I Received My NEGRO Wakeup Call In The Philippines - The Other N-Word *WARNING Derogatory Terms
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- Warning: Derogatory terms are used in this video.
I was called a Negro In The Philippines. I received a message from a subscriber who said that his Filipina ex called him a black n-gger in anger. He asked me to make a vlog about it since no one else wants to address the subject. Thanks for watching.
Disclaimer: Filipinos are not racist. I've never been mistreated in the Philippines and although I've been called derogatory names in the past, I believe it's out of ignorance and innocence.
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Filipinos are not racist. I've never been mistreated here. On the contrary, I've been treated as good as I've ever been. Thanks for watching.
Filipinos definitely treat Black Westerners better than we are treated in the West.
Likewise
Negro is pronounced with soft e meaning dark.. Not 'neeegro' with hard e that means slave.
@@derekcasanares4785 That's because of the way Blacks that are here act. Actions have repercussions - positive / negative. Positive actions results in positive treatment. Which is why Koreans and Chinese are treated shItty every chance the Filipinos get.
@@LucenaCityQuezon The honesty regarding racism and it's prevalence could be where someone lives and those they associate with . Cebu City - 5 years - I never experienced it except once called a fecking Kano due to embarrassing a Filipino when he was being a stone a$$hole after almost hitting a woman with a baby crossing WITH the light.
My companion's family owned an Inn on Mactan and once during dinner the subject of foreign guests came up - westerners (US, UK, OZ, NZ, CA, etc.) vs Chinese, Koreans, Japanese.
Westerners were highly praised (color didn't matter). Koreans were regarded as the worst, then Chinese, Japanese very little animosity, except WWII survivors. This is based on how they treated the Inn staff.
The "no Muslims" came from the girls at the condo pool
Now in Inabanga, 1 + year, since I'm the only Kano I see locally, the people know me and it may be due to companion's family? "Oh you're with&%$#)" I never experience it.
The personnel racisim he experienced , not ignorance of terminology, was from someone he had a relationship with.
Same as one of my crew heard himself referred to as "schwarzer Mann" in Germany . When I translated for him he was offended. Explained no offense intended - he was such an oddity in the small town our company was located in that the children would sometimes run up to touch him or cry. Although he had no problem with the attention from the ladies.
For me it was " Indianertümelei" "Indianthusiasm" "American Indian enthusiasm" which didn't mind at all.
"a certain genre of musicians from the country of your US citizenship love to stir up all the racism and words unpeaceful possibilities!" It's OK to say black rappers - the race card has pretty much lost it's value do to being played so much. recently
I don't use the word n-gger or n-gga under any circumstances.
Excellent. NO ONE should use it.
Same here
I never
But black hip-hop and rap culture uses the N-word all the time and the music is heard all over the world. In some countries fans of American hip-hop & rap don't always understand the negative origins of that word because it is used frequently in the music.
Some Filipinos may think negro is less offensive than calling a person black. Filipino may see an African-American who has a light brown complexion but in their cultural thinking, feels it would be insulting to call that person the color black. It's really about educating people. Filipinos are not experts in American culture because they are Filipinos, but by history and partly by culture they are familiar with American culture. Then again there is the American hip-hop and rap culture using the N-word all over the place which makes it really hard to explain things to younger Filipinos. So not entirely their fault.
Brother Calvin, I am from the Dominican Republic, and yes, even though there is a large portion of the population that discriminates other people with darker skin from their same country, it's actually part of our culture. But at the same time, a woman falling in love with you will call you: "mi negrito lindo", or "mi negro bello", calling you "her handsome black" man, because the word "negro" is used in so many different ways, that not all of the time is being used to discriminate or being racist. They discriminate more in the D.R. than the U.S.A, because in D.R., they even discriminate people for being poor, or for being old, of by just not having a car. I am not trashing my own country, but it's the real truth. Another great video brother Calvin, thank you and God bless you.
It's not the person giving the message it's the person receiving the message that's the the person with the problem
Same in the Philippines. Very naive to think the people don't know what they're saying.
Many of these guys are delusional and living in a fantasy world if they believe Philippinos can't be racist, nasty, thieves, or rude. People are the same everywhere.
I do understand how it caught you off guard, it happened to me in 2017. And it wasn't done out of harm or hatefulness but a misunderstanding through media, and pop-art that the people used that term. Once I explained it to my wife, she explained it to her family and it stopped instantly. A few of her family even came to apologize and explain they didn't mean any harm.
wonderful
I'm Norwegian and white, but I could feel the pain in your words. Got teary eyed. I belive the world is heading in the right direction when it comes racism, even the unintentional kind. Thanks for the video.
I'm white Australian. It was shocking the first time I was spat at and called 'kano'. Colour has never meant anything to me and it still surprises me when it matters to others. Judge people on their character, if you want to know if you can trust someone, the only way to know is to trust them, and never gamble more than you can afford to lose.
that's not because of your skin colour, it's because of other people's behaviour (disrespectful tourists, sex tourists, etc) and history (America was - and in some ways is still - a colonial empire).
kano is the word for foreigner
Agreed
Kano short for AmeriKANO.
You remind about the missionaries before from New Zealand who visited my village. They heard some people saying "Amerikano" and they understand what "Amerikano" means. They tried to tell this people they are not Americans but they are from New Zealand. Still many people in the Philippines specially kids and older people have no idea about the western country where the white people are. They only know Americans as white people.
You won a subscriber today because of your sincerity and your attitude towards life.
Him getting sick was a blessing in disguise, saving that guy a world of misery
Anger and alcohol are truth serum.
@@chrislewis7006 💯
Yes, Filipinas use those kind of words! And worse, if they know what they are and how to pronounce them! Before I met the Filipina I eventually married, I met another one who got mad at me and called me every English curse word she knew, and when she didn't know the curse word she called me whatever the English word might be! When I apologized and said I would look for someone else to marry, she immediately called and began apologizing (using all the broken English she could come up with. But I declined. The girl I ended up marrying was nice. Didn't curse. Drink. Or go crazy mad. And when I divorced her 14 years later it wasn't because she had a big mouth and bad attitude. My point is, ANY woman who demonstrates that kind of temper IS NOT MARRIAGE MATERIAL! Because, if she did it once, she'll do it again. Once she displays that kind of temper, she's showing you what's REALLY inside her. Guys had better wake up. Anyone who isn't 16 anymore better make MAN choices. There's no such thing as you can only fall in love with one person. The trick is finding the RIGHT person to get to know if they deserve your love!. To paraphrase what Calvin has said in the past, don't let that oil change and lube job get your nose so wide open you can't think straight. YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!! P.S. Forgive me, Calvin, if it seems I've misquoted you. I was only trying to use your words to help make MY point.
Most Filipina women I have met are hot tempered. That is why I am going to relocate to Okinawa where honor and respect is part of their culture.
My Hawaiian birth certificate says “Negro”. Doesn’t bother me. That’s the definition throughout the 50’s. James Brown tried to clear that up with the late 60’s hit “Say it Loud”. Throughout the 19th and 20th we were called Coloured, Negro, Black, African American. I consider myself a human being. Black as per brother James.
well said
Negro is a Spanish word and means black and isn’t bad. We even nickname people Negro and nobody takes offensive.
Newsflash!!! It's not the 50's and 60's anymore. Stop justifying the racist past with your whitewashing.
@@abrahamgbarajas6851"Nee-grow" and "Neh-grow" are two entirely different terms.
True but using the N word with the double g and the hard er at the end is used in a bad light in America.
Personally I know it means something different in other countries, but in America we know what that means.
I’m a Filipina who migrated to the US when I was 18 years old. Been married twice to Black men and have 4 sons and 3 grandchildren. Finished 3 college degrees and have been working as a Registered Nurse for the last 36 years and have been working as a hospital administrator here in Northern California for the last 6 years. I absolutely agree that the word “negro” is not a derogatory racist word that Filipinos use to refer a black person. “Negro” is the word that we use not to be mean, it’s just the only word we have used to refer to black people, it means black in our language.
Thank you for clarifying it to your viewers.
Mam! That needs to change! How about it no longer being necessary to refer to a person's skin color but by some name they themselves chose such as Pinoy! Or by their given name or whatever name they so choose to be called. Not NEGRO as though that's a Nationality or group that has some sort of common language and Cultural Experience!.
@@David-gv7gfwith all due respect, that spaniards came to the phil before slavery was even introduced in the US. You don’t just erase a 350 year influence of the spaniards in a snap, similarly you don’t go to spanish speaking countries and tell them not to use that word because it’s offensive from where you come from. It’s just crazy to expect filipinos especially the uneducated ones not to use that word when most of them don’t even know how long the spaniards took over the phils let alone the existence of slavery in the US.
@@anxiousdog whoever you are you haven't a clue why the Spaniards originally used that word because it doesn't mean black as it relates to a color because we as black people come in different Shades of Brown. Filipino may have done other things as well for hundreds of years and are re-educated to learn something new and or more advanced. We are in the 21st century and Filipinos including the poor are far more intelligent than you may give credit for. I'd bet if Not using the word Negro was attached to their WEALTH and RESPECT as a PINOY they'd definitely cease to use such a word! That word is RACIST/HATEFUL and there are books written regarding why it is! I'd bet if Filipino had such a Hateful word attached to who they are as well as other Asians they wouldn't accept it but people like you expect darker skinned human beings to go along with such foolishness! Stop teaching the Children to hate under the guise of it being acceptable!
And by the way, Filipino no matter they're well off or poor would no better in this day and age to go into a public place full of other Filipinos and so called Negro foreigners and point to them shouting and calling them N**G*rS
And are you aware of the TH-cam documentary in which A particular Filipino tribe and or people where brought to World's fairs in the US and put on display in human Zoos! Evil Hateful things and consider the words that those people had to be humiliated with! " The Word Negro and it's Evil Use "📚
Stop it's use and Become ENLIGHTENED!
@@David-gv7gf picture this, Filipinos go to america and tell them to stop using the word indian. Filipinos go to india and tell them to change the name of their country because the word indian word doesn’t sit well with them. In case you didn’t know the word indio or indian is a derogatory word used by the spaniards towards filipinos that’s equivalent to your N word. Better tell your fellow americans which i assume you are, to stop using that word from now on.
@@anxiousdog I'm aware of more than you may think and people from India don't even refer to themselves as Indian. And your comparison has nothing to do with the topic of the use of the word Negro! You may be the type, that's likely Racist, that wants things to continue on as they are because it doesn't affect you because you're probably not considered or looked at as being Negro. And understand clearly that I'm not even the type to refer to anyone that's an individual to some sort of group name. You Filipino use all sorts of words to describe others that those others don't use to describe themselves. Words from decades and centuries of indoctrination! What's that word that you use to describe people from India? Black Americans are the Original Indians so you should go Seek more TRUTH starting with the Webster's dictionary from the early 1800s of the definition of the word INDIAN!
Yes It's also us white expats that experience this. It wasn't until I got here that I really felt what many people of color fell. People staring and whispering about you. Ignorance and intolerance is lessening just not fast enough
well said
Wow I never felt that, even at 65 I felt like a rock star. the way I was treated
While I was waiting at the airport to depart an older Filipina lady started at me for a solid 2 hours before I left. Me being a white guy, I understand. In Zamboanga City there are almost no foreigners who ever go there and I am sure I look like an alien from another planet. You need to realize some of these people in remote areas have never seen foreigners before except maybe on TV.
Sometimes it's only ignorance, not intolerance. It's good to be cognizant of the pueblerinos too, aware of the kind of life they've lived. May be a chance to say hello and give a smile.
@@markcaserta1367When I was there in the province last September October I could feel the stares That's because I was the only white American anomaly in the province. 😂 And the ones I interacted with they were very good they treated me like family
A lot of times, people listen to rap music and believe it's okay.
You are a man. You promote good values and attitudes, You have every right to be proud of your accomplishments.
The exes said what they did because they meant to hurt you and him. Any shame from what they said is on them. Blessings on you, Calvin.
Good video Calvin I appreciate when you get real and share your heart
Hey brother, I'm a white guy so even though i know and understand how these words are derogatory and hurtful, i cannot empathize with exactly how it makes you feel. Fortunately my parent raised us not to be racist. I grew up in the 60's. I can't imagine what it was like for black people during that time in history. As you pointed out, the Spanish word for black is negro, just as the Spanish word for white is blanco. And much of their languages are built from Spanish. But if they don't use the Spanish word for white when referring to me, I have to wonder why they use the Spanish word for black when referring to you. Is it honestly out of innocence and ignorance? I suppose it could be. But if they know enough to curse you with those words when they are angry, i cannot agree that it is innocence or ignorance. I'm glad you brought this subject up so more Filipino people can understand the hurt it causes. Be blessed my brother. Semper Fi. PS-I'm not saying Filipino people are racists. I'm only saying if they know enough to use those words to cause hurt, there is no innocence in that.
Calvin: this is how a community should address this unspoken act. Educating each other does soften the blow. As you said though it won't be forgotten. I can forgive someone out of ignorance but spite is difficult to swallow. Best advice is to keep walking. Thank you for sharing the right way to respond this act.
This is true. Here in mindanao its common for Filipino and filipina to use the N word. It's just the normal language. So be prepared. They dont think of it as a bad word
wow
I have never had any one call me the n word in Mindanoa? My cebuano here’s anyone say that she is going off them
Never been called that in Mindanao either. However, my wife did overhear someone saying our kids look like Aetas
Thanks for sharing the content Calvin! Good information and delivery!
Why do "Blacks" use those words more than all others combined, especially in their music?
I'd be curious to know exactly how the word negro is pronounced because, in the Spanish language, negro (pronounced differently from Negro) is the word for black and, as I assume you know, there is a lot of Spanish influence in the Filipino culture.
Filipinos say it the Spanish way.
Correct. Negro is the masculine term, and negra is the feminine. Blanco is the masculine form for white, blanca is the feminine form white.
That is very true Sir- I grew up there and they don’t know how bad it is to a black person to be called by those words. I only knew this after moving to the states.
Love your channel and positivity. Keep on keeping on!
Hey Calvin, been a follower for a few years now. I enjoy your content. My parents are from Puerto Rico but grew up in the northeast. My wife’s family are from Puerto Rico and maintain strong ties to the island. You brining this up made me think of early in my marriage my wife would call me “negro” or “negrito” most when saying she loved me. It took me aback but I learned from her family that the term “Negro” in Puerto Rico is a term of endearment.
It blew my mind because I hadn’t learned this before and it was wild to me at first. I’ve seen other mostly Puerto Rican and Dominicans use the term in a loving way. Growing up in the states in our culture we just don’t use that terminology. Just thought I’d share that.
I say all that to say this, we give power to words and they can hurt us only if we allow them to.
as a black man coming to the Philippines free to travel it don't bother me anymore instead I used it to my advantage. it's going to happen to us Calvin even in the Philippines, so my advice is to just go on and enjoy your life there. we are not white or black or any other label just an American man.
The silly and ignorant is everywhere but overall the Philippines is a very friendly place. SE Asia in general.
I'm very impressed with your words and agree 100%. I'm a white man in America and after reading your words, you could be my friend any day.
Many Hong Kong Chinese folk call the British expats "gweilos" ... which is a derogatory term meaning "white-skinned foreign devil". It's all good, most expats are not so delicate and sensitive, as to be offended by it. And importantly, they recognize that when you're living in someone else's country ... you don't get to dictate the language rules
I live in California. I offended a co-worker one time when I was talking about Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. I told him that they were names of places in the Philippines. He seemed to accept that or maybe he thinks that I’m racist. We still get along at work though. I invited him to come visit when I retire in the Philippines. You have to remember that in other places in the world many things are different than back in the States. For example, in the Philippines it seems like it’s ok to call someone fat. Many Filipinos don’t see that as insulting because if you’re fat then you have wealth to buy a lot of food. In the Philippines it’s not up to them to adjust to us, it’s up to us to adjust to them. I wish that one task wouldn’t take all day at a government office, but that’s the way that it is in the Philippines. You gave good advice for Filipinos when they visit the States. Now it’s up to them to adjust to us. In the Philippines as well as many other countries, people don’t see us as black or white or Latino or Asian, they see us as Americans. I once got somewhat lectured by a lady in Cusco Peru because a couple of American teens shoplifted in her store a few days before. By her description of them I don’t look anything like them color wise, but she sort of grouped us together as Americans. I took it as she was just frustrated by their actions rather than she was blaming me. Stealing $10 of merchandise might have been a days work for her in Peru. In the U.S. $10 is nothing. In my experience the Philippines is more of a class system than a race system. I speak with servants (drivers, maids) of my girlfriend’s relatives like I would be speaking with anyone else. That surprises many of them as they see us from being from different economic classes.
Thank you for the courage to put this video out. Real PSA.
Hello Calvin I myself happened to be a dark-skinned Native American and I am 63 years old when I was a kid in the 60s I was called the n-word by why kids and beat up and I still remember being called the n-word here in California as a kid and I don't like that word and I think if you here Filipinos using that word you can choose to politely approach them and explain to them that that word historically has all those very heavy duty cutting heartbreaking feelings I mean mister Calvin please consider doing something like this to help educate these people because they know their grandparents and their ancestors were called This by Europeans and they also watch social media they know the ramifications of the n-word even as it is used to date and they need to be told it's not right
The Europeans don't call Southeast Asians as "Negro" but "Indians" but your point still stands that you only need to approach them and tell them in a polite way that such word doesn't sound pleasing to hear...
You need to do more research. During the Philippine-Anerican war, American soldiers called Filipinos the N-word. That's common knowledge!
@@calroach1 nah! For the most part of our colonial years, native filipinos of common blood were called "indios" or indians in english while those of noble blood are called "principalias"... that is our common knowledge...
The N-word isn't as big of a deal here as "Negro" or "Itom, Itim, or any philippine word for black." Is how we describe people of african origin like *_"Maayo jud mu-dunk ning mga negro/itom ba."_* (The blacks really are good at dunking.)
There are places with "Negros" in their name like Negros Island and its 2 provinces and some barangays where settlers from that place came to settle
There are also the "Negritos" ethnic group which are of melanesian origin...
In other words, negro isn't really that significant of a slur against us and unless the n-word is used to incite hate or just out of plain ignorance, it's not that of an offensive word to offend africans in this country or southeast asia in general as most of the time the word is used for description...
PS. I'm not against you and your plans as i'm only just stating some facts...
I was called a " N..lover" people look for hateful words. How a person chooses to speak defines them in many ways. Ignorance and insensitivity can be revealed as well as kindness and intelligence. Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names..names can break my heart. Language and words change..good to keep up and try not to be offensive. Good video!
'I was called a " N..lover"' - Yes, and I guess you'd also be called a "Chinese lover" an "Indian lover" or an "Aztec lover" etc. In other words, you're a lover of people who give you no reason to think otherwise not a hater. Which type person has the problem, the lover of people? I don't think so.
I use to say this when I was a kid...lol! Unfortunately though it did hurt. The good thing today is that I have a good self esteem and I know and understand my culture and like who I am am as a person. My motto is treat people the way you want to be treated. It works to my advantage most, of the time. I taught my son this, treat people the way you want to be treated. If I hear him using derogatory terms I check him up and he 46 years old. We never stop learning.
@@almabelhumeur6672 "The good thing today is that I have a good self esteem and I know and understand my culture and like who I am am as a person." - This is SO KEY. The reason black people became so offended by the "N-word" which, as I said, was a slang word created by racist white people in America, is because it was seen as BAD to be black/dark skinned. Black people were slaves and nothing in society. Even once freed many had no education and couldn't read. (Fortunately some kind white people taught them both religion and education) So when blacks heard a word supposedly shaming them for having dark skin, being nothing in society it understandably hurt and was offensive. That has CHANGED. Black people have accomplished SO MUCH in just a few hundred years. Look at Calvin!! We had America's first Black president! Many white kids call EACH OTHER "nigga" because they want to be part of black culture which is seen as SO COOL often times, for dominance in things like Rap, Music, Sports/basketball etc. Black people have made a huge mark on American society while being less than 15% of the population. There is NO REASON now to be ashamed to be called "black" or "Negro", even though white men STILL have about TEN TIMES the amount of money on average.
@@somehacker9031 it was said to be hateful and said with hostility. No need to negate a comment. Reminds me when people would talk about tragedies of slavery in USA, someone chiming in , " well look at Native Americans". It is not needed.
@@LKay742 We have a miscommunication. My intent wasn't to negate a comment. I was trying to explain the mistake of empowering hateful/improper speakers. Let me try explaining with examples. Say you're walking down a street and someone you're sure doesn't know you comes up saying with clear hostility: 'you're a low-down filthy liar!' What would be your proper response? Should you say: 'please don't call me that as it offends me'? Of course that's ridiculous, and why? It's because it would EMPOWER a speaker who shouldn't be empowered, in this case because they have no possible basis, evidence or legit reason to make wild claims about you. Another example is say you're walking down the street next to your mother and some guy comes up and snickering behind his hands points and says with malice: "you crazy parent lover!" Again, would your response/reaction be to get offended and immediately put your guard up to angrily confront the speaker and protect your mother? Obviously that would be silly, and why? It's because, again, it makes zero sense to imagine there could be some problem with loving a parent, or that that parent would have anything inherently wrong with them. Here again the speaker is improperly empowered/validated. Now ask yourself if there is anything inherently wrong with black people. If the answer is no then what's the proper response is some guy runs up and says hatefully you're a "crazy blacks lover!" Should you become angry and offended? If so why here and not with the parent example? See what I mean? For the record: 1) I agree about your Native Americans comment (because I'd rather die quickly and honorably in battle than be literally tortured, tormented, and enslaved many years as black people were) 2) I'm African-American.
Wow, Calvin, thank you for sharing. I would never have thought that would have happen. I will be on guard.
I've tried to watch this several times and think I can see a real visceral reaction to this by you. I am affected by your pain and wish it weren't so.
I'm not bothered really. A subscriber asked me to share on the subject. Filipinos have no Ill intent and it's not something I deal with every day. As a vlogger I feel I should talk about things we may encounter in a different country.
I can tell you as a white man living in PH that I’ve personally had to defend black people from what Filipinos were saying about them. I’m from NC and went to school mostly with blacks. I can tell you that it’s a different kind of racism but it’s still racism. The white skin is more desired all over Asia and Philippines is no exception. They even have sayings such as if the big toku lizard bites you then you have to kiss a Negros butt to get the lizard off. As a white man im a “foreigner”. The guys don’t like me. I try to be friendly with them but they look at me as competition. Bottom line is this is not our country. It belongs to the Filipinos. They are not taught tolerance of other races and really they don’t have to be because this country is 99% Filipino.
I'm in Mexico and have never heard anything like this.
I occasionally buy cans of paint from Spain. You are correct, Negro=Black. Negro Paint is Black paint. It is not racist. Considering that Phils was colonized by Spain at one point in time, it would be expected that some Filipino's will use the word Negro.
A lot of filipinos know not to use the N-Word and if they are only using it when they are angry says volume.
This was before my time but wasn't Negro just the formal term for a person with African ancestry? I've seen old interviews on TV where they used the word and no one seemed upset. Right now we're allowed to say "black" but at some point that will change too and people that don't update their language will be deemed racist.
I'm so sorry for your pain. We're all behind you.
My guy, I’ve experienced being called the N word in the Philippines on my last visit back in March of this year. We were riding in a taxi going to the airport and came across a roadblock by police and one of the younger guys looked in the taxi and said what’s up f..king nigga! I wanted to jump out the taxi and f him up but I just swallowed it and gave him a mean look that cut his throat! 😂😂😂
how can yall hate this guy
Who said anything about hate ? Cite your source.
Negro is a Spanish word for black. When i went to Spain, I bought some dark chocolates and it said negro. Its not racist. Filipinos uses the word negro because its from the spanish word. just like other thousands of spanish words they use.
Hahaha, it took me 5 years to get over that word here in the Philippines. I've been here almost 13 years now. This country has been so good to me. The people are very chill. I really like your channel Calvin. Take care.
Negro/a (m/f) is the Spanish word for black, so you can't expect the entire Spanish speaking world to stop using it, but I also understand it is a dated term used for black people. What bothers me is the use of the n word in popular culture, music, movies etc - this only proliferates the use further. If we could stop this, then maybe it will stop being used full stop.
Growing up in America in the 50-60s you were expected to use that word instead of "colored". Eventually "black" replaced it. It is a word they inherited from the Spanish, 300 years of occupation.
Context is everything. You can't change a word because of feelings.
Aint no context to "n*gger" and NO tolerance.
Colorism and a colonial mentality are just some things you'll have to learn to live with in the Philippines. It's so deeply engrained in the culture that there's nothing you'll ever be able to do about it.
Anything that can be learn can be UNlearned
Colorism exists in every society that ever existed, including ones that never experienced colonialism. I'm not saying it's right but it's human nature. Bahala na, mai pben rai, que sera sera
@@bubutitroll Aspiring to whytness is not human nature.
I know I'll catch heat for that statement and sir Calvin I hope I don't offend you with it. As far as I know it's true and truth is what I'm after in this life. I'm open to learning more if anyone has knowledge on it
If anyone calls me the N word, I would never speak to them again.
Agree
You must hate Dave Chappelle
@@fireunderthebridg Hypocrite. And victim. you win the prize. No doubt you listen to that crap you call rap and still embrace victim mentality. Good luck brother. You will find life an uphill battle because victims always do.
You are shallow-minded. Not all people of the world use the term to show hatred like in the US, they're just describing how the dictionary or their ulture defines a particular race or skin tone.
Beautiful Vlog your honesty help many people.
Groups of tricycle drivers calling my children hey joe, (not said in a nice way) as we walk past (ive lived here 15 yrs) I stand my ground every time with these types. (I know the dangers)... just go back Calv and say that N word is bastos.. they prob wont do it again. ❤
Great comment 👍 man my buddy is English and we was in multilupa zacat about 20min from Manila we was in a jeepney and a Filipino man called my buddy hey Joe 👋 almost everywhere we went they kept calling out that name I ask him why they call you Joe he said that's what they call Caucasian expats I said well that's kinda racist he said not really that an old word they use to call the American soilders. He said some of the Filipino men resent both of us because they know we're here to take their women because our financial situation is way better
The Spanish conquistadors are bastos? They change the name of Tablas to Negros meaning Negro .
The real name of Negros is Tablas island 🏝️ not Negros island.
@@BillyTimes-dw7vsyep, I can take it, but I won't let my innocent young children get yelled at by moron adults.
Thanks to the word being used so much in the "RAP SONGS".
Transparency! Keep up the good work.
I am one of over a million Filipinos living in the US and brother, I can relate. Good content and appreciate your understanding.
If you are in a foreign country that uses their local language and the word Negro is used, it has no racist connotations. It is their word for a black man as Puti is the word for white man. You are in your feelings if you hear that word and feel bad about it. If you have issues with the word Negro in the Philippines, why don’t you protest the United Negro College Fund. Negro is not a bad word in the Philippines, you are just in your feelings.
@@percyhawkins716 lol. I guess you don't use the vinegar or soy sauce brand, Datu Puti. hahaha
People want to fit into their surroundings and shown respect regardless of where they are. The ego reacts to perceived slights. If people would just let go of their ego, racism would be gone.
Calvin love the shirt where did you get it????
Thanks for sharing your experience, Calvin. Do you ever get called "Joe" over here? In Batangas I get called that a lot.
Yes and it used to frustrate me until I understood.
I understand your point Calvin. And it's a fact everyone has feelings but feelings aren't facts. In medical studies, I noted we're all the same color under the skin. In my opinion this could be a test of spiritual maturity or charnel immaturity.
Nevertheless your content is always great, thank you.
Calvin, you been here, you notice that the music the young generation are listening to, and there on TikTok and other social media. so buddy don't be surprised. we have to put on are thick skin. enjoy life
You have to understand also that a lot of the people over there know about the word only because they hear blacks call each other that and neither of the blacks are offended by it. And being a black man. I tell a lot of blacks that they have to watch using that word because other people will think it's OK to use that word and that you're OK with that word.
Filipinos were never racist. They learned the term (without knowing the real meaning) from movies, music, and social media. I hope you learned about your travels in the PHL that we are all races.
It's the spanish word for the color black they have used it for hundreds of years
Yes we are... the difference between ours and racism in the west is that, ours comes from ignorance while in the west, out of hatred and spite...
They learned it from their colonizers. American soldiers called them the N-word. Spanish settlers named it Negroes Island. It's all on Google 🤣
But I'm not a color and I'm certainly not Black.
Not entirely true. Even before Spanish colonization there’s evidence that Filipinos favored the lighter skinned Filipinos among them. This is found in art, pottery, etc before the Spanish arrived. It shouldn’t come as shock though because most of Asia prizes white skin over darker skin. Japan has never been colonized and they bathe in skin whitening soaps. The Filipinos do the same. The word Salamat is arabic. They learned this from their Muslim conquerers hundreds of years earlier.
In my opinion, most Asians don’t hate darker skin people but they just find it less attractive and less desirable
Maaan I hate to hear that happened to you Calvin over there, I would have never thought that they would use those words to anyone being that they were called the same thing in the past 😔
This is real talk Cal. I have been to the Philippines many times and i can confirm that i was called the N word in Cebu after I had turned a corner. Does it bother me? NO! Its because being British where I have experienced racism at all levels, being called the N word by a loner in a country that shows love, respect and acceptance to people irrespective of their race and creed, is the least of my worries. I am big, tall and black. That has attracted much attention than my wife would tolerate. When people address you as Michael Jordan or Barack Obama's brother and if strangers ask you for selfies with them, I find the Filipino people to be way more complimentary than anywhere i have travelled to. Filipino people have welcomed me and accepted me as one of their own when i married one of their daughters. I feel more at home when i arrive in Manila than when i arrive in London.
Great video. It’s hard for people of another nationality to understand where we came from what isn’t excepted. Much love from the dirty south. Lovin the shirt.
I can relate. When I lived in the PI I was never called the N-word. I was treated very well and still have many Filipino friends to this day.
When I lived in Thailand (2005-2008), I was called the N-Word twice by some Thai teenagers. I laughed because when they said it, it did not sound right coming out of their mouths. I could tell they did not know what they were saying. They certainly would have no appreciation or historical connection to where that word came from. Later, they called me “Soul Brother.”
This derogatory word, bigotry, and racism are “toted” in and imported by visitors into the PI and other lands around the world.
Filipinos use those kind of word on a daily basis to identify black people. Negrito (small black people) Negro (Big black people) but no racist meaning
Black people should stop using that word, like in the goofy rap songs and how we talk to each other, I do not use the N word at all
My wife was from the visayas she used that term as well as puti for whites but I told her stop using that she didn't understand because she was describing the skin color but I told her it's wrong here in states it's a derogatory term unfortunately the younger generation use it way to often as a way of speaking, hope to meet up one day at the American legion
I like your shirt, where did you get it?
I heard the N-word several times. Not very often, but there are evil people here. God will guide you and give you wisdom & protection to avoid such people. I believe that Philippines is still safer than the U.S. and other countries, but there are concentrations of bad people in certain areas. Take care & stay blessed 😇
have you been to the philippines?
I think the use of both words n***a and n****r comes from the culture of movies and music. So some people think it ok to use these words without knowing the history and meaning of the word. My gf who is a filipina teacher scolded a few of her students about the use of the "n****a" word after she informed them of where the word derives from they apologized. Ignorance is bliss!!!!!!! Keep teaching Cal.
The n****r was not from our culture or music
Philippines used to be a Spain colony. I live in a Spain island as expat myself and Spaniards use those N words all the time. One day I went to a paint store and asked them, "don't you feel it's racist to call "negro" the black paint? She looked at me like I was an alien. She replied: "No, it's called "negro", not "moreno" (dark)!". Since then, I learned that like half things are called "moreno" (notice how dark Filipinas are called "morena"? It's not a coincidence!). And "moreno" comes from "Moro", which used to describe the (a tiny bit dark skinned) Muslim populations that invaded Europe centuries ago. Therefore "moreno skin" is "a bit darker skin", while "negro" is the real African black skin.
For example, black / dark sugar is called "azucar moreno", not "azucar negro". Some progressive called black people "personas de color" (people of color) but many still call them the N(egro) word, with no offensive intent whatsoever.
Thanks for sharing 🙌
Your exactly right, the Philippines people really don't mean any harm, I can't get over being joe every where I'm sure they call you joe too but we understand where it comes from 😊 for the people her I just smile and laugh with them, good explanation so other Americans don't get upset with the Philippines people 😊
Negro is the word for black in many countries, and it is not used as a pejorative. The ‘N’ word on the other hand is. A couple of Filipinos raised the subject with me and made it clear that they know better.
It's derogatory to me.
@@calroach1 I understand Cal. In the US we called ourselves Negros or colored people, before we became black or African American. Baby boomer here, different sensitivity I guess. In Latin America I am called moreno
@@calroach1 You will hear Martin Luther King Jr speak of the Negro
The word Negro literally translates to black in Spanish and Portuguese. If this word offends you then you have a real problem with a whole language. Obviously the other N word is offensive and should never be spoken.
@@Tommyspotlessprowash My point exactly. If negro offends you, stay out of Spanish speaking countries. They literally have negro beer, negro you name it.
Heyy Brother Calvin thanks for the video
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I refuse to use any racist terms to anyone even if they call me a racist name. I'm sorry if you have been called any racist name. I treasure being friends with anyone regardless of race or anything else. I have black relatives, relatives from India and Filipino relatives. I was assaulted and called white trash before and witnesses gave me their phone numbers and I thanked them for wanting to help me. The guy who assaulted me was half my size and he was with what I believe to be his wife and daughter. He didn't hurt me when he hit me from behind. I could have hit him back but I didn't want to do anything back because I was more concerned of having his daughter seeing something happening to her father. I can deal with being hit and called names but I can't deal with causing any type of harm to a child. Anyway I just wish that we all could live peacefully together and not hate each other. I try to turn the other cheek but it's not always what I feel like doing but instead of getting into a fight I just walk away.
CALVIN...WHEN PEOPLE ARE ANGRY THE TRUTH COMES OUT: THEIR HEART SPEAKS.
agree when they are angry and drunk
...Thanks for explaining Calvin - it is really not intended to be "derogatory" when Filipinos use the word "negro", like you explained it is a Spanish word that we use to identify the color "black", just the color. Not like the way it is used in the US, where it means/used for other things....
It doesn't always matter of one's intention although that's Understandable! Saying that it's something learned from the Spanish hundreds of years ago is Ludicrous! It's the 21st century and Filipinos need to completely Drop the both those N words from there used Vocabulary. Filipino are all so eager to Advance in the world, driving around in the latest vehicle and not stuck riding on a horse with or without a carriage as the use of the word Negro is equivalent to! Progress for yourselves as well as others! Hate or LOVE?!
What place does an American have telling Filipinos how they should be? That in itself is the definition of the colonial mentality. Last I checked you’re not a citizen of the Philippines and have no power on telling them how their society should be. What you’re doing is bringing your American crap into a foreign country.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. He dodged a bullet.
Calvin, I still miss John. I am very sure that you do too. I had two older coworkers who were good friends. One Black and one White. The Black guy called the White guy Jar Head because of his previous military Service. The White Guy called the Black guy "The Dark Fellow". They were the best of friends and I remember the tears in the "Dark Fellows" eyes when the "Jarhead" passed away. The color of someone's skin is meaningless, to borrow a phrase from Dr King, Judge someone by the Content of their Character. You are correct, the Filipinos don't realize the damage that word can cause. I hope that things are going well for you and your family.
Hi Calvin, I agree with you about negro as a Spanish term for black. However, when other people around the world use n***a to greet us or to cuss at us we as the black community are to be blamed. The world see how we use n***a in person, on TV and social media. So, they think it is okay to say this word even though they don't know the history of the word. I never use this word to greet my black brothers and I think as community we should refrain from doing so. That's only me. Good video and God bless.
Mr Calvin the word Negro in Spanish means black. There are derogatory words in Spanish for black people, but negro is not one of them. I have a Filipina niece who is darker than the rest of the nieces and her nickname is Negra. I have another niece that looks Chinese so they nickname her China. Being Mexican married to a Filipina I just had to learn that they are not polically correct and when they are pissed off at you they know where to hit. Take care sir
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Those words are ONLY the power the receiver gives it. It doesn't change how i move around this planet
Hello Cal this is Carl from San Francisco. Please bring back “Miracles” but with a co-Star Host ……Marilyn…… where we get opinions and decisive thoughts from the other half of Sunshine Shoulders.
Thank you in advance..
People usually speak from the heart when people get angry or drunk. Those real feelings come out... but it's just like your boss on a job if it is a good job you probably won't tell the boss what you really think about him.but if you win the lottery you would tell them how you really felt.. another note what about the aeta and negritos trips they don't get treated well I think we get treated better because of the wealth
I found that to be true. I am retired military, and when I would meet with soldiers at a club. After a few drinks, white soldiers would make racist and sexiest jokes. Showing who they really were. But in fairness, black soldiers were the same.
@henrymcmiller2527 and also with a woman they will tell you whatever you want to hear lol 😆 any race same same especially if they need you .. I don't see the 35 year old doctors chasing 75 year old men lol.... your money her looks even exchange if she was old and ugly you wouldn't want her if you were broke she wouldn't want you .. even swap. I don't have a problem with it. Just is what it is .key thing is don't run out of money. And if you do you may find out what the gal really thinks of you lol 😆. Generally speaking to everyone
Thank you for this topic. If it helps any, words only have the power we give them.
When I first met my Filipina partner, she told me her ex was black and taught her to use 'n***a' as a word to poke fun at eachother. Boy, did I have to undo all of this man's negative influence. It's ignorance mainly, she was so confused asking me "What's so bad about using this word? My ex told me to use it, I don't really know what it means." AND THATS THE PROBLEM.
I have experieced this behavior recently
Hi all. I would like to share points of view on this. When we go out into the world, these people of other countries just don't know and understand this. I would say most people (especially the youth...because of social media/movies). We need to be on the side of understanding and educating...maybe even to our fellow countrymen. Show the example and educate...it goes far. Be nice and count to 10! They may be innocent, but sometimes...you can tell...
yeah, it's that double edge sword
Well handled ………. Good work mate
Wonderful video Calvin. Thank you for all you do. And to add to it people from america need to stop using it also no matter the skin tone to each other when visiting other countries. because they hear it and learn it form us sometimes. Not understanding the context. Continued blessings to you and your family.
Welcome to the real world, Young Man..
It’s always surprise me that the same people that was mistreated by the same people who did it to us will treat them with the up most respect. I don’t give into it because it’s not my name at all but it’s just crazy. I think the whole world is suffering from Stockholm syndrome when it comes to the ones who cause all the pain globally.
On point
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Thanks. What did the subscriber do?
Did you listen to the video? He had to cancel his flight due to sickness.
Due to his sickness, not because he changed his mind about her. It looks like she got ( something ) boiling under the mountain and got the chance to erupts. A short-minded lady. Thanks GOD it revealed it in the right time.
My son classmate was teasing him about me his black American father and the little girl was calling me poop. It hurt him but he didn't know how to respond. So his mother and I set him down and had a long talk with him helping him on how to deal with it. Where you think those kids get that from? They got it from home from their patients and other kids. They even got a song n the Philippines that kids sing about black American fathers and it's very negative.
It got so bad my son was getting into fights.
We was call into the school to talk with the teacher she shock to find out how much bullying was happening in that school due to skin color. They kid who my son was fighting with patients was there too and the child admitted what was said and also told on all the other skids too. We ended up putting him in a different school hopefully things will be better. Never think that the Philippines is not nursuring racism it's just the way it presented. They are very sly with it.
Interesting how the teachers played dumb acting like they don't know what the kids are saying.
Definitely making me change my mind about going to the Philippines. There's no safe place for us anywhere in the world.
My video is simply a warning that you may be called a Negro. You don't have to worry about being attacked or bothered
The people in the Philippines are very nice - don't allow this video stop you from coming here.
Negro is not racist word in the Philippines it’s just means black and the N word is a product of what they see on hip hop they think its cool they don’t know the origin of the word
Calvin you are a classy guy. You speak from the heart. I enjoy your videos and I wish you the best.
The problem of social media. It is true it is the ignorance listening from TV’s or movies or printed matters and they thought it was ok. Thanks in educating many so they’ll understand. Lots have no idea it’s different meaning in America. It’s a sensitive matter in the US. Thanks in sharing. 👍
Enjoyed this video very much and your heartfelt explanation. I do think it would help if those words were not used 100 times in every rap video produced since hip hop music is so universally popular in the world today. Totally unacceptable words.
There is no word that can hurt you only yourself for allowing it.
Easier said than experienced.
@saffff1000 100
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:4
Welcome to reality. As a Filipino growing up in America, I have been called the C-word (C$#@k) by both white and black people in this country. You have to learn to take those derogatory words with a grain of salt and move on.
C word?
@@LKay742 "Chunk" and replace the vowel "u" with "i."
@@bentleymalshi7953 got it- thanks. That is a really old term that I forgot about
I have and that's why I'm sharing with my viewers. Thanks.
@@LKay742 It's derogatory term that bothered me growing up, but learned to get over it in my adult years. I just wished black people would do the same with the use of the N-word that kept them anchored down even in adulthood.
I dated a woman in pangasinan and her niece was full Filipino..she liked to play outside a lot and had really dark skin.
They all called her negro as a nickname. I was surprised. I tried to tell them about it, but they didn't see anything wrong with it.
I've heard it since in regards to some of the mountain dwelling Filipino also.
Not super common but still used in select areas
What the F? Negro is dark in Spanish. Nothing racist about it. For a slang term of endearment, we use NogNog. I am a dark skinned Filipino and proud of my skin color. 😅😅
@@pektowanderlust ya, I know.
Other cultures also use the word too..and it's not in a negative context like it is in the states
Granted, they were teasing her and telling her to use an umbrella and sit in the shade.
Also the negrito people (indigenous tribes of the Philippines) are often referred to as such.
This is a hard topic to talk about Calvin, and it's obvious it wasn't easy for you but it's an important one and I gotta say, you pulled it off masterfully.
In today's world when everyone wants to crucify everyone else for one wrong word and where forgiveness, allowances and understanding are all but unknown, it's critical to keep in mind that not everyone who transgresses does so out of malice. Someone who accidently steps on your toe is NOT the same thing as someone who comes up to you and deliberately stomps on it.
My elderly mother says these words all the time but she doesn't mean any harm. She's just old and a product of the time she grew up in and doesn't understand the significance of them and now that she's in the early stages of dementia and has a memory like a sieve, it's of little use for me to attempt to explain it to her because she'll forget it inside of 5 minutes.
There are quite a few non-white care workers and staff in the facility she lives in and I cringe whenever one of them walks into her room because I'm afraid of what she might say. I can only hope that if by chance she does drop one of those bombs some day, they'll know her and her kind heart well enough to let it go.
Anyway, I commend you Calvin, for the way you approached and dealt with this topic. We ALL have a lot to learn and we ALL must try daily to do better and be better and one of the ways we do that is to not automatically assume the worst about people for what to them, may be no more than an innocent mistake. You'll go a whole lot further towards changing these people's minds and their behavior with this kind of approach than with naked hostility.