Why So Many Black People In The U.S. Can't Swim

[@ajplus]

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[@eh298]

if you built a moat around popeyes, yall would learn how to swim across.

[@nikkinorman4254]

She's helping on behalf of Genesis' beautiful soul. Please learn how to swim loves ❤️. I am black and took swimming classes since baby, now I am a mermaid lol!!! Please practice swimming responsibly honeys 🙏🏽💛

[@laciepleasants9128]

​@@eh298 Matthew 12:36(Bible KJV).

[@frankie_dabz3035]

Bruh my Mexican dad just threw me into the pool and said “You gonna learn today” but in Spanish

[@Wegonnasurvive]

Vas a aprender hoy muchachito.

[@charles8032]

Pretty similar thing they do here in the Philippines too They *yeet* us into pools and say “swim or drown” while we gasp for air

[@Fable1Guides]

my dad yeeted me into the pool too.

[@hellogoodnite8447]

Same my parents watched me drink the pool water

[@Lemurcoon]

that happened to my bf too but his cousin threw him. my bf is also mexican.

[@matarisambia8771]

** I'm black from the Caribbean and our family motto is swim and read. In that order.

[@CB0408]

Never try to do the two things simultaneously though

[@matarisambia8771]

😃😃😃😃

[@mrskr8up834]

Facts...I'm not of the 64%... I swam and knew how to read before age 5.

[@jahknow8854]

Matari Sambia what Caribbean island are your family from

[@ragegamer6076]

Take care man

[@justonemori]

I love how the mother turned her grief into a purpose. Learning to swim herself had to be incredibly difficult.

[@Vanirvis]

Nope, it’s easy. I taught myself how to swim at age 4

[@zaiedchaalali1939]

@@Vanirvis but imagine learning to swim after your son died because of it....

[@Vanirvis]

I asked my parents for swimming lessons as a small kid, and it went like this.. My dad grabbed me by an arm and a leg and threw me off the end of a dock with the words, “if you’re too dumb to teach yourself how to swim you’re too dumb to be alive,” then he walked away. He was a strong believer in teaching kids to be self-reliant under pressure, so I guess I have a different perspective on it.. Different strokes for different folks

[@zaiedchaalali1939]

@@Vanirvis It's the fear that makes you drown,once you are relaxed swimming is easy.But if someone never went to deep water before and fear starts consuming him.....he's dead

[@Wee-Snaw]

@@Vanirvis Parents who do that are lazy & abusive

[@lalifromcali6439]

My mom almost drowned as a child. I am so glad she had the sense to have us learn instead of teaching us to stay away. This is sad.

[@crystalholder2213]

I agree.... I am unable swim however I paid for my daughter to learn how to swim and she ultimately became a lifeguard. My husband can swim very well too.

[@godiswithme6536]

Turn to god before it’s too late

[@BFSarthur]

Wait how did your mother drown as a child? If she drowned as a child then you wouldn't of had been born? Please explain.

[@jogmas12]

I almost drowned as a child, but that never caused me to be afraid of the water.

[@Kissmikerotch]

@@BFSarthur she said her mum ALMOST drowned.

[@DrewRueDoo]

Gensis’s mom has a beautiful soul. I love her advocacy

[@randomperson-uy7kc]

@Elli Anhna My mom never taught me how to swim and she is the nicest person I know.

[@DrewRueDoo]

Elli Anhna I don’t think not teaching your child how to swim makes one mentally sick...? No need to quickly jump to conclusions on her mental state.

[@milly5469]

YaboiDrizzyDrew not teaching your son/daughter is fine if they don’t want to swim. But if they want to learn how to swim then they should (any colour) have that option. Plus it’s safer to learn the basics of swimming in case of an emergency.

[@BritishJamaican777]

she is also physically very beautiful

[@samantaex.hardaway8268]

People like Genesis and his mother are way more important than celebrities.

[@PinkJoy143]

SAY IT AGAIN!!!

[@samharris246]

hardly

[@thesmoothiediet5599]

I agree 💯👍🏿

[@mcwinner575]

@@samharris246 explain

[@samharris246]

@@mcwinner575 What is there to explain? Saying someone is more important because of a tragedy is ridiculously stupid. Like it or not, celebrities are more important than your average person. Why do you think they get millions of dollars for just being them?

[@SnowFoxParty]

I'm black and I swim. Period. And I will teach my future black children to swim too.

[@NCXitlali]

I can't swim.... My feet cramp

[@AvangionQ]

Good for you ... the video's modern context point is to show that there are many places in the US where being poor and black means you lack access to a local swimming pool.

[@SnowFoxParty]

@@AvangionQ there are beaches and rivers...they exist and still exist. When there is a problem we always have to look for solutions

[@AvangionQ]

@@SnowFoxParty Again, in the US, there are many places where there isn't a swimming pool, beach or river within walking distance or within range of inexpensive public transport ...

[@NCXitlali]

@@AvangionQ most pools are private dude. I can't just go to some apartment's pool....

[@ajplus]

It’s a stereotype that’s sadly based in fact. But today in the U.S. 64% of Black children can’t swim - and they’re drowning because of it.

[@fionafiona1146]

That's why swimming is mandatory in German schools and subsidising public pools are a municipal expenses.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

African Rockfish lmao

[@MulataLinda8]

5:15 I thought it was Bleach instead of acid????

[@grmpEqweer]

Hmm, wonder if I could volunteer to teach people to swim?🤔

[@hueyy3232]

We don’t swim cuz we’ve never bothered to try and take swim lessons

[@elsastark2351]

Every US school should have a pool - nothing fancy - just adequate enough to teach swimming. We can appropriate the funds from the military industrial complex’s budget.

[@julianaxoxo6584]

Preach 😂😂🙏🙏

[@CivillianCapacity]

Coming from a high schooler, NOT a necessity. We have to remember school is to prepare us for life, not leisure.

[@bri7500]

When I was in high school, we had a pool that we used to go to for P.E. classes to swim. It would rotate every year really, one semester of swim and the other in the gym. I didn't officially learn how to swim until I was 16, but I grateful to know how. It is a lifesaver to know this.

[@CivillianCapacity]

*•:Monica:•* Exactly! All survival skills should stay out of school. School again is to prepare for your work life. As for swimming that’s to be done outside. Just like riding a bike. Our parents taught us, or we grew into learning to ride it.

[@fionafiona1146]

Using communal pools as far out as the intersections of urban school districts should be all right too, especially if only 4th and 8th grade are required to offer 2h a week for 6 months (as in Germany)

[@mackmaster100]

Swimming should be taught in all schools from the age of 6-10 as it is here in Sweden.

[@takahashiueda3332]

hell yeah. in austria we even have to do a basic test which includes diving and picking up a brick from 2-3 meters. diving a small distance and swimming a couple of lengths in a certain time. and without that beginners certificate you cant pass the schoolyear

[@paytonwilliamson3316]

My school in the USA it is a gym unit however my school is 80 percent Caucasian

[@mssha1980]

@@paytonwilliamson3316 most black schools don’t have these programs

[@stephenjohnson6632]

In australia all children in primary school have swimming lessons

[@LuddyFish_]

@@stephenjohnson6632 Yes. It is heavily emphasised for children to learn to swim here in Australia. We even get 1 lesson in each grade to learn how to swim with clothes on.

[@mag1cally569]

my mom made me get swimming lessons when i was a kid just so i could be safe around water. It should honestly be apart of school curriculum. No one should fear something that covers 70%+ of the world. Heck even knowing how to swim the water can be scary. One of the first things you learn is that water is stronger than you and never runs out of energy.

[@texaskitty1348]

They've stopped teaching anything useful for life in schools.

[@flowrepins6663]

@@texaskitty1348 bruce lee already taught. water can flow or it can crash. be water

[@KeshaRousePBC]

Unfortunately swimming was apart of our schools curriculum until the swim teacher didnt pay attention and child died. So they took it out of the schools.

[@henrimarjoan7876]

In Finland its part of curriculum.

[@lonelyberg1808]

In France we learn how to swim in school

[@divinemissw]

Sad, but true. My mother couldn't swim. My father was light enough to pass for white and was able to learn to swim. He made sure all his children could swim and my son can swim.

[@hellalan]

Why didn't your father teach you mother to swim?

[@hellalan]

@Karen Schumer Racism discourages black people from learning to swim?

[@FaithandNova]

@@hellalan yes racism still exist. I'm so looking forward to having my own pool so I no longer have to look at the stares of some white ppl at pools

[@hellalan]

@@FaithandNova You're clearly the racist here, with anxiety🤣

[@blessed74God]

@@hellalan The reprobate mind understands NOTHING. Ur literally the devil

[@joncoda365]

I swim like a fish (and I'm black). But I'm from New York City and from a middle class family... I had never even heard of this stereotype (or a lot of black stereotypes) until I joined the military. Now, this actually makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks again, Al-Jazeera!

[@riripari2042]

As a black person I honestly didn't even know it was a stereotype till I was a teenager and heard it off of Blackish. Yes I knew of the other typical stereotypes, but not this one. As a child my mom put in the YMCA summer camp which took their kids to the pool every other day. I loved swimming to the deep end the most. This YMCA was on a historically black college campus and nearly all the kids in the camp were black. Then I had my dad who'd take me to the neighborhood pool in his neighborhood during the summer as well. I thought this stereotype was ridiculous till I had to take a swim test for army ROTC years later in college (also an hbcu) and half the people there immediately said that they couldn't swim. Like wtf? We gotta make swimming lessons for kids a higher priority then we do now.

[@rosalbahamer994]

What did they tell u in the military were they racist to you?

[@joncoda365]

Rosalba hamer sometimes. I was a combat medic when I joined, my infantry platoon leader would call me ‘Doc’ness (a play on the word ‘darkness’). I protested and he apologized and stopped. Soldiers, black and white, would tell jokes and make comments, sometimes ask questions about different racial stereotypes. Out of 40 guys in my platoon, there were only about 4-5 black guys (only guys were allowed to be infantry back then). Very few black medics too compared to the proportion of black people in the military, at large. The racial jokes and comments seemed to be normal and accepted by the other black troops, including the Sergeants. So at first I just listened. But if I complained about something I didn’t like, I usually got an (apparently) honest apology, and never heard the particular comment again. I’m still in the military. But I’m a healthcare provider now. The Army (like society) is far more sensitive to racist and sexist language now than back when I first joined (2008). You’d probably get kicked out/lose your commission talking like that in 2019.

[@joncoda365]

Binge Flix nope. I lived in a black bubble too. About 90% of the people in my neighborhood we’re black. And about 0% were white. We don’t typically discuss black stereotypes amongst each other since stereotyping isn’t very useful when everyone is the same race anyway. I also had never heard that blacks didn’t like dogs. A bunch of dudes had/bred Pits and Rottweilers and such. I had never heard that black people had a particular affinity for fried chicken. Because everyone I knew was black or Puerto Rican, and everyone liked fried chicken. Get it?

[@joncoda365]

Binge Flix there are a lot of things that aren’t healthy about being black in the US. Might be the reason many of us are somewhat repressed, depending on the subject matter, and what you mean by repressed.

[@jengomez6115]

I got goosebumps when she told about Genesis’ dreams of him doing big things. Thank you Mrs. Holmes for turning your grief into gift to others. What a beautiful way to honor Genesis. God bless you!

[@santiagobedoya1218]

I swear the US is the weirdest country in the world🤔

[@Mael_Str0M]

It’s essentially Florida to the rest of the world.

[@ronaldomoreira113]

Agreed

[@billroller8410]

what’s funny is you’re all idiots and have no clue what it’s really like here. (florida)

[@kingcherenfant8216]

Well try living in the middle east, Asia, Africa etc... and you would think again.

[@billroller8410]

King Cherenfant move to america haha

[@Laa5shotz]

we all know raven can’t swim but i hope she learned on her birthday Edit: Y’all funny 🤣

[@gachamansama3703]

Ghetto Gabe I just realized what vine you're referring to, and you're so right!

[@Vlogsinschool.]

I thought she said “I can’t sleep”

[@kimora69]

@@Vlogsinschool. She says "I cant swim"

[@CrystalDoggoIsMissing]

“Happy birthday Raven! 🥳” “I cants swim 🥺”

[@777letthelightin]

I can’t shweem

[@aderonkegold6697]

When ever I'm at the pool I act like I can swim but I'm actually walking on the floor

[@CloutTV.]

J0rDaN lol

[@robison87]

Haha....learn to swim dude. Start off by floating on your back and doing the doggie paddle in the shallow end.

[@aderonkegold6697]

@@robison87 yea I'm gonna be taking swimming lessons in the summer 👍

[@jooplin]

TheNotoriousNoah im sorry

[@user-oz7ku9tf3q]

SAME it sucks cause people think ik how to swim so they try n get me to swim over to the deep end

[@j.clementec.m.1558]

I'm a Mexican from Compton and I was actually taught too swim in the roy campanella park in west rancho west Compton by a black lady

[@kay.2536]

Cheddar Cheese God • 15 years ago this comment old

[@kay.2536]

Lol faking

[@user-nn6pw9kb2d]

Holy I WAS NOT EVRN A MONTH OLD

[@copperdan1275]

Cheddar Cheese God • 15 years ago ok

[@badjito]

15 years ago? Are you still alive?

[@Deebok1]

He sacrificed his life to help change the lives of others..... Rest on my King.

[@luana_.sm5]

@For the Love of my peoples 4life What's your point... though.

[@luana_.sm5]

@For the Love of my peoples 4life Thought you wouldn't have a good answer , guess I was right.😂😂😂

[@luana_.sm5]

@For the Love of my peoples 4life When you put something on the Internet for the PUBLIC to see...it gives the people the right to comment so...if you don't like the fact that it becomes people's business don't comment in the first place 😊.

[@luana_.sm5]

@For the Love of my peoples 4life You gave a point without any explanation 😂😂😂😂 OK hun keeping being delusion to that belief that I'm the ignorant one😂😂😂 probably didn't even watch the video...or maybe you did but with the ignorance you most likely have you dismissed all the facts that were said in this clip.

[@AAAAAAHHHHHHHH1]

For the Love of my peoples 4life I seriously have no idea what you’re talking about😂

[@delftbrown75]

Love and respect to this mom ! She turned her tragedy into meaningful action. I'm sure she saved many and is saving lives today.

[@starlightanddreams1317]

It is an awesome display of strength. The passing of her son really is helping her teach children water safety. She herself became a lifeguard. So many lessons here about overcoming fear and adversity.

[@hello-gx6oi]

She is a true stoic

[@BeautybyBleuScy]

My mother made sure I knew how to swim, and we made sure my daughter does as well. It's such an important thing to know, everyone should have the opportunity to learn.

[@kelvinperkins5864]

I'm dark as night and I can swim like a F'kin fish💯💪

[@BUKWulfSh0t]

U mean you're💪🏿Not 💪 lol

[@chopinggreens6008]

Ohhhh yeah 🤗

[@-Idontwannadie]

African American dark is way different from African dark lol

[@kelvinperkins5864]

@@-Idontwannadie your point?

[@periodthpoo_xoxo-coconilla9470]

αєѕтнєтιс̶ ιѕ ηιс̶є ...huh?

[@robertscheinost179]

What an amazing woman! Three cheers for her!! too bad for her and her husband lost their child. I learned to swim in a pond and kept on getting better and better until I could swim for miles, so I was lucky. My mothers cousin drowned when he was twelve, so I know how important this is. This woman deserves a Medal!!

[@walkingmiracle3381]

On the West African coast, where most of their ancestors came from, children swim in the ocean and rivers at an early age.

[@arkmuzikproductions]

Its nothing to do with west afrikan coast. That goes for Afrika as a whole.

[@hezekiahibin5965]

My Ancestors came from North Africa Morocco and Cannary Islands. So, Wrong!!!!

[@Infinite8blue]

I'm from Jamaica, my cousin threw me into the river he would pull me out and throw me back in repeatedly " I will teach you how to swim when you stop struggling" and now I love swimming

[@robertmasina4610]

It comes down to did the child, given the surroundings where they live have an opportunity to learn to swim? It has little to do with race.

[@Luke_Goodwin]

It depends

[@TheDevilWearsPrada.0]

I’m Canadian and I’m black and I’m basically a mermaid it’s so sad how this is happening

[@Mortal7]

Why did you have to mention that you are canadian

[@_sah_dude]

GMHQ because the discrimination being mentioned in this video is based in the US, so that distinction is obviously relevant to how the commenter is a swimmer and their perspective

[@nicholas8484]

Oluwatoyin Aina hello fellow nigerian 😂

[@toyinaina6747]

Antroicz heyyy

[@wizkhalifa3387]

Wow really I've never seen a mermaid before, it would be nice if you can add me up on facebook eromina h Montana, instagram erominamontana

[@lagigi1178]

That’s heartbreaking how they poured acid in the pool smh

[@conradmcdougall3629]

Its muratic acid. It is used to clean pools

[@eddyc5901]

Gigi i know right babe

[@hurricaneethyl3936]

You gotta be some kind of evil to be able to do something like that

[@madalynnk4221]

@@conradmcdougall3629 could have been chlorine ( bleach ) which is acidic. But who cares intimidation is intimidation and those people looked scared

[@capoislamort100]

La Gigi that’s white folks for ya!!!

[@vickymc9695]

Shouldn't this be part of all public schooling education?

[@josephinehanse9841]

All over the world we need to know

[@JeffmChicago]

It used to be. I grew up in the 70's most high schools had swimming pools and you had to pass swimming in order to graduate. Also most public parks had swimming pools. That was in Milwaukee, Wi. That's no longer the case.

[@peterikpah8884]

Vicky Mc they'll rather be teaching about sexuality to children 👶

[@ADerpyReality]

Being taught to swim should be something all schools teach.

[@maureencora1]

Yeah.

[@EmmanuellaUdofia]

Black British person here. Honestly I learnt how to swim when my mother threw me in a pond back in nigeria 😅😅 I was only 2 years old.

[@xijinping3317]

Trust me when I tell you it's only black americans

[@sto1238]

It’s an American thing

[@wrestlingfacts4616]

@@xijinping3317 it aint alot of pools in the hood 😭

[@xijinping3317]

@@wrestlingfacts4616 yeah I had to travel out of the hood the get to a pool with my family or just go to the beach

[@matthewmacdonald4687]

That's how Sidney Poitier learned how too swim in the waters off Cat Island in the Bahamas. He would be thrown in and fished out again and again. He was younger than you were, when his parents did that. Not the best way to learn but it worked. He was one of my favorite actors and I read a biography in middle school. Your comment reminded me of that story.

[@djknucklez1]

There is still so much work to do to fix the ignorance, class segregation, and hate in this country. What an eye opener this piece was.

[@TrackMasterAsh]

You sir, are dumb. You really think racism is the reason blacks cant swim?? You know blacks couldn’t swim back before they came to America, right? RIGHT?

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

That was horrifying, that man pouring acid into that pool! Pure evil!

[@Mortal7]

Chill no one was killed

[@Mortal7]

And it was his pool he can do what ever he wants

[@doctorstrange3449]

GMHQ it can still damage people and that would make the person be charged with attempted murder

[@doctorstrange3449]

GMHQ it’s still evil

[@doctorstrange3449]

GMHQ just beacuse you own the pool does not means you should harm people

[@pluto-qd2qu]

people saying “i’m black and I can swim” or “i know black people that can swim” are missing the point of the entire video

[@Kyprioth071]

Thank you.

[@ottoilyasova1071]

What’s the point then?

[@Kyprioth071]

@@ottoilyasova1071 The video is explaining a trend. The fact that individuals don't follow that trend is a moot point when dealing with percentages.

[@hisexcellency916]

Exactly!

[@Thalanox]

@@Kyprioth071 The idea of a trend is literally beyond the ability of most people to understand. It's too complex a concept to grasp.

[@lynndebeal6126]

My Mom, born in 1919 never learned how to swim because of Jim Crow. I was so proud of her when at 60, she decided to learn how to swim. She made sure I learned how. I’m an excellent swimmer. White people always stop and stare when they see me swim. I knew a Black father and son who sadly lost eight family members in one swimming accident. Family members went into the water to save other family members and ended up drowning. I think it took decades for the surviving son to get over it. I wish he had been able to have had more loving support after that happened. But parenting doesn’t come with a manual. 😞

[@Justyn219]

Lol

[@landan7626]

Where do u live where u get stared at? I’m glad I live in an area where there is almost zero racism, from anyone against anyone.

[@Jaylin7878g]

Those white folk aren't looking at you get over yourself

[@laiaa2935]

Here to spread positivity in the comments ❤️

[@lynndebeal6126]

LaiaVuitton Thank you Sister. 🌹❤️

[@SimplyComplicated1]

This is the sad truth. In Navy boot camp, when you fail the swim test you become known as a “swimmer” because you have to go to the pool every day until you pass. My family is from Jamaica so I learned to swim around 6-7 & the other blacks were surprised I passed so easily. Out of the 50 “swimmers” that failed the test, I counted 47 of them being black American

[@sunkist-n-skittles9072]

I didn't know you could join the Navy without knowing how to swim.

[@MrSpy13011]

"Segregation may be to blam-" Conservatives: "Aight, I'm bouta head out"

[@hawkisdaboss5768]

You've got that right.

[@MrSpy13011]

@ Modern day liberals weren't. Republicans where though and they where what you would consider progressive today. Southern Democrats at that time where considered conservative today

[@elimyjackson826]

United Federation of KFC conservatives are the people that ended segragation... but otay :)

[@MrSpy13011]

@@elimyjackson826 I'm assuming this is a troll because ending segregation was against the status quo so that literally makes no sense. You can also see the people that pushed for the end of it which primarily comprised of progressives.

[@ifeellikeyeezus8525]

Trump 2020 deport the illegals! 🇺🇸

[@sisterphil1805]

All my children and grandchildren are strong swimmers. My oldest daughter was a life guard at 16 years old.

[@tampabay4800]

I applaud you

[@heywoodjablowme3554]

But does she know how to use the internet because Joe Biden thinks no.

[@anonymoustroll4195]

@Jb berry we already out run you guys we don't want out swim you to. Just kidding

[@anonymoustroll4195]

@@heywoodjablowme3554 He was talking about internet access which is true poorer people (not just blacks) don't have always have the money to afford it. But still Biden needs to learn how to speak properly or else he ends up sounding like and idiot or getting misinterpreted like trump did.

[@MSBowen-pk6ww]

This is what parents need to do. teach your kids to be able to take care of themselves in the water. It's up to the parents to teach. If they don't knowj how they need to learn and then teach their kids. I don't get why they are bringing up the ugly past. I wasn't a racist never have been never will be no matter what the country of haters might say. I believe we are all born equal in God's eyes. No one is better than the other. No one should be paying for the sins of the past. That would be like me coming after you if your grandfather raped my grandmother and going after all of your relatives. That wouldn't be fair. It's just like what's going on today. Again never been racist never will be. It's not something we inherit no matter what anyone says. We are accountable for our own actions not other people's. Anyways :D I want to say thanks for making a difference in your childrens lives.

[@WikiAndi172]

Ita kind of crazy, the effect history has on the present. Even something as seemingly random as the amount of black people who can swim, is the direct cause of past racism and segregation.

[@holzerisms]

Real

[@a.walters123]

No. That may have been reasonable 6 decades ago, when segregated swimming pools existed and racism dictated the majority of a black person’s life, but 64% of black people can’t swim in the present day despite only 20% qualifying as poverty level. That means 4/5 black people *can* afford swim lessons or access to a pool. Not to mention, the majority of municipalities provide low cost if not free swim lessons to children because it’s life saving and important. It’s incorrect to blame racism and segregation on the current day disproportionate inability of black people to swim. The problem is mostly that they don’t make it a priority or take the initiative to make it happen. The unfortunate story in this video is the exception, but for the most part, the only person to blame is the parent for not making it a priority.

[@assaultsurvivorsupportingg6991]

Ashley B. Ashley Ashley, learned helplessness is a thing. Many of the mentalities, behaviors and priorities you’re finding fault with now only became a part of black culture in the first place due to HORRIBLE and VILE crimes and injustices perpetrated against blacks generation after generation. It is victim blaming to level all the scrutiny their way when cultural customs- such as avoiding water and pools- became a part of their culture literally because of racism brutally and unjustly forced them out of those opportunities and they had to erect boundaries to adapt and SURVIVE. I see your point and appreciate the nuance in your argument and agree in SOME respects but the solution here is magnanimity and stewardship, encouragement and allyship to re-instill the cultural value and to make SURE ALL black kids and families have BOTH the access to quality swimming opportunities at affordable levels AND a restored sense of ENTITLEMENT to and purpose to be there - rather than the painful sense of alienation and disenfranchisement they inherited - not more recrimination. Please give that some thought and truly be an ally!! Black people have been robbed for centuries in this country and no one has made true reparations for their suffering and what they’ve lost.

[@a.walters123]

Assault Survivor Supporting Gabbie , I didn’t say anything about black people not being oppressed for centuries, or the injustice for black people in the justice system. It is a fact that I acknowledge. I was pointing out the fact that in this specific case, it’s more of a social/cultural issue. Black parents aren’t making it a priority. As I said, statistically, 4/5 black people who don’t know how to swim, can afford lessons or access to pools (the 20% poverty rate). What is their excuse for not obtaining lessons? There are a few unfortunate instances like that in the video with very poor people living nowhere near a pool or an instructor capable of lessons, but that’s an exception. As it stands, many black people have access to lessons and pools but don’t, and the only people to blame is themselves.

[@RT-dm4bi]

@Kawi damn you're 100% correct, plus most public pool admissions are under 5$ and have family value packs, also natural bodies of water exist?? Ponds, rivers, lakes, oceans etc.

[@davidkennedy6022]

I just realized when I was little I saved a kid from drowning and he was black . I was around the same age he was

[@imperialcereal2640]

Thank you David for your heroic act! I have saved a middle age white lady from drowning. Not everyone knows how to swim 💔

[@jcmendezify]

Mrs Holmes is such an inspiration. I straight up broke down with her determination to do something positive out of a big tragedy

[@Jaykurosakii]

Nah mate uh that’s not the point of his comment dipshit

[@ronrendon]

@Nah mate always gonna b a hater in the crowd!

[@GUMMYBEAYUH]

It's a massive cultural thing, because black kids in Panama, the Islands (such as the Bahamas), tend to be quite used to the water. I got my friends into swimming here in the U.S., and one of them even became a triathlete.

[@ihatesnakeu.7238]

In the Netherlands we get mandatory swimming from 6 - 10 in school, so most people here have several diplomas, since its encouraged to continue. We live below sealevel after all🤣🤝🏾

[@debratomlin2581]

In schools in England they teach every child to swim! Beginning aged 8 years of age.

[@gyptianskin]

Swim is taught in our schools too. We still ain’t tryna do it.

[@chaerios]

@@gyptianskin swim is taught in the high school im going to next year...i honestly don't wanna do it

[@natasharules770]

@@chaerios just do it

[@gyptianskin]

Bc it’s scary David. My brother is a Chicago police diver. He recovers bodies of “strong swimmers” every summer for the last 25 years. It seems like knowing how to swim doesn’t save you.

[@theelizabethan1]

Fatigue, muscle cramps, injury, or other health event can compromise one's ability to keep mouth & lungs free of water. At ocean beaches, a strong wave can overwhelm....In some freshwater lakes a swimmer can get entangled in certain weeds (like Florida lakes have). Such things partly explain why experienced swimmers can drown.

[@mattburrito]

theres also a stereotype of white men/women cant jump is related to black men/women cant swim but same time theres whites asians latin americans biracial blacks that cant swim or doesn’t want to learn

[@zachmorgan6982]

God Bless that woman who started the genesis project after her son drowned! So sad but silver linings! Beautiful Lady !!!

[@firstlast9916]

Haitians and Africans in Africa can’t swim either you doofuses. Is that because of “pool segregation in the US”? How can you invest so much time and money into a video without even researching a topic?

[@ninalima4150]

genesis’s mother is so incredible and strong.

[@Abznth]

true God bless 🙏

[@BogdanRock]

You know, it's a song about a prostitute and drug addiction. That makes it even more powerful, in my opinion.

[@XxxclusiveReviews]

I can swim.... I swim on my back... super fast... I learnt how when I was 30 years old.... but now I'm a greated swimmer..... out swim a white on my back...

[@kylelowry1521]

Yeah

[@mymonkeycoco7055]

I taught my son in law how to swim. He never learned because his parents weren’t taught. Now he’s teaching my grandkids.

[@whitneyallman8365]

Awe yay! God bless you! Sometimes all it takes is that one person to break the cycle. 🙏❤️💙

[@mymonkeycoco7055]

red x17 , I do . I was a life guard @ the YMCA for years. I’m not certified anymore but I can still try and show kids @ the local pool .

[@mymonkeycoco7055]

red x17 , I was a long distance swimmer. I used to compete for a while. But I got into a car accident and my shoulder doesn’t rotate the way it used to

[@secrets0002]

Tea With Rose Sweet 💗

[@eogg25]

My parents could not swim either, I learned to swim when I was around 40 years old, I took swimming lessons at our local YMCA, I am not black.

[@paulwilliams2024]

I’m black and I’m swim like a fish

[@jamilbarbee6169]

Just because you can swim doesn't mean most black people can't. I can barely swim

[@kevinbranch7855]

👍👍

[@kevinbranch7855]

I swim better under water, and can scuba dive.

[@lilchildsupport8282]

Me too teacher your kids y to swim even if you don't know yourself hired a swimmer

[@hammydammy123]

I can barely swim, but I’m able to swim in 6 feet barely. But I have to hold on to the side of the pool

[@warhorse5152]

DO NOT BE AFRAID OF WATER. You will encounter it one day & you drink it Also teach your kids how to swim while they’re young

[@windsorcorbin1005]

Self-taught swimmer and at 60, i love being in the water

[@kensirmons8273]

Every youngster needs to know how to swim. Never know when you'll need it.

[@CatEyedGoddess]

I’m black, 32, from Philly and can’t swim. I just never learned, there was never a need too. Honestly, no one in my family can swim. Damn! I never even thought about it.

[@jiafeiqueen]

i live near philly

[@megansalt]

@Retro Man history has meaning and influence in the present. just face it : )

[@gutgutcalor9095]

@Retro Man shut up

[@biancat7761]

There is always a reason to learn. Enrol in your local swimming pool. It'll be hard, but it's so fun to swim.

[@volyumes]

@Retro Man "You people". Firstly, this man never was blaming white people you imbecile, he was saying that there was never a need to learn to swim, be careful, your racism is showing

[@uncle978]

"So many people are gonna know my name" CRYING

[@tzunammi]

Not me... It's the piano... plus, some in my eye.

[@luyandzabavukiledlamini4693]

I'm from Eswatini a landlocked African country with no access to the sea,not many rivers and public pools are non existent so the vast majority can't swim and we generally don't see it as a problem as deaths from drowning are rare

[@marcuslegion3654]

My russian dad threw me into water untill I could swim ..... No mercy.

[@thomashendricks33]

Up Next: Segregation in America also caused hurricane Katrina.

[@LovingRiv]

I didn’t know genesis personally but everyone was posting him and he seemed like a nice geniuine person. Love his mom for doing what she’s doing

[@greg_216]

Privilege is real. When I was a toddler, my father was a doctoral student, so even though we were poor, our family always had access to top-notch swimming facilities. When I first learned to swim, my father gave me the choice of where I wanted to swim: the cold pool (the lap pool) or the warm pool (the 20-foot deep diving pool). The choice was obvious. And so I learned to swim in a pool that was 20-feet deep.

[@cameronwest9745]

Like ik how to swim,but I’m literally scared of like deep open water..

[@hiiii2873]

Same I swim on my back tho I gotta be able to breathe and see whats above me.

[@midoriioyama9548]

I looove swimming. And snorkelling. I can go 10 meters down. But I am sooo afraid when I cant see the bottom. And thatd oes not help that I also have a horrible eyesight.

[@teeteetina9063]

Cameron West same. Something about dark water just scares the crap outta me

[@keithrempp1081]

@@midoriioyama9548 I swim, just not in the ocean. I grew up next to one but...........I have seen a shark up close enough, not going there again.

[@FlowerTower]

Today, I took my first swimming class! My ancestors’ wildest dreams!!

[@gaius5901]

I'm proud of you! Honestly, I feel like every single person should learn how to swim as it can save so many lives

[@andypower5531]

I love swimming. Someday you can use it as a really good way to exercise. It works every muscle in the body and is easier on your joints than running.

[@briankipkemoi3309]

How far?

[@leroyvermilion7708]

@@briankipkemoi3309 In GCDP

[@godofchristmas9611]

Good job bruv

[@cartmanandkyle]

That title made me laugh lol

[@marcosbiscoth532]

Me as a (black) Brazilian guy I'm literally stunned that this is a thing in America. We in here have no public pools at all, and yet we all learn to swim through sea/waterfalls/rivers, witch pretty basically America also has loads of it

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

Yes, we do, but kids who live in cities don't tend to live near bodies of water like that. If their parents don't have the kind of money it takes to go on vacation, they just don't see those places growing up.

[@marcosbiscoth532]

Got it

[@sto1238]

Not if you grew up in the middle of a massive metropolitan city like a lot of black people do

[@sonjarharvey6518]

@@marcosbiscoth532 Also like what was said, parents kept their kids out of the water. I'm from Florida, live on an Island surrounded by water and I said to myself- "you are going to learn how to swim" I did!! on the beach, nearly drowned-but I did!

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

@Alco pwn The focus of the video is on people doing something about it.

[@RayMak]

Why did I cry.... God bless this family

[@ScorpioSoul-pe2pm]

Ray Mak Me too. They cut that yellow ribbon and I lost it from there.

[@whitealliance9540]

@@ScorpioSoul-pe2pm hey if you were bored enough to watch this vid... Click me . that writer is black. And he is from the ghetto. Also he will take over heaven and hell soon. So go to him. Click me. Find him.

[@aaliyah4798]

White Alliance ??? please get help

[@whitealliance9540]

@@aaliyah4798 so you trying to figure out the correlation between sex and swimming... And you are calling ppl trolls. How about you stop running your mouth. Clearly no one cares about communicating with you. Stop being desperate.

[@marlojoseph4954]

God bless you brother. ❤️🙏🏿

[@mabock1]

We live near a river growing up, but it's a shallow river. Swimming just comes naturally to me when i start going to swimming pool in the city. I dont really understand this issue. Even if i don't know how to do proper strokes, i can float.

[@tnhankins1]

I learned how to swim in H.S., we need to bring back P.E. in schools. Most schools in my city don't have P.E. anymore.

[@bvnny1379]

My school doesn't even have a pool, smh

[@Rob_0-4]

HOLY FK

[@ashschilling8672]

My school couldn’t afford a pool. They’re expensive to maintain.

[@tegridyfarm4266]

@@ashschilling8672 yea man I grew up poor in a rich town the school was on the north shore of long island the gold coast and couldn't even get a pool idk im hispanic I learned to swim very young it is sad to any1 who hasn't learned because it is a survival skill

[@tegridyfarm4266]

@@ashschilling8672 I feel like hispanic culture they emphasize that shit alot yk sad for other cultures who can't learn

[@Justin-bn7ze]

I had swimming lessons when I was 6-7 & I was actually a pretty good swimmer. That was 15 years ago though & I have no clue if I truly remember how to swim today.

[@muhammadfarid8740]

But CJ can easily swimm while his white fellas like Tommy and Claude can't

[@arnavforreal]

A man of culture!!

[@shekn0ws007]

Muhammad Farid so?

[@frxg5637]

@@arnavforreal Huzzah

[@netidge_311]

Tommy is Italian

[@CHARLIE-MF-BROWN]

I wonder if Lenny can swim...

[@Max-dp5fv]

Bro drowned and then got a pool named after him 💀

[@ohshanana2397]

I used to live with my grandmother in a mainly black neighborhood. I learned how to swim when I was six. last year I went to a pool party with my friend. she is a bit tall so when she is in the water you can’t tell if she is swimming or not. she nearly drowned but I was able to save her. learning to swim is important.You have the power to save a life.

[@Gothiqueluv]

Great job! I don't know you, but I'm proud of you.

[@marionallen7173]

I’m black and taught myself how to swim Im just scared of deep water😣

[@chrisshank6713]

I learned how to swim early on and don't fear it but deep water is pretty freaky

[@mar.miller6376]

Same tho...Deep water is weird.

[@ZenithAstrology]

Marion Allen I can get across anything but it’s intimidating. I’m half White half Black to.

[@Sweetdee28]

If you can swim, it doesn’t matter how deep the water is, Just Swim 🏊‍♀️❤️❤️

[@garnetneptune999]

Marion Allen haha aren’t we all scared of deep water 🤷‍♀️😅

[@AnimeViewer181]

Instead of telling your kids to stay away from water their entire childhood, ask someone to teach them how to swim. Kids love water and can't stay away from it.

[@whitealliance9540]

Please, who is this black inner city kid supposed to ask? They are surrounded by other kids in similar circumstance. You made a foolish comment.

[@AnimeViewer181]

@@whitealliance9540 Not my fault they can't get out of their comfort zone and make an effort for their kids. But they do know how to complain.

[@whitealliance9540]

@@AnimeViewer181 its not about a complaint you idiot, its about understanding history. You cant shoot someone in the foot and then tell them to run a marathon. In the same way, you can't isolate blacks for 400 years and then expect them to operate "just like you". That's ignorant on your behalf. You live your life pretending history doesn't exist

[@whitealliance9540]

@@AnimeViewer181 the title of this video isnt a direct question to you... You people come on these videos and dont even watch them. What do you think they made this video for? Like, seriously no one ACTUALLY asked you to give your flawed opinion on why blacks cant swim... The video is clearly giving you the history as to why.

[@AnimeViewer181]

@@whitealliance9540 You can't handle my point of view, shut up and move on. I was talking about a particular part of the video, not the history part.

[@squeezyjibbz7407]

I offer to teach friends' kids the basics of swimming like how to kick their feet and blow air bubbles. So many people complain about water going up their noses. It's because you're not exhaling when you submerge yourself. When you exhale through your mouth, the air bubbles float upward and fill your nose, preventing water from filling it. You're welcome.

[@johnchoi8748]

I'm Asian... Yet I feel that we need to put ourselves in Black people's shoe...just so that we can experience what Black folks have experience throughout their live...hatred, prejudice, racism, etc. Just imagine driving while your black, walking in a rich neighborhood while your black, etc. Not only that slavery, segregation, that's why Black Panthers was formed. We are humans for goodness sake. One human race on planet earth!

[@Nikki-ks6wi]

Honestly you don’t need to put yourself in our shoes just respect equally and when you see the racism from friends coworkers or family don’t just be a bystander say something simple as “not ok ___”

[@jasonleung665]

@John Choi Nikki brings a good point about respecting each other. Indeed, it helps to be empathetic about other’s situations. But ultimately, respect, kindness, and acknowledgment is enough. Being Asian, we have our deep history of racism, too. Perhaps look into our history first, get the gist of it, and you’ll have the natural understanding of how other minority groups go through. Our experience differ, but our suffers are relatively shared. And for the records, it isn’t about “Whites being bad”. That isn’t the point. This issue lies the imperialist and colonial nature; which happen to brought the Europeans to colonize in an organized manner. Educating appropriately and keeping people accountable with valid historic examples will go a long way towards understanding.

[@jono8688]

U don't wanna dream being black kinfolkz nobody hate us as much as we truly hate them n ourselves.. b happy u u n us..

[@AlexTechie]

8:07 Holy shit some honesty in this documentary

[@Otterice]

She answered the question in the first 2 minutes. She said she taught him to stay away from water. Teach your kid to swim. That should be part of PE in school.

[@janetslater129]

That’s assuming you have a school that has easy access to pools. A lot of schools in the US don’t have one to use.

[@Otterice]

@@janetslater129 I'm sure that's true, and that goes back to my argument that school finding should not be tied to property tax. We need to fund schools adequately. As it is, a lot of them have them and don't use them or keep them up. My middle school had an indoor pool but didn't maintain it, therefore we couldn't use it and my school district was a 6A wealthy school district. No excuse imo.

[@mirrorreflex]

In Australia in primary school you learn how to swim. I don't understand why they don't do this in the US. We didn't have a pool but we would take the bus.

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

Meanwhile every school sports a basketball field

[@horseman4now]

And if she taught him to stay away from water, and knew he couldn't swim, why did she let him accompany his friends to a body of water with no lifeguard or personal supervision?

[@normalgirlcvco]

Genesis' mom took her pain and made something wonderful with it wow

[@hkgirl999]

I am black and I learned to swim in second grade-

[@lovestrong20]

He’s helping more people than he ever knew he could! I’m so sorry for her loss but so happy with her accomplishments!! 🥺

[@miamacfarlane2854]

I didn't even know that stereotype existed until I saw this video.

[@alicia-hd2cs]

I live in a practically all-caucasian country so i didn’t know either.

[@mlt1357]

I am a black senior who learned how to swim at 4. I taught my daughter to swim at 8 months. The black kids in my neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods knew how to swim. There were private white pools and a private black pool. The black swim club had diving contests and swim events. Also, the city YMCA had a pool as well. There were also segregated beaches and lakes not too far away.

[@DetroitFettyghost]

@@mlt1357 I'm so glad I can swim with my black family members.....imagine that being in a mixed family back then I might not have been able to swim with my own family members?? It's reality tho, I'm glad it's changed although Things still have a long way to go.

[@juggmane3k830]

@Alexis CastilloYour "story" does not shape everyone its like you didnt EVEN watch the video like tf

[@Alaryk111]

@@alicia-hd2cs Stop calling yourself caucasian if you are not from caucasus(Georgia, Armenia, Azerbeijan).

[@xaviersmobilegaming4565]

Ya black we need to make our kids learn early cuz after like 13 they ain’t trying to do it

[@hanzgotzepanzerfaust6081]

After 13? Thats not early, as early as 5-6 years old.

[@willlazenby1050]

Very inspiring story by this woman, I wish her the best in continuing to uphold her son's legacy and further water safety education.

[@EternalEric]

That’s so sad. R.I.P Genesis, you’re in a better place now. 👼

[@Rebekahlavy]

In Australia swimming lessons are very important. We have school swimming lessons, surf life saving lessons and swimming carnivals. Even schools that live in land come to the coastal towns, and cities to learn how to swim at the beach as rips and things like that are big. I did swimming lessons my whole life as a child that I was even in squads growing up. Most kids here start learning how to swim at the age of 6 months - 12 years. As well many aussie kids are strong swimmers

[@antinatalist9995]

I bet your Government puts more money into supporting kids to swim than the American Government does. Swimming culture in Australia is admirable, but lots of you live near the coast and you have the weather for swimming in open water.

[@barbrasosi]

Not black, but I taught my mom to swim. Her family was poor. Swimming kinda used to be a luxury sport

[@t-point7569]

I don’t understand why there is so much hatred and disrespect for the black race. Well America will always be America.

[@jazzysugar3777]

This mom is so incredibly strong and literally saving lives. What a wonderful person! My sincere condolences for the loss of her son

[@HousnaA]

Swimming is a vital skill. Just like talking, walking, and going to the bathroom. I was a revolutionary and learned how to do it all. I learned by myself while my mom was housekeeping at the hotel my parents worked at. If others could do it, so could i was my attitude. My mom is terrified of water, but my dad was a great swimmer. I understand that many kids dont have that attitude. My sister is more like my mom, scared of a lot of things.

[@icouldjustscream]

This is so sad. I was only 2 when my dad taught me how to swim. I can't even remember not knowing how to swim. Racism is horrific. Acid in a pool?!? Lord help us!

[@mariecurie4546]

This whole incident is just a pretext to make Westerners feel guilty for being white. Antiwhiteism is horrific. nowhiteguilt.org/

[@ClosetDairies]

Marie Curie shut the hell up. I traveled around the world. It’s racist white people everywhere.

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

Threatening me using racism and stereotypes because my son had an accident when he was with his dad. They heard that by spying on me and they are trying to use it against me. Babies are born being able to swim and I made sure I maintained that from his first bath.

[@Raven-ti6tf]

I’m part of the 64%. I tried to learn and almost drowned. I never tried it again.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

You could try and learn. The main thing is to take it slow and don't do more than you're comfortable with at that time.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

@C-Ann W Yes you can, especially if you don't have it on right

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@rosesweetcharlotte that life jacket comment is really not helpful! You won't drown with a high level PDF on, they're designed to keep a person afloat & alive even when unconscious or asleep, but that's not what C-Ann W is suggesting I would guess, rather they would be referring to a basic vest, similar to what kids wear before they learn to swim & it's a good idea for someone scared of drowning. Once they learn to enjoy being in the water & relax, they will find it much easier to learn to swim. You yanks need to learn how to enjoy the water! If you love the water enough, nearly drowning won't be enough to keep you out of it! Ok, so I still don't like the surf after being caught in a freak wave aged 4 & having my mother hold me down against the rocks, underwater in order to save my life, having my body drag along the rocks & get covered in abrasions & being unable to scream in pain because I couldn't even breathe because I was under a metre of water & held that way for over a minute, but you still can't keep me out of the water! I LOVE swimming! I'm an Aussie, that's just what we do, we just expect we'll near drown at some point in our lives because of how horrendous our beaches are, but they're also awesome, so we go back, you just need to make swimming a more mainstream part of your lifestyle :) (now that the segregation issue's been at least partly fixed)

[@pissoff61]

Poetic go with someone who can help u so you don’t drown. And learn from them.

[@Belihoney]

I taught my ex how to swim at 23. Now he's quite good. You can do it! Keep in the shallow end and use a float!!!!!

[@yvonce7309]

I’m a black woman all my siblings and myself were swimming. I grow up in San Diego, Ca. We would go to the beach and the pool year around.😎

[@jessietoney8919]

Not all states have beaches and not a neighborhoods have pools

[@Kp-uy3jz]

I guess it is where you grew up cause I'm a 58yr old black man who grew up in San Francisco with water all around us from lakes, Bay's the Pacific Ocean to ponds and rivers for most of us of color it was a no brainer to love the water and learn to swim we had elderly people of color swimming even as a kid. My dad and mom grew up in Texas pop was a swimmer mom's like the water but was not a swimmer were the had lakes, ponds but they told us there was discrimination at the public pools so I'm saying it depends on whether you grew up around water. We need more like this Mother for those who don't have access to the water like some do ! Blessing !

[@jessietoney8919]

I'm 33 and I'm the first of my family to learn to swim. My parents and the ones that came before me were all born while segregation was still in effect so they never could go to the pool and it was very dangerous for them to go to the river or lake to try to take a dip because some people would tend to get violent towards them. I self taught myself to swim back in the mid 90s my parents couldn't teach me because they of course didn't know how and they were terrified of deep water

[@blackempressxempressdevine5658]

Yvonce' truth we have to swim l learnt at a early age and my kids they jump in the sea in Jamaica no problem. This is a sad tale but we have to change up in 2019 all adults and children need to learn to swim .

[@eruno_]

Interesting topic, the title is kinda yikes though

[@amalia1_]

It catches your attention though. More views for them.

[@eruno_]

@@jeffbriggs1987 That's not how it work

[@michaelbrown7142]

@@jeffbriggs1987 In case you didn't know there are oceans all around the continent of African namely the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and the meditation sea, the Africans who live and work on the oceans such as in the countries of Ghana and the Ivory coast can swim like fish mostly because they grew up on the ocean. Swimming is something you learn just like riding a bike it takes practice, and some people like the friends from the West Coast of Africa started swimming practically from the time they're born.

[@Odinsday]

@@jeffbriggs1987 So Africa has no oceans on its borders and no landlocked lakes to swim in? LMAO

[@bravoalley228]

@@jeffbriggs1987 maybe Olympic swimming facilities are far better in Western countries? Bangladesh has a lot of rivers. But there are no Bengal swimmers winning Olympic medals

[@ibuprofenPill]

It's not a myth. When I was a lifeguard in the early 2000's, whenever a group of black children came to the poos about three quarters of them always stayed in the shallow end (I frequently counted). After a while it was uncomfortably obvious. I'm making no statements with this experience, only confirming the statistic.

[@arielartista93]

I didn’t learn how to swim until I joined the navy and was taught in bootcamp. It was terrifying, I was 25.

[@mattheww797]

Congrats on overcoming your fears. That is really amazing.

[@CoinCollector1]

It’s sad about the young boy, but racism? What else is racism guilty of? It’s 2023. It is not more racist now than it was 75 years ago.this mindset will keep America moving backwards

[@joanabapa4996]

I’m black and I knew how to swim towards the age of 8. I’m from France and it’s an obligation to teach kids how to swim until they go to college.

[@pete6705]

My weirdest experience with this was at summer camp when I was a kid. We all had pool time and swimming lessons every day, and every day the pool was completely divided, the white kids were all in the deep end and the shallow end was 100% black. It was pretty strange, and I remember we were all just looking at each other trying to understand what was going on. I hadn’t heard the stereotype that black people can’t swim until I was older. I just thought maybe they prefer hanging out together, and don’t want to swim with us

[@atrevilla]

That breaks my heart.

[@bigblaccroquoise]

Woaaah so was it like a color spectrum, the deeper it got the lighter the skin tone, Mexicans and Asians in the middle?

[@SharronDenice]

Me: Comes on to be intentionally offended, then remember I can’t swim, nor can anyone in my family...watches video lol.

[@SharronDenice]

Deirdre Morris I will, swimming lessons are so expensive!

[@starboysuniverse9956]

same hear in fact i avoid pools because i drowned more than four times in school to impress my friends but failed, in park to impress the girls but fail, at a bithday party and a club pool all of which i regretted i still can't swim i remeber after i drowned in school they were like ohh yea black people cant swim

[@MyName_Jeff]

@@starboysuniverse9956 "I drowned more than 4 times to impress my friends but failed" ...... I'm sorry but I just lol'd.

[@CrashCarson14]

I can’t swim well at all. Never liked it when I was young and here I am. I got a few lessons a few years ago on my own and learned some moves. Still can’t tread water. I need to take a few more lessons, I’m a better learner now.

[@Jen-zj8of]

This woman is EVERYTHING and the end of this made me cry tears of joy for all she did.