Kids react to black Japanese classmate | "Born with it" - by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr. 

There's always that one kid that damns every prejudice, and welcomes you with open arms...God bless those unique ones...

We'd all be blessed to have that one friend like Kisuke had.

I'am so proud to be black i don't care about what no one says,my beautiful black skin is precious...

I'm so happy and proud that kid help him. 👏🏾🖤💛🇯🇵👏🏾 Now that is what a true friend is all about? 4:33

Racism isn't born Racism is taught

When your skin looks like pecan nuts And shines like the night sky When your hair is like the ocean waves And you have onix eyes You should never be ashamed of yourself You shouldn't let the other let you say what you should be You're mixed, I can see You're different, I know that But that's what makes you the most special person Be more than they will ever be in their entire life And whenever you fell lonely Remember, that is someone in the world just like you Someone that's wishes you best, and really wants to give a hug right now Someone that understands your pain Because I'm just like you I wish the best for all black and half blacks fellas around the world It hurts, but your not alone We are a brotherhood, never forget that

Can't get over how cute the kid is! 💓

We keep teaching our kids to be strong instead of what's right and what's wrong. Why do they have to fight battles that shouldn't have existed in the first place? Why do mean people keep being allowed to be mean and the oppressed have to keep accepting to be oppressed? Aren't we all humans?

This was a very good film. Sadly this kind of thing is all too common with mixed children of color when they go to a predominantly monocultural school. This expressed that experience very well.

Ugh I really hated the ending 😭😭 I wanted to see keisuke build his confidence and fight for himself and grow and live his life 🥺🥺

I feel a lot of people in the comments are missing the point of this short film. This video isn't to address that discrimination is bad--we all know it is. Its addressing the reality of the world for many who share Keisuke's experience. The film ends this way, because Keisuke's 'battles' wont just end at the school--it'll be something he'll have to battle his entire life and he'll ultimately be stronger for it. So in the film, you're either in Keisuke's shoes, the little boy who accepts him with open arms as his friend, or the ignorant kids on the majority side who turn a blind eye.

Loved this. And all the actors in it were so good. From the kids to the adults. The lead child was so talented in his facial expressions, you just know he has experienced this, and if not, he is an A list star!!!

This is very triggering for those who experienced almost exact same thing as a mixed race child of colour. Even after many yrs I actually still stay in touch with my teacher who personally arranged a class to teach about racism and diversity. Sad that it’s not part of the school curriculum. Loving yourself is the hardest challenge I still face to this day, always searching for a sense of belonging...

The ignorance is crazy. While this story is contrived, it is a good illustration of what stupidity and ignorance can do to a child. The mother should have prepared her son for the ignorance and prejudice he was about to face.

I’m from Taiwan and my bf is black. We have been bothered by this kinda racist issue in my country even though we tried to live our own life. He said he feels uncomfortable when people are staring at him or talking behind him. I never dated any black person before so I couldn’t understand it when we first got together. One time we got blocked the way when going upstairs back to our apartment room by a nosey, bossy and arrogant neighbor, so I ended up calling the cops to help us. People have to learn to respect the difference from their own kind. I truly hope everyone will be aware of the importance of eliminating the racism.

私は日本の中学生だけど、こんなに露骨なことはしないかな…… むしろ転校生が来たことが嬉しいし、子どもなりに差別はよくないという意識は持っている。 今の大人より、人種問題については教育されているしね。

This is not only an issue of mixed children but ALL children that have heavily melinated skin in our country FIRST & some others. I commend the young mind that was absent a bigoted mind. Truly a genuine heart to help him. I'm sure that he caught some backlash from his peers as well. What upset me the most was the depiction of the Aids patients. They only showed melinated people which leads to stereotypes and misinformation about our people just like all the other communication outlets project about us in reality. That's what really pissed me off.

“Why do you speak Japanese?” “Because this is my home and always will be, like you.

I am actually black and Japanese myself and so I have actually went through this experience myself so always remember stay strong and never forget who you are

Can somebody please make a manga that continues this story? 3:53 Also, for those of you who have seen the anime Nintama Rantarou 忍たま乱太郎 this kid remind me a little of Shinbei しんべヱ, So precious😂❤️

I had the same experience in Germany It was awful, I was 15yrs old and nearly throw myself in a river during winter.... I begged my mom to return me back home......it was horrible very horrible, very horrible kids in school very mean and very brutal,dont be fooled by the kids They are the devil trust me

11:39 OH MY HEART

This clip is so touching

Welcome to Japan, everybody!

Most people in the comments talking about this like they experienced as black man but never actually experienced it to understand it. But it’s different when one day you move abroad and you’re the only black kid in a school of a couple thousand and everyone takes the piss out of you cos you talk road since your from east London and teachers be writing false reports that never happened and even when I wasn’t in school and all the other kids ignore you or come up to a pretend to try and buy coke of you as joke with all their friends. They be touching your hair like your some exotic zoo animal and call you N*****, monkey, kunta kinte and you can’t defend yourself or stand up for yourself because it’s you against a whole society that isn’t meant to tolerate you, you can’t tell teachers cos they don’t care or understand and their parents. They call me African when I’m Caribbean but they don’t know the difference, they think all black people come from Africa on the back of a truck or on a raft Being the one black kid in a school is one thing but being one of a few in an entire region is another thing.

I admires his mother and the way in which she spoke to her son. Beautiful unconditional love. I am a Jamaica 🇯🇲.

Why people always racist to the black skin??.. In my eyes, black is so beautiful..

You deliver excellent content to your audience. It's very interesting material. All of your effort put into creating this video is much appreciated. I'm truly grateful for your help!

I have watch a lot of racism videos but this one got to my stomach, just a little boy growing up with such a heavy blow on his mind, that must be very tough. I was already a grown man when I came to China to study, most of the people i grew up with were black folks so I had not experienced racism before, but when I came to china I would sometimes experience discrimination, it’s not always the “I don’t care”, sometimes it hits hard!

It makes me mad that children make fun of him. It happened to a boy in Korea who was black and went through the same thing. He is an international model now in Korea.

This is the first time am crying

This short film got me all worked up. It reminded me of my own childhood 26 years ago, I could literally feel what Keisuke went through, even though it's "just" short film. For me it was reality. And before anyone goes near telling me "I'm so sorry for you", it made me the guy I am today and I'm proud of it. Even though it's quite the sad story, it changed my life for the better. The lesson I learned: I won't do something like that to anyone, ever.

I know I’m not the only one who thought oh My Hero when I saw their gym uniforms lol

Imagine a film with a very down to earth atmosphere and bullying is just protrayed as a cruel act?

This was a fantastic short story 👍🏽 Mixed in other countries especially countries with 1% mixed race I'm sure is hard. Mixed race is common in the United States but more mixed race in other countries need to speak out more. Let the world know what you are dealing with. God bless the children that are going through.

I had the same experience. As a kid it really gets you because you are innocent and you assume everyone should accept you.

There is nothing wrong with being different, even if we look the same on the outside, we are different on the inside

theres always that one kid thats willing to open to us for who we are

Only the insecure and the weak are full of prejudice.

It's very sad that most people will treat you based on your looks instead of getting to know the person you are on the inside. Under the surface we're all the same. It's like saying it's okay to paint with white color and not the others, how art works would be boring with just one color

I understand how Keisuke feels. Just. Like him, I’m black and Japanese. When I first transferred to a new school people had never seen a person like me, so often people would whisper, “Why does skin look black and ugly.” or “guys don’t touch him, he has the virus.” 🥺I hope that in the. future, people will care about others and go along with each other than being racist and unkind.

I feel sorry for the japanese kids more. That kind of ignorence is child abuse.

Not knowing they come from the blk man and light skin THEMSELVES in for approval. So Sad over a skin tone it's all over the world. If he were India they would react the same way. Most villagers are his complection.

And he just happens to be the best looking kid in the class. Happens all the time.

I will make a Romcom Manga featuring a Black Protagonist and a Japanese girl as the Main Heroine to combat prejudice and racial discrimination.

Ok those kids are being racism to him

Always have confidence in yourself is a true spirit

日本は日本人種だけが中心になってるから，多様性がまだまだ無い。それよりも、自分と違う人種の人々や，国についてもうちょっと興味を子供に持たせた方がいい！😮‍💨

Beautiful.

This wonderful film brings back memories for me, so many years ago, when I was the first and only foreign (white) child in my Japanese kindergarten. I don't remember being bullied, but I was at first an object of great curiousity. I remember two boys sitting behind, taking a hair from my head, and one explaining to the other, "Gaijin (foreigner)'s hair is really brown. Take it home and put it in water and you will see its color, it's brown not black". I was a little science experiment for them. But I remember being so happy there. 60 years later, and on the other side of the world, I can still sing all my Japanese kindergarten songs. To this day it is one of the best parts of my life. Though it leaves me, deep inside, part Japanese.

keisuke is such a sweet boy, and there should be more kids like the one who became his friend and actually did his research on AIDS. even if he didn’t do research, learning about the person first and confirming your beliefs about what the other person has or why their skin color is different from yours by using the internet instead of your parents, who also have opinions and beliefs and biases that might not be correct or the same as yours, makes it easier on the other person, and allows you to become friends with some of the most amazing people that you could’ve ended up against if you hadn’t. it’s okay to believe what your parents or the media believe, but research always makes one helluva difference.

てかこの黒人の少年イケメンすぎだろ

Not being bias or anything but he's the most beautiful kid there. On a side note do u see the kid on that hair? Gorgeous 🥰🥰

日本の小学生はほんとしょうもないからな 中学になると黒人とかより中国人の人が差別？されやすいよね 何かあるごとに「中国人だから」ってみんなに言われててちょっとかわいそうだった人見たことある

The crazy part is that even my own people make fun of me cause to them I am too dark

That boy was raised right! :⁠,⁠-⁠)

So sad that these kids bully this kid for being black and saying he has aids,mind you Japan has a huge syphilis problem and STD problem but you won't ever hear about that.

Thats why I would homeschooling my children, if I could

Thank you Mr Kuffour Jr. Enjoyed the film.

love this short film....shows what cross culture people have to face.

We are all God's children. An open mind can do wonders but a closed mind is limited. Peace, Love and Happiness to all....

feel so sorry for this kid.

Gosh... As a hafu mysf this hurts to the highest degree.

I dealed with this so much they don't say I have aids but being half Filipino and black also french and German people will you this a lot that you aren't asian or not European and it did hurt me but when they saw my family their response did change but I didn't but my parents told me don't hide what you are show the world 🇵🇭🇨🇵🇺🇸🇩🇪

Wow... I'm genuinely surprised. I never thought a film like this would be made in this day and age.

Being racist, homophobe, sexist, etc... is part of "Freedom of Expression". There were many votations at UN about forbiding racism, xenophobia, and nazism in all countries. The Western countries + Japan voted against this resolution, while other non white countries + Russia agreed with the resolution. Western countries said that they voted against because it goes against the freedom of expression. Many non-white democracies with freedom of expression voted YES... why did they "go against freedom of expression"? White people are the most benefited from racism, and thats the reason they voted against. DONT FORGET THAT!

This is exactly how most East Asians & Pacific Islanders are feeling like from other ethnicities in just about any other part of the world outcide of East Asia (especially in the USA and UK) due to Covid-19.

I think it is all theory until it happens to you.

Very powerful story.

Thank you for this video.

DODDS children understand this situation the most. We are completely moved from America in foreign lands forced to adapt And weather diversity. My first friend was Japanese and I was black in Germany in this video at least he speaks the language

Now Japanese people are more and more open minded especially in Big cities....

He looks like my son just with darker skin, but literally the same face!

Yeah people of every race that has darker skin always suffer more in terms of racism and colorism and prejudice and bias. We are seem as inhumane and get treated that way.

Is this actually real rn in 2020

I come to japan when i was 11 years old i am happy to come to japan 🇯🇵 what i hear from people how Japanese people is they are not like that they are so rude at school they make fun of me chase me and tease me i complain to teacher also but they again chase me i never happy to come Japan i fell like i have to go back my country nepal 🇳🇵 i want say that Japan is not safest and nice country for foreigners ❤❤❤❤

I'm just glad no one got aids

He is "HANDSOME" A "Swan" among "Ducks" ........ all are beautiful.

thats yasuke grandson

Exactly my life funny but colourisim is not just when your in a different country. In Africa I had the same experience. Being a black kid growing up among light skinned tribe since my dad was posted to teach there. Funny enough at school no one wanted to play with me and all they did was sing nasty songs and bully me. But our neighbor was a white British boy whose parents were missionaries at the school where my dad taught and he was the only one I would come home and play with since we were agemates and he never cared I was the darkest big he had actually ever seen .

This is a reminder that races can be racist to other races whether they’re oppressed or not

Cats and dogs don't care. Why do humans?

I hate movies like this not because it doesn't happen but why do you think we need your acceptance for us to live?

Also some asian ppl might feel the same situation in US

racism is everywhere, they act like this in china and south korea as well

Well I don't know if this is a true story or not, just to say there are black indigenous people in Japanese ethnicity they are never shown on tv they are not welcome in the cities of Japan they have to stay in the more wooded and poor areas. Look it up

Everybody hates Chris in Japan...

As a teen who's multiracial I'm happy to see there's a movie about us

The one attention seeking kid, the class clown pisses me off. I had this exact type of guy in my class, calling me poo covered. 😂

Let me just say it's not easy being mixed with a Korean mother and black father..I got bullied in school but I fought back..I was popular..the bullies was the poor kids.

When I went to Japan school I was bullied bc how I looked and il how it feels one of the boys will tease me bc how some people always took pictures of me so yeah it hurts always tech your kids to have respect

I expect this behavior from kids but It's TOTALLY unexceptable from ADULTS who suspose to teach the kids to love or hate based on a person character NOT his/her skin color. If two different animals can learn to play & GROW UP with each despite being different then we have to ask ourselves, " WHO'S THE ANIMALS?" I hope & pray 🙏🏾 this comment changed the minds of SOME racist people if not just one.😢

"I think he has AIDs" LMFAO was not expecting that at all

I was homosexual and it was like that in argentina when I was 19 i moved to Holanda suffering depresión o recovered cause Jesus healed my heart.

I had this experience right here in America when I was 6 years old.

I blame social media. It sad to know when social media is the only way to communicate throughout all the outside world but you rarely see the positive among it all. They want to show off the bad and its a disease when Children catch on to it in their small minds.

black kid with japanese expresion are really gorjeos

So mean.

I was the only black kid in my classroom in the 3rd grade and didn't care when I walk in the classroom ever body look at me like I wasn't supposed to be there but they got over it

When he becomes a teen he will be popular usually because of height. Japanese people are fascinated by anything thats different from them. He will get lots of modeling offers and job opportunities. Most mixed race kids are treated differently and struggle during his age. If his mother was black he would have a sense of confidence in his dark skin or hair and culture. Biracial kids(black and non black) who have a non black mother struggle the most with identity 🤔 and the black fathers are usually absent fathers. Its actually a big issue in Japan. An African American women opened a business in Japan to track African American fathers for child support because black men neglect their kids and responsibilities.