ARE MADAGASCAR🇲🇬 PEOPLE BLACK? 🤔 MALAGASY BLASIAN RACE

[@JayFocused]

Did you learn anything new today?

[@ucbx]

The interview reinforced to me how people outside of America view race. In America, what we define as "black" is different than how Africans see it. I think Africans (and other people of color outside of America) define black as anyone having strong, distinctive West African features (KRS1, Leslie Jones, Tarana Burke). The reality is, white people will probably still view this woman as black, even if she tells them she's not black.

[@Silverbackugx]

Great show Jay, its nice how you're moving around in countries that dont usually pop up on most of our travel radars..👊🏾

[@JayFocused]

Thanks. I've always strived to go beyond the 'typical' Black youtuber destinations like Colombia, D.R. and Brazil. I know my channel will never be as popular as those guys, but I'm okay with that.

[@ishmaelmuhamed8027]

Nobody In africa consider themselves black we know we are black but that’s not what we identify as we identify with our tribes/ethnicitys and nationality we don’t have a race system in africa not everyone in the world got a race system that’s just in the us where people are category by race 💀

[@JayFocused]

🤣🤣 not just the U.S....have you ever heard of a large country called Brazil or maybe South Africa? They are very race defined. Thanks for watching

[@alan.imangue]

Really?I am african and I identify muself as black first and foremost.

[@aaronmiles3306]

Great interview, very informative...also she is very easy on the eyes, she kept my attention 😁

[@JayFocused]

Glad you enjoyed it, champ

[@mimosavideos2987]

She looks like my daughter mom's who is lighter than but fully a BLACK WOMAN

[@JayFocused]

I feel you. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel

[@soydelrojo9346]

She look VERY admixtured, not "fully" black.

[@JayFocused]

I hear you. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel

[@doma6676]

She doesn't appear as if she has any admixture at all.

[@JayFocused]

@doma6676 I hear you, champ. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel

[@bensonmoima6872]

She's sweet. But Jay, can you pls reduce the longetevity of the "intro-part of your videos"? They are way too long and somehow nerving. Otherwise your content is great, 10k subscribers loading.

[@Kreolevybz]

Have you checked your 23andme? This isn’t taught much but, there were about 1300+ Malagasy slaves shipped to Virginia in the 1700s. Some black Americans still have the dna in us. You’ll see it when small amounts of Indonesian, oceanic, southeast African, Filipino etc show up often. Also, I got matched with two Malagasy cousin matches on ancestry.

[@JayFocused]

Madagascar to Virginia? You know that was a LONG boat ride. 😂 But I think I heard something about this before. An immediate family member of mine did a test and it showed a small % of filipino, so I wouldn't be surprised if I have a very distant Malagasy relative.

[@Kreolevybz]

@@JayFocused Yes, that’s why it was such a small amount taken. However, this is documented. I myself had no clue why the southeast Asian + African kept appearing until I did further research. One of my cousins has the most common last name in Madagascar-rakotomalala. There’s other Black Americans who’ve found Malagasy matches as well.

[@micai.j8920]

I’m African-Americn/BA with Malagasy heritage and I became instantly in love with just about every dang thing Malagasy lmfao 🤣. I am also learning Malagasy language and I am really good at the pronunciations, like almost native… I completely into the culture and adapted it to my AA/BA (Soulaa/Soulaan(i).. And something I created on my own, if you are BA of Malagasy descent, then you are Tsolaany (Malagasy spelling), it has a meaning, “The Good”. And it would be pronounced “Tsulaany” more like it. Me and my use to always watch things abt Mada when I was young growing up and many other diaspora countries and beyond on travel and Discovery. She’s a n ancestor now, but if she was alive I would tell her and I think she would love them as well (knowing we have ancestry 🩸). I was always raised to be proud of African descent, it’s quite low but my facial features is perfectly Malagasy lol. I connect well with my other African ancestral cultures too. But Madagascar called out to me the most 🗣️

[@micai.j8920]

⁠@@JayFocused Definitely 🤔⏳📆, they built strong ships, I don’t doubt 🤦🏽‍♂️. Virginia, Maryland, Carolinas (Many mixed with Gullah-Geechee, So both share ancestral lines, well obviously many BA, like quite a lot but not all. Louisiana and many other southern states+ Great Migration

[@micai.j8920]

@@Kreolevybz Yeahh you look super Malagasy 😂 your face says it all. You’re beautiful lol. You probably have more than me I would say.. Mine a low amount but I feel the most connected out of any African country.. 🤷🏽‍♂️. I also feel close to Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, SeneGambia, Mali, Congo/Cameroon/Angola…. I guess Tanzania/Kenya, maybe not sure. I like the surrounding places by Mada, Camoros/Mayotte/La Reunion etc. Does Malgasy culture call to you at all ?

[@Infraredfr3d]

Good video bro

[@JayFocused]

Appreciate it

[@gmackhere4fun]

good show Jay... and such a lovely young lady.

[@JayFocused]

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[@allenmaa7064]

Black is officially closed. Black is full. 1.5 Billion is on the continent and 200 Million in the Diaspora. Dominicans, Somalis, Ethiopians, Malagasy or any others are free to associate with whomever they find comfort, affinity and belonging. - the Mankind Makers

[@JayFocused]

Thanks for watching

[@cmartin5903]

It sounds like some Hebrews really went to Madagascar. They were really scattered abroad, all over Africa and the Caribbean and West Africa.

[@JayFocused]

👍🏽

[@samaiyalaadam6041]

She said "Salaama(سلام), and 'fadih(فضيحة).These are Arabic words. Perhaps they were introduced via Swahili, which extensively borrowed from Arabic. 💡 Nice interview. Thanks for sharing . Salaam (Peace)

[@JayFocused]

Salaam is also used in Ethiopia for greeting. And Spanish still has many words of Arabic origin. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel

[@gmttravels]

😮

[@JayFocused]

👍🏽

[@TheKingray121]

bro how many hours a day or week do you study french? youre scaring me, i've been learning for 4 months and I'm stressed I can;t speak but if you still havent learned in 2 years im doomed.

[@JayFocused]

Thanks for watching. I don't study in a formalized way and I'm not the most consistent. You can probably exceed my level. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel if you haven't already

[@tommytremble3910]

It’s interesting but not surprising that she doesn’t identify with the classification as black considering how recent Colonialism was there. Most of the world has a negative connotation with the word and it’s always been strategically in the favor of the Colonizer to get the colonized people to not identify with each other. Also to be fair, she lives in Africa where there are people so dark that they could be considered black literally as opposed to just as a racial classification. Good stuff. She’s a pretty girl with attractive energy too 👍🏾

[@JayFocused]

Well-said

[@alexadigitalradio]

She might say no, but most of the world says yes.

[@cmartin5903]

Those more exposed to westernism. 😅

[@JayFocused]

Everyone has a perspective 👍🏽

[@tommytremble3910]

Has nothing to do with “Westernism”, it’s just what the eyes tell you is obviously true. People love to throw out “Westernism” when their perspective makes no sense and they have no logical counter to a more accurate perspective.

[@JayFocused]

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[@JayFocused]

👍🏽

[@XR190190]

Us Malagasy people don't identify as Black, NEVER. 😂 We will say we're from our ethnicities, Merina, Betsileo, Sakalava etc

[@JayFocused]

I hear ya. I actually interviewed many more local people on the topic. If you would like to be involved, shoot me a DM on IG: Jayfocused1

[@adoniasfaw7277]

It’s to d/f thing being balck and Africa am Africa but I don’t identify my self as balck

[@JayFocused]

Are you Malagasy?

[@haroldclayton5839]

Go to real history , much of the Island 🏝️ of Madagascar was ruled by the Swahili Emirs of Comoro Islands & Northern Mozambique and they brought ' Paddies ' from the Malayo-Melanesian Archipelago to be rice farmers ❗❗

[@JayFocused]

Thanks for watching

[@cmartin5903]

Not having Uber is o. k. ❤

[@JayFocused]

Hope your french is excellent. Because taxis will scam. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel

[@sunnyrobinson2128]

Colorism is a problem 🤔 They look like black us over here in the states. But yet they are in denial 🤔 She’s beautiful tho love from the States 🇺🇸 sis

[@JayFocused]

Indeed. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel if you haven't already

[@sunnyrobinson2128]

Already bro got your back 🇺🇸🎯🫡

[@deesee3622]

she is African from madagascar,people don't use the term black - I don't understand westerners trying to impose their class system onto other countries

[@ceydarkuramochi8858]

Not really, there are different skin color here in madagascar. I'm from the center and I have fair/white skin , and straight hair like asian, so it's not "they" but "some", the majority of people here have light skin with asian features, but we are africans.

[@JayFocused]

@ceydarkuramochi8858 Yes, the coast is quite different from the highlands around the capital. Thanks for watching.

[@jeanvergeynst6128]

When Africans from different tribes where brought by force to America they lost over time their tribal affiliation. So this concept of being black appeared as a way to unite against adversity. Africans in Africa see themselves mostly as part of a particular tribe. Although the concept of blackness has sipped throughout the continent.

[@JayFocused]

Thanks for watching. Where are you from?

[@jeanvergeynst6128]

@@JayFocused I'm from Belgium and mixed race. I was born and raised till 12 years old in DRC.

[@JayFocused]

Gotcha. You got to see both worlds

[@jeanvergeynst6128]

@@JayFocused I've seen and lived both worlds. They are part of who I am.

[@someonesomeone1124]

Lol she looks like she can be your cousin fam your probably from Madagascar 😂

[@JayFocused]

Hahaha...yes, I can somewhat blend in there. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel

[@ALLNATIONSWITHGOD]

tiako be

[@JayFocused]

Merci

[@Kirsten567]

She's Malagasy people which mean mixed

[@JayFocused]

Indeed. Thanks for watching. Kindly subscribe to support the channel

[@micai.j8920]

They are highly highly mixed and admixed as well

[@JayFocused]

@micai.j8920 Correct. Thanks for watching