As a light-skinned woman who is actually NOT biracial, and does NOT have any white family members, I am still expected to "claim" my (non-extisent) "white side" rather than identify as BLACK and BLACK only. People poke me about it and don't believe me when I say I'm not mixed...It's weird how that works. You'd think people would be proud of how we wear our blackness proudly, how we identify with it although we COULD identify with another race instead, you'd think it'd be seen as admirable. But in reality it's all about categorizing, labeling, and ultimately- separation. As many people in these comments have said, it seems as if we are going backwards.
@VanessaSaintil
8 жыл бұрын
We want others to accept us but we can't even accept ourselves, one another. Ironic ain't it?
@violetwhite8341
8 жыл бұрын
+RAVEN ELYSE You know what you should do ? You should go to ancestry .com and get yourself a DNA test. You might be surprised to find that you are atleast 10 % European....most african americans have all kinds of different ethnicity. You might be 70 % black and 30 % other....or it could be nice just to know what part of Africa you are from and then you can share your results with your followers on KZitem....it could be a lot of fun.
@Scopps94
8 жыл бұрын
You're right Raven, but as long as systemic white supremacy continues to exist, especially in western society/media. They'll never be a change, it could continue to go backward. Black people are more accepting of people of color with more ambiguous (European) features than white people are. So do you agree that passing for white or non-black is more demeaning to ones self?
@DevinMacGregor
8 жыл бұрын
+Scopps94 This is a fact or just from your experience? Nigeria has over 500 ethnic groups with over 500 languages. Do you think no discrimination exists as no one looks at another to say who is the most African? If I were in a conversation with the OP it would never occur to me ask oh what are you. I really would not care. I would be more interested in what she thinks of things and how she treats me.
@cynshonny3508
8 жыл бұрын
Yasss girl tell em 😘🙏
@ChenaiDavid
8 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that you get to see what people say when they don't think a black person is around
@korn-oxbleachii2150
8 жыл бұрын
+jkklaffs I get fucked over just for being me.
@aor8092
7 жыл бұрын
Whites spent 500 years earning any 'racism' they get.
@harolddivine2140
7 жыл бұрын
Chenai David true
@bgroupie
7 жыл бұрын
Lmao!!
@inallthingsalkebulanfirst2462
7 жыл бұрын
(You don't have to read the whole thing.) @Chenai David You can't imagine how painful it is. Ever since I realized that one side had absolutely no interest in BEING "the good guys" when they can just use propaganda to SAY that they are, in order to make everyone believe it and treat them like it; when they can just maintain the status quo and continue using my inheritance, bought with my Ancestor's blood, distress, despair, and utter terror...to continue subjugating me and mine...the whole meanwhile denying it, mitigating it, or outright changing the subject? Disown! That's all it is. I'd like to say that I disowned them, but their dogmatic and persistent loyalty to the religion of white supremacy is what disowned me. I love Africa and Her beautiful creation. The most beautiful smile from a Black woman has to trump anything I've ever seen from a white woman by about x100. I'm serious. It's like warm enough to melt an iceberg. I've never seen that in a white person. I'm sorry, I'm off track, but I'm just saying...I really...really...really really really really really really love my African kinfolk, and for ANY white people, family or not, to repeat the same racist, liberal talking points that we're all familiar with? Yeah. Fuck that. Maybe a few drops here and there, but that's ALL that I have in common with those people. You probably have a few of their drops too! It don't mean a damned thing. Fuck 'em. This is Israel Palestine. "We want peace, but nobody is coming to sit down at the table with us." - Israel "That statement is so absurd that we can't bring ourselves to dignify it with an answer...and besides...we're busy burying our women and children on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesaday. We'd have to reschedule it for Thursday at the earliest...no wait...Thursday is a funeral too, how about 3 weeks from now on Friday? We should be done burying our dead by then, assuming you don't kill more by then, which would be a first..." - Palestine SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME THINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. The protocol between white and non-white plays out the exact same way everywhere and everywhen. *No, the idea that this group of people is trying, but haven't yet figured out a way to stop killing everybody and taking everything anytime it's convenient, is absurd.* EVERY TIME you hear them talk about "let's try to end racism" they have to crazy glue their eyelid to their eyebrow to stop from furiously winking. They have to CONSCIOUSLY try to keep from crossing their fingers. I mean they literally have to think of the saddest moment of their life, which was probably when they got second place to a Black person who got first place, in order not to burst out laughing at what they just heard themselves say. No man. It's not looking good. AND BY THE WAY, my experience is FAR from unique. Be it white adoptive parents like mine, or a white mixed mother/father...these people are racist before they're parents. They are TRULY race-first and we would be very wise to parrot this ideology so that we can protect ourselves against it...because like it or not...it has seen dozens of civilizations and groups of people exterminated and extinct. It's how they stole the entire western hemisphere. - At any rate, thanks for your comment, because it gave me a chance to vent, and I appreciate you for that. One Love, Africa.
@gingerm27
6 жыл бұрын
She reminds me of “young” Mariah Carey...back in her “vision of love” days in the early 90s
@Wonderwomanfan29912
3 жыл бұрын
She looks like she's 75% white and 25% black
@davidelliott1594
8 жыл бұрын
Grief does trickle down. What many people don't understand is that Black in America is not simply a biological heritage of certain skin colors and hair textures. It's also a psychological inheritance, events and treatment not only our ancestors endured, but the mistreatment our immediate families suffered simply for being black. What our ancestors, parents and grandparents witnessed and went through as black men and women in America and the culture of joy and pain, life and loss, self-love and self-hatred, the fight for pride that developed from those struggles are passed down. And many of us in this generation still witness large remnants of the attitudes and actions that caused the suffering of our parents and other forebears. It's a legacy and mentality in America all progressive, fair-minded people are fighting to overcome with knowledge and respect. Biracial is a term indicating a person has two parents of separate racial classifications. Biracial itself is not a cultural classification. Biracial and black are not mutually exclusive terms. If a person is bi-ethnic, Italian and Irish for example, they may relate more to the Italian or the Irish side, depending on experience, but that does not mean they are in denial of one or the other. There's no contradiction in someone describing themselves as a biracial black person. In this case, Alexis was raised by a black family in a black neighborhood as the child of a black man. I would be surprised if she didn't identify as black. This need that so many people have to force their definitions of how someone should identify themselves is very sad and unnecessary. No one should need to justify where they come from to those who have not lived what they have lived. I appreciate this insightful video.
@AlexisBelon
8 жыл бұрын
Shout out to you for GETTING it. Thank you for your comment 🙌🏽
@huh8974
8 жыл бұрын
+Alexis Belon your cute but not black. why? race is about how u look. yes scientifically ur black but u look white so ur treated as white. cops arent gonna fool with you
@odiesmum2012
8 жыл бұрын
+Creator of Vine Regardless of her appearance her African heritage could cause her to potentially be a carrier of the Sickle Cell Anemia gene. Many "white" folk have discovered their true ancestry after developing the disease which can kill you if not treated quickly. It is an extremely painful illness to suffer and requires many blood transfusions to replace the sickle cells.
@BronzeSista
7 жыл бұрын
Very good post David Elliott!
@Scoring57
7 жыл бұрын
A person that's both italian and irish is not just going to say they're "italian" like that's all they are, the way society requires mixed people to say they're "black''. The fact that being black isn't only a biological fact doesn't mean non-black people are somehow black. In order for those other aspects of being black to come true and be a reality, you have to be black physically. There's no other way for all these things you say are passed down to affect someone unless they physically black (which is the bases of being black by the way; a physical reality). Unless this non-black person holds to some delusion that they're being mistreated as a way of holding to their blackness. That's the only way a non-black person could claim to have inherited some psychological pain or feeling of being worth less.
@AfreensHair
6 жыл бұрын
I hate that people say you're neither black nor white, when you ARE black and ARE white. You're BOTH.
@Wonderwomanfan29912
3 жыл бұрын
And I'm not I'm 19% or 20% Native 12% or 13% percent white and 68% percent black
@Jeremy-sj3pr
3 жыл бұрын
She’s only 25% black. She’s mixed race, and mostly white.
@lapisincognito
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jeremy-sj3pr she's still black. 25% is still a lot
@Jeremy-sj3pr
3 жыл бұрын
@@lapisincognito yeah and 75% white is way more. She’s not black, and you’re actually extremely disrespectful to her and to black people for stating that.
@lapisincognito
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jeremy-sj3pr It doesn't matter even if her white is dominating. She still have black blood, and black feature. She can't be ONLY black, and she can't be ONLY white too. She's both. Even if she call herself only white it's still wrong. She's BOTH
@Itsqetsiyah
6 жыл бұрын
Did you guys even watch the video? You guys are complaining about how she will never face the same discrimination as we do (which is true and she never denied that). Because she doesn’t look black. I know many black people who are black, both have black parents and look white. Or are biracal look black (darkskinned) or just plain white. It’s just DNA it doesn’t always work as expected. Up untill the DNA test she always thought she was half black or half white. If she didn’t show the DNA test and just showed her parents I would just say she was black. You guys are always complaining how black people or biracial people like to pass for white so that they can benefit from the white privilege, but now that there is a black person who is white passing is actually proud to be black you guys get mad?!?! We need people like her to claim black and be proud of being black to show that being black is not, was never and never will be a negative thing! We as black people (not all) want to disassociate ourselves from blackness because we want to show that we are “not like the rest of them” and need white acceptance. Just remember that if we were still at the time of slavery she would still be a slave and considered as black even if she “looks white”. Edit: please watch this before commenting. This girl explains the difference between race and ethnicity: kzitem.info/news/bejne/um6hnKqkfXSYnno and what it means to be white passing.
@irrelevance3859
6 жыл бұрын
yodahchronicles She's white
@chalseywilder937
6 жыл бұрын
Truth be told they're treating her somewhat like how they get treated because they're mad she's not treated this way
@iomio8037
6 жыл бұрын
you right, they are just ipocrites! If tomorrow with dna tecnology they'll be given the choice to make their still unborn children white they will run to be the first worse then a new apple model first sale.
@briannawilson9584
6 жыл бұрын
yodahchronicles but we are not...The one drop rule is ridiculous and still has people confused
@roofusthedog2935
6 жыл бұрын
White people are discriminated against more than any other race nowadays, I live around mainly white people and I’m mixed, I watch as they get criticized and discriminated against daily at school and my job, and ESPECIALLY on the internet, I used to think black people were oppressed and all until I realized how wrong I was, I’ve legit had people of all races talk down about whites expecting me to agree with them because I’m considered black, I realize how much easier it is to be black cuz I can say whatever I want without barely any punishment bcuz people don’t want to be “racist” cmon guys OPEN UR EYES, not trying to spread hate, just trying to solve PROBLEMO’S.
@annsyyajones9968
6 жыл бұрын
My mother is black. And my father is Puerto Rican he is very very black and he tells me that all the time. We are black. Your mother and I are black.
@Nekole1
6 жыл бұрын
Annsyya Jones girl stop, you look black. You couldnt pass for white or mix if u tried 😂
@TheLavenderPodcast
6 жыл бұрын
Leyah McMillan she didn't say that she was mixed with white!!
@seggyyy
6 жыл бұрын
from what she said her mother is black and father “puerto rican and very black”. so basically afro puerto rican. both her parents are black. so obviously she’s black. idk why she was stating it as if anyone would object
@lgal56
6 жыл бұрын
sephora k probably because alot of Puerto Ricans reject their blackness
@cymn9409
6 жыл бұрын
Annsyya Jones dumb ass!!!
@Belle5942
7 жыл бұрын
The reason why she needs to go online and have to preach and convince people is because of the country she lives in. "America" gives ppl a complex about this issue because they cannot accept people for who they are.
@NikkiGloom
6 жыл бұрын
thank you that IS SO TRUE... and my sister and i cant even talk anymore without her slinging it in my face Im mexican and she is biracial. Whatever the issue is she blames me and we are adopted. you cant love someone else till you love yourself.. i think...
@soldeverano1096
6 жыл бұрын
She is 74.2% european, but she is "black". I understand that blacl is a culture and because she was raised in that culture he feels like black despite she is not
@Exploringwithisha
7 жыл бұрын
Love hearing your perspective ! Yes you are black, yes you are white. And you can identify with whatever you want to. Don't even pay attention to these comments they're crazy lol.
@kristianyaka_nation3137
6 жыл бұрын
Isha Marie Yeah just like Elizabeth Warren is an Indian / Native American. You're crazy
@deezonyxde77
6 жыл бұрын
Truth
@EdgieThoughts
6 жыл бұрын
the little alanta women
@sisterjudah6519
4 жыл бұрын
SHE NEEDS to IDENTIFY with who SHE IS. A MAMZER, MIX, BASTARD.
@sisterjudah6519
4 жыл бұрын
@@dianachin4849 BULL SHHHEEETTTT
@Aleishaisbeauty01
6 жыл бұрын
I find it offensive as a black woman that this woman gets to call herself black when she is clearly mixed. There's nothing wrong with being mixed. Black people are the most inclusive people and I find it quite sad. No other race just claims every damn thing. This woman benefits from white privilege everyday and has the audacity to claim black. These are the same people who claim white when it benefits them, regardless of what she says in the video. And having an opinion does not make me a hater. You are not black. You are a mixed woman.
@coldicefiregreenpinkbluewa9631
5 жыл бұрын
My question is do you think puertoricans are black?
@Jojobreez
4 жыл бұрын
lightning water I dont
@sagepen
4 жыл бұрын
But you don’t realize that what you’re saying is ignorant? Yes she’s mixed. But with what is she mixed? With White AND black. So she Is White and she is Black lol
@clow3325
2 жыл бұрын
Offensive lol she would of been a slave just like you and called a nigge* just like us she’s apart of us black is most strong dna she black
@melanatedforever
6 жыл бұрын
Whatever you feel comfortable with, that's how I see it.
@steverowe3
6 жыл бұрын
Pretty jackson can I be a turtle?
@thisisindie9876
6 жыл бұрын
Pretty jackson so true It's a shame that she even have to explain it she's a beautiful human being period .... Thisisindie.net
@steverowe3
6 жыл бұрын
So how comes Rachel Dolezal didn't get the same courtesey when she claimed she was black and she actually did more for blacks than most blacks
@luvmeany
6 жыл бұрын
Stiffler Because she has no claim to that identity. When she says "whatever you feel comfortable with" she means, whether this girl chooses to identify as just black, white, or as biracial it's her business and based on her experience
@johnclhugyugihjbvgbkj9729
6 жыл бұрын
I saw you recently on someone else’s comments, I think a bible study type. Sorry, I know it’s random.
@rararaka2348
6 жыл бұрын
I’m mixed. I don’t like when people call me one or the other races. I am both races. But I would rather be called mixed/biracial then just white or just black. When people ask me what race I am I say mixed/biracial. I don’t want to be closer to white or black. Honestly idc, I’m just mixed, deal with it.
@PsandersISamazing
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah I just say I'm mixed too. I'm proud to be mixed
@PsandersISamazing
6 жыл бұрын
Diana Chin Black, Native American, and white. More so native and black and I love learning about each culture.
@PsandersISamazing
6 жыл бұрын
Diana Chin yeah, it's really interesting and cool to learn about my ancestors
@mamiekonnah6924
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly why would people want you to identify as one race when you are biracial "bi" as in 2 or both not just one
@rainydaze1502
6 жыл бұрын
MultifandomStruggles I wish more people would think like you. Lol people will have 10% of African Ancestry and call themselves black and everyone would be like "Yeah."
@macbethandherdemon645
7 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey is mixed and no one says anything to her and she claims she's black all day very day
@pedroroque8681
7 жыл бұрын
Well.. She is mixed, but she's still black.. So it's up to her to identify herself as that
@RedShadow1990
7 жыл бұрын
People considered Mariah Carey as white for a long time, her mixed race identity has always come into question. It just doesn't these days because it's old news but back in the 90s lol it was a lot of debates.
@RedShadow1990
7 жыл бұрын
@felicia cooke Not true. She didn't even identify as a race when she first came out people just assumed she was white.
@pamelaalexander7796
7 жыл бұрын
because Mariah Carey is black period
@whyyoureadinmyname5145
7 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey is European get over it.
@JordanNevermind
6 жыл бұрын
"She's confused" 🙄🙄🙄 The same black people saying this would be giving her grief if she was calling herself mixed and/or frolicking around amongst just white people, telling her that she's "ignoring her heritage" and/or that "she thinks she's better than us." Likewise, the white people that are also pissed off at this would be the same ones that would be quick to remind her of her family and relatives with darker complexions. Other races and ethnicities giving you shit now would also be giving you shit if you identified otherwise. Point being: keep doing what you're doing, because angry, bitter people will continue to say something, regardless of how happy they claim to be with themselves.
@bonjovijojo5160
6 жыл бұрын
Jordan PREACH!!!
@JordanNevermind
6 жыл бұрын
The Lion’s Den sadly, I have been in the presence of that mindset, and your resistance to what I said would suggest that you are on par with that mindset.
@JordanNevermind
6 жыл бұрын
The Lion’s Den I'm not trying anything, but I am glad that you are not one of those that get upset with someone saying that they are mixed. The problem, however, is that once you are in the position of even having to declare that you are mixed/biracial (for sake of simplicity and relevance to this video, we'll talk -black/-white) that usually opens up the person to having more questions thrown at them to prove their identity (because, of course, the person asking the questions is owed an explanation for witnessing such racial ambiguity!!); their "level of blackness" is questioned... Out of curiosity, did you disagree with everything I said, or just the part that you focused on?
@piapear560
6 жыл бұрын
Jordan I definitely agree with every point you've made. Too many times have I witnessed these exact mindsets to the point where it is a majority opinion. I live in an area that has multiple books written to reflect how a "slave mentality" is still very alive and doesn't seem to have much of a chance of declining any time soon.
@marystanton7043
6 жыл бұрын
I am multi racial. I get negative comments from all races. my mother is half Puerto Rican and half Irish. My father is Black. I consider myself Black. I did not grow up with my biological mother. I grew up with 2 black parents. I never experienced Irish or Puerto Rican Culture. I'm just me, if people don't like me, their problem, not mine. I often get called a dirty half breed by all 3 races. technically, I'm not even a "half breed". I'm more of a tri breed if you want to get technical. lol
@vanityposh6348
6 жыл бұрын
That's what I always tell people..."let a biracial person call themselves what they want." Anyway, my ex-husband is biracial. He always called himself Black as well. The reason many biracial people call themselves Black is because of the history of America. My ex looks Latino and when he was around them, they would talk badly about Black people not even realizing that's what he is.
@parismatfield
7 жыл бұрын
any black person on here willing to argue that she isn't dark enough to be a black person or because she is also half white she can't identify with being black should really reevaluate your way of thinking! we come in such a variety y'all should be welcoming our sister not shutting her out get it together!❤💙💛💜💚
@MrSkullkid15
7 жыл бұрын
Paris Matfield Exactly. There are blacks with as bright as her and people acting ignorant.
@MrSkullkid15
7 жыл бұрын
Depths Of My Soul Why do I have to name one when you can just type "High Yellow black people" on google and find many like her?
@djsistae3469
7 жыл бұрын
Luv
@MrSkullkid15
7 жыл бұрын
Depths Of My Soul What!? Charles Barkley? Charles Barkley is damn near brown. He ain't "High Yellow" or even close. If that's the lightest you know of blacks then either you've never been outside or you're just in denial. Chris Brown Stephen Curry Drake -Mothers white Tisha Campbell They are very high yellow. People lighter than them? We got Black people even lighter than that like Blake Griffin. We got Black people with NO color that are even lighter than white people like Albinos!
@jenniferh.7219
7 жыл бұрын
Kidd Notwen - Charles Barley used to be near high yellow look at his younger days
@JustChris143
8 жыл бұрын
At least you embrace both sides
@ghostoftheyoutubefuture2630
7 жыл бұрын
You don't think she look Latina?
@contemplatingyourwig7591
7 жыл бұрын
Egg your dumb
@JEWIWNJSSIWNBWBEBD
7 жыл бұрын
Egg What? You sound stupid
@user-im6gr2sh2c
7 жыл бұрын
Egg I agree
@wokekeikei9896
7 жыл бұрын
Blacklives Don'tmatter lol that username, what live matter to you then? Huh?
@Jaimelikegem
6 жыл бұрын
You look like a young, talented Mariah Carey. I love her. She's mixed like you. But as a fully black woman myself, I find it offensive when mixed and biracial women claim to be black women because there is a difference. Like you said, when people see you, people put you in different racial categories and either elevate or degrade your status depending on their exposure. As an actual black girl, that doesn't happen to me. I'm not white passing (nor do I ache to be bc i love my melanin and blackness), so that privelege to camouflage between different races is not something that I have. In a more light example, it's like when you mix mayo and ketchup--its a wonderful combination. But at that point, it's not just mayo or just ketchup....its both. And to label it one thing would be disingenuous. There's nothing wrong with being mixed (my cousin is mixed too), but for me, the problem comes when people who clearly will not be able to identify with my experiences say they are the same as me.....bc were not (and that's okay).
@yoyomonique7483
6 жыл бұрын
Cassie Casimir experience doesn't make her less black than you it doesn't work that way sis
@LYJmusic
6 жыл бұрын
People like you are so damn annoying. Always telling someone how Black they are. You haven’t lived her life. Sounds like your mad because certain men don’t find you appealing, but what’s that got to do with her. A lot of men don’t like how I look but I’m not gonna blame it on someone that is of a different ethnic background to me. You guys cry if someone doesn’t claim their blackness but if someone wears it proud, oh you have to go through this to be black, oh you have to have this type of hair, and all that mess. Be quiet. You honestly don’t look 100 percent black either.
@jdector53
6 жыл бұрын
you're stupid and you don't get it
@user-go9gq3ot5x
6 жыл бұрын
What we not gone do is disrespect Mariah like that....
@OohlalaHolly
6 жыл бұрын
She is an actual black girl! Ppl put her in different categories bc they are ignorant. If they knew she was black, it’d be different. Shut up.
@nyanzarojas8776
6 жыл бұрын
girl please there are mixed ppl who can only pass for black, that I understand. You are not black, you are biracial end of story.
@kabookie960
5 жыл бұрын
I thought that’s what she said black & white = biracial
@Bells723
5 жыл бұрын
@@kabookie960 She is WHITE end of story
@carbinfootprint159
4 жыл бұрын
Danielle Nora no fool she is biracial. Like she said.
@amberschannel4709
6 жыл бұрын
People that are white that are black do not understand how we feel as a mixed race, but the fact is I'm white and I'm black! And I didn't ask to be either I just am 🤷🏽♀️💁🏽🙋🏽
@jamesyoung3565
6 жыл бұрын
Your on point.... you can't be what u want to be you are what u are
@mjrhmekssh
6 жыл бұрын
Marion Dorsey when the fuck did that happen in the 40s? I'm mixed and born and raised in Germany still live here. I'VE NEVER been discriminated against and actually never thought about my race before we learned about american culture in english class. I don't believe a single word you say dude. The US us the only country that still makes a big deal about identity politics and made-up bullshit like race.
@livinglifetthefullest6567
6 жыл бұрын
ak k do you know who Wesley Snipes is? Clearly he hinted that he's black not mixed or biracial like you, there's a difference in treatment in society when it comes to skin color/skin tones and that's a fact you're missing the point my friend.
@mjrhmekssh
6 жыл бұрын
LîvïñgLīfé tøthēfûllëst I'm talking about the inaccuracies Marion Dorsey is spreading about how Germans treat race. Not americans. I think you're missing my point. I'm not denying that there is a difference in treatment towards races in OTHER countries. But not the one I was born in and lived in for all my life. I can tell you so from firsthand experience. So yeah as far as I know, Snipes has nothing to do with this country but with the US. Germans don't care about race. They care about nationality and cultural differences tho but still not as much as in other countries. And that's how it should be. Everyone knows the US is obsessed with race and how bad that is, I was merely pointing out a different inaccuracy.
@livinglifetthefullest6567
6 жыл бұрын
ak k The point you missing buddy is that colorism and racism is a worldwide thing and we both know that .Just because you had a great experience doesn't mean everyone will have the same and that is what you're implying ,maybe in the part you're in it doesn't matter as much ,but there are certain parts of any country that has that colorstruck people, asian countries are a great prime example of being colorstruck ,just cause you don't see it don't mean it isn't there.
@AlexisBelon
8 жыл бұрын
Sidenote: the 'races in between' comment was poorly constructed and not intended to demean.
@WestieKatie
7 жыл бұрын
Alexis Belon I like you
@toohauteforyou
7 жыл бұрын
No it wasn't people are just picky
@1MarkKeller
7 жыл бұрын
Alexis Belon They know what you meant, they are just being petty.
@mickelsmickle8668
7 жыл бұрын
Alexis Belon you are what you think you are don't stress
@superiorGOD1220
6 жыл бұрын
When blacks say if you can pass as a white it's only because they don't want you to go through what most full blooded AA or people with color skin go through being oppressed and racially profiled but our culture is strong and white society is afraid of it,but we are proud that you claim your BLACK SIDE WE LOVE YOU AND I'M SUBBING TO YOUR CHANNEL SUBSCRIBE BACK HUN we love all races but our races deserves to be treated better.
@11simonjr
6 жыл бұрын
You're not Black, you are mixed race. There's nothing wrong with not being black. End of debate
@gregglass4796
6 жыл бұрын
11simonjr ws
@kabookie960
5 жыл бұрын
She said she was white & black, what part did you miss, but y’all whites never wanted anything to do with biracials anyways all y’all want to do is have people of color divided
@thegigadykid1
5 жыл бұрын
She's part time black
@titinenaturelle
5 жыл бұрын
Next time someone ask you "what are you?" Just answer "a human from planet earth" it is not their gdm business to know what is in your DNA.
@dangercat9188
4 жыл бұрын
facts.
@armywife2248
8 жыл бұрын
One day we won't be so preoccupied with color. It's silly. All the concept of race does is divide, separate and isolate.
@cinnamonstar808
8 жыл бұрын
★ Blame White PEOPLE. ★ They are the one who created the concept of race so they can place themselves in the #1 slot & everybody else below them in order to justified their wickedness, thievery and genocide(s). for most of Human + world history it was a question if you are " rich or poor?' or who are you're related to? but one day that "exclusive club " will make it their downfall.
@merelaartman5046
8 жыл бұрын
+cinnamonstar808 oi, I had nothing to do with that. Don't blame me
@armywife2248
8 жыл бұрын
Merel Aartman I don't think she means you in particular. None of us were around when they came up with the concept of "race".
@cinnamonstar808
8 жыл бұрын
Merel Aartman hmmm, i beat u $20 u wouldnt switch lives with any wealthy black celebrity or even Obama. You know whites have THAT good. everybody knows the color cast system
@merelaartman5046
8 жыл бұрын
cinnamonstar808 I defintly would.
@blueblue1251
8 жыл бұрын
If you're 'black' and 'white', why is your video titled 'I'm very black'?
@BeautifulGood713
8 жыл бұрын
She's very black but not on the outside. Pass the sunscreen
@harolddivine2140
8 жыл бұрын
+jkklaffs lolllllll
@blueblue1251
8 жыл бұрын
jkklaffs Lmao
@BeautifulGood713
8 жыл бұрын
America's definition of race is so screwed up. A white skinned woman like her can walk around saying "I'm very Black" BUT a black skinned woman better NOT walk around saying "I'm very White" b.c. Black people will come out the woodwork on her ass. it's just ridiculous.
@selahswonky236
8 жыл бұрын
Did u watch the video ? She is black 😕
@nori_ariannabuckhana6632
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love what you said about race being a social construct!
@maiaanderson2718
7 жыл бұрын
Wow these comments are negative af but I just want to say that you're beautiful and you don't need to fit into a race "box"
@lohanentertainment2685
6 жыл бұрын
This too. Why fit into one? Race isn't genetics and it was never made to make sense anyway. It was already messed up when white people realized race did not apply to spanish speakers because of how diverse they are.
@keyzzkeyyy8042
7 жыл бұрын
Your hair is aammaazzingggg
@paulochs6820
6 жыл бұрын
keyzz keyyy Nappy like a rat sucked it
@sisterjudah6519
4 жыл бұрын
It's like DOG HAIR. IT CARRIES LICE. NOTHING AMAZING about THAT.
@kitchencapers7183
4 жыл бұрын
I'm quarter black and didn't know my black grandfather. My father grew up in a white family and I didn't know him very well. Like you I get asked all the time where I'm from and sometimes pass for white. Society defines who's black; under Jim Crow I'd be black. My great grandfather was a slave and I'd be one too in them times. I've been attacked and prejudiced against for being black, so I call my self black. White society calls you black if you're light skinned or not. Bi racial and mixed race are meaningless terms to most whites. Keep up the good work, you're not alone.
@candace8697
6 жыл бұрын
call urself whatever u want but at the end of the day ur mixed race, not black, not white, but both. and theres nothing wrong with that. calling yourself black is like saying that you face the same discrimination that they do when you clearly dont and some might find that offensive
@saracatniss3106
4 жыл бұрын
So she has to identify a certain way to not offend others? I think it's not her problem, people can identify however they want.
@Davonnaa
8 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how people just expect biracial people to just disregard pieces of themselves and pass as one thing when both parents came together to make them up as a whole person. You cant just forget about one part of yourself. Without that part you aren't you. And Aye Jersey!!!!!!
@florarosario5147
6 жыл бұрын
She has acknowledge both not just one
@jamesyoung3565
6 жыл бұрын
Davonna Patterson because the man carries the seed the women carries it. If her dad would have slept with a white women she would have been white..... So that's why u are considered what your dad is. I'm mixed but my dad is black. Any way u cut it I am what my father is anything else is a by product of his choice of women
@lakeside321
6 жыл бұрын
That dumb Hebrew Israelite shit is getting stale . The Bible tells black people not to mix, and that it doesn't please the Most High did you read that part?
@nyanzarojas8776
6 жыл бұрын
umm biracial ppl are biracial which literally means to races.
@nyanzarojas8776
6 жыл бұрын
+James Young lol my kids are mixed so does that mean my children are now white even though they have a black parent like yourself? you sound stupid and it's always the biracial kids from black men who have no idea what they are. smh
@Celeste8808
8 жыл бұрын
My grandmother who is all black & light skin like you tells the same story as you. The story of why she didn't just pass in the 60's & marry a white guy who would keep her secret. But yet blacks not understanding. To my grandmother she is black & refuses to were blonde hair to pass. She also tell stories of ppl saying stuff they would never say to black ppl because they assume she was one of them. She doesn't deny her liked skin pledge she tells stories of when she was picked for nursing school & ask to work in doctors because of skin color, were her darker class mates where stuck learning how wipe ass, & do all the dirty jobs of being a nurse in the 60's. Middle finger to the ppl that think you r not black. Being black is not just about color it is about life experiences
@AlexisBelon
8 жыл бұрын
+Celeste8808 give your grandma a hug in solidarity from me.
@gillianking2566
6 жыл бұрын
My niece is biracial and is always asked - What are you? She is only eight and is so tired of the labeling. She told me she wished she was white and blond so she didn't have to explain herself. When a child you love and adore tells you that... it is pretty overwhelming. My life's mission is to ensure she embraces every part of who she is. Glad you are doing the same :)
@ZoneOut-zp5gm
3 жыл бұрын
Sis is proud to say she is black, because if it wasn't for a black man, she wouldn't be here. Black is not a shade, its your ancestral DNA. And just saying "mixed" does NOT answer the question of your ethnic DNA unless you specify which races your mixed with.
@jaylynpayne1
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but ur not black. Ur mixed
@mindyland938
6 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Man sure not a gentleman !! Need to wash your mouth with soap !! You were not taught better ??
@sweets2056
6 жыл бұрын
Look through these comments upset me so I know it must upset her. In the video she explained why she identifies as black, because she wants to. She both but she can identify the way she wants.
@sweets2056
6 жыл бұрын
jfsfrnd it says” Peach Dreams AND you,”it’s my comment so...just checking. Thanks for clearing that up.
@roochiesodoe1120
6 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that she gets upset by reading comments but when you're 75% white trying to include yourself in black struggles by saying you're black then there's an issue.
@roochiesodoe1120
6 жыл бұрын
jfsfrnd Actual black people who do not benefit from the white privilege that she acknowledges who can't pick and choose their race when it suits them because they're black and that's it.
@NicoleReign
6 жыл бұрын
RoochieSoDoe If you have African in your ancestry, you black. Period.
@roochiesodoe1120
6 жыл бұрын
K D chill with the biracial tears, you still benefit from white privilege so don't act like you have it as hard as black people. A random black ancestor from 200 years ago doesn't make a person black so stop.
@Riosgirl98
6 жыл бұрын
Saying you are black is clearly wrong. I am mixed race. I'm more than one race. So are you. Just say you are mixed race. I feel like I'm blessed to be of more than one race. You do not need to be one or the other, you are both.
@draetone5602
6 жыл бұрын
Her point is she saying race is not exclusive......... she's a black women, she a white women..... that is saying she both, not neither......... Because she mix she rejecting one label The error here you are embracing an extra one label. Your not really saying she both your saying she's neither and should be called an extra label "mixed race" which is actually pointless. So you feel mix is a new box, She is saying mix means many boxes.
@Riosgirl98
6 жыл бұрын
drae Tone Well I do not agree. If I were to say to full Hispanics that I am Hispanic they wouldn't consider me one. If I told full black people I'm black they would laugh at me. Same with the Asian people. I am neither one of those cultures 100%. So technically I am not all of those cultures, but a mixture of them. Therefore yes I consider mixed race a different box. This is the box I tick when filling in application forms -mixed race. I do not tick white, Hispanic, black and Asian. If I use this box on many application forms it means that Government and Society recognise mixed race as something unique. Which all mixed race people are.
@briannawilson9584
6 жыл бұрын
Tavo Torneria hispanic is not a race to begin with , you can be a black or white Hispanic
@Riosgirl98
6 жыл бұрын
Brianna Wilson Yes but my Hispanic family are mixed with middle eastern Arabs so I don't identify that part of my family as white or black Hispanic. Just Hispanic as it's too complicated to explain this history. So you are right and wrong, there are black and white Hispanics, but also middle eastern Hispanics and Asian Hispanics. This does not take from what I was originally saying. We're not anyone race and we're not every race either. We are mixtures which falls under a unique category in my opinion and that us how I identify myself.
@briannawilson9584
6 жыл бұрын
Tavo Torneria when did I say there are ONLY black and white Hispanics? I'll wait.
@SamuraiActually
6 жыл бұрын
I love love love this video! Thank you! People are closed off to what it means to be black, no matter the depth of color of our skin! Being mixed is not either. It’s both. I was raised by my black mother and black grandfather and that is the culture I relate to . Yes I’m of lighter complexion, but I am a black woman. And I’m proud . Thank you for speaking on it.
@ImaniLabels
3 жыл бұрын
Respect sis 🙏🏿
@naomistevens8632
3 жыл бұрын
What about your no black heritage
@Pj192130
7 жыл бұрын
I am a Black male. I willing to bet most of the people who ask you your race are Black people. I am married to a Puerto Rican WIFE from P.R. guess what mixed people are common their. Now on the other hand you better not call a Black Dominican Black they hate that word. Most mixed races that are targeted are more that likely a mixed Black and whatever. There are plenty of mixed none Blacks who don't get the same treatment as let's say you do. I am fifty eight years old. I remember growing up in the hood here in California biracial kids had it hard especially the girls. Dudes wanted an exotic lady so they would abuse and use them. I felt sorry for them. I like you , stay strong you are part of my heritage and I am proud of you a beautiful young woman of color and grace.
@PHlophe
7 жыл бұрын
Um... mixed bloke here. I am not exactly white passing either. and my other siblings pass as entirely different ethnicities. So I have room to compare experiences.I guarantee you that 99% of people who ask me about my race are almost exclusively white, at work it is usually on the back of a bet.Typically in the most invasive way possible . Usually black people can read my soul . so i never have to answer anything/
@QueenBre10
8 жыл бұрын
You may think the video is all scattered...but this video made all the sense to me 🙋
@princejiminofbusan9209
6 жыл бұрын
Only black people allow this. You’ll see no white person, Asian etc. claiming mixed people to be from their race. This girl is damn near Caucasian and y’all are honestly telling yourselves that she’s white, while you whine “Why didn’t they cast a darker black girl?” Well guess what? You are allowing the media to choose her to represent the black race. If we as black people claim her to be black, why do we cry about dark skin black people’s lack of portrayal in movies or music videos? Being black is a color and an experience. She will clearly live that privileged life while saying “I’m black” in one breath, and y’all fools allow it.
@NaturallyLatrice
6 жыл бұрын
People are saying she isn’t Black but have no problem claiming Halle Berry or Alicia Keys as Black. Or any other celebrity that is clearly mixed but gets claimed as Black by Black People. Oh but this girl isn’t Black though?! 🙄
@kailarcr123
7 жыл бұрын
you're not black you are biracial, you will never know the struggle of being a real black women in this world.
@florarosario5147
6 жыл бұрын
How you know? You've walked her shoes? There are even black people who can't relate to the struggles.... As if struggles was the only or main thing that defines a black person. SMH. How about uplifting by being able to relate 'black' with everything that makes 'black' beautiful over anything else and not just on the outside- physically.... But things that a soul can keep once they leave a colored body that gives everyone the impression that it had been through many struggles when possessed by a beautiful soul.
@JStalinOfficial
6 жыл бұрын
many biracial people get treated like blacks, some do know the struggle.
@elikyaa
6 жыл бұрын
flora rosario Here’s the difference though. Black women are not spending our time identifying as biracial and claiming to know their experiences. We are different.
@laureleiwolf
4 жыл бұрын
I’m a dark skin and I’m just gon say this In one struggle, mixed are told they are prettier then darker skins But In another the cops all see us the same “ criminals “ ( even tho we aren’t but whatever )
@taelorrenee6383
6 жыл бұрын
You know what you are.. beautiful, the people who saying negative stuff, is the people who has insecurities within, let them blah blah all they want, your you and that’s beautiful!
@originalwoman1269
6 жыл бұрын
Taelor Renee The Sun burns her. She's not black.
@bre6651
6 жыл бұрын
I really love that someone touched on this topic. Im mixed and was raised by the black side of my family in a black neighborhood, and only saw my father on the weekends (he only dates black woman so even then i was surrounded by loving black ppl) it wasn't untill i started school and was around other kids I started hearing "why u acting black" "oh u think your cute?" "Straighten your hair, you look like you have a mop on your head" and i would be shocked like dude... Im one of y'all... matter fact, my mom is legit darker than most of you😂. And no one believed me until I went home crying and I begged my mom to come pick me up from school 😂 so sadly I never got love from black ppl outside of my family bec they always felt i was trying to fake like I was black or whatever so I was like lemme fit in with white kids. Funny thing.... they know ya ass isn't white and it was just worse. "Why is ur hair so greasy." " ur fat" (cuz i had curves and they was built like sticks ) "ur lips are so big wtf" i was constantly trying to straighten my hair or dye it lose a whole bunch of weight i didn't need to.... untill the point where I realized u can't please ppl for shit. even if race ain't the issue, hurt ppl hurt ppl, if they not happy they always gonna have some shit to say about u. Now adays I have more black or haspic friends just because they understand the struggle and instead of taking shit personal i just educate and compliment. My best friend told me she used to hate me 'till I told her she was beautiful and I wish I had her Hershey skin ( so basically she didnt like me for no reason) . i try to get her to be natural 100% of the time, like doing her hair and skin treatments, so she can feel beautiful in her own sexy brown skin. Thats all ppl need at the end of the day is some loving and reassurance... Mixed kids need it, black kids, white kids, Asians, we all need ❤
@jamaicanlova2832
6 жыл бұрын
You're not black. You're biracial. I'm black.
@jamessikes6214
6 жыл бұрын
You're black to me because you're not ashamed to be. Fuck all that other shit. There's mixed/blacks that ashamed of their other half or wish they wasn't black. So you got nothing but love from me my sista! 😘☺
@jamessikes6214
6 жыл бұрын
zoltri11 lmao then you must of never heard anything hypocritical in your life and no it doesn't, just means she more tied to the culture. I was simply stating she being mixed wouldn't be a reason I would not consider her black. Simple
@georgethompson6221
6 жыл бұрын
James Sikes thanks a lot for being open minded
@hamzaibrahim3352
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamessikes6214 she’s black
@thenativist6330
Жыл бұрын
Why would anyone be ashamed for being black??
@isaz597
8 жыл бұрын
I myself have been able to pass as white unintentionally. At first it was an eye opener. In reality as no one knew I was middle eastern having been born & educated with white people it made me realise there is a deep racist underbelly amongst white people. Some white people I grew to loathe but others I grew to love as they were exposed to this environment everyday but still treated everyone the same. It's surprising who is who when you see them in private exposing true racial feelings. I don't hate white people but they are very much tribal in their thoughts & actions mostly. Even though they are perceived as open minded & educated. I have found other cultures don't discuss race as much as whites do or don't address businesses to the colour of the owner ie. using a racial slur to identify the shop s/he bought items from or a garage a car was repaired from instead of calling the business by it's given name. I know white privileges exist as I've benefitted from them but this made me shy away from them. I don't know which I felt more guilty about getting an easy pass or because sometimes it didn't feel just. I am happy to identify as my race than to be something I'm not. As I grow older I feel I'm looking more like people from my background. Is that nature or nurture? I guess I can't truly say
@lisangelblack9070
6 жыл бұрын
Isaiah Freebandz just proved his or hers point..
@kalashnikov5544
4 жыл бұрын
Some "Middle Eastern" people have high European admixture. Lebanese, Syrians, some Iranians, and other North Africans.
@QueenQueenly
5 жыл бұрын
You are very very very very beautiful and you are very right, its heartbreaking how people push people into the white side to make them NOT idendity with their black side. YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL most connected to
@supaxlvztr
6 жыл бұрын
I would have assumed you were Cuban. You’re still a gorgeous girl, regardless your ethnicity. I noticed most mix people I’ve encountered, identify as black even with lighter to white skin. Just embrace you. Either way, you would have faced the same racial injustices in the past, just as a dark skinned people did. You’re a prime example of; even with the negative connotations around the black race, people still want to identify as black. You’re welcomed, and I certainly wouldn’t criticize you for being mixed. You could easily empathize with the injustices blacks deal with even if you’re not dealing with them personally. Peace, power.
@harolddivine2140
8 жыл бұрын
you dont even look mixed u look white
@zinawilkins4032
8 жыл бұрын
She looks mixed to me, I can see it in her features and skin tone, even I look more white than her.
@Taradash4L
7 жыл бұрын
Zina Wilkins Ur fucking liar , she is looking whiter than trump and a lot white people ! ;) Probably , ur blonde.
@thesecondselfofgodisthebla7004
7 жыл бұрын
AgletDC you're blind. Her facial features are obviously different to the features of a Caucasian person. She may have took her mothers' skin color and hair genes, but her facial structure would raise questions. The girl herself, even admitted to being mixed with Black. Idk why people choose to see a person's skin color and look past the other genotypes that were inherited by BOTH parents. Who really gives a flip?
@stoning2112
6 жыл бұрын
Harold Divine she looks mixed to me she's actually darker than I am and we're mixed with the same thing
@duke9647
6 жыл бұрын
She act white too. She be all nice and polite and explain herself.
@DHU11
7 жыл бұрын
you do actually look mixed :) beautiful
@karenbarnett5593
7 жыл бұрын
D. Hull When I was single, into the nightclub thing in the early '80's, we followed a band with 2 musicians that were oriental and black mixed, we thought they were drop dead gorgeous ( they were)
@SoulfTylerTX
6 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute, you say you not mix, but you say are Black & White. That's just like saying the same thing, that you are mix.
@emeraldstorm2552
6 жыл бұрын
You are not black. Go to bed
@natashasolae
8 жыл бұрын
"My white passing bi-racial woman is still apart of the black experience and it's still important." Wholeheartedly agree. Although to me, I've always thought of you as a little black girl, I remember a lot of conversations we used to have about this and just your experience growing up and being bi-racial and how interesting it was and different from mine, Loved this entire vlog!
@BlahBlahPoop617
6 жыл бұрын
One word: identity crisis.
@JStalinOfficial
6 жыл бұрын
That was two words, dummy, but I got two words for you: jealousy crisis.
@Miltonman100
6 жыл бұрын
JStalinOfficial HALFBREED
@angryblackman7883
6 жыл бұрын
That's two words. And perhaps you are the one with the identity crisis.
@lastnamefirstname2390
6 жыл бұрын
These comments are wild. You are beautiful, level-headed, and correct. Keep doing you, don't worry about the nay-sayers.
@annsyyajones9968
6 жыл бұрын
As I look in the mirror and ask why is my skin lighter than my mother and father. So I think black comes in all shades and I think that is beautiful.
@firstnamelastname4427
6 жыл бұрын
Annsyya Jones Black don't come in this shade unless you're albino. This is a white woman.
@kano3030
6 жыл бұрын
+First Name Last Name White people are albinos!
@proofy8375
6 жыл бұрын
First Name Last Name the rapper logic Is half black. And is white skin
@firstnamelastname4427
6 жыл бұрын
Proofy131 Mystery Logic's father is half black. He's white.
@M.Elle-
6 жыл бұрын
ONE TRUE GOD What?? Black people and African can make albinos people, but stop passing off white people off as albinos. They aren't and they aren't black either.
@littleeva
8 жыл бұрын
Dear Alexis, my mother's father was lighter than you. He had blue eyes, as did his mother and father. According to the census in 1910 and 1920 census, they were all listed as black (well, "Negro"). And at that time no one seemed to have a problem with it. I don't get why today it's such an issue. Sometimes it seems like we're going backwards, I mean what do people want, to have a system like they did in South Africa, an Apartheid system?
@littleeva
8 жыл бұрын
+mystic1921 “Dee” A I don't think they would have identified as biracial, since none of them had white parents. It was just light skinned black people marrying each other. My grandfather however didn't see anything wrong with being black. He married a brown skinned woman. He didn't see anything wrong with identifying as black, neither do I. Do we want to have the system they used to have in South Africa? Where you identified according to the color of your skin. Nope, I like being black, been black over 50 years and I don't have an issue with that.
@littleeva
8 жыл бұрын
+mystic1921 “Dee” True, still the reality of this country is if someone sees me, they're going to see a black woman; they're not going to see a "biracial" woman. I still don't see, what is so wrong with me saying, "I'm black?"
@hannah60000
6 жыл бұрын
So. Racist white people done define black identity.
@hannah60000
6 жыл бұрын
+mystic1921 “Dee” A That's not true. The study was based on self-identified African-Americans like the lady in the video, and 200 participants. It's hardly scientific. Furthermore, dna is in its infancy it's making claims that aren't necessarily again "scientific".
@loquenopodemosverloquenoqu4931
8 жыл бұрын
As a black person who pass for mixed or other races, i see the diferiencies between be a "normal black girl" vs " exotic girl(mixed girl)".... I grew up in a white environment, that helped me not have racial privilege. it helped me understand black people look normal and to fight against white supremacy, today, mixed people has more privileges than non-mixed, but this tactic done since slavery only to divide the blacks and to handle them better. we need be more inteligent than them. preach sister!
@PhoenixoftheGays
4 жыл бұрын
Hi im also quarter black just like you and some of these comments to this are making me feel really hurt. As my dad and black family members reassured me, we are black! ❤❤❤
@sockfullofsoup3165
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@JustinJapan
4 жыл бұрын
As someone who is white passing and black person this legit hit home. You said it as clear as you could and still people brushed you aside and this comment section is filled with people denying your blackness. Yet somehow I'm not shocked 😰
@nassirjama5544
7 жыл бұрын
I see a white looking mixed woman who sounds hella confused
@florarosario5147
6 жыл бұрын
What is to be confused or have so-called knowledge?.... Nobody knows shit. We just think we know and act like we know shit.
@immortal_inanna
6 жыл бұрын
Nassir Jama I don’t think she’s confused.
@immortal_inanna
6 жыл бұрын
Nassir Jama she clearly said the video wasn’t planned.
@nassirjama5544
6 жыл бұрын
nadiya danielle maybe I'm colour blind then
@deliali4006
6 жыл бұрын
this is exactly why she had to make this video. Why are you judging her on her appearance and voice? If she looked more black would you feel more at ease? It doesn't make a difference if she physically looks more white or not. Point is, she is both black and white and its not important how much of each she is
@design401
8 жыл бұрын
I loved all of your points.....your parents should be proud....you have a very balanced perspective on the matter of blackness. Trust me that goes a long way.
@design401
8 жыл бұрын
+usemeeup Sorry but she's clear about her identity. She's more evolved than you....sorry 😼
@design401
8 жыл бұрын
+usemeeup The point is race is a social construct..... Race only matters to people who want to feel superior or want to deny you an opportunity. Race is only skin deep....if that's how you want to see it. She's black in my mind because she has the lineage and she identifies as being black.... So who are you to say she's not.
@NickyM_0
6 жыл бұрын
You are mixed race and your mixture is black & white. THAT is accurate! Not I am black. You are NOT just black.
@ThePhoenix6931
6 жыл бұрын
I'm 63 years old. I'm Mexican, because I was born there and it's my culture. But I look White. Race didn't matter to me until I was hurt in high school. I had American white friends for three years. I was sitting with them in the auditorium watching other students rehearse, when I called out to one of them who I knew was Mexican too in Spanish. My three friends turned to me surprised and asked me how I knew how to speak Spanish like that, I said, "I'm Mexican". Next thing I know many white kids would not talk to me anymore, including those three friends. It was like I did them some harm. But, it was me who was hurt. It was a lesson. I try to let white people know I am Mexican as soon as possible, so they can decide to be with me or not. Two years ago I joined the senior center, met a group of older ladies in their late 70's and 80's. I as usual so no one feels deceived, informed them that I am Mexican. Two of them told me it was fine with them, but warned me to keep it to myself when I meet Dorothy. Based on my experience, I decided not to follow their advice. I told her when I met her. She liked me, but asked I not remind her that I am Mexican. I am from a generation from which I have had to make an effort to play to the sensitivity of people who don't feel comfortable around diverse race of people. They don't mind if they hurt my feelings. BTW, I decided to find out why people see me as white by taking a DNA test. I found out I"m 81% European and 19% Native American from Mexico, which is the culture I most identify.
@poeticnation6251
6 жыл бұрын
Respect, respect, respect! (I just subscribed to your channel) You are a very strong, very intelligent, very courageous, and VERY insightful woman (With a beautiful spirit (Yes it shows in this video, lol)). I can tell that this video wasn't easy (And the fact that it was so scattered, unrehearsed, and passionate, yet still intelligent, really shows the beauty of who you are - By revealing to total strangers, the vulnerabilities of your soul)). As a biracial person myself, I've been told by a lot of people, that even though my skin says one thing, "my heart, mind and soul," says something else (That comment always makes me sad and happy (It's a weird feeling))... This is my first time seeing/clicking on one of your videos (It just randomly popped up in my news feed), but I'm glad it did, because, at this moment in time, and what I am experiencing right now, this video was like a great verse, to an amazing beat - just perfect!
@topcatseriosblack8396
6 жыл бұрын
Poetic Nation Even though my skin says on thing what are you talking about. That sounds suspect . What's your skin say that you don't agree with.
@MsEperk
8 жыл бұрын
If people have an issue with you identifying with being black when you in fact, are the offspring off a black parent, that says more about them than you. I'm a light-skin black woman, and I've been "questioned" about my heritage in the past. You are what runs through your veins, people need to learn how to love themselves for whatever they are and whatever they look like. I've studied colorism deeply while in college and graduate school, and it sickens my heart that we torture and oppress ourselves. Love yourself, people! Do you.
@MzCandyApple5683
6 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your stance!! I hate that thought that "If you could pass then you should" STFU I think its sad that they don't want you to celebrate one side of who you are.
@lani96falafel27
6 жыл бұрын
So people are bashing on her because she identifies as being black, but she looks predominantly white? She looks hella black to me, even tho she does in fact have lighter skin than I do...you can see it in her facial features. She is black. (And white)
@M.Elle-
6 жыл бұрын
Lani96 falafel Girl bye. That girl is 75% white, 25% black... How does that equal black?? "She looks hella black to me", yeah that was ignorant. She doesnt even resemble a fully black light woman. Sure she looks mixed, but mixed ain't black nor African. Only two black parents can make a black child.
@f.spencer3925
8 жыл бұрын
I think it's wonderful that you are up front about being part black. Lots of other people would not admit to being mixed with black. Thank you for embracing your race.
@antoniokinsey9755
8 жыл бұрын
My take on it is, another reason to say black, is to avoid others trying to "knock you down a notch" or to advocate for the "under-dog" and want to remind you of what they think your role or identity should be. There will always be people trying to "clock" you, so by just putting your cards on the table from the start and just saying you're black, avoids you being perceived as trying to hide something. No offense was meant by using the term "knock you down a notch". I'm assuming that people understand that there are privileges with being white in our culture but there is less privilege with being black.
@antoniokinsey9755
8 жыл бұрын
Many of us are going to end up looking Puerto Rican sooner or later lol. P.S. I understand being Puerto Rican is not a race. You'll find all races in Puerto Rico just like you find all races in the U.S.A., but if you drive by most public schools in Puerto Rico, most kids are mixed with black. Many look black, many look like the girl in this video, some look white, some look like me, etc. When you drive by an affluent private school in Puerto Rico, then you see the obvious effects of white privilege. Most kids in Puerto RIcan private schools are white. I had a girlfriend who went to a nice private school in Puerto Rico. I found it ironic she got excepted to Yale and her best friend got excepted to Harvard. The irony was that both these girls were white (blonds) but we all knew that since americans stereotype ALL Puerto Ricans as being "ethnic looking minorities", that gave them a better chance of being excepted as a minority when in fact they weren't.
@davidelliott1594
8 жыл бұрын
+Antonio Kinsey It is as she says in her video, people will perceive you based on what their own perspective is from how many different cultures they have been exposed to. That is completely true. I know this from personal experience, because I have traveled to and lived in several different countries, and I am perceived different in each one. Also, in reference to Puerto Rico having ALL races like the US, sorry that is not true. Puerto Rico has a high degree of mixture absolutely, but you're not going to see people from 100 different countries in Puerto Rico or walk down the street like in NY, LA or Chicago and hear dozens of different languages. Growing up in California, my entire life I have seen black American mixed with almost any culture you can imagine. I've seen black American bloodlines mixed with Persian, Korean, Russian, Armenian, white American, Mexican, Samoan, Filipino, German, British, Ethiopian, Brazilian, Native American... the list goes on. I've been so exposed to so many different types of people that it is usually very easy for me to distinguish cultures and mixtures. In truth, the most racially ambiguous people in massive amounts I have ever seen are Brazilians, the ones who actually live in Brazil. It makes sense because even now, Brazil has the highest degree of interracial marriage in the world and is the largest predominantly mixed race country in the world. If I were to see them anywhere else in the world, and I did not hear them speak, I would not be able to tell where they were from, just because their features generally are so dramatically different. They remind me of those aforementioned ethnic mixtures I used to see in California growing up.
@drea94
6 жыл бұрын
Your skin is white. So you're white. You may be half black, but your skin is white, so why not just say "I'm white"? Or "I'm white and black"? I don't understand why you say specifically black?
@MsClever26
6 жыл бұрын
Instant sub!!! Your perspective on this is so informative! I hope the ppl in the comments internalize and not just hear what you're saying. This is some deep shit.
@AlexisBelon
8 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry that this video is so choppy. I talked for a LONG time and the memory card kept filling up so I'd have to convert the footage and then continue. Hope it makes sense!
@gbenay
8 жыл бұрын
You are a beautiful black woman. Just like Obama is the first black president. Please don't listen to the haters.
@chachacha8501
8 жыл бұрын
+alexisbelon thank you!!! i have a Black and white nephew who is being raised as Black, his birth certificate says Black, hell his dad wish he was born Black. if someone tries to tell my nephew what HE is based off how light skinned he is, we're fighting.
@simplebidnessman
8 жыл бұрын
If I'm 75% White and 25% Black am I black? My dad is mixed, 50% Black and 50% White and my mom is 75% White and 25% American Indian. I mean just like you my skin is white but I look Hispanic and my sister kind of looks like you(You both definitely have similar hair). People have told my sister that they can't tell what else she is mixed with but they can tell she isn't only white. My two best friends are black have black in them one being 100% Black and the other being 50% Black and 50% White. So what would you consider me? Black or white?
@superstar6910
8 жыл бұрын
great video
@superstar6910
8 жыл бұрын
+I-love-youtube-videos so true no one says a thing about Obama do they smh the compliant is you should base the race you choose after how you look or complexion? insightful comment
@dinas1825
8 жыл бұрын
The fact that you STILL have to go through this is beyond me 🙄
@dinas1825
8 жыл бұрын
Biiiiiiiih you from EO??? Me too!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 😆
@AlexisBelon
8 жыл бұрын
+Dina S yes girl ! doddtown !
@Krissilips
6 жыл бұрын
It's so sad that you even have to explain this. I'm sorry you had to do it.
@beautifulmelanatedgoddess2299
4 жыл бұрын
From my experience being a darker skinned black woman is so hard your racially ambiguous you will always have white privilege and never go through colorism and racism I wish I had easier to be accepted and loved by society like you are.
@seekinghimdaily92
2 жыл бұрын
Please learn to love your dark blackness - there is nothing wrong with it ❤️
@sunblessed3472
7 жыл бұрын
Not all blacks, agree with mix people being black...it is what it is...unless you've been systematically deprived based on how dark you are, you can not claim you are the same as us...you can't cheat in this game
@idesireit31
6 жыл бұрын
sweet de vyne deezire Truth!
@florarosario5147
6 жыл бұрын
So let's flip the tables around. What if a dark skin person whom happens to be the product of a biracial couple was brought in an upmost privilege society where everyone knows and respects your name depriving him/her from what you feel is a 'must' oppressed experience in order to claim the right to call themselves 'black'... Would that mean he has no right to call himself white because his skin is dark nor black because he lacks of an oppressed experience? The problem here is your definition of black. You know nothing about her struggles... But hence the fact the struggles is a world wide thing but to come on top, be different, be stronger than the last, make your kids stronger for the future, be brave like this girl, love like this girl is something worthy to claim and apply as a known characteristic for any race above any oppression. It is only then that the oppressed will rise.
@sunblessed3472
6 жыл бұрын
+flora rosario ...Yeah I know this scheme.."Dont let all the black people fall for this one...This is a set up , so that the mix kids can keep on mixing with whites until there be no more blacks"...That would be the flip side of that flipped coin...Everyone know theres a difference in the level of mistreatment based on how dark your skin pigmentation,hair texture or if you look more white then black.. Let me ask you this... Why arent the whites trying to whiten up other races and other nationalities like theyre doing with blacks?why, ....because those people know better than to fall for this crap! why claim to be black as if youre proud,but yet your skin color is fading....
@richieframe9981
6 жыл бұрын
sweet de vyne deezire you're stupid
@earthshake8310
6 жыл бұрын
+gmail name Nope...he's black and white..and dont you forget it either
@MarShawnH88
8 жыл бұрын
How do you tell a person who has black and white parents that they are neither....? What do you people not understand? You can't just call a person mixed... Because there will always be a different combination so how can "Mixed" be used to describe a group as a whole? Just dumb. People care soo much about color.
@AlexisBelon
8 жыл бұрын
+gmhmar exactly.
@gonephishing100
8 жыл бұрын
+gmhmar How can "mixed" be used to describe a group as a whole? You just did...mixed or bi-racial. How else would you describe that group as a whole if we were to "group" people?
@kevinj.472
8 жыл бұрын
+gmhmar Yeah, it's something that I have heard a lot of lately, and I ask them to explain the logic behind that conclusion and I have yet to hear a convincing argument
@MABardowell
8 жыл бұрын
@gonephishing100 you can't call the collective mixed. Because you can have two people mixed but one is with Asian and White and one Black and Indian. How are you going to just call them both mixed. That's not going to represent what they have. That's why mixed doesn't work. They are what their genes say. If black and white, then you are black and white, not mix. Because mix will not take in account who has what in them if you call everyone mixed. You won't know what they are mixed with that way. So they are whatever their DNA/Genes say. They are both or more of whatever genes they have. Mix is not a race just a representation that someone has 50/50 of something or more or less in their DNA/Genes.
@MABardowell
8 жыл бұрын
Plus everyone is mixed with something, so we are all "mixed". Everyone has 1 percent or more of something else. We are "The Human Race". There really isn't black and white just people with different shades. If you believe in the bible then you would know race and different tongues is just to throw people of from what was going on in Babylon at that time. if not then its hard for people to understand that we are all one.
@LuisPhilipeBR
3 жыл бұрын
Why be black or white if you can be both at the same time?
@sophieOdiraHansing
6 жыл бұрын
I’m also biracial but I am seen and treated as black because my skin is quite dark, so that is how I’m comfortable identifying, if I had lighter skin I’d definitely specify that I was mixed (and not solely white, as now it’s visually obvious that I’m mixed with black) because any amount of black heritage has an impact on your appearance (our curly hair for example) and overall life experience. So I understand why you wouldn’t want to leave that part out of your identity :))
@tatsuayers3112
8 жыл бұрын
As a person with a tonne of diverse races in my genes (Japanese, Hawaiian, Australian Aboriginal, Portuguese, Irish, Chinese and More...) I have a hard time identifying with any one race of mine in particular. I've been called so many derogatory names and embraced or rejected by peoplr of my background races that specifically identifying with one is hard. It's always irked me. No one race claims me, so I guess I just live in that limbo. This topic fascinates me so much. I Love hearing people's thoughts on the subject. Thanks for sharing!
@RETROGEMS
8 жыл бұрын
+Osito De Peluche We are as American as apple pie and 4th of July fireworks. We very much belong. :)
@samiachambers3401
7 жыл бұрын
these videos are getting me tight. like "I'm very black." like wtf STFU. and "am I mixed?" when I'm not. why everyone trying to be mixed or black. But also trying to get rid of us ?
@mariahburch7611
6 жыл бұрын
oh but the thing is, they aren't "trying" to be black. they are black lol, at least partially.
@bella28498
6 жыл бұрын
74 percent European u are not black. You don’t look like a black woman, quiet as kept u look like u may have a pinch of something else but u look white. One love
@coldicefiregreenpinkbluewa9631
5 жыл бұрын
For 1 features don't matter she took on genetics from mostly her white part and also she is more black than a Hispanic person
@oliviagray4191
6 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why people always feel like they have to label others. Like she’s black and white, if she feels comfortable saying she’s black she can. But she’s saying she’s black too not just white, she grew up in a black family so let her say what she feels. She doesn’t deny her white side and there are black people that are even more fair skin then she is and have more black and in them then her. No one looks the same.
@kikidoll7101
8 жыл бұрын
Hmm great pov/truth. Will we ever get to the point where people can just say they are biracial? Like give props to what comprise them, but also being proud of the fact that one is biracial?
@crislove3798
6 жыл бұрын
Your perfectly beautiful and both.
@harbingersev-oh-wohne
6 жыл бұрын
"If you can pass, you should": not! Be mixed because you have 2 races of culture to learn from and be proud of being mixed. Be proud of being multicultural. Being mixed myself I consider it my responsibility to educate people. And that's what we should all be doing
@westafricandiamonds4387
6 жыл бұрын
Stop being disrespectful. You're not Black on the level you think you are.
@randymankoto1723
7 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that there where a group of people that looked white but where actually black. And when they would say that they had a black mother or black father society would treat them the differerntly it's a shame. Where all one people so whether you black,white, asian there's nothing to be ashamed of by embracing your culture and your people. There's this film called the imitation of life mad in the 1950s that touched on this topic. Really recommend you see it, it's beautiful , with amazing actors.
@Laoriginal718
7 жыл бұрын
Your not black tho....you're biracial. So saying that you are very black is false. Black ppl have a black mother and a black father......
@kimmypretty5335
6 жыл бұрын
right
@imanig55
6 жыл бұрын
Back in the day if you were 1/8th black, then you are considered black.
@imanig55
6 жыл бұрын
Let her live her truth. She is indeed half black
@kingwillie206
6 жыл бұрын
Well I found out I am 1% Chinese, 1% Polynesian, 25% Western European, and 73% Western African. Am I mixed or 100% Black?
@kingwillie206
6 жыл бұрын
Eedee Nenbee - But see, that's the issue. Considering someone something leaves room for prejudice, even if unintentional. Clearly you are willing to call her mixed when she has the same amount of White in her genome as I do Black, so why the difference?
@krwlngblue
6 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but you are not black. You are biracial. You identify with black culture, and that is totally fine, but you are biracial. Is it so wrong that you are seen as a biracial person?
@Miltonman100
6 жыл бұрын
krwlngblue i blame the parents. Quit breeding with white women/men and you wont half these confused children!
@Da_crusader_ball36
6 жыл бұрын
krwlngblue most American Blacks are mixed #facts
@C_The_Guy
6 жыл бұрын
krwlngblue Obama is biracial, yet everybody seemed to be fine with him being our first black president 🤔
@krwlngblue
6 жыл бұрын
@Angel r. Most black Americans have mixed ancestry. They are not mixed people. Unless you are talking about people who look like this youtuber, then, yes, most "black" Americans are mixed. I came from 2 black parents. Generations ago on my mother's side, they were white people. I, and most black Americans in a similar situation, can't really claim being mixed when I am not a direct result of those white people. The genetics that I received from my white ancestors is not enough to put me into the camp of being "mixed". I understand the argument of "we are all mixed too" because, technically, yes we are. But it's not enough and we don't benefit genetically from it either.
@michellem8760
6 жыл бұрын
c It’s because he looks more black to a lot of people. As a mixed person he looks very mixed to me. It really depends on what you look like no one is okay with my blonde hair blue eyed fair skinned sister identifying as black, but if I wanted to sometimes I could get away with it. (Depending on who I’m around)
@roofusthedog2935
6 жыл бұрын
I’m also mixed, it’s not about what you choose to identify as, it’s about what you actually are.. which is mixed, either identify as mixed or identify as what you look like the most.
@WelcometoDeathrowbishes118
7 жыл бұрын
You can tell you been through some stress since your first 'im black' video...your whole face looks stressed as hell. You need to reach inside your black dna and reach that African woman strength and USE it! Stop GAF what people see you as. Its clearly you are biracial. Thats why Im glad Im full black...Black women arent usually known to be as 'anxious' and nervous as non full black women..Full black women usually know how to stride when faced with tough circumstances. This is not Shade. but rather facts.....reach inside your black half and use the black woman STRENGTH & power to try and carry on and be a Proud BIRACIAL woman that you are hunny😚
@twistedbliss58
7 жыл бұрын
Being mixed is not the same as being Black oh my god. You are MIXED.
@htfcm
6 жыл бұрын
You're not Black! You're a little over 70% European. You're not even half Black LOL
@kristinaclark4264
6 жыл бұрын
htfcm she didn't know that before she did the rest. She was raised as a black person. She is biracial. She doesn't have to be 50/50.
@Parisroam
6 жыл бұрын
Kristina Clark bi means 2 you idiot. So what does that tell you? Ill let u come to the conclusion on your own
@htfcm
6 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Man LMAO YOU mad?
@htfcm
6 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Man Facts don't care about your feelings kid.
@angryblackman7883
6 жыл бұрын
htfcm, You're so right little fella! And I stated the FACTS of your genetic composition being only _partially_ human. Those facts truly do NOT care about your little feelings. (And you're looking kind of child-like trying to borrow a phrase from your boy Ben Shapiro because you lack the intellectual capacity for having an original thought of your own.) Damn boy even your little _"LMAO YOU mad?"_ is a worn out and oft used response you've borrowed from THOUSANDS of commenters before you. I would reckon that I could verbally debate somebody like you and 90% of what came out of that orifice in your face would be the original words of people much smarter than you which you copied and regurgitated because they sounded witty or creative. Now you KNOW that I'm right so stay over there with the slow-witted students. Better to speak less when each time you TRY you only expose your true capacity for stupidity. (Just a free tip.)
@k044z
4 жыл бұрын
I’m Cuban and Trinidadian. My mom is white and Cuban and my dad has a more caramel skin tone and Trinidadian. I have a white skin tone and always feel left out when my friends at school tell me I’m not black, that I’m white but I’m really not.
@phukyew14
4 жыл бұрын
Cuban ancestry is 75% European. So you're white and black.
@georgecotton2190
6 жыл бұрын
Black is a color not a race.
@jdector53
6 жыл бұрын
wrong, stupid
@actinupwithjamie5035
6 жыл бұрын
Then white is also a colour not a race
@actinupwithjamie5035
6 жыл бұрын
Either way, black and white are shades not colours
@happythinkingishealthy4358
6 жыл бұрын
MissTruthz You mean the human race, we are all humans, just diffrent color, we are all the humans, and there is only one race. IM
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