Hey, Guys! Love the honest reaction. Great to see yalls point of view. I want to clarify the end of the video. I wasn't necessarily mentioning Kaepernick's girlfriend because she is black. I was referring to her because she was a destructive force in his newfound "Blackness". My audience knows exactly who I'm talking about, so I said it that way. Again, great video!!
With Folks like you out there fighting the destructive forces of the left we will as a Country slowly but surely come together as one....we are the melting pot of Greatness!!!
His girlfriend absolutely radicalized him, but he's an adult with his own mind and is responsible for all the reprehensible things that come out of his mouth.
@@mongtkb you're not remembering correctly. Being kicked off the team wasn't in the cards. Traded, maybe. That happens to almost every player. But you're making it sound sinister when it wasn't.
@Matt Gee y'all called MLK a communist too. It's been your go to for decades. It's boring, it's tired, and it's fooling nobody. Come up with a new lie. You've had like 60 years ffs.
The young man in the red shirt is exactly right when he said, ‘ why do I have to feel like I have to embrace a side’? The best thing any parent can do is to raise your children to think for themselves and not to care how others perceive you!
We are the product of our experiences. Passionate about something indicates a pretty strong experience. Having no opinion would indicate having no relatable experience from which to draw an opinion. About such a negative topic of racist hate, having no relatable experience from which to draw an opinion, is a lucky and really really good thing to be able to say, if you are not white.
@@eileencastillo6323 I don't know what kind of household you came from, but its not unusual for a "parent" to criticize their children about their style choices. I can guarantee you CK will do it to his kids as well... and he best hope they don't put it out there on social media for everyone to see. Yes, Colin is the product of his experiences... he was given up for adoption by his parents... those parents are white... where are his black relatives... no where to be seen or heard from.
@@bromack3 I wasn't clear. Sorry. I was not arguing against what he said. That IS great parental advice. It should be repeated often too. Maybe mention not caring about what others perceive about you to the Black relatives of Colin Kaepernick, as well. The ones that you know nothing about to speak of them. Our own life experience is just another means by which we obviously form opinions. One really really hugh mistake that we make is NOT acknowledging that other people have different life experiences than we do. Colin Kaepernick is a positive and very successful example of being raised in a loving mixed race adopted family. Geeze. I am sure that they are extremely proud of him. I would be.
@@eileencastillo6323 I agree with and am suspicious of anyone who blame Kaepernick. You can bet that most of the aforementioned do support individuals with less moral standards. I read attributes about Kaepernick such as "proven liar" or "hateful" but once you answer "Trump" you hear jaws dropping
As a white female nurse I was written up for getting Burgundy streaks in my hair. I was told it was not a natural color and that it was unprofessional. Also got a talking to by management for having silver nail polish which also is considered unprofessional.. Also for many years we were required to wear our hair in a bun. This was in the early 2000s. They are getting more pennant on nurses now but we still can't dye our hair crazy colors. It isn't a race thing...its a company corporate thing. Most companies want employees that don't stand out in appearance. They want you to be clean, tidy, and otherwise boring in every way 😆
Sorry for the racism, persecution and discrimination you faced. I wanted to have a mullet and rat tail, but my parents wouldnt let me. To overcome the trauma , i have 5 counselling sessions a week, written a book, released a CD ('Songs of Lament') and made 5 appearances on daytime television, relating my experience in the hope to teach others. #SEEK CHANGE # WE WILL OVERCOME
I'm white and my parents wouldn't let me have a Mohawk in high school because they didn't want me to look like a "hooligan." They wanted me to look respectable. It's not a race thing. It's a respect and humility aspect.
Same here had long hair thru h.s. After h.s. it got really long, with a beard, and few tats to go along. Even as a white man right or wrong ppl judge on appearance. And yeah as young man I would get the "looks" and certainly wasn't gonna help me in a professional world looking like a Hells Angel. And my parents never were thrilled with the look either.
I remember back in the 90’s, there was this kids show on Nickelodeon, called my brother and me, and it centered around a black family. This one episode, one of the boys wanted corn rows and the dad was so opposed to it.
@@tactikiller lol 😆 why? You have to be a musician/artist to be taken seriously without a clean cut. They can get away with wearing whatever they want.
@morgan hutchins . Are you glad now? Some people took the Mohawk way beyond it's years. My friend is 45, still weard one. It was punk thing in the 80s.
I am white and NO I was not allowed to have my hair crazy at professional jobs. I actually got fired my first day at an office job because they saw a simple "Ohm"(hindu) tattoo on my wrist that I guess they didn't see at my interview - and guess what Collin - my mom complained not only about the hair style I wanted but the clothing I wore, the music I listened to, the friends I had, almost everything - that's not racist - that's what parents do, no matter your race!
Literally every parent from every culture does this. I'm Hispanic and my parents and my school didn't let me have the hair whatever way I wanted. And even when I got away with it they would make a comment
I was born and raised here..my dad was foriegn and mom was American. My dad always wanted us to learn his culture and sent us to school in his country for a year. When students asked us " what we were".. we said" both". But were TOLD that in their culture, the kid is whatever the FATHER is. In order to appease them, we said ok..but we obviously felt more like Americans. We loved our dad and in respect to his country we never spoke out negatively of either country. Colin is trying to keep his name in the news and profit from bring a " victim". And he did it at his parents expense which makes him a loser. He didn't mind hurting parents that MUST love him because they never retaliated against his remarks. They took the hits and embarrassment. Shame on him.
I bet his parents have shed a few tears over this. As a parent you do the best you can and you love your children and to have them turn on you must be the most devastating feeling.
@@ReallyMartha It would destroy me if my son came out to publicly claiming that I was never able to love him like a mom should, bcuz of some unconscious bigotry?! Sadly, I pray that he warned his parents about all this & reassured them that it's just politics & career moves for him--as a mom I think I could survive that; I'd be mad as hell wondering how I raised such a selfish child, but it wouldn't haunt me(going over every second of our life trying to figure out how I screwed up my son so badly).
@@sharonodom6423 I absolutely agree. My daughter is only 1.5 years old but if I imagine myself in Colin's parents' position I don't know how if I could handle it. They had zero obligation to him and adopted him out of the goodness of their hearts and then this. I really hope for their sakes that he did talk to them and it's just a political, publicity stunt but like you said, I still wouldn't be happy with it.
Unless they are in on the grift??? Kaepernick has made way more $$$ from his identity politics then he made playing sports. His parents benefit from his income.
It costs a ridiculous amount of money to adopt a child - if you just foster a child is the one where you get paid, but to adopt a baby (I believe Collin was 5 weeks old) is A LOT of money as well as multiple background checks, interviews, personality - making sure that they get the best possible parents for the baby.
That’s what I was going to say. Only the foster parents get paid. That’s why there are kids being neglected and worse in foster. There are some people who only do it for the money and not for the kids. It’s sad.
His own parents didn't want him, they didn't want to take care of him. His adopted parents took care of him, take him to school, pick him up from school, buys his necessities like clothes, shoes, school supplies. They took care of him when he was sick, put a roof over his head, prepared food for him, took him to his games, took him to practices. How ungrateful human being. I feel really bad for the adopted parents.😢
@@eileencastillo6323 we all know they raised a kid who is one of the few to make it to the NFL and he himself said he knows his parents love him. So in my opinion they did a pretty good job.
My favorite thing about this video is how the dude in the t with the flag (4th seat) took up for his boy (in the red shirt) who is bi-racial to verify he has been the same person since middle school. Honor, integrity, and friendship was the highlight of this video for me. #newsubscriber
They weren't humiliated, he humiliated himself. I think people probably feel sorry for them in the same way people feel would feel sorry for the parents of good kid wound up as a drug addict.
Just want to point out one thing about this comic book: it's about his struggles in high school...Something to consider, is the fact that in High school, Colin was the Captain of the Football and basketball teams at a nice suburban school, and was all state in both. I promise you, he had a better time in high school than you did.
Your conversation reminds me of the Fresh Prince episode where Carlton was not allowed into the fraternity because he was called a sellout. Powerful reminder that we are all unique individuals just trying to navigate our way through life, and all we can do is keep spreading the love. Great channel, guys.
I just looked up his parents. His dad has been an executive in several large companies, and on the board of different institutes, and even associated with the Masters of Professional Studies at Cal Poly. His mum was a nurse. So both parents worked in areas where appearance was important and denoted professionalism. Although his mum's language wasn't great, she was seeing it through the eyes of wanting the best for her child. My parents gave me advice when I was leaving school that wasn't awesome but that was a generational difference, and experience in difference industries. He has said that his parents were always open and willing to learn, so saying they were racist just doesn't cut it for me.
He basically had the perfect life that EVERYBODY thinks they all deserve and should be given. Yet look how trashy he turned out because he was corrupted with this mind virus. That should be a lesson to everyone, the grass is not always greener on the other side. What's more important is the moral foundation you maintain for your soul.
@@lynettesmith9133 some moms torture their children, put their babies in microwave and all. If a parent can kill their baby, they obviously can simply give them away no problem
@@eileencastillo6323 personal accountability is severly lacking with today’s youth, it goes a long way to preventing unwanted pregnancies. These “mothers” and “fathers” drserve all the criticism they get
Worked at a sub shop during school...we had a uniform policy and men had to be clean shaven everyday or you beard has to be well kept. Stop feeling you have to "pick sides" you're either raised right or not.
You guys should research everything that Kapernick’s parents did during his youth to teach him about his black heritage etc. It’s amazing what they did to teach him that culture.
"At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000...
Really enjoyed the conversation, you guys have a lot of different points of views which really helps push the conversation along. Keep up the great work.
These boys always impress me! Their ability to have respectful discussions amongst each other is refreshing. They are educated young men and we definitely need more role models like them! Hats off to the Cartier Family!! #cartierfamily #officertatum
I am a white woman who has two sons. I made them cut their hair( they came home with Mohawks, ended up shaved) had to tell them to dress depending on what they were doing and where they were going. How to speak in public, etc. that is called being a parent and teaching them the way to be seen in society and the job. Just saying
My dad was the same way. In the 80s, I was a thrash metal kid. I wanted long hair like the bands I idolized. My dad (a military man) was not having it. He said that I would look like a criminal if I had long hair, and people would treat me like it. It was bad enough I dressed the way I did (ripped up jeans and heavy metal shirts), so not being able to step out of that with my clothes because I had long hair would just compound it. This was during a time when kids were doing life sentences for murders they didn't commit simply because they were the neighborhood metalheads. Kap is accusing his parents of racism, when it is more likely that they were protecting him from racists. His community was predominately white. I bet his parents knew he would already have a harder time because he was a black child in a white community, so they didn't want him to compound it by having cornrows. I didn't care about Kaepernick kneeling during the anthem. It's his 1st Amendment right. But, this is despicable.
I was a middle school school nurse, and the police officer that worked in the school as a resource officer told me something that I have never forgotten. He told me that the students who are little thugs and have the behavioral issues now, were the ones whose parents, when these kids were toddlers, dressed them as little thugs, gave them mohawks, and laughed when they’re swear. He said that it was always a cycle that started that way, and by the time the kids were in middle school, they had behaviors issues and diagnosis, often requiring special Ed services and behavioral health services (I can back that up). And when these kids entered their teen years and were in high school, they were now bigger than their parents, stronger, and the damage had been done. This is when he’d say the parents would call the police to their homes, expecting the police to “fix” the product of their parenting. He said that some of these kids will grow up and grow out of it as soon as they leave their parent’s home. But most of these kids will be addicts and criminals, in and out of jail, prison sentences, and well known by local PD. Time proved that he was absolutely correct. By the way - I live in a white community. This issue has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with families and family culture.
@@michaell8184 mowhawk, mullet or whatever kind of unprofessional rebellious hair cut white people get are the same as cornrows. The exact same. Its about making a statement of rebellion and making yourself standout for attention.
I appreciate your honesty in these reactions. Honestly, as a white woman that grew up poor, on the wrong sides of the tracks, figuring out how to even comment on a video like this actually makes me nervous cause I think that I’m agreeing but good gawd, there’s folks that will jump my a$$ I love that y’all take the time to listen and talk through it. Honestly, I wish we could go back to being “colorblind” I don’t want to quantify my friends as a color. When I become friends with someone, I would never say “my Asian friend” or “my black friend” It would never occur to me to say but now I’m second guessing all my life choices. What if I am discriminating WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING?!? Yeah, no. We are all people navigating this thing (I’m grumpy so I started to say “shit” but refrained y’all are awesome) Anyway, navigating how we do… There has been a push to make us humans that stand together and do something where we agreed to divide. I ain’t saying it’s a conspiracy, I’ll just say just say look at social media With that, I shall conclude my really long rant. Thanks for reading my TED talk 😂😂😂😂😊
Only whites mostly believe in being "colorblind", no-one else believes that. Everyone's longing for a time that never existed. America has always been a racialized country, now you have collective groups who think you're a piece of Sh!t who should cease to exist because your white no matter how nice and polite you are. Stop and ask yourself, do those same friends have a similar inner monologue about whether they discriminate against you? Short answer: Nope. And yet here you are, by reading what you wrote you sound like a nice person, who would be a great friend loading yourself up with some guilt because of who you are. Doesn't this song and dance get tiring?
It’s been many years ago but when TigerWoods was asked if he thought of himself as a Black man, he clearly said “I’m multiracial, to say anything else would be denying my mother’s existence” Tiger Woods is one quarter Chinese, one quarter Thai, one quarter African American, one eighth American Indian and one eighth Dutch. He said he was the best result of a multiracial union but would never deny his mom. He said that at the tender age of 18. He could wear cornrows if he wanted to but I doubt his Marine father would like that.
I'm a white brother, and I love all of you guys. But I got to give a call out to my dude in the white t-shirt. My dude is very consistent and is very intellectual, I love everything that he says and I agree with everything you says across multiple videos. My dude, never change. You're going places.
I told my son just last week I was taking him to get a hair cut because he looked like a stoner. It was a huge fight and we had to compromise on the length. It's not uncommon for parents to not want their kids dressing/looking like a stoner/thug/rock star/homeless person/criminal etc.
@@ethanbrinkman3401 it doesn't "automatically" but for a teenager who has long hair that gets greasy quickly (due to puberty) and isn't styled in an intentional/fashionable way looks like the hair of a person who simply doesn't care about their appearance often because they are stoners who don't care about anything. When stoners choose to have long gross unstyled hair, others with the same hair will be associated with them. It's like asking why does blue hair automatically mean you're a feminist. I'm sure there are exceptions, but the stereotype didn't make itself up, it's a pattern.
How about long greasy hair just being associated with being lazy? It's not hard to wash, brush, and put up your hair. And don't generalize laziness with " stoners" either because there are millions of people who don't smoke but are lazy as hell, and many who do smoke who are very productive and professional.
This might not be the most popular comment but as a white woman I’d be ashamed of myself if I went on national tv calling my parents racist for “parenting” me bc that’s exactly what Kap’s parents did for him. They raised him as a child regardless of color. When I was growing up I had an older cousin I looked up to. She was beautiful, popular and all the boys liked her but she hit a rebellious phase where she cut her hair short, dyed it pitch black and added a bunch of piercings. She started wearing dark eyeliner and red lipstick and she loved tight mini skirts. 13yr old me thought she was soooo cool (mostly bc I didn’t look like that) but to an older me it looked like the kinda girl a boy wouldn’t take home to meet his family and that’s a polite way of saying it 😂 My parents read me the riot act which went something like, “absolutely not, not one bit of it for one minute” and that was that 🤷🏼♀️ Eventually I realized my cousin had become someone I didn’t want to be like and I’m glad I didn’t have to become to figure that out. No, it’s not awful to do all those things but I’m grateful my parents (& grandparents) expected me to carry myself a certain way. I was taught that my behavior and appearance was a reflection onto my family and as I got older I was grateful for their rules - no tattoos, no piercings, dressing with class and looking well kept. Combined that all set me up for success. They knew something I didn’t know yet: the world is very judgemental so be careful how you portray yourself. Maybe Collin should’ve given his parents the benefit of the doubt instead of deeming them racist. He’s certainly not the only kid to be told no by their parents for the same or similar thing.
Listen, guys, it's OK to be black conservative men . We are all sons and daughters of the same God, and people shouldn't even use skin color. I I just want you guys to know that I'm really happy you guys are getting informed.
Is he seriously judging his mother on ONE instance of his childhood? And that instance is about his HAIRSTYLE?! He’s pathetic. He knows how to play the victim when he’s had a cush life.
No kidding. As if parents haven't always, at some point, discouraged their kids' hairstyles, hair colors, piercings, tattoos, fashions, fads, diets, certain "bad influence" friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, habits, and lifestyle choices? Pretty sure that is just plain old parenting.
Please , as a parent I told my son you will not get a decent job with your long hair, etc...the remark wasn't racist be loving and caring wanting him yo have the best.. Also, this is another way for him to make money... victimhood
@@afrolore7462 youre right.....theres no way to explain it but sometimes its just common sense and proof is in the pudding. Do you see Obama, Tim Scott, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Denzel Washington, Brandon Tatem, Candice Owens, Thomas Sowell, Larry Elder, etc etc etc. They are all black and have clean cut haircuts. Is there anything WRONG with a hairstyle and should we judge people by externals.....maybe not, but thats not practical. 'you never get a second chance to make a first impression'.
I had a friend when I lived in the projects many yrs ago , who was mixed. He came to me once and asked me to tell him about the white ppl . His black family shamed him for being white , which I found heartbreaking. We all should be able to embrace all of who wer are without shame.
@@ML.0345 then your babies are blessed . Sadly this goes on alot in the black community, your clowned as high yellow or light skinned. This is not okay.
I wonder what Colin would say if his kids wrote a book like this about him being a parent and calling him "Problematic"? Unless your parents are abusive, most parents will tell you there is no handbook on parenting and you are doing your best as you go as a parent. The fact Colin was adopted in the first place and given a home where he was supported to the point of ended up in the NFL speaks volumes these parents did right by him. Colin should wonder how his life would be if he was never adopted and left in the system.
Well let's hope he never becomes a parent! His idiotic vile ways are nothing short of offensive! Well just heard that he is a father guess I should have listened all the way thru. These guys giving the review are great!
You clearly don't understand the nuances within transracial adoption. He also never said his parents were bad parents he said there were disconnects he felt growing up concerning race. This doesn't make his parents good or bad just like adopting a child doesn't make a parent good or bad. "The fact Colin was adopted in the first place..."? This statement alone is harmful to transracial adoptees and truthfully if you've never experienced being displaced and/or anything related to adoption or foster care, your opinion really holds no grounds.
@@coffeebean_ I am biracial (Indian and black) and my wife was an adopted Korean when she was 5. So screw your assumptions. There is no promises anyone will get adopted. Getting adopted is difficult so many young people get stuck in the system up to the age of 18. Living in group homes is a horrible experience. Ask anyone in the system including the caretakers and the kids. These young people (if there are not abused) feel unwanted all their lives long after leaving the group homes, since no one wanted them. This is where Colin should be focusing helping others in my opinion. Have you ever adopted anyone? I have adopted 2 kids since I can't have kids. One white girl (adopted at 6) One black boy (adopted at 8). They are my kids and race means jack crap when you have 5 different races under one roof. All that matters is making sure the kids know they are loved and providing what you can to advance their futures. Screw people like you. Assuming shit. I get that crap enough when I walk around with my kids by ignorant pricks who think me and my wife are babysitters for other families. Family is f-ing family regardless of skin color.
@@SSingh-nr8qz you're actually assuming. I am also a transracial adoptee, adopted from Asia at 3. No one is saying those aren't your children. My point is regardless if your wife hasn't experienced racism within her home and regardless if she chose to go ahead and adopt a bunch of children it still doesn't negate my point. Just because perhaps SHE hasn't experienced it within her home or it doesn't exist in your home it doesn't mean it doesn't happen and that it isn't a prevalent issue in SOME homes EVEN if an adoptee loves their parents and they love their children, it is ok to admit that they don't know everything just as we as transracial adoptees also don't know everything, it SHOULD be worked through TOGETHER. What you don't understand about that I really don't get.
My daughter is biracial and was raised in a white household. At different times in her life, she’s acted more “white” or “black” depending on friends and culture she was surrounded by. I’ve been good with it all and she hasn’t really had much difficulty from either side, overall. The time she felt the most uncomfortable was during the BLM protests, etc, when everyone was trying to “see” black people and all of a sudden she felt like she didn’t fit in on either side, even though she is now in her early 20s and is cool just being her. After a few serious and sometimes tearful conversations, she decided that being biracial was its own way to be, the perfect mix of both, and she, with so many other multiracial people could actually break down barriers by just being themselves. Every race and culture has strengths. Bringing those strengths out is how multiracial people can help overcome the divide that is being pushed. The multiracial population is growing. There’s a lot of power in them to bring families, races and cultures together
Good on you and Mom for raising abperson who can think for themself. My child is Mexican and White. It’s hard for kids when people race talk and wam ti say one is better or worse than another over color. The adults marching need to remember kids hear and see what they say and it can end bad for biracial kids and there a lot more in the country everyday. Again good job Dad!
"every race and culture has strengths" Yes, that's reasonable but it's nearly as "offensive" like the it's ok to be white phrase. Today it has to be like "we are all the same" or even POC=good and white=evil
He's doing this because he's not in the limelight anymore. Nobody's paying attention to him. Nobody gives a s*** about him. So now he's gonna play the victim role woes me woes me I lived a privileged life. The finest things in life were handed to me but i'm gonna cry about it
My family was raised Christian, and when my sister turned 18 and went off to college, she soon entertained the idea of atheism, started dating an atheist, and became one after a year or so in college. This was absolutely devastating to my parents, especially my mother. It’s been 30 years, and my sister now has her own kids and a daughter going off to college. My mom still painfully prays diligently for my sis and her family. I can only imagine the betrayal Colin K’s parents must feel after he smeared them in front of millions on a bs lie. The hurt his parents must feel, they will carry with them to the grave.
That’s a really poor comparison . Overly religious parents tend to suppress their kids of information and self expression which is why they deviate from religion . This is completely different . Colin wants to find more racist experiences to share another a sob story .
@@GYS916 big time bad comparison 😂 I wasn’t to assume though that what they were saying is that, if my parents were heart broken with that… I can only imagine kap parents must feel… but yeah that comparison is not good at all lol
That's a poor comparison. I'm an atheist and my Mom is a devout Christian. I love her more than anything, but I do not agree with her beliefs. Do I share the same opinions about the value of human life, being kind, etc? Yes, we share a lot of the same morals. I just don't think that morality is derived from what a book tells you.
@@thistleskeptic Oh my, yes of course, objective truth and morality came built into the primordial soup, and we’re all just stardust chimpanzees. I don’t need to go down that “philosophical” rabbit hole. And btw, the comparison is not poor because betraying how you were raised or who raised you is exactly what happened in both situations. What does “overly” religious even mean? I think you meant overly legalistic. If people actually read and understood the translations of the Bible, overly religious means your taking too much care of the widowed and orphans of the world.
@@GYS916 Overly religious parents suppress and oppress?! Lmfao, anecdotal much? Overly religious parents are simply religious people who overly care about their children whom they raised, and want the best for them, kind of like non religious parents might care for their kids. I swear, everyone nowadays sounds like they just walked out of a progressive (marxist) college class for the first time, armed with margins, exceptions, and anecdotes. The irony that the underpinning of literally the greatest society to ever exist just so happens to originate its fundamental inspirations directly from the Bible, (adoption of the sovereign individual), which is now just viewed as silly, reprehensible fairy tales written essentially by cave people, because that’s the “new”, popular and scientific thing to think. Don’t get it twisted and throw the baby out with the bath water because you went off to college during the DisInformation Age, and thought you got de-programmed from “overly religious” dogma.
Families do get checks when taking in foster kids, but when you adopt the process can be very long and expensive from my experience. Anyway, love listening to you guys😊
As a mother I can't begin to say how devastated his mother(and father) are feeling. Initially they may angry, rightly so. Unfortunately they can't publicly call him out, because that would just further his victim hood. At some point he will realize that deep inside he's cut a piece out of their hearts that he will never be able to heal.
I have to agree. I have a bi- racial biological daughter who is 33 and recently allowed her black "friend" to call me a racist and say horrible things to me. At first I didn't want to see her again but we do talk and see each other but a piece of me died that day. Our relationship will never be the same so I can relate to how they may feeling. So sad our society has become so devisive.
You have to remember your children don’t owe you anything. They didn’t ask to be born and Colin didn’t beg his parents to adopt him. He’s speaking his truth and reality as a biracial child. You don’t have to like it but you can’t assume he’s lying about it
@@Group.B Ultimately, you're right. And now that Colin's grown, his parents don't owe him anything either, not even a phone call. At the end of the day, relationships are a choice, you choose to be in them or you don't.
If I was them I would never speak to him again, so that he can feel what it is to have people that care about u leave you alone. He should go look for the black people that left him at the orphanage I guess.
@@Group.B Well then he probably would not be in life where is now being able to make millions if they didn't give him oppurtunities to certain schools.
Big fan of Tatum, and it's good to see young men engaging in a good-faith discussions without wanting to pick a "side." Keep these videos coming, guys. Greetings from Copenhagen.
Hey guys, at the beginning of the video you were discussing adoption and I felt I should point out, you don't get paid to adopt, you get paid to foster... The difference between the two from a legal sense is vast, but from an observers point of view is incredibly nuanced...
Please let’s not make excuses for Colin. He destroyed his football career, now the only way he can stay relevant is rip apart his childhood and the people that raised him. When your parents, you make the rules..not the children. I really enjoy your channel…young men like you give me hope in the future of America.
44 year old Scottish wifie (woman). Come on here to reassure myself that there are young people with the same common sense my kids have. Everything else online has gone to a weird left place! X
You guys are having some honest, intelligent and wise conversations on this channel. These are the conversations everyone needs to hear. We’re all on the same side. I appreciate what y’all are doing and respect the message that you’re putting out. God bless from NC brothers!
And, once again, these five young men never disappoint! To the Cartier Family, I love following your reaction videos and hearing what you have to say about several different topics, including your discovery of new types of music. Keep up the great work you all are doing!! ❤️🙏💕
Look at our young black sons! I'm proud of them that they can sit and have conversations about what is happening in our country. They are not using curse words, they are respecting us older God fearing people. Let us keep them in our prayers. Do not bring girls in the group because there will be confession. May Jesus Christ be with y'all. Thank y'all! Love y'all
Tatum's entitled to his opinion of course and no race is a homogeneous group with the same views, but it's ironic that he criticises Kaepernick for monetising his views when Tatum makes a living as a professional conservative.
@@fionamclaren8506 There is a difference in people coming for your opinion and in people having it shoved down their throat when they aren't interested. Tatum does this FOR A LIVING. And his subscribers or anyone who watches his videos know what they are getting when they go there. Kaepernick decided to shove it down everyone's throat when they weren't interested. No one cares about celebrity opinion. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. If wants to shout his opinion for a living to people who want to hear it then he should go do that as his daily job. Nice try on that though.
The expectations of professional hairstyles affects all races. My Man is a Heavy Metal guy and for a job he had to cut his hair off if he wanted this perticular job. Some things have changed but I have had professional jobs where women couldn't wear Hair colors in their hair that weren't natural hair colors-no bold purple, blues, greens ect. Hairstyles had to be neat no dread locks, braides, punk rock wild styles ect. Until recently medical professionals weren't allowed to let their tatoos show and they couldn't wear certain piercings. I agree 100% with Officer Tatum.
Yep, at the restaurant I worked at, the men had to be clean shaven, their hair, beards and mustache had to be neat, any long hair had to be put up above our shoulders, only two ear piercings per ear, no visible tattoos, no unnatural hair colors and no facial piercings. There were only a few black people who worked there and one black guy had those short braids which was acceptable, so the policies weren’t “racist”. One white girl quit bc she didn’t want to take out her gages for work.
No doubt I have been a punk rocker for as long as I can remember and I had a hawk from 15-27 I also began my electrical career at 17! I’m lucky in that I come from a father who was the head building official and my brother was a racecar fabricator so I got my foot in the door! Eventually I moved into a lineman spot and then became a trainer and I had to grow up so my hair is still long but no more hawk or colors! It’s not something to pull a card over if one could be pulled it’s pride in that you’ve grown into a place to be looked up to and learned from by those where you used to be! Ps it’s still fun to surprise the newbies about music 😂 and see the look of shock
100%. I have worked office jobs where hairstyles were dictated for men and women, nail polish had to be certain colours or no polish at all, and I was not client facing. I started wearing a jumper to and from work in one job, not a strictly corporate attire required there. I took the jumper off as soon as I was in the building but had it on my desk. I was told to wear something more professional and given a week to buy something new. They never said anything about the guys who cycled to work and would walk around in their tight lycra though.
Check out "HOLDING IT DOWN". A black woman adopted 2 white kids that are siblings. She is documenting her journey. She is awesome. Officer Tatum is very good. Also, ABL.
There was a time, not long ago, when it seemed like we had ALL moved past judging people because they happened to be born with a certain skin tone. As if any of us had a choice. But there’s too much power, and too much money, riding on making sure that the first thing we notice about someone is what they look like. As if that’s ever been an accurate way to judge someone’s character. But for the people calling the shots. It is. And that should tell you all you need to know about the people who are really ruining things.
It’s informative to hear your varied reactions. As for Kapernick, he didn’t discover racism until he lost the starting quarterback position. Not because he was black but because he wasn’t as good as a player in the NFL has to be. He’s drawn the NFL draft as equivalent to a slaves being sold (in a video on the internet) However, just last year, he was trying out with a NFL team. Odd that he would submit to NFL tryouts when he claimed it was a form of slavery don’t you think?
He was so untalented, I didn't even know who he was until he decided that he was a poor mistreated rich kid raised by upstanding, law abiding rich people who gave him everything. He wouldn't even have made it to the NFL without getting into football when he was in high school. He sees dollar signs at the expense of everyone, including his poor parents.
My 2nd son (I have 4 kids, all mixed), he grew up in the suburbs, mostly around affluent families. We were not, but most of his friends were, and of mixed ethnicities. I will never forget when he started speaking about the black struggle and his people. I was like who are you talking about? The biggest struggle you ever had was choosing which friend's house to go to after school. Unfortunately he has been a bit brainwashed by wokeness, to a degree. I, unfortunately, didn't know it was really a thing until too late. By the by... I see my kids as both, a new thing, not just black or white, but their own thing, more than that they are just my kids, beyond race. It's weird for me to think about race at all when it comes to them. Also, 2 or 3 of my kids usually are thought to be Hispanic or some other ethnicity. My 2nd is most often thought as being Pakistani or something along those lines. The whole loud race thing is purposeful and pretty unnecessary. We should just focus on being people and being good people and having values, etc. Oh, I will say, the most racism any of my kids experienced, was my oldest 2 boys when we lived in Baltimore. We lived in the hood and older boys would fight my oldest and he protected his brother as they berated them calling them white boys and honkies and were just terrible to them. Of course he didn't tell me this until years later.
My sister did the same to my mother and I. In finding her blackness (she is mixed race black and white) she decided both my mother and I are racist. She interacts with us on a superficial level because otherwise (her words) she would have to cut us out of her life. Meaning she knows we're racist but if she doesn't dig too deep she can stay in denial and keep us in her life. It breaks my heart. Because I am white, I am racist. That is what she believes. That is an argument I cannot win.
@@p1ounce I agree, but she isn't talking. Her boundaries are firmly in place. I have two choices 1) respect her boundaries or 2) be cut out of her life. I fluctuate because sometimes I am so hurt, which becomes anger that I want her toxic attitude out of my life , but she's my little sister and I love her. When you don't know what to do, do nothing, as in make no drastic decisions. We live 3 hours apart and have space, I send her love and hope one day her eyes and heart open and we can truly talk.
Thats a self report. Theres zero chance your sister belives your racist just because youre white. You probably did or said racist things and youre hiding that to make your story sound more sympathetic
I'm sorry! I'm a mom, and I can only imagine how heartbroken your mom is! We all have disagreement with our parents and they "don't understand" us at certain ages or whatnot, but what y'all are going through must be horrible. Sounds like your sister has "drank the kool-aid " and become a bit racist herself in the process. Hopefully, she'll see what she's doing before it's too late and she has to live with that regret. 🙏
If i understand this right, what Kaep doesn't seem to get is that he's allowing others to define him instead of him defining himself. Who knows how long we have to live? I'm 75 and have lost a lot of friends who haven't made it this far. My advice is define yourself because you're the only one who truly can.
100%. That is what so many mixed folks say as their reason for going a certain way but it has always bothered me because they need to leave that alone. Now, i will say due to how most people are in this nation that you will have to 'use' it sometimes but other than that with your personal people (family and friends) you should be free to consider yourself differently.
My Godson is black and his grandma was my BFF who passed away 10 years ago. This infuriates me that people try and put labels and issues on my Godson. He’s an individual and not a color. His Mom asked me a few weeks ago what my extended family and what other white skinned people say about him and I being out in public. I told her the truth, my family and strangers that are white actually make over how darn cute and advanced he is for a 7 month old, that usually the only person that have anything to say about it are unfortunately black. Why do people have such an obsession about it? What does it matter? I think Colin has fabricated this imaginary argument about his parents not embracing his “blackness”. No family is going to adopt and nurture a child who are unaware of their blackness. Maybe they didn’t want him to be poisoned by the narratives that media have perpetuated? Maybe they just wanted him to be a successful man who is focused on being his best self. Culture is the destruction of black America. I’m with B Tatum on this, it’s sooooooooo stupid!
Stop lying. No black person said anything to you about your black godson. The only people that have a problem with it are white. You have no right and no idea to assume what went on in Collins life and his experiences. I can tell by your statement you hold many prejudices. Also you only like Brandon tatum because he is a sellout.
Saying Egyptians are black because the country is in Africa is like saying a Filipino dude is Chinese because the countries are in Asia. Walk that back.
Unfortunately, Serj, the education system has been undermined to produce a new form of uneducated slave. You can't possibly expect anyone below the age of 30 to know that there are 54 countries in Africa, and quite a large portion are not filled solely with Sub Saharan peoples.
Egyptians are not black but they are African. The problem is that in US people has equated European with white and African with black. Though true in most cases, is not always the case. Asia doesn't fall on that because an Asian can be white as snow from former soviet union like Uzbekistan. Jewish from Israel. Arab from Saudi Arabia. Indian from India, Chinese from China, Korean from Korea, Muslim islander for Indonesia or a mix of all that from Singapore.
@@acruzro95 i am us and i know egytians aren't black. i consider them to be a different race. it takes a different combonation of dna to make them. i am american and i don't look at them that way. i think SOME people put those on the same contient in the same category for the sake of keeping it simple. people call italians and british both white. same with irish. but they all have inheritly different attributes. so it happens to every race. chinese and japanese are different. they get it too. it's just a way of keeping it simple. it's not to offend.
Taking my granddaughter for her driving test I asked her not to wear too much makeup or wear her slippers. People are always making judgments.Look serious,mature
I'm whiter than Casper and my parents made me wear a "respectable" haircut during my teen years. They also taught me what to do, what to say, and how to behave during a traffic stop because "you never know what mood the cop's going to be in." There is nothing uniquely black about those things. I remember when my dad wouldn't let me get my ear pierced because it would hinder me becoming successful. I pointed out that Michael Jordan has his ear pierced. My dad thought about it for a second and said, "Good point. I'll make a deal with you: you become the very best in the world at something, like Jordan, and I'll let you get an earring." Damn..
The fella in the white top is the most open minded in this group. He should go far if he stays on the road of seeing things for what they are and not what people make them out to be.
I know I'm going to get crucified for this, but I'd never adopt a black child. I'm too frighten of it. I know many African Americans wouldn't adopt a white child. It's fine, it's their choice. Anyone who adopts anyone deserves praise. I have friends, who are a white couple, who long ago adopted an African American baby whose drug addicted mother abandoned him. He grew up in a suburban 'white' area outside of D.C and did well in school, was raised very well, and he had a lot going for him, etc. Until he became a teen and discovered his 'blackness.' He found his black relatives who lived in the projects across the river, started hanging out with them and the wrong crowd. Long story short, his grades plummeted, he dropped out of school entirely, started using the N word, felt it necessary to carry a gun, got into trouble with the law, and is now sitting in prison. Knowing that unconditional parental love and support unfortunately wasn't enough to combat cultural peer pressure is frightening.
We have very close family friends who adopted black children. One of the things they, inadvertently, did was have strong black male and female figures in those kids lives. They were friends, which had known each other since high school (the white mom/dad were high school sweet hearts, both were on sports teams with the black couple but the black couple didnt date till later) and so they didn't feel the need to "be black" by engaging in the toxic subculture that permeates many black communities. They were raised well by their mom/dad but also their, essentially, aunt and uncle. The oldest male son is 2 years my junior and is working on a fellowship as a neurolgist (i believe), the middle daughter is married with 2 kids and helps husband with business, the youngest son is in college for a chemical engineering degree (like uncle). But I agree with you unless you have strong role models who they can look up to (not all kids need the "looks like me" to inspire them but some do) they'll most likely turn to a negative version that they think is what "their people" respect.
Why’d they let him hang out with the wrong crowd as a teen? Maybe they should have showed him positive black male role models and educated him about race hustlers and that “blackness” doesn’t mean listening to rap, being in a gang and being a criminal.
Officer Tatum is a well rounded young man who I have a lot of respect for. he thinks for himself regardless of what anyone thinks. he is a good example for others to emulate.
@@pineapplegirl8078 So you watched him for years then one video where you disagreed with him makes him cringe worthy?🤷♀️I watched the video and he gives his perspective on things , I am sure the truth is out by now and if Tatum said something that wasn’t right he would have no problem admitting to it. do I know him personally or well enough to say that? No but I have seen enough of his videos that I would be comfortable saying he is a well rounded stand up guy who is conscious about making sure to do the right thing. there are times he wants to curse but he contains his dignity by remaining strong.so give him credit when credit is due or just don’t watch him anymore ✌️
@@reeree7696 No. I apologize for giving that impression, I didn’t flesh out all the reasons in my previous post. I’ve watched Brandon since the incident at the Starbucks in Philadelphia over 4 years ago. That was when I found him. I can confidently say I have seen 95% of his content between then and 6 months after the Uvalde shooting. In those four years I have watched Brandon change in real time. My comment about him is not just a subject specific response, I just happened to list one I found the most egregious. I used to feel the same as you do about Brandon, I no longer do. I hope that fleshes out my comment and helps make it more understandable.
I appreciate your guys' commentary not only bc it pushes back against these silly things but bc you sometimes disagree-like when you pushed back against the commentary about dreads. Having diverse view points is important and I'm happy to see that you guys have that. Look forward to more
I have recently found your channel and I very much enjoy it. I must say for this 56 yr old country boy from Montana my favorite part of your show is watching your reaction to country music. I find it honest and authentic. New fan, new subscriber!
There's always gotta be that lingering feeling, hoping that your adopted child loves and accepts you without getting caught up on "what ifs" or dwelling on the biological parents who aren't there. It's sad to see him call them out on something as meaningless as a haircut. Hopefully, they understand and don't feel too hurt or rejected. When he get's older maybe he'll realize how blessed he was to have them.
It's dope af to me that you guys talk openly about how you feel about these situations. Some will agree with you, and some won't, but keep having an opinion and let the trolls do what they do in the comments. It's a great discussion. Keep mixing up the content!
Colin Kaepernick was so concerned about police brutality why did he not use his professionalism and celebrity status to get a press conference with the police department and try and make changes
Hey, Guys! Love the honest reaction. Great to see yalls point of view. I want to clarify the end of the video. I wasn't necessarily mentioning Kaepernick's girlfriend because she is black. I was referring to her because she was a destructive force in his newfound "Blackness". My audience knows exactly who I'm talking about, so I said it that way. Again, great video!!
TOT + CF = God tier combination!
Hey OT
Damn, i came early enough to see tatum ✔
With Folks like you out there fighting the destructive forces of the left we will as a Country slowly but surely come together as one....we are the melting pot of Greatness!!!
His girlfriend absolutely radicalized him, but he's an adult with his own mind and is responsible for all the reprehensible things that come out of his mouth.
His mom washed his clothes, cooked his food, cared for him when he was sick, took him to all his sports games, and he treated her like this.
Yes, and he monetized the vilification of his parents. Disgraceful.
@@beebee4334, maybe look into reality and not take a liar's word for what happened.
@@JoeKnows44 your right don’t listen to Colin a proven liar
@@allthethingsyouwillsee1081, just keep telling us you're a racist.
@@allthethingsyouwillsee1081 pull down your skirt your Prejudice is showing
I feel SO bad for his parents. They sacrificed, loved him to the best of their ability, just for him to spit in their face.
Colin is the the definition of a grifter. As soon as he lost his starting position as a QB he started his racial grift.
Not wanting cops to murder black people is a grift?
If me you and colin accept reparations for the Black struggle, you would be the grifter
if i remember correctly, he was going to be kick out of the team, and that's when he "take a knee"
@@mongtkb you're not remembering correctly. Being kicked off the team wasn't in the cards. Traded, maybe. That happens to almost every player. But you're making it sound sinister when it wasn't.
@Matt Gee y'all called MLK a communist too. It's been your go to for decades. It's boring, it's tired, and it's fooling nobody. Come up with a new lie. You've had like 60 years ffs.
The young man in the red shirt is exactly right when he said, ‘ why do I have to feel like I have to embrace a side’? The best thing any parent can do is to raise your children to think for themselves and not to care how others perceive you!
We are the product of our experiences.
Passionate about something indicates a pretty strong experience.
Having no opinion would indicate having no relatable experience from which to draw an opinion.
About such a negative topic of racist hate, having no relatable experience from which to draw an opinion, is a lucky and really really good thing to be able to say, if you are not white.
@@eileencastillo6323 I don't know what kind of household you came from, but its not unusual for a "parent" to criticize their children about their style choices.
I can guarantee you CK will do it to his kids as well... and he best hope they don't put it out there on social media for everyone to see.
Yes, Colin is the product of his experiences... he was given up for adoption by his parents... those parents are white... where are his black relatives... no where to be seen or heard from.
You are right. My dad is Spanish and Italian and my mom is white and I just was me. I actually was always proud am still am proud of how God made me.
@@bromack3
I wasn't clear. Sorry.
I was not arguing against what he said.
That IS great parental advice.
It should be repeated often too.
Maybe mention not caring about what others perceive about you to the Black relatives of
Colin Kaepernick,
as well.
The ones that you know nothing about
to speak of them.
Our own life experience is just another means by which we obviously form opinions.
One really really hugh mistake that we make is NOT acknowledging that other people have different life experiences than we do.
Colin Kaepernick is a positive and very successful example of being raised in a loving mixed race adopted family.
Geeze.
I am sure that they are extremely proud of him.
I would be.
@@eileencastillo6323 I agree with and am suspicious of anyone who blame Kaepernick. You can bet that most of the aforementioned do support individuals with less moral standards. I read attributes about Kaepernick such as "proven liar" or "hateful" but once you answer "Trump" you hear jaws dropping
As a white female nurse I was written up for getting Burgundy streaks in my hair. I was told it was not a natural color and that it was unprofessional. Also got a talking to by management for having silver nail polish which also is considered unprofessional.. Also for many years we were required to wear our hair in a bun. This was in the early 2000s. They are getting more pennant on nurses now but we still can't dye our hair crazy colors. It isn't a race thing...its a company corporate thing. Most companies want employees that don't stand out in appearance. They want you to be clean, tidy, and otherwise boring in every way 😆
It's the same in the hospitality industry. The hotels I've worked for have the same policy. The culinary industry does too.
Sorry for the racism, persecution and discrimination you faced. I wanted to have a mullet and rat tail, but my parents wouldnt let me. To overcome the trauma , i have 5 counselling sessions a week, written a book, released a CD ('Songs of Lament') and made 5 appearances on daytime television, relating my experience in the hope to teach others. #SEEK CHANGE # WE WILL OVERCOME
It probably looked like shit, sounds like you need to mature, you must have been picked on alot...js
@@benn239 LOL!
It was that way in the navy too, hair normal colors, no braids or even plaits or ponytails. It's more relaxed now.
I'm white and my parents wouldn't let me have a Mohawk in high school because they didn't want me to look like a "hooligan." They wanted me to look respectable. It's not a race thing. It's a respect and humility aspect.
Same here had long hair thru h.s. After h.s. it got really long, with a beard, and few tats to go along.
Even as a white man right or wrong ppl judge on appearance. And yeah as young man I would get the "looks" and certainly wasn't gonna help me in a professional world looking like a Hells Angel. And my parents never were thrilled with the look either.
I remember back in the 90’s, there was this kids show on Nickelodeon, called my brother and me, and it centered around a black family. This one episode, one of the boys wanted corn rows and the dad was so opposed to it.
@@tactikiller lol 😆 why? You have to be a musician/artist to be taken seriously without a clean cut. They can get away with wearing whatever they want.
@morgan hutchins . Are you glad now? Some people took the Mohawk way beyond it's years. My friend is 45, still weard one. It was punk thing in the 80s.
@@JaneReRe are you asking a question? I don’t get what you’re talking about.
I am white and NO I was not allowed to have my hair crazy at professional jobs. I actually got fired my first day at an office job because they saw a simple "Ohm"(hindu) tattoo on my wrist that I guess they didn't see at my interview - and guess what Collin - my mom complained not only about the hair style I wanted but the clothing I wore, the music I listened to, the friends I had, almost everything - that's not racist - that's what parents do, no matter your race!
Literally every parent from every culture does this. I'm Hispanic and my parents and my school didn't let me have the hair whatever way I wanted.
And even when I got away with it they would make a comment
Yep. Because there are generational differences that parents and kids have to navigate.
100% truth.
Dude I been seeing white people coming to their jobs looking a hot mess
Exactly. Everyone parent does it. Regardless of race.
I was born and raised here..my dad was foriegn and mom was American. My dad always wanted us to learn his culture and sent us to school in his country for a year. When students asked us " what we were".. we said" both". But were TOLD that in their culture, the kid is whatever the FATHER is. In order to appease them, we said ok..but we obviously felt more like Americans. We loved our dad and in respect to his country we never spoke out negatively of either country. Colin is trying to keep his name in the news and profit from bring a " victim". And he did it at his parents expense which makes him a loser. He didn't mind hurting parents that MUST love him because they never retaliated against his remarks. They took the hits and embarrassment. Shame on him.
Whoever raised these young men did a fantastic job. 👏
Praise to their mamas and daddies. They did a good job
agreed. Would love to go for a beer with them if they ever come to the UK 👊
Truth
They give hope for the future.
Love these guys - talk about keeping it real. Always trying to learn. Everybody can learn from them. Peace from Detroit.
I bet his parents have shed a few tears over this. As a parent you do the best you can and you love your children and to have them turn on you must be the most devastating feeling.
I bet it's more than that. I bet they are absolutely devastated and heartbroken. He's an awful, awful human being for doing this.
@@ReallyMartha It would destroy me if my son came out to publicly claiming that I was never able to love him like a mom should, bcuz of some unconscious bigotry?! Sadly, I pray that he warned his parents about all this & reassured them that it's just politics & career moves for him--as a mom I think I could survive that; I'd be mad as hell wondering how I raised such a selfish child, but it wouldn't haunt me(going over every second of our life trying to figure out how I screwed up my son so badly).
@@sharonodom6423 I absolutely agree. My daughter is only 1.5 years old but if I imagine myself in Colin's parents' position I don't know how if I could handle it.
They had zero obligation to him and adopted him out of the goodness of their hearts and then this. I really hope for their sakes that he did talk to them and it's just a political, publicity stunt but like you said, I still wouldn't be happy with it.
Rip Rasheem Carter
Unless they are in on the grift??? Kaepernick has made way more $$$ from his identity politics then he made playing sports. His parents benefit from his income.
The expense of adopting a child far outweighs any incentives offered. Adoption is a labor of love, not money.
It costs a ridiculous amount of money to adopt a child - if you just foster a child is the one where you get paid, but to adopt a baby (I believe Collin was 5 weeks old) is A LOT of money as well as multiple background checks, interviews, personality - making sure that they get the best possible parents for the baby.
That’s what I was going to say. Only the foster parents get paid. That’s why there are kids being neglected and worse in foster. There are some people who only do it for the money and not for the kids. It’s sad.
And it's costs a lot to put them in sports.
It cost more than $300,000 to raise a child to 18 years old
@@CodyCha Then Colin outta cut a check to his parents for the $300K plus interest.
@@CodyCha You paid way more than $300,000 You forgot your unpaid time $$$.
His own parents didn't want him, they didn't want to take care of him. His adopted parents took care of him, take him to school, pick him up from school, buys his necessities like clothes, shoes, school supplies. They took care of him when he was sick, put a roof over his head, prepared food for him, took him to his games, took him to practices. How ungrateful human being. I feel really bad for the adopted parents.😢
Do you really know ALL of Colin Kaepernick's parents and what went on in their households?
@@eileencastillo6323 we all know they raised a kid who is one of the few to make it to the NFL and he himself said he knows his parents love him. So in my opinion they did a pretty good job.
Kap is the biggest piece of shit celebrity in the last decade.
@@eileencastillo6323 Do you really know ALL the people and ALL their experiences, of whom you have an opinion? Grow up.
Rip Rasheem Carter
My favorite thing about this video is how the dude in the t with the flag (4th seat) took up for his boy (in the red shirt) who is bi-racial to verify he has been the same person since middle school. Honor, integrity, and friendship was the highlight of this video for me. #newsubscriber
I feel sorry for his parents he humiliated them in front of thousands of people how ungrateful
They weren't humiliated, he humiliated himself. I think people probably feel sorry for them in the same way people feel would feel sorry for the parents of good kid wound up as a drug addict.
Such obvious pounding out of woke, anti-white agenda. Colin is forgetting he looks and probably is, more white than of African DNA.
@@TB-ni4ur his feelings belong to him.
Rip Rasheem Carter
10's of millions
Just want to point out one thing about this comic book: it's about his struggles in high school...Something to consider, is the fact that in High school, Colin was the Captain of the Football and basketball teams at a nice suburban school, and was all state in both. I promise you, he had a better time in high school than you did.
Hahaha. Thank you for this information!!
Glad you pointed that out...I personally don't read bullshit garbage
Yeah dude was probably the most popular kid in school
@@CodeeXD Yeah.
Yah... I'm almost 60 and still think about some BS from high school... and it wasn't good stuff like being the captain of anything.
Your conversation reminds me of the Fresh Prince episode where Carlton was not allowed into the fraternity because he was called a sellout. Powerful reminder that we are all unique individuals just trying to navigate our way through life, and all we can do is keep spreading the love. Great channel, guys.
I just looked up his parents. His dad has been an executive in several large companies, and on the board of different institutes, and even associated with the Masters of Professional Studies at Cal Poly. His mum was a nurse. So both parents worked in areas where appearance was important and denoted professionalism. Although his mum's language wasn't great, she was seeing it through the eyes of wanting the best for her child. My parents gave me advice when I was leaving school that wasn't awesome but that was a generational difference, and experience in difference industries. He has said that his parents were always open and willing to learn, so saying they were racist just doesn't cut it for me.
You do not even know what the mother actually said, this is just what Kaepernick says she said. Wouldn't put it past him to make the whole thing up.
@@saran.4001 hopefully it was not Juicy Smalley level of exaggeration
@@nunyabiznes33 it had to be an exaggeration, everyone knows it is corn rows, not rolls.
He basically had the perfect life that EVERYBODY thinks they all deserve and should be given. Yet look how trashy he turned out because he was corrupted with this mind virus. That should be a lesson to everyone, the grass is not always greener on the other side. What's more important is the moral foundation you maintain for your soul.
So he grew up rich and white, got it
There is no greater love than a family that adopts children that others throw away.
As a birth mother I tell you we don’t throw away a baby. I have never heard such a vile thing
@@lynettesmith9133 some moms torture their children, put their babies in microwave and all. If a parent can kill their baby, they obviously can simply give them away no problem
Unless they're getting paid to foster an adopt an doing it for the money an please believe it happens.
Your insensitive and ignorant attitude about those who give children up for adoption, is EXACTLY what can cause someone to choose abortion instead.
@@eileencastillo6323 personal accountability is severly lacking with today’s youth, it goes a long way to preventing unwanted pregnancies. These “mothers” and “fathers” drserve all the criticism they get
Worked at a sub shop during school...we had a uniform policy and men had to be clean shaven everyday or you beard has to be well kept. Stop feeling you have to "pick sides" you're either raised right or not.
You guys should research everything that Kapernick’s parents did during his youth to teach him about his black heritage etc. It’s amazing what they did to teach him that culture.
Do you have a link? I can't find it
His parents made a big mistake by supporting African American studies and encouraged him to pursue his passion for social justice and activism.
@Cody Cha big mistake?
"At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000...
@Mike Jones I've been watching a lot of Thomas Sowell and learning a lot
He sued the NFL for like 70 million and then asked for his job back 😂
He also likened the NFL to slave owners
Why did he sue the NFL
@@sidneyhill7064 teams were intentionally avoiding him
@@user-us5xz9zf8f why would you avoid this clown?
And, a white man signed every check he ever cashed in the NFL! The nerve of this idiot.
Really enjoyed the conversation, you guys have a lot of different points of views which really helps push the conversation along. Keep up the great work.
These boys always impress me! Their ability to have respectful discussions amongst each other is refreshing. They are educated young men and we definitely need more role models like them! Hats off to the Cartier Family!!
#cartierfamily
#officertatum
I am a white woman who has two sons. I made them cut their hair( they came home with Mohawks, ended up shaved) had to tell them to dress depending on what they were doing and where they were going. How to speak in public, etc. that is called being a parent and teaching them the way to be seen in society and the job. Just saying
My dad was the same way. In the 80s, I was a thrash metal kid. I wanted long hair like the bands I idolized. My dad (a military man) was not having it. He said that I would look like a criminal if I had long hair, and people would treat me like it. It was bad enough I dressed the way I did (ripped up jeans and heavy metal shirts), so not being able to step out of that with my clothes because I had long hair would just compound it. This was during a time when kids were doing life sentences for murders they didn't commit simply because they were the neighborhood metalheads. Kap is accusing his parents of racism, when it is more likely that they were protecting him from racists. His community was predominately white. I bet his parents knew he would already have a harder time because he was a black child in a white community, so they didn't want him to compound it by having cornrows. I didn't care about Kaepernick kneeling during the anthem. It's his 1st Amendment right. But, this is despicable.
A mohawk isnt the same as cornrows
I was a middle school school nurse, and the police officer that worked in the school as a resource officer told me something that I have never forgotten. He told me that the students who are little thugs and have the behavioral issues now, were the ones whose parents, when these kids were toddlers, dressed them as little thugs, gave them mohawks, and laughed when they’re swear. He said that it was always a cycle that started that way, and by the time the kids were in middle school, they had behaviors issues and diagnosis, often requiring special Ed services and behavioral health services (I can back that up). And when these kids entered their teen years and were in high school, they were now bigger than their parents, stronger, and the damage had been done. This is when he’d say the parents would call the police to their homes, expecting the police to “fix” the product of their parenting. He said that some of these kids will grow up and grow out of it as soon as they leave their parent’s home. But most of these kids will be addicts and criminals, in and out of jail, prison sentences, and well known by local PD. Time proved that he was absolutely correct. By the way - I live in a white community. This issue has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with families and family culture.
@@michaell8184 mowhawk, mullet or whatever kind of unprofessional rebellious hair cut white people get are the same as cornrows. The exact same. Its about making a statement of rebellion and making yourself standout for attention.
@@michaell8184 right idk wtf she talkin about 😂😂
I appreciate your honesty in these reactions. Honestly, as a white woman that grew up poor, on the wrong sides of the tracks, figuring out how to even comment on a video like this actually makes me nervous cause I think that I’m agreeing but good gawd, there’s folks that will jump my a$$
I love that y’all take the time to listen and talk through it.
Honestly, I wish we could go back to being “colorblind”
I don’t want to quantify my friends as a color. When I become friends with someone, I would never say “my Asian friend” or “my black friend”
It would never occur to me to say but now I’m second guessing all my life choices. What if I am discriminating WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING?!?
Yeah, no. We are all people navigating this thing (I’m grumpy so I started to say “shit” but refrained y’all are awesome)
Anyway, navigating how we do… There has been a push to make us humans that stand together and do something where we agreed to divide.
I ain’t saying it’s a conspiracy, I’ll just say just say look at social media
With that, I shall conclude my really long rant.
Thanks for reading my TED talk 😂😂😂😂😊
589 edits later and I’m not sure it’s what I want to say is an accurate picture of my life 🤦♀️
Only whites mostly believe in being "colorblind", no-one else believes that. Everyone's longing for a time that never existed. America has always been a racialized country, now you have collective groups who think you're a piece of Sh!t who should cease to exist because your white no matter how nice and polite you are.
Stop and ask yourself, do those same friends have a similar inner monologue about whether they discriminate against you? Short answer: Nope. And yet here you are, by reading what you wrote you sound like a nice person, who would be a great friend loading yourself up with some guilt because of who you are. Doesn't this song and dance get tiring?
He should be ashamed of treating his parents who took him in. He grew up like a king. Unbelievable.
He grew up to be an ingrate!!!! my sons are biracial, and they embrace both sides. They love being biracial because they have the best of both worlds.
It’s been many years ago but when TigerWoods was asked if he thought of himself as a Black man, he clearly said “I’m multiracial, to say anything else would be denying my mother’s existence” Tiger Woods is one quarter Chinese, one quarter Thai, one quarter African American, one eighth American Indian and one eighth Dutch. He said he was the best result of a multiracial union but would never deny his mom. He said that at the tender age of 18. He could wear cornrows if he wanted to but I doubt his Marine father would like that.
I'm a white brother, and I love all of you guys. But I got to give a call out to my dude in the white t-shirt. My dude is very consistent and is very intellectual, I love everything that he says and I agree with everything you says across multiple videos. My dude, never change. You're going places.
Rip Rasheem Carter
Yes, I feel the same way, he’s always intuitive and intelligent. What is his name?
I love these guys!
@@samsneadd huh? Who’s that?
Lmao. Keep on keeping on "white brother"
Agreed
I told my son just last week I was taking him to get a hair cut because he looked like a stoner. It was a huge fight and we had to compromise on the length. It's not uncommon for parents to not want their kids dressing/looking like a stoner/thug/rock star/homeless person/criminal etc.
Why does long hair automatically equate to stoner?
@@ethanbrinkman3401 it doesn't "automatically" but for a teenager who has long hair that gets greasy quickly (due to puberty) and isn't styled in an intentional/fashionable way looks like the hair of a person who simply doesn't care about their appearance often because they are stoners who don't care about anything. When stoners choose to have long gross unstyled hair, others with the same hair will be associated with them.
It's like asking why does blue hair automatically mean you're a feminist. I'm sure there are exceptions, but the stereotype didn't make itself up, it's a pattern.
How about long greasy hair just being associated with being lazy? It's not hard to wash, brush, and put up your hair. And don't generalize laziness with " stoners" either because there are millions of people who don't smoke but are lazy as hell, and many who do smoke who are very productive and professional.
And your original comment implied that long hair in of itself on a teenage boy is associated with being a "Stoner"
@@ethanbrinkman3401 no, I implied the long hair on my child looked like stoner hair.
How ungrateful... What a terrible life. I can't imagine how he made his parents feel.
This might not be the most popular comment but as a white woman I’d be ashamed of myself if I went on national tv calling my parents racist for “parenting” me bc that’s exactly what Kap’s parents did for him. They raised him as a child regardless of color.
When I was growing up I had an older cousin I looked up to. She was beautiful, popular and all the boys liked her but she hit a rebellious phase where she cut her hair short, dyed it pitch black and added a bunch of piercings. She started wearing dark eyeliner and red lipstick and she loved tight mini skirts. 13yr old me thought she was soooo cool (mostly bc I didn’t look like that) but to an older me it looked like the kinda girl a boy wouldn’t take home to meet his family and that’s a polite way of saying it 😂 My parents read me the riot act which went something like, “absolutely not, not one bit of it for one minute” and that was that 🤷🏼♀️ Eventually I realized my cousin had become someone I didn’t want to be like and I’m glad I didn’t have to become to figure that out. No, it’s not awful to do all those things but I’m grateful my parents (& grandparents) expected me to carry myself a certain way. I was taught that my behavior and appearance was a reflection onto my family and as I got older I was grateful for their rules - no tattoos, no piercings, dressing with class and looking well kept. Combined that all set me up for success. They knew something I didn’t know yet: the world is very judgemental so be careful how you portray yourself. Maybe Collin should’ve given his parents the benefit of the doubt instead of deeming them racist. He’s certainly not the only kid to be told no by their parents for the same or similar thing.
You don't know jack shit about his life, He's telling you how he felt and what he over came.
Kaepernick never called his parents racist for "parenting" him. That's simply not true. Get your facts right and please stop spreading falsehoods
Mad respect to Officer Tatum. Keeping it 100!!
Rip Rasheem Carter
"Why do I have to embrace a side? I don't give a damn about no social justice for no side. I'm gonna be me. I'm not actin' no way." Word!
There are Millions of Children That Wish They Had Parents Like These Parents!!!
Colin will certainly get to tell the Lord Jesus His story some day and I cannot image the results will be good and that is for eternity.thanks
I really like watching you five young men. Regardless of the topic, you guys are a refreshing reminder that there is hope for our young men.
Listen, guys, it's OK to be black conservative men . We are all sons and daughters of the same God, and people shouldn't even use skin color. I I just want you guys to know that I'm really happy you guys are getting informed.
Is he seriously judging his mother on ONE instance of his childhood? And that instance is about his HAIRSTYLE?!
He’s pathetic. He knows how to play the victim when he’s had a cush life.
He's just trying to make money while promoting arguments and confusion. Is what the left monetizes in 2023
No kidding. As if parents haven't always, at some point, discouraged their kids' hairstyles, hair colors, piercings, tattoos, fashions, fads, diets, certain "bad influence" friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, habits, and lifestyle choices? Pretty sure that is just plain old parenting.
Please , as a parent I told my son you will not get a decent job with your long hair, etc...the remark wasn't racist be loving and caring wanting him yo have the best.. Also, this is another way for him to make money... victimhood
@@marysasser1120 OK so explain how braided hair makes a person look like a thug
@@afrolore7462 youre right.....theres no way to explain it but sometimes its just common sense and proof is in the pudding. Do you see Obama, Tim Scott, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Denzel Washington, Brandon Tatem, Candice Owens, Thomas Sowell, Larry Elder, etc etc etc. They are all black and have clean cut haircuts. Is there anything WRONG with a hairstyle and should we judge people by externals.....maybe not, but thats not practical. 'you never get a second chance to make a first impression'.
I had a friend when I lived in the projects many yrs ago , who was mixed. He came to me once and asked me to tell him about the white ppl . His black family shamed him for being white , which I found heartbreaking. We all should be able to embrace all of who wer are without shame.
Rip Rasheem Carter
Thats sad my kids are mixed too and we try to educate them on both sides of the family
@@ML.0345 then your babies are blessed . Sadly this goes on alot in the black community, your clowned as high yellow or light skinned. This is not okay.
@@samsneadd sad he ODed and his body was eaten by local wildlife.
I wonder what Colin would say if his kids wrote a book like this about him being a parent and calling him "Problematic"? Unless your parents are abusive, most parents will tell you there is no handbook on parenting and you are doing your best as you go as a parent. The fact Colin was adopted in the first place and given a home where he was supported to the point of ended up in the NFL speaks volumes these parents did right by him. Colin should wonder how his life would be if he was never adopted and left in the system.
Well let's hope he never becomes a parent! His idiotic vile ways are nothing short of offensive! Well just heard that he is a father guess I should have listened all the way thru. These guys giving the review are great!
You clearly don't understand the nuances within transracial adoption. He also never said his parents were bad parents he said there were disconnects he felt growing up concerning race. This doesn't make his parents good or bad just like adopting a child doesn't make a parent good or bad. "The fact Colin was adopted in the first place..."? This statement alone is harmful to transracial adoptees and truthfully if you've never experienced being displaced and/or anything related to adoption or foster care, your opinion really holds no grounds.
@@coffeebean_ I am biracial (Indian and black) and my wife was an adopted Korean when she was 5. So screw your assumptions. There is no promises anyone will get adopted. Getting adopted is difficult so many young people get stuck in the system up to the age of 18. Living in group homes is a horrible experience. Ask anyone in the system including the caretakers and the kids. These young people (if there are not abused) feel unwanted all their lives long after leaving the group homes, since no one wanted them. This is where Colin should be focusing helping others in my opinion. Have you ever adopted anyone? I have adopted 2 kids since I can't have kids. One white girl (adopted at 6) One black boy (adopted at 8). They are my kids and race means jack crap when you have 5 different races under one roof. All that matters is making sure the kids know they are loved and providing what you can to advance their futures. Screw people like you. Assuming shit. I get that crap enough when I walk around with my kids by ignorant pricks who think me and my wife are babysitters for other families. Family is f-ing family regardless of skin color.
@@SSingh-nr8qz you're actually assuming. I am also a transracial adoptee, adopted from Asia at 3. No one is saying those aren't your children. My point is regardless if your wife hasn't experienced racism within her home and regardless if she chose to go ahead and adopt a bunch of children it still doesn't negate my point. Just because perhaps SHE hasn't experienced it within her home or it doesn't exist in your home it doesn't mean it doesn't happen and that it isn't a prevalent issue in SOME homes EVEN if an adoptee loves their parents and they love their children, it is ok to admit that they don't know everything just as we as transracial adoptees also don't know everything, it SHOULD be worked through TOGETHER. What you don't understand about that I really don't get.
His baby momma is Egyptian ,I think Colin is Middle eastern
My daughter is biracial and was raised in a white household. At different times in her life, she’s acted more “white” or “black” depending on friends and culture she was surrounded by. I’ve been good with it all and she hasn’t really had much difficulty from either side, overall. The time she felt the most uncomfortable was during the BLM protests, etc, when everyone was trying to “see” black people and all of a sudden she felt like she didn’t fit in on either side, even though she is now in her early 20s and is cool just being her. After a few serious and sometimes tearful conversations, she decided that being biracial was its own way to be, the perfect mix of both, and she, with so many other multiracial people could actually break down barriers by just being themselves. Every race and culture has strengths. Bringing those strengths out is how multiracial people can help overcome the divide that is being pushed. The multiracial population is growing. There’s a lot of power in them to bring families, races and cultures together
Good on you and Mom for raising abperson who can think for themself. My child is Mexican and White. It’s hard for kids when people race talk and wam ti say one is better or worse than another over color. The adults marching need to remember kids hear and see what they say and it can end bad for biracial kids and there a lot more in the country everyday. Again good job Dad!
"every race and culture has strengths"
Yes, that's reasonable but it's nearly as "offensive" like the it's ok to be white phrase.
Today it has to be like "we are all the same" or even POC=good and white=evil
It always was a divide and conquer operation. I am sorry to hear it negatively affected your family
I saw the same type of effects in my students.
Sounds like you raised a thoughtful and kind little girl mama ❤
Rachel Rainey my grandson is biracial. He does not want to be identified as black or white, he wants to be identified as BIRACIAL! I support him!
He's doing this because he's not in the limelight anymore. Nobody's paying attention to him. Nobody gives a s*** about him. So now he's gonna play the victim role woes me woes me I lived a privileged life. The finest things in life were handed to me but i'm gonna cry about it
I don’t care what you guys think about stuff you discuss, I just care that you guys ACTUALLY think about it. Love these kinds of vids
I think these guys are a little too immature to see the point Officer Tatum is trying to stress! Maybe someday!
Me too it’s refreshing to see young Black Men having a discussion and actually thinking and funny I just love these young men too
I actually like corn rolls on a guy
@@lillyc9476cornrows
I Think people who are able to have open minds and have conversations like this are highly necessary in today's day and age. Hats off.
My family was raised Christian, and when my sister turned 18 and went off to college, she soon entertained the idea of atheism, started dating an atheist, and became one after a year or so in college. This was absolutely devastating to my parents, especially my mother. It’s been 30 years, and my sister now has her own kids and a daughter going off to college. My mom still painfully prays diligently for my sis and her family. I can only imagine the betrayal Colin K’s parents must feel after he smeared them in front of millions on a bs lie. The hurt his parents must feel, they will carry with them to the grave.
That’s a really poor comparison . Overly religious parents tend to suppress their kids of information and self expression which is why they deviate from religion . This is completely different . Colin wants to find more racist experiences to share another a sob story .
@@GYS916 big time bad comparison 😂 I wasn’t to assume though that what they were saying is that, if my parents were heart broken with that… I can only imagine kap parents must feel… but yeah that comparison is not good at all lol
That's a poor comparison. I'm an atheist and my Mom is a devout Christian. I love her more than anything, but I do not agree with her beliefs. Do I share the same opinions about the value of human life, being kind, etc? Yes, we share a lot of the same morals. I just don't think that morality is derived from what a book tells you.
@@thistleskeptic Oh my, yes of course, objective truth and morality came built into the primordial soup, and we’re all just stardust chimpanzees. I don’t need to go down that “philosophical” rabbit hole. And btw, the comparison is not poor because betraying how you were raised or who raised you is exactly what happened in both situations. What does “overly” religious even mean? I think you meant overly legalistic. If people actually read and understood the translations of the Bible, overly religious means your taking too much care of the widowed and orphans of the world.
@@GYS916 Overly religious parents suppress and oppress?! Lmfao, anecdotal much? Overly religious parents are simply religious people who overly care about their children whom they raised, and want the best for them, kind of like non religious parents might care for their kids. I swear, everyone nowadays sounds like they just walked out of a progressive (marxist) college class for the first time, armed with margins, exceptions, and anecdotes. The irony that the underpinning of literally the greatest society to ever exist just so happens to originate its fundamental inspirations directly from the Bible, (adoption of the sovereign individual), which is now just viewed as silly, reprehensible fairy tales written essentially by cave people, because that’s the “new”, popular and scientific thing to think. Don’t get it twisted and throw the baby out with the bath water because you went off to college during the DisInformation Age, and thought you got de-programmed from “overly religious” dogma.
Officer Tatum is a solid dude.
He uses logic to think things through.
Officer Tatum has been a voice in the mix for years. I appreciate him. 🙏
What ex-cop calls himself-OFFICER ???
@@powerbadpowerbadHe got 'famous' while he was still an officer. The name stuck.
Same!❤
Families do get checks when taking in foster kids, but when you adopt the process can be very long and expensive from my experience. Anyway, love listening to you guys😊
As a mother I can't begin to say how devastated his mother(and father) are feeling. Initially they may angry, rightly so. Unfortunately they can't publicly call him out, because that would just further his victim hood. At some point he will realize that deep inside he's cut a piece out of their hearts that he will never be able to heal.
I have to agree. I have a bi- racial biological daughter who is 33 and recently allowed her black "friend" to call me a racist and say horrible things to me. At first I didn't want to see her again but we do talk and see each other but a piece of me died that day. Our relationship will never be the same so I can relate to how they may feeling. So sad our society has become so devisive.
You have to remember your children don’t owe you anything. They didn’t ask to be born and Colin didn’t beg his parents to adopt him. He’s speaking his truth and reality as a biracial child. You don’t have to like it but you can’t assume he’s lying about it
@@Group.B Ultimately, you're right. And now that Colin's grown, his parents don't owe him anything either, not even a phone call. At the end of the day, relationships are a choice, you choose to be in them or you don't.
If I was them I would never speak to him again, so that he can feel what it is to have people that care about u leave you alone. He should go look for the black people that left him at the orphanage I guess.
@@Group.B
Well then he probably would not be in life where is now being able to make millions if they didn't give him oppurtunities to certain schools.
Big fan of Tatum, and it's good to see young men engaging in a good-faith discussions without wanting to pick a "side." Keep these videos coming, guys. Greetings from Copenhagen.
Tatum Owens JLP are all disgusting
I know right. I honestly think they're the first group channel to do this. It's nice to see.
Hey guys, at the beginning of the video you were discussing adoption and I felt I should point out, you don't get paid to adopt, you get paid to foster... The difference between the two from a legal sense is vast, but from an observers point of view is incredibly nuanced...
Please let’s not make excuses for Colin. He destroyed his football career, now the only way he can stay relevant is rip apart his childhood and the people that raised him. When your parents, you make the rules..not the children. I really enjoy your channel…young men like you give me hope in the future of America.
Racism destroyed his career
You guys always crack me up and as a 61 year old white woman, I really appreciate your views and opinions on the subjects you react to.
I'm a 53 year old white guy and I love those guys. I would be extremely proud of any one of them to be my son. 💯✅
44 year old Scottish wifie (woman). Come on here to reassure myself that there are young people with the same common sense my kids have. Everything else online has gone to a weird left place! X
You guys are having some honest, intelligent and wise conversations on this channel. These are the conversations everyone needs to hear. We’re all on the same side. I appreciate what y’all are doing and respect the message that you’re putting out. God bless from NC brothers!
I absolutely love you guys. Well-rounded, thought provoking, good stuff.
I’m Asian and I was adopted by a white couple 55 years ago. They were always my mom and dad. It didn’t matter their skin color
And, once again, these five young men never disappoint! To the Cartier Family, I love following your reaction videos and hearing what you have to say about several different topics, including your discovery of new types of music.
Keep up the great work you all are doing!! ❤️🙏💕
Look at our young black sons! I'm proud of them that they can sit and have conversations about what is happening in our country. They are not using curse words, they are respecting us older God fearing people. Let us keep them in our prayers. Do not bring girls in the group because there will be confession. May Jesus Christ be with y'all. Thank y'all! Love y'all
Go Young Men. Keep discussing complex, difficult, funny, historical, contemporary, social, and worldly issues honestly. Many props.
I love Officer Tatum. He speaks truth.
Soften em up Tatum is a 🤡
@@punisher6 🙄
Tatum's entitled to his opinion of course and no race is a homogeneous group with the same views, but it's ironic that he criticises Kaepernick for monetising his views when Tatum makes a living as a professional conservative.
@@punisher6 you the clown victim
@@fionamclaren8506 There is a difference in people coming for your opinion and in people having it shoved down their throat when they aren't interested. Tatum does this FOR A LIVING. And his subscribers or anyone who watches his videos know what they are getting when they go there. Kaepernick decided to shove it down everyone's throat when they weren't interested. No one cares about celebrity opinion. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. If wants to shout his opinion for a living to people who want to hear it then he should go do that as his daily job. Nice try on that though.
The expectations of professional hairstyles affects all races. My Man is a Heavy Metal guy and for a job he had to cut his hair off if he wanted this perticular job. Some things have changed but I have had professional jobs where women couldn't wear Hair colors in their hair that weren't natural hair colors-no bold purple, blues, greens ect. Hairstyles had to be neat no dread locks, braides, punk rock wild styles ect. Until recently medical professionals weren't allowed to let their tatoos show and they couldn't wear certain piercings. I agree 100% with Officer Tatum.
Yep, at the restaurant I worked at, the men had to be clean shaven, their hair, beards and mustache had to be neat, any long hair had to be put up above our shoulders, only two ear piercings per ear, no visible tattoos, no unnatural hair colors and no facial piercings. There were only a few black people who worked there and one black guy had those short braids which was acceptable, so the policies weren’t “racist”. One white girl quit bc she didn’t want to take out her gages for work.
No doubt I have been a punk rocker for as long as I can remember and I had a hawk from 15-27 I also began my electrical career at 17! I’m lucky in that I come from a father who was the head building official and my brother was a racecar fabricator so I got my foot in the door! Eventually I moved into a lineman spot and then became a trainer and I had to grow up so my hair is still long but no more hawk or colors! It’s not something to pull a card over if one could be pulled it’s pride in that you’ve grown into a place to be looked up to and learned from by those where you used to be! Ps it’s still fun to surprise the newbies about music 😂 and see the look of shock
100%. I have worked office jobs where hairstyles were dictated for men and women, nail polish had to be certain colours or no polish at all, and I was not client facing. I started wearing a jumper to and from work in one job, not a strictly corporate attire required there. I took the jumper off as soon as I was in the building but had it on my desk. I was told to wear something more professional and given a week to buy something new. They never said anything about the guys who cycled to work and would walk around in their tight lycra though.
Check out "HOLDING IT DOWN". A black woman adopted 2 white kids that are siblings. She is documenting her journey. She is awesome. Officer Tatum is very good. Also, ABL.
That lady is amazing...
Thank you for the recommendation! 👍
There was a time, not long ago, when it seemed like we had ALL moved past judging people because they happened to be born with a certain skin tone.
As if any of us had a choice.
But there’s too much power, and too much money, riding on making sure that the first thing we notice about someone is what they look like.
As if that’s ever been an accurate way to judge someone’s character.
But for the people calling the shots. It is.
And that should tell you all you need to know about the people who are really ruining things.
It’s informative to hear your varied reactions. As for Kapernick, he didn’t discover racism until he lost the starting quarterback position. Not because he was black but because he wasn’t as good as a player in the NFL has to be. He’s drawn the NFL draft as equivalent to a slaves being sold (in a video on the internet) However, just last year, he was trying out with a NFL team. Odd that he would submit to NFL tryouts when he claimed it was a form of slavery don’t you think?
He was so untalented, I didn't even know who he was until he decided that he was a poor mistreated rich kid raised by upstanding, law abiding rich people who gave him everything. He wouldn't even have made it to the NFL without getting into football when he was in high school. He sees dollar signs at the expense of everyone, including his poor parents.
playing the victim as usual
My 2nd son (I have 4 kids, all mixed), he grew up in the suburbs, mostly around affluent families. We were not, but most of his friends were, and of mixed ethnicities. I will never forget when he started speaking about the black struggle and his people. I was like who are you talking about? The biggest struggle you ever had was choosing which friend's house to go to after school. Unfortunately he has been a bit brainwashed by wokeness, to a degree. I, unfortunately, didn't know it was really a thing until too late.
By the by... I see my kids as both, a new thing, not just black or white, but their own thing, more than that they are just my kids, beyond race. It's weird for me to think about race at all when it comes to them. Also, 2 or 3 of my kids usually are thought to be Hispanic or some other ethnicity. My 2nd is most often thought as being Pakistani or something along those lines. The whole loud race thing is purposeful and pretty unnecessary. We should just focus on being people and being good people and having values, etc.
Oh, I will say, the most racism any of my kids experienced, was my oldest 2 boys when we lived in Baltimore. We lived in the hood and older boys would fight my oldest and he protected his brother as they berated them calling them white boys and honkies and were just terrible to them. Of course he didn't tell me this until years later.
My sister did the same to my mother and I. In finding her blackness (she is mixed race black and white) she decided both my mother and I are racist. She interacts with us on a superficial level because otherwise (her words) she would have to cut us out of her life. Meaning she knows we're racist but if she doesn't dig too deep she can stay in denial and keep us in her life. It breaks my heart. Because I am white, I am racist. That is what she believes. That is an argument I cannot win.
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There is something there that is hurting her ,I would talk her and listen.
@@p1ounce I agree, but she isn't talking. Her boundaries are firmly in place. I have two choices 1) respect her boundaries or 2) be cut out of her life. I fluctuate because sometimes I am so hurt, which becomes anger that I want her toxic attitude out of my life , but she's my little sister and I love her. When you don't know what to do, do nothing, as in make no drastic decisions. We live 3 hours apart and have space, I send her love and hope one day her eyes and heart open and we can truly talk.
Thats a self report. Theres zero chance your sister belives your racist just because youre white. You probably did or said racist things and youre hiding that to make your story sound more sympathetic
I'm sorry! I'm a mom, and I can only imagine how heartbroken your mom is! We all have disagreement with our parents and they "don't understand" us at certain ages or whatnot, but what y'all are going through must be horrible. Sounds like your sister has "drank the kool-aid " and become a bit racist herself in the process. Hopefully, she'll see what she's doing before it's too late and she has to live with that regret. 🙏
If i understand this right, what Kaep doesn't seem to get is that he's allowing others to define him instead of him defining himself.
Who knows how long we have to live? I'm 75 and have lost a lot of friends who haven't made it this far. My advice is define yourself because you're the only one who truly can.
100%. That is what so many mixed folks say as their reason for going a certain way but it has always bothered me because they need to leave that alone.
Now, i will say due to how most people are in this nation that you will have to 'use' it sometimes but other than that with your personal people (family and friends) you should be free to consider yourself differently.
Damn Richard, that hit deep. Great message sir❤
My Godson is black and his grandma was my BFF who passed away 10 years ago. This infuriates me that people try and put labels and issues on my Godson. He’s an individual and not a color. His Mom asked me a few weeks ago what my extended family and what other white skinned people say about him and I being out in public. I told her the truth, my family and strangers that are white actually make over how darn cute and advanced he is for a 7 month old, that usually the only person that have anything to say about it are unfortunately black. Why do people have such an obsession about it? What does it matter? I think Colin has fabricated this imaginary argument about his parents not embracing his “blackness”. No family is going to adopt and nurture a child who are unaware of their blackness. Maybe they didn’t want him to be poisoned by the narratives that media have perpetuated? Maybe they just wanted him to be a successful man who is focused on being his best self. Culture is the destruction of black America. I’m with B Tatum on this, it’s sooooooooo stupid!
Stop lying. No black person said anything to you about your black godson. The only people that have a problem with it are white. You have no right and no idea to assume what went on in Collins life and his experiences. I can tell by your statement you hold many prejudices. Also you only like Brandon tatum because he is a sellout.
9:20 both of my sisters had cut and multicolored hair and they got refused for jobs because of it, they had to remove their piercings too
The hair thing is crazy. Parents of all races have hated their kids hair cuts.
This is different, culturally black hairstyles does not equal thug.
Poor Colin his adoptive parents made him go to the BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
Saying Egyptians are black because the country is in Africa is like saying a Filipino dude is Chinese because the countries are in Asia. Walk that back.
I think a better example would be to say Russians are Asians because Russia is in Asia.
Unfortunately, Serj, the education system has been undermined to produce a new form of uneducated slave. You can't possibly expect anyone below the age of 30 to know that there are 54 countries in Africa, and quite a large portion are not filled solely with Sub Saharan peoples.
@@Sandman60077 that works too.
Egyptians are not black but they are African.
The problem is that in US people has equated European with white and African with black. Though true in most cases, is not always the case.
Asia doesn't fall on that because an Asian can be white as snow from former soviet union like Uzbekistan.
Jewish from Israel. Arab from Saudi Arabia. Indian from India, Chinese from China, Korean from Korea, Muslim islander for Indonesia or a mix of all that from Singapore.
@@acruzro95 i am us and i know egytians aren't black. i consider them to be a different race. it takes a different combonation of dna to make them. i am american and i don't look at them that way. i think SOME people put those on the same contient in the same category for the sake of keeping it simple. people call italians and british both white. same with irish. but they all have inheritly different attributes. so it happens to every race. chinese and japanese are different. they get it too. it's just a way of keeping it simple. it's not to offend.
Taking my granddaughter for her driving test I asked her not to wear too much makeup or wear her slippers. People are always making judgments.Look serious,mature
Officer Tatum has been killing it.
I appreciate you fellas are willing to have conversations about different situations. I think more people need to be like you.
I'm whiter than Casper and my parents made me wear a "respectable" haircut during my teen years. They also taught me what to do, what to say, and how to behave during a traffic stop because "you never know what mood the cop's going to be in." There is nothing uniquely black about those things.
I remember when my dad wouldn't let me get my ear pierced because it would hinder me becoming successful. I pointed out that Michael Jordan has his ear pierced. My dad thought about it for a second and said, "Good point. I'll make a deal with you: you become the very best in the world at something, like Jordan, and I'll let you get an earring."
Damn..
Yes there is, His parents did not listen to him nor stick up for him wanting to express his cultural identify, how alone he must of felt.
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And you would know that how? Just because Kap said so?
@@tiredofthebs8290 yes
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Yeah... He's a trustworthy source. 🙄
But what black parent wants their child to go up a thug🙄. SMH
The fella in the white top is the most open minded in this group. He should go far if he stays on the road of seeing things for what they are and not what people make them out to be.
Yes
And the most handsome. Jus. Sayin ❤️
@@karihouke974 he certainly doesn’t hurt the eyes.
@@karihouke974 They're ALL handsome, imo.
@@karihouke974don't say that, they're ALL very handsome! and very smart too.
I know I'm going to get crucified for this, but I'd never adopt a black child. I'm too frighten of it. I know many African Americans wouldn't adopt a white child. It's fine, it's their choice. Anyone who adopts anyone deserves praise. I have friends, who are a white couple, who long ago adopted an African American baby whose drug addicted mother abandoned him. He grew up in a suburban 'white' area outside of D.C and did well in school, was raised very well, and he had a lot going for him, etc. Until he became a teen and discovered his 'blackness.' He found his black relatives who lived in the projects across the river, started hanging out with them and the wrong crowd. Long story short, his grades plummeted, he dropped out of school entirely, started using the N word, felt it necessary to carry a gun, got into trouble with the law, and is now sitting in prison. Knowing that unconditional parental love and support unfortunately wasn't enough to combat cultural peer pressure is frightening.
That's really sad but I get it. :(
We have very close family friends who adopted black children. One of the things they, inadvertently, did was have strong black male and female figures in those kids lives. They were friends, which had known each other since high school (the white mom/dad were high school sweet hearts, both were on sports teams with the black couple but the black couple didnt date till later) and so they didn't feel the need to "be black" by engaging in the toxic subculture that permeates many black communities. They were raised well by their mom/dad but also their, essentially, aunt and uncle. The oldest male son is 2 years my junior and is working on a fellowship as a neurolgist (i believe), the middle daughter is married with 2 kids and helps husband with business, the youngest son is in college for a chemical engineering degree (like uncle).
But I agree with you unless you have strong role models who they can look up to (not all kids need the "looks like me" to inspire them but some do) they'll most likely turn to a negative version that they think is what "their people" respect.
I agree now. in 2023. it`s all messed up now and no one is fixing it .
Why’d they let him hang out with the wrong crowd as a teen?
Maybe they should have showed him positive black male role models and educated him about race hustlers and that “blackness” doesn’t mean listening to rap, being in a gang and being a criminal.
it seems as though they are more loyal to their skin color than a person's character. MLK was a diamond in the rough.
I’m just amazed that people think a person acts a certain way because of their skin color.
Officer Tatum is a well rounded young man who I have a lot of respect for. he thinks for himself regardless of what anyone thinks. he is a good example for others to emulate.
Watched him for years…completely disagree. Tatum is cringe af. Go look up his reaction to the Uvalde cops.
Agreed. I've even talked to him! He has a great heart.
NO He is always on the side of wyt supremacy
@@pineapplegirl8078 So you watched him for years then one video where you disagreed with him makes him cringe worthy?🤷♀️I watched the video and he gives his perspective on things , I am sure the truth is out by now and if Tatum said something that wasn’t right he would have no problem admitting to it. do I know him personally or well enough to say that? No but I have seen enough of his videos that I would be comfortable saying he is a well rounded stand up guy who is conscious about making sure to do the right thing. there are times he wants to curse but he contains his dignity by remaining strong.so give him credit when credit is due or just don’t watch him anymore ✌️
@@reeree7696 No. I apologize for giving that impression, I didn’t flesh out all the reasons in my previous post.
I’ve watched Brandon since the incident at the Starbucks in Philadelphia over 4 years ago. That was when I found him. I can confidently say I have seen 95% of his content between then and 6 months after the Uvalde shooting. In those four years I have watched Brandon change in real time. My comment about him is not just a subject specific response, I just happened to list one I found the most egregious.
I used to feel the same as you do about Brandon, I no longer do. I hope that fleshes out my comment and helps make it more understandable.
Wow, a parent had a problem with how their kid wanted to have their hair..... That's never happened before.... smh
Exactly 👩🏿🎤👨🎤😂
I appreciate your guys' commentary not only bc it pushes back against these silly things but bc you sometimes disagree-like when you pushed back against the commentary about dreads. Having diverse view points is important and I'm happy to see that you guys have that. Look forward to more
Dude in the red "Why I gotta embrace either side? I don't care about social justice for either side, I care about me".
Dude.. perfect.
Props to this young group .. for keeping it real ! Hope all 5 of them make it and have families of their own
It sure is refreshing hearing a group of young people having a light hearted conversation and having fun with it.
The name "Cassandra" is actually a Greek name in origin. Love your channel, guys!
I was a grown a$$ man before I got my hair cut the way I wanted!! I didn't even know there was another option at the barber shop when I was a kid 🤣
I have recently found your channel and I very much enjoy it. I must say for this 56 yr old country boy from Montana my favorite part of your show is watching your reaction to country music. I find it honest and authentic.
New fan, new subscriber!
That's right, Brock. A young man living life.
Loved watching these young men grow up in their journey. Well done young men
As a white guy I appreciate yall. Laughing. And cutting up with jokes. But being real. Total Respect to yall.
There's always gotta be that lingering feeling, hoping that your adopted child loves and accepts you without getting caught up on "what ifs" or dwelling on the biological parents who aren't there. It's sad to see him call them out on something as meaningless as a haircut. Hopefully, they understand and don't feel too hurt or rejected. When he get's older maybe he'll realize how blessed he was to have them.
You guys are a blessing when it comes to common sense. Love, from Canada.
Really enjoy watching you young men discuss issues with an open mind and intelligence.
What a great group of men. I tried to imagine the success coming each of your ways.
It's dope af to me that you guys talk openly about how you feel about these situations. Some will agree with you, and some won't, but keep having an opinion and let the trolls do what they do in the comments. It's a great discussion. Keep mixing up the content!
“How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child” -- King Lear
Colin Kaepernick was so concerned about police brutality why did he not use his professionalism and celebrity status to get a press conference with the police department and try and make changes