The Facts and Myths of Confederate Monuments

[@AdaOnDemand]

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[@jessief2150]

Congrats!!!!

[@sofialevinaguirre629]

i've garnered so much knowledge from staring at that picture of a monument that i've already got my bachelor's degree in history

[@AdaOnDemand]

LMFAO 😂😂😂😂

[@briestoll]

And this is what none of the "libs" want to talk about. How confederate monuments give DEGREES. TAKE THAT BERNIE SANDERS

[@aimemaggie]

confederates: we're doing this fo slavery republicans: y'all hear sum

[@AdaOnDemand]

confederates: no like on God i swear we're doing this for slavery republicans: 🧑‍🦯🧑‍🦯🧑‍🦯🧑‍🦯🧑‍🦯🧑‍🦯

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Confederates: Here are literally whole ass documents we wrote about how we doing this for slavery, time stamped and with signatures. Republicans: 😴😴😴😴😴

[@tristin6829]

I still remember in 7th grade being taught the civil war was over taxes and being forced to give a presentation over that and how slavery was only a sub issue of the civil war. like what the fuck 😫

[@AdaOnDemand]

My middle school history teacher looked me dead in the eye and called the Civil War the "War of Northern Aggression" and I believed him 💀🤚🏾

[@sailorcandy6633]

@@AdaOnDemand crazy how the government will legally allow this and not talking about LGBTQ+ existence

[@LauraaC]

Ewwww wtf

[@juliaargentiero1927]

i was taught it was about taxes too!!

[@itsulligulli2287]

OMG I learned so much when I saw the statue:"This person can ride a horse,wow".

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[@siriuslyconfused1]

“Making the past unworthy of respect” okay what part of the past are we talking about again though? I think it’s slavery.

[@AdaOnDemand]

Exactlyyyy I was like Tucker ummm 👁👄👁 which part are you respecting because I could have sworn we were talking about enslaving people 🤔

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[@AdaOnDemand]

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[@lauradunks_]

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[@AddlesH]

Thank you for this!! Girl you are PATIENT and so fair! I lost count of how many times I rolled my eyes at these people. Monuments are meant to honor people, I can learn history in school but I’d rather not idolize a racist person who led people to fight to their death for the “right” to enslave people... and these people just aren’t absorbing it. Slavery is a severe violation of human rights FIRST, history SECOND.

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2:45 Thank you for thinking about the international viewers 😂🇭🇹

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Hey sis!! First things first... whew. You are so WOKE GURL. I love that younger people (I’m 22 as well) like us are becoming more open minded and using their platform to speak about political and social issues such as this. I’m active duty military and believe me, in a career field saturated with Caucasian males... as a female minority, there’s a lot of issues as this that are brought up and the ignorance in many of my fellow brothers and sisters in arms is very apparent. You should most definitely make a video about women in the military, I know our sisters need this. Love you! Thank you for all you do! Xoxo

[@verycoolscholar]

The number of times history teachers have told me that the confederacy was fighting for states rights and then turned around and said they wanted states to be able to decide if they were going to allow slavery and ✨preserve the economy✨ is horrendous

[@oak0782]

I remember in elementary school first learning about the civil war, and they were talking ab confederate generals like Robert E. Lee, and I go “oh yeah, the bad guys” because obviously I was like anyone fighting for slavery was bad, like simple 10 year old logic. And my teacher had the audacity, to explain to me that the confederate soldiers weren’t “bad” just fighting a different side. And I was like “but their side fights for slavery?” And she goes “well it’s wasnt just about slavery” and I was sitting there, wide-eyed, blinking at her the entire time like bitch idc if it wasn’t just ab slavery, they fought for it: so they’re bad, case and point. But I obviously didn’t say that and was just like okay, cause I was 10 and my teacher was the worst. But idk this made me think of that.

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[@Alibern7]

Great video! I wish could commitate as well as you

[@juliaargentiero1927]

"slavery wasnt the only cause of the civil war" - "so what was another cause?" "to protect states' rights" - "states' rights to do what?" *"....to keep slaves"*

[@shinadevon4464]

New subscriber here! On the topic of judging historical figures based on past standards and not today's standards, I agree with your point that slavery is exempt. HOWEVER, even that weren't the case, we would still be justified in taking down monuments to these people because the existence of these statues communicates that the society continues to glorify them in the present by today's standards. And that is a huge problem. Anyway, great video! I love your channel.

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[@CaribbeanCitizen]

I will give it to the re-enactor he wasn't fully wrong. The Confederacy allowed people to pay to be excused from fighting, so very often rich slave owners who started the war would avoid conscription and force poorer whites to fight in their place. So very technically, a lot of the people fighting for the Confederacy weren't slave owners and didn't necessarily have a vested interest in slavery they were just too poor to avoid fighting, but the war was started by slave owners for their "right" to have slaves. I don't remember who but I think someone called it "a poor man's fight but a rich man's war."

[@mountainharpie]

Thank you!! I'm scrambling to fill in the blanks of my top notch white washed (and white encoded) education!! I know it's not your job to teach me, so thank you for your kindness in sharing!!! Your vibe and energy are really beautiful btw!!

[@dasanip.w.9661]

Stop making us not celebrate people who literally got off on the oppression of black people 😡😩

[@samiasegero5484]

where was the original vid for 1:15?

[@aimemaggie]

if we can all agree that a statue of hitler on a german government building would be wrong then we shouldn't glorify the actions of the most cruel people in american history.

[@thevoid8948]

bold of you to assume that most of that “preserve yt history” crowd doesn’t approve of hitler’s actions to at least some degree

[@Rampala]

Did you know it's illegal to fly a Nazi flag in Germany? I wish the USA took the same approach to the traitorous Confederate flag!

[@Sleipnirseight]

Exactly

[@mo.ka.9661]

@@Rampala then go somewhere that doesn't have a first amendment

[@geminikid609]

Well germany is embarrassed by their part of history usa loves it

[@itscoral]

"y'OuRe ErAsInG hIsToRy!" How have I never seen a single Hitler statue and still somehow know who he was?? 🤔

[@dokessezeaka5159]

PREACH!

[@JulianSteve]

Exactly LMAOOOOOOOO😂💯❗

[@shaesdivinetarot]

OOO IMA USE THIS ONE FOR MY NEXT DEBATE!

[@Xshathra006]

True, however that is a bit of an extreme example. Of course, everyone knows who Hitler was because it's WWII - a very impactful and incredibly recent historical event that literally impacted the whole world. WWII is very marketable - you've got so many movies made about WWII and Hitler as a historical figure. Even legitimate historians are aware of the marketability and keep releasing new and new studies regarding Hitler. Now, I am not American. I don't know of every confederate slaver, general, official there was, and likely I never will. So how about instead of tearing down a statue MAKE IT AN EDUCATIONAL POST - put a big ass plaque there that would briefly describe the person's life and crimes. That way one would not have to destroy a relic of the past, but instead use it as a place of learning. Well that's my European perspective.

[@dokessezeaka5159]

@@Xshathra006 so basically tearing down the statue and putting an educational plaque? Yh that works. But the statues should be torn. Many people know of hitter BUT they don't know who his generals were just like many people know if the civil war in America but not the name of all the soldiers. Would that still justify Germany erecting and keeping status of the generals?

[@sebastianvargas7614]

The United States has plenty in its history to be ashamed of, but one thing we can actually have some pride in, which these people can cling to if they want to focus on history and remembrance so much, is that there were people in this country who were prepared to die in some battlefield for the morally righteous cause of ending something as abhorrent as slavery. If they want to remember the Civil War through monuments, make monuments honoring all those that fought the horrors of slavery. Build monuments for runaway slaves and the Underground Railroad, for Union officers and soldiers. This way we can still keep the past alive while commemorating what is actually commendable in it. And if they have a problem with that, it's because it was never about "remembering history" in the first place...

[@AdaOnDemand]

Incredibly well-said!!

[@joshprice5583]

Preach.

[@elenabenotti3710]

👏👏👏

[@juliaargentiero1927]

yes yes!! if you said that to any of the people she talked about in this video, they would look at you like 👁👄👁 because we all know that's not really what it's about for them..

[@angieinthecity]

This is the answer! (but we know they won't hear it)

[@aeia_82]

I feel like if these people really wanted to use these statues to teach history, they could build actual museums around them that teach the harsh truth. You know how in europe old concentration camps are open to visit? But they don‘t glorify anything. They teach you the horrible things that happened there and you leave with a deep desire to never let anything like that happen again. If the people in your video don‘t agree to use the statues in this way they clearly just want to glorify them.

[@AdaOnDemand]

It's also so disheartening living here in the South because the AMOUNT of plantations that are open for weddings and events and NOT for observation or to learn and reflect on the suffering that went on there makes it so clear that the only type of "history" they want is the one that glorifies and doesn't educate at all. :(

[@gabriellevalentine2057]

@@AdaOnDemand Why the hell would someone want to glorify a Southern plantation? Yes, the South has a plethora of beautiful fields that probably look astonishing against the golden sunset, but do you need a place associated with slavery to do it? So messed up. 😞

[@connie1wilson]

Amen sister!

[@Rampala]

Oh, you mean like turning former plantations into museums instead of letting them still be privately owned for profit? Amen!

[@Sleipnirseight]

@@AdaOnDemand I literally came to say the same thing about plantation weddings 🤮 I went to one and didn't realize it was a plantation til we pulled up. Big yikes. That would be a great video topic!! All the shady ways plantations and slavery are whitewashed for events/weddings

[@SpurgeonGeneral46]

Who the hell actually “learns” history from statues and monuments lmao they just wanna keep worshiping their idols

[@AdaOnDemand]

Exactlyyyy! When was the last time a statue taught anyone anything 💀we all know they just want to continue honoring the cause those people fought for and I wish they would just say that!

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[@Confederatesoldier-yz7vt]

@@AdaOnDemand those statues are for honoring those who fought and died in the American civil war. Do the research lmao

[@Confederatesoldier-yz7vt]

@@AdaOnDemand I have ancestors who fought and died in the confederate army in the army of the Tennessee and they were poor, there homes were burned to the ground by Sherman's army, most confederate soldiers were poor, the slave owners were the rich people, there were only 5 percent of people who owned slaves, I can tell that you wish you were in the riots last year wanting to destroy history. SHAME ON YOU😡!!!! I hope every BLM statue gets taken down. How do you feel about that

[@Confederatesoldier-yz7vt]

Its to honor our ancestors who fought and died in the civil war. Do your research lamo.

[@raquellie]

The funny (and extremely sad) thing is, the people crying about taking statues down are the same exact people who have ZERO problems with history being taken out and flat out ignored in schools.

[@AdaOnDemand]

That's honestly the main issue!! It would be one thing if Civil War history education were thorough enough for every American to know who the people on these statues were and the extent of their evil but they want to whitewash all of history and also keep the monuments up for "history" 💀 nah

[@natasiafisher1669]

they all wanna forget about the states' recent war crimes - but monument stays up because preservation of history important

[@cardiganweather]

So ready for the discussion on medical racism. As someone who works in public health it's so disheartening to see the disparities between races, from how medical personnel treat non-white patients, to differences in health literacy that impede non-white patients from being able to fully advocate for themselves (an issue that partly arises from medical professionals not even attempting to understand and take into account a person's background and culture and how that informs their health beliefs), and the emphasis placed on studying and trying to cure diseases that affect predominantly white people and showing much less concern for curing diseases that disproportionately affect black people. It's even more disheartening to see how many people don't take the issues seriously.

[@ddjsoyenby]

that's awful.

[@AdaOnDemand]

Hi! Yes I am so so excited to talk about medical racism because it so rarely gets discussed and I've learned so much while researching. Can't wait for next week!

[@blackqueen7226]

Yeah I am studying MA right now it says some diseases affect people based on their race and I am like these same diseases could affect anyone not just blacks like high blood pressure white people can get it as well

[@dokessezeaka5159]

I am so ready for this medical racism discussion too! As well as with skin care. Medications for treating things such as sunburns that predominantly effect white people is like $3-5 dollars, but there is no single treatment for hyperpigmentation. Instead black and brown people have to buy a combination of expensive skin care products to use long term to even START to get rid of hyperpigmentation

[@sweaterseason7683]

Cherish ancestors...why? Lololol, I’m related to James Madison...but I’m black. Hmmm. Seriously though, can these people not comprehend that these glorified slave owners also have black children? Should these black descendants not have equal authority over how the legacy of their ancestors gets passed down? I mean, I can compromise at leaving their statues up if we can edit the plaques to properly (and graphically) fit the true narrative. [emphasis on sarcasm for this last statement]

[@AdaOnDemand]

That is such an amazing point that I didn't see brought up once while I was researching and that I didn't think of myself. These slaveowners often r**ed their slaves, so why is it only the white descendants that seem to have a say in how their ancestors are remembered?

[@kennedyjojackson1202]

@@AdaOnDemand yep! Turns out jefferson has a direct descendant alive today. She's a biracial woman. Half black and half white

[@amykh7647]

I'm a decendent of people who participated in the Tulsa race riots and I will work my entire life to make amends. Just because someone is "family" doesn't mean they're worthy of respect.

[@monica3020]

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[@amykh7647]

@@monica3020 Thank you for sharing that. So many millions of names have been erased over the years and they want to fight over statues of men that deserved to be forgotten.

[@crakandra9672]

Say it again!!!! 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@breannajefferson912]

" STATES RIGHTS TO DO WHAT? " Always my favorite question

[@ddjsoyenby]

"um uh................STUFF NOT SL@V3RY!" "but 99% of why they fought was sl@v3ry"

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Exactly

[@Confederatesoldier-yz7vt]

@@ddjsoyenby that's not true, only 10 percent of people in the south owned slaves because those were the rich people who had large plantations, most southern people were poor. I have ancestors who fought in the confederate army in the army of the Tennessee and they were poor. Take this for example. Say if you were a person living in the south and all of a sudden the south leaves the union and you got no control over that, do you think your mind is telling you, oh my god I want to fight for slavery, think about that. If anything you are a disgrace to my confederate ancestors by calling them slave owners by saying 99 percent of people owned slaves. Shame on you

[@ddjsoyenby]

@@Confederatesoldier-yz7vt ok the reason they fought was still to preserve sl@v3ry this is what the people who started the war and led the army outright said, and you don't need to own sl@v3s to be pro sl@v3ry.

[@Confederatesoldier-yz7vt]

@@ddjsoyenby your wrong, and you realize your arguing with someone who has studied the civil war for many years and a civil war reenactor, the war was not for slavery, the slave owners were the rich plantation owners who had many slaves, there was only 5 percent of rich plantation owners, my ancestors and a lot of confederate soldiers were poor, so are you calling my ancestors slave owners, because they didn't own slaves at all, if anything I can tell you were in the BLM riots last year taking down monuments, what a disgrace, you realize that if you try to destroy history, history is doomed to repeat itself, that is why we have all of these monuments, do your research and see for yourself LMAO

[@sweaterseason7683]

If these statues teach so much history, then shouldn’t Andy therefore be a ✨historian✨?

[@AdaOnDemand]

Likeeeee if staring at Robert E. Lee makes me a history expert where is my history degree?? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Persepholeigh]

"When did we just start running around tearing things down?" My first thought was the Boston Tea Party, honestly.

[@AdaOnDemand]

LMFAOOO wait I didn't even think about that!! 😂 like girl....that's basically all of American history 💀

[@ginihall1234]

Exactly

[@BittiKit]

When this woman said “erasing white history” ....💀 pls

[@SS-xj4fs]

lol have these chumps never heard of Europe? That whole continent is the birthplace of white history

[@shanchan8247]

Even funnier is their confederate 'history' only lasted 4 years.....so it's like saying they have no history or culture outside of those 4 years. Europe: We don't know them!

[@kport6219]

Chile. Some of these people really be fighting to preserve one of the most damning parts of America's History.

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Its EMBARRASING to say the least. The uk are just as bad for trying to keep up mr Christopher Columbus and Winston Churchill up aswell. Even though one is known for colonisation and the other committed war crimes

[@flightteamsostrong191]

There’s a person in my neighborhood with a confederate flag and a US flag🤦‍♂️ people just wanna make a statement but they don’t even know the history

[@sarahelmore83]

I drove by a Douchebag’s house in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, who had a COMBO US flag/Confederate flag. In the same flag. Ugh.

[@ginihall1234]

That’s so disrespectful and very funny since they lost the war.

[@bobymcgee]

When I was in middle school they told us it was mostly about states rights, and made it seem like slavery was just an afterthought that the union didn’t really care about, and when i answered the question the /right/ way, i was told to correct my essay. I live in New England btw

[@itscoral]

I know someone who went to a private Christian school in Alabama and that was how they presented it to them as well 😖

[@backboobsmakemesmile]

When I went to school in Buffalo ny I remember my teacher pushed this narrative also.

[@shandadelgado782]

🤣🤣🤣 They were fighting for what???? NOT slavery haha can't be!! Then here we go with Amanda with the slavery was wrong but....🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@AdaOnDemand]

My jaw actually dropped when she said "but-" I was like 💀 babe....there's more? 💀

[@shandadelgado782]

@@AdaOnDemand Whats that saying... "everything before but is irrelevant"... try again Amanda 💁🏽‍♀️

[@godzeelaraaawr1664]

Me every time someone calls confederate soldiers "patriots": 🤣🤣🤣

[@AdaOnDemand]

LMAO EXACTLY I'm like patriots to who?? Because it's not the U.S. 💀

[@stefflores]

Literal traitors who committed big T Treason! 🤯

[@GMira-archive]

Them: Stop erasing history!😡 BIPOC: Stop trying to STEAL our history. 😒

[@isa-morena]

Their history is the erasing of ours.

[@noonstyles3973]

@@isa-morena oooh snap👏👏

[@GerwynT]

People don't realize that non slave owners rented slaves. They directly benefited even without owning one. They also used slaves for building any infrastructure in the area. Just because they didn't "own" slaves didn't mean they weren't renters.

[@FantasyBookAddict]

I’m sorry but the Andy bit had me dying 😭😭 Also, I don’t understand the woman who said we’re erasing white history when black history is only taught during the shortest month of of the year

[@remysebald8893]

Even if we ARE erasing white history, like... Ok by me tbh. We don't need to play devil's advocate and care so much about the side of the oppressors. I think preserving the past and moving away from the historically white narrative can BOTH happen. I care about history and I care about the past--AND I am like,, really tired of learning about white history

[@remysebald8893]

Oh, context: I'm white, and I'm not advocating the punishment of white people by removing their history. I think white people really could benefit from learning histories other than the one narrative they're used to. Hope I don't seem like 'on behalf of my people, I am sooo sorry lol I hate white people too, don't we suck?' That stance annoys me so much lol

[@TI3RU]

That virginia senator saying we shouldn’t blame Lee for that “one thing” like he just accidentally slipped and fell into slave ownership 🙄 no, that was something he actively chose, and continued to choose every day he woke up, and chose over again when he literally led as a general in a war over it also, as someone who studied storytelling through art: anyone who says “it reminds us what *not* to do” has no idea what they’re talking about. Art is never objective, and certainly not these statues. They portray these men as noble, heroic, powerful men that demand respect, based on so many elements of the pieces. Common ways they do this: their stoic, stern expressions show calm intelligence, the height of the platform makes them loom over the viewer as if demanding your attention as a leader. The creators of these statues did NOT intend for these to be “reminders of what not to do,” they were made to honor these pieces of garbage 😡

[@AdaOnDemand]

SLIPPED AND FELL INTO SLAVE OWNERSHIP I’m actually cackling rn 💀✋🏾

[@AdaOnDemand]

And your analysis of the statues was so interesting!!! I hadn’t even thought about how the posing so blatantly contributes to how we were meant to remember them as noble and stately!

[@Zarai_Numbers]

That analysis was amazing I need a KZbin video or something on this!

[@fableSimmer]

And that's the tea. This video was so well done (as always). Girl, I haven't learned crap from statues. I don't even read the plaques. I think you eloquently made very good points and had a good answer for these ridiculous people.

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thank you so much for watching!! 🥰❤️ definitely learned a few things while researching that I'm gonna bring up the next time someone tries to tell me why these statues should stay up 😂

[@fableSimmer]

@@AdaOnDemand Same. I'm ready to recite these good points aha.

[@alejandromagana9327]

People don’t learn cause they don’t read😭😩

[@julesss8061]

Something that got me thinking is when she talked about being younger and looking at these statues and thinking they're good, how true that is. If we see these as kids we assume, "wow, they must've been very important." Which presents the question of could this way of idolizing these statues create a potential unconscious bias? Just a thought.

[@AdaOnDemand]

I think this was such an interesting point that I should have touched on more! There are almost NO other instances here in America where we have statues/monuments for people who were traitors or enemy combatants or people who killed a massive number of American soldiers. So putting up these statues when, for the most part, only "good" people get statues creates an unconscious positive bias towards the people being depicted in the statues, especially for younger children!

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literally same

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[@TownofTawiah]

honestlyy ❤️

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thank you so so much for watching!! 😭❤️

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You probably won’t see this but i truly enjoy your channel! I have adhd and it’s really soothing just to hear your voice. Your very easy to follow and you speak on points that people don’t even touch on !!! Keep it up much love!😁

[@AdaOnDemand]

I am so so happy that you enjoy my videos!! 😭❤️ can't wait to make more content for you guys!!

[@ayomidebaby3598]

'slavery was very bad, my ancestors are very sorry' 😂😂😂

[@AdaOnDemand]

Sis truly sounded like she was reading from a script 😂

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Pffffft. The performance was mediocre at best

[@pinksugar787]

That one dislike is Andy🙆🏽‍♀️

[@FatHedgie]

These monuments belong in a museum, not on the streets.

[@waywardslytherin8801]

EXACTLY

[@sunoosdimples]

(I am not American nor do I live in America ) a thing my white, American history teacher once said was : ‘Americans have too many rights, it makes us think we’re all that and a bag of chips. Maybe the government should just take a few to knock us down a few pegs’ and I have never cackled so hard in my life

[@isa-morena]

Our white middle class has always had a knack for romanticized fascism

[@iara0]

DON'T YOU KNOW? Economy is worth more than human lives. Jeez.

[@SamMKKK]

Congrats on 50k!

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thank you!! ❤️ Honestly still can't believe it 😭

[@joridi]

I think it’s so funny that they have so many problems with people wanting to get rid of these statues, but they had no problem destroying and stealing ancient African statues across the continent- and still find excuses for it today

[@AdaOnDemand]

And that’s really the tea on that 💀 it’s crazy how no one else’s history was valuable but now it’s an issue 🙄

[@pempok3771]

Andy out here looking like a joke

[@longclaw22-72]

Again...you deserve more views. Great content, great style, great presentation.

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thank you!!! So happy you liked it! ❤️❤️❤️

[@longclaw22-72]

@@AdaOnDemand senpai noticed me 😵

[@nybornesnah]

What timing! I had a "slavery was bad but..." conversation today! My mom said that slavery was bad, but she believes black people need to admit that it was their own people that sold them into slavery in the first place. Like.......... I tried to get her to tell me why it mattered, but she couldn't. I was dumbfounded..

[@mae0mae058]

Tell me why I heard my dad when I read this 😭😭😭😭

[@danicleckley5404]

I always respond with, "So...if a black person did it, then it is only fair that white people get to do it, too. Like saying the N-word."

[@uncanny1204]

It must be said that you are gorgeous

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thank you so much!! 🥰❤️

[@peppermintbits]

"Hh- Aw not Tucker-" The flavor of mild disappointment, amazing.

[@AdaOnDemand]

It's always mild disappointment when it comes to Tucker 😭💀

[@morgan5923]

I mean, I’m okay with having statues preserved in a museum/memorial. We have Holocaust museums that are tastefully done and don’t in any way celebrate the oppressing party. Having never been to one, I don’t know if they’re adorned with statues of Nazi soldiers. My point is, if they were genuinely concerned about erasing the history of their culture and this country, petition for a federal museum of the horrors of slavery and racism to be erected. But then, they would never...

[@aebostick4241]

I really like how you discuss these issues. You come with philosophy in mind and a level head ready to debate. You also bring a comedic air that lightens things up. I love your content and appreciate what you're doing.

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy that you like my content so far, going to work hard to continue to impress you guys!! ❤️

[@CarolinaKley]

As a non-American Latina woman who is a History major, I would like to ask what is your (as in Ada, her subscribers and Americans in general) on removing the monuments and building a Civil War museum for them. Think of Holocaust Museums. They're not about glorifying Holocaust, they're about telling History. A museum about the history of the war would not glorify it, it would tell its story. It would have several areas dedicated to showing what life was like for people people being held captive. A reconstruction of one of the ships they were transported in (we have one of these in Brazil, it's telling the story of all the horror enslaved people went through). Areas dedicated to the art and culture developed by enslaved people in America. Areas showing reconstructions. Mannequins in uniforms. Old guns hung on the walls. Paintings. And then a room with these statues. In Brazil we have a Black History Museum, which is different than the one suggested above, but also a great idea.

[@sarahkay8813]

The people who proudly say their ancestors owned slaves?? Like did you also look up the names of the people they owned??? I don't get it.

[@AdaOnDemand]

See that's something I was going to say like 💀 that would be an incredibly heavy burden for me to bear, to know that an ancestor of mine enslaved and hurt others. I also like to believe I would go out of my way to learn their victims' names and try to make amends in some way, not insist that my ancestor be memorialized because they were a part of "history". 💀

[@symoneontheinternet]

That woman is a senator Jeez, I can't

[@VyvienneEaux]

She has spoken "advocately" about erasing White history?

[@AdaOnDemand]

Yeah I thought about stopping the video to point out that that wasn't a word but there was honestly....so many other things to get her for I was like lemme let it slide 😂😂😂

[@nicksimmons5557]

Your editing is top tier 😂😂 so funny, such good videos

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thank you so much!! Editing is my favorite part of the whole process! ❤️

[@mamaclown]

I have British ancestors and love the folklore and novels but NOT colonialism, I have Aztec ancestors and I love the mythology and art but NOT human sacrifice, I love my kids dramatic flair and warm heart but NOT finding dirty socks everywhere HAhA also I just found your channel and I LOVE IT :D

[@aimemaggie]

tyranny is when stuff government does

[@scottiliciousmcfabulous]

Not racists calling those statues ART... Im absolutely GAGED 😂😂😂 But they about to burn down the pop music industry because of “art” like damn they are WILD..

[@laylad7330]

HOW DID YOUR CHANNEL GROW SO FAST- WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU YOU HAD LIKE 500 YOU GREW SO FAST IM SO PROUD OF YOU

[@AdaOnDemand]

Trust me when I say I have NO idea 💀🤚🏾 I guess KZbin decided to take pity on me 😂 but thank you so much for sticking around and continuing to watch!!

[@laylad7330]

@@AdaOnDemandSorry for seeing this so late! But yes, i will always be ready for your growth!

[@taureansun1501]

Why is this very funny yet more informative than my entire educational career.

[@ebonih7138]

“Like slavery?” Lmao I need to go watch that interview for a good laugh, thanks for that beautiful introduction

[@What-2d475]

7:01 I learned that... he's a man and he has a horse. nice

[@rahbeeuh]

This "controversy" blows my mind. Congrats on 50K btw and may you continue to grow

[@coolkidruby3429]

I loved the part where the statue said.. really learned so much

[@Sleipnirseight]

That intro was perfection 😂 "States rights to do what?" 👀

[@igetitbutiwishididnt]

"bUt.....AmAnDa tHeRe's a BuT?" HELPPPPP I DIED

[@thehibernatingturtle4016]

Just discovered your channel, love it.

[@AdaOnDemand]

Thanks so much for watching!! 🥰🥰

[@JustAHorrorShow]

I'll never understand why anyone thinks a statue is a more effective history teacher than an actual history teacher.

[@XPUPPYKITTYZX]

"disrespecting the country" Hunny, they were FIGHTING the country! How did you forget that?

[@miscellaneouslife2778]

It’s the Daughters of the Confederacy starting this whole mess for me

[@kennedyjojackson1202]

Just goes to show that White women will always choose their whiteness over their womanhood. What a doggone embarrassment

[@What-2d475]

Question: can you talk about feminism? Because I really want to know why so many people hate it. I looked up what it means and don't see anything wrong with it

[@AdaOnDemand]

Just added it to my list!! I tend to record videos way in advance so you might not see it for a while but I will definitely get to it eventually!! Thank you for the suggestion ❤️❤️❤️

[@melissajensen4901]

Read the book, _Cruel Hoax: Feminism and the New World Order_ by Henry Makow

[@gregoryschweitzer1735]

White history?? Why does this remind me of people saying white culture? Like white people don't have culture. English people have culture, Germans have culture, Spaniards have culture, Bulgarians have culture. So how can white people have history? I mean I will admit most white people in the US have lost their original culture and history but that is usually their ancestors fault. Like I am German and don't know anything about German culture and the most I know about German history is what's taught in school...so like white history? That phrase confuses me.

[@neverendinglute3125]

(Addressed to the pro statue people) Robert e Lee actually didn’t want statues made of him nor did he want the confederate flag to ever fly again but sure just hold views less progressive than the guy who fought to keep it

[@mk-sh6iy]

after looking at that statue, I learned what not to do. ?

[@Matches_Malone0]

Alexander Stevens looked like a walking corpes. I bet he was in his 30's in that pic looking like a damn whitewalker.

[@Rakaan238]

You can honor your white ancestors and judge them for what they did while doing so, but once you give them a statue you are pretty much saying that their legacy, their actions and their beliefs are valid. You can reminisce you're past while still judging it, but once you excuse their actions and put you're judgements behind; You are just as bad as them.

[@juliekotz5000]

As a white person who was born and raised in the south I couldn’t care less if the monuments are taken down or destroyed. My family actually did fight in the civil war for the south but it was for an evil cause. 🙄 Where I’m from there’s a statue of a general where the KKK used to hold meetings and rallies and that shit needs to be taken down. 💩 #blacklivesmatter 🖤🖤🖤

[@fkhara]

I don’t really understand this argument of these statues being being erected to preserve history . There are institutions that have been created for that very purpose. Museums, Libraries and Archives have actively been collecting and preserving items of historical significants for decades. You can even go and visit them and look at these items for yourself 🙄

[@LordBandit200]

They don't have statues of Nazis in Germany. Most of those statues were put up during the 60s. If you want to learn history go to a museum.

[@PirateLotusBoutique]

The state I was born and raised in became a state during the Civil War. I feel like the only thing getting rid of anything related to what we don't like doesn't help us learn from our past 🤦‍♀️ It doesn't take away from our history, it doesn't change our history, etc. We cannot change our histories, let them keep the history. Instead, why not work towards our future and learn from our history? Personally, I had the WORST history teachers, like literally the worst. I am more a hands-on learner (like doing projects, going to museums, looking at statues, and reading the information on the plaques, etc), not a shove your nose in a book learner. All we did was read, it didn't teach me anything. Side note: research our family history, my cousin found out that one of our great great I forget how far back now, grandfather was black. You cannot tell that by looking at me though and because of all the issues involving race/skin color/religion, I am terrified to even embrace my family heritage because I am "too white" and WILL be judged if I do. We did find out that on the legal paper for his land he owned it says he was white but his brother (and photos that we're found) they were black. It had something to do with blacks weren't allowed to legally own land at the time and had to lie on legal documents, I don't know it's still a bit confusing for me. I also have Native American in my blood on 2 different sides of my family and wish I knew which tribes but my dad's mom won't tell us(heck she won't even tell my dad who his real dad is 🤦‍♀️) and my other grandma passed away in 2010 and no one in the family seems to "remember" what her mom was, all I know is she was full Native American. I just want to know my family history, learn from it, teach my son where his ancestors came from and be able to embrace every part that's in me, be that Native American, Irish, black, and whatever else I might be, without being judged based on my skin tone. I don't judge others on their skin tone/race/sexuality/religion etc and wish others wouldn't judge people on these things either. At the end of the day, we are all human beings with a past and should be focusing on being better people, treating others with respect even if they don't believe the same way we do, being kind to others, not forcing others to believe how we do (example being not forcing ones religious beliefs on someone whose religion is different. Like if your a Christian don't go shoving the Bible and stuff at someone and telling them they are going to hell who is let's say Pagan and vise versa), and let people love who they love.