As a light-skinned woman who is actually NOT biracial, and does NOT have any white family members, I am still expected to "claim" my (non-extisent) "white side" rather than identify as BLACK and BLACK only. People poke me about it and don't believe me when I say I'm not mixed...It's weird how that works. You'd think people would be proud of how we wear our blackness proudly, how we identify with it although we COULD identify with another race instead, you'd think it'd be seen as admirable. But in reality it's all about categorizing, labeling, and ultimately- separation. As many people in these comments have said, it seems as if we are going backwards.
@VanessaSaintil8 жыл бұрын
We want others to accept us but we can't even accept ourselves, one another. Ironic ain't it?
@violetwhite83418 жыл бұрын
+RAVEN ELYSE You know what you should do ? You should go to ancestry .com and get yourself a DNA test. You might be surprised to find that you are atleast 10 % European....most african americans have all kinds of different ethnicity. You might be 70 % black and 30 % other....or it could be nice just to know what part of Africa you are from and then you can share your results with your followers on KZbin....it could be a lot of fun.
@Scopps948 жыл бұрын
You're right Raven, but as long as systemic white supremacy continues to exist, especially in western society/media. They'll never be a change, it could continue to go backward. Black people are more accepting of people of color with more ambiguous (European) features than white people are. So do you agree that passing for white or non-black is more demeaning to ones self?
@DevinMacGregor8 жыл бұрын
+Scopps94 This is a fact or just from your experience? Nigeria has over 500 ethnic groups with over 500 languages. Do you think no discrimination exists as no one looks at another to say who is the most African? If I were in a conversation with the OP it would never occur to me ask oh what are you. I really would not care. I would be more interested in what she thinks of things and how she treats me.
@cynshonny35088 жыл бұрын
Yasss girl tell em 😘🙏
@ChenaiDavid8 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that you get to see what people say when they don't think a black person is around
@korn-oxbleachii21508 жыл бұрын
+jkklaffs I get fucked over just for being me.
@aor80928 жыл бұрын
Whites spent 500 years earning any 'racism' they get.
@harolddivine21407 жыл бұрын
Chenai David true
@bgroupie7 жыл бұрын
Lmao!!
@inallthingsalkebulanfirst24627 жыл бұрын
(You don't have to read the whole thing.) @Chenai David You can't imagine how painful it is. Ever since I realized that one side had absolutely no interest in BEING "the good guys" when they can just use propaganda to SAY that they are, in order to make everyone believe it and treat them like it; when they can just maintain the status quo and continue using my inheritance, bought with my Ancestor's blood, distress, despair, and utter terror...to continue subjugating me and mine...the whole meanwhile denying it, mitigating it, or outright changing the subject? Disown! That's all it is. I'd like to say that I disowned them, but their dogmatic and persistent loyalty to the religion of white supremacy is what disowned me. I love Africa and Her beautiful creation. The most beautiful smile from a Black woman has to trump anything I've ever seen from a white woman by about x100. I'm serious. It's like warm enough to melt an iceberg. I've never seen that in a white person. I'm sorry, I'm off track, but I'm just saying...I really...really...really really really really really really love my African kinfolk, and for ANY white people, family or not, to repeat the same racist, liberal talking points that we're all familiar with? Yeah. Fuck that. Maybe a few drops here and there, but that's ALL that I have in common with those people. You probably have a few of their drops too! It don't mean a damned thing. Fuck 'em. This is Israel Palestine. "We want peace, but nobody is coming to sit down at the table with us." - Israel "That statement is so absurd that we can't bring ourselves to dignify it with an answer...and besides...we're busy burying our women and children on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesaday. We'd have to reschedule it for Thursday at the earliest...no wait...Thursday is a funeral too, how about 3 weeks from now on Friday? We should be done burying our dead by then, assuming you don't kill more by then, which would be a first..." - Palestine SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME THINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. The protocol between white and non-white plays out the exact same way everywhere and everywhen. *No, the idea that this group of people is trying, but haven't yet figured out a way to stop killing everybody and taking everything anytime it's convenient, is absurd.* EVERY TIME you hear them talk about "let's try to end racism" they have to crazy glue their eyelid to their eyebrow to stop from furiously winking. They have to CONSCIOUSLY try to keep from crossing their fingers. I mean they literally have to think of the saddest moment of their life, which was probably when they got second place to a Black person who got first place, in order not to burst out laughing at what they just heard themselves say. No man. It's not looking good. AND BY THE WAY, my experience is FAR from unique. Be it white adoptive parents like mine, or a white mixed mother/father...these people are racist before they're parents. They are TRULY race-first and we would be very wise to parrot this ideology so that we can protect ourselves against it...because like it or not...it has seen dozens of civilizations and groups of people exterminated and extinct. It's how they stole the entire western hemisphere. - At any rate, thanks for your comment, because it gave me a chance to vent, and I appreciate you for that. One Love, Africa.
@gingerm276 жыл бұрын
She reminds me of “young” Mariah Carey...back in her “vision of love” days in the early 90s
@melanatedforever6 жыл бұрын
Whatever you feel comfortable with, that's how I see it.
@steverowe36 жыл бұрын
Pretty jackson can I be a turtle?
@thisisindie98766 жыл бұрын
Pretty jackson so true It's a shame that she even have to explain it she's a beautiful human being period .... Thisisindie.net
@steverowe36 жыл бұрын
So how comes Rachel Dolezal didn't get the same courtesey when she claimed she was black and she actually did more for blacks than most blacks
@luvmeany6 жыл бұрын
Stiffler Because she has no claim to that identity. When she says "whatever you feel comfortable with" she means, whether this girl chooses to identify as just black, white, or as biracial it's her business and based on her experience
@johnclhugyugihjbvgbkj97296 жыл бұрын
I saw you recently on someone else’s comments, I think a bible study type. Sorry, I know it’s random.
@davidelliott15948 жыл бұрын
Grief does trickle down. What many people don't understand is that Black in America is not simply a biological heritage of certain skin colors and hair textures. It's also a psychological inheritance, events and treatment not only our ancestors endured, but the mistreatment our immediate families suffered simply for being black. What our ancestors, parents and grandparents witnessed and went through as black men and women in America and the culture of joy and pain, life and loss, self-love and self-hatred, the fight for pride that developed from those struggles are passed down. And many of us in this generation still witness large remnants of the attitudes and actions that caused the suffering of our parents and other forebears. It's a legacy and mentality in America all progressive, fair-minded people are fighting to overcome with knowledge and respect. Biracial is a term indicating a person has two parents of separate racial classifications. Biracial itself is not a cultural classification. Biracial and black are not mutually exclusive terms. If a person is bi-ethnic, Italian and Irish for example, they may relate more to the Italian or the Irish side, depending on experience, but that does not mean they are in denial of one or the other. There's no contradiction in someone describing themselves as a biracial black person. In this case, Alexis was raised by a black family in a black neighborhood as the child of a black man. I would be surprised if she didn't identify as black. This need that so many people have to force their definitions of how someone should identify themselves is very sad and unnecessary. No one should need to justify where they come from to those who have not lived what they have lived. I appreciate this insightful video.
@AlexisBelon8 жыл бұрын
Shout out to you for GETTING it. Thank you for your comment 🙌🏽
@huh89748 жыл бұрын
+Alexis Belon your cute but not black. why? race is about how u look. yes scientifically ur black but u look white so ur treated as white. cops arent gonna fool with you
@odiesmum20128 жыл бұрын
+Creator of Vine Regardless of her appearance her African heritage could cause her to potentially be a carrier of the Sickle Cell Anemia gene. Many "white" folk have discovered their true ancestry after developing the disease which can kill you if not treated quickly. It is an extremely painful illness to suffer and requires many blood transfusions to replace the sickle cells.
@BronzeSista8 жыл бұрын
Very good post David Elliott!
@Scoring578 жыл бұрын
A person that's both italian and irish is not just going to say they're "italian" like that's all they are, the way society requires mixed people to say they're "black''. The fact that being black isn't only a biological fact doesn't mean non-black people are somehow black. In order for those other aspects of being black to come true and be a reality, you have to be black physically. There's no other way for all these things you say are passed down to affect someone unless they physically black (which is the bases of being black by the way; a physical reality). Unless this non-black person holds to some delusion that they're being mistreated as a way of holding to their blackness. That's the only way a non-black person could claim to have inherited some psychological pain or feeling of being worth less.
@AfreensHair7 жыл бұрын
I hate that people say you're neither black nor white, when you ARE black and ARE white. You're BOTH.
@Wonderwomanfan299123 жыл бұрын
And I'm not I'm 19% or 20% Native 12% or 13% percent white and 68% percent black
@Jeremy-sj3pr3 жыл бұрын
She’s only 25% black. She’s mixed race, and mostly white.
@lapisincognito3 жыл бұрын
@@Jeremy-sj3pr she's still black. 25% is still a lot
@Jeremy-sj3pr3 жыл бұрын
@@lapisincognito yeah and 75% white is way more. She’s not black, and you’re actually extremely disrespectful to her and to black people for stating that.
@lapisincognito3 жыл бұрын
@@Jeremy-sj3pr It doesn't matter even if her white is dominating. She still have black blood, and black feature. She can't be ONLY black, and she can't be ONLY white too. She's both. Even if she call herself only white it's still wrong. She's BOTH
@JustChris1438 жыл бұрын
At least you embrace both sides
@ghostoftheyoutubefuture26307 жыл бұрын
You don't think she look Latina?
@contemplatingyourwig75917 жыл бұрын
Egg your dumb
@JEWIWNJSSIWNBWBEBD7 жыл бұрын
Egg What? You sound stupid
@BlacklivesDontmatter-h5o7 жыл бұрын
Egg I agree
@wokekeikei98967 жыл бұрын
Blacklives Don'tmatter lol that username, what live matter to you then? Huh?
@Itsqetsiyah6 жыл бұрын
Did you guys even watch the video? You guys are complaining about how she will never face the same discrimination as we do (which is true and she never denied that). Because she doesn’t look black. I know many black people who are black, both have black parents and look white. Or are biracal look black (darkskinned) or just plain white. It’s just DNA it doesn’t always work as expected. Up untill the DNA test she always thought she was half black or half white. If she didn’t show the DNA test and just showed her parents I would just say she was black. You guys are always complaining how black people or biracial people like to pass for white so that they can benefit from the white privilege, but now that there is a black person who is white passing is actually proud to be black you guys get mad?!?! We need people like her to claim black and be proud of being black to show that being black is not, was never and never will be a negative thing! We as black people (not all) want to disassociate ourselves from blackness because we want to show that we are “not like the rest of them” and need white acceptance. Just remember that if we were still at the time of slavery she would still be a slave and considered as black even if she “looks white”. Edit: please watch this before commenting. This girl explains the difference between race and ethnicity: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2nOZ6mkeaeaoac and what it means to be white passing.
@irrelevance38596 жыл бұрын
yodahchronicles She's white
@chalseywilder9376 жыл бұрын
Truth be told they're treating her somewhat like how they get treated because they're mad she's not treated this way
@iomio80376 жыл бұрын
you right, they are just ipocrites! If tomorrow with dna tecnology they'll be given the choice to make their still unborn children white they will run to be the first worse then a new apple model first sale.
@briannawilson95846 жыл бұрын
yodahchronicles but we are not...The one drop rule is ridiculous and still has people confused
@roofusthedog29356 жыл бұрын
White people are discriminated against more than any other race nowadays, I live around mainly white people and I’m mixed, I watch as they get criticized and discriminated against daily at school and my job, and ESPECIALLY on the internet, I used to think black people were oppressed and all until I realized how wrong I was, I’ve legit had people of all races talk down about whites expecting me to agree with them because I’m considered black, I realize how much easier it is to be black cuz I can say whatever I want without barely any punishment bcuz people don’t want to be “racist” cmon guys OPEN UR EYES, not trying to spread hate, just trying to solve PROBLEMO’S.
@Exploringwithisha7 жыл бұрын
Love hearing your perspective ! Yes you are black, yes you are white. And you can identify with whatever you want to. Don't even pay attention to these comments they're crazy lol.
@kristianyaka_nation31376 жыл бұрын
Isha Marie Yeah just like Elizabeth Warren is an Indian / Native American. You're crazy
@deezonyxde776 жыл бұрын
Truth
@EdgieThoughts6 жыл бұрын
the little alanta women
@sisterjudah65194 жыл бұрын
SHE NEEDS to IDENTIFY with who SHE IS. A MAMZER, MIX, BASTARD.
@sisterjudah65194 жыл бұрын
@@dianachin4849 BULL SHHHEEETTTT
@macbethandherdemon6457 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey is mixed and no one says anything to her and she claims she's black all day very day
@pedroroque86817 жыл бұрын
Well.. She is mixed, but she's still black.. So it's up to her to identify herself as that
@RedShadow19907 жыл бұрын
People considered Mariah Carey as white for a long time, her mixed race identity has always come into question. It just doesn't these days because it's old news but back in the 90s lol it was a lot of debates.
@RedShadow19907 жыл бұрын
@felicia cooke Not true. She didn't even identify as a race when she first came out people just assumed she was white.
@pamelaalexander77967 жыл бұрын
because Mariah Carey is black period
@whyyoureadinmyname51457 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey is European get over it.
@rararaka23486 жыл бұрын
I’m mixed. I don’t like when people call me one or the other races. I am both races. But I would rather be called mixed/biracial then just white or just black. When people ask me what race I am I say mixed/biracial. I don’t want to be closer to white or black. Honestly idc, I’m just mixed, deal with it.
@PsandersISamazing6 жыл бұрын
Yeah I just say I'm mixed too. I'm proud to be mixed
@PsandersISamazing6 жыл бұрын
Diana Chin Black, Native American, and white. More so native and black and I love learning about each culture.
@PsandersISamazing6 жыл бұрын
Diana Chin yeah, it's really interesting and cool to learn about my ancestors
@mamiekonnah69246 жыл бұрын
Exactly why would people want you to identify as one race when you are biracial "bi" as in 2 or both not just one
@rainydaze15026 жыл бұрын
MultifandomStruggles I wish more people would think like you. Lol people will have 10% of African Ancestry and call themselves black and everyone would be like "Yeah."
@Wonderwomanfan299123 жыл бұрын
She looks like she's 75% white and 25% black
@parismatfield8 жыл бұрын
any black person on here willing to argue that she isn't dark enough to be a black person or because she is also half white she can't identify with being black should really reevaluate your way of thinking! we come in such a variety y'all should be welcoming our sister not shutting her out get it together!❤💙💛💜💚
@MrSkullkid157 жыл бұрын
Paris Matfield Exactly. There are blacks with as bright as her and people acting ignorant.
@MrSkullkid157 жыл бұрын
Depths Of My Soul Why do I have to name one when you can just type "High Yellow black people" on google and find many like her?
@djsistae34697 жыл бұрын
Luv
@MrSkullkid157 жыл бұрын
Depths Of My Soul What!? Charles Barkley? Charles Barkley is damn near brown. He ain't "High Yellow" or even close. If that's the lightest you know of blacks then either you've never been outside or you're just in denial. Chris Brown Stephen Curry Drake -Mothers white Tisha Campbell They are very high yellow. People lighter than them? We got Black people even lighter than that like Blake Griffin. We got Black people with NO color that are even lighter than white people like Albinos!
@jenniferh.72197 жыл бұрын
Kidd Notwen - Charles Barley used to be near high yellow look at his younger days
@keyzzkeyyy80427 жыл бұрын
Your hair is aammaazzingggg
@paulochs68207 жыл бұрын
keyzz keyyy Nappy like a rat sucked it
@sisterjudah65194 жыл бұрын
It's like DOG HAIR. IT CARRIES LICE. NOTHING AMAZING about THAT.
@armywife22488 жыл бұрын
One day we won't be so preoccupied with color. It's silly. All the concept of race does is divide, separate and isolate.
@cinnamonstar8088 жыл бұрын
★ Blame White PEOPLE. ★ They are the one who created the concept of race so they can place themselves in the #1 slot & everybody else below them in order to justified their wickedness, thievery and genocide(s). for most of Human + world history it was a question if you are " rich or poor?' or who are you're related to? but one day that "exclusive club " will make it their downfall.
@merelaartman50468 жыл бұрын
+cinnamonstar808 oi, I had nothing to do with that. Don't blame me
@armywife22488 жыл бұрын
Merel Aartman I don't think she means you in particular. None of us were around when they came up with the concept of "race".
@cinnamonstar8088 жыл бұрын
Merel Aartman hmmm, i beat u $20 u wouldnt switch lives with any wealthy black celebrity or even Obama. You know whites have THAT good. everybody knows the color cast system
@merelaartman50468 жыл бұрын
cinnamonstar808 I defintly would.
@annsyyajones99686 жыл бұрын
My mother is black. And my father is Puerto Rican he is very very black and he tells me that all the time. We are black. Your mother and I are black.
@Nekole16 жыл бұрын
Annsyya Jones girl stop, you look black. You couldnt pass for white or mix if u tried 😂
@TheLavenderPodcast6 жыл бұрын
Leyah McMillan she didn't say that she was mixed with white!!
@seggyyy6 жыл бұрын
from what she said her mother is black and father “puerto rican and very black”. so basically afro puerto rican. both her parents are black. so obviously she’s black. idk why she was stating it as if anyone would object
@lgal566 жыл бұрын
sephora k probably because alot of Puerto Ricans reject their blackness
@cymn94096 жыл бұрын
Annsyya Jones dumb ass!!!
@Belle59427 жыл бұрын
The reason why she needs to go online and have to preach and convince people is because of the country she lives in. "America" gives ppl a complex about this issue because they cannot accept people for who they are.
@NikkiGloom6 жыл бұрын
thank you that IS SO TRUE... and my sister and i cant even talk anymore without her slinging it in my face Im mexican and she is biracial. Whatever the issue is she blames me and we are adopted. you cant love someone else till you love yourself.. i think...
@soldeverano10966 жыл бұрын
She is 74.2% european, but she is "black". I understand that blacl is a culture and because she was raised in that culture he feels like black despite she is not
@maiaanderson27187 жыл бұрын
Wow these comments are negative af but I just want to say that you're beautiful and you don't need to fit into a race "box"
@lohanentertainment26857 жыл бұрын
This too. Why fit into one? Race isn't genetics and it was never made to make sense anyway. It was already messed up when white people realized race did not apply to spanish speakers because of how diverse they are.
@amberschannel47097 жыл бұрын
People that are white that are black do not understand how we feel as a mixed race, but the fact is I'm white and I'm black! And I didn't ask to be either I just am 🤷🏽♀️💁🏽🙋🏽
@jamesyoung35656 жыл бұрын
Your on point.... you can't be what u want to be you are what u are
@mjrhmekssh6 жыл бұрын
Marion Dorsey when the fuck did that happen in the 40s? I'm mixed and born and raised in Germany still live here. I'VE NEVER been discriminated against and actually never thought about my race before we learned about american culture in english class. I don't believe a single word you say dude. The US us the only country that still makes a big deal about identity politics and made-up bullshit like race.
@livinglifetthefullest65676 жыл бұрын
ak k do you know who Wesley Snipes is? Clearly he hinted that he's black not mixed or biracial like you, there's a difference in treatment in society when it comes to skin color/skin tones and that's a fact you're missing the point my friend.
@mjrhmekssh6 жыл бұрын
LîvïñgLīfé tøthēfûllëst I'm talking about the inaccuracies Marion Dorsey is spreading about how Germans treat race. Not americans. I think you're missing my point. I'm not denying that there is a difference in treatment towards races in OTHER countries. But not the one I was born in and lived in for all my life. I can tell you so from firsthand experience. So yeah as far as I know, Snipes has nothing to do with this country but with the US. Germans don't care about race. They care about nationality and cultural differences tho but still not as much as in other countries. And that's how it should be. Everyone knows the US is obsessed with race and how bad that is, I was merely pointing out a different inaccuracy.
@livinglifetthefullest65676 жыл бұрын
ak k The point you missing buddy is that colorism and racism is a worldwide thing and we both know that .Just because you had a great experience doesn't mean everyone will have the same and that is what you're implying ,maybe in the part you're in it doesn't matter as much ,but there are certain parts of any country that has that colorstruck people, asian countries are a great prime example of being colorstruck ,just cause you don't see it don't mean it isn't there.
@Aleishaisbeauty016 жыл бұрын
I find it offensive as a black woman that this woman gets to call herself black when she is clearly mixed. There's nothing wrong with being mixed. Black people are the most inclusive people and I find it quite sad. No other race just claims every damn thing. This woman benefits from white privilege everyday and has the audacity to claim black. These are the same people who claim white when it benefits them, regardless of what she says in the video. And having an opinion does not make me a hater. You are not black. You are a mixed woman.
@coldicefiregreenpinkbluewa96315 жыл бұрын
My question is do you think puertoricans are black?
@Jojobreez4 жыл бұрын
lightning water I dont
@sagepen4 жыл бұрын
But you don’t realize that what you’re saying is ignorant? Yes she’s mixed. But with what is she mixed? With White AND black. So she Is White and she is Black lol
@clow33252 жыл бұрын
Offensive lol she would of been a slave just like you and called a nigge* just like us she’s apart of us black is most strong dna she black
@AlexisBelon8 жыл бұрын
Sidenote: the 'races in between' comment was poorly constructed and not intended to demean.
@WestieKatie7 жыл бұрын
Alexis Belon I like you
@toohauteforyou7 жыл бұрын
No it wasn't people are just picky
@1MarkKeller7 жыл бұрын
Alexis Belon They know what you meant, they are just being petty.
@mickelsmickle86687 жыл бұрын
Alexis Belon you are what you think you are don't stress
@superiorGOD12207 жыл бұрын
When blacks say if you can pass as a white it's only because they don't want you to go through what most full blooded AA or people with color skin go through being oppressed and racially profiled but our culture is strong and white society is afraid of it,but we are proud that you claim your BLACK SIDE WE LOVE YOU AND I'M SUBBING TO YOUR CHANNEL SUBSCRIBE BACK HUN we love all races but our races deserves to be treated better.
@Davonnaa8 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how people just expect biracial people to just disregard pieces of themselves and pass as one thing when both parents came together to make them up as a whole person. You cant just forget about one part of yourself. Without that part you aren't you. And Aye Jersey!!!!!!
@florarosario51477 жыл бұрын
She has acknowledge both not just one
@jamesyoung35656 жыл бұрын
Davonna Patterson because the man carries the seed the women carries it. If her dad would have slept with a white women she would have been white..... So that's why u are considered what your dad is. I'm mixed but my dad is black. Any way u cut it I am what my father is anything else is a by product of his choice of women
@lakeside3216 жыл бұрын
That dumb Hebrew Israelite shit is getting stale . The Bible tells black people not to mix, and that it doesn't please the Most High did you read that part?
@nyanzarojas87766 жыл бұрын
umm biracial ppl are biracial which literally means to races.
@nyanzarojas87766 жыл бұрын
+James Young lol my kids are mixed so does that mean my children are now white even though they have a black parent like yourself? you sound stupid and it's always the biracial kids from black men who have no idea what they are. smh
@sweets20567 жыл бұрын
Look through these comments upset me so I know it must upset her. In the video she explained why she identifies as black, because she wants to. She both but she can identify the way she wants.
@sweets20566 жыл бұрын
jfsfrnd it says” Peach Dreams AND you,”it’s my comment so...just checking. Thanks for clearing that up.
@roochiesodoe11206 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that she gets upset by reading comments but when you're 75% white trying to include yourself in black struggles by saying you're black then there's an issue.
@roochiesodoe11206 жыл бұрын
jfsfrnd Actual black people who do not benefit from the white privilege that she acknowledges who can't pick and choose their race when it suits them because they're black and that's it.
@NicoleReign6 жыл бұрын
RoochieSoDoe If you have African in your ancestry, you black. Period.
@roochiesodoe11206 жыл бұрын
K D chill with the biracial tears, you still benefit from white privilege so don't act like you have it as hard as black people. A random black ancestor from 200 years ago doesn't make a person black so stop.
@Jaimelikegem6 жыл бұрын
You look like a young, talented Mariah Carey. I love her. She's mixed like you. But as a fully black woman myself, I find it offensive when mixed and biracial women claim to be black women because there is a difference. Like you said, when people see you, people put you in different racial categories and either elevate or degrade your status depending on their exposure. As an actual black girl, that doesn't happen to me. I'm not white passing (nor do I ache to be bc i love my melanin and blackness), so that privelege to camouflage between different races is not something that I have. In a more light example, it's like when you mix mayo and ketchup--its a wonderful combination. But at that point, it's not just mayo or just ketchup....its both. And to label it one thing would be disingenuous. There's nothing wrong with being mixed (my cousin is mixed too), but for me, the problem comes when people who clearly will not be able to identify with my experiences say they are the same as me.....bc were not (and that's okay).
@yoyomonique74836 жыл бұрын
Cassie Casimir experience doesn't make her less black than you it doesn't work that way sis
@LYJmusic6 жыл бұрын
People like you are so damn annoying. Always telling someone how Black they are. You haven’t lived her life. Sounds like your mad because certain men don’t find you appealing, but what’s that got to do with her. A lot of men don’t like how I look but I’m not gonna blame it on someone that is of a different ethnic background to me. You guys cry if someone doesn’t claim their blackness but if someone wears it proud, oh you have to go through this to be black, oh you have to have this type of hair, and all that mess. Be quiet. You honestly don’t look 100 percent black either.
@jdector536 жыл бұрын
you're stupid and you don't get it
@user-go9gq3ot5x6 жыл бұрын
What we not gone do is disrespect Mariah like that....
@OohlalaHolly6 жыл бұрын
She is an actual black girl! Ppl put her in different categories bc they are ignorant. If they knew she was black, it’d be different. Shut up.
@blueblue12518 жыл бұрын
If you're 'black' and 'white', why is your video titled 'I'm very black'?
@BeautifulGood7138 жыл бұрын
She's very black but not on the outside. Pass the sunscreen
@harolddivine21408 жыл бұрын
+jkklaffs lolllllll
@blueblue12518 жыл бұрын
jkklaffs Lmao
@BeautifulGood7138 жыл бұрын
America's definition of race is so screwed up. A white skinned woman like her can walk around saying "I'm very Black" BUT a black skinned woman better NOT walk around saying "I'm very White" b.c. Black people will come out the woodwork on her ass. it's just ridiculous.
@selahswonky2368 жыл бұрын
Did u watch the video ? She is black 😕
@Celeste88088 жыл бұрын
My grandmother who is all black & light skin like you tells the same story as you. The story of why she didn't just pass in the 60's & marry a white guy who would keep her secret. But yet blacks not understanding. To my grandmother she is black & refuses to were blonde hair to pass. She also tell stories of ppl saying stuff they would never say to black ppl because they assume she was one of them. She doesn't deny her liked skin pledge she tells stories of when she was picked for nursing school & ask to work in doctors because of skin color, were her darker class mates where stuck learning how wipe ass, & do all the dirty jobs of being a nurse in the 60's. Middle finger to the ppl that think you r not black. Being black is not just about color it is about life experiences
@AlexisBelon8 жыл бұрын
+Celeste8808 give your grandma a hug in solidarity from me.
@taelorrenee63836 жыл бұрын
You know what you are.. beautiful, the people who saying negative stuff, is the people who has insecurities within, let them blah blah all they want, your you and that’s beautiful!
@originalwoman12696 жыл бұрын
Taelor Renee The Sun burns her. She's not black.
@JordanNevermind6 жыл бұрын
"She's confused" 🙄🙄🙄 The same black people saying this would be giving her grief if she was calling herself mixed and/or frolicking around amongst just white people, telling her that she's "ignoring her heritage" and/or that "she thinks she's better than us." Likewise, the white people that are also pissed off at this would be the same ones that would be quick to remind her of her family and relatives with darker complexions. Other races and ethnicities giving you shit now would also be giving you shit if you identified otherwise. Point being: keep doing what you're doing, because angry, bitter people will continue to say something, regardless of how happy they claim to be with themselves.
@TheeMephistopheles6 жыл бұрын
Jordan PREACH!!!
@JordanNevermind6 жыл бұрын
The Lion’s Den sadly, I have been in the presence of that mindset, and your resistance to what I said would suggest that you are on par with that mindset.
@JordanNevermind6 жыл бұрын
The Lion’s Den I'm not trying anything, but I am glad that you are not one of those that get upset with someone saying that they are mixed. The problem, however, is that once you are in the position of even having to declare that you are mixed/biracial (for sake of simplicity and relevance to this video, we'll talk -black/-white) that usually opens up the person to having more questions thrown at them to prove their identity (because, of course, the person asking the questions is owed an explanation for witnessing such racial ambiguity!!); their "level of blackness" is questioned... Out of curiosity, did you disagree with everything I said, or just the part that you focused on?
@piapear5606 жыл бұрын
Jordan I definitely agree with every point you've made. Too many times have I witnessed these exact mindsets to the point where it is a majority opinion. I live in an area that has multiple books written to reflect how a "slave mentality" is still very alive and doesn't seem to have much of a chance of declining any time soon.
@marystanton70436 жыл бұрын
I am multi racial. I get negative comments from all races. my mother is half Puerto Rican and half Irish. My father is Black. I consider myself Black. I did not grow up with my biological mother. I grew up with 2 black parents. I never experienced Irish or Puerto Rican Culture. I'm just me, if people don't like me, their problem, not mine. I often get called a dirty half breed by all 3 races. technically, I'm not even a "half breed". I'm more of a tri breed if you want to get technical. lol
@kailarcr1237 жыл бұрын
you're not black you are biracial, you will never know the struggle of being a real black women in this world.
@florarosario51477 жыл бұрын
How you know? You've walked her shoes? There are even black people who can't relate to the struggles.... As if struggles was the only or main thing that defines a black person. SMH. How about uplifting by being able to relate 'black' with everything that makes 'black' beautiful over anything else and not just on the outside- physically.... But things that a soul can keep once they leave a colored body that gives everyone the impression that it had been through many struggles when possessed by a beautiful soul.
@JStalinOfficial6 жыл бұрын
many biracial people get treated like blacks, some do know the struggle.
@elikyaa6 жыл бұрын
flora rosario Here’s the difference though. Black women are not spending our time identifying as biracial and claiming to know their experiences. We are different.
@laureleiwolf4 жыл бұрын
I’m a dark skin and I’m just gon say this In one struggle, mixed are told they are prettier then darker skins But In another the cops all see us the same “ criminals “ ( even tho we aren’t but whatever )
@jaylynpayne17 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but ur not black. Ur mixed
@mindyland9386 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Man sure not a gentleman !! Need to wash your mouth with soap !! You were not taught better ??
@design4018 жыл бұрын
I loved all of your points.....your parents should be proud....you have a very balanced perspective on the matter of blackness. Trust me that goes a long way.
@design4018 жыл бұрын
+usemeeup Sorry but she's clear about her identity. She's more evolved than you....sorry 😼
@design4018 жыл бұрын
+usemeeup The point is race is a social construct..... Race only matters to people who want to feel superior or want to deny you an opportunity. Race is only skin deep....if that's how you want to see it. She's black in my mind because she has the lineage and she identifies as being black.... So who are you to say she's not.
@htfcm6 жыл бұрын
You're not Black! You're a little over 70% European. You're not even half Black LOL
@kristinaclark42646 жыл бұрын
htfcm she didn't know that before she did the rest. She was raised as a black person. She is biracial. She doesn't have to be 50/50.
@Parisroam6 жыл бұрын
Kristina Clark bi means 2 you idiot. So what does that tell you? Ill let u come to the conclusion on your own
@htfcm6 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Man LMAO YOU mad?
@htfcm6 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Man Facts don't care about your feelings kid.
@angryblackman78836 жыл бұрын
htfcm, You're so right little fella! And I stated the FACTS of your genetic composition being only _partially_ human. Those facts truly do NOT care about your little feelings. (And you're looking kind of child-like trying to borrow a phrase from your boy Ben Shapiro because you lack the intellectual capacity for having an original thought of your own.) Damn boy even your little _"LMAO YOU mad?"_ is a worn out and oft used response you've borrowed from THOUSANDS of commenters before you. I would reckon that I could verbally debate somebody like you and 90% of what came out of that orifice in your face would be the original words of people much smarter than you which you copied and regurgitated because they sounded witty or creative. Now you KNOW that I'm right so stay over there with the slow-witted students. Better to speak less when each time you TRY you only expose your true capacity for stupidity. (Just a free tip.)
@DHU118 жыл бұрын
you do actually look mixed :) beautiful
@karenbarnett55937 жыл бұрын
D. Hull When I was single, into the nightclub thing in the early '80's, we followed a band with 2 musicians that were oriental and black mixed, we thought they were drop dead gorgeous ( they were)
@QueenBre108 жыл бұрын
You may think the video is all scattered...but this video made all the sense to me 🙋
@harolddivine21408 жыл бұрын
you dont even look mixed u look white
@zinawilkins40328 жыл бұрын
She looks mixed to me, I can see it in her features and skin tone, even I look more white than her.
@Taradash4L7 жыл бұрын
Zina Wilkins Ur fucking liar , she is looking whiter than trump and a lot white people ! ;) Probably , ur blonde.
@thesecondselfofgodisthebla70047 жыл бұрын
AgletDC you're blind. Her facial features are obviously different to the features of a Caucasian person. She may have took her mothers' skin color and hair genes, but her facial structure would raise questions. The girl herself, even admitted to being mixed with Black. Idk why people choose to see a person's skin color and look past the other genotypes that were inherited by BOTH parents. Who really gives a flip?
@stoning21127 жыл бұрын
Harold Divine she looks mixed to me she's actually darker than I am and we're mixed with the same thing
@duke96477 жыл бұрын
She act white too. She be all nice and polite and explain herself.
@nori_ariannabuckhana66325 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love what you said about race being a social construct!
@jamessikes62147 жыл бұрын
You're black to me because you're not ashamed to be. Fuck all that other shit. There's mixed/blacks that ashamed of their other half or wish they wasn't black. So you got nothing but love from me my sista! 😘☺
@jamessikes62146 жыл бұрын
zoltri11 lmao then you must of never heard anything hypocritical in your life and no it doesn't, just means she more tied to the culture. I was simply stating she being mixed wouldn't be a reason I would not consider her black. Simple
@georgethompson62216 жыл бұрын
James Sikes thanks a lot for being open minded
@hamzaibrahim33522 жыл бұрын
@@jamessikes6214 she’s black
@thenativist6330 Жыл бұрын
Why would anyone be ashamed for being black??
@AlexisBelon8 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry that this video is so choppy. I talked for a LONG time and the memory card kept filling up so I'd have to convert the footage and then continue. Hope it makes sense!
@gbenay8 жыл бұрын
You are a beautiful black woman. Just like Obama is the first black president. Please don't listen to the haters.
@chachacha85018 жыл бұрын
+alexisbelon thank you!!! i have a Black and white nephew who is being raised as Black, his birth certificate says Black, hell his dad wish he was born Black. if someone tries to tell my nephew what HE is based off how light skinned he is, we're fighting.
@simplebidnessman8 жыл бұрын
If I'm 75% White and 25% Black am I black? My dad is mixed, 50% Black and 50% White and my mom is 75% White and 25% American Indian. I mean just like you my skin is white but I look Hispanic and my sister kind of looks like you(You both definitely have similar hair). People have told my sister that they can't tell what else she is mixed with but they can tell she isn't only white. My two best friends are black have black in them one being 100% Black and the other being 50% Black and 50% White. So what would you consider me? Black or white?
@superstar69108 жыл бұрын
great video
@superstar69108 жыл бұрын
+I-love-youtube-videos so true no one says a thing about Obama do they smh the compliant is you should base the race you choose after how you look or complexion? insightful comment
@Pj1921308 жыл бұрын
I am a Black male. I willing to bet most of the people who ask you your race are Black people. I am married to a Puerto Rican WIFE from P.R. guess what mixed people are common their. Now on the other hand you better not call a Black Dominican Black they hate that word. Most mixed races that are targeted are more that likely a mixed Black and whatever. There are plenty of mixed none Blacks who don't get the same treatment as let's say you do. I am fifty eight years old. I remember growing up in the hood here in California biracial kids had it hard especially the girls. Dudes wanted an exotic lady so they would abuse and use them. I felt sorry for them. I like you , stay strong you are part of my heritage and I am proud of you a beautiful young woman of color and grace.
@PHlophe8 жыл бұрын
Um... mixed bloke here. I am not exactly white passing either. and my other siblings pass as entirely different ethnicities. So I have room to compare experiences.I guarantee you that 99% of people who ask me about my race are almost exclusively white, at work it is usually on the back of a bet.Typically in the most invasive way possible . Usually black people can read my soul . so i never have to answer anything/
@vanityposh63486 жыл бұрын
That's what I always tell people..."let a biracial person call themselves what they want." Anyway, my ex-husband is biracial. He always called himself Black as well. The reason many biracial people call themselves Black is because of the history of America. My ex looks Latino and when he was around them, they would talk badly about Black people not even realizing that's what he is.
@BlahBlahPoop6177 жыл бұрын
One word: identity crisis.
@JStalinOfficial6 жыл бұрын
That was two words, dummy, but I got two words for you: jealousy crisis.
@Miltonman1006 жыл бұрын
JStalinOfficial HALFBREED
@angryblackman78836 жыл бұрын
That's two words. And perhaps you are the one with the identity crisis.
@poeticnation62517 жыл бұрын
Respect, respect, respect! (I just subscribed to your channel) You are a very strong, very intelligent, very courageous, and VERY insightful woman (With a beautiful spirit (Yes it shows in this video, lol)). I can tell that this video wasn't easy (And the fact that it was so scattered, unrehearsed, and passionate, yet still intelligent, really shows the beauty of who you are - By revealing to total strangers, the vulnerabilities of your soul)). As a biracial person myself, I've been told by a lot of people, that even though my skin says one thing, "my heart, mind and soul," says something else (That comment always makes me sad and happy (It's a weird feeling))... This is my first time seeing/clicking on one of your videos (It just randomly popped up in my news feed), but I'm glad it did, because, at this moment in time, and what I am experiencing right now, this video was like a great verse, to an amazing beat - just perfect!
@topcatseriosblack83966 жыл бұрын
Poetic Nation Even though my skin says on thing what are you talking about. That sounds suspect . What's your skin say that you don't agree with.
@isaz5978 жыл бұрын
I myself have been able to pass as white unintentionally. At first it was an eye opener. In reality as no one knew I was middle eastern having been born & educated with white people it made me realise there is a deep racist underbelly amongst white people. Some white people I grew to loathe but others I grew to love as they were exposed to this environment everyday but still treated everyone the same. It's surprising who is who when you see them in private exposing true racial feelings. I don't hate white people but they are very much tribal in their thoughts & actions mostly. Even though they are perceived as open minded & educated. I have found other cultures don't discuss race as much as whites do or don't address businesses to the colour of the owner ie. using a racial slur to identify the shop s/he bought items from or a garage a car was repaired from instead of calling the business by it's given name. I know white privileges exist as I've benefitted from them but this made me shy away from them. I don't know which I felt more guilty about getting an easy pass or because sometimes it didn't feel just. I am happy to identify as my race than to be something I'm not. As I grow older I feel I'm looking more like people from my background. Is that nature or nurture? I guess I can't truly say
@lisangelblack90707 жыл бұрын
Isaiah Freebandz just proved his or hers point..
@kalashnikov55444 жыл бұрын
Some "Middle Eastern" people have high European admixture. Lebanese, Syrians, some Iranians, and other North Africans.
@jamaicanlova28326 жыл бұрын
You're not black. You're biracial. I'm black.
@f.spencer39258 жыл бұрын
I think it's wonderful that you are up front about being part black. Lots of other people would not admit to being mixed with black. Thank you for embracing your race.
@SamuraiActually6 жыл бұрын
I love love love this video! Thank you! People are closed off to what it means to be black, no matter the depth of color of our skin! Being mixed is not either. It’s both. I was raised by my black mother and black grandfather and that is the culture I relate to . Yes I’m of lighter complexion, but I am a black woman. And I’m proud . Thank you for speaking on it.
@ImaniLabels3 жыл бұрын
Respect sis 🙏🏿
@naomistevens86323 жыл бұрын
What about your no black heritage
@natashasolae8 жыл бұрын
"My white passing bi-racial woman is still apart of the black experience and it's still important." Wholeheartedly agree. Although to me, I've always thought of you as a little black girl, I remember a lot of conversations we used to have about this and just your experience growing up and being bi-racial and how interesting it was and different from mine, Loved this entire vlog!
@nyanzarojas87766 жыл бұрын
girl please there are mixed ppl who can only pass for black, that I understand. You are not black, you are biracial end of story.
@kabookie9606 жыл бұрын
I thought that’s what she said black & white = biracial
@Bells7235 жыл бұрын
@@kabookie960 She is WHITE end of story
@carbinfootprint1595 жыл бұрын
Danielle Nora no fool she is biracial. Like she said.
@titinenaturelle5 жыл бұрын
Next time someone ask you "what are you?" Just answer "a human from planet earth" it is not their gdm business to know what is in your DNA.
@dangercat91884 жыл бұрын
facts.
@littleeva8 жыл бұрын
Dear Alexis, my mother's father was lighter than you. He had blue eyes, as did his mother and father. According to the census in 1910 and 1920 census, they were all listed as black (well, "Negro"). And at that time no one seemed to have a problem with it. I don't get why today it's such an issue. Sometimes it seems like we're going backwards, I mean what do people want, to have a system like they did in South Africa, an Apartheid system?
@littleeva8 жыл бұрын
+mystic1921 “Dee” A I don't think they would have identified as biracial, since none of them had white parents. It was just light skinned black people marrying each other. My grandfather however didn't see anything wrong with being black. He married a brown skinned woman. He didn't see anything wrong with identifying as black, neither do I. Do we want to have the system they used to have in South Africa? Where you identified according to the color of your skin. Nope, I like being black, been black over 50 years and I don't have an issue with that.
@littleeva8 жыл бұрын
+mystic1921 “Dee” True, still the reality of this country is if someone sees me, they're going to see a black woman; they're not going to see a "biracial" woman. I still don't see, what is so wrong with me saying, "I'm black?"
@hannah600007 жыл бұрын
So. Racist white people done define black identity.
@hannah600007 жыл бұрын
+mystic1921 “Dee” A That's not true. The study was based on self-identified African-Americans like the lady in the video, and 200 participants. It's hardly scientific. Furthermore, dna is in its infancy it's making claims that aren't necessarily again "scientific".
@11simonjr6 жыл бұрын
You're not Black, you are mixed race. There's nothing wrong with not being black. End of debate
@gregglass47966 жыл бұрын
11simonjr ws
@kabookie9606 жыл бұрын
She said she was white & black, what part did you miss, but y’all whites never wanted anything to do with biracials anyways all y’all want to do is have people of color divided
@thegigadykid16 жыл бұрын
She's part time black
@Riosgirl986 жыл бұрын
Saying you are black is clearly wrong. I am mixed race. I'm more than one race. So are you. Just say you are mixed race. I feel like I'm blessed to be of more than one race. You do not need to be one or the other, you are both.
@draetone56026 жыл бұрын
Her point is she saying race is not exclusive......... she's a black women, she a white women..... that is saying she both, not neither......... Because she mix she rejecting one label The error here you are embracing an extra one label. Your not really saying she both your saying she's neither and should be called an extra label "mixed race" which is actually pointless. So you feel mix is a new box, She is saying mix means many boxes.
@Riosgirl986 жыл бұрын
drae Tone Well I do not agree. If I were to say to full Hispanics that I am Hispanic they wouldn't consider me one. If I told full black people I'm black they would laugh at me. Same with the Asian people. I am neither one of those cultures 100%. So technically I am not all of those cultures, but a mixture of them. Therefore yes I consider mixed race a different box. This is the box I tick when filling in application forms -mixed race. I do not tick white, Hispanic, black and Asian. If I use this box on many application forms it means that Government and Society recognise mixed race as something unique. Which all mixed race people are.
@briannawilson95846 жыл бұрын
Tavo Torneria hispanic is not a race to begin with , you can be a black or white Hispanic
@Riosgirl986 жыл бұрын
Brianna Wilson Yes but my Hispanic family are mixed with middle eastern Arabs so I don't identify that part of my family as white or black Hispanic. Just Hispanic as it's too complicated to explain this history. So you are right and wrong, there are black and white Hispanics, but also middle eastern Hispanics and Asian Hispanics. This does not take from what I was originally saying. We're not anyone race and we're not every race either. We are mixtures which falls under a unique category in my opinion and that us how I identify myself.
@briannawilson95846 жыл бұрын
Tavo Torneria when did I say there are ONLY black and white Hispanics? I'll wait.
@QueenQueenly5 жыл бұрын
You are very very very very beautiful and you are very right, its heartbreaking how people push people into the white side to make them NOT idendity with their black side. YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL most connected to
@crislove37987 жыл бұрын
Your perfectly beautiful and both.
@annsyyajones99686 жыл бұрын
As I look in the mirror and ask why is my skin lighter than my mother and father. So I think black comes in all shades and I think that is beautiful.
@firstnamelastname44276 жыл бұрын
Annsyya Jones Black don't come in this shade unless you're albino. This is a white woman.
@kano30306 жыл бұрын
+First Name Last Name White people are albinos!
@proofy83756 жыл бұрын
First Name Last Name the rapper logic Is half black. And is white skin
@firstnamelastname44276 жыл бұрын
Proofy131 Mystery Logic's father is half black. He's white.
@M.Elle-6 жыл бұрын
ONE TRUE GOD What?? Black people and African can make albinos people, but stop passing off white people off as albinos. They aren't and they aren't black either.
@tatsuayers31128 жыл бұрын
As a person with a tonne of diverse races in my genes (Japanese, Hawaiian, Australian Aboriginal, Portuguese, Irish, Chinese and More...) I have a hard time identifying with any one race of mine in particular. I've been called so many derogatory names and embraced or rejected by peoplr of my background races that specifically identifying with one is hard. It's always irked me. No one race claims me, so I guess I just live in that limbo. This topic fascinates me so much. I Love hearing people's thoughts on the subject. Thanks for sharing!
@RETROGEMS8 жыл бұрын
+Osito De Peluche We are as American as apple pie and 4th of July fireworks. We very much belong. :)
@princejiminofbusan92096 жыл бұрын
Only black people allow this. You’ll see no white person, Asian etc. claiming mixed people to be from their race. This girl is damn near Caucasian and y’all are honestly telling yourselves that she’s white, while you whine “Why didn’t they cast a darker black girl?” Well guess what? You are allowing the media to choose her to represent the black race. If we as black people claim her to be black, why do we cry about dark skin black people’s lack of portrayal in movies or music videos? Being black is a color and an experience. She will clearly live that privileged life while saying “I’m black” in one breath, and y’all fools allow it.
@bre66516 жыл бұрын
I really love that someone touched on this topic. Im mixed and was raised by the black side of my family in a black neighborhood, and only saw my father on the weekends (he only dates black woman so even then i was surrounded by loving black ppl) it wasn't untill i started school and was around other kids I started hearing "why u acting black" "oh u think your cute?" "Straighten your hair, you look like you have a mop on your head" and i would be shocked like dude... Im one of y'all... matter fact, my mom is legit darker than most of you😂. And no one believed me until I went home crying and I begged my mom to come pick me up from school 😂 so sadly I never got love from black ppl outside of my family bec they always felt i was trying to fake like I was black or whatever so I was like lemme fit in with white kids. Funny thing.... they know ya ass isn't white and it was just worse. "Why is ur hair so greasy." " ur fat" (cuz i had curves and they was built like sticks ) "ur lips are so big wtf" i was constantly trying to straighten my hair or dye it lose a whole bunch of weight i didn't need to.... untill the point where I realized u can't please ppl for shit. even if race ain't the issue, hurt ppl hurt ppl, if they not happy they always gonna have some shit to say about u. Now adays I have more black or haspic friends just because they understand the struggle and instead of taking shit personal i just educate and compliment. My best friend told me she used to hate me 'till I told her she was beautiful and I wish I had her Hershey skin ( so basically she didnt like me for no reason) . i try to get her to be natural 100% of the time, like doing her hair and skin treatments, so she can feel beautiful in her own sexy brown skin. Thats all ppl need at the end of the day is some loving and reassurance... Mixed kids need it, black kids, white kids, Asians, we all need ❤
@krwlngblue6 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but you are not black. You are biracial. You identify with black culture, and that is totally fine, but you are biracial. Is it so wrong that you are seen as a biracial person?
@Miltonman1006 жыл бұрын
krwlngblue i blame the parents. Quit breeding with white women/men and you wont half these confused children!
@Da_crusader_ball366 жыл бұрын
krwlngblue most American Blacks are mixed #facts
@C_The_Guy6 жыл бұрын
krwlngblue Obama is biracial, yet everybody seemed to be fine with him being our first black president 🤔
@krwlngblue6 жыл бұрын
@Angel r. Most black Americans have mixed ancestry. They are not mixed people. Unless you are talking about people who look like this youtuber, then, yes, most "black" Americans are mixed. I came from 2 black parents. Generations ago on my mother's side, they were white people. I, and most black Americans in a similar situation, can't really claim being mixed when I am not a direct result of those white people. The genetics that I received from my white ancestors is not enough to put me into the camp of being "mixed". I understand the argument of "we are all mixed too" because, technically, yes we are. But it's not enough and we don't benefit genetically from it either.
@michellem87606 жыл бұрын
c It’s because he looks more black to a lot of people. As a mixed person he looks very mixed to me. It really depends on what you look like no one is okay with my blonde hair blue eyed fair skinned sister identifying as black, but if I wanted to sometimes I could get away with it. (Depending on who I’m around)
@loquenopodemosverloquenoqu49318 жыл бұрын
As a black person who pass for mixed or other races, i see the diferiencies between be a "normal black girl" vs " exotic girl(mixed girl)".... I grew up in a white environment, that helped me not have racial privilege. it helped me understand black people look normal and to fight against white supremacy, today, mixed people has more privileges than non-mixed, but this tactic done since slavery only to divide the blacks and to handle them better. we need be more inteligent than them. preach sister!
@dinas18258 жыл бұрын
The fact that you STILL have to go through this is beyond me 🙄
@dinas18258 жыл бұрын
Biiiiiiiih you from EO??? Me too!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 😆
@AlexisBelon8 жыл бұрын
+Dina S yes girl ! doddtown !
@samiachambers34017 жыл бұрын
these videos are getting me tight. like "I'm very black." like wtf STFU. and "am I mixed?" when I'm not. why everyone trying to be mixed or black. But also trying to get rid of us ?
@mariahburch76116 жыл бұрын
oh but the thing is, they aren't "trying" to be black. they are black lol, at least partially.
@MsClever266 жыл бұрын
Instant sub!!! Your perspective on this is so informative! I hope the ppl in the comments internalize and not just hear what you're saying. This is some deep shit.
@kikidoll71018 жыл бұрын
Hmm great pov/truth. Will we ever get to the point where people can just say they are biracial? Like give props to what comprise them, but also being proud of the fact that one is biracial?
@antoniokinsey97558 жыл бұрын
My take on it is, another reason to say black, is to avoid others trying to "knock you down a notch" or to advocate for the "under-dog" and want to remind you of what they think your role or identity should be. There will always be people trying to "clock" you, so by just putting your cards on the table from the start and just saying you're black, avoids you being perceived as trying to hide something. No offense was meant by using the term "knock you down a notch". I'm assuming that people understand that there are privileges with being white in our culture but there is less privilege with being black.
@antoniokinsey97558 жыл бұрын
Many of us are going to end up looking Puerto Rican sooner or later lol. P.S. I understand being Puerto Rican is not a race. You'll find all races in Puerto Rico just like you find all races in the U.S.A., but if you drive by most public schools in Puerto Rico, most kids are mixed with black. Many look black, many look like the girl in this video, some look white, some look like me, etc. When you drive by an affluent private school in Puerto Rico, then you see the obvious effects of white privilege. Most kids in Puerto RIcan private schools are white. I had a girlfriend who went to a nice private school in Puerto Rico. I found it ironic she got excepted to Yale and her best friend got excepted to Harvard. The irony was that both these girls were white (blonds) but we all knew that since americans stereotype ALL Puerto Ricans as being "ethnic looking minorities", that gave them a better chance of being excepted as a minority when in fact they weren't.
@davidelliott15948 жыл бұрын
+Antonio Kinsey It is as she says in her video, people will perceive you based on what their own perspective is from how many different cultures they have been exposed to. That is completely true. I know this from personal experience, because I have traveled to and lived in several different countries, and I am perceived different in each one. Also, in reference to Puerto Rico having ALL races like the US, sorry that is not true. Puerto Rico has a high degree of mixture absolutely, but you're not going to see people from 100 different countries in Puerto Rico or walk down the street like in NY, LA or Chicago and hear dozens of different languages. Growing up in California, my entire life I have seen black American mixed with almost any culture you can imagine. I've seen black American bloodlines mixed with Persian, Korean, Russian, Armenian, white American, Mexican, Samoan, Filipino, German, British, Ethiopian, Brazilian, Native American... the list goes on. I've been so exposed to so many different types of people that it is usually very easy for me to distinguish cultures and mixtures. In truth, the most racially ambiguous people in massive amounts I have ever seen are Brazilians, the ones who actually live in Brazil. It makes sense because even now, Brazil has the highest degree of interracial marriage in the world and is the largest predominantly mixed race country in the world. If I were to see them anywhere else in the world, and I did not hear them speak, I would not be able to tell where they were from, just because their features generally are so dramatically different. They remind me of those aforementioned ethnic mixtures I used to see in California growing up.
@MzCandyApple56836 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your stance!! I hate that thought that "If you could pass then you should" STFU I think its sad that they don't want you to celebrate one side of who you are.
@mogreld6 жыл бұрын
Too bad I'm just seeing this video now. It's still good and it's still effective. Don't worry about not being fully together with yoir thoughts, you made your point well enough. I'm glad you're a fellow Jerseyan and not too far from me at all. Many people don't get exposed to different looking individuals because they may not get a chance to travel, or may live in a predominantly one "RACE" area. I couldn't imagine being questioned about my ethnicity constantly. I'm not as mixed looking as others. But it's great that you have such an understanding of how things are in this world. Keep up the good videos. I'll check to see if you have more. Take care, Jersey.
@AmbersCloset8 жыл бұрын
Yesss Grrl tell it!! I hate that we have to do this, but its necessary to tell our side.... You made Amazing points!!
@twistedbliss587 жыл бұрын
Being mixed is not the same as being Black oh my god. You are MIXED.
@emeraldstorm25526 жыл бұрын
You are not black. Go to bed
@lastnamefirstname23906 жыл бұрын
These comments are wild. You are beautiful, level-headed, and correct. Keep doing you, don't worry about the nay-sayers.
@MsEperk8 жыл бұрын
If people have an issue with you identifying with being black when you in fact, are the offspring off a black parent, that says more about them than you. I'm a light-skin black woman, and I've been "questioned" about my heritage in the past. You are what runs through your veins, people need to learn how to love themselves for whatever they are and whatever they look like. I've studied colorism deeply while in college and graduate school, and it sickens my heart that we torture and oppress ourselves. Love yourself, people! Do you.
@iamsebastien7 жыл бұрын
I so vibe with you and love you consciousness!!! I applaud you!
@velocityrd88796 жыл бұрын
I have a question for you. When the shit hits the fan where do you stand?
@emeraldstorm25526 жыл бұрын
Zero One % beautiful question
@earthing36966 жыл бұрын
Oh definitely white. Let's be real.
@rjeez956 жыл бұрын
Haha this killed me! "I'm only 25%, this has nothing to do with me"
@pandaprince76776 жыл бұрын
My perspective? Extremes are never good, and we are more similar than different so usually both side are being a bit less tactful than they should be. Anyway my opinion can be summed up in these two videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amTKnmZ5f8qDpJI kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2HUdWWBZ7eKocU
@velocityrd88796 жыл бұрын
Panda Prince i watched 10 seconds of the first video in which he was seeming to plead a case of why he should be able to use the n word. And then i decided not to waste my time watching the entire video.
@kitchencapers71834 жыл бұрын
I'm quarter black and didn't know my black grandfather. My father grew up in a white family and I didn't know him very well. Like you I get asked all the time where I'm from and sometimes pass for white. Society defines who's black; under Jim Crow I'd be black. My great grandfather was a slave and I'd be one too in them times. I've been attacked and prejudiced against for being black, so I call my self black. White society calls you black if you're light skinned or not. Bi racial and mixed race are meaningless terms to most whites. Keep up the good work, you're not alone.
@khadiejahebrahim76038 жыл бұрын
We are all humans first .... and thats more important
@RETROGEMS8 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@whatburgwillow12808 жыл бұрын
go away human. I am black first then human.
@bella284986 жыл бұрын
74 percent European u are not black. You don’t look like a black woman, quiet as kept u look like u may have a pinch of something else but u look white. One love
@coldicefiregreenpinkbluewa96315 жыл бұрын
For 1 features don't matter she took on genetics from mostly her white part and also she is more black than a Hispanic person
@xxkhaliyxxxox35536 жыл бұрын
I have never seen any of your videos and as a fully black person that has always been around mixed race people I've already been aware that they do choose there white side to be more accepted and I've always found that very sad. and it's wonderful that you are aware of this and you want to choose your black and are not ashamed of it. it was wonderful to hear from a mix person's perspective. you're a beautiful black woman .
@perrinjackson60096 жыл бұрын
She's not black..
@SupergirlFaisa6 жыл бұрын
Blacktanhuskey mixed, bi racial, multi ethnic ... which ever one she wants.
@M.Elle-6 жыл бұрын
Blacktanhuskey She is mainly mixed and multiethnic. Half or 25% of something isn't a whole.
@candace86976 жыл бұрын
call urself whatever u want but at the end of the day ur mixed race, not black, not white, but both. and theres nothing wrong with that. calling yourself black is like saying that you face the same discrimination that they do when you clearly dont and some might find that offensive
@saracatniss31064 жыл бұрын
So she has to identify a certain way to not offend others? I think it's not her problem, people can identify however they want.
@georgecotton21907 жыл бұрын
Black is a color not a race.
@jdector536 жыл бұрын
wrong, stupid
@actinupwithjamie50356 жыл бұрын
Then white is also a colour not a race
@actinupwithjamie50356 жыл бұрын
Either way, black and white are shades not colours
@happythinkingishealthy43586 жыл бұрын
MissTruthz You mean the human race, we are all humans, just diffrent color, we are all the humans, and there is only one race. IM
@70spoem6 жыл бұрын
some of these comments are fucking infuriating and upsetting. it doesn't matter that she's mixed, she's still black whether yall like it or not. let her identify with whatever she wants smh
@happynewfears18056 жыл бұрын
Mixed and black are TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. Just saying.
@happynewfears18056 жыл бұрын
DFS54 idiot on a spiritual level
@happynewfears18056 жыл бұрын
DFS54 what?
@happynewfears18056 жыл бұрын
DFS54 my comment was a figure of speak; not literal
@learning.growing.10176 жыл бұрын
sawyers thank you
@ronnieb19588 жыл бұрын
Alexis, you make perfect sense...yes, folks are judging you through the fools logic of white supremacy..."if you can pass, why not"...people can't believe you wouldn't take advantage of the "benefits" of the dominating caste. stay strong...
@greatestshopper10776 жыл бұрын
Love your video! I appreciate your perspective. You expressed your experience extremely well. Thank you for showing love to yourself and all your ancestors! You are wise beyond your years.
@honestyfirst9786 жыл бұрын
But I think when you go to Africa and said that you're black or even mixed, they will think that you're rather confused or like Albino. Because am from Nigeria and I have never seen a black woman that looks like you accept if you're albino ( even our albinos still looks African), In Africa you are like a typical white woman no black blood sister . But just be happy in what ever you see yourself into
@M.Elle-6 жыл бұрын
No One Same. But she doesn't even look like an Albino... She looks like a typical mixed race girl, not even a light skinned black woman. She is 75% white and 25/26% black, that's not even considered African. In Mali, she would be considered confused and a half caste (if that) or just a white woman.
@Tiagobarros6393 жыл бұрын
Here in Angola (also Africa), we could call her also white, for us she is not black.
@honestyfirst9783 жыл бұрын
@@Tiagobarros639 Yeah even African albinos looks undeniable black with our features. The girl is far away from what we looks like.
@lani96falafel276 жыл бұрын
So people are bashing on her because she identifies as being black, but she looks predominantly white? She looks hella black to me, even tho she does in fact have lighter skin than I do...you can see it in her facial features. She is black. (And white)
@M.Elle-6 жыл бұрын
Lani96 falafel Girl bye. That girl is 75% white, 25% black... How does that equal black?? "She looks hella black to me", yeah that was ignorant. She doesnt even resemble a fully black light woman. Sure she looks mixed, but mixed ain't black nor African. Only two black parents can make a black child.
@stayslickwithkit6 жыл бұрын
You're not black I'm sorry.
@lordmow75726 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂 tired of biracial people claiming they black ...you biracial gurl
@kaylasworld82816 жыл бұрын
Lord Mow If she wants to claim black thats her...
@emmanuelallen43764 жыл бұрын
She really Isn't black
@Rayutomoto8 жыл бұрын
I get and i understand what you're saying but you shouldn't claim just black. By you claiming black you as well get these pros and cons as you would with claiming white. Blacks would praise you for being lighter and that would be a pro for you. I can see why you'd rather chose to say you're black.. Do i have a problem with it? Tbh i really don't but i just want you to understand that being mixed isn't where you pick which side you wanna be on. You're straight down the middle. And yes you could pass for white but do it matter? Nope
@lohanentertainment26857 жыл бұрын
Thank you omg
@jamesandchante6 жыл бұрын
I agree girl. I'm mixed, so I am BOTH races. Yet, white people tell me I'm not white, and black people tell me I'm NOT black enough to call myself black, but I better not think I'm white either! LOL So, I am both, but feel I am not really accepted fully by either. I would never try to pass for just one race or the other, because that would mean I am ashamed of those I am related to and I am ashamed of myself, but I'm not ashamed of any of it. Now, I could straighten my hair and lighten it, and I could pass as white if I wanted to. There are people that have assumed I was Italian, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Mexican, or Middle Eastern without me ever saying anything like that; yet, when I correct them and explain I am black and white they get upset and ask why I "tricked" them LOL. SMH I can't help what they assume; and I'm always honest about who I am. I could tell you are mixed with black right away. I think you are gorgeous! Let no one make you think any different. :)
@Nekole16 жыл бұрын
Chante Moody you look like a white woman. Blacks wont like you. You will never be looked at as black. Straight hair and light skin. You are a threat to me. If i seen u walking down the street, i would give u evil stares. Because u one of the lighter skin women.
@Nekole16 жыл бұрын
Chante Moody i hate u. Wish i could mess with yur pretty face up
@Nekole16 жыл бұрын
Awwwww the white girl
@Nekole16 жыл бұрын
I hope black men use u up
@Nekole16 жыл бұрын
I dont like u
@HvneBvnn6 жыл бұрын
I understand how she feels about this. My family is a whole ton of shizz but I don't pick which " Category " I want to be in. Which Race. Basically I'm just me. I be me. They always go by the color of your skin. But not by your Ethnics. Like Black. White. Mixed. Portuguese.
@angryblackman78836 жыл бұрын
Ayanna Faulkner, Sorry but out of all the idiotic, pretentious and ridiculous things that people say "I'm just ME" has got to be at the very top of the list of STUPID things that people say. You may as well not say ANYTHING. Because EVERYBODY is just THEY! I am just ME too ...and so are 100% of the other human beings on the planet. There is not even ONE single person who also could not say "I'm just me." Sorry, but that just sounds incredibly dumb and naive. Nothing smart or witty about it whatsoever. It's incredibly annoying and makes people want to walk away and just ignore people that are incapable of actually having a conversation.
@HvneBvnn6 жыл бұрын
Angry Black Man Ok lol, whatever you say
@supaxlvztr6 жыл бұрын
I would have assumed you were Cuban. You’re still a gorgeous girl, regardless your ethnicity. I noticed most mix people I’ve encountered, identify as black even with lighter to white skin. Just embrace you. Either way, you would have faced the same racial injustices in the past, just as a dark skinned people did. You’re a prime example of; even with the negative connotations around the black race, people still want to identify as black. You’re welcomed, and I certainly wouldn’t criticize you for being mixed. You could easily empathize with the injustices blacks deal with even if you’re not dealing with them personally. Peace, power.
@OBlake-vf8fg7 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that the social construct of race is slowing changing. It allows for a revolution to take place where a mixed individual becomes unique while still being able to identify themselves as; White, Black,Asian ...etc The ideal society is a mixed society......the only problem we would be left with would be the light skin vs dark skin issue and that in its self is a self love problem. Great video
@NickyM_06 жыл бұрын
You are mixed race and your mixture is black & white. THAT is accurate! Not I am black. You are NOT just black.
@WelcometoDeathrowbishes1187 жыл бұрын
You can tell you been through some stress since your first 'im black' video...your whole face looks stressed as hell. You need to reach inside your black dna and reach that African woman strength and USE it! Stop GAF what people see you as. Its clearly you are biracial. Thats why Im glad Im full black...Black women arent usually known to be as 'anxious' and nervous as non full black women..Full black women usually know how to stride when faced with tough circumstances. This is not Shade. but rather facts.....reach inside your black half and use the black woman STRENGTH & power to try and carry on and be a Proud BIRACIAL woman that you are hunny😚
@ivyliz17936 жыл бұрын
Hey if you haven’t already I think it would be really interesting for you to make a video on the things you’ve heard people say when they don’t think a black person is around. Nice vid keep doing you girl🤙🏽
@CheRhys6 жыл бұрын
Take your privilege and go, sis lol. I can definitely tell you're mixed tho.
@angelinaad2096 жыл бұрын
Che Rhys takr your privellage and go why you say that😂😂😂
@learning.growing.10176 жыл бұрын
Jealousy is crueler than the grave. Watch the video or take your hate elsewhere. ✋ Tired of y'alls shit !
@CheRhys6 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Cartagena Jealousy? Y'all? I watched the video and I agreed that she looks mixed, but if she is being "mistaken" for purely white then just roll with it.
@learning.growing.10176 жыл бұрын
Che Rhys not me. Her. And I said just to be an ass honestly because I'm tired of how dismissive you are. A lot of black women are dismissive and to me, that's hateful.
@proudtobe896 жыл бұрын
The fact that you just throw the word "jealousy" shows a superiority complex at best toward black women and it's just ludicrous and tired. Nobody envy her LOL. Being a black woman comes with a LOT things...That i don't see in her at all, she looks white/ ambiguous at best! So cut the bs. If she is both why doesn't she respond that she's white when people ask her? Why everybody want to identify to black people so bad even if they look more white. That's is my interrogation.
@whitemike94056 жыл бұрын
No top or botton lip so she's White all day,,, ijs 💯💯😂
@africankhaleesi25106 жыл бұрын
death😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@angryblackman78836 жыл бұрын
She's whatever the f*** she says she is you stupid ignorant dumb jackass!
@TheLavenderPodcast6 жыл бұрын
Blacktanhuskey I have seen white people with bigger lips than her and black people with smaller lips than her!
@ryanmay36273 жыл бұрын
lol this is like me claiming I'm italian because my grandma is.
@ktng45993 жыл бұрын
Being Italian is not a race tho
@gillianking25666 жыл бұрын
My niece is biracial and is always asked - What are you? She is only eight and is so tired of the labeling. She told me she wished she was white and blond so she didn't have to explain herself. When a child you love and adore tells you that... it is pretty overwhelming. My life's mission is to ensure she embraces every part of who she is. Glad you are doing the same :)
@Vernon19608 жыл бұрын
Alexis... You do not have to spend so much energy attempting to educate IDIOTS.... Be whom you want to be.... Do your thing. There is exactly ONE sentient two armed, two legged RACE: HUMAN Some people who are "special" cannot accept the fact that white milk comes out of a black cow. You can take them to the dairy and they will continue to argue the point. Do your thing Be Happy Be Well and Stay BLESSED!!!!
@AlexisBelon8 жыл бұрын
This doesn't take much energy at all. But even if it did, why wouldn't I want to spend it educating people?
@Vernon19608 жыл бұрын
+alexisbelon Well Alexis, I'm on the edge of "O-l-d" and my tolerance for BS and IGNORANT people is pretty much exhausted. I am originally from the South and grew up with black and white "Good Ole' Boy" buddies who simply think different than most of the rest of the planet. My belief is that they chose to keep their heads in the sand with high hopes of some miracle happening and everything that they do not like will simply be "right" when they pull their heads out for the dust. On another note: We are praying for your brother... Please update us as you can and maybe if he feels like it, have someone in PA send you some footage of him.... ;-)
@MyaHazes7 жыл бұрын
You can see the black in her face, and in her hair. She is like Alessia Cara. She doesn't have white or black features. Wait lemme correct that, Biracial people of white and black descent, have a unique face. She doesn't look black in the face, sorry for confusion. When you are EQUALLY both races, you tend to look unique and not ANY racial features. ( Equally meaning as in the ratio of 47% and up) When you have people, that are MOSTLY Caucasian, they have MORE Caucasian features. When you have people, that are MOSTLY African American, they have MORE African American features. It seems like with any other races that you are mixed with, don't have this. Only black and white. Because, CAUCASIAN have some of their original features, while us AFRICAN AMERICANS have exotic features. When original and exotic are mixed, sometimes original can take over, and sometimes exotic can overpower as well. This is why the human eye, sometimes can't figure out, or understand the race. So, just to educate you, some Biracial people,(mostly African american and caucasian) Don't have exotic, OR original features. They have BOTH. Which makes them exoriginal. ( just a lil word I made up, lol.)