Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video) - REACTION 

I think I read somewhere that the pants Gambino is wearing are actually confederate soldier pants so he’s playing a mentally unstable, erratic white character. The first shooting might represent the murder of black people in custody/prisons. The pose Gambino takes during that is actually referencing Jim Crow so I thought it was about lynchings, but definitely the overall starter message of the violence against the black community. The overall background of the video is covered by the dancing to represent how much we don’t really see what’s going on in the background. The different styles and flows could be a mocking play on different artists who are trending right now, some are actually doing the ad libs. The choir murder is a reference to the church shootings. The reference to Oaxaca is about drugs and the cartel. Someone in another video mentioned that in that scene he holds up his hand as a fake gun while everyone is running away screaming. It could be a take on the police shootings of black people who they thought held weapons, or that we already have a perceived view of black people being violent when they’re completely innocent. The ending could be a reference to slaves trying to escape in the dark, but when I saw the black girl I think he was trying to mix a message saying everyone is capable of being the oppressor.

The dance is a distraction from the chaos in the background

Gambino is a genius and this video is so symbolic. I like how there’s chaos in the background but they’re out of focus. Also it’s weird how he’s the main character of the video having fun dancing and singing, but he’s the one shooting everyone

If you listen to it again you can hear adlibs from 21 savage, quavo, blocboy & Gucci mane. Young thug is singing at the end

The actual dancers definitely did some African American moves that everyone loves to appropriate but also they were doing some African dance moves too. I saw my girl, Sherrie Silver hitting the Shoki (from Nigeria) and the gwara gwara (from South Africa).

This video/song is so layered and everyone seems to pull something else out of it, which is really interesting. I took it as the way our modern culture seems to ignore social conflict until there is a controversial act of violence (the murder of the bound man in the beginning and the church choir shooting). After something like that happens there's a bit of shock for just a moment, but then it's back to the distractions (dancing, making money, material things etc.) and all the while everything is crumbling and divulging into madness in the background. I think Gambino plays a couple roles in this video, one of which is definitely a rapper distracting you from all of the unrest and violence going on. You like his dance moves, you like that he's making money, you want to be like him. The kids in the video emulate him even though the world is literally on fire around them, until they too have to run. Even in the end it catches up to him as well. Powerful.

I think that as much as we love bts, the comment section of this reaction shouldn’t be full of requests, but be a place of conversation. This video is so powerful and is a portrait of the situation in America right now and tbh, more respect is needed (just saying, I don’t want to offend anybody). Also, idk if you noticed but there is 17 secs of silence (around the time when he’s smoking), i heard is a sign of respect and in memory of the victims from the hs shooting.

You're right you do have to watch this video a few times in order to really see everything that's going on, especially all the stuff in the background. My opinion about all the dancing Is that in a way he's pulling all the focus on that instead of all the chaos going on in the background Kinda like how we doing real life we all focus on what the new dance is or the new song etc. but we don't really know what's actually going on in the world Even though it's right there for us to see. Kinda like how yall just watch this powerful MV and asked us to discuss cause yall are interested to see our opinions in the comments section but the majority of the comments I see are asking to react to a new BTS song...smh. I mean I love BTS as much as the next but come on people, Hopefully the more people watch the more discussion about the mv will happen in comment section and also you can do both

Really glad y'all reacted to this video 🙌🏾 such a powerful message

He’s representing what America has become. All the violence, suicide, gun shootings, and etc.

The dancing, talk about being fitted, Gucci and pretty--it's a distraction. So, much stuff going on in the background and we worry about dancing the latest dance and our image...

This video is so symbolic, glad you guys reacted to it so now I know about it and go watch it again, I think the dancing was to show that we always have popular dances everyone knows how to do but yet a lot of people don't know what's going on in the world, the video also showed a lot about guns and how guns are a part of America, and murder is so easy to come by in this country, when people die we are sad but we also just look the other way and move on to the next thing, like you said can't dissect this video in one go, I loved what he said about one death being a tradegy but thousands is just a statistic

This is so powerful...still thinking about it...I agree that he is symbolizing other people and has a lot to do with Black Lives Matter movement...By the way I'm a big BTS fan, but I like a lot of artists, esp ones that are also political or deep with their visuals or lyrics like this

The point of the video is you have to like watch it over and only focus on the background don’t pay attention to him cuz he basically saying things always happening around us but America always try to cover it up with positive things at the end he’s running because he reflects off his ancestors with slaves and all that it all reflects on slavery and how we’re never safe

I love his video sm but can you guys please react to singularity!!

The first man that was shot in the video was apparently Trayvon Martin’s father. (Sorry if I spelled his first name wrong.)

I love Donald Glover and I love Childish Gambino's music. I'm ashamed to say I did not know they were one and the same person. This is America has struck such a chord and says such a lot in one short video. Powerful storytelling. Donald Glover is a true Rennaissance Man. xo.

This is so deep. Thinking about it and while shocking.... We're mesmerized by his amazing dancing.. much like the shocking real violence here in America... Quickly forgotten when we are entertained. America covers up tragedy but we are quickly pushed into the smoke screen

"So sad ajajaja, but when the weekend comes everyone is down at the stripclub" 😂😂😂😂 Sorry but i laughed at this. It's sad but true

He Is Representing America Period , And How Everyone In The World Is Worried About The Newest Style Or How Many Followers They Have , Or the latest news In The world That Is only important for the moment that never gets fixed ..There is always some new distractions in the world that takes us from the real picture..

i was waiting for you guys to react to this but i didn't get the notif for some reason. i had to search up y'alls channel. i loved how you guys could understand everything as soon as you saw it. it took me reading the comment sections and watching it a second time to be able to understand what was really going on. nice reaction.

I found its about dancing around these shooting and horrific attacks on the African American cultur and things are shortly forgetten about with all the different discrations that are put out there to distract us. If you saw they take the gun away on velvet piece of cloth... While the guy is dragged away like hes valuless.... So many messages to take... so powerful

I really like how yall took the time to go over your theories and ideas at the end. Keep it up guys ❤

This was so powerful and creative! I didnt know you did a video on it too! Niiice!

America seems so crazy :\\

1:20 Jim Crowe minstrel. Greetings from Europe.

There's a HUGE hidden message *you guys focusing on them dancing instead of focusing on the back (reality)* Like how we focus on Kanye and stormi d. When there's Trump making war with other countries

I’m a bts fan but don’t pressure yourselves to react to BTS! Gambino’s this is America deserves attention as well

Don't catch you slippin, this is america! " I'm not racist by jonas"

The dancing....its from the black cartoon, John Crow. From when how colored people was represented and the face expressions in the beginning is from it too. There is more, check out Fine Brothers Entertainment (FBE) when they reacted to it. That's how I came to understand it, you'll understand it more by watching them.

Please do react to BTS Comeback trailer - Singularity (Taehyung) . It was just release 24 hours ago . This is Lit 👏 omgg first

It’s a genious song and amazing video!!! I love everything about it.

The ending when we pulled out the joint thats to show that all of this bad stuff in the world and nobody care we jus chill and roll that good stuff and everythings good

The cars represent the Philando Castile shooting, the church shooting represented the Dylan Roof shooting, him running at the end represents slaves trying to escape and in this case, modern day slavery was represented by the corrupt cops chasing him. The dances were included to show that dances and pop culture distract us from the issues going on today. The blunt could represent the fact that Black men are incarcerated for Marijuana charges yet it’s already legal in several states and they’re incarcerated at rates higher than their white counterparts. There was a bunch of other references too.

The music videos content is an eye opener and I got nothing but respect to all four of you. Xo

The pause that was right after he held the fake gun with his hands and light up a cigarette was exactly 17seconds long. Could that be a reference to the 17seconds of silence?

Please react to Singularity by BTS, the music video!! It dropped yesterday! And it is just Taehyung (V) ! It's so good, trust me!

Oh and hey lil bros--HuffPo breaks it down a bit more--the reference to the cars at the end is a not to traffic stop deaths--his weird lean when he shoots the first man is a reference to Jim Crow www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/childish-gambino-this-is-america_us_5af05c12e4b041fd2d28d8e9

He's saying were so focus on dancing trends and every thing and that were forgetting about what's happening around us like terrorism suicide and shooting and more

I agree i think he respresents America in the video. Great react liked and subbed.

It's kind of worried that for example im from a different country and i did know about the church shoting and where it was, and they just couldnt recall about it, and its their country. Glad to see the reaction and hope that everyone take more awarness of what is happening around us, cause till it is not happening to us, we dont see the importance and move on like nothing happened. so good to know this video is making some wake up calls. Good vibes ✌

The way the one in the black face changed when he shot dude in the chair I died 😂💀

He saying like this is how America is with all the stuff going on in the video

If you didn’t see the background too good there was a apocalypse and ppl weren’t paying attention so when the background was happening and he pointed his hand at the kids like a gun it meant school shootings and when you saw the kids on there phones and when Gambino said I’m so pretty that meant the kids are documenting what’s happening and when he said I’m so pretty that meant ppl just pay attention to social media’s and too themselves and don’t realize what happening around them and when he said run black man that meant run for your life

Y’all funny😂😂 but the one in the blacc😍

You need Bam in this reaction video, lots of hidden messages every where.

Before he pulled out the joint there was a total of 17 seconds to pay respects to the 17 teens and staff who died in the parkland shooting

The part where it was silent was 17 seconds for those kids who got killed in the school shooting

This is why I love Childish Gambino😏

Childish Gambino is such a talented artist! He uses his platform well to spread actual message that's relevant unlike other artists *cough kanye cough

Y'all reaction when he shot the guy in the chair had me dead af. Y'all was like wtf my dude?

There are some historical messages in here as well as cultural messages. Every item and action mean something and can be interpreted in some way. It's all in what stands out to you and what you see.

Also watch the video again notice someone jumped off of the top of the building so show that people commit suicide but we use entertainment to destract us from whats going on in the world

Can you guys please react to BTS singularity. Love you guys

My take was police executions was the first shooting in the MV and the choir was Charleston...

yalll need to do a Q/A

Can you guys react to BTS singularity the comeback trailer ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

와 충격적이네요. i think Childish Gambino is genius and an influence for good

A purple condome on his head.

The dance symbolize distraction. We've been so desensitized that we go on about our business like it never happened.

Don't know if anyone else has touched on this yet but the person shot in the head had his head covered but everyone assumes it was the black person playing the guitar 🤔 Trial by media is a terrible thing. So is guilt by association, guilt by colour etc etc. The habit of being too hasty to pull the trigger. Being wrongfully accused. All these reaction videos later and I've only just considered this.

Your reaction when the dude at the beginning got shot 😂💀well as childish said "this is America" (actually your reaction overall wit the shootings)

the poster is as dope as the video🔥

He’s representing America

He's trying to distract the audience just like social medias doing by making funny faces and dancing around, but if you look at the background you see riot and chaos, their these shooting happening and he the pop start distracts us with dancing again.

Funfact: when he said gun to my area he did the dance shoot so "shoot shoot" with blocboy Outlet

Plz react to ( BTS - boy in luv mirrored dance)

Great reaction :)

I love this song _so_ much!

React to singularity by bts (v) it just came out

Not trying to be smart I love you guys Channel just trying to correct you

Can u guys react to BTS singularity❤️

My exact reaction. 'This is a jam! -Shit. He just shot someone'

React to singularity by bts !

He's not playing neither black or white people, he says "this is America" because he's playing America

i might be hella late but i noticed the kids are "shooting" and after the line "i got" and he puts up his arms...showing off his "guns" by baring his arms. bruh.

i love this video SO MUCH

If you look at the pants he wearing it the same one that confredate soldiers were wearing during the Civil war

that video is so fire

I think yall should go watch Anthony Nash's reaction. That dude had a pretty good interpretation based off this video

#earlysquad🔥please react to bts-singularity (just came out), got7 on crack,Exo-horololo

y’all please react to BTS’s new song, Singularity. it’s only sang by Taehyung, aka V, bc it’s an intro, and it’s amazing.

Please react to bts lovee yourself singularity its new

The question is: will this video be as ground-breaking as the Gangnam video?

Dude on left looks like Timo(MTG 039 rapper)

I like your guyses reaction you guys are chill

The nigga in the back look like Christian Adam G to me if ya know you know 🤣🗣️

I think it is a mindfucking Masterpiece, can't stop watch this Performance. Peace from Germany ;)

It gets so awkward when childish kill the whole quire everyone get suddenly quiet

Feel like the majority have missed the school to prison pipeline connection with all the black children in "uniform". Also the car portion I think represents the fall of Motor City Detroit due to " White Flight and the economic impact it had on Black Americans.

This video represents some of everything. Death to America (dark rider on pale horse), being distracted by trendy hip hop dance and music, while going back to jim crow era, red cloth covering the gun is the government/Republicans protecting the guns and so much more.

Legenda em português por favor

You're so young and super smart ❤

the beginning represents jim crow.

U know u dont have to explain every scene right

new sub

you 3 have a lot to learn. look again at the video and notice what's going on behind the dancing

middle guy is ringin his bell for far too long in start of video

pleasse react to singularity - taehyung the song wasss aahhaahahahaha

Best song