Thomas Sowell Where Current Black Culture Really Comes From {REACTION} | Asia and BJ React

[@matthewzak4190]

When I was in HS I had some teammates come over one Sunday to watch football, 3 of which were black. My grandma was cooking Collards amd Hamhocks with beans. They asked her where she learned to cook black food. She laughed and said it ain't black food, it's poor southern food. She grew up in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas.

[@shawnj1966]

Poor white people and poor black people ate the same things. Us white folks called it food but the blacks called it soul food.

[@vodkarage8227]

That is how we ate in south west Texas, that and Texmex!

[@Skydancer3220]

Polk salad is real in the south. I never ate it but my husband’s grand parents did. Grows in yards.

[@SIXX2772]

Just think how enlightening this would be for our kids if the school system cared enough to teach this regularly

[@ice-iu3vv]

its certainly not because they "dont care". the curriculum is designed to misinform and keep people fighting, so the rich can avoid having the rest of us unite. this is a 150 years long war against truth in public schools. if it were just about schools "caring enough", then certain good schools would get it right. if 100% of schools get it wrong, and they do, its designed that way.

[@SIXX2772]

@@ice-iu3vv LOL.....You clearly misread my sarcasm hahaha

[@CapnRojo]

That would get in the way of their programming

[@SIXX2772]

@@CapnRojo right

[@nancywhitehead219]

So much money has been thrown onto the problem but there should be a hand up and no handouts

[@ffjsb]

Hands down, the MOST important resource a child can have is two caring parents. That is the single biggest thing that will set them up for success.

[@mneugent7658]

This is the biggest message that can be delivered to any community. A good man to demonstrate what a good man is and a good woman to demonstrate what a good woman is. It is the only way to show a young mind what to expect and what to demand for their own life.

[@ah-lv1gc]

Not really. The culture you grow up in is the biggest factor

[@salty-tomato]

@@ah-lv1gc only if it takes a village.

[@mneugent7658]

@@ah-lv1gc True enough that the culture is huge but consider that growing up with two good parents is a massive part of that culture. It means that you're raised by a certain type of people. People who have chosen to form a team to raise their children in a home that at least tries to show their kids care and responsibility. It doesn't always work out but a good home life can outweigh the influences that exist outside of the home. Endless numbers of well adjusted kids have come from a great home in an otherwise crappy neighborhood filled with bad influences. It happens every day. Less than it used to but the chances of success are greatly increased when there are two good parents doing the heavy lifting together. Better schools and team sports are important as well. Much better schools.

[@derrickgathirimu924]

​@@ah-lv1gc Father figures in the community are just as good. Parents are not just biological. It's people who play the parental role. I grew up disciplined by every adult in my community. As kids we played well aware that any woman witness to misbehavior was a direct route to an ass whooping. And, if my mom found out, another ass whooping was in the offing. Any dad could stop me on the street and give a curt tonguelash, advise me, or comfort me when I cried. I wonder if that still applies today.

[@enigmaticspirit1]

My family arrived as refugees in their mid 40's having lost everything they owned to communists. All they had was their reputation. It was drilled into us kids to never do anything that would harm your reputation or community. Understanding your actions can harm your community, led to gaining trust and respect and opened doors to advancement.

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

my family are famous for something similar, "our word is more valuable than our lives"

[@chrisv.noire.6388]

Your parents had better chances than many blacks that were born here. So the massive push to incarcerate black men in particular was not based on black criminality...it was specifically engineered to render them unable to vote via felonies and unable to legally own guns. You see black folks in the 60s and 70s via the work of the Nation of Islam and the Black Panthers decided take advantage of their right to bear arms just like their white male counterparts. I'm not talking about criminals but decent working black men. It scared the system so much, the over policing of black communities, the arrest and jailing of innocent black males was the only way. The arrest rate did not reflect criminality but reflected policing....once you had a record you were unemployable in regular employment, leaving black males very few options to survive. It was a well orchestrated plan that was installed and maintained by some of the most powerful men in this country. I'm an immigrant so i was spared some of what my African American brothers have endured. Things i have seen with my own eyes.

[@enigmaticspirit1]

@@chrisv.noire.6388 So, Democrats went from over policing to releasing... and things have gotten worse. Seems the real problem appears to be who controls your city and wants to keep you down. Time for a change.

[@tia904]

@@chrisv.noire.6388 This is what is done to anyone in a country where they look for inexpensive wor kers. Did the same to wo m en although the messaging is more subtle and emotional. Then, they go to the next group, in this case, the mi grants who are even less ex pensive and a larger group.

[@yesyouarecorrectbut]

Im from Sweden 🇸🇪- Went to HS and College in L.A in the 90s! I was on the same journey that you are on now about 5-6 years ago! Thomas Sowell changed my life completely- Now I even fall asleep listening to him every night! He red pilled me to become a conservative! “Snitches get Stitches” is so damning to the black community 😞

[@EdPawley]

So glad you FOUND this. I thought it had been taken down. Enlightening. Much of what is deemed "racial hatred" actually comes down to "classism." Upper class whites hating on lower class whites isn't surprising to me. When I was young, I learned to control my accents, which came in handy when I went into the Army. I saw quickly how country accented people were treated, so I dropped mine and spoke without it. Mostly when folks found out where I was from, they'd say, "you don't sound like you're from KY." That was the point, because that discrimination is real, especially by northerners and westerners, and city folks. Classism, and snobbery, not race. Very common, still.

[@wickedmirage]

If you really look at the situation, we are in a Class War that is being sold as a Race War.

[@gracekelehar4014]

I'm from the south. Southern VA, right at the North Carolina border. When we moved to Florida when I was 9, I started to change how I talked because even in the 90s, I noticed how people reacted to my accent. I still have a small one, but I have actively tried not to make it deeper. I've lived in Montana and Missouri also, but now live in GA and actively try not to get into THAT accent. As sad as it is, people assume someone that sounds like that is stupid. It's quite opposite a lot of the time.

[@wbw910]

Culturalism, not classism.

[@bre8164]

The accent thing is interesting. I grew up in WV so I have a “hick/country” type of accent. I never noticed it until I worked at call center when I was like 20. We had customers from New York call in. Got a dose of reality when a woman got on and told me to transfer her to someone who speaks “proper English” 😅🥴 I had never noticed my accent until then. Quickly figured out when someone called in from NY, it would either be ok because they liked my accent or absolutely hated it and would go off. After awhile I started learning how to pronounce things differently when they called. I’m sure I still didn’t sound like someone from the north but I got less aggressive complaints when I did that.

[@dard4642]

A decade or so ago, I had a girlfriend who was from New York. My dad was from West Texas. The first time the two of them met, we all went out to eat. My girlfriend kept nudging me that she couldn't understand what my dad was saying (his accent). After we ate, my girlfriend got up and went to the bathroom to wash her hands and my dad said to me, "Son, I cannot understand her when she talks." 😂🤣 We ended up making a game of it to where every time I would talk to my dad on the phone, I would secretly put him on speaker so that she could hear our conversation. After the call, I would quiz her or what my dad said and it would always be some weird interpretation where she only understood a couple of words each sentence. 😂

[@ohmightywez]

It’s so funny. My mom’s family was from Louisville, KY and she spent summers there and imparted certain southern phrases and cultural idiosyncrasies to us. She was born and raised on the south side of Chicago and made a very concerted effort NOT to give us the flat and nasal Chicago accent. We were all born and raised in the southwest, where there is no particular accent, no definitive racial neighborhoods (except barriós), and a huge mix of different cultures.

[@bre8164]

@@dard4642 LOL. Your dad was probably like “bless her. Poor thing can’t speak properly” 😂 Funny thing, my mother in law AND my father in law are both from West Virginia BUT raised my husband and brother in law in Colorado. She said anytime they came to visit and would stop at the gas station or anywhere, she’d ask them if they needed her to come inside with them and interpret😅😂 … and I genuinely didn’t know I had an accent until I was 20😂😭

[@davidrichardson5482]

As an English man, I can tell you we LOVE your accent over the pond

[@bre8164]

@@davidrichardson5482 AWW! 🥰 That’s actually good to know because I have thought about that quite a bit. I really want to travel there one day, but the British accent (I LOVE it btw) sounds so posh and sophisticated, I figured people there may act/feel similarly to New Yorkers about my southern accent. Generally speaking anyway. It makes me feel better that not everyone would hate it😅

[@MrRickyw01]

Thomas Sowell has helped many people understand the meaning of culture and how it effects group behavior. This web channel is helping to spread real information that is backed up by historical facts. Thanks.

[@swampdickie]

There is a very huge problem here. The female is not well informed, she may have a degree from somewhere on something, but she shows that she is not well read. She doesn't know jack......s....!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Zephyrmec]

Have we as a society not learned over the last 50 years that “throwing money” at a problem is not the automatic cure for everything? It seems to be externalization of individual issues by which politicians can buy votes to expand their own power over the misinformed or uninformed citizenry. Thomas Sowell should be required reading in US schools, his work and conceptual thoughts are a national treasure.

[@kristyshortridge4968]

We've all experienced some type of "ism." I'm from the hills of northeast TN and even today, people I speak with think all southerners are uneducated or stupid. While it's never gone away, it has gotten some better. I'm happy to see this journey you are on. Educating yourself is necessary, especially when it comes to anything political.

[@Sakitsunebi]

People like to talk down to southerners, but they sure wont stop moving South.

[@antares5561]

Reminds me of when Joe Rogan explained how he beat C19, using therapists/treatments including "the horse dewormers". The CDC chimed with a Tweet using Southern slang, to call people dumb

[@johnbuckeye9590]

I have to admit it as a longtime northerner. I have a disdain for the word "Ain't" and when people use the word "Axe" when they should pronounce the word as "ask".

[@kristyshortridge4968]

@@johnbuckeye9590 I understand. I don't use Axe myself, but ain't is something I use..normally around my kinfolk and friends only because we have been accustomed to others around the country making fun of our "language." Most southerners who work out in the world know how to turn that language on and off, depending on who is listening.

[@lextek.]

I'm a 73 year old college educated white guy, and in all my years in school I NEVER heard the facts that Thomas Sowell is bringing to light. WHY? And he wrote a lot of these books years ago, probably when I was still in school, as were my fiends who never discussed this material either. SOMEONE either had to suppress it, or more probably no one gave a shit, "that's just the way things are" in the 50s and 60s and 70s. I think people just weren't interested AND people of their "classes" wanted to keep it that way. I really don't know, but the more people that can be exposed to this, the better! Let's ALL keep forwarding these videos around, get him on TV! Whatever it takes...

[@JeffOf813]

It cant br understated how big of a difference culture makes... when culture glorifies horrible things, you get more horrible things being done.

[@DG-mk7kd]

This is dramatically reinforced with the invention of capital and compound interest. When wealth can generate wealth, any cultural inclination towards saving and investing will be hugely rewarded within several decades. Conversely those not so inclined will enviously watch their thrifty neighbor become rich.

[@JeffOf813]

@@DG-mk7kd better fertilizer saved billions of lives, but also led to the invention of better explosives for war... the choices made of how to use it doesn't mean the invention itself is a bad thing.

[@sharonburcham66]

Well..I’m from Mississippi and it’s a fact that white men lived like this!im 50 and I saw this in my childhood!!! ❤️Tennessee

[@ShawnMcKenzie-CP]

The fact that he's one of the greatest minds in the 20th century and hardly anyone knows his name is criminal.

[@williamadams5384]

Sowell was controversial because he blames blacks for all their troubles. Republican party at that time didn't want to be associated with any blacks. Sowell was scorned by the GOP and left to just write books. Now that blacks are on the run and their communities in ruin. They're bringing Sowell out of the woodwork to blame blacks for their own conditions while people like Charlie Kirk destroy MLK and want to remove the holiday and his statue. America is more segregated today than at any time in American history. Whites, Hispanics nor Asians don't want to live in black neighborhoods. Conservatism is to blame blacks for slavery, blame blacks for their economic condition, blame blacks for drugs, and violence. Blacks are going to be the THE NEW SCAPEGOATS for America's economic collapse and decline. We know what happens to SCAPEGOATS.

[@shonuff4323]

Sowell is one of the greatest living minds there is

[@hilotimes7432]

I was a teenager in the 1960's and thought low on come housing and welfare would fix a lot of problems. Young and dumb I found out 10 to 15 years later things went down hill for all low income people. Poverty, teen pregnancy and crime went up. As far as discipline at home and schools it got worse. You can't stress reading too much for kids. Science and math are as important as reading. Teaching kids to try researching things to look up facts or the truthful data. Social media is not the answer. Hard work, discipline and knowledge are the answer

[@mapuiabungsut1514]

As i am an Indian Never been to America, but i follow America(the greatest country in the world) since i was a kid, alaways looked up to everything they do... But now im 30 and looking from the outside, and because of youtube,seeing how the non celebrities are living, my conclusion is this, your celebrities and media, are whats controlling your nation. So few people are willing to think for themselves and research and read, they just blindly choose what their favorite celibrity thinks. And i dont think celebrities are who you should rely on for political,mental and so many other issues.

[@hollybigelow5337]

@@mapuiabungsut1514 Sadly, I believe you are right. I am a bit of a pessimist. I think some of this may have been deliberate. When I was in school my best teachers graded me not based on if I agreed with their position, but based on whether or not I could adequately defend my position. Based on what I hear, that is no longer very common. However, I remember pointing out to my boss that I had discovered logical fallacies, and he told me that you weren't allowed to graduate high school in his day without understanding logical fallacies. I have since confirmed that with several of his generation. In our country our schools used to be told their role was to teach kids HOW to think, not WHAT to think. But now they almost solely teach kids WHAT to think and never once talk about HOW to think. A true pessimist could argue that there is evidence that when the Soviet Union lost the political war the Communists decided to play the long game of winning the social war by taking over the US cirriculum and deliberately making sure students couldn't think critically and then telling them what to think. The sad truth is that if you have never been taught how to think you either have to teach yourself, or you have to rely on someone else to think for you. Most people choose the latter, especially since it is familiar. If school is where you learn, and you learn by your teachers telling you what to think, then having celebrities tell you what they think will also feel the same as the way you have always experienced learning clear back to Kindergarten if not before. It is so, so sad to see a country that used to really value learning how to think lose that so quickly. Heck, my boss's generation also were mostly given at least the option to study Latin and Greek in high school. We have certainly let our standards slide.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

@@hollybigelow5337 I don`t know whether this could be taught in schools or elsewhere but what I see missing in young adult Americans is a sense of curiousity. That thing in your makeup which tells you that you want to find a solution, or facts that must be out there somewhere . If that is there even after you`ve left formal education it, the knowledge is out there to be found ,used to be in books ,now it`s in the internet

[@davidanderson6055]

I think one thing you guys were saying at the end I would comment on: does it have to do with being poor? One thing Thomas Sowell mentions in that book is that Asian and Jewish immigrants in the 19th century came here very poor. Also, black immigrants from the Caribbean and Africa have been arriving since the mid 20th century, and they were also in the same poor areas. However, they didn't have the same problems all the time. The issue is the subculture that black people picked up in the deep south, that came with poor white people from a specific part of England who came to the South. On top of this, the book covers black people that were not part of that culture for the whole period of American history, and were negatively effected by some of the southern black people with that bad subculture moving up to northern cities after the Civil War and during Jim Crow. The main thing I took from the book is that the ghetto thing is not "real" black culture. It's something we've been told is our culture (I'm black) all our lives, but it's just some hillbilly stuff, like you said. We got to recognize that.

[@ummukatheer247]

Yes, again my main sentiment after watching this video is wow black people really do be acting white smdh

[@davidanderson6055]

@@ummukatheer247 yeah, the whole "acting black" thing is ironic. There is no way for a whole "race" (whatever that is) to act one way. There are different subcultures in every country, in every people group. It's obvious when sowell says it, but we get taught such weird things, growing up.

[@Si_Mondo]

@@davidanderson6055 Even the word "ghetto" isn't originally an American term. It's the name given to the slums in Italian cities where the Jews had to live hundreds of years ago.

[@filthycasual8187]

@@Si_Mondo And where the Jews had to live in Germany during the Holocaust if they wanted to avoid going to the camps. Though, they ended up going to the camps anyway.

[@Lumpygrits76]

He hit every nail on the head. When my wife asked me “What is White culture?”, I really had a hard time putting it into words. But I was REALLY trying to overthink it. White American culture is honestly regional. And I told her that I think the southern white culture is and the black culture are mirror images of each other in Several ways. From the way we eat and talk and how we grew up, to the way that we’re treated and perceived by different regions of the country.

[@anexceleratedlife]

Sowell…pronounced like Soul.

[@avestuart]

About three years ago I was in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. There had been a steady migration of Scotch-Irish folks from that region to what is now West Virginia and Appalachia beginning from when the Colonies were governed by England. There today you'll hear words being used which trace back to Northern Ireland and Scotland. There are also some musical instruments which are played in the region which also go back to Northern Ireland. Those regions of Appalachia were very isolated for a long time, that helped preserve some of the culture and speech, but also allowed it to evolve locally and away from greater American or English cultural influences. That's about as hillbilly as one can get. The history of the Britannic Isles is interesting in itself. The Celts, the Romans, then the Anglo-Saxons moved-in from Netherlands/northern Germany and brought their language with them, early English was actually closer to the Dutch language. The first English novel, "Beowulf", has a lot of Dutch words in it. The effect the Norse Vikings and their language had on Scotland and northern England also can't be ignored. When Vikings settled the northern coast of France, in Normandy and became known as Normans, they invaded England in the 1200s and established control and married into the monarchy. This brought Norman French into old English, making English less Germanic and more latin. It's fascinating, I tell ya.

[@janihensley5306]

SE. KY here. True. Language for awhile was considered the closest to Shakespearean times to be found

[@somniumisdreaming]

1066

[@avestuart]

@@AJ-PFbat lol, suck it up. Youre scotch-irish in America, that's how it is.

[@Si_Mondo]

The Normans invaded in 1066; 11th century.

[@ashleighmarie7411]

@Anjun 241 Scottish-Irish I think you’re looking for… scotch is an alcoholic drink. The shortened name for Scottish people is Scot’s

[@HitchensRAZ0R]

The bizarre part about learning from Sowell about how Southerners were looked down upon back then, *we still do it to this day.* Be honest, how often do we hear smug people look down their noses at Southerners and anyone living in fly-over States, regarding them as hicks, low-educated and uncivilized?

[@jakenelson328]

Agreed, my dad has a strong southern accent and he would tell me growing up how lucky I was to sound like my mom because of how judgmental people have been towards my dad. I'd always feel bad when he would tell me stories about HOW people have talked to him and sometimes they'd immediately talk slower when he speaks or whatever when he happens to be college educated.

[@GabrielleTollerson]

exactly. Or like we do incest or dumb nasty shit like that

[@mattd5147]

As someone who lives in PA, I know exactly what you’re talking about. There’s a lot of stuck up, arrogant people who live in the Philly region especially. Just know that there’s a lot of people who don’t think that way about folks who live in the south or midwest, though. I, for example, like southerners more than people from up where I’m at lol.

[@HitchensRAZ0R]

@@mattd5147 I have family in Philly, I've seen a fair share of the types of people you speak of. Thankfully people like you and I exist. Please stay safe in PA, I hear crimes are up and DA's are reluctant to do their jobs (throw the book at those who hurt others).

[@mattd5147]

@@HitchensRAZ0R Appreciate that, friend. PA as a whole is pretty alright as far as crime goes, except for some of the smaller cities like Reading, Allentown, Chester, Hazelton, etc. They're all experiencing pretty bad crime spikes. The worst by far is Philly though. You want to see how bad it's gotten in that city? Look up a neighborhood in Philly called Kensington. Specifically, look up the area around the infamous intersection of Kensington Avenue and Allegheny Avenue. It looks like a third world country in some streets. The politicians in this city have totally given up on these people. The mayor even came out and said recently in an interview that he "Can't wait to not be mayor anymore". Total incompetence.

[@neal2216]

I've been watching y'all react for over 2 years now. IMO this was definitely your best one. Right is right regardless of who you are. My grandpa said many years ago "If people would just shut their mouths, open their ears and think along the lines of right is right, we'd have minimal issues in life.". I hope our paths cross someday. I'd definitely be blessed.

[@ArchieGe]

Thomas Sowell Da TruthSayer All People should get acquainted with the wisdom Sowell shares for decades

[@CalixYukon]

Some of my ancestors came from Louisiana, circa 1777 but these days they are maritimer culture. I love these history reactions, would appreciate it if you guys did some reactions to other historians aside from Thomas Sowell as well! Peace & Love!

[@sononi4798]

So much of it is social skills, having role models in your community showing you what's possible (not celebrities) and people who love you and believe in you.

[@alexablissfan1613]

The skin tone of a Man or Woman is the least important thing about them. Just my opinion 🫶

[@timh8324]

Might have helped me not get burned so much as a child and not have gotten skin cancer on my nose - just saying :)

[@Sakitsunebi]

Skin tone doesn't determine the content of ones character.

[@tammierandall864]

When I lived in Alabama for 14 years. Worked at Home Depot. When we would do interviews for a lot associate. Had a black female come in for the interview she was wearing a very short short dress with high heels. It was a very clingy dress. I was shocked how she came in for the interview. Then I realized she didn't want the job. She just had to show the welfare office that she had an interview. So she could keep getting the welfare. All the years I worked in retail you dress for the job you want in the interview. If it was a bank you dress nicer than if you dress for the position for a lot associate which would be neat pair of jeans (not ragged)

[@tammierandall864]

I think this is the culture Thomas Sowell is talking about.

[@warpedone4963]

There's KZbin videos right now that interviews were being done the same way. When the requirement was you need job interviews to keep getting fed and/or state unemployment. One guy had 10 interviews scheduled and not one showed up. Used to be that way with government benefits to. They would randomly call a couple on your list to see if it you filled out a application or showed for interviews. It was changed years ago with the excuse to much extra stress for the person.

[@johnbuckeye9590]

@@thadlincolnii7398 blk male conservative on youtube.

[@justinnamuco9096]

Federal welfare I guess coz that's Alabama

[@Heathmcdonald]

Not everyone has the benefit of having parents to teach them things like that.

[@stevensoar1392]

Big love to you both. Really enjoying this journey we be on ❤🔥

[@alwaysbanned4812]

We be... After watching this video too. Lmao

[@gritnix]

Inner city schools actually receive a lot of funding, in some cases it's more per student than those in the suburbs. More money doesn't help regardless of allocation or those doing the allocating when those to whom it's going to help don't care about why it's being spent. One of Sowell's points is that poor southerners undervalued education and this persists today in the inner city ghettos. It doesn't matter how much money anyone spends on it if those receiving it don't care and don't value it. That valuing has to start in the home. The problems also exacerbate each other. Being prone to violence is another point Sowell makes. If the money that the school would have spent on a new roof, on paint, on making the school a nicer place now has to go to guards, police, or metal detectors in order to keep kids safe, kids who really don't care about being there anyway, it's a vicious cycle.

[@studiobauhaus7740]

Genius Comment!

[@johnbuckeye9590]

Preach!

[@nanbolz2238]

Don't wait for the village. It starts with one good soul and others will follow suit. But even if only one soul makes a difference, that's one soul that can effect other lives. One Thomas Sowell can influence you, and you can influence others, and on and on. It's a ripple effect; and it doesn't matter what color or race you are. Thank you for sharing.

[@jwmson7791]

Asia and BJ, I’m a white lady from the south. I’ve traveled and worked in many states and believe me, upon meeting me, people from other areas so often judge me as lower class and ignorant just bc I’m from the south and I have a southern accent. When they get to know me they often tell me how they thought of me and how they learned that I was not what they thought. Then there are those who remain prejudicial. So it’s not only blacks who are pre-judged and discriminated against. Good job! ♥️

[@ck_sidekick8306]

One of the pieces of culture that has survived is FOOD! Up north, and elsewhere in the nation, black people call it "soul food". It's the type of food that was passed down through the generations. Well, let me tell you, I'm from NC. I live in FL now. What black people around the country call "soul food" is what we call supper! It's just what we eat. Always have. It isn't Black Culture. It's Southern Culture, and if you live in the South, white or black, you have been eating those foods that are a racial stereotype in other areas all your life.

[@codygates7418]

Exactly! Fried chicken and cornbread are extremely good and common throughout the entire south

[@enriqueperezarce5485]

@@codygates7418 It ain’t really black food just southerner food. Especially if you poor

[@codygates7418]

@@enriqueperezarce5485 That’s what I mean it’s not “Black Food” (like so many want to claim) it’s southern food that Southern Whites have eaten for centuries and then black people picked it up and “claimed it”

[@ThubanDraconis]

@@codygates7418 I don't think it's so much that the Black folk claimed it. It's more a case of the Northerners not having any experience with Southern food. So when they saw Black people eating it they assumed it was Black food, and not the common shared food of both Black and White Southerners. Then it sort of got picked up by the Northerners as a racial insult against Black folk. Being a White Southerner I've heard those comments and they've always translated to me as "Black people eat food."

[@codygates7418]

@@ThubanDraconis the amount of times I’ve heard I can’t say or do those things because their “Black” makes me laugh because those “Black” things are White Culture 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ However ignorance is a strong tool by the media and as a Southerner I always have to roll my eyes at the Dems when they try to do a “Black Accent” (whatever TF that is) and they just do a poor Southern accent instead. Like news flash my family and myself sound like that on a daily basis 😂

[@southernbella6535]

As a hillbilly from West Tn i raise a glass of wine to you both and wish you nothing but love , peace and goodness :) . I watch some of your music reactions and love to hear your thoughts on different music. but this video shows your depth as people and willingness to understand more than the T.V. or social media tells you. New sub for this one, keep growing :)

[@AsiaandBJReact]

Thank You ❤️❤️ FOE

[@sdmcdaniel2255]

I was a military brat for most of my life. Which means I moved around a lot. I've now lived in the state of North Carolina for over 30 years. I graduated high school, attended some college (couldn't afford to finish), I've always considered myself a fairly well-educated person. My mother was a teacher for many years, she always drove me to be articulate, well-spoken, use correct grammar, extensive vocabulary. One thing none of us noticed, until much later, was how, after years of living in the south, I, like many others, developed a southern accent. Now my mother was born and raised in the foothills of North Carolina, and even though she was very well-educated, she had a noticeable southern accent. It wasn't overly prominent, but it was there. So, she didn't notice my accent developing. I received a phone call a few years ago, from an old friend from my first high school in California. I started high school in California but finished/graduated in North Carolina (we moved from Cali the summer before my Junior year) The high school in question, was celebrating it's 25th anniversary, and was inviting everyone that attended the high school the year it opened back for a special reunion. The woman who called me, was actually a very good friend of mine during the two years I attended that high school. I remember that conversation to this day. She called me, and when I answered, she told me who she was, and why she was calling, and asked to speak to me. My reaction was 'Oh my God! Lisa (name changed) is that you? Oh my God it's been ages! How've you been?' Her reaction to me? 'Shirley(name changed) Holy Sh*t! When did you get stupid? When you answered the phone, I thought you were the maid or something!' Yes, she really said that. She thought I had 'gotten stupid' because of the southern accent I had developed. Her attitude toward me changed, subtly. She became a little condescending toward me. All because of the southern accent I had developed over the years. Needless to say, I didn't attend that reunion, and I've never spoken to her since. I started noticing that anyone visiting/moving to North Carolina from places up north/out west, would treat natives in that same, slightly condescending manner. The North Carolina southern accent isn't as pronounced as those from West Virginia, Tennessee or Kentucky, so I can imagine how people from those states are treated. I think that's why I, and others like me, are less tolerant of organizations like Black Lives Matter, Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employment, and all those government programs that are around specifically to assist the Black Community/Minority communities. You see, I'm as white as white can be. I, and others like me, have also been discriminated against, though not for the color of our skin. Yet, no one cries out against the discrimination we face, not even ourselves. We deal with it, quietly, and move on, and succeed despite the stereotypes placed on us. I've always heard the phrase 'You don't know what it means to be Black.' To tell the truth, I bet it's very similar to what it means to be Southern.

[@stargazer1238]

It's amazing when you learn the actual history and see how modern cultures evolved and where certain attributes in the language and food and actions have come from. Thomas Sowell is one of the greatest modern intellects in my opinion. He is an amazing man and the world is fortunate to hear his words and still have him in it. I am happy to see younger people hearing his words.

[@justaguy214]

The truth can be a mother but it's all part of a collective awakening, however slow. Imagine 70-80% of everything you've known having been an outright lie or a twisted truth. Just goes to show that up is down and down is up, despite our perceptions.

[@LeethLee1]

wow fascinating. thanks for the video!

[@amandapredmore5908]

The one thing that our society needs, that no one talks about, but Asia just did... is accountability. We need to hold ourselves and each other accountabe for the state of our lives. The old saying "it takes a village" is something long forgotten and something we need to get back to. It's become so much easier to blame everyone else for our issues than to look in the mirror and say ,I've allowed it to become this way.

[@robinwolfe487]

I grew up in the Ozarks a Hillbilly. I graduated from High School top of my class. Moved to the Capital of my state to get a job and go to college part time. I went to work for the City. I became the head of a department. But was always told I couldn't go any further because "I was rough around the edges and had a brogue". Well duh! I got sick of the so called well to do asking where you from? Then saying how old were you when you got your 1st pair of shoes. I'm proud of my heritage and where I'm from and the backbone of the hardworking women I had as role models.

[@richardmartin9565]

Change is easier said than done. My uncle and his neighbors tried, but a lot of other neighbors didn't and they ended up moving.

[@thomass5169]

You can't go wrong with Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams. Bless you both for exploring these great American men.

[@htennek1]

I've watched about a half-dozen of these (people reacting to this particular subject) now. It is slightly mind-boggling that there are this many people who are ignorant of it. For me, it just seems like it is a given. It makes me wonder _Do most people of african descent think that english was the original language of various african tribes? or that Christinaity (overhwelmingly baptist) was the religion of the west african tribes?_

[@ice-iu3vv]

yes its like you want to be proud of your culture, but the more "gangsta" you are, it just means youre doing a fine impression of those who enslaved you.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

I get what your saying but no. southern slave owners were typically high educated and wanted to appear cultured to visiting business owners from other countries. "southern culture" came from share croppers, field hands, people who only had a rank in society because slaves were below them.

[@ice-iu3vv]

@@johnseaverton1820 lot of bullshit here. i said "those who enslaved you". this would be southern whites. which is thomas sowells point as well. yes we each graduated college. "those who enslaved you" is my quote, which you morphed into "plantation owners", then suggested that perhaps im stupid because you misread my comment. get lost.

[@ice-iu3vv]

@@shinrapresident7010 so like various others you completely miss the point and change the subject. i didnt "place blame on" etc as youre so butthurt about. what i did, is correctly point out that contemporary black culture was taken from southern white culture. for crying out loud, this is the point of the video. did you even watch it, or just pick a fight in the comment section?

[@JDogg1971]

Folks have been saying this. And honestly, it is the truth. Not many people pay attention. I love this journey y’all are on! And I’m on it with y’all. Once again, great reaction!🤠🥰

[@salty-tomato]

It can't take the "village" it has to be individual choice to succeed. The best example I can think are the pilgrims. At the start they approached governing collectively. Everyone had to participate for the common good. It was a wretched fail. Finally they divided the land & each was responsible for their own. The rest is history. In reality when a neighbor sees me plant a bush or wash my house or sidewalk they are quick to do something as well. It's quite infectious. I've seen entire communities be inspired by the individual act of a member. It creates a bit of a domino effect in a good way. Just my two cents. Peace & goodness🙏

[@Randy-md6xl]

I actually laughed out loud when you thought the house building cards was the game of bridge. 😀😂

[@nicholasforrester8587]

I truly believe your neighborhood is only a ghetto if you treat it like one. You're mindset is everything.

[@scottuleman466]

Reppin those mavs! I see you! thank you guys for exploring these things, just need more of us throwing out the whole truth and all sides of the story! Kudos to you both!

[@christopherdavis6326]

In the 50’s black divorce rates was 13-20% (high) vs today it is close to 70% our families stayed together. Then the 60’s and 70’s happened, roe happened, and welfare replaced black men in the home.

[@chris-3-4]

Recently started watching you guys and love your content. Even tho I don't agree with everything you may say I still love the fact you are looking into these topics with an open mind. Keep up the good work I am now a new subscriber.

[@AsiaandBJReact]

Thank You for your sub ❤️❤️ we really appreciate it!

[@stavros1655]

I'm very impressed with your lines of thought and reactions to several videos (Elder, Owens and Sowell - so far). Watch more Thomas Sowell, please, the man in a well researched genius. I subscribed in anticipation.

[@AsiaandBJReact]

Hey appreciate your sub Steve ❤️❤️ Thanks so much!

[@larsegenes6031]

Doesn't take much to change a culture, just got to convince parents to read to their kids

[@carlosjuarez8761]

First let the kids have 2 parents. then convince those parents that that is what they are to the Children- parents- not pals, friends, buddies, they are supposed to prepare them for life and guide them, educate them, correct them when needed, even tough love sometimes- parents are supposed to prepare them to be responsible adults, to be ready for what comes in life later on and to be agents of change and good for society.

[@shaylablueangel]

I enjoy your content, and look forward to your videos. Keep it going, you two are amazing.❤️

[@chriskerr5326]

You guys always make some great content that can change peoples perspective in there own lives. Bj with the mavs hat after that game 7 I'm loving it

[@anthonyblakely399]

Very very accurate video with Vidal information. Asia it will change ...it is changing....we are just not getting news worthy spots on TV or the airwaves. Thomas Sowell is an excellent Historian and Sociologist....follow him through his books....they are very informative.

[@admirallily]

Good points. The allocation of funds at every level is key. I recently saw a video about a bunch of kids at a school pointing out their insanely good facilities, giant swimming pool, high tech media center, so much more. People got upset saying these kids get all this money for nice stuff but further research showed that relative to another less “well off” school as far as facilities, the first school actually got less money but how they allocated what they got was different than the other school who got more money but didn’t allocate it as well when they got it. It takes wise people at every level to make sure the money is used well for the benefits of the people.

[@x1drip]

It’s beautiful to see young people opening their minds thank you for the video

[@Frostrazor]

Now go back and listen to the song "Racism" by Adam Calhoun - and see how his song draws comparisons between these stereotype cultures. i don't think it's as much a lack of resources as it is a lack of direction to change or evolve. Good strong family values can make a big difference. I'm guessing that's what's missing, and that's the reason for lack of direction.

[@codygates7418]

Yup people online still call me a “hick, redneck, cracker, hillbilly, etc” online just because I’m from the South (Kentucky). I absolutely ALWAYS get mad when I talk to people online that insist Ebonics and other characteristics go back to Africa and when I try to correct them they call me racist or that I’m trying to discredit black culture” it’s truly sad that so many people have held onto this culture. Although many Southerns still hold onto to some of these values such a words used by our ancestors and styles of worship that are still prevalent today in Baptist, Methodist, and Pentecostal churches that originated here. Also I read a little bit of the book “Cracker Culture” and it’s says something really interesting about both Southern and Northerner culture in the United States and Southern and Norther culture in the UK and it’s actually the opposite there. Norther English are more closely culture wise to Southern Americans while Southern English are more closely culture wise to the Norther Americans (Especially New England). What he was talking about in the Celtic regions also make sense take Scotland for example much of the worship that was very prevalent over there is almost exactly the same a southern worship which makes sense if we’re looking at it from both a culture standpoint and a religious standpoint (the Scottish were more so Protestants just like the Southern United States). Great vid y’all! ❤️

[@SigRho1429]

lol. And Kentucky wasn’t even a Confederate state. Y’all were Yankees in the Union.

[@britt210]

might sound crazy but those values growing up in the south as a black woman is why I'm conservative and I love my southern culture

[@codygates7418]

@@britt210 yes ma’am! Doesn’t sound crazy whatsoever. I’m a high schooler and I’m extremely proud of where I come from and the Godly values my family has taught me. God bless!

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

@@SigRho1429 technically you're right, but KY was evenly split on actual support.

[@codygates7418]

@@JohnMiller-zn9pf exactly plus Kentucky is southern through and through lol 😂

[@MidwestToolReview]

No, a lack of resources is not the problem. You have people that migrate to the USA all of the time, but the difference is, they understand the importance of education, whereas Blacks blow it off. Asian and Hispanic families understand that you need a proper education to survive. They will work themselves to the bones to ensure their children can go to college. Other migrants will eat ramen noodles and live in squaller to ensure they can put themselves through college. Blacks have been here forever but can't seem to figure out what most immigrants already understand before they get here. Instead of focusing on dancing, music and sports, Blacks should focus on what makes nearly every other ethnic group in America, more successful in a shorter period that we have achieved!!! And stop asking for more government handouts, and start putting in the work necessary to help yourself... always asking and begging for "resources" means you never learn to overcome life's challenges on your own!

[@willharriman1881]

You don't know what you're talking about! Here's a true life example of the actual race problem in employment. A Black man applies for a skilled position as a service technician. He meets all education and experience requirements of the position. All the applicants must take a competitive examination on ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY. The Black man scores 97% on the test to make the number one highest score. THREE white males with LOWER test scores are hired. The Black man who made the top test score was NOT hired! Do you see the problem?

[@forte642]

You both are really amazing.. I’ve seen many of your music reactions and you have a beautiful way together… And I appreciate your open minded attitude about such difficult topics

[@briansjohnson17]

My mom and her mom had a bridge game going for yrs. They would continue it when grandma visited. There game lasted maybe 20yrs

[@irina383]

You are spot on about culture +area reinforces behavior. You are the sum of your best 5 friends. Association is everything and it is reinforced by the area you live in. Your 5 best friends are your neighbors and schoolmates when you are growing up.

[@richardmartin9565]

I could tell stories about our attitudes in the 60s about Southern Blacks who migrated to Boston vs those who were born and raised in Boston. There were differences...we even had names for them.

[@powellpatterson4928]

The facial expressions when the truth bomb is detonated.

[@davewhitlow2984]

The great Thomas Sowell was born just over the river from me in Gastonia, NC

[@lindatammi]

More insight into Hillbilly culture is in JD Vance’s autobiography “Hillbilly Elegy”. They also made it a movie.

[@senectutecato3987]

I had Hispanic students who had parents who could not speak English and they were born in Brooklyn. Isolation is one of the reason.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

The part where you talk about lack of resources, education, a liquor store on every corner .Did you know that Social Housing ,provided for economically deprived people, in the Uk is scattered throughout communities? For example ,for an estate of new build housing to get planning permission, the builders have to show that a percentage of those houses are built to accommodate Social Housing candidates, so there is always a social mix .

[@Robcheeto]

Thanks for the video. My family has been in Texas since the 1800's came from Great Britain this was part of our Culture. God Bless Texas.

[@brgilbert2]

I once knew how to play whist taught to us by our mother whose family came from Holland.

[@PeitouBob]

After Basic Training in 1967, got invited to DC by one of my fellow trainees. He took me to his 'crib' on the outskirts of the city. He taught me a game: Bid Witz was the name as I remember. Great game! I wanted to play it, but no one in my Crib knew how. I've since forgotten how to play it, but I can see how "Bridge" developed from it....Thanks for the history lesson!

[@haraldisdead]

My mom's family is from New Orleans. They played SO much bridge.

[@colinjames7569]

Good stuff. Thomas has a way of opening up people to truths not always talked about in history. He is a National treasure and champion of our people. His insight and astute work has made all of our lives better. While seemingly unknown and unappreciated by some in our current generation. It is our duty to pass on his knowledge

[@justmefl7045]

I just want to thank you for bringing Dr. Sowell to so many people through your videos. You are bringing much-needed light into an ever-darkening world.

[@toddsanders6649]

Hello, Asia and BJ: Can you please tell me which one of Sowell's books is the narrated excerpt coming from?

[@mikerandy843]

As someone who studies history and religion, I always found myself questioning the reasons why Blacks snd Latinos were so religious, and why they would choose Christianity. How does it come to be.... the slave and the slave master serving and/or worshipping the same God 🤔. Through all my questioning, I was left longing for an adequate argument behind the reasoning of it. It wasn't until I came across this Thomas Sowell piece, that I began to understand. Black slaves losing their African Culture, and in so, adopting and/or mimicking what they saw, makes 100% sense when you think about it. Ex: How many blacks and latinos do you know that never saw Jordan play, but yet and still, they purchase the shoes? Jordans are part of black culture, and latinos that grow up in major cities and those influenced by hip hop culture follow suit. Even buying the shoes for their children, who will most definitely never take the time to even research the man. All that being said, a question which baffled me for so long, was partially answered. I now understand why southern less educated blacks adopted Christianity, I still don't quite understand why smarter and more educated blacks choose to now, but thats another discussion. My next objective is to find out why latinos serve and/ or worship the same God as the colonizers that lined their ancestors up and slaughtered them until they agreed that the Christian God is the one true God. That Jesus was their only ticket to salvation. Was it just out of fear of death, and/or torture at the hands of their Christian captors? Could it have been from lack of education? Was is Christian indoctrination in the early school systems? Are they ignorant to, or just choose to ignore that part of their history? I wonder......is culture more important, or does it somehow overrule logic, education and truth? 🤔 If not, can someone explain how now, with all the knowledge available at our fingertips, do we choose Christianity over something like Buddhism? One history is filled with pain, suffering, murder, death, etc etc in severance to it's God. While the other in comparison, is peaceful, welcoming and who's main focus is on self improvement for the betterment of all.

[@ross7363]

Challenge for people in the gettto to get a job is more on pride, and how they present themselves. I saw a young guy start in the warehouse, and in the same day decided he was to good to work there and walked out. Th rest of us worked, and those that looked for, and took the first opportunity to move up did even better. We all had the humility however to do our time, and keep out of trouble while we built our skill set, and real confidence on what we can contribute.

[@russgilbertson8689]

Thomas Sowell is a fascinating man. and excellent teacher.

[@Tusky-ln9jr]

As a white boy born in Memphis and raised in the Arkansas delta, there is very little difference between blacks in the hood and whites in the trailer park. They are one in the same. Poor, uneducated, drug riddled, single motherhood….what Prof Sowell is highlighting is still very true today. Wish we would start to look at our similarities rather than differences….then come together to support each other and seek change for us all. The powers at be wish to keep it the same

[@brucebailey6688]

@Asia and BJ thank you for doing reaction videos like this. I'm enjoying them as much as your music reactions, maybe even more.

[@Trex450S]

I wanted to chime in since I am a foreman at my work, and I'm responsible for hiring & firing. The pattern of someone who is clearly uneducated and can't speak english due to cultural reasons is a red flag = they are someone who probably won't show up for work on time; or will slack off and complain about the work being asked to do. To be clear there's no work I would give another that I won't do myself. I have always been the type of person to work extra hours and help others whenever I can, and those are the type of people I look for all of the time. The origins of individuals applying are not a consideration for with me. I want & reward those that apply themselves. If they can think and have the ability to work independently that is what I need, and look for. I don't want to "micromanage" anyone; if that is what I have to do then I might as well do the job myself. Plane and simple those that educate themselves or at least try and learn will always rise above whatever situation gets them down. Persistence and being open to learn will make anyone a better person.

[@zzbear317]

I'm a Detroiter. I truly believe the racial issues in Detroit initially came from racist Southern whites, who along with Southern blacks, came for Auto Industry jobs. The original Detroit population seemed to coexists without many issues. Eventually the racism spilled over and the population became more segregated. Add to the mix, the projects and degradation of the family unit, for both poor whites and blacks and it was an ugly mix of the streets raising the kids. To this day, the poor white areas that border Detroit are less desirable than many areas within the city, and there are predominantly black middle class suburbs (Southfield). I can easily understand why there was more prejudice against poor whites from the south - most of the black southerners were hard working and wanted to make a new life for themselves. The white southerners were just a few generations removed from losing the civil war, and they never forgave the north or the people they once enslaved. They were just looking to exist. I may be 100% off on this, but that's my take.

[@kennyd6738]

Lol, you know what the card game Whist is. It’s what old folks called Spades but I think it’s scored differently but played the same

[@thecoolunclea.k.a.unclebea1158]

BJ!!!? You got the lesson perfectly!

[@bjarnisigurdsson1911]

When listening to this book I can't help but think about a 2009 documentary about Jesco White and his family named "The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia"

[@kevinvest9693]

Thomas Sowell is a brilliant man. I've read all of his books.

[@user-Tea278]

Black crow white snow is the name of this book. Very good read.

[@lewistaylor1965]

'Bridge' is to cards what chess is to board games...The moves are relatively easy but scoring consistently takes skill, memory and an understanding with a good partner before you start...It's a wonderful card game and just like other card games the social and drinking aspects can enhance the enjoyment...

[@casey9020]

I don’t really get the argument for resources. I started working in warehouses at 4am and worked my way up over the years to being a business owner. It starts with the family and having the morals planted within you to succeed in life

[@hungchoonghow5857]

Very insightful.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Thomas Soul is such a brilliant man!!

[@yobe1361]

Just watched the movie amistad for the first time a couple days ago. Black peoples own kind were in on it. It’s actually a tearing out of your heart movie. Wish I could unsee it

[@hume1963]

Great video. I am a 59 year old white guy and I understand completely about the whites being referred to as undesirable.

[@jennylynn8314]

I'm 100% behind allocating resources to change run down, poor communities. People who live in these communities though have to want to change when that hand is extended. They have to do the hard work on their end. I've seen many non profits that aim to help people in these communities, but many people just want the handout and not to have to change. We won't get anywhere without everyone, including those who live there, working together.

[@ffjsb]

Black Northeners were probably more educated and "refined" than White Southerners at the time. That changed as Southern Blacks started moving north, who were also held back in their education.

[@21scavage]

As someone born in Ky that grew up in TN I was always told by my father to not talk with an accent. It comes out sometimes but it really comes out when I drink. When the girls I date bring up my southern accent around my parents they always say "he doesn't have an accent". Privately, my father has told me to do my best to hide my accent when trying to get jobs or when I am at work. He explained the history of the perception of southern accents. As well as how, even here in Nashville, it can cause a mostly subconscious lack of confidence from executives who are from up north. Objectively, I have to agree it does make me sound dumb and unintelligent.

[@2460welshguards]

I live in Britain we still have many areas still like this , Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham etc the forgotten people seen as a underclass, your right it takes a whole new mindset and education to change the situation.

[@michaeltabor4176]

It happens even among other southerners. For instance, I am a Cajun in Louisiana. There is a slang term for Cajuns -- Coonass. While some wear it as a badge of honor these days it started out as a slur. For a long time Cajuns were considered “less than.” The stereotypes were that Cajuns were poor, stupid, lazy, backwards, primitive, violent and dirty. In 1980 a court case established Cajuns as a federally recognized and protected national ethnic minority.

[@kayamo1632]

I worked more than 30 years in a public school district that was geographically remote (in NY on the Canadian Border) and had great poverty. More than 70% of the students qualified for free breakfast and lunch. It was shocking how much people living in poverty equate school / education with jail / prison. It was not uncommon for students to be asked by members of their families, “How long are they gonna keep you locked up in that school?” “Are they ever gonna let you out of that place?” “You ever gonna be paroled from that school?” “You ever gonna really use all that stuff they’re trying to teach you up at that fancy school?” It was almost like they didn’t want better for their children. They would say things like, “It was good enough for me and it’s good enough for you too. You think you’re better or something?” In reality, an education was their only way out of that environment.

[@maxinefreeman8858]

A lot of southern Appalachian people went north to work. Many of the kids that I went to school with, they stayed with their grandparents. Their moms and dads had jobs in the auto factories. They would try to come back to see kids every month or so. Those kid's wore better clothes than the rest of us. The day after school was out their parents would come back and get them. They'd stay with parents during summer vacation. They'd come back to eastern Kentucky a few days before school started. There would be a cousin who watched them while parents worked.