Buck Breaking Reaction...it's bad

Because I'm a glutton for punishment, and because I felt this movie really needed an analytical explanation in between all of the funny memes... I watched Tariq Nasheed's Buck Breaking movie.
I wouldn't recommend it.
It's just as bad as you imagined. Further, it made me take some time to assess how and why this movie found an audience. What does it say about cis-het black men, hotep culture, and some of the unique elements of black homophobia? I try to process it as best i can on this episode of the Black Media Breakdown.
00:50 For those who think Buck Breaking is real...
05:38 Intro
07:04 Part 1 Gaslighting the Movie
15:43 Part 2 King Flex (On Tariq Nasheed)
21:44 Part 3 Are there Unique Elements of Black Homophobia?
26:40 Part 3.5 Hotep Sidebar
32:02 PArt 4 Buck Breaking and the Black Effiminization Myth

[@orinlee6123]

I lost two really close friends to the myth that white men created black gay guys to destroy the black community. Because I'm gay, they told me I wasn't even a part of the black struggle anymore. This was coming from 2 str8 dudes I'd smoked with (weed) daily for like 2 years straight, using my room as a studio or dueling each other with my old Yu-Gi-Oh! cards for hours every other day. This happened like 2018 and we haven't spoken since. Both knew of my sexuality the entire time. The hotep shit came like a virus and when the illness sank into them, they turned on me like an ice skater.

[@andiralosh2173]

Friends dropping from your life hurts so bad. That's so arbitrary and absurd when people wake up one day and choose hate. Hope you're doing okay 🏳️‍🌈

[@tristanband4003]

So...in their minds being gay means suddenly you aren't black?

[@BRealNow]

Because once the rose colors glasses were taken off it couldn’t be denied. We can see the plan and there are gay men that see the agenda.

[@albums8825]

​@@BRealNow Are you implying his friend were right to leave him?

[@777Buo69]

They didn’t want that virus you get to pass on to them from the blunt

[@KhadijaMbowe]

Ooooooh lord. Lemme buckle in.

[@angelazayn4878]

I love when prominent KZbinrs comment on each other's videos Love your channel Khadija.

[@Qdelilah]

Omg my favorite person 💗 love your channel khadija and the topics that you bring keep up the good work 😍😍😍

[@darkcontinentschild2962]

Hey Khadija!

[@psstpsstheyyou3517]

Heeey!!😂😂😂

[@whoknows9085]

Oh hey girl

[@TheRenegadeMonk]

I feel your pain brother. I'm 42 with a 12 Yr old son, and I'm now getting to the stage where his external influences start to outweigh whatever I tell him.

[@MrNightwing99]

Stay strong brotha!! Hope it works out for y’all

[@Nemo_Anom]

When you were talking about your detoxification process and your hopes and fears for your sons, I really got to see a bit of the real you. Thank you for that vulnerability. I wish that my father could've been more like you. I was kicked out for being gay before I was able to fend for myself or had any real knowledge of the world. Needless to say, we don't have a relationship these days. Keep on truckin'.

[@ubahfly5409]

What makes Tariq so vile is that, when you listen carefully, it becomes apparent that he KNOWS BETTER yet chooses to purposely misinform & manipulate. It's also what makes him so insidious. He's intelligent & informed, able to mix in fact w/ fiction, skillfully preying on the Black community by targeting our psyches where we're most vulnerable, confused, & desperate. He causes so much harm & all for his own personal benefit. A truly odious & sociopathic individual.

[@Cabbage22927]

Sneed

[@HarkonAjala]

Extremely well detailed analysis.

[@obiwanshinobi5098]

Ive been saying this for years. Cant believe he still has followers!

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

I don't know how much I believe that. Tariq is very clearly grifting and pushing out propaganda to whatever extent but I have a hard time believing that he's not actually insane enough to believe most of what he says. So much of what he puts out is (at least from my outside perspective) so blatantly ridiculous that I don't see how anyone who wasn't already indoctrinated could buy it. I feel like if he were 100% grifter he'd be smarter with his mask-off takes.

[@pyotrilyichtchaikovskyii6638]

He ain't that smart, but goddamn right he's in bad faith. Great memes though.

[@dustfreequeen5151]

Placing the blame on weaves, black women, and the system needs to stop! It's embarrassing at this point. Take accountability for your own shortcomings. No excuses!

[@daniyahwebb354]

So let's start with your crazy ass

[@dustfreequeen5151]

@@daniyahwebb354 must be a bitter dusty with no subscribers! You're obviously mad, I must have hit a nerve! 😂😂😂😂 Do better!

[@daniyahwebb354]

@@dustfreequeen5151 what? I'm no feminist.

[@ziolp]

@@daniyahwebb354 She must've described you too well. Don't take it personally. You're not the only one who needs to take accountability. Just do better and don't expect the good ones to wait on your progress.

[@daniyahwebb354]

@@ziolp both of you all are nuts.

[@moneyvegas]

Glad I came across this video. What folks don't understand is that black straight folks and black gay folks need each other. We can't truly fight for equality if the community is not united.

[@FDSignifire]

And that's my thing. What's clear is that a lot of these dudes aren't really fighting for our people at all. They know what they're doing they just don't care. They sound like fascists is not by accident.

[@omegamanGXE]

Totally false. This kinda BS proves Nasheed right, y’all have been colonized so hard lmao

[@zzghost8593]

@@omegamanGXE For being accepting of gay people? Lol

[@williamelliott186]

@@omegamanGXE it was colonization and Christianity that took away cultural acceptance of lgbtq individuals, well before it ever had that title, I recommend looking at Hindi, or islanders, they acknowledged the queer-esq and the hind saw them as akin to some gods, they where political figures. Please just try to understand colonization and Christianity was more damaging than what it was ever marketed as

[@EvidenceBasedMedsin]

@@FDSignifire did you really use the word “Fascist”? As if you know what that means in application. Your channel struck me as an ally to the Alphabet. Your audience and commenters have a safe space here no? I see why, your bread and butter is them folks. Pathetic

[@lilitulee]

Seeing how Marsha P is constantly used as a means to dismiss the struggle that gay and trans black people went through is so heartbreaking. How can you say youre pro something if you can even spread the love amongst each other.

[@Notmyrealemail]

This right here

[@dreye3215]

​@@professorxslave1500 Heterosexuals aren't special, you're just as lustful as everyone else.

[@TJR-ju8dj]

@@professorxslave1500 not really but okay lmao. And heterosexual relationships aren’t based on love?

[@alim.9801]

​@@professorxslave1500 no tell the story now, we're ready

[@Hyle-King-Neithekaos96]

​ @professorxslave1500 Yet It's heterosexual men lustfully contributing to high birth rates, high amounts of poverty, and No accountability for their community. A story we should get into

[@GDIEternal]

This is a genuinely excellent video. I'm glad I found your channel as a fellow ex-hotep. I'm a little bit younger than you and agree with 99.9% of what you said. The ONLY quibble I have is about when you talked about how hotep homophobia is not churchy. The one thing I would point out is that a big part of hotep ideology is wrapped up in biblical origin mythology (for example, the Hebrew Isrealite ideology), Kemetic spiritual revivalism, as well as in the Nation of Islam and its derivatives (5%ers etc.). The general hotep obsession with Ancient Egypt/Kemet (and that region of the world more broadly) has a lot to do with it's presence in Abrahamic religious texts. So while their homophobia may not be directly derived from Protestant theology, their playbook is DEEPLY rooted in Abrahamic ideas of gender and sexuality. It is easy to write it off as a subconscious desire for inclusion into the patriarchy, but its a bit deeper than that. There's a religious (and sometimes quasi-religious) basis for it as well that cuts across all Abrahamic religions as well as in the hotep interpretation of Ancient Egyptian religion. The only other thing you didn't talk about (and perhaps it's a subject for another video that I'd love to watch as well), is the influence of prison culture on mainstream African American culture for cis-het black men. As we understand the carceral state to be an extension of slavery, we should be aware and sensitive to the fact that a significant amount of black men have been through incarceration and, given the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in that institution (at least historically), it stands to reason that their views on homosexuality may be informed by that. I suspect that a big part of what motivates the Buck Breaking apocrypha is a desire to disclose what has happened to a significant number of black men at the hands of corrections officers (and other inmates at the tacit behest of the institution) in recent years from a "safer" historical vantage point. That is of course NO justification for queerphobia, but in addressing the homophobia I was taught growing up, I became very aware at how often authority figures constructed homosexuality as it pertained to black men as an intrinsic part of prison and how unique the prevalence of that version of homophobia was in black communities. When I have tried to help other cis-het black men address and deconstruct their homophobia, that theme always comes up; it touches a deep nerve. Because of how common incarceration is for black men, in some of us there's a crosswiring or conflation of a valid fear of sexual assault in prison with an irrational fear of LGBTQ people. It's of course incorrect, but it also presents a HUGE opportunity to build bridges and empathy. Once I cleared that part up in myself, I was off to the races (pardon the pun). LGBTQ people are not existential rapists, and they actually face an increased risk of sexual assault in prison (and in general society). I simply point out that carceral strain of homophobia because homophobia in black communities has such a unique cultural, social, and historical context which can make it harder to address if not accounted for.

[@FDSignifire]

that's a great point to explore. I don't think it explains the whole of it but it definitely connects to the irrational fear of being emasculated. Prison rape and being "punked" in jail is a long standing spectre in the minds of black men, especially in my age group and it speaks to soooo many other insecurities. I'll definitely find a way to investigate this more in the future. Thanks so much for this useful critique!

[@TheBaconBasket1]

I was of the impression that the Kemetic spirituality followers more aligned with trying to distance themselves from any Abrahamic religious beliefs and claim they're all historically inaccurate. A lot of the guys who studied Kemetic religious beliefs debate on platforms like SaneterTV (on youtube) with the hebrew israelite followers.

[@carrington2949]

You make several amazing points. The one that stands out for me is how the decades long mass incarceration due to the war on drugs has influenced the black psyche in this country. I think it has had just as much an affect on us as slavery and Jim Crowe. It has also influenced government and policies. There are huge gaps in the way basic civil rights are observed for white people vs those of black people..Think about stop and frisk. If it was done in the name of getting drugs off the street, then so be it. Contrast that to the way the government has approached the opioid epidemic.There is this new found compassion all of a sudden.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@carrington2949 Yup. Good points!

[@misstiff29]

Yes the church is focused on procreating. Black church has traumatized many queer

[@omboogie1474]

Wow thank you for your brilliance and greatness. I am in awe. I've been attacked by many communities for being a part of the lgbtq community. The fight found its way into my home and influential figures used their political power to try to diminish my rights. In making a long story short I didn't get the help I should have received by those in my community and family because of the mindset behind buck breaking. Watching your scholarly breakdown was healing and also helped me to realize what I felt and knew was the undercurrent biased laced in to what I experienced was absolutely real. I feel liberated as a result and strong for standing in my power. 🙏🏿

[@Dra3000]

As a Sociology major it's hard as a black person to have these types of discussions because of the cultural conditioning black people have been feed over time...I heard about the film through an ex who purchased it and I remember not wanting to even go down that road in disscus how I felt about him buying it...he considers himself pro-black but the root of his issues are with father..and he also follows this guy from the manosphere here on yt called the black authority I also dated a guy that was hotep at one time I found time as well

[@naomilee-shawnodonnell6721]

I appreciated your perspective as a cis/het-black male. It gave me a better perspective on these issues that you brought up about the homophobia in the African American community. Thank you for being open about your own experiences in the past. This helps me to have a frame of reference for a genuine perspective of these issues that were brought up in this video. Also, thank you for communicating through your video, the positives of this situation. The fact that you spoke about the people you see in your everyday life that act in a way that is welcoming to the people that may be viewed as "others" in the African American community was an uplifting sentiment to end on. I enjoyed the video.

[@buildingourpwr]

Great video! Your reasonings as to why many black men fall into this “hotep” pipeline is similar to why white men fall into the “alt-right pipeline”. There’s been channels dedicated to deradicalizing these white men through debates, education,etc I’m not sure if debates do much , but education definitely does! Keep up the good work. You’re doing the Lords work, because I don’t have the patience 😆. - 💜 Gabby

[@FDSignifire]

Thanks for the love. I did a video about the alt right pipeline stuff a few weeks back you should check out. And yeah my patience is weakening...

[@buildingourpwr]

@@hanswestmar4249 You have no other options? lmao

[@wnnfrhrw4452]

@@buildingourpwr What is "Hotep" pipeline ? Do you even know what pA mdw "htp" even means ?

[@EvidenceBasedMedsin]

Let us men who are straight know when your patience runs out. Self-correct and you’ll be safer. Pathetic

[@buildingourpwr]

@@EvidenceBasedMedsin ?

[@catmangrove]

The intelligence and critical analysis here is refreshing. One can be a strong man without crushing anything that deviates from their definition of masculinity. There is more than one way to be a man. Gay people exist. Anyone who is so pressed about what LGBTQ+ people do in their bedrooms are usually just gay and jealy themselves. No person who has any ounce of self-confidence and is living their truth gets so bent out of shape about people with different sexual orientations.

[@defangel164]

Wrong! Saying people must be gay because you are against the practice of homosexuality is a cop out. We ALL know the nature of the Caucasian. So stop playing dumb. Yes the documentary could have given clarity on certain points however the overall general content was accurate. Who cares if we are talking about our family members. A lot of them did not volunteer to be lead into that lifestyle so cut it out. Y’all be reaching but the day is coming where you can’t hide behind white people.

[@catmangrove]

@@defangel164 people who have their own lives to worry about aren’t concerned what other people do in their bedroom. Seems like a nerve was struck with you so you had to say I am playing dumb. Only a hit dog hollers. #triggered I guess real men and real patriarchs use abusive language and publicly disparage the women of their community. 🤔 you can make a point without being insulting but then again it seems like a chord was struck.

[@defangel164]

@@catmangrove by the way you responded it looks like your nerve was struck. You sound like a full flamed homosexual, right. Riddle me this. When did you realize (decide not born that way) that you were attracted to the same sex? Was it before or after your traumatic experience as a child? Ask your gay friends the same question. Good luck with the excuses. 👍

[@dinahmyte3749]

@@defangel164 As a gay woman, I knew when I was 6, because I thought girls were pretty... the idea that trauma induced homosexuality exists is a cop-out and homophobia at its finest. Being molested doesn't make you straight, so why would it make you gay?

[@defangel164]

@@dinahmyte3749 using your Individual situation as proof that you were born that way is not how statically studies are done. That’s the problem a 100 people out of a million people will say I was born like this and we’re supposed to go on that data. No ma’am try again. How do I know your telling the truth. Studies have shown that people will make up this perfect and normal up bringing but will block out not just trauma but block out little details like no father in the house. No real solid upbringing. Riddle me this Disa, why after all these Millions of years is this now thing to be gay? Modern society is built on trends. Our people are trend setters. Why do you think they are pushing us to the forefront to promote it? Why is homosexuality not being practiced in remote tribes, not bothered by modern society maybe? Why is the gay pride parade a freak show literally? Why do gay white men act like irate black women? You being used sister.

[@jubilantsleep]

If only they cared as much about providing for their families as they do about twerking. Always focused on the wrong sht. Hair, makeup, and twerking. But these are “alpha” men. 🙄 Thank you for this video. So glad it popped up for me. You come off as very genuine, intelligent, and easy going. Subscribing for more.

[@fiona1407]

😂

[@TheMissyg432]

Right !

[@brianbrown6806]

Odd y’all want men but only listen to men that act like women.

[@NinaNeko4]

@@brianbrown6806 Odd, ya’ll want women but listen to men who want to be women.

[@brianbrown6806]

@@NinaNeko4 who would that be?

[@dregernbern4518]

Thank you for continuing to share your perspective. I'm still on a journey of self improvement and realizing my own toxicity. It's great to hear from a creator who comes from a place of growth. Great vids

[@killerfrenchy]

Thanks for the rundown of the deep lore of Tariq lol. I've always just known him as that weird black supremacist dude that people dunk on on twitter. That guy has a weirder life story than I thought he would. This was a really good breakdown video, will definitely check out more of your stuff in the future!

[@BlueKidSwag]

No such thing as “black supremacist” fool

[@Jay-kx5cb]

That man actually done stuff man. I really invite you to look deep within yourself and act how am I bringing light to the world. How am I changing the world. What am I doing to help those that I care about. If you cannot answer those questions with something then you have no authority to speak on anything Tariq mashed is doing

[@sasukeuchiha4814]

@Markie Mark not even close bro “black supremacy” isn’t a fucking thing😂white people introduced themselves to us. They were the ones from the beginning with malicious intent this is how they took over we were too nice but anyway I don’t believe “black supremacy” is a thing when white people involve themselves with our civilizations and took over our social status lol there’s no such thing as “black supremacy”

[@BlackMusicGenre]

"There is no such thing as Black Supremacy in the system of White Supremacy. Two Supremes can't occupy the same space". - Neely Fuller Jr

[@search4omniscience]

@@BlackMusicGenre “supremacist”

[@jamiecare1042]

Please God let this content reach the ears that need to hear it Thanks for your insightful commentary as always

[@carbon6951]

Yuck!!!! 🤮

[@nomercynodragonforyou9688]

@@carbon6951 cope

[@caseynw]

I haven’t watched this documentary, but I have seen some people referring to it many times on social media. Whenever homophobia in black community is brought up, several comments pop up to say “do you know about buck breaking”.

[@treeztop]

Black homosexuality has been commodified more than anything. There’s a history of exploitation by the lgbt community towards black people. It’s not even debatable.

[@maxmersmann-jones1222]

God I love this channel. As a white male your analysis of race lends a perspective that has been sorely absent from my life and your analysis of masculinity mirrors many of the same struggles and revelations in a parallel journey I'm starting to make. Thank you.

[@tflenderson9636]

You are the very perspective I've been looking for

[@hunterwilliams8923]

Thank you for speaking about this. As a white gay man I am a passionate ally to my black LGBTQ family and the intersectionality of these two marginalized groups. I really respect that you brought up the gaslighting and erasure of black queer people to sway rhetoric. Marsha P. Johnson is a revolutionary and amazing icon that WAS A TRANS WOMAN, A WOMAN, I cannot stand the disrespect her name gets.

[@medeplicity]

Bruh, I watched ALL of this video! Absolutely brilliant & insightful! I have 2 daughters and continue to shut up, listen, and teach myself the diabolical lessons of Patriarchy and strive to be a strong, loving, & supportive father!

[@vikkipink1288]

I know this guy who decided he didn’t want to support Black Lives Matter after he found out that several big figures in the movement were gay. He’s black too and I just could not understand it. I knew the black community had its issues with homophobia but I had no idea how bad it was for a lot of people till more recently. I’m still not out of the closet myself because I would lose my job and my home and I know if I was black it would be even worse. I live in rural Mississippi where it is decades behind the rest of the country it feels like.

[@gravityawsome]

Buck status: Broken lmao

[@somerandomname3124]

@@suzygirl1843 Yes but don't give Nasneed any money watch the full thing on KZbin.

[@starsbarsnigga]

@@somerandomname3124 naw I’ll support his business legally, don’t condone piracy

[@sassynj1264]

@@starsbarsnigga 💯💯

[@vulcan2050ful]

Exactly!😂😂

[@cortezp410]

@@suzygirl1843 Great documentary and very factual. But of course, do your research. I wouldn't just take ANYONEs word.

[@fightvale57]

I am also very tired. This topic is so exhausting to me that I can't even figure out a way to approach it properly. I was talking to my boyfriend about the situation with dababy and got into the topic about the overwhelming homosexual homophobia in the black community and how it's on spoken aloud but so prevalent we all know about it, whether we refute its existence or not. I was so severely tired and doing no justice to the topic because it's so hefty. You did a great job by making it digestible and understandable.

[@gabrylmack5084]

It’s sad . So much generation trauma comes from the system, from not supporting each other , from not knowing how to love each other, none supportive fathers and mothers, lack of self worth, lack of community, no one wants to admit the LGB community also has a lot of trauma that they act out on too , we all respond to trauma differently , we are all dam crabs in a bucket but let’s talk about who put us in there .

[@MrCarloArellano]

I'm not sure how I got here but i got educated on how to look at my values in a very critical manner.

[@kayaolson7558]

I loved what you said about Marsha P. Johnson, I feel like that really needs to be said! Great video!

[@mountainharpie]

Yes!

[@victoriap1649]

Yes!!

[@brianbrown6806]

What is his real name?

[@pizzadogma]

@@brianbrown6806 marsha p johnson ❤️

[@brianbrown6806]

@@pizzadogma maybe Melvin Johnson

[@BmoreAkuma]

The funny thing about some of us as black males "reaching 40." We have to face the reality of the failure of what the system is doing to us mentally and physically. We have done what we're "supposed to do." Either in opening a business, getting their college degree, earning a trade skill, join the military blah blah blah. The insistence use of the failure of what's "acceptable" to capitalism in blackface. However, for any black male reaching 40, we have no excuses to not understand what's happening in the changing of human society. With all of history and commentary from our freedom fighters from the last few decades who were black women, black LGBT+ or others who weren't on this "Hotep" thing got ignored. Claudia Jones, a black woman who was also a "commie" had commentary on white supremacy and the exploitative nature in the 1940s. Audre Lorde, a black lesbian, went into racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia well into the peak of the CRM. James Baldwin, an openly black gay male, was followed by the FB Eye for his commentary on the United States. E Frankin Frazier had his commentary on the Black Bourgeoisie in 1957 titled ironically "Black Bourgeoisie."

[@ampofoboakye]

I absolutely love your content brother. So insight as a cis het black man in his late 30’s, I find your videos insightful and reinforces my belief that battle against systemic racism is most certainly intersectional. Thank you

[@Nemo_Anom]

Dude, I am so TIRED of people lying and saying Marsha started the first Stonewall Riot. That is simply not true. People parrot it through ignorance or malice. The woman who started the first Stonewall Riot was Stormé DeLarverie, a black lesbian. And, not just her, but the black and white gay men who went to her aid. Marsha didn't show up until the next day, according to her own testimony. Really tired of people fucking around with my history.

[@LanerGuy]

Just wanted to say thanks for the video. I hope this will also contribute favorably to the algorithm for you.

[@cheetahshine4525]

I watched tariq nasheed fairly regularly 2-3 years ago. Him roasting yvette Darnell and tonetalks and saying he wwas about to go on a trip to Hawaii when somebody in the chat donated $500 and he initially thought it was $50,000 had me feeling a little different over time...

[@nuuab5281]

Khadija brought me here and thankful! You spoke on this with soo much empathy and care. . . P.s Sharing with all my Tanzanian male friends so you don't have to film in the kitchen no more 🤣 P.P.S wondering how hotep-ry in African communities works. Food for thought

[@garydavidson6917]

buck breaking is unintentional comedy gold - thanks tariq nasheed!

[@brandadon2]

This is spot on Fiq. Keep doin numbers bruh. I hope this somehow makes its way to the Mack daddy himself so you can get a response.

[@FDSignifire]

Nah ion want to talk to King Flex. Nothing good will come of that. I'd rather talk to his folks if they'd ever listen... Lots of dudes watched 2 minutes and then came to the comments mad af!

[@gamerbull2183]

@@thechocolatedelegate9830 Do you think Tariq would listen?

[@jebbushu711]

@@thechocolatedelegate9830 I agree that its wise not to talk to tariq because, no matter what he thinks, nothing productive will come of it. Tariq has based his career off being a homophobe and holding a certain set of beliefs. Tariq cannot make any real concessions or change any of his points because that would end the grift or invalidate his career. That means a debate would be pointless and one sided, with F.D willing to learn and discuss and Tariq not looking to change because its his career.

[@jebbushu711]

@@thechocolatedelegate9830 yeah i guess so in this situation. If hes talking to a liberal feminist and they both want to have a productive conversation, they have to be willing to learn from and understand each other. So if Tariq and Fiq wanted to have a productive conversation, they would both need to have that mindset, but Tariq would probably not because his current beliefs are his career.

[@jebbushu711]

@@thechocolatedelegate9830 apologies i misread your comment and didnt see the F.D, I first read it as "willing to learn? From who? Liberal feminists" which i took as you saying that i though tariq needed to learn from these people. But my point was that if Fiq did agree to a conversation that he would be willing to understand Tariq's points and learn something since his beliefs are his own (not tied to his income) and Tariq would not be because his career depends on it.

[@mbinosbata4888]

Dude,we can’t take accountability for our oppression bro,that’s wild to even say,you’re anti black for saying that,I’m unsubscribing

[@brandonmoss7976]

I've been unsubscribed but this video keeps popping up in my feed 😭

[@danijohnnie]

THIS!!! I wish this was mandatory for all to watch. They don't want No Smoke. They don't want no accountability. It makes me wanna holler for real. The homophobia you discussed starting at 20:20 needs to be a whole video alone. I'm so glad you even touched it.

[@giovannime3192]

Thank you for the breakdown. The movie "Nothing but a Man" depicts the struggle of black men and the hardships they face, just trying to get ahead and violence against women. I remember watching the movie (as a teen) with my Godfather, who also, talked a lot about his own struggles whilst living in the South and drank (heavily) to self-medicate. He lived with the pain and my Godmother lived with drinking. Long/short, most black women understand the struggle (which we too are experiencing). However, let's work together amongst ourselves for our community.

[@rafft.2857]

This is was extremely insightful and nuanced - thank you so much!

[@nikkipooh9]

Sending hugs to you, black man. Thank you for raising your boys outside of the ahistorical hateful narratives

[@satsujinxtenryu]

Loved the video, but I gotta give a shout out to the t shirt you’re wearing. It’s always nice to see a fellow tekken fan.

[@justju0rd]

It’s ashame most pro-black people throw out homophobic rhetoric. That’s why I don’t really consider myself pro-black like that due to it. Makes no sense to be pro-black if you don’t respect or acknowledge the systemic mistreatment of black queer folks

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

The only bad thing about this video is that the algorithm will likely start recommending me his videos.

[@jaymartin6099]

One of the best videos I've seen in such a long time I'm so glad to have stumbled across your platform

[@brettc6132]

I’m a white heterosexual male from the south (specifically New Orleans, a city that is highly mixed in demographics yet still manages to be filled with right wingers) and I’d give anything to have just one single friend like F.D. here other than my wife. I came up in the punk scene in the 90s/2000s and thought I was on the same page as all my friends/family but when I came home from my version of college I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was different from everyone around me in ways that I felt good about and had no interest in changing, but it made me really think, like, my beliefs and values didn’t change, just my perspective and contextual understanding, so why do I not vibe with my people like I used to? That was 10+ years ago, and the last person from that group that I kept in touch with overdosed and died about a year ago, and I’ve decided that most of my people from when I came up were just kinda shitty, and, now that I understand the political and cultural landscape of the country/world better and therefore have more context for where my environment stands in a relative sense, I see that I was always different, I just didn’t understand why or chose not to acknowledge it. So yeah, now that my last friend is gone I really miss having someone clever, wise, and awake to talk to and flesh out my ideology and worldview with, but watching F.D.’s videos this year has helped to fill that void whilst simultaneously constantly highlighting it. Basically what I’m saying is, I hope more people listen to F.D. Signifier so meeting someone who thinks like he does (and like I do) down here in the south isn’t essentially like meeting a unicorn in downtown traffic. Basically, I wanna find other people that are more than just products of their environment, people that educate themselves and make efforts to decide their path rather than just follow the path that’s laid out for them, but without going full crazy conspiracy antivax qanon like most white ppl clever enough to question their masters but not clever enough to ask the right questions. You have virtue signalling privileged liberals on one hand and bigoted nazis on the other, and it often feels like the rest of us are living on small islands filled with those groups and unable to connect with each other and cooperate so we can have a shot at molding this society we are all stuck in together to better reflect our worldviews. Sorry for the rant, but it had to come out somewhere and the infinite void of KZbin under the banner of one of my generations greatest sociologists (seriously, f.d. Is the sociology GOAT as far as I’m concerned) is as good a place as any, and better’n some. So if nothing else here gets read, the thing I’d like you to take away is that f.d. is a hero and everyone would be looking up to him if they knew what was what. One love, keep struggling, and know you’re not alone even when it feels like way; if common sense were good sense it wouldn’t be so common.

[@jameslafortezza5509]

Incredible video! Very insightful and funny

[@Buujipoppu]

9:55 I think what he's saying is "Paracelsian corpse phenomenon". Paracelsian means following the theories of Paracelsus, a 16th century Swiss physician who was, objectively, a loud man. I don't know the full context of the clip, but he's probably referring to the period of time when mummified bodies were used as medicine, which isn't uniquely a Paracelsian phenomenon. Nobody waited for Paracelsus to tell them to eat mummy. People like to throw Paracelsus' name around for the prestige. Or he could be referring to Paracelsus' request that his dead body be quartered and buried in manure so fermentation (a process given great significance in his theories) caused the parts to grow back together as if on their way to resurrection. They should have really explained this better. I don't blame you for being confused.

[@NeoRipshaft]

I was expecting this to be hilarious because... well I mean I know who Tariq Nasheed is and the general premise of the movie. But what I got was more sincere and thoughtful in reflection on ... well a bunch of stuff. After having watched enough vids I'm starting to understand the frameworks you're operating from, in contrast to the political frameworks I'm more used to seeing these subjects discussed in. Definitely appreciate the perspective. Good stuff.

[@tscott6843]

I have no intention of watching the movie or giving it even the slightest additional attention. Having not seen the video, my impression is solely about your dialog here. Your breakdown is outstanding. Like anyone, there are things where you and I disagree. That is true of any two people. You are obviously well read and you have a deep understanding of black / white racial issues from the black perspective, as well as homosexuality and the tragedy of the black women experience. I didn’t accept your exit ramp and instead watched the entire video. I hope your it gets a lot of attention. You truth is important for the future of America.

[@pinkhead6857890]

Damn did that "documentary" make me feel good about being white. That's how bad it was.

[@judsonadair9218]

I appreciate that you talk about homophobia from the perspective of someone that has participated in it. I am around the same age as you. When I was a teenager we would call things “gay” all the time. I had no one idea the harm I was causing. It’s nice to see that we can grow and be better. Not saying I am perfect but I am trying. Empathy is definitely the place to start.

[@paulterrano1178]

Had to archive this video. Great insightful video that I've come across recently by any black content creator. Too many Tariks to cause mayhem in this world. Keep up buddy.

[@avengercannon]

Religion poisoned a lot 0f minds.

[@Boconnor401.]

What

[@lanelledwards2225]

Thank you I have no male figures in my life the family I know are all female... everyone else is dead so hearing and understanding your point view is so cool great work.

[@remixtape3677]

Ugh, refreshing to hear your viewpoints. Your wife is so lucky. Unfortunately for me, I can't hope to find a unicorn black man of my own in all this madness so I gotta explore my options. Subscribed. I can't wait to hear more from you.

[@lunatykica5636]

It's not really confirmed by anyone who exactly started the stonewall riot, either Marsha P Johnson, Stormé DeLarverie or Silvia Riviera. We love to mythologize a singular person but not even the people who were there know for sure what "one" person started it. I know you said it as a little aside, but I feel it's relevant to mention that Hatshepsut is debately considered FTM -or otherwise queer in some way- because despite Hatshepsut's assigned gender being well known Hatshepsut still insisted on being depicted as a male pharaoh in art, with a false beard, men's clothing and no breasts. This could've also been attributed to cultural norms like the pharoah being seen as a vessel of a male god, the false beard being seen as a sign of royalty, but it's something to bring up in reference to queerphobia and narratives that try to wash the queer out of black history. Also just for random trivia's sake Akhenaten was a very visibly intersex pharaoh who's also important to queer history and unfairly ignored, who also supports the point you were making in that aside. Idk if you knew about any of that but it seems like it'd be interesting to you if you hadn't, if you have just ignore me.

[@modifiedlandfish]

man it annoys me when folk attribute sagging w homosexuality, during slavery we didn’t have belts so we sagged nd it made it harder to run away as a result. In prison we not allowed to have belts either so sagging is the norm

[@jenniferdaniels2413]

You're doing the Lord's work, brother. Wild horses couldn't have made me sit through that bullshit.

[@DudeGuyThingMan]

Great vid. Here's a comment for the algorithm gods. May they bless you with 2k subs.

[@mountainharpie]

Sorry that more subs also means more haters... Facepalm.... Thank you for your positivity!!!!

[@infalliblekingbrooks1700]

I will say that I spent 20 years in the military 15 + special warfare. Educated, travelled the world, now completing a career with the federal government. I would say 90% of the time I’m usually the only black person in a space, the only black person apart of the unit, or team. For the past ten years whenever we are engaged in guy talk or locker room talk I’ve been asked the question many different occasions What the FK is going on with black guys? What has happened? All you see is feminine black males. So it’s not just heterosexual black men saying this. Also in the early 90s black women consistently complained about the down low culture becoming a problem on every form of media that existed at the time. My theory is mass incarceration. Prison culture with the help of hip hop has become mainstream in the black community. White t shirts and sagging is not all that has spilled over from prison life. All of the acquired tastes have been adapted as well. Prison just as the military is a culture. Most of the brothers I know in my city outside of the military have spent significant time incarcerated. As a result most of the black neighborhoods operate under the same codes and principles as prison and are very dangerous. Also I think as a result we view the things that may be forced upon you in prison as the primary introduction into that particular lifestyle.

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

I should be asking black women the same question since most of them raise these black men. Accepted their lifestyles. Let not get into the fact these women are more Downlow and Bisexual then the men

[@BaldwinFanonGarveyTureShakurX]

3 minutes in: "Patriarchy is not our friend" Liked video immediately! Lol The amount of pseudo-intellectual Black dudes that don't understand their role in WS is abundant. It's nice to see I'm not the only one who gets it.

[@3fones]

will never forget i had to watch hidden colors as part of my intro to africana studies course

[@Danni_VA]

Wtf only 30% of viewers get to the end of one of your well thought out put together amaze balls videos?! 70% choose to miss out on fabulous intellectual commentary/conversation, por shame

[@AlyssaMakesArt]

That woman saying that their pants are saggin because they are inviting anal sex was uhm... something else. I am multitasking while watching this and honestly that stopped me in my tracks. WOW. There are actual cultural and economic influences to that trend and she is over here coming up with that? Anyways I just finished the video and I can tell by the end that you are really done. Also the more intimate aspects of you being open about your journey (that sounds corny rereading this but hear me out) - through life and as a father trying to figure it out. Also that partial feeling of hopelessness because you doing your best and right by your kids doesn't mean it will be better overall. I think making this video might reach some people (specifically Black men) and make those positive ripples. Thank you for speaking up even with the emotional bandwidth it took. side note - I have binged several of your videos and forgot to shout out that I too was sent by Khadija Mbowe.

[@fertilityqueen7880]

I saw a grown ass man wearing a red Hoodie and Denim pants sagging and no boxers or underwear of any kind! His bare black ass was showing ( broad daylight). This trend is just not a good look and yes, its associated with that advertisement / prison thing. I seen too many male teens showing their underwear sagging over their butt cheeks! I think this trend just needs to die, a little sagging I could see, but as a parent, hell tha flip no Is my son going to expose his underwear for the world to see.

[@nim3408]

Thank you, my Brother, for the shout out to those of us who have BEEN out here fighting for and, educating our people for decades!

[@GamingSkeptic]

Tariq used to actually have a decent message but then he started to steer the conversation away from anti-black racism and started talking about all kinds of nonsense

[@treeztop]

I agree. found his stuff in like 2016 and its completely different today

[@brandonmoss7976]

The movie tells the truth.......I guess the truth hurts 🤕

[@ghoulishtoad]

Damn i wish i had a dad even half as considerate as FD

[@LD-jb5zi]

Y’all don’t believe Buck Breaking was a thing!?! This is literally history!!

[@lorenelement401]

You missed the whole point.

[@badseedent4827]

They believe it but bkuz Tariq made a movie on it They think he did it out of malice and over exaggerated by all the comments I'm reading which I highly disagree with btw

[@Nick-yv1wy]

I'm late here but this is one of the best channels on KZbin. Very thorough. Very to the point

[@ashleyno7481]

When he makes it big and gets his own studio room, I'm gonna miss the kitchen interruptions

[@me_not_me]

"It's real research,so they're never going to find it" bruh🤣😂

[@SuiteVII]

That was the line 🤣🤣🤣

[@SJBrown2210]

I found you through Khadija Mbowe and I'm glad to say she didn't steer me wrong!

[@BlackNerdist]

Same

[@Shadyoaksretirement]

Same. She suggested and I subscribed. Its that simple 🥴

[@YnobeG]

Same.

[@cookiesandbussies1577]

same here. never heard of this doc before, but I had to put her and pause and come here as soon as I learned of his coverage.

[@lordzhoutai05]

Same!! 😅

[@michellestoaevertsson3830]

I've heard a lot of men first got interested in feminism when they had daughters. They sound like their kids are their only venue of having empathy with girls and women at all. You're the first person I hear about getting into feminism because of having sons. It seems a lot more wholesome.

[@LoneWulf278]

It’s just weird how literally everyone on the planet is birthed by a female body, but for some reason, the female that THEY created is what finally motivated some understanding towards female/women’s issues. 🤦🏾‍♀️ I’ve never heard a woman say that they protest the prison industry or other men’s issues simply because they have sons. The usually don’t even have any children.

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

I personally think it's less about empathy and more about being forced to confront the issue in a personal way, in a way that feels real. When you hear about something on the news it just feels less real than having to deal with it in person, and people tend to create a narrative based on what they already know and believe. Having reality thrown right in your face can break through the layers of rationalization that we build.

[@BmoreAkuma]

That's the pathetic gag. It had to take one to push almost 30 to now consider it after having a daughter. What would be the thing if one didn't have a daughter?

[@mixedviews3536]

@@BmoreAkuma nothing. They finally have a female being that can’t take care of them and they can’t fuck so they have to figure out how to treat therm. Unless they are like my dad and just project their issues with previous women on to their daughters. Those are really the only two options for those types of dudes.

[@onlyone23km]

Feminism has caught my interest when I saw the Instagram misogyny towards female athletes.

[@patrickhall6627]

"The people who get the least out of us, are always the ones fighting the hardest for us, and we treat them like shit for it" That is basically society in a nutshell right there.

[@janedoh9021]

Damn! You said it! Can I quote you on that?

[@analyticalmindset]

​@@janedoh9021if you watched the video for even 5 minutes, you'd realize FD signifier said that quote within the first 5 minutes of this video .

[@danijohnnie]

​@@analyticalmindset that way!

[@prodbyryshy]

@@analyticalmindset chill maybe he has adhd. its hard for ppl like us to pay attention

[@analyticalmindset]

@@prodbyryshy I apologize. I have ADHD as well but this was a video I was hyper focused on so I get it

[@kirkadrianj]

"Ya'll are fighting for Black Patriarchy. And patriarchy is not our friend." Liked on that statement alone,

[@lordjuno7372]

Sounds like a simp

[@CARBONHAWK1]

Mfers like that are agents to the black community, tell what the fuck has matriarchy done in our communities? We don’t have a strong father role and this is the shit we’re trying to push? Yea it’s over

[@robertreed9818]

@@CARBONHAWK1 Black women still live in America under the same patriarchy that tossed Black men in jail at rates unseen in the first world. The matriarchy that you suggest governs the Black community, is literally just White institutions being effective at neutralizing Black men.

[@CARBONHAWK1]

@@robertreed9818 my man, you’re talking about white supremacy. Y’all act like patriarchy was something only the the Europeans practiced.

[@robertreed9818]

@@CARBONHAWK1 I don't care who which other groups practiced patriarchal social organization. The point is Black women do not have the power you claim they have. Black communities are not governed by matriarchies. Why? Because Black people do not live in isolation from US government. The people who made the rules to send Black men to jail are the same ones who determine that Black women would be shuttled into public housing projects.

[@toryjames5084]

I am a First Nations ( you would say Native American ) old man living in Canada. I have subscribed to your channel because you discuss so many issues that also occur in my indigenous community, including the one demential portrait that is depicted In media and Hollywood of my people. I am going to find some money for you. This is important work. Homophobia and transphobia run rampant in the Native World. This is ironic because pre European contact ... Two Spirited people were revered.

[@queentwocents9714]

They proved to me what they were fighting for during the R. Kelly and Bill Cosby fiasco.

[@FDSignifire]

Indeed. It's a sad and shocking declaration they made to support black men regardless of what those black men do to their own people.

[@MCfact1827]

Well Cosby wanted to buy NBC and promote positive blk images. Then they railroaded him in jail on false charges and conflict of interest legality.

[@FDSignifire]

@@queentwocents9714 this man brought up Cosby buying NBC...🤦🏿

[@queentwocents9714]

@@FDSignifire Yeah, from what my research returned, he was just trying to either become a shareholder or part owner along with numerous other owners. So, him fully trying to own NBC is False, and Cosby was just living foul. Do I believe all the Women, no... but Cosby ain't a saint. I sense you feel the same?!

[@brianbrown6806]

@@queentwocents9714 I don’t believe those women. Maybe after a year but after 40 years Nah...Not being a Saint doesn’t qualify you as a rapist. You do seem level headed however. Are you a female queen or a male queen? No disrespect intended, it’s the page...

[@666kittycat666]

You’re so right when you say that they don’t actually want to help and uplift the black community. They really just want to lash their impotent frustration at people who they know are “weaker” than them. The way Megan Thee Stallion was treated when she was SHOT, the way her pain got turned into a joke by people was insane. Breaking the system comes from solidarity.

[@chrisj8662]

Only idiots believe that BS story of her getting shot, getting back into the car with the person who supposedly shot, not letting the police know what supposedly happened, and then getting an order to prevent him from taking about what happened.

[@666kittycat666]

@@chrisj8662 ah yes, the victim blaming never stops. It never happened, and if it did, it wasn't that bad, and if it was; you deserved it. sure hon, I'm the idiot for believing the woman with blood in her shoes.

[@chrisj8662]

@@666kittycat666 I'm not blaming the victim; I'm denying she was one. The story doesn't make any sense.

[@kimmminemwest8850]

@@chrisj8662 good thing u won't be on the jury ... Making a judgment before you hear all the facts ..

[@chrisj8662]

@@kimmminemwest8850 you can say the same thing to everyone who believes her and thinks tory is guilty.

[@dazzmondhill8269]

Man, I feel you. Same fears, same tiredness. And it's kinda lonely. You talk to other black men about this shit...? It's like there's no way to have a conversation in good faith with those in the opposition, so you're forced to only preach to the choir so to speak.

[@Balladov]

Facts. I really appreciate this space, even if only virtual.

[@ChadMtl]

I appreciate this perspective, I feel that there is a part of this way of thought that is lost as well. How is it that other communities thrive using ideologies we are trying to disregard on that side of the black experience?

[@gamemeister27]

​@@ChadMtlThe same way communities in the white space that are classist thrive off of the lower class (the GOP). They know there's a problem, and you give them an easy answer to it.

[@ogskullomania3119]

Love how hoteps just use straight white supremacist talking points It’s very telling

[@sN00p_]

Don't even try to mask it either. Shit is wild

[@DjTIMEJD]

Shea Bitter Babble

[@elleofhearts8471]

its like white feminists (not feminists who are white). They both show their hand in that their real agenda is to restructure social hierarchies so that they are at the top instead but everyone else is supporting them rather than eliminating the system all together.

[@elleofhearts8471]

and not only are their motivations antithetical to the greater social movements they call themselves following, its like they interpretted them as opportunities for a power grab instead of redistribution of power to groups that have been disempowered by the current social systems that these social movements *actually* represent.

[@carbon6951]

U buck broken by the "How Ya Doin" community!! 💯% SAD!!!!!

[@MrX-yr6py]

"well -versed in the hotep arts" lol

[@unclebobboomergames]

Growing up Latino in a Mexican family there's a lot of patriarchal things ingrained into us that is so hard to get people to disengage from. And now having a son who's 5 and a daughter on the way I really have to wrestle with how I want to raise them. How similar I want their experiences to be. How to prepare them for how the world is going to see them and then how they move through that to not falling into the traps I did growing up. Not letting certain standards define who you are and what your interests should be. A lot of emotions I want them to be able to express that my generation was taught to suppress.

[@mkszaq1xsw2]

You can't be pro black and not support ALL black people.

[@tylerojiasante3973]

Sure...MLK would have been all for working with degenerates like Lil Nas X😒

[@mkszaq1xsw2]

@@tylerojiasante3973 he absolutely would have. you are correct.

[@carrington2949]

@@tylerojiasante3973 Maybe not Lil Nas 😅. However I do wonder what he thought of James Baldwin. Baldwin never hid who he was.

[@morrisdavidmullings9833]

@@carrington2949 was james gay though

[@carrington2949]

@@morrisdavidmullings9833 Yes dear and unapologetically so 😆

[@JothanGurr]

Replacing hatred of self with hatred of the the “other” transcends race. Talking about it can be so hard when people are opresssed and denied resources and opportunity . Thanks FD for tackling this insanely thorny issue with empathy and understanding .

[@theonlytrueconfusion]

Brother, let me tell you I know that fatigue. My realization to a lot of this was when my daughter was born and I had to reckon with how unkind this world is to black women and how I have participated in that. The fear of raising her was crippling for days. It is still hard but everyday I strive to make the world and myself better for her.

[@almonhewellison1087]

Lmao...for days ....

[@SCHRODINGERS_WHORE]

Why tho. Tf. I'm a little woman by myself with my daughter. I'll kill the world if someone hurt mine. Have more confidence in yourself, you are there so you can protect.✊🏿

[@theonlytrueconfusion]

@@SCHRODINGERS_WHORE it's not a lack of confidence. It's an acknowledgement of larger forces at play. How do dismantle socetial messaging about Black women? How do I touch the other intangibles? I could kill the world if she were hurt like you suggest but that would be a reaction at best and not preventative or protective. I'm acknowledging that there are forces, concepts, and culture at play that I cannot attack or defend physically and they are great. Trust I pour everything I am into building my child up but some of this she will have to navigate on her own and that is scary.

[@SCHRODINGERS_WHORE]

@@theonlytrueconfusion why is it scary to you?? Our children growing to be adults is the best we can ever offer. Don't doubt yourself your doing great actually. Most ppl don't even care or talk to their kids.

[@theonlytrueconfusion]

@@SCHRODINGERS_WHORE Thank you

[@marcuscrawford585]

Speaking as a black man who made it through the video, I appreciate your hard work. Appreciate you bro.

[@Boahemaa]

It wouldn't take much for them to find out that there are African cultures that are matrilineal (like mine) and that there are those that are equalitarian between the genders like the Aka tribe in the Central African Republic. These are the weakest link in our collective indeed.

[@TheDarkAdventure]

We aren't african so it doesn't matter.

[@joya6957]

@@TheDarkAdventure So your Naitive American??

[@MCfact1827]

@@joya6957 Look up blk native Americans. Not all blks came over in the hull of a ship. Which is another myth.

[@joya6957]

@@MCfact1827 I know that

[@douglasmichael6480]

Did you watch the documentary?

[@mignonne]

I'm an Asian woman from Southeast Asia so this is very far removed from my lived experience, but I've learned a lot and I've learned that I should just listen, listen, listen and learn, and your videos have given me so much to think about and reflect. Thank you for that.

[@janedoh9021]

I agree with you. I'm a white woman and I've learned to just step back and listen myself, having thought of myself as an ally I realize I have been buying into the "white savior" mentality and I see where I've gone wrong, I've always accepted everyone but I now know even as openminded as I am, I still have a lot to learn.

[@whitedom2041]

@@janedoh9021 i wish u white women would step back and listen to us white men

[@janedoh9021]

@@whitedom2041 Aww...is you not getting enough attention? Ok, mommy listen....you super important and special ❤ 💕 oh my oh my whatever we do wivvout you? You all important you still head if patriarchy, there there 👶

[@maskon1724]

White dom- ya’ll had your chance and look what you done. Sit down, your turn is up.

[@whitedom2041]

@@maskon1724 yeh look what we did invent the wheel the internet and computers lol have fun taking the reigns you aint gonna invent shieeet boy

[@annoyedbyyourface]

"I'm 39 yrs old..." Chile, when we say "black don't crack" - we really mean it! 🙌🏽

[@rebecca7856]

YES! My exact thoughts when he said his age.

[@sazude2]

I was thinking this dude was in his late twenties! I'm like woooow.

[@challiray]

39 is not old enough to apply the black don’t crack axiom

[@TheVerbalAssassinFAFO]

@@challiray Exactly lol 🙄

[@tinamoul]

I mean he looks like a typical 39 year old black dude to me

[@BlakaveliX]

I was a fan of Tariq Nasheed, Umar Johnson, and all of those hoteps 8+ years ago when I was 14 - 16. I was a young man angry at white supremacy and racial capitalism who tried to find a language for what I was feeling and how I felt. I ate up all their queerphobic trash and toxic patriarchal messages. Later on, I was so blessed to have met folks coming into young adulthood that challenged me and equipped me to critically think about the systems and environment around me, and helped me develop a language so I can understand what's going on. You have to love all black folks if you claim black power else you're a hypocrite and might as well be an agent. Thank you for this video.

[@ufounionfilmingoperations94]

Lol

[@garyhost1830]

We was kangz. Just kidding, I can see why

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

I don't Blame you, dude. I don't get the frustrations you have lived under. Or how we are still hurting and targeting you and yours. I mean, I listened to some Hateful Atheists while processing religious trauma stuff? And I am white and trans. I have been, and am, hypocritical. I bought into punching down, bs too. I think I still do. But, I don't want to shit on you for that. I don't want to cancel you. I don't know what you've been through. And I internalized similar messages. I am just glad to see you on the other side. ♡

[@BlakaveliX]

@@stoodmuffinpersonal3144 Same 💖💖

[@JP-hj1il]

great points, been where you are. here's, the issue, all skinfolks are not kinfolks. hope you get into class analysis within our race then the macro level. good luck out there.

[@FDSignifire]

Just so folks know, KZbin auto moderates a lot of comments. Sometimes it's for no apparent reason, sometimes it's cause you used certain terms or language that can be construed as harmful. I have not deleted any comments. If your comment is missing please rewrite it. And I can see it on my channel page, it's just not visible here. Edit-I now have deleted a few comments cause certain folks...

[@studentofgame8984]

You need to do some research on the power of a man in this world from a spiritual perspective idk abt the movie but some of ur opinions will most likely change...

[@FDSignifire]

@@studentofgame8984 That's a super vague challenge. I'm pretty damn well read. Do you have some suggestions on what I should look into?

[@jameskelley5918]

@@studentofgame8984 KKKaren says what

[@ishikkayabas1314]

@@FDSignifire Lol, come on Fiq, you know “the power of a man”. It’s a *very* serious thing - from a spiritual perspective. Like, come on man, just research it. There’s SOO much research, like academic studies..... on the power of a man..... from a spiritual perspective. Research.

[@sazude2]

@@jameskelley5918 LMAO

[@snowwhite5405]

🥺thanks for doing the right thing for your boys. I wish more parents would try to unpack their own issues, so they don’t pass them down.

[@grayk3803]

They have to be able to acknowledge they have any issues to begin with and that’s the rarest part of the equation, sadly

[@alt4374]

Khadija sent me, and Im so glad. This was so REFRESHING!!!!!1 A straight black man with some empathy!

[@carbon6951]

He's Buck Broken..

[@sweetchocolatesecret]

This is SO relevant especially after the whole DaBaby controversy going on right now and Lil NasX blowing up right now.

[@LoneWulf278]

Definitely!

[@deeelle697]

These conversations need to be had

[@JLBxFTW]

If only the adidas actually hit him...

[@leohaddad6106]

@@JLBxFTW 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheRock2004]

DaBaby didn’t say anything homophobic and Lil Nas X is a tool of the white LGBT agenda.

[@bangieangie540]

Some of these comments smh. We gon let y'all live in fantasy land. Good luck.

[@joirichardson1479]

I truly applaud your work, your knowledge and insight! I wish more men, hell my husband would truly reconsider the key points you expressed on this topic💛

[@herscepter5263]

I'm glad he was honest to say he doesn't know how to fix it. You can't have salvation without confession. No confession without conviction. No conviction without admitting your faults.

[@ToddRodSkimmins]

The title should be “Buck Breaking..I watched it so you don’t have to.”😅