Growing up Half Japanese and Half Black in Japan
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Tokyo MISFITS: / @tokyomisfits Today we talked about our experiences being half black and half Japanese living in Japan.
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0:00 Intro
0:48 Experience as a child in Japan
3:24 Going to school in Japan
6:55 Weird interactions with Japanese people
8:07 Police interrogation
9:22 Did you try to look like Japanese
10:02 Advantages of being mixed
10:35 Are you more Japanese or foreigner?
11:46 Is Japan your home?
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I was called "a burnt piece of toast" when I was in a public Japanese elementary school lol... Told my teacher and we had a whole lesson where my teacher explained the concept of melanin and different variations of skin pigmentation, he was a cool teacher, but overall school really sucked and bullying was rampant (I'm half black half Japanese female btw)
It was cool of the teacher to do that. Ignorance is the fundamental reason behind all of this.
@@aziouss2863 No, I think it's not ignorance, they just lack of references. Do not forget that japan is not america or any western country, they are basically homogen country which a homogeneous society is one in which all its individuals share both the same racial ethnicity, the same language, and a series of beliefs. It is a society where its members share culture, customs, and way of thinking. Unlike america or western countries that have diversity for a long time a go, Japan become an open nation wasn't long. So we gotta understand about this cultural thing, but most importanly in this modern era they're getting better.
When I was younger I really thought Japanese ppl respected everybody, now I really don't like Japan just because they don't respect anything that is different from them, I would hate living there.
@@forgetit__ You are really wrong about this, I'm from Serbia and 3 years ago I visited Pakistan, a place few ppl will go to and they are also homogeneous country but nobody looked down on me while I was there, everybody was greeting me with smiles and they were happy I visited them, Japanese ppl need to learn to respect the differences because they are normal, and we have internet today so they can see other ppl and learn about them but they don't which means they really don't have any respect for anything they don't understand.
@@nenadpopov3601 No lol, you have to understand Japan if you wanna live there (because the video context is about living in Japan) also you visited pakistan not living in pakistan that's 2 different things. Japan is a fucking old nation, you have to understand why they did that to the foreigner. I can answer your question but that's whyyyyy too long, I suggest you to read about meiji restoration. It's pretty ironic talking about respect coming from a Serbian lmao
I’m Japanese but grew up in America, and was always embarrassed to bring my 弁当 because my friends would ask me questions about it. It’s sad that no matter what country you’re in, kids will always consider you an outsider based on the lunch you bring.
I’ve actually seen this first hand
@Lahilaha weird in a good way
@Lahilaha you’d be weird too being in a foreign country where you look different than everyone around you.
@@aaa-gp6px Japanese raised as a Malaysian. That there u posted is the way to go. Yes, i am discriminated as well my entire life but hey, what doesn't kill u makes u stronger.
conocoe, for me when i bring japanese bentos, i will explain and brag them about it because they usually eat cafeteria food for some sandwiches
父親がセネガル人🇸🇳で母親が日本人だけど
ずっと日本で生まれ育った19歳です。
自分の周りにはあんまり同じような境遇の人がいないから孤独感であったりをずっと感じてたけど、すごい共感できる内容が多くてこういう話題を扱ってくれて嬉しいです！！
@arrogant cat 小中高は全部日本の公立に通い、家庭内でも親とは日本語なので逆に他言語があまりできないです。英語は映画とか日常会話を聞いて理解するのは余裕だけど
話すのはそんなにできないって感じです。
文章の内容見たら日本語をできることは簡単にわかるでしょ。
悪気はないかもしれないけど、そういうことを訊かれること自体がストレスになり得るということを考えたほうがいいですよ。
19年ずっと日本で生まれ育った方が日本語を話せて他言語ができないことは、何も面白いことでなくごく普通のことです
@@super-k ほんこれ
Hooray google translate
@@super-k Thank you for pointing that out! '@ジャイごんざぶろう' literally posted a comment in japanese and explained his upbringing, yet the first question '@arrogant cat' unreasonably decided to ask flies in the face of everything this video was about, and only further perpetuates the problems that half Japanese individuals face in Japanese society.
I’m also blasian and grew up in nyc but my mother wanted to move back to Japan. She never did cause she was worried I would get bullied and I’m glad she made that choice. I still experienced racism and prejudice though but I appreciate being raised in America. Sending my blasian brothers all the love🥰
you look "merina" ethnics from madagascar
No she doesn’t, I’m Malagasy and there’s no distinct appearance with us. We are genetically diverse.
I'm noticing all the Blasian kids are in New York I was born in New York as well moved when I was younger I guess it was weird for me being away from the mixing pot,ended up down south at least when I was younger they were not very acknowledging of Darker mixes unless you're like white and black and I have a brown complexion but like you said I appreciate being raised in America finding this channel made me really happy
@@CHAOSxKaiWebs We all have such diverse upbringing’s, it’s so interesting hearing everyone’s experiences. But yes, there definitely is a pretty big Blasian community In NYC. Especially being in America, being connected to my Japanese culture was important to my self identity and others around me encouraged me to do so. I wonder how if was for you? Being in the south I can imagine your experience is pretty complicated, since like you said people weren’t aware of mixes out of the black and white binary.
@@Ani_chi It was frustrating but the friends I met made it better,my best friend is mixed an gave me perspective on things,13 years later I came back to New York to lay my father to rest an found my grandmother's album of pictures,I have a huge family alot are mixed and around the world,after I decided to visit my family in Japan while on a work trip but the plague came back an I got restricted to oki for work then had to leave,experiencing the culture first hand was great an I fit in surprisingly well even met two ladies who treated me like their grandson,who insisted I talk to them when I'm in the area after telling them of my father,they gave me a gift as well I keep on my nightstand,it was a great memory I want to move their after college my cousin in Yokohama just had his second daughter I want to start a family myself with the right one.
I'm Black and Chinese, and grew up and live in the US. Interesting to see how similar our experiences are half a world away. I experienced racism in SOME form from whites, blacks, AND asians. It's tough not "belonging" in a sense when you are young. It took me a while to learn to just embrace and love my uniqueness and who I am.
I thought Chinese people HATED Africans tho?
I’m not Japanese, but I’m also Black and mixed, and it always blows my mind how universal the problems of Black and mixed Black people are. It’s interesting to hear y’alls experiences and is so helpful for people like me who are considering coming to Japan. Sending y’all love 💕
I'm so put off. I am like 10 layers darker than any of these guys. I wanted to visit Tokyo
Except for logic.
@@arnoldavila8949 I'm so much darker than them too and I went to Tokyo in 2020. Please go, I'm going back in 2023! Its true what they said about the train, no one will sit next to you lol but they also won't run if you sit next to them. Children and babies will stare at you probably because they may have never seen a dark skin person in real life and if you speak Japanese they will either be shocked or just speak English to you. Fortunately because we our tourist, we won't experience all of the things these guys have gone through.. Please go visit Tokyo! You won't be disappointed nor harassed. Although I'm waiting until late 2023 to go in case they deny foreigners in certain restaurants, hotels, bars, etc due to fear of covid.
Now listen to this, I'm white but my skin is a lot darker then with most white ppl, I could pass as an Arab, I'm not mixed I just have more melanin I guess and I had many situations where ppl ask me am I mixed but asking it in a very bad way. I think I'm prolly one of rare white ppl who perfectly understands what racism is and I'm not even black lol, dumb ppl suck.
Je suis moi-même métisse. Mon père est un noir français et ma mère une blanche française et je n’ai jamais connu en France les problèmes soulevés par les Blasians au Japon. Les métis en France où les mariages mixtes ne sont pas rares passent beaucoup mieux qu’au Japon. Courage à tous les Blasians du Japon.
As an older generation Blasian(Black American & Japanese), now in Tokyo. I hear ya. There’s layers to it all. I’ve always looked at my heritage and history(good and bad) as something that has made me stronger. I thank my parents and I thank the fact that as a result of our background we can look at situations, people, and culture through different lenses. So, keep doin what you’re doin and try to do the right thing.
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How did your parents meet
My father was in the military(Air Force), were happily married over 50 years.
I’m sorry that you guys had to deal with all of that so young! I completely agree about wanting to experience the culture without *really* experiencing the culture. Great video about your experiences and you all look so cute 🥰
Thanks for this video! I relate so much. I’m half American half Filipino and it’s exactly the same in the Philippines! Everyone thinks I’m a foreigner and stares etc. I’m going to share this video with my Asian Student Organization at school :)
I'm black (Haitian) and Japanese too but I left by the time I was 5 and I was lucky enough to grow up around decent people who cared for me, I am extremely sorry that you guys went through all of this and wishing you all the absolute best moving forward
Who’s haitian your dad or mom?
@@pistolgangmanman818 my momma
literally Naomi Osaka race
Born in Toyama Japan, 6' 8" Basketball player Rui Hachimura, for the Los Angeles Lakers is half Japanese and half Beninese. Benin is in West Africa.
Wow sorry for whatever you passed through. I am Nigerian though but Nigerians treat mixed kids very special. If you are in a public transport people will love to sit close to you because they feel you are special. But anyways you have to love both of your sides
Nigerians are white worshippers, let’s not encourage this
Very true
Which is also stupid
fetishizing mixed people is just as bad.
@@kwameopoku3576 😂😂😂
Growing up in a mainly white and black area in the American South as a South Asian kid I got picked on a lot. Especially in middle school, literally got called a terrorist almost every single day. It would be a blessing if a week would pass by and no one would call me that. I struggled to make friends too and would try to be friends with people that asked for help for schoolwork, but at the end of the day they were just using me. All this started to give me really bad, suicidal, and depressing thoughts throughout middle school and early high school but somehow I managed to push through by just keeping to myself as much as I could. A couple of those kids apologized to me once we got to our 20s and I'm thankful that I'm more thick skinned now but those scars are still there.
Thanks for sharing yalls story, it unfortunately reminded me of my own haha. I do hope things continue to get better for you guys and other people who have been through or are going through similar shit that we have. Life is tough, but it is also full of beautiful moments that make life absolutely worth living.
Hope u OK now
I'm sorry that you have to go through all that. Hope you have a good life and lots of friends now
God bless you. 🙏
Really interesting to hear the perspective of growing up Blasian in Japan. Growing up Blasian in the States had some similarities but not nearly to the extent that living in such a homogeneous culture has. I get the same treatment when I go there, but I'm a bit more light-skinned and have super Japanese eyes so with a mask on I just get treated as native and it's a completely different feeling. Respect from Seattle~
I'm Black and Dutch and can very much relate to this. However our experiences may not be the same but we all face the same racism no matter where we go. I do love getting a seat to myself when I am in Japan and can't wait to travel again!
you not black
@@basedjakyes she is
Well, we don’t know the commenter, could be black and Dutch by nationality or heritage. They didn’t clarify, so we should not assume.
Thanks for the personal insight, great video! Awesome young men who know their worth 🖤
You don't have to hate one culture to love the other, raw and real are your experiences, keep educating and supporting each other ✊
Facts
I hate that people who are not black get to make fun of our culture and mock our hair and hairstyles but then decide at some point to fight for their right to partake in said culture and wear those hairstyles and then act like we're the crazy ones for calling them out. I'm glad you guys are able to laugh about your experiences now, I can't imagine how tough they were and it sucks that ya'll had to go through that.
I’m African american but i love hearing and listening to other peoples experiences around the world. I am sorry you’ve been treated this way. You guys are always welcomed in America💜. You all are so handsome too!
Je suis issue d’un père noir français et d’une mère blanche française et je n’ai jamais connu une telle expérience. J’ai toujours été traitée comme tout le monde. Je suis contente de vivre en France en tant que métisse car je n’ai pas eu à affronter ce genre de choses. Je ne dis pas que tout est rose en France mais il n’est pas rare de voir des couples mixtes et des enfants métis qui sont plutôt assez bien perçus. D’ailleurs en France les gens sont étonnés qu’aux Etats-Unis un métis soit considéré comme un noir et que le mot métis reste inemployé en Amérique. La question s’est posée avec l’élection de Barack Obama.
As an Afghan who was raised in a European country I agree with the part you said in high-school people start seeing you differently. I used to go to a primary school full of rich kids while I was in the middle-poor class so the feeling of being different was more intense especially when I was getting picked up on and once I transitioned to high school I became friends to a certain point with a lot of the same guys who picked up on me and yeah I felt that part in the video.
I'm sad you guys went through this but I'm happy you handled everything like how you wanted. Much respect
I mean you have to live and get through this. What should you else do, drop dead? The marks are set for ever and won't disappear as sad as it is.
@@alexis.d.santos what are you talking about man
@Itsreallymamaa I was just saying, that they had no chance, but to handle all this stuff as children. It's like saying to a blind person, happy you handled your life 'till now. I mean did they really have another option? And everything they lived through is things they never forget, it's like PTSD that children get from things like that, because of the education department of the country not being able to educate those children.
@@alexis.d.santos it's nothing like that.At all dweeb. You talking out ya butt right now. These are grown people being treated like crap by other grown people.Tbh they do have a choice they can get ignorant right back but didn't. Did you watch the video. Asian people have thee highest education system in the world & it still doesn't teach them how to treat another human as a equal & not as a skin color.
@@alexis.d.santosI got what you’re saying dude. Respect
Love this video and all the honest truths these young men shared . This is the authenticity the world needs more of💜💜
Definitely would love a part 2!
Nobody sitting next to you is a blessing in disguise. Unfortunately the toughest lessons we learn is when we aremyoung and in school and at a time when we lack the confidence the most, and are inexperienced. You guys all have a uniqueness that will pay off now and as you get older. You are exotic looking and nobody wants to look like plain John or Jane. Embrace this beauty you have. The girls will love you.
This was a great vid! You guys are awesome! Shoutout to all my fellow mixed people around the world! Having to overcome these challenges and feelings of not belonging only makes us stronger 💪🏾✌🏾
That’s why I took my daughter out before anything happened. I’m a black American woman and would have had to set it off if someone messed with my child. I didn’t get a lot of racism though….not to my face anyway.
now multiply the number of your incidents by more than a million, and that's how many asians are dealing with this same bs that black and white people do to asians in murica
loved the vid!!
You deserve more recognition fr bruh
Enjoyed that entire video!😂 Ray understands that home is where the heart is!
Yeah s/o to Ray girl. 😂 Hope she watched this!
Thank you for such a interesting video!!
This video is good to improve my English as well!!
You guys are doing great things to show how your life is going on in Japan
i loved this video !! it is so interesting please do a part 2
The train thing is funny too, I had my half white half Japanese friend in a train too, we once sat on opposite sides and we both rarely ever get someone that sits next to us, but when Covid came, he had predominately more Japanese features than I did, people didn't mind sitting next to him from time to time, but his hair and skin colour are still huge giveaways
That’s sad :(
@@evaniceface I don't mind it, I do wonder sometimes if people would bother me more if I was fully Japanese or if I'd get less attention... Life's far more different in South Africa, people generally don't care. you get far less stares but people still approach you out of fascination, I think that will follow me everywhere I go. I feel like a celebrity sometimes, the only difference is I have to introduce myself
@@FortunateMean yes, South Africans are used to so many nationalities and ethnicities, that’s true.
Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
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So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.
Yea this just became my new fave channel. Much love brotha
Amazing bro!! Hoping for more content !+
Love this interview! Jesse, you are doing great work! Don't stop!
This is a very good video, I enjoyed it greatly. Racism in Japan is very difficult and it's a shame that despite you and your friends being Japanese and black, there is discrimination for being 'different'.
I found your stories very insightful. That is a very good point on how the hip-hop culture and Black American culture has recently become 'cool' globally in which people like to be 'black-style' but do not want to experience the difficult side as well.
thats racist.
I agree :( as an Asian I agree asia needs a chill down on the racism. Is too much
Yes, because the "different" in this case is not something positive ... rather something negative. If you have for example a husky pack and you now put a Greenland dog in there, there would be no noticeable disadvantages, the function of the pack to pull the sled would still be the same and the offspring would hardly look or behave dissimilar to the huskies. Well, and now for example put a rottweiler in the pack instead, it cannot fulfill the function of a sled dog, neither his offspring, if the rottweiler is genetically more dominant. What you maybe call "Racism" a made up word ... is a healthy and good thing when an ethnic group pays attention to its blood, to reality, to the rules of life! everything else leads to its downfall ... the culture of a country, what defines an ethnic group, cannot be carried by strangers who have a completely different genetic makeup.
That was such a fun video to watch, they kept it real.
I'm a new subscriber and love ur personalityy!! And I'm so sorry for the experiences you had to endure, I wish we live in a moment in future where none of this would matter. Sending much love to my people of colour! ❤️
I knew that about Japanese culture, I went to school (college) with a blasian and he was made to hide when other family members would visit. He was treated as if he was a disgrace to the family. I was raised by his grandmother and left as soon as he could. Once while he was sharing the story a Japanese person suggested that he should have been sent to an american orphanage to avoid the family disgrace, we all could not believe what he had said. I asked he would please leave or else I would leave. My friend asked him to excuse himself because that thinking was no longer tolerated around him. Incredible!
The world hats us we have accepted that.. Being hidden by your family when other people visit is way more painful. But there's no pain we can't bear. That's not an excuse to cause more pain though.
@@mohammedallah8083 Lord Jesus Christ is coming back everyone, please don’t worship celebrities and entertainment, focus on Him alone. I promise there’s more to life than money, partying, homosexuality and music. Hell is real, repent from sinning confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, I know He will if you’re sincere. Anyone who thinks the Name of Lord Jesus Christ is a joke, boldly mocks and scorns Him or takes pleasure in people who do is in for a big unpleasant surprise on judgement day IF they don’t repent and follow Lord Jesus Christ. Hell is very hot, people please repent! In the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏💪✝️💜❤️✝️!
Idolatry such as, Islam, Catholicism, Sangomaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Santa Clausism, Confucianism, New Age, Science, Evolution, halloweenism, Harry Potterism, Politics, Donald Trumpism, Easter Bunnyism and other religions/faiths that are outside Biblical Christianity lead to hell! Don’t believe them, believe the Almighty God the Father of Lord Jesus Christ, who begot Him. Our Creator, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is mighty, He doesn’t need a woman to beget a son, He is God. I choose to put my faith in a God who can do anything and everything, a God who has unlimited and infinite power to beget!
So, it’s time to confess that Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord and to believe that He died and rose from the grave after three days and you shall be saved if you only obey Him by praying, worshipping, praising, reading the Bible and living holy and righteously according to the Bible. You have to endure until the end, carry your cross daily and build your relationship with God by following Lord Jesus daily until the end. You must never renounce your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ, there’s hell awaiting those who reject/deny Lord Jesus Christ and those who continue living sinfully, even the Christians who don’t want to repent will face the same fate, so please repent beloved people, in Lord Jesus Christ’s mighty and precious Name, Amen.
How in the world did he come to be? How did his parents meet!? That’s so random and rare a black mix Japanese kid out of no where
A lot or raped kids from US military. So maybe he was a disgrace.
I’m just 4 minutes in and I already want to be best friends with Kazuo >•< . Also, sending my love n support towards you guys
Awesome video man
Great video man! Love the tik toc vids too!
Good video. I want to see a part 2.
wasnt expecting Jesse and Kazuo to have a Collab Video. Another Collab video please!!!
Thank you guys for sharing your life experiences. I am glad you turned lemons into lemonade. Cheers!
Man, I love yall, I know exactly what you are talking about!
Great conversation. Really enjoyed it. Im half Nigerian and African American.
Such a good video. 💕
We got the United Nations in our Family starting of with Russian and Black American.
My Mom is Russian and my Dad is Black American. I have 5 siblings and all of us have children.
I have 2 daughters part Haitian. 1 niece & 1 nephew part Japanese. 2 nephews part Spaniard. A niece & nephew part Somalian, 3 nephews part Irish, 2 nieces part German.
Since all of us live in NYC we are all mistaken for either Puerto Rican or Dominican.
Oh wowwww!
Can we just acknowledge how black mixed with anything is just beautiful 😍🥰 ya are handsome godbless yah
Please make part 2!
Kazuo is making y'all look like the next J-Pop/ J-Rap group lol. Good to see y'all got each other at least out there.
You guys funny, I really enjoyed the video
Very informative video
I too faced discrimination growing up and still to this day.
I wish you all the best Bro
LMFAOOO Half-Nigerian as well! Love to see it and loved hearing about your experiences.
love ur videos about foreign in Japan specially the talk videos and hope you can get better
"Everyone wanna be black, but no one wanna 'be black'" --that's that real shit.
Watching as I type and so many points are so useful to know. We are also a Blasian family 💕Love the channel 💕
As a wasian living in Taiwan I related to this a lot. Thank you for making this video!
I really enjoyed watching this. ❤
I'm an expat Japanese who reside in US. I registered on your channel today.
I'm glad YT algorithm sometimes bring on some good contents like yours.
I'm so sorry that you experienced some brutal kids discrimination which reflects basically
what closed up society like Japan and its people do.
ignorance and baseless fear of unknown.
I'll be looking forward to check up on your uploads so keep up the interesting contents.
BTW where and how do you find so many Japanese who speaks Excellent English ?
Mixed people unite! I feel like we could bring the world together just having these experiences and being able to share it and bring awareness to this planet we all live on just so more people could understand each other's perspectives more. Love yall
lol "united" good joke yall don't belongs to any group..
@@basedjak *E X A C T L Y*
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Nice video guys, keep it up.
I love their outlook on life and their race and cultures.
Tbh it's difficult being blasian or just mixed in general, alot of times I feel like an alien that's why I searched for this video so I can relate with other blasians/mixed people 😭, there's a lot of discrimination and just not fitting in when you're mixed and I think a lot of people overlook that
well said, gentlemen. here's to a more loving and accepting world!
Young Kazuo reminds me of myself some time ago. I had a lot of aggression from my upbringing and it was difficult to overcome. I'm quite the nihilist now, but I am still in recovery, and at least I'm not so violent anymore. I can imagine how hard life must have been when everyone around you are causing you pain. For me, it was only in my home that was painful, so I was able to find relief and safety amongst strangers.
Yeah, you can tell he's still got a lot of anger from his childhood days. That kinda shit is unfortunately just what happens when you're different anywhere. Doesn't matter if it's Japan or somewhere else. Asians growing up in predominantly black/latino areas or in predominantly white suburbs can tell you the same kind of stories.
He is so fucking cool to me
Love you guys spirits, stay blessed,
You guys should think about doing a podcast. You have good synergy.
The "Till this DAY!" Wilder reference took me out 😅🤣🤣
Same experience for me but I'm fully black born and raised in Germany. Now suddenly I see all these non-black people getting their hair braided and adoring African American culture, like wtf ??????????
Im half blk half white but get mistaken for mexican all the time. Which I don't mind but sometimes I wish I was darker instead of being light skinned. I like that when I tell others what I'm mixed with they get surpised so..🤷🏽♀️. Thank you for sharing this video!!
Hahahaa, I love Kazuo. In the U.S., we have the phrase about people replicating black culture: "They want our rhythm, but not our blues."
I'm black and white and I found it fascinating how many experiences of biracial people in Japan are similar to mixed people in the U.S. There are definitely differences, like no one's handing me a "white" or "black" eating utensil in the U.S., for example, but some of the other things like being singled out by other students and teachers, having people touch our hair without permission, and just general feeling like an outsider are the same. Depending on how I style my hair, I can pass for either black or white, so I've also heard people say racist things around me they thought didn't apply to me, which I appreciate because I know they'd never show those true colors to me if I couldn't do that. It also means I'm never "black enough" to be accepted by blacks or "white enough" to be totally accepted by whites either. Always toeing the line, never crossing it.
This was very illuminating. Thank you, all three, for talking about it. :)
Naija boi all the way 🙏🏿🧡, love the content keep pushing.
Love content man. This stuff is really interesting and I do wanna live in asia in future, so it good consider this stuff even though I’m only white so im not sure how that will change things, buts its pretty cool you guys put up with that and be yourself 👍
Lol don't worry your white privilege extends to all parts of the world. Just avoid the more extremist parts of islamic countries.
dude on the right seems to have a lot of anger. must have been tough growing up in public schools. Tons of racism in Japan and Korea
@@lamma746 I agree, I could feel his frustration about Japan. He should probably move
They made fun of him alot fir being half black
That’s crazy how the looks matter in the way people see a person. Even if you’re fluent Japanese, born and raised, if you look different you’ll always be an outsider and a foreigner. But I think it’s kinda the same in "western white countries", I was born and raised in Europe but I’m still considered an outsider. When people first come to me, they always talk in Chinese or in English like… hummmm
This was so nice to watch! I never knew there were so many of us blasians, particularly black and Japanese. I spent most of my years in the US and it was very difficult transitioning and growing up here too. Thank you so much for sharing. 🫶🏽🇯🇵
mix people will never be black
yes and not planning to go there.
How are they making all these black babies I thought Japanese women looked down upon dark skin
@@pistolgangmanman818 I wonder that as well
nice one! i love the last bit where jesse and kazuo try so hard to hold their laughs 🤣
"Till this day" 😂😅😅🤣😂😂....Deontay Wilder!!!...was surprised to hear that.🤨😁
You should make this the feature video for your page because it gives a good overview of who you are and it's confusing finding your videos and being late to the channel.
My bro on the right is real asf lmaooo I gotta salute 🤝🏾
Black dad and Asian mom as always
The other way is it common, so this is expected
Kazuo is so adorable 🥰
I'm not mixed but I grew up half my life in the Philippines and half my life here in the States. It's weird but I feel like a complete outsider in both countries, like there's just that constant feeling of not fitting in wherever I was.
Really liked the video u should definitely make more. 🇿🇦🇿🇦
My Brother’s stay strong you are Great
I just started watching your channel about a week ago , im ハーフtoo and I must say it’s hard for almost every half Japanese , for example I’m half latino and half Japanese, went to elementary school in Japan and middle school in South America , received hate comments in both countries so I guess I could say I can relate
It's an interesting video and your friends are nice people 😊
I wonder if there are differences for girls that are half black. Are people harsher with them?
And what about corporate world? If you happen to know half japanese and black people working there I'm curious to know.
Sorry if I ask too much 😅
WAIT YOU’RE FRIEND WITH KAZUHO?? I recently started watching your videos (especially those what music do you listen to”) bc I find them interesting and now I see that you’re friend with one of my fav Japanese rappers, what a coincidence !!
Damn my guys you slaying
They told me UNKO
toooo. And “Kimochiwarui” I look ew? Like wtf lol so you guys basically understand what I went through. I’m never going to Japanese school ever again... 💀 they were so mean bro. People that don’t go thru this as HALF in Japan, I be like HOWWWS😂😂😂💀
Ugh. I’m sorry to hear about all your experiences, but you guys are so wise and really understand who you are and that’s admirable. The guy on the right I definitely relate/see his perspective as an African American myself (re: dreads). I can imagine how he must’ve felt like being bullied for being black and African American and then in high school everyone wants to be his friend and think he’s cool. Oof. What a crazy experience and super interesting video.
he's not black
2:10-😂 You are the adorable,man!
This video was so insightful! 10:01 had me laughing my ass off. I wonder if society here in Japan will change as the demographic becomes more mixed.
Great content keep it coming
I love you guys men it's good to see a smile on your brother's face
NGL i was most of the time looking at the guy from the left like damn his hair looks so cool dawg
Dude, I faced the same stuff here in 🇩🇪 . Crazy how similar people can be in that nature 😅
You guys should get together and and talk about dating experience ☺️
Thanks for truthful video. Btw you guys look fabulous. Definetly better than the locals lol!!! Love and best wishes from here 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾