Man to all you weird mfs complaining about MJ if you have a problem with her then you have a problem with me leave this young lady alone yall too damn grown to be acting like this if you don't like her content then don't watch and start your own dam channel I mean yall some lonely pathetic individuals. Baby girl keep up the good work and forget these mfs.
A lot of the songs that enslaved people sang were codes to share with each other about escaping. It's little stuff like that that makes me appreciate these movies...contrary to popular belief, there really aren't that many movies about slavery and there are still SO MANY stories of resilience and ingenuity to tell.
I dont see why people are hating. The main reason I subscribed to rhis channel (besides her glowing personality) is because she watches movies a LOT of reactors aren't watching. And that makes me glad😊
It's not hate people can comment what they like. If her commentary was insensitive and low key ignorant she has to accept it. If everyone likes u then there is a problem. She isn't good at reacting to this sort of stuff and she is young but she isn't a bad person for it
No matter how "nice" slave owners were sometimes. It makes me sick to my stomach that a human thinks they can own someone, beat, rape, disrespect another human being bc of the color of their skin. Its easy for me to say i wouldnt put up that...but i did not live in that time period and cant even imagine what i would do or not do. These movies make me sick to my stomach. But i think its important to know the history.
I seriously can't imagine how terrifying that would be. Waking up every morning and knowing that legally you're another person's property and at any time they can violate or kill you.
It nothing to do with race or colour of the skin it was mostly about money they raped n beat them because they have serious deep issues themselves it was African who sold their own people for money. White people have took white women as slaves killed their husbands n threw their babies over the castle walls these things was a regular thing before humans became civilised well kind of civilised things like this still happen today unfortunately
I guess it was just like owning livestock or pets. Some owners love their livestock even though they going to slaughter them after. At that case , I don't see it as hatred based. It is just like a natural process. Like when a lion hunt a deer, they don't hate the deer. It's intentional but not destructive. But some of them might have intentional purpose to hurt or destroy to cause pain just to release some of their...unbearable feelings? I would count that an abuse😅
I think that is what many today forget in that slavery was a way of life LONG before the US and other nations began buying African slaves from other Africans. I think it is also important to remember that history teaches us that slavery was not about race as multiple races, including whites, were slaves at one point. In fact, there is no nation or race today that has never practiced slavery OR been a victim of it.
True. Solomon himself had nothing but kind words to say about William Ford in his book. However, just because Solomon preferred Ford to what came after doesnt mean we as modern audiences cant morally condemn him.
Man, the power dynamics of the enslaved and owners being friendly is strange. The enslaved had to settle because they had nothing to fight back with. The owners treated the ones they liked as pets, not humans. It's crazy this happened.
Thank the Lord for Abraham Lincoln standing up to those racist Republ... erm, wait a second, it was the Democrats fighting for slavery in the Civil War??? WHAT!? Fun fact: the republican party was started by black men.
The American of the South, having a Christian ethnic couldn't except the idea of owning another human being, so the rationale became, " these people aren't fully human." The complex dynamics of the cultural history of slavery and the result in one big island is displayed in the island split of Haiti and the DR. The Dominicans gradually dissolved slavery, while the Haitian threw it off in a Rebellion. Of course there were the Cultural influences of the Spanish in the DR and the French in Haiti that also effected their separate attitudes. Haiti's system was incredibly cruel, while the slavery structure in the DR was actually class driven, with actual inter marriage, not "cabin visits". So the Dominicans blended slavery out of existence, while the Haitians threw it off. Interesting Fact, the British were not the first to officially end slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but actually Mexico, by their Black President, Vicente Guerrero in 1829. The British like to brag on their false claim to be the first to end slavery, where even after their national end to slavery, they were huge supporters of the Confederacy. The system that supplied cotton, essential to their textile industry. In which they had entire families working on factory floors like "Slaves".
The last slave movie I watched was Harriet last year. It was a good movie based on the heroic things that Harriet Tubman was able to do with the Underground Railroad. She went through more than I knew about growing up. But I remember watching this moive years ago.
Bro if yall don't like mj then unsubcribe make room for the people who actually enjoy her channel and reactions ❤🫶🏾 because baby I'm watching what ever she choose to react to
The comments (from MJ and viewers) just show how little we're taught about this period in American history. They didn't "just take it" There were over 250 uprisings that were documented. Its really important to educate ourselves about this period to understand how the legislation from this period has an effect on us today. (for example the electoral college) AND to differentiate between Black people's ACTUAL culture, and the remnants of trauma on ALL Americans. you can't treat your fellow human being this way and not be affected.
Facts 💯 Something to keep in mind is that it could be that she knows that & that she’s saying some of these things for rage bait purposes to increase the volume of views and comment engagement for her channel. At the end of the day, this is a public platform and as such has opened herself to critique the same as some of those who are brown nosing. In this social media stuff it’s not about the content but a matter of grabbing the views. It’s all fraud at the end of the day.
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First of all MJ I love your content, I'm just giving you some insight on the whole un-aliving part, that was all they had to look forward to. We can't imagine the pain and hurt they experienced back then. Death was a true comfort in comparison to hell they endured. Slavery has no means to make it look light. But unfortunately it was and is our history. Keep doing what your doing baby girl, been following you for a min and I appreciate your talent & eye. Stay genuine and be easy...
Thanks for sitting through this again for your channel 😊 Yeah...this movie was wild and one of the few that didn't try to sugarcoat slavery to make certain people feel better about this country's REAL history. And yeah MJ, slaveowners absolutely used the bible to justify what they did, which is also why you might hear people constantly debate whether or not Black people should even believe in Christianity because of its use in slavery. What was annoying AF, lol and almost made me hate Sarah Polson, was that the slaveowners' wives made themselves actually believe that female slaves wanted the "attention" they got from their husbands. How delusional do you have to be to run with that nonexistent narrative!?
Thanks for sharing your story at the beginning MJ. Movies like this are great for educational purposes, especially for those who are unaware of historical tragedies. You watched this film in school, similar to how I watched Roots in elementary school. Both programs I’m sure can be instrumental in shaping someone’s grasp on the subject matter.
Damn right. They showed Roots back in 8th grade. We had a few white students in the class. After a week watching they were extra nice to us scared af! 😂 I told em it's all good you ain't do nothing to me!
MJ WITHOUT SPIDER-MAN, i love you, you are great and you are very good at what you do. You are very intelligent for a young lady of your age and I will not dare critisize you for your opinion or amount of expertise on this difficult subject. I would however respecrfully challenge you to watch this movie again, after you either age about 20 years or learn a bit more about the true harshness of slave life. I say this because the term NICE MASTER, is a true oxymoron. GOD bless you.
This is a great movie! One of my favs! You should definitely read the book by Solomon Northup. It was written in 1853. He goes a lot more in depth when he was kidnapped. It's amazing book too! Great vid and stay blessed! 🙏🏽✊🏽❤
I do appreciate it when people have the will to watch this film. This movie does a great job representing the true cruelty of slave labor in the USA with many dark themes that could make one weep in an instant.
Hey MJ you said you were raised thinking you were black, let me tell you something you are Puerto Rican and Dominican right? Afro Latino Puerto Rican Dominican Cuban all those Caribbean islands are descendants of African black people. When the slave ships dropped slaves off they didn't just drop them off in America they dropped them off in Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican South America that's why is so many Brazilians dark-skinned my next door neighbor is from Panama and he's blacker than me. They even have black people in Mexico Google afro mexicans.
It's sad that this day and age that people don't know the did difference between race and ethnicity. It's even worse that descendants from Spanish speaking countries always deny their black heritage by saying "I'm Puerto Rican" or Dominican. That's like a black man from the USA saying he's not black, he's American. It makes no sense, they want to be everything but black, but you can't change your DNA. Just like there are different races in the USA, there are different races in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic too. Ignorance shouldn't be embraced.
@@nayastuder5908unfortunately that’s how it goes as generations pass maybe her mother doesn’t truly know their ancestry. I feel like everybody should do an ancestry check just to see
I really wish us black people would stop trying to force the black identity on everyone. Most Africans Americans have European blood, but you don’t see Europeans trying to remind us that we have their blood. Cut it out. She was raised thinking she was black because in Latino culture, she’s considered black or “Afro Latina” due to colorism, but she’s indeed a Biracial Latina. The culture only glorifies white and mestizo(ingenious/white mixed) Latinos. Ingenious, biracial(black/white or black/ingenious) and black Latinos are made to feel undesirable. To make it simple. Latinos that look like Mario Lopez, Sofia Vergara, Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lopez are glorified in the culture, while Latinos that look like Cardi B, Amara Le Negra and George Lopez are made to feel less than. Also, someone being dark skinned doesn’t make them black because black people aren’t the only racial group with dark skin. Your average South East Indian is darker than you, but that doesn’t make them black lol.
38:01 The "White Slaves" were known as "Indentured Slaves" and they most often were "European Immigrants" who entered into "Indentured servitude contracts" to pay for their passage to America. The contracts were usually for a certain amount of time depending on how much the fare was for safe passage to the "New World" and when they fulfilled it they were freed. There were times when "White People" entered into an indentured enslavement contract voluntarily to pay back a loan or debt repayment. Other times, enslavement was imposed involuntarily as a judicial punishment.
The slave trade was in Puerto Rico in Dominican Republic by the way, and a lot of them mixed with the aboriginals in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic so just saying you black 😂❤️✌🏾👍🏾
I don’t think people “don’t like you” I think some of the things you comment can be considered “insensitive” to whatever the matter is rather than you as an overall person. The content is amazing just do a little more researching on certain things/topics because in general that’s how the internet works as far as negative comments.
My first time watching this movie, I cried. My dad told me about the book as well, which I still want to read. This movie really opened my eyes as to what happened back then. It's definitely one of those movies that takes one watch and is very memorable.
I haven't been watching mj for that long but when I first seen a video of hers recommended to me I thought she was a lightskin black woman especially due to her features but her talking in the first 2 minutes shows me that I'm wrong lol. but if your puerto rican and dominican that means that you might have black relatives or a black ancestors. but idk I suggest maybe ask family members since you said your mother made you think you were black when she actually might have wanted you to identify with your black side in some way idk. anyways this was a great video much love and peace to you🫶🏽
Thanks for sharing your personal experience MJ. You're a rad chica, and I'm glad you figured out how to be your authentic self because there's a lot of people - of all races, creeds, and religions - who never grow out of what they feel they're expected to be like, or how they're raised to be, and are able to grow into their own person like you've been able to :]
Yeah, sex scenes are awkward. I appreciate when films are tasteful about it, they show everything leading up to and then leave the rest up to our imagination. It's just like showing if someone has to use the bathroom, show them making their way to, but we don't need to see them experiencing their relief in a bathroom stall, just like we don't need to see people having intercourse.
Leave MJ alone please stop hating on her this is her channel she can do what ever she wants to do with her channel period we will always be here for you MJ don’t worry about nothing we got you no doubt much love peace out ✌️ ❤❤❤❤
I’m curious to see your reaction but at the same time I have to prepare mentally before I do. This was the hardest movie for me to watch and I had to do it alone to be in my own thoughts It was extremely overwhelming! I cried like a baby, was pissed off, hurt etc.. But I’m grateful for the slaves who went through what they did so I didn’t have to. And I try to take advantage of the opportunities I have that they didn’t .
Hey MJ, I definitely love all your videos and i am not here to tell you who you are, but i am mixed race black and white and i definitely considered you black or mixed even though from what i know you are Puerto Rican. I personally dont think you should feel bad for thinking the way you did or using the word, you are a poc. like i said its about how YOU feel not us but yeah i think you are amazing, much love
MJ, I'm not a Patreon, but I'll still give a recommendation, maybe some of your Patreons will see this and say, Yes!....If you want to truly see the most anti drug use movie ever made ( next to this, Euphoria is BS). Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Conley, Jerad Leto, Kieth David and Ellen Burstyn. You won't regret it!! "REQUIM FOR A DREAM". Same director that did Black Swan.
Modern slavery most certainly still exists; unfortunately it starts the course as human trafficking, and so many people are blind to those problems as it were.
This is such a great film. It shows a lot of complexity you wouldn't expect to see in a film on this subject with a wide range of characters. Which it comes to the subject of slavery in America it's a must watch film. Similar to watching Schindler's List or The Pianist when it came to the subject of the Holoc**st. (and yes I had to censor that because youtube sometimes doesn't like that word being used) I particularly like the drunk who betrayed Solomon. As it's similar to stories I've heard of war criminals who became heavy drinkers. Lets say the cruelty and violence they commit is haunting, and drinking is the only way to hide from it. It's likely why Fassbender's character is also a heavy drinker, and even tries to use religion to convince himself more than anyone else what he is doing is right. As I said they put quite a bit of complexity that I didn't expect to see in the film as a result. Yet he convinces no one else, not even his own wife who despises him in spite of her own cruelty.
1. Hey! I actually found my name in this video, nice! 2. About the legality of slavery in the US, you just have to read the first part of the 13th amendment. It says that it's abolished EXCEPT as a form of punishment. Which technically means that it's still legal. At the same time there are some prisons that actually pay their prisoners. (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver did a piece on that on his TH-cam channel). It's a ridiculously low wage but at least they aren't doing the labor for free like in other places both inside and outside the US. 3. I heard that Benedict Cumberbatch's family did not want him using his real name when he became an actor because his family at one point did get rich from slavery in Barbados.
I’m really proud of you, no matter whatever people say FUCK THEM, continue to do you and continue to BE YOU, continue to shine bright and prosper with your channel ❤
Mj haters gonna hate don’t let them people steal your joy that’s nothing but the devil you know your the best and you got the greatest TH-cam channel ever and you in great intentions
I used to get triggered by this movie too, until I realized that historically, this has been the experience of most people around the world. Its not a race thing. Even today, in the most "progressive" places, as a species, our need to belong to groups makes us do terrible things to one another
M. J. First of all I love your channel, my first time commenting. I was really fascinated by the beginning of your video your story sounds really fascinating have you ever done any writing, or poetry specifically specifically in regards to your story I think people would be interested to hear it when you're ready . Anyway it's just a suggestion but I love your channel love your material that you post and I hope you have a great day
Another good reaction this is always a hard movie to watch but I was just reading the comments and it seems to be a lot of people that’s trying to come for you And I don’t know what the problem is because you have great reactions. No one is ever gonna see eye to eye on everything so if a person don’t like something that you say, they should talk to you in a respectful way instead of a negative one I personally think you should do, a Q&A and let people ask you questions because you said your mom raised you to think that you’re black but once you find out the truth, you changed yourself and it would be interesting to learn more about that
Lupita won a Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this movie. Yeah this movie is a hard watch. You're brave MJ for watching this a second time! Once was enough for me lol. In my opinion, the 1997 film Rosewood about the 1923 masscure of black residences in Florida pissed me off more than 12 Years A slave and Roots did combine!
Hey I'm new to the channel, and I'm seeing that you react to movies that are great but underrated when it comes to reactors so ty for that!!❤ could you react to Beauty shop
Oh hey MJ you should react to Django unchained by Jamie Foxx if you want to cause it has more plot in their then 12 years of slave but it has a lot of action in it so yeah for the reminder MJ
If you ever get the chance to visit New Orleans, please go to Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana. Its a museum and memorial dedicated to the history and culture of the enslaved. New Orleans was the largest domestic slave trading port with 52 places for auctions and sales. They are slave dwellings still erect in the French Quarters. At the same time its the most African influenced city in the continental USA and the most northern Caribbean city.
actually, the northern states had 2 slave states. Lincoln freed the slaves of southern states which he had no control of but allowed slavery of the northern states. the war was about state rights, the population of the north was much higher and they could pass any laws they wanted. the Gettysburg address made the war about slavery. and the victor writes the history. i am against slavery but i studied this
@anthonyburton5814 you really need to research, it is not my job to tech you. it is your job to learn. 4 states that didn't succeed immediately were Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri. all slave states in the union. if slavery was outlawed in the north prior to the war. why was it not outlawed in the south before the war. do you hear or understand what you say? slavery was not abolished until the civil war and racism didn't go away until after 1960. please research and until then. quiet is best policy for unlearned
I'm curious how she identifies. Half of my family is hispanic (Panamanian) but also Black. I know many people have difficulty distinguishing the differences between race and ethnicity.
Hate to break it to you but , genetic wise you're black/afro latin like myself. I'm an immigrant from Belize and look like I'm damn near white in skin , but from my hair to my body shape I'm very black. Now you and me we're more mixed than American blacks but blood wise we're products of the same slave trade and colonialism. Check your history cause alot of us latins like to claim our European colonizers and try to raise our kids to be white and its sad we are taught to hate our black and native blood which is what makes us what we are. Speaking Spanish itself is a direct result of slavery. In conclusion you me and millions of others especially in central, the northern parts of South America, and all of the latin carribean islands, are decedents of african and native slaves.🙂
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMAN just saying culturally we're not the same as American blacks but we are of the same shared history and our people needs to stop whitewashing each other and ignoring our full history. We are not white or fully black . It's just that alot of us like to hate or look down on each other that don't present themselves as white. Being black doesn't mean American. Which is what most people think of. Even pure Africans don't consider themselves black cause of that. Which is sad. Cultures are different and they can be very difficult to navigate just saying we as latin people in the americas shouldn't erase our african and native heritage is all I want to say.
Damn first ppl complaining about you speaking alot and now the boobs 😮 wow. She's not promoting them, they are just there. Enjoy them if you must or dislike them if you must but keep that to yourself. Don't listen to them MJ. Sucks you have to even say anything
Historical fiction but it literally said it’s based on true events. From the memoir of a slave… Edit: and if you’re not trying to add… why did you add? Make it make sense.
Oh!! So that was his kid? I didn't know that. I thought she was just a random kid in that scene so that is his & Patsy baby if so how long was Platt gone?!
My sister, I’m gonna let you know real quick and this is no disrespect to you queen I’m guessing you’re Puerto Rican or Dominican but I’ll say this most Puerto Ricans in Dominicans are mixed with black or African-American or African so therefore you have some black blood in you
“Identity crisis” lol nah but fr I just don’t identify as black. I’m sure I do have some in me or atleast down my ancestry but I just don’t see it that way.
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMANAmericans (not all) need labels, and they will put them on people , they don't care about how you feel or think . They are stucked in a mental apartheid.
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMANidky ppl are hating on your perspective. If you came out saying you’re a black woman and callin everybody a nigga, mfs would still have sum to say. It’s crazy😭you’re doing great boo and do uuuu, love the videos
People in the comments 😂 there are all/were different kinds of slaves but this movie is about specific slaves and if it were about different slaves it's still sad like tf they're still human colour doesn't matter a slave is a slave man.
i don't care if i invoke my contract, no way in hell i'll be cast in a slave film. and i'm sure it didn't sit well with all black actors who starred in it.
Keep in mind that slave movies counteract all the people who try to "whitewash" American history involving critical race theory topics involving slavery like the Florida school system under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Hold up!! Your HIGH SCHOOL teacher showed u this movie?!? Yoooo this movie is too hardcore for schools it can really hard to watch (which is the point but nevertheless) that teacher must’ve definitely been serious about Black History Month
Yo, can yall leave MJ TF alone??? Like now I'm getting pissed off with the complaining, like she can react to whatever she wants it's HER CHANNEL!
Bro exactly, I always tell her to not worry about them
Word! Like... damn!
Idk why people got a problem with it she got good taste
People act like they don’t have jobs or probably wanna be with her and can’t 🤣🤣🤣
Man to all you weird mfs complaining about MJ if you have a problem with her then you have a problem with me leave this young lady alone yall too damn grown to be acting like this if you don't like her content then don't watch and start your own dam channel I mean yall some lonely pathetic individuals. Baby girl keep up the good work and forget these mfs.
A lot of the songs that enslaved people sang were codes to share with each other about escaping. It's little stuff like that that makes me appreciate these movies...contrary to popular belief, there really aren't that many movies about slavery and there are still SO MANY stories of resilience and ingenuity to tell.
I dont see why people are hating. The main reason I subscribed to rhis channel (besides her glowing personality) is because she watches movies a LOT of reactors aren't watching. And that makes me glad😊
SAME! 😊
It's not hate people can comment what they like. If her commentary was insensitive and low key ignorant she has to accept it. If everyone likes u then there is a problem. She isn't good at reacting to this sort of stuff and she is young but she isn't a bad person for it
@@hotfriedgriyoandpeeklees1522 "Good" at reacting? It's not about being good or bad at having a genuine reaction 🤣🤣
No matter how "nice" slave owners were sometimes. It makes me sick to my stomach that a human thinks they can own someone, beat, rape, disrespect another human being bc of the color of their skin. Its easy for me to say i wouldnt put up that...but i did not live in that time period and cant even imagine what i would do or not do. These movies make me sick to my stomach. But i think its important to know the history.
I seriously can't imagine how terrifying that would be. Waking up every morning and knowing that legally you're another person's property and at any time they can violate or kill you.
It nothing to do with race or colour of the skin it was mostly about money they raped n beat them because they have serious deep issues themselves it was African who sold their own people for money. White people have took white women as slaves killed their husbands n threw their babies over the castle walls these things was a regular thing before humans became civilised well kind of civilised things like this still happen today unfortunately
I guess it was just like owning livestock or pets. Some owners love their livestock even though they going to slaughter them after. At that case , I don't see it as hatred based. It is just like a natural process. Like when a lion hunt a deer, they don't hate the deer. It's intentional but not destructive. But some of them might have intentional purpose to hurt or destroy to cause pain just to release some of their...unbearable feelings? I would count that an abuse😅
I think that is what many today forget in that slavery was a way of life LONG before the US and other nations began buying African slaves from other Africans. I think it is also important to remember that history teaches us that slavery was not about race as multiple races, including whites, were slaves at one point. In fact, there is no nation or race today that has never practiced slavery OR been a victim of it.
True. Solomon himself had nothing but kind words to say about William Ford in his book. However, just because Solomon preferred Ford to what came after doesnt mean we as modern audiences cant morally condemn him.
Man, the power dynamics of the enslaved and owners being friendly is strange. The enslaved had to settle because they had nothing to fight back with. The owners treated the ones they liked as pets, not humans. It's crazy this happened.
Thank the Lord for Abraham Lincoln standing up to those racist Republ... erm, wait a second, it was the Democrats fighting for slavery in the Civil War??? WHAT!?
Fun fact: the republican party was started by black men.
The American of the South, having a Christian ethnic couldn't except the idea of owning another human being, so the rationale became, " these people aren't fully human." The complex dynamics of the cultural history of slavery and the result in one big island is displayed in the island split of Haiti and the DR. The Dominicans gradually dissolved slavery, while the Haitian threw it off in a Rebellion. Of course there were the Cultural influences of the Spanish in the DR and the French in Haiti that also effected their separate attitudes. Haiti's system was incredibly cruel, while the slavery structure in the DR was actually class driven, with actual inter marriage, not "cabin visits". So the Dominicans blended slavery out of existence, while the Haitians threw it off. Interesting Fact, the British were not the first to officially end slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but actually Mexico, by their Black President, Vicente Guerrero in 1829. The British like to brag on their false claim to be the first to end slavery, where even after their national end to slavery, they were huge supporters of the Confederacy. The system that supplied cotton, essential to their textile industry. In which they had entire families working on factory floors like "Slaves".
After watching this film, another great film in the context of slavery is the Nat Turner story called The Birth of a Nation. Released in 2016.
People don’t really put that movie in the conversations but it’s really a critical piece…I loved the story & how it was produced too 💯✌🏾
Im not gone sugar coat it mama fuck these haters keep doing you luv ! They dont like your content then they shouldn't watch.
The last slave movie I watched was Harriet last year. It was a good movie based on the heroic things that Harriet Tubman was able to do with the Underground Railroad. She went through more than I knew about growing up. But I remember watching this moive years ago.
Wrote this? Someone LIVED this!!
Bro if yall don't like mj then unsubcribe make room for the people who actually enjoy her channel and reactions ❤🫶🏾 because baby I'm watching what ever she choose to react to
A real one 🥰
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That!!! And she doesn’t just react to the popular and recent movies❤️
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@slayj8329 and let me tell u I love me some old movies 🥰
The comments (from MJ and viewers) just show how little we're taught about this period in American history. They didn't "just take it" There were over 250 uprisings that were documented. Its really important to educate ourselves about this period to understand how the legislation from this period has an effect on us today. (for example the electoral college) AND to differentiate between Black people's ACTUAL culture, and the remnants of trauma on ALL Americans. you can't treat your fellow human being this way and not be affected.
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Something to keep in mind is that it could be that she knows that & that she’s saying some of these things for rage bait purposes to increase the volume of views and comment engagement for her channel. At the end of the day, this is a public platform and as such has opened herself to critique the same as some of those who are brown nosing. In this social media stuff it’s not about the content but a matter of grabbing the views. It’s all fraud at the end of the day.
@@watitdufulbeautifully said!!!
This is true evidence
singing for our black ancestors was healing and prayer was too but seeing the horrors of slavery hurts.
They never accepted it, but what could they do, fight? they did that!!They were never slaves, they were POW
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First of all MJ I love your content, I'm just giving you some insight on the whole un-aliving part, that was all they had to look forward to. We can't imagine the pain and hurt they experienced back then. Death was a true comfort in comparison to hell they endured. Slavery has no means to make it look light. But unfortunately it was and is our history. Keep doing what your doing baby girl, been following you for a min and I appreciate your talent & eye. Stay genuine and be easy...
Thanks for sitting through this again for your channel 😊 Yeah...this movie was wild and one of the few that didn't try to sugarcoat slavery to make certain people feel better about this country's REAL history. And yeah MJ, slaveowners absolutely used the bible to justify what they did, which is also why you might hear people constantly debate whether or not Black people should even believe in Christianity because of its use in slavery.
What was annoying AF, lol and almost made me hate Sarah Polson, was that the slaveowners' wives made themselves actually believe that female slaves wanted the "attention" they got from their husbands. How delusional do you have to be to run with that nonexistent narrative!?
Thanks for sharing your story at the beginning MJ.
Movies like this are great for educational purposes, especially for those who are unaware of historical tragedies. You watched this film in school, similar to how I watched Roots in elementary school. Both programs I’m sure can be instrumental in shaping someone’s grasp on the subject matter.
Roots is much further from reality, compared to this.
They Showed Ya'll This In Class They Showed Us Roots 😭😭
Damn right. They showed Roots back in 8th grade. We had a few white students in the class. After a week watching they were extra nice to us scared af! 😂 I told em it's all good you ain't do nothing to me!
@@Natedawgg84 Swear. I Was More Pissed Finding Out They Used To Spray Us With Water Hoses. That Had Me Racist For A Week 😭
Facts
Roots is super long
I was 7 when I first seen Roots. It used to come on TV One every Thanksgiving
MJ WITHOUT SPIDER-MAN, i love you, you are great and you are very good at what you do. You are very intelligent for a young lady of your age and I will not dare critisize you for your opinion or amount of expertise on this difficult subject. I would however respecrfully challenge you to watch this movie again, after you either age about 20 years or learn a bit more about the true harshness of slave life. I say this because the term NICE MASTER, is a true oxymoron. GOD bless you.
I appreciate you saying this kindly since others could not.
You kept saying "I'm glad there's no more stuff like this today" and.....😬all I'm gonna say is watch Antebellum with Janelle Monae
RIP MICHEAL K. WILLIAMS 🙏🕊 I FORGOT HE WAS ON THIS MOVIE
This movie was filmed where I’m from (Cheneyville Louisiana)
This is a great movie! One of my favs! You should definitely read the book by Solomon Northup. It was written in 1853. He goes a lot more in depth when he was kidnapped. It's amazing book too! Great vid and stay blessed! 🙏🏽✊🏽❤
I do appreciate it when people have the will to watch this film. This movie does a great job representing the true cruelty of slave labor in the USA with many dark themes that could make one weep in an instant.
Hey MJ you said you were raised thinking you were black, let me tell you something you are Puerto Rican and Dominican right? Afro Latino Puerto Rican Dominican Cuban all those Caribbean islands are descendants of African black people. When the slave ships dropped slaves off they didn't just drop them off in America they dropped them off in Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican South America that's why is so many Brazilians dark-skinned my next door neighbor is from Panama and he's blacker than me. They even have black people in Mexico Google afro mexicans.
It's sad that this day and age that people don't know the did difference between race and ethnicity. It's even worse that descendants from Spanish speaking countries always deny their black heritage by saying "I'm Puerto Rican" or Dominican. That's like a black man from the USA saying he's not black, he's American. It makes no sense, they want to be everything but black, but you can't change your DNA. Just like there are different races in the USA, there are different races in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic too. Ignorance shouldn't be embraced.
Paul Mooney: y’all think y’all special because they dropped you off first
@@nayastuder5908unfortunately that’s how it goes as generations pass maybe her mother doesn’t truly know their ancestry. I feel like everybody should do an ancestry check just to see
I really wish us black people would stop trying to force the black identity on everyone. Most Africans Americans have European blood, but you don’t see Europeans trying to remind us that we have their blood. Cut it out. She was raised thinking she was black because in Latino culture, she’s considered black or “Afro Latina” due to colorism, but she’s indeed a Biracial Latina. The culture only glorifies white and mestizo(ingenious/white mixed) Latinos. Ingenious, biracial(black/white or black/ingenious) and black Latinos are made to feel undesirable. To make it simple. Latinos that look like Mario Lopez, Sofia Vergara, Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lopez are glorified in the culture, while Latinos that look like Cardi B, Amara Le Negra and George Lopez are made to feel less than. Also, someone being dark skinned doesn’t make them black because black people aren’t the only racial group with dark skin. Your average South East Indian is darker than you, but that doesn’t make them black lol.
I think she knows that and meant black as in African American, because the African American experience is different
38:01 The "White Slaves" were known as "Indentured Slaves" and they most often were "European Immigrants" who entered into "Indentured servitude contracts" to pay for their passage to America. The contracts were usually for a certain amount of time depending on how much the fare was for safe passage to the "New World" and when they fulfilled it they were freed. There were times when "White People" entered into an indentured enslavement contract voluntarily to pay back a loan or debt repayment. Other times, enslavement was imposed involuntarily as a judicial punishment.
The slave trade was in Puerto Rico in Dominican Republic by the way, and a lot of them mixed with the aboriginals in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic so just saying you black 😂❤️✌🏾👍🏾
Yeah but not black american( culture and lineage)
I don’t think people “don’t like you” I think some of the things you comment can be considered “insensitive” to whatever the matter is rather than you as an overall person. The content is amazing just do a little more researching on certain things/topics because in general that’s how the internet works as far as negative comments.
Exactly. For example, she lost me at the part with the crying woman and her being told to essentially just shut up and stop whining.
My first time watching this movie, I cried. My dad told me about the book as well, which I still want to read. This movie really opened my eyes as to what happened back then. It's definitely one of those movies that takes one watch and is very memorable.
I haven't been watching mj for that long but when I first seen a video of hers recommended to me I thought she was a lightskin black woman especially due to her features but her talking in the first 2 minutes shows me that I'm wrong lol. but if your puerto rican and dominican that means that you might have black relatives or a black ancestors. but idk I suggest maybe ask family members since you said your mother made you think you were black when she actually might have wanted you to identify with your black side in some way idk. anyways this was a great video much love and peace to you🫶🏽
Yea I think people forget that Afro Latinos exist.
Thanks for sharing your personal experience MJ. You're a rad chica, and I'm glad you figured out how to be your authentic self because there's a lot of people - of all races, creeds, and religions - who never grow out of what they feel they're expected to be like, or how they're raised to be, and are able to grow into their own person like you've been able to :]
Yeah, sex scenes are awkward. I appreciate when films are tasteful about it, they show everything leading up to and then leave the rest up to our imagination. It's just like showing if someone has to use the bathroom, show them making their way to, but we don't need to see them experiencing their relief in a bathroom stall, just like we don't need to see people having intercourse.
That’s what you took away from this? A sex scene?
Finally somebody willing to watch this movie. Ik this is going to be a tear jerker 🫠💙
Yea this one was hard to watch. I have a feeling that even if I lived back then, my protests would have been punishable by death.
Wassup MJ I always enjoy your videos keep up the good work my friend 😊
The real Solomon Northup went missing again after putting his “12 years a slave” book out unfortunately.
thanks for being honest & watching interesting movies!
Awwwee, cutie!🤍🐑😉
Leave MJ alone please stop hating on her this is her channel she can do what ever she wants to do with her channel period we will always be here for you MJ don’t worry about nothing we got you no doubt much love peace out ✌️ ❤❤❤❤
I’m curious to see your reaction but at the same time I have to prepare mentally before I do.
This was the hardest movie for me to watch and I had to do it alone to be in my own thoughts
It was extremely overwhelming! I cried like a baby, was pissed off, hurt etc..
But I’m grateful for the slaves who went through what they did so I didn’t have to. And I try to take advantage of the opportunities I have that they didn’t .
Plantation*** plantain is hilarious 😂 😂😂
MJ, You picked a good one again
It’s definitely an impactful and profound movie. Loved your reaction. Keep goin’ MJ!! I rock with you the long way!! Bless up✊🏾💪🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯
Hey MJ, I definitely love all your videos and i am not here to tell you who you are, but i am mixed race black and white and i definitely considered you black or mixed even though from what i know you are Puerto Rican. I personally dont think you should feel bad for thinking the way you did or using the word, you are a poc. like i said its about how YOU feel not us but yeah i think you are amazing, much love
I watched this movie one time, and never watched it again. I can’t bare it.
MJ, I'm not a Patreon, but I'll still give a recommendation, maybe some of your Patreons will see this and say, Yes!....If you want to truly see the most anti drug use movie ever made ( next to this, Euphoria is BS). Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Conley, Jerad Leto, Kieth David and Ellen Burstyn. You won't regret it!! "REQUIM FOR A DREAM". Same director that did Black Swan.
I watched this movie once. I can't watch it again 😥😢😭. But it's a great film!
Modern slavery most certainly still exists; unfortunately it starts the course as human trafficking, and so many people are blind to those problems as it were.
This is such a great film. It shows a lot of complexity you wouldn't expect to see in a film on this subject with a wide range of characters. Which it comes to the subject of slavery in America it's a must watch film. Similar to watching Schindler's List or The Pianist when it came to the subject of the Holoc**st. (and yes I had to censor that because youtube sometimes doesn't like that word being used)
I particularly like the drunk who betrayed Solomon. As it's similar to stories I've heard of war criminals who became heavy drinkers. Lets say the cruelty and violence they commit is haunting, and drinking is the only way to hide from it. It's likely why Fassbender's character is also a heavy drinker, and even tries to use religion to convince himself more than anyone else what he is doing is right. As I said they put quite a bit of complexity that I didn't expect to see in the film as a result. Yet he convinces no one else, not even his own wife who despises him in spite of her own cruelty.
1. Hey! I actually found my name in this video, nice!
2. About the legality of slavery in the US, you just have to read the first part of the 13th amendment. It says that it's abolished EXCEPT as a form of punishment. Which technically means that it's still legal. At the same time there are some prisons that actually pay their prisoners. (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver did a piece on that on his TH-cam channel). It's a ridiculously low wage but at least they aren't doing the labor for free like in other places both inside and outside the US.
3. I heard that Benedict Cumberbatch's family did not want him using his real name when he became an actor because his family at one point did get rich from slavery in Barbados.
Me you definitely have to watch Bad Santa 2003 next. That movie is hilariously unhinged and a classic
I’m really proud of you, no matter whatever people say FUCK THEM, continue to do you and continue to BE YOU, continue to shine bright and prosper with your channel ❤
Mj haters gonna hate don’t let them people steal your joy that’s nothing but the devil you know your the best and you got the greatest TH-cam channel ever and you in great intentions
Yessss I love this movie one of the most underrated films!❤
I used to get triggered by this movie too, until I realized that historically, this has been the experience of most people around the world. Its not a race thing. Even today, in the most "progressive" places, as a species, our need to belong to groups makes us do terrible things to one another
Love the reaction video you da truth
I think the movie antebellum would be a good watch
M. J. First of all I love your channel, my first time commenting. I was really fascinated by the beginning of your video your story sounds really fascinating have you ever done any writing, or poetry specifically specifically in regards to your story I think people would be interested to hear it when you're ready . Anyway it's just a suggestion but I love your channel love your material that you post and I hope you have a great day
Another good reaction this is always a hard movie to watch but I was just reading the comments and it seems to be a lot of people that’s trying to come for you And I don’t know what the problem is because you have great reactions. No one is ever gonna see eye to eye on everything so if a person don’t like something that you say, they should talk to you in a respectful way instead of a negative one I personally think you should do, a Q&A and let people ask you questions because you said your mom raised you to think that you’re black but once you find out the truth, you changed yourself and it would be interesting to learn more about that
Lupita won a Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this movie. Yeah this movie is a hard watch. You're brave MJ for watching this a second time! Once was enough for me lol. In my opinion, the 1997 film Rosewood about the 1923 masscure of black residences in Florida pissed me off more than 12 Years A slave and Roots did combine!
GREAT REACTION!!! THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL MY EMOTIONS JUST SAD
I’ve always been a big fan of comedy
Mj can you watch Acrimony next i promise you will not regret it
Hey I'm new to the channel, and I'm seeing that you react to movies that are great but underrated when it comes to reactors so ty for that!!❤ could you react to Beauty shop
Oh hey MJ you should react to Django unchained by Jamie Foxx if you want to cause it has more plot in their then 12 years of slave but it has a lot of action in it so yeah for the reminder MJ
If you ever get the chance to visit New Orleans, please go to Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana. Its a museum and memorial dedicated to the history and culture of the enslaved. New Orleans was the largest domestic slave trading port with 52 places for auctions and sales. They are slave dwellings still erect in the French Quarters. At the same time its the most African influenced city in the continental USA and the most northern Caribbean city.
Great review…check out Glory with Denzel and Morgan Freeman
actually, the northern states had 2 slave states. Lincoln freed the slaves of southern states which he had no control of but allowed slavery of the northern states. the war was about state rights, the population of the north was much higher and they could pass any laws they wanted. the Gettysburg address made the war about slavery. and the victor writes the history. i am against slavery but i studied this
@anthonyburton5814 you really need to research, it is not my job to tech you. it is your job to learn. 4 states that didn't succeed immediately were Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri. all slave states in the union. if slavery was outlawed in the north prior to the war. why was it not outlawed in the south before the war.
do you hear or understand what you say?
slavery was not abolished until the civil war and racism didn't go away until after 1960. please research and until then. quiet is best policy for unlearned
@@anthonyburton5814 i was mistaken, there were 4 states
and no lw was passed before the civil war to free slaves
"States rights" to do what?
There were some Northern states which made slavery illegal but allowed bounty hunters to hunt down runaway slaves within the states. >:(
If you think this is an emotional slave movie, watch ROOTS either the 1977 or 2016 Miniseries
I'm curious how she identifies. Half of my family is hispanic (Panamanian) but also Black. I know many people have difficulty distinguishing the differences between race and ethnicity.
im puerto rican and dominican
Hate to break it to you but , genetic wise you're black/afro latin like myself. I'm an immigrant from Belize and look like I'm damn near white in skin , but from my hair to my body shape I'm very black. Now you and me we're more mixed than American blacks but blood wise we're products of the same slave trade and colonialism. Check your history cause alot of us latins like to claim our European colonizers and try to raise our kids to be white and its sad we are taught to hate our black and native blood which is what makes us what we are. Speaking Spanish itself is a direct result of slavery. In conclusion you me and millions of others especially in central, the northern parts of South America, and all of the latin carribean islands, are decedents of african and native slaves.🙂
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMANI’m just black American! Stay proud of your ethnicity, race and heritage!
I know my history. Genetically, my ANCESTORS may be Afro Latino but I am not BLACK. Idc about the history. Me myself I = NOT BLACK.
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMAN just saying culturally we're not the same as American blacks but we are of the same shared history and our people needs to stop whitewashing each other and ignoring our full history. We are not white or fully black . It's just that alot of us like to hate or look down on each other that don't present themselves as white. Being black doesn't mean American. Which is what most people think of. Even pure Africans don't consider themselves black cause of that. Which is sad. Cultures are different and they can be very difficult to navigate just saying we as latin people in the americas shouldn't erase our african and native heritage is all I want to say.
Make sure you check out Emancipation after this one. What a movie.
Yessss
They had so many comic book stars in this movie.
Rhino
Mordo and Dr. Strange
Riddler
Magneto
Red skull
Nakia
Vanisher
Lol I forgot Vanisher in Deadpool 2!!! 😂
@@darkangel20403 blink and you would've missed him🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jamesosborne8081 🤣😂 exactly
You should react to Book of Eli. Really great movie. Love your reactions and content. Goodluck young Queen
That paycheck is mostly why you get buck naked, butt...
Damn first ppl complaining about you speaking alot and now the boobs 😮 wow. She's not promoting them, they are just there. Enjoy them if you must or dislike them if you must but keep that to yourself. Don't listen to them MJ. Sucks you have to even say anything
Not trying to add to these people hopping on your head, but commentary was interesting being that this is historical fiction. Like ma'am
Historical fiction but it literally said it’s based on true events. From the memoir of a slave…
Edit: and if you’re not trying to add… why did you add? Make it make sense.
MJ Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎
Watch The Boy In The Striped Pajamas.
Oh!! So that was his kid? I didn't know that. I thought she was just a random kid in that scene so that is his & Patsy baby if so how long was Platt gone?!
I already considered you as blk, even though I heard you say you was white, but I'm like naaaaw that's a sister! Lol 😆
When did she say she was white?
Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊
My sister, I’m gonna let you know real quick and this is no disrespect to you queen I’m guessing you’re Puerto Rican or Dominican but I’ll say this most Puerto Ricans in Dominicans are mixed with black or African-American or African so therefore you have some black blood in you
“Identity crisis” lol nah but fr I just don’t identify as black. I’m sure I do have some in me or atleast down my ancestry but I just don’t see it that way.
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMANAmericans (not all) need labels, and they will put them on people , they don't care about how you feel or think . They are stucked in a mental apartheid.
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMANidky ppl are hating on your perspective. If you came out saying you’re a black woman and callin everybody a nigga, mfs would still have sum to say. It’s crazy😭you’re doing great boo and do uuuu, love the videos
@@nayastuder5908She's not half or fully black tho . She's who she is qnd let her be
U said they let em sing bb what
Can you react to rosewood next plz
React to the breakfast club
ooh a classic
@@901cammio definitely!!
Not victor sweet 😅
Awesome reaction.
Please react to Interstellar.
People in the comments 😂 there are all/were different kinds of slaves but this movie is about specific slaves and if it were about different slaves it's still sad like tf they're still human colour doesn't matter a slave is a slave man.
Ps. Big fan mj keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 ❤
This movie always gets me emotional 😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔
You should've had someone in your ear telling you not to watch this it's a sick movie
45:19 when you see your sibling get beat for something and you know you’re next. I’m sorry mj 😭
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nice job on the movie mj
i don't care if i invoke my contract, no way in hell i'll be cast in a slave film. and i'm sure it didn't sit well with all
black actors who starred in it.
Keep in mind that slave movies counteract all the people who try to "whitewash" American history involving critical race theory topics involving slavery like the Florida school system under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Hold up!! Your HIGH SCHOOL teacher showed u this movie?!? Yoooo this movie is too hardcore for schools it can really hard to watch (which is the point but nevertheless) that teacher must’ve definitely been serious about Black History Month
It was one of those days where he had nothing on the learning curriculum so he said “eh we’ll watch a history movie” and chose this lol
@@MJWITHOUTSPIDERMAN 12 years a slave is a wild choice for high school tho lol
Roots is far worse and that was an 11th grade staple.
MJ the 🐐🖤👌🏾
Can't watch this
The Bible isn’t being twisted there.. it explicitly condones and sanctions slavery several times.
Yea sis imma give you the like but I can’t finish watching this and I’m not even 10 mins in. This type of stuff really pisses me all the way off.
Please react to Antebellum
I enjoyed ur Reaction my Beautiful boo ♥️♥️ crazy movie 🎥 tho 😢 hi MJ wyd now chat sometime too