I'm Very Black
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- A response to my old video 'I'm Black' and the conversations it provoked. thumbs up for more videos like this
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As a light-skinned woman who is actually NOT biracial, and does NOT have any white family members, I am still expected to "claim" my (non-extisent) "white side" rather than identify as BLACK and BLACK only. People poke me about it and don't believe me when I say I'm not mixed...It's weird how that works. You'd think people would be proud of how we wear our blackness proudly, how we identify with it although we COULD identify with another race instead, you'd think it'd be seen as admirable. But in reality it's all about categorizing, labeling, and ultimately- separation. As many people in these comments have said, it seems as if we are going backwards.
We want others to accept us but we can't even accept ourselves, one another. Ironic ain't it?
+RAVEN ELYSE You know what you should do ? You should go to ancestry .com and get yourself a DNA test. You might be surprised to find that you are atleast 10 % European....most african americans have all kinds of different ethnicity. You might be 70 % black and 30 % other....or it could be nice just to know what part of Africa you are from and then you can share your results with your followers on TH-cam....it could be a lot of fun.
You're right Raven, but as long as systemic white supremacy continues to exist, especially in western society/media. They'll never be a change, it could continue to go backward. Black people are more accepting of people of color with more ambiguous (European) features than white people are. So do you agree that passing for white or non-black is more demeaning to ones self?
+Scopps94 This is a fact or just from your experience? Nigeria has over 500 ethnic groups with over 500 languages. Do you think no discrimination exists as no one looks at another to say who is the most African?
If I were in a conversation with the OP it would never occur to me ask oh what are you. I really would not care. I would be more interested in what she thinks of things and how she treats me.
Yasss girl tell em 😘🙏
It's interesting that you get to see what people say when they don't think a black person is around
+jkklaffs I get fucked over just for being me.
Whites spent 500 years earning any 'racism' they get.
Chenai David true
Lmao!!
(You don't have to read the whole thing.)
@Chenai David You can't imagine how painful it is. Ever since I realized that one side had absolutely no interest in BEING "the good guys" when they can just use propaganda to SAY that they are, in order to make everyone believe it and treat them like it; when they can just maintain the status quo and continue using my inheritance, bought with my Ancestor's blood, distress, despair, and utter terror...to continue subjugating me and mine...the whole meanwhile denying it, mitigating it, or outright changing the subject? Disown!
That's all it is. I'd like to say that I disowned them, but their dogmatic and persistent loyalty to the religion of white supremacy is what disowned me.
I love Africa and Her beautiful creation. The most beautiful smile from a Black woman has to trump anything I've ever seen from a white woman by about x100. I'm serious. It's like warm enough to melt an iceberg. I've never seen that in a white person. I'm sorry, I'm off track, but I'm just saying...I really...really...really really really really really really love my African kinfolk, and for ANY white people, family or not, to repeat the same racist, liberal talking points that we're all familiar with? Yeah. Fuck that. Maybe a few drops here and there, but that's ALL that I have in common with those people. You probably have a few of their drops too! It don't mean a damned thing.
Fuck 'em.
This is Israel Palestine.
"We want peace, but nobody is coming to sit down at the table with us." - Israel
"That statement is so absurd that we can't bring ourselves to dignify it with an answer...and besides...we're busy burying our women and children on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesaday. We'd have to reschedule it for Thursday at the earliest...no wait...Thursday is a funeral too, how about 3 weeks from now on Friday? We should be done burying our dead by then, assuming you don't kill more by then, which would be a first..." - Palestine
SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME THINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
The protocol between white and non-white plays out the exact same way everywhere and everywhen.
*No, the idea that this group of people is trying, but haven't yet figured out a way to stop killing everybody and taking everything anytime it's convenient, is absurd.*
EVERY TIME you hear them talk about "let's try to end racism" they have to crazy glue their eyelid to their eyebrow to stop from furiously winking. They have to CONSCIOUSLY try to keep from crossing their fingers.
I mean they literally have to think of the saddest moment of their life, which was probably when they got second place to a Black person who got first place, in order not to burst out laughing at what they just heard themselves say.
No man. It's not looking good. AND BY THE WAY, my experience is FAR from unique. Be it white adoptive parents like mine, or a white mixed mother/father...these people are racist before they're parents. They are TRULY race-first and we would be very wise to parrot this ideology so that we can protect ourselves against it...because like it or not...it has seen dozens of civilizations and groups of people exterminated and extinct. It's how they stole the entire western hemisphere.
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At any rate, thanks for your comment, because it gave me a chance to vent, and I appreciate you for that.
One Love, Africa.
She reminds me of “young” Mariah Carey...back in her “vision of love” days in the early 90s
She looks like she's 75% white and 25% black
Grief does trickle down. What many people don't understand is that Black in America is not simply a biological heritage of certain skin colors and hair textures. It's also a psychological inheritance, events and treatment not only our ancestors endured, but the mistreatment our immediate families suffered simply for being black. What our ancestors, parents and grandparents witnessed and went through as black men and women in America and the culture of joy and pain, life and loss, self-love and self-hatred, the fight for pride that developed from those struggles are passed down. And many of us in this generation still witness large remnants of the attitudes and actions that caused the suffering of our parents and other forebears. It's a legacy and mentality in America all progressive, fair-minded people are fighting to overcome with knowledge and respect.
Biracial is a term indicating a person has two parents of separate racial classifications. Biracial itself is not a cultural classification. Biracial and black are not mutually exclusive terms. If a person is bi-ethnic, Italian and Irish for example, they may relate more to the Italian or the Irish side, depending on experience, but that does not mean they are in denial of one or the other.
There's no contradiction in someone describing themselves as a biracial black person. In this case, Alexis was raised by a black family in a black neighborhood as the child of a black man. I would be surprised if she didn't identify as black. This need that so many people have to force their definitions of how someone should identify themselves is very sad and unnecessary. No one should need to justify where they come from to those who have not lived what they have lived. I appreciate this insightful video.
Shout out to you for GETTING it. Thank you for your comment 🙌🏽
+Alexis Belon your cute but not black. why? race is about how u look. yes scientifically ur black but u look white so ur treated as white. cops arent gonna fool with you
+Creator of Vine Regardless of her appearance her African heritage could cause her to potentially be a carrier of the Sickle Cell Anemia gene. Many "white" folk have discovered their true ancestry after developing the disease which can kill you if not treated quickly. It is an extremely painful illness to suffer and requires many blood transfusions to replace the sickle cells.
Very good post David Elliott!
A person that's both italian and irish is not just going to say they're "italian" like that's all they are, the way society requires mixed people to say they're "black''.
The fact that being black isn't only a biological fact doesn't mean non-black people are somehow black. In order for those other aspects of being black to come true and be a reality, you have to be black physically. There's no other way for all these things you say are passed down to affect someone unless they physically black (which is the bases of being black by the way; a physical reality). Unless this non-black person holds to some delusion that they're being mistreated as a way of holding to their blackness. That's the only way a non-black person could claim to have inherited some psychological pain or feeling of being worth less.
I hate that people say you're neither black nor white, when you ARE black and ARE white. You're BOTH.
And I'm not I'm 19% or 20% Native 12% or 13% percent white and 68% percent black
She’s only 25% black. She’s mixed race, and mostly white.
@@Jeremy-sj3pr she's still black. 25% is still a lot
@@lapisincognito yeah and 75% white is way more. She’s not black, and you’re actually extremely disrespectful to her and to black people for stating that.
@@Jeremy-sj3pr It doesn't matter even if her white is dominating. She still have black blood, and black feature. She can't be ONLY black, and she can't be ONLY white too. She's both. Even if she call herself only white it's still wrong. She's BOTH
Did you guys even watch the video? You guys are complaining about how she will never face the same discrimination as we do (which is true and she never denied that). Because she doesn’t look black. I know many black people who are black, both have black parents and look white. Or are biracal look black (darkskinned) or just plain white. It’s just DNA it doesn’t always work as expected. Up untill the DNA test she always thought she was half black or half white. If she didn’t show the DNA test and just showed her parents I would just say she was black. You guys are always complaining how black people or biracial people like to pass for white so that they can benefit from the white privilege, but now that there is a black person who is white passing is actually proud to be black you guys get mad?!?! We need people like her to claim black and be proud of being black to show that being black is not, was never and never will be a negative thing! We as black people (not all) want to disassociate ourselves from blackness because we want to show that we are “not like the rest of them” and need white acceptance. Just remember that if we were still at the time of slavery she would still be a slave and considered as black even if she “looks white”.
Edit: please watch this before commenting. This girl explains the difference between race and ethnicity: th-cam.com/video/Y8k6vnDBgkE/w-d-xo.html and what it means to be white passing.
yodahchronicles
She's white
Truth be told they're treating her somewhat like how they get treated because they're mad she's not treated this way
you right, they are just ipocrites!
If tomorrow with dna tecnology they'll be given the choice to make their still unborn children white they will run to be the first worse then a new apple model first sale.
yodahchronicles but we are not...The one drop rule is ridiculous and still has people confused
White people are discriminated against more than any other race nowadays, I live around mainly white people and I’m mixed, I watch as they get criticized and discriminated against daily at school and my job, and ESPECIALLY on the internet, I used to think black people were oppressed and all until I realized how wrong I was, I’ve legit had people of all races talk down about whites expecting me to agree with them because I’m considered black, I realize how much easier it is to be black cuz I can say whatever I want without barely any punishment bcuz people don’t want to be “racist” cmon guys OPEN UR EYES, not trying to spread hate, just trying to solve PROBLEMO’S.
Whatever you feel comfortable with, that's how I see it.
Pretty jackson can I be a turtle?
Pretty jackson so true It's a shame that she even have to explain it she's a beautiful human being period .... Thisisindie.net
So how comes Rachel Dolezal didn't get the same courtesey when she claimed she was black and she actually did more for blacks than most blacks
Stiffler Because she has no claim to that identity. When she says "whatever you feel comfortable with" she means, whether this girl chooses to identify as just black, white, or as biracial it's her business and based on her experience
I saw you recently on someone else’s comments, I think a bible study type. Sorry, I know it’s random.
Your hair is aammaazzingggg
keyzz keyyy Nappy like a rat sucked it
It's like DOG HAIR. IT CARRIES LICE. NOTHING AMAZING about THAT.
The reason why she needs to go online and have to preach and convince people is because of the country she lives in. "America" gives ppl a complex about this issue because they cannot accept people for who they are.
thank you that IS SO TRUE... and my sister and i cant even talk anymore without her slinging it in my face Im mexican and she is biracial. Whatever the issue is she blames me and we are adopted. you cant love someone else till you love yourself.. i think...
She is 74.2% european, but she is "black". I understand that blacl is a culture and because she was raised in that culture he feels like black despite she is not
My mother is black. And my father is Puerto Rican he is very very black and he tells me that all the time. We are black. Your mother and I are black.
Annsyya Jones girl stop, you look black. You couldnt pass for white or mix if u tried 😂
Leyah McMillan she didn't say that she was mixed with white!!
from what she said her mother is black and father “puerto rican and very black”. so basically afro puerto rican. both her parents are black. so obviously she’s black. idk why she was stating it as if anyone would object
sephora k probably because alot of Puerto Ricans reject their blackness
Annsyya Jones dumb ass!!!
"She's confused" 🙄🙄🙄
The same black people saying this would be giving her grief if she was calling herself mixed and/or frolicking around amongst just white people, telling her that she's "ignoring her heritage" and/or that "she thinks she's better than us." Likewise, the white people that are also pissed off at this would be the same ones that would be quick to remind her of her family and relatives with darker complexions.
Other races and ethnicities giving you shit now would also be giving you shit if you identified otherwise. Point being: keep doing what you're doing, because angry, bitter people will continue to say something, regardless of how happy they claim to be with themselves.
Jordan PREACH!!!
The Lion’s Den sadly, I have been in the presence of that mindset, and your resistance to what I said would suggest that you are on par with that mindset.
The Lion’s Den I'm not trying anything, but I am glad that you are not one of those that get upset with someone saying that they are mixed.
The problem, however, is that once you are in the position of even having to declare that you are mixed/biracial (for sake of simplicity and relevance to this video, we'll talk -black/-white) that usually opens up the person to having more questions thrown at them to prove their identity (because, of course, the person asking the questions is owed an explanation for witnessing such racial ambiguity!!); their "level of blackness" is questioned...
Out of curiosity, did you disagree with everything I said, or just the part that you focused on?
Jordan I definitely agree with every point you've made. Too many times have I witnessed these exact mindsets to the point where it is a majority opinion. I live in an area that has multiple books written to reflect how a "slave mentality" is still very alive and doesn't seem to have much of a chance of declining any time soon.
I am multi racial. I get negative comments from all races. my mother is half Puerto Rican and half Irish. My father is Black. I consider myself Black. I did not grow up with my biological mother. I grew up with 2 black parents. I never experienced Irish or Puerto Rican Culture. I'm just me, if people don't like me, their problem, not mine. I often get called a dirty half breed by all 3 races. technically, I'm not even a "half breed". I'm more of a tri breed if you want to get technical. lol
Mariah Carey is mixed and no one says anything to her and she claims she's black all day very day
Well.. She is mixed, but she's still black.. So it's up to her to identify herself as that
People considered Mariah Carey as white for a long time, her mixed race identity has always come into question. It just doesn't these days because it's old news but back in the 90s lol it was a lot of debates.
@felicia cooke Not true. She didn't even identify as a race when she first came out people just assumed she was white.
because Mariah Carey is black period
Mariah Carey is European get over it.
Love hearing your perspective ! Yes you are black, yes you are white. And you can identify with whatever you want to. Don't even pay attention to these comments they're crazy lol.
Isha Marie Yeah just like Elizabeth Warren is an Indian / Native American. You're crazy
Truth
the little alanta women
SHE NEEDS to IDENTIFY with who SHE IS. A MAMZER, MIX, BASTARD.
@@dianachin4849 BULL SHHHEEETTTT
I find it offensive as a black woman that this woman gets to call herself black when she is clearly mixed. There's nothing wrong with being mixed. Black people are the most inclusive people and I find it quite sad. No other race just claims every damn thing. This woman benefits from white privilege everyday and has the audacity to claim black. These are the same people who claim white when it benefits them, regardless of what she says in the video. And having an opinion does not make me a hater. You are not black. You are a mixed woman.
My question is do you think puertoricans are black?
lightning water I dont
But you don’t realize that what you’re saying is ignorant? Yes she’s mixed. But with what is she mixed? With White AND black. So she Is White and she is Black lol
Offensive lol she would of been a slave just like you and called a nigge* just like us she’s apart of us black is most strong dna she black
You're not Black, you are mixed race. There's nothing wrong with not being black. End of debate
11simonjr ws
She said she was white & black, what part did you miss, but y’all whites never wanted anything to do with biracials anyways all y’all want to do is have people of color divided
She's part time black
I’m mixed. I don’t like when people call me one or the other races. I am both races. But I would rather be called mixed/biracial then just white or just black. When people ask me what race I am I say mixed/biracial. I don’t want to be closer to white or black. Honestly idc, I’m just mixed, deal with it.
Yeah I just say I'm mixed too. I'm proud to be mixed
Diana Chin Black, Native American, and white. More so native and black and I love learning about each culture.
Diana Chin yeah, it's really interesting and cool to learn about my ancestors
Exactly why would people want you to identify as one race when you are biracial "bi" as in 2 or both not just one
MultifandomStruggles I wish more people would think like you. Lol people will have 10% of African Ancestry and call themselves black and everyone would be like "Yeah."
At least you embrace both sides
You don't think she look Latina?
Egg your dumb
Egg What? You sound stupid
Egg I agree
Blacklives Don'tmatter lol that username, what live matter to you then? Huh?
Absolutely love what you said about race being a social construct!
That's what I always tell people..."let a biracial person call themselves what they want." Anyway, my ex-husband is biracial. He always called himself Black as well. The reason many biracial people call themselves Black is because of the history of America. My ex looks Latino and when he was around them, they would talk badly about Black people not even realizing that's what he is.
If you're 'black' and 'white', why is your video titled 'I'm very black'?
She's very black but not on the outside. Pass the sunscreen
+jkklaffs lolllllll
jkklaffs Lmao
America's definition of race is so screwed up. A white skinned woman like her can walk around saying "I'm very Black" BUT a black skinned woman better NOT walk around saying "I'm very White" b.c. Black people will come out the woodwork on her ass. it's just ridiculous.
Did u watch the video ? She is black 😕
Sidenote: the 'races in between' comment was poorly constructed and not intended to demean.
Alexis Belon I like you
No it wasn't people are just picky
Alexis Belon They know what you meant, they are just being petty.
Alexis Belon you are what you think you are don't stress
When blacks say if you can pass as a white it's only because they don't want you to go through what most full blooded AA or people with color skin go through being oppressed and racially profiled but our culture is strong and white society is afraid of it,but we are proud that you claim your BLACK SIDE WE LOVE YOU AND I'M SUBBING TO YOUR CHANNEL SUBSCRIBE BACK HUN we love all races but our races deserves to be treated better.
Loved this video!
This video is soooo important. Thank you for sharing!
One day we won't be so preoccupied with color. It's silly. All the concept of race does is divide, separate and isolate.
★ Blame White PEOPLE. ★ They are the one who created the concept of race so they can place themselves in the #1 slot & everybody else below them in order to justified their wickedness, thievery and genocide(s).
for most of Human + world history it was a question if you are " rich or poor?' or who are you're related to? but one day that "exclusive club " will make it their downfall.
+cinnamonstar808 oi, I had nothing to do with that. Don't blame me
Merel Aartman
I don't think she means you in particular. None of us were around when they came up with the concept of "race".
Merel Aartman
hmmm, i beat u $20 u wouldnt switch lives with any wealthy black celebrity or even Obama. You know whites have THAT good. everybody knows the color cast system
cinnamonstar808 I defintly would.
People that are white that are black do not understand how we feel as a mixed race, but the fact is I'm white and I'm black! And I didn't ask to be either I just am 🤷🏽♀️💁🏽🙋🏽
Your on point.... you can't be what u want to be you are what u are
Marion Dorsey when the fuck did that happen in the 40s? I'm mixed and born and raised in Germany still live here. I'VE NEVER been discriminated against and actually never thought about my race before we learned about american culture in english class. I don't believe a single word you say dude. The US us the only country that still makes a big deal about identity politics and made-up bullshit like race.
ak k do you know who Wesley Snipes is? Clearly he hinted that he's black not mixed or biracial like you, there's a difference in treatment in society when it comes to skin color/skin tones and that's a fact you're missing the point my friend.
LîvïñgLīfé tøthēfûllëst I'm talking about the inaccuracies Marion Dorsey is spreading about how Germans treat race. Not americans. I think you're missing my point. I'm not denying that there is a difference in treatment towards races in OTHER countries. But not the one I was born in and lived in for all my life. I can tell you so from firsthand experience. So yeah as far as I know, Snipes has nothing to do with this country but with the US. Germans don't care about race. They care about nationality and cultural differences tho but still not as much as in other countries. And that's how it should be. Everyone knows the US is obsessed with race and how bad that is, I was merely pointing out a different inaccuracy.
ak k The point you missing buddy is that colorism and racism is a worldwide thing and we both know that .Just because you had a great experience doesn't mean everyone will have the same and that is what you're implying ,maybe in the part you're in it doesn't matter as much ,but there are certain parts of any country that has that colorstruck people, asian countries are a great prime example of being colorstruck ,just cause you don't see it don't mean it isn't there.
Next time someone ask you "what are you?" Just answer "a human from planet earth" it is not their gdm business to know what is in your DNA.
facts.
Instant sub!!! Your perspective on this is so informative! I hope the ppl in the comments internalize and not just hear what you're saying. This is some deep shit.
Wow these comments are negative af but I just want to say that you're beautiful and you don't need to fit into a race "box"
This too. Why fit into one? Race isn't genetics and it was never made to make sense anyway. It was already messed up when white people realized race did not apply to spanish speakers because of how diverse they are.
any black person on here willing to argue that she isn't dark enough to be a black person or because she is also half white she can't identify with being black should really reevaluate your way of thinking! we come in such a variety y'all should be welcoming our sister not shutting her out get it together!❤💙💛💜💚
Paris Matfield Exactly. There are blacks with as bright as her and people acting ignorant.
Depths Of My Soul Why do I have to name one when you can just type "High Yellow black people" on google and find many like her?
Luv
Depths Of My Soul What!? Charles Barkley? Charles Barkley is damn near brown. He ain't "High Yellow" or even close. If that's the lightest you know of blacks then either you've never been outside or you're just in denial.
Chris Brown
Stephen Curry
Drake -Mothers white
Tisha Campbell
They are very high yellow.
People lighter than them?
We got Black people even lighter than that like Blake Griffin.
We got Black people with NO color that are even lighter than white people like Albinos!
Kidd Notwen - Charles Barley used to be near high yellow look at his younger days
My mom has the same situation as you. She’s mixed but very light so people ask her all the time what’s her background. She always makes sure people know she’s proud of her family and where they came from.
Love your video! I appreciate your perspective. You expressed your experience extremely well. Thank you for showing love to yourself and all your ancestors!
You are wise beyond your years.
I'm sorry that this video is so choppy. I talked for a LONG time and the memory card kept filling up so I'd have to convert the footage and then continue. Hope it makes sense!
You are a beautiful black woman. Just like Obama is the first black president. Please don't listen to the haters.
+alexisbelon thank you!!! i have a Black and white nephew who is being raised as Black, his birth certificate says Black, hell his dad wish he was born Black. if someone tries to tell my nephew what HE is based off how light skinned he is, we're fighting.
If I'm 75% White and 25% Black am I black? My dad is mixed, 50% Black and 50% White and my mom is 75% White and 25% American Indian. I mean just like you my skin is white but I look Hispanic and my sister kind of looks like you(You both definitely have similar hair). People have told my sister that they can't tell what else she is mixed with but they can tell she isn't only white. My two best friends are black have black in them one being 100% Black and the other being 50% Black and 50% White. So what would you consider me? Black or white?
great video
+I-love-youtube-videos so true no one says a thing about Obama do they smh the compliant is you should base the race you choose after how you look or complexion? insightful comment
Look through these comments upset me so I know it must upset her. In the video she explained why she identifies as black, because she wants to. She both but she can identify the way she wants.
jfsfrnd it says” Peach Dreams AND you,”it’s my comment so...just checking. Thanks for clearing that up.
It's a shame that she gets upset by reading comments but when you're 75% white trying to include yourself in black struggles by saying you're black then there's an issue.
jfsfrnd Actual black people who do not benefit from the white privilege that she acknowledges who can't pick and choose their race when it suits them because they're black and that's it.
RoochieSoDoe If you have African in your ancestry, you black. Period.
K D chill with the biracial tears, you still benefit from white privilege so don't act like you have it as hard as black people. A random black ancestor from 200 years ago doesn't make a person black so stop.
I watched one video like this and they keep popping up in my recommendations and I’m surprised because I never encounter (and knew) that many black people that were passable.
Your hair is amazing!
Sorry, but ur not black. Ur mixed
Angry Black Man sure not a gentleman !! Need to wash your mouth with soap !! You were not taught better ??
I don't understand how people just expect biracial people to just disregard pieces of themselves and pass as one thing when both parents came together to make them up as a whole person. You cant just forget about one part of yourself. Without that part you aren't you. And Aye Jersey!!!!!!
She has acknowledge both not just one
Davonna Patterson because the man carries the seed the women carries it. If her dad would have slept with a white women she would have been white..... So that's why u are considered what your dad is. I'm mixed but my dad is black. Any way u cut it I am what my father is anything else is a by product of his choice of women
That dumb Hebrew Israelite shit is getting stale . The Bible tells black people not to mix, and that it doesn't please the Most High did you read that part?
umm biracial ppl are biracial which literally means to races.
+James Young lol my kids are mixed so does that mean my children are now white even though they have a black parent like yourself? you sound stupid and it's always the biracial kids from black men who have no idea what they are. smh
I agree with you!! very good video. Continue to educate. I am so glad to see a person embracing what they are. God Bless you
Just subbed. Love This!
you do actually look mixed :) beautiful
D. Hull When I was single, into the nightclub thing in the early '80's, we followed a band with 2 musicians that were oriental and black mixed, we thought they were drop dead gorgeous ( they were)
My grandmother who is all black & light skin like you tells the same story as you. The story of why she didn't just pass in the 60's & marry a white guy who would keep her secret. But yet blacks not understanding. To my grandmother she is black & refuses to were blonde hair to pass. She also tell stories of ppl saying stuff they would never say to black ppl because they assume she was one of them. She doesn't deny her liked skin pledge she tells stories of when she was picked for nursing school & ask to work in doctors because of skin color, were her darker class mates where stuck learning how wipe ass, & do all the dirty jobs of being a nurse in the 60's. Middle finger to the ppl that think you r not black. Being black is not just about color it is about life experiences
+Celeste8808 give your grandma a hug in solidarity from me.
make a video about the fly-on-the-wall convos you have been privvy to. curious to hear about those unedited perspectives.
Too bad I'm just seeing this video now. It's still good and it's still effective. Don't worry about not being fully together with yoir thoughts, you made your point well enough. I'm glad you're a fellow Jerseyan and not too far from me at all. Many people don't get exposed to different looking individuals because they may not get a chance to travel, or may live in a predominantly one "RACE" area. I couldn't imagine being questioned about my ethnicity constantly. I'm not as mixed looking as others. But it's great that you have such an understanding of how things are in this world. Keep up the good videos. I'll check to see if you have more. Take care, Jersey.
You may think the video is all scattered...but this video made all the sense to me 🙋
You know what you are.. beautiful, the people who saying negative stuff, is the people who has insecurities within, let them blah blah all they want, your you and that’s beautiful!
Taelor Renee The Sun burns her. She's not black.
Hey if you haven’t already I think it would be really interesting for you to make a video on the things you’ve heard people say when they don’t think a black person is around. Nice vid keep doing you girl🤙🏽
I love your hair! My mom has the same hair as you and im so jealous! I got my dads hair ( straight and blonde) which is fine but come on!!! My mom and you are gorgeous omlll
One word: identity crisis.
That was two words, dummy, but I got two words for you: jealousy crisis.
JStalinOfficial HALFBREED
That's two words. And perhaps you are the one with the identity crisis.
you're not black you are biracial, you will never know the struggle of being a real black women in this world.
How you know? You've walked her shoes? There are even black people who can't relate to the struggles.... As if struggles was the only or main thing that defines a black person. SMH. How about uplifting by being able to relate 'black' with everything that makes 'black' beautiful over anything else and not just on the outside- physically.... But things that a soul can keep once they leave a colored body that gives everyone the impression that it had been through many struggles when possessed by a beautiful soul.
many biracial people get treated like blacks, some do know the struggle.
flora rosario Here’s the difference though. Black women are not spending our time identifying as biracial and claiming to know their experiences. We are different.
I’m a dark skin and I’m just gon say this
In one struggle, mixed are told they are prettier then darker skins
But In another the cops all see us the same “ criminals “ ( even tho we aren’t but whatever )
Wow this video is so accurate! You articulated that very well 👍👍
This representation of what it means to be black and how it can be many things is very important ! Thank you for this video, everything you said is much bigger than you and your are helping more people than you know 💖💖💖
I am a Black male. I willing to bet most of the people who ask you your race are Black people. I am married to a Puerto Rican WIFE from P.R. guess what mixed people are common their. Now on the other hand you better not call a Black Dominican Black they hate that word.
Most mixed races that are targeted are more that likely a mixed Black and whatever. There are plenty of mixed none Blacks who don't get the same treatment as let's say you do.
I am fifty eight years old. I remember growing up in the hood here in California biracial kids had it hard especially the girls. Dudes wanted an exotic lady so they would abuse and use them. I felt sorry for them.
I like you , stay strong you are part of my heritage and I am proud of you a beautiful young woman of color and grace.
Um... mixed bloke here. I am not exactly white passing either. and my other siblings pass as entirely different ethnicities. So I have room to compare experiences.I guarantee you that 99% of people who ask me about my race are almost exclusively white, at work it is usually on the back of a bet.Typically in the most invasive way possible . Usually black people can read my soul . so i never have to answer anything/
You're black to me because you're not ashamed to be. Fuck all that other shit. There's mixed/blacks that ashamed of their other half or wish they wasn't black. So you got nothing but love from me my sista! 😘☺
zoltri11 lmao then you must of never heard anything hypocritical in your life and no it doesn't, just means she more tied to the culture. I was simply stating she being mixed wouldn't be a reason I would not consider her black. Simple
James Sikes thanks a lot for being open minded
@@jamessikes6214 she’s black
Why would anyone be ashamed for being black??
I really love that someone touched on this topic. Im mixed and was raised by the black side of my family in a black neighborhood, and only saw my father on the weekends (he only dates black woman so even then i was surrounded by loving black ppl) it wasn't untill i started school and was around other kids I started hearing "why u acting black" "oh u think your cute?" "Straighten your hair, you look like you have a mop on your head" and i would be shocked like dude... Im one of y'all... matter fact, my mom is legit darker than most of you😂. And no one believed me until I went home crying and I begged my mom to come pick me up from school 😂 so sadly I never got love from black ppl outside of my family bec they always felt i was trying to fake like I was black or whatever so I was like lemme fit in with white kids. Funny thing.... they know ya ass isn't white and it was just worse. "Why is ur hair so greasy." " ur fat" (cuz i had curves and they was built like sticks ) "ur lips are so big wtf" i was constantly trying to straighten my hair or dye it lose a whole bunch of weight i didn't need to.... untill the point where I realized u can't please ppl for shit. even if race ain't the issue, hurt ppl hurt ppl, if they not happy they always gonna have some shit to say about u. Now adays I have more black or haspic friends just because they understand the struggle and instead of taking shit personal i just educate and compliment. My best friend told me she used to hate me 'till I told her she was beautiful and I wish I had her Hershey skin ( so basically she didnt like me for no reason) . i try to get her to be natural 100% of the time, like doing her hair and skin treatments, so she can feel beautiful in her own sexy brown skin. Thats all ppl need at the end of the day is some loving and reassurance... Mixed kids need it, black kids, white kids, Asians, we all need ❤
I was talking genealogy a few hours ago, and a lot of times when I’m around certain people think I’m related to them, darker skin tones. I’m a tan white guy with some darker heritages long ago.
you dont even look mixed u look white
She looks mixed to me, I can see it in her features and skin tone, even I look more white than her.
Zina Wilkins Ur fucking liar , she is looking whiter than trump and a lot white people ! ;)
Probably , ur blonde.
AgletDC you're blind. Her facial features are obviously different to the features of a Caucasian person. She may have took her mothers' skin color and hair genes, but her facial structure would raise questions. The girl herself, even admitted to being mixed with Black. Idk why people choose to see a person's skin color and look past the other genotypes that were inherited by BOTH parents. Who really gives a flip?
Harold Divine she looks mixed to me she's actually darker than I am and we're mixed with the same thing
She act white too. She be all nice and polite and explain herself.
Respect, respect, respect! (I just subscribed to your channel) You are a very strong, very intelligent, very courageous, and VERY insightful woman (With a beautiful spirit (Yes it shows in this video, lol)). I can tell that this video wasn't easy (And the fact that it was so scattered, unrehearsed, and passionate, yet still intelligent, really shows the beauty of who you are - By revealing to total strangers, the vulnerabilities of your soul)). As a biracial person myself, I've been told by a lot of people, that even though my skin says one thing, "my heart, mind and soul," says something else (That comment always makes me sad and happy (It's a weird feeling))... This is my first time seeing/clicking on one of your videos (It just randomly popped up in my news feed), but I'm glad it did, because, at this moment in time, and what I am experiencing right now, this video was like a great verse, to an amazing beat - just perfect!
Poetic Nation
Even though my skin says on thing what are you talking about. That sounds suspect . What's your skin say that you don't agree with.
yes! I love this💕took the words out my mouth fr
Is the original video gone? I can't find it.
I so vibe with you and love you consciousness!!! I applaud you!
I loved all of your points.....your parents should be proud....you have a very balanced perspective on the matter of blackness. Trust me that goes a long way.
+usemeeup Sorry but she's clear about her identity. She's more evolved than you....sorry 😼
+usemeeup The point is race is a social construct..... Race only matters to people who want to feel superior or want to deny you an opportunity. Race is only skin deep....if that's how you want to see it. She's black in my mind because she has the lineage and she identifies as being black.... So who are you to say she's not.
Alright Alexis coming with the FAXX
You are very very very very beautiful and you are very right, its heartbreaking how people push people into the white side to make them NOT idendity with their black side. YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL most connected to
"My white passing bi-racial woman is still apart of the black experience and it's still important." Wholeheartedly agree. Although to me, I've always thought of you as a little black girl, I remember a lot of conversations we used to have about this and just your experience growing up and being bi-racial and how interesting it was and different from mine, Loved this entire vlog!
I think it's wonderful that you are up front about being part black. Lots of other people would not admit to being mixed with black. Thank you for embracing your race.
Thank you Alexis. Your message is needed in today's world. So gorgeous 😊
Mixed People Things
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I myself have been able to pass as white unintentionally. At first it was an eye opener. In reality as no one knew I was middle eastern having been born & educated with white people it made me realise there is a deep racist underbelly amongst white people. Some white people I grew to loathe but others I grew to love as they were exposed to this environment everyday but still treated everyone the same. It's surprising who is who when you see them in private exposing true racial feelings. I don't hate white people but they are very much tribal in their thoughts & actions mostly. Even though they are perceived as open minded & educated. I have found other cultures don't discuss race as much as whites do or don't address businesses to the colour of the owner ie. using a racial slur to identify the shop s/he bought items from or a garage a car was repaired from instead of calling the business by it's given name. I know white privileges exist as I've benefitted from them but this made me shy away from them. I don't know which I felt more guilty about getting an easy pass or because sometimes it didn't feel just. I am happy to identify as my race than to be something I'm not. As I grow older I feel I'm looking more like people from my background. Is that nature or nurture? I guess I can't truly say
Isaiah Freebandz just proved his or hers point..
Some "Middle Eastern" people have high European admixture. Lebanese, Syrians, some Iranians, and other North Africans.
The fact that you STILL have to go through this is beyond me 🙄
Biiiiiiiih you from EO??? Me too!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 😆
+Dina S yes girl ! doddtown !
I know I'm very late to when you first put out this message, but well said for someone so young! U have to be happy within your own skin whatever that Maybe. Be happy 4 this life's journey has many Hills and Valleys and bumpy roads along the way... So you have to do what's right for you! May your roads be smooth and your journey be blessed!
This is off topic but I love your hair, can you do a tutorial on how you maintain your curls? 😊💗
Dear Alexis, my mother's father was lighter than you. He had blue eyes, as did his mother and father. According to the census in 1910 and 1920 census, they were all listed as black (well, "Negro"). And at that time no one seemed to have a problem with it. I don't get why today it's such an issue. Sometimes it seems like we're going backwards, I mean what do people want, to have a system like they did in South Africa, an Apartheid system?
+mystic1921 “Dee” A I don't think they would have identified as biracial, since none of them had white parents. It was just light skinned black people marrying each other. My grandfather however didn't see anything wrong with being black. He married a brown skinned woman. He didn't see anything wrong with identifying as black, neither do I. Do we want to have the system they used to have in South Africa? Where you identified according to the color of your skin. Nope, I like being black, been black over 50 years and I don't have an issue with that.
+mystic1921 “Dee” True, still the reality of this country is if someone sees me, they're going to see a black woman; they're not going to see a "biracial" woman. I still don't see, what is so wrong with me saying, "I'm black?"
So. Racist white people done define black identity.
+mystic1921 “Dee” A
That's not true.
The study was based on self-identified African-Americans like the lady in the video, and 200 participants. It's hardly scientific. Furthermore, dna is in its infancy it's making claims that aren't necessarily again "scientific".
As a black person who pass for mixed or other races, i see the diferiencies between be a "normal black girl" vs " exotic girl(mixed girl)".... I grew up in a white environment, that helped me not have racial privilege. it helped me understand black people look normal and to fight against white supremacy, today, mixed people has more privileges than non-mixed, but this tactic done since slavery only to divide the blacks and to handle them better. we need be more inteligent than them. preach sister!
girl please there are mixed ppl who can only pass for black, that I understand. You are not black, you are biracial end of story.
I thought that’s what she said black & white = biracial
@@kabookie960 She is WHITE end of story
Danielle Nora no fool she is biracial. Like she said.
*how did you get your hair so long* 😢😭😭
Your perfectly beautiful and both.
As a person with a tonne of diverse races in my genes (Japanese, Hawaiian, Australian Aboriginal, Portuguese, Irish, Chinese and More...) I have a hard time identifying with any one race of mine in particular. I've been called so many derogatory names and embraced or rejected by peoplr of my background races that specifically identifying with one is hard. It's always irked me.
No one race claims me, so I guess I just live in that limbo.
This topic fascinates me so much. I Love hearing people's thoughts on the subject. Thanks for sharing!
+Osito De Peluche We are as American as apple pie and 4th of July fireworks. We very much belong. :)
My niece is biracial and is always asked - What are you? She is only eight and is so tired of the labeling. She told me she wished she was white and blond so she didn't have to explain herself. When a child you love and adore tells you that... it is pretty overwhelming. My life's mission is to ensure she embraces every part of who she is. Glad you are doing the same :)
Beautiful breakdown 🙏💛🙏
these videos are getting me tight. like "I'm very black." like wtf STFU. and "am I mixed?" when I'm not. why everyone trying to be mixed or black. But also trying to get rid of us ?
oh but the thing is, they aren't "trying" to be black. they are black lol, at least partially.
I have a question for you. When the shit hits the fan where do you stand?
Zero One % beautiful question
Oh definitely white. Let's be real.
Haha this killed me! "I'm only 25%, this has nothing to do with me"
My perspective? Extremes are never good, and we are more similar than different so usually both side are being a bit less tactful than they should be. Anyway my opinion can be summed up in these two videos: th-cam.com/video/43gm3CJePn0/w-d-xo.html
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Panda Prince i watched 10 seconds of the first video in which he was seeming to plead a case of why he should be able to use the n word. And then i decided not to waste my time watching the entire video.
You're speaking my story and truth as well. I identify with rebelling against fitting in/passing with the majority ... everything ... love it :-)
Very well said! 🙌🏾
If people have an issue with you identifying with being black when you in fact, are the offspring off a black parent, that says more about them than you. I'm a light-skin black woman, and I've been "questioned" about my heritage in the past. You are what runs through your veins, people need to learn how to love themselves for whatever they are and whatever they look like. I've studied colorism deeply while in college and graduate school, and it sickens my heart that we torture and oppress ourselves. Love yourself, people! Do you.
My take on it is, another reason to say black, is to avoid others trying to "knock you down a notch" or to advocate for the "under-dog" and want to remind you of what they think your role or identity should be. There will always be people trying to "clock" you, so by just putting your cards on the table from the start and just saying you're black, avoids you being perceived as trying to hide something.
No offense was meant by using the term "knock you down a notch". I'm assuming that people understand that there are privileges with being white in our culture but there is less privilege with being black.
Many of us are going to end up looking Puerto Rican sooner or later lol.
P.S. I understand being Puerto Rican is not a race. You'll find all races in Puerto Rico just like you find all races in the U.S.A., but if you drive by most public schools in Puerto Rico, most kids are mixed with black. Many look black, many look like the girl in this video, some look white, some look like me, etc. When you drive by an affluent private school in Puerto Rico, then you see the obvious effects of white privilege. Most kids in Puerto RIcan private schools are white.
I had a girlfriend who went to a nice private school in Puerto Rico. I found it ironic she got excepted to Yale and her best friend got excepted to Harvard. The irony was that both these girls were white (blonds) but we all knew that since americans stereotype ALL Puerto Ricans as being "ethnic looking minorities", that gave them a better chance of being excepted as a minority when in fact they weren't.
+Antonio Kinsey It is as she says in her video, people will perceive you based on what their own perspective is from how many different cultures they have been exposed to. That is completely true. I know this from personal experience, because I have traveled to and lived in several different countries, and I am perceived different in each one. Also, in reference to Puerto Rico having ALL races like the US, sorry that is not true. Puerto Rico has a high degree of mixture absolutely, but you're not going to see people from 100 different countries in Puerto Rico or walk down the street like in NY, LA or Chicago and hear dozens of different languages.
Growing up in California, my entire life I have seen black American mixed with almost any culture you can imagine. I've seen black American bloodlines mixed with Persian, Korean, Russian, Armenian, white American, Mexican, Samoan, Filipino, German, British, Ethiopian, Brazilian, Native American... the list goes on. I've been so exposed to so many different types of people that it is usually very easy for me to distinguish cultures and mixtures.
In truth, the most racially ambiguous people in massive amounts I have ever seen are Brazilians, the ones who actually live in Brazil. It makes sense because even now, Brazil has the highest degree of interracial marriage in the world and is the largest predominantly mixed race country in the world.
If I were to see them anywhere else in the world, and I did not hear them speak, I would not be able to tell where they were from, just because their features generally are so dramatically different. They remind me of those aforementioned ethnic mixtures I used to see in California growing up.
call urself whatever u want but at the end of the day ur mixed race, not black, not white, but both. and theres nothing wrong with that. calling yourself black is like saying that you face the same discrimination that they do when you clearly dont and some might find that offensive
So she has to identify a certain way to not offend others? I think it's not her problem, people can identify however they want.
I lovvvvvve your hairrrrrrr
As I look in the mirror and ask why is my skin lighter than my mother and father. So I think black comes in all shades and I think that is beautiful.
Annsyya Jones Black don't come in this shade unless you're albino. This is a white woman.
+First Name Last Name White people are albinos!
First Name Last Name the rapper logic Is half black. And is white skin
Proofy131 Mystery Logic's father is half black. He's white.
ONE TRUE GOD What?? Black people and African can make albinos people, but stop passing off white people off as albinos. They aren't and they aren't black either.
I see a white looking mixed woman who sounds hella confused
What is to be confused or have so-called knowledge?.... Nobody knows shit. We just think we know and act like we know shit.
Nassir Jama I don’t think she’s confused.
Nassir Jama she clearly said the video wasn’t planned.
nadiya danielle maybe I'm colour blind then
this is exactly why she had to make this video. Why are you judging her on her appearance and voice? If she looked more black would you feel more at ease? It doesn't make a difference if she physically looks more white or not. Point is, she is both black and white and its not important how much of each she is
sometimes people ask where I'm from even though I was born in Canada so I tell them I'm indian because I can tell that they obviously want to know what the colour of my skin or features implies if that makes sense. when people ask you I'm sure they want to know what the "other" culture is in your gene make up, that's why they are asking
Dope perspective
You look like a young, talented Mariah Carey. I love her. She's mixed like you. But as a fully black woman myself, I find it offensive when mixed and biracial women claim to be black women because there is a difference. Like you said, when people see you, people put you in different racial categories and either elevate or degrade your status depending on their exposure. As an actual black girl, that doesn't happen to me. I'm not white passing (nor do I ache to be bc i love my melanin and blackness), so that privelege to camouflage between different races is not something that I have. In a more light example, it's like when you mix mayo and ketchup--its a wonderful combination. But at that point, it's not just mayo or just ketchup....its both. And to label it one thing would be disingenuous. There's nothing wrong with being mixed (my cousin is mixed too), but for me, the problem comes when people who clearly will not be able to identify with my experiences say they are the same as me.....bc were not (and that's okay).
Cassie Casimir experience doesn't make her less black than you it doesn't work that way sis
People like you are so damn annoying. Always telling someone how Black they are. You haven’t lived her life. Sounds like your mad because certain men don’t find you appealing, but what’s that got to do with her. A lot of men don’t like how I look but I’m not gonna blame it on someone that is of a different ethnic background to me. You guys cry if someone doesn’t claim their blackness but if someone wears it proud, oh you have to go through this to be black, oh you have to have this type of hair, and all that mess. Be quiet. You honestly don’t look 100 percent black either.
you're stupid and you don't get it
What we not gone do is disrespect Mariah like that....
She is an actual black girl! Ppl put her in different categories bc they are ignorant. If they knew she was black, it’d be different. Shut up.
Yesss Grrl tell it!! I hate that we have to do this, but its necessary to tell our side.... You made Amazing points!!
I’m a quadroon but I look very white minus several body things. I like to identify as biracial when people ask or on official forms. Is that offensive to poc?
No, you are biracial. Biracial doesn't have to mean 50/50, it can mean "two". I'm also a quadroon :)
@@suzannah991 isn't quadroon a derogatory term now?? I got told off for using it. I just say mixed.
@@ebonynaomi1085 I mean, sure, yeah, but I usually use it jokingly.
It was a brilliant idea to do this video. Peace!
Hmm great pov/truth. Will we ever get to the point where people can just say they are biracial? Like give props to what comprise them, but also being proud of the fact that one is biracial?
Black is a color not a race.
wrong, stupid
Then white is also a colour not a race
Either way, black and white are shades not colours
MissTruthz You mean the human race, we are all humans, just diffrent color, we are all the humans, and there is only one race. IM
I love you because you are truthful. Own it. You are being so strong. Keep teaching us it is important. The ignorance have to stop. I think of little girls who are going through this and need a clear understanding. Keep talking.
How can I get in contact with you