Theo Von & Donnell Rawlings Talk About Race

Excerpt from Donnell Rawlings | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #150
Full Episode: • Donnell Rawlings | Thi...
Find Theo Von:
Website: theovon.com
Instagram: / theovon
Facebook: / theovon
Facebook Group: / thispastweekend
Twitter: / theovon
Patreon: / theovon
KZbin: / theovon
Clips Channel: / @theovonclips
#TheoVonClips

[@johnanderson7663]

"Having two black friends is better than having cable"

[@Le_Church]

@Playlist Dealer So you didnt grow up in an empovrished neighborhood, you call yourself a dealer and the second you could you prefered going there. Lol alright. Dont ever bitch about being stopped.

[@VOlDTALES]

@@Le_Church someone's upset about something entirely unrelated to this comment

[@li6706]

Playlist Dealer what you call boring some would call safe. A “productive” race conversation would have to include the tried and true “despite being only 13% of the population...” statistic. But no one wants to hear that, they just say it’s white peoples fault.

[@pablogats4627]

@@li6706 lol blacks aren't ready yet

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Dude thats no joke, that, and what he said about it, was the reason I went thru a "wigger" phase in middle school. Black ppl are fucking funny dude and I love to laugh, and I like how they talk shit to each other all the time but it's love. White ppl be in their feelings too much sometimes.

[@bovice1766]

"Different black people today.. a little bit soft. Like I saw a black guy with glasses. Also met one with Asthma" I'm crying lol

[@YoMateItsMEHerbie]

Them Black and Milds hittin through the genes. Gang gang!

[@kagrenac7962]

@@YoMateItsMEHerbie omg

[@martinperez1875]

😂😂😂😅😭🤣

[@miguelberetta7887]

Folded me

[@kelonjones712]

😂😂😂

[@thefeeling5177]

This is how real people talk.

[@billnye4379]

yeah I wish us americans can talk like this one day instead of being so divided

[@yossarian1633]

That's crazy I was literally about to post this "this is how you talk about race" but then I scrolled to you comment and now I don't feel the need to make mine.

[@p9rkourd238]

@@billnye4379 I mean we do....just stop watching the fucking TV

[@tumelo4526]

Gang

[@pIacebo]

This how real people type.

[@Noelhall88]

"I would wait for another cycle" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@outlawmaster25]

I felt that, lemme come back on the next cycle💀

[@unclejesse4271]

That is a very poignant joke. Theo is so good.

[@51beak39]

😂😂😂

[@willk8106]

I actually love how they can talk about race and not make it awkward or a bad / hate thing.

[@Hectoralejandroguerrero]

Agreed

[@TheLaziiness]

As a black guy, it is weird for me to hear donell talk about black people like this. It sounds like he really believes everything he says and i would hope that that’s not the case. I can’t tell if he is being genuine or not, but if he is, bad optics and cringe

[@willk8106]

Matthew yea I can’t speak about what he says about black people or how they would feel about what he said but as a white guy and the things he said about white people, it was hilarious 😂 the part where he’s talking about bein on stage and them always wanting to be on the newsletter and shit 😂😂😂😂

[@willk8106]

Matthew the part where I think is messed up is when Theo starts talking about how black ppl are getting “weak” diseases nowadays which makes absolutely no sense lmfao

[@jimpickens4]

Yay let's celebrate two people not needing to walk on eggshells because the concept of race is involved. Aren't these fantastic times for society?

[@Lilsushi352]

Honestly one of the more actually productive race talks I've seen in a while.

[@monehget]

But that's the thing. People trynin to actively not have this talk

[@Lilsushi352]

@@monehget I agree, I avoid it. So its refreshing to see it done so casually.

[@adamburdt8794]

I like how you phrase it. People try and sensationalize things. Like, "most productive" instead you opted for "one of the more". My style

[@marlymarlle]

You sound white as hell lol

[@Lilsushi352]

@@marlymarlle I'll accept that hahahahaha

[@fluffyelephant32]

10:16 “I saw a black guy with glasses the other day” “Yo that is so disrespectful son”

[@soroosha]

lol donnel isnt used to theo's straight face jokes

[@semeteyalbuz4997]

@@soroosha and he never says "i know i know im just joking"

[@jamesbunda806]

Soroosh A. Bro he said He had asthma lmao

[@jaywhite5347]

I dont know if he said that because hes nervous but it was wildly ignorant 😂

[@nickwoolley7368]

@@jaywhite5347 i was a joke. Donnel was making jokes about white people this entire video

[@dwhitehouse9829]

Weed and alcohol is therapy for poor people of every color

[@afternoon_technical1417]

Weed and alcohol is therapy for all people of every color and class

[@PepeSilvia01]

Therapy and people is color for all alcohol and weed

[@Ale-wz3cf]

People are the color of every weed therapy and alcohol

[@hugooliveira9765]

Truuee

[@DNYGdj]

Alright whitey

[@TheFruitney]

Donnell: You wanna be Black son!? You ever though about it? Theo: Oh Yeah, I thought about it. LMAO!

[@9_debolati_318]

Real shit. These real niggas right here

[@kingtoad5329]

That was a great random insert. "You wanna be black, son? You ever thought about it?" Bro, I thought Donnell maybe a fucking genie over here offering out blackness to people. Theo was shook

[@greatjuankenobi217]

Donnell is a REAL comedian. Theo not so much. 😂

[@kingtoad5329]

@@greatjuankenobi217 agreed. I mean Donnell and Burr don't have any reason to fake it and neither of them laughed at anything Theo said to them..

[@ThejeffJr8]

He said any white kid age 12-16 wants to be black. Facts!

[@keabonhall9046]

“You wanna be black son?!” I really thought Donnell was about to tell Theo everything he needed to know

[@Xalashaska]

🤣

[@asmafiver6422]

Lmaooo best part of this whole conversation

[@billyin4c514]

Lol! This dude is the black Merlin. GET READY TO GET TRANSFORMED!!

[@crzxm]

...make a few mammas single.

[@user-wg3gc5uz1g]

Lol like the magic black folks in the Key and Peele sketch making fun of the magical black ppl trope in Hollywood.

[@Allagi22]

I'm not black and one time I volunteered to bring mac and cheese to my old job's "thanksgiving in the office" potluck. It wasn't the oven baked deep dish kind, and all my black coworkers were legitimately ANGRY with me. Not disappointed, not making fun of it, honest to god mad as hell because I fucked up on the mac. I totally relate to Donnell's story about his white gf bringing a white thanksgiving dish to his family's thanksgiving 😂😂😂

[@Allagi22]

Let me also say, I've learned how to make proper oven-baked mac and cheese....and they were absolutely right that shit is to die for. I really did drop the ball lmao

[@JJ-me4yu]

Ya done goofed up Bucko

[@jessespencer7333]

Y’all ain’t from the south, huh? 😂

[@MastaBasserMike]

Being white, poor and from New Orleans makes you in with most black communities. We all struggle down here, but we all cook Hella good.

[@d.lowery4933]

Mac and cheese is a LOT of pressure.

[@budwhite9781]

These 2 should do a half hour weekly topic discussion podcast...

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

I wanted to talk more about race this is incredible.

[@hugh_jasso]

These 2 have synergy together. I could see some really funny shit happening if they teamed up for a project. Donell needs his own show frfr

[@YourMom-ro1ig]

I don’t know son… yaknowimasayin

[@adamburdt8794]

The best compliment you can get from a black person, when reguarding jokes, is "you stupid" you know it's funny if they laugh and say that

[@li6706]

adam burdt damn..

[@RealKingLeo97]

Facts 😂😂

[@torianj37]

Lol u right too nigga good job Adam

[@MrKinghuman]

Lol, you're right

[@1320wolf]

Here I thought I needed to step up my game...thanks

[@theknowerandtheknown]

This is exactly how we should be talking about race and racism

[@marlymarlle]

Another white guy telling folks how they should do things lol

[@nickaloo]

MarLy MarLLe no two people joking and not overreacting

[@marlymarlle]

@@nickaloo "Another white guy, etc..."

[@nickaloo]

MarLy MarLLe obviously offended. i pity you to be honest🤷🏽‍♂️ be well soldier

[@marlymarlle]

@@nickaloo more white guy shxt..figures

[@100ovrbatmanbron7]

“you don’t gotta answer to me, you gotta answer to the streets...is that the life you want?” 😂

[@birdhousegypsy3655]

haha! that was my favorite part!

[@joshuamay5696]

“I saw a black guy the other day who said he was dizzy, that messed me up” -Theo Von

[@gastonperalta7859]

Wtf lnfao

[@jimmac9706]

Love the open honesty here, this is how people really sort their shit out, they aint denying their differences or their shortcomings but its all love, mad appreciation for this shit

[@DolphCas]

"I saw a black guy with glasses" 10:10 These two should have their own podcast.

[@godganjistreeoflife3722]

This dude one of the honest realist white guy's. Just so damn modest. I swear these dude's just funny af together 🤣

[@BrentonThornicroft]

I've never seen Theo laugh so hard. So good 😂

[@natbrownizzle3815]

3:15 So black Americans from the inner cities are basically dealing with stress like hill billies in the south.

[@lloydfernquest]

The true divide is rich to poor. It's the same over here in the U.K.

[@bmanclassics4350]

Yeah bro no matter what color poor ppl understand each other...

[@cozywolfiewolfie5903]

Well shit...mexicans too...we call in mexican civil war north south...to the point in prison we are seperated..

[@Tormentality]

well ya, but us sleepy whites love our meth and heroin

[@datmeleeuw]

Its almost like were the same

[@johnanderson7663]

This is a true story: when I introduced my ex wife to to grandma I was a little "shook" because I knew my grandmother was a little bit...oldschool../racist. But everything went just fine until my grandmother asked my ex the question..." Baby..do all black people look the same to you" "my ex wife says no..absolutely not." My grandmother says" oh well all white people look alike to me" my ex wasn't offended at all she just added "oh yeah I totally get that because all Asian people look alike to me" at this point I'm "fucked up " when my grandmother says "oh yeah me too" ...they still friends years after our divorce.

[@IWantToOutliveMyChildren]

John Anderson that shits pretty funny. A little fucked up but pretty funny.

[@nickwoolley7368]

What races are your grandma and ex wife lol.

[@johnanderson7663]

@@nickwoolley7368 ex wife is white and grandmother is 60% black lol

[@robertlazzara5149]

Black ppl say 'auunt', white ppl say 'ant', there both wrong, it's pronounced 'lady uncle'

[@jungxehuin9404]

robert lazzara bro what

[@kevinspeight4664]

When he said “hope” I died…. That’s not racism that’s comedy 💯

[@raphaelgordh8251]

People are too scared to have these conversations, but I think they do a lot for mutual understanding

[@Crews1]

comedians dont take life so serious, but everyone else does

[@nataliefino1926]

I am enjoying everything I watch that Theo has done. His personality and story and laugh are infectious. 😉

[@mateo77ish]

I’ve never heard Donnell be so conversational for so long without blowing up about something. Good talk. I always sign up for the newsletter.

[@timmyreg]

"I saw a black guy with glasses the other day" 🤣 that killed me!

[@thecommonsensecapricorn]

Such a candid, open, hilarious conversation. Love this combo of people

[@alfonzo9289]

Having an honest conversations about these things furthers everyone.

[@persephonesnow7983]

How honest this is, is amazing! And incredibly productive in my opinion.

[@josephbennion3273]

What an honest conversation, funny and i learnt somethin as well. keep it comin theo! 💯👏🏾👏🏾

[@2011super]

Got the privilege of seeing Donnell live fire ass set!

[@Nilej17]

This conversation is amazing😂 the world needs to see this. They’re both so honest

[@johng4365]

This dude looks like Tom Brady's older brother that his parents didn't care for

[@MrFlopian]

John G just as handsome tho

[@wyldeyouth]

You never heard of dobell before? Wuuuut

[@nimishtomar]

😂😂😂

[@peruzfinest07]

More like a younger version of Jesse Lee Peterson

[@badhonky6473]

You mean Wayne brady?

[@paleamigo8575]

Great video, I appreciate Theo's honesty and having the courage to post this video, particularly during these days.

[@Shinobi33]

I loved Donell cause he's not a snowflake. He'll talk about anything. A lot of black comics today won't talk about race unless it's to be negative.

[@TheParkingLotPhilosopher]

Theo and Donnell are just 2 normal dudes having a conversation. Love it

[@EricAbroad]

Faith in humanity. A real conversation. No hate, just vulnerable honesty and questions. Love to see this

[@CursetheVandal]

Thats one things ive always loved about black folk, when yall vibing and makin jokes with each other the laughs are intenseeeeee

[@SkarKingg]

Donnell seems legit and real, I enjoy how in today's cupcake society that two grown men of different races can have a discussion about race and be able to listen to each other's points and opinions without attacking each other

[@SodaPopinksi]

Lol,von has been racist a long time and his comments are pre set up. Read between the lime, rawlings was calling von racist in a low key way.

[@HiGlowie]

@@SodaPopinksi”white bad”

[@PickleRick_1990]

What killed me tho was Theo saying, "U know what's crazy, my sister can't even read. But what's that got to do with us right now?..." Had me dead lol. 🤦‍♂️😂🤣

[@SD80]

Theo is good conversation and funny. Keep up the awesome perspectives

[@nctrnlmjsty798]

I liked how open this convo was. This is how race should be discussed. To be explained to be understood to laugh

[@hanifibrahim460]

Theo dropping DIAMONDS in this podcast and Rollins just blows by them! DR is always trying to flex up on other comics, Theo is the most chill comedian, doesn't try to wedge his bits in there.

[@tumelo4526]

I love hearing Theo laugh this much! This is wholesome realness!

[@robziplock]

...and...real wholesomeness

[@tumelo4526]

@@robziplock 😎 now that's a bar right there! You came through with that literary Hitter PB, GangGang 🍻

[@robziplock]

@@tumelo4526 😁 GANG!

[@brianharvey351]

This is the funniest and productive conversation I’ve seen in a long time. 😂

[@ethanisnotme]

i love donell’s point that we all deal with the same things we just have different vocabularies and experiences involving the same feelings

[@derekleejr5924]

‘I saw a black guy with glasses’ - Theo Von

[@TestAccount-fw6nk]

Reminds me of this scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2WodJ1qhMh2eZI

[@jaywhite5347]

Bro 😂😂😂

[@johnmorgan9762]

DerekLee Jr me

[@user-pv7cq9bp5j]

Can’t be ready to throw down on sight with glass on your eyes son

[@noahkb80]

This is the kinds of conversations we need. Remove the defensiveness and hostility. These guys are just learning about each other. The more you know, the less you fear. Hate isn't far behind👍

[@FinznFowl82]

I saw Donnell Rawlings in Raleigh NC several years ago. Great show, I highly recommend.

[@thecasualpodcast4496]

One of the most underrated clips on KZbin

[@thelikebutton6830]

We need more conversations like this so we all understand one another

[@CezaMVO]

Theo should call his Spanish special that he wants to do in the future, Theo The Future Mexican 🇲🇽. He's always showing Mexicans love. That's what made me like him even more. He's invited to all Quinceañeras and Mexican cookouts.

[@TheEnderBand]

Aspiring Chicano

[@KZ_MMA_]

He's Nicaraguan bruh

[@TheEnderBand]

@@KZ_MMA_ that polish Nicaraguan

[@goldnairland2762]

Theo is brown, thought he was Mexican. He needs to do 23andme.

[@cozywolfiewolfie5903]

Meanwhile mexicans dont even get along with our own...north vs south simce the 50s bruh.

[@tsepangmalephane5427]

Glad I ran into this conversation

[@ryanduray1]

Theo is a real relatable dude.

[@Fatfit2]

"There was this black kid with asthma" I fucking died 🤣🤣

[@malachir2418]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Phoenix-lq5ie]

This was the funniest thing I watched all day.

[@richmerrill3940]

Comedians are the best at breaking social issues down to understand each other.

[@andrewthompson6215]

This is pure gold, bloody beautiful straight up beautiful.

[@patrickyoung2106]

Love this chat.

[@4nnunaki]

They def touched some real topics. Kudos. 👌👌

[@edreedson]

He makes us sound fucking retarded. All stereotypes.

[@brandonpotts54]

I really like this convo.

[@thesergiorevengeshow]

This was an excellent episode!!!!!

[@auroraborealis13579]

This is probably my favorite Theo outfit. 🤩💚 He looks Cozy!

[@foyo5497]

Theo fucking LOL. Im black, wear glasses, had asthma when I was a kid, I have food allergies, etc. Im the same age as Theo, and bro, you need to meet more black folk son!

[@lindasnyder2976]

Best talk ever! Love you Theo❤

[@Alexander1107Lopez]

Had to play this back once it finished lmao 🔥

[@rightcoast7049]

So much respect for Donnell after this. I wish we could all just have real conversations like this. Racism would all but disappear.

[@Anthony-jd1nl]

"Hope" haha that's hits on another level these days 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@michaelmcclure8782]

This was a great conversation

[@j.powellnetwork]

Kudos for Theo bringing Donnell Rawlings on.

[@kingdavid5932]

The Breakfast Club still owes my boy another interview.. a real one

[@DavidPacJr]

These two need their own podcast

[@jsm2687]

Donnell is just naturally funny. It's effortless for him

[@laheysdog1093]

This made me laugh out loud. Awesome conversation

[@LeifCoffield]

i think this is the most i’ve seen theo laugh hahahah donnell is the shit 😂😂

[@dominionarts8017]

Good job Theo. This is necessary.

[@aqua6tarot779]

I want to see these two and many others together like this again!

[@denisbejtja9937]

This segment was gold

[@KB-nx1rr]

The first funny black joke I heard from a white comic was Theo’s joke. “ Black people, fastest people on earth, slowest people to cross the street.” Hahahaha

[@sophx3004]

Its hillarious to me when a White person and a Black person talk about race... the Black person can never be wrong, and the white person is always wrong or learning lol

[@lep8622]

Most white people only know about blacks from what they see on tv

[@justinshy2222]

@@lep8622 what? lol where do you come up with this information...

[@butterchuggins5409]

My black friend and I talk about every race there is. Formula One, NASCAR, NHRA dirt track, Kentucky Derby, ninja warrior, Tokyo drift, pinewood derby. He taught me all about critical race theory. He also taught me about family. Live your life one quarter mile at a time.

[@GSTripleF]

What I took away from this is that Black American Culture is just ignorant and judgmental as any other. Which is heartening and also quite sad.

[@SaltySeaCaptain]

So fuckin true dude lol

[@kwg5044]

Donnell, you're the shit for this

[@ruby4268]

I admire Theos honesty... Donnell is a G

[@lt.generalofsalt4273]

El Toro610 no he’s a loser lmfao 🤣🤣

[@SunGxdRa]

Was invited to the homies parents house one year for Thanksgiving. He invites one of his white coworkers to the function, nice guy btw, who shows up with some kind of cheese potato dish. Nobody touched it throughout the whole night. As we were cleaning up, preparing to leave, I hear the homie's dad say "make sure your friend takes that with him when he leaves". I always assumed dude cried in the car lmao.

[@poopandfartjokes]

🤣

[@jaythemachine3845]

Damn that’s rough lol I’m glad I’m Chicano anything I bring i know they’ll love it lol

[@thebigdinosaur4034]

This is so good. I wish I knew half of this growing up.

[@yungtwun]

Dope convo

[@glockutube]

I loved this sm.

[@CRLenard]

Donnell: “she showed up with white people potato salad. The ingredients were apple chunks, raisins, cinnamon…” Theo:”Hope.” 😂😂😂😂

[@anml9999]

Imagine this talk back in the 50s and 60s

[@KZ_MMA_]

I'm sure it happened, it wasn't 100% of blacks and whites that hated eachother

[@Pulpgimp]

We’ve come a long way

[@Unadapted]

@A.A.Ron Davis ufw and the panthers. Chomsky and other white intellects. You're absolutely right. Cointelpro put a stop to that

[@someguy5444]

Probably happened but like behind many closed doors in a bunker.

[@Logie_Mills]

Refreshing to watch this

[@piaann2437]

Great chat 👍💛😁

[@mumble97]

"Zaa, You was funny, but you wasn't funny, funny, funny funny."

[@jacobwalls452]

Theo's caution towards black people was from getting his ass kicked constantly, lol

[@stevenvandevort781]

Good discussion!

[@raemondbozza6539]

That was a great conversation that should do us all a little good.

[@MC-hj5du]

Great conversation, it’s sad that race conversations nowadays are usually heated when really the point should be to learn and grow.

[@Sigshalome]

😂😂 "When I was younger I got jumped by black guys" "Don't you miss the old school black guys!? I feel like they have gotten softer over time." 🤭

[@saifty3747]

He likes getting jumped

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

Haha introverts gotta get their human contact some kind of way

[@blaxican36]

The first response by Donnell was super real already 😂🤣😂

[@budwhite9781]

Great video😎👍