BLACK PEOPLE: CAN FILIPINOS SAY THE N-WORD? 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇰🇪🇬🇭🇳🇬 | EL's Planet
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- Get to know more about the "N-word," its history, what it means, who can use it, and why it is an offensive word for the Black diaspora through our Black friends living in the Philipines, the USA, UK coming from the mentioned countries as well as Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria! 💜
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0:00 Intro + Meet our Friends!
1:40 What is the "N-word?"
3:50 Can Filipinos use the N-word?
7:15 Have you heard Filipinos use the N-word?
8:43 Message to Filipinos
11:02 EL's Planet - Outro
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⚠Note: *The N-words being discussed in the video are the terms “N_gger” or “N_gga.”* The Filipino/Spanish/Portuguese term for the color black or “Negro” (Neh-gro), may still be used by Filipinos to simply refer to the color black, or as a descriptor of a person who is black in a non-offensive way. This term in the Filipino language has little to no relations to the Atlantic slave trade. *We still recommend that you avoid using this term in the presence of Black people to avoid potential conflicts.* However, the similarly spelled English term N_gro (Knee-grow) used in the Atlantic slave trade is an offensive term to the Black diaspora with negative connotations related to the term “N_gger” or “N_gga” being discussed in the video.
We hope you guys learned a thing or two today! Now that you have learned a little more about the “N-word,” we hope that you would help in educating other people (no matter the nationality) in its history, its usage, and why it is a hurtful word to use towards Black people, and non-Blacks as well. As always, spread the love, and God bless, ELites! 💜
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I love it good sir. Keep up the great content. You are a blessing to many...
Okay, sir! Kindly, then, recommend to your Filipino audience that, in accommodation of the blacks and in their presence, Filipinos should refer to their two provinces of NEGROS ORIENTAL and NEGROS OCCIDENTAL as BLACK ORIENTAL and BLACK OCCIDENTAL.
Honest filipino we love our history and where came from nothing what about N's do they admit came from nothing? no!!!!!... gusto nila bow to them!!!!!...
Now do a video on ASIAN HATE crimes. I bet you won't make a video.
See! Well said my nigga
I work with Mexicans, they say negro too but no one gets offended. It’s just a matter of context really and general knowledge. I think that it’s unfair to assume that the word negro is exclusive to the “black experience” when it is a word that has historically and culturally been used around the world for different reasons, gatekeeping the word negro is therefore, rejecting the history and culture of others
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Exactly! It's not all about them. Negro is just a regular word for dark skinned people. But in this video I think they are talking about the word "nigger" in particular. It's mostly the black Americans who think they are the only ones who get a pass using this word. 🙄 They shouldn't use it if they think it's derogatory.
That is a hundred percent true.
All of the ex-Spanish colonies still utilize the Spanish language which the term of 'negro' means black.
Actually here in Mindanao and Bisayas we still use the N word though, my mom would definitely say "Na-NEGRO NAMAN KA" (You're getting dark/You already have dark skin) so it is not meant to offend but we really use that often hahahh Majority of Filipino knows that the word Negro is referring to all who have dark skin not just African but also even to our fellow Filipino. It actually depends on the intention on how people deliver the word, cuz here we use it to offend, or make joke or as a compliment. Because Negro is just a Spanish color of Black and there's no intention to offend Black foreign people.
Na, more like *Nangitom naman ka,* I don't think I've ever heard
*Na negro naman ka* it sounds off, but if the person used the word negro it's more like, *Negroha na ba nimo or negroha na nimo oy* saying based from experience, yes I have dark-skinned I'm not the one saying those things
@@etriganthedemon666 even my classmates, they even use negro as a joke to our closest cm.
@@enricocamilon3984 only been call as negro when I was in elementary years including by my own by brothers, but so far in my high school years I don't think I've been referred as such
This just sounds like colorism which isn’t good either.
@@Em-ff7fj the difference between us Filipinos and Americans is we don't get offended easily, because it's not insulting, it's like saying, dude you're getting tan
In Filipino context, the word Negro is simply used to discribe black people here in the Philippines. Don't bring the US drama here. We have a beautiful place called Negros Oriental/Occidental. Don't bring your toxicity in our country we had enough. We had a fair share on racism. The worst part is, we were colonized for 300 years and we were treated as the lowest class in our own land. The most offensive word to us is not the word NEGRO it's INDIO.
Di tayo sakop ng US drama. Pwede ba di lahat ng toxic sa tate eh import pa din natin For GOD sakes. Kung ayaw nila tawagin na negro habang nandidito sa Pinas. Umalis sila dito. Di kami US para dalahan nyo ng drama.
Sa lahat ng comments, ito yung the best... The word N dito sa Pinas is a Normal... In addition to that, naging part din ng History natin to... So hinde matatanggal yang salitang yan sa atin...
We all get called by our colors. Like we Filipinos are called brown. Maybe we should be proud of our colors because every color is beautiful. I think that if one is an alien in a country, he or she must not expect the locals to have the same mindset as their country of origin. Filipinos are peaceful people. Most Filipinos do not know about the history of the blacks in America... Whites ( not all, though) call us monkeys... But we are not affected because we know we are not monkeys... But we eat bananas😁
About the word "negro" or "negra"... We have a beer called Cerviza Negra, it is black pilsen and it doesn't sound offensive at all... There is a stone we call in Negros Island as Diamante Negra, it is a gem that glitters like diamond and it is black, and it doesn't sound offensive as well... I believe the word "Negro" or "Negra" is a beautiful word because black is beautiful.
I agree we have culture differences so it's better not to bring the other countries culture drama since it's not the same in other cultures
Negro is okay to say in the PH, but the message of this video is to not say N_gger or N_gga because that is a specific derogatory. Anong sinasabi mong wag dalhin dito ang drama as if dinidisregard mo cultural history nila.
Yes, for me the problem is why they allow themselves to call the N-word yes because they been called that in the past but they know that word is a curse word for them so it's better not to use it even though they black why ? because normally people will try to imitate you in sense that sometimes they like you like Bruh !? Black to Black just don't use it because i seen other artist slur the word because of WHAT ? because they Freaking SANG a SONG and guess what artist a Black person normally so, we also Loved your song but how can we sang it peacefully without censoring the lyrics with the N-word.
You're asking us Filos to respect your culture, but yung word "negro" is part of our culture, too. Mawalang galang po, pero do y'all mean na yung culture niyo lang deserving ng respeto? (Di ako galit haha)
Naalala ko yung post dati ng SB19, may caption na "Hello Negros". Na-bash yung group for being "ignorant" daw without them knowing na di naman sila (black ppl) yung tinutukoy. Nag perform ang group sa Negros Island kaya ganun ang caption. Parang "Hello Manila" or "Hello Philippines" lang. Saw some of them even commented na dapat i-change ang name ng island. Forda owemjii naman ang mga ferzowns
Negro simply means the color black and is 100% fine.
So its like they're requesting to change culture our culture for their culture ?
Thanks for having me again on your Channel El's Planet👍
I'm so proud of your content, EL! It's so nice that we get to hear from their perspectives, especially from Black ppl who reside in the PH. Loved seeing Madeline Mawusi again too! Always love her energy. Sana South East Asians na man. It would be interesting to see similarities and differences in culture like food and language.
Just because its racist in USA, DOESNT MEAN its bad in OTHER parts of the world!
Why do they need to bring their AMERICAN PREJUDICE in the Philippines?
WHY DO americans have to tell us whats good or bad?
NOT EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD IS AMERICAN.
parang di ka nanood.
Wtf bruh halatang nanood lang hindi inintindi hahaha
Facts .
Facts stop bringing drama to other countries. They don’t know . They only know what they see on tv. If you rap and say nigga to each other then they finna think that’s how y’all greet each other. Stay out of ppl country if you finna cry about it . Stay in America .
As a Filipino. NOPE. We can't say it. Even though some Americans called us "Island N-----s" during the American colonial period. That name is secondhand. We didn't really suffer through the slavery that black people went through for the entire colonial period and even earlier in Middle Eastern slavery.
Like Becky, I also think NO ONE should say it. Including black people.
"Negro" though, is just Spanish for black and is not offensive in former Spanish colonies. It's also pronounced differently from how it is said in American English.
P.S. In comparison to the French, the British, the Portuguese, the Dutch, the Arabs, etc. The Spanish didn't really have a lot of black slaves. Because slavery of natives was forbidden under Spanish law, and enslaving Christians was considered a sin. The only time slavery was allowed is if the slave was a Muslim or a pagan that was not from a Spanish colony. This is something most Filipinos don't know.
Although of course, a lot of colonies still ignored these laws (especially in South America, where Spain had to actually execute a governor or something, because he kept enslaving people). In the early Spanish Philippines, as well, Spanish colonists took advantage of the preexisting native alipin system to buy slaves, even though it was forbidden. The King of Spain had to threaten violators again to stop doing it. It stopped around the 1620s to 1650s, when Spain finally successfully abolished the alipin system.
Also remember that pre-Civil War, slaves in the US escaped to Florida and Mexico, where they were considered free. The Texas Revolution also started because white American plantation migrants to Texas (which was previously part of Mexico) refused to follow the Mexican law that bans slavery.
That's why the term "Negro" isn't as steeped in racial injustice in former Spanish colonies, unlike in English-speaking countries. You can also see the stark difference in countries like Cuba and the Dominican Republic (Spanish colonies) which don't have a lot of black people, vs. Haiti (French colony) which has a lot of black people, descendants of former slaves. They're neighbors. But you can see which country's colonial master practiced slavery, and which didn't.
We were absolutely never called “island n---‘s” I do not know where you got this information from but it is completely false. This was used for black west-indians or dark-skinned people of pacific islander origin. This does not and have never included Filipinos. It is a relatively new phrase, way before Americans had any knowledge of the Philippine Islands (during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines). Please correct it because there are absolutely gonna be people who will find this comment and use that information in exactly the way you didn’t want them to. They will use it to justify the use of the n-word
@@Crunchyasf If my last comment disappears again, that's because TH-cam censors discussions like this because their censoring bot is dumb as a brick. Just search for "Filipino" + "N-----" and you'll get a ton of sources for the widespread use of that word for Filipinos during the American colonial period. Also look up political cartoons of Filipinos in the early 1900s by American newspapers and magazines. See how we were depicted.
@@Crunchyasf _7th_ attempt at reposting more detailed reply:
I'm guessing you've never seen how Filipinos were depicted in American caricatures and political cartoons in the early 1900s? Search for it. I'm not justifying the use of the word by us, but *_it is a historical fact_* that we were called ##$# during the American colonial period.
Even a simple web search of "Filipino" + "##$#" will give you a ton of sources about the use of the word for Filipinos during the American colonial period.
Here are excerpts from a contemporary article in the _San Francisco Call_ (21 August 1902). Vol. 87 (81):
_The American public has become accustomed to hear the Filipinos spoken of as "##$# ". In the height of their military resistance to our authority letters from soldiers were printed in which "hiking" and "sniping" the ##$# were referred to in giving accounts of our military operations._
. . .
_He (Mr. James A. Leroy) says it is the usual thing for Americans there who imbibe a contempt and dislike for the natives. to betray in common conversation their estimate of the Filipinos to be based upon the popular notions at home as to the incapacity and shortcomings of the ##$# ._
. . .
_A young lieutenant impressed [note: i.e. forced to work] an educated Filipino gentleman and set him to cleaning out stables, even refusing to release him when ordered by General Chaffee. Another lieutenant raided the houses of rich and educated natives in Manila at all hours of the night, and a captain compelled every Filipino to take off his hat to the American flag, as he said "just to teach the ##$# a lesson."_
Another from San Juan, E, Jr. (2009). "An African American Soldier in the Philippine Revolution: An Homage to David Fagen." in Cultural Logic. ISSN 1097-3087:
_Systematic extermination of homes and inhabitants occurred in the destruction of Caloocan before Aguinaldo switched from positional to guerilla warfare. The general sentiment of the occupying army was captured by one volunteer: “We all wanted to kill ‘##$# ’ . . . beats rabbit hunting. . . .” In November 1901, the Manila correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger reported: “The present war is no bloodless, opera bouffe engagement; our men have been relentless, have killed to exterminate men, women, children, prisoners and captives, active insurgents and suspected people from lads of ten up, the idea prevailing that the Filipino as such was little better than a dog. . .” (Zinn 1980, 308)._
Here's another from Ngozi-Brown, Scott (1997). "African-American Soldiers and Filipinos...":
_Many [African-American soldiers] were outraged by the way that white soldiers treated Filipinos. They were conscious of the racial aspect of American imperialism and often compared the Filipino's oppression to their own plight as black soldiers in a white-dominated Army._
_The behavior of white soldiers verified the appropriateness of this comparison - especially their tendency to call both African-American soldiers and Filipinos "##$# ". In a letter to the Cleveland Gazette, Sergeant Patrick Mason, a black noncommissioned officer of the 24th Infantry, angrily exclaimed that " ... the first thing in the morning is the "##$# " and the last thing at night is the "##$# ". You have no idea the way these people [Filipinos] are treated here."_
P.S. In case you didn't notice, Filipinos ARE dark-skinned. Especially in comparison to mainlander East Asians (and they too have a similar indigenous racism prevalent against dark-skinned Southeast Asians, but that's a different story).
Filipinos are also cousins to Pacific Islanders. We descended from the same ancient sea-faring Austronesian ancestors as they did.
@@AngryKittens Thank you for taking the time to educate me and pulling up these sources. Ang problema lang po kasi are the people who will take this out of context and claim the worst. I would just like to clarify to anyone who could be reading na the sources only explicitly say there were individual soldiers who used this word to refer to us. We do not have evidence of a public people calling us the n-word, and therefore this justification (claiming we were referred to as “n--‘s”) is flawed.
Never used N_gga and never will but as a Filipino in the Philippines, I will feel offended if anyone questions my use of the word negro meaning black or Negros island and forces me to stop using it. We have been using that word even before there was even the country called The U.S of A. In our day to day life here negro just means the color black. Respect goes both ways. Americans are loud in asserting that their ways, culture, outlook be respected and followed by the rest of the world... Americans tend to forget that other nations have cultures of their own.
......Is it always us outside the U.S. who have to be more understanding and akways give way to what they say is "right"? I will never use N_gga...Never.
First all I'm black american and i don't call myself African because i never been to any Africa countries and i never wear African clothing so that's why Obama and the Democratic party never should have called us African American but should be called americans who happen to be black. Do you hear the news media mention Irish american , Scottish american , Spanish american , Latin american , Native american. Citizens in United States of America should be called just americans that's it. Period
Negro in Spanish language mean black color and should not be changed.
@@fiermoncunningham5978 ummm, I'm Filipino who do not really follow much of American politics/policies other than those which can directly affect the Philippines and East - Southeast Asia and Fil-Ams (Filipino-Americans) other Asians in U.S. But what I do know is that Filipino, Chinese, Indian Americans etc. link their ethnicity to the word American. My greatgrandpa says he's Irish-American.... not American only 😂 That is just what I observed.
@@bluegray8428 i see what you are saying but i just feel that everyone should be americans in America and that way people don't have to label who races they are. That is what America had intended to be but democrat party and President Biden and former President Obama administration's try and divide our nation.
Kanya kanya tayong kultura respeto lang...
Kung ikaw ay pupunta sa ibang bansa ikaw ang mag aadjust d sila...
Kaya d2 sa pilipinas sa kultura namin hindi masama na sabihin yan kaya kung narinig man ninyo un wag kayong magalit mag tanong kayo para malaman nyo, hindi naman pwedeng kami ung mag aadjust...
D2 sa kultura namin baliwala yan, kung sa inyo meron eh wag nyo d2 ipaglaban dun sa bansa nyo yan ipaglaban...
Kung dahil sa inyo kailangan baguhin namin kung ano ung aming kinagisnan!!??
Hindi naman pwede un!!??
Wag ganun!!??
tama
Tama!!
The word black or "itim" in the Filipino culture is not racist. The word "negro/s" is originated from the Spanish word which Filipino adapt it during the Spanish regime in the Philippines. Again...for us Filipino the word "N" is not we considers racist or offensive it depend on the context on how individuals used it now a days! 😊😁💗
...lastly Filipino don't even mind the skinned color of any individuals bcoz we are welcoming people and we embraces everyone with hospitality! 😊💗💗💗
@@rodolfosoriano-30 so free N passes ba ito para sa mga na sakupan? kapatid
Kasi hindi tayo mag iisa sa mundo na meron enslavement noon yung halimbawa Aztecs
I myself is Filipino, but my family itself is mixed. To start my grandfather is black/Hispanic with curly hair - my mom side
Unfortunately my mom didn’t get my grandpas hair texture but she got the skin color.
With my actual dad in this behalf is also Hispanic with curly hair but also is dark skinned like my grandpa in my mom’s side.
Now this is where the confusion begins, I identify myself as Filipino as I was born in the Philippines and raised there for a couple of years.
Now when people ask me about my background and my ethnicity I tell them exactly that I’m Filipino but my background is mixed Hispanic/black/Asian.
Now I’m not trying to say that I wanna be Hispanic or anything. I 100% do love my culture and my country as everyone also should for theirs.
Now people don’t tend to believe what I say and just go on of me being full on Asian as my country itself is in Asia. Which gets me a little mad as I’m not full asian.
People in our streets back home In the Philippines has also called us the N-word and also picked on me at school.
Me personally I don’t like other people saying the n word. But then again it also depends how others uses it, where they’re from and also what their background is.
Speaking as an African-American....
I don't think blacks, should use the *N-WORD.*
It's 2022..... *what's the point in keep using it,* and callin each other it????
I'm 45 years old... it might of been edgy in the 90's, *back when Hip-Hop wasn't even mainstream,* but what's the point of keep using it now????
during HS, i have a half Pinoy, half Black american classmate. We do offen call her "Negra". When I knew that most blacks is offended with "N word" I asked her why she did not correct us. She just told us that, as she was born and raised in PH, she knows that we didn't specifically mean the derogatory term but uses the Spanish term instead. Though I stopped calling her that after we talked.
It may be of different intention but since it's pronunciation is almost the same, it wouldn't hurt to just avoid using that word for general public's peace.
Also, im not black but sometimes people call me dark and i don't like it. may be different but still not nice to point out skin color
For Filipinos, the word "Negro" simply means "Black" --- no racist undertones intended. Those who use the words "nigger" or "nigga" are just copycats who got it from western movies and are either totally ignorant of the pain these words have evolved from black history or are not empathetic with that part in Philippine history when the same words were once used by the American colonizers on their forebears. This aspect of Philippine history is never mentioned in school history books and is glossed over by some historians. Please forgive them for they know not what they do.
even if there are no intentions to offend them, they already said in that video that they feel offended. we should be more emphatic about how they feel. rather say "black' than "n___".
@@Silentscreamer2009 In the Philippines, there are two provinces called NEGROS ORIENTAL and NEGROS OCCIDENTAL. In accommodation of the American blacks, and in their presence, shall we refer to these provinces as BLACK ORIENTAL and BLACK OCCIDENTAL?
@@rubenbarrameda5759 that's another context. it's a name of a place. that's not the point, the point is, you don't call them in their face negro or nigger. they said it so, they are offended by it, whether you don't have the intention of offending.
@@rubenbarrameda5759 Tama, I am an Islander of Negros Occidental. Ano ngayun yung tawag saamin?
@@Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeasy kung susundin natin and gusto ng iba na wag na tayong gumanit ng salitang NEGRO, ang dapat na tawag natin sa bayan mo ay BLACK OCCIDENTAL at doon sa isa ay BLACK ORIENTAL. Hehehe, sounds classy naman. hehahaha
Filipinos sometimes use the word Negro/Negra (not N**ga) to describe something black. There is no malice there. You often hear the older generation use these words. This is because the Filipino language is heavily influenced by the Spanish language, and Negro/Negra are the Spanish words for black. In fact, did you know that San Miguel has a product called 'Cerveza Negra', or dark lager? So if they see it in a product, they don't think it is wrong to use these words.
Call them the alipin
No negro in filipino means black man thats spanish word,thats not slave,you search in spanish dictionary,thats we call since we were born
Personally, I think culture matters more than the colour of the person. Let us say, a non-black person grew up in a black background or 'culture', they of course have gotten used to the terms, mannerisms, and they have a personal connection to that community. I think they have a right to say it, however of course they surely have a brain to understand the history behind the word. If they use the term endearing matter, I think it is fine. Obviously, using the word with malcontent is a no-no, no matter who says it. Now people who are not engrossed or integrated into black culture, should never say the n word.
TLDR; cultural context and background of a person matters more than the skin colour of said person. Obviously intent is also important to understand !
Love a bunch guys! ❤️
I would say that using negro or negra by a Filipino in the Philippines doesn't carry any racial insults. And in my own understanding and opinion, since you are the ones who migrated here in the Philippines, you must be the ones who need to adjust on the way the word means. The word negro in America is different the way it is use here in the Philippines. We are not under the US territory to adapt the US' meaning of negro. We have way more different meaning for that word here in the Philippines. No offense to the black people but you need to adapt the way we define it here. You are the one who needs to adjust.
Highly informative. Nice Video
sooo,, uhmmm Just like what happened to SB19 "Hello Negr+s" tweet. It circulated and was criticized by westerners and then labeled them as racist. But you know I think we have the right to say "Negr+s" in OUR COUNTRY even with the presence of a black person since they are the one coming here(so basically, people lets say Filos doesnt know it is an insult since it is a term for color black or black person here in the PH), unless we are in diff country we should be careful cause it is a common ground that if we're not in our territory we should know and learn things for our safety and enlightenment, same goes to all foreigners coming here in the Philippines (they might find something offensive that is done by locals but the meaning is not what they actually think of). BUT this doesnt mean that we should be saying this carelessly especially that growing numbers of us Filipinos have been exposed to information about the N-word being a racial slur. What I am trying to say is that We can use it but not carelessly or with limitation, cause now that it can be used in 2 ways, unlike before people using it as a description to a thing and person's color, and ethnicity.
Sorry if I sounded wrong and irrational to some people but we cannot just restrict something that is in deeply rooted in our language, I dont mean to sound like I didnt care but Im also thinking about number of people who are less educated about the things going around the world. I have so many "What if's" on my mind about this topic.
I think this is more of a territorial and language matter, each country have their own interpretation and meaning of it. Take Korean "내가" & "니가" as an example. they use the word but they don't mean any racism. Same goes for Philippines - it is an island, an ethnicity, and a color. I just dont get why do we need the validation of black people in using this term. But with all the things I've pointed out, WE SHOULD USE IT ON THE RIGHT PLACE and WAY, AND AVOID IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THESE DAYS; ETHICS.
Pls. if someone can critique the words ive said above, please do tell me your thoughts. Im open for discussion, I am quite far from reality in understanding this topic TBH.
Yes, I think it's different in this case where they are referring to the place (Negros Occidental) that was named because the Spaniards colonized us, saw darker skinned people, here in PH and then renamed the place when it was originally named "Buglas" in Hiligaynon. Even in Spanish that word is also used to refer to the color. But if we're referring to the N word (n***a or n****r) we should not be saying that at all because there is a history that comes with that that black people specifically had to face.
May i know kailan sinabi nang SB19 yan? Ako na walang kaalam alam.
I have the same thoughts. The word "Negro/s" literally means Black. We have Spanish influences and the use of the word is just one those influences. It's perfectly fair for us to use the word in our own land - especially when it is being used literally. This is more true in the southern parts of the Philippines. One can say something like "Remember that negro who was in [insert movie name]? He was the protagonist there. He won an Oscar for his performance." - In this manner, the word was used matter-of-factly, to refer to a black person. No insult was intended, no malice or racial slur portrayed.
That being said, I do think we CANNOT use the N word to address a black person to their faces. Especially if the said person was of Black African ethinicity. I also think we CANNOT say the word outside of our own country - simply because it could cause a lot of misunderstandings, specially if one is in the US.
any word can and/or can't be an insult depends on intentions...
puto and coño may sound negative for spanish speaking countries and you can't tell the PH to rename the words.. there are lot of instances like that..
well, using a word like NEGRO as a filipino is normal, so you don't need to be offended if you're black if you know that they don't have the intention to discriminate you..
every black people should understand whatever word it is, it only hurts depend on intentions... well, you can call your friend "bitch" and they can also call you the same without being offended in a non-hostile situation...
Well sila na nga nagsabi na na-iinsulto sila. If you're telling them na they can't change how filipinos use some words, you can't tell them din to accept your point of views. This is insensitive. I get your point ha, but maybe this could be worded better.
@@nadie.0 read it again... bka hindi mo naintindihan..
@@nadie.0 to put it simply, dude's saying "if youre a softie, you lose"
@@corndog7813 Yes, like what I said I get his point. Pero kasi there's this thing called trauma, you can't just tell people na "dont be a softie". Black people are still experiencing racism, and yung N word di pa rin acceptable na gamitin towards them if you're not black. Like what the guy said, even if you're black you still have to be careful na gamitin yun sa ibang black kasi what if that person experienced racism noong mga panahon na yun. It is a serious issue for black people.
Like calling your friend "bitch", okay... If both parties are okay with that pero you can't just call other people bitch. What if yung nasabihan mo sa kaniya nun ay nabully sa school with an issue like that, baka almost caused her depression or already has a depression. You can't just say na don't be a softie.
Maybe not her, pero may accused sa pamilya niya about something like that so baka sensitive siya sa mga ganung bagay. Bitch ay for female dogs pero nagagamit na rin kask siya sa ibang bagay.
Even between Jews and Germans, you can't just loosely throw words related to holocaust.
So my point is, we say things to our friends and people kung okay lang sa kanila. Pero like what the people said here in this video, hindi okay sa kanila kahit ano pang intention mo, kahit not to insult pa, kahit joke lang. Sinasabi ko lang na let's be sensitive to the feelings of others.
@@nadie.0 yaan mo yan epal yan
The word negro doesnt have any bad meaning behind it for us
I remember a year ago when Sb19 were bashed because they twitted "Hello Negros"when they visited the Negros. The truth is there is a province in the Philippines called Negros and Sb19 visited that province which was affected by the typhon. They donated relief goods to the people in Negros. Spaniards named the Negros province after the dark skinned people who works in the fields.
The Negros province divided in 2; Negros Oriental/Negros Occidental. (Negros - the sugar capital of the Philippines.)
Forgive one another, forget the past. Don't dwell on the past. Live your life to the fullest and without regret.
You forget the past, it will repeat itself. After all the bible is a history book.
Not black. Africans are the only ones that are black. Exception the Aboriginal people that migrated to Indonesia & left Indonesia on boat landing in Madagscar mixing with African Natives. Pinoys are Asian (even the migrated negritos Austronesian & Australo-Melan either isolated tiny minority or ad-mixture intergrated into Populus like in all Southeast Asian countries). Majority are Chinito Moreno (with eye-smile) but there are millions that can pass as far east/NE Asian pale skin like most Korean.
It's all about the context. When you're in the US, don't use it. It has deep historical connotation within such particular culture.
Outside the US, we can use it since it's part of our lexicon and vocabulary. The sad thing is, people, even Filipinos doesn't understand that and assumes that social rules in the US applies to the entire world.
My Filipino friend says the n-word a lot because he thinks his skin color makes him black even though he's a 100% Filipino. I tried to explain to him but he wouldn't listen 🤦 so I just ignore and stay silent everytime he says it.
We’ve been called the n word when you Americans colonized us for 48 years
Negro / negra is just referring to a color of the skin. Since my childhood I know it's not about shaming or something. Why get offended if your skin color is really black?
Because a lot of the time, when we throw around these terms in such a casual manner, we adhere to an unconscious bias built within our society by our colonizers that make us see having a lighter skin tone as an ideal standard to aspire over any other shade darker. Sa madali't sabi: Colorism.
From wanting unborn babies to come out with a "mestizo" shade to pitying moreno and darker-skinned kids.
Saying the N-word while being ignorant about its origins only serve to reinforce this byproduct of a colonial mentality we have as Filipinos.
Back in my elementary, the N word that end with 'ro' and 'er' used by kids are often meant as a derogatory. Ugh kids... 😒
The N word that ends with 'ito' literally is just text book word for one of the three major ethnicities that comprise the Filipino islands. Alot of us do have it in their blood, akin to how Europeans have neanderthal in them.
Outside in public we refer to them as Aetas because where im from, its that specific branch family we usually meet-- the Aeta tribe.
Thank you for this video. My Filipino friends say the N word, and I told them that's racist. But they keep saying it for fun, and they even laughed a lot, to tease me. And now I am searching to the internet if Filipinos can actually say it.
Same bro they know what it means but they don’t know the history of it
Filipinos were called that when they migrated here,also called that when they served with US. They kinda grouped both together with that word.
@@cubevenoh they do,just in different ways. They were colonized multiple times historically,banned from entering the US at one point,and also google the watsonville riots.
I remember some black african american bashed one of ph idol group without knowing that Negros Occidental is one of PH province located in Western Visayas.
We should learn from you guys and you do so, lets educate ourselves that not all country with N word is meant to offend you or something 'cause there's some country uses that N word but has different meaning into it. Sounds a like but different...
Like here in PH
Negros is a province, Negro is black skin and nothings wrong with that
In Korea you can hear N word too which is Naega means "I" informally
So it depends, you can feel it tho when someone's intentionally saying that word to you like slapping it onto your face.
It give chills into your bones except when your friends curse you and then you curse them back like... I love you
agree
@kaprey T_T
Although we dont mean anything derisive or derogatory when we use it in the Philippines, we must be considerate enough to respect other people's feelings when we're in another country such as the US.
Growing up i used to her the n word to describe skin color. Like, when someone's got sunburned, people would say "oh you looked like n already". I didn't know that it's offensive. I think i only got to know about it when i became an adult.
It’s really frustrating to see that people started saying this word kasi wala talagang ganung concept sa pilipinas. Sure there are parallels but filipinos took this word from a world that’s so completely different from what we’ve known, and have now started saying it without having knowledge of its context or meaning, and I don’t think we ever will. By proxy, they’ve introduced and have inserted ourselves into a position where we have to have this other conversation (on top of others) that many people will not get or understand. It does nothing but complicate the situation for Filipinos. And for what reason? Let’s face it, the Filipinos who say this do it because they think it’s “cool”. Filipinos’ idolization of American Culture only led to our newest generations to model a new culture where this horrible thing is being seen as something to be praised. The usage of this word and its history behind it is forever intertwined in American culture and it’s so irresponsible for our people to simply take it and use it with such casualty as if we know the struggles and suffering black people went through. This video is great and it’s important to educate our fellow filipinos, but I simply don’t think it’s enough. Nothing will ever be enough for our people to justify using this word and the people who do should be treated with harsh contempt. We should put a total boundary on ourselves and discourage our people from ever using the word. It doesn’t matter if they do or don’t understand. There are people in the US who completely understand and still choose to use this word derogatorily. Who’s to say filipinos won’t do the same.
Good sir, do you partake in US politics? I am really just curious in your "Bernie" and "Andrews" reference. I hope to represent myself well.
When I migrated to the US mid 90's, there was this thought and feeling that to be closer to "white" is the best way to achieve economic and social goals.
I joined the US Army. The US Army changed many of my biases and prejudice against blacks. The racism I have experienced, as stated from your reply to my post, came from white folks.
Also, their was this cultural shift in the 2000's where, in the Philippines, black is cool. The cultural influence of Apl d app and Bruno Mars cannot be denied. An all black NBA basketball league are very impactful in Philippine culture.
Hot take:
The 2000 cultural shift that being black is cool makes the "N" word a term of endearment.
I would have to acknowledge that "context" is very important and what the feelings of the receiver is the one that must be valued. So, if the person receiving the "N" thinks it's derogatory then it's derogatory. If the same receiving person uses the "N" word to another black person and that person says it's ok, then the "N" word is ok.
We must value each other and their feelings regardless of what word is used.
Dahil lang may masamang history ang word na yun, that does not mean na masama yung word na yun sa tao.
Let us be respectful of each other!
@@vondoromal7016 hi po. I would like to start with saying thank you for your service. I was in no way trying to invalidate your opinion on whether or not the n-word should be used by filipinos. I was simply stating why I viewed the justification behind it was flawed. As for my position in US politics, I guess most people would place me as left-leaning, though I, like many other immigrant filipinos are “fiscally conservative.” As for my youtube username and profile picture, I am a big fan of the Studio Ghibli animated film “My Neightbor Totoro” I came across the photo on reddit and it featured a drawing of Bernie Sanders sitting at a bus stop directly taken from a scene in the film. That being said, I just found it funny being that at the time it was the center of memes, and so I took it and ran with it, essentially naming myself after the image. Andrews is just my pet dog’s name but like made to sound more like a last name
In my comment, I was exclusively referring to filipinos in the philippines, not Fil-americans. Understandably, there are non-black americans who do say the word and have good intent, including some fil-americans, but that is a completely different conversation and I think for the most part that we agree on that. I believe that in shared communities, there is also a shared culture and language. However, for Filipinos in the Philippines, a country completely foreign to the word and concepts alike, should not just adapt it into local languge and colloquialism. I hope this clarifies my statement. I’m sorry, I really didn’t want for this to come off the way it did for you. It was not my intention to crap on your opinion like that. Have a good day.
@@Crunchyasf Good sir. An apology is Not necessary. No offense was taken. I would have to admit that injecting religion was not a good idea
People do need to know the cultural relevance of words and how it may impact people. Many times, I would make a joke just to slam in my face.
We all need to get better to be more sensitive and aware of our surroundings..
Thank you for what you do...
On another note, are you familiar with Universal Basic Income UBI. A few of us are trying to promote this idea of governance dyan sa Pilipinas. Please let me know if you want to talk about that... Thank you for your insights and thank you for what you do...
Filipino can say what they want to say Negro or black …we don’t care at all
@ERRATAS 0202 tawa tawa ka dyan pero para ka namang galit. Hindi mo Naman masasabi sa haarap ko yan. Sigurado ako na malakas lang loob mo dahil Hindi mo ako kaharap. Ano pa pakealam mo? Tumahimik ka na lang at ayusin mo pamumuhay mo at pamumuhay nang mga Pilipino.
Wag lang hihingi nang tulong sa mga tao na Hindi Naman Pilipino na gustong tumulong...
Actually Filipino's are not white skin as you've seen on social media but we mostly has a natural morena skin which is a brown/black and we are proud of that as our natural beauty of Filipino and Filipina we are relate ❤️
Not black, Yellowish toned dark brown. Africans are the only ones that are black. Pinoys are Asian (even the migrated negritos are Austronesian & Australo-Melan either isolated tiny minority or ad-mixture intergrated into Pop like in all southeast Asian countries). Majority are Chinito Moreno (with eye-smile or Idol look) but there are millions that can pass as far east pale skin like most Korean.
Only Exception the Aboriginal people that migrated to Indonesia & left Indonesia on boat landing in Madagscar mixing with African Natives. Aborigine people are dark brown and their is like mixed race African & some can be straight. Not fine curled or "AFRO" which is the word used in America. We Latinos have blacks that came as slaves from Europeans who now call themselves AFRO-LATINO, AFRO-FRENCH or Afro-British.
@@tnazealot2143 who you are? You're not even Filipino., Filipino's have a brown black skin and that you saw now it's the new generation that used beauty products, don't compare us to Indo.
@@tnazealot2143 only? You sure? Just have a research and you will find even our tribe they had black skin and also me dont you fool 🙄
@@tnazealot2143 don't fool me coz I know more don't you? actually Philippines are pacific islanders by their Characteristics even culture I think ph Called asian coz in the map it's not far from the region. so you say if it's asian that could be white skin? You sure you got your lesson? Filipino's are Brown, Black natural.
In the States, if someone calls you "boy," it's an insult especially if you're a person of color. It's almost being called the "N" word. In the Philippines, the word "boy" came about when the Americans used to call Filipinos, "boy!" during their occupation the same way they would call Blacks in the States during slavery times.
I also use Nega sometimes meaning (Negative thinker for short) but not that American word Ni**a
The problem is ppl always find a way to get offended
Being called the n word is very offensive
@@destinywilliams8597I said it to someone but I'm not racist
@@destinywilliams8597We have a lot of black people here and some of them are nice ❤ but I just say it because of my classmates😢 don't be mean to me it's not my fault
@@CoolLOL5531 doesn’t matter if you’re being mean or not. Everyone is gonna take you saying that differently. We’re all from different walks of life. You being a kid of another race there’s no way you can relate to a lot of are struggles or are culture/history you saying that could be very off putting in a way you probably would never understand. I suggest you keep that between you n your classmate. Better yet don’t say it at all. There’s gonna come a day that classmate gonna wake up and know is or her worth.
@@CoolLOL5531 using that word disrespects my culture and my ancestors. Something your not a apart or or can’t relate to. No disrespect. Just how I can’t relate your you’re culture so I’m not gonna comment or complain about it. Or even try to act like I understand it I could just learn about it and try to be respectful. If you learn about my culture, you shouldn’t want to use the N word if you do know about my culture and my history here in the United States, or across the world is still wanna use that word you really don’t respect my culture. Doesn’t matter how much rap music you listen too.
Filipinos are mostly Brown Asians, but the Black community should gate keep using the n-word
Im a 90s kid. Back when I was a kid, i learned the N word (negro) as an insult for being black skinned. Back in the time i don't know that this was a very big insult. We even make this as a nickname for one of my sisters. Only when I was in college and was watching a lot of Hollywood movies did I learn that this should not be said out in the open very easily.
True! Tawag nga sa pinsan ko "BoyNegro/Neg" Kasi Sobrang Babad cya sa init nong bata PA cya 😄
This is too western centric tbh.
Most light skinned Filipino can actually turn brown af if they’re under the sun for too long, especially when it’s summer because that’s how we are made, we literally turn dark and we mostly say “Negro/Negra na ako” which generally means “I’m black now” because that’s how their skin turns out and I think most foreigners don’t know that this actually happens to Filipinos. We actually have a racist word and it’s called “Indio/India” which was an insult that’s given to us by the Spaniards, it’s not like we can tell the people from India not to use Indio/India because it’s a racist word in our country when in their country it means just the people of that country. I say our country, our culture, our word. Stop putting us in western standards and making us bend into western problems because this is our own. We are not uneducated or are trying to be mean, we understand what that word means to you but Philippines is not the west, we’re not even white people so don’t give us white people problems. We are even getting called out for braiding our hair when we’ve been doing that for thousands of years, you might even be shock if you found out that we color our skin black without even knowing that we do it to honor our ancestors every year. When in Rome, do as the romans do.
4:46 If the intention is derogatory, then we shouldn't use it. But to completely ban everyone else to say the word, and then you yourselves use it blatantly in music, movies and everyday conversation kinda rubs me the wrong way and it's a bit arrogant on your part. The word "negro" could mean a different thing to other people. It's literally a spanish word for black. And we use it to name a certain place.
For example, "puto". We used that word to name a certain food, but it's apparently offensive to Mexicans. But we don't hear them complaining about it because we don't use it to degrade them.
Can you do a video if the Indians can say the n word? My friends and I are super confused and we don’t want to insult anyone
I wont say the N word but i find it confusing that only blacks has the pass to say it, if its offensive and insulting because the word is that bad, the word should be buried, but blacks use it thats why the word is still popular now, some of them(sad but true) use it to get a pass to hurt someone, even a person who has no intention of offending someone, they get hurt or cancelled just for singing a rap song with the word in it, i agree with the Ruth, the word should be forbidden to anyone even by blacks. term of endearment is a joke, if the word is too bad it should be erased to extinction because sometime the word is being used in a wrong way
I like that word, I hear it and use it everyday ❤️
Hello im a bit young so can someone please correct me? Im half filipino and i take it as a offensive manner if someone says it to me. I know im not black and i am white. (Was a bit whitewashed). I take it to a offence when someone says it to me but i dont say it as im not black. Should i be taking it in a offensive way if someone says it to me either with the a or r? Its usually white people who say it to me cause they. Im not sure.
I have a sibling that is for some reason have a darker skin but i use it on him as joke and he understand it but on others i have no rights to say it to them because
1st we are not close we joke around in insult if we are close or if the person knows it as a joke
2nd sometimes other people even tho you are close don't accept it so the're is still a boundaries
3rd we don't know what is the effect of the word on the people
And 4th we ourselves don't something similar to that happens to us
Like my grandmother always say
"Treat others on how you like to be treated"
I love that you learned something from the video! But I would highly suggest that you don't use it on your sibling as well even if it's just a joke. It's a highly offensive and derogatory word, and should not be used on any human being. 💜
@@elsplanet i mean when we are joking but not directly on them like n***a what the f*** something like but not always because i know how it feels to be insulted and it hurts too much when it feels like you are helpless and you cant do anything so permanently stop them
@@elsplanet but we cant just say like always or with a intention to hurt others because that is why there are bounderies
@@astralblaze8100 if you're not black, you shouldn't be saying it. That word was used to discriminate and insult black people and now they are taking it back from the racists. It's not our word to use
@@Em-ff7fj even though im not using to discriminate i will stop using it because of the impact the for others
I personally never said the N-word, in fact I never heard anyone from my family and circle say it. Other than the province called Negros Occidental not once did I say the N-word, only Black Americans.
I apologize in advance if I offended someone with my comment.
I have a dog my mother named him Negro cuz he's black. Is that racist?
People in the philippines are not gunna stop using the "negro or negra word. Its how we describe black and some provinces in the country. We know how you guys feel. But in the philippines and spanish speaking countries its not offensive. Its the stupid americans you should condem. Tell us how are we gunna describe if we want to go to negros occidental , negros oriental.. What are we gunna say to discribe those locations. Know this our black brothers and sisters. We love you guys, we adore you.. you are always safe in the philippines and well never discriminated base on your dark complexion.. not like in china , japan , korea, canada, america, Australia and europen countries .. in the philippines you are one of us. So please understand its just a word. Nothing more .. when u in the philippines leave all that racism in other countries ..because in the philippines We love you.
Thanks for the information. But if you are living in Negros Oriental or Negros Occidental how will you answer then if you will not use the "n" since we have that place here in the Philippines? Maybe, it's good also that to whatever country you go, you have to understand too the meaning of that word because some of us do not know all the derogatory words in your country. And you cannot expect everybody here to literally mean that word to you because, we are living in another country. One word has different meaning in every part of the world. 😊 Thanks you.
Let this video bring information to those who don't know. I myself am guilty of using the N-word before I knew it's history. I never used that word again because I don't want to offend someone even unintentionally.
If you are black, please understand that some Filipinos may use that word unconsciously, but mostly do not intend to offend.
If you are Filipino, you know that there are other words that you can use to describe a black person. So avoid using the N-word.
My skin is not black. I have moreno or brownish skin complexion. People around me would call me negro as insult, everytime that I outclass them in any aspect. I wish I have white skin complexion like my father, he has Spanish lineage. I inherited my mother's brown skin complexion. At work, I am being avoided and being labeled as "madumi, mabaho" because I don't look neat every time that I sweat.
Since we r learning from this video they should also need to know that most of pilipino when we say negra at negro it doesnt mean we r degrading black people we r simply refering to the color of skin. Negra if its a girl negro if its a boy and most pilipino knows that being called negro even we r not black people is that if we stay too long under d sun like working in the farm or in beaches r skin color changes to darker than the usuall so we r called like that..we cannot blame other people specially those who lives in the provinces.or even in some urban areas if they see black people they will definetly say negro.which refers to color of skin means black bcoz it is what is called for more than 300 years.or more i guess coz the spaniard taught us that color black is called negro .so its hard for them to avoid the word..
omg! Hi your from Rizal to?❤️
Paul is great!
To us Filipinos, saying Negrito and Negro to define a minority group is not offensive. Now if an afro american does somethoping bad against us Filipinos, i would definite use the N word against those offending afro americans that demeans us Filipinos.
By the way the resource persons here are offended by the N word but its fine those they hate as "bitches". Tp us Filipinoos,, if you afro americans call us "bitchex", then we will use the n word on you.
Do not dictate on us. You as visitors should not impose on us your values.
Uh, no, no, no. Don't bring those drama shenanigans here in the PH. We use the word "negro" as a descriptor and it means "black."
I'm a Negrosanon living on Negros Occidental of the two halves of the Negros Island.
So tell me... does the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental offend you so much you want the word unused?
I usually refer to black people as, well, "Black people" or the blacks. Or black American if they are from America. Or Africans. I don't use the term "Negro" It feels like Filipinos being called "Indios" once again so, nope. But to be clear, the word Negro to us PH means black. PH use it just for the black people but basically, people with dark skin. That person can be Filipino as well.
But yeah, I'd rather not use it.
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the point is you don't want us to use that word that you use yourselves that is so hypocrite of you
As a Filipino I don't really say the word, it's unnecessary I guess I mean there are so many words out there to describe anything and honestly I only learned about the history of the word in college because of a certain search engine so.... I pretty much live under a rock at this point my whole life. My point is that from where I live which is the down under of the Philippines ....yes a clean and peaceful place....people really don't care or don't know about the issues of the outside world. We are just minding our own business I guess.
What are you gunna say if you want to go to Negros occidental or Negros Oriental? Or to discribe" puso negro" ? Hm etem occidental , etem oriental.. hahaha
I thnik we from Zamboanga and Basilan have a passes of that word "N"becos we speak a brocken spanish and we always use that word to describe a person or a thing but we're not being offensive, we don't intend to offend anyone.. but yeah i feel them, i feel where they come from.. makiing jokes/fun to a person becoz their black/dark brown even they do not know the meaning and history of this N word,but using this word N..ga the color of itself is very offensive in anyway
Are we also going to remove “KKK” in the Philippine history/textbook since it’s very offensive to them?
Im Filipino and im black so can i use the word? Tbh in germany everyone says the word
I'm an Igorot and the word Igorot have been used against me a couple of times as a form of insult although I don't get offended right away every time I hear someone else who's non Igorot say it or even refer me to it until I learn real reason why they say it because I know what the word Igorot really mean
For me I think actors/actresses/directors, the film industry in general should stop using the N word in films ( especially action films ) or atleast give context 1st before showing the film so people, especially kids who know nothing about the word won't be mislead into something that is totally different from what the word really means. I was saying the N word all the time when I heard it in a film because I thought it was a cool thing to say, not until a couple of years later when I learned what it truly meant
I would also like to add that the N word with soft R is being used by some Filipinos all the time because we were taught in school that it is a word, not a derogatory term although unfortunately some Filipinos do use it as a form of insult.
With all of that said, I can certainly attest that a lot of Filipinos are racist. I even think that racist Filipinos are one of the most racist you will ever meet but I would also like to point out that I do think majority of Filipinos are not racist.Some will definitely help a black person out if the need arises as I did once. To black people, please don't get offended right away if a Filipino says soft N word or even N word with the hard R to you. I only ask that try to learn the reason why they said the said and if you can try to educate them . The more people who knows the true meaning of the N word the better
If you are black foreigner living in the Philippines and you don't like that some Filipino call you a negro or negra then i guess pack your stuff and go back to your country because that word is not mean bad for us ...We grow up in that words it means black peson it is even in the beer the San miguel beer negra ...
In my opinion, I think it's fine, as long as you're speaking with your black friends, I mean, I had black homies back when I was stuck playing online games like cod, and at first I was hesitant to say it, but then they said, "nah man it's fine, we homies, and we know you a real one" well I gradually used it in a friendly way, of course, only when i'm talking to them, but still, big question, is is it okay for an asian man, to call another asian man, the n word? Like in a friendly way? Like how you use my boy, or my homie?
Blacks couldn't accept that they are black. Negro is direct translation for blacks in my local language. Kayo sa pinas kayo magaadjust sa culture.
I don't even think of racism for black ethnic people whenever I say it. It is our culture too as Filipino. We are being called that too since we are not white people. It is our country, our rule! If we are in different country, of course, we will submit.
My husband was born in the Philippines, moved to US when he was 5, he's 40 and uses the word on a daily basis despite my asking him not to. He has to know how inappropriate it is bc he would never use the word infront of my parents. We're white, that word was worse than F growing up as I quickly learned when my brother thought it was ok to repeat it in a song.
Actually , its Spanish that coins Negro since the natural color of native Filipino were dark color. Spanish also manage slavery in the Philippines called Encomienda were people force to work at the farm.
i'll still use the word negro/negra! like koreans saying niga/nega. no disrespect but i wouldnt change the meaning of the word that i know. prolly if i'm in the U.S.A. i would not use it for people might misunderstood me, but in philippines it's a different story.
In my home Cabanatuan they just say it because of what they learn on the media
Negritos --- The Negritos or the AETA were people who came from AFRICA, researchers says that they were the first to inhabit the PHILIPPINES, that they have gotten into the Philippines around 40,000 years ago.
Filipinos are black too. actually our ancestor are black and are the (Aeta People) ONE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN NATIVES OF ASIA AND THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF PHILIPPINES. The Aetas, Agta or Ayta are the original black race (Africans) that live in scattered, isolated mountainous northern part of The Philippines.
For those black people, all I can say is that Move on…. We filipinos especially in the Southern provinces commonly use these words, not as an insult but as a term to refer to dark skinned people or people got super tanned due to daily exposure to outside… I mean yung Negra/Negro na words ay parang salitang Bakla, Bading Baklita, Bayot na pantukoy to gay people and instead of being offended from these words, the gay community embraced these words which were originated as derogatory words or insult words before….
That doesn't mean you should use it on them especially after knowing the history behind it. Someone who is not black calling a black person the n word is still racist like how calling queer people the f word is also homophobic when a straight person says it. It's derogatory and it shouldn't be used at all except for when people use it on people who are in the same community as them so that means you stop defending the usage of it by non-black and non-queer people to refer to those two communities.
@@bl00dvv1tch3 kayo lng nagbibigay ng division sa pagkatao ninyo sa mga community community na yan… bakita may community of men ba or women? May community ba of white people, brown people? Kaya kau na OA mamatay kau
@@bl00dvv1tch3 “bading” is the f slur in Tagalog lol, “bakla” just means gay/queer in general.
@@bl00dvv1tch3bro negro means black in Spanish tf u talkin about
And additional to the account during the Amercian colonization here in the Philippines, the whites use nigga to my grandfather which is until now i can't forget... May he rest in peace 🕊️
i hope this gets shared to multiple platforms. Filipinos don't really educate themselves on these things
If you guys will search the history of the Philippines, the first people to migrate there was called "Negrito" or "small black people". Before it was colonized by many other nationalities. The majority are Spanish. So it is in our blood that we are part Negritos. So we can call black "My Niggas" and they can call us the same.
There was no racist here in the Philippines, we can say negro reffering to a color with no offence and we have a place that called Negros it comes from the spanish colonial era referring to us locals as black or negro
We need to educate our fellow filipinos and it should start in schools. Teach children not to use the N word for us not to be ignorant with the feelings of foreign black people in the Philippines since we are a tourist destination. But my question is, should we change the name of our provinces; "negros occidental and negros oriental mindoro' for black foreigners sake?
We Filipinos can use negro at negra. Why do we need to teach our kids that that is a derogatory word when it actually is not? It is a western thing. We should not bring it here. We shouldn't say the word "Nigga" though. And why do we need to change just for tourists? No.
@@jgereaux I agree. If black people come to the Philippines either tourist or for long stay, they should be the one to adjust in our culture since they are just guest in our country. For those filipinos that are tourist or living, working abroad, they have to be more sensitive and educate them selves as a sign of respect.
Honestly, the most needed of the blame are actually the black rappers on the west there that ship their music around the world. A lot of us Asians hear black rappers say it on them, the first time, and assume it's not really offensive because it's used by blacks themselves... It's rather hard to believe it is offensive when you yourselves use it to describe people of your race.
im from Visayas Panay island in Philppines we have a places called Negros Oriental we only use Nigrito/Nigrita/Nergo/Negra/ati/itom means dark/black skinned we dont use Ni**a or Ni**er we dont use that words Maybe manila ppl use that words :D & btw Every island in the Philippines had different language and meaning of dialect u will get confuse why they use that words XD
Racism 101 . Turn a subject into an object .
When the GTA san andreas is still famous, my friends and i always use the n-word and we are not black, we use it because we thought its meaning is brother so we always use it because we like a brother and we thought it was cool. But now we stop using it.
The Philippines was called the alipin. Do they know this? Because I am putting it on my group chat!
We Filipinos were referred to as "Indio“
Back in spanish era, that is our N word. That was our slave name, it literally means Dumb and takes away our qualities as a human being. Basically meant the same as N word.
as a filipino were the most nigga asian. 😂 we love black culture. rap music, basketball, street dancing. everything😂
If you're in here Philippines they make fun of n word-
In our country in Philippines it's a Normal..Coz our country mostly color Brown coz difference province ,then the others have NickName or Alis,if Brown color ,it's called Negro ,Negra or Neggie..but they accept ,bcoz is true ,no one angry ,but never they doing mad it's just only to call you in New name or your alias, not to be you bullying, some others love the color being Brown ..accepting who you are or called you Negro coz it's GOD give you,be proud as long as no one to doing bad to you, American country is difference to our country ,Children's only they call Negro if adolescents called Negro it's joking cos did know your name then tell your name ..important accept you ,who you are in our country ,
Let me explain. Why is it acceptable in Filipino-Filipino situation? 1st of, we don't use the word ni**er. We use "Negro" which just means black and it is a term we use to say something or sometimes someone is dark. That's just basically the spanish word for maitim, if you're gonna ban people from saying "Negro" to another Filipino, you should also ban the word "maitim" because it means the same exact thing in filipino language context.
This is completely different story when addressing Black people from Africa/America/Europe since the term itself has a dark history behind it.
As a Filipino Im sorry for all the black that have experience calling them the word by my fellow countrymen. We now know and we understand. Enjoy our country. I ❤ you beautiful people.
It was all your idea to spread the words even in music so people will notice and use it as they idolize some of your best artist out there especially kids. But wat a bout the Mexican? Right?
If you want to be respectful to that please let your idealistic and historic words stay on your houses. And if have video to share in internet please put something that will explain the context why you are always using that words and why we are not allowed to use it, so we will be educated of your videos.
Do you know how easy to put simple explanation "do not use n words if you are not black person, for further details go search on Google why" 😅✌️.
If its an insult then why use it on rap music ?
Sure we do when we singing rap songs and the word Negro and Negra is not racist its Spanish word for black man and black girl
N-Word is a cool term used in the US (by our people). Not to be used by the other races (sorry about that). I have had a Filipino say "What's up N*gga" and it didn't sound cool....I just looked at him, but out here I understand...these people don't know. Other countries also are not aware. Understand that "some" filipinos could be able because THEY are "black". They are the aboriginal people here (Called negritos) and they look just like us. BTW, I love in "Negros Oriental" and that's the name of this place...has nothing to do with what we as Americans like or hate. It's just that "those" people named people that here. This is something that must progress locally in the Philippines and other countries/cultures around here. In Malaysia, I remember "Orang Asli" which means forrest people....they are just like us and still exist.
Filipinos where called "INDIO or INDIOS" by Spanish colonial. Many Filipinos doesnt know that, its our equal to "N" word.