Off The Record: What's Your Favorite Thing About Your Ethnicity?

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[@TheTinyOrc]

I was googling Anthony Lee to see how influential he was and he was very influential a man blessed with such skills and limelight. Then I looked over Kinjaz and I read “Respect All, Fear None”. I really forgot that was Kinjaz mantra. That’s what made me like them. Now he has a “Fear Everyone” tattoo.

[@bsgk-red]

LMFAO!! 😂😂

[@antoniobautista6718]

As a Southeast Asian hearing Joe, the Japanese guy, saying the master race all the time is just hilarious. The Japanese war crime to Pikachu rebrand goes hard 🤣💀

[@TimeManInJail]

Well, the German embrace the dirty stain while the Japanese "white wash history". Lol Steve jealous the connection of being a minority

[@user-tt8pj8cb5k]

I can still see the pictures they show us in elementary school of filipinos bent neck because of samurai swords dulled down for cutting heads of captured filipino soldiers.

[@antoniobautista6718]

@@user-tt8pj8cb5k Same man, as a fellow Pinoy as well I'm always disgusted by how barbaric and evil the Japanese were to East and Southeast Asia. But this is a satirical comedy show, and I'm just trying to poke fun at the irony. And it's good that Joe knows about his people's horrible recent past and seems to to accept it to a certain extent. So I don't mind too much when an ethnically-Japanese American makes jokes about their past. Plus like I said, this is a much more adult comedy-aligned channel, so it wouldn't be nice for me to be as emotional as I normally would be about the topic.

[@user-tt8pj8cb5k]

@@antoniobautista6718 it's not that serious to filipinos anymore, they fucking watch anime in the philippines. The only topic now is to never forget what the foreigners(spanish/hispanic, americans and japanese) did to the native population.

[@Max25670]

The Japanese made anime so they did a pretty good job at rebranding themselves lmao

[@christopherrosas1295]

2:54 “their war crimes are covered up by Pikachu” 😂😂😂

[@KidCigano]

“Fear Everybody Who Tries To Cancel The Careful Boyz”

[@seleriemr]

On the Japan/Germany debate, as a history student I think it's a matter of admission. Germany is very open about the nazi past and the crimes committed, hence why they still connect largely to that identity whereas Japan is notoriously in denial about WWII and so "rebranding" becomes a lot easier

[@kn2549]

As a Japanese, its more about the cultural differences of taking accountability. To be more specific, Greco-Roman reductionist thinking vs Eastern Holistic thinking. In a reductionist way of thinking, western countries such as Germany would want to boil down “who” was responsible and will put 100% of its blame onto that individual/group(i.e Hitler and the Nazis). Hence, it becomes extremely easy to move on from the past when you can literally ban anything related from ww2. They have created a clear “scapegoat” where they can point at and say “It was them in the past, not us in modern day.” Its part of their country’s history that they have unconsciously treated as un-German, something they want to keep away from by banning anything associated with it. Japan, with its eastern Holistic thinking, absolutely hates to assign accountability to a single individual or a group. When something goes wrong, everyone takes responsibility - which in reality means no one takes responsibility. The feeling of “guilt” will be so stretched out to the point that its weight of responsibility becomes lighter for each individual. Hence why all the military leaders/politicians associated with the war and the post WW2 generation of Japan don’t feel as much responsibility. Japan can view WW2 lightly as part of its national history without any emotional attachment to it and move on to “rebrand” however they want into the future. Im not saying which way of thinking is right or wrong, but I feel like there is a huge cultural concept surrounding this that many people dont realize.

[@antoniobautista6718]

@@kn2549 I understand your points, and it's good to see that you don't approve of it, but you guys had been so barbaric to us that even the whole world acknowledges how bad it was, and I think that since then, and even in this day and age of peace and understanding, your government has consistently fell short on taking the proper actions educationally and with foreign affairs to fully accept guilt despite the culture going on. The thing is...the atrocities that your people did to us were also to Asians, so the whole "holistic thinking" that you refer to is understood to us, which makes it even more ironic to see the approach Japan takes on it's very recent horrible past. The West should care but they don't have to, they weren't fully affected by your country. Much of China and Southeast Asia, and Korea especially has greatly suffered countless unspeakable evils that your forefathers committed, and that needs to be handled the correct way, through TRUE penance with or without a "holistic thinking" society. I'm not saying the modern day people and you in particular are responsible, but you knowingly buy into the silence and ignorance that the Japanese government wants to push out to avoid the shame due to "holistic thinking".

[@BBBerti]

As someone who was born and raised and Germany, I agree. In school they're not afraid to talk and teach about what happened. The opposite in fact, it gets repeated over and over

[@CamberRockerCamber]

What I love about being Hmong? At least for this generation still, we have very strong ties to our relatives and our clan. When you need help, your entire clan is showing up to help, but that's also the one thing I dislike too. Everyone always got something going on on the weekends so you don't ever have a free weekend to yourself and your family because you gotta go help your cousins with what they got going on. 😂

[@GYSMelanie5]

I love that, my Italian families are always too busy for family. You see, in the movies , they are all about family. That's not the norm.

[@maigrrr]

That and that sometimes things can be very conditional. Like, I helped you with that so now you gotta help me type thing.

[@GYSMelanie5]

@@maigrrr exactly

[@joven999]

shout out to all my fellow filippinos 🇵🇭

[@CuongChanster]

As a history lover. I love this discussion.

[@annaszeto8081]

I wish we got to hear Anthony's thoughts. Maybe part 2? I always enjoy when it goes to Bart his thoughts can be thought provoking and always funny. And Steve what are your thoughts on german pastries? I think theyre delicious!

[@bethnichols2875]

Anthony said his thoughts. He added on to what Bart and Nick said since Bart, Nick and Anthony are all Chinese.

[@aMaezing_Mae5]

I have to agree with Ryan ! I’m half Filipino and I just assumed myself and my 3 siblings got our sense of humor from our mom , but I see that now 😂 we DO have great sense of humor ❤

[@bethnichols2875]

This promises to be a good discussion.

[@bernardbautista6209]

i remember all those history classes that Japan did a lot of number in the Philippines and now everybody just completely got rebranded and the whole country just loves anime , pokemon, dragon ball , nintendo lol

[@edvm4953]

Thank you ICEMAN for sound!!😂😂😂

[@SteveGreeneComedy]

yw

[@xRhadical]

Although Imperial Japan may have been "worse" in many accounts than Nazi Germany, the reason that no one in the Western world talks about it was because it wasn't directly against them. WWII was officially started because of that Nazi dude, with Imperial Japan jumping in after a couple years. Germany has also rebranded entirely since then because they want to distance themselves from him as far as possible. They're one of the most progressive countries in the world now on both social and economic issues. I know many Germans, and even the right wing ones would be considered liberal when compared the the right wing in the US.

[@HasanPikerIsADouche]

I think the biggest factor is that the Germans didn't hide from their atrocities, while Japan does.

[@MrPieman00]

Plus the US largely covered up war crimes and did alot of PR so they could have a base in east Asia

[@antoniobautista6718]

@@MrPieman00 This is the main factor. As it always goes, geopolitics always determines final policy. The Americans were disgusted and appalled about what happened and they saw firsthand how barbaric and evil the Japanese were, but with a new emerging superpower in the USSR and the CCP growing ever larger and stronger in their civil war, it was only in their interest to have a strong, democratic and most importantly US-aligned foothold in the region very close to both the PRC and the USSR. Hence why the US singlehandedly chose to send massive funds to rebuild the destroyed Japan and help create its entire government. As a Filipino it hurts, but that's just geopolitics. And like the main comment said, I also agree to an extent that the West naturally isn't connected since the West isn't Asian, but it's good that the West does acknowledge the clear ignorance that Japan pushes out to it's public and the world regarding its past. And that was also in mind for sure with the Americans when it came to them securing Japan for their future policy; and look how well it turned out.

[@mbparina2589]

That bridging thing that Ryan was talking about is so true!

[@808HawaiianState]

Well, in Hawaii every December 7th we remember getting bombed by Japan. My grandparents used to talk about the internment camps and they couldn't understand why their asian (not all of them were Japanese) neighbors and friends were put in the camps. They didn't blame their neighbors for what Japan did. Most locals grew up with a lot of Japanese (locals and tourists) and other asians that we just accept them.

[@HasanPikerIsADouche]

We got them back

[@Zhcwu]

If you are Chinese/Asian you have an automatic up doing anything financial, walk into an art show, real estate showing, auto dealership, fine restaurant, high end clothing or jewelry shop there is definite heavy pandering. I love it and I'm not even that rich.

[@BeautifulDreamerK]

I never realized how “Americanized” I was until I was an adult. My parents always reminded us that we were Filipino and wanted us to live in Filipino values but when I reference thing from how I grew up, it’s more American than Filipino aka how my parents grew up. I still have Asian values in me for sure but I am very independent vs. think collectively or celebrate special occasions privately with a small group vs. throwing a big party to feed relatives and family I’m close with. I see as an American with a Filipino background. I was born and raised here. One Asian colleague kept “correcting” me saying I should call myself Asian American but I don’t see it that way. I identify with it in some ways but I really don’t. I didn’t grow up in Asian communities. I grew up with whites, African American, Latino, and some Asians.

[@ThomasThomas2x3989]

I'm just now releasing Joe is the only Japanese guy I know 😂😂

[@Naing2lin]

think what i like about being burmese is it’s unique/lesser known, i enjoy teaching people about our culture and they get to know me better! like how i was raised

[@believiny0urself]

The best part about being Korean is the food.

[@marrz8244]

Ez mil needs to meet the jknews crew🙏🤞🙏

[@chillinwithmelissa884]

Get ‘em Nick! 😂

[@Ntsej_Muag]

Joe looks like the young version of Drift King from Japan. 😂😂😂😂

[@serenascott9848]

He’s looking so cute this ep! Defs the master race

[@nortnort4776]

My favorite thing about Filipinos is how it seems like theyre all born with an entrepreneurial spirit. I say they because I haven't found that part of me yet, but I lived in the Philippines for a good while and I had a lot of classmates who had their own "businesses" at like middle school age. Full on lists of customers with a small production team and everything. I remember being mind blown at all of them cuz I couldn't understand how they thought of the idea and decided to do it. And it's more common to find families with small stores or families that sell goods to make a living rather than families of employees. But this is very anecdotal. This was just very common around the areas I lived at but I jumped around a lot living their too.

[@nortnort4776]

nort nort

[@HAMMER_2.2]

I'm White too like Steve but I actually do feel very strong connections to my culture because most of my family is recent immigrants from Denmark and Scandinavians have very unique , strong cultural identity. It has permeated into everything we do here in America. Out Family celebrations, our holidays, our names, even what we call eachother (ex. Bedstefar / farfar if grandpa, mormor is grandma etc). There is another side of my family who are Irish immigrants but they came so long ago now. By the 1860s they were already living here in San Diego when California was barely a state. So it's funny to have agreements with both Steve and also what Joe said in the video!

[@zeejhay4473]

lets gooooo fear everyone shiirrt!!

[@blackdawg7361]

Anthony: "Welcome to The Careful Boys. I just took Ryan's intro.!" That sucks for Ryan! Better luck next time, Ryan...

[@dsong2006]

The one thing that makes me feel proud to be Chinese is the entrepreneurial spirit of my people. The willingness to go on a boat/plane and head to the most faraway, unknown, potentially dangerous place, where you don't even speak the language and try to build your business empire there. It could start and end with just one restaurant or grocery store but the balls it takes to go across the oceans and possibly never seeing your family again is incredible. It's been like that for hundreds of years and continue even in 2023. I've been to 25 countries across all the continents and there's yet to be one country where I did not ran into a Chinese restaurant or small business.

[@GYSMelanie5]

'Yeah, it's pretty sweet up here" 😂😂! Great video! I would say the best thing about us is the pizza and macaroni and sauce. You're welcome!

[@jimenez2403]

I'm sad no Mexican was here 😂

[@ThomasThomas2x3989]

Joe about to say "everything!!"

[@mattterakawa6985]

Nick’s German pokemon was slept on😂

[@IceGamerification]

favorite thing bout being lao is the community and the food…. LAO FOOD GO SO CRAZY

[@bradsato6412]

In San Diego it’s still remembered maybe because it’s a navy town. I get treated differently and they even talk about war crimes. My parents were born here and myself too. I don’t even speak Japanese.

[@cafezo87934]

I respect filipinos. Theyre so friendly and hardworking very dedicated people to everybody. They love to gab and invite you to their house to eat lol i love it you dont get hospitality like that anymore anywhere

[@kjracz15]

An America-born Japanese dude calling himself a weeb is the most meta thing I've heard this month. 😂

[@kiarademoner]

Everyone loves Tokyo drift. Maybe Germany can do Berlin drift. A total rebrand 😂😂😂😂😂

[@grindtime7972]

Whao whao, @joe ya were vegeta and nappa from the saiyan saga of the first season of dragon ball z! Hmong people were krillin and yamcha. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@lisapineapple]

The food 🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸

[@19Elicar]

Damn being Black American we’re low key fire pop culture, and we improve on inventions like the elevator, carbon lights, microphone, and even an electric airship. Also we help with the modern day helicopter.

[@michaeldavin2009]

I learned yesterday don't call a Dominican a Puerto Rican

[@garyliu4543]

3:51 'Kaiten' - the suicide torpedo, the marine version of kamikaze.

[@MartyD]

love me some viet food 🤤

[@CuongChanster]

You can eat McDonald's and drink starbucks anywhere and think you're back in the states 😂

[@ethanyangswag]

Pork knuckle lololol

[@nianatura]

Scary boys or fearful boys

[@arseface2112]

Thank McArthur for Pikachu.

[@mzkarma6751]

i have a natural dance talent

[@FiveSubj3x6]

aahhh yeahhh...

[@dankboidonk]

❤

[@Dominicwylai]

I have so much to say about this video to the point that I can’t be bothered to type it all out…

[@zacharyfps1938]

Japanese changed a lot

[@Sake_Ikura_Don]

12:53 it’s not only Asian American. When you in different country where the most of population is another race, you automatically stand for your race.

[@LOPHOAFRO]

HOW DO I JOIN THE CAREFUL BOYZ ? AREYOU TAKING APPLICATIONS AND I WILLGETTHE TATTO

[@reisen-5970]

AZN PRIDE- Got Rice

[@Thaivega206]

F E A R E V E R Y O N E

[@georgeous4521]

there auto pilot is a boy lollll

[@Bongs_and_Banquets]

the funny thing is germany had a lot of ways to bounce back like beer, no speed limit, great engineering (automotive/weapon) bad marketing tsk tsk

[@mariaah8537]

Steve looks sad in this episode. Why so serious steve? 😂

[@Max25670]

Japan made anime, so I say all that's forgiven. 😂

[@lerrojcv3987]

😂😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@jujujay3082]

As Asians we let off Japan WAYYYY too easy

[@cafezo87934]

Completely and totally random, japans birth chart is virgo rising, aries sun and leo moon. ABSOLUTELY 💯 CORRECT.

[@rosasilva688]

to be honest, If I close my eyes and hear Joe talking about Japan, not knowing who he is, I would guess he is a white American man who claims to be Latin because hes grandgrandgrandgrandfather is Italian, and now he's claiming to be Latin, because of the Latin Language... that he doesnt even speak (with all respect that a have deep in my heart)

[@melatonin1371]

Philippino Pride 🇵🇭

[@willionaire77]

Lol. Joe's like as if Europe doesn't have immigrants. Everybody's born and dies at the same place. 😂 Germany has currently about a quarter of the population (20mill. of 80mill.) with a migration heritage. It's actually pretty multi-cultural by now. Especially in big cities. I myself am half german - half serbian. Born in germany - but still strong cultural connections to my moms country. Every 1st/2nd generation immigrant has usually still very strong ties to his home country and is most likely at least bi-lingual. Even my niece/nephew are bi-lingual because we have family they visit regularly. Also a lot of stuff JKs is always like... that's an "Asian" thing - are most of the time just class thing rather than only cultural. Or either all of immigrant families would be kinda asian. 😂

[@wussrestbrook1200]

In America Europe is still white ethnostate

[@HasanPikerIsADouche]

Do ppl actually go around thinking in terms of their ethnicity? In that case, I think asking the least favorite thing would've been a better question

[@SteveGreeneComedy]

we got u don't worry

[@malakaisam6409]

Chinese even has "infiltrated" indigenous communities as they were the only ones who let indibros in their businesses which lead to marriages so many indibros have some Chinese in them infact many elders have a preference toward Chinese food for these reasons

[@mondragonmsaul308]

1hr fam

[@jasonly7008]

Hey Nick, when you gonna talk about mma? Ie. Shavkat, Israel adesanya, volkanovski vs what's his name in abu Dubai, one fc?

[@LaddRusso91]

He talks about MMA with David and Gilbert on the OOSS channel.

[@jasonly7008]

@@LaddRusso91 oh okay. Thanks alot.

[@ifeelikerain]

Japan tried so hard to colonize other counties and regions of other countries and failed every time

[@Tu51ndBl4d3]

Where did it fail?

[@twistedcreator1]

Gutter oil lovers lol

[@holdenedits6607]

Steve green for white people mayor🛎️

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

They should stop these go around the room episodes or make the video longer since they don’t all equally speak their stories.

[@bethnichols2875]

Their system works just fine. They all got to say their peace on the topic at hand. When the topic is a deeper one, like when they were talking about their goals for the future or when they are discussing how they are all doing they make a point to give each person their time, or break it down into parts, so each person has a turn.

[@annaszeto8081]

I feel the same. I think everyone there has their own unique pov so it's fun to get to know all of them.