Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)(Reaction)

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[@moviesnmoscato]

Notice how when innocent people were shot up, nobody batted an eye. But when he wasn't actually armed, everyone was "terrified" and scattered. Hmmm...

[@dontrustwhiteyevery1]

Zuri Birmingham TOO DEEP...

[@bigppenergy3082]

No one cared for the guns that have killed many, yet when the school shootings start they now notice.. No idea.

[@bridgetsmith5962]

With the school children he stopped for 17 seconds for the Parkland High School shooting,where 17 people got killed!

[@bridgetsmith5962]

Him with the kids represented the parkland high school shooting where 17 people was killed,that's why he stopped for 17 seconds.

[@kaekekereekun1289]

An unarmed black man is the most feared person in amerika

[@Nowakvids]

I’ve been watching reaction videos for a couple hours on this. You two have the most insightful views, with spot on references - The Jim Crow and Richard Pryor poses. As a 43-year old white man, I’m so thankful Gambino put this out. We all need to wake up!! This is America. We need to realize we’re all one people. Much love, young men!

[@demboyzcrazy]

Nowakvids WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR THE FED BACK MUCH LOVE 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾‼️

[@shakuky22]

Hell yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing. I've been watching for hours as well, and this is the most insightful reaction video I've seen. I can't stop talking about this video. It's so important, so powerful. Thank you for opening my eyes to even more references I didn't hear about before! Just, well fucking done guys

[@allikohcysp]

I'm 37 year old man from Australia and also appreciate their insight.

[@Nowakvids]

Hey DemBoyz, do you have an email address?

[@tashavladimiroff1874]

The seventeen seconds for parkland was dope as hell.

[@katherinefirrone3907]

Finally a reaction that knows basically what's going on in the video (almost no one understood the Jim Crow reference), also hello from Memphis, like the tiger's shirt lol

[@demboyzcrazy]

Katherine Firrone Lol We Appreciate The Love🙏🏾

[@melanieandcharlie]

In the church shooting in Charleston the shooter just walked away and then for extra insult they took him by burger king when they arrested him... That's what I got from the choir shooting.

[@tiffanyrw9950]

Wow didnt know that

[@himikoyonaga3065]

Burger King a shooter but why America why- I want Burger King now but my race would never...😤

[@evanthiadalmeida3011]

👏ya'll caught on details from the get go nice👍

[@demboyzcrazy]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 THANK YOU

[@aparis9560]

17 seconds of silence for the parkland deaths... btw

[@swayjay1054]

At the end when he was being chased. It was saying that he was finally waking up from America "trance" and was trying to escape.thats why "America" the people chasing him was trying to put him back in the trance.....thats my opinion

[@shawnaweil4342]

It struck me also like a back man, scared for his life, running from what's happening, just like his people had to run during slavery! He is trying to wake up his people to the way media and crap is distracting us all from coming together to rise up and love one another. Until we all stop abandoning our suffering fellow humans, we're as good as slaves to the system. You're just a barcode brother, focus!

[@creeksideyella]

Isnt the white horse is what death rides in the apocalypse

[@BranReacts]

East Atlanta Native 1122 yup

[@milangermany4197]

East Atlanta Native 1122 pale hoarse

[@jaja4385]

East Atlanta Native 1122 Yes, death on a pale horse.

[@angeltenn363]

They got that person riding a white horse idea from the bible in revelations! I’m not a Christian or part of any religion but I believe the bible although when reading it you need to be careful because it’s been messed with to try & deceive people! Their overall message is that bible prophecies in revelation is being fulfilled... were in the end days... the world is about to end! Once the world ends the most high (our creator that created the heavens and earth) will create a new heaven & earth and the remnant (most from the chosen seed aka black people) that survives will live there! America’s time is up! That’s the overall message of this music video! I suggest you watch watchman reports, truth unveiled 777 archives, black education tv & the judean ms shayla! They’ll give you lot a better understanding of what’s going on! Btw “come out of Babylon” means to come out of Christianity and all other religions (including atheism) because we have a creator who’s name begins with Yah and a son who fulfilled all the laws who’s name also begins with Yah! “Come out from Babylon”, “come out from among them and be ye separate” means “do not be partakers of her sins” who’s sins... America, Rome and the Roman Catholic Church! All religions were created by Rome! Wake up

[@aarilackey702]

Indeed

[@aparis9560]

no one notices the young man jumping to his death

[@Dimmary]

I did lol

[@braelyn8428]

whennn wth

[@sarscov2728]

Braelyn Carey around 6:58 in the back look at the top a guy ( i suppose) with a white shirt

[@tiffanyrw9950]

@@sarscov2728thankyou for that.. wow i literally had to rewatch that time frame like 6x's just to see it.. the distractions in this video is so real..with all the hard dancing and arm swinging it really does distract from the suicide and all the other chaos happening around..

[@Tee-jay-365]

All this time I thought someone threw him down. Wow...

[@bgfischer565]

He also produced and wrote Atlanta....that is one talented man.

[@brownsugarcandie2007]

This was the best reaction, to this video. You guys actually took time to try to understand the meanings throughout the video. Great job!

[@Existantia]

His pants are a replica of a Confederate soldier's.

[@ralphmartinez5096]

The ending seems like his eyes are wide open to the truth about what's been going down

[@PennyPennyPennyPennyPenny]

Eyes wide open, awake, terrified and running for his life.

[@weewoo8850]

The general vibe of the song is upbeat and repeats, putting us in a trance and false sense of security until the gunshots form along, breaking us from the trance and reminding us of whats happening and what the song is about. Note that when the gunshots happen the guns are always taken away with care in a red cloth, meanwhile the in the case of the guitarist, his body is dragged off without a care. The guitarist that's shot and came back hooded may stand for how easily we tend to forget tragedies even if they're incredibly important, the guitarist caries the tune throughout the whole song but we completely forgot about him until he's brought back. Note the guitarist was very peaceful and not doing anything wrong and yet was still shot. He was hooded which might represent how cops tend to arrest POC simply because they "look like the suspect" even though they look nothing alike. You only see his skin, not his features. The two gold chains stand for something like obsession with money and status I believe Also, notice how the people dancing and in one part, some students are on-top of a car shooting money freely and dancing along, never get harmed? People who happily ignore and choose to fit in with society are always left alone or praised, unlike those who break from the system, like Gambino at the end, are seen as enemies and need to be dealt with. Also the school's tend to teach these things into young children because that is our most vulnerable time of taking in information, which may be why the kids dancing are in uniforms. Also our attention is supposed to be on the dancers the whole time because they represent the media. All that happens in the background is the truth. What the media often does is "shake the frame" which blurs and takes attention away from the truth and forces us to believe only what we're given. So much happens in the background but because they're "shaking the frame" we often don't notice half of whats actually happening. During the seconds of silence to honour a certain tragedy, Gambino pulls out a blunt and smokes it to deal with the stress and then discards it like nothing even happened, going back into his happy trance.

[@PixSarttt]

gracias por ilustrarme

[@elissaquijas1598]

I love these dudes. If more young men were this educated and open minded the world would be a better place.

[@YaBroChad]

I've gone through hundreds, nearly thousands of reaction videos, big channels and small all reacting to the MV.... and by far, your analysis and opinions on the video and what it mean has to be the best one around.... Great video guys! This is the first reaction video that I've stuck around to the end of it.... Much love guys and keep up with the videos! :D

[@32frog]

I've been watching reactions of this all day, trying to figure this video out. I like y'all's the best. One dude with a fresh take to get a genuine reaction, and the other that did his research to explain WTF is going on.

[@sherpanc8644]

I appreciate your take on this, guys. Thumbs up. I think the variety of cars with doors open and blinkers on represent all the people who ended up dead at the hands of police by just driving while Black. Research might show they're the same older-model cars such as Philando Castile's. I'm not good at recognizing cars but some of them look sadly familiar.

[@niyabugg2011]

Out of all the reaction videos I just went through from the past 2hours , out of all the young people that did a reactions, you guys are spot on! Nice

[@DavidTShaw]

The more reaction videos I watch, the more apparent it is that this is a video that has to be watched several times, thought about, and discussed to even come close to understanding most of it. This is about the 7th reaction video I watched, and so far the guy on the left in the black shirt best mirrors my own reactions. The 'Whoa, WTF' when the first man is shot, and his 'It means something..' although that was my reaction to the entire video and not the dancing. I found out about this video a few days ago when a news article said that "This is America" was the unofficial anthem to the George Floyd/police violence and systemic racism protests. Thanks for posting this - the more I see people react, the more I begin to understand.

[@martiegroat9218]

Thanks for having this conversation. I’ve been trying to unpack this piece for a couple of years. And there’s always something more to find and try to understand. I notice something “new” every single time I watch/listen. Thanks for your insight.

[@Kemariavionne1784]

I totally love how u guys are socially conscious of what's going on in the video and what one misses or doesn't say the other picks up... I truly appreciate y'all... Much love from New Orleans!!! NAMASTE...

[@Phiction__]

The cars were old because it symbolizes how music videos nowadays use nice expensive cars where people idolize that trying to flex and distracting them from the real shit.

[@katarinaducouteau5729]

It also represents the failed Detroit Auto Industry

[@aparis9560]

Andres Castro actually those are the cars young black men and women were murdered in... by cops

[@silverpurkat]

To me it shows how everyone is suppressed to living paycheck to paycheck and not able to afford new vehicles.

[@blondinerichelieujean9727]

Hey

[@chrisswinehart1734]

Gambino is a fuckin artist. God damn that shit crazy

[@Michael28pc]

This is my 7th time watching and I just realised when ever they say black man get your money it’s talking about how black people had to perform to get payef

[@Leftistbreakfist]

I really appreciate how deeply you took this reaction. Subscribed!!!

[@taydestiny38]

That was some good dialogue between the two of you and it is much appreciated! Keep up with the good work.

[@Javawalk123]

you are the first youtuber out of all the reaction videos who immediately identified the Jim Crow pose.

[@pete0695]

Greetings from Germany, I am watching reactions on this now since 2 hours. Considering to what happened these days with police violence in the US this should be a wake up call. How the hell could the US happen to have this president after Obama? Get conscious people. Go to vote so this kind of accident wouldn't happen again. Wake up. America used to be a rolemodel.

[@COINsimp2024]

Are you joking? We have Trump because of Obama.

[@pete0695]

@@COINsimp2024 What does that mean? Is Trump the reaction for having the first black president in history or are talking about the decisions made in the time Obama was on? Either way there is no way to explain why so many people voted for a greedy, old, women molesting guy who is supposed to live in Florida and retire. This president is an relic. He doesnt have a clue about progress or politics. He doesn't even know how to run a company that lasts. He can build one up, take what he needs and then ruin it. What do you think he might do to a whole country?

[@neonrays28]

We do have trump because of Obama. Because of the history before that and before hand. Don't be fooled. They pretend we're progressive but there was same gun violence during obama presidency. The truth is America cares for racist riches and high end criminal. The whole system needs to be torn down before we run on a humanist based politics.

[@talbot75]

We have trump because some white people couldn't stand that we had a black president, so they retaliated by putting in hitler

[@MarrSwervinn]

The artist names were in the song because the artist were rapping on the song like kodak, blockboy, quavo, was all rapping and young thug wrote it directed the song and had a verse at the very end of the song she he was running from people.

[@giraffeedits801]

his pause in the music video was 17 seconds long, one second for every life lost in the parkland shooting

[@south6bt]

One of the best reactions I've seen to this vid. Great work and keep staying observant.

[@mindyfaith77]

you guys picked up on so many details! best reaction i’ve seen in a while tbh 💕

[@thelilabides]

I love how his dance is a distraction, the references to the hoods, Charleston, a cop riding “A pale horse” (and upon it say death), the filming of rioting and everything else. 2021 and this music video is still fucking so hard hitting.

[@thelilabides]

And the “Get Down”, words with a double meaning - used in the context of “start dancing” etc but also “GET DOWN” which refers to the police again.

[@Existantia]

He also says in the scene with the sorta prison backdrop "This a celly. This a tool." to refer to phones being a tool to document bs and ALSO referring to the prison in the backdrop being a tool of oppression.

[@PennyPennyPennyPennyPenny]

Wow, I didn't even think of celly = phone and it being a tool. I always thought celly = jail cell and it being a tool to oppress people of color. I feel like a fool because the camera actually pans up and shows people with their phones out taking footage.

[@Godizf8thful1]

Get yo money black man still modern day slavery ..Good job.. new subbie 😊

[@ginger1rootz122]

I love watching people do reaction videos to This is America, especially when they've not seen it yet. They start out thinking they know what it's about and as the video progresses their shock and horror and ultimately understanding circles back round to shock. They are so different at the end of the video than before they hit play.

[@brianburns7770]

I'm a white boy and this song really got me. Racism is still so alive and strong it's crazy. This presidency has proven that. Prior to now, they would just hide in the shadows thinking that their point of view was shrinking. Division and bigotry is now stronger that ever and it sickens me. Why can't we all put ourselves in others shoes and understand history before we make judgements. I live in a very diverse area and just about everyone I meet regardless of color on a day to day basis is nothing but positive. Can't let the narrative the media tries to spin on us prevail. Most of us are fighting for the same thing...it's the politicians that constantly create division in order to gain power and wealth for those lobbying for their election....nothing but bullshit.

[@jacoblaughbon3323]

The whole video is shot in a giant white warehouse that no one can seem to escape, with a crew dancing for your amusement, distracting you from what's going on in the background. Like Death riding by on a white horse.

[@rachellelilly2986]

I Watched A Lot Of Reaction Videos To This Song And Y’all Was The Only Smart Ones That Caught Every Detail And Knew What Everything Meant 🤦🏽‍♀️👍🏽

[@pleaseignoreme-d4764]

I love what you had to say but, that's not how capitalization works.

[@somewhereupthere785]

The thing that stands out the most to me is how his demeanor changes when he's facing the camera and when his side is facing the camera.

[@mychelleurias7412]

You asked what that means when he holds his arms up bent down. I'm Not sure but it reminds me of "Hangman" and also of a "Scarecrow" (maybe a reference to Jim Crow)... or maybe a Marionette puppet on strings or could be a combination of All. You also were trying to figure out what was the meaning when he was on the car. If you listen, right before he climbs up on top of the car and "Gets Down" dancing, the song goes "Black man Get Down!" more likely a reference to when police shout out "Get Down!". . .with their guns drawn, ready to shoot! The cars at the end are references of Black people that were pulled over by cops then beaten and/or shot. Rodney King's 87 Hyundai is there and the Doctor's (don't remember his name) Cadillac is there, too. Lights on the cars still on warning.

[@jesuslovernaviella943]

And like another one of his songs the lyrics said so STAY WOKE that's what yall probably didnt notice yall got to LITERALLY STAY WOKE and actually realize what's going on in ur surroundings

[@laurellejoseph4223]

The only reaction video I have seen regarding this song where black americans understood all the messages and issues he addressed...I feel so ashamed for others in various reaction videos that had no clue of what their ancestors and presently today what people encontered...these guys were spot on

[@shawtywithamelody7115]

The little silence scene before he jumps on the car is the 17 seconds of silence for the school shooting

[@aaronmullins1993]

This song is so conscious!!! I love the depths and details of this song and video, it’s straight inspired! Please do another react video on this now that some time has gone by and we have a better understanding of the genius, especially since we are in 2021

[@soulpoet1970s]

Bravo, to you young men for recognizing what truly is going on around you. Blessings !!!!

[@MrsBrandi22479]

I've watched so many reaction videos to this song and you two young men get it better than any I've seen! 😍

[@Hem_dawg]

You guys got it!!! On point 👏

[@demboyzcrazy]

Ivana L.C THANK YOU WE APPRECIATE THE FED BACK🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@tashavladimiroff1874]

His pants are styled after the civil war confederate soldiers

[@kimberelyboyde4578]

Y'all have one of the best reactions!!! Continue to educate yourselves❤

[@aerotubber6986]

On the end he's trying to escape the society because he woke ip and saw what was really happening and they're running after him to drag him back.

[@Flo-tz2mx]

Anyone got onto the brown and white chickens!! A possible reference to black food culture? Also the guns are taken away everytime with a red cloth.

[@kingvolt8694]

It’s not Trayvon’s dad it’s an artist

[@dontrustwhiteyevery1]

Look like him though

[@verylovejoejonas]

But that's the intention, to make him look like that

[@ecj17cel]

Roy clark jr. Check out his song This Land.

[@arowen4360]

In every reaction video I've seen from this you are the only ones I've seen get the church scene how he just walked right past them while.they were focused on the wrong shit props for that

[@CC-ek8oh]

I got the postmates ad/commercial before the vid started and it was hilarious "im ordering for sustenance ur ordering for a village gimme my phone" 😂😂😂

[@chynareese640]

I love how y’all were aware of almost everything going on in the video and took it serious. Some other reactions annoyed me when the reactors just joked and laughed about the messages that were trying to be given out

[@thatswhatcheesehead]

Love this reaction! You guys are great!!!

[@Rara-pr9wg]

This is one video that was packed with symbolism

[@ginahoffsteder2181]

Great break down 🔥 powerful video ...love your channel 💯

[@tashavladimiroff1874]

This video is genuis. So well done

[@masamune2984]

Some people catch the Jim Crow reference...VERY few catch he Uncle Ruckus reference. I'm just a random white dude trying to understand, but damned...y'all have had to put up with so much shit...I'm just glad ALL of us seem to understand and appreciate this video and that ENOUGH IS F*iNG ENOUGH. ...:)

[@LightandDarkSavior]

I honestly thought the old cars were a reference to "The Gold Cadillac" story.

[@Stevesrssrssrs]

I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! It's rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him.

[@TrigitalDesign]

Great analysis!

[@berky111]

1st its not trayvon dad, the guitarist name is calvin the II, in that beginning scene i feel like hes playing the role of these "new artist" that are like uncle ruckus and jim crowe were they will do/say anything for money, and him shooting the musician is symbolism for what these "new rap artist" are doing to hip hop. also the scene with the choir looks more like graduation gowns than church robes and probably has to do with all the mass school shootings.

[@kaylinjacklyn7918]

You got that all wrong brotha

[@melnkikisadventures1875]

Anyone notice in the background with all the abandoned cars, the two twin tower like things on the window above his head? We’re also forgetting about history.

[@mandykidwell-parkin655]

The dancing in the beginning was to represent Jim Crow depictions of black people long ago, you understand the deepness of it! POWERFUL! The silly dancing throughout represents how no one truly sees what is going on in this country, they are too busy listening to social media.

[@BlakPanthaa]

First video to Notice the "Uncle Rukous" face

[@t-murph9371]

Thanks for the content fellas

[@pigg20021]

I've been living under a fn rock. I'm just seeing this video. You guys have something that a lot of black people don't have, it call understanding and reasoning. If we could all do this we would be so much farther in life. HILARIOUS REACTIONS💯

[@littleflick]

This comment is so gross

[@jesuslovernaviella943]

See u got to watch that video multiple times to get the concept of what happening

[@anitafortunata5846]

To jump on THE car and throw in James Brown .. ICONIC LYRICS 🙏

[@lilachoney7083]

That head tilt when the one on the left saw Sza lol

[@bbysaywah]

You guys are woke! 👌❤️🇬🇧love

[@chuckenmcnuggets4464]

Awake woke is gay

[@rimaindriani8701]

I love you, brothers! You guys got a point! 🙏💞🔥

[@pistolpete6796]

When the shooter was caught they took him to Burger King and then he was given the death penalty

[@TheTrueMac]

It's a work of art.

[@jturningrobe]

Even his outfit sends a message. The Confederate trouser the 2 chains that symbolizes slavery. Then south african dance he added in

[@dawnquelch585]

The cars at the end are all economy sedans from the 80s during the height of the war on drugs. They all have their hazard lights on and the driver's doors are open... police traffic stops gone bad. I've heard some of the cars are the same as the one Rodney King was driving when he got beaten by LAPD. The suicide in the background before the horse threw me the first time I caught it.

[@tracylf5409]

Look at the cars. He's saying no progress since those vehicles. DECADES. Please understand, those of us white folks who want to change things are just as shackled from helping-- at least on the poor end of town. :(

[@iL8M]

Hey guys .. this is america right now

[@diegoarroyobazan3780]

I'm from Perú... And your reaction is te best...

[@TheFubz]

Good video. You guys have strong accents although I could understand everything. It must be from all the american vids I've been watching.

[@travisanderson77]

I believe him running in the last scene signifies the war on drugs: he lights up a joint in the previous scene.

[@talbot75]

Pretty sure the church scene is in reference to Emmanuel AME in Charleston... Dylan Roof shot & killed 9 people. He walked in & joined their evening prayer service & then killed them. It devestated our city.....

[@jvinsymphony6418]

New subbed! Awesome reaction and analysis. btw you look like KD in some angle ^_^

[@destinymarie4922]

Basically all the cars at the end are a symbol of all the black men shot while on a traffic stop, that is why all the drivers doors are open.

[@nicebluejay]

great reaction guys!

[@aparis9560]

the line is grandma says get your money, black man...

[@alexrajcevic7370]

I think the meaning is really to make a point on random violence and that we just move in the next hour, hence, the dancing after the murders. People do not care anymore

[@honeyhoneymomoney]

He used the rappers adlibs. Young Thug 21 Savage Kodaks name SZA is in the video Blocboyjb "shoot" dance

[@bridgetsmith5962]

That church was about the church shooting in N.C. by Dillion Wolf!

[@Moonewitch]

That was Charleson, South Carolina. Dylan Roof was the shooter.

[@ecj17cel]

And he didn't die. He's alive in prison

[@timwest277]

alright brothas preach that thing!

[@frankdamob9105]

Great reaction,best ive seen.

[@axch2983]

respect to you brothers

[@juanm.dorado9960]

One of the best reactions... well done.

[@adamtaylor31]

Death rides a pale horse. That was bad ass.

[@raylenemorales3676]

I had to re-watch the video when it first came out because i was so catch up in the DANCING and MUSIC i didn't notice what was going on in the background. The whole meaning with the dancing was to distract everyone from what is going in the video.Like in real life how people don't notice how messed up our system is and how people i'm not saying all but most people don't want to believe or notice that Racism,Gun Violence,ETC is real.This is all in my opinion and what i thought what the video was about

[@supersayiankvn4775]

the kids dance omg prefer as u ever notice that us always dancing and shi and not realizing wtf is goin on in america