I can’t stand the overly sexual question in the lineup videos, like, what position would you put me in, like, huh? Also, the shaming of black girls is crazy.
It makes them all look so bad but the girls always get it the worst. It’s so degrading to them and the men in the vids are already being disrespectful right off the bat. They def don’t look like they love themselves ☹️
I don't know who you're watching but FD Signifier, and Intelexual Media are two creators off the top of my head that make thoughtful, well researched videos
Unfortunately the problem lies within us for the most part... If we refused to partake in such shows by starring and watching them, they would not exist. Support local creators and channels that actually paint us in a positive light, which we don't support enough.
not only that. but that’s all black men talk about, they don’t have any example of what love is, family, or a bond that’s why the community is so broken (not all because the middle and upper class family are doing good in their suburbs
Humiliation, gossip, and bringing people down gets views. No one wants to hear about a happy married black couple with two kids making it out of poverty. The community isnt hyped about young men and women getting their degrees and breaking away from the hood.
It's as if they can't stand seeing others succeed. Especially if it's someone from their community. Because then they realize they have to actually work hard and better themselves to be successful too
@@UNF4lRI hate that so much!! Like they act like white people are nice and black people are mean like wtf?? The stereotypes. Any race can be good people. Not all black people are mean.
@@bamfordblue6853 well if wanting a better life is considered "white" then so be it. whats wrong with white anyway? Its basically manipulating with racism These people dont make sense
Self(internal) racism according to a lot of people is wanting better and being able to say some directions things have gone in are bad for the black community currently. Can’t have any self reflection or admitting there’s issues other people aren’t responsible for. Being “black” taught to the kids rn is misogyny, hyper sexuality of women, crime/violence is good for young men and hyper sexuality, aggression/violence is good, ending up a single mom is good for young women. Talking about pushing kids graduating high school and applying to college (you can go to community college for free) or trade school (also grants available to fund it) is seen as bad or “white” for some reason. Like most people aren’t going to have a career being a social media star or a tv star. Reality tv “stars” also burn out and have nothing after very regularly. Why can’t there be good shows with premises like: Black men and women in legitimate businesses that isn’t just social media/music/sports/these shows. Dating shows that aren’t full of over sexualization and violence that is full of 20 something’s that’s being shown as how to act to young men and women. Basically anything actually positive.
Definitely find it cringey when grown folk in their late 20’s and up do these games. I’d leave it to the young adults to rate eachother. It’s stupid but sometimes I watch and I’m like wait she’s a 10 why did he reject her? 🤔
definitely find it cringe when late teens (+18) early twenties refer to people older than them as “grown folk” like baby you’re literally grown af just because people are older than you late twenties doesn’t necessarily dictate their maturity nor lifestyles I really feel it’s a form of age shaming and a copp out No one should be doing this type of content “young nor old” we get so stuck on people’s ages that we literally miss the real problems like the mentality and culture of people perpetuating this type of content and the effects it’s having or will have on the ones consuming it
People are gonna call this a problematic comment but as someone with a sister with bipolar, I've grown up realizing that a lot of people are so openly shameless despite their age or lived experiences because they literally have a mental disorder or condition where they actually genuinely do not understand or care about social boundaries, and say that you're just a pervert and a prude for telling them to have common decency. My sister will constantly use 'feminism' as an excuse to not wear a bra in public and say that YOU are sexualizing her when she is the one going nips out in the public grocery store around people's kids 🙄
that show is ridiculous i seen like 2 episodes here on youtube, i was like "wtf kinda mess is this" smh lmfao. TO CLARIFY IM TALKING ABOUT THE SIDE CHICKS SHOW. FOR ALL THE SLOW PEOPLE IN THE BACK LMFAO!!!
@@jpmackey1607I've been telling people this. I believe I came across it on Amazon. I thought it was a spoof like The Hotwives of Orlando and turned it on. I realized I was wrong really quickly when there were hands being thrown almost immediately in the 1st episode because one of the side chics got caught in bed with someone's bebby deddy 😂
I’m not Christian but I find it very heartwarming that you read a Bible quote at the beginning of your videos. It’s so lovely to see people comfortable and positive with their religion without spewing hate
I can not speak for anyone in the black community, but it's sad to see anyone get humiliated, even when they consent to be in these types of shows or videos. Even if they're getting paid or they're getting a good boost to their social media following, it can't be good for them emotionally to be degraded and even get rejected/torn down on camera for millions to see. You're worth so much more than what some guy/girl thinks about you. You are worthy of respect, even if you struggle with self-love.
You are correct & you don’t have to be black to know this is wrong , a human is a human and it’s humiliating & our community is still suffering from the effects of slavery. It’s going to take generations to heal from the trauma placed on us. This isn’t us as a whole but if it doesn’t stop immediately the false stereotypes will continue to live in folks minds. It’s so sad to see.
You're totally right. When that dude in the purple jacket took 2 steps into the room and they all popped their balloons. You could tell that dude was hurt by that. I'm sure it affected him for a long time afterwards too. It's so sad.
It's just tiring at this point. some people in Black Community try their damnedest to fight the stereotypes and then you have things like Zeus Network keeping the stereotypes alive and well.
exactlyyy. it's not all black youtubers, and it kind of pisses me off when people use "black youtube" to describe that content. there's so many other black creators who deserve the spotlight but the thing people want to highlight the most is the bad side of the black community in regards to youtube.
The thing is for me I’ve always felt like I’m just fighting for the right to be myself. I don’t think I’m necessarily trying to fight stereotypes as much as I believe I’ve been challenging others need to make me a stereotype and them not knowing what to do w/ me because the way I naturally am doesn’t give them the license to mistreat me and they always seem more upset about that and try to convince me (alongside character black folks) how much I’m not black for simply not fitting their stereotype; like they’re trying to convince me I should behave a certain way so they can confirm their belief that it’s just an act because it’s not in our “nature” to have decorum. I’m literally East African by blood and birth, you don’t get more black than motherland roots.
Right but someone else higher than him is making him also push out that type of agenda so as long as he’s benefiting from it money, fame he’s fine. Even if he knows deep down it’s wrong.
No let’s really talk about it… some of these rappers look like old chewed up bubble gum on the street and they have the audacity to open their stinking mouth to ask these women to do a 360°… and these women actually do it… Shame needs to be brought back in 2024 immediately because it’s looking grim out here😭😭
When I told my friends I didn’t like this type of content they called me anti black and proceeded to take away my black card. It’s just not my kind of entertainment 😭
Right my sister loves the mess and I kind of feed into it because it’s pretty much away that we bond. But it’s not something I would seek out to watch but a lot of black women love mess and drama we have to start looking in the mirror
Funnily enough, THEY’RE the ones who are anti-black. It’s highly anti-black to support content of your people being degenerates & indulging in sick behavior for “entertainment”. I bet these are the same type of kids that think you valuing your education & reading is you “trying to be white”. I’m appalled that these things & mindsets are so present. Get you some new friends because they’ll be the same to try to drag you down when you elevate as they clearly hold no respect for themselves.
Here's something to keep in mind At the end of the day. We live in a society where raunchy behavior gets rewarded People that are modest, charitable, etc *never* get any attention because they're *not seeking it* Keep that in mind. The media will always focus on the bad.
@@pegasusred8048 its mostly a knee jerk reaction to red pill shit if im honest. Heard it was once coined as "thong femanism" back in the early 00's. God forbid ANYONE with a self realized opinion points out that "hey......that kinda shit is not exactly wholesome and is more harmful than good, despite how much you enjoy it", it automatically get lumped in with toxic masculinity or internalized masculinity or in some other way, shape or form a fault of people other than the one's perpetuating it. And that's just because of how easy a trope it is. There is no actual conversational structure to navigate it. It's agree or get called a pick me
Thank you for addressing this. The dehumanization of black woman has seriously gotten outta control its almost normal for men on social media to disrespect black women.
To be fair the women are choosing to go on the channel. They are choosing to overly sexualize themselves and be in these videos. It’s both the men and the women fault. There are plenty of modest black women. These don’t represent everyone but they are aiding in the perpetuation of our stereotypes. It’s annoying and the reason why I say I’m not apart of the “black community” I’m just black. So tired of this stuff.
The video of the guy hitting that woman with the brick or the woman that was getting yelled at on public while nobody even said anything was shocking even to me, and showed a lot of the intellectual rot and lack of empathy or common sense in western society. Even if the brick situation was a lie, it’s the response that was a problem regardless of the veracity. Like how ppl were like “oh it’s fake” immediately cause it made black men look bad but then went on to say “if it’s real then she deserved anyway” like wtf 😂
@@emperorhideyoshi3223 it wasn’t real tho,…. A lot of men have been lied on by SCORNED WOMEN. So, men not believing her wasn’t the problem. It’s the fact OUR EXPERIENCES are never taken into account when a black women cries wolf. We’re automatically suppose to “show empathy” even if we KNOW BETTER and that’s sick. The black community NEVER wants to hold anybody accountable unless they do something to a black woman and that’s sick.
One of the biggest issues is how 'we' measure 'success', there are people that believe as long as you're making money then you're doing a good job, you're seen as an 'inspiration' We continue to value material over community and generation stability
You are very refreshing, maybe it’s my algorithm but it’s so nice to see an intelligent black woman with respect for herself on here pushing this, while also not pondering to the red pill/ anti women anti black culture crowd. You definitely got a new subscriber. Keep being great queen!
I think unfortunately too, a lot of people like trashy content and content where people act inappropriately or in a demoralizing way because it’s “entertaining” versus content that isn’t as problematic. If there isn’t enough drama and conflict, people get bored, and the show gets canceled because it’s not “juicy” enough.
Also i understand that people are tirelessly work 9-5 and have no consistent friends or romantic relationships. So they need something entertaining to watch but shouldn’t be demoralizing
Sadly, this is true. I do think it’s a good thing calling it out. Besides for content sake, but to start a discussion. Ignoring this stuff makes matters worse💀💯
The Black community has arrested development. That’s why the topics popular within our community center around very adolescent conversations of sex, relationships, and drama. It’s like our community doesn’t develop past high school age. That’s not the case for the whole community but a majority, especially those on social media. You also have to account for the fact that the people within the community that are trying to create positive content and expose our community to higher level learning and topics face a lot of push back from these platforms, their content is shadow banned or not promoted as much as the ignorant content and it’s intentional to keep our community in this low thinking space. It’s all by design.
Interesting perspective. I think part of the problem is the culture idolizes anti-intellectualism. Kanye West is a prime example on point. He makes good music, but is ignorant as hell. His ideas are half baked or plain wrong, but his success in music is interpreted by young black men as if he must be worth listening to, as if he’s some genius.
It’s like someone threw a curse & Black Americans haven’t escaped. The Black Americans in Martin Luther King’s time were nothing like this even up to the 80s, things just went downhill from 90s & got worse in 2010s. Biggest issue, these negative images are what will be portrayed all over the world by the media.
It’s like someone threw a curse & Black Americans haven’t escaped. The Black Americans in Martin Luther King’s time were nothing like this even up to the 80s, things just went downhill from 90s & got worse in 2010s. Biggest issue, these negative images are what will be portrayed all over the world by the media.
Downfall? I see it as a nipping in the bud situation . Any time we try to STAND UP and do better it’s destroyed or you’re told it isn’t profitable.. It often feels like our success and joy is targeted by the world around us.
I think the media executives who know what will feed tropes and insecurities and fortify the echo chamber of programmed Black identity-perception are the downfall, not Black people themselves.
@@PrincessRoughneckI guess my question is: who is at fault for this? Though the media doesn’t highlight the positive stuff we do as a people, does that mean we should stop doing it and focus on what the media wants?
the obsession with sex, clout, and drugs gotta go and shame needs to be reintroduced like the medieval days. too many find being a whre as a respectable lifestyle which is influenced by clouded judgement.
Thank you for speaking up about this. Black TH-cam has gone downhill. Not all of Black TH-cam but that particular side is based on negative stereotypes for Black women like being a "Jezebel" or "Angry Black woman".
Thank you for speaking up about this. This is so toxic and a horrible representation of who we are as black women. It’s sad, they don’t care how we look, we sell each other out for money smh
Then stop trying to identify with degenerates and making them look like you’re poster child. There are degenerates in every community stop trying to make it a black problem and instead just don’t engage with degenerate TH-cam.
If someone calls me a “baddie” I’ll be appalled and feel violated.. the if you don’t have mink horse lashes and a bbl your not attractive.. smh! Twerking.. don’t even get me started!! It’s sickening that people (women) think this behaviour is acceptable and normal.
It’s the only type of content that white companies put their money behind. And as you know, most of the money comes from White, companies, white owned companies to create content. And for some reason we love negativity, so therefore, we watch more negativity than positivity
The same thing wrong with black culture in general: ignorance is celebrated, violence is normalized and if you say something about it, YOU are attacked because “respectability politics” 🫠
@@natesamadhi33but no one’s forcing them to make the content. this, paired with what WE, as a community are engaging with. I see countless great channels + meeting exceptional black men and women in public. It’s a matter of what we choose to consume and boost. Not dismissing your point but Black ppl must stop choosing mediocrity as entertainment, etc. Toni’s an excellent example of entertainment that is conducive, insightful, and well versed. No harshness, obscene visuals or vulgar language. Other channels with these characteristics exist as well. We must simply disengage with dumpster fire, brain-rotting content (if you do). I refrain from watching anything degrading in the community. It happens consistently. Not to mention, how when expressing our disdain with negative representation, we’ve receive comments like “its never that deep” or mentioning other races. Look back at the black community from before the 90s. We took care of ourselves, our mind, and thought about our future. Now more than ever, we have the chance of moving forward and excelling. Plenty of black people are making strides, but media representation is denoting otherwise. And its up to us, as consumers of this content, to willfully disengage. My comment is a bit rushed, so please ignore any grammatical errors. :3
Honestly, all of these social media "dating shows"/smash or pass, etc. are feeding into how outright rude and critical people are to each other AND it's adding to people's fears & insecurities regarding dating. Men watch these and see women rejecting a man before he can even speak based on height, physical appearance, not making 6-figures, etc. & Women watch these and see men berating women, judging their body shape and proportions, asking and judging them based off body counts, etc. I hate hate HATE these because people watch them and then internalize how judgemental and harsh others are on these shows then they assume everybody in the world is like that and it makes them afraid to ever date or be in a relationship. It's all shitty.
I mean I’ve already let go of dating all together. Men do behave that way in real life. They lack sexual discipline, don’t want to take STD testing, think not wearing condoms is okay as long as they were in a monogamous relationship prior to you, emotionally cheat on their gf/wife, judge your body proportions, and judge you if you’re not 100% financially independent 🤷🏾♀️ And I’m speaking on the multiple black men Ive encountered. So I’ve stopped dating and start focusing on elevating myself
@@TiktokBro154not to the extent these shows portray in 30 second sound bytes. I know countless women dating men who make the same or less income than they do, men who are in love with women whose bodies defy cultural beauty norms, women dating shorter guys, etc. This content is sensationalized and if you think it isn't then your real life vs. Internet exposure ratio is skewed.
I agree 100%. I don’t understand what’s going on with black media in the 80s and 90s they had a balance. People always talk about Tupac and biggest smalls and men like that but that was not what was the main focus of the black community in the 90s you have Whitney Houston Michael Jackson you had, the show a different world. Nowadays people are pushing shows like power does everything that do with selling drugs over sexualization of black women is sad there’s no balance.
@UnapologeticMelody For real, I think both because the consumer is eating up this degrading content and the creators continue to make it because as far as they know people are enjoying it despite how embarrassing the content is
@RicochetForce Yes, it's deliberate, they even have the Black community willingly segregating themselves in entertainment and schools, clubs libraries etc.
I cringe every time I see these videos. Not just because they’re Black. Idk who most of the rappers and people are but seeing the young women go out of their way for the attention of these people is so sad.
I wouldn't say that TH-cam's algorithm doesn't push black creators, but rather it doesn't push the type of content they make. Because the algorithm definitely always shows me black creators who make similar content to you. It will show you more of what you already watch and show interest in.
To be honest, I think that “as a black community” we need to stop thinking of ourselves as a monolith. These people are embarrassing themselves, their families etc. At the end of the day, they’re the ones OPTING IN to be portrayed in this way. I think we would do best to divorce blackness from ratchet behavior and think of it more as a character problem to encourage personal responsibility. Everyone has a responsibility to their own selves, and the way they live is a reflection of their core values or lack thereof and I just don’t think it’s productive for us to consistently judge the black community when discussing the outliers who are choosing less because they that’s what they think they’re good for. Honey, the black people in my social circles are thriving in each and every way and it’s only in media that I really get to see this kind of trifling behavior. Back in the day, clowns wore a mask and white paint but these days, they don’t even dress up as a clown but in our society they serve as a way to entertain. At the end of the day, we turn off the TV or the internet and go to bed but these people have to live with themselves. As a black person im just irritated at this point. These folks don’t reflect me or mines, if that’s what they wanna do then let them. The only thing each of us can choose is to support content creators who reflect our values and beliefs and that’s it. Loved this video, I’m sad for these women but I hope they get it together.
1000% agreed! I don't know why our community always feels the need to carry the burden for what individuals decide to do. It's obviously not humiliating for the people that keep involving themselves in these opportunities because these pages keep growing at extensive rates. If people want to watch it, Let them enjoy it, if you don't want to watch it, then you can watch other programming. I just hate the Savior complex that we always feel the need to have when it comes to individuals.
As an “outsider” looking in, the black community viewing itself as just that, the black community, massively separates them from everyone else. If you keep acting like you’re somehow different from anyone else in this country people will begin to treat you that way. What ever happened to all Americans being ashamed of reality TV? If black people keep segregating themselves like this they will always view their race as a monolith. It’s just a fact. No one says “the white community” or “the Mexican community” Only black people get to have an imaginary separate community? How is this a good thing???
I love how you’re being the change you want to see. Us as black people need to start calling all the negativity out. We are so much better than all this low vibrational stuff that the media shows.
@@Gk54493 I was trying to spread the message that even people who are a different race and from the most random place in the world are interested in learning about other cultures and appreciate others' work. But I love it that you were wearing red, it represents good fortune in Chinese culture😘
I’m so tired of people trying to monetize everything. I understand we live in a capitalistic culture and everyone’s just trying to get by but it’s getting out of hand. People willing to degrade, disrespect, and humiliate others, with no regard to how it impacts the person they’re targeting or the viewers just to get a quick buck is absolutely disgusting.
I love seeing a beautiful black woman like yourself representing herself correctly our brothers and sisters need to know being black is a super power and we’re misusing it
I think some people have a humiliation kink or something. I don’t even watch those because of the sheer embarrassment. I always click non interested so that the algorithm don’t propose it to me ever.
Those public interviews are so trash 🚮 asking strangers about their body counts, what they do for a living, or how much their salary is fucking PATHETIC and UNNECESSARY
Toni you look AMAZING!😍 What bothers me is when you try to call out the issues in the black community, and they reply “well all races do it or white people do it”. I’m not worried about those communities, I’m worried about mine and I want it to be better. Thank you for calling this out, because the media is very powerful. I like to watch body cam videos on TH-cam. A lot of the videos with black men running from the cops, shooting, fighting, etc. With those videos, a lot of the commenters are racists. They talk very bad about black people as a whole, instead of focusing on the person in the video. It’s so sad, because a lot of us don’t behave in such a manner, but they don’t care to differentiate the two. Representation matters. For the black people who think these things don’t affect you are asinine. It does and it will. And it’s not just about you, it’s about us as a whole. I’m tired of it. I just hope it gets better. It’s disheartening and EMBARRASSING!
deliberately embarrassing content is my mortal enemy😭😭 im autistic and the second hand panic is so real its like im wincing so hard i forget to breathe. im mostly just embarrassed for the people in the content. the stupidity burns my soul
If you’re trying to market to the black community you have to go low brow, low vibrational in order to be successful. Look at the most popular shows in the black community. BMF, Power, P Valley, etc
@@mrmoe110not necessarily true, look at our popular shows from the 90s on back . He clearly doesn't know to navigate this new media environment and that's on him.
When I started seeing the pop the balloon/humiliation content, I understood why most Black people aren't married. We don't take anything seriously. I feel bad for the younger generation who really do want something serious. 😢😫
A lot of this type of content is so cringey I can't even bring myself to watch it, the 2nd hand embarrassment I feel when I see clips on Tik Tok is INSANE. It's time for Tik Tok & TH-cam to start cleaning up & censoring the platforms frfr. But it seems like creators still find a way around it, so IDK.
I personally also feel like The Real Housewives series(ones from Africa or ones which have more blacks in their casts) tend to also bring a bad rep on the black community.They may talk about sisterhood and empowering black women but they always wound up being envious and passive-aggressive for absolutely no reason
@@beckyegbon6968 I know cuz I'm African myself and have seen some shows that portray positive aspects but get overshadowed by the negative shows. The shows that originate from America and get into Africa wound up showcasing the wrong way black women are represented as.I can name ones like Young,Famous and African,Basketball Wives(Not in Africa but how they showcase black women) ,Love and Hip Hop(every season and city) and RHODubai/Durban/Abuja/Nairobi/Cape Town/Johannesburg/Lagos/Gqerberha/Atlanta/Potomac
And it’s not just the black community, but I feel like there are people in every community who make the community’s overall look bad and feed into the stereotypes that people make about these communities, you are very intelligent and I’m happy people are starting to speak about these things and calling these people out for their disgusting behavior, we live in sin now and we decided to be okay living within the pigs den, it’s disgusting.
there are “pick mes” in every marginalized community. those who are willing to degrade themselves or others in their community for some sort of selfish gain. it’s so sad
Sick, sick, sickening and that is why we are still victimized to this day. Lack of fathers, drugs, prostitution, crime and trauma. Get into roles that will enact policies that would bring about positive changes
You hit the nail on the head. It's money, people sell their souls for it, hence now why we are seeing a HUGE uptick of many celebrities being accused of deplorable depraved illegal actions they have committed as of late. These wanna-be celebrities and influencers take note of the lifestyle, but not understanding of the full consequences of their actions, because "selfishness." I think the people that continue down the path of materialism and greed only end up hurting themselves.
i admit that sometimes when i’m bored i find myself watching this type of videos just to see if anything changed, the amount of body shaming and objectification it’s insane… my favourite non problematic funny creator atm it’s kevin langue, they’re funny and lighthearted i really appreciate that because nowadays on youtube it’s hard to find
the pop the balloon videos were very entertaining at first but after a while i stopped laughing and was like, this is so sad and degrading. a lot of the people are pushing 30 and just arguing and insulting eachother for no reason. it’s sad to see
Accurate. Representation matters, and mature adults know this content is problematic, but what's truly concerning is the amount of youth that are consuming and wanting to emulate this rhetoric smh . Black media needs a revamp and asap.
i’ve been saying this from the jump, watching those videos makes my head shake looking at these girls embarrassing themselves for these guys that reject them and then catches attitudes is so ridiculous, i sometimes despise black youtube unfortunately!! thank you for speaking on this Toni❤️
Hearing lemon pepper say “ We’re telling real authentic stories.” And “ we’re give people opportunities.” Just made me so angry. What is real and authentic abt anything on the Zeus network? Most people aren’t living or behaving like the people that are on that network. Real and authentic is having a show about IRL nurses or even truck drivers (chose random jobs) and all the antics that would come along with being a regular degular every day person. That’s why people love a day in my life vlog. You can not make the content that he does and not also have deep seeded anti blackness. Like everyone involved and make sure this kind of content is distributed to others should be in jail 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
We are used as the scapegoated group of society and sadly a lot black people are just portraying their looking-glass self, in other words, acting the way others think of them.
“A man is the most important in the household, A woman is the most important in the nation” -West African proverb. Until women realize this, we are lost. Imagine if black women didn’t POTRAY THEMSELVES in this light. The twerking, the sexy reds, icie spice, etc……imagine if they had on business suits and bragged about their scholastic achievements. No bbl, just PhDs. Imagine that. But a godless woman not only destroys herself, but her lineage and that’s what happening in Black America. Single mothers who produce fatherless sons and daughters and they repeat the cycle. Rinse and repeat
Some people would do anything for money, even destroy their own communities or reenforce stereotypes that doesn't apply to everyone in our community. Every dollar is not a good dollar.
I’m happy you’re talking about this topic. These types of videos are dehumanizing. It’s mostly Black and mixed with Black people participating in this. I only watched one of the 20 men vs 1 woman only because I knew the woman participating. Otherwise, I wouldn’t check it out😅🫠…
girl I liked this video the minute I clicked on it just for speaking on this!!! Yes!! LIKE ARE WE NOT EMBARRESSED AS A COMMUNITY????? this is crazy like it become the normal and popularized way to be smh
you are sooooo right it has me fired up to create a post that discusses why are we perpetuating what slave owners do on the slave auction putting ourselves on their and damn near doing sex worker shows by doing these smash or pass videos it definitely gives sex worker content literally selling ourselves
I am not black and in our country we don’t have a black community but I love your videos and adore the idea that you wanna warn people about their community. It is so nice to learn about other people so we can respect them. Thank you so much! Love you Toni❤
I found your channel today and subscribed! I am a hispanic woman and I appreciate your content. I agree with all your points. I felt like I lost a couple of brain cells listening to the clips...one guy didn't even sound like he was speaking English and tbh I see that type of behavior becoming more common among younger people. I see it with my own family. We need to stop being our own worst enemy.
This is too much, wow. I don’t watch this sort of content, but thank you for the wake up call. Desperation is never attractive. Also, where are the parents of these individuals?? This behavior was traditionally cut short by the tough love of family members.
I am so happy that ppl are starting to make videos abt the issues of our community It’s very disheartening to see what our ppl are doing. I mean, it’s bad enough that the whole world is against us, and black ppl swear they all abt the black and standing for the black, but our actions literally go against EVERYTHING our ppl fought and died for👀💔💢. Every time I talk abt this “ told I’m doing too much, that I should look at things differently. Like, how imma look at anything different when this is straight up what it is👀😦. Talk we gotta pray for our ppl cuz it’s a whole mess and I’m PROUD TO BE BLACK, but an EMBARRASSED of my current day community; our ancestors would be devastated.
Comment some black creators you’d recommend!
Coryxkenshin
Courtreezy
As told by Kenya
Chioma
AdrianXpression / AvatarAdrian
I can’t stand the overly sexual question in the lineup videos, like, what position would you put me in, like, huh? Also, the shaming of black girls is crazy.
very much so
Exactly. No shame nomatter what nasty filthy things black girls perform
It’s very annoying and hyper-sexualizes BOTH genders! It’s not a good look and it needs to stop. Or at least be limited and ignore this content😅💯
It makes them all look so bad but the girls always get it the worst. It’s so degrading to them and the men in the vids are already being disrespectful right off the bat. They def don’t look like they love themselves ☹️
If you watch the shows you will see the black boys get treated just as bad.
It’s the fact that young black youthtubers have so much potential, but they are creating cesspools of repetitive, low-cognitive content.
Its easy to blame the creators, what about all the millions adding to their views.
They're doing what SELLS..... this generation does not want to use their brain TOO MUCH DOPAMINE to attain. It's cultural destruction.
and just think about the consumers as well, i already know a lot of them are kids and it's just really sad to see.
Low vibrational content
I don't know who you're watching but FD Signifier, and Intelexual Media are two creators off the top of my head that make thoughtful, well researched videos
Being black is so hard we're always being portrayed as hyper sexual and violent
PREACH!!!!!!!
Definitely 💯
Unfortunately the problem lies within us for the most part... If we refused to partake in such shows by starring and watching them, they would not exist. Support local creators and channels that actually paint us in a positive light, which we don't support enough.
It’s really sad bc it’s not the truth it’s just like a stereotype🤦♂️
not only that. but that’s all black men talk about, they don’t have any example of what love is, family, or a bond that’s why the community is so broken (not all because the middle and upper class family are doing good in their suburbs
Humiliation, gossip, and bringing people down gets views. No one wants to hear about a happy married black couple with two kids making it out of poverty. The community isnt hyped about young men and women getting their degrees and breaking away from the hood.
Yes they'll just say "you want to be white so bad" 😭 LITERALLY SAW A COMMENT LIKE THAT AND I WAS SO TAKEN BACK. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
@@UNF4lR yep. it's wild moving up and ahead is considered white by some.
It's as if they can't stand seeing others succeed. Especially if it's someone from their community. Because then they realize they have to actually work hard and better themselves to be successful too
@@UNF4lRI hate that so much!! Like they act like white people are nice and black people are mean like wtf?? The stereotypes. Any race can be good people. Not all black people are mean.
@@bamfordblue6853 well if wanting a better life is considered "white" then so be it. whats wrong with white anyway? Its basically manipulating with racism
These people dont make sense
At this point Black self racism is embraced and we weird for that.
fr tho
Self(internal) racism according to a lot of people is wanting better and being able to say some directions things have gone in are bad for the black community currently. Can’t have any self reflection or admitting there’s issues other people aren’t responsible for.
Being “black” taught to the kids rn is misogyny, hyper sexuality of women, crime/violence is good for young men and hyper sexuality, aggression/violence is good, ending up a single mom is good for young women.
Talking about pushing kids graduating high school and applying to college (you can go to community college for free) or trade school (also grants available to fund it) is seen as bad or “white” for some reason. Like most people aren’t going to have a career being a social media star or a tv star. Reality tv “stars” also burn out and have nothing after very regularly.
Why can’t there be good shows with premises like:
Black men and women in legitimate businesses that isn’t just social media/music/sports/these shows.
Dating shows that aren’t full of over sexualization and violence that is full of 20 something’s that’s being shown as how to act to young men and women.
Basically anything actually positive.
Some of these "grown women" are too old too be acting like this. I dont know how people could ever find this "entertaining"
And these “grown man” deciding to create the content to begin with for entertainment
Definitely find it cringey when grown folk in their late 20’s and up do these games. I’d leave it to the young adults to rate eachother. It’s stupid but sometimes I watch and I’m like wait she’s a 10 why did he reject her? 🤔
definitely find it cringe when late teens (+18) early twenties refer to people older than them as “grown folk” like baby you’re literally grown af just because people are older than you late twenties doesn’t necessarily dictate their maturity nor lifestyles I really feel it’s a form of age shaming and a copp out No one should be doing this type of content “young nor old” we get so stuck on people’s ages that we literally miss the real problems like the mentality and culture of people perpetuating this type of content and the effects it’s having or will have on the ones consuming it
@@tiaraw872men *
People are gonna call this a problematic comment but as someone with a sister with bipolar, I've grown up realizing that a lot of people are so openly shameless despite their age or lived experiences because they literally have a mental disorder or condition where they actually genuinely do not understand or care about social boundaries, and say that you're just a pervert and a prude for telling them to have common decency. My sister will constantly use 'feminism' as an excuse to not wear a bra in public and say that YOU are sexualizing her when she is the one going nips out in the public grocery store around people's kids 🙄
"Real side chicks of LA" this sounds like a parody you would see in bojack horseman
that show is ridiculous i seen like 2 episodes here on youtube, i was like "wtf kinda mess is this" smh lmfao. TO CLARIFY IM TALKING ABOUT THE SIDE CHICKS SHOW. FOR ALL THE SLOW PEOPLE IN THE BACK LMFAO!!!
There was actually a “Real Sidechicks of Charlotte” back in 2017/2018. 😳
@@raniyadebreonit’s actually a good show
@@jpmackey1607I've been telling people this. I believe I came across it on Amazon. I thought it was a spoof like The Hotwives of Orlando and turned it on. I realized I was wrong really quickly when there were hands being thrown almost immediately in the 1st episode because one of the side chics got caught in bed with someone's bebby deddy 😂
@@raniyadebreonIt’s a good show, if you don’t understand art or have any sense of media literacy then just say so.
When I heard "20 girls vs 1 rapper" I thought it was a bunch of girls jumping a single dude, like dayum, what did he do????🤣
😂😂😂
That would be better 😂😂
“Git hizazz! Oh wait ..” 😂😂
I’m laughing so hard!!! 😂😂😂😭
Imagine if the girls being like, “Imma head out. I thought this would be something else” 🥊😌
I’m not Christian but I find it very heartwarming that you read a Bible quote at the beginning of your videos. It’s so lovely to see people comfortable and positive with their religion without spewing hate
I can not speak for anyone in the black community, but it's sad to see anyone get humiliated, even when they consent to be in these types of shows or videos. Even if they're getting paid or they're getting a good boost to their social media following, it can't be good for them emotionally to be degraded and even get rejected/torn down on camera for millions to see.
You're worth so much more than what some guy/girl thinks about you. You are worthy of respect, even if you struggle with self-love.
You are correct & you don’t have to be black to know this is wrong , a human is a human and it’s humiliating & our community is still suffering from the effects of slavery. It’s going to take generations to heal from the trauma placed on us. This isn’t us as a whole but if it doesn’t stop immediately the false stereotypes will continue to live in folks minds. It’s so sad to see.
You're absolutely right, sending love ❤❤
You're totally right. When that dude in the purple jacket took 2 steps into the room and they all popped their balloons. You could tell that dude was hurt by that. I'm sure it affected him for a long time afterwards too. It's so sad.
It's just tiring at this point. some people in Black Community try their damnedest to fight the stereotypes and then you have things like Zeus Network keeping the stereotypes alive and well.
We don't control our image. European jews control our images
Same I’m tired 😪 the black community is just careless with how we portray ourselves anything for attention (views) and money 💰
exactlyyy. it's not all black youtubers, and it kind of pisses me off when people use "black youtube" to describe that content. there's so many other black creators who deserve the spotlight but the thing people want to highlight the most is the bad side of the black community in regards to youtube.
The thing is for me I’ve always felt like I’m just fighting for the right to be myself. I don’t think I’m necessarily trying to fight stereotypes as much as I believe I’ve been challenging others need to make me a stereotype and them not knowing what to do w/ me because the way I naturally am doesn’t give them the license to mistreat me and they always seem more upset about that and try to convince me (alongside character black folks) how much I’m not black for simply not fitting their stereotype; like they’re trying to convince me I should behave a certain way so they can confirm their belief that it’s just an act because it’s not in our “nature” to have decorum. I’m literally East African by blood and birth, you don’t get more black than motherland roots.
I’ve never even heard of these networks till today
That founder of Zeus doesn’t even believe the words he’s saying. He knows he’s damaging his community.
Chasing clout, greed & money. Nothing positive comes out of these Zues shows.
He looks like he doesn’t like BW
Right but someone else higher than him is making him also push out that type of agenda so as long as he’s benefiting from it money, fame he’s fine. Even if he knows deep down it’s wrong.
He knows 1000%
@@The1NaMillionthat part.
No let’s really talk about it… some of these rappers look like old chewed up bubble gum on the street and they have the audacity to open their stinking mouth to ask these women to do a 360°… and these women actually do it… Shame needs to be brought back in 2024 immediately because it’s looking grim out here😭😭
old chewed up bubble gum is taking me out😭😭
Rob49
You’re so real for this I know that their breathe smells crazyyyyy
PREACHHHHHHH MY SIS PREACHHHHHHHHHH
"Breaf" smelling like tartar tongue and weed funk
The over sexualization in our community is bonkers to me. There’s no self respect, no shame, etc.. this is why sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed
When I told my friends I didn’t like this type of content they called me anti black and proceeded to take away my black card. It’s just not my kind of entertainment 😭
Right my sister loves the mess and I kind of feed into it because it’s pretty much away that we bond. But it’s not something I would seek out to watch but a lot of black women love mess and drama we have to start looking in the mirror
Then you need new friends obviously
No one can truly take your Black card.
Funnily enough, THEY’RE the ones who are anti-black. It’s highly anti-black to support content of your people being degenerates & indulging in sick behavior for “entertainment”. I bet these are the same type of kids that think you valuing your education & reading is you “trying to be white”. I’m appalled that these things & mindsets are so present.
Get you some new friends because they’ll be the same to try to drag you down when you elevate as they clearly hold no respect for themselves.
Here's something to keep in mind
At the end of the day. We live in a society where raunchy behavior gets rewarded
People that are modest, charitable, etc *never* get any attention because they're *not seeking it*
Keep that in mind. The media will always focus on the bad.
I was just thinking about this earlier that the BS ignorant behavior get rewarded and promoted while honest and modesty it degraded. It's so bizarre.
@@pegasusred8048 its mostly a knee jerk reaction to red pill shit if im honest. Heard it was once coined as "thong femanism" back in the early 00's. God forbid ANYONE with a self realized opinion points out that "hey......that kinda shit is not exactly wholesome and is more harmful than good, despite how much you enjoy it", it automatically get lumped in with toxic masculinity or internalized masculinity or in some other way, shape or form a fault of people other than the one's perpetuating it. And that's just because of how easy a trope it is. There is no actual conversational structure to navigate it. It's agree or get called a pick me
i dont mind being a little raunchy sometimes but god fucking damn theres a time and place.
All facts. You hit the nail on the head 🔨
100% just like the news only reports negative things never the positive
Thank you for addressing this. The dehumanization of black woman has seriously gotten outta control its almost normal for men on social media to disrespect black women.
Black women are disrespectful to Black men too! Two sides of the same coin.
To be fair the women are choosing to go on the channel. They are choosing to overly sexualize themselves and be in these videos. It’s both the men and the women fault. There are plenty of modest black women. These don’t represent everyone but they are aiding in the perpetuation of our stereotypes. It’s annoying and the reason why I say I’m not apart of the “black community” I’m just black. So tired of this stuff.
The video of the guy hitting that woman with the brick or the woman that was getting yelled at on public while nobody even said anything was shocking even to me, and showed a lot of the intellectual rot and lack of empathy or common sense in western society. Even if the brick situation was a lie, it’s the response that was a problem regardless of the veracity. Like how ppl were like “oh it’s fake” immediately cause it made black men look bad but then went on to say “if it’s real then she deserved anyway” like wtf 😂
But with your point you see how quickly bm were villainized for a lie
@@emperorhideyoshi3223 it wasn’t real tho,…. A lot of men have been lied on by SCORNED WOMEN. So, men not believing her wasn’t the problem. It’s the fact OUR EXPERIENCES are never taken into account when a black women cries wolf. We’re automatically suppose to “show empathy” even if we KNOW BETTER and that’s sick. The black community NEVER wants to hold anybody accountable unless they do something to a black woman and that’s sick.
We need to bring back some shame because how do people (particularly women) subject themselves to this humiliating nonsense???
One of the biggest issues is how 'we' measure 'success', there are people that believe as long as you're making money then you're doing a good job, you're seen as an 'inspiration'
We continue to value material over community and generation stability
You are very refreshing, maybe it’s my algorithm but it’s so nice to see an intelligent black woman with respect for herself on here pushing this, while also not pondering to the red pill/ anti women anti black culture crowd. You definitely got a new subscriber. Keep being great queen!
I think unfortunately too, a lot of people like trashy content and content where people act inappropriately or in a demoralizing way because it’s “entertaining” versus content that isn’t as problematic.
If there isn’t enough drama and conflict, people get bored, and the show gets canceled because it’s not “juicy” enough.
This is true, sadly. We as a collective need to change that🫠…
So is that why selling Tampa got canceled?
Also i understand that people are tirelessly work 9-5 and have no consistent friends or romantic relationships. So they need something entertaining to watch but shouldn’t be demoralizing
True
Like selling Tampa!!
The recent Baddies Carribean auditions were released and oh my goshhhh. Bro that shit set us back generations it was HORRENDOUS 😭
Not the Caribbean….. I do not want to imagine😭
@@JulianSteveYes the Caribbean....They are in Barbados and are making asses of themselves and we are laughing at these people
Oh…let me tell you I wanted to puke once I saw it it was so disgusting 😫😫.
The side chick show is crazyyyy!!! Like no way…
Are you guys paying Zeus or watching somewhere free??
I'm focused on improving myself you can't help everyone. Some people love living a miserable life.
Sadly, this is true. I do think it’s a good thing calling it out. Besides for content sake, but to start a discussion. Ignoring this stuff makes matters worse💀💯
Facts
Real talk 💯
@@JulianSteve "SILENCE IS VIOLENCE"
True.
Hearing them kids in high school talking reckless about smashing is disappointing.
The Black community has arrested development. That’s why the topics popular within our community center around very adolescent conversations of sex, relationships, and drama. It’s like our community doesn’t develop past high school age. That’s not the case for the whole community but a majority, especially those on social media. You also have to account for the fact that the people within the community that are trying to create positive content and expose our community to higher level learning and topics face a lot of push back from these platforms, their content is shadow banned or not promoted as much as the ignorant content and it’s intentional to keep our community in this low thinking space. It’s all by design.
Well spoken 💯 agree with this
Interesting perspective. I think part of the problem is the culture idolizes anti-intellectualism.
Kanye West is a prime example on point. He makes good music, but is ignorant as hell. His ideas are half baked or plain wrong, but his success in music is interpreted by young black men as if he must be worth listening to, as if he’s some genius.
It’s like someone threw a curse & Black Americans haven’t escaped. The Black Americans in Martin Luther King’s time were nothing like this even up to the 80s, things just went downhill from 90s & got worse in 2010s.
Biggest issue, these negative images are what will be portrayed all over the world by the media.
It’s like someone threw a curse & Black Americans haven’t escaped. The Black Americans in Martin Luther King’s time were nothing like this even up to the 80s, things just went downhill from 90s & got worse in 2010s.
Biggest issue, these negative images are what will be portrayed all over the world by the media.
I’ll say it again we are our own downfall🤣🤦🏾♀️
Literally thinking this 😂 we do this to ourselves at this point our ancestors are TUMBLING in their graves
Downfall? I see it as a nipping in the bud situation . Any time we try to STAND UP and do better it’s destroyed or you’re told it isn’t profitable.. It often feels like our success and joy is targeted by the world around us.
I think the media executives who know what will feed tropes and insecurities and fortify the echo chamber of programmed Black identity-perception are the downfall, not Black people themselves.
@@PrincessRoughneckmmh this I agree with
@@PrincessRoughneckI guess my question is: who is at fault for this? Though the media doesn’t highlight the positive stuff we do as a people, does that mean we should stop doing it and focus on what the media wants?
it's not even entertaining just a reminder we still haven't learn.
the obsession with sex, clout, and drugs gotta go and shame needs to be reintroduced like the medieval days. too many find being a whre as a respectable lifestyle which is influenced by clouded judgement.
Exactly. It’s not entertaining at all really
@@d.asiatpThis 💯
Thank you how is it entertaining?
exactly!
Thank you for speaking up about this. Black TH-cam has gone downhill. Not all of Black TH-cam but that particular side is based on negative stereotypes for Black women like being a "Jezebel" or "Angry Black woman".
Thank you for speaking up about this. This is so toxic and a horrible representation of who we are as black women. It’s sad, they don’t care how we look, we sell each other out for money smh
Then stop trying to identify with degenerates and making them look like you’re poster child. There are degenerates in every community stop trying to make it a black problem and instead just don’t engage with degenerate TH-cam.
If someone calls me a “baddie” I’ll be appalled and feel violated.. the if you don’t have mink horse lashes and a bbl your not attractive.. smh!
Twerking.. don’t even get me started!! It’s sickening that people (women) think this behaviour is acceptable and normal.
Preach !!! People are lying to themselves
A lot of women try to justify it, they say its sexual revolution and hating on it is misogyny
@@NoRockinMansLand soo true
Side Chicks of LA, what’s next, Baby Mamas of Atlanta?😭
like fr it's getting out of head smh lmfao 😂😂😂
Shhhh don’t give them ideas!
The way that not even far fetched 😂
Hell nah I would leave my city if they make that shit 😂
PLEASE DON’T GIVE THEM NO IDEAS! 😂😂
I don't know what's wrong with black TH-cam
Right it’s just about embarrassing ourselves and just keeping the stereotypes alive
Literally literally
It’s the only type of content that white companies put their money behind. And as you know, most of the money comes from White, companies, white owned companies to create content. And for some reason we love negativity, so therefore, we watch more negativity than positivity
The same thing wrong with black culture in general: ignorance is celebrated, violence is normalized and if you say something about it, YOU are attacked because “respectability politics” 🫠
@@natesamadhi33but no one’s forcing them to make the content. this, paired with what WE, as a community are engaging with. I see countless great channels + meeting exceptional black men and women in public. It’s a matter of what we choose to consume and boost. Not dismissing your point but Black ppl must stop choosing mediocrity as entertainment, etc. Toni’s an excellent example of entertainment that is conducive, insightful, and well versed. No harshness, obscene visuals or vulgar language. Other channels with these characteristics exist as well. We must simply disengage with dumpster fire, brain-rotting content (if you do). I refrain from watching anything degrading in the community. It happens consistently.
Not to mention, how when expressing our disdain with negative representation, we’ve receive comments like “its never that deep” or mentioning other races. Look back at the black community from before the 90s. We took care of ourselves, our mind, and thought about our future. Now more than ever, we have the chance of moving forward and excelling. Plenty of black people are making strides, but media representation is denoting otherwise. And its up to us, as consumers of this content, to willfully disengage.
My comment is a bit rushed, so please ignore any grammatical errors. :3
Ladies…please raise your standards and keep them up ⬆️
A lot of these people be 30+…that’s the most embarrassing part.
As someone in my 20's I realised that for a lot of people the 30's is just an extended 20's. No maturing whatsoever.
No it’s not its majority gen z they just don’t look their age
@@Fallon922definitely not don’t put us into this
Y’all make excuses for them in their 20s then wonder why it carries into the 30s but I guess😂
No one should act like that, regardless of their age
People Embarrass themselves because they don’t love themselves. Generation needs to change.
Honestly, all of these social media "dating shows"/smash or pass, etc. are feeding into how outright rude and critical people are to each other AND it's adding to people's fears & insecurities regarding dating. Men watch these and see women rejecting a man before he can even speak based on height, physical appearance, not making 6-figures, etc. & Women watch these and see men berating women, judging their body shape and proportions, asking and judging them based off body counts, etc. I hate hate HATE these because people watch them and then internalize how judgemental and harsh others are on these shows then they assume everybody in the world is like that and it makes them afraid to ever date or be in a relationship. It's all shitty.
Good points. I also think we will find in the future that much of this was sponsored by non black ppl wearing small hats
YES! That’s my problem with this type of content. Even if it’s stage or not suppose to be taken literally. Hopefully, this trend dies out ASAP💪🏾!
But both women and men care about those things though
I mean I’ve already let go of dating all together. Men do behave that way in real life. They lack sexual discipline, don’t want to take STD testing, think not wearing condoms is okay as long as they were in a monogamous relationship prior to you, emotionally cheat on their gf/wife, judge your body proportions, and judge you if you’re not 100% financially independent 🤷🏾♀️ And I’m speaking on the multiple black men Ive encountered. So I’ve stopped dating and start focusing on elevating myself
@@TiktokBro154not to the extent these shows portray in 30 second sound bytes. I know countless women dating men who make the same or less income than they do, men who are in love with women whose bodies defy cultural beauty norms, women dating shorter guys, etc. This content is sensationalized and if you think it isn't then your real life vs. Internet exposure ratio is skewed.
I agree 100%. I don’t understand what’s going on with black media in the 80s and 90s they had a balance. People always talk about Tupac and biggest smalls and men like that but that was not what was the main focus of the black community in the 90s you have Whitney Houston Michael Jackson you had, the show a different world. Nowadays people are pushing shows like power does everything that do with selling drugs over sexualization of black women is sad there’s no balance.
Even Tupac had some positive songs like Dear mama and Brenda’s got a baby.
Who’s to blame the content creator or the consumers ???
@UnapologeticMelody For real, I think both because the consumer is eating up this degrading content and the creators continue to make it because as far as they know people are enjoying it despite how embarrassing the content is
@RicochetForce Yes, it's deliberate, they even have the Black community willingly segregating themselves in entertainment and schools, clubs libraries etc.
However we have way more forms of media compared to then but then again it's all about what you choose to watch
I cringe every time I see these videos. Not just because they’re Black. Idk who most of the rappers and people are but seeing the young women go out of their way for the attention of these people is so sad.
I wouldn't say that TH-cam's algorithm doesn't push black creators, but rather it doesn't push the type of content they make. Because the algorithm definitely always shows me black creators who make similar content to you. It will show you more of what you already watch and show interest in.
To be honest, I think that “as a black community” we need to stop thinking of ourselves as a monolith. These people are embarrassing themselves, their families etc. At the end of the day, they’re the ones OPTING IN to be portrayed in this way. I think we would do best to divorce blackness from ratchet behavior and think of it more as a character problem to encourage personal responsibility. Everyone has a responsibility to their own selves, and the way they live is a reflection of their core values or lack thereof and I just don’t think it’s productive for us to consistently judge the black community when discussing the outliers who are choosing less because they that’s what they think they’re good for. Honey, the black people in my social circles are thriving in each and every way and it’s only in media that I really get to see this kind of trifling behavior.
Back in the day, clowns wore a mask and white paint but these days, they don’t even dress up as a clown but in our society they serve as a way to entertain. At the end of the day, we turn off the TV or the internet and go to bed but these people have to live with themselves.
As a black person im just irritated at this point. These folks don’t reflect me or mines, if that’s what they wanna do then let them. The only thing each of us can choose is to support content creators who reflect our values and beliefs and that’s it.
Loved this video, I’m sad for these women but I hope they get it together.
1000% agreed! I don't know why our community always feels the need to carry the burden for what individuals decide to do. It's obviously not humiliating for the people that keep involving themselves in these opportunities because these pages keep growing at extensive rates. If people want to watch it, Let them enjoy it, if you don't want to watch it, then you can watch other programming. I just hate the Savior complex that we always feel the need to have when it comes to individuals.
🙌🏽 yes
As an “outsider” looking in, the black community viewing itself as just that, the black community, massively separates them from everyone else. If you keep acting like you’re somehow different from anyone else in this country people will begin to treat you that way. What ever happened to all Americans being ashamed of reality TV? If black people keep segregating themselves like this they will always view their race as a monolith. It’s just a fact.
No one says “the white community” or “the Mexican community”
Only black people get to have an imaginary separate community? How is this a good thing???
I love how you’re being the change you want to see. Us as black people need to start calling all the negativity out. We are so much better than all this low vibrational stuff that the media shows.
20 girls verses 1 rapper is a show of pick me’s 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
😂😂😂
Them not pick me’s 😂 those just some clout chasing thots
Agreed 🤦🏽♀️😭
😂😂😂 absolutely 💯
If dehumanizing each other for fun/entertainment was a genre
As a Chinese girl using vpn to watch you, I love your content, it's very educational. You're amazing, just so you know❤
As a guy wearing a red sweater right now, I really like this comment. It’s inspirational ❤️
@@Gk54493 I was trying to spread the message that even people who are a different race and from the most random place in the world are interested in learning about other cultures and appreciate others' work. But I love it that you were wearing red, it represents good fortune in Chinese culture😘
@@nataliewebster6355i appreciate your comment and i think the other guy was being rude
@@nataliewebster6355 ate
That’s so cool! Went to China a few years ago and it was a fun experience
Those smash or pass videos sends us centuries back… it’s beyond cringe and embarrassing…. The 360 thing is my biggest pet peeve 😵💫
I’m so tired of people trying to monetize everything. I understand we live in a capitalistic culture and everyone’s just trying to get by but it’s getting out of hand. People willing to degrade, disrespect, and humiliate others, with no regard to how it impacts the person they’re targeting or the viewers just to get a quick buck is absolutely disgusting.
It's honestly embarrassing,how we acting like this for a cheque
A bunch of lil kids who never had shit.
It's the slave auction statement I didn't see that at first lol but damn it is
I love seeing a beautiful black woman like yourself representing herself correctly our brothers and sisters need to know being black is a super power and we’re misusing it
Great video! You spoke on black issues that iykyk. As black women we get the most pushback on when these types of narratives are pushed.
I think some people have a humiliation kink or something. I don’t even watch those because of the sheer embarrassment. I always click non interested so that the algorithm don’t propose it to me ever.
I agree
Those public interviews are so trash 🚮 asking strangers about their body counts, what they do for a living, or how much their salary is fucking PATHETIC and UNNECESSARY
Toni you look AMAZING!😍 What bothers me is when you try to call out the issues in the black community, and they reply “well all races do it or white people do it”. I’m not worried about those communities, I’m worried about mine and I want it to be better. Thank you for calling this out, because the media is very powerful.
I like to watch body cam videos on TH-cam. A lot of the videos with black men running from the cops, shooting, fighting, etc. With those videos, a lot of the commenters are racists. They talk very bad about black people as a whole, instead of focusing on the person in the video. It’s so sad, because a lot of us don’t behave in such a manner, but they don’t care to differentiate the two.
Representation matters. For the black people who think these things don’t affect you are asinine. It does and it will. And it’s not just about you, it’s about us as a whole. I’m tired of it. I just hope it gets better. It’s disheartening and EMBARRASSING!
If we don’t take ourselves seriously. No one else will. To be honest it’s not even entertaining anymore, it’s just getting tired.
Yes!!
I’m so glad to see someone doing a video about this. Every time I see a clip from these videos I get secondhand embarrassment. Cause WHAT?!
deliberately embarrassing content is my mortal enemy😭😭 im autistic and the second hand panic is so real its like im wincing so hard i forget to breathe. im mostly just embarrassed for the people in the content. the stupidity burns my soul
Thing is the main demographic of people who watch these shows are kids, idk why people promote this stuff
the founder of Zesus said he tried to make better quality shows that were better in terms of representation, and according to him no one watched it.
Mmh yup this gets more profit and views and ngl ppl watch and attract to it more theses rather than good shows it’s sad
If you’re trying to market to the black community you have to go low brow, low vibrational in order to be successful. Look at the most popular shows in the black community. BMF, Power, P Valley, etc
@@mrmoe110not necessarily true, look at our popular shows from the 90s on back . He clearly doesn't know to navigate this new media environment and that's on him.
I love the fact i finally found a youtuber that speaks on unpopular opinions!
When I started seeing the pop the balloon/humiliation content, I understood why most Black people aren't married. We don't take anything seriously. I feel bad for the younger generation who really do want something serious. 😢😫
A lot of this type of content is so cringey I can't even bring myself to watch it, the 2nd hand embarrassment I feel when I see clips on Tik Tok is INSANE. It's time for Tik Tok & TH-cam to start cleaning up & censoring the platforms frfr. But it seems like creators still find a way around it, so IDK.
I personally also feel like The Real Housewives series(ones from Africa or ones which have more blacks in their casts) tend to also bring a bad rep on the black community.They may talk about sisterhood and empowering black women but they always wound up being envious and passive-aggressive for absolutely no reason
Facts 💯
That's what the show is about tho, there is tons of african entertainment with positive representation.
@@beckyegbon6968 I know cuz I'm African myself and have seen some shows that portray positive aspects but get overshadowed by the negative shows. The shows that originate from America and get into Africa wound up showcasing the wrong way black women are represented as.I can name ones like Young,Famous and African,Basketball Wives(Not in Africa but how they showcase black women) ,Love and Hip Hop(every season and city) and RHODubai/Durban/Abuja/Nairobi/Cape Town/Johannesburg/Lagos/Gqerberha/Atlanta/Potomac
I can’t even say I’m black and be proud anymore bc of nonsense like this. wtf is wrong with our community?
And I think what sickens me is the fact that the target audience for a lot of those channels are kids….
And it’s not just the black community, but I feel like there are people in every community who make the community’s overall look bad and feed into the stereotypes that people make about these communities, you are very intelligent and I’m happy people are starting to speak about these things and calling these people out for their disgusting behavior, we live in sin now and we decided to be okay living within the pigs den, it’s disgusting.
there are “pick mes” in every marginalized community. those who are willing to degrade themselves or others in their community for some sort of selfish gain. it’s so sad
Sick, sick, sickening and that is why we are still victimized to this day. Lack of fathers, drugs, prostitution, crime and trauma. Get into roles that will enact policies that would bring about positive changes
“You know what? I was going to say it’s not to put down women …It’s ok to put down people.” I am crineeee 😂😂😂
You hit the nail on the head. It's money, people sell their souls for it, hence now why we are seeing a HUGE uptick of many celebrities being accused of deplorable depraved illegal actions they have committed as of late. These wanna-be celebrities and influencers take note of the lifestyle, but not understanding of the full consequences of their actions, because "selfishness." I think the people that continue down the path of materialism and greed only end up hurting themselves.
Never be afraid to speak up in fear of losing out on opportunity. You are your own creator with many subscribers baby girl, keep speaking your mind.
i admit that sometimes when i’m bored i find myself watching this type of videos just to see if anything changed, the amount of body shaming and objectification it’s insane… my favourite non problematic funny creator atm it’s kevin langue, they’re funny and lighthearted i really appreciate that because nowadays on youtube it’s hard to find
Ughh Toni!!!! That hair. That makeup 😮💨🙌🏾. Eat it up ❤❤
Ahhh I love you🥹💗
@@ToniBryanneTV love you right back 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Omg Yes! This part of black TH-cam has been bothering me and can't believe we are willfully participating in.
the pop the balloon videos were very entertaining at first but after a while i stopped laughing and was like, this is so sad and degrading.
a lot of the people are pushing 30 and just arguing and insulting eachother for no reason. it’s sad to see
Accurate. Representation matters, and mature adults know this content is problematic, but what's truly concerning is the amount of youth that are consuming and wanting to emulate this rhetoric smh . Black media needs a revamp and asap.
i’ve been saying this from the jump, watching those videos makes my head shake looking at these girls embarrassing themselves for these guys that reject them and then catches attitudes is so ridiculous, i sometimes despise black youtube unfortunately!! thank you for speaking on this Toni❤️
Hearing lemon pepper say “ We’re telling real authentic stories.” And “ we’re give people opportunities.” Just made me so angry. What is real and authentic abt anything on the Zeus network? Most people aren’t living or behaving like the people that are on that network. Real and authentic is having a show about IRL nurses or even truck drivers (chose random jobs) and all the antics that would come along with being a regular degular every day person. That’s why people love a day in my life vlog.
You can not make the content that he does and not also have deep seeded anti blackness. Like everyone involved and make sure this kind of content is distributed to others should be in jail 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
I actually did not believe this Side Chicks show was real. Wow.
Grotesque.
We are used as the scapegoated group of society and sadly a lot black people are just portraying their looking-glass self, in other words, acting the way others think of them.
Until black women start refusing to participate in this kind of content people will still expect us to act like tis all the time.
“A man is the most important in the household, A woman is the most important in the nation” -West African proverb. Until women realize this, we are lost. Imagine if black women didn’t POTRAY THEMSELVES in this light. The twerking, the sexy reds, icie spice, etc……imagine if they had on business suits and bragged about their scholastic achievements. No bbl, just PhDs. Imagine that. But a godless woman not only destroys herself, but her lineage and that’s what happening in Black America. Single mothers who produce fatherless sons and daughters and they repeat the cycle. Rinse and repeat
The same stereotypes we have been trying to veer away from are the same ones we project
Some people would do anything for money, even destroy their own communities or reenforce stereotypes that doesn't apply to everyone in our community. Every dollar is not a good dollar.
Speak on it. I ask why they continue to make that type of content every time. Why are we ranking women and men in 2024!!
I’m happy you’re talking about this topic. These types of videos are dehumanizing. It’s mostly Black and mixed with Black people participating in this. I only watched one of the 20 men vs 1 woman only because I knew the woman participating. Otherwise, I wouldn’t check it out😅🫠…
I saw this one clip of a girl who was bending over let a man put his fingers in her 🐱then put his fingers in her mouth so disgusting
As a 57-year-old black woman, we are so F'd up. I didn't even know these shows existed. Just another reason to add to the embarrassment.
girl I liked this video the minute I clicked on it just for speaking on this!!! Yes!! LIKE ARE WE NOT EMBARRESSED AS A COMMUNITY????? this is crazy like it become the normal and popularized way to be smh
Thank you for making a video on this. I never realized how bad it was. Absolutely appalling at how much of this content exists. It's honestly so sad.
you are sooooo right it has me fired up to create a post that discusses why are we perpetuating what slave owners do on the slave auction putting ourselves on their and damn near doing sex worker shows by doing these smash or pass videos it definitely gives sex worker content literally selling ourselves
The fact that this man tried to compare ZEUS to HBO tells me everything. Lmao
despite how embarrassing these videos are, i think we’re so down to be in videos like this because they have hopes of being chosen.
glad somebody said it…we look like complete fools honestly
Respect self and others always works for me🙏🏽
I am not black and in our country we don’t have a black community but I love your videos and adore the idea that you wanna warn people about their community. It is so nice to learn about other people so we can respect them. Thank you so much! Love you Toni❤
love your commentary - the clips from these shows made me feel like I lost brain cells omg😭
I found your channel today and subscribed! I am a hispanic woman and I appreciate your content. I agree with all your points. I felt like I lost a couple of brain cells listening to the clips...one guy didn't even sound like he was speaking English and tbh I see that type of behavior becoming more common among younger people. I see it with my own family. We need to stop being our own worst enemy.
Whenever i come on the internet, i thank God i don't have I have no family member that will cause me disgrace and embarrassment.
I literally don’t even watch these creators anymore because as I grew older it was not entertaining anymore it was honestly embarrassing and sad
This is too much, wow. I don’t watch this sort of content, but thank you for the wake up call. Desperation is never attractive.
Also, where are the parents of these individuals?? This behavior was traditionally cut short by the tough love of family members.
That Uber driver passing on a girl for her kneee is crazyyyyy
Specifically the right one like sir what???
@@prncessbaby16the fact he is almost 40 even on something like that is embarrassing as hell lol
I am so happy that ppl are starting to make videos abt the issues of our community
It’s very disheartening to see what our ppl are doing. I mean, it’s bad enough that the whole world is against us, and black ppl swear they all abt the black and standing for the black, but our actions literally go against EVERYTHING our ppl fought and died for👀💔💢.
Every time I talk abt this “ told I’m doing too much, that I should look at things differently. Like, how imma look at anything different when this is straight up what it is👀😦.
Talk we gotta pray for our ppl cuz it’s a whole mess and I’m PROUD TO BE BLACK, but an EMBARRASSED of my current day community; our ancestors would be devastated.