StereoTypes - Racial Identity

Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, and "OTHER." Does your racial identity define you? Why do we care so much about determining people's ethnicity? Ryan Hall speaks to New Yorkers of all races to find answers in this new episode of StereoTypes. Watch more StereoTypes here: bit.ly/stereotypes_show
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[@MsCandacee]

The government has created this obsession with race identification. Why should I have to include what race I am when I take a test or when I apply for a job? It's insane how a little melanin and change someone's perception of you

[@bella101408]

You are so right.

[@galaxygrl4466]

Agreed

[@kateaston-22iieoioiioioito57]

MsCandacee but the general public is worse then the government because they buy into that BS through there own freewill they think that they are there race and forgetting that they are a individual, they have a attachment with there race which is stupid because the only valid attachment that anyone should have is that they are a individual, they should have a individual identification instead of a race identification

[@motormusique]

True, it's interesting how the idea of race and group identity has become stronger and normalised especially after 2015 or so. This video was done in 2013 and you can tell even people thought differently then, that it should be about individuals and not race necessarily

[@t3cthecrosscountrycat104]

You are extremely intelligent.

[@TheDMarie82]

I have been told I act white since I was in 4th grade that still bothers the hell out of me as if black people can't speak well and hold decent conversations.

[@serenitysedai]

yeah i think that whole thing is a double edged sword too, cuz it suggests exactly what you're saying here, associating "good" with "white," but also I think it serves to denigrate black vernacular english as less than and improper and "bad", you know? it's really twisted.

[@sandyg.8108]

whatsername wow I really agree! I have been told I talk and act white as a back-handed compliment. I never knew why black (or whatever mainstream thinks is black/blackness) is essentially bad. With 40 million black people in the United States we're all going to talk differently and all those variations are not better than the other. I do not think all races speak English "exactly" the same if not we would sound like robots. But I hated when people associated any aspect of "blackness" with bad or inferior. I think all of us individuals have something to celebrate about ourselves. We should stop trying to categorize or associate a value to one another's qualities. Instead let's celebrate them all.

[@ebonywahine]

Or having the ability to code switch when it is called for...I find it depressing that folks disparage the use of dialect or cultural significations and reify standard American English as if it were some sign of intelligence. Go to England where the language originated and you will find lots of divergence from Received Standard BBC English. And even more prejudice about the class of the speaker almost as much as the prejudice about their ethnic racial background.

[@itsmetheinterrupter]

TheDMarie82 i refuse to accept to have "white people" as a reference for any kind of comparison. Right about time to put a stop sign to that shit. I'm black, so are the majority of my ancestors. newsflash, there's no way i could "sound" or "look" like a white person. I sound and am a bunch of stuff i've been living throughout these 33 years, and albeit living and being influenced by the so called western "civilization", i'm not a white person and don't intend to be. My roots are down there, back where i come from. Africa.

[@leeeeeeezuhh5178]

I know and I’m so tired of it. I have long hair and I am black. I get told I talk like a white person, I ACT like a white person, I would most likely only date white boys, or I try hard to act white and I’ve had enough. I’m tired of MY race being considered “bad” as if it’s wrong to be black. The stereotypes, the names, the comments that I get at school are disgusting and so upsetting! People call me the “good kind of black” I’m so sick of it! I was in love with this boy and he was not white nor black, today he said something that broke my heart and started to make HATE myself and blame myself for being black as if it’s MY FAULT, but boy aren’t I an idiot. Love will make you do and think of some fucked up shit. He said he only dates white girls, hooks up with black girls occasionally, but only the good black girls and then he said my name because I’m considered the “good black”. It broke my heart and I’ve been crying and pissed off over and over all throughout the day. Why must the stereotypes make others view me as loud or “ghetto” and even if that were me, why would it be so wrong? Im just awfully upset right now and disappointed.

[@jlh3092]

There is one race & that is the Human race. Once people realize that, the better off we will be.

[@spiritualopportunism4585]

There is no racism only pride and there is pride because of power. Because we're only animals.

[@jessiesroka]

Yeah there is one race. It's white tho bud

[@woohay]

I want more of the black girl with the fro, denim jacket and smoke in her hand

[@kai.417]

woohay cutie😘

[@mizzpink98z24cavi]

"We came here & we conquered Indians...." Hmmm...

[@deanfydbear7552]

i no rite, like wtf, omg

[@Katlady001]

TiffanyKirby86 blissfully ignorant!!

[@FuentesStudios]

TiffanyKirby86 yah like 400 years ago so shut up

[@greatima526]

🤦🏾‍♀️ Smh at that girl.

[@kenranseishunka]

Like really?!

[@jamiejam93]

In this day and age, saying you're half "American" makes no sense unless you actually have indigenous Native American ancestry. I hate it when people use the term "American" interchangeably with "white". -_-

[@LupeJustinian]

I honestly don't understand how the producers of this show plan out their shooting schedule. They plan out maybe 40-60 min. with each interview subject spread across countless conversation topics, and somehow the director/editors make each episode seem natural. Crazy amount of hard work

[@nanairomiso]

Thoroughly enjoying the conversations taking place this season..!

[@IBBMS]

Talking white never meant nor does it mean that you sound educated or have good diction. It simply means you talk like a white person in tone, I have known several people that "talk white" and were dumb as a box of rocks, simply their tone sounded like that of a white person. Black people, in general, have shorter and thicker vocal chords hence we sound a certain way a lot of the times. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Marc Lamont HIll, Professor Cornell West, etc. All speak very eloquently with great diction and a vast vocabulary BUT they don't "talk white" by any standard of that phrase.

[@IBBMS]

***** I know it irritates me, like umm no that's not what I meant because actually you use very childish diction lol just if I were on the phone with you I'd think you were a white woman by your tone of voice

[@Mf7d89]

I agree with the vocal tone, but speaking well or "white" as a black person especially during my parents age has always gotten you those types of negative remarks from outsiders and those in our own community.

[@sandyg.8108]

LOVE YOUR COMMENTS B SAMS AND GWENGLE MEH!!!!!!!! Really great examples!!!!

[@vmlksm9]

Thankyou people try so hard to be politicly correct acting like they can't tell when they're talking to a white or black person over the phone. Black people tend to have a little more bass in the voice. Men and women.

[@IBBMS]

***** Like I JUST said, saying you don't sound black has nothing to do with how articulate you are or aren't, it has to do with your cadence and the sound of your voice.

[@MarieBai]

I never "realized" I was black until I came to the US. If there's one thing I don't understand about this country, it's its infatuation with race, and by country I mean the people living in it. I pity the fact that I am a race here before being a person.

[@motormusique]

I loved this series so much, Ryan is so good at getting people to speak freely

[@domgreen1859]

As soon as I saw the title of this SteroTypes episode I knew the comments would get heated, sharing your opinions with people cool, but just be respectful of other people, that's it.

[@heartbabii14]

idk how I feel about her saying conquered native Americans I think the more proper term is slaughtered conquered implies it was a fair fight

[@331777ify]

no it doesn't.

[@rayes7331]

bree redbone someone needs a dictionary 😞

[@Indicudi]

bree redbone conquer: overcome or take control of people or a place by military force. Doesn't state that it has to be a fair fight. European Imperialism wasn't a fair fight at all. The only time a fight should be equal is if it is for sport.

[@mayanlogos92]

Right.

[@nahhbia]

Love all of these, very thought provoking and Ryan Hall just might be my spirit animal

[@xKineticSparks]

This series gets better & better. Although some ppl in the comments section try to undo all it that it does

[@darkusdiezel6506]

black chick with the fro is my kinda girl

[@ramank274]

..but she smokes...!!

[@darkusdiezel6506]

I know, I don't usually go for chicks that smoke. but I'd hang out with her. :)

[@ramank274]

Darkus Diezel Touche!

[@s4v3l1su]

any1 know her instagram

[@yinleonelise826]

@@s4v3l1su disgusting.

[@tunjilegba]

Why do people watch a YT show called Stereotypes then act weird that they talk about race?! WTF why does talking about race make people so uncomfortable?

[@DanieEdge]

Because there have been way too many past and current injustices and issues based on people's race and ethnicity. And race and ethnicity is something we cannot change about ourselves so I think it feels more personal. Just like comments about people's body type and size, it's something that cuts to the quick and everyone has their guilt or insecurities about it.

[@RuthRogersWright]

I am 100% human and I love trees

[@yadidimeanmaine]

+Ruth Rogers-Wright Trees be the shit yo.

[@KanyekiKamawe]

This show was so great! Such a great host! I wonder what happened to it. I used to binge on it in college. Much more balanced conversation than what we have today

[@sonyacollins9596]

I think he confused "race" with "ethnicity".

[@beckjeezy]

Ryan Hall is perfect for this web-series.

[@muimelelimakhanthisa4981]

americans must stop this things of races

[@mytubeworldmayhem]

this is a great channel

[@Pinklady7529]

WOW. What an amazing wealth of knowledge. I feel like I have been viewing life so wrongly until I was enlightened by this fountain of objective journalism

[@CocoaBananas23]

I hate when people say "you talk like a white girl" that shit erks me. I talk like me. (I'm black) I don't understand, so do you expect me to be loud and have more attitude in my voice to "sound" more like how I look??

[@TangFiend1]

3:59 I could listen to this kid talk all day. Hella tight, You don't think about it. You just talk like it.

[@MamacitaNatural]

This was the most entertaining episode of Stereotypes that I've seen in a while. I was beginning to wonder about the people putting these episodes together b/c ALL the other episodes this season have been pure trash. Sidenote to all: RACE IS A SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONSTRUCT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ACTUAL BIOLOGY!!!

[@helenlucka]

Amen.

[@CommentsJust]

Great episode, lots of good insight

[@FerasNawawi]

i only subscribed to this channel just for this show :)

[@lilimyu1040]

1:13 Wow this woman is really beautiful. She has the interestingly-beautiful-and-particular kind of face. She should be a model

[@JameliaPugh]

Aaayy the bay n Oakland represented! All of some of best Asian friends are just like that! The bay is so diverse so you dont notice

[@Susannah-Dean]

7:05 they had a bit of a miscommunication i think. She was saying Moroccan but he heard American

[@thiccandtired__]

Love iamOther. So culturally In touch

[@domosapien6104]

I love this! My sister and I made a video about our mixed/black identities as well

[@sloppygirlz]

the Asian from the Bay call me...

[@bella101408]

Lol

[@sylvial1985]

I'm Asian though

[@arb997]

you guys need to realize, a lot of the time, Ryan is just joking around, don't take it to serious.

[@liliYOmama2]

Neat video clip! I am mixed race in Canada, which is very diverse. We were raised to not factored race into someone's persona. That being said, I struggled to find my own racial identity. Like, I could treat people with an open mind but thought they should pin me down into a specific category, although I am both black and white. When people ask my nationality, I'd say, black and get, "oh you're black! So act it." When I didn't really know how? After coming into my own and realizing how stupid that is, I was able to truly find myself and to care less about what people might expect. Sure, I hear a lot of, "you speak white" or believe it or not, "you dress white" because I dress like a hipster... which is dumb. But I am me. Yes I am proud of my background and I honor my history and ancestors, and if you ask I will tell you, but I am not burdened by it. My race is only a minor detail in who I am. It, alone, does not define me. Love this video!

[@laurieberry4814]

Who cares. No one is attacking you here. I don’t care what you are because no one is attacking you. I write a lot. I am a prolific writer. Yay me!

[@VChukwu]

Good stuff!

[@jessicamay8144]

I love this show!

[@LindaTran88]

I'm Vietnamese, born and raised in Australia so I have an Australian accent. Yet, I get told by people that they're surprised that I'm Viet cause I don't have an Asian accent..

[@realtorforlouisiana]

gotta love that... lol... i'm guessing this happened in the US?

[@LindaTran88]

IamAiramI nope, in Australia.

[@ianp751]

But if you were born in Australia, your Australian, not Vietnamese! Your Background is Vietnamese, but your not!

[@LindaTran88]

ianp751 That's funny, cause here in Australia, I sometimes get told that I'm not Australian even though I was born here (we have racists too! ) Anyways, people think I'm a stereotypical Asian just cause I look Asian. That was the point of my initial comment... stereotypes. 

[@realtorforlouisiana]

after reading your comments I ran into several sources that showed the racism in Australian. I really wasn't aware of the issues there.

[@nikkiashful]

I LOVE THIS!

[@melm8944]

Great topic

[@QueenMarlo]

The second girl sorta looks like Lauryn Hill.

[@CuteWeeb]

Do a video where you integrate recent news into discussions.

[@riverterrain]

This is neat! Beautiful people and great minds!

[@ashleyraphael6707]

This was a great topic..

[@mickeyd358]

I enjoyed this one a lot. But um, oh girl rocking her wash & go fro... was that a joint in her hand or I'm trippin'? Haha.

[@marcstov]

I actually believe (perhaps falsely, I'm sure you'll let me know) that the USA isn't as racist as many parts of the world. The fact that we DO put race relations in the forefront helps the conversation so much. The tension, the slights (real and perceived), ultimately serves to increase communication and I believe the next generation of Americans will continue to be better than the last.

[@alwaysfindthelean5169]

9:01 - 9:07 Great quote of KRS-One. Interesting interview.

[@VinceVolta]

This needs to be on t.v!

[@45Dre]

good episode

[@aileenvargas8913]

Both my parents are from different areas of Peru 🇵🇪🙂been raised in a Peruvian household in NY but then moved to a suburban place. This vid was interesting 🧐

[@lexiphon]

It feels so fantastic to see and hear all these open-minded people :-)

[@ten2pat]

Color 1st, ethicity 2nd in this country. For all of Giselle's brazilian beauty, she is still white just as for all of Saldana's latina loveliness she is still black and will be treated as such. Status. I could break it all the way down...

[@lovejsantos]

I love Ryans whole life

[@kaleidojess]

At 1:17 that girl is gorgeous

[@Lizi162]

Thank you. THANK YOU.

[@irvin5623]

Great video

[@opmz200]

I work in retail and deal with many different types of people daily. Most stereotypes are based on some truth. Theyre not random things people make up. They may not apply to ALL people of this race, but they apply to enough people that it becomes a well known stereotype.

[@jessiesroka]

Soo true

[@thegazetteyt]

The interviewer has the most amazing wardrobe!

[@SuperDuperSentinel]

The french accent is so fucking sexy

[@Catherine3385]

good video that outfit your wearing at 1:10 is daring But you make it look good

[@DreamGyrl360]

I care, because it's heritage and culture and interesting. Everyone has an amazing story to tell...I want to hear it.

[@cloudsurfer73]

@6:36 I was NOT EXPECTING THAT. She's so pretty anywho

[@amira_shmira]

Haha the Asian guy is adorable and funny.

[@sucraloss]

This is a really touchy subject, and the best thing to do is to avoid it if possible. I never talk about something like this until i've known the person for awhile, mainly because you never know how the person will react. I don't really care about this on the individual level, but as a whole it's quite important to understand that when speaking about race on a mass scale, the term race really means socio-economic standing. In the U.S this has always been the case, from the Irish up to Mexicans today.

[@adorablebelle]

You're so good. You're so real.

[@makkein]

I'm Asian and I started liking hip hop when I was still in Asia.

[@Zoeyw1]

the west Indian guy!!! where have u been!!!

[@mvj1153]

@ 2:33 "Conquered"....lol

[@brendabutler4748]

I lmao when he said there never was a box

[@1ameman]

Straight facts

[@Brandonmslau]

The girl at 2:35 "we conquered the indians" that so disrespectful of her!!!

[@alanmurphy8194]

I don't think she was trying to being disrespectful, just that we came over 'and conquered' them...not a nice term, but in a way, accurate. I think she was indicating that it happened, but that she, or people aren't proud of it. I *think* she was also saying that we integrated with them to some extent, so lot's of us 'whites', aren't as 'white' as we think. Agree???

[@Brandonmslau]

No I don't agree. This girl said we conquered native americans as if it were a an accomplishment. Like they did anything to the Europeans to deserve a mass genocide, rape, and the intended destruction of their way of life/culture. That is more than just "conquering" a nation. The hate towards natives still exists more than you think. I think it was a privileged comment, and she was just trying to sound "enlightened" about the subject because she made no point. What is white? I think we all know what "white" is. Yes a lot of people have multicultural backgrounds but at the end of the day most people have a particular racial identity that they cling to. I am african, welsh, and native, but I am BLACK. That is my racial identity, I HAVE a multicultural background but still BLACK.

[@alanmurphy8194]

Having re-watched it, ' think it was a privileged comment, and she was just trying to sound "enlightened" about the subject' , may have been an accurate description...my apologies!

[@CyberSpectrumND]

Oh fucking please. I'm tired of modern day America with all this "if you're not black you white" "if your not white, you're black" shit. I'm only 24, and I remember a time when it was obvious that you were black or if you were white. We treat the world like we only have black and white people and in between there's everyone else and they must choose a side. As if black people and white people are the main people on this planet and everyone else is just something else. I'm black, identify is black. I don't go back ten generations and find someone and say that I'm black and that other race, when you can't even fucking see it. I have no immediate white, native, etc in my family. So I just go as black, and I'm cool with that. People like that make me feel like it is becoming increasingly bad to identify as just black, as if it's a shame now. And a lot of people need to know what the hell the difference between nationality, race, and ethnicity is. Because that one dumb ass white girl called American a race, which is not. And even when you get down to it, calling someone a "native American" is pretty fucked up too when you realize that America is named after a European explorer. Like, what the hell did Native "Americans" consider this land before the Spanish, British, Dutch, and other European countries came here and did their little number on the people who were here before them? Eh, ever wonder that? Stop trying to put people in stupid binary fucking boxes.

[@serenitysedai]

Indigenous people call this continent "Turtle Island". :)

[@xzavierfiasco9121]

If there is no such thing as "talking white" then I better not hear someone say "you talk black".

[@Hidjdjdj]

Oh my gosh I love the woman at 6:30 's accent.

[@ezzatisaid]

The Asian guy is pretty hot!~ Haha I come from Singapore [actually a mixed country but most don't know], and foreigners always can't put a finger on what race I am. I guess as long as it's not overdone, racial identity can be quite fun~ :)

[@povilasrackauskas857]

Damn love his sweater

[@indierouge21]

The guy from the The Town! Swear people that come out of my hometown OAK are laid back as hell (proud Baydestrian!)

[@sharlinegibbons9271]

Just wanna say hello to my Guyanese brottha over there

[@gabiduncan18]

My mom is African American and my dad is Mexican and I am literally paler than some white people. And all my paperwork says African American its whatever. I'm me :)

[@serenitysedai]

yeah because USian forms can't wrap their heads around mestizaje... :\

[@laurah8184]

What I don't get is the whole 'colour' aspect. I see Canadian's, US citizens, and so on. Like what that man said about we aren't pure anything anymore. We all have a little something in them.

[@RH-vd3yu]

I miss this show

[@youngbluntandmizguided]

I love the way you dress.... it intrigues me

[@mike.tag.autosport]

Is that Carlie Hustle from Hot97 @ 1:50?!?!

[@DerScheisse]

Our evolutionary ancestors were often called to act fast, on partial information from a small sample, in novel or risky situations. Under those conditions, the ability to form a better-than-chance prediction is an advantage. Our brain constructs general categories from which it derives predictions about category-relevant specific, and novel, situations. That trick has served us well enough to be selected into our brain’s basic repertoire.

[@itsmetheinterrupter]

I just hate it when people ask "why does it all have to be about races?" I mean, where have you been living in the last, say, 450 years? Not literally, historically, mind you. Are you even aware? Do you somehow care? Can you at least relate? If not, that's probably the reason why you don' understand why it "ALWAYS" has to be about race. not only, though. Minorities did not ask to be oppressed, we've been trying hard to fight and to resist to this bitter system. So, Stop asking us why do we bring up and talk about issues that are a part of us and of our everyday struggle. We di it in order to survive. Don't try to silence us with your "oh, why do people have to take it so seriously, it's just a joke, y'all". Nah, no more joking. Shit is going down. This is about oppression, it's about race, and it's a fucking serious matter. now get over it, and get with the program.

[@flyingsolotiltheend3058]

Agreed to the MAX

[@karibe05]

Cultures vary all over the world and the evolutuon of technology allows for that, thank goodness. That way we all can get oit of that box filled with stigmas of races and physical appearance.

[@Lifeiis]

I liked it when they had different people each episode.

[@kingcharleton5972]

@ 6:08 young guru is that you

[@mitchumsport]

wow, these interviews could go on for hours! great stuff

[@ebonywahine]

east bay brudda in da house...truly related to him! and I always love that chick who appears to be smoking a joint or maybe it is a self rolled ciggie? she's a straight up trip... today was her most restrained entry.

[@KevEonTHINKS]

Often when I watch this I get offended by things the host says...but I'm guessing its in reference to topic!!!

[@imyira5555]

7:55 Someone missed the ''o'' in BRTHER

[@t.tthegreat6319]

woah the second girl 'interviewed' looks like lauryn hill-but lighter

[@keama71]

that bay lingo on tough breh breh

[@longdragon3]

My god that half Moroccan lady is so beautiful and top of that her french accent is too dame sexy, it's a total overkill.

[@greenstate0fmynd]

I believe, for a significant and constructive dialogue on the issue of "race" to take place, we must examine the idea at the most basic level: we have to first acknowledge that the fundamental concepts of "racial identity" are poorly-constructed, arbitrarily-defined, highly-subjective relationships of differences we have placed upon one another. Without realizing the logical pitfalls that come with discussions of "race", most dialogue on the issue is futile.

[@SleepyHo123]

the guy from the bay throwing out that hiphop shit got me like fuck yea

[@kiernanoleary2147]

3:31 he's so cute