but I grew up learning racism toward blacks people in my community and I always knew it was wrong to treat people like they weren’t people just because they are black. ESPECIALLY if they are black because they have been effed by racism for hundreds of years and it still affects their everyday life to this day.
Hum... second time i see such a take... You know grooming is a very recurrent thing amongst conservative households ? Isolation, threats of violence, proper violence, whether physical or mental, are all things that can be deployed against a child. Not excusing one's racism on this basis is fine. Not having sympathy at all when the children were obviously abused is a bit too harsh for me.
the only time i've seen any of her content was when Tana was talking about Palestine on their podcast and she couldn't look any less interested or concerned, so yeah i'm not surprised. it's also very sinister to see a child your age murdered and still go online to defend their killer, it's less of a take on people's morals and values and more of a disappointment about the lack of empathy.
I heard one of her friends is an out and about z***ist too 😬 On another note, do you know if D'Angelo has talked about Palestine? Basing off the image that he puts up online, it's more likely that he's pro-Palestine but I'd still like to know if he has spoken out cause I don't really follow TH-camrs consistently.
@@jesshillon1334you think it’s not racist to support ethnic cleansing? And before u start talking about Hamas, I’m talking about the tens of thousands of civilians who have been systematically murdered and tortured.
@@jesshillon1334nope, the oppression of Palestine is based on anti Arab racism. When you have holocaust survivors saying that what Palestinians are experiencing reminds them of their childhood, and when you have people who suffered under South African apartheid saying what Palestinians are going through is WORSE-it’s safe to assume that racism is definitely a factor. Plus, Zionism was a European settler colonial project, by the founders own statements. They literally could not have been more clear.
18:46 This is so true! I have recently found myself typing out a comment paragraph, reflecting for five seconds, then deleting it all before commenting because i remembered that nobody cares what i have to say about this nothingburger problem and your words online only come back to bite you
You made a really good point being like, why did she leave those up?? I’ve never become famous on the internet and I have definitely gone through and double checked that I don’t have social media posts out there from my teenage years that no longer reflect my beliefs. And the posts I did delete were just cringey, not horribly offensive. So you’d think, if someone knew they had really bad stuff out there, they’d be even more likely to go delete it.
I always get excited when you point to me on the map. I grew up in the most “liberal” city in Texas and when I moved to NYC I didn’t realize how many micro-racist things I said until being one of the only white folks in my neighborhood. I am so grateful for all of my friends who helped me learn and become even more sensitive to other peoples’ stories.
Dude, Texas is the place that murdered President Kennedy for the civil rights act/desegregation, then refused to apologize until 50 years later 😭🤣 No part of it is truly liberal lol, just slightly less conservative.
I haven't even tried saying anything on this as I'm white. However, even I, a random Polish person who doesn't even watch Brooke's stuff, felt that her apologising to "whoever was hurt" was idiotic. Why do influencers always say this instead of directly addressing the affected people...
Because almost every minority group was affected lol. I think it would have been good to address each group or address it to everyone except for white straight people but I do think that's why she said anyone. It's a long list
she said it as a catch-all term because she hurt multiple races and clearly her white fans are upset about her having a racist past and are disappointed. you are LOOKING for faults. if she had addressed every black person by first and last name then given them 1 million dollars each in reparations they would call her a white saviour.
@@Trixiepi Well she could've said the long list. The issue is that she doesn't care at all and made a quick apology so she can go back being her usual self.
@@Trixiepi If she wanted to actually sound sincere, she would. This made her apology fall flat. And honestly, if you insulted every group of people possible other than white people, that's just insane. Even more of a reason, to address everyone separately.
I lived in Florida at the time and that tweet just made me angry all over again. George Zimmerman is the one who approached Trayvon HOW IS THAT SELF DEFENSE
i was also younger than her (10) and, as a Black american, that was the first time i felt actual fear about being a Black girl. the first time i was worried for myself and my family (especially my dad and male cousins). so while she was joking about it, i was EVEN younger and deeply disturbed by the situation. and was in actual fear for our safety as Black people in America. and that fear never went away, of course, because even this year we have similar incidences happening
I’m from Mississippi. I grew up in a household with an extremely racist Mexican dad. He was racist against other Hispanic people(even other Mexicans) and black people. I still knew that racism was bad. Having a racist household isn’t an excuse imo because at the end of the day there are plenty of people who understand not to hate others during childhood and not as a GROWN woman.
Some people are, genuinely, more simple souls. Not stupid, but simple. They struggle to form their own ideas. What they're truly after is feeling like they belong in their tribe and general social acceptance, because that's what makes them feel safe and happy. That's why there's been so much societal backsliding when it comes to saying the r word and fatphobia for example - the people who briefly stopped being openly hateful towards disabled and fat people, were only doing so to feel that social acceptance from their peers again. They struggle to actually conceptualise anyone a little different from them as complete human beings with rich inner lives, worthy of dignity and kindness. I have zero doubt someone like Brooke, who is upset because she's receiving backlash and not because she caused harm to poc, would go back to being hateful if she went back to living in an insular environment where she was praised and found funny for her edgy and hateful language. There's no underpinning of personal morals or values there, she will do whatever gets her the most love and acceptance from her peers. They're saying she said something bad, so it's bad. If they started saying it's okay again, she will think it's okay again.
i grew up in a racist household also and even as a child, i always wondered why we had to hate these certain people. i never understood the ‘growing up in a racist place’ approach because it literally takes 2 braincells to question what’s being said and another 2 braincells to understand that it’s literally stupid. if im being honest, it probably takes more to be racist than not
@yeebler You missed their point. What they're saying is you can have a mind of your own despite the circumstances/ environment you grow up in. It's easier said than done, of course, but it is possible.
This whole thing is the biggest “it’s not about you!!” situation imo. Like the “in college I wrote about-“ it’s not about you. You already explained the circumstances that led to your views, this is not the time to share more about yourself. And Tana saying “we grew up bad.“ Keep it in the DMs, stop trying to make this about you. We should have a conversation about how racism is taught, but we can’t start that conversation *in the middle of this one*
people having heavily racist posts still up on their social media is so wild to me. sometimes i worry that jobs are going to reject me cause i accidentally called david tennant a bowl of rice on twitter and it went viral
Nothing will ever make me sadder than how poc children have to mature and understand the world faster because of the state of the world. I remember growing up and hearing classmates and politicians repeat terrible rhetoric about Mexicans. Even growing up and seeing the hate crimes affected me so much and gave me so much anxiety on a day to day basis. I hope one day the world will be kinder to the poc children so they don’t have to endure that.
Has any influencer ever had a good enough apology for racism? Genuine question because I feel like the vast majority of influencers are allergic to personal growth and ACTUALLY taking accountability. Edit for spelling.
@@UnsafeTunapeople say she has a great apology- but she’s done racist stuff in her early years, correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t she only apologize about the care of her fish? If that’s the case imo she got our right in time bc I feel like people would definitely bring that up now.
Hey just wanted to say thanks for being willing to share vulnerable aspects of your life experience, namely some of your childhood trauma. I recognize that this is not easy to do publicly, but i appreciate how much it helps to put things into perspective. Have a good one ❤
Her offensive tweets weren't unique enough for her to remember she tweeted them. She probably forgot about them because used to speak that way all the time. The fact that this was so normal to her that she didn't even remember to delete them is the shocking part
Thank you so much for this take! As a Latina growing up in Catholic Private Schools in Texas, you kind of had to learn to get along with awful people. It took me years after to realize maybe there are people outside of that vacuum that I don't have to educate or "fix" or whatever flawed kid belief I had. Like you said, I believe kids can be indoctrinated into this hate, and it's hard to find fault with a literal child. However, as an adult now I can recognize I don't have space for those people in my life. There's a time where you grow up, and have to change, whether she's done that who's to say. Though I have no sympathy for Brooke, I appreciate you bringing awareness to the nuance of the situation
Your statement of absurdly advanced thoughts you needed to have as a child - was one of many things that you said that was super thought- provoking for me. Thanks for helping me learn.❤️🙏❤️
The whole part of not being able to care anymore and just laughing I felt so much. As a poc and woman I really don't even have the capacity to care anymore about so much of this. But good for now rich white girly that she prevailed her own racism towards others
Yea especially when there’s some really big things happening with systemic racism and fascism rn. Like it did hurt to see the Mexican baptism joke but I’m focused on Congolese people, Sudanese people, Palestinians, and Cop Cities popping up in my area
@@zapreeze You must be kidding. I don't care about any of this but the bean dip joke she told isn't even original. It's been done to death by comedians who do shock-jock humour. If that is the funniest thing you've heard in recent years, it's kinda sad. I hope you get to hear better jokes in the future.
I like the lack of the take on this situation. Glad you are feeling comfortable to share your thoughts and experiences without the need to justify it by concluding with a “I forgive this random creator / I don’t forgive them.” I’m kinda understanding it in my brain as focusing on getting through the meeting agenda and not letting it get derailed with someone hyper fixating on a random flower that is going to be preserved anyway when we mark the whole forest as protected.
In a way, we don’t have to forgive her. Brooke’s tweets are not hurting me personally as a black person, and I doubt D’Angelo feels the need to give a verdict on her actions. The relevant people will receive the apologies how they wish.
The real test when this happens takes time. We have seen so many people apologize and then go on racist, sexist, etc. tirades later when people critiqued them online.
Just want to say that you have very quickly become one of my favorite TH-camrs (& totally official professors). Your takes on things are so smart and well-fleshed out but also reAL. Your genuineness shines big time.
D'Angelo, you perfectly described my feelings on this matter & honestly all previous & future matters related to this. As a black girl, I feel like I'm just numb to finding out people are racist that now, I'm more shocked when they aren't lol.
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her bigotry is SO full of diversity. we love an inclusive queen.
A well rounded racist!
@@zapreezewhy do you white people always announce yourselves ? It’s so strange.
@@zapreeze what are you talking about? You sound insane
@@zapreezeoh damn you really thought you ate
@@zapreeze You're speaking as if 2012 was the antebellum era. Not everyone was racist in 2012. Everyone has bias but a lot of ppl knew racism was bad and avoided saying slurs even in the 2010's
I feel bad for Trayvons parents!This is still their very real pain!Trayvon’s family lost their child and have to deal with people using that child’s death-and especially using his death for hate-sure seems evil!
Yes she mentioned him by name, she should apologize to his family.
Just like Emmitt Till :(
White woman tears are very dangerous
@@annjepsen1621 notice how she didnt apologize for that? she made it ambiguous on purpose because she doesn't give a shit about who she actually effected she just wants her squeaky clean reputation back.
For those that don’t know and want more context on the Zimmerman case, the guy chased unarmed 17 year old Trayvon Martin down a street and shot him. Literally no way to excuse it as anything other than a murder. In no way could that have been self defense.
That’s not true at all! He chased Zimmerman down,then beat him up,& that’s when Zimmerman shot him.
@@zeej80there is literal voice footage out of an operator telling Zimmerman not to engage & he still did. He murdered a child senselessly & got away with it. shut the hell up bro
Shaun has a video going over it in depth, if anyone needs to see all the details clearly spelled out.
@@eyesofthecervino3366Shaun who? I would like to watch
@@rachelhope7584
Just Shaun. The video is called "The Killing of Trayvon Martin," though, if that helps.
this is by far the prettiest professor of hydroacoustic waveform analysis I've seen
@VillleUTTPyou do apparently 😂
I can’t stand when someone says “ I’m sorry if you were offended or whoever I offended “ it’s very back handed and disingenuous
Not really, we don't know what goes into her mind especially since she basically hurt every single community and you can get hurt even if you're not part of that community because we're all human beings and sympathy and empathy are a real thing but typically you are correct 💯
@@niraxlevi9930imo it doesn’t get more backhanded and disingenuous than “i’m sorry if you were offended”. like it’d be different if it was “i’m sorry i did / said this offensive thing”. but the former literally implies that it’s our fault for being offended. also obviously emphathy exists, but let’s not act like she hurt / offended everyone equally. she’s primarily hurt the black community and any other marginalised groups she made comments about. THATS who she should be apologising to. it’s all well and good saying “we’re all humans, we’re all hurt” but she didn’t didn’t make disgusting comments about ALL humans she made them about black people and minorities.
Idk that bean dip joke made my Mexican ass laugh 🤷🏽♂️
Exactly. It shows they didn't take the time and effort to fully educate themselves and take full accountability for every wrongful action.
@@Sonwarddgood thing you're not speaking for everyone!
The Zimmerman thing really pisses me off. I was a young Republican also in south Central Texas entrenched in Fox News when Trayvon was murdered, but his death changed me. I was so angry at his murder and was absolutely baffled that no one else on the Republican side seemed to be angry. That was the beginning of me realizing how wrong I had been and changing for the better.
because you're a good person ❤
That's really moving to hear
@@anamelessbird I’m sorry I didn’t mean to make it seem that way
@@jen_is_not_ok im sorryyy i shouldn't say that you seem sweet and nice 😭
Not only were they not angry, they paraded the guy like he was some hero.
Bullet point list about the Clinton Kane situation:
- faked being Australian
- lied about his age
- manipulated and gaslit Brooke into staying with him after she found out he:
- cheated on his girlfriend with Brooke and 15~ other girls
- cheated on Brooke
- (the worst one) lied about his whole family dying in a fire, particularly his mother since he wouldn't stop talking about his dead mom
He also was really shitty to Brooke for making a joke that reminded him of his fake trauma about the way his fake mom died ??
what i found the weirdest of them all was that he had songs that he claimed after the fact were about his dead mom, but the lyrics to at least one of those songs were really quite romantic and i just....who wants to claim the love songs they wrote were about their dead mom, even IF she was actually dead like 😭😭💀
im not really a brooke fan but this is not even the whole truth, he very clearly emotionally abused her, and claimed his whole family died despite them all being very much alive
He also hit on and tried to fly out a 15 year old? Why doesn’t anyone talk about that
Beautifully said
As a white woman who grew up with very conservative racist parents in a deep red state, my take on this is the exact take I’m hearing from POC. My very first thought when I heard her apology was “why are you apologizing to, quote, anyone who was hurt?” Tell us specifically who you hurt. Apologize to black people, Mexican people, apologize to the specific communities you were hurting. Why was it bad to make that tweet about George Zimmerman? Who is he, who is Trayvon Martin, what actually happened? Please Brooke, take a moment to actually educate people about WHY what you said was bad, not just that it was bad. Take that moment to show us that education you’ve gotten in the past 10 years!
I’m not in the business of talking over POC, nor is this apology even something that I should feel is for me or about me in any way. But I can’t help but to feel she was actually apologizing to ME more than she was to people like D’Angelo.
You feel that way because you’re right, she clearly addressed her apology to the people that she actually respects, her white peers! I could not imagine a world where people like her care about the minorities they’ve hurt or disrespected. I really think that in her eyes, they aren’t even akin to real people, if she had any friends that were minorities she considered as equals to her, she wouldn’t act the way that she does to begin with. Simple as.
@@kristinalobzhanidze124so she shouldn’t have apologized because no apology will ever be good enough in your fantasy land 😂 age grew up with racist maga freaks. Undoing that indoctrination takes time and takes being around new people.
No like fr. An apology of any case should honestly be like an essay. Get your thesis, your 3 or more points, be detailed, look at both sides etc etc. Give it everything you’ve got to explain the shift/misconception of your actions, don’t leave so much room for thought. Do any less, and the image you’re hoping to portray won’t be 100%. Ofc, something like that (image) doesn’t even need to matter to someone like Brooke, truthfully.
That is a very mature take, it's a difficult conversation to put your two cents in but I appreciate it 😊
As a mixed person myself her apology just fell flat. Thanks for nothing Brooke!
If there's something I remember very clearly about the murder of Trayvon Martin, it's how quickly black children understand when we're being dehumanized. On the days following the murder of Trayvon Martin, students who were deliberately wearing hoodies (and carrying Skittles and AriZona iced tea) got dress code violations just kinda proving our point :/
These poor kids, man. We’ve failed our children.
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You’re spitting a lot of facts here. While I wasn’t racist as a child, I was still shitty. I grew the fuck up though. I’m not asking for a medal, that’s what’s supposed to happen. ALSO-what you said about it being dumb that she didn’t delete the comments is so real. It’s so dumb that she didn’t just wipe her profiles ages ago.
That's the big part for me. She didn't delete the stuff because it was just a normalized phase to her. She didn't care if people would see it, she stated her opinions and moved on and never had any growth or self reflection on that part of her life. It was her thoughts and goodbye. She most likely still agrees with it to an extent and that's why she never looked back/down at herself. Until people pointed it out of course.
@@EpicGabby24I'm thinking this is more of an out of sight, out of mind thing.
i dont believe you. i dont believe you at all cos if you're a similar age to me (30) then there's no way you didn't exist in the edgelord years of 2008-2013 and not have an -ism or -phobic post online or have never said a slur against some sort of group in your whole life. i just dont believe you lmao
@@EpicGabby24 maybe she is so far removed from the way she used to think that going back and hiding evidence didn't come into consideration. people who commit crimes get stronger sentences if they attempt to hide evidence. it is a crime all of its own. she is intelligent and works in social media. trust me, the fact it didnt cross her mind is not proof that she still thinks this way, it is circumstantial evidence that she *doesnt*
@@EpicGabby24 maybe she just... Forgot about them? LOL
No one gave sympathy for a black kid who got 🔫 down just for having Skittles and ice tea in his pockets 😇😇😇 But lets give Brookie all our sympathy 🥺🥺🥺
We should give sympathy to everyone who deserves it even if some others who deserveit unfortunately don'tget it since their stories aren't heard , i have it for her KID version but not her adult version at all
@VillleUTTPyou’re on every comment lame obviously you do
@VillleUTTPTheir parents? Their community? A kid died. Mature and gain some empathy, god knows you need it.
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It's also wild she'd talk about her college thesis in the "better" apology when her first video told us she DIDN'T START UNLEARNING RACISM TIL AFTER COLLEGE. She still has a long way to go.
And also literally tweeted about how she was faking as a “liberal” to write a paper… in college lmao
i think a lot of people also don’t know that she didn’t finish college
@@souliewrldthis is a really good point to bring up
@@gwen878 wait how?
mind you she’s 27 so she was a menace until like a couple of years ago😭
21:30 honestly so valid, racist people don’t care about you or your feelings, so why in the world would you care about theirs?
a 17 year old doesn't know what they're doing. an 18 year old barely does which is why they can't drink until they are 21 in the US.
@@yeebler 'an 18 year old barely does, that's why the drinking age is 21!!!' the drinking age in canada is 18, what's your point
@@yeebler idk what 18 year olds you’re around but they very much know that it’s wrong, they just choose to do it anyways
@@yeebler I knew that racism was bad when I was like 12
@@yeebler 17 year olds aren’t stupid. She knew what she was saying was wrong and abhorrent. Just because she was 17 doesn’t mean she can’t own up to the actions that she once did.
1:21 to sum up the whole story abt Brooke’s ex bf, he was basically lying abt most of his family being dead, abt his age, and abt being australian. he was also just a manipulative and toxic partner.
Did she provide any evidence or was it entirely here-say from a clout hungry moronic tiktok influencer? I don’t care enough to look into it for myself, but I am curious what u think, if ur up to speed on this situation? I start to question the legitimacy of her statements when she’s a publicly racist pos
Clinton Kane, he’s a (Fake) Australian singer. You can look him up, there’s tons of videos on him.
I'm Hispanic and grew up in Arizona, I still vividly remember when I was in the 4th grade I went to say bye to my friend before fall break. She was one of the few white people in the school since it was a predominately hispanic area. Her dad got up in my face, pointed at me, and said "Don't you dare talk to my daughter again" and then just went to their car. I was left so confused. I thought I somehow upset her but now I realized that her dad was probably just racist. After break we acted like nothing happened, we were still friends until we left that school. I just stopped saying bye to her if I saw her dad.
Yup. I also grew up in Arizona, and Brooke’s tweets are not the worst thing I’ve ever seen. She’ll be fine.
I am truly so sorry to hear you went to such situations as a child, now as an adult you can realize the true and full meaning behind those hurtful words but as a kid you are just left standing confused and upset. sending many hugs!
I grew up in Australia and when I was just 6 years old (so only 16 years ago) my Egyptian family took me out for lunch, apparently i'd accidentally ran into a lady or something because she went up to my family and started yelling that they needed to get me under control because I had "clawed" her as if i was an animal, told them to get back on a boat & go back where they came from 😃imagine being racist to an elderly woman and a 6 year old
What a gross man! I'm sorry
Yup! Being Mexican in Arizona especially near the border these experiences were extremely common. Though people typically mistake me for Native American, I still saw and heard what people said/did to my visibly mexican mother.
I think the main thought I had was just that the ability to not be affected by hate is a privilege. It’s good to grow out of it, but c’mon now, being racist isn’t the same as being discriminated against.
Literally haven’t heard of this woman before and I will forget her name in the next hour.
She's part (or was) of one of the biggest podcasts in the world.
Yes. My grandma could say the most insanely racist things, and just see her as quirky, and uninformed.
but yet people are making this more about how much they are victim for growing up racist instead of centering the people hurt by said racism
@@prom6750what does centering people mean?
@@Kelseyzj center - verb : to give a central focus or basis
''centers her hopes on her son''
''the plot was centered on espionage''
“She’s not the problem, she’s PART of the problem.”👏🏾👏🏾You perfectly described my indifference about these kinda things lately. I’m soo tired of hearing about everyone’s racist past and it doesn’t surprise me anymore (it hasn’t for awhile), to the point where I thought I was starting not to care. But you helped me realize it’s not that I don’t care, it’s just that the problem is bigger than these individuals and my care should be allotted towards the root of the issue. Doesn’t mean I excuse their hurtful actions or forgive them, but I can choose not to let it drain me any further than it already does.
Idk how people are surprised about Brooke’s past racist actions when she’s literally best friends and works with Tana who’s infamous for doing the same thing years ago and a plethora of other scandals as well. Also them being racist doesn’t absolve their abusers (Cody and Clinton) actions towards them.
and them being victims doesn t absolve of what AWFUL ppl they ARE.
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Exactly! It's that simple! Two things can be true.
This is such a moronic take. It’s not surprising one had conservative takes at 16 bc the other one said the N word at 22. The commonality is they are both American. You all seem to have “we all did it” stories about youthful racism
My thoughts exactly. She's friends and works with Tana why are we shocked ?!
As a black female who lived in corpus Christi texas. I validate the extreme racism they have. I wasnt even allowed to call other classmates by there first names cause they said it was disrespectful.
woahh😮. so what were you pose to call them??
@@bigb3x by there last names only
that’s actually vile i’m so sorry you had to experience that :(
@@bigb3x by there last names
wtfffffff
My thought in Tana saying “we grew up bad” is that she ended up a millionaire very literally from lying about her life. She didn’t learn honesty until she had enough money to not need to be a liar anymore…I don’t know if that made sense but I can’t take her seriously specifically because of it.
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In the old vids too I love it
Adorable 💟
literally ran to the comments to see if someone else said it
Miffy
I love the way that D'Angelo starts his videos with giving himself a compliment now. Like, we all deserve that self love.
That trayvon connection is so relevant. Maybe social media isn't the main reason for people being more reclusive. We've seen many people murdered just for being outside the "wrong" way.
How many??
Driving while black is very dangerous in the USA. Hell existing as black is dangerous.
Her liking a trump post in the mist of it all playing out makes me think she didn’t change how she thinks and is playing in everyone’s face in an effort to save financial repercussions
I mean that’s what they all do at this point, idk why people go through such lengths to paint these people as having undergone “growth.” When someone shows you their true colors like Brooke did with those tweets, believe them
especially considering his interview at the nabj ☠️
Exactlyyy- they don't like "liberals" but they'll sure take their money and views.
There was a youtuber called Kelly Stamps that did a similar thing- she kept breadcrumbing the fact that she had become hyper conservative, Christian (the judgmental & pearl clutching kind), Republican (even going so far as to use her youtube money to move from state to state to avoid Covid restrictions). Eventually she started a new channel and is fully honest but it left the worst taste in my mouth knowing her original audience was very much liberal, lgbtq, etc.
Brooke should just be open about it and accept the consequences of being/supporting racist assholes. Lucky for her, there's a booming audience base for that(':
@@dvolleyball199 that’s why they say you don’t trust peoples words, don’t trust peoples actions, you trust their patterns of behavior. Girlie showed us her whole ass.
her i faked being liberal in college tweet definitely doesn‘t help either
I loved how you mentioned the white ppl who try to use this situation as their time to prove their allyship by either talking about how much they’ve changed or how much they haven’t been racist, like babe no one was talking to you no one asked this is not your moment
Honestly that’s a lot of these comments lmao, lacking a bit of self awareness here
Honestly. Too many white people here are making it about themselves like that’s not what this situation is about 🥴 Good on you for being an ally or whatever but if you’re just doing it to look good that’s not helping anyone
I think it's indicative of an insecurity that lots of white people have where they aren't confident they aren't racist so they get defensive.
What I took away from this is the reinforcement of: if you apologize BE SPECIFIC and address who you hurt directly. Also to listen to BIPOC instead of putting any energy to the people justifying her actions. Genuinely helpful, thanks D'Angelo.
It’s also so gross I saw her fans being like “we forgive you Brooke” like No?? The fans shouldn’t be the people being apologized to, it should be the communities she affected.
Hate isn't natural. It's taught.
I know this has nothing to do with the video but I like part 7 of jojo’s. That is all.
@@Spuub Idk if part 7 of jojos is supposed to elicit hate and thereby disprove the comment but the MHA pfp doesnt make me hate you
@@SpuubVALID ASL BRO SAMEE
@@Spuub me too buddy
People seem to think you can evolve like a pokemon from racist to not racist. Even if you come from a less racist household, you probably still have work to do. Everyone wants to feel like they overcame something, but in reality its about consistently doing the work.
23:40 YES.
As a white woman who is often in spaces within my career where inequity, bigotry, etc., are discussed and considered, I too have noticed this weird social ladder where white, “progressive” people in those rooms want to continually keep talking about the hows and whys of how non-harmful they have been and continue to be with respect to marginalized populations, when… at least the last time I checked… the entire purpose in those rooms is to be orienting ourselves to existing systemic inequities and the populations harmed by them. So, why are all the non-minorities in the room just trying to win some weird game of proving that they are actually the “best ally” or something?
Wouldn’t spending your time and energy on *actually* just being an ally (rather than on trying to prove to other white ppl that you’re the most ally of all allies that have ever allied) be a far more fruitful way to *actually* be the type of support for marginalized populations that you’re so desperately trying to prove that you are?!?!
Worked in the deep South in social work and this was something I preached to so many. I am a white man, what other place do I have in this conversation than to listen and actively participate in the solutions brought to the table. My thoughts and ideas on POC lives is not what is important, because none of that could ever begin to be more important or impactful compared to their lived experience. This isnt to say white people should be complacent or "take a back seat" to reparations or social issues, but there is no situation where its okay for us to be the faces of these movements or claim that our issues caused by systemic racism would be anywhere near compared to POC. Like just sit, listen, and act in a way that the community has been actively stating isn't harmful.
Ngl this is kinda a shock. I've never really heard of anyone saying "Oh we were always harmless and helpful". It's always either been "I have suffered at the hands of minorities and therefore am exempt from being accused of racism" or "whites are literal devil spawn and should eat cyanide because we are inabsolvable".
hey, i'd just like to tell you that you're exactly the person you were talking about in your speech. you're the white progressive person talking about how non-harmful you are. this is embarrassing
Well said 🤦🏾♀️
Huge part of my process of arriving at anarchism is growing up in exclusively white academic liberal/progressive spaces and getting so fucking sick of the constant dog whistles and gaslighting and manipulation, and how they’d seemingly rather become more and more openly racist in doublethink, than just admit they were caught having never stopped being racist in the first place.
So I stopped listening to them and bothering to take their word for it about communities they harm and just sat and listened to people of color instead. I let myself get angry and confused with myself instead of making people more marginalized than me deal with my white guilt and confusion and rage- if I had questions I looked for answers to them in a way that didn’t demand emotional labor be done for me.
Brooke is a sort of conservative that could exist flawlessly in white liberal spaces. It’s shocking to them because she’s now masking her hatred the same ways they do.
your point of just not caring about apologies or situations like this is so real. it’s gotten to the point where whenever i see it happen amongst some influencer i vaguely have heard about, i roll my eyes and go, “good lord, *again?*” and move on.
the apology is never made with the people they hurt in mind, it’s only to alleviate some sort of guilty conscience they’ve got with their posse of yes men in their comments that kiss the ground they walk on. it’s ridiculous
Seriously, when shit like this inevitably comes up can we all collectively agree to just throw out the whole concept of forgiveness/cancelation? Not interesting in bringing down the gavel of justice anymore dude, straight up just gonna divert my attention to someone who’s not an embarrassing shit show and move on with my life, apathy and disinterest towards these sorts of influencers almost seems more fittingly cruel and cutting to their superinflated egos. I really like the thought of watching an influencer lose their audience simply because nobody thinks they are interesting anymore because being a mean, hateful and uneducated person on the internet just isn’t interesting or new or exciting anymore. Dime a fuckin dozen.
Which is exactly why they should never apologize. It actually hurts them more than helps, because people like you are never satisfied and unironically are willing to condemn someone for 12 year old tweets that disagree with your horrendous liberal politics.
@@cococock2418womp womp
What people were hurt by Brooke Schofield’s tweets from 2012
@@cococock2418 alright but her admitting she was still very much racist and did not change until 2020 means.....nothing? Like, nobody actually cares about the 12 yr old tweets. People care when you can't openly hold yourself accountable until someone asks you too.
I will never understand how people don't scrub all their social media accounts the INSTANT they get any kind of fame.
There isn't a single D'Angelo take that I do not agree with. He is soooooo good at seeing multiple views about a situation and that is so refreshing.
Real
There's a few a disagree with but overall he's amazing, especially since many male creators try to act like they understand issues like racism misogyny etc while being super superficial, he does an incredible deep dive ❤❤
@@niraxlevi9930 tbh he’s probably one of the only men I’ve ever seen address misogyny and transphobia
@@accountnotinuse_ You must not see a lot of men then.
@@ShaCaro …? I meant online.
This is such a pure example of the difference between "not racist" and being "anti-racist."
It is not enough to simply decide to stop being actively racist or saying racist things. Anti-racism means that you do the hard work of understanding your own biases, owning up to them, and interrupting racism when you see it. Brooke decided that being "not racist anymore" was enough... until her history bit her in the ass.
That simply isn't enough, and I think that's a big reason why it is so disappointing whenever folks like Brooke apologize for past behavior.
So… you think she needed to have become an activist…? Is that what you’re saying?
@@alexbennet4195 unlearning racism and confronting your biases is not activism. Interrupting racism is also not activism. Nobody is requiring activism to be anti-racist.
What is it that you think activists do that anti-racism sounds like activism to you?
@@MyLalala9 so… you’re talking about personal processes you think people should be going through? So what has that got to do with her as a public figure?
How could you even think you know what SHE has been personally thinking over? So how would you have any idea whether she’s been confronting any of her biases, or not?
@@alexbennet4195 is she talking about cases of discrimination on her social media? people who grew tend to, since they now know that what they did was bad and their opinion is stronger.
i don't want to deflect the situation but I can relate that to feminists that don't go all the way to actually talk about bad behavior from men and women, and just let it slide because "they can grow" or "don't be too harsh they're learning", if you're actually willing to grow, you don't just tolerate bad behavior.
@@alexbennet4195 If you’re accused of racism & your first response is, “but I’m not racist”, you likely haven’t done the work of being anti racist. Which Brooke said she was herself. She said she was anti racist.
If you are more hurt by being labeled a racist than you are by the harm your racism is causing, then you have bigger issues.
IMO, and I am literally one white person so I could be wrong af, there is no racist & not racist. You are racist or anti racist. You are racist or actively working to dismantle the racism you have within you. It’s simply questioning judgments you have, feelings that come up in certain situations, stereotypes you believe, looking at how racism benefits you & what you can do to help dismantle those systems etc. For a lot of people it’s a life long process, including myself.
D’Angelo, I’ve been a fan of yours for a LONG, LONG time. Since pre-pandemic.
I remember you telling all of us you needed a break, taking that break, and then your video about things getting rough there for a while.
I don’t care if you don’t post on this channel for 11 more months.
The ENDLESS joy I feel at seeing you smiling, laughing, not taking shit seriously unless you want to, clearly honoring your own needs before any of this online shit, is so fucking worth it.
I am so, SO proud of you and in awe of your hard work in healing and getting to know what a future career means for you.
Also, I’d like… totally take your classes and I just got my masters in liberal arts so you’ve got at least one student.
Love love love you!!
Ugh bro your self love is so refreshing genuinely LOVE to see it
This was a remarkably refreshing video-as a black person it was great to see white person's hurt feelings over being caught out as racist ..NOT being centered. I am needing to protect my peace and mental well being more every day, so not caring about this lady one way or the other - feels healthy.
As a white person (yeah yeah I know hear me out), this is also refreshing, because algorithms push content-original, commentary, or tertiary meta-commentary; plus news which is overwhelmingly written by and for white audiences-towards "majority" perspectives. It's inescapable.
People who want to see non-white perspectives, commentary from someone outside one's social sphere or the sphere of the catalyst (majority/rich/famous) figure... they have to actually go out of their way to find minority writers whose content happens to be *qualitatively superior* to the algorithmic schlock and idk what to say, it's absurd and awful.
@@BobTimheard you out, and you cooked so fair enough.
the “your allowed to not have a opinion” is something I learned a few years ago and it can be so helpful in situations like this. Def don’t be apathetic to the issue in general, but It’s ok to not speak about an apology if you have absolutely nothing of value to add and no place to accept it or not. The internet makes it seem like we have to share our opinion on every little thing, it leads to insight of actual value being buried.
The thing about her lying in her college essays is it shows that she was introduced to other forms of belief regarding racism and still decided to be racist. She had the opportunity to learn THEN when she was surrounded by people who didn’t all believe in the same conservative bigotry she was raised with and she still rejected it.
my exact thoughts PERIOD. she was well grown enough to question herself.
Which means most likely she still has those racist beliefs
@VillleUTTPclearly you do
She definitely had the opportunity, and that probably signals that she most likely still has those beliefs, because when she was exposed to different beliefs, she still decided to reject it. But it's very important to take into consideration the fact that it isn't easy to leave behind everything you've known and been raised to believe, and if you have been raised with such unflinching bigotry, no matter what, you will believe you are right and everyone else is wrong, and that is incredibly hard to unpack and deprogram from.
I don't mean to excuse her from her beliefs or actions whatsoever, it's just that your comment makes it sound a lot easier to give up on certain views you've held your whole life than it actually is.
i think when youre like in an environment where everything and all thoughts are white you dont really get any outside views tho, she couldve educated herself but as most teens do, she went with her familys perspectives
D’Angelo…I am literally in tears because of what you said about, “like everyone else” you got the talk about how to present yourself, how far to stay away from people, etc to protect yourself. Because I have never gotten that talk. My brother never got that talk. White privilege at its finest. But not only that, just as a mother now, I can’t even imagine having to have that talk with my own kid just to pray that he comes home safely from a walk to a gas station.. 😭
Fellow whitey here, the talk I got was, in fact, how George Zimmerman was a good man from my dad and that all lives matter was the correct movement!!! He has changed his mind, and I am no longer 12 and have my own opinions, but yeah...
It's absolutely disgusting isn't it. I can't stand any form of discrimiation. I do not comprehend it , it makes no sense to me and IT'S VERY unnatural . It literally makes me sick.
@VillleUTTPNice ragebait
I taught my kids that an actual apology has three parts, in order for it to not be just you trying to feel better or avoid consequences
1. you take responsibility for what you did by identifying it specifically. you don't need to , and probably shouldn't, say why you did it.
2. you acknowledge how that likely affected them (the specific people you hurt/wronged, and you need to identify who that is), you can even say how you would feel in that circumstance.
3. you tell them specific actions you will be taking, and things you will be changing, to make sure that doesn't happen to them again. The bigger the hurt, the more drastic and serious the change needs to be.
You do not even need to say the word "sorry". This is how you apologize with empathy.
I really like this! I feel like a lot of people weren't taught how to actually apologize. Whether they are "made" to apologize as a kid or whether they actually want to apologize and feel bad, it's important for kids (and anyone really) to learn about the harm they did or do and how that affects others, and how to apologize and not have it be a "sorry".
@banquetoftheleviathan1404 I would never believe someone is sorry if they tried to pay me to forgive them/tried to buy their way back into my good graces; it's so disingenuous.
Honestly I relate as well. My parents are black AND racist. I grew up being forced to listen to glenn beck and fox news was on all the time. My parents both constantly acted like they were better than other black people because they were conservative republicans. I shudder to think the things I mindlessly repeated to others in my youth. But unlike brooke, this hurt me deeply
I had a very similar experience! I have one white parent and one Mexican parent, and both are pretty racist. My Mexican parent LOVES to act like she's better than other Mexicans. Even though she is literally an immigrant, she will talk racist shit about other immigrants and act like she's somehow different, without seeing that their motivations for coming to the US are EXACTLY the same. Both parents are strong conservative Republicans (and extremely religious, because of course they are). I'm so grateful that I could see the flaws in that kind of thinking as an adult and no longer believe any of those ideas, but man, I am not proud of how I saw the world as a kid.
Yea I had a lot of colorism instilled in me as a mixed Mexican person, but I saw the consequences of my actions pretty immediately. I’m glad my friends when I was younger called me out because I learned it was wrong and I think I’m a better person for it. And apologizing helped me and the people I affected move on. I think we all have to unlearn harmful things no matter what we look like. It’s just that mocking a victim of a violent hate crime seems obvious as a no no.
Unfortunately anti-blackness and white supremacy are very prevalent in some black people. It’s really sad to see that level of self hatred.
honestly, i’m thankful my parents and family weren’t racist and anti-Black (coming from a Black american family) BUT i did live in an area where so many other Black people my age were, especially around 2016. and i always thought it was in an attempt to fit into the white majority in a rural Southern county.
@@hnicholeI hope you call her out. My moms the same way lmfao
Brooke’s ex boyfriend thing was basically that he was lying about so much insane stuff- pretended to be Australian and lying about his mom dying, etc.- for no reason (or at least petty ones) and then blaming his bad behavior on trauma from his past that never even happened supposedly
Also, Dave is great but what’s the bunny’s name 🥺
I wondered the same thing! Bunny even has a dapper little outfit
@transrightsdinosaur
My eyes snapped to the bunny immediately. Sorry D'Angelo. My best friend was a white bunny with red eyes. 🐇
Don't forget he also was a serial cheater and kept her near him and her attention on him at all times so she wouldn't see everyone talking about him cheating on his ex
Racism and sexism. Being told what not to wear, not to stay out to late, avoid certain areas. This country is beyond fucked up.
So a pathological liar 🤥
These apologies are all very boring because there’s never any introspection, it’s always the fault of a family member or growing up in an impoverished area.
Not once have they told the truth and just flat out said that they jumped on the bandwagon because it was trendy to punch down at minorities, and they thought they could get away with it.
I was thinking that too. Wished she said “I said what I said and with my chest”
Love how D'Angelo changes his interior aesthetic after every hiatus.
0:10 Ummm 2 things: your jawline? flawless. Your hair? Phenomenal. Sorry. Carry on.
not to forget: outfit? yes!
And cheekbones for days!
The ✨hat✨
Underrated comment!
frrrr😭😭😭🔥🔥
things I love about this video that have nothing to do with Brooke Schofield:
- your back drop is stunning! the little bunny is my favorite
- you're so good at complementing yourself - I wanna be nice to me one day
- featuring other black creators
- you passed the fit check - I love me a scally cap
- i love your mic - idk if it's a cover or that's just the design on it
- I didn't even know you had a 2nd channel, so thank you for uploading & bringing me here :)
Omg the “I knew when I was 3 that this was bad so how didn't other people know” posts also made me genuinely irate. So many times, these conversations devolve into people clawing over each other to prove they're the best person to ever exist WHY???
Radically indifferent is such a good way to put it. I didn't pay attention to Brooke before and I will continue to not pay attention to her. I hope she's changed, I will not be watching over her to make sure she does because the problem is so much bigger than her.
Like honestly, I said the n word when I was around 12 or something. I didnt know it was wrong or racist, honestly by that time I've never really saw any POC until we had POC neighbours. My parents reffered to them by the n word and I just thought its normal until I said it infront of them and my parents scolded me and told me its a bad word (they only felt bad because our neighbours heard us, pretty sure they (my parents) didnt actually really cared about it).
Yep, literally. It pisses me off how people will go to such far lengths to hold themselves above other people for shitty actions that they themselves might have done if they were in that person's shoes. Not that racism shouldn't be punished, but that the general internet high horse is so stupid and condescending.
"I knew since I was 5 that being racist was bad, and I had a racist family!" Good for you. We're all bowing in awe at your early intelligence.
I think this happens as a response because people are often very dismissive and defensive of how how bad it is by always being like we all had a racism phase, or saying they’ve changed when there’s literally no proof of that
Yeah, this discourse is really showing that people don't really understand that racism is a systemic issue and not just a personal one
I will say it once and say it forever: when someone believes that are not ignorant is when you can most mess up
Thanks D'Angelo for voicing the brainrotting effect Rush Limbaugh and conservative radio has bc i grew up with relatives listening to it and its AWFUL man dudes, my grandpa bought us his books. it took years for me to disentangle myself from conservative talking points. I'm transgender and it took me forever to figure it out bc I couldn't POSSIBLY be queer
Me too, trans and all! I would even read my dad’s Limbaugh Letter when I was 17-18! 🤦 Worst of all was my dad falling into the Fox News hole as he suffered from dementia. I’m convinced it made him worse.
omg my grandparents gave me and my siblings the whole rush revere series when we were little 😭 the self-insert was hilarious but also so weird
i’m british, can someone give a vague synopsis of who rush limbaugh is (insane name by the way)? is he just a racist guy with a radio show?
@@melodies_of_stars omg those books 😭 I read them all as a kid, Rush Limbaugh cool time travelling oc do not steal was wild. I never liked Limbaugh much bc he sounded so angry all the time but he was always around 😭 i heard abt the time he used to read out the names of people who died from aids alongside funny music. Vile man
@@thebettertee he was basically the original conservative shock jock, inspired others after him to follow his model of casual cruelty on air and saying the quiet part out loud. He was very active and popular with conservatives until he died of lung cancer
Nah, when influencers do this, they are apologizing to their sponsors and financial endorsers. The tears are them begging to not be cut off from the flow of influencer money.
Literally just sorry for being caught
What also bothered me was that she commented on a Reddit thread about the situation (on r/lainfluencersnark) about a year ago. Yet still didn't address it everywhere until it was like unignorable. So there was a period of time where she was aware people knew, but didn't really do anything. Maybe she should've taken accountability for the tweets on all her platforms when it first came to light, and owned up to those things then.
I might be wrong but didn't these tweets get out years ago and she apologized for it then as well? I'm not sure tho but I think I saw videos circulating from 4-5 years ago where she spoke about these tweets.
Edit: With this I don't mean that those apologies were good or it shouldn't have came out the way it did. I think it's good that she's finally "exposed" in mainstream media and hope that people will actually hold her accountable this time. Just wanted to clarify that this has been going on far longer than most people are aware of (and she still hasn't really taken accountability).
That coupled with the fact that she’s been liking pro-trump posts *this week after she apologized for her racism* make me struggle to believe the genuineness of the apology.
@@DevilmousyWhere are these videos? I keep hearing this without anything to prove it
@@brianaescamilla8249 Like I said I'm not sure, if it really happened you can find them by some digging. Not gonna waste my time on that myself sorry, I'm just stating what I've heard before
@cheesygoblin she addressed the likes in a video
this is a great video. it’s incredible how fast these conversations become about the oppressor’s feelings (“boohoo I feel bad about being the oppressor”) instead of about oppression and the oppressed (the people actually harmed!!)
bc ppl are ALWAYS hand and foot ready to jump up and dry those white woman tears!! all she had to do was make an unrefined "raw"-feeling video to show everyone how disheveled she is by the consequences of her own racism and the deal was done
I have heard more conservative talking points from the children I babysat than I did anywhere else. Kids repeat what they grow up hearing and it is horribly sad every time
It really is. I haven't experienced it, luckily I've never been in super conservative areas, or at least the people in conservatives areas are open and kind and more progressive themselves but even minor things like teaching kids that not being Christian or religious is okay is a sensitive topic because you have to really figure out how to express that to them without their parents getting angry or disagreeing, if that makes sense
why is this tonal warm background so visually soothing tho
and the picture frames!!!!!! 🧐🤌
the fact that she never deleted those tweets really shows that they never held any sort of significance for her cuz to her they were just regular things she and her friends would say without barely noticing, and propbably forgot until those tweets in question resurfaced. me personally, i don't believe she "grew out" of racism, she just learnt how to hide it.
9:16 No you're so right, when someone gives a reason for their behavior it gives more evidence that they are changed. If someone was in a debate about cats or dogs and they hated dogs, theyre not going to admit that they only ever had cats as pets because it makes them seem less reliable. Same goes for apologies, if someone still believes in their problematic idealogy they arent going to want to discredit it to some simple thing, they've basically turned it into their personality. They'll just float around the apology without making any actually reflective observations.
Brooke isn't the problem, she's another symptom of the problem. And the problem is exhausting.
did NOT expect this to be the video topic but it's such a pleasant surprise, i hate how most people's take seems to be that it's the most unexpected turn of events that the internet's fav mean girl just so happens to actually be mean.
5:24 her using every word but racist?😭
6:50 I'm so glad you said this because I was thinking the exact same thing when I watched her apology. I really wish people would just start straight up saying my family is racist instead of trying to soften it.
I felt that so deeply when you said you don't have the capacity to care anymore. Great that people "learn and grow" by why does that have to be at the expense of POC? It's exhausting
Honestly, I have no sympathy for white people who grew up in the south and blindly followed the racist, misogynist, and homophobic rhetoric of conservative southerners. I knew so many people who grew up in conservative families and realized it was wrong by simply talking to people of color and other minorities. It wasn't that hard to believe racism was wrong in the 2000s, believe it or not. The people who followed that conservative line did so by choosing not to ever step out of the lines, and it always felt like they just enjoyed being "on top." People who refused to learn as kids/teens require a lot more work and way more scrutiny when they decide to change as an adult.
The problem is teenagers are old enough to know right from wrong. I grew up with a racist dad and his wife, I have never ever said or thought a single racist word in my life. I just don’t see the point in being hateful towards people simply because they exist. My dad is also as conservative as you can get here in the south. So… there’s literally zero excuses for being a piece of shit lol
Pretty black and white thinking. Parents can seriously brainwash you.
this! I grew up and still live in the deep south, and understood very early in life that the racist/homophobic/misogynistic stuff I heard from adults was not something I agreed with, even when they told me they weren't being racist/homophobic/misogynistic. people who grow up and continue past like elementary school to regurgitate the stuff their racist parents say do so voluntarily. they chose not to confront the racism they have been raised to have despite the fact that they are old enough to think critically
I’m not white, but I grew up learning racism toward blacks people in my community and I always knew it was wrong to treat people like they weren’t people just because they are black. ESPECIALLY if they are black because they have been effed by racism for hundreds of years and it still affects their everyday life to this day.
Hum... second time i see such a take... You know grooming is a very recurrent thing amongst conservative households ? Isolation, threats of violence, proper violence, whether physical or mental, are all things that can be deployed against a child.
Not excusing one's racism on this basis is fine. Not having sympathy at all when the children were obviously abused is a bit too harsh for me.
the only time i've seen any of her content was when Tana was talking about Palestine on their podcast and she couldn't look any less interested or concerned, so yeah i'm not surprised. it's also very sinister to see a child your age murdered and still go online to defend their killer, it's less of a take on people's morals and values and more of a disappointment about the lack of empathy.
you can not be racist and not support Palestine though, but I hear you
I heard one of her friends is an out and about z***ist too 😬
On another note, do you know if D'Angelo has talked about Palestine? Basing off the image that he puts up online, it's more likely that he's pro-Palestine but I'd still like to know if he has spoken out cause I don't really follow TH-camrs consistently.
@@jesshillon1334you think it’s not racist to support ethnic cleansing? And before u start talking about Hamas, I’m talking about the tens of thousands of civilians who have been systematically murdered and tortured.
@@jesshillon1334nope, the oppression of Palestine is based on anti Arab racism. When you have holocaust survivors saying that what Palestinians are experiencing reminds them of their childhood, and when you have people who suffered under South African apartheid saying what Palestinians are going through is WORSE-it’s safe to assume that racism is definitely a factor. Plus, Zionism was a European settler colonial project, by the founders own statements. They literally could not have been more clear.
@@jesshillon1334I think you should follow and listen to palestinians. Please.
The bunny's outfit matching yours is one of the cutest thing i've seen
Travon Martin did not just passed away, he was murdered
I’m sorry I had to pause the video at 0:54 because D’Angelo FACE CARD!!???? His jaw can cut diamonds 😩😩😩🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Came here just to says this😂😂 serving model!!
imagine D'Angelo at 35 😊✨️
Face card is actually devious, giving young Micheal Jackson
Agreed. But I hope it's not from losing a lot of weight bc he's sick or something!
I was gonna say his fit, the face, and the background it’s a serve ✨
18:46 This is so true! I have recently found myself typing out a comment paragraph, reflecting for five seconds, then deleting it all before commenting because i remembered that nobody cares what i have to say about this nothingburger problem and your words online only come back to bite you
You made a really good point being like, why did she leave those up?? I’ve never become famous on the internet and I have definitely gone through and double checked that I don’t have social media posts out there from my teenage years that no longer reflect my beliefs. And the posts I did delete were just cringey, not horribly offensive. So you’d think, if someone knew they had really bad stuff out there, they’d be even more likely to go delete it.
I always get excited when you point to me on the map. I grew up in the most “liberal” city in Texas and when I moved to NYC I didn’t realize how many micro-racist things I said until being one of the only white folks in my neighborhood. I am so grateful for all of my friends who helped me learn and become even more sensitive to other peoples’ stories.
even the most liberal place in Texas is VERY white I thought I was super progressive then I lived in Bushwick lol
Dude, Texas is the place that murdered President Kennedy for the civil rights act/desegregation, then refused to apologize until 50 years later 😭🤣
No part of it is truly liberal lol, just slightly less conservative.
I haven't even tried saying anything on this as I'm white. However, even I, a random Polish person who doesn't even watch Brooke's stuff, felt that her apologising to "whoever was hurt" was idiotic. Why do influencers always say this instead of directly addressing the affected people...
Because almost every minority group was affected lol. I think it would have been good to address each group or address it to everyone except for white straight people but I do think that's why she said anyone. It's a long list
@@Trixiepibut thats not why, she just doesnt care
she said it as a catch-all term because she hurt multiple races and clearly her white fans are upset about her having a racist past and are disappointed. you are LOOKING for faults. if she had addressed every black person by first and last name then given them 1 million dollars each in reparations they would call her a white saviour.
@@Trixiepi Well she could've said the long list. The issue is that she doesn't care at all and made a quick apology so she can go back being her usual self.
@@Trixiepi If she wanted to actually sound sincere, she would. This made her apology fall flat.
And honestly, if you insulted every group of people possible other than white people, that's just insane. Even more of a reason, to address everyone separately.
I am from a central Asian country, and I had no idea racism still existed until I was 18. Never stopped being disappointed in humanity ever since.
that zimmerman tweet is fucking disgusting. I was even younger than her (13) when Trayvon Martin died and I was horrified.
Well, that's racism. It wasn't a kid for her. It was a black person.
I lived in Florida at the time and that tweet just made me angry all over again. George Zimmerman is the one who approached Trayvon HOW IS THAT SELF DEFENSE
i was also younger than her (10) and, as a Black american, that was the first time i felt actual fear about being a Black girl. the first time i was worried for myself and my family (especially my dad and male cousins). so while she was joking about it, i was EVEN younger and deeply disturbed by the situation. and was in actual fear for our safety as Black people in America. and that fear never went away, of course, because even this year we have similar incidences happening
you were horrified at a man defending himself from a violent animal?
@@cococock2418wtf
People being surprised by this is like my friend being shocked that a Mormon influencer experiences sexism. Like babe, they go hand in hand?
I get an ad for ukulele lessons on this vid. Fitting.
I’m from Mississippi. I grew up in a household with an extremely racist Mexican dad. He was racist against other Hispanic people(even other Mexicans) and black people. I still knew that racism was bad. Having a racist household isn’t an excuse imo because at the end of the day there are plenty of people who understand not to hate others during childhood and not as a GROWN woman.
Some people are, genuinely, more simple souls. Not stupid, but simple. They struggle to form their own ideas. What they're truly after is feeling like they belong in their tribe and general social acceptance, because that's what makes them feel safe and happy. That's why there's been so much societal backsliding when it comes to saying the r word and fatphobia for example - the people who briefly stopped being openly hateful towards disabled and fat people, were only doing so to feel that social acceptance from their peers again. They struggle to actually conceptualise anyone a little different from them as complete human beings with rich inner lives, worthy of dignity and kindness. I have zero doubt someone like Brooke, who is upset because she's receiving backlash and not because she caused harm to poc, would go back to being hateful if she went back to living in an insular environment where she was praised and found funny for her edgy and hateful language. There's no underpinning of personal morals or values there, she will do whatever gets her the most love and acceptance from her peers. They're saying she said something bad, so it's bad. If they started saying it's okay again, she will think it's okay again.
i grew up in a racist household also and even as a child, i always wondered why we had to hate these certain people. i never understood the ‘growing up in a racist place’ approach because it literally takes 2 braincells to question what’s being said and another 2 braincells to understand that it’s literally stupid. if im being honest, it probably takes more to be racist than not
wow you're perfect and flawless you've cured racism. you did it!
@@yeebler keep being racist under the disguise that you’re ‘imperfect’ 🩷 you’ll get nowhere in life ^_^
@yeebler You missed their point. What they're saying is you can have a mind of your own despite the circumstances/ environment you grow up in. It's easier said than done, of course, but it is possible.
This whole thing is the biggest “it’s not about you!!” situation imo. Like the “in college I wrote about-“ it’s not about you. You already explained the circumstances that led to your views, this is not the time to share more about yourself. And Tana saying “we grew up bad.“ Keep it in the DMs, stop trying to make this about you. We should have a conversation about how racism is taught, but we can’t start that conversation *in the middle of this one*
I love the last sentence wonderful choice of words i will borrow that for the future
people having heavily racist posts still up on their social media is so wild to me. sometimes i worry that jobs are going to reject me cause i accidentally called david tennant a bowl of rice on twitter and it went viral
Nothing will ever make me sadder than how poc children have to mature and understand the world faster because of the state of the world. I remember growing up and hearing classmates and politicians repeat terrible rhetoric about Mexicans. Even growing up and seeing the hate crimes affected me so much and gave me so much anxiety on a day to day basis. I hope one day the world will be kinder to the poc children so they don’t have to endure that.
On another note seeing your locs grow everytime I see a new video is the most heart warming thing. Because I remember when you first started them.
My parents are still racist and have been my entire life and yet I’ve never even THOUGHT let alone publicly tweet the things she said.
You thought we wouldn’t noticed your loc journey
Has any influencer ever had a good enough apology for racism? Genuine question because I feel like the vast majority of influencers are allergic to personal growth and ACTUALLY taking accountability.
Edit for spelling.
An apology that a lot of people think is good is IDubz (however you spell his name lmao), but even then people have their criticisms.
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as a person who was in one of his demographics that he deeply offended for many years, iDubbbz had a really high quality apology.
@@UnsafeTunapeople say she has a great apology- but she’s done racist stuff in her early years, correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t she only apologize about the care of her fish? If that’s the case imo she got our right in time bc I feel like people would definitely bring that up now.
@@UnsafeTuna but she wasn't apologizing for racism was she?
Hey just wanted to say thanks for being willing to share vulnerable aspects of your life experience, namely some of your childhood trauma. I recognize that this is not easy to do publicly, but i appreciate how much it helps to put things into perspective. Have a good one ❤
😂the way she threw her grandpa under the bus
she said fuck peepaw 💯
@@lee-jq6ct😭😭😭😭
And the funniedt thing is, she stills talk about how her grandpa inspires her so much and he means so much to her
@@nai110like wasnt she crying bc joe biden reminded her of her grandpa 💀
Literally why are people so shocked when she is literally friends with Tana!?
@VillleUTTP?
@@chuck4714Ignore that bum he's a bot
@@Turnyourphoneoff a bum tryna blackmail ppl with n4des apparently, too.. wack alert
@@chuck4714tana is openly racist
The idea of “we accept your apology” from people not impacted is so funny to me 😂
27:08 PragerU trying to convince school boards to allow them to make them part of the curriculum
As a proud student of Professor DAngelo, I highly recommend enrolment in this prestigious university. 📚🎓
Wouldn't it be Professor Wallace?
Even in this comment section we got ppl making it about how cool and not racist they are lmao
Her offensive tweets weren't unique enough for her to remember she tweeted them. She probably forgot about them because used to speak that way all the time. The fact that this was so normal to her that she didn't even remember to delete them is the shocking part
Thank you so much for this take! As a Latina growing up in Catholic Private Schools in Texas, you kind of had to learn to get along with awful people. It took me years after to realize maybe there are people outside of that vacuum that I don't have to educate or "fix" or whatever flawed kid belief I had. Like you said, I believe kids can be indoctrinated into this hate, and it's hard to find fault with a literal child. However, as an adult now I can recognize I don't have space for those people in my life. There's a time where you grow up, and have to change, whether she's done that who's to say. Though I have no sympathy for Brooke, I appreciate you bringing awareness to the nuance of the situation
Your statement of absurdly advanced thoughts you needed to have as a child - was one of many things that you said that was super thought- provoking for me. Thanks for helping me learn.❤️🙏❤️
The whole part of not being able to care anymore and just laughing I felt so much. As a poc and woman I really don't even have the capacity to care anymore about so much of this. But good for now rich white girly that she prevailed her own racism towards others
Yea especially when there’s some really big things happening with systemic racism and fascism rn. Like it did hurt to see the Mexican baptism joke but I’m focused on Congolese people, Sudanese people, Palestinians, and Cop Cities popping up in my area
@@zapreeze You must be kidding. I don't care about any of this but the bean dip joke she told isn't even original. It's been done to death by comedians who do shock-jock humour. If that is the funniest thing you've heard in recent years, it's kinda sad. I hope you get to hear better jokes in the future.
I like the lack of the take on this situation. Glad you are feeling comfortable to share your thoughts and experiences without the need to justify it by concluding with a “I forgive this random creator / I don’t forgive them.” I’m kinda understanding it in my brain as focusing on getting through the meeting agenda and not letting it get derailed with someone hyper fixating on a random flower that is going to be preserved anyway when we mark the whole forest as protected.
In a way, we don’t have to forgive her. Brooke’s tweets are not hurting me personally as a black person, and I doubt D’Angelo feels the need to give a verdict on her actions. The relevant people will receive the apologies how they wish.
The real test when this happens takes time. We have seen so many people apologize and then go on racist, sexist, etc. tirades later when people critiqued them online.
d'angelo is back to save us yet again
"i care about the problem, not every part of the problem" and saying we'd be stuck here forever if we did is a wakeup call for me. thanks
Just want to say that you have very quickly become one of my favorite TH-camrs (& totally official professors). Your takes on things are so smart and well-fleshed out but also reAL. Your genuineness shines big time.
D'Angelo, you perfectly described my feelings on this matter & honestly all previous & future matters related to this. As a black girl, I feel like I'm just numb to finding out people are racist that now, I'm more shocked when they aren't lol.