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[@emmaroberts3881]

"once people are hurt in the black community, it's like they're forgotten; they're faceless" wow...speechless

[@mrdexs]

That was a new take for me as well.

[@calie6607]

I was so happy to see a white person actually look at it like this. I see so many terrible things on social media, I'm so thrilled theyt ook at this deeply.

[@MrDj2jordan]

Check this out all those dance move are dead body print that he copy off where people kill in Reality

[@mleak1076]

Can we quote this man on this. Please.

[@j.r.foster5630]

What a take on that scene!!👏🙌👏

[@brysonhanefeld76]

Nobody chased him when he killed people, but then he smoked some weed and was thrown in jail

[@overspirit008]

I'm your 100th like.

[@ACORNyMOFO]

What if theyre all running from something else.

[@strawtsuki]

Ohhhh that makes more sense

[@kingced88]

Nope at the end he was running away from America trying to escape

[@ryanmaxwell5076]

Or he stopped dancing and entertaining/distracting us and was being pursued for it. Or because he represents America in the video, it’s the world coming after the USA for its sins.

[@markmckinney9821]

You totally nailed it. He represents America herself and he is the distraction from all the horror.

[@haryanshsharma1288]

America is a her?

[@ManuelHernandez-lk6ws]

@@haryanshsharma1288 yes

[@the-jevster]

@@haryanshsharma1288 most countries are referred to as "her" lol. example: Mother Russia

[@AttenboroughAdmirer]

@@the-jevster Fatherland way better

[@the-jevster]

@@AttenboroughAdmirer i respect your opinion

[@soacecase]

Their faces every time Childish Gambino shot someone were just priceless.

[@canada3186]

I know lol

[@stupidnoobhands5836]

xD

[@Sukiato]

He was mimicking the Jim Crow caricatures.

[@Sukiato]

OHHH YOU MEANT THE REACTION FACES

[@rugaramjett5350]

wait he ACTUALLY killed people!?!?!

[@samantha6297]

Notice how the guns are taken care of and wrapped like a baby but the body’s are dragged to shooting in the church was representing the one that happened weeks before the song that was racially motivated and how easy it was for him to forget what he did and keeps dancing he’s stuck in a loop he’s distracted and dancing to pass the trauma

[@taa9562]

Guns get cleaned with red rags and nobody's to blame but when he smoked they chased him. Tbh if a black guy in the hood killed another black guy you have little chance of finding the suspect that's the sad truth

[@skomakeemtired6131]

Samantha Senior the weed brought him to

[@gachalifebroskie8691]

Tbh I think when he was like dancing to pass by and be normal so he wouldn’t get killed or perhaps he was traumatized like u said before when all the teens-pre teens wrapped up the guns the were trying to get his evidence off of it so he doesn’t get arrested (8yo coming through with education)

[@frankiemermaid2027]

i agree about the contrast between the treatment of the guns vs the bodies, but i think the dancing wasn't really about dancing to pass trauma, but notice how everybody dancing are the ones that stay alive throughout the video, and when he stops dancing he's chased away. i think it's supposed to show that everyone's just doing what everyone else is doing ("dancing along") and when you stop or speak out, you're targetted

[@fliptrick_]

I am not from the US and maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but I think the reason why the guns are wrapped in red fabric with so much care is, that after shootings at schools or churches, there are loud voices calling for the weapons law to be tightened, but in the end it won't be touched. Maybe in this context the color red stands also for the red in the logo of the NRA (or their Red Flag Law).

[@JohnJohn-yr9id]

I like how genuinely sincere these guys are and how open minded they are trying to be

[@D.Salazar]

John John And THAT is how we change! By simply having an open mind. Without one personal growth is impossible. Growth leads to a desire to learn about others & while we will never all agree we can surely understand that we're all just trying to make it through this thing called life✌️

[@arlysanchez8099]

MlssCue ugh can’t agree more... imagine a world where everyone is like that... life would be so beautiful

[@dimeemid7404]

Arly Sanchez but it’s hard to make people open minded like me I’m open minded af but most African Americans won’t even let me say nigga even after I explain it as I don’t mean any disrespect or anything it’s just a word but ik what it meant to y’all but now it has a new meaning and if I say it they say you just wanna be black or wanna steal black culture it’s just crazy how close minded everyone is

[@heshe2]

For me they are not open minded, they are normal. It's how have to be everyone because america promis the equality in her constitution.

[@leviackerman9282]

I saw u stucked in 499 like now u have 500 ^_^

[@adorbsxcc2410]

It’s been two year since this song got out and it’s still 100% valid

[@meghanmonroe]

I don't think it will ever not be relevant. This is America. 😪

[@dianaferrer3527]

even more

[@heidiidi_7]

Fax

[@iheartfafa]

@Trinity Sterling no, it’s literally just a representation of what america has become

[@rykson161]

The truth always lives .. sometimes hidden but always comes forward

[@gachagrape8350]

People say make America great again But when has America ever been great? I am black I will die black But I don't want to die because I'm black ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

[@fatblazafor1863]

✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊

[@13Riflez]

Hello I'm Asian

[@fatblazafor1863]

@@13Riflez hi

[@13Riflez]

@@fatblazafor1863 hi bro

[@thefalcon3230]

And you wont cuz there is no systemic racism

[@aidanroberts3235]

The 17 seconds towards the end are for the 17 people who died in the Florida school shooting.

[@briiwalt]

After realizing that, that part always makes me sob 😞

[@ladyo8297]

A lot of people missed that

[@Romaissae_]

Wow

[@legiacwks3678]

This is America - Schools are shooting targets

[@gladiator_games]

O damn

[@JessicaBeee]

*Yall CAN'T be mad at these guys' reactions. THIS is why Gambino said he did NOT want to explain the video. He wanted people to interpret it in their own way. This is how these guys saw it. Let's respect their opinions*

[@Sarah-fr2ft]

Dee Jones They are a couple..not father and son.

[@nejlpenny]

Exactly.

[@filemonrivera1939]

Jessica Beee i respect the video an everyones views on it it has us talking an gathering information instead of calling each other racist an i have too say an open mind is a good mind

[@micholous]

Jessica Beee Childish gambino made it exactly so people can see different views to what's happening on America.. and im very glad that he did so.. im not American myself, but i do care about people on America(i also happen to have cousins living in America, not that it matters tho.) I just want people to understand that lives matter, not that guns matter. Just gotta mention, i was fully Oblivious to the message when i first saw it.. maybe cuz where i live(Finland) we have like no gun related crimes or stuff happening.. but that doesnt really matter, when i watched it few times more, and also watched few videos like this one, My eyes kinda opened. PS. I dont think it was Black on Black crime related, it was overall related to that exact thing that in America, people give human a very low "price tag" while weapons are "needed" everywhere(they are not.). Im far from expert, and im still young(19yo) so take my message with the grain of salt. Just wanted to leave my view on the whole thing. Also sorry for repeating myself-

[@filemonrivera1939]

I think ur view is positive an a great message keep it up

[@docbrown3139]

Kids in uniform represent the rich, they handle his gun and drags the body away, dances while everyone’s in chaos, chills while looking down from the stairs. Kids who aren’t in uniform (poor) are running and fighting on the lower floor.

[@dylanroos8517]

Also in SA the white man and his police in the apartheid era shot school children when they protested against the apartheid regime, thats why we have Youth Day. We wear school uniforms similar to that, and the way they're dance is the way we dance over here... 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@letizialorusso1950]

He wasn't holding a gun, he just mimicked the move but then everyone started running away from him and he looked sad... Damn, that part hit me hard. And also the guy's interpretation of why the person on the chair had a bag on the head got me shook

[@landgassa6780]

somebody noticed that the weapons were treated with more love and respect than the victims, putting them in red blankets almost reverent. This is America.

[@alpertroncp2198]

Marco Venturi It does, but that doesn't mean it's right. Guns have become a symbol of freedom, and this gets glorified over even the safety of kids... As someone in the U.K. where shootings are a rarity and kids aren't scared in schools, and police aren't killed even close to as often, it's staggering to see people who continue to make the argument that stricter gun laws wouldn't make people safer. American culture puts gun rights over everyone's safety.

[@normalizeappendicitis]

yeah that’s exactly what I noticed. the guns were treated like babies and cradled so gently while the bodies were dragged away from the camera.

[@dosam_6146]

@@alpertroncp2198 I think Marco meant that that’s why they were covered and carried away with respect. They are respected... and protected by the second amendment.

[@tyleet99]

It’s been suggested that the fact that they are red is also significant as it’s the color most associated with the Republican party

[@alpertroncp2198]

Marco Venturi I can't relate to the cultural significance, you're right. What I can see is that we don't get mass shootings in the U.K., and that they happen on a regular basis in the states. And as I can't relate, it must be a cultural issue, not one of reason or safety. You make my point perfectly.

[@itsmixiecle]

I like the fact they noticed how the dance distracts people from the chaos. *like how looking pretty for social media and new dance videos distract us from reality*

[@3225becca]

You stole that from a youtuber

[@Havikolabee]

Ha ha like how in America, foreigners see the beauty and not the cold heartered murder

[@donkeystare1321]

Team 6 he’s spreading the message tf

[@badasunicorn6870]

Yes, I think this music video might actually get across sometying important to a lot of people it's well made af

[@Batzy8]

Exactly. Spot on

[@neicoanderson1871]

I love every bit of this! The first shooting was a reference to Jim Crow. Childish Gambino thru this is symbolized as the US. Which if you think about it, the US was build of the backs of blacks but claimed as white. I believe the bags are a reference to lynching, but he is known for double meanings and I love y'alls interpretation. The guns are always carried away in a red cloth, while bodies are dragged or ignored. This represents how the US cares more about guns than human lives. You nailed it on the dancing part. The media is a distraction. The cellphones are also referenced as a tool, because they are our best protection against police brutality. POC can prove what happened. There is a lot, but yall are awesome for this

[@tatespeech1511]

This is America apparently

[@tommywiseau3976]

I wouldn't say America was built off the backs of black people specifically/exclusively, more like POC in general (taking from the Natives, taking from Mexico, Asian railroad workers, black slavery).

[@leimoney]

I feel like the man with a bag over his head playing the guitar is a symbolizes to how people love black music, but not black people.

[@desirayelawrence9676]

I love how they instantly picked up on the hidden meaning behind the church shooting. It was done by a white man but Gambino was making reference to that. Also notice the red cloth always comes out after a shooting signifying guns are more important than human life

[@anapaulapedro7025]

Why is nobody talking about the Jim Crow pose? It's so important to explain why he shot the guy at the beginning

[@marsfigmeow]

I dont think enough people know about Jim Crow. Its sad. I also agree its important.

[@anapaulapedro7025]

Marr W I don’t live in America so idk how much they talk about it, but I do know that it was a major part of American history so I expect people to know the basics (at the very least)

[@xxJohnIzNsanexx]

Unfortunately they rush through that part in ya history. I assume you’re a person of color so while that is your way of life and you know had to be sat down and explained all this the white privilege we’re just able to go about their day so they don’t know or it go lost in certain generatio be especially if non racist families but still lives on in racist families and is still talked about in the families of people of color because it was that important. I self educate every day on many topics because school even college isn’t in depth enough.

[@anapaulapedro7025]

@@xxJohnIzNsanexx I'm white and I dont live in the US. My education system is different. My teachers are currently going through the civil rights movement (not the 1960s one, the one that predates even WWI). I suspect the reason why its skipped over is because the education in America (from what I've heard) is shit.

[@teresajones3967]

right. truth is the younger generation is unaware

[@togetmade5090]

Robin Williams and Freddie Mercury react to Childish Gambino. I like that

[@corrinemills]

Om goodness

[@asmrhealing2294]

🤣🤣

[@curiousmiami]

Lmao I can't unsee that now 😆

[@sandycardonaserrano5965]

Toget Made 😂😂😂😂

[@yasminebibiano1819]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nicoletyler3854]

I...absolutely...LOVE this reaction. Nailed it. I love that you guys were really trying to figure out the references and put it together. “They’re shot and they’re faceless” I’m shook Thank you ❤️

[@SemperZayvee]

I really liked the way you broke it down with your dad, GOOD JOB. This has been my top favorite “THIS IS AMERICA” music video reaction! Thank you guys

[@chashubokchoy8999]

they’re in a relationship i believe

[@aliyahmoss]

Childish Gambino is playing America, it’s not black on black violence

[@KGUdle]

That's right. Black on black is not even a thing... I think you just unintentionally highlighted one of the points childish Gambino is trying to make. White shooting black makes news. But even more crime in background, black on black, noone notices.

[@aliyahmoss]

timothyHC1 what!? Who said black on black wasn’t a thing? 😂 I’m from LA, trust I know lol

[@jonequamcwilsonsmith2817]

Aliyah J. Moss wish I could like this comment 1 billion times!

[@aliyahmoss]

K.G. Udle nah black on black is definitely a thing lol, but it’s not as big of A percentage problem as America vs black. Literally the video is about America to our black folks.

[@Dimmary]

@@KGUdle black on black is not a thing? How about gang violence?

[@jdacherry2527]

It's not black on black violence childish gambino represents America in a whole

[@Dimmary]

Yeah he understood that after.

[@ZachyR]

Representa USA, not America partner.

[@princessgrace9821]

@@ZachyR USA is also referred to as America 🤨 he didn’t say North America

[@albby_2696]

Yeah

[@aanirr4708]

America wont be around too long for whats going on now

[@dummytest4186]

The moment of silence in the video when he is using his fingers to make a gun then lights up a joint is 17 seconds. Its met as a moment of silence for the 17 kids that died in parkland school shooting.. This video is a trove of critical and artistic referneces

[@noeliapilar718]

The dancing is a representation on how the Midia just puts up this “trends” and shows to distracted us from what’s going on because while you focus on them dancing you can’t see the people running and getting hurt in the background

[@Maya-ft3te]

The few white people that actually interpreted this without bias

[@user-hk7hz9cn7v]

Maya I’m white and I got it right away. I love Donald Glover too

[@Dwemerologist]

@@user-hk7hz9cn7v Stop doing that. You don't need to point out that you're white, because you may go against the grain of the post.

[@declancampbell1277]

@@Dwemerologist tbf "maya" didnt need to make the post about white people either, its blatantly false. just because some people may be ignorant or racist doesnt mean the entire race thinks that way.

[@Dwemerologist]

@@declancampbell1277 This is very true.

[@gohan7104]

@@declancampbell1277 kinda funny how both of you found it offensive yet no one else has complained. stop being snowflakes and understand race still plays a part in the american life. at the end of the day THIS IS AMERICA

[@vibeybree2701]

No one ever catches that Jim Crowe pose in the beginning. I LOVE how you all caught how the dancing was distracting, your interpretation is EXACTLY what it was meant to be from a POC point of view. I like how you all were so open and real about this.

[@dd-kb1zi]

Exactly preech

[@julieargonis2373]

I got it immediately

[@lifeofmarie7866]

Yh the first one was the Jim’s crow post and the old guy be on it on black and crime stupid old dude

[@frankiemillcarek6976]

@@lifeofmarie7866 he's not stupid, he literally acknowledges that is maybe not the intended meaning immediately.

[@RDavid-ei8cv]

Who is Jim Crowe and what happened with him. I don't know about this because I'm French. Can someone explain me please?

[@hainleysimpson1507]

I like you guys you actually seem to practice empathy. Unlike a lot of people, they aren't evil just apathetic about things that don't directly affect them.

[@saossurvive]

This song makes me cry regardless of how upbeat it is. He's hurting for his community but uses satire to show how America almost blatantly ignores it. Definitely got his point across.

[@aftertaste05]

1) You caught on with the bag over the head theory. In the guitarist's happiness, you see him, unbothered, enjoying himself. Then when he's murdered, you don't SEE him (his face, nor his happiness). Black people are going about their day, but are met with unexpected death by gun violence. You see another guitarist playing toward the end, a representation of the cycle of the mass murder of black men in America continuing. "Same shit, different day" sorta thing. 2) Gambino's movements and attire mimic those of minstrel shows during the Jim Crow era. 3) The guns are handled with care, wrapped in a red cloth (representative of the red states' obsession with protecting gun laws no matter the cost). Black bodies, however, are dragged away or just left there. 4) The shooting of the choir represented the Charleston Shooting by terrorist Dylan Roof. 5) He says a line, "This a celly. This a tool." Black people are now shedding light on the horrors they experience with police brutality via cell phone. But this line could also have another meaning. "Celly" = jail cell. 'Tool" = prison industrial complex. Mass incarceration of men of color. Minor offenses with outrageous sentences. The warehouse they're in does look like a prison. 5b) Person commits suicide jumping from top tier, probably a tragic nod to Kalief Browder (look him up.) or mental and physical abuse inmates undergo from other inmates and correction officers that drive them to suicide. 6) Masked man on a pale horse rides in right by a police car, signifying death. These days, black people in America feel like once they're approached by an officer, they're gonna meet their doom. 7) Notice that each time he shoots someone, the chaos in the background continues. But when he pulls out what is PERCEIVED to be a gun, everyone runs off, a woman screams in the background and the music stops. A nod to the unarmed black men murdered by police. In general, people seemed threatened by the existence of black people, even if they're unarmed (hence the scream you hear. Only time it's heard in the song, despite ALL the chaos in the background). 7b) The music at this point stops for 17 seconds (a tragic nod to the 17 who died in the Parkland shooting). 8) He pulls out a joint and is "awakened." Dances on old cars. The cars are a nod to all the riots and protests (Rodney King, Baltimore Riots, etc). But can also represent the lack of progression in America as far as racism and white supremacy are concern. SZA makes a cameo sitting on one of the cars. Her hair resembles the crown on the Statue of Liberty. 9) The camera moves up (from the "sunken place" to him running from people: a nod to the movie Get Out). He's awake, is running toward a light, but can't seem to get there. The chase seems to signify that this shit doesn't seem like it's gonna stop. Blacks in America seem like they're being hunted. That's what I felt in this scene. All in all, Childish Gambino wasn't representative of a particular group of people when he murdered those people in the video. He embodied the state of America in those moments. We just become so desensitized to constant news of gun violence . And have become distracted by media, celebrity culture, stupid trends, material possessions and vanity when crazy shit is going on in America.

[@brianbutlerbk]

aftertaste05 wonderful summation of this work of art! I thank you!

[@karensmith8565]

Brian Butler Thank YOU , your comment make the Most sense..Great interpretation

[@karensmith8565]

Also I think the abandoned cars mean the American CAR industry as been abandoned Cuz the first car was a Cadillac since then Detroit WAS abandoned No progress was made..Just my opinion.

[@minusthewhitney]

Karen Smith agreed!

[@IntrospectiveScholar]

this post needs to be bumped to the top! It breaks it down so well!

[@Jaydeekatt]

Everyone ignores the actual shootings but runs away when he makes his hands into the shape of a gun at the end. This is a reference to the fact that in America today, few things are treated as scarier than an unarmed black man.

[@keithcarrillo8238]

Jaydeekatt Aye I LIKE that one!!🤘👌

[@umbreonix]

HAVENT CAUGHT THAT! GOOD EYE!

[@naimladson3977]

Wow! That’s deep!

[@mzzzdcollins9820]

Wow!!!!!!!!! Powerful observation

[@tiarose5310]

1000% TRUTH.

[@BTIBARNES]

gambino is an actor too !! u guys should react to some of his work :D

[@kharimpje]

Thank you so much for tryin' ! I enjoyed your take on it.

[@nittavanitta9046]

Maybe “get your money, black man” refers to hip hop artists further distracting us with social media, beefs, etc. instead of using their platforms to bring awareness? 🤔

[@jluh4120]

Apparently it was in the segregation times dont quote me too much on the era but there was two lines for te money and they used to shout ger your money black man. Ill research some more then get back to you x

[@zeoberlerb6371]

J luh you never got back😢

[@baqikenny]

it's now.

[@Mmm_Kay]

Wow😥 rough

[@krashdummy4342]

Do you notice how many black people are getting rich today?

[@KoreyhatfieldYO]

this is America- where people treat guns with more respect than they do a person. the gun is wrapped in clothe and the dead man dragged out by his arms.

[@illuminaughty933]

Bean Dip You wrap the gun in a cloth to clean it after a crime.

[@Ryan-yr6hs]

Illuminaughty exactly people are so stupid

[@seigeengine]

+Illuminaughty Exactly. You take better care of the gun than the person.

[@youtubeuser6762]

Bean Dip the red clothe represents blood

[@99centstoreful]

There's a overload of symbloism here..notice how he never carries the gun on him , and we don't know where it comes from lol it just shows up some tosses it

[@ken_dan]

“Black on Black violence.” I’m so tired of of hearing that. Ugh. So disturbing and devoid of reality. The guy on the right picked up the message very quickly. 😌

[@pardolagames8994]

What you mean? Black on Black violence occurs more frequently than White on Black or White on White.

[@princessgrace9821]

Right! I saw some ppl saying he played America saying it’s all black on black crime here’s actually what he was saying: So obviously he not white so he can’t physically portray a white man. Intentionally he does tho. The MV isn’t motivated by his race but by a real case, cause or situation that went or is still going on in America. Such as the church shootings. Police brutality. Lynching of black ppl. Assuming black ppl are carrying weapons when they are harmless (in the video he uses his hand to show “the weapon” that he doesn’t rly have yet ppl assume he does). Rodney kings Hyundai. The Jim Crow pose. 17 seconds for the 17 victims of a school shooting. His pants being the one of a confederate solder. How some black celebrities don’t speak on issues within their community. Dancing shows a distraction

[@ken_dan]

@@princessgrace9821 Phenomenal! I don’t think you missed a thing. Those who deny Americanism; flat out overt and covert racism, will only see what is in front of them and cannot possibly see the underlying message. The video and song are art! You have to check out “This is Iraq.” OMG. It gives me chills all while making me ashamed of my country of birth. You have to check it out.

[@martelldaniels1532]

I respect you guys for being open to conversations for the people who don't understand us take a page out of these guys channel and let's dialogue with each other instead of beefing

[@essenceisaway3633]

when he says “this a cello, that’s a tool” i think they mean how cops are mistaking a cellphone or tools as guns with only black people.

[@KG-ud9ki]

That’s interesting analysis! I thought that it meant that our cell phones are used as tools

[@macpro75]

​@@KG-ud9ki I read a theory that Celly is possibly meant in 2 ways - cellphones documenting abuse/brutality but also that cells (jail/prison) are a tool against young black men

[@XxXLoloLalaXxX]

THIS

[@jacoblopez139]

Oh get out of here they do that with everyone with something in they hand

[@essenceisaway3633]

@@jacoblopez139 no they don't

[@msmariabell1]

He's not only talking about Black people. "This is America."

[@rhondalumpkins6003]

Thank you, you said it best.

[@beyondbeautifulwithmia7589]

Yes he is think about it This is America The meaning of those words Is different for white,rich, upperclassmen Americans. And it's different for black, Hispanics, and native Indian Americans those words can mean safety for one race but death for another Thats the point

[@kirabrown5407]

Beyond Beautiful not every white person is rich... but I do think this videos central Idea is gun violence but also how black people are treated

[@ryanmosley8250]

Correct. Its always race with people sadly

[@ryanmosley8250]

@@beyondbeautifulwithmia7589 then why are more whites killed by police yearly?

[@mariaencinaspalacios2900]

Yeeeesss!!! U gotas the piont!! I wasn't knowit till you mention it! You guy are amazing. Thanks for your reaction. New follower

[@Lustdesires]

I'm twelve years old and I started crying when I saw these things happen, I cried when I shot the boy .And I Was Very Surprised The Truth We All Deserve Respect No Matter What Gender, Skin Color and etc...😖💔💔

[@ozkarc85]

You give me hope.

[@StonerBaer]

You, as a young individual, shouldn't have to face the injustice of this world that we place upon one another. I am so very sorry that you have to face this like the rest of us. But this is the unfortunate fact of America, as it stands. I am sorry. So very sorry. Fight for Equity, for your fellow man. Fight so that we don't have to deal with this as a horrible truth, in the world. Fight so that people are not judged based on what our skin color, nationality, disability, religion, sexual identity or gender identity is. It doesn't matter who or what we are or were born as - only what we do unto others.

[@potatogang4763]

The whole thing is a joke

[@JaniceKJones62]

I was very shocked too and the images stuck in my mind. I've never seen extreme violence close up (I'm lucky) so it made me feel a bit sick. I hope your wise and good thinking helps others. You are right. We all deserve respect and kindness. You are nearly a year older now. Being older doesn't mean we get tougher, so be kind to yourself too. Thank you for being so honest. You make me feel better about my own reaction.

[@stevendemayo3631]

Why did you shoot a boy then?

[@zrinkajelic6715]

The abandoned cars are the cars driven by black Americans shot and killed by cops. The ending where he's running has some reference to the movie 'Get Out'. And you missed the pale rider on a white horse.

[@friendlyblackperson]

Jennifer Kargel death if I’m not mistaken

[@natoshabrown]

@@friendlyblackperson That's the Pale Horse. The Pale Horse is Death(Hence the color Pale). The White horse is the sign of conquering, and overruling.(Like a King. White is the symbolism of High royalty.). The Black Horse is Famine.( Black/Dark times arise from the bottom.) The Red Horse is War.(Red symbolising Death, pools an rivers of blood, and a war that never seems to end "Seven Year War").

[@jamahzea]

I think that scene came from the rodney king incident

[@azurretown]

Zrinka Jelic I agree. Jamming to this in 2019. Yes at the end when he is running, Right before that the camera pans up and then he is running. Symbolizes - coming up out of the sunken place ... or whatever has your attention.... that shouldn’t.

[@lizmowrey9866]

Ohhh I never thought of that. I see something new whenever I watch it

[@erikawiththek9430]

I realize that the kids in the uniform was representing the 17 kids that died in the Florida school shooting

[@ayra_c3781]

and I was making a joke of the Florida school shooting 1 day before it happened....

[@Julimango]

Erika Electric yes we wear uniforms in FL

[@mercibeau]

they never wore uniforms. i read something that the uniforms they wore in the video represents something from the confederate era. but in this video they’re seen as a distraction and don’t represent the victims of the florida shooting

[@triginta]

Also, some one else noted that it might be how this generation is coping with the world today, with dancing which makes some sense, many many kids get into dancing and use that as an outlet.

[@James-cs2dz]

Not trur

[@Jmazing]

you guys did a good job, i understand you may not get all the references but its good the amount of effort and the start of conversations

[@Enjoyinglife82420]

The deepest video I’ve ever seen. Love you two breakdown of the video. Especially today.

[@takeshaanderson3530]

You guys caught on very quickly. I appreciate all that you said and tried to understand. This is why I love stuff like this, it gets us talking. And deciphering.

[@Jugo8953]

Takesha Anderson yes im glad that so many people get the real message 💪

[@willster2967]

Dietike54 there is no message, Donald said so. My thought process is he stuck some crazy shit together and then he sprinkled a little bit of ideological shit so it would get people thinking. If you watch his stand up he said he misses the way music used to be weird as shit and I think this is him attempting to make weird music.

[@Jugo8953]

There is so many massages in this video clip how can you say theyr isnt? And then this sent. "Donald said it hahahahahaha o gosh

[@actualkayro]

There IS a message and there is tons of them. Donald don't want to explain because he wants us, the people to decipher, draw as many conclusions we have. Explanation kills the art and he let us to share the pieces inside it.

[@playamade8259]

@TAKASHA YES THEY DID A FAIRLY GOOD JOB.

[@meisakii3070]

Was it me or did they figure out more stuff than you did when you first watched the song video

[@lamraliang7587]

True

[@sweetfla82]

I've had to watch it several times. First time I was speechless and crying.

[@Johan-oh5jq]

To be fair, they came in the video expecting and looking for those references unlike some of us yk

[@Monsterbaane]

Yup they defineitly did

[@shadymello9146]

I'm indian so I'm kind of excused

[@triplepalletjack]

Watching this after yesturdays chaos. And it's blowing my mind how much they nailed. I wish others had the same open minded perspective these guys had while watching this powerful video.

[@ramriverranch538]

I just started watching your channel and love you guys. This clip your viewing shocked me when the first person was shot. Still shocked about the clip, but your conversation helped me to understand the clip.

[@pievancl5457]

You nailed the message of the video in the first minute when you said "there's all this stuff going on in the background but you just focus on the dancing." That's America- all this stuff is going on but they're distracting us with the entertainment. Way to go man.

[@SirMildredPierce]

What's interesting is that they mention that there is "crime and violence" happening in the background. And while those in the background collectively seem to have the energy of an unruly mob, if you actually watch, nothing violent is actually happening. Some are running around with symbols of mob violence in their hands like baseball bats and police batons, but no one is actually using them. Some climb on cars, but they don't bash the cars in or anything. It could just as easily be a party. There's a little girl just riding around on her bike. While the musician with a hood over his head becomes faceless in the foreground, and is gunned down, those in the background are just as faceless because we don't pay attention to them. We just see them on the periphery and assume they are up to no good, they're probably committing a bunch of black on black crime and violence. Sprinkle in a couple of cops cars with flashing lights and cops with batons and surely we must have a riot on our hands. But if you watch any individual person in the background, they're pretty much just running around, maybe skipping slowly around, sometimes just walking. The only real acts of violence I saw in the video were the two shootings. Maybe that's the true brilliance of the video, even though the only actual acts of violence were in the foreground, he still convinced these two guys that the whole video was full of violence.

[@whatssupersayin2591]

Haha for really didn't get all the buzz about this but after watching this I feel ignorant lol

[@burdy2959]

Sir Mildred Pierce Two guys tackled eachother but I think that was the only violence in the background

[@liz_8835]

The man who’s playing the guitar and hooded with a bag was supposedly Trayvon Martin’s father. What you said about murdered black people’s identities being forgotten completely makes sense

[@Boriquagurla777]

Liz _ no he’s not tho, is Calvin C. Winbush II.

[@ChelseaB]

I interpreted this as the death of real musicians.

[@kingced88]

That is not Trayvon Martin's dad

[@anarch1.c]

Liz _ its not his dad, and its doesn’t- there’s a whole “remember their names” thing

[@mcupidphillips]

And the care that was taken of the gun as opposed to a mans dead body

[@BraceSabrah]

Mad respect to you guys for picking up on alot of this and thinking it out instead of just seeing the video and judging it out of context

[@kevinmuur7816]

I’m a resident of the Minneapolis SW Metro community. Only 20 miles from me was the tragic death of George Floyd and the protesting & rioting that ensued afterwards. We have yet to recover fully from its impact on the Black community and the community at large. I’m glad you guys are back doing blogs. Missed you guys! Take Care and ((Hugs)) to you both.

[@esqeng8147]

At the beginning when he shoots the dude its from a jim crow poster

[@teemadarif8243]

Esq eng wow

[@singingmomma5240]

Esq eng so is the face he makes before he shoots the hooded man. It's from a poster for Jim Crowe laws after the civil war.

[@don7777s]

Jim Crow Democrats

[@sadem1045]

I’ve heard the combination of the dancing and the face he makes at the same time is supposed to represent the character that inspired the Jim Crow laws.

[@don7777s]

@E Because that shit happens. I guess the thought they might have a chance. Tell me, how many of the 3 or 4 won? Why did some white nationalists vote for Obama? You know the founder of the unite the right was a big Obama supporter? I noticed some racists jumping over to the right. Why? Because the left has been pushing racism towards white people. While no one likes it, I guess some of the racist democrats found it hard to also hate themselves. Wake up E. There is always a bigger picture. Stop looking at the corners.

[@user-qu3jt2ql1v]

Anyone noticed how many seconds passed in silence?(In the hand gun scene)

[@norikane4023]

yep 17

[@l2g_lemonke299]

17 victims died

[@l2g_lemonke299]

He should be on genius to tell about the lyrics

[@maiaheeehee2291]

17 second for the school shooting

[@omarjafar846]

Maia's World time stamp?

[@janetemmert2116]

I just keep loving you guys. Thank you for being so real, so honest, so sensitive. YOU make such a difference.

[@bankerduck4925]

I think that this is a very good reaction. I don't often appreicate reaction videos that much, but you two really did a very epic job.

[@thequeen7096]

Fun fact his pants in the video is the ones a confederate soldier would were back in the American civil war

[@alexleyva90]

The end to me was america chasing him for his point of view.

[@khayahbrookes]

I wondered, are they chasing him or are they also running away?

[@AustralianUser]

A lot of people beleive it is a direct reference to "The Sunken Place " and the "Running Scene" scen in the Horror Movie "Get Out" which is about a black guy with a white girlffiend, he visits her white family during the holidays and they do some really evil racist stuff to him and he tries to get away. Sunken Place Scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXPah4qod9CSq9E Running Scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXLTZZqArM2Bf5I Really good break down of the movie Get Out kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5OxfIadmblkfLM Director and Writer of Get Out Jordan Peele answers questions on Reddit about fan theories and whether they are true. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnPZlKGdfbeHfMk

[@giova1013]

@@onionman8021 it's white people who are chasing him,but i saw one black person

[@iceala]

I kind of rationalized that he shot black people and wasn't arrested. But when he smoked weed, he was chased and arrested.

[@barbaravarga7655]

Has anyone ever recognized that this was filmed before 2020, but there are children wearing masks holding phones from up above filming everything that's going on.

[@trenton5809]

I can't believe how smart these two are

[@SunlessPeriwinkle]

*this a celly that's a tool* Is reference to an officer that shot a young black teen by mistooking his phone as a gun.

[@cloudykohra7689]

No it doesnt. Actually, it refers to how the media and how nowadays people often record things like violence. Also, how the media has a big affect on society.

[@April.r.stall1]

Daku My Waifu This video is completely open to any interpretation, with that being said you both are right

[@taylorcarstens3129]

liberate my mind. I REMEMBER THAT 😯

[@cluberti]

It is also a reference to a jail cell, which is used as a tool to keep black men and women locked away and “controlled”. It’s a celly, and that’s a tool.

[@alijahanyagwosi5061]

@@cluberti you got it

[@Kablegur]

In the video, the gun gets taken care of Very highly, put in a red silk cover or something, while the person shot just gets draged away and forgotten. amerika cares more about their guns then human lives. Might also be a part of what he is saying

[@tristanlyman]

Thank you

[@kiah_.]

Actually, I saw some information that said that when a gun is given to you in a red towel it was sold illegally, so I feel like maybe he was showing how easy it is to obtain a lethal weapon, which in turn is being used on innocent people, as you can see in the video, the first man to get shot was casually minding his business playing a guitar.

[@camerondollar9149]

Manatee you are wrong *America* doesn't care all about guns. That is in fact a false perception.

[@Kablegur]

Cameron Dollar Well ffs, everybody can understand that the dont care ALL about guns. And i didn’t say that. I said they might care a bit too much about them, tho i understand its not the ONLY thing they care about. How else do you explain that the guns gets better treatment then the person getting shot in the vid?

[@calliew311]

I saw an idea on a video breakdown, that the red cloth carefully handling the guns is a nod to the right wing conservatives. And the pants are similar to a civil war uniform and his beginning dance moves was an over reaction to Jim Crowe dancing and blackface.

[@babysbaby1014]

"This is a celly, it's a tool." It portrays the use of cell phones, but also portrays the use of cell blocks. Jails. Cell phones and cell blocks are tools. It just depends on who you are.

[@jish55]

Probably the most important detail is how out of everything going on, he puts the gun on a red cloth as if treating it with greater care than everything else, showing how America cares more for a chunk of metal than the countless lives said object takes.

[@enzorocha2977]

That 17 seconds of silence, when he stretches his arms before lighting a cigarette, was a tribute to the 17 fallen students of the Parkland school shooting. Great you guys caught a lot of it though.

[@rockncreatorforever6058]

omg im shook!!!!!

[@AS8643]

Thanks for pointing that out. It was something I missed.

[@jazdinerooo]

i just realized that

[@JesusFreak-et4bh]

Chris😂😂😂😂1:20

[@ayisatadebayo4574]

Enzo Rocha omg ur right

[@8B8B8B88]

This is the only reaction video I've responded to. It's SO important to have conversations. It's interesting to see all views. This is a step. Respect.

[@mattlucas6440]

This video is being taught in schools as part of the new "core curriculum"

[@momfamilyann9701]

We’re still distracted 4 years later…..

[@kaeyy5738]

“What’s crazy is the dancing that’s distracting you from what’s going on in the background.” 👈🏾 You nailed it!!

[@bigchungus5933]

Foot Feet GOT UMMMM 🌝

[@amiahdawson4889]

Kayy Smith

[@mikej.7723]

Yep, it's about distraction

[@mikej.7723]

ALL ABOUT DISTRACTION

[@leoneljimenez42]

Kayy Smith wow i read this just when they said it 😁

[@tahira1]

The singing choir was the Charleston Dylan Roof church shooting, the black men are blindfolded because it makes them almost nobody. Also, the bags resemble the kinds of gunny sacks put over black men's faces when they were lynched. The cars are referencing the fact that black man buys expensive cars and pointless stuff, for show, that become old and worthless when they have cash. The brief moment when he has silence and smokes is a symbolism for the drugs taken to forget all that happened and is happening in the craziness of America. Every time someone was shot the gun was reverently escorted away on the red flag. Whilst the black people that were murdered were just dragged off like garbage. Everything is a distraction for the madness in America. At the end the terror of the black man running from the patrol/slave-catcher/Paddy rollers/police means they have money and status and yet because of your skin complexion and hair they still are just like that slave running in terror knowing he can be killed any time.. I enjoyed your review.

[@shellyohh5711]

tahira1 u nailed it babe!

[@Umla80]

the treatment of the guns vs the treament of the bodies really got me, sure i was shocked by the shootings but it really hit me in the heart how a weapon was treated with more respect than a human being.

[@johnnylewis86]

It's all bullshit everyone is the same in America and yes gun laws are important

[@Willwhereuat]

tahira1 u nailed it but also the 17 second silence was for the school shooting in florida

[@hyukaiz]

Jason Baxter literally in the background of the video it was black on black crime we know this shut up

[@jyams2052]

I love that they analyze it unlike the other videos

[@user-wl6wq1ol3e]

Thank God, my kingdom has not been racist in 390 years. There is no racism. I remember that there was a story my grandmother told me about. King Faisal went to America and was accompanied by a black soldier. The waiter said: “Do not serve this color in the restaurant !!” King Faisal got angry and rose up and served the soldier himself and said that there is no difference between us except in the strength of hearts.🤲🏽🇸🇦

[@StellaCarey]

What is your kingdom?

[@user-wl6wq1ol3e]

@@StellaCarey Saudi Arabia🇸🇦🤍👑

[@thepenisandthepaper6305]

Wow

[@janekatzer1199]

The ending lyrics kill me “Black man in the world you’re just a barcode.” Fuckkkkk that. Too really.

[@tinyperson3203]

@Sergio Avalos A barcode is when you use a scanner to read information off of the white parts that are within the black parts. This represents that Black people are overlooked and not cared about equally as white people are.

[@tinyperson3203]

@Sergio Avalos Np man, it’s sad honestly

[@jacoblopez139]

@@tinyperson3203 they are treated equally but ight

[@tinyperson3203]

@@jacoblopez139 You can think what you want but I’m speaking facts so ight

[@jacoblopez139]

@@tinyperson3203 you already know the person is full of themself when they say they speaking facts. Other ppl supposed to say that Abt u, u aren't supposed to say it Abt urself

[@drainskateboards8084]

when gambino shapes his hand into a gun and all the school kids run away he is symbolizing school shootings,

[@MagicAmmo]

Your interpretation of this was incredible and many of them were the same conclusions I also came to. You have a new subscriber, great work.

[@tch8787]

Funny y’all made his point exactly…you’re focused on the dancing while all the chaos is happening in the background

[@indycustommade3568]

Just look at how 1 video, which is so controversial, can lead to such an in depth conversation. I wish we would do this more often.

[@hostjoe]

Indy Custom Made not really that controversial of a video

[@vie2210]

Indy Custom Made yeah, we need more shootings. 🙂

[@cind4846]

Indy Custom Made This is what Donald Glover was trying to accomplish by leaving the video to everyone own interpretation so that people will open their eyes and focus on the real issues in Amerikkka!

[@vie2210]

cindy d real amerikkka? Chicago isn’t getting massacred by the KKK... just saying 🙂

[@cind4846]

V IE Jim Crow, Charleston Church Shooting, White on Black Police Brutality and killings, Guns treated better than black lives, white people chasing a black man equals "this is Amerikkka". Enough said!! ✌

[@spicy_penguin1738]

When Gambino shot the first person the way he was standing looked a lot like Jim Crow. And the second time he shot was referencing the Charleston Church shooting.

[@schonsinn]

Spicy_Penguin17 he contorts his face a few times and makes it look like Jim Crow too. Such powerful little references everywhere

[@ktreznin5538]

Spicy: You are correct with the Jim Crow reference. The second shooting was referencing 2 things: 1) the church shooting and 2) school shootings. If you look closely, the people in the "choir" were actually wearing school graduate uniforms. www.google.ca/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA752CA752&biw=1707&bih=844&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=ylL1Wqn7F4yn5gK9kYvwBw&q=graduation+sash+red+people&oq=graduation+sash+red+people&gs_l=img.3...5309.6730.0.6970.7.7.0.0.0.0.91.512.7.7.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.0.0....0.cbRnqiGhwAE

[@jadoisready]

Suicidalpenguin someone said one of the facial expressions reminded them of uncle ruckus too

[@carlprofit2347]

Spicy_Penguin17 Was.

[@karlee556]

There was also 17 seconds of silence and the children ran off when he held his hand up like a gun.

[@Malisfee4]

Noticed that the scene where it was silent for 17 seconds was a moment of silence for the 17 people that died in the florida shooting

[@dionemartins0212]

Part of the brilliance with this clip is that Childish Gambino is a black guy representing the white society. It's like he's trying to fit in and it's amazing

[@Neotropic2012]

The distracting dancing IS part of the message.

[@Neotropic2012]

Also, notice his pants are Civil War pants :) 1. Notice how the gun is 'carefully' carried away while the body is just dragged away. 2. Dancing scene. notice body thrown over the second floor. 3. Last part, no... all races. Depicts we are aware of issues, but turn our backs to it all.

[@Neotropic2012]

Then watch for the lone horseman, depicting end times.

[@valenten89]

I dont think the gun was "carefully" carried away I think it was put in a rag to have fingerprints wiped off notice how the kid didnt want to touch the gun itself only the rag.

[@chattyash]

Also the dancing is referring to black people being a source of entertainment and distraction for white america. Slave owners used to say my slaves are happy see them dance and smile. The uniforms reference the struggle in South Africa. At one point the video set looks like a prison “cell” with the kids in it. I think that’s like a pipeline from school to prison. There is a myth that we can too achieve the American dream perpetuated by society and older black people “ grandma” “get your money, black man “ but this is America - violence and oppression against blackAmericans . The church isn’t safe, and never has been. Churches were routinely bombed after “emancipation” or reconstruction. Guns are more precious than our lives. This video is hella deep.

[@si_quest]

Chatty Ashley doubt it. The dancing is there to represent the jolly parts of every day life, and create contrast. Shit happens but we quickly switch to happy dancing vines and silly entertainment.

[@chattyash]

instantsurgery I can see your point of view, it works. Guess it’s all up to interpretation.

[@gotcha9983]

Chatty Ashley young people are bringing things back to life that have already been laid to rest. Why? Slaves in our own minds...thats it. Let it gooooo

[@gotcha9983]

instantsurgery mocking jim crow with those dance moves....godless country/murders .... opressing your own selves....when you can get out of your head victim mode..anytime u want

[@arlusterpenn6019]

lauren carlquist aaannndddd.... Here we go

[@harleyjennings22]

I appreciate you two giving an honest but OPEN reaction. You don’t say it must be this, but it could be this. The ending had a lot to do with the movie get out and the black man being hunted down. I will be checking out more of your vids!

[@walker1583]

Hey tbh I was suprised, had no idea what to expect but this was a great analyze. I enjoye'd watching it, thanks!

[@casecase6]

instead of seeing him as a black man during the shootings, with the "black on black" idea you guys were saying.....think of him as "america"... that's how i took it, just a thought...

[@Buzz_Mustermann]

Casey Sloan but have you olny seen 1 white person in that video? it was a whole black video, so i think it was like they said

[@dabradguy]

this is it. He is America. The good and the bad. But it's interesting they mention black on black crime in the first shooting, but the second they realize it was a white guy that did the shooting so it doesn't add up. We are stuck seeing color instead of America. This is what modern art looks like.

[@kylerpitts2505]

I think they were just trying to think of anything they could, that was just something they observed

[@CaesarAugustus.]

Thank you 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

[@billybucks9963]

You are right like if you notice the choir shooting was a direct refrence to the Charleston church massacre which was done by a white man if all you see is black on black crime when you see this then its because subconsciously thats what you want to see its easier to turn a blind eye to something when you feel guilty or if it makes your people look bad

[@Blige411]

I stumbled upon this reaction video. I just want to say I appreciate that you guys are trying to analyze this with an open mind. Regardless of race it's wonderful that you guys want to understand other sides to a repetitive and often misconstrued story. Kudos to you guys. You've gained a fan.

[@EdenP68]

Same here. I'm impressed with the interpretations. Thoughtful.

[@lileex2724]

Barry Willis but they didn't! This video is definitely about race lets be clear and they could only see and relate these issues to "Black on Black" crime 🙄🙄. Are you serious!??!

[@williampenn1348]

^ this part, literally the words black on black crime were the only thing they managed to "interpret" from this video aside from "crazy stuff happening in the background". No thought on the metaphors/meanings with the video. No ability to relate any sort of notion regarding references to slavery/post slavery era. Just "I think he's telling us about all the hidden black on black crime".

[@yatianaconteh]

Barry Willis h

[@alt-pj9nw]

Really impressed by the objective thinking that occurred during this video. The attention to detail. Good job, guys.

[@jacobhenshaw6675]

‘there’s so much going on in the background but i’m distracted by the dancing’ the whole point

[@thebradelonge5758]

Childish Gambino is Pablo Picasso in music.

[@17rhino697]

Picasso was a narcissist and misogynist who had successive wives and many mistresses interspersed around and during those marriages. Among these affairs; when he was in his late 40s he had a relationship with a 17 year old, with whom he fathered a child while he was still married to his first wife. Just a few select Picasso quotes: “Women are machines for suffering.” “For me there are only two kinds of women: goddesses and doormats.” “Every time I change wives I should burn the last one. That way I'd be rid of them. They wouldn't be around to complicate my existence... You kill the woman and you wipe out the past she represents.” www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/09/how-picasso-bled-the-women-in-his-life-for-art/ www.nytimes.com/2001/11/24/books/grandpa-picasso-terribly-famous-not-terribly-nice.html Picasso is history that can be learnt from and then left behind. There are far less problematic and more talented artists than Picasso for which Childish Gambino could be compared to. If we're talking innovative / avant-garde artists, I'd go more along the lines of Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Salvador Dali or Frida Kahlo. But IMO, Childish Gambino is unique and unparalleled.

[@Blacksixxer]

So both are ass

[@jennyd4429]

For reals

[@notsure7404]

lmao yeah ok

[@hunterkaase2980]

Not exactly, still questioning my opinion on him

[@kingtazawa4673]

The way he shot the first man is the Jim crow pose

[@izumiveryswaggy]

I gotta do some debate crap about jim crow

[@JudgeDredd_]

“The focus is the but there’s so much happening in the background.” That comment is deeper than deep.

[@mrfudge2861]

His dad's sincerity reminds me of atticus finch

[@LAURA---]

“Just a black man in this world, just a barcode” 💔🙏🏼

[@HowardTVFan]

Death rode in on a pale horse...all the while they were dancing in the forefront. Go check that out. U might have missed it.

[@bhk110]

HowardTVFan Also there is a police car to the left of the frame, which represents hell, as death rides out of hell on a white horse, after the four horsemen of the apocalypse (biblical reference). As far as kids wearing uniforms, there are many private, and catholic schools in the east coast cities. Parents send their kids to Catholic schools because of the horrific conditions of public schools in Philly, Baltimore, NYC etc. so uniforms are common with kids of all races depending on the neighborhood.

[@andylee5276]

Revelation 6:8 “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”

[@seigeengine]

Is it death or conquest/pestilence? Was it meant to be pale, or white?

[@dontrustwhiteyevery1]

I was trying to figure that part out thanks.

[@seigeengine]

+Stay silent Symbolism is problematic in the context of religion... because it lets you fill in the blanks however you please. How are you supposed to buy into a dimension shifting ultrapops whose holy text is fucking mad libs?

[@meganlutman8585]

I don't think he was getting at black on black violence, since that is not actually a real viable thing. I think he was getting at how being black is a death sentence in America, not necessarily literally, but the fact that black people are oppressed. 😊

[@marionlewisiii2680]

clicked on this not expecting this context. Good good stuff guys.

[@LilliLamour]

He’s not talking about black on black violence. And kids do wear uniforms in the states. He’s playing the character of Jim Crow. But I love your commentary.

[@muzysaybum]

Lilli L'amour - actually the guy with the guitar is a music artist from LA - forgot his name, but that's definitely not T. Martin's father.

[@LilliLamour]

blahzay blahzay yeah I found that out later

[@beverlymb3281]

For the record the choregrapher is a famous african dancer: Sherrie Silver. She's in the video too.

[@TheJackson4eva]

I think it is about gun violence in general, not excluding black on black crime

[@RealTaIk]

I haven't seen any white person in this video so I'm certain that black on black violence is also a big part of it.

[@malou5290]

Gambino chose not to explain the video because the point of the video is the discussion/dissection

[@Notthatguy23]

The pants he's wearing are confederate soldier pants. His dancing is like the kind of dances used to make fun of blacks back in the day. Notice how the background after each s shooting shows a lot of attention to the guns and carelessness to the body. The bag over the head is like being prepared to die but also that it could be anyone. The media tends to use black people on tv to keep the black community fearful and radicalized through portrayal of police brutality as a black problem and also perpetuating the idea that black people are faultless in crimes because society thinks all black people are the same and can't help themselves. Kids on phones being how disconnected the youth is, they're on the second floor showing they think they're safe from the dangers of unprotected streets. There's more but I only have a 5 min attention span.

[@ninij9692]

You guys did pretty good for the first time watching the video, and not fully understanding what black people have to go through in this country. Good job to the both of you.