Cry Freedom | "Why Do You Call Yourselves White?"

[@chrisstarrett3546]

“You and I are now in confrontation. But I see no violence.” - Love that part. The ‘zel! 🤙🏻

[@allankimuli1045]

👌🏾

[@Sergiofreitas5]

Eat this. Hasta la vista, baby!

[@sapphirelight748]

Steve Biko, actually. But Denzel nailed his character.

[@martymcflyyy3157]

Its the stares and shade thrown for me...😂

[@kazikazini1042]

..other than the likelihood of violence emanating from the angry man in red

[@uriahdudai548]

The way he is winning this argument is like the way I win arguments in the shower

[@mizlinjay2187]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mocancer8485]

😂😂

[@wealthautomations]

😂😂 hate that I never think of them in the damn moment

[@sulaimansamatar4459]

😭😭😭 you funny man

[@samsonchaziya5568]

😂😂😂😂

[@LPJack02]

RIP Steve Biko (December 18, 1946 - September 12, 1977), aged 30 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@realbanter]

God will resurrect him from the dead.

[@josephjjenkins1549]

Amen 🙏🏾🤲🏾👏🏾.

[@nanceewoodard9886]

Thanks for 3

[@themagicians1122]

YESS he will ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿✊🏿

[@krisstarring]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqa5oaaDaL50ndk Gone, but not forgotten.

[@karimamin2]

"You and I are in confrontation but I see no violence" Words to live by

[@paulkerrigan4051]

Citation, please.

[@georgedaole-wellman3950]

@@blankspace178 There's literally not even a single result on google claiming Biko was ever involved in any bombings. Why are you lying?

[@_jeck_]

To be fair, "confrontation" by definition can mean hostile meetings, which is something that shouldn't be advocated. It's a strange thing to be advocating "confrontation" instead of something more specific, because it leaves you safe in being able to lean more towards the "argumentative" side of the definition, while the audience might interpret it towards the "hostile" side. It's a very divisive word.

[@manenzhelloyd7272]

@@blankspace178 stop lying dude, the ANCs Mk and PAC were the ones that were active in the arms struggle not Biko and the Black consciousness movement.

[@dant008]

Tell that BLM

[@jairojohnson_atl]

If someone is trying to explain why Denzel is one of the greatest actors in the world, just share this video... No words needed.

[@purpleaki2984]

he's so amazing in this scene, I didnt even know it was denzil washington. I looked on IMDB and was totally caught off guard.

[@michaelwilson4621]

dont think this is even his best scene in the movie. This one for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qarZXnl-o7SijK8

[@jairojohnson_atl]

@@michaelwilson4621 That's another powerful moment! Thank you for sharing.

[@angelazayn4878]

As a Black South African Steve Biko has always been my favorite Freedom Fighter. He's legacy lives on today and South Africa will never forget him.

[@24POWERS]

As a black African American Biko is a hero

[@accountretired9479]

My dear you are not a "black South African" you a South African, it's the minorities in South Africa that should have prefixes not us

[@EskiLdn]

Is south africa of today what steve biko wanted? south african spits in the face of steve biko

[@AllHope23]

Also note that the movie was filmed in Zim

[@viviantswayi4767]

The accent! You wouldn't say his an African American

[@ooDirtyWorkoo]

Denzel is easily one of the all time greats.

[@N8KOW]

He’s the GOAT

[@royaltyblessed2454]

And its not even close

[@topgrain]

He is actually the best ever; but the motion picture industry will never acknowledge it. But the people know.

[@abunaasir]

Hands down the best

[@omari6349]

Fact without doubt

[@sibusisomichaels]

"I'd rather die for an idea that will live than live for an idea that will die" May the spirit of Steven Bantubonke Biko rest well...

[@RunWayUnderground]

AMANDLA!!!

[@ianstill8575]

@@RunWayUnderground AMANDLA!✊🏽

[@Sol_Badguy_GG]

@@ianstill8575 SQUIRTLE !

[@Lechiffre3585]

Ayibuye Africa ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@fullmetaltheorist]

@@Sol_Badguy_GG LOL.

[@mugpush4816]

Denzel was just shy of his 33rd birthday when this was released, but this performance is just as solid as any of his outstanding work in the decades after....

[@zee101231]

Name of movie please

[@ahz6907]

@@zee101231 cry freedom

[@themagicians1122]

Facts

[@themagicians1122]

@@zee101231 cry freedom

[@g..._anthony27]

🍪🍪🍪

[@darikai219]

I see what Chadwick meant when he said there is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington. I feel he channeled Denzels character here into his performance as T challa

[@afonsolucas2219]

That and Denzel paid for Chadwick's school.

[@mohammadhooksit]

Dude I can totally see that now. I can't unsee it. Wow that's good

[@solomonreal1977]

How is it you have permitted your brain to falter so?

[@piai]

I notice that too.. Denzel in 80's was look alike Chadwick

[@demarques1911]

Wow

[@warldorwessarnoelt3936]

“you and I are in confrontation but I see no violence” . Watching this movie from Trenton, New Jersey, USA. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, AFRICA!

[@clarissawestbrook2203]

In my top ten favorite Denzel Washington's performances and movies that doesn't get nearly enough attention it deserves. He deserved an Oscar for his performance in this role. Even this early in his acting career he was giving us phenomenal performances.

[@marrymemelafoundation1685]

and he captured the essence of the great Biko.God knows our people are in dire need of leaders like Biko, Malcolm X, Lumumba etc.real leaders that cared more about the people than themselves

[@Minoritynomad]

This is one of his most underrated performances and happens to be my favorite of his work.

[@JR-rh7hx]

Same here. I think he played this role before his Oscar winning role in Glory. I was a fan of Denzel after this role. I admire Steven Biko.

[@D1nonlydrkrmx]

I'd never heard of this movie before, but i'm going to watch it now.

[@journeytrials]

Sad movie, watched this back in the early 90’s!

[@januarioqueiroz3122]

Me too, you bet!

[@ChegeUgoNyanzi]

Prepare for anger and sadness. Bantu Stephen Biko, is one of my favorite human beings.

[@peaceful9007]

Me 2 😂😂😂 I’m gnne search it up now

[@sizweshongwe331]

I watched that movie when I was still in primary, it made me sad

[@jerryayashar]

As someone who cringes at most of the forced "African" accents in Hollywood movies, I've gotta say, Denzel took this one to church, and rightly so too.

[@diva777]

Same!!!!!!!

[@emmanuelscott5804]

The tongue is mightier than the sword...a wise man controls his emotions but a fool explodes with vexation

[@myNarrator]

It’s the pen but I get what you’re saying

[@lif3andthings763]

There is a limit, almost every great transition in terms of freedoms for all human kind happens through violence it is a part of us. Man can not devoid himself of violence.

[@Rubrick23.]

I have both. And trust me talking shit while cutting to the point never is a dull moment;)

[@johnpatrickfay5288]

Like everything, Only to the right ears..

[@AfroPick82]

Proper time & place for everything = It's all about gaining + Applying the proper balance.

[@ayebaremucunguzi8140]

Am African, and this is the first time an American actor through their accent and demeanor convinced me they were African.

[@Dwyanerose]

How???Denzel dont even look african too begin with. He has the typical african american features

[@ayebaremucunguzi8140]

@@Dwyanerose What are the typical African American features?

[@kingimmanuel3411]

@@Dwyanerose Kind sir, please do give us a description of what Africans look like. It seems you know these distinctions so well.

[@Dwyanerose]

@@kingimmanuel3411 Do you seriously believe that Denzel looks like a south African lol.. West Africans, South Africans and east Africans don't even look the same.. Africa is the most genetically diverse continent on the planet... Denzel looks like an African Americans...When I think of south Africans I think of Mandela...he has a whole different phenotype than Denzel.. Y'all can call me crazy or whatever but y'all cannot tell me that a Sudanese or Kenyan person looks the same as an African American... Look at somebody like BOL BOL vs another African like Joel Embied then look at an African American like Dwayne Wade..then look at a somailan/Ethiopian east African person like the weekend, amine, ext.. All different phenotypes...I don't see why y'all are getting so bent out of shape and triggered by what I'm saying lol Africans features are more pronounced and wider than afro Americans in alot of case..

[@Dwyanerose]

@@ayebaremucunguzi8140 Do you seriously believe that Denzel looks like a south African lol.. West Africans, South Africans and east Africans don't even look the same.. Africa is the most genetically diverse continent on the planet... Denzel looks like an African Americans...When I think of south Africans I think of Mandela...he has a whole different phenotype than Denzel.. Y'all can call me crazy or whatever but y'all cannot tell me that a Sudanese or Kenyan person looks the same as an African American... Look at somebody like BOL BOL vs another African like Joel Embied then look at an African American like Dwayne Wade..then look at a somailan/Ethiopian east African person like the weekend, amine, ext.. All different phenotypes...I don't see why y'all are getting so bent out of shape and triggered by what I'm saying lol Africans features are more pronounced and wider than afro Americans in alot of case..

[@rtoriq]

I remember seeing this movie in high school and being so impacted by it, that I started looking up everything I could about Steven Biko. I need to revisit his history.

[@mr.chandler8144]

You can win an Oscar for playing a dirty cop, but you can't win an Oscar for playing the freedom fire donating Stephen Biko? I have yet to understand

[@mr.chandler8144]

African apartheid freedom fighter Long Live Stephen Biko and once again another amazing performance by mr. Denzel Washington but these are the things you don't win Oscars for like I said I'm confused?

[@rolandgross3051]

The people you seek VALIDATION from our the same racist people you fight against every single day!

[@mr.chandler8144]

@@rolandgross3051 well said grasshopper your knowledge knows no bounds.

[@DarkLeviathan8]

Sorry I don't know shit about movies and oscars, who won an oscar for playing a dirty cop?

[@BOZ_11]

@@DarkLeviathan8 Training day. A pretty average and puerile film compared to this

[@Sthuthukile]

I'm South African and apart from the accent I think he channeled Steve Biko honorably.

[@nigelnyoni8265]

Facts

[@innocentdlamini672]

His accent is better than most who've tried it though

[@Sthuthukile]

@@innocentdlamini672 True.

[@goldbluetears]

for an american the accent was surprisingly good.

[@dothadance1]

Yes this was good. Americans think we all sound like Nigerians.

[@pryncessyanni]

I remember when my mom took me to see this movie with her after-school class in 1987. Such sweet memories of growing up in 80s Brooklyn, NYC. I have to revisit this film as a 2020s mama!

[@victoriaelaine2068]

My whole school had to see this movie for educational purposes. Denzel won the hearts of many of my classmates.😊

[@zd5873]

Pro black does not mean anti-white. The whole lot of you that are trying to argue this in the comment, you're a bunch of racists too🤷🏽‍♀️

[@westernlynx396]

In South Africa it absolutely does.

[@jolajolo9219]

@@westernlynx396 no

[@zd5873]

cole chemo I don't think it does.

[@westernlynx396]

@@zd5873 sheep go fking look up anything instead of just living in ignorance.

[@African1313]

@FranciscoMendez You know what she meant. She simply saying equality more than anything. It doesn't have to be a debate

[@bambam09524]

Anyone else think after watching this that Denzel could have played Black Panther when he was younger?

[@silencekit]

Denzil could play the shark from Jaws and it would win an Oscar. He's that good.

[@audermarspiguet6127]

There isn’t a role this man can’t pull off

[@jonothandoeser]

bad accent though

[@8bit580]

Of course. But he's still responsible for Black Panther.

[@KNByam]

Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks are the only 2 actors that can play any role.

[@_Justin_Case]

"Why do you call yourselves white?" "You People, are more pink than white."

[@terencegordon5631]

Nailed it

[@sagalm3186]

Amen to that absolutely 😃

[@jeremybrown1437]

But then he says “precisely” I don’t understand what he means by that. I mean he recognizes that white people are more pink than actually white but then he acts as if he’s proven his point with that statement. Makes me feel like I’m missing something in their argument.

[@ultrastandphoenix1883]

@@jeremybrown1437 well said .we are not black there not white .he should of expanded

[@hughmcboo8329]

@@jeremybrown1437 it's got nothing to do with actual skin color. It's about control. It's about simple labels to control the masses. Divide and conquer. Hegelian dialectic.

[@SilaKazama]

Now I know what Chadwick was talking about when he said Denzel has paved the way.

[@TeeUrm]

The sheer brilliance of the acting in this scene, from all the players, but especially Washington, sent a positive chill through me...

[@yavor05]

The judge's final reply is precious. :)

[@TeeUrm]

@@yavor05 It is :)

[@wightman1525]

@@TeeUrm No one played the superior minded prig better than the late Ian Richardson. A terrific actor who played the lead in the House of Cards long before it was adapted for us tv.

[@Tagvillainy]

3:32 i love what he says here what a great quote. developing hope is the best thing that an individual whom may be going through hardships should do

[@micahgensis7757]

Denzel is truly one of the greatest actors in the world

[@johnflorio3052]

“One of?” 😆

[@jackgrieveson7978]

Easily

[@n1c704]

I thought this was Chiwetel Ejiofor at first

[@adamf5942]

Not so good on accents though!

[@TheOneKeyToLife]

*of all time

[@zlistcelebrityYT]

Too bad in the real world the “justice system” isn’t so open to discussion.

[@metcalfhottie6305]

You can say that again

[@robertwilkins839]

Not if you enforce the Constitution and Treaties.

[@lindysherman4204]

agreed

[@pakkagewa4591]

don't just talk about black, asian people got discriminate so badly. even in the NBA itselves black people do not want to recognize asian. always get thrown under the bus.

[@markcostello5120]

"But your honor I didn't steal that car, I fell into it and it just took off". Not every court case is about Human rights.

[@barbarathompson6205]

Denzel has always had a blessing around him for EVERY!!!!!!!

[@gutz1981]

I was blown away in that I have never heard of this film and thought this was a mid 2000 film due to the quality. Was wowed to confirm it was from 1987. Looks amazing and Denzel is acting like a 20-30 year vet of the craft. Well done.

[@nopejoeandangie]

It didn't get much play. I think I watched it on Bravo back when Bravo had decent independent-style films on late at night.

[@MrAuggiemetalo]

Alot of people never knew of it. I saw it in 87 I was 12 years old. Its a must see.

[@notthatyouasked6656]

The major criticism of the film is that it's more the Donald Woods story than the Steve Biko story and this is true, but of course Biko was murdered young. Still an excellent movie with a great cast.

[@KenpoKid77]

Well, he started in theater in '77 so he did have about 10 years of acting experience when this was made.

[@KenpoKid77]

@@notthatyouasked6656 Well, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, so that would track with it being more about Woods than Biko.

[@corcaighrebel]

Phenomenal, phenomenal film. Remember it vividly seeing it in the cinema. It is one of the best examples of the power of cinema for good. Well done Universal, a film to be extremely proud of.

[@Saintinthecity-wh9nl]

Yes and no. The film should have been told from Steve Biko's point of view. Not the white journalist's played by Kevin Kline.

[@PranitGedham]

Why do you call yourself black -when you are more brown than black?Why do you call yourself white -when you are more pink than white.....Brilliant writing..This one on one dialogue is brillianrtly written.Superb.

[@ntokozolindokuhle5265]

Denzel u played the role of the one black revolutionary who should bee more celebrated than any big shoes to fill you did that ✊🏿

[@Dan-zk2hb]

Wow. Huge fan of Denzel, but didn't know about this movie. Will definitely check it out due to this clip.

[@Oprey22]

Denzel Washington has made many good films but will never do anything more worthwhile.

[@freddieclark]

You should. Biko has been forgotten by many, but he was an eloquent speaker, a brilliant thinker and a leading proponent of the 'Black consciousness' movement. His murder was a brutal act carried out by brutal men.

[@musiclover9361]

You should definitely check it out. The text scrolling up the screen at the end will leave you outraged. Just reading it made me openly cry.

[@leahl7352]

You can almost hear the judge thinking. He wanted to hear more.

[@IronheartvsMiles]

He was mad that black man was to smart to confuse with their white racism

[@zqwc]

"You people are more pink than white" Judge literally almost laughs then regains his composure

[@yavor05]

And has the honour to admit that he agrees by saying "Precisely!". What a gem! :)

[@ROGUESPIRIT_]

@@yavor05 Point being that white is a symbol of good, black is a symbol of bad. makes sense to call yourself "white" to make yourself sound good. The script here is just pathetically weak anyway you can tell its only written this way so denzels one liner fits in. The build up alone makes fuck all sense.

[@monebformul9116]

@@ROGUESPIRIT_ true but that does not define someone truly

[@adrien4269]

@@ROGUESPIRIT_ The thing is, color symbolism comes from basic biology, and blaming it on human society is pretty weak.

[@eufrosniad994]

Though it is good rhetoric, the reply misses the point though. Denzel was complaining that Black is associated with a negative connotation. Whites would not have to change their label since they are not the ones complaining. So the reply was honestly nonsensical. The fact that whites aren't really pink is not the point. The point is that one does not need to try and change the meaning of the word Black when the label is something one can just change.

[@JR-rh7hx]

This was the movie that Denzel was robbed of another Oscar. SMDH

[@whengrapespop5728]

@J R The acting here is nothing out of the ordinary, though, although the message is positive.

[@worldliterature9935]

Agreed 🤝

[@chrisstephens3196]

J R ... “Best actor in a supporting role”... Sean Connery won it that year. And it was Connery’s only Oscar he’s ever won. Morgan Freeman was also in the running... Denzel did go on to win it two years later for Glory. And he eventually won “best actor” with Training Day.

[@commando6839]

But i think writers are more deserved for for their writting

[@emakulate1]

Absolutely robbed , however won when he played a murderous crooked cop 🤔hmmmm wonder why

[@PolaOpposite]

Such beautiful eloquence and truth.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

This was the movie where the world couldn't ignore Denzel anymore. He had been very good, even as a supporting actor in A Soldier's Story as Peterson. He was doing work on St. Elsewhere in an ensemble cast. But this role, as Steven Biko...his career was never the same after this role. Hollywood started catching up to him, not vice versa. Definitely should've won for this performance.

[@Sicariouz]

Your getting a like just for your name lol. Commen on point as well.

[@pepkwamyandu1714]

I am ashamed that as a South African I have never watched this movie, but I know from watching this that Denzel was portraying Steve Biko my alma mater at St. Francis College. An impeccable performance, Denzel has portrayed some iconic roles hey.

[@irfaanrahim4523]

I loved him as Malcom X. A Spike Joint production, really awesome how he just fits in that role. Must see!

[@irfaanrahim4523]

Indeed, I'm South African too LOL

[@awopbopaloobopawopbamboom5041]

@Adam Sexton Irish people do that too, except we put "hi" at the end of certain sentences... Eg: "That's absolutely awful hi", or "She's some (b/w)itch hi", etc....

[@pillowjones]

How do you think he did with the accent? Some people say it was sketchy, others say it was spot on.

[@SmilingCrayons-fg7qc]

Aww what sweet words.

[@lebotsimatsima743]

Denzel Washington is the only one, who has brought through a South African icon without butchering them. We have seen British peeps and American peeps abuse our characters.

[@stilliriseDaat]

I'm a so called african american ! We love South Africa and all of our africans on the continent..we are one race and one PEOPLE!!! WE will fight and win this war against the pink DEVIL ..AFRICANS WORLD WIDE SHALL RISE!!! WE ARE GOD FIRST and CHOSEN PEOPLE!!!! WE ARE GODS!! We WILL TAKE OUR WORLD BACK THAT WAS RIGHTFULLY GIVING TO US BY THE MOST HIGH GOD!! ASE!!

[@haydengoodall6767]

@@stilliriseDaat I am not phased about being described /labelled white or pink, but a devil!?, really? I haven't nor do I seek to oppress or belittle or allow anyone else to, any other peeps. No hate here fams.

[@Dwyanerose]

Well, Africans dont have the star power or acting abilility, nor the charisma, or the funding, money, and technology back then to make such a great movie like this..Have you seen african movies before?? They look tacky, and the african actors all look terrible most of the time. You will never have an african filmaker that is the eqivalent to spike lee

[@latifahdwight1182]

@@Dwyanerose Spike Lee never directed this though, it was a white British man called Richard Attenborough. FYI the same africans you say don't have the charisma is the same people who are in this movie . Steve Biko was a African man, do you not see

[@Dwyanerose]

@@latifahdwight1182 When did I ever say that spike lee directed this lol... I guess y'all can't even read either

[@michaelmiller5194]

Denzel Washington has got to be one of the best and most versatile actors of his time. Every performance is worthy of an Oscar.

[@Tmb31]

That was brilliant. The writing was brilliant. The execution was brilliant. Just really good.

[@itsaashish]

"Why do you call yourselves white? You People, are more pink than white." EPIC!

[@yuutonosuri772]

funny thin is white people come in all shades from white pink to brass pink or yellowish to red black people are from black to deep red lol

[@ekosmios8786]

@@yuutonosuri772 have you ever seen a black Person, like purely black!?! I haven’t, and I’ve been to Africa several times. I’ve seen very dark brown almost with a blue hue, but never “black”... -not coming for you, just making an observation.

[@deel7019]

@@yuutonosuri772 people with melanin come in all different shades of brown to dark, white people however are melanin deficient.

[@deel7019]

@Jonathan Norway Everyone has evolved together the same the difference is some people were naturally born with the God given gift of having melanin while others lack it. Europeans are majority pink and red, if they have a tan they have got some melanin.

[@ChronoStrife]

Damn what an epic argument! Based and Crayola-pilled! Simply ebin my friends, simply ebin! Nah honestly it's pretty hollow and pointless.

[@dr.deannaellis-chopin7433]

People expect other people to accept "lies". So much so that when "truth" presents itself they look on in astonishment, almost in disbelief that one would speak the words of "truth". I too did not know Steve Biko, nor that Mr. Washington starred in this movie about Biko. Thank you Brother Denzel! Again your talent seems to give a refreshing meaning to Black History...

[@nickrykert2572]

He deserves an Oscar for this scene alone.

[@whengrapespop5728]

@Nick Rykert How can you say that? How is the acting in this scene so excellent that it deserves an Oscar? The script might be good, but this scene alone has pretty average acting, and there are many more Oscar deserving performances by Denzel, like Training Day.

[@Cell2749]

His american accent is also getting through at some points.

[@TimrodRa]

You deserve an Oscar for your comment. True statement. They don't wanna bring that type of attention to a movie like this. Notice they have him one for training day. Bad black cop, good white cop movie

[@whengrapespop5728]

@@TimrodRa I don’t get you guys. His acting was amazing in Training Day, if you make an effort to look past the fact that he played a “bad guy”. His acting is average in this movie.

[@TimrodRa]

@@whengrapespop5728 you right his acting was great but the image and elements was unworthy of being his only oscar win or his best. Being a thug cop is nothing for Denzel. Biko, the african accent, Malcolm X, those characters showed his range and greatness. Like Jamie Foxx in Ray. His greatest role I think.

[@Mr._Moderate]

"You people are more pink than white" 😁 Get him Steve.... Wipe the smile right off of his face 👍

[@Lionheart1188]

What smile? The judge agreed with him.

[@ScottHigh23]

All he did, was answer questions, with questions. Very intelligent

[@LerionkaLekipaika]

God bless the nation of South Africa 🇿🇦

[@joshuak2810]

I personally never understood why we use black and white to define people. He is right... We are more pink than white and they are more brown than black. A better way to put it... We are all different shades of the same color.

[@cretaceoussteve3527]

They don't come out and say it blatantly (that would not be good scriptwriting), but we use these terms for exactly the reasons being alluded to in this clip. Forget the skin tones for a second - "White" can refer to a simple color nowadays, but throughout human history it has also been a concept ascribed to light, to brightness, to cleanliness. Hard to deny that there is something very crisp and bright about clean white clothes, or an elegant white stork, etc. etc. In the same way, black is now thought of as a color, but for much longer it has been a similarly poetic concept people ascribe to darkness, to the night, to fear, to the unknown, and by extension, to evil. There are different associations in every culture depending on their environment, but the difference between lightness and safety of day and darkness and danger of night are obviously universal. No person in isolation and by their own free thinking would compare the color of their skin (let alone their humanity) with either the chill of pitch black night and the color of filth or the warmth of sunlight and lightness of clouds. Reaching this comparison once suddenly exposed to other people of drastically different race (talking about the ancient world here) seems like it would only arise in minds largely preoccupied with fears of unknown people and dominance heirarchies. The jump from "I'm a lighter color and therefore closer to purity and solar godliness" has everything to do with preconceived ideas about the world. But you do find people doing this sort of comparing of skin tones in every part of the world. The most extreme example comes from Europe of the mid-2nd millenium A.D., where predictable surface racism from centuries of relative cultural isolation in northwest Europe, envy of stories of vast wealth and natural resources in Africa and other parts of the world, and the racial hatred that had arisen in the iberian peninsula because of the Moorish rule there which was in decline, became very self-consciously exploited by political, religious and cultural leaders to construct this bizarre mythology of pure whiteness and impure blackness that does not actually exist in skin tone, in order to legitimize the false concept of european and christian superiority and then to excuse the abuse, destruction and subjugation of entire groups of people for their own gain. It's possibly the most disturbing curse on humanity, this obsession with skin color, and by this point in history we should all know better. But of course, by now so much damage has been done that we have developed all sorts of other associations with different skin colors, and people who have or crave power continue to exploit these ideas for their own ends... and the insanity perpetuates itself. Not to mention that racism is very useful to perpetuating capitalist systems. So that's why.

[@teecarter4900]

The structure of society as we know it depends on distinctions. I agree with you. Take a short dive into history. You will learn why? "Black" and "white". It has little to do with skin color and more to do with order.

[@teecarter4900]

@@cretaceoussteve3527 Cretaceous Steve, may I call you "Thesis" Steve? Good job. 🙂

[@cretaceoussteve3527]

@@teecarter4900 Haha, usually no one reads my longwinded youtube comments, so you can call me anything you want! Cheers.

[@cretaceoussteve3527]

@Sam Pollack Interesting stuff - I hadn't heard about the "white" and "black' legal standings - in what countries, for example, are you saying this happened? How recently are we talking? I'd like to read about it. Thanks for those other book rec's. By the way the period I think is most important here, and the one I'm talking about is the renaissance age leading up to the "age of exploration", not the 3rd century when St. Maurice was alive and the Roman empire was weakening but still in place. But anyway from the history I've read, what you're saying is definitely true - there were the moors, there was the Songhai empire of northwest Africa which interacted with Europe, there was to some extent just general movement of people that happens all the time, and of course what we now think of as "white" Europeans are by no means a racially homogenous group, and the many empires that had cropped up over the centuries had spread various genetics all over the continent, at least to some extent (and as everybody should konw, skin tone has as much to do with diet and UV exposure as it does with genetics). The first thing that was important in western europe to define "others", especially inspain and portugal, leading up to the "age of exploration", was heathenism, and to some extent deference to the crown. It's hard to verify what associations your average european joe had with skin color at that time, but we do know that by the 17th century as the transatlantic slave trade picked up steam, the need for ruling classes to start dividing "whiteness" and "blackness" was developing. So to me, these things are very much flowing from one into the other and had been more or less connected for hundreds of years. The feelings of cultural and religious supremacy in western europe of the 16th and 17th centuries was by no means the only time or place that has happened in history, but the conditions were ripe for the coincidence of seafaring and weapons technology and expanding empire mentalities there to, at first, incorporate/create racial attitudes, and then by the 18th and 19th centuries, to be almost entirely based on those racial attitudes.

[@AtheneHolder]

love how he so eloquently breaks down all the opposing comments with intelligence and respectful sarcasm

[@shujaamwenyemaarifa6821]

Okay KZbin algorithm, let's see what you got.

[@7oo282]

appeasing word for agenda

[@kingjamestres]

@@7oo282 So when KZbin recommended me a video of a man in a wet suit dunking himself in a septic tank it was an agenda.

[@TermiNation_45669.]

@@kingjamestres Obviously it was, what else could it be

[@mthandazoasivemlambo5279]

Im glad my English teacher made us watch this movie, Grade 10. May her soul rest in Peace.

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

I met Denzel while he was in Zimbabwe filming Cry Freedom... A goodly gentleman.. bought each other drinks and chatted about Africa and the beauty of Zimbabwe.

[@felixmuzhingi8684]

It was filmed in Zim?

[@gothatch2502]

When was it?

[@AllHope23]

@@felixmuzhingi8684 yep

[@Bonani_]

If the judge is not South African he definitely nailed that accent.

[@trvpmusic2569]

Why would the judge be African he's white

[@kgosimagano8966]

@@trvpmusic2569 Does a person have to be black to be considered an African, there are whites in Africa, but not by much. For example there are whites in South Africa, who are the biggest minority, but that doesn't mean that there are not white people here

[@trvpmusic2569]

@@kgosimagano8966 That's like asking does a person have to be asian to be considered Chinese or Japanese or does a person need to be white to be considered Russian

[@kgosimagano8966]

@@trvpmusic2569 Or like does a person have to be white to be an American

[@latifahdwight1182]

@@trvpmusic2569 South African is a nationality , u dumb?

[@leannewarr2252]

I watched this movie years ago after hearing of the fate of Steve Biko. It's one of the reasons I really like Denzel Washington as an actor. Brilliant movie.

[@reallife0728]

DENZEL IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST ACTOR EVER!!!!!!!💯💯💯

[@lungilezungu9843]

One of the best South Aftican accents by an American actor. Brilliant!! Absolutely amazing!

[@victoriamunthali34]

You know I didn’t know that Denzel is from the US when I was watching this movie growing up. He sounded and looked South African

[@Lurklen]

He's doing a fantastic job of speaking with the voice of the character, there are many points where it doesn't sound like Denzel at all.

[@RunWayUnderground]

Yeah, that's called acting... Good acting... LOL!

[@Lurklen]

@@RunWayUnderground Indeed!

[@SN-cz4dc]

That “precisely” at the end made laugh out loud. 😅😅

[@nanakwadjo2260]

Speechless Speechless ... I like the reaction of the Judge.

[@sakycwd]

This is the role he should have gotten his Oscar for.

[@joewhitehead3]

He got his Oscar a couple years later for “Glory”

[@F1KillerQueen]

I have always LOVED this scene from the very first time I saw the film back in 1989. It is extremely powerful.

[@ngalahansel6066]

"Why call yourselves white? You people are more pink than white " lmao

[@bridgettefiphaza]

As a South African, I have always cringed when I saw that an American had been cast to act as a South African because they always do such a terrible job at it. When I watched "Cry Freedom" for the first time I was so impressed with Denzel's portrayal of Biko! He did justice to our national hero. He even looks a bit like him in this movie. Since then he has always been one of my favourite actors in Hollywood.

[@JasonWalkerJamaica]

Classic scene carried so skilfully by one of the greatest actors of all time, Denzel Washington, so young in his career.

[@cedriccee1]

The judge said it all. You call yourself what you want to be called

[@ArchismanMozumder]

The last line of this powerful scene reminded me of this poem: :) When I was born I was black When I was sad I was black When I was hot I was black When I was sick I was black When I was scared I was black When you was born you was pink When you was sad you was blue When you was hot you was red When you was sick you was green When you was scared you was yellow And you call me colored?

[@ArchismanMozumder]

@Dr Professor I copied the poem exactly exactly as I had read it... including the grammatical quirk.

[@liamcallaghan7542]

Sentences start with a capital letter. Go back to school kid.

[@TermiNation_45669.]

@Dr Professor What's wrong with that. If someone wrote a poem in Jamaican patwa (their dialect of English) will you still insist on saying, "the word is this stay in school". The poem is written in AAVE (African American Vernacular English) it was done purposefully, it was never a mistake.

[@TermiNation_45669.]

@Dr Professor That's not what I said, I was just pointing out that like any other language English has different dialects. That's all, even if you may prefer the universal "proper" English language, it won't always be what you'll encounter when you talk to people, or read something.

[@redsidebiker]

@@liamcallaghan7542 There are no full stops at the end of each line. Therefore they are not sentances. They are lineal statements of fact that people use.

[@malcolm_rising]

Denzel Washington is the greatest actor of all time. That’s it. Nothing else.

[@Vesperitis]

2:30 The unspoken rule of lawyering: Never ask a question you don't already know the answer to!

[@renragged]

I love that back and forth at the end. "Precisely..."

[@dre.supreme]

Denzel always takes on the most honorable roles.

[@MRDOA66]

Denzel Washington was great playing the role of the Steve Biko in the film "Cry Freedom"

[@kelvinmorris1991]

And he should have won 🏆 for this role

[@stevenwilcox8631]

Never heard of this film before, it's certainly worth watching!

[@mogomotsi6595]

Its called " cry freedom", you can also read Biko's books " I write what I like" and " Black man you are on your own"

[@ten54]

when i watch this and look at where our country is today, i cant help thinking if the leaders of the anc knew what was to come ... what would they have done differently

[@thabisopete418]

He dragged them from back to forth,he cleaned the floor with their preconceived ideas,he presented facts.

[@KhodaniMutavhas]

Steve Biko's role was taken by a worthy man, he perfected it

[@s3tlhar3]

It's funny who a lot of people in the comment are talking about Denzel instead of the character he played. Steve Biko was hero he helped lead South Africa to freedom, he helped end aprtheid.

[@orlandomolina7192]

“You people are more pink than white” 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😂🤣

[@-scrim]

How braindead.

[@takima504]

@@-scrim that is truth. Caucasians are not pure. They're not white as snow. They're pink

[@SuperBigChops]

@David Carty I mean, I think its meant to be a little funny. It made the court giggle

[@SuperBigChops]

@graham moore I think we have more or less went back to 'black'. 'coloured' has a bit too much racism behind it and 'african americans' is kind of a mouth full.

[@franchica]

@Malachi the Great This is what it seems a lot of people have missed. He asked Denzel why they called themselves black, and not brown. Denzel proceeded to ask him the question back as if to justify holding on to the term black. But after their exchange, the judge simply responding with "precisely" tells you why he is confused that Denzel, even though seemingly intelligent, still holds on to the label. Basically, if Denzel truly understood the the nature of the situation and wanted to raise them as a people, he'd stop referring to his people as black.

[@josephmiller1941]

And I thought that I've seen all of Denzels' movies. This one escaped me.

[@meeksluv]

Me too

[@MRDOA66]

Mr Denzel Washington (Steve Biko) in the Film "Cry Freedom". In my opinion, this is where he should have got his first Film Oscar. Mr Washington went onto to feature in other great films such as: "The Hurricane", "Malcolm X", "Remember The Titan", "Fences", and so on.

[@lexkanyima2195]

You think he was better then Connery at that time. Hell no, Denzel has just rolling to have big roles in futures to come. But Connery as Malone was so smooth

[@miguellowe2407]

"Precisely!" I like this pink judge.

[@axucaroso]

Simply amazing. Biko's words more powerful than any gun because they changed hearts and minds. You can see it on the faces of the barristers. They are thinking uncomfortable thoughts.

[@terrencealston370]

This was indeed Denzels BEST PERFORMANCE!!!! You talk about one UNDERRATED MOVIE!!! The late great Steven BICO!!! AWESOME!!!

[@dikgethocassius7346]

This Are The Words of The Hero Steve Biko👏

[@torguy5763]

There's a lot of great actors in Hollywood, but Denzel is on a different league, untouchable

[@michaelwilks6268]

Stephen Biko was a very articulate and courageous brotheri.In the same vein as Malcolm, Lumumba, Mandela and many others that dauntlessly and intrepidly put their lives on the for our freedom. And Denzel is always the right guy to play those type of heros. He seamlessly transforms himself into the person to the point where sometimes fiction and reality are blurred. And you start seeing the person on the screen and not Denzel, that's why he truly is a greater than just great actor.

[@brochan11]

I have a book called "The Testimony of Steve Biko" which is the full transcript of his testimony at this trial. It provides a full insight into his political opinions before he was murdered. Sadly it is no longer in print so look for a second hand copy.

[@nayden5834]

I need to see this film. Powerful stuff. Great acting from denzel.

[@mokhwibitxwane]

Denzel brought Biko to life. You can hear Biko in how he praises and speaks

[@Nikkithedog-t6b]

Saw this movie many years ago and the Biko line that just permeates from it is "I am Bantu Stephen Biko and I will not be who you want me to be." It struck me in the same way as the the Sidney line "Dad, you see yourself as a colored man, I see myself as a man".

[@steveardila7651]

I like that sick burn. "If black provokes negativity, then why do you call yourself black when you're mostly brown." "Why do you call yourself white when you're mostly pink."

[@adiliofernandes3519]

Thats my favourite part of the movie. I love how he keep calm and never lost his temper on that confrontation.

[@flaborn8631981]

I think the burn came from the judge, white people call themselves white when they are pink because white is associated with every thing right and pure, but black people call themselves black even though it is associated with evil and darkness. white people dont need to change the meaning of the word because it already uplifts.

[@TheObsidianLogic]

Jontae Lee preach!

[@5445jedi]

@Carter Druzba Ah yes, you're a scholar who thinks he has the right to tell people whether they are black or not.

[@flaborn8631981]

@Henry WilliamsIII What am I wrong about? I'm not debating over when they gave themselves the label. If our slave masters gave us the black label then why are still calling ourselves that? in black is no different then Negro or Black a moor and we've been called black a moor since the moors were in spain.

[@F1KillerQueen]

Denzel Washington should have got an OSCAR for his performance as Steve Biko.

[@Sk-lh9wx]

Respect to Steve Biko, he will be remembered and not forgotten ✌️

[@IwisStudios]

Damn I never seen this but this small clap has me wanting to watch it

[@gabrielcox7966]

Excellent movie.

[@jerodast]

I haven't seen this or any clips on it before. I gotta say, I always knew Denzel was a phenomenal actor in so many movies, but there has always seemed to be some element of "playing himself" to at least some degree in every role - it's almost unavoidable when you're a charismatic megastar. I don't know, maybe it's just the accent, but in this one he's managing to be his gripping self but without any connection to his usual archetype. Respect heightened even higher!

[@litholi9103]

Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of all times. Balanced, fair, courageous, intelligent and humble.

[@ifiokumoeka2519]

I remember reading this in a book. Now, I’m going to look for that book again...Steve Biko

[@natashalesprance3206]

This's my first movie of him and I love the line you more pink than white 🏆👏🏽👏🏽

[@JP-gs9wv]

This is powerful. It shows that there needs to be communication and understanding to get things done. Not shouting false narratives and cancel culture.

[@jarenfromvenus]

There’s no such thing as cancel culture.

[@JP-gs9wv]

@@jarenfromvenus ok buddy. Have a good day

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

@@jarenfromvenus well ask Janet Jackson