Celebrities Can’t Believe What’s Been Hiding in Their DNA on Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

[@carriemilito2851]

My mom took a test to find out whether there was native American ancestry in her family. When the results arrived, they were negative for native American but positive for a small percentage of Samoan. I'm guessing there must be a sailor somewhere in the family tree in order for that to be there. Most of her family has European roots, so that one caught all of us by surprise.

[@Americansareretarded]

Why do you comment if you don't?​@@marvinnashwheresmyear

[@fredharvey2720]

Native American can show up as pacific islander or Asian

[@elizabeth2416]

These tests are not conclusive. If they don't have a sample swab from a political/ethnic group then they won't show a match. That's why so many people have been told they have native blood but the tests don't (ie, the whole tribe has been wiped out).

[@donnav6219]

How this works is the smaller the percentage the further back in history your relative was Samoan.

[@hannajones0106]

Or it was a mistake. These tests aren’t perfect.

[@tedcombs3046]

Interestingly, my spouse was always told that they had an "Indian" ancestor with obvious indications they meant that the woman in question was Native American. Well, we did a DNA test and it turns out she was Indian, Punjabi to be specific. They had the wrong meaning of the old term, but family refuses to accept the results and insist that she was Native American, even some family that met her long ago. I have strong suspicions of why they won't accept it and none of them are flattering.

[@second_lead_simp]

Why would they not accept it whats wrong with having punjab/Indian?

[@amalsp8955]

Racism​@@second_lead_simp

[@AncestryUS]

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[@pkmcnett5649]

Only one thing: one of my female ancestors was a "fille de roi." Also, my brother's wife has TWO fille de roi in her line, AND we share one of them. My brother and wife are like 12th cousins. Not sure how much was DNA results or how much was research.

[@siobhan28483]

Yes, that I’m part Ashkenazi Jewish, Russian and Scandinavian.

[@kaeligrace]

I got a whole new (and much improved) Dad! Plus a grandma and aunt and uncles and cousins and they’re all really great! I was Métis before I did my test, so that was kind of weird and now I’m Italian and Acadian. That was kind of weird; being suddenly not indigenous. Also, similarly to a couple of these people, we thought we were Croatian and we’re actually Slovenian.

[@catzanddogz7517]

That my parents were third cousins sharing a hillbilly ancestor.

[@HairyBottom]

@@siobhan28483You can’t be part of a religion. Jewish isn’t a race.

[@KarleneE]

People should NEVER be unhappy about what is in their genetic history. If it weren't for those others, none of us would be here.

[@IVY-jr7io]

If a person is upset it's due being brainwashed, lied to, or can't comprehend what they are told based on their outlook on race and culture.

[@KarleneE]

@@IVY-jr7io That's quite true and it's very sad. I've seen people show disappointment for whatever they've heard is in their lineage and I would simply be happy to know more. They get a gift and undervalue it.

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

there upset because it invalidates there ideologies they force onto people reality is sometimes hard to believe: take me and my wife for example me: my ancestor is a white women sold to an arab merchant by muslim pirates but was freed and married the merchant my black wife: her ancestor is black man who owned black slaves including a historical document that states he took immense pride in owning his own daughters as slaves people tell us were lying, but we have the documents to prove it, to make fun of the whole reparations my wife jokingly wrote a cheque to herself

[@claudine1928]

It's interesting to me, that where and how you were raised, can clash with DNA results and bring new ideas of self.

[@AncestryUS]

This is a great observation, Claudine. Indeed, our DNA results can sometimes be at odds with family history that is passed down to us. It's important to bear in mind that even with a perfect knowledge of the history of your ancestors, DNA can still show some unexpected results. We each inherit 50% of our DNA from both our mother and father but exactly what 50% we inherit is random. This is known as genetic recombination and can cause unexpected DNA results for many members who do not inherit a region that they know their parent(s) has. Please see the article we've linked here which delves into inheritance and how it works: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Understanding-Inheritance?language=en_US. Remember that your DNA is only one element of a much larger picture, and your family history and relatives will play an important role in your genetic make-up, even if they are not specifically reflected in your ethnicity results. Check out the linked here for more information on the factors that can caused unexpected results: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Unexpected-Ethnicity-Results. We hope this article helps!

[@mojoschmee9320]

Absolutely. A lifetime of being told you were descended from Italian ancestors only to discover your DNA is mostly made up of Irish can really do a number on a person's self-identity.

[@larrycanupp411]

86% "British Isles" and 14% Handsome, Baby!!

[@tenbroeck1958]

I love this. I look like I am mixed, but DNA has shown me to be a true Pennsylvania and New York German! When I thought I could not get any more Germanic, I found out my mother's German ancestor was a Swedish soldier who setting in Northern Germany, after the 30 Years War Treat of Westphalen. Life is full of unexpected turns

[@tenbroeck1958]

@@kmjkmjkmj Lol - Yes, I am very diverse! I'm cool

[@bastian9693]

@@kmjkmjkmjNordics are literally *Northern Germanics lol

[@armandinagarcia641]

I always wondered why my my relatives on my mothers side of the family have alot of German sounding names, and Spanish

[@mariabop]

​@@George-zd6rbbut his blood is

[@George-zd6rb]

@mariabop Depends on how many ancestors are German! I have a interesting story,my stepfather was born in 1939 " Beecher Illinois " his D.N.A,blood is almost pure German. I am myself was born and spent most of my childhood in Germany " Iam fluent in German" Mother is german,my father is Hungarian jewish.but since my stepfather has not that much German culture in him ,opposed to me,I and most Germans would consider me more German! Experiences that are in your psyche are more important that your D.N.A to truly identify you culturally!

[@Milestonemonger]

Nobody thought Scarlett Johansson was anything BUT Swedish.

[@Listentomenowandhearmelater]

She’s part jewish.

[@stuffguy6664]

always knew she was a Jew lol..

[@SunnyDementia]

It doesn't mean it isn't ethnically Danish, just from what is currently or at some point was part of Sweden.

[@Kevinjohnson34567]

We’ve been around each other so long that nothing surprises me. I sent in my dna and it came back like I expected except 15% Scandinavian. I convinced a friend to do it. It came back 1% Senegalese. He asks where is that, “West Africa”. We both laughed. I guess you’re not exactly what you thought you were. Everyone should try dna tests.

[@MrTuubster]

No Company that can sell the DNA data you give to them will get mine volantarily.

[@FionaIngrid]

I'm really surprised that Gale would say 'take that back' .. and that anyone would think that theres something wrong with having white/black ancestry

[@sabrinashelton1997]

Well what an you expect from someone like her? She feels she has to have that reaction.

[@ffjsb]

It makes her less credible as liberal minority...

[@nkwari]

She was clearly kidding around. Rich black people especially love white people. Who do they marry?

[@calebdavis381]

58 percent of slaves were raped and 100 percent of them were non consent. If I could flush my whiteness I would

[@carrington2949]

@@ffjsbYour comment makes you less credible as a thinking human being. Political opinions do not have to be tied to one’s race.

[@Neddoest]

I wish you had edited this KZbin video & added names of people bc I don’t know who all these people are (at least not by looking at them) but I might know their name.

[@donnahibbard1774]

Gale King you’re 1/3 white… no take that back. Excuse me? My husband and I have taken Ancestry DNA and we were excited to see how multiracial we are. If you haven’t taken the test yet do it, it’s amazing. ❤

[@dallassukerkin6878]

My thoughts too on her reaction. I guess that tells us all we need to know about how things are going.

[@jockeyshortz84]

yeah it's not cute...i mean look at yourself gail

[@dwise2165]

Well good for you and your husband

[@SolarAdrift]

she's clearly being facetious

[@edwardbateman3094]

@@dallassukerkin6878do you think it’s surprising that the immediate reaction a black person would have to finding out they’re a 1/3 white is shock and denial? Are you unaware of history?

[@rileyhalls9301]

Wow - Gayle King appeared to show her true colors in more ways than two in this spot.

[@Daron7181]

She wasn’t being serious dude.

[@marigold3687]

There is serious in joking.

[@Notturnoir]

You dont know much about black history in the US obvi!

[@Dontneedahandle0]

@@Notturnoiryou obviously don’t either. 😂

[@raynuh138]

That’s what I would say. Did you want her to cheer?

[@JokesterVids]

2:15 I always knew that Scarlett was Swedish… Johansson is such a generic and popular Swedish name! Plus, she looks very Swedish

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

I used to think she was European because she looks so Swedish or Danish.

[@85Vikingen]

If her ancestors were from Skåne, then she might still be danish :-)

[@pjacobsen1000]

Her grandparents on her father's side are/were Swedish, but her father was born and grew up in Denmark, became an architect in Denmark, and then immigrated to NYC and opened a design studio, married a New Yorker and got little Scarlett.

[@thespankmyfrank]

I was gonna say, could've asked me that lmao. Johansson is a Swedish name, not Danish. Even so, her family lived in Denmark for a while so they were still Danes who later moved to the US. 😊

[@Listentomenowandhearmelater]

She’s also Jewish

[@neacienation]

My mother's background and my father's background is all German English and Scandinavian. I love hearing how people have such surprising and exotic roots.

[@AncestryUS]

Oh that is exciting, The Wandering Wilsons! We wish you all the best with your research.

[@numa.k]

When he asked about tracing his family to the beginning of time. There is this woman I went to church with who is really into family history and genealogy work. She works on it everyday for as long as I was a kid (I'm almost in my 40's) she was able to trace her and many others family history all the way back. She carries this huge long roll of paper with her everywhere she goes anytime she finds a relation to someone at church to shows them this huge poster of family tree kinda thing. It's amazing .

[@nikiedmonds6236]

I think this is awesome! I would love to trace my family history on my maternal grandmothers side...we're black but we know we have Irish and Italian on that side through 2 my grandmother's grandparents but one of her grandfather's has an unclear ethnicity and I've heard everything from he was Indian to possibly Nepalese or he was from the Caribbean...the elders in my family who would have this information are all dead...i have one picture of him and a possible first name...I'm going to do my best to track him down 😁

[@qwerttzizzi]

Good luck! Hope to get an update!

[@TP-nc1vc]

Start your search on Familysearch( 1 word) It's free and it's database is larger than ancestry

[@hellurmoto3163]

Beautiful mix!!

[@hellurmoto3163]

And best of luck!!

[@530MAIDU]

Good luck. Sounds very interesting.

[@user-zo1uj2lo8k]

My mum did a DNA test she’s English and it can back as 97% English 2%welsh 1% Norwegian

[@AncestryUS]

Thank you for sharing this insight into your mothers AncestryDNA results. We hope she is enjoying them. 😊

[@billyin4c514]

Congratulations Regulations your heritage is filled with people who make terrible food

[@grievousangel7742]

Yep, I'm 80% English, 18% European (Norman Conquest I'm guessing) and 2% Finnish (no idea, unless it's a stray Finnish Viking!) Of my 80% it all points to the north of England which is where my family line has been since at least the 1300s. DNA is fascinating.

[@user-zo1uj2lo8k]

@@grievousangel7742 Finnish could be from trade comming in from the Baltic Sea same probably with the 18% European you got to remember Hanseatic League was a huge trade confederation that stretched across Northern Europe. So cool tho makes you think did you ancestors live and work near a port city.

[@grievousangel7742]

@@user-zo1uj2lo8k really good point, thanks for the nudge. We live (and always have) about 40 miles from a port called Whitby, which was a hugely important fishing and trading port, plus l was born in York which was the capital of the north and hosted people from around the known world. This stuff fascinates me!

[@donnav6219]

Gail King's response was disturbing to say the least.

[@AtomicMushroomz]

No it wasn't. Go cry and be sensitive somewhere else.

[@gillmsnfillman1691]

No it wasn’t.

[@Dontneedahandle0]

Yes, it was.

[@carrington2949]

Simmer down. It was not disturbing. You’re melodramatic. 😂

[@Dontneedahandle0]

@@carrington2949 you might want to take your own advice there, Bud 🤣

[@eric1138]

DNA can only tell you what you are but not who you are. The who you are is the same for all of us and must be earned daily: "Your are what you do when it counts" - John Steakley

[@Jw-no7id]

Given some of the reactions I'd say DNA did actually tell us who they are.

[@Salt____22]

@@Jw-no7id💯

[@xenijagrunschnabel7766]

I did my DNA test with Ancestry last year as well. Not surprisingly, I was about 47 percent East European and Baltic. However, I was pleasantly surprised that I'm about 11 percent Scandinavian (mostly Norwegian). For a long time, I thought I had Italian or Spanish blood in me haha, as a lot of us in my family on the father side are very dark haired. But it seems that we prefer the North haha. Even have some English in me. Was quite fun to do the test. Unfortunately, I could not trace a lot of ancestors (especially on father's side) as a lot of them were peasants and could not read and write. :(

[@AncestryUS]

Hi Ksenia! Thanks for sharing your experience with the AncestryDNA test, we're really glad to hear that you received your results and were able to get some meaningful insight into your ancestors. We're sorry to hear that you're having difficulty researching more specific information about your ancestors, but we'd be happy to help in any way we can. Unfortunately the best that we can do for you when you are struggling to locate a record is provide search tips, as we are not able to search for records for you. If you would like to read the articles we have which can help you to search on the website we've left links to them below: Getting Started, Lesson 5: Search Tips - support.ancestry.com/s/article/Getting-Started-Lesson-5-Search-Tips How to Search Ancestry® - support.ancestry.com/s/article/How-to-Search-Ancestry Overcoming Roadblocks in Your Research - support.ancestry.com/s/article/Overcoming-Roadblocks-in-Your-Research We hope this helps!

[@eltoro969]

In Norway we have very dark haired and skin people in the saami communities. They stem from the Sibirians travelling along the northern coast of Russia and Scandinavia. They don`t look Scandinavian at all. You see, american people... we are all just one big blend that has evolved from tribes emigrating all over, blending with other tribes creating new tribes. Etc etc.. There is not several "races". There are only difference in background, appearances, cultures and characters. ONE RACE. Until you get that, you will probably just keep on thinking your ancestry has anything to do with your behavior. It doesn`t. It`s all culture.

[@jackietcarroll5679]

​@@eltoro969 you put this so eloquently 💕

[@strawberrycake-9850]

There goes the full circle moment of Ty burell😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@redzora80]

i would love to watch this show, but sadly its not possible in Germany. I love those stuff.

[@SirBarth]

If you can - I recommend getting a VPN. I had to do that while I was traveling, and it made it easy for me to watch my Amazon Prime movies while I was at the hotel.

[@donnahibbard1774]

It is available on Amazon Prime.

[@redzora80]

@@donnahibbard1774 not in Germany

[@brick6347]

VPN

[@jochem1986]

Imagine the German equivalent Abstammung punkt kom: "You are one foursh Naz| from your fassers side"

[@villesanti1]

Why are some of these celebrities ashamed to have European ancestry? I find that disturbing.

[@vishaansingh1019]

It was literally just the one girl and she's a middle aged woman being told for the first time in in her life that she's a third white. Not just an ancestor, an entire third. No one is gonna be happy having that monkey wrench thrown in their identity at that age. Look up "John Hurt finds out he isn't Irish."

[@brokemono]

I didn't catch that or it's not true.

[@MrTuubster]

​@@brokemono "You are 1/3d white Gail!" --- "Noooooo, you take that back. I am not white!"

[@DanBrown96]

They're not ashamed; they're surprised.

[@ffjsb]

@@DanBrown96 No, she was clearly ashamed. It cuts her cred as a liberal minority...

[@peoplenoodlesoup]

This just goes to show that we are all people. And if you are white and have a grudge against another race, for all you know one of your ancestors was that race and fought for everything you have today.

[@joesmith5247]

If you are white….same if you’re black, orange or indigo. That’s not a one size fit all statement you know..

[@Daron7181]

@@joesmith5247 Obviously Joe.

[@joesmith5247]

@@Daron7181 is it obvious tho? Why keep including color at all? Its irrelevant.

[@neacienation]

I think it's because we assume that only white people have a problem with other races. So that's the general assumption. However in the last 10 years we have learned all too well that everybody has a problem with everybody else. Maybe more people should take these tests and realize you're a part of everybody else, so get over yourself. Wouldn't that be a great step forward for humanity?

Of all the sad incoherent derp on the internet this is the most incoherent.

[@DavidHummell]

I took a DNA test some time ago-they said I was Swiss, Dutch, English, and cocker spaniel. How about that!

[@julieparry3888]

Woof

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

Nobody's supposed to know you're a dog on the Internet.

[@markgordon6544]

Fantastic. I've traced my paternal lineage back to the Norman Invasion in 1066, but that's the linear line through my father. My genetic make-up is much more complex, and includes contributions I had no idea I would discover.

[@donnahibbard1774]

My 26th Great grandfather was William the Conqueror, perhaps we have someone in common. More than 25% of the English population are his descendants. I’m grateful for the historical documentation of the British Empire.

[@DemeterTelphousia-Erinyes]

@@donnahibbard1774it’s fascinating stuff! As he was 35-37 generations ago, just about everyone in England with English ancestry will be descended from him ( not all traceable or legitimate of course) and from anyone else alive at that time. So that also stretches out across the world for lots of people too.

[@ChibiSaku9]

I would love doing this... but probably it cost more than I can pay😢

[@Notturnoir]

My Heritage Dna is quite inexpensive

[@ChibiSaku9]

@@Notturnoir is it? But Im from chile... 😞

[@matzrat5006]

What a great show and Host.

[@anastaziajade4604]

We’re all related. Gods children. ❤

[@Daron7181]

Maybe one day we’ll actually start acting like it.

[@symptomoftheuniverse4149]

:54 Fred Armesan’s episode was so good, very emotional.

[@btcrazee1]

It IS amazing. You go from knowing nothing of your family, to finding so much you cannot take it all in at once.

[@AncestryUS]

Thanks so much for stopping by to share this with us, Debra! 💚

[@gwildordipkin6504]

LOL Scarlets surprise "you aren't that kind of white! You are from just a canal away another kind of white!"

[@AFloridaSon]

😅😅

[@andyleighton6969]

For hundreds of years the Swedish provinces of Scania, Blekinge and Halland were actually part of Denmark.

[@matzrat5006]

@@andyleighton6969 wow, the history that flows from this show is incredible.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

I know - potato-potahto!

[@advils12]

I discovered that I am descended from a line of Kings in Mali. To be precise, I am Mandingo. I was deeply moved because there were so few of us! That's said; your DNA tells you who and what you came from and "why"! Celebrity status doesn't matter when examining DNA. Nonetheless, it was exciting to see the results of the celebrities.

[@kellygrubbs915]

I am determined to find my ancestry as soon as I can. I’m 54 and have always wanted to know plus I’d love to leave that information for my 29 yr old daughter and possible future grandchildren ❤

[@galndixie]

You really should do it, it's very easy now because you can find most records online. When I started mine, back in 1970, you had to spend a lot of time driving from town to town and visiting court houses and libraries and historical societies, and spending hours and hours scouring through old records, and maybe make several trips to each one to find the things we were looking for. And the DNA tests will give you lots of leads and clues. I will warn you, though, most of the people who match your DNA will not communicate with you, but just going thru their online trees and their other matches is a big help.

[@adriannamoreno8649]

Once people were ashamed of being Native American or black, but now they get so excited. It's weird, I've always been proud of both my Native American and Spaniard blood. America is called a melting pot for a reason. In Mexico, being called Indian is an insult. I guess people now want to embrace thier Native American and Black ancestors.

[@adrasteia3866]

It's complicated for African Americans to think about just how they may have gotten any European ancestry. People in the comments section need to give Gail King a break.

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

For real. All these people have no idea about the grapes perpetrated by white men against Black women from the days of chattel slavery through, well, now. I am faintly concerned a missing ancestor might've done that to my great-great-grandmother, and the combination was at worst work supervisor on entry-level employee. Imagine the moment of concern she had...

[@waynebrady1819]

With Scarlett Johansson's name, you could have asked any European on the planet. You could have just walked out of your front door onto the street and asked any European tourist. Johansson is more Swedish than Swedish...Johansen is the Danish version...

[@EyesofLight108]

I wish you would include the names of the people you’re talking to - I know some of them, but a lot of them I don’t know who they are - I mean they look familiar but I can’t quite place them! Please please please say who you’re talking to!

[@OmegaMacheteStorm]

Disturbing to see that some freak out over what color skin some of their ancestors had.

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

If your brand and your career are based on one thing and something else turns out to be the case, it could be frightening. What impact will the news have on other people's opinions of you ? Will you lose your job because you are too White ? I totally understand her fear. Either way, she is a lovely lady.

[@krabz9390]

Only the black people when they hear they are part white. They don't like that.

[@OmegaMacheteStorm]

@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy Fear is not from the Lord. More important to be right with Christ than right with the world.

[@12toro]

It was shocking, she wasn't being rude she just said no I'm not and take that back since those are common responses to being shocked

[@MMacAttack]

Oh so if one of the white celebrities had that reaction there would be no uproar. Uh huh. Gayle’s a big ol raycis like her gal pal Oprah

[@rosered3608]

These test should be done on troubled youth..not celebrities. This will show them how far they have come to get to this present state and they’ll be more positive on their future.

[@laceitup1]

Agree 💯❗

[@keioshastokes813]

I want you to help me find out about my family

[@AncestryUS]

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[@asareubenwallace4032]

That why everyone needs to do one

[@symptomoftheuniverse4149]

Great show, never miss an episode. Tuesday’s on PBS.

[@Swamp_mann]

So, why is it, that the black lady said take it back about being 1/3 white? If the white lady's would had said take it back about being black, there would have been an outrage.

[@hickyxnicky411]

If you think about how the 'white' got there for a lot of Black people in the new world the story is oftentimes not a good one. Lots of these relationships were not consensual, so you would feel torn. Also you know exactly why if the shoe was on the other foot why there would be outrage.

[@Swamp_mann]

@@hickyxnicky411 point is......be proud to be white if that's what you are. Be proud to be black if that's what you are. Have a great day.

[@MichaelDaApe]

no disrespect but you're a nobody, so no one would care

[@eloisesama]

she can have that reaction because she was clearly joking lol she was just surprised by what she saw up to that point

[@Swamp_mann]

@camillejames9966 sure she CAN. And I had that same reaction when I found out by DNA that I'm slightly African. So yeah I know the shame. Have a great day.

[@mavenfrankeus7287]

White people finding out they have black ancestry: Wow, that's beautiful. Black people finding out they have white ancestry: Y'all tripping, ain't no way I'm related to Larry Bird.

[@Ljohn92]

I love that show, and at this time it is very important for me to know my ancestors because they are showing up and out and been assisting me on this journey ,and I am very anxious to know more about them, for some strange reason they know who I am,oh please please would you do mines next year!

[@HerukaMahakala]

This is very wholesome.

[@AncestryUS]

Thanks for stopping by, Heruka! We are thrilled you had enjoyed this episode of the show!

[@sassbrat]

I know what makes up most my heritage. I Am mostly German as my Grandmother was almost full German, French and Dutch as a great Grandmother was half French and Dutch, Scottish on both sides And still carry the last name of my mother's clan who were mean but did the jobs they had to do, 3 different Native American tribes French also on my dad's side with ties to William The Conquer ( i mean my Ancestry fought along side William when taking England) My German roots trace back to The birth city of the Late Prince Phillip. There is a possibly of Asian somewhere do to my looks but that could also be linked to my Plains Inidian roots as my Great Great Grandmother was Full Blackfoot and had some signs that she could be Asian as some Native American do have Asian feature. But I've got ties to The MayFlower as well. I've got both Patriot and Loyalist from the Revolutionary war. Both Union and Conferdarte from the Civil War. (though my Conferate link was he was forced to fight for the south or he was be killed.) Have ties to Andersonville with someone escaping 3 times with broken bones and feet. I mean i come from some very proud and subborn roots.

[@AndySaenz924]

I’ve been told I look Italian. I take it as a compliment because Italian men are very handsome. I spent 1 week in Italy and I felt like I was home. So I’m sure I have some Italian ancestry in me. My mom’s maiden name is Jaquez, that’s a French name. So I’m sure I have some French ancestry in my DNA as well. My only concern is I don’t want my genetic material falling into the wrong hands if I do one of those ancestry DNA tests. On my dad’s side, one of his grandfathers was a Spaniard. So I’m just all European, lol.

[@heidimarie1198]

History - have to love - cannot change it.

[@jeroldeddins1209]

The tapestry of America is woven together tighter than any of us could have imagined. It's time to stop allowing ourselves to be divided by identity politics and embrace each other as Americans.

[@sialo1]

i want to see how they will do with Indian (the country in Asia) people. Records are difficult to come by beyond a certain time, and people don’t do DNA tests that commonly yet, so it would be challenging

[@michelleburnitt6895]

It’s all quite fascinating.

[@idankoos4156]

You can see that in everybody

[@areiaaphrodite]

14th century AD???? Girl, that's amazing!!

[@Jadee95]

you might be shocked to find out but your family goes back to 14th century AD too

[@areiaaphrodite]

@Jadee95 obviously, but not everyone to can trace their family line that far back with confirmed names and records. It's common to hit walls when doing genealogical research.

[@Jadee95]

@@areiaaphrodite absolutely It also depends greatly where you live

[@areiaaphrodite]

@Jadee95 Exactly. That was the point of my initial comment. Not everyone is that fortunate, so I'm glad that she was able to do that.

[@kjh5317]

I don’t like these clip show clips. It feels like spoiler clips. Though this one was nice because it had a theme: you never know when the “us” and “them” you think you are or aren’t apart of isn’t totally true. So let’s be kind to everyone.

[@roberthudson1959]

The Korean/Japanese confusion is very understandable. When Japan ruled Korea, its residents were considered Japanese. When the ROK hosted the Olympics, a "Japanese" marathoner who was actually Korean lit the flame. The crowd roared at the recognition of the man's true ancestry.

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

In that actor's case in particular, his grandfather claimed to be Japanese after emigrating from Korea to Japan to keep his show business career going. He'd have had issues otherwise.

[@marycontrary2828]

Wow some have real issues with having european white. Other way round and there would be outcry

[@looneygardener]

It's not weird to not want to have the DNA of your people's enslavers.

[@reedthis]

That's because the European DNA was acquired in a horrible way and not from love during slavery 😢

[@poeticpoems1234]

​@@reedthis Exactly!

[@pkmcnett5649]

​@reedthis not always. According to some of the shows, blacks and whites married. Some as far back as colonial times. Even bought farms together. It was NOT easy in the South where it was illegal.😢

[@gwildordipkin6504]

@@pkmcnett5649 That one alien abductee interracial couple were unusual even in 60s or whatever it was.

[@ambassador8524]

1:03 her response makes me sad 😢 it’s ok to be 1/3 white.

[@gillmsnfillman1691]

Sure but not when it was the product of 🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇

[@sp4cegrl27]

omg she was joking around

[@lanebashford3982]

Bottom line: we are all related. We are all one race--the human race. We have to start loving and respecting each other so that we are all happier. Love makes the world so much better.

[@rca-in-glasgow6781]

I suppose NOBLE INDIAN is better than NOBLE SAVAGE in terms of language. I don’t know because I am neither. 😅

[@joelhall5124]

It's odd how many people seem offended by finding out they have white ancestors

[@relyks5670]

Gale king, wow. Imagine if it were the other way around . Pretty sad response.

[@malptheg8111]

Gale is hilarious lol

[@AmunRa2024]

Galye King being 1/3 White is not Surprising at all to Brown or White folks😂

[@peacehappyb237]

She is 1/3 European not white

[@AmunRa2024]

@@peacehappyb237 Tell that to Gayle King "

[@carrington2949]

It is not surprising to black people either. The only thing that I ask is was it a positive union in the family tree? Was it consensual? Was the relationship respected? Just don’t tell people that you have a white ancestor and they owned slaves. That means the slaves were your ancestors from the white relative who kept his children as slaves. 🤣🤣🤣

[@biegebythesea6775]

@@peacehappyb237 which is white. have you never been to this continent? it's white.

[@hakunamatata5376]

All european ethnic groups mean white dna i dont know how some can disagree with that but you should leave them alone​@@biegebythesea6775

[@sueboobarela1669]

As a white woman, 100%. Having a different ancestor would make me so much more interesting. I think Gale was just a little shocked.

[@rusenakman]

My ancestors from all over the place LOL and I'm proud of it. Not only Africa but Asia and Europe too

[@j.h.6081]

Who is the guy with glasses right before Fred Armisen?

[@SolarAdrift]

Ty Burrell. He was on the show Modern Family

[@Dontneedahandle0]

Love how Gail’s allowed to be ignorant about being 1/3 white and nobody sees a problem with that. Js. 😏

[@miriamh2551]

It's the European politics part that I'm sure she's distancing herself from, colonizing and oppressing so many around the world

[@Dontneedahandle0]

@@miriamh2551 you mean like every other country, in the entire world, since the begin of time? It’s not just Europeans.

[@miriamh2551]

@@Dontneedahandle0 majority Europeans as of late, including right now in Palestine.

[@Dontneedahandle0]

@@miriamh2551 no. Nice try

[@Dontneedahandle0]

@@miriamh2551keep lying to yourself.

[@JazneoGaming]

this why people should not judge color of your skin

[@bruceseaman6592]

My great grandparents were Hungarian ( Hungary now)Gypsy's... No wonder I'm so restless and want to be moving home regularly

[@lydiapetra1211]

There's a major difference between being magyar or cigány...

[@thespankmyfrank]

That's not how ancestry works but okay.

[@OMGitsShrimp]

For those who don’t get why Gayle had that reaction: for people of color, in this case a black person who is descended from enslaved black people, that white percentage isn’t just fun trivia it holds a lot of historical trauma. It brings up a lot of complicated emotions. Her ancestor could’ve been raped while in bondage, is she supposed to celebrate that? If it’s more recent then that may not be the case but there’s more processing of that info that we go through than our white peers. It’s all fun for you when you find out your part whatever because you don’t have the weight of your ancestors being oppressed, enslaved and dehumanized. The context of how that dna got there is different for you. Have a bit more compassion and try to look at things from outside of your perspective rather than making judgmental assumptions.

[@reginalemaster9726]

So you believe that the sins of ones ancestors should mark them forever? Even though their actions were not new, but had been accepted for thousands of years?

[@regenabrooks4327]

@@reginalemaster9726 You don't understand the racial history of this country then. "Race" is a "social construct", invented by whites.. Africans were, and to some, still are, considered to be only 3/5 human. White people created the 'N-word'. You can find that history right here on KZbin.

[@nessabarker599]

My father was Creole and my mother was part Indian and her family did the Ancestry and she was from Arkansas. 3rd generation on my ggg grandmother's side and they live on a reservation.

[@ethanbordeau6591]

I never understood why people think there only black or only white

[@opensprings]

Blame the 'one-drop' rule, which was imposed on people who had any black blood to make them simply just 'black'

[@George-zd6rb]

These lineage 's go back so far,it doesn't matter! Lol😂

[@666toysoldier]

The show focuses heavily on people with recent immigrant ancestors. I have to go back 4 generations to find one immigrant. Several lines go back to Virginia and New Amsterdam. Most have multiple ethnicities. My DNA shows almost 100% British Isles and northern Europe.

[@CB-os4lf]

Look at the reaction of these people to being white it's so sad ;(

[@Notturnoir]

No, lots of people featured were present in the 1600s, especially the African American guests.

[@sammontiforte7472]

Well 666, your daddy has to be the devil.

[@coderspy]

We were always told we had Native American ancestry, but the DNA test said the relative in question had to be Spanish (she dumped my great-grandfather and his brother at someone else's house to let them do the raising).

[@3WDon]

I hate to break it to you but John Leguizamo's part where it says "indio noble", you misunderstood that because they're most probably referring to a Filipino who was either a mestizo or came from rich Chinese background DURING THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD.

[@3WDon]

"Indio" is a derogatory term that the Spaniards used to refer to native Filipinos to signify lower class/status due to race (having no Spanish/white euro blood).

[@zachmoyer1849]

i still dont understand how this works if every area is changing so much like how do you pick a time to use as the indicator or pick a group to use as the genetic indicator of a region idk

[@thespankmyfrank]

That's exactly the issue. There's no 100% sure way of testing these things, and it won't ever be completely accurate. All DNA tests have different libraries to base their results on, and therefore the percentages will be different depending on which one you get.

[@zachmoyer1849]

@@thespankmyfrank Yeah, how long have we been collecting those libraries? They are very young data sets, I would have to imagine, as we only recently had the capabilities to reliably collect DNA. Even more recently, we have been able to parse through it on such an international level. To my layman eyes, it seems all we can do is find people who are most similar, which isn't that affirming of the idea of race? Like your dna cant say anything about your culture so its not like oh see ur irish no its just oh see you are most closely matched to this group of people.

[@AncestryUS]

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[@julieparry3888]

Can you Imagine if someone white was told they are 1 3rd black and they said take that back !!!

[@Lora-G]

All the folks worried about govt. tracking them happily give their most private info to same govt 😢😢😢😢😢

[@thewordsmith5440]

I thought the woman in blue was part black and I thought she knew it too. As a black person we can usually tell idk but I didn't think that would be a surprise for her.

[@1packatak]

According to my ancestory info, we all come from a tribe of people in Africa. All of whom were likely black. They then slowly moved across Africa and Europe and Asia.

[@Daron7181]

Yes, thats pretty common knowledge now. lol

[@moodindigos1]

I wish Americans wouldn't be so obsessed with race and instead realize how awesome their ancestry is.

[@haraldisdead]

Mine was so disappointing. It wasn't bland or anything, it was just.. everything I already knew. Guess my family takes its history seriously.

[@lplp2620]

Who is the woman?? in green cap??

[@cliftonjarvis8010]

See how lucky 🍀 some people are 😮

[@somethingunholy9130]

This just really goes to show all the different kinds of people we can make just by two different races combining, no matter how crazy that race or ethnicity is

[@Daron7181]

It’s almost like we’re all human beings or something. 🤔

[@somethingunholy9130]

@@Daron7181 I know we’re human beings, I was saying this goes to show just how crazy the possibilities are with reproduction with us humans

[@carrington2949]

@@Daron7181Only to white people. 😂😂😂

[@hotrodchukyZZZ]

We are All Human Beings.

[@KMKM.S94]

Im half Esperantoish

[@sassbrat]

The 4th guy in a way wasn't really lying about being 1/4 Asian he just got the wrong one.

[@KristineMaitland]

And Fred Armisen's Korean decendent was really cool. He was a dancer and there is a museum dedicated to him in Japan Kuni Institute of Creative Dance

[@sassbrat]

@@KristineMaitland Looking back on his Asian roots with his grandfather who was Korean and why Fred thought he Japanese. His grandfather took a Japanese name to protect himself as when he was a high school student in Japan The Japanese massacued anyone they thought was Korean and Chinese and even killed some Japanese just because they thought they looked Korean. in 1923. So glad that Fred was able to find a lost part of his history.

[@misse12345]

I never had any DNA tests, but I probably have lots of different ancestries in me.

[@TheIntrovert83]

0:44 Whats the name of this Actor?

[@altamiradorable]

When will people will realize that we are all brothers and sisters !

[@ambassador8524]

1:02 take that back!😢

[@r3d5ive87]

I’m a little weirded out by people being angry for having white ancestry. Put the hate out of your hearts people.

[@regenabrooks4327]

You don't understand the racial history of this country then. "Race" is a "social construct", invented by whites.. Africans were, and to some, still are, considered to be only 3/5 human. White people created the 'N-word'. You can find that history right here on KZbin.

[@jimpovolish540]

all were awesome except Gayle King finding out she was 3rd white. "You take that back" like it is an insult. SMH. We should all be proud of all of our mix as it is what makes us who we really are. those realizations and discoveries can help span the divides and open up worlds.

[@missmusicalpsychic7421]

That's was the best part, you can't tell someone how to feel.

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

Uhm... You do realized AAs have European ancestry mostly because of slavery, right? Ignoramus.

[@jimpovolish540]

@@TheCarlScharnberg you do realize that a good percentage of people from AA Heritage (as high as 40%) were actually not descended from slaves, right? Actual numbers and fact count. And she could just as easily a been one of them. Not discounting the fact that slavery was a horrible thing because it was. But Jesus Christ, all white people are not to blame. This ridiculous, victimhood, societal urge everyone has is pathetic and ridiculous.

[@reneechaplin8686]

Well she’s sick mentally, so…

[@reneechaplin8686]

@@TheCarlScharnberg: that their own people SOLD them into, right??? Duh.

[@yvonnerobinson2951]

5% Ireland, 3% Scotland, 2%England & Northwestern Europe, the rest is from the Motherland with 1% indigenous American. 30% Nigeria and all over that region

[@lydiapetra1211]

Beautiful! You are blessed!❤

[@SandileShamase-ll6tg]

The people who aren't black but have african ancestry I can kiiiiinndda see it in them