Gatekeeping Blackness... Are YOU Black Enough? - Being Black Emory

Our second topic for panelists is gatekeeping blackness. In the wake of Rachel Dolezal's "blackfishing," we thought to ask the question for our panelists: who is in and who is out when lines are drawn?
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WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC.

[@kaylao.3326]

I swear I be looking up the most random stuff on KZbin.

[@Wideout4]

Blackness is when you can’t deny it and you can choose to jump in and out of it when it’s beneficial

[@amirtazi7721]

BLACKNESS IS NOT BASED ON PHENOTYPE OR HOW MUCH VIOLENCE YOU EXPIRENCE!!! Blackness is worldwide and has no bounds because of the diaspora. Blackness is all over the world and can't be defined by 30 million black people in the United States. "Blackness is an experience" what do we tell Black people who live in Brazil who have completely different ones? If black people don't face violence they are less black? We are equating pain and suffering to be synonymous with blackness and nothing more. It is very frustrating.

[@deaundrebondscheeks2]

There's actually 46 million black people in the United States not 30 million...

[@firstladychosen186]

Blackness is based on DNA if both of your parents are not black then you ain't black period🤷

[@Anthony-bd8uy]

@@deaundrebondscheeks2 way to overlook the whole point of what he said because you don’t like it

[@rightweaponry908]

🎯🎯🎯

[@JFP1988]

Well said.

[@davionnebrantley6609]

Black is black. We are all beautiful

[@kaylao.3326]

I hate when y’all say “black is black”, especially when y’all are using it to dismiss significant differences in how certain blacks are treated. Please leave the line in 2023

[@rinlashea1414]

What they are describing is light skinned privilege which is colorism . Your skin color or features or the amount of struggle you have experience doesn’t determine your blackness. Pain and suffering doesn’t equal blackness. Light skin people are still black and yes we do have it easier and we definitely benefit from colorism but it doesn’t mean you are not black or less black

[@abigailwhite3580]

This.

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

I thought they’re talking more about people like me, people who are like 1/4 or less

[@kaylao.3326]

“We”? You look like you’re on the browner side of the spectrum. You aren’t light-skinned, and certainly not light enough to benefit from light skinned privilege

[@LadiiTCSingsJazz]

Thank You for this, both my parents- black and theirs were too. My family varies in shades but we are black and the people that try to separate us in this new generations is all new, we've never done this in 60's and 70's. Very upsetting.

[@br3d1989]

No we don't have it easier tf😂

[@Butterfly1798]

The n word shouldn’t be used period! Why acknowledge you’re a demeaning disgusting word? It was created with malicious intent and I hate the word. It’s sounds nasty and ugh hearing people say it. I said it once just to hear it but I didn’t like

[@aaronflowers8881]

This is one of the smartest comments I've read on this subject.

[@Krwler]

These people have too much time on their hands

[@aaronflowers8881]

Why

[@commonsenseisnowasuperpowe5275]

We Black Americans are own ethnicity Gates up

[@anubis6861]

Who is worried about that

[@lokkomotive8153]

You guys are an ethnicity just like mestizos are an ethnicity

[@firstladychosen186]

​@@anubis6861Obviously you are you commenting under this post😂

[@kaylao.3326]

This was a great convo. I’m surprise it doesn’t have more views. Gives me The Grapevine vibes. Y’all got a new subbie! Keep the vids coming

[@stevewoodson4635]

Hey Scott what time quantity energy wondering what the meantime is

[@goldinthefurnace]

LOTTA LOTTA new term I've Neeever heard. Thx 📚

[@pazo321]

Why do you consider how THEY see you as opposed to your essence regardless of their inhumanity??

[@krisnagirls1338]

This is a starting point for us as Africans descendants in other countries to communicate the difference between us and this is mainly due to the enslavement of our people we were thought to hate each other and ourselves and we can overcome this slavery abuse by learning of each other and embracing our oneness, great dialogue and myself I experienced those prejudice and that’s racism and we can move pass it

[@user-vq9ng6ih2b]

So Blackness isn’t your DNA, it’s how you present? Got it 📝 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Anthonycapone8146]

I couldn't even get past the beginning because of the pronouns, hahahaha!

[@laina6157]

U guys go to Emory and this is the convo u guy have and post 😥

[@uncannytheos2454]

I will always love my people but there losing me with the pronouns stuff.

[@aaronflowers8881]

It's so annoying.

[@LeeyaAre]

I love Danielle !!

[@abigailwhite3580]

Gatekeeping "blackness" is ignorant af. I said what I said.

[@tonyg.6148]

What are you abagail

[@MarioExperts]

I agree!

[@firstladychosen186]

Ain't nun ignorant about self preservation that's universal law

[@kylemonkiewicz2803]

@@firstladychosen186 blackness could be anything they painted your whole culture as clowns and you dont even know it. look up who in charge of the record companys who has you thinking certain things are cool hollywood.

[@S41GON]

The pronoun nonsense is the perfect introduction leading into a woke therapy session.

[@angelise8556]

Black is referred to fba/black americans.

[@samuraiz3746]

Am guessing you are one?

[@domju5637]

With a Caucasian style

[@queenvenus9128]

Could someone explain the introductory pronouns?

[@bori16]

Lisa Davis they’re being respectful of LGBT people that might identify with different pronouns.

[@bori16]

Would like to have seen more biracial or white passing people on a panel that discusses gate keeping, but interesting discussion.

[@domju5637]

First off, take of your wig...

[@LaReginaPatrizia]

Why do wigs upset you so?

[@domju5637]

@@LaReginaPatrizia Fallen Angels, elite

[@kashtasunborn985]

Race has nothing to do with skin color whatsoever 🤮

[@celticmulato2609]

Who is Black? People who are predominantly looking West African features/ phenotype, 2nd complexion comes last. The elephant in the room is Phenotype and Black people need to stop acting like its not present. Being darker skin doesn't make u more Black genotypic , same as light complexion doesn't mean u have less African; skin colour is a gene. Your genotype and phenotype dictates your race. I see only 2 Mixed race persons there, rhe rest is just Black though they may have a little admixture with Sub Saharan phenotype!

[@a.s.m.3246]

Obviously , your certainly not leaders with all of the "pronoun" announcements , clearly y'all are follower's 😏

[@aaronflowers8881]

I hate that. It stupid and not even important.

[@CMV314]

Work on your grammar.

[@wadedavies3924]

The solution here for California lawmakers is to graduate the amount of reparations on the hue of the darkness of their skin.

[@ccwnoob4393]

THere should just be "Emory". All this "black emory", "asian emory", "martian emory" is divisive self-perpetuating nonsense.

[@slowcavalry]

damn if only racism could... you know... stop.

[@kaylao.3326]

Pls shut up. If they want to call their channel Black Emory, who are you to tell them not to? The channel focuses on black issues and experiences, which is why it’s called black Emory

[@BiblicalHebrewAwakening]

Black/Hebrew woman are the bearers of the culture, and pass that culture onto the children. They are the primary teachers of the children. Black/Hebrew men, Black/Hebrew women = Black/Hebrew children. Anything less is just a Bi-Racial person with partial Black/Hebrew lineage. Bi-Racial children with partial Black/Hebrew lineage are NOT the standard or epitome of blackness.

[@dbn281]

Please stop those introductions, its stupid and comical, but otherwise it was a brilliant conversation.

[@kaylao.3326]

They’re trying to normalize getting people’s pronouns right. I see nothing wrong with it

[@goldinthefurnace]

That was weird AF 😂

[@aaronflowers8881]

It's absolutely ridiculous and stupid. These weird people today get way more rights and respect than black people.