There are Asian people without epicanthic folds, but they still look Asian. If an Asian person covered their eyes, you can still tell that they are Asian.
Kazakhstan is EURASIAN country and tbh Europe and Asia is one continent completely attached to eachothrr but with different cultural and races varying from one region to another like Europe, Middle East, India Subcontinent, East Asia, SEA.
I'm Korean and never felt offended by this professor's lesson. Whoever feels he was rude, this was not the point of the lesson. He wants to break barriers.
@@flacko6459 whats with that emoji? wtf? and for your info there are actual "asian" people too in india according to YOUR definition. look up northeast indians, himalayan people as well on google images
You missed the point entirely. Small eyes do not automatically equate to Asian people. He's asking the question solely on the size of his eyes, not because he's Korean and wants to crack a racist joke.
@@arrtoan If I joked about a random black person having big lips, would it not be offensive just because big lips doesn't automatically equate to black people? No, there's a history of racist caricatures involving cartoons and minstrel shows -- same goes with Asians and small eyes. You're ignoring context.
@@yukono8208 not my job to make you smarter kiddo Eventually you're gonna have to start doing things for yourself. If you already dont know why that argument is so bad, you're just too far gone 🤷♂️😢
That professor is giving a lot of racist vibe. He seems to never remember Asian names, so he keeps asking again. Also his attitude toward Asian and white people is different. I think it's more like he is bragging about something he found but most of the stuff he thinks he discovered, most people know it already. He probably was watching TH-cam videos and found out something new and using them as if he found it on his own. That guy is too damn cringey as well.
You got it right on the nose. He’s just bragging that he’s ‘figured out’ Asians and he uses every opportunity to showcase it. I’ve been trying to keep an open mind but he makes it too obvious. “Can you see my fingers?” while looking for someone with the ‘smallest eye slits’ wth??
This isn't an advanced class... It's undergrad stuff, don't expect it to be some sort of revelation. I find this stuff interesting but If I had to criticize something it's his lack of professionalism and poor audio. Why does he have what seem to be TA's allowed to talk whenever they feel like it? Tell them to take a backseat. Their comments are never interesting and make it painful to listen to.
how not remembering someone's name considered racist?so are you expecting him to remember name from different language that he's not familiar with and instantly remember it?
It's weird/strange/awkward because smaller eyes, especially from Asian people, have a negative connotation attached to it in American society. We even have insults and stereotypes associated with small asian eyes. It's SO uncommon to hear compliments about them compared to people with "bigger eyes".
Cyphrum ᕙ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕗ Its more so about western culture, but America plays such a big role in that so... yeah the issue def has something to do with American culture. I can see why you think that way, but as a Korean-American who’s actually living and studying in South Korea right now, I will tell you this. There’s a difference on how East Asian culture views their eyes compared to how Western culture view asian eyes. People in East Asia don’t understand what it’s like growing up with the typical stereotypes/insults associated with asian eyes that so many Asian-Americans have to deal with. The lack of representation for the asian community in America is another important element to mention. Historically, America has put white has the standard of beauty for so long. Then factored where to put black beauty, asian beauty, Latin beauty, etc on the spectrum. So it’s not just Asians in America that gets affected by this but the whole minority. South Korea is the top plastic surgery capital of the world if not 2nd, but that doesn’t mean only Koreans get things done at these elite hospitals/clinics. SO MANY foreigners all over from Asia, America, and Europe literally travel to Korea to get procedures done since we have such advanced technology that gives natural results. Eyelid surgery is considered a pretty simple procedure. Just because Asians get surgery, doesn’t mean they want to be white. It would be so delusional for an Asian person to think that they would be a step closer to being a white person just because they got their eyes or nose done. Each country in Asia have their own beauty standards, but specifically for Korea, a lot Koreans don’t look down on people who don’t have double eyelids since it can also be seen as charismatic. Lastly, do you know what is a double eyelid surgery and how it takes place on asian eyes? Asians want natural results so when we say “double eyelids”, we’re not talking about western or white peoples type of double eyelid because we don’t see it as the same. Does that kinda make sense?
Exactly. It's the same as if people were to comment on black people's skin tone or lips. There are certain features of minorities that get made fun of in American society.
@@lukamagic5993 Some facial features are unattractive. Some black are bless with striking facial feature like Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. But JayZ and Whoopie Goldberg are NOT so bless when it comes to looks.
Don't think this is okay.. I'm Asian and I was offended by a lot of what he was saying! This prof defending himself saying no it isn't offensive, it's just like asking someone to come down with brown hair or blonde hair. But it's not. It's like asking for one really fat student and one slim student to identify themselves and come stand in front of the lecture theatre. Within European cultures and also Asian cultures small eyes are generally considered less attractive. Hence, things like double eyelid surgery are so popular in Asian countries, not necessarily to create a double lid, but just to make the eyes appear wider. He's picked out a student to come to the front for having 'the smallest eyes' like 'slits.' He's basically targeting a student for a generally considered 'unattractive' feature that people make fun of, and tease Asians about, that many Asians are self conscious about, and making him stand in front of everyone and be remembered/defined by that characteristic. These are impressionable young college kids and I feel like public scrutiny like that could have a big effect on some people. Also, it's not really like Josh willingly volunteered. He picked the boy out from the audience and asked him to come down, and it's hard to say no to a direct request from a professor, in front of a lecture full of people who would all know you refused him if you said no. On a side note I think that Josh is extremely attractive and further to that, has incredible style. He probably felt wildly uncomfortable throughout this segment, yet just remains really dignified about it.
This professor is amazing!! I love your lectures! For the haters out there commenting on his teaching style, imagine having him as your professor, it’s so much more entertaining than other lecturers out there!
It's not his teaching style that's the problem. The two most mentioned things for this video is the fact that he said Kazakhstan is in Europe (which is just plain wrong, it's in freaking Asia), and the fact that he asked "how many fingers am I holding up?", which is something Asian kids get asked aaaalll the time by people trying to make fun of how small the Asians eyes are, so it's very rude and connected to racism.
I think this was a good exercise , but my only critique is why it had to be centered around the Asian person and not the White person ? It is almost like you are reinforcing that White features are standard, and we need to explain to White people "other people have eyes/skin/whatever that is different from your own and that is okay! ". Why don't we explore why the Europeans have big eyes or the "evolutionary advantage " for big eyes?
Huh middle East and Russia are both part of Russia and even though Russians and middle eastern are white and brown but we still consider ourselves Asians because we both don't trust Europeans and US .
This professor tries WAY too hard to be relatable. Josh is a gorgeous guy! His eyes are sexy. *"Kazakhstan is a European country."* LMAO Who hired this guy?😂😂😂
if u take a look at how ancient asian celebrities and emperors were portrayed in paintings 1000 years ago, you would find that most of them have small eyes, and it indicates that small eyes in the old times in the asian community are beautiful.
I heard alot of people saying that he is asian but he is literally having this conversation to help people not have a racist mindset by looking at everyone the same. In America it is filled with racism this man is freaking stereotypes that asian have small eyes and letting others appreciate it instead of stigmatizing these beautiful traits.
He's there to break the grounds of social boundaries, prejudices and the list goes on with every lecture he provides. I think he has the best approach to the topics he handles. Imagine a formal or even regular caucasian man goes on with the topics of Sam's lectures. It'd seemed ridiculously inappropriate.
I can't believe how many horrible comments there are on this video, completely misunderstanding Professor Richards and accusing him of being a racist. Lol, that just shows you are clueless to what's going on here. SOC 119 is a really incredible class and those who take it say it opens their eyes in ways they didn't think before. It's about deconstructing racism and bias. Sam is a brilliant professor.
The Korean boy and the white girl do not smile. Or simply cannot smile. This smile is a huge step in human kind. They are very tension. If a boy cannot make a girl relax and smile, he fails the test. That smile is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
The cool thing is also, they are both very attractive people, but still remain akward. And this goes a long way to teach them that they have to ben comfortable with what they are, in areas they cant impact! I really love this way of breaking down the walls!! So interesting to listen to! Its obviously super akward, but its still incredibly interesting.
you need to know about the Asia Countries before teaching Asian culture study. khazakstan is a Asian country with mixed ethnic groups from Russia, Turks and east Asian
The professor really just plays off racial stereotypes to get the reaction he wants. Making jokes at the expense of the students he’s asking to be volunteers is pretty messed up
I think it goes a long way to show, that the most offended people when it comes to racism, and those who see it from the sidelines. Rather than the individual, and how often phobias have a deep root in something we can be taught to think about differantly.
@@khalidsafir and how does it fight ignorance to ask the person with so-called slits for eyes if he can even see? That's one of the most ignorant things you can say. How is that fighting racism again?
Wow. You get offended by every little thing. No wonder people like you cannot cope in this world. I bet you scream micro-agression but then yell out "bigot" and "racist" every chance you get.
Awkward because of prejudices in their up bringing. I am from Hawaii and pure japanese ancestry. My wife is from Hawaii and pure filipino ancestry. We were both born and raised in Hawaii. Went to different Schools and also our parents had different economic standards.
Omg! He's a prof. in a top US Univ. and he doesn't know basic geography - Kazakhstan is very much part of Asia ! It'd still be understandable if he said Russia wasn't in Asia (partly true).. time to blacklist Penn State :/
Cindy he's not clearly defining the that lecture. Not all Asians have "Asian features". Part of Turkey is in Asia but the people who live there are not genetically Asian. The are geographically Asian.
Malaysians really have different faces and skin colors, so even if you put that picture there we wouldn't know, cuz the probabilities are like Indonesian, Indian, Malay, Sarawakian and even Chinese (yes we do have Chinese with skin just as dark and just as frizzy.).
I mean I get the message and intention, but the professor could've used images to accomplish the same thing. However, this is a class of kids so I get that the attention span and ability to learn isn't as impactful unless there's something as shocking as these awkward type moments.
"I am looking for someone with the narrowest SLIT in their eyes" comes across insensitive, I hope the professor is reading but in general I applaud frankness in talking about racial issues but also sensitivity.
The epicanthic fold evolved to prevent snow blindness and macular degeneration... search Inuit snow goggles. Why such obvious observations are intentionally withheld reveals some disturbing truths.
The youth need to be uncomfortable! He was teaching so many lessons at once it was exceptional! From self-confidence and accepting the human nature of being looked upon and judged (happens every minute of every day), to breaking down stereotypes and providing facts regarding evolution, geographic migration, and biology.
Thin eyes can be attractive and big, wide eyes can be attractive. The girl from the new Fallout show on has big, wide eyes; sexy and bomb. Tia Carrera has thin eyes; sexy and bomb. If I taught this I'd ask a Japanese person why anime characters look non-Asian.
Okay this is interesting, point he is trying to tell is how humans are evolving, their spread pattern, more importantly way his way of telling the point. Also need Kate's ig, for research purpose ofc...
Kazicstan is in central Asia, dont know which woke book you read that said it was in Europe. Going by the contanental plates you can say China is in Europe as the eurasian continent encompasses all of Aesia Europe, the middle east, India,China and almost all of Russia. So yes Kazicstan is in Europe, I'n the same way that every Asian country is in Europe, which any sensible person doesint say when describing the collection of European Nations or Asian nations. Europe ends at the ural mountains in Russia and the north western border of the black sea and northern border of the Mediterranean.
Eyes are not signs of races. There are Europeans too with small eyes and not just the Scandinavians. There are also many East Asians with non-slanted eyes, too. But you can always see the faces of them and tell whether someone is European or Asian or African or Indian or whatever. And the Korean guy in the video has one of the most slanted eyes among even all the East Asian eyes. I have been to so many countries in the world including most of East Asia, that includes South Korea, and South East Asia. A lot of Koreans that I saw didn't have eyes that slanted. Now I am not saying these to put some people down or what but we like what we like. For example, there are a lot of non-East Asians who like East Asians and end up having kids with them. Afterall it's just eyes. They can be changed by surgery, etc. I mean it isn't like skin color or something else that you can't change and not even by surgery.
I know it’s just a trait that’s passed down through thousands of years of evolution. But I still think having big eyes are more attractive. Not that I’m a racist but I just don’t think small eyes are attractive.
Isn't Penn State supposed to be a top university? These kids act like people in a community college. All bored and disinterested, swiping through smartphones.
This is the same professor that talks to waiters in Mexican restaurant in Spanish and tells them they shouldn't be offended. Then he asks the guy how many fingers am I holding up? Seriously?
Arabs and europeans are very close. In fact the indoeuropean and the afroasian languages evolved in the same area, in what is kown today as the northern part of the fertile crescent and east anatolia.
How is this racist? He’s simply stating an idea about genetic traits. Maybe racist in the sense that it has to do with race, but not racist in the more common negative usage of the word.
Seriously dude... did you hear the remark about asian eyes at 2:07 - 2:15? "How many fingers am I holding up " he says to the Asian students because HE says their Asians eyes are so narrow.... is this not a racist remark to you?
There are Asian people without epicanthic folds, but they still look Asian. If an Asian person covered their eyes, you can still tell that they are Asian.
Katherine Rochester Me, I’m half white half Asian and don’t have the fold but still kinda look Asian
Yes. High cheek bones is another trait of asians.
@@heymanhaha it is a feature of some Africans too.
@@PrettyGurl12361 testosterone me Asians and blacks have same features
@@heymanhaha yes Asians are the original Native-Americans😁😈😉😤
Best lecturer I have ever seen in a social science class. I would have loved having him as my teacher at uni
Um, Kazakhstan is part of Central Asia.
Muh Borat
Omg. So that means Russians are ASIANS too! No freakin way!
@@vlizion Russia is in Asia and Europe; large chunk of Russia is Siberia and is filled with central Asian haplotypes
Kazakhstan is EURASIAN country and tbh Europe and Asia is one continent completely attached to eachothrr but with different cultural and races varying from one region to another like Europe, Middle East, India Subcontinent, East Asia, SEA.
@@vlizion is there enybody who talking about russia ?
I'm Korean and never felt offended by this professor's lesson. Whoever feels he was rude, this was not the point of the lesson. He wants to break barriers.
Kazakhstan is NOT european 🙄 its the definition of central Asia
They play european football and that category trumps everything else
@@RekzaFSYes, because in the Soviet Union it was imposed on them and ethnic Russians are culturally important in Kazakhstan
I am from Kazakhstan, we are Asian, please don't spread fake info, Mr. Professor.
But we don’t considering you one of us tho
@tlqkf Indians and middle eastern 🤢I agree with Andy I know they are a part of Asian but ethnic wise they arent.
@@flacko6459 whats with that emoji? wtf? and for your info there are actual "asian" people too in india according to YOUR definition. look up northeast indians, himalayan people as well on google images
Exactly we Pakistanis Indians Bangladesh Nepal Afghanistan
There are so many countries in Asia but they just think about China Korea and Japan
yeah that was pretty ignorant...
how many fingers am I holding up --- that's racist dude
You missed the point entirely. Small eyes do not automatically equate to Asian people. He's asking the question solely on the size of his eyes, not because he's Korean and wants to crack a racist joke.
@@arrtoan If I joked about a random black person having big lips, would it not be offensive just because big lips doesn't automatically equate to black people? No, there's a history of racist caricatures involving cartoons and minstrel shows -- same goes with Asians and small eyes. You're ignoring context.
@@yukono8208 lmao what a terrible argument that was
@@ssenseaddict Good job explaining why it's a poor argument you absolute moron
@@yukono8208 not my job to make you smarter kiddo
Eventually you're gonna have to start doing things for yourself. If you already dont know why that argument is so bad, you're just too far gone 🤷♂️😢
He is probably one of the most korean looking dudes I have ever seen.
Katherine Rochester you must been seen very few korean i have to say
Leo Oerve I’ve seen a lot. Lol. I can differentiate Asian races easily.
Katherine Rochester umm you haven’t seen many Koreans.
@@leooerve I'm Korean, and he does have a really Korean Face lmao. It is
Thought that bruh Josh was one of my best Korean friends lmao. He definitely has a korean face
The professor could be a little more respectful and professional.
He actually connects better with students that way
naw, "dawg" 😉
Nah it's cool that he doesn't get uncomfortable cuz he's talking like there's no such thing as racism
Agree
He’s rubbed me the wrong way in ALL the videos I watched with these lectures.
That professor is giving a lot of racist vibe. He seems to never remember Asian names, so he keeps asking again. Also his attitude toward Asian and white people is different. I think it's more like he is bragging about something he found but most of the stuff he thinks he discovered, most people know it already. He probably was watching TH-cam videos and found out something new and using them as if he found it on his own. That guy is too damn cringey as well.
Bon Koo.. yeah I got that vibe to.
yeah... idek what he's teaching
You got it right on the nose. He’s just bragging that he’s ‘figured out’ Asians and he uses every opportunity to showcase it. I’ve been trying to keep an open mind but he makes it too obvious. “Can you see my fingers?” while looking for someone with the ‘smallest eye slits’ wth??
This isn't an advanced class... It's undergrad stuff, don't expect it to be some sort of revelation.
I find this stuff interesting but If I had to criticize something it's his lack of professionalism and poor audio. Why does he have what seem to be TA's allowed to talk whenever they feel like it? Tell them to take a backseat. Their comments are never interesting and make it painful to listen to.
how not remembering someone's name considered racist?so are you expecting him to remember name from different language that he's not familiar with and instantly remember it?
The professor doesn’t need to call his students bro or dawg or dude. Omg.
why not , if that makes him comfortable.
That's just the way he talks. He doesn't mean anything by it.
He’s a surfer
Lol. I was annoyed at first, too. He sounds like he's trying to appeal to the youngest student in the group.
@@gonpo5611 it is not all about him.
It's weird/strange/awkward because smaller eyes, especially from Asian people, have a negative connotation attached to it in American society. We even have insults and stereotypes associated with small asian eyes. It's SO uncommon to hear compliments about them compared to people with "bigger eyes".
Cyphrum ᕙ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕗ Its more so about western culture, but America plays such a big role in that so... yeah the issue def has something to do with American culture. I can see why you think that way, but as a Korean-American who’s actually living and studying in South Korea right now, I will tell you this. There’s a difference on how East Asian culture views their eyes compared to how Western culture view asian eyes. People in East Asia don’t understand what it’s like growing up with the typical stereotypes/insults associated with asian eyes that so many Asian-Americans have to deal with. The lack of representation for the asian community in America is another important element to mention. Historically, America has put white has the standard of beauty for so long. Then factored where to put black beauty, asian beauty, Latin beauty, etc on the spectrum. So it’s not just Asians in America that gets affected by this but the whole minority.
South Korea is the top plastic surgery capital of the world if not 2nd, but that doesn’t mean only Koreans get things done at these elite hospitals/clinics. SO MANY foreigners all over from Asia, America, and Europe literally travel to Korea to get procedures done since we have such advanced technology that gives natural results. Eyelid surgery is considered a pretty simple procedure. Just because Asians get surgery, doesn’t mean they want to be white. It would be so delusional for an Asian person to think that they would be a step closer to being a white person just because they got their eyes or nose done. Each country in Asia have their own beauty standards, but specifically for Korea, a lot Koreans don’t look down on people who don’t have double eyelids since it can also be seen as charismatic. Lastly, do you know what is a double eyelid surgery and how it takes place on asian eyes? Asians want natural results so when we say “double eyelids”, we’re not talking about western or white peoples type of double eyelid because we don’t see it as the same. Does that kinda make sense?
Exactly. It's the same as if people were to comment on black people's skin tone or lips. There are certain features of minorities that get made fun of in American society.
Let just be honest, some small eyes, thin/No eyebrows, short legs, flat wide face, big flat wide nose or big forehead is not attractive.
@@lukamagic5993 Some facial features are unattractive. Some black are bless with striking facial feature like Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. But JayZ and Whoopie Goldberg are NOT so bless when it comes to looks.
@@503zzach Selfhate
Such a interesting and eye-opening class. No pun intended!
Pun intended
Don't think this is okay.. I'm Asian and I was offended by a lot of what he was saying! This prof defending himself saying no it isn't offensive, it's just like asking someone to come down with brown hair or blonde hair. But it's not. It's like asking for one really fat student and one slim student to identify themselves and come stand in front of the lecture theatre.
Within European cultures and also Asian cultures small eyes are generally considered less attractive. Hence, things like double eyelid surgery are so popular in Asian countries, not necessarily to create a double lid, but just to make the eyes appear wider.
He's picked out a student to come to the front for having 'the smallest eyes' like 'slits.' He's basically targeting a student for a generally considered 'unattractive' feature that people make fun of, and tease Asians about, that many Asians are self conscious about, and making him stand in front of everyone and be remembered/defined by that characteristic. These are impressionable young college kids and I feel like public scrutiny like that could have a big effect on some people. Also, it's not really like Josh willingly volunteered. He picked the boy out from the audience and asked him to come down, and it's hard to say no to a direct request from a professor, in front of a lecture full of people who would all know you refused him if you said no.
On a side note I think that Josh is extremely attractive and further to that, has incredible style. He probably felt wildly uncomfortable throughout this segment, yet just remains really dignified about it.
did he just say ' how many fingers am i holding up'...
The guy is so attractive. Wow he is gorgeous
He is 😍😍😍
This took a nasty turn...
Shelli-Ann Yes because sex is nasty
He has bad boy look. Girl is more toward someone with that kind of appearance.
@@19htown 😂😂😂
This professor is amazing!! I love your lectures! For the haters out there commenting on his teaching style, imagine having him as your professor, it’s so much more entertaining than other lecturers out there!
nah if he was constantly talking about blacks and latinos he would be out of a job. Good thing all the asians at penn state fit the sterotype.
It's not his teaching style that's the problem. The two most mentioned things for this video is the fact that he said Kazakhstan is in Europe (which is just plain wrong, it's in freaking Asia), and the fact that he asked "how many fingers am I holding up?", which is something Asian kids get asked aaaalll the time by people trying to make fun of how small the Asians eyes are, so it's very rude and connected to racism.
Picks the guy that just smoked a bowl and wants to analyze his eys. Hehe
Huy Nguyen... That's what I was thinking haha
2 bowls
Damn am literally dying to this comment 😂 cheers man lol
Ppl are uncomfortable because of media, but ppl should come above that, this is a cool class
I think this was a good exercise , but my only critique is why it had to be centered around the Asian person and not the White person ? It is almost like you are reinforcing that White features are standard, and we need to explain to White people "other people have eyes/skin/whatever that is different from your own and that is okay! ". Why don't we explore why the Europeans have big eyes or the "evolutionary advantage " for big eyes?
Wrong
Then people will argue that why is the professor not focusing on the Asian and not explaining narrow Asian eyes.
They are in the US, so ofc the regular for them is hispanic white/european
professors remarks were pretty racist, like can u tell how many fingers can u see or is it jackie chan
Lots of people throwing the word racist on these comments. Hes doing a simple lecture.
Kazakhstan is part of asia
It's actually part of both Europe and Asia.
So that means.. Russians are asians too.
@PurelyAfrican nah all asians are brown and all european and middle eastern are white
Huh middle East and Russia are both part of Russia and even though Russians and middle eastern are white and brown but we still consider ourselves Asians because we both don't trust Europeans and US .
Dude My boyfriend is Kazak and the last time I checked it was very much part of Asia 😂
Oh hope he didn’t get you kazi and besh barmak
Man , those 2 (Josh & Kate) would beautiful children together. They should date!
This professor tries WAY too hard to be relatable. Josh is a gorgeous guy! His eyes are sexy. *"Kazakhstan is a European country."*
LMAO Who hired this guy?😂😂😂
it's because Kazakhstan use to be part of USSR (Russia)
@FatLazyCat Feral No
The professor is trying to enlighten ppl's mind. I appreciate raising consciousness and challenging myths & stereotypes.
@@HoaXinh77 and Russia is not whole of Europe, it is partly Asia
if u take a look at how ancient asian celebrities and emperors were portrayed in paintings 1000 years ago, you would find that most of them have small eyes, and it indicates that small eyes in the old times in the asian community are beautiful.
They are treating Asians like they are some alien species.... Using as an experiment in America..... Disrespectful af for non native Americans
I heard alot of people saying that he is asian but he is literally having this conversation to help people not have a racist mindset by looking at everyone the same. In America it is filled with racism this man is freaking stereotypes that asian have small eyes and letting others appreciate it instead of stigmatizing these beautiful traits.
But he's also demonstrating to people who are too sensitive to chill out, not everything is r@cist.
In other words, talking about it, joking about it, etc isn't automatically a bad thing.
He's there to break the grounds of social boundaries, prejudices and the list goes on with every lecture he provides.
I think he has the best approach to the topics he handles. Imagine a formal or even regular caucasian man goes on with the topics of Sam's lectures. It'd seemed ridiculously inappropriate.
He's hitting it on the nail. We, as all people, so myself included, are just so stupid making all kinds of beauty standards.
Not really. He's proving that it's 100% natural to have a beauty standard.
I knew he was Korean the minute I saw him
I can't believe how many horrible comments there are on this video, completely misunderstanding Professor Richards and accusing him of being a racist. Lol, that just shows you are clueless to what's going on here. SOC 119 is a really incredible class and those who take it say it opens their eyes in ways they didn't think before. It's about deconstructing racism and bias. Sam is a brilliant professor.
The Korean boy and the white girl do not smile.
Or simply cannot smile.
This smile is a huge step in human kind.
They are very tension. If a boy cannot make a girl relax and smile, he fails the test.
That smile is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Mediterraneans, North Africans, East Africans, and, Middle Easterns have large eyes.
The cool thing is also, they are both very attractive people, but still remain akward. And this goes a long way to teach them that they have to ben comfortable with what they are, in areas they cant impact! I really love this way of breaking down the walls!! So interesting to listen to! Its obviously super akward, but its still incredibly interesting.
If they are high the eyes are more shut
you need to know about the Asia Countries before teaching Asian culture study. khazakstan is a Asian country with mixed ethnic groups from Russia, Turks and east Asian
Most of the genetics are Turkish from Siberia
I feel like he makes like one good point and then the rest just slowly and painfully crashes and burns
What I want to know is why does the video about Affirmative Action and Asians in the U.S. has comments disabled.
The professor really just plays off racial stereotypes to get the reaction he wants. Making jokes at the expense of the students he’s asking to be volunteers is pretty messed up
Agreed
No, he's fighting racism by fighting ignorance.
It's just making conversation on stereotypes and pointing out how stupid they are
I think it goes a long way to show, that the most offended people when it comes to racism, and those who see it from the sidelines. Rather than the individual, and how often phobias have a deep root in something we can be taught to think about differantly.
@@khalidsafir and how does it fight ignorance to ask the person with so-called slits for eyes if he can even see? That's one of the most ignorant things you can say. How is that fighting racism again?
Dude, bro, c’mon dawg...no more dude, brooooo
So this is what our kids are learning in college, great I can’t wait to see what our future is going to be like
“From California? That’s exactly what I thought when I looked at you...” WTF??? That was not okay at all!
Wow. You get offended by every little thing. No wonder people like you cannot cope in this world. I bet you scream micro-agression but then yell out "bigot" and "racist" every chance you get.
Josh looks like Ki Hong Lee.
That’s John Cho the guy in the movie GO TO White Castle.
These kids were crawling when that movie came out. Lol you old and so am I. Lol
Lmao this is a professor? He should study some geography
Kazakhstan is in Europe??? Lmao Americans are really bad at geography, it's not a myth.
Eurasian
xllab1 ......don’t expose me like that (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)
how is this a class?
wow ! dude , Bro. okay Dude , I'm like Bro. How can this be a class , you know dude ?
Bro.why is this class even happening ?
What's with the sound quality, i thoufht it was a youtube poop at first.
Interesting topic but I wish he’d tone down on the yo dawg bro dude
Awkward because of prejudices in their up bringing. I am from Hawaii and pure japanese ancestry. My wife is from Hawaii and pure filipino ancestry. We were both born and raised in Hawaii. Went to different Schools and also our parents had different economic standards.
I thought Kazakhstan is in Asia? They are part of Central Asia
Is this university?
What type of boots are those? On the korean dude
Mista _Wo combat
Maybe Timberlands?
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"All of the creationists in the room humor me for a second" lmfao
Kazakhstan is partly in Europe and partly in Asia. DUDE!
No it's Asia because even middle east is in Asia so there's no chance Kazakhstan is because it's central asia
No it isn’t Eurasia. It is very much in Asia
Why all these repulsive comments? He is describing a very interesting point. He could be a little more professional, but he is interesting.
Omg! He's a prof. in a top US Univ. and he doesn't know basic geography - Kazakhstan is very much part of Asia ! It'd still be understandable if he said Russia wasn't in Asia (partly true)..
time to blacklist Penn State :/
Kazakhstan is also partly in Europe.
This guy sounds clueless about genetics. All that just to say THEIR EYES ARE THE SAME THEIR EYES SAME LOOK AT THE SKIN OHHHH
This guy shouldn't be teaching. Poor students...
@soul sessions tv Bdhrh Evolution and God can coexist.
Professor calling people dogs, dudes, bros, yo lol.
Why can’t we see the overhead screen?
for someone who opens race as topic you sure do limit the asians to east asians
Cindy he's not clearly defining the that lecture. Not all Asians have "Asian features". Part of Turkey is in Asia but the people who live there are not genetically Asian. The are geographically Asian.
@basher basher thats what it should be...but subconciously, when people hear the word asian, it means racial asians, the mongoloid race
Asian eyes are minimalist. Meaning they dont have hinges
Sure, Kazakhstan is an European country. Now, get out of there please
The Asian guy is cute :)
Malaysians really have different faces and skin colors, so even if you put that picture there we wouldn't know, cuz the probabilities are like Indonesian, Indian, Malay, Sarawakian and even Chinese (yes we do have Chinese with skin just as dark and just as frizzy.).
I mean I get the message and intention, but the professor could've used images to accomplish the same thing. However, this is a class of kids so I get that the attention span and ability to learn isn't as impactful unless there's something as shocking as these awkward type moments.
I feel like the students did not want to pick the person with the most narrow eyes because they did not want to sound racist.
This asian guy got jokes hahahahaha
dude this asian dude got 400 dollars jackets !!! dameee
Epicanthic eye fold exist in European genes too
Eyes among China, Japan, and Korea, are different, single eyelid mostly in Korea, and Japan
cuz many Chinese ppl get plastic surgery nowadays
"I am looking for someone with the narrowest SLIT in their eyes" comes across insensitive, I hope the professor is reading but in general I applaud frankness in talking about racial issues but also sensitivity.
How many fingers am I holding up?🙄 That's rude!
The epicanthic fold evolved to prevent snow blindness and macular degeneration... search Inuit snow goggles. Why such obvious observations are intentionally withheld reveals some disturbing truths.
My Philosophy professor was just like this guy.
Her eyes were really not that big like she is making it to seem, have you seen south Asian and Middle Eastern etc peoples eyes?
And there are big eyes because...
I feel very bad for them both. They look super uncomfortable. I can sense it even through a video!
The youth need to be uncomfortable! He was teaching so many lessons at once it was exceptional! From self-confidence and accepting the human nature of being looked upon and judged (happens every minute of every day), to breaking down stereotypes and providing facts regarding evolution, geographic migration, and biology.
there are soo many attractive people in the world but aisans are different like wooow they are sooo pretty especially their eyes fr tho
The American education system is fucked.
Thin eyes can be attractive and big, wide eyes can be attractive. The girl from the new Fallout show on has big, wide eyes; sexy and bomb. Tia Carrera has thin eyes; sexy and bomb. If I taught this I'd ask a Japanese person why anime characters look non-Asian.
What is the purpose of this video. I don't get the point
Okay this is interesting, point he is trying to tell is how humans are evolving, their spread pattern, more importantly way his way of telling the point. Also need Kate's ig, for research purpose ofc...
Not a single one in class doesnt know herald and kumar. GOD IM OLD
Lolol
God Fair And Most Seeing All Humans, You Are Only Human You Are Not God, Never Rasist Someday God is angry
My man PhD Dude-bro in da house!! Hahaa he be killin' it RADICAL my dawg.
One Hunned! +100pts
Kazicstan is in central Asia, dont know which woke book you read that said it was in Europe. Going by the contanental plates you can say China is in Europe as the eurasian continent encompasses all of Aesia Europe, the middle east, India,China and almost all of Russia. So yes Kazicstan is in Europe, I'n the same way that every Asian country is in Europe, which any sensible person doesint say when describing the collection of European Nations or Asian nations. Europe ends at the ural mountains in Russia and the north western border of the black sea and northern border of the Mediterranean.
Eyes are not signs of races. There are Europeans too with small eyes and not just the Scandinavians. There are also many East Asians with non-slanted eyes, too. But you can always see the faces of them and tell whether someone is European or Asian or African or Indian or whatever. And the Korean guy in the video has one of the most slanted eyes among even all the East Asian eyes. I have been to so many countries in the world including most of East Asia, that includes South Korea, and South East Asia. A lot of Koreans that I saw didn't have eyes that slanted. Now I am not saying these to put some people down or what but we like what we like. For example, there are a lot of non-East Asians who like East Asians and end up having kids with them. Afterall it's just eyes. They can be changed by surgery, etc. I mean it isn't like skin color or something else that you can't change and not even by surgery.
Most northern asians have the eye fold
I know it’s just a trait that’s passed down through thousands of years of evolution. But I still think having big eyes are more attractive. Not that I’m a racist but I just don’t think small eyes are attractive.
Another directionless conversation.. only he know his agenda
Isn't Penn State supposed to be a top university? These kids act like people in a community college. All bored and disinterested, swiping through smartphones.
That girl doesn't have big eyes. She should see Indians for really big eyes .
Josh and Kate should have kids and see what their eyelids should look like for science
This is the same professor that talks to waiters in Mexican restaurant in Spanish and tells them they shouldn't be offended. Then he asks the guy how many fingers am I holding up? Seriously?
Arabs usually have the widest eyes 👀 not of European ancestry
Arabs and europeans are very close. In fact the indoeuropean and the afroasian languages evolved in the same area, in what is kown today as the northern part of the fertile crescent and east anatolia.
How is this racist? He’s simply stating an idea about genetic traits. Maybe racist in the sense that it has to do with race, but not racist in the more common negative usage of the word.
Seriously dude... did you hear the remark about asian eyes at 2:07 - 2:15? "How many fingers am I holding up " he says to the Asian students because HE says their Asians eyes are so narrow.... is this not a racist remark to you?
Malaysia
Lol. Josh is a boss.
Asians get their eyes from San people, who are still living in Africa today.