I kinda got the vibe of "these Korean racists didn't predict a famous black person who lived in Korea telling quite a lot of Americans about their racism". More fool them.
Finally, a black person saying everything black people have been wanting to say about racism in the Asian community AND in the language, so nothing gets lost in translation. This be racist asf. Lbs.
@@chrispham6599 you don’t have to apologize for the actions of others, but please make sure that you and are calling out others making a mockery of black cultures and people for entertainment 🌚
The thing is yall will still consume korean culture if you hate it that much why is kpop still so popular esp among PoC? I’ve noticed how y’all ALWAYS let Koreans off on shit like this but let another Asian ethnicity do the same thing and yall will boycott all media coming from that said country and be racist/ xenophobic towards them but when it’s korea yall love to act fake mad and go back to loving them fix up
@@noneofyours16 that’s not shocking it’s the language it’s self, that is Korean, that’s a hard language to learn I knew, Swahili, Spanish, and Started French
thats when i knew this shit REAL man i hope this man sees this somehow....... he has no excuse if he's korean american like his self insert character he knows korean AND english, sis has him covered with the subs 👆🏾😌
I literally just saw a TikTok video of an English teacher in Korea. She was playing a video and one of the students making fun of the black character. He called her and alien and kept saying “I’m scared”, also saying that N word pretending he was just singing a song. She was upset and asked to talk to the student after class. The coteacher who was supposed to translate what she was saying but instead told the student “Americans are very sensitive, but you didn’t do anything wrong. Don’t worry.” Like the fact that the coteacher teaching children does not think that it’s wrong!!??? Thankfully she realized what the coteacher translated and explained to the student why it was wrong. She said the coteacher apologized and was embarrassed because he didn’t realize that she understood him undermining her. She said she talked to her coteacher about racism afterwards. The fact that the coteacher would even suggest that it’s because Americans are sensitive instead of a real issue is disturbing!
My mom was watching the beginning with me and wanted to know why Kennie wasn't putting on her make up. I had to explain to her that she was over this show and its racism because she isn't normally like this. I commend Kennie for doing this episode though. People need to know when to stop
When they say "I love black culture" they mean "I like hip-hop" and literally nothing else cuz they don't even know what black culture is to begin with.
They literally think Black culture is hip-hop or sports, no joke-they’re completely ignorant to the fact that the African diaspora is massive and sooo full of variety smh
@@randombrokeperson No they don't. They don't care what it meant. They just like the new, mainstream hip hop because it promotes the stereotypes (and everyone loves a Black person who's a stereotype).
The thing is yall will still consume korean culture if you hate it that much why is kpop still so popular esp among PoC? I’ve noticed how y’all ALWAYS let Koreans off on shit like this but let another Asian ethnicity do the same thing and yall will boycott all media coming from that said country and be racist/ xenophobic towards them but when it’s korea yall love to act fake mad and go back to loving them fix up
stop infantilizing your kpop favs and asians in general by claiming "they don't know any better"; it's insulting. even if they're genuinely ignorant, their actions still hurt ppl. period.
As a black woman, I will never cease to be amazed by how quickly and blatantly people can steal or make full careers using black culture and style as a blueprint, and then denigrate and insult the very people who helped create the tools they use to get their paycheck. You can certainly enjoy music, fashion, and anything from other cultures, and you can combine and fuse different elements together to make something unique, but to do so and not acknowledge where your “originality” and “style” comes from, to do so and tear down the people who gave it to you, to live in ignorance and merely hype up your own ego, especially when you clearly are just crawling on the shoulders of those more talented than you, is actually vile.
I also hate the entitlement people feel to Black American culture. Bonus points if that entitlement is accompanied by anti-Blackness/hatred (and still more bonus points if they use our culture and language/slang the wrong way!) 🤗🤗😡🤬 1/30/21, 4:11p
Kennie's just absolute shredding of the "they didn't know any better" argument, anti-blackness in Asian communities abroad at least, and cultural appropriation in pop culture nowadays was a WORD. As someone who is studying Asia, giving their whole career to study Japanese and Japanese culture but is also a long-time K-Pop fan, I just felt the exasperation from Kennie on this. Thank you for watching this for us, even out of revenge and letting people know what's really out here.
My parents are Nisei, and even when I was a tiny wee me in the late 70s/early 80s and said "that's not nice!"? They knew they were being disgusting. Decades ago. And I haven't seen any commendable change at all in purposely segregated Japanese American communities. I can hope I'm not getting the bigger picture, but I don't think so.
The "they didn't know any better" argument is one of the reasons why I fell out of kpop (that and the music just isn't hitting the same to me sorry not sorry). Like it was just so frustrating as a black fan to see the stans use that typical argument over and over as if they don't have 1tb internet speed over there 🙃
@@nala6846 it's so true and sad because I love the visual aesthetic of kpop but the lyrics and meanings of the song are getting shallow and the artists are starting to seem less inspired. I know Western music cam also be shallow too but at least you know they're rapping or singing about experiences and desires that actually have. Ikd that could just be me but I'm also tired.
"People all over the world know how to disrespect Black people." I enjoyed Kennie's ending rant because she unpacked so much about why I also pulled away from some Korean entertainment. The fans will justify their faves anti-Blackness as cultural ignorance but I don't buy it. I do believe people can learn and do better but not without accountability.
Not to mention, defending someone's racism due to cultural ignorance doesn't make it better. It just shows how that someone refused to learn from their actions or that their peers didn't bother to tell them what they said and did was wrong.
The ending message sorta hit, as a young black girl who likes kpop I sometimes catch myself doing the whole "he's cute and he likes black girls" and the fact that us black girls simply being acknowlegded makes so many of us happy is really saddening, I even get surprised when black men say they like us and that really shouldn't be the case
@@rumr3d and as kennie said in the video, it’s looked as some sort of feat when a nb person likes black women and gets praised for being attracted to or open to dating us as though we’re aliens or something. the careers they make off of insecure black women seeking validation is just as sickening as it is maddening. it’s just all f*cked.
German is my second language, I don't anyone actually knew what she was supposed to say, not even her lol. "Just make it sound kinda German" "djjdbdhsjdbjdhqgft"
wasnt jay park born in seattle? he knows. get real. totally agree with the black-a-boo. taking our culture and then slandering the people. most of kpop is that. there'd be no modern kpop without black culture. thats just a fact. the disrespect is palpable
Preach. That’s why I don’t fuck with others like that. The black-a-boo comment is on point. I love it and will be using it to describe folk who leech and profit off black culture
Exactly. Even before kpop Koreans have leeched on our culture with our fashion and even calling themselves "swag", yet people have a FIT when we saw CA.
That opening slur in the movie is what students at the worst middle school I've ever had the misfortune and displeasure of working at in Korea called me for MONTHS when I first got here, and when I finally found out that it wasn't a playful nickname they were saying it broke my heart. I've never cried at school before or since. The kicker was that their teachers heard them refer to me that way several times and didn't say a damn thing. Actually at least one of them reassured me it was a nickname and giggled at it. It remains, even years later, my worst experience in this country.
I’m so sorry you experienced that. You didn’t deserve it and the fact that these kids thought it was okay, just says so much about the adults in their lives and their communities! That’s how racism goes on, by adults passing it down to children smh
Everytime Kennie speaks Korean to clown director Jason Lee, I SCREAM. "Are you satisfied? Even now?" Even the actor that plays Jason Lee got dragged "I hope you aren't rapping... I hope you work at a Walgreens" LMFAOO, poor Walgreens, she ain't deserve that "all I know is that when I get up in that p*ssy"....no ma'am, noooooo ma'am...chile what is this??!! This felt like a spiritual attack.
It's amazing how that scene both made me burst out laughing and disgusted me. The little arm dance he did as said "when I get up in that p*ssy, tilt it to the left and tilt it to the right *beep* you feel me?" cracked me up. Also no sir, I do not feel you and certainly hope I never shall.
This whole "they don't know any better" schtick is so stupid. It's not the 19th century anymore, people. Korea is not a tiny village hidden from the modern world. People all over the world have twitter, and the internet, and all the rest. I think more people need to examine why they feel the need to defend or excuse racism.
A lot of people want to continue believing their fantasy of a whole race or country etc. So when racism pops up it’s “oh no it’s not intentional they didn’t know” etc etc. it’s escapism for most people. Even me at some point. Wanting to hold on to the idea that there’s somewhere that black people are not hated.
I agree, this shouldn't be used as an excuse, but maybe some people are actually uneducated? I mean i'm Italian and I only found out that cultural appropriation and colorism exist only half a year ago (when I became a kpop stan and saw all the scandals about cultural appropriation ect) but I don't know, maybe that's just me?😅 here we aren't educated about this topics and we aren't particularly conservative like Korea or something so I don't know (I don't think this applies to this case though, there are a lot of people behind a movie)
@@laurabalconi4267 same. I'm Indian and NOBODY knows about CA here except if you really dive into kpop scandals. Asian communities are racist/colourist to anything dark, not just black race. They stereotype and hate Chinese/Japanese depending on where you're from because of historical and political tensions/wars and thus, xenophobia is born. Its like this everywhere in this world, unfortunately :(
racism is inexcusable but CA (I'm talking about aesthetics things here) I can understand why they dont know (I'm talking about normal people) ........ Most of CA controversies are in America lmao. And everything about it is in English. I'm from Asia and most people don't speak English here. Many arent interested in western music/movies and such except Avengers. Having access to social media does NOT mean you'll know about CA immediately. Nothing CA happens in my country (because nobody sees the appeal in "african" look lol which is kinda racist) We have our own side of the internet where we live and thrive. Kpop idols and their companies should know better though. Because they aren't like us. They're more privileged, have employees from big fancy colleges with fancy degrees and yet nobody knows its not right?! Especially American/Canadian born idols lol. Even THEY don't know it and it boggles my mind. Jay Park is an ENGLISH speaker and has lived abroad as well. SanE is openly racist and KNOWS that CA talks exist and yet he openly trashes them. JYP is a dumb dumb dumb fool lol i have no words for him...
As a 16 year old black girl who's only just now starting to learn how severely racist the world is, and how racism presents itself, thank you for these lessons in your videos, Kennie, they help me a lot.
I feel you. I am so sorry . I am 18 and a black girl too and I am sorry for you. I had gone through that phase too. And it hurts, it really hurts , but it makes you stronger and wiser and nicer because you understand nobody should feel that way
@@joyandgrace9183 thank you, and im sorry you went through this too, it really hurts. You're right though, it does help make us stronger, and maybe someday we can make a difference and get closer to ending discrimination like this! Maybe not achieve, but get closer.
as someone who's a black woman getting close to 30 (and looking forward to it aging isn't scary i promise) don't let how racist the world is harden you. Try hard to keep that optimism for a better less racist future while acknowledging the reality of the world we live in. Don't let the micro aggressions make you hardened either and remember it is not your job to educate people as a black person on the harm of racism. You're still a child in some ways and hold on to that for as long as you can. You got this, you have a world of black women who want to see you succeed and be happy and who are working so hard to call out this racism in the world as well make sure you are protected.
@@tokismth319 thank you for that, its been hard to stay optimistic about the future when learning how bad the present is but you're very much right. The world will get better for us! It'll be nicer and safer. For now, I'll keep trying to be a kid. Thank you again, its comforting to hear from adult black women ❤
korea is so technologically advanced but you’re telling me they can’t give a quick google search on why they shouldn’t say the n-word? it’s the fact that they are highly aware of many things but prefer to continue doing them 😐
@@twixx5894 i’m sorry if I made it seem like i was generalizing the entire country, it was never my intention! i know there are several koreans who are very well informed with these issues. i might have worded it inappropriately i meant to say those that excuse koreans (especially idols) for their behavior for saying they don’t know. but again i definitely know korea is SO much more than kpop and kdrama, really sorry for the way i worded it.
@OshunLaDiaspora yes i always think about how ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTING it must be for black kpop fans trying to support something that brings them comfort yet can be SO anti-black sometimes.
@OshunLaDiaspora Damn, you are 100 times more articulate and better at debate than I could ever be. I would never know how to put my argument in words, just wanted to appreciate your debate skills.
@@twixx5894 babe that’s an entire lie and we all know it. Antiblackness runs RAMPANT in South Korea and to imply otherwise directly undermines the racism that black people face both there AND on the internet from South Korean people.
Also 18 years old like the other commenter, here, and yeah!!! I agree!!! She's entertaining, yet educational!!!! She can teach me makeup AND film history and dear God would I listen.
Yall need to stop defending them for being “blissfully ignorant” or “not knowing better”. stop treating them like kids, cuz even kids are able to learn what racism is. And stop trynna silence those who genuinely feel offended or hurt by these people. Yall needa hold your faves accountable and stop repeatedly letting them get away with just blatant racism
"They don't know any better" is always followed after someone tries to teach them better showing it's not treated as an honest mistake that needs correcting but an excuse to continue to perpetuate harmful actions.
This! I grew up in a Hispanic household with internalized racism everywhere, and yet I knew right from wrong since I was very little. Because education is not something that is given, its a journey that we all have to embark on ourselves! I chose to educate myself on black issues and why there is so much internalized racism in my culture. And I call it out at every family event!
@@handsomerat5926 and I understand that, i really do , but people also seem to forget that most Koreans are exposed to black artists ( how kpop idols get their inspo) so even if they’ve never met one, they most likely know how heavy such derogatory words are. Not to mention the fact that they created a whole derogatory word in Korean for people of colour. At this point, we shouldn’t be fooling ourselves into thinking these people are just clueless
also,, i feel like people not holding idols and whatnot accountable for their actions under the premise of "tHey dOnT kNow aNy bETteR >:((" is kind of racist on itself?? like i don't get the need to constantly infantalize these grown people just because they're asian...
I studied in Seoul in 2018 and you're totally right. I'm black (mixed) and there were multiple times I encountered someone and they said something that made me go "ah yes, a blackaboo." e.g, someone came up to me specifically and told me they like Kendrick Lamar. Out of nowhere. Like????? okay???? Do you want a medal??? And the clubs. The CLUBS. You go to a hip hop club and there are so many people with locs or braids and saying n*gga but then you look at them and they trip over themselves to assure you they "didn't mean it like that". Either that or they spot you in a crowd and they'll try and become your bff for "cool points", because hey, a black person is a great accessory for a hip hop club! /s Great video, as always!
That's sad very sad, I'm not black and I love hear black music, come on 90% of music genders today are thanks black people : rock, dance music, hip hop, jazz, R&B ecc... The thing that make me angry is people who likes only hip hop culture but not black people, I mean they don't pick the entire box.
As a person who is black and has lived in Korea this is 100% true. We always are expected to forgive and accept apologies based on Koreans being "ignorant" and lack of "mal intent" when they consciously and continously do anti black things. But that's bullshit. When anyone does remotely anything offensive to Koreans they raise HELL and no excuse of ignorance will work. Koreans: Please excuse our unique situation.
The ignorance and homogenous plea makes me sick. Unless you're going to tell me you thought yours was the only country on the planet, the only language spoken, the only culture in existence and you JUST found out yesterday that it isn't so - then you aren't ignorant, you just don't give a damn.
I have a question for you, since you've lived in Korea. Would you say the Koreans are aware of what the N word is? I have been seeing these people online saying "they don't know what it means", and I find that hard to believe. Maybe not those "ajusshis".
@@yesno8785 They know what the n word is. They listen to hip hop and rap. Some people will just go ahead and say it especially at the Korean only clubs (intel from Korean friend). They're not ignorant but they like to use their homogeneous population as an excuse.
@@monimuppet6132 Yes they do know better. Especially about blackface and the n word which they keep doing. "Only Koreans live here we don't know!" Yeah well the foreigner population is continously growing and the internet exists. Just because you didn't take the time out to research doesn't mean you get to use that excuse.
I never understood the argument "They don't know better" when it came to racism in general. A child is still punished even if they didn't know what they did was wrong, that's how you teach. A light punishment maybe but a punishment nonetheless. We are allowed to show how disgusted we are by their works even if it's just "their culture." If you're going to be so open about things you have no knowledge of then always expect criticism.
I've seen so many people defend racist celebrities just because they're not American and that "their culture is different". Remember the main guy from 365 Days? I saw this video on Twitter of him rapping the n-word and so many thirsty people were in the comments saying "He's from Europe. Things are different there". Well, no matter where you're from, the n-word is still the n-word, sweetie.
So True. And anyway, "He's from Europe" is suuuch a weak excuse and does not stand up to any analysis on a current European perspective or a historical one. Historical: look up the etymology. the word being used as a descriptive originates from Europe. Current: I(a European) have only heard one person ever use that word, and she immediately got shot down and shunned by her old friends. Also, why does it not surprise me that the 365 dude is a twat?
As a European (Dutch) woman, that is a non-sensical excuse because a lot of people do know what the word is. However, I don't know tthe full context. If he was rapping along, then one can wonder why songs even include that word because it means NB's aren't even allowed to enjoy the music (aren't we over segregating music already?).
My daughter could write a book about her experience going to Thailand for six weeks as a dark-skinned Black woman. How many times pictures and videos were taken of her without like she was a “thing”. No one coming up to her to say, “Hey, you’re beautiful, can we take a picture?” This, among many other acts that could have made her exhausted, she took and empowered herself.
Hurting for your daughter’s trauma, but living for her strength and maturity! She *should* write a book, or maybe a short film, or even a tik tok series if she’s into that. Her perspective is valuable and it sounds like she could educate quite a few
This happens to muslim women as well, it's especially nice when you are black AND have a hijab. Asian tourists just come up to us and keep on taking pictures as if we are exotic animals smh
I am seconding and in complete support for ceasing with suggesting anti-black media for reactions. It’s sinister to find entertainment in Black ppl re-triggering themselves and performing akin to attack dogs for the benefit of NB people’s need to feel good about being able to identify instances of anti-Black racism. It doesn’t take into consideration the health of the Black people whose content you enjoy. Show support by taking into consideration that the labour of intentionally giving time and space to anti-Blackness has accumulative harm. I would say it’s also an intraracial issue as well but that requires a different consideration. All in all, just take a beat before the “Hey, did you see xyz...”
Same. I only watched this review and was triggered by the slurs. I can only imagine how anxiety-inducing it must have been sitting through the whole thing. Protecc your mental health Kennie!
I love watching people react to trashy entertainment, but only when it's a fun kind of bad. I don't want to watch someone being hurt by something. Who enjoys watching someone be genuinely miserable?
I think a lot of people know something is wrong but can’t really explain why and they want Kennie to put their own emotions into words without thinking about what toll that would take on her. I also think there’s a big “you’re black, explain this to me” thing without realising that hurling racist content at someone to see their reaction, knowing it will trigger them is super messed up.
I find it’s a common practice in Korean media to translate offensive slurs into neutral words in their subtitles, thinking they have cheated the system. Sorry sweetie, ppl who’s not Korean can learn Korean and know what u said, and google translate exists.
people babying asian people especially east asian on the internet is so suffocating. i am german so i have no say in the whole racism thing but i did noticed (primarily on tiktok) that people ecxuse racism just because they find the person cute. they can excuse everything as long as it is someone looking like a kpop artist but draw the line at being called mayo monkey
@@twixx5894 i am from an area were a lot of people of different backgrounds are and i never experienced racism on the streets. i cant talk about personal experience from an asian person because i am white. i chose tiktok because its an app used world wide were the things kenny mentioned happens frequently. this comment was not about racism against asians or other communities in germany. it was about the fact that people excuse racist behaviour, especially on tiktok, because they thing the creator is cute.
@@twixx5894 i know it is a all people thing (the babying). the only reason why i mentioned east asian people specifically because that is the topic of the video we are under. i am very sorry that happened to you, sadly there are alot of assholes in this country.
I (Chinese) remember when my now ex-friend (1/4 Japanese) tried defending a Japanese variety show when one of the people on it did black face. I called it racist, and her reply was "But they don't know any better!!" And I was like "GIRL, it is 201X, JAPAN 👏 HAS 👏 GOOGLE 👏 They find it offensive when white people do squinty eyes and buck teeth for Asians. How can they not understand that this is offensive to Black people??" and the friendship just started declining from then on and only sunk faster when her family went full on quoting Breitbart
Facts like I was watching this video about this black girl asking Koreans what the n word in Korean means to Koreans and one of them just flat out said it like they flat out said the n word with the hard r and people were like they’re not from America so they wouldn’t know that it’s wrong. But if they didn’t know it was wrong then why is there a Korean word for it and it’s obviously known as a slur like people straight up be making excuses for people being racist like they don’t know what they’re doing.
oof, it's hard being a black girl interested in Asian cultures. i cringe, thinking back on how i'd watch yt vids on Japanese/Korean folk getting interviewed on whether or not they're into black women. the absolute crumbs of attention you'd get. It really is gaslighting when folk act like you're upset for no reason when Asians darken their skin and adopt "black" mannerisms and get their hair braided and etc. Oh, they LOVE black culture...but it's only the very specific, stereotypical parts of "black culture". It's really absurd how we're seen as too sensitive when we travel and are upset that folk stare at you, take pictures of you, touch you without your consent!
If they have the tools and time to study genres and trends *made* by black people, they certainly have the ability to educate themselves on black culture and history. If one doesn't they are a culture vulture and are willingly ignorant and I'm tired of seeing it in kpop
As an asian american, a lot of what I see is willful ignorance. We parade and costume and use black culture but refuse to acknowledge and look further as to why these things are racist and problematic. So while I absolutely believe that there's definitely an issue with colorism and anti blackness in asia, there's also so so much ignorance. People will know 'oh that's racist' but won't understand why, it's surface level. There isn't a real consequence for refusing to further educate yourself on these matters in asia. That's really what I hate the most about the excuse 'they don't know any better' because it's true and they don't want to. Obviously not everyone is like this but it's come to the point where things are generalized because it's become such a prevalent issue. Anyways, I wasn't expecting this Kennie but I'm glad I got to hear your thoughts on the matter
"'Oh, that's racist' but won't understand why" yeah, a similar thing happens even in some South American countries, so I don't doubt that it happens in Asia as well
"i dont even speak german and can tell thats baaaaaaad german" me, half-german: after rewinding 12 times i am giving up, i cant understand a word of what shes trying to say. its not just bad german, its not evne german at this point anymore
The amount of "I'm black and I think it's ok" in these conversations is so concerning. What do they gain from being picked? Who are they trying to impress?
And the worst part about is they treat themselves as if they're the spokesperson for black people. You do not define the black community as a whole. You can only speak for yourself. You may not have been offended but the rest of us for damn sure was.
Sooo I see where you’re coming from but just like some else said , you don’t speak for the entire 6 million or so black people. If they aren’t offended then cool but you invalidating their blackness because they think differently isn’t ok. Dare I say you’re the problem
@@pressdeletus7854 I'm not saying this just because... for example a popular influencer got called out for cultural appropriation (For wearing box braids. Personally I no longer gaf on how other races style their hair th-cam.com/video/vP4gLEXbcQc/w-d-xo.html, but I digress...) The person that wrote "I'm a black girl but.." they said that every culture wears them, so it's not original and black people didn't create box braids?????🤨 Another "I'm black, but..." is when Shane Dawson did an apology video (the older one🙄) of saying the n word and BLACKFACE (Am I really supposed to believe that actual black people forgave him for that 😐). There was also an incident of a (non black) latina exposed for PRETENDING to be a black man online, and she was trolling black women 😒. Plus this is the internet, so why isn't believable that non blacks would pretend to be black online with no repercussions...
That bit about people putting on the "black" voice and mannerisms only to emphasize aggression and conflict is... Something we all notice but are too afraid to point out. Because a lot of people deny that they're using the "black mannerisms" and say that we don't "own" that way of talking or whatever. Idk it's messy and I'm not smart enough to really analyse it
At the same time I dont want those mannerisms to be seen as black. Like to me that is more hood mannerisms. I'm black and no one in my family talks like that. I said yo to my mom once and got whooped. The whole thing is embarrassing in general but speaking hood and ghetto does not and should not equate to speaking "black" whatever that means
@@Simmerdownidc Speaking "hood and ghetto" is usually just peoples way of describing speaking AAVE and Ebonics, which are a big part of African american culture. The idea that they're shameful or improper ways of speaking is very much rooted in racism
It isn't even the words or slang we use...its our natural tone and cadence they try to use because even when we speak "properly" we have a quality in our voice that just comes naturally. We code switch and other Ppl can still tell what ethnicity we are regardless of our efforts to sound neutral because we got that twang we can't shake. They don't get that our verbal expressions and mannerisms comes from the black struggle and it's just who we are even the ones that run from it still keep it tucked away. Other ethnicities monetize our experiences but we are called ghetto and deemed uneducated for the same shit. I'm sick of the clownery and fuckery of it all.
It really reminds me of the time that Lana del Ray used "period" at the end of one of her response videos after that statement tearing down black female artists
Kennie, the man with that terrible AAVE that was talking about "diving in the pussy", is also a rapper and he goes by the name of Crown J. He was kind of popular in the early to mid 2000's. The sad thing is that he ACTUALLY talks like that. ( just search we got married Crown J, it's a Korean dating show that he was on) Not to mention, he was supposed to be on Love and Hip Hop LA, the first season, due to having connections with Masika.
anti-blackness NEEDS to be addressed in korean and honestly many other asian cultures. As a korean and chinese person, it really disgusts me to my core that films and attitudes like this among us and we need to be keeping others accountable for their racist actions and attitudes against other POC. My korean mom came to this country as a high school and has had black roommates, lifelong friends and co-workers so it really breaks my heart that theres is so much anti-blackness festering in asian american communities because i've seen that it obviously does not need to be this way. We need afro-asian solidarity again like we've had in moments in the past, and stronger than ever before.
It reminds me when a Korean told that he didn't know black women could be delicate and shy because I am shy and his eyes delicate, it's like if they dont understand that we are humans too
it's honestly shocking seeing as we fought alongside each other in the korean war. that's how they got hip to black culture in the first place. and got a monopoly on beauty supply stores in america but idk if anyone's ready to have that conversation 😂
@@jch6809 ofc no ones ready for any convo alluding that poc are "humans" and actually have brought a lot to these communities that know how to inappropriate them..
Kennie is probably one of the only few black youtubers (who’s content is, for the most part, solely based off of kpop and Korea) I’ve seen who didn’t sugar coat Korea and it’s clear issue with racism lol Love Korea for its language, culture, etc🤗 but always remember that it is not perfect. It has its issues that should never be hidden just bc its a pretty place with nice dramas and music.
Another good black TH-camr who used to live in korea and doesn’t sugar coat her experience is sundai love. She has a video where she’s explains how she loved parts of Korea and the parts that were less than pleasant. She’s a good watch if you’re interested in Korea or Japan as she currently lives there.
@@twixx5894 ikr, I'm a Korean American girl and I feel like living Korea even as a Korean American person would be *tiring*. Imagine how tough it would be for foreigners, especially black people
@@twixx5894 Human beings are multifaceted and thus can address a multitude of problems at the same time. You are specifically on a TH-cam channel of an African-American who has experienced/witnessed racist things in Korea which is why it’s being talked about here. Yes Koreans have personal problems as well. But that does not dismiss the experiences of other people who are living in Korea. This is not the oppression Olympics.
threatened ? that's rlly how u felt :/ guess we still can't get away from the "mad black woman"..saying 'threatening' makes it sound like SHE'S the aggressor, when she's the opposite, she's defending herself and her culture/race; rightfully tired, disgusted, calling it out; calling for justice.. idk some of these 'kennie speaks second language' comments rub me the wrong way
@@user-mv5tm8eu5z @Bella Rose I didn't even think the OP meant it that way or at least when I read the comment I didn't take it in that kind of light tbh...I agree that it would be rude if that was the OP's intent of stereotyping her as a "mad black woman". I've been watching Kennie for awhile and love her and know that I thoroughly enjoyed the clapback of her speaking the director's native language so if anyone, I hope he feels "threatened" because he should be embarrassed by this work...obv I'm aware I can't speak for the original comment/poster but idk, maybe they meant it in a complimentary way, not a derogatory one?
As an asian american who was born and raised in the states, but grew up highly immersed in my asian identity, I’ve always been so conflicted when it comes to the blatant racism and appropriation towards black people in mainly mainland asia. Just honestly, the whole history of tensions between the black and asian community, especially in [anti-minority white] america, is such a heartbreakingly complex and deeply rooted issue. When it comes to the perception of black people in asia, I think I’m starting to realize that the issue isn’t so much about asians being ignorant because they have less accessibility to anti-racism education compared to say people living in more diverse and black western countries, but more that many asians DO NOT make the effort to be anti-racist, learn better, or stop racist actions in the first place. It’s one thing to stumble because you’re unlearning ignorance. It’s another to continuously profit off of or make jokes out of people you know you are hurting. Also, the constant gaslighting that happens with k-stans towards black and brown fans is so disgusting and harmful. I am so sorry that you had to exhaust yourself over such a disgusting movie just to give us reactions and education, but thank you for giving me more clarity.
i completely agree i’m south asian and even tho my people know white people hate us they would rather stand up for white pll and worship them while accepting the model minority myth instead of taking the time to educate themselves. i think the main problem is because they know they are more advantaged/privileged minority compared to Black or Indigenous people.
@@nkkad1047 indeed. As a Korean American I know that my immigrant parents went through racism yet they still wanna kiss some white man's bitt more than a black man's due to the need for success, even though the white man would probably discard them or smth idk
You all have interesting points of views that I agree with. Those before us may not see the value in communal growth, however we can stop the cycle of racism by teaching others (especially the young, like our kids) how we treat people from diverse groups. Change starts with each and every one of us.
As an Asian American, I love Asian Hip-Hop but I don't feel completely right listening to it and avoid putting money into the music because the big elephant (racism, anti-blackness, colorism) never gets addressed. For Example, Large Korean media companies have been producing so many shows about Korean hip hop and have been profitting off basically black culture but NEVER address the original foundation of hip hop - which is basically all genres of music since 1900s (I don't know too much about music history, but most of what we know today was founded by someone of color). Hip hop was founded by the black struggle in the U.S. It's time that Asians start becoming more aware and show care towards people outside of their race and color.
I am not American, but I am asian and I live in a very colourist country. I agree with everything that is said in the comments and would like to see this cycle break as soon as humanly possible. It's so hurtful.
I have friends that will agree with me when I call out white dudes saying the n-word & wearing dreads. But when I talk about Asians (especially Koreans) saying the n-word and wearing dreads, they'll come up with so many excuses. "They probably didn't know". They're 20 years old. I'm 16 and I completely understand what it means to say certain word and do certain things.
I wonder why they even have a slur for black people, its a monolithic country, like WHY do they need a racial slur black people? Do all countries have racial slurs for black people? Idk, maybe I'm thinking too deeply about this.
Not to say ANY country needs one btw...No country needs slurs, just wild that a place where you'd hardly meet a black person in the flesh, has a slur for us.
It's especially weird since the excuse of them rarely seeing a black person is commonly used to defend their ignorance but there's a whole ass slur for us...? Like it's very weird because you can't have the fact that they've never seen blk people before as an excuse but also have a slur exist at the same time..Like which one is it 💀
WHEW, THE ENDING RANT *Chefs kiss* for me my mental health started to take a tumble after 4-5 years of being a K-pop/K-rnb fan. Every day I would have to escape the gaslighting from non-black fans, the usage of black culture while hating black people, blatant colorism, and anti-blackness. Honestly, I don't keep up with kpop as much as I used to. If I stumble upon a good Korean song on Spotify, I like it, but don't try to get to know the artist. There are only 2 groups I stay kinda up to date on. I still watch shows from all over Asia (Alice in Borderland is good asf), but I kinda distance myself from getting too deep. (Honestly, a lot of Asian drama's I've seen always include slick colorist comments and it makes me disinterested so quickly.)
Then there’s the whole issue with how black people are presented in k-drama & j-dramas. I remember this scene from a drama were the FL was in Hawaii and hella lost and disoriented, and she bumps into this black guy who asks her like "are you okay?" "do we need to call the police or the hospital?", and the character freaks the heck, acting like this dude was trying to attack her. The guy looks hella confused, and stands there like 'what the hell is going on with this person'.
I know this is gonna be a good ass video from the disclaimers That Rant was everything I needed today and when she started speaking Korean?? A baddie, I Stan
As someone who's been trying to learn Korean for a while and is a black person, its. So frustrating seeing the blatant disrespect and theft of black culture. Like its incredible seeing the shit they get away with and just ignore criticism about bc you got so many people defending their ignorance
This video dropped at the most awkward time for black kpop stans. It’s black history month and we’re celebrating our prominent historical figures and looking back through our suffering. While also starting the month with two kpop idols being exposed for their racist (and one being anti-Semitic). Everyone is this industry just has a weird hatred-and-envy of black people and our culture....basically this month is gonna be painful.
@@samorraj6461 I think it was skz han racist lyrics. Not sure who the other one is. Edit: Oh nvm. The other one was gfriend sowon hugging naz/ statue :(
I appreciate this so much!! After living in Korea for 3 years, I can't quantify how annoying it was/is to hear the "they don't know better" excuse for their racism.. you can't brag about your education and internet and worldliness but be ignorant of how what you're doing is racist!! They know better and plenty of them choose not to do better
@@misoasoda340 thank you! that’s why I never give them a pass. For people who are very smart, you don’t think they could - i do not know, be more aware of the issue of not being racist. They have a whole word for the n-word so they obviously know about something.
As someone who’s been a fan of Kpop for over 10 years (I got into Kpop during the heyday of the second generation, so MBLAQ, U-KISS, DBSK, Super Junior, SNSD, etc., and now I like first gen Kpop) I HATE having to tell people (esp. new fans) that Kpop wouldn’t be anything without Black people. And it hurts my feelings sometimes to think about the cognitive dissonance that I have to experience to be into Kpop but know that Koreans don’t like Black people
This is so WILD. Yesterday I went down the rabbit hole of some Korean Kpop idols deliberately doing blackface/menstral shows and the “Asianfishing” attacks that other black women were getting on Twitter just because they may have been born with Asian like features. The more accusations of blackface and blackfishing and people putting on blackness as a personality trait as a costume....it used to make me angry as fuck but now it just makes me deeply sad because as we have a right to be in spaces we always have to reaffirm that we have this right and instead of it just being a right. It came to a point where I could not enjoy K-pop as I would before because it felt like they were putting on blackness and getting praised money exposure and this always happens. Especially on TicToc where (white)people take from black creators and they get all the glory and the money and the opportunities while the actual creators, the black creators, get nothing if anything crumbs. I love the way I am, blackness and coyly curls and all and it took more time than I am proud of to accept myself but God damn sometimes it is exhausting to be black and witness the constant show of people putting on blackness and getting money. It’s like you are praised and hated all at once. (Also this theory of black culture is also dumb cause there r so many different black cutters from Caribbean, African, black Americans etc. it’s like which sector r u referring too. Asian ppl don’t like to be painted with the same brush so I’m confused as why we r doing it to others. But hey anti-blackness I guess) I’ll step down off my soap box now lol love the vid☺️ as usual
Isn't tick tock a Chinese brand. Chinese people are also racist . It's funny everyone wants to be on tick tock....look at me I'm doing something too... lol !!!!!!
The whole of Kennie’s body and soul just seems so repulsed against this horrible creation, trying to expunge any memory of it and yet she still came through with the review.... Thank you for your sacrifice. Also never feel bad about having to take a break, this is your channel, post when you feel like it. We’re here for you Kennie, we know quality content takes time.
I live in Korea and Ive noticed this weird "fascination" with African culture... they would have the stereotypical black statues (think disney black characters)
Again being mixed Asian and having a mixed black and Asian daughter and people saying “oh she’s going to end racism” or “she’s going to change peoples perceptions on race” or something is exhausting. Instead of trying to explain why that’s wrong (people just get defensive) I just say “yep, that’s why we had her, to fulfil her destiny to end racism”🙄😒
I can't express how tired I am of literal children's existences being viewed and used as political statements by people who have no fucking business doing so
U did such a great job with this video Kennie. I've been a subbie from the days u made ur korean language vlog type videos and I'm so proud to see u evolve since then. I'm sending u love also may god bless ur uterus too lmao!!😔💕💕 As for Jay Park...he gets a yikes from me 😬
😂😂😂 lmao as a fellow black woman I agree. I just thought of scene from the office “I just experienced a hate crime” “no you didn’t” “well I hated it” that’s my mood to this
Omg the comments, yes there's new people here man! Don't get so defensive when people ask things, not everyone's been here since the storytimes. To answer some, Kennie majored in Korean studies in uni in Michigan. She is fully African American. She didn't get into it just because of kpop,she actually was interested in the history and had korean friends, there was like a couple study groups and some drama here and there blah blah blah(check out her story times). She went to Korea a couple times, sometimes for school, sometimes for work, sometimes just because she loves Korea....Hopefully I'm not missing anything. Also she has some songs out where she sings in Korean as well that you guys should check out if you haven't yet. Let's be accepting and not turn our noses up at people man.
We love a multi-lingual black queen Why are y’all debating her race under my comment, she’s stated herself in various videos she is a BLACK woman. Please stop. As a person who has to daily debate with people about my own blackness please just stop.
The ending is so accurate. I got into K-pop when I was around 12/13 and mateee. I was already struggling to be secure in my blackness ad a young black woman but the anti blackness perpetuated by the idols made it 100 times worse. It also just hurt my feelings since I liked the idols as people and obvs found them cute and supported their music. Honestly I just drifted away from it. Now that I’m 18 and fully secure in my blackness I’ve learnt to observe K-pop from afar. Very far away.
Also SM released a Statement when BLM became "mainstream" about how they respect, care, and thank their Black staff, producers etc... Yet continue to appropriate black hair styles, clothing etc. No matter how many times, their groups gets called out on it, no change happens. the most you can get is the pic getting deleted, and some of their idols using AAVE "Cough" Mark, Johnny "cough'
Mark and Johnny don't use AAVE. They have spoken that way all their lives. They sound like white skater dudes. Lol they spoke no different from their families.
@@dondon9734 many nb ppl who grew up in black American neighborhoods cultural appreciate lol it’s not necessarily their fault (90% of the time) bc they have many black ppl in their ear encouraging it (like saying the nword or using other slurs...using aave (wrong) as a character towards their friends yet when they go home or talk to their teachers it’s their real voice😂). It’s still problematic. It’s normalized but still not right. I appreciate the kpop idols who acknowledge their past as an issue and grow from it.
SM is shit, they use so much rnb in their groups' music yet can't educate them on the group of people who made the genre ?? Or on any other culture for that matter. Innovative my ass they will never progress staying that ignorant
Is it sad that after letting kpop drain me emotionally for years with their anti blackness that I am now numb and never surprised? I started avoiding Korean crap for this reason 😒, not worth the drain and I don’t blame Kennie for avoiding the subject.
@@jsuisunarc-en-ciel3119 I mean kinda. I don’t blame you and I do the same to a certain extent. It’s sad that now something you probably really enjoyed at one point bring you so much emotional distress you have to cut it out of your life. It makes me sad me because it seems like it will never change sometimes ughh. This video had me messed up for entire day.
@@Dontmindbb You’re right, it does suck. Almost immediately groups I liked turned into groups I dislike, even if the music was good. We should give our money to people who look at us as more than just swagged out villains. I stay away for my mental health and I advise you to do the same. I have so much more self love than I did when I was into kpop (from 2008 to 2016). Made a huge difference or me, I’m almost 28 now and don’t need this “k drama” in my life 😂 I used to be too obsessed and it made me pathetic. Hope you have a better day!
As a black woman that lived in Korea circa 2008-2010, I feel like the anti-blackness has changed very little. They 100% knew better back then but figured no one was watching outside Korea so blackface is fine. Now Korea is everywhere and they know they are being watched so go hug a black fan. I like to think it is getting better but might be worst.
about nonblack communities "loving" and "respecting" black culture; just look at "Show Me The Money" and the entire khiphop scene for that matter i would NOT call that "respect". they really just narrowed black culture down to hip hop and being a jerk🤦🏾♀️
They also narrowed the Black person down to those things as well. Not at how I've been treated like some two-dimentional caricature when approached. Let me walk around calling them all Jet Lee the way they call me Cardi B. I swear. But what is the response when we bring this up? "Well, they just need to be educated." I'm so done.
I am not even black but whenever I see smtm rappers wearing those hairstyles and trying to act cool,I cringe. The fact that judges like swings know the origins of hip hop but never educate the rappers on the show is irritating. Someone legit said n-word on the show but two judges were just shocked and didn't say anything. I believe it is a perfect platform for those people who are aware to properly educate people on it.th-cam.com/video/AQ0tR4RXMHY/w-d-xo.html link to the video exposing hypocrisy.
I used to listen to Kpop back in the day when 2pm, 2am, Big Bang, 2NE1, Wonder Girls ...etc, were still releasing new content , like early 2010's. But as I got older, I began to feel uncomfortable watching these non-black people perform in what is essentially blackness. I remember people always throwing around the foreigner pass as an excuse and it pissed me off. OK, they clearly got inspiration for some of their content from the black community so why is it that they don't continue with their search, I'm sure racism and cultural appropriation is there as well.
Also on the topic of the anti blackness issue and using black culture for aesthetic reasons, my advice at this point is just don’t give them any attention. The more you bring their stuff to light, the more attention they get. So with kai’s song, I didn’t stream it, i didn’t watch the music video, and I didn’t go out my way to search for it. Just. Don’t. Engage. And either they’ll get the message or they will lose profit. Whichever way is great.
👏Exactly! Only recently has a pandering video by a Korean channel hit over 1m views in a week and I would've hoped some BW would've woken up to the deception going on.
I always say this! Companies KNOW. They know that you're rage-clicking, rage-sharing, rage-commenting, rage-streaming. They KNOW that making a group of people (justifiably) mad or weirded out gets them more engagement and free promo, and thus more revenue. That coin doesn't somehow NOT go into their pocket just because it came from someone who was angry, or coming there solely to critique them. We should still discuss and critique for sure (like in this video), but sometimes after a certain point as an individual all I can do is say "blocked. No free promo from me!"
I’m glad she mentioned how everyone(I mean everyone but more so in this context especially with kpop) acts like, “they don’t know any better” to get off the hook with being openly racist. That’s some mega bullsh*t. I love learning Korean, the culture and some KPop but I’d be really naive if I thought that they didn’t know any better. It’s sad really. But I also know not everyone is like that...I hope some people understand that it’s not sunshine and rainbows like on TikTok. It’s some racist stuff on TikTok but it’s some REALLY ignorant things about this topic. It just made me think, so thanks Kennie! And that slur! Girl look I was singing something in Korean and I heard someone say that towards me. I had to stop and correct a few people about THAT! You can’t get away with that. I’ve been learning quite a lot about people trying to say slurs on the slide. Bruh NOPE! I’ve been noticing the translations to things don’t be the same sometimes. Like that slur and in English they translated it as African American. 😐 bruh...
I definitely used to say the whole "They don't know any better" thing.....since middle school. I was 13. I am now 23. I can't even allow myself to utter those words cuz it's been 10 YEARS! I refuse to allow myself to excuse Korean (or non-black people) that way. Especially not in this the year of our lord social media. Also, you really stopped to monologue in Korean. You said, let me tell you in your language. Queen status.
I wanna know where do they find the black “actors” always willing to be the bad guy in these kinda movies. The bag can’t be THAT important can it? Where is their pride or...common sense???
Black actors usually have a much harder time of finding roles so they have to resort to this garbage to pay rent. Halle Berry had similar experiences and kinda had to take what she could get.
@@catlady4858 I would like us to collectively boycott doing any “stereotypical black people” roles and see what happens. What are they gunna do? Resort to black face. I’d like them to be so bold 🤔
@@mchjsosde I'd rather that. I rather have no representation than only stereotypes. I'd say maybe we could rely on Black writers, but the writers that do get their works out there (Lena, Tyler, Daniel), write stereotypes themselves - it's why they get their work out there.
Wow i wish i had the “confidence” to not only write a self insert fanfiction with the male equivalent of a Mary Sue as protag, but also publish it and have to guts to make a movie out of it. Jason Lee may not be successful as a writer, but he could sell his confidence in pills.
@@army4chair345 I’m not sure iq has to do much either, since it has do more with logical and mathematical intelligence. Of course one could say the plot holes are logical problems in the story, but the way the editing and the writing portray the protagonist as “the guy” and plainly ignores/defend the flaws in the character of Jason lee and the racism and sexism in his and other characters’ actions (that are so tone deaf they seem to be identified as as positive in the movie) - show a lack of emotional and interpersonal intelligence of not only the fictional characters, but also the writer. I used the “confidence” in “” to be ironic in tone, it was meant to infer that it is actually ignorance about the world around him, which in turn allows him to be so overconfident about his own abilities as a writer, and probably as a person if we can consider this movie a self insert fictional story.
your thoughts on racism, ignorance and “cultural appropriation” at the end of the video resonate with me; especially your comments on holding even those that “appreciate” black culture accountable. as a kpop fan, i cannot deny that i’m becoming complacent in a world that disguises racism and prejudice under a cloak of “feigned ignorance”/ “appreciation”. as a black and muslim girl in the packaged and HEAVILY processed space of kpop and kpop idols, it’s extremely easy to make excuses for my faves (i’ve fallen into that trap many a time), and i’m getting better at distancing myself from those that say and do blatantly anti-black things: i know that, hopefully at some point in the near future, i’ll be able to completely remove myself from spaces like this. i just hope the world can live up to the same standard.
Korean writers: these black people will be none the wiser
Kennie JD: lemme shut you down rn (but in like, korean)
iconic
But in like, Korean.....comment 🔥
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Hope what she said goes viral in Korea
I just sat in awe 😩💀🥰
you know she’s pissed when she pulls out the second language
I kinda got the vibe of "these Korean racists didn't predict a famous black person who lived in Korea telling quite a lot of Americans about their racism". More fool them.
@@siginotmylastname3969 that's what i was thinking
@@siginotmylastname3969 this probably sounds so dumb but is she Korean
I know righttttt, also love that you're also a Danganronpa fan :D
@@naimaahmed9730 No but she used to live there for a while
Finally, a black person saying everything black people have been wanting to say about racism in the Asian community AND in the language, so nothing gets lost in translation. This be racist asf. Lbs.
100% True. THANK YOU KENDALL💕👏🏿
The patriot act covered this to
And I sincerely would like to apologise for the stupid shit!
@@chrispham6599 you don’t have to apologize for the actions of others, but please make sure that you and are calling out others making a mockery of black cultures and people for entertainment 🌚
The thing is yall will still consume korean culture if you hate it that much why is kpop still so popular esp among PoC? I’ve noticed how y’all ALWAYS let Koreans off on shit like this but let another Asian ethnicity do the same thing and yall will boycott all media coming from that said country and be racist/ xenophobic towards them but when it’s korea yall love to act fake mad and go back to loving them fix up
oop i got a chill when kennie busted out the korean. she said “i’m gonna need you to hear me in a language i KNOW you understand”
I was shook girl so I KNOW they are 🤣😂😅
Shook.
BOOM! 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
I know, black girls learn languages
@@noneofyours16 that’s not shocking it’s the language it’s self, that is Korean, that’s a hard language to learn I knew, Swahili, Spanish, and Started French
Oop when Kennie addressed Jason in Korean I felt the “I’m over the bullshit” radiate off the screen. The video is already excellent.
So did I. She's basically telling them....hey theres other people besides white people that understand your language too.😑
thats when i knew this shit REAL man i hope this man sees this somehow....... he has no excuse if he's korean american like his self insert character he knows korean AND english, sis has him covered with the subs 👆🏾😌
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Not gonna lie I re-watched that part a few times because her "I'm sick of your bullshit" energy was so powerful. Ugh. What a Queen 👑
Sam. time stamp?💔
I literally just saw a TikTok video of an English teacher in Korea. She was playing a video and one of the students making fun of the black character. He called her and alien and kept saying “I’m scared”, also saying that N word pretending he was just singing a song. She was upset and asked to talk to the student after class. The coteacher who was supposed to translate what she was saying but instead told the student “Americans are very sensitive, but you didn’t do anything wrong. Don’t worry.” Like the fact that the coteacher teaching children does not think that it’s wrong!!??? Thankfully she realized what the coteacher translated and explained to the student why it was wrong. She said the coteacher apologized and was embarrassed because he didn’t realize that she understood him undermining her. She said she talked to her coteacher about racism afterwards. The fact that the coteacher would even suggest that it’s because Americans are sensitive instead of a real issue is disturbing!
Do you have a link.? I'd love to see that.
@@erosetol Me too! You don't often get to see people caught red handed. I'm glad it was turned into a teaching opportunity.
wow🤦🏾 people always be saying we sensitive, especially to black people. like we’re just defending ourselves.🙄 and we have a right to be mad
Ah! May I ask for the link as well? I just want to see that coteacher and the student getting owned.
Can I get the link please
kennie was so horrified by this movie that she didn’t even start doing her makeup right away
My mom was watching the beginning with me and wanted to know why Kennie wasn't putting on her make up. I had to explain to her that she was over this show and its racism because she isn't normally like this. I commend Kennie for doing this episode though. People need to know when to stop
@@colleencaezar7015 yeah. Sucked seeing her so down.
@@colleencaezar7015 your mom watching Kennie with you is pretty cool!
When they say "I love black culture" they mean "I like hip-hop" and literally nothing else cuz they don't even know what black culture is to begin with.
PREACH!!
They literally think Black culture is hip-hop or sports, no joke-they’re completely ignorant to the fact that the African diaspora is massive and sooo full of variety smh
Exactly!! It’s so blatantly ignorant, and there’s so many ways for them to educate themselves there’s no excuse at all.
@@XxxMuseluverxxX They don't even know what hip-hop originally meant to the Black community 😐😤
@@randombrokeperson No they don't. They don't care what it meant. They just like the new, mainstream hip hop because it promotes the stereotypes (and everyone loves a Black person who's a stereotype).
Having the entire world not respect, hate, yet envy black people and our culture is the most EXHAUSTING thing.
PREACH 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Yup
The thing is yall will still consume korean culture if you hate it that much why is kpop still so popular esp among PoC? I’ve noticed how y’all ALWAYS let Koreans off on shit like this but let another Asian ethnicity do the same thing and yall will boycott all media coming from that said country and be racist/ xenophobic towards them but when it’s korea yall love to act fake mad and go back to loving them fix up
who is yall???
They despise us but love what we can produce for them
"being held at knife point by my own uterus" is the most relatable thing ive heard all month
I’m headed into mine this week. I feel you so hard rn. Hang in there.
@@Roseforthethorns same. ughhhhh
currently curled in the foetal position waiting for my meds to kick in😔
Just ended mine it was terrible😭
I'm about to go on mine... I'm definitely not looking forward to it 😭
stop infantilizing your kpop favs and asians in general by claiming "they don't know any better"; it's insulting. even if they're genuinely ignorant, their actions still hurt ppl. period.
pleaseeee!! they like to baby them like they dont have access to the internet or access to being a good human being???
Especially if we talking about those who literally grew up in the US 😭
bts fans bury everything . literally
@@JenCruz. Jay Park isn't in bts lmfao
@@JenCruz. may I ask what does bts have to do with this? Have they done something racist?
My soul fuckin’ left my body when she started speaking Korean. I ascended and I will never return to this mortal plane.
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Same lmao😂
PLEASE?!+! I think I'd like to learn Korean cuz of her
As a black woman, I will never cease to be amazed by how quickly and blatantly people can steal or make full careers using black culture and style as a blueprint, and then denigrate and insult the very people who helped create the tools they use to get their paycheck. You can certainly enjoy music, fashion, and anything from other cultures, and you can combine and fuse different elements together to make something unique, but to do so and not acknowledge where your “originality” and “style” comes from, to do so and tear down the people who gave it to you, to live in ignorance and merely hype up your own ego, especially when you clearly are just crawling on the shoulders of those more talented than you, is actually vile.
100% agree with this
I also hate the entitlement people feel to Black American culture. Bonus points if that entitlement is accompanied by anti-Blackness/hatred (and still more bonus points if they use our culture and language/slang the wrong way!) 🤗🤗😡🤬
1/30/21, 4:11p
I don’t get it either. If you’re a fan of the art you you think you’d be a fan of whoever created it.
Hit the nail on the head 💯
@@ZZ-qy5mv U speaketh only the truth
Kennie's just absolute shredding of the "they didn't know any better" argument, anti-blackness in Asian communities abroad at least, and cultural appropriation in pop culture nowadays was a WORD. As someone who is studying Asia, giving their whole career to study Japanese and Japanese culture but is also a long-time K-Pop fan, I just felt the exasperation from Kennie on this. Thank you for watching this for us, even out of revenge and letting people know what's really out here.
My parents are Nisei, and even when I was a tiny wee me in the late 70s/early 80s and said "that's not nice!"? They knew they were being disgusting. Decades ago. And I haven't seen any commendable change at all in purposely segregated Japanese American communities. I can hope I'm not getting the bigger picture, but I don't think so.
It reminds me/makes me regret watching SMTM (show me the money), blackaboo central. 💀
I relate, 2nd BA in east asian studies, also have been studying japanese for years and am a kpop fan. I also feel the frustration.
The "they didn't know any better" argument is one of the reasons why I fell out of kpop (that and the music just isn't hitting the same to me sorry not sorry). Like it was just so frustrating as a black fan to see the stans use that typical argument over and over as if they don't have 1tb internet speed over there 🙃
@@nala6846 it's so true and sad because I love the visual aesthetic of kpop but the lyrics and meanings of the song are getting shallow and the artists are starting to seem less inspired. I know Western music cam also be shallow too but at least you know they're rapping or singing about experiences and desires that actually have. Ikd that could just be me but I'm also tired.
"People all over the world know how to disrespect Black people."
I enjoyed Kennie's ending rant because she unpacked so much about why I also pulled away from some Korean entertainment. The fans will justify their faves anti-Blackness as cultural ignorance but I don't buy it. I do believe people can learn and do better but not without accountability.
Not to mention, defending someone's racism due to cultural ignorance doesn't make it better. It just shows how that someone refused to learn from their actions or that their peers didn't bother to tell them what they said and did was wrong.
The ending message sorta hit, as a young black girl who likes kpop I sometimes catch myself doing the whole "he's cute and he likes black girls" and the fact that us black girls simply being acknowlegded makes so many of us happy is really saddening, I even get surprised when black men say they like us and that really shouldn't be the case
things like this upset me because what did black women do that was so horrid to receive so much vitriol from everyone across the board?
@@sarasara-kw4hd fr. i hate how we're treated like we're the forbidden species are something
@@rumr3d and as kennie said in the video, it’s looked as some sort of feat when a nb person likes black women and gets praised for being attracted to or open to dating us as though we’re aliens or something. the careers they make off of insecure black women seeking validation is just as sickening as it is maddening. it’s just all f*cked.
Gosh how I resonate with this. Black women get hated on for no reason so now we get surprised when someone doesn’t hate us.
this shouldnt be relatable to me
German girl here, I literally couldn’t understand a single word that woman was saying.
Me too! I literally had too skip back and try again, to no avail xD
all I got was "gift gefüllt" and that took me about 10 tries
Me too! I was going to say the same.. that wasn’t German at all..
omg same! it even got me questioning my ability to speak german..
German is my second language, I don't anyone actually knew what she was supposed to say, not even her lol. "Just make it sound kinda German" "djjdbdhsjdbjdhqgft"
wasnt jay park born in seattle? he knows. get real. totally agree with the black-a-boo. taking our culture and then slandering the people. most of kpop is that. there'd be no modern kpop without black culture. thats just a fact. the disrespect is palpable
Kpop is just PR
I mean, Jay got kicked out of 2PM for making racist slanders to Koreans back in MySpace. He's just a swell guy altogether, isn't he?
Preach. That’s why I don’t fuck with others like that. The black-a-boo comment is on point. I love it and will be using it to describe folk who leech and profit off black culture
Yeah you’re right, when I remembered he was born in the states, my disappointment just kept growing
Exactly. Even before kpop Koreans have leeched on our culture with our fashion and even calling themselves "swag", yet people have a FIT when we saw CA.
That opening slur in the movie is what students at the worst middle school I've ever had the misfortune and displeasure of working at in Korea called me for MONTHS when I first got here, and when I finally found out that it wasn't a playful nickname they were saying it broke my heart. I've never cried at school before or since. The kicker was that their teachers heard them refer to me that way several times and didn't say a damn thing. Actually at least one of them reassured me it was a nickname and giggled at it. It remains, even years later, my worst experience in this country.
I’m so sorry that happened to you.
I’m so sorry you experienced that. You didn’t deserve it and the fact that these kids thought it was okay, just says so much about the adults in their lives and their communities! That’s how racism goes on, by adults passing it down to children smh
@Nonaya Bidness 10:34
When translated to English, the slur is "poop loser". Koreans equate melanin with poop. That's why it's a slur.
Breaks my heart to read this, I’m sorry... Totally disgusting not even funny, what is wrong with people.
Everytime Kennie speaks Korean to clown director Jason Lee, I SCREAM. "Are you satisfied? Even now?"
Even the actor that plays Jason Lee got dragged "I hope you aren't rapping... I hope you work at a Walgreens" LMFAOO, poor Walgreens, she ain't deserve that
"all I know is that when I get up in that p*ssy"....no ma'am, noooooo ma'am...chile what is this??!! This felt like a spiritual attack.
Ikr? That pu**y sh*it made me not wanna be here anymore. I wanted to jump in the movie just so I can say "STOP!"
It's amazing how that scene both made me burst out laughing and disgusted me.
The little arm dance he did as said "when I get up in that p*ssy, tilt it to the left and tilt it to the right *beep* you feel me?" cracked me up.
Also no sir, I do not feel you and certainly hope I never shall.
_Marina_ LMAOAOOOOO
This whole "they don't know any better" schtick is so stupid. It's not the 19th century anymore, people. Korea is not a tiny village hidden from the modern world. People all over the world have twitter, and the internet, and all the rest. I think more people need to examine why they feel the need to defend or excuse racism.
A lot of people want to continue believing their fantasy of a whole race or country etc. So when racism pops up it’s “oh no it’s not intentional they didn’t know” etc etc. it’s escapism for most people. Even me at some point. Wanting to hold on to the idea that there’s somewhere that black people are not hated.
I agree, this shouldn't be used as an excuse, but maybe some people are actually uneducated? I mean i'm Italian and I only found out that cultural appropriation and colorism exist only half a year ago (when I became a kpop stan and saw all the scandals about cultural appropriation ect) but I don't know, maybe that's just me?😅 here we aren't educated about this topics and we aren't particularly conservative like Korea or something so I don't know (I don't think this applies to this case though, there are a lot of people behind a movie)
U saaid everythinng i screammmmm every other day!
@@laurabalconi4267 same. I'm Indian and NOBODY knows about CA here except if you really dive into kpop scandals.
Asian communities are racist/colourist to anything dark, not just black race. They stereotype and hate Chinese/Japanese depending on where you're from because of historical and political tensions/wars and thus, xenophobia is born. Its like this everywhere in this world, unfortunately :(
racism is inexcusable but CA (I'm talking about aesthetics things here) I can understand why they dont know (I'm talking about normal people) ........
Most of CA controversies are in America lmao. And everything about it is in English. I'm from Asia and most people don't speak English here. Many arent interested in western music/movies and such except Avengers. Having access to social media does NOT mean you'll know about CA immediately. Nothing CA happens in my country (because nobody sees the appeal in "african" look lol which is kinda racist) We have our own side of the internet where we live and thrive.
Kpop idols and their companies should know better though. Because they aren't like us. They're more privileged, have employees from big fancy colleges with fancy degrees and yet nobody knows its not right?! Especially American/Canadian born idols lol. Even THEY don't know it and it boggles my mind.
Jay Park is an ENGLISH speaker and has lived abroad as well. SanE is openly racist and KNOWS that CA talks exist and yet he openly trashes them. JYP is a dumb dumb dumb fool lol i have no words for him...
As a 16 year old black girl who's only just now starting to learn how severely racist the world is, and how racism presents itself, thank you for these lessons in your videos, Kennie, they help me a lot.
I feel you. I am so sorry . I am 18 and a black girl too and I am sorry for you. I had gone through that phase too. And it hurts, it really hurts , but it makes you stronger and wiser and nicer because you understand nobody should feel that way
@@joyandgrace9183 thank you, and im sorry you went through this too, it really hurts. You're right though, it does help make us stronger, and maybe someday we can make a difference and get closer to ending discrimination like this! Maybe not achieve, but get closer.
🤔
as someone who's a black woman getting close to 30 (and looking forward to it aging isn't scary i promise) don't let how racist the world is harden you. Try hard to keep that optimism for a better less racist future while acknowledging the reality of the world we live in. Don't let the micro aggressions make you hardened either and remember it is not your job to educate people as a black person on the harm of racism. You're still a child in some ways and hold on to that for as long as you can. You got this, you have a world of black women who want to see you succeed and be happy and who are working so hard to call out this racism in the world as well make sure you are protected.
@@tokismth319 thank you for that, its been hard to stay optimistic about the future when learning how bad the present is but you're very much right. The world will get better for us! It'll be nicer and safer. For now, I'll keep trying to be a kid. Thank you again, its comforting to hear from adult black women ❤
Kendell just obliterating the director in his own language had me rolling
korea is so technologically advanced but you’re telling me they can’t give a quick google search on why they shouldn’t say the n-word? it’s the fact that they are highly aware of many things but prefer to continue doing them 😐
@@twixx5894 i’m sorry if I made it seem like i was generalizing the entire country, it was never my intention! i know there are several koreans who are very well informed with these issues. i might have worded it inappropriately i meant to say those that excuse koreans (especially idols) for their behavior for saying they don’t know. but again i definitely know korea is SO much more than kpop and kdrama, really sorry for the way i worded it.
@OshunLaDiaspora yes i always think about how ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTING it must be for black kpop fans trying to support something that brings them comfort yet can be SO anti-black sometimes.
@OshunLaDiaspora Damn, you are 100 times more articulate and better at debate than I could ever be. I would never know how to put my argument in words, just wanted to appreciate your debate skills.
@OshunLaDiaspora 🎯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 You said it all. Yet some are still writing long, enabling dissertations to excuse and justify racism in this day and age.
@@twixx5894 babe that’s an entire lie and we all know it. Antiblackness runs RAMPANT in South Korea and to imply otherwise directly undermines the racism that black people face both there AND on the internet from South Korean people.
As a 14yr old that watches the channel, I feel like Kennie teaches me many things. I appreciate it
18 years old and yes, I approve this comment.
Also 18 years old like the other commenter, here, and yeah!!! I agree!!! She's entertaining, yet educational!!!!
She can teach me makeup AND film history and dear God would I listen.
I’m 15 and gotta agree.
I'm probably the youngest 13 and I agree
As a 17 year old, I also agree
Yall need to stop defending them for being “blissfully ignorant” or “not knowing better”. stop treating them like kids, cuz even kids are able to learn what racism is. And stop trynna silence those who genuinely feel offended or hurt by these people. Yall needa hold your faves accountable and stop repeatedly letting them get away with just blatant racism
"They don't know any better" is always followed after someone tries to teach them better showing it's not treated as an honest mistake that needs correcting but an excuse to continue to perpetuate harmful actions.
This! I grew up in a Hispanic household with internalized racism everywhere, and yet I knew right from wrong since I was very little. Because education is not something that is given, its a journey that we all have to embark on ourselves! I chose to educate myself on black issues and why there is so much internalized racism in my culture. And I call it out at every family event!
@@handsomerat5926 and I understand that, i really do , but people also seem to forget that most Koreans are exposed to black artists ( how kpop idols get their inspo) so even if they’ve never met one, they most likely know how heavy such derogatory words are. Not to mention the fact that they created a whole derogatory word in Korean for people of colour. At this point, we shouldn’t be fooling ourselves into thinking these people are just clueless
@@handsomerat5926 oh yes! I understood it was a guess, so no worries it wasn’t directed at you, just those who think this way
also,, i feel like people not holding idols and whatnot accountable for their actions under the premise of "tHey dOnT kNow aNy bETteR >:((" is kind of racist on itself?? like i don't get the need to constantly infantalize these grown people just because they're asian...
I studied in Seoul in 2018 and you're totally right. I'm black (mixed) and there were multiple times I encountered someone and they said something that made me go "ah yes, a blackaboo." e.g, someone came up to me specifically and told me they like Kendrick Lamar. Out of nowhere. Like????? okay???? Do you want a medal???
And the clubs. The CLUBS. You go to a hip hop club and there are so many people with locs or braids and saying n*gga but then you look at them and they trip over themselves to assure you they "didn't mean it like that". Either that or they spot you in a crowd and they'll try and become your bff for "cool points", because hey, a black person is a great accessory for a hip hop club! /s
Great video, as always!
That's sad very sad, I'm not black and I love hear black music, come on 90% of music genders today are thanks black people : rock, dance music, hip hop, jazz, R&B ecc...
The thing that make me angry is people who likes only hip hop culture but not black people, I mean they don't pick the entire box.
As a black person that minored in Chinese, it’s the same on China/Taiwan…it’s sad
As a person who is black and has lived in Korea this is 100% true. We always are expected to forgive and accept apologies based on Koreans being "ignorant" and lack of "mal intent" when they consciously and continously do anti black things. But that's bullshit. When anyone does remotely anything offensive to Koreans they raise HELL and no excuse of ignorance will work.
Koreans: Please excuse our unique situation.
The ignorance and homogenous plea makes me sick. Unless you're going to tell me you thought yours was the only country on the planet, the only language spoken, the only culture in existence and you JUST found out yesterday that it isn't so - then you aren't ignorant, you just don't give a damn.
I have a question for you, since you've lived in Korea. Would you say the Koreans are aware of what the N word is? I have been seeing these people online saying "they don't know what it means", and I find that hard to believe. Maybe not those "ajusshis".
@@yesno8785 They know what the n word is. They listen to hip hop and rap. Some people will just go ahead and say it especially at the Korean only clubs (intel from Korean friend). They're not ignorant but they like to use their homogeneous population as an excuse.
@@monimuppet6132 Yes they do know better. Especially about blackface and the n word which they keep doing. "Only Koreans live here we don't know!" Yeah well the foreigner population is continously growing and the internet exists. Just because you didn't take the time out to research doesn't mean you get to use that excuse.
@@arilovestoast Thank you SO much right now. These people think they've got me fooled.
This movie strikes me as a 14 year old boy’s poorly written, gangster/mafia AU wattpad fanfic.
Right😂😂😂
This comment is sending me oml
I'm rollinv
I never understood the argument "They don't know better" when it came to racism in general. A child is still punished even if they didn't know what they did was wrong, that's how you teach. A light punishment maybe but a punishment nonetheless. We are allowed to show how disgusted we are by their works even if it's just "their culture." If you're going to be so open about things you have no knowledge of then always expect criticism.
“they don’t know any better”
THEY GON LEARN TODAY
the only time the "they didn't know" is applicable is when someone from a non-English speaking country says the n-word >>once
Kennie: We gotta finish this video quickly
Also Kennie: *45 minute video*
Now I'm not complaining...😏
I've seen so many people defend racist celebrities just because they're not American and that "their culture is different". Remember the main guy from 365 Days? I saw this video on Twitter of him rapping the n-word and so many thirsty people were in the comments saying "He's from Europe. Things are different there". Well, no matter where you're from, the n-word is still the n-word, sweetie.
So True. And anyway, "He's from Europe" is suuuch a weak excuse and does not stand up to any analysis on a current European perspective or a historical one.
Historical: look up the etymology. the word being used as a descriptive originates from Europe.
Current: I(a European) have only heard one person ever use that word, and she immediately got shot down and shunned by her old friends.
Also, why does it not surprise me that the 365 dude is a twat?
@@Emsicle3D Agreed. What an actor chooses to star in shows his values and that 365 Days guy has a lack thereof🤦♀️.
Europe had slaves longer than america-tf does being European explain
As a European (Dutch) woman, that is a non-sensical excuse because a lot of people do know what the word is. However, I don't know tthe full context. If he was rapping along, then one can wonder why songs even include that word because it means NB's aren't even allowed to enjoy the music (aren't we over segregating music already?).
As a European (German) I can tell you that the N-word is just as offensive here as it is anywhere else in the world
My daughter could write a book about her experience going to Thailand for six weeks as a dark-skinned Black woman. How many times pictures and videos were taken of her without like she was a “thing”. No one coming up to her to say, “Hey, you’re beautiful, can we take a picture?” This, among many other acts that could have made her exhausted, she took and empowered herself.
Still saddens me that we have to face this at all, even if we find a way to rise above it it should never be a thing.
So sad ....
Hurting for your daughter’s trauma, but living for her strength and maturity! She *should* write a book, or maybe a short film, or even a tik tok series if she’s into that. Her perspective is valuable and it sounds like she could educate quite a few
This happens to muslim women as well, it's especially nice when you are black AND have a hijab. Asian tourists just come up to us and keep on taking pictures as if we are exotic animals smh
@@dreamyclown7185 Ridiculous!
Kennie flexing her Korean was a next level moment
She gave me chills... Her Korean is so good...
I am seconding and in complete support for ceasing with suggesting anti-black media for reactions. It’s sinister to find entertainment in Black ppl re-triggering themselves and performing akin to attack dogs for the benefit of NB people’s need to feel good about being able to identify instances of anti-Black racism. It doesn’t take into consideration the health of the Black people whose content you enjoy. Show support by taking into consideration that the labour of intentionally giving time and space to anti-Blackness has accumulative harm. I would say it’s also an intraracial issue as well but that requires a different consideration. All in all, just take a beat before the “Hey, did you see xyz...”
Same. I only watched this review and was triggered by the slurs. I can only imagine how anxiety-inducing it must have been sitting through the whole thing. Protecc your mental health Kennie!
I love watching people react to trashy entertainment, but only when it's a fun kind of bad. I don't want to watch someone being hurt by something. Who enjoys watching someone be genuinely miserable?
This is the comment that should be on top
Kennie, please STOP watching movies like this. Its not worth you suffering from a horrible racist movie.
I think a lot of people know something is wrong but can’t really explain why and they want Kennie to put their own emotions into words without thinking about what toll that would take on her. I also think there’s a big “you’re black, explain this to me” thing without realising that hurling racist content at someone to see their reaction, knowing it will trigger them is super messed up.
I find it’s a common practice in Korean media to translate offensive slurs into neutral words in their subtitles, thinking they have cheated the system. Sorry sweetie, ppl who’s not Korean can learn Korean and know what u said, and google translate exists.
people babying asian people especially east asian on the internet is so suffocating. i am german so i have no say in the whole racism thing but i did noticed (primarily on tiktok) that people ecxuse racism just because they find the person cute. they can excuse everything as long as it is someone looking like a kpop artist but draw the line at being called mayo monkey
Exactly!! I’m tired of people not holding East Asians (not all) accountable for their racism. These are grown people who dgaf about them, and it’s sad
People will excuse literal murder and worse (Dahmer....) if they think who did was cute enough.
Those ppl have brain eating fungus it seems yeesh
Thank you!
@@twixx5894 i am from an area were a lot of people of different backgrounds are and i never experienced racism on the streets. i cant talk about personal experience from an asian person because i am white. i chose tiktok because its an app used world wide were the things kenny mentioned happens frequently. this comment was not about racism against asians or other communities in germany. it was about the fact that people excuse racist behaviour, especially on tiktok, because they thing the creator is cute.
@@twixx5894 i know it is a all people thing (the babying). the only reason why i mentioned east asian people specifically because that is the topic of the video we are under.
i am very sorry that happened to you, sadly there are alot of assholes in this country.
I (Chinese) remember when my now ex-friend (1/4 Japanese) tried defending a Japanese variety show when one of the people on it did black face. I called it racist, and her reply was "But they don't know any better!!" And I was like "GIRL, it is 201X, JAPAN 👏 HAS 👏 GOOGLE 👏 They find it offensive when white people do squinty eyes and buck teeth for Asians. How can they not understand that this is offensive to Black people??" and the friendship just started declining from then on and only sunk faster when her family went full on quoting Breitbart
Yessss I had a similar experience better off racist friends
Facts like I was watching this video about this black girl asking Koreans what the n word in Korean means to Koreans and one of them just flat out said it like they flat out said the n word with the hard r and people were like they’re not from America so they wouldn’t know that it’s wrong. But if they didn’t know it was wrong then why is there a Korean word for it and it’s obviously known as a slur like people straight up be making excuses for people being racist like they don’t know what they’re doing.
Anti black asians act like they don't understand racism until someone talks about eye shape.
oof, it's hard being a black girl interested in Asian cultures. i cringe, thinking back on how i'd watch yt vids on Japanese/Korean folk getting interviewed on whether or not they're into black women. the absolute crumbs of attention you'd get.
It really is gaslighting when folk act like you're upset for no reason when Asians darken their skin and adopt "black" mannerisms and get their hair braided and etc.
Oh, they LOVE black culture...but it's only the very specific, stereotypical parts of "black culture". It's really absurd how we're seen as too sensitive when we travel and are upset that folk stare at you, take pictures of you, touch you without your consent!
If they have the tools and time to study genres and trends *made* by black people, they certainly have the ability to educate themselves on black culture and history. If one doesn't they are a culture vulture and are willingly ignorant and I'm tired of seeing it in kpop
Ouuu yassss 👏👏👏
I agree with your comment but I find it funny you have chen as your profile pic when he said this racist thing “ aren’t these Kunta Kinte lips?”.
Say it again for the racist apologist in the back 👏💯
@@glowinluna5742 Tell her/him off...I hope they don't support Chen knowing he's well-known for doing blackface too.
@@bittasweet1605 🙊☕️ I just find the comment hypocritical knowing his past.
Imma "this you" everytime Jay Parks open his mouth abt blk issues on Twitter
please do bc his ass needs to be embarrassed
Please do
As we should
@Navinci wasn't that J.Y. Park? i remember him saying something along those lines.
@@ace-cq9bp I wouldn't be surprised if he said something like that too but Jay did say that
As an asian american, a lot of what I see is willful ignorance. We parade and costume and use black culture but refuse to acknowledge and look further as to why these things are racist and problematic. So while I absolutely believe that there's definitely an issue with colorism and anti blackness in asia, there's also so so much ignorance. People will know 'oh that's racist' but won't understand why, it's surface level. There isn't a real consequence for refusing to further educate yourself on these matters in asia.
That's really what I hate the most about the excuse 'they don't know any better' because it's true and they don't want to.
Obviously not everyone is like this but it's come to the point where things are generalized because it's become such a prevalent issue.
Anyways, I wasn't expecting this Kennie but I'm glad I got to hear your thoughts on the matter
im so sorry this is so off topic but i have the exact name as you, first and last name
"'Oh, that's racist' but won't understand why" yeah, a similar thing happens even in some South American countries, so I don't doubt that it happens in Asia as well
@@lea-sega yes, I'm latina too and my aunties keep saying" casate con un blanquito para que mejores la raza" 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
"i dont even speak german and can tell thats baaaaaaad german"
me, half-german: after rewinding 12 times i am giving up, i cant understand a word of what shes trying to say. its not just bad german, its not evne german at this point anymore
I am pretty sure that's dutch or something spoken in scandinavia.
@@catalayalafaye5337 That is definitively not Norwegian, Swedish nor Danish😂 I am offended if people think we sound like that in Scandinavia😅
@@SweetGinny123 I am sorry it gave me the same feeling like the sounds are supposted to be fimilar but you still cant understand the words.
@@catalayalafaye5337 Same! I was just joking as it sounded like a bunch of mumbling to me😊
@Alias Fakename Ich glaube an dich!
The amount of "I'm black and I think it's ok" in these conversations is so concerning. What do they gain from being picked? Who are they trying to impress?
And the worst part about is they treat themselves as if they're the spokesperson for black people. You do not define the black community as a whole. You can only speak for yourself. You may not have been offended but the rest of us for damn sure was.
I starting to believe that most people that write "I'm black and I think it's ok" are just other races that are pretending to be black online 😐
Those idiots are all pick-me’s lol we see ‘em all the time in minority groups 🙄 caping for ppl that wouldn’t cape for them lol
Sooo I see where you’re coming from but just like some else said , you don’t speak for the entire 6 million or so black people. If they aren’t offended then cool but you invalidating their blackness because they think differently isn’t ok. Dare I say you’re the problem
@@pressdeletus7854 I'm not saying this just because... for example a popular influencer got called out for cultural appropriation (For wearing box braids. Personally I no longer gaf on how other races style their hair
th-cam.com/video/vP4gLEXbcQc/w-d-xo.html, but I digress...) The person that wrote "I'm a black girl but.." they said that every culture wears them, so it's not original and black people didn't create box braids?????🤨
Another "I'm black, but..." is when Shane Dawson did an apology video (the older one🙄) of saying the n word and BLACKFACE (Am I really supposed to believe that actual black people forgave him for that 😐).
There was also an incident of a (non black) latina exposed for PRETENDING to be a black man online, and she was trolling black women 😒.
Plus this is the internet, so why isn't believable that non blacks would pretend to be black online with no repercussions...
This movie is the equivalent of"I tottaly had a black friend in high school. I get a free pass"
That bit about people putting on the "black" voice and mannerisms only to emphasize aggression and conflict is... Something we all notice but are too afraid to point out. Because a lot of people deny that they're using the "black mannerisms" and say that we don't "own" that way of talking or whatever. Idk it's messy and I'm not smart enough to really analyse it
I feel you, it leaves me with an icky feeling
At the same time I dont want those mannerisms to be seen as black. Like to me that is more hood mannerisms. I'm black and no one in my family talks like that. I said yo to my mom once and got whooped. The whole thing is embarrassing in general but speaking hood and ghetto does not and should not equate to speaking "black" whatever that means
@@Simmerdownidc Speaking "hood and ghetto" is usually just peoples way of describing speaking AAVE and Ebonics, which are a big part of African american culture. The idea that they're shameful or improper ways of speaking is very much rooted in racism
It isn't even the words or slang we use...its our natural tone and cadence they try to use because even when we speak "properly" we have a quality in our voice that just comes naturally. We code switch and other Ppl can still tell what ethnicity we are regardless of our efforts to sound neutral because we got that twang we can't shake. They don't get that our verbal expressions and mannerisms comes from the black struggle and it's just who we are even the ones that run from it still keep it tucked away. Other ethnicities monetize our experiences but we are called ghetto and deemed uneducated for the same shit. I'm sick of the clownery and fuckery of it all.
It really reminds me of the time that Lana del Ray used "period" at the end of one of her response videos after that statement tearing down black female artists
When Kennie switched between Korean and English my brain did a backflip and shut down
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is basically how most of people whose second language is English speak xD
@@katjanuchta8539 yup, I know. I’m bilingual myself but still she does it so smooth, and quickly I can’t grasp it fully
I love this description because that's exactly how I felt even though I've heard her speak Korean before in her previous videos.
at what minute?
Kennie, the man with that terrible AAVE that was talking about "diving in the pussy", is also a rapper and he goes by the name of Crown J. He was kind of popular in the early to mid 2000's. The sad thing is that he ACTUALLY talks like that. ( just search we got married Crown J, it's a Korean dating show that he was on) Not to mention, he was supposed to be on Love and Hip Hop LA, the first season, due to having connections with Masika.
He would have been charcoaled!
@@cynira8178 That would have been hilarious!
Can you even imagine? I might have actually watched it just for the comedy.
@@Akane1313 Oh same here lmao
omg I shouldn't be shocked since they had that white latina on the Miami version of the show calling people niggas lmao. Chile...
anti-blackness NEEDS to be addressed in korean and honestly many other asian cultures. As a korean and chinese person, it really disgusts me to my core that films and attitudes like this among us and we need to be keeping others accountable for their racist actions and attitudes against other POC. My korean mom came to this country as a high school and has had black roommates, lifelong friends and co-workers so it really breaks my heart that theres is so much anti-blackness festering in asian american communities because i've seen that it obviously does not need to be this way. We need afro-asian solidarity again like we've had in moments in the past, and stronger than ever before.
It reminds me when a Korean told that he didn't know black women could be delicate and shy because I am shy and his eyes delicate, it's like if they dont understand that we are humans too
it's honestly shocking seeing as we fought alongside each other in the korean war. that's how they got hip to black culture in the first place. and got a monopoly on beauty supply stores in america but idk if anyone's ready to have that conversation 😂
@@jch6809 ofc no ones ready for any convo alluding that poc are "humans" and actually have brought a lot to these communities that know how to inappropriate them..
@@lanax7587 yikes
Kennie is probably one of the only few black youtubers (who’s content is, for the most part, solely based off of kpop and Korea) I’ve seen who didn’t sugar coat Korea and it’s clear issue with racism lol
Love Korea for its language, culture, etc🤗 but always remember that it is not perfect. It has its issues that should never be hidden just bc its a pretty place with nice dramas and music.
Another good black TH-camr who used to live in korea and doesn’t sugar coat her experience is sundai love. She has a video where she’s explains how she loved parts of Korea and the parts that were less than pleasant. She’s a good watch if you’re interested in Korea or Japan as she currently lives there.
@@sarahm8829 Ooh thank you for telling me this! I’ll go check her out lol~
AdeolaAsh is also a decent one too! AA stay callin' out the foolishness
@@twixx5894 ikr, I'm a Korean American girl and I feel like living Korea even as a Korean American person would be *tiring*. Imagine how tough it would be for foreigners, especially black people
@@twixx5894 Human beings are multifaceted and thus can address a multitude of problems at the same time. You are specifically on a TH-cam channel of an African-American who has experienced/witnessed racist things in Korea which is why it’s being talked about here. Yes Koreans have personal problems as well. But that does not dismiss the experiences of other people who are living in Korea. This is not the oppression Olympics.
My thing about K-pop is that they KNOW black people are into K-pop and it doesn't deter them from doing it.
Kendall speaking in a foreign language is giving me life.
I GOT CHILLS!!!!!!
Chills forreal. The stare, the voice like damn yes
Suddenly, I want to be fluent in a foreign language more than ever!😢
threatened ? that's rlly how u felt :/ guess we still can't get away from the "mad black woman"..saying 'threatening' makes it sound like SHE'S the aggressor, when she's the opposite, she's defending herself and her culture/race; rightfully tired, disgusted, calling it out; calling for justice.. idk some of these 'kennie speaks second language' comments rub me the wrong way
@@user-mv5tm8eu5z @Bella Rose I didn't even think the OP meant it that way or at least when I read the comment I didn't take it in that kind of light tbh...I agree that it would be rude if that was the OP's intent of stereotyping her as a "mad black woman". I've been watching Kennie for awhile and love her and know that I thoroughly enjoyed the clapback of her speaking the director's native language so if anyone, I hope he feels "threatened" because he should be embarrassed by this work...obv I'm aware I can't speak for the original comment/poster but idk, maybe they meant it in a complimentary way, not a derogatory one?
As an asian american who was born and raised in the states, but grew up highly immersed in my asian identity, I’ve always been so conflicted when it comes to the blatant racism and appropriation towards black people in mainly mainland asia. Just honestly, the whole history of tensions between the black and asian community, especially in [anti-minority white] america, is such a heartbreakingly complex and deeply rooted issue. When it comes to the perception of black people in asia, I think I’m starting to realize that the issue isn’t so much about asians being ignorant because they have less accessibility to anti-racism education compared to say people living in more diverse and black western countries, but more that many asians DO NOT make the effort to be anti-racist, learn better, or stop racist actions in the first place. It’s one thing to stumble because you’re unlearning ignorance. It’s another to continuously profit off of or make jokes out of people you know you are hurting. Also, the constant gaslighting that happens with k-stans towards black and brown fans is so disgusting and harmful. I am so sorry that you had to exhaust yourself over such a disgusting movie just to give us reactions and education, but thank you for giving me more clarity.
i completely agree i’m south asian and even tho my people know white people hate us they would rather stand up for white pll and worship them while accepting the model minority myth instead of taking the time to educate themselves. i think the main problem is because they know they are more advantaged/privileged minority compared to Black or Indigenous people.
@@nkkad1047 indeed. As a Korean American I know that my immigrant parents went through racism yet they still wanna kiss some white man's bitt more than a black man's due to the need for success, even though the white man would probably discard them or smth idk
You all have interesting points of views that I agree with. Those before us may not see the value in communal growth, however we can stop the cycle of racism by teaching others (especially the young, like our kids) how we treat people from diverse groups. Change starts with each and every one of us.
As an Asian American, I love Asian Hip-Hop but I don't feel completely right listening to it and avoid putting money into the music because the big elephant (racism, anti-blackness, colorism) never gets addressed. For Example, Large Korean media companies have been producing so many shows about Korean hip hop and have been profitting off basically black culture but NEVER address the original foundation of hip hop - which is basically all genres of music since 1900s (I don't know too much about music history, but most of what we know today was founded by someone of color). Hip hop was founded by the black struggle in the U.S. It's time that Asians start becoming more aware and show care towards people outside of their race and color.
I am not American, but I am asian and I live in a very colourist country. I agree with everything that is said in the comments and would like to see this cycle break as soon as humanly possible. It's so hurtful.
I have friends that will agree with me when I call out white dudes saying the n-word & wearing dreads. But when I talk about Asians (especially Koreans) saying the n-word and wearing dreads, they'll come up with so many excuses. "They probably didn't know". They're 20 years old. I'm 16 and I completely understand what it means to say certain word and do certain things.
Why was kennie effortlessly switching to Korean extremely attractive 😳
edit: man o man thanks for fifty likes 😂
RIGHT???? queen shit....
Yeah
i came here to say this like.... damn
IK
Fr like the way she leaned back too I was like 🤤
Not Jason Lee projecting with his main character Jason Lee
It sound very narcissistic too
Self insert much
I wonder why they even have a slur for black people, its a monolithic country, like WHY do they need a racial slur black people? Do all countries have racial slurs for black people? Idk, maybe I'm thinking too deeply about this.
Not to say ANY country needs one btw...No country needs slurs, just wild that a place where you'd hardly meet a black person in the flesh, has a slur for us.
@@Idkjustaname13 I thought that was odd too, but now that you put it into words, this is such an excellent point wtf
It's especially weird since the excuse of them rarely seeing a black person is commonly used to defend their ignorance but there's a whole ass slur for us...? Like it's very weird because you can't have the fact that they've never seen blk people before as an excuse but also have a slur exist at the same time..Like which one is it 💀
Perhaps they are appropriating white culture too?
I love how saying black slurs is ✨white culture✨
WHEW, THE ENDING RANT *Chefs kiss* for me my mental health started to take a tumble after 4-5 years of being a K-pop/K-rnb fan. Every day I would have to escape the gaslighting from non-black fans, the usage of black culture while hating black people, blatant colorism, and anti-blackness. Honestly, I don't keep up with kpop as much as I used to. If I stumble upon a good Korean song on Spotify, I like it, but don't try to get to know the artist. There are only 2 groups I stay kinda up to date on.
I still watch shows from all over Asia (Alice in Borderland is good asf), but I kinda distance myself from getting too deep. (Honestly, a lot of Asian drama's I've seen always include slick colorist comments and it makes me disinterested so quickly.)
Yea I had and still am taking a break from anything korean...just so I don't lose my mind
Same! I love kpop but I had to stop listening and watching so intently bc of the anti-blackness
I've heard of K-pop, but is K-rnb really a thing? Can their music really be considered RnB when they more than likely have no experience with RnB?
Then there’s the whole issue with how black people are presented in k-drama & j-dramas. I remember this scene from a drama were the FL was in Hawaii and hella lost and disoriented, and she bumps into this black guy who asks her like "are you okay?" "do we need to call the police or the hospital?", and the character freaks the heck, acting like this dude was trying to attack her. The guy looks hella confused, and stands there like 'what the hell is going on with this person'.
@@itachimistress it's a really small subset but yeah it exists and it's just like kpop, they are just copying it "influenced' by black culture.
I know this is gonna be a good ass video from the disclaimers
That Rant was everything I needed today and when she started speaking Korean?? A baddie, I Stan
frfr
omg we r sick for getting hyped over them tho LMAO
Every. Time.
As someone who's been trying to learn Korean for a while and is a black person, its. So frustrating seeing the blatant disrespect and theft of black culture. Like its incredible seeing the shit they get away with and just ignore criticism about bc you got so many people defending their ignorance
Kennie just so effortlessly changing into speaking korean to prove a point was just... *chef's kiss*. A bitch really is talented.
My only comment on this movie:
Should have stayed in the drafts
shouldn't have even made it to the drafts
This video dropped at the most awkward time for black kpop stans. It’s black history month and we’re celebrating our prominent historical figures and looking back through our suffering. While also starting the month with two kpop idols being exposed for their racist (and one being anti-Semitic). Everyone is this industry just has a weird hatred-and-envy of black people and our culture....basically this month is gonna be painful.
all the BS starts on february 1st😭i swear everyone decided to get trifling when black history month starts
Wait what happened? I only follow one group now so I’m not aware of most kpop drama.
^^^ same question, who got exposed??!
@@samorraj6461 I think it was skz han racist lyrics. Not sure who the other one is.
Edit: Oh nvm. The other one was gfriend sowon hugging naz/ statue :(
@@tsmith4988 It was skz han and gfriend sowon
“The only reason I’m making a video is for revenge.” I too only do things out of spite or for revenge
I appreciate this so much!! After living in Korea for 3 years, I can't quantify how annoying it was/is to hear the "they don't know better" excuse for their racism.. you can't brag about your education and internet and worldliness but be ignorant of how what you're doing is racist!! They know better and plenty of them choose not to do better
Koreans are literally known for their amazing education system, internet and culture of respect. This is terrifyingly ironic...
Yup you can't be progressive if you live willfully ignorant
@@misoasoda340 thank you! that’s why I never give them a pass. For people who are very smart, you don’t think they could - i do not know, be more aware of the issue of not being racist. They have a whole word for the n-word so they obviously know about something.
Exactly not when they are in the top ten of the most technologically advanced countries.
As someone who’s been a fan of Kpop for over 10 years (I got into Kpop during the heyday of the second generation, so MBLAQ, U-KISS, DBSK, Super Junior, SNSD, etc., and now I like first gen Kpop) I HATE having to tell people (esp. new fans) that Kpop wouldn’t be anything without Black people. And it hurts my feelings sometimes to think about the cognitive dissonance that I have to experience to be into Kpop but know that Koreans don’t like Black people
This is so WILD. Yesterday I went down the rabbit hole of some Korean Kpop idols deliberately doing blackface/menstral shows and the “Asianfishing” attacks that other black women were getting on Twitter just because they may have been born with Asian like features. The more accusations of blackface and blackfishing and people putting on blackness as a personality trait as a costume....it used to make me angry as fuck but now it just makes me deeply sad because as we have a right to be in spaces we always have to reaffirm that we have this right and instead of it just being a right. It came to a point where I could not enjoy K-pop as I would before because it felt like they were putting on blackness and getting praised money exposure and this always happens. Especially on TicToc where (white)people take from black creators and they get all the glory and the money and the opportunities while the actual creators, the black creators, get nothing if anything crumbs. I love the way I am, blackness and coyly curls and all and it took more time than I am proud of to accept myself but God damn sometimes it is exhausting to be black and witness the constant show of people putting on blackness and getting money. It’s like you are praised and hated all at once.
(Also this theory of black culture is also dumb cause there r so many different black cutters from Caribbean, African, black Americans etc. it’s like which sector r u referring too. Asian ppl don’t like to be painted with the same brush so I’m confused as why we r doing it to others. But hey anti-blackness I guess)
I’ll step down off my soap box now lol love the vid☺️ as usual
Isn't tick tock a Chinese brand. Chinese people are also racist . It's funny everyone wants to be on tick tock....look at me I'm doing something too... lol !!!!!!
For fucks sake you can’t defend black people for Asian fishing yet hate on Asian people for doing the same thing, it’s hypocrisy
The whole of Kennie’s body and soul just seems so repulsed against this horrible creation, trying to expunge any memory of it and yet she still came through with the review.... Thank you for your sacrifice.
Also never feel bad about having to take a break, this is your channel, post when you feel like it. We’re here for you Kennie, we know quality content takes time.
I live in Korea and Ive noticed this weird "fascination" with African culture... they would have the stereotypical black statues (think disney black characters)
african-american*
Again being mixed Asian and having a mixed black and Asian daughter and people saying “oh she’s going to end racism” or “she’s going to change peoples perceptions on race” or something is exhausting. Instead of trying to explain why that’s wrong (people just get defensive) I just say “yep, that’s why we had her, to fulfil her destiny to end racism”🙄😒
It’s not your responsibility, ma. I don’t know why they act like that.
I can't express how tired I am of literal children's existences being viewed and used as political statements by people who have no fucking business doing so
U did such a great job with this video Kennie. I've been a subbie from the days u made ur korean language vlog type videos and I'm so proud to see u evolve since then. I'm sending u love also may god bless ur uterus too lmao!!😔💕💕
As for Jay Park...he gets a yikes from me 😬
I love your content omg! You’re the first black female animator I found on TH-cam and it’s inspired me so much!💗💗💗
Thumin! Hay gurl
Queens supporting queens 😌
I love your videos thumin! Hi!!!! 🙋🏾♀️🙋🏾♀️🙋🏾♀️
oh my gosh thumin! I love your art sm.
It should be a hate crime for me as a black woman to watch this on the second day of the Black history month 😃✋🏾
😂😂😂 lmao as a fellow black woman I agree. I just thought of scene from the office “I just experienced a hate crime” “no you didn’t” “well I hated it” that’s my mood to this
She deadass pulled out korean like y'all really think we ignorant lmao
off topic, but kennie speaking korean is so satisfying for some reason
I for some reason found it sexy
It's actually so cool omfg
Omg the comments, yes there's new people here man! Don't get so defensive when people ask things, not everyone's been here since the storytimes. To answer some, Kennie majored in Korean studies in uni in Michigan. She is fully African American. She didn't get into it just because of kpop,she actually was interested in the history and had korean friends, there was like a couple study groups and some drama here and there blah blah blah(check out her story times). She went to Korea a couple times, sometimes for school, sometimes for work, sometimes just because she loves Korea....Hopefully I'm not missing anything. Also she has some songs out where she sings in Korean as well that you guys should check out if you haven't yet. Let's be accepting and not turn our noses up at people man.
We love a multi-lingual black queen
Why are y’all debating her race under my comment, she’s stated herself in various videos she is a BLACK woman. Please stop. As a person who has to daily debate with people about my own blackness please just stop.
@@chidiogoikeh9516 I think both her parents are black
@@chidiogoikeh9516 she's not mixed, she studied Korean
@@chidiogoikeh9516 its alright, her korean is really good. If I didnt know about her old content, i wouldn't have known either 😅
Imagine daring to make music while your rap name is literally royale flush
Sounds like a toilet seat company 💀
@@misoasoda340 I can imagine it probably has deluxe seat warming
@@freyagrant4630
Probably comes with a bidet
It's the toilet Betty 2 uses.
@@misoasoda340 He has a porcelain throne. 😂🤣
The ending is so accurate. I got into K-pop when I was around 12/13 and mateee. I was already struggling to be secure in my blackness ad a young black woman but the anti blackness perpetuated by the idols made it 100 times worse. It also just hurt my feelings since I liked the idols as people and obvs found them cute and supported their music. Honestly I just drifted away from it. Now that I’m 18 and fully secure in my blackness I’ve learnt to observe K-pop from afar. Very far away.
Kennie suddenly starts speaking korean y'all know she's mad mad at the director. Justifiably so.
I’m so hype for 40+ minutes of bad movies and a beat
"Some people just do be racist "
I'm gonna need that on a T-shirt lol
I love how she low key flexed her korean skills
Also SM released a Statement when BLM became "mainstream" about how they respect, care, and thank their Black staff, producers etc... Yet continue to appropriate black hair styles, clothing etc. No matter how many times, their groups gets called out on it, no change happens. the most you can get is the pic getting deleted, and some of their idols using AAVE "Cough" Mark, Johnny "cough'
Mark and Johnny don't use AAVE. They have spoken that way all their lives. They sound like white skater dudes. Lol they spoke no different from their families.
Mark lived for years in NYC, just saying...
@@whatreallymatters571 white skater dudes 😭
@@dondon9734 many nb ppl who grew up in black American neighborhoods cultural appreciate lol it’s not necessarily their fault (90% of the time) bc they have many black ppl in their ear encouraging it (like saying the nword or using other slurs...using aave (wrong) as a character towards their friends yet when they go home or talk to their teachers it’s their real voice😂). It’s still problematic. It’s normalized but still not right.
I appreciate the kpop idols who acknowledge their past as an issue and grow from it.
SM is shit, they use so much rnb in their groups' music yet can't educate them on the group of people who made the genre ?? Or on any other culture for that matter. Innovative my ass they will never progress staying that ignorant
awesome video. i’m asian-american myself and you perfectly summed up the antiblackness and lack of accountability in our circles
Kennie busting out the Korean is like when moms start speaking in a different language (or tone) when you do something stupid
is she Korean ?
This was the most draining bad movies and beat. I was just irritated and kinda sad about all this blatant racism.
Is it sad that after letting kpop drain me emotionally for years with their anti blackness that I am now numb and never surprised? I started avoiding Korean crap for this reason 😒, not worth the drain and I don’t blame Kennie for avoiding the subject.
@@jsuisunarc-en-ciel3119
I mean kinda. I don’t blame you and I do the same to a certain extent. It’s sad that now something you probably really enjoyed at one point bring you so much emotional distress you have to cut it out of your life. It makes me sad me because it seems like it will never change sometimes ughh. This video had me messed up for entire day.
@@Dontmindbb You’re right, it does suck. Almost immediately groups I liked turned into groups I dislike, even if the music was good. We should give our money to people who look at us as more than just swagged out villains. I stay away for my mental health and I advise you to do the same. I have so much more self love than I did when I was into kpop (from 2008 to 2016). Made a huge difference or me, I’m almost 28 now and don’t need this “k drama” in my life 😂 I used to be too obsessed and it made me pathetic. Hope you have a better day!
@@jsuisunarc-en-ciel3119 you realise being racist to Korean people isn’t any fucking better
As a black woman that lived in Korea circa 2008-2010, I feel like the anti-blackness has changed very little. They 100% knew better back then but figured no one was watching outside Korea so blackface is fine. Now Korea is everywhere and they know they are being watched so go hug a black fan. I like to think it is getting better but might be worst.
kennie speaking korean is the coolest thing ever. i love it so much
about nonblack communities "loving" and "respecting" black culture; just look at "Show Me The Money" and the entire khiphop scene for that matter i would NOT call that "respect". they really just narrowed black culture down to hip hop and being a jerk🤦🏾♀️
They also narrowed the Black person down to those things as well. Not at how I've been treated like some two-dimentional caricature when approached. Let me walk around calling them all Jet Lee the way they call me Cardi B. I swear. But what is the response when we bring this up? "Well, they just need to be educated." I'm so done.
Sometimes i cant even be offended at the obvious racism of that show cuz its so goddamn cringey 😭💀
Reminds me how the female version of that show, aka "unpretty rapstar" had a girl in blackface win the second season.
@@noface1852 and who would that be?? Which season was it??
I am not even black but whenever I see smtm rappers wearing those hairstyles and trying to act cool,I cringe. The fact that judges like swings know the origins of hip hop but never educate the rappers on the show is irritating. Someone legit said n-word on the show but two judges were just shocked and didn't say anything. I believe it is a perfect platform for those people who are aware to properly educate people on it.th-cam.com/video/AQ0tR4RXMHY/w-d-xo.html link to the video exposing hypocrisy.
I used to listen to Kpop back in the day when 2pm, 2am, Big Bang, 2NE1, Wonder Girls ...etc, were still releasing new content , like early 2010's. But as I got older, I began to feel uncomfortable watching these non-black people perform in what is essentially blackness. I remember people always throwing around the foreigner pass as an excuse and it pissed me off. OK, they clearly got inspiration for some of their content from the black community so why is it that they don't continue with their search, I'm sure racism and cultural appropriation is there as well.
Also on the topic of the anti blackness issue and using black culture for aesthetic reasons, my advice at this point is just don’t give them any attention. The more you bring their stuff to light, the more attention they get. So with kai’s song, I didn’t stream it, i didn’t watch the music video, and I didn’t go out my way to search for it. Just. Don’t. Engage. And either they’ll get the message or they will lose profit. Whichever way is great.
👏Exactly!
Only recently has a pandering video by a Korean channel hit over 1m views in a week and I would've hoped some BW would've woken up to the deception going on.
@souls potat watch the video at 40:04 on
@faisdead inside watch the video at 40:04 on & exo has a history of colorism too, google it
I always say this! Companies KNOW. They know that you're rage-clicking, rage-sharing, rage-commenting, rage-streaming. They KNOW that making a group of people (justifiably) mad or weirded out gets them more engagement and free promo, and thus more revenue. That coin doesn't somehow NOT go into their pocket just because it came from someone who was angry, or coming there solely to critique them.
We should still discuss and critique for sure (like in this video), but sometimes after a certain point as an individual all I can do is say "blocked. No free promo from me!"
Yes a lot of black people do this they will say someone is racist and still stream them and what they do like ?!?!?!??
The moment Kennie started speaking in Korean I was like 👀👀👀👀
OH SHE MAD MAD
I’m glad she mentioned how everyone(I mean everyone but more so in this context especially with kpop) acts like, “they don’t know any better” to get off the hook with being openly racist. That’s some mega bullsh*t.
I love learning Korean, the culture and some KPop but I’d be really naive if I thought that they didn’t know any better. It’s sad really.
But I also know not everyone is like that...I hope some people understand that it’s not sunshine and rainbows like on TikTok. It’s some racist stuff on TikTok but it’s some REALLY ignorant things about this topic. It just made me think, so thanks Kennie!
And that slur! Girl look I was singing something in Korean and I heard someone say that towards me. I had to stop and correct a few people about THAT! You can’t get away with that. I’ve been learning quite a lot about people trying to say slurs on the slide. Bruh NOPE! I’ve been noticing the translations to things don’t be the same sometimes.
Like that slur and in English they translated it as African American. 😐 bruh...
I definitely used to say the whole "They don't know any better" thing.....since middle school. I was 13. I am now 23. I can't even allow myself to utter those words cuz it's been 10 YEARS! I refuse to allow myself to excuse Korean (or non-black people) that way. Especially not in this the year of our lord social media.
Also, you really stopped to monologue in Korean. You said, let me tell you in your language. Queen status.
I wanna know where do they find the black “actors” always willing to be the bad guy in these kinda movies. The bag can’t be THAT important can it? Where is their pride or...common sense???
Black actors usually have a much harder time of finding roles so they have to resort to this garbage to pay rent. Halle Berry had similar experiences and kinda had to take what she could get.
@@catlady4858 I would like us to collectively boycott doing any “stereotypical black people” roles and see what happens. What are they gunna do? Resort to black face. I’d like them to be so bold 🤔
@@a.Lille_Sadé they'd just stop writing back token characters and switch them out with other minorities.
please don't judge these actors. the industry is *really* harsh on poc actors, especially black and indigenous.
@@mchjsosde I'd rather that. I rather have no representation than only stereotypes. I'd say maybe we could rely on Black writers, but the writers that do get their works out there (Lena, Tyler, Daniel), write stereotypes themselves - it's why they get their work out there.
Wow i wish i had the “confidence” to not only write a self insert fanfiction with the male equivalent of a Mary Sue as protag, but also publish it and have to guts to make a movie out of it. Jason Lee may not be successful as a writer, but he could sell his confidence in pills.
i don't think it's confidence it's probably has more to do with his low IQ
@@army4chair345 I’m not sure iq has to do much either, since it has do more with logical and mathematical intelligence. Of course one could say the plot holes are logical problems in the story, but the way the editing and the writing portray the protagonist as “the guy” and plainly ignores/defend the flaws in the character of Jason lee and the racism and sexism in his and other characters’ actions (that are so tone deaf they seem to be identified as as positive in the movie) - show a lack of emotional and interpersonal intelligence of not only the fictional characters, but also the writer.
I used the “confidence” in “” to be ironic in tone, it was meant to infer that it is actually ignorance about the world around him, which in turn allows him to be so overconfident about his own abilities as a writer, and probably as a person if we can consider this movie a self insert fictional story.
this is the most publicity this movie has most likely ever received
She starts by saying "if I look overly over it" but her hair and nails are looking absolutely amazing ❤️
right?? like this would literally be me on a GOOD day
Half way into her explaining the movie I realize I’m totally lost. Who tf would write this movie and think “yeah, this deserves to be on-screen.”
Who the fuck would finance it?
this movie getting made makes way more sense if it was for money laundering purposes rather than entertainment
your thoughts on racism, ignorance and “cultural appropriation” at the end of the video resonate with me; especially your comments on holding even those that “appreciate” black culture accountable. as a kpop fan, i cannot deny that i’m becoming complacent in a world that disguises racism and prejudice under a cloak of “feigned ignorance”/ “appreciation”. as a black and muslim girl in the packaged and HEAVILY processed space of kpop and kpop idols, it’s extremely easy to make excuses for my faves (i’ve fallen into that trap many a time), and i’m getting better at distancing myself from those that say and do blatantly anti-black things: i know that, hopefully at some point in the near future, i’ll be able to completely remove myself from spaces like this. i just hope the world can live up to the same standard.