"Are We Racist?" | Atlanta | FX 

Well, that was uncomfortable.

“Do you see any slave in our backyard?” “Mr. Pedro” 😂 I can’t with this show 😂

Never thought I'll see Doug from The Hangover like this . Went from being drugged by Alan in Vegas to having his life completely destroyed by his racial background .

When she said Mr Pedro I spit my pound cake out.

For those that felt weirded out and didn't like this episode, it did its job. 👏🏿👏🏿

The part where he brings up his EU heritage to condemn reparations killed me

For those who don't get it- the point isn't that the child was called racist in school based on her skin colour. The point is that rhe father is refusing to discuss or investigate the idea of racism with his child. He shows zero self awareness, going so far as to almost say that it's simply because black people are angry for no reason ("right now, black people are just...") This could have been an open and honest conversation in which the parent and child discuss some really difficult topics in order to understand them better. Instead, the father decides to protect his child's feelings. The whole thing is about white people caring more about their hurt feelings than the realities of the social injustices that the US were founded on that continue to permeate society today. It's a metaphor, and it's very telling that it went over so many of your heads. Yall would rather defend the fictional rights of a fictional white child than recognise the actual rights and lived experiences of actual black people.

I love the fact that he says "austro-hungarians" which is not something an actual person from either Hungary or Austria would ever say. His ancestors gave up their culture and heritage for a comfortable life in America just as his wife tries to blend in as white when its convinient.

Vote for Mr.Pedro

As a Byzantine history buff i have no idea what this guy is talking about😂

Mr. Pedro, No I pay Mr. Pedro 😁😁🤣🤣😂😂

I haven't seen this show, but for a second there...I thought after he said 'Black people are.." I thought the daughter was going to say; "Who mentioned black people?...The kids picking on me at school were Chinese!...."

First time catching the buy Nike stock bit after watching the episode like 3 times 😂

"better get some Nike stock" lmao

I pay mr Pedro 😭😭😭

"The black people-" who said black? "Should I demand-" is that a reference to reparations? Why? A tiny hint of contempt looking at that gas station, maybe some fear.... Warranted? Maybe? Thick with substance. Atlanta has some great writing.

His friends are in Vegas searching for him while he’s playing family man

Bro confuse Ottoman and Byzantine Empire

This is the best episode of all series. This got people thinking

So I’m a white guy from Atlanta area. Yes I know a lot about my ancestry, the good and the bad. Also I love this show. Donald glover is awesome at using ridiculous over the top imagery to expose serious issues in society. This episode for me came down to a couple of things to me. First off the whole tone of the episode really just shows how ridiculous it is for people to fear any kind of reparations or resolvement to heal the wounds of slavery. Yeah things will change, that’s life. On the other hand there are a lot of people who think they will be come destitute over night like Marshall. Which is ridiculous. The other thing is the dig at the end where Marshall is now a waiter who is living off of tips. One it’s a dig at how gratuity became mainstream in post civil war era where ex slaves were denied wages and had to live off of gratuity. On a deeper note I felt like it was also dig at how our country fails to really fix racial issues. For example New Jersey swapped from slaves in the 1820’s to required unpaid internships that stayed a practice till 1865. Or like how ex-slaves couldn’t get a decent wage in the south after the war. The 1960’s we had the civil rights movement, but a lot of major cities became more segregated due to economics. So at the end they just swapped white families for black families, but you still have other minorities still facing the same old BS. You didn’t fix anything really as a whole.

Everyone seems to think they know what the message of this episode was. That annoys me, like any piece of art I think Atlanta is open to interpretation, and is just supposed to get people talking. Talking i think is very important now in this day and age when we are faced with discussions over topics such as this far more. Most peoples opinion of this episode seems to be decided before they've even watched it, just looking at the comment section, most white people see it as a warning against what reparations law could do to peoples lives, families, and western societies social fabric itself. They see it as a two wrongs don't make a right, and individuals and families lives is never right in any circumstance. Most black people seem to the think, that this is a prediction, of what will happen and what should happen, and that it is only fair, as systemic poverty has been thrust upon them since their ancestors came to the americas, the system gave them no chance. How can any society be fair when power is built on injustices, society needs to be rebalanced. Now not all people who are white or black will think these specific ways, people have their own opinions. I have my own opinions on this episode, and being white and not even american means that my views just like everyone elses are skewed from the start by my own cultural experiences and environmental upbringing. I can't but myself in the position of a black person as i never can understand what it is like to live their life, i can try and empathise and art like this can help understand, but i will never fully know. This lack of understanding of the others perspective causes a lot of modern problems. It is completely unjust to push a person in to poverty for something they had no control over, but it is also unjust to keep someone in poverty over something they had no control over, regardless of political opinion i think most can agree on that basic fact. The show does a great job of higlighting a lot of issues in this episode, the monologue in hotel lobby is genius, and i think a great way to explain a lot of black peoples perspectives to white people who may not understand it, but it is instantly followed by the suicide of the person who gave the monologue showing the toll something like this would have on people. This whole episode i think balances a fine line between what the difference between reparation and punishment, forgiving and forgetting, history and reality. This is why i am annoyed by most peoples opinion of this episode regardless of their race, it is not a warning, it is not a proclamation, i don't claim to understand what it is other than great art. Almost everyones opinion seems to be formed by what race they are, if you are really thinking about how this will affect you, and your race first, rather than how it will affect other people ,rather than trying to put yourself in someone elses shoes, you're the problem. Think about other humans first, regardless, that's a how a truly fair society functions, by putting others first.

Amazing episode. Only Atlanta.

We need more tv shows to show more scenarios like this

I pay Mr Pedro is insane 😂😂😂

Definitely tribal subversion

Hes still mad that that one dude in Hangover sold him roofies

An ex-detective who was retired from teaching school in Baltimore. And now his past is haunting him from killing an innocent bystander is becoming his nightmare.

Why is everyone hating on the black mirror type episodes?

Such a great season

Awww, that little girl wants to make sure she's a good person. I hate when people just brush other people's concerns aside. It would've been better for dad to say, "yes, American history has terrible things in its past. And its good to look at ourselves to make sure we're doing the best we know how to do. How about tonight we go online and learn about some different cointries and cultures?" Of course IDEALLY dad would just have a diverse set of friends that could talk with him amd his daughter, to hear new perspectives. Power to the Peaceful from a Little 5 Points Witch❤❤❤❤❤

Idk man the most racist folks i’ve ever met were non whites specifically black and mexican which is quite ironic

I came to the comments for the arguments and was not disappointed

One of my fav Atlanta episodes 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think a lot of us have had that moment with at least one relative at some point. We’re at a family dinner, someone brings up an event in the news, and by the end of the night you’re thinking “Hey, I think uncle Bob might be racist.”

Applo cheese made change the radio quick 😆😆😆

I think the scene at the hotel explains it best. The one guy who completely understood the weight of his past and privilege, kills himself. In his mind, even a lump sum of money wasn't able to make up for generations of slavery. While reparations probably won't work, they also *aren't good enough*. The final scene seems to be Donald Glover's idea of how reparations could work. Not only is a white man paying reparations, he's also serving black people at the restaurant and learning along the way. He used to pay Mr. Pedro to mow his lawn, and now he's getting along with his Mexican coworker. It may not be the right answer, but it strikes a good balance between killing oneself out of guilt and begrudgingly dishing out some money.

I really liked Donald Glover on Community, and one day I hope to watch this show as well.

I thought I was going to start trolling people here butI thought I was going to start trolling people here but FFF, you're on top of things!

i feel like yall did not see the ending of this episode

As long as people think race is a thing, everyone is kinda racist. If society is constantly putting everyone into specific teams whether they want to be on them or not, then you're naturally going to want to think the best you can of your own team. The real question isn't whether you're racist, it's what you do about it: lean into it - going from casually racist to full on hateful, OR actively fight against it.

No.

What kills me is how many of you missed his looking at the young black guys in the upscale sports car, laughing care free.. you can see he was resentful...with that whole.. How did they get that look... jealousy is a BIG part of the racism

He pays Mr.Pedro 😂 I have 2 Mr.Pedro’s I pay to come do my yard every week.

He should’ve had a real conversation an listened to her more! She really looks confused

Hah, THIS one "That Look" sea2/ep7😂😂

Dude just don't be weird 😐.

The difference is my great great grandmother who’s cooking dinner tomorrow was born on a plantation as a slave in 1921…. Her mother was a slave. They walked to PRincess Anne. Then to Delaware.

How iPhone changed the game, hope this show does the same with series

What in the quack did I just watch 😂

Austria Hungarian enslaved all their Balkan neighbors towards the point that they had enough and revolted against them

I don’t think you guys understand he was making fun of the whole situation and how ridiculous it is

This is why people actually need Critical Race Theory. They don't want to bother to learn and change for themselves and they for sure aren't going to teach their kids, but are likely to pass on their prejudices. Schools serve society and the children, not the parents, if people are incapable of raising proper citizens at their own homes schools need to take charge. I actually heard people using unironically the bizantine empire line before

Mr. Pedro? I lost it at the monment lol

The byzantines did not reach hungary or austria lol. Not even the romans conquered hungary.

All he had to say was no.

Its not that complicated. Awful stuff happens and life goes on. Not sure that anything that happened to my ancestors is really anything to do with me in any way that really matters.

This might be the first episode of anything that made me think "wait..........me???"

"Should I got to Austria and ask for money?" Me: Yes get your money.

No, it’s self preservation.

He almost spoke for us but remembered he doesn’t talk to or know any blacks

Is mr pedro *legal* ?

Right now Black peoples are just… I really wanted him to finish that sentence.

I don’t mind being white. I love myself and my culture. And that’s okay. 😁

lol how’d he know the kid was black ?

Is that Doug from the hangover??

The amount of seething in the comments is peak comedy.

A lot of DEI experts in the comment section here, sucks you’ll all be unemployed soon 😂

Interesting. Never seen the show tho

Oh god, im glad were done with this phase of social justice...

You know what it is. You're free now and THIS is what we have to endure and it's annoying. That's all. That's it. Loved the show. Shouldn't have gotten high watching it tho 😅.

He could just said, "do you think you are racist?... why? let´s work on that then... " You know, not dening a possible fact.

That part is rasict!

Mr. Pedro 😅😂

I haven’t seen this episode, but it did get me thinking: he’s *kinda* right in pointing out that being perceived as White-aka being judged by skin color-is no less damaging than the other way around. Heck, I’m constantly mistaken for being white and my ancestors didn’t set foot on this continent until the 1960s….and on my mother’s side, decidedly NOT white. Enough with the profiling, period.

Everyone that loved the show was a little bit racist though.

Racism is awesome.

I am so far out of the loop on the modern era. I’ve never heard of this show and it ended over a year ago from this point of writing. Popular, enormously critically acclaimed… what the hell happened to me?

Austro Hungarians were enslaved during Byzantine Empire? Was this written by an American?

Mr. Pedro....😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅

Austro-Hungarian??! I just knew there was something wrong about them. 🤣

We WUZ KANGS

Hmmm I understand but I don't see color

Speaking for all Mr. Pedro. That cabron doesn't pay us enough.

this is suger gay!

It’s Phil from hangover 😂

What's racist is being prejudice against present day people that look similar to people from the past that you hate.

He can’t do the Byzantine Empire like that 😭

i owe you nothing

Very Very uncomfortable

dad should have been like “nah, that kid is just training for the victim Olympics”

Kinda sad to make a kid feel this way .

Impossible, I'm the minority here.

The successful victims never stop complaining.

Poor kid. She needs to embrace her privilege. Haters gonna hate

13/56%

the ending of this episode had me crying laughing so hard😂😂😂😂because he began his day so normal and by the end of it all, all he had left was a cookie and he was crying while eating it😂😂😂

Never saw him after hangover 😮😮

Awesome

I love Atlanta so I don't know

I really liked this season. But reparations ain't happening. It's stupid and we black people need to move away from that idea completely. 9/10