Lilly Singh And her Cultural Appropriation Issue (Twitter Controversy)

[@sixteenleo]

LIL SINGH FT. Sixteenleo - Mr steal yo culture SUBSCRIBE and joing the BUTTERCUP/LEO ARMY thank you for watching you plops and seriously no hate

[@binamai6638]

sixteenleo hi

[@sixteenleo]

@@binamai6638 HI

[@jacksonhitt4117]

@@sixteenleo hello, plz respond

[@Etanmm]

@@jacksonhitt4117 yo man whats up, plz respond

[@MicahAP514]

@@sixteenleo I have a sneaking suspicion which ninja turtle you'd be

[@bonbonnybon]

She imitates a Jamiacan accent and attempts a style of music that originates from Jamaica but 100% know that she would lose her mind if someone attempted to sing an Indian song using an Indian accent

[@rq7455]

Bronwyn Macmillan 100%

[@brascoperryjoe6425]

How is Indian song sung in 'Indian song'? Is it something specific? Curious

[@thumamay4342]

brasco perry Joe usually sung in Hindi or Punjabi and is a mixture of English - depending. It just depends really. I can’t lump in all Indian songs because they have hip hop, pop etc.

[@LamontBoucherville]

well we have a multiculturalism policy here in Canada, he can do that legally

[@alexm1596]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eF7GooupndSbrcU this is her few years ago trying the same... some people never change

[@threedollaya8860]

I'm convinced that lilly singh is just lele pons in a different font

[@redacted5078]

That makes..sense? One cant shut Up about being latina, the other does the same about being Indian...

[@wut6251]

@@redacted5078 and bisexual woman of color or whatever the fuck she is

[@RibbonVintageGirl]

Oh nooooo I see the similarities

[@Nephilim27]

Spot on... I can't unsee it.

[@amukthapotato1102]

lele is comic sans, lilly is comic sans *bold*

[@Thatonebrownhuevito]

Lily: *it’s for the ladies* Me, a lady: I don’t want it..

[@justrcd]

but...but...she's a bisexual woman of colour

[@victoriarose8158]

afootineachworld lol I’m pretty sure it was a joke 😭

[@Thatonebrownhuevito]

Victoria Rose I’m pretty sure you’re unaware of the bigger picture here of why she is being controversial

[@vanessabrown5438]

@@justrcd what she is a bisexual woman of colour .... I had no idea

[@victoriarose8158]

@@Thatonebrownhuevito lol i know Lilly is controversial i meant the person who commented was making a joke.. nvm it probably came across wrong sorry

[@kellyofthecorn]

as a jamaican i can tell you 90% of her lyrics makes no sense

[@vayermenoviko0linixD]

I think anyone can hear it, we don't actually think you guys have multiple strokes when you speak... On the other hand, Lilly... Not so sure nowadays

[@poccripeardew4750]

I don't think her lyrics make sense in any language/culture.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

This is probably how it sounds when weebs like myself try to write and sing in Japanese😹💯

[@nettie9312]

Kellyofthecorn it sounds like simlish but 100x more gibberish

[@verrrrrronica]

i'm pretty sure it's toronto slang, i hear it all the time around here and it's total gibberish to me lol

[@andrewv.9142]

maybe Lilly can make a rap about the coronavirus in a racist Chinese accent next lmao

[@DG-yv8hp]

🔥

[@isabellaokolie5696]

LMAO

[@annamachavariani8178]

Shh! Don't give her any ideas.

[@chubbs-thechubbyninja4719]

the "racist" chinese accent, or ЭОШЕТЧЛПФ LЛБЕ ТЧЛЗ

[@01a.beichakaorili31]

that'll be lit 😆

[@summerg9909]

Has Lilly ever “empowered women” without bringing up, comparing us to or putting down men? As someone’s who is strong for women empowerment and rights, that is the exact opposite of what you should be doing.

[@danielshore1457]

Thing is I don't mind shitting on men cause like there are men exactky like feminist describes but it annoys me when they attack them for no reason, like the lily Singh joke shown about international men's day a day that is really about mental health for men and how men are the biggest group effected by it but no one knows cause you know men aren't supposed to have mental illness and she compares this day to toilets and just makes fun of it

[@midgematic]

Same, as a feminist it just seems irritating that she keeps making her entire shtick as a political statement. Like you can be a powerful female role model without expressing hate towards “the oppressors”. That just makes you look like an asshole

[@leannakekai162]

Well said.

[@roserusso3133]

Yeah it's like "thanks a lot Lilly you just make us look like the lesser of two evils"

[@pissapocalypse]

She's one of the feminists that wants to flip it around to make women be on top instead of all of us being equal like actual femanists want.

[@jonathonquilier862]

As a Jamaican am not "offended" just sad and embarrassed that that horrible thing she called a song might the first "dancehall" song someone heard, most people will hate it and will never have the chance to truly explore the Jamaican/Caribbean culture, bassing our music off this monstrosity

[@devaughnbarrett986]

it kinda funny the way how it awful actually.

[@mies6633]

That’s a good point, I hadn’t thought about it like that. But you’re right, when introducing people to an aspect of a culture they are not fimiliar with, it should be good and respectfull, and not like what Lilly did.

[@jonathonquilier862]

@Pizza Boy nah

[@jonathonquilier862]

@Elisa Castro thx

[@ben5660-k8t]

It is kind of annoying but at the end of the day people will see this as no more than a pale imitation. Even then if this was the first dancehall track I've ever heard I would certainly be interested in the sound of the genre without her involvement.

[@lenox4166]

As a Jamaican man, still living in Jamaica. Listening to Lilly was heavily cringe and offensive.

[@mayahatif1416]

On behalf on poc women, we sincerely apologize and do not claim her period 😌

[@ADSuri]

Dude, I'm a Sri Lankan man, living in Scotland, and even I'm offended by this. Still, sincerest apologies on behalf of the South-Asian community.

[@christians4854]

Do a traditionally Indian song in a fake Indian accent and send it to her.

[@peachesandcream8753]

I'm a white woman living in England and I'm offended by this. It's so cringey.

[@megang5906]

On behalf on bi women of color, sorry bro

[@patricka1475]

I wouldn’t really care but since she’s supposedly so against racism and stereotypes it just comes across as really hypocritical and makes her very unlikable.

[@lucassmith1886]

Exactly. She claims to be "open to all people and their cultures." And yet mocks white people and our culture every chance she gets. You are either completely non judgemental, and don't insult or bash people because of the color of their skin, or you aren't. She clearly isn't. Not to mention even other races she portrays in ways to make them like a caracature. It's insane that this is even allowed on TV honestly in today's world strictly from a "racism" standpoint. I too, don't care. People should be allowed to say whatever they want about whomever. BUT they also don't need to show clear biases and double standards by singling out straight white people, constantly bashing, and teaching the youth of today to resent, hate, and feel some form of entitlement from every white person. This won't last much longer if I am to guess

[@newthrash1221]

Lucas Smith Lol wtf is white culture? That’s not a thing.

[@patricka1475]

newthrash1221 are you american?

[@7dalma100]

newthrash1221 *all of europe has left the chat*

[@jabby6709]

@ Lucas Smith EXACTLYYY! And she acts like all white people have the same culture, which is far from true. For example, I’m Macedonian on my dad’s side (country made of pretty much only white people) which is a very different country from a stereotypical white place like Britain. It’s so annoying when people say “wHiTe PeOpLe HaVe No CuLtUrE” because literally every ethnic group/race/country has a culture. It’s idiotic to say otherwise

[@yeogabigabi]

Not only did he out dance her but he also BODIED HER WHOLE SONG in a 20 second outro and 5 second vocalization.

[@Relaxinghypnoasmr]

Gabi Landi yessss

[@RalphJr-xp3hp]

Gabi Landi in God tho 😂😂💯. His song is way better than that bullshit excuse of a reggae song from Lilly.

[@sixteenleo]

youre much too kind, the dance moves are my weapon of choice doe

[@grumpyfella]

Lmao what a legend xD

[@shaqeelokneal8996]

Jamaican accent: exists Lilly Singh: Hippity hoppity this is now my property

[@boppingaroundonl]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@josh44026]

She always was carribean inspired

[@ilias856]

@@josh44026 Carribean inspired?? From India?? Interesting perspective!

[@SurrealExposure12]

@@ilias856 she's not from india jfc. She's Canadian.

[@ElleJ22]

As a jamaican I hate when these people claim our style of music without giving proper respect to the genre ....its gross

[@yahseenmahdiq6162]

I feel like Lilly had a boyfriend in 1st grade that held another girl’s hand one time, ever since that day she dedicated her life to shaming men on a global scale

[@chebic5095]

NGL that sounds like a hilarious parody supervillain origin story.

[@RozyPoyo]

And it was like his mom or something

[@RoseB45]

That....might've actually happened. Who knows?

[@alexamder7818]

I think Lilly made a video in the past supporting both gender but now she's hating men and claimed she's doing for gender equality.(sorry if my grammar was wrong)

[@donovankoen9804]

But she claims to be bisexual? I dont get it?

[@ovevent_kal9911]

Omg guys did you know she’s a bisexual woman of colour? I feel like she doesn’t mention it enough Obligatory edit: {insert long boring rant thanking everyone for likes here}

[@laurenkay4625]

omg really!!??? girl i thought she was a straight white man 😳

[@yodymendezvega5538]

I think she should mention it more

[@Pretty.Biology.Princess]

wtf where’d you get this information?? she’s never mentioned that ?? 🤯

[@depressedteadepressoespres186]

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃

[@AnymousScreams]

Woah.

[@DocBree13]

Given her whole brand is being “woke,” she has a lot of nerve doing this.

[@lovetomb5424]

When you see more, it starts to get less surprising. Most woke people are usually racists themselves.

[@razarraz8276]

She tries to act Caribbean just because she knows a few famous people from the Caribbean. But I bet you she would freak if someone did it about Indians

[@ohword9541]

This actually the kind of stuff "woke" people do.

[@chubbs-thechubbyninja4719]

@@lovetomb5424 well, bigots not racists

[@hadday5072]

We don’t claim her. She’s her own gender.

[@redacted5078]

Theres a specific gender option made only for her.

[@jewelxiat]

"She's her own gender" makes it sound like she's her own almagamation and that is hilarious 🤣

[@courtneykatsuki]

this was hilarious 💀

[@YvngDuckSauce]

I like how she only rhymes “pull up” with “pull up” the entire song😂

[@Nooblettoo]

lmao, to rhym things she needs some talent

[@lizisverycool2250]

I think she uses full up once

[@phdzamboni8150]

Not to defend her but it's because it's a just a "remake" or "remix" of an already existing song lmao. Shes still trash as fuck for doing this tho

[@marie-annwilsonennis9163]

That's kinda how the song goes... old school dancehall... 🤷🏽‍♀️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH-9Z4KKaLKjmKc

[@illumina1992]

Still manages to hype around, like it's rhyme of century ;D

[@dimpletrauma2439]

I've literally lived in Jamaica my whole life and even I don't speak patois with a full Jamaican accent because I was born in Amercia and my parents raised me speaking Standard English. You can't fake patois, even I know that. It makes me cringe when non-Caribbeans try to speak patois because it's such a big part of our culture.

[@marlonthomas8042]

soobin's dimples are deeper than the ocean My dads Jamaican I.e came to UK in late 50’s I’m born and raised in UK - I can’t do a mildly convincing Jamaican accent bar maybe 2 or 3 words and stood next to an actual yardie they’d laugh me out of the room

[@lillym.1612]

Wait so you were born in America and then raised in Jamaica?

[@likklelee876]

soobin's dimples are deeper than the ocean exactly if you’re not Jamaican don’t try the accent you will fail and Jamaican will bully you and drag you like Black Twitter

[@TennisBall15]

You have kpoop pfp stop ✋

[@likklelee876]

ZuPeenie what wrong about that

[@belsnickel9568]

Straight white male: Hi- Lilly: So you have chosen death?

[@aditimishra7498]

In case you didn't know, Lilly is not a white man.

[@aditimishra7498]

Also I love your profile picture and username so much

[@belsnickel9568]

Aditi Mishra gracias

[@seanstevenduco5722]

That comment makes a lot of sense.

[@liahamilton8931]

@@aditimishra7498 in fact, she’s a bisexual woman of colour! I just learned this today😌

[@juliaelkins6571]

lilly stays taking bites from black culture and she has zero self awareness about it. She will wear cornrows and make fun of tiffany haddish for wearing Indian hair at the same time so... this cringe fest seems really on brand.

[@555.J]

Thing is she assumed she was wearing Indian hair like her hair just couldn't be straightened or flat ironed.It was extremely offensive and just rude.

[@linann96]

Yeah, she’s very much into Black culture. She even speaks in AAVE. lol! But I actually don’t mind Lily. I used to be a huge fan a few years ago, but now I’m seeing that there’s room for improvement. More specially, she shouldn’t revolve all of her jokes around a race, ya know?🤷🏾‍♀️

[@555.J]

@@linann96 Yeah I used to be as fan of hers too but things are piling up and I see her in a different light.

[@KamoreaM]

@julia Elkins I thought you were Katlyin Bennet I am so sorry😭😂

[@viscountrainbows6452]

She smells like she wants to say the N word but has just one insurmountable hurdle that she knows she can't jump unless she's willing to forfeit her standing as a Woke Princess.👌🏿

[@patronus6642]

Imagine if someone had done an Indian accent like that. Oh the outrage

[@TuesdaysArt]

I wonder how she feels about Apu...

[@nachiketh3650]

As an Indian, I apologise for that brown twat. But she's Canadian-Indian.

[@larifari12oder3]

@@TuesdaysArt she advocated against apu. She uses the same accent as her parents though. It is pretty hypocritical

[@TuesdaysArt]

@@larifari12oder3 I guess she justifies it because she's of Indian descent, though even if that excuse was valid (which I don't feel qualified to determine), that doesn't explain her suddenly appropriating Jamaican culture.

[@signofthecrimes1534]

@@TuesdaysArt Apu the character or the song? 😂 I dunno what you're talking about but I wanna know

[@CGPOPPOOP]

I bet you guys didn't know she's a bisexual woman of color.

[@foussi739]

Beesexual wombat of clorox

[@TattoedKiss]

Is she really bisexual or she just don't like to be straight?

[@youmnabakr6204]

No way! Dude, really?! Holy shit bro

[@0x00Fyou]

@@TattoedKiss so she can go from bashing to banging men, to being able to celebrate pride month to being a straight gal, she doesn't consider herself indian, just a woman of color.

[@winnym6806]

I don't like to talk about people's sexuality because their life but..... it's possible that Lily does that.

[@Jack_Arbor]

What I always find interesting is that Lilly never mentions the fact that she’s a LIGHT-skinned Indian, with northern features. In a world where dark skinned Indians are treated as garbage or lower than others.

[@kemicoker2147]

tea☕️

[@suhridguha2560]

she is not fair skinned Indian. There are Indian people who are as white as white people

[@Jack_Arbor]

Drive Home well she’s certainly not dark skinned! Light skinned, fair skinned, whatever you choose she is, let me know what’s exactly the correct choice

[@suhridguha2560]

@@Jack_Arbor I would say she is kinda average on the dark to light scale

[@noodlesuzuki5513]

It's like y'all don't know what brown skin is

[@diluelizabeth]

"Someone needs to tell her that being a woman of color doesn't mean that you can move from color to color" SO APT!!!!

[@0x00Fyou]

She feels the need to gatekeep the people of color and is using her bisexuality as a means to pull the LGBTQ people to her side. She is practically using the LGBTQ for her own agenda

[@miss11blackwood]

Lol

[@avasalvatore9971]

Bruuuh, I always thought she was a heterosexual Caucasian man this whole time 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@redacted5078]

Wait he isnt????

[@ramyaj1693]

exactly, i never knew that she was a bisexual indian woman 😔

[@pineinawood]

She needs to work out whether she is anti-racism, or anti-white.

[@mcplumpkin6191]

She's just anti-comedy. Going as low to insult groups of people and hiring actors to laugh to even try to be funny.

[@annolapedersdotter761]

@@mcplumpkin6191 factsssss. anti-everyone because it's cool now to be "quirky" and talk non stop about things she didnt choose. (Skin color, sexuality, gender) not being a "normal" person is society is enough to make her feel special tho iggg

[@mcplumpkin6191]

@@annolapedersdotter761 She is special because... not many people use a talk show to voice those outrageous opinions.

[@sxnxqa2335]

shes racist

[@MissBTES]

Sea Pinecone anti-white for criticising white people in her jokes? 💀 I’d love to know how many of y’all laugh at family guy, or shows and comedians that include actual anti-black, anti-Mexican etc jokes. We hear these jokes casually all the time and white people tell others to stop being PC about it because it’s “just jokes”. But y’all can’t handle jokes that single out white people, y’all kill me 😂

[@mccoybutler7746]

I appreciate how you’re a reaction channel that addresses not just silly troom-troom videos but also important and powerful issues in the KZbin community. I love the content and appreciate your unique style.

[@sixteenleo]

it go from stupid, to stupider to ahhh here we go again

[@wolfie1703]

sixteenleo ah yes 😌

[@imjustlookingformywatch]

Just found this channel. Gotta say there is a lot of potential here. I would not be surprised if this guy ends up working his way into the main you tube commentary chain. I could definitely see him interacting with Gus Johnson, Eddy Burback, Danny Gonzales, Kody Ko, Noel Miller, Drew Gooden, Chrisraygun Shoeonhead, etc. I expect he will probably see a big boom in popularity like The Lunch Club members or Fact-fiend. Maybe he already has interacted with these people and I don't know because I am knew to his videos: but I don't imagine he has broken through the barrier of regular interaction. I definitely foreseeing him getting there.

[@BadassRandomness]

She's trying to tell a political message , but since she thinks she's a comedian, so she decides to add a comedic twist to it, but because she's so tone deaf, she decided to do a racist accent as the twist. Shows how terrible her "comedy" is

[@badassfroslass]

Leo looking like he just came off the set of Escaping Alaska, love the jacket

[@ShreeNation]

As an Indian who's never been to the West, Lilly is like a female Chet Hanks to us.

[@pes6628]

God bless you, Shree. Thanks for that laugh.

[@ilhanaali]

😂😂😂😂 I've wondered what other Indians thought of her.

[@Marmalade_Sally]

No need to insult Chet like that.

[@onettaviator5396]

Who's Chet Hanks?

[@Marmalade_Sally]

@@onettaviator5396 Not someone who can be googled in about 3.2 seconds flat.

[@lily-xi2bs]

what’s crazy is she’s always had this obsession with Jamaica and Jamaican accents!! if you go far back on her channel you can find a lot of other stuff in a similar vein it’s insane

[@maxh2421]

used to watch her channel, and she mentioned she grew up in a heavily populated jamaican area

[@lily-xi2bs]

Chance i guess that makes sense, I didn’t know that! I don’t have a horse in this race so i don’t really have an opinion on if it’s an issue or not but that definitely puts a lil perspective on it for me :)

[@samyuktha.]

@@maxh2421 right. But she didn't *get* that accent or slang naturally. If so, why didn't she use it all these years. She just uses that card whenever she feels like she wanna act *cool* smh

[@badlilkitty96]

I didnt know that there was a big jamacain population there thats interesting.

[@maxh2421]

Some Thoughts I’m not defending her I’m just explaining why she may be using the accent

[@Etanmm]

Your computers not broken, it turns on and just says no

[@annajapiassu306]

the computer is just me everyday of quarantine tbh

[@TaylorSteinbruckner]

Anna Japiassu underrated comment 😂😂

[@Tzkaar]

computer says no!

[@HDcreature]

It's just decided enough is enough, it will not serve humanity anymore

[@izzym0lina]

I'm bi and brown and brown and I think I speak for all bisexuals and people of color when I say "We don't claim her." Thank you for listening to my TedTalk.

[@SWAE.22]

Agreed

[@AnaRamirez-ng1tj]

I’m proud of my identity and sexuality and now extremely scared to be perceived negatively due to people like Lily.

[@krxyaa]

AGREED

[@wakemeupOUTSIDE]

bi and brown and brown

[@CH-ns4gv]

I'd imagine all Oompa Loompas have to be bi. Ive never seen a female one

[@MeanBeanComedy]

SixteenLeo looks like the kinda guy who would borrow $1000 and pay it all back with Interest in a timely manner and smoke you out.

[@sixteenleo]

ill smoke you out the table bean man

[@MeanBeanComedy]

@@sixteenleo Oh I don't doubt it! I'm a 200 lb man with the tolerance of a 90 pound girl. Nevertheless, it'd be a night to (be unable to) remember!

[@WhiteRaven696]

He looks like the kind of guy I'd love to eat out TBH

[@ollie3746]

@@WhiteRaven696 Oh-

[@Toonksbell43]

got an add for migraine drugs right when Lilly started singing and it just felt so beautifully timed. Even the KZbin add algorithm knows

[@Luka-zi9kv]

KZbin cares about us sometimes I guess

[@Watermelon_Man]

Jenna Smith ad* for goodness sake. It’s “ad” (short for ADverstisement)

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

Watermelon Man probs got autocorrected

[@LonesomeBanana]

As a lesbian, and someone who’s desi... we don’t claim her

[@NileshR12]

Lonesome Banana Damn 😂😂

[@redacted5078]

The asexuals dont want her either so

[@DeaDiabola]

The pansexual enby Indonesians don't want her either

[@genocider9782]

As another bisexual woman of colour... We don't claim her either

[@strawberry1948]

as a pansexual and trans guy of color, we dont want her either

[@mccoybutler7746]

Leo’s dance moves and singing are setting my house on fire cause their straight 🔥🔥🔥

[@sixteenleo]

i had to dance just had to

[@mccoybutler7746]

sixteenleo of course bro. Love the videos btw, they’re giving me life during quarantine

[@depressedteadepressoespres186]

Unlike lily singh Edit: wait... do you guys know that she’s not straight?!?

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

sixteenleo 😂 that was best part

[@Baconator4579]

Best dancing I’ve seen in a while

[@bdr4340-h9v]

There’s a common misconception that Jamaicans say “Mon” we don’t.

[@AceBanana]

Exactly! I get stereotype haha funny, but after hearing it 1000 times it gets old. Im Canadian so I always get people saying we say "Eh." We don't. (I mean some do but not everyone man)

[@axolotelle7122]

Amazing Trash yeah! It’s really only in Far East Canada. I find that anyone west of Quebec doesn’t say “eh” or have that accent people put on when impersonating us

[@Hi-Im-Paul69]

The thing about living in a different country is when your told (especially in movies/media) "hey, these people do/say this!" You tend to believe it because you don't have proof they don't lol It's like telling a girl who doesn't know much about boys "Boys periods come out their wee wees!" It's just being naive and don't have any reason to not believe it

[@ferablue1318]

It’s like saying brits all like tea. I do but so many thinks it’s whack.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

Everyone thinks all of us Americans are dumb, loud, and obsessed with Jesus. Well I'll have you know I am very quiet and Jesus is an NPC in my quest.

[@willnotshutup]

can we talk about how entertaining sixteenleo actually is for a moment? i feel like nobody is appreciating him enough

[@ccookies3]

if i had a penny for how many times she said “pull up”.... i would have enough money to culturally appropriate in a bad rap song

[@ontherockswithsalt560]

You'd have enough money to buy a pack of Pull ups.

[@yuki97kira]

I dont even know where tf she said pull up..she talked in spaghetti

[@smellyellie3185]

I’m sorry but as a woman and colored person, that is literally the most uninspiring song, like girl why do dat

[@suhridguha2560]

I am Indian and I am so sorry :3

[@utsahn9411]

Krish Nair but she did offend people....

[@emadrewington]

@Krish Nair she offended my god damn ears, the song was shit.

[@void-xt8pw]

@Krish Nair guess Jamaicans and white people and men don't exist..

[@Grodz73]

Krish Nair she offended a lot of people wdym

[@edcooper1471]

Thanks!

[@adriannamcintyre5803]

5:19 as a jamaican that made no sense which is sad because patois is broken english idek what this is but that was broken beyond understanding.Jamaicans would laugh at this. She really didnt try, it's not okay to stereotype the way we speak. It feels like she's mocking us. I have no problem if someone wants to learn but when you do something like this that didnt even look like you tried and it was for a flex that's disgusting. Jamaicans already get shit from people who say we sound unintelligent, don't use our culture for hype. It is a beautifully spoken dialect dont try to steal it from us and make yourself popular off of it. I bet she didnt even know the origin of how the dialect was created. P.S Listening to Bob marley doesn't make you jamaican.

[@samosas]

PiNk LaMBoRgHiNi I’ve been trying to explain this to my overseas friends and I think you said it perfectly. Adding “me” and “nuh” to every sentence you make isn’t true to life. This kind of shit is what makes people think of blunts & bob marley posters when they imagine Jamaica. This is embarrassing.

[@adriannamcintyre5803]

@@samosas it happens a lot overseas ofc I've seen it in toronto when they'd use jamaican words as "Toronto Slang" to sound cool and I really try not to care even though it makes my ears bleed cause of bad pronunciation it still offends me when they try to do the accent and throw 'mon' into every line since no one speaks like that.

[@Ella-px1xw]

Jamaican is so beautiful. My grandma and mother speak it and I'm sad I can't understand half of what they say lol. Don't know where dark skinned people think they can just make jokes about us and our language tho. Like we share the same shade but that's it. Unless you were born there or have actual Jamaican relatives, don't try.

[@vayermenoviko0linixD]

I don't know any Jamaican people so can I ask a question here? What's your opinion about people that make music heavily influenced by the jamaican culture and using patois but actually trying to sound legit, not like speaking gibberish (as we see here)? Like, trying to make their song actually sound good, with serious lyrics, good tracks, you get it, do the genre justice. Does your opinion change depending on whether someone non-Jamaican has lived the culture firsthand because they wanted to experience it or if they actively learnt about it through friends, the internet etc?

[@adriannamcintyre5803]

@@vayermenoviko0linixD making jamaican influenced music is okay I don't think it would do well in Jamaica if that person is not Jamaican, Even chinese people who live or were born in Jamaica for example wouldn't do well because jamaicans are kind of judgemental so if you don't fit the look of a dancehall or reggae artist chances of success is very low. If you look up dancehall artists the successful ones fit a certain look and most that I've commonly heard of. But if they tried to learn patois and they have it down that's ok I don't mind. again I don't think someone not Jamaican or dont fit a certain image could make it very far. I wouldn't recommend being discouraged though anything is possible

[@hannahcampbell1739]

as a jamaican person this is just a big yikes- like what's she saying isn't even understandable. it's like she's trying to create "entertainment" or "humor" out of an accent/culture and it's not sitting right with me :/

[@KourtneeBoo]

han han amen. as a fellow jamaican (hi. how are you? lol), it was just really weird and i feel like she should’ve given credit to the original creators like Ding Dong and Bambi i think her name is. i got what she was trying to go with it but alot didn’t make sense and in a way, it kind pushes a stereotype. we already get made fun of for our accents and stereotyped. the butchering made this real cringe. i get trying to do comedy and entertainment but this ain’t it

[@weasleynmunatoti]

Yeah I thought at first this was supposed to be some sort of parody of offensive stereotypes cos it just seems really tacky ? But apparently she just thought she can use Jamaican culture for her own amusement? And her accent sounds really fake, I am not Jamaican but to me that sounds as Jamaican as Apu from the Simpons sounds Indian.

[@KourtneeBoo]

Julie E the main problem i see a lot of people having (me included) is that she is doing the fake accent and she didn’t credit who she got inspiration from. it can come off that she made that beat and got the idea of a female empowerment dancehall song when that already exists. i get if she was trying to pay homage but it did not come across that way. if she said something like “paying homage to jamaican dancehall and making a song for all the women out there. i tried my best. blasé blasé” then it’d be less negatively received. apparently she likes caribbean/jamaican culture. accent probably shouldn’t have been a thing or she should’ve practiced it more. the accent makes a mockery of jamaican dialect and not creating her inspiration makes the song a rip off. it would’ve made it a lot less disrespectful to people. hopefully that all makes sense.

[@ohword9541]

@@KourtneeBoo Bro I agree with everything you're saying. I'm half Jamaican (hi, I'm good how are you, lol) and I've had moments in my life where people ask me to "do the funny accent thing". Tbh, if I tried to speak patois I'd end up sounding as bad as Lily rn so 💀💀. She just made herself look kinda dumb in this.

[@blaqgirlssss]

I’m half Nigerian half Jamaican and my family lives with my Jamaican grandmother. Hearing lilly speak like this is so weird..

[@tamutorro9560]

Why doesn’t this guy have more subs? He’s my type of humor

[@DanielThureskog]

Same.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

I don't care that she rapped in a Jamaican Accent. That's fine. I just wish she did it well. She did not.

[@kenzie9027]

I think a lot of people are more upset because she makes a big deal about this stuff when other people do it, so it’s like she’s being a hypocrite, but yea the song was awful

[@MeanBeanComedy]

@@kenzie9027 True. It was so damned repetitive and uncreative. Why are all her songs like woke afterschool specials?

[@MeanBeanComedy]

@TheBrokenUpEndEx I learned that drugs aren't cool, and I should stay in school. I graduated and... Totally forgot about that first part.

[@lannahzehr3889]

Honestly I saw it on another react video and thought it was in a foreign language and thought “ I didn’t know Jamaica had its own language” ... it doesn’t

[@bugcatcher101]

@@lannahzehr3889 nah, jamaican does have its own language. it's heavily based off of english but still very different in practice. in fact, if lilly just sang it in that language instead of an accent it'd be a lot less kitschy lol

[@eimiku3011]

“Ma’am what would you like today-“ *”I’m bisexual and a woman of colour, IM NOT A WHITE MAN.”*

[@ephemeral999]

"maám welcome to wendy's what yould you like to ea-" *"WOW HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT TO ME IM A BISEXUAL WOMAN OF COLOR NOT A STRAIGHT WHITE MAN"*

[@cellostrings565]

Misogynist: Sees men as greater than women Misandrist: Sees women as greater than men Feminist: Sees all genders equal *hmmm I wonder where Lily falls*

[@loftywastaken2386]

Honestly an extremely underrated channel, The quality is actually good Jokes land Editing is on point Personality is fun You really seem at first glance you have at half a million subs

[@sxnxqa2335]

RedMan voice soothing af

[@madisonkemp6443]

Omg how could you not love her she’s a bisexual women of colour. (Edit) thanks for all these likes wtf

[@sixteenleo]

tf? nobody told me that

[@bucketcentral9860]

@Madison Kemp I thought she was a straight white male?

[@adriansmaggots]

the more you know 🌈

[@treybanks327]

Madison Kemp the point is she is appropriating a culture outside of her own and claiming it how she she’s fit. When someone steals from your work or ideas, rebrands it, changes a few words here and there & takes it upon themselves to glorify in their pseudo-receiving credit from YOUR hard work, that is called PLAGIARISM. When a group of culturally insecure people steals another culture's styles, music, hair, food, talk style, clothing, alters the name & takes the credit for it, that is called CULTURAL APPROPRIATION. When a group of people steals another group’s history, rewrite it to how they see fit according to their agenda, alter the races of the original people so that they can appear to be “great” whilst degrading, labeling the indigenous as “savages” & then proceed to take the credit for that group’s contributions to civilization, that is called WHITE SUPREMACY. Racial deception is when people imitate another racial group’s physical characteristics, with the sole purpose of attempting to PASS as that racial group. For example, altering the color skin, the shape of noses, the texture of hair, the size of lips & body shape. Sadly only one of these things is punishable by law, yet they’re exactly the same crime…

[@swisher6730]

Kemet King she was being sarcastic lmao

[@haywoodjablowmi1151]

The way he said “what are you doing and *wæ* are you doing it” just sent me 💀

[@12woodsteps]

SAME

[@riotpoliceTRELL]

I love how she, an indian Canadian, always says “YALL.” I actually remember just a few years ago people always jokes on southern people for saying “y’all” (I’m from the south so I got it first hand) and all of sudden we got people like lily saying it to sound hip or whatever. Plus her blatant attempt that trying to sound black. And don’t hit me with the “oh what is sounding black? How can you sound a color?” Because you know exactly what I mean.

[@metalgearzwei]

Kung fu Benny you mean Jamaican, saying black is kinda risky

[@riotpoliceTRELL]

HeyItsIan Nah she definitely tries to sound like a black American

[@moonchild6352]

Wait Isn't y'all commonly used ? I'm French and always thought it was I don't wanna sound rude or something since I use it a lot :(

[@TheRacingWind]

She uses AAVE! Totally a valid thing to say, lots of white people try to do use it to sound cooler and it is appropriation

[@riotpoliceTRELL]

rad kid exactly

[@tomonator1361]

You rocking that parted hair better than ANYONE

[@sixteenleo]

you too kind for real awww

[@renegadetherapper]

Other than Kim Kardashian, ya

[@morganismism]

2nd is imallexx’s part

[@cricketxing]

The e-boys have been real quiet since sixteenleo came on the scene

[@abhimanyukhadwal]

RADHE BHAIYA

[@superbuffguy100]

I really wanna hear bo burnham sing "straight white man!" outside her window

[@solarium_self]

Yessss

[@redacted5078]

PLEASE

[@welldamnjackie1320]

I’d love that... and Lily would get so pissed because she doesn’t understand irony. It’d be amazing.

[@555.J]

As a West Indian she just makes me uncomfortable and cringe really hard.Like what even is that accent? She's acting like those white middle aged men that take a drink of pinacolata at the beach and think they're Caribbean lol.

[@arianasponytail2068]

This had me creasing 😭

[@Mahua]

LMFAOOOOO

[@gabrielasosa9146]

As a caribbean this comment hit hard 💀💀💀

[@spicytuna5920]

Gabriela Sosa *West Indians, not Caribbeans, you might as well just paint “my parents are from the Caribbean, not me” on ur forehead. I en mean no ways eh, I just telling u that West Indians call themselves West Indians and not Caribbeans, that’s cringey

[@gabrielasosa9146]

nickwithoutak eh? Wtf are u talking about????

[@DougyisHere]

I love how lily pics dance hall music as her genre of choice with how much she likes too talk about sexism racism and homophobia when dance hall is one of the most homophobic and sexist genres ever

[@vayermenoviko0linixD]

I think the point was exactly that. She wanted to take something sexist, racist and homophobic and use her bIsExUaL wOmAn Of CoLoR superpowers to turn it non-sexist/racist/homophobic. Very obviously did not work.

[@DougyisHere]

@@vayermenoviko0linixD I get what your saying but I feel like lily is too ignorant to really know anything about dance hall music and probably hasnt looked into the lyrics of a single song of the genre

[@misstohler8528]

*flash back of de C*** *C*** *Man song*

[@saintpoethefather]

She thinks bc shes "a bisexual woman of color" she cant be ignorant

[@jennieschanelbag1661]

This is what Lily thinks : *being an indian homosexual woman grants me the courage to make fun of white people and degrade men cause that's what feminism is all about*

[@francesca8895]

She's bisexual

[@Grodz73]

sneha philip I hate how that gives actual feminists and bisexual people a bad look

[@jennieschanelbag1661]

@@Grodz73 yep same

[@seanstevenduco5722]

Casper I agree

[@strawberry1948]

@@Grodz73 right

[@heartworkbykitty7933]

She’s turning into a kind of weird jake Paul shadow with the “stop spreading hate...at me”

[@myong2206]

if lily singh, priyanka chopra and mindy kaling are the only representation south asians have in western media then i don’t want it😌

[@ADSuri]

The only saving grace for us is Kumail Najiani.

[@xcalium9346]

Hasan Minhaj

[@NgataNare]

I like Mindy's show. She is funny !

[@anirutha1630]

what's wrong with mindy kaling and priyanka chopra?

[@niyanta2000]

Mindy is hilarious.

[@judygru3some]

Here before 1 million. I know it’s gonna happen!

[@dumbfridge7576]

what did she describe herself as again, a bicycle ramen of colour? sorry I have a really bad memory😳🗿

[@NgocAnh-ef5gr]

Damn I really bursted into laugh when I saw your comment thank you for making my day 😂

[@toploc7520]

ｉｓｍｏｋｅｍｉｌｋ 😂😂😂

[@char5285]

I think it was bilingual hurricane of clorox

[@ohio9499]

your close enough

[@db5094]

why did i snort

[@victoriarose8158]

bruh wtf happened to her I used to love her... 🤦🏻‍♀️ just makes me wonder if she was always like this and we are only now seeing her true colors

[@PrincessSixThirteen]

You grew up, she didn't.

[@icantthinkofausername6902]

Me too but I guess it’s because we grew up

[@anee7558]

Same idk if she's always been like this or i just grew up

[@nidhi2693]

reverse racism and sexism was kind of popular back in the early 2010s. a lot of big comedians have done those sort of jokes and honestly, not looking at how damaging they could be, it was genuinely funny back in the day. i do not blame lilly for that phase since there was a large enough demographic to encourage her to do more. but, as time goes on, our taste in everything changes. while her audience had changed, her demographic is still the same: young teens. we see the affect and problematic nature of those jokes today, but that wasn't the case a decade ago. while social media can educate her on why she needs to grow up, she gets way too much hate already and honestly, it's probably better for her mental health to stay off it. she needs to grow up, but i don't think she knows how.

[@allensnea9335]

Men: Hi Lily: *Die*

[@ratwoman248]

Blue Fire Lily: 🔫

[@Anonymous-eo2er]

Any white, straight, or male human being: Lily: I’m better than you because I’m a minority

[@allensnea9335]

This shit really annoys me because I’m an indian and lily just gives us a worse name.

[@ferablue1318]

Blue Fire don’t worry man I legit forgot she was Indian and decided she was just colourful I hardly associate her with Indian people.

[@allensnea9335]

Oh I’m glad! Good thing Lilly’s mistakes aren’t tearing apart the image of Indians around the world. Lilly actually has a problem of promoting toxic feminism even during a fucking pandemic which is just.....disgusting. She can go back to toxic feminism after this pandemic but she’ll never talk about actually required feminism which empowers women other than degrading men.

[@iyanavee2632]

I'm a Jamaican. This is so bizzare cus this is a VERY renowned dancehall song from the early 2000s I grew up with. Her weird voice that she's doing is so BAD. I don't feel offended , but why she didn't just sing it in normal American English ? Imagine I sang an iconic American song like MJ's Thriller in Jamaican dialect. This is so weird. She needs to go back to being poor and normal🤣 Edit: I was having trouble putting it in words but I think culturally it's awkward to hear that song reworked and changed by someone who isn't from Jamaica or understand that "Bad man " originally means a male from the ghetto slums and that there's a deep and interesting complicated subculture and history behind that but Lily seems to think it just means some dumb patriarchy thing. Yeah thats why it's weird.

[@darkmage4648]

Actually, given that you're native accent is Jamaican and you sing Thriller with that accent, it would be fine, because that's your original accent. Also, if you sing it in an American accent, and it's as trash as Lilly's Jamaican accent, then you should be rekt.

[@spicytuna5920]

Aunty I cyah even listen to the original again, everytime I hear the riddim I does cringe too much nuh

[@klaviersimp]

@@darkmage4648 I'll be honest, I don't see any issue with singing in the accent the original singer is singing. We're human, it's in our nature to mimic. As long as you don't mock the accent or do what Lilly did, it's fine

[@hecatrice2064]

Now I wanna hear Thriller in a Jamaican accent

[@trapanesebbi]

Iyana Vee she was never normal she’s always been a bizarre character. I’m guessing this is trial and error she was most probably inspired by a friend to do this remake as not many people even knoe that song I’m guessing she felt she was trying put her audience on to something new and introduced them to some Jamaican culture for why she choose that song but she should of collaborated with a Jamaican who would of told her the jafaken accent wasn’t needed to excite the message of female empowerment. As a Jamaican I’m not offended I find it funny ( laugh at her attempt not with her) I’m kind use to this fuckry of ppl saying wag1 and yeah mon when we don’t even sound like that what so ever. The world needs patios lessons it’s not that hard it’s literally broken English and Spanish if you can learn slang you can pick up the language.

[@journey_of_luke]

I love how she says men’s day is also toilet day but doesn’t realize that women’s day is actually international DISHWASHER day

[@jewelxiat]

Wait really? XD I'm a woman and tbh that's great lmfaooo

[@aquietgirlcalledsoph739]

I’m female and I never realised that!!?? Wow 👀 that’s cool though :)

[@LaurenElizabethYT]

Women’s day is the 9th of March and Dishwasher day is the 8th. I’m disappointed because that woulda been funny, though still pretty funny they’re only a day apart

[@releasethealbum6190]

Haha

[@theshermantanker7043]

Her comparison of men to toilets made me and my crusty ass sense of humour chuckle a little, as much as I hate to admit it, us guys can be pretty dumb, I'll give her that, and I fully embrace that as a guy myself. We call each other way worse than toilets during our banter, believe me Lilly 😅

[@mccoybutler7746]

Anyone else obsessed with how good the editing is in his videos

[@grondstein8147]

Saddest things on earth: Tom Hanks getting coronavirus Economy Crashing Orphanages Buring Sixteenleo not having 1 million subs

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Hanks is better!

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Damn orphanages are burning

[@viscountrainbows6452]

*gunshots, explosions, screams* I'm sleep *Nigga sixteenleo still ain't got 1mil subs* 🔫

[@Ruzovy_]

What about Kim jong un

[@MeanBeanComedy]

@@Ruzovy_ He's okay.

[@mei2606]

Lilly: I`m bi me: cool Lilly: all man are toilets me: *что*

[@macklyon7476]

It’s not the “cultural appropriation” that annoys me. It’s that the song sucks and Lilly is annoying.

[@gyuisthebeom]

Love this comment

[@trista443]

her facial expression annoys me tbh

[@ephemeral999]

everything is wrong with this song its just how did she even think that was a good idea lol

[@blueribenaberry]

Yeah, the thing is everyone sings in different accents. It's the intention behind it that matters. Adele sounding like an all-American angel when she sings & Kat Slater when she talks is fine because she's good & that's just what she does. If lily wasn't so insufferably gatekeepy about white people and other cultures and the song was any good it might have been a different reaction.

[@Penguinian]

Axel Drans I’m not saying that the song was good, cause it wasn’t, but I think people should be able to make music traditionally from other cultures without having to make it a whole educational super woke thing or bring in people from that culture... of course it’s good for people to become educated about other cultures, but people should be able to create art just for the sake of creating art, yknow

[@MM-pz2rt]

I think just because she has a brown skin and considers herself as a “woman of color”, she thinks it’s okay for her to imitate and not just imitate, OFFENSIVELY imitate Jamaican accent.. That ain’t it..

[@gracepalivela1974]

this dudes vidoes are the only thing keeping me thru lockdown smh

[@Iglurk]

And thus a new commentator has ARRIVED, been bingeing all your vids basically all day and I see you’ve only recently started gaining a lot more attention- I gotta say it’s well deserved man keep it up! Shows just how much consistency pays.

[@hallea1504]

The dancing here just cured my depression 5:01

[@harpujanair8696]

Finding 16leo is literally the best thing I could've done during qurantine, thank you also CONGRATS FOR 42K 🎉🎉🎉

[@Bugsyjr]

Yo I just wanna let you know that I appreciate how levelheaded you are. You're not just calling people out for acting dumb. You give them the benefit of the doubt and recognize them as real people instead of characters on a screen.

[@aveclasse17]

I'm not gonna lie, when this guy came out in that jacket ad hair, I wasn't sure what to think, but this is actually a great video. great job!

[@MNeathway]

aveclasse17 Those are what got me to click in the first place

[@internetclown904]

Every time she says "pull up", i cringe so hard.

[@justcallmemkay8015]

Lol same it makes me so uncomfortable 😂

[@sarryuken8786]

I reckon somebody wrote those lyrics for her. In fact, I think her whole online persona is written by someone. They just pay her to act out their work.

[@nataliec493]

What does "pull up" even mean? Like, I think I get it but still want confirmation.

[@aujastone7264]

@@nataliec493 alot of jamaican words/phrases change with context. The song she's butchering was an original song made by an artist called Ding Dong and it featured a dance called "Badman forward, badman pull up". The "pull up" just refers to "showing up or showing off". Kinda like "put your hand up or show yourself if you fit a certain criteria". That's what I got from it anyways.... hope this helps

[@nataliec493]

@@aujastone7264 Thanks for that!

[@thisisactuallyhilarious2575]

Damn you deserve so many more subs. You have such a unique style which I really like.

[@bbcneedstotreatvivibetter7456]

praying for sixteenleo to never stop uploading

[@mattismatt1502]

Will you remember me when your super famous and have your own tv show where you aren’t being mean to men or women.

[@sixteenleo]

HELL NO

[@mattismatt1502]

sixteenleo I’m taking that as a maybe

[@imdigruntled]

She talked about how everyone is equal, and how she hates it when people think it’s okay to target a person for who they are. But she still finds it okay to make fun of white people, say that they are awful people and and all creeps. She needs help

[@disgustingpunk2844]

The Reddownload I hope she realizes that She has kids fans who are white

[@DavidJones-ontour]

Just made this 9:41 my new notification tone, hilarious Leo keep these videos coming haha

[@Cardboard110]

Okay but your stuff on Spotify is pretty damn good too wait a minute (edited: and that outro was really nice to listen to)

[@nesannaidoo]

Sounds like she's trying to copy KSIs Jamaican accent in his new song Houdini ,funny enough he also he has a song called Pull Up Edit :Thanks for all the likes🙌🔥

[@TheScrubmuffin69]

Nah, i doubt she knows who that is. In fact I'm sure only children on KZbin know who that is

[@gertskook]

TheScrubmuffin69 your forgetting he’s a man she doesn’t like men remember

[@mclennan8388]

TheScrubmuffin69 lol he’s one of the most famous people on KZbin I’m pretty sure she would know who is

[@l0sts0ul89]

Ya know never realized that was Jamaica

[@brandonduran7384]

@@TheScrubmuffin69By your logic, you must be a child.

[@demonitized6208]

Any other thing + pull up Thats it Thats the whole song

[@myellatorres2110]

“bAd GyAl PuLl Up!”

[@babyturtleshoe8451]

I’m a big kid now

[@strawberry1948]

@@babyturtleshoe8451 BYE LMAO

[@destineegoodwin9188]

I love how you take video and give us your full and honest opinion in a more serious tone also being able to be comedic relief. Also I would like to add I miss being called a Big Baby

[@anissacole5285]

I don’t know why but there is just something about you and your personality that I immediately adored when I first watched you and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. They make me laugh a lot and I love your views on everything especially controversial topics because you never wish bad on the person and you always make it clear that you want everyone to succeed even if they make mistakes and I think you are so valuable to this world❤️

[@ebonegibson7162]

So well said. Same girl, same 😊

[@anissacole5285]

Ebone' Gibson he’s pretty awesome

[@refresh6241]

As a lady I don’t want that shit .How many times did she say pull up I couldn’t understand a word she was saying LMFAO 😂

[@brigidhunter3127]

"Don't jamaican accent" absolutely perfect & straight-to-the-point, my dude

[@jade839]

Me: *almost asleep* Leo: NAH, WAKE UP BUTTERCUP! 😩😂

[@xllestgurlx3945]

Aye my man Leo be looking like a fire fighter

[@rockst4rmikey]

OMG I LOST IT WHEN YOU SAID “if you wanna murder someone see the bad gyal pull up” LMFAO

[@emspace1227]

KZbinrs making in fun of the stupid stuff Lilly does has introduced me to so many good youtubers. It introduced me to commentary youtubers so just keep doing your thing Lilly.

[@andrewlee1883]

His channel's been popping off! Good for sixteenleo

[@Max-sv2vk]

Thank you I needed to laugh while catching up with all my homework

[@sakinahussain4422]

The king has uploaded once again 👌🏽😌👌🏽

[@edgekushed2551]

You passed 500K Leo. We big babies be proud af of you 😎👊🏾👌🏾

[@princegalaxy5342]

When lilly tries to make a song for "girls" Beyoncé: (Makes a song about girls running the world) am i a joke to you?

[@idiotwhodoesthings]

Galaxy Prince difference being that beyoncé has been a huge inspiration for various groups of women since her rise to fame. she didn’t come to fame by tearing everyone else down aside from people of her gender or race. i don’t even really like beyoncé or her music, but she’s way more respectable than lilly, who is an absolute joke to her own cause

[@Luka-zi9kv]

That song is absolute shite and wrong though lmao

[@Pretty.Biology.Princess]

Luka thats subjective tho

[@Luka-zi9kv]

Nils Sjöberg no it’s not, it is just the same stuff repeated over and over. I’m judging it from a musical perspective, not political. There’s nothing special about it, just the same regurgitated shit as a lot of other pop artists spurt out. It’s made for putting a message across and making money from it, not because Beyoncé thought it was a musical masterpiece that she was proud of.

[@brascoperryjoe6425]

@@idiotwhodoesthings Beyonce used the same card, mutually alike, 'Black feminism', haha, flip side of the same shit