Adam Ruins Everything - The Disturbing History of the Suburbs | truTV

[@musicmonkey5798]

“Hey that’s not fair, I did not get to pick what colour I was when I started. Yeah, no one does” Most realist thing I’ve ever heard

[@enderdall5914]

I live in suburbs and I'm not Caucasian......

[@toughgirlable]

Super Ruler i felt that

[@musicmonkey5798]

@@enderdall5914 nice

[@dottyContrarian]

@@enderdall5914 i guess we're making progress :)

[@marlinbundo2409]

@@enderdall5914 its not meant to be 100%, its discussing trends. And we are making progress, suburbs are starting to meaningfully diversify. Still though, in orange county there is only one family on my street that isn't white. I hope videos like these dont serve to make white ppl feel guilty, because we shouldnt. At least young people have no responsibility for the sins of the past. It is an important reminder however that not everything we have is from hard work and achievement, some of it was ruthlessly stolen from others and we need to be mindful of that before we adopt some kind of short sighted "bootstraps" philosophy that does nothing to help the disadvantaged. In terms of reparations, i think the government should allow direct reparations only in clear-cut cases: my grandfather had his land unlawfully stolen, he has 13 direct descendants, the land is worth X amount today, we need to either be given our land back or paid what it is worth, with some modest interest. For the majority of people with no such clear cut case, reparations should be in the form of community investment and affirmative action, things that reduce inequality in general.

[@kayleemendoza8585]

The first thing I noticed from this video: Isn’t that the dad from Dog With a Blog?

[@damien2209]

me 2

[@rLloyd11]

Same

[@sadiyaalom729]

FINNALY SOMEONE SAID IT

[@mattieconstance4898]

He kids also from girl meets world

[@imo1ives]

Yeah, and the little kid is from Girl meets World

[@platinummaestro5871]

"That's not fair I didn't even get to choose what color I was when we started" "Yeah no one does" 😂

[@flharojmano2857]

😁

[@hahahaha8192]

Prabh Rangi So you’re saying, and correct me if I’m wrong, that greedy politicians are rich because they deserve it, and homeless people with mental health issues that prevent them from being able to get a job deserve to be in the place that they are?

[@aadityaphadnis8399]

If only more people realised that.

[@thoumotherdearest9041]

I see you watched the video too

[@alagosplode]

What Adam says there at the end is important. To Mr. Whitey McHomeowner: it's not that you're racist for enjoying benefits of history benefiting white, you just need to be aware of it and act and vote accordingly. It's not your fault, until you try to propagate and expand the advantages you already have at the expense of others.

[@blueturtle3623]

This needs to be shouted from the rooftops. People tend to not want to talk about it because they think people are saying they have personally done something wrong. You're only doing something wrong if you're not acknowledging it. Or if you're actively racist but thats a whole other thing.

[@TCM1231]

I just like to point out that in the first 20 seconds of the video they say this neighborhood is “” insufferably white “imagine if they said a neighborhood was insufferably black……

[@grimbb9358]

This video was the starting point for my research into civil rights issues and injustice for black communities three years ago, it majorly opened my eyes so thank you

[@Mster_J]

Asians have it best. You should attack them, not whites

[@D4rthsunny]

And all non-white in general...

[@ThatOneGirlThatPlays]

How fitting that the producers used monopoly to represent this.

[@jalifritz8033]

It’s kinda funny if you know that monopoly was intended as criticism of capitalism in the first place.

[@lizzytheowl577]

Having lived in a majority white town and a majority non-white town (There was a mix of African Americans, Latinos, and Asians.) I can confirm that the stuff about the poverty rate and school systems is absolutely true. This episode helped explain things, but the end result was no surprise for me.

[@moockmusic]

I love that 2000 people (1 in 6 viewers) disliked this video… for sharing basic facts. Perfectly sums up the state of racial politics in our country.

[@velvetrose7729]

How do you even know how many dislikes the video has? I'm seeing 12K👍 Likes 0 👎Dislikes

[@Jericholic914]

It’s a basic fact that too much whiteness is insufferable? You’re a racist turd and you don’t even realize it.

[@YSleepish]

@@velvetrose7729 because dislikes were removed a bit ago

[@YSleepish]

@@Jericholic914 they never said too much whiteness is insufferable?

[@Jericholic914]

@@YSleepish uhh go watch the first 20 seconds of the video again

[@anonymousman4006]

I caught that Sims music in the background...

[@kaylynn4750]

Anonymous Man Same

[@robertstallworth2060]

Impractical jokers has used sims music too!

[@JuiceBoyz]

I immediately went to play the. Game

[@mallware7475]

We were watching this in my AP Human Geography class, and I started freaking out

[@yeetskeetselfdelete5638]

Well, I mean, he does like video games...

[@mightza3781]

Gentrification: Redlining Strikes Back

[@godzillavkk]

I’m afraid you’re wrong. We’re not moving into the cities to protest segregation. We’re moving into cities because we can’t afford to live in the suburbs. Government and business budget cuts have taken away the jobs that gave our parents the money they used to buy their houses, so we are not making the money they made, no matter how hard we work. So in the future, white people are going to suffer from poverty.

[@godzillavkk]

@Kimberly York I smell fear in you.

[@godzillavkk]

@Kimberly York I can smell it in you everywhere.

[@godzillavkk]

@Kimberly York Fear of change.

[@javiersolorio-rodriguez2819]

godzillavkk wow... You’re pathetic. Leave the woman alone. You don’t have any sympathy for minorities struggling. You’re only worried about your white people. Re read what you wrote. All of sudden you feel the struggle and all hell breaks loose. But black and brown have struggled for centuries and you turn the cheek. Racism masked...

[@nicoles_handle]

lmao when the child says "they grow up so fast" i actually choked

[@Second_Trumpet]

Here's a suggestion for a topic: Adam Ruins Lobbyists.

[@woolyvideos]

Davis3969 Paul Manafort!

[@lrm9298]

Davis3969 YES

[@gino14]

That's basically this entire goddamn show

[@lisax119]

YESSSS

[@tecwynjones6532]

@Blee He actually did do a video similar to that addressing this. I think it's called "Adam ruins Adam ruins everything"

[@Hive_Atlas]

"But that doesn't mean I'm racist!" "I'm sure you're not Rooon." I'm dying 😂

[@thepuzzler3347]

Racism doesn't exist. It's ok to be tribal

[@ryanjapan3113]

The Puzzler except it does and it isn’t (at least in the way you’re phrasing it)

[@gezi5927]

Hive Atlas He said Ron

[@gezi5927]

The Puzzler ah yes, I bet you’ve never had racism towards you

[@wlm1697]

@@gezi5927 I hope that you have had racism towards you.

[@smolbean2012]

Ron looks like a real-life version of Jerry Smith

[@johnnyrocketz7808]

Smol Bean He acted in Dog with a blog tf

[@angelintodemonseed]

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it was the intention, considering Jerry Smith became a “closet racist” out of literally nowhere.

[@mariemk8042]

This is such simple explanation and it all makes sense how it never was an equal society for families of color. They didn't stand a chance in the 30's and on ward due to such racist policies for lending.

[@NurseSnow2U]

Precisely.

[@dissmr]

those laws are not in place for 60 years now.. just look anywhere you go how black people overwhelmingly drive luxury cars. Young or old it doesn't matter. Priorities are still backwards. i see it every day where I live. And they all come from the "small taxes" towns. It sounds like the lesson on how to handle money is needed.

[@elmoyes207]

@@dissmr troll

[@S8EdgyVA]

@@dissmr DUDE, don't pretend like history has no affect on the present just because some people somewhere managed to overcome the poor conditions they were given by said history. Even a rigged game can be beaten if you're lucky enough

[@S8EdgyVA]

Oh, yeah, I forgot, the legal scholarship about how history affects the present is dangerous because it teaches kids to feel disgusted by America, isn't it? Get real

[@BlaineTog]

Serious question: what can we do to fix things?

[@mathinvitti7954]

BlaineTog amongst other things outreach campaigns, like what Australia is doing with aborigines, bussing programs to better schools, and a bunch of other things I can't remember at the moment.

[@greenacorn1151]

They give ideas at the end of the episode.

[@chakatfirepaw]

One basic thing with schooling is to shift what level school funding is done at. Instead of getting taxes from the local community, pool all of that money and distribute more or less evenly.

[@TheCharleseye]

Satirical answer: Duct tape.

[@ruyman90]

That's a real problem because of course scholarships, insurances, jobs, and more can be given but in order for minorities to catch up we would have to be selective and forbidden those benefits to white people who haven't done anything wrong. That would be like fighting racism with more racism. Is a complicated issue

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

Where I live there's a school that separates Africans from Caucasians, Asians, and Latinos. Literally puts the blacks in one class and the whites in another.

[@carultch]

How is that possibly legal?

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

@@carultch fr this guy probly lieing

[@comedicpsychnerd]

@@sammyjaohnson5631 actually, this kinda happens in my school too, justa to a lesser extent. There are significantly less students of color in JROTC, and this year, people were “randomly” put in that class, including me. There’s only one black kid in JROTC in my entire grade.

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

@@comedicpsychnerd oh well iv never seen anything like that

[@madladjad9936]

@@comedicpsychnerd maybe because blacks don’t join jrotc that often

[@jaclynbush5778]

I'm currently attending college for Environmental Science. I share this video with instructors and peers anytime that environmental racism and injustice is brought up. Thank you for taking the time to put together this segment.

[@l3ete1geuse]

I can appreciate this. Most modern white people aren't hateful towards minorities in the US, however they don't realize their advantage; this doesn't make you racist. if you simple tell people how they have been given a leg up without accusing them of wrong doing, they will be more receptive.

[@TheSterlingArcher16]

Betelgeuse So where did Asian privilege come from? Because most asians living in the US are recent immigrants who arrived with nothing, yet per capita they are better off by every metric compared to white people.

[@mightza3781]

Asians were still majorly disadvantaged until the 1970's, by then immigration laws were changed to allow more educated Asians into the country and they were touted as the model minority, so they had it better than some other minorities. Asians are per capita better off than white people, but that is due to higher rates of college attainment. An Asian with an advanced degree still earns 5% less than someone white with the same degree. Asians are still underrepresented in upper management at companies.

[@TheSterlingArcher16]

Apatthetic Man Basically Asians on average place a higher emphasis on achievement and are harder working.

[@WordsofHarmony]

Archer not true Recent Asian immigrant are actually very well educated and wealthy. Also back in the late 1800's they banned low wage Chinese laborers after the railroad and only accepts students and businessmen...

[@WordsofHarmony]

Archer its generational A lot of black families send 1st time college students. Black families dont know about a lot of leg ups in system or even if their grades are good and get accepted they cant afford it. More successful black families come from GENERATIONAL success because they have knowledge and resources at their disposal.

[@frederickkriesel2724]

Notice the bag full of kale has NPR on it? Lol

[@frederickkriesel2724]

Though seeing that it should of been Fox News.

[@ChronoBio]

The point is to show all white suburban people benefit from being able to get less expensive loans in any location they wish, regardless of political inclination.

[@eiquebitumin9445]

There are two kinds of people in these comment sections: 1. the people who hate this series because it occasionally says something questionable. 2. the people who condemn this show for saying something they disagree with or believe to be false. Then there's me. The only person who enjoys the series for it's character and humor.

[@eiquebitumin9445]

Daily Log 234: Red Faced Rob Schneider. End of Log.

[@dhyanpatel142]

The sources used in this video are from around 2012. I'd trust this more if they were more recent. This show has also gotten some things wrong in the past due to poor research or some kind of SJW motive

[@EonsDarkLatios]

Eique Bitumin You're not the only one

[@dumbofass]

same

[@dumbofass]

+Dhyan Patel yes, but I've noticed that they admit when they're wrong and usually fix their previous mistakes. Then again, I do also agree with you

[@im19ice3]

racism is a system not just an adjective

[@neoarketariviello4241]

Racism isn’t an adjective, racist is

[@sydneytilden2341]

Racism isnt an adjective libtard

[@im19ice3]

@@sydneytilden2341 love your critical thinking skills, how you use them before emitting a statement, it's mindblowing how some people can just do that instead of limiting their understanding to a one-dimensional literal sense when they don't like the complex ideas that could be found otherwise

[@im19ice3]

@@neoarketariviello4241 right, did i make my point tho? yes. communication: successed. ;9

[@nuklearboysymbiote]

Still true unfortunately, will we live to see that changed?

[@lyn2113]

We were actually discussing this in my human geography class today! I came here for more information, and I’m really glad I did!

[@michaelwillis5432]

I really like that he explained white privilege in a way that doesn't end with "all white people are racist"

[@brovahkiin4302]

Michael WIllis I think that's the point. You don't have to be racist, but acknowledging you have have had an advantage, due to your parents and grandparents being treated far, far better, and still experience better treatment in some areas than people who aren't white, helps a lot to fight those problems. People on the right like to "confuse" the term "white privilege" with the accusation of being racist, while it is actually just factual, based on evidence. But websites and media outlets like fox or breitbart are so damn good at destroying the meaning of words, people now immediately think "crazy sjw" when they hear white privilege

[@ausername6456]

Holy Water Muffin many? Every white nation in the world benefits from Africa's existence. Without it your iPhone is nothing.

[@thienphucn1]

SJWs hijack the term "white privilege" and demonize white people which prevent us from taking actual solution

[@LermaBean]

Thiên Phúc Nguyễn Đình Actually SJWs do absolutely nothing, saying that they actually hijack anything would mean that you're giving them credit.

[@GreyBlackWolf]

I guess oklahoma is a different place. We dont have that kinda crap here. Most the black kids I knew lived in suburban like places while I lived in a trailer park. I wont complain. Im just stating that we have poor kids white and black in poor schools and our more prominent schools are the same. The problem is that whites, blacks, and other ethnicities are getting screwed over by the state.

[@datonz]

I grew up in the south. After watching this episode of Adam Ruins Everything, it sounds like the south is way more integrated than the north.

[@pwrovr9k731]

I would say more white people in my school by a little so its about 30 percent white 28 percent mexican and 27 percent black rest is Other race's. But I dont know where to but my self becuase I am all three of those black mexican and white.

[@TheShowThatSUX]

+datonz, that is actually more or less true. As ai moved around the USA as a kid that struck me up north it is X over here Y over there. Where in the south it is X across the street from Y as it were. IMO getting long is far more productive. And drives me nuts when people from the NE move down to the south and wont live in the nice neighborhood because it is to WHAT EVER WORD THEY USE, but you know what I mean. For the most part in the south WHO CARES IT IS THE NICE PLACE.

[@lizzytheowl577]

datonz This is probably because from the beginning a lot of black people have lived in the South. After the slaves were freed black people didn't really have anything so they couldn't move up to the North (en masse). Then after that it's generational issues where parents had little to no money to pass on so it took longer to become successful. It doesn't mean the South is less racist, it just means that they have better integration because they were kinda forced to.

[@TheShowThatSUX]

+lizzy the owl, actually, you want to look at what the TRUE HISTORY is there. Many black people did move, and the NORTH FREAKED OUT. NYC unions lobbied to have anti-black laws to protect them self from black labor. Many northern cities still show the almost parties to this day. Northerners very much were more racist expecting the blacks to stay in the south where they belonged as it were. Don't get me wrong the south had bigotry and a 2 level system, but the north for a time as the migration started was so anti-black they wanted no black at all. What is truly disturbing on that front is in the south when you have that one guy in the neighborhood who is, well, a bigot: the neighborhood revels in making the bigot uncomfortable. Block parties and what not become the norm the cops and code look the other way no matter how many minor infractions you are breaking making the bigot cringe once they figure out what is going on Not so much up north. No up north the bigot can use cops and code to enforce bigotry and what not.

[@goddessoflove4ever]

TheShowThatSUX what are you saying?

[@jan3211200]

Its not fair! I didnt get to pick the color i started with!! ..... yeah no one does

[@godzillavkk]

I used to live in a mostly white suburb. But mom and dad thought me and my older brother appreciated our priveldges too much. So when we moved out, with mom and dad’s “help”, we both got small apartments in poor neighborhoods. And I have I feeling they wanted us there to “teach us a lesson in humility.”

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

FYI there was a school in Georgia that had it's first racially integrated prom in 2013. That's because it was the first in decades to be run by the school instead of one of the school's private donors.

[@theocean1973]

-“That’s not fair! I didn’t get to choose which color I was when I started!” -“No one does.” Oof. That’s heavy.

[@SuperLumianaire]

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[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

But it doesn't excuse the fact that he only targets white people when was the last time you seen a video telling black people are Mexicans that they're f****** up 🤔 that's because this self-loathing little f***** turd tapper is so racist against white people it's not even funny he is the living embodiment of reverse racism the true reverse racism when someone is taught to hate their own race stupid racist piece of s*** thinks that just because he had a privileged upbringing that that was the default setting for white people here's something to think about white people are the minority there are more blacks there are more Asians there are more of every other race if you look globally so you are pushing down when you're racist to white people you are acting in a repugnant fashion when you specifically and only target white people the way this self-important self-righteous a little twat does

[@SuperLumianaire]

@@linguisticallyoversight8685 It's not reverse racism, it's just terrible ol fashioned racism. You're right on everything else though.

[@jinakaye]

This is a great video that explains redlining perfectly.

[@-landon-9002]

It’s all history, now the only main racism in America is giving non white color skin people lower standards for them to get into collages. It’s racist but people don’t see it that way.

[@jameswright4999]

@@-landon-9002 look at it like this, if you were purposely given a head start in a race that everyone is supposed to finish at the same time, the only way to catch up is if the one in front stops.

[@fredleinweber2819]

@@jameswright4999 NO, everyone is NOT meant to finish at the same time. Its equal opportunity not outcome. Equity is communist garbage. Lowering standards for people based on race is ACTUAL racism.

[@jameswright4999]

@fredleinweber2819 the finish line here represents success and the ability to pass down wealth and assist to future generations. The same time stipulation represents the average human lifespan.

[@jameswright4999]

@fredleinweber2819 everyone is not equal, realistically. But unfortunately, racists are in control. They don't broadcast the fact that they red-line people of color. I just seen a college application from 1958 that a person of color sent in and was denied because of skin color. It actually said it on the letter. These ppl are still in control to this day and in every state in our country and the world. Controlling every pubic service as a joint effort to keep a certain group behind, you can't deny the rat race is unfair.

[@ctkairos]

It's amazing how few people know this stuff. Keep up the good work!

[@cathy-pz2to]

Who cares

[@DronZizzle]

its amazing how everything adam says is actually wrong, yet it is stated so matter-of-fact

[@pj-fg8vq]

DronZizzle it’s funny how you’re wrong

[@DronZizzle]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/emiokIaparSqjdM lol nope

[@pj-fg8vq]

DronZizzle lol your link doesn’t work much like your statement

[@Revrev84]

I've been saying for decades that the way we fund our schools is inherently racist and stupid. The school system should have been federalized years ago with a standard amount of funding per child given to each school throughout the nation. If we fail to educate all our children then we fail as a nation. People always scream that a woman might be aborting a child that could cure cancer, but if we fail to educate the children that are here then the child who could have cured cancer might have been born a thousand times but never recived the right education to do so.

[@diamantedante]

Ok, then you'll cut the average amount expended on non-asian minorities. Currently, we spend 2% more per pupil on black and pre-columbian students. As for federalizing education, it's not an enumerated power of the national government per the Constitution, even though publicly-provided school predates the revolution. State constitutions contain the free education provisions, and an Amendment to federalize the process would be opposed by left, right, coastal, mountain, and midwest communities alike. Pretty much only white socialists want a top-down federalized education system.

[@Revrev84]

Dante Diamante I'm well aware of the fact that as an enumerated power of the federal government it would require a constitutional amendment. However when you state that 2% more goes to minority students, what mean is that currently 2% more of federal aid goes to minority students. The majority of school are funded through real estate taxes which means that significantly less overall money is going to minority students. As for being a white socialist you got that all wrong, I'm an African American with Libertarian leanings and actually came to my understanding of this social injustice through my studies of Thurgoode Marshall and the years of work he did to end segregation in schools. Ultimately even a federalized school system wouldn't completely fix the issues involved in our education but it would be a step in the right direction and one that many on the Right would support as it would greatly decrease the amount of employees they have to bring in from overseas.

[@leahakel6383]

Just like this comment

[@blakel95]

Yeah. Federal education. Because the idiots in D.C. know what my kids need to learn about. What a genuine thought but in practice a terrible idea. Less federal the better.

[@mooocowcowcowmooo]

So you've been admitting for years that you are inherently racist and stupid? How stunning and brave of you to admit this to the world.

[@SeaMoreVatman]

2:32 can we just take a moment to recognize the sims 3 song "cartographer symphony" being played here?

[@eveyjay5647]

Girl with red hair talks about red lining

[@rivershelf991]

*blonde

[@floralee1645]

Whoever saying this show is anti white needs to stop. Look at this from another angle. It is not shaming you or blaming you for anything. It is telling you that the system was built racist. It is not your fault, but you have have the ability to recognize the fact and react to it. Racism is a thing. We all have prejudice and it is because our surroundings and not because of our nature. If we can recognize the bias we have on sex, gender, race, sexual orientation and many more, we can see the world a little bit clearer.

[@benjaminloh1901]

now here is a man with basic inference skills. spread the good word dude

[@feliciapate7926]

And we can teach future generations better. Even if you have no kids, chances are there's a kid in your life. When I worked as a cashier I tried to teach various things to folks. There are kids that were younger have I that I'm still in contact with from my high school days who remember stuff I told them 20 years ago.

[@Filthy_Goblin_44]

you're wrong. the underlying thing here is to feel guilt for nothing we ever did. All of these nonsense that he spouts was from decades ago when the US was predominantly white. You can't expect any other country to do what this guy is saying. For example you would go over to japan, which chooses to be homogeneous and call them racist for not pandering to the ethnic minority. Face it you're just brain washed and I bet that 5 years ago you didn't think about this kind of thing. In fact nobody did because its a trend right now. If you really want to help the ethnic minority then stop pandering to a belief system that deals in the victim role where they are able to blame all of there problems to something they can't actually change and start taking action in their own lives because here in America there is no reason to why you can't make a good living and if you choose not to believe that then you're the problem. Not white America.

[@leeks1408]

This is the exact point of history, learning from the horrid mistakes of the past to make a better future. Unfortunately, some people nowadays don’t realize that (or know a thing about history) and cause history to repeat itself.

[@678crazydave]

@@Filthy_Goblin_44 thank you

[@maxwelljw8400]

Sinatra says brought me here

[@SilvrSavior]

Same. I mainly wanted to peruse this comment section to see how much the cancer was in here.

[@thepuzzler3347]

@@SilvrSavior it's stage 5 there is no hope

[@FatherTime89]

Dude's a hack

[@iainmaclean4872]

"insufferably white"

[@Dorkeydaze]

Iain MacLean “Ruins everything” The shows NPC trash

[@klansman5615]

White areas are the best

[@BifronsCandle]

Decayed Knight imagine being this fragile

[@Velvetx4cove]

@@Dorkeydaze Maybe you don't notice, but having an extremely segregated neighborhood/school is, in fact, boring and insufferable.

[@Dorkeydaze]

@@Velvetx4cove “Boring, and insufferable” yeah and that’s why 1950’s America was considered peak Americana.

[@mramachandran9830]

Great video! People need to learn about recent history and how it affects people's lives today.

[@mkfmgaming3019]

Its shocking how little views this has. I was talking to someone about this and i remembered this video. how tf does it only have 881k views.

[@victim21]

People unfortunately don't want to hear the truth.

[@michaeladams667]

I was thinking the same thing then saw your comment

[@onlyonecouldkobe6168]

It’s rarely ever taught in school too. As a young black person I used to always wonder how our communities got the way they did. It’s not like when we’re freed from slavery we just decided we wanted to go live in the ghetto and be violent. This was intentionally done all along. Unfortunately, we still have to be held accountable and our generalised for everything. Guess we truly are the “victims”☠️

[@morganirvine2327]

A tote bag full of kale your killing me lady 😂

[@GuacBloc]

Wow dog with a blog made alot of changes in the remake, didn't they

[@arch3r_istired]

something about having to watch this for school doesn't feel right- like, normally we're watching really monotone documentaries, but now it's an episode of adam ruins everything-

[@singvogel7895]

I try to get the most entertaining vids for my classes, but sometimes you strike out!

[@lacydoe]

i bet instead of looking this stuff up, some are going to do what they usually do when they hear some truth...... say " that's just propaganda" instead of cracking a book open. smh

[@Ottolotto0480]

Life Is a lesson Don't waste your talent Your argument is incorrect. They never claimed that all white families were like that, but rather they had the opportunity to do so. People in the red zones couldn't accrue enough wealth to have those opportunities. It's not social justice propaganda. It's just listening what the video says.

[@dhyanpatel142]

The sources are not that recent meaning the information may be wrong

[@SketchyHippopotamus]

+

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

Life Is a lesson Don't waste your talent Also his video on the justice system was full of errors especially regarding California public defenders.

[@MortalCoil64]

Jason Yu, that's a really good point. I think folks should stop thinking as privilege as an automatic advantage, but rather an opportunity that other folks don't have; it doesn't mean you'll be successful, but rather that you have a greater chance to be

[@NudistNomad]

I love the “Things were once racist therefore their still racist” attitude. Really, it’s not pompous at all.

[@laviarray]

No it isn't. Pointing out problems with current systems is the first step in changing them. Also it isn't "Things were once racist therefore their still racist” it's "Things were once racist and are still racist”

[@flharojmano2857]

im guessing you watch sinatra says

[@goaway5300]

*they're

[@devcron7041]

Sorry but I'm a facts over feelings guy and I see no evidence supporting your claim.

[@ryanjapan3113]

Devcron do you mean the guy at the top?

[@iam16bits]

Are you just going to ignore the fact that redlining has been Illegal for over 40 years?

[@Yamatonix11]

"Ignoring the facts" is something he's been doing since he started with this virtue signalling race baiting crap tbh

[@DNGx3]

That's definitely in the video

[@thenaeway9417]

Just because it’s illegal doesn’t mean people don’t do it

[@blixer8384]

And firing people for unionizing is illegal, doesn't stop Walmart and other business from doing it.

[@inquizative44]

So what must be done to correct the ongoing damage from redlining?

[@tecwynjones6532]

Peter Coffin brought me here with his video about representation.

[@bringtolife2586]

That's why some parents send their kids to public school. Not private schools

[@knkcarney]

"The market went up! I can sell my house and buy a bigger one!" Literally just blew up your own argument from your Renting is better than Owning a Home.

[@tse93s]

McDigger hella not true.. because all that is called is inflation what happens when you can no longer benefit from non organic equity? You end up owing more than what the home is worth.. whereas if you rent you aren’t affected by inflation in market rates just demand of the area

[@tse93s]

Kimberly York that’s assuming the landlord has a mortgage.. most landlords don’t have mortgages or have owned their homes long enough to refinance

[@89qwyg9yqa34t]

What's what's called "hyperbole to make a point." The contention is that, if you're white and you have succeeded, it's about race and not about your effort.

[@thisrandomdude2880]

And what if a crisis like the 2008 market crash happens? People bought their homes thinking that they could always sell them for a profit, but millions ended up ruined and some even destitute.

[@89qwyg9yqa34t]

@@thisrandomdude2880 Buying houses for profit creates a bubble. If it pops, you cannot blame the system. You were engaging in speculative market exploitation and you knew there were risks when you jumped in.

[@aussieoranges]

"I've worked hard to get to where I am" is not an unhealthy sentiment. But thinking that your hard works makes you entitled to a home in a specific neighborhood? That's the crux of so much modern dissatisfaction. The game is different now than it was when our parents/grandparents were buying property. And the future of homeownership is going to be different too.

[@detroitroyalty6989]

The whole episode he was yelling “ little Donavan” 🤣🤣🤣

[@amyallen4459]

Yup, that's why even now when buying a home, reading ALL the fine print is important because some still have those rules on there.

[@mattutgetcare]

Adam Ruins Everything should be called Adam Lies About Everything

[@tierneytellsstories]

I showed this to my sociology class and everyone was really impressed and shocked

[@Dorkeydaze]

Tie Phillips A bunch of libtard “intellectuals” I assume

[@reoffending]

> sociology class checks out

[@niiki3443]

That moment when you're focused on a serious issue but recognize a Sims 3 song in the background

[@gangatalishis]

Well TBH it'd getting better. Seeing alot more black people moving into my town, back then I was the only minority in class most of the time.

[@mybackhurts7020]

gangstalishis Got a look at it from the other point of view I'm white in a black neighborhood I'm in the minority here. I get more racism towards me on a daily basis then you probably do in your whole life living in the suburbs. What I'm saying is it goes both ways

[@mojo.s4669]

Some Nobody So what? When you go out into the world you don't have to worry about police, steroptypes and racial profiling. Minorities are systemically oppressed while you aren't, so you comparing a population of people who have struggled for decades to your predicament, which actually doesn't affect you in the grand scheme of things is ignorant. I understand your statement but it's riddled with personal experience not facts.

[@lexik4603]

And lower-income people basically go to college for free. If the people in these "red" areas are primarily poor, they're the ones who can receive grants and aid to go to college at no cost so they can provide a better future for themselves. But most people in those red areas choose not to go to college, instead dropping out of school and choose more reckless behaviors when they have the opportunity to improve their lives right in front of them.

[@mojo.s4669]

Lexi K You are honestly slow. Instead of trying to blame them with such a general statement, think about why they're there and how they got there. If you honestly think it's that easy to stay in school when their academic system is under funded your stupid. The African American crisis is much more complex then that. Stop trivializing their struggle in this predominantly white country. If all blacks had to do is stay in school then the world would be a better place, but we both know that isn't the reason black people remain in the ghetto. Secondly you will never ever understand a person of colors struggle with Culture, Society and beliefs. This Country has almost always benefitted White people. Now I'm not saying America hasn't changed, I as a White person see that change. But we all have Rose colored lenses on, and project our experiences and idealogy without realizing that minorities are different from us socially, economically, and financially. This Country was built on European tradition and standards that has helped us get ahead of the rest.

[@jgee8421]

gangstalishis looking at my highschool's graduation pics over the years and it literally got less white percentage wise as time goes on, more of us blacks, Asians, south Asians, Latinos, mixed people. Polynesians and native Canadians prob touched there. heck throw in a Melanesian! yes in Canada

[@rustecohle591]

God bless this guy...and now you know...

[@Ziegfield]

Hes gonna ruin god next

[@ANewtStart]

Brent Pilgrim and knowing is half of the battle

[@abenboer4739]

You don't know anything. This is just pure anti-white propaganda This video runs through the idiocy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emiokIaparSqjbM

[@owlman5262]

Since the left cares so much...im Hispanic everything this moron says is wrong.

[@evc1838]

The guy who voiced Levitt is an amazing voice actor.

[@michaeladams667]

Sthu! we are talking about more serious issues!

[@EccentricGentelman]

I went through the 31 years of my life so far without without knowing ANYTHING about red-lining. But it suddenly explains a lot of things I saw in shows like Law & Order and the PJs.

[@helloitsme9255]

@@sliver170 fiction can tie in with reality

[@Mommyknowsbestduh]

People born with generational wealth: “just work harder” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@singvogel7895]

"I can dig out of this with MY silver spoon, why can't you?"

[@Brandonhayhew]

@@singvogel7895Inherited wealth can help you out

[@MA3DCH3N]

I love how honest but gentle Adam is tho

[@Walterdecarvalh0100]

"roads are racist"

[@faupsy1012]

Adam Ruins Everything Staff: I enjoyed this clip and wanted to use it in my classroom but realized that I should check the references on it before using it. I watched the clip carefully, paused and wrote down each cited reference, and then proceeded to verify them. Here is what I found. Ref. 1 @ 1:05: Alexis C. Madrigal, Atlantic, 22 May 2014. This article does not exist. Ref 2 @ 1:43: Janelle Bouie, Daily Beast, 13 March 2014. This articles does not exist. Ref 3 @ 2:23: Fresh Air, NPR, 14 May 2015. This radio program does not exist. There is, however, a similar story about home loans to whites but it lacks the crucial comment about "98%" of home loans going to whites. That "98%" comment was the primary message in the video. Ref 4 @ 3:53: Bruce Lambert, New York Times, 28 Dec 1997. This article does not exist. Ref 5 & 6 (which are the same article shown both at 4:36 & 5:44). At 4:36 the claim is made that "Black children are more segregated now since 1970" and at 5:44 the claim is made that black/latino home buyers have more difficulty getting bank loans than white home buyers. Unfortunately, the ONLY reference you provided that actually exists, makes NONE OF THOSE ABOVE STATEMENTS. This reference is completely unrelated to the statements they are supposed to support. Your research team is just awful and your fact checking system is equally as bad. If work like this was handed in to me by my students, then they would most certainly be accused of making up information. Why don't you guys just stick with reality instead of making up nonsense. There is enough racism in the world for you to report on without making any more up.

[@foxthefox1199]

good work

[@MichaelRicksAherne]

Those articles all exist. It's literally the first thing that comes up when you Google the reference. In addition, you don't even have to go through the trouble of pausing and searching -- all references (even those not displayed on screen) are linked in the listed sources for this episode: www.trutv.com/shows/adam-ruins-everything/blog/adams-sources/adam-ruins-the-suburbs.html Perhaps you should not be a teacher if this simple research task is beyond your capacity...

[@Nuvizzle]

Video: Presents facts on racist policies and how they continue to impact minorities today. Commenters: B-But I don't feel like racism exists so it must not. My feelings trump your facts.

[@etenivity9703]

Sly Goat The facts provided didn’t prove why systematic racism exists *today* & they were mostly taken out of context. There’s this thing called ‘individual accountability’ and Adam never discusses that when he “proves” why XYZ is oppressed (I.e. everyone faces obstacles in life & we have the equal opportunity to overcome them) And FYI, minorities make up .. a minority of the population - so no sxxx they aren’t gonna fill the suburbs. Some ppl in this world just don’t put in the work to become highly successful - and b’c of intercity culture, many of those ppl are minorities. Ironically, it’s YOU that wants systemic racism to exist, so you can feel morally superior about your *feelings*. Truthfully tho, modern systematic-racism has been disproven countless times with facts that are actually put into context - but that doesn’t fit your biased narrative, so I’m sure you ignore all of that.

[@cestmegnifique]

This video was posted 2 years ago, how are there people that are still clueless about this? 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@monroerobbins7551]

This needs to be everywhere!!

[@shaylafisher7746]

it’s so sad reading the comments where people are literally researching things such as “adam ruins the suburbs alternative theories” because they don’t want to accept that racism is still around

[@Halorym]

Schools are 'segregated' because of school district policies. How about that school choice?

[@petej7002]

Halorym still zoning laws . You can be indicted on sending a child to a school not in his zone.

[@itscuriousclara]

amazing video every american should see this

[@infantebenji]

even if they all see it some people mind is already made

[@WatcherPrime]

Another moment where Adam the empty suit says whatever is written for him and understands nothing of what he says.

[@Tehillim29]

Adam dresses in a white tuxedo like he is about to attend a KKK meeting

[@MrInternFTL]

It’s cremé

[@thewatcher8733]

Still waiting for someone to make this into a real boardgame

[@MYFootballCollection]

I remember watching this video back when it was made a few years ago, and now it has never been more relevant. When anyone says there's no racism in America, I just roll my eyes. I'm not up on my history but I'm pretty sure we didn't have these kinds of policies in the UK!

[@jalabi99]

_I'm not up on my history but I'm pretty sure we didn't have these kinds of policies in the UK!_ Ask your history teacher about the Windrush generation and what they went through. Or ask them about how the Thatcher regime helped prop up apartheid South Africa. I could go on and on...

[@MYFootballCollection]

​@@jalabi99 The Windrush Scandal is in no way comparable to this by any stretch of the imagination. And I'm not a fan of Thatcher, but from The Guardian: Margaret Thatcher played a pivotal role in the ending of apartheid in spite of herself. She famously declared the African National Congress to be a "terrorist" organisation, but she gave these "terrorists" diplomatic protection. In the mid 1980s the South African government blew up the ANC offices in London and tried to kidnap its members in London, including Thabo Mbeki and Oliver Tambo. She was obliged to provide armed bodyguards for their most senior officials. There's a whole article on it if you want the link?

[@fredleinweber2819]

"Racism is on life support, kept alive by race hustlers, politicians, and those who get a sense of superiority denouncing others as "racist"". Thomas Sowell, a BLACK economist and historian who grew up during segregated times and still became successful. Race isn't holding ANYONE back and this puff piece failed to mention how welfare and hip-hop culture starting hurting black folks.

[@matthewdonovan36]

But what do we do now? That is the big question.

[@trx2194]

I love how theres the sims 3 map theme running in the background 😂

[@changemymind2021]

Let's not forget the 2008 recession due to subprime mortgages issued to persons unable to maintain the properties and unable to make the mortgage payments.

[@Kyrolysis]

Tote bag full of Kale... Perfection

[@nutlover3609]

This is why I like living in Canada

[@lordblazer]

lol *looks at you in First Nations*

[@ooheeh2264]

Sigma Canada actually has a large population of Asians, African Americans, and Arabians

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

Please move to the southwest side of Chicago to make it more diverse. A lot of people there are def, so be sure to use lots of sign language.

[@dankorot7400]

Just to clarify, basic judgement is a form of racism because racism isn’t exactly only race

[@allbaugh04]

I live in a middle class suburb, the closest 4 neighbors consists of 2 mexicans, 3 whites and 3 blacks. This really isn't a problem anymore. Neighbors a couple houses down are Asian, so we have a nice mix.

[@squiddler7731]

2:24 You do if you're playing that South Park RPG.

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

this is the saddest thing i've ever saw.

[@mauricemoore3193]

is it? I can show you more...

[@JM31684]

I love how wrong this entire thing is, i live in what would be called burbs, and wanna know something really weird, we are a multi religious multi racial AREA FOUNDED on the fact we have no issues with ANYONE -- EVER. My entire side of my state which is about 30 counties are like this. But you wanna know what is wrong, the fact that this is OLD info that time has changed over time ( MANY MANY MANY DECADES mind you) & is against the law, if you would have researched it. If this is done in our current day in age, the people can SUE, would get tons of backing from a lawyer AND the US Government over it, the banks would get shut down, and towns would get raided over this. Always research before you believe what is on the internet, because the internet is not always TRUE. Never has been, never will be.

[@stealthalmighty]

CorOfWarframe this was on tv

[@mjohnson1741]

This still goes on today with mortgages data pulled in 2018 shows black and latinos that are equally qualified as whites for mortgages are turned down at double the rates that whites are msm won't broadcast this for a purpose. Redlining by the time they caught up to it, it was too late it would take blacks 287 years to build the wealth whites were able to build through home ownership.

[@robertocaesar]

I think it's clear that you're white, and deluded. There are articles today describing this in detail. Just because you think this doesn't happen around you doesn't mean it doesn't happen at all

[@DarkCloud246]

In the video he says, "The federal government itself encouraged developers to discriminate." I couldn't find anything like that in their source they provided.

[@theduke6174]

So now that quote refutes everything they've explained in this clip??

[@DarkCloud246]

@@theduke6174 No it just refutes the one line he said that the federal government encouraged people to discriminate.

[@karaknowshowtovlog]

The sims music hahahahahaha.

[@teanmace]

America in a nutshell.

[@AmethystEyes]

The only part I didn’t know about was that the highways were built to go through black middle class towns.

[@dissmr]

those laws are not in place for 60 years now.. just look anywhere you go how black people overwhelmingly drive luxury cars. Young or old it doesn't matter. Priorities are still backwards. i see it every day where I live. And they all come from the "small taxes" towns. It sounds like the lesson on how to handle money is needed.

[@demonetizationiscomingfory5961]

When a kid understands economy better than you.

[@Frontdoorhomeinspections]

How would you label the privilege that millions of Black American home owners in the suburbs enjoy?

[@ZachariaZuehlke]

It just amazes me that some people still think systematic racism just doesn't exist especially with what's going on right now

[@AmethystEyes]

Can confirm this, the south side of my town was redlined.

[@GANTZ100pts]

And you can thank the Democrats for that. Back when it was legal Democrats where all for segregation.

[@funmilayolawal3819]

@@GANTZ100pts yes back then democrats were mostly racist white people who supported slavery and segregation. There was a shift thou so its not the same as democrats today

[@thdude1873]

lol I watched this in my social studies class

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Sad thing is that it's no longer just race that's a factor, but age. If you were born in the 80s or later, you likely can't afford housing or even rent in most cities, even in the worst neighborhoods you would need more than one income just to rent a small apartment. Also because wages are mostly low, more teens and young adults are turning to credit cards and student loans, making them vulnerable to bad credit when they default or miss payments, so getting a mortgage is even harder.

[@甘いお茶漬け]

I am a resident of Japan and I will be moving to the America soon. Is every neighborhood like this?

[@Brandonhayhew]

unless you got slot of money

[@rockandrolldude22]

You can take my house I want to move to Japan.

[@obrienjackson6907]

currrently no but like the other person you do need money and good credit

[@甘いお茶漬け]

@@rockandrolldude22 I would like to keep my house too 😢

[@nursingninja]

This is really concerning. I'm checking your source for the claim that black families with the same credit as white families are denied loans. I can't find this stated. Can you clarify this please? If it's true that's proof positive that this segregation is still being engineered and that it's not just people living where they want.

[@cooldawg2009]

It's not true bc it's illegal... and if people DO discriminate then they get in trouble and hace to pay out millions of dollars... which is EXACTLY how the law does work.

[@Ace_chpt1]

NursingNinja it's the definition of discrimination, it's amazing how we're living in the same country, having such different experiences. The proof about red-lining and its consequences has been written about, discussed and debated. Just have to look

[@nursingninja]

Ace_chpt1 that's not what I said. I'm not questioning that redlining took place in the past. You can't change the past. You can only change the present. I'm asking the publisher to verify his source. His claim about lending practices didn't check out when I read it, but maybe I missed where he was quoting. Either way I'd like to know. Also, as the other commentor mentioned, even if the claim is true it doesn't change the fact that discrimination in this regard is illegal already.

[@IndifferentSky]

I have no problem finding this information, but it's not even necessary to the claim that segregation is still in effect. Look at cities. Segregation is still in effect. Common sense. It doesn't require equal credit for all to debunk that.

[@nursingninja]

IndifferentSky Did you not understand my comment or are you misrepresenting It?

[@LucidDreamer54321]

People don't sell their houses for the purpose of sending their kids to college. That was a ridiculous statement.

[@joshsmith3598]

You totally missed the point and decided to nit pick something because everything else in the video made you uncomfortable and destroyed your BS perception of America. Instead of being a coward how you actually learn American history.

[@SgtVipus]

finally a longer episode it been strange with all the short episodes

[@Kayla-ee1bp]

Nero Vipus ikr

[@ryankussow631]

Nero Vipus they are only short because they have only been posting teasers to the episode (to make you tune into the actual show on tv)

[@SgtVipus]

I didnt realise it was a TV show I'm in uk and I don't watch TV but it makes sense

[@PrimeSonic]

Try looking for Adam Ruins Everything on Amazon or Netflix. It's a really good show. These small clips are just a tiny taste of what a full episode has to offer.

[@benjaminzbogar4954]

2:06 the real irony is that William Levitt the person who behind suburb segregation was Jewish!

[@jlall4467]

2:24 Rachel Dolezal: Allow me to introduce myself