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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Are we in a post-racial society? Do we want to be? Anthony Peterson, an African American, draws from current research and from conversations with his Anglo American grandchildren to address truths about race in 21st century America.
Anthony Peterson is an African American Army brat who calls Hawaii home. He has lived, studied, written about, and taught about cultural and racial realities. He has developed and facilitated diversity training for corporate and church leaders. His degrees in psychology and religious education add to his perspective. Anthony continues work as an educator, writer and editor in Nashville, Tennessee, where he lives with his wife, Laura. They count six children and nine grandchildren.
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@ChristaFree
@ChristaFree 4 года назад
My grandmother explained the differences to me when I was very young. She told me to look at all of the birds flying around. Some were red, some blue, some brown, etc. She told me they were all birds, even though they were different colors. Told me that's how people are. They come in many colors but they're all people. That satisfied me and seemed fair to my young mind. It still does. 45 years later.
@samsox69
@samsox69 4 года назад
Christa Lorenz Free perfect I love this summation!!
@ChristaFree
@ChristaFree 4 года назад
@Clyde 1066 it was an explanation to a young child. I didn't even understand reproduction. And .. you're missing the point.
@InstiGator805
@InstiGator805 4 года назад
@S Robin Noah & his wife?
@InstiGator805
@InstiGator805 4 года назад
@S Robin no I believe that the whole ecosystem on earth was created 5000 years ago in just 7 days. & that the whole human race came from the incestuous line of Adam & Eve.
@nakedpnkmolerat
@nakedpnkmolerat 4 года назад
@Clyde 1066 - Always a naysayer amoungst the bunch, a thumbs-downer. That's a beautiful parable her grandmother told her, and just because it doesn't fit every scientific requirement, doesn't change its meaning.
@gRaCi3La89
@gRaCi3La89 5 лет назад
"When we talk openly with our children about race, we don't burden them, we free them."
@GravityGrave
@GravityGrave 4 года назад
@Zeek Banistor That's very condescending.
@smgour2609
@smgour2609 4 года назад
I liked that also - powerful
@dat_bois1966
@dat_bois1966 3 года назад
@@smgour2609 same
@jamberry8026
@jamberry8026 3 года назад
I think you are the only one in this thread who gets it.
@jamberry8026
@jamberry8026 3 года назад
@@christophern762 It means exactly what it says.
@flipkicker22
@flipkicker22 7 лет назад
From one black man to another, thank you for giving this talk. I more progressive minded. I'm studying race relations and have lived in places such as rural Alabama, Berlin Germany and New York City. I've noticed that White people have became very recently over-censored in the mainstream media. Over censoring them has not improved race relations but actually worsened them. We need an open dialogue in the USA. I'm a proud black man, you can be a proud white man. We're not going to kill each other over it. Let's talk, maybe get to know each and figure out how our communities can peacefully coexist. and all be proud of ourselves as well as appreciative and respectful of others. I think the USA needs to bring back Archie Bunker and George Jefferson !
@BenjaminEsposti
@BenjaminEsposti 7 лет назад
I (a white male) agree as well! I'm just tired of hearing "white this" and "white that". And yes, you're right, there does seem to be a lot of censoring going on. I just hope that it doesn't escalate. Seriously, the anti-white, anti-male agenda gets really annoying, and even disheartening. Blaming someone for something that someone else (even if they are related via family) did is just plain disrespectful. And that goes for anyone, regardless of race or gender. I was BORN in a certain way, and so was everyone else! I don't hold much of anything against any particular race, but rather, against society. (Since society itself can actually be far from ideal, and is only a concept. And in that way, I also avoid bringing all the innocent people into the mix, which I think is a good thing to _avoid_ doing. I for one am innocent in certain ways, and we all really are innocent to some degree. As such, lumping everyone together just doesn't work very well at all ... life is multi-faceted.)
@emilianogaspard6935
@emilianogaspard6935 7 лет назад
Benjamin Esposti :: dear sir, you may not recognize it but, you are a classic RACIST. my classmates call it the new "nouveau racist". I'll make 3 short points after I tell you I'm a mentally emancipated person. 1). The TED talk guy is an idiot; & not talking about Race does not diminish it. Fidel Castro tried it in Cuba for 50 years, and all it did like a virus was lay low, and now that he is dead, it is on the upswing. 2). Your rationale suggest there is no need for judicial systems, bc it's basis is for equity for wrongful actions. The bible says the sins of the father shall follow his son, even to the 3rd or 4th generation. Therefore if you don't want to share in the burden of "white guilt" that we all carry, then pack up your bags and move to a country that did not benefited from White global pilferage and privilege. Every day you wake up to look out your window, the infrastructure that you see /benefit, allows you to live your life in a comfortable country is the result of disgusting dirty deeds of the past. 3). Us whites of any significant authority will never, ever, have any serious discussion of race or racial equity. Because eventually that will lead to reparations, on a national or global scale. Giving back all or some of what we have collected over the millennium is never up for negotiations. Would we have to re-write the glorious story we tell our children and grandchildren?! ...that we are thieves, murderers and rapists (never).
@jamesmcgrath1952
@jamesmcgrath1952 7 лет назад
emiliano gaspard.....Actually "Dear Sir", your lengthy admonishment to Benjamin Esposti's simple statement makes YOU the "nouveau racist". Your self obvious loathing and extremely hard Progressive (apparently by rote) narration of talking points makes that apparent, and not very helpful in the current racial climate.
@pwilki8631
@pwilki8631 7 лет назад
That is the best comment I have seen on RU-vid in a while. (Im a white guy born in Jamaica to missionary parents). George and Archie....they were the greatest. I learned how not to be from Archie, and laughed all the way through my education.
@pwilki8631
@pwilki8631 7 лет назад
You Sir, and I doubt your over 20, have a serious case of self loathing.
@sharonemmons1005
@sharonemmons1005 4 года назад
One of my 4 year old students sat next to me , placed her hand on my hand and massaged it gently. She smiled, looked into my eyes and said, "Miss S, what colour is your skin?". I replied, " what colour do you think my skin is?" My student replied, " brown, chocolate brown;and then she gave me a hug. (Out of the mouth of babes) What are you teaching your children? In my classroom I believe in not giving answers right away to children, but to ask them their views and answer accordingly .
@MeMyselfAndEyeTeeth
@MeMyselfAndEyeTeeth 3 года назад
A true *teacher* ~ you know, I had a few teachers in my youth whom I still adore over 40 years later! You do make a difference, Miss S. Never doubt that.
@siyandankhosi6856
@siyandankhosi6856 3 года назад
@@MeMyselfAndEyeTeeth Hey, how are you and the weather there?
@MeMyselfAndEyeTeeth
@MeMyselfAndEyeTeeth 3 года назад
@@siyandankhosi6856 Hello my friend! All is well here, thank you. How are you?
@jcbulldog533
@jcbulldog533 3 года назад
That was a lovely answer from the 4 year old
@siyandankhosi6856
@siyandankhosi6856 3 года назад
Hey, how are you and the weather over there?
@libbyashmore2940
@libbyashmore2940 5 лет назад
When my niece was younger she was in a trolly being pushed around Aldi when she asked my mum “why is that ladies face so dark” my mum literally didn’t know what to say she was so took back by the question and the lady tapped on my mums holder and just said “don’t worry my son has asked why some people are so pale” my mums never forgotten that, I think that women’s words made my mum realise it wasn’t an awkward question it was an inquisitive one and i think it helped her speak about race a lot more openly in the future.
@melodyvernon
@melodyvernon 5 лет назад
libby ashmore Yes. This is a treasure of a story. So grateful your mom shared it.
@Rocky-vj5uv
@Rocky-vj5uv 5 лет назад
Lol great story have a blessed one 🙏✌️
@patrickdevitt1789
@patrickdevitt1789 5 лет назад
You made tears well up.
@niso3x
@niso3x 5 лет назад
Thank u for sharing this
@RayFChung
@RayFChung 4 года назад
Great post and I hope more people see this and realize what your mother did
@kathygause7849
@kathygause7849 6 лет назад
“When we ignore differences, it diminishes us all” Amen!
@kittimcconnell2633
@kittimcconnell2633 7 лет назад
When my sister Judi was little, other kids told her she couldn't be friends with her best friend Angela because Angela was black and Judi was white. Judi was furious. "They are wrong! Angela is brown and I am pink!!"
@annmariebusu9924
@annmariebusu9924 6 лет назад
Kitti McConnell 😂
@benjamincabreraaparicio8684
@benjamincabreraaparicio8684 6 лет назад
Actually pink is a better description than white.
@KattReen
@KattReen 6 лет назад
That's cute, and true! Still sad that those kids would say that, I hope the adults around them nipped that in the bud!
@leonardomarquez8298
@leonardomarquez8298 6 лет назад
AWWW
@Soreign_
@Soreign_ 6 лет назад
That's sweet
@clewismessina6630
@clewismessina6630 3 года назад
When I hear speakers like this, I am filled with genuine hope for the future of our country. By the same token, the topic of race is exhausting. I truly wish this country could just embrace everyone (brown, peach, tan, pale, rich, poor, smart, slow, capable, incapable) already. How hard is it to respect your fellow person?
@FOCHS5
@FOCHS5 3 года назад
We use to until 2020 riots
@kakel536
@kakel536 3 года назад
I think our country very much embraces everyone! Not sure what more you're wanting? I think there's a lot of talk about needing to do this and change that! What about we all just do our best and be our best and get on with living? I'm weary of the same conversation going on year after year.
@beckiewert5782
@beckiewert5782 3 года назад
It is a fact in all countries
@carolinepercy1216
@carolinepercy1216 2 года назад
@@FOCHS5 ✌\m/✌
@carolinepercy1216
@carolinepercy1216 2 года назад
@@kakel536 ✌\m/✌
@jahipalmer8782
@jahipalmer8782 4 года назад
My friend discribed race to her daughter by saying, "sometimes people are different colors..." and that was it. Best description ever.
@jahipalmer8782
@jahipalmer8782 4 года назад
The daughter called all brown things "Jahi" for the next year, cause she hadn't learned the names for colors. (I'm Jahi.)
@arthurevans2029
@arthurevans2029 4 года назад
Nice
@furrystep
@furrystep 4 года назад
You know what Jahi, I see everything as almost always totally different, only sharing semblance of similarity superficially. I find it a good way to get kids to go deeper into things.. people.. characters. Even stupidity varies.. in degree I guess ;)
@stanbabyphotostheslither-p8815
@stanbabyphotostheslither-p8815 4 года назад
Amen!!!
@andreaandrea6716
@andreaandrea6716 4 года назад
@@jahipalmer8782 How lovely (and she loves you!)
@JohnDoe-fv3vs
@JohnDoe-fv3vs 7 лет назад
I am white, raised by black man, hard worker all his life 80 hours per week is normal. Good Christmas, birthdays, always there when I need him. USA has way to many stereotypes...
@gracerenee8481
@gracerenee8481 7 лет назад
John Doe...just curious, why are fearful of using first name. You seem to love/cared about him and vice versa.
@JohnDoe-fv3vs
@JohnDoe-fv3vs 7 лет назад
His first name is Andre. Not fearful, I just don't really like my business being out there for people to see... I know a lot of nosy people.
@deepm0e
@deepm0e 7 лет назад
80 hour work weeks yet always there when you needed him? Guess you didn't need him very much then?? :P :D
@JohnDoe-fv3vs
@JohnDoe-fv3vs 7 лет назад
He works shift work. He works 12 hour days for 7 days, then he is off 7 days paid... I had mother as well of course.
@Khyiah2012
@Khyiah2012 7 лет назад
John Doe there's no need to explain your life story in a comment section. People get sucked in everyday, raising your blood pressure over strangers that don't have anything better to do in their daily activity. You can be an honorary anytime you want lol. It's nothing you can do about the complexion of your parents, and the same goes for you.
@summoora
@summoora 9 лет назад
I believe he said that he was gray because black and white make gray, not because he was actually confused. He wanted to incorporate black into his identity.
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 9 лет назад
+Summer, That's possible, but he doesn't come from anyone black. I don't think he has a sense of racial identity. I still think we confuse children when we call brown skin black and pinkish skin white.
@summoora
@summoora 9 лет назад
+Tony Peterson his Grandfather is black. I don't think what we call the color matters. All languages have different ways of referring to skin colors. What confuses kids is when they hear one thing from their parents, like race doesn't matter, but then observe that it does. Or when they hear about "black culture." black is not a country or civilization. Sure, there is inner city culture or deep south culture. And there are differences between black and white groups within each due to long-term separation of the two. Explaining these things would probably clear up a lot more confusion than just calling poor little white boys pinkish.
@sunmisolaojo6447
@sunmisolaojo6447 7 лет назад
I believe so too. I am African and my 5 year old says our skin is brown. it's confusing to children when we call brown skin black.
@sunmisolaojo6447
@sunmisolaojo6447 7 лет назад
I believe so too. I am African and my 5 year old says our skin is brown. it's confusing to children when we call brown skin black.
@sunmisolaojo6447
@sunmisolaojo6447 7 лет назад
I believe so too. I am African and my 5 year old says our skin is brown. it's confusing to children when we call brown skin black.
@BugsAreCoolIGuess
@BugsAreCoolIGuess 3 года назад
“We tell children that race is real but that race doesn’t matter and the opposite is actually true.” 👏🏼👏🏼 that’s when I knew this was going to be an exceptional talk
@josephcelestine1945
@josephcelestine1945 3 года назад
Wow! You are so wrong. This is exactly what the Nazis taught their people. That race was not real because only one race was, and that race does matter. Typical brainwashing... it’s rhetoric like this that forms similar groups like the KKK and BLM.
@AM-bc1fi
@AM-bc1fi 3 года назад
Joseph Celestine Huh? I'm confused. You seem to literally be saying that race does matter because *a* race *does* exist.
@KimberlyBishh
@KimberlyBishh 3 года назад
@@josephcelestine1945 well calm down , I do not think anyone's got it right yet. Too much emphasis is put on race when it comes to children. If science was applied to the answer maybe all this ideology and philosophy wouldn't be the first answers we get to.
@josephcelestine1945
@josephcelestine1945 3 года назад
@@AM-bc1fi No, I stated the opposite of what this guy is stating. Race is real, it exists. There are different races and cultures throughout the world. So it’s very real. However, I’m also saying the opposite. Which is that race doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter what race you are. So let me guess, you agree with CRT? Cause that’s exactly what it means, which is race is not real but it matters. You cannot void the facts or the truth. The Nazis did it to get away and turn a blind eye to the war crimes they were committing. So yeah, you are being beguiled and that’s why you are confused.
@josephcelestine1945
@josephcelestine1945 3 года назад
@@KimberlyBishh I’m calm why would you assume otherwise? 🤣. This post is trying to sell the CRT BS! Not buying it.
@lsieu
@lsieu 3 года назад
Having real, and age appropriate, conversations, is a lost art in general. Talking about real topics in an inquisitive non-judgemental conversation. Thanks for calling out that the goal is to get to post racism as opposed to post racial.
@djamar7091
@djamar7091 4 года назад
Such a brave man 😊 One of my favourite Ted talks so far. You can tell that speaking in public comes not so easy to him, but he knows that the message he has to deliver is more important than his own discomfort.
@karenikker8691
@karenikker8691 3 года назад
Why don't you all start being like jesus and become the light he said I am gbe light
@MeMoshRocks
@MeMoshRocks 7 лет назад
Thanks for that intro TEDx I didnt need my ears anyway.
@An_excellent_YouTube_account
@An_excellent_YouTube_account 6 лет назад
WHAT!? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
@kekistansupreme7171
@kekistansupreme7171 6 лет назад
I switched from another TED talk. My headphones got ripped off real quick..
@Stoneysilence
@Stoneysilence 6 лет назад
The outro wasn't any better either!
@ChantGod
@ChantGod 6 лет назад
Wth was this about child
@lisathomas5719
@lisathomas5719 6 лет назад
I am deaf in my right ear. Arrrrg ! You got that right, MeMosh !
@salumbre365
@salumbre365 4 года назад
"We tell children that race is real, but that race doesn't matter. And the opposite is actually true." These are truly wise words. Scientifically and factually accurate, yet so many people seem tripped by this.
@JOHN----DOE
@JOHN----DOE 2 года назад
Another way to put it is, "race is not biologically real but is a cultural construction that matters--and it can matter in good or bad ways, depending on what people make it."
@sgjdsyevkfhao
@sgjdsyevkfhao Год назад
Race is not real, rasism is.Even though othet humanraces has existed There are only homosapiens left.
@2msvalkyrie529
@2msvalkyrie529 Год назад
Marcus Garvey supported separate development . If you suggest it now you are hounded from your job / career . ? If you're White I mean obviously..
@sherryhunter503
@sherryhunter503 Год назад
we are at level now, no discrimination
@sdarling6518
@sdarling6518 Год назад
Which makes it real, just as real as any other social construct or group. Are adopted families not real because of the lack of biological ties?
@swiftWord
@swiftWord 5 лет назад
If we were all one race there would still be discrimination-- selfishness, greed, covetousness, violence are demons we must consciously battle.
@rattrapsupervisor4886
@rattrapsupervisor4886 5 лет назад
God divided us for a reason not to mix so we wouldnt become one and think you could do better than God read the bible the truth is there
@factsoverfeelings1776
@factsoverfeelings1776 5 лет назад
swiftWord Species not race
@CheesyNivs
@CheesyNivs 5 лет назад
God did that as a punishment, not a blessing.
@CRUISERJ1
@CRUISERJ1 5 лет назад
@@CheesyNivs ,Possibly, but it is apparent that we must overcome these differences through the light of the world for which has been revealed to us. Our Faith in the one and only truth synonymous with Faith, Love, Hope.
@jam5533
@jam5533 5 лет назад
@@factsoverfeelings1776 They were talking about race not really species.
@Sonny-rd6nq
@Sonny-rd6nq 4 года назад
I appreciate his patience, love and understanding with his grandchildren; in their conversations and learning experiences together.
@karischwarz6535
@karischwarz6535 4 года назад
I’m white “Caucasian” whatever that means, When I was about 6 years old I asked my Irish mother “Why do I have these brown freckles all over my face.” Her answer” Because you are so beautiful God couldn’t decide which color you should be, so he sprinkled some of the best color he could find on you and that’s how you came to be!!! PERFECT
@marymurdock4519
@marymurdock4519 4 года назад
I am shedding tears of joy at such a beautiful explanation ❤
@Sobreira4
@Sobreira4 4 года назад
So Irish, always poetic
@karischwarz6535
@karischwarz6535 4 года назад
Sobreira4 🇺🇸☘️🍀 God bless you
@karischwarz6535
@karischwarz6535 4 года назад
Mary Murdock Tears are from the soul and the soul is only given by god I’m so grateful god gave you the tears of your soul
@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453
@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453 4 года назад
I am white, but no roots from Russia or east, so I am white Anglo , i am technically not Caucasian
@softtrain-1550
@softtrain-1550 2 года назад
What a great speaker. Was engaged the whole time. What a gem to find.
@JohnScargall1
@JohnScargall1 2 года назад
I agree. Very authentic delivery with a great message.
@jcoronet2000
@jcoronet2000 6 лет назад
there are 3 pure races!!! foot races, horse races, and car races.
@JohnBrooking4
@JohnBrooking4 6 лет назад
You forgot bike races! 😉
@zeek9697
@zeek9697 6 лет назад
jcoronet2000 😂😂😂
@Vaehlo
@Vaehlo 6 лет назад
WHAT ABOU NASCAR?!
@julieenslow5915
@julieenslow5915 6 лет назад
Chloe Hampton That is cute. Last I checked, NASCAR still uses cars to race, so it was included in what jcoronet2000 stated. The fact that they are not street legal does not make them less than a car.
@lmoral222
@lmoral222 6 лет назад
Race to the bathroom when you gotta take a sh*t
@whitneyangelie3682
@whitneyangelie3682 5 лет назад
Aww I want this man to be MY Grandpa 😫 he seems so kind, gentle and intelligent.
@Powdrilla
@Powdrilla 4 года назад
Love my own grandpa but I'd love him as mine too Haha
@lapeaches8006
@lapeaches8006 4 года назад
😫💕
@asuncionsignorelli6182
@asuncionsignorelli6182 4 года назад
Every child in America should have a gentle soul like this man as their grandfather....🤗♥️
@juneevans2413
@juneevans2413 4 года назад
From a Caucasian grandmother with mixed race grandchildren thank you very much.
@sarahmacdonald1143
@sarahmacdonald1143 4 года назад
you forgot the quotation marks, he just said, it's not race so, "mixed race", "bi racial", mixed colour or mixed pigmentation but probably most accurate, mixed ethnicity.
@ellen9352
@ellen9352 4 года назад
3
@JustJae210
@JustJae210 4 года назад
@@Tarteh My grandbaby, grand nieces, & nephews ALL look like my mother, who my sister and I both look just like, and they're ALL mixed ethnicities. They look like us with a tan. 🤷‍♀️
@jouthman131
@jouthman131 4 года назад
You need to research the origin of the word “Caucasian” it will open your eyes.
@williammiller5129
@williammiller5129 4 года назад
@@Tarteh That is an assumption that should not be made.
@heatherkingston1445
@heatherkingston1445 3 года назад
Understanding only comes from conversation. No matter how uncomfortable a conversation is, you can still learn something about someone you didn't know before.
@dylswife8048
@dylswife8048 5 лет назад
I always told my kids skin is just the "wrapping" we are born with that comes in all kinds of colors. Kids are born pure. Opinions they acquire are learned.
@CosmicWatermeln
@CosmicWatermeln 4 года назад
@Ralph ok
@dylswife8048
@dylswife8048 4 года назад
@I’m A Robot my girls are grown women with children of their own. They can determine their own views at this stage.
@deedebdoo
@deedebdoo 4 года назад
People have cultures.
@ashleycrystal9719
@ashleycrystal9719 4 года назад
Ralph true
@TegridyGenetics
@TegridyGenetics 4 года назад
@Ralph or just plain assholes lol
@RosaX305
@RosaX305 7 лет назад
I'm a very light skinned black person and I can recall asking questions like this all the time when I was a child. It was so overwhelming to me to the point I disregarded race going forward. Whether it's in my relationships, friendships, or self image, I refuse to make race a predominating issue in my life. 'Race" is everyone else's problem, but I refuse to make it mine.
@rickkoleyahoocom
@rickkoleyahoocom 7 лет назад
Thank you, image if, at least, the majority of people did that oh how much better the world would be
@camman6912
@camman6912 6 лет назад
If only everyone thought like you I agree
@Historian212
@Historian212 6 лет назад
I don't think it's possible to disregard race as a social reality. We're all treated certain ways because of how we look -- and in some societies, visual racial identity plays a major role based on how we are perceived, whether we acknowledge it or not. You acquired feelings and scripts about race before you were even aware of it -- as the speaker notes of five-year-old children. It's the air we breathe. You don't have to *make* it a predominating issue. When it permeates your environment, it's already there.
@harrymills2770
@harrymills2770 6 лет назад
Just refuse to be categorized on the basis of anything but your good actions. AND find good people who treat you according to how you act. Don't chase approval from asshats.
@Justaguywithtruth
@Justaguywithtruth 6 лет назад
Truth!!!
@truthstands4ever
@truthstands4ever 4 года назад
How many are watching this in 2020?
@Shermanbay
@Shermanbay 4 года назад
I am. It's a very good presentation.
@tuckerbutter
@tuckerbutter 4 года назад
I am watching this and many more. Listening and absorbing.
@olawalemayomikun1547
@olawalemayomikun1547 4 года назад
Very good one
@olawalemayomikun1547
@olawalemayomikun1547 4 года назад
Check out Megan Ming France's Ted talk from 2016. She's a professor of law from the university of Washington.
@tuckerbutter
@tuckerbutter 4 года назад
olawale mayomikun That was a good one too! Saw it right after this one
@mindycanales1180
@mindycanales1180 4 года назад
How boring would the world be if we all look the same, talked, and acted the same. We’re all human with different shades of color. That’s what makes the world so pretty. All the differences. A shorter version of my previous comment.
@jffry24
@jffry24 3 года назад
We are not talking about the world we’re talking about one country
@saffronwetter7944
@saffronwetter7944 3 года назад
Mindy Everyone has the same names. Only a few has unique names. Million Mary's Million Jame's Million Sarah's Million Joe's Million Elizabeth's Million Jason's Million Jasmine's But that's people for you God seen things differently. I'm glad he did. People say God knows our names before we are born. And I'll always belive that. And I thank God I'm one of a few that has a Beautiful unique name. Because here in NC we have small towns. And everyone has the same names Robert's Wanda's Billy. In my neighborhood everyone has the same name but me. Thank the almighty God if he name me. Because I wouldn't want to have the same name as everyone else. So I know what you're saying. Sweet ❤
@josephcelestine1945
@josephcelestine1945 3 года назад
Exactly! That is why this video is so misleading. It pushes on the notion of CRT
@frankmoyer4519
@frankmoyer4519 3 года назад
@@josephcelestine1945 How is that possible my misguided poster? This video was recorded at a TED conference in 2014, CRT was not even thought of until this year.
@mirandaalexander3978
@mirandaalexander3978 3 года назад
Mindy Canales, that is what I say.
@DeadMarine1980
@DeadMarine1980 6 лет назад
When people ask me my skin color I say "peach color." They look dumbfounded and they say "Don't you mean white?" And I say "No, if I'm white I'm dead."
@j.m9189
@j.m9189 5 лет назад
You're funny
@joshuamatthews8326
@joshuamatthews8326 5 лет назад
I'm weak 😂
@Morgan24_7
@Morgan24_7 5 лет назад
😂😂😂
@rawinthutmose9556
@rawinthutmose9556 5 лет назад
Pink-beige
@ujutheghost
@ujutheghost 5 лет назад
Hahaha🙏🏽🙏🏽
@Janeknowsuwell
@Janeknowsuwell 5 лет назад
I love how the comedian Sam Adams said that he figured out, that his skin color is a shade called "Chocolate Indulgence" (after comparing between different painting-colors). I think that's a wonderful sense of humor!
@yaacovba
@yaacovba 4 года назад
What was it Martin Luther King said so well: "It is not the color of the skin but rather the content of the heart". In one sentence we have racial bias wiped out. We need to see how to put it into practice. We will.
@smgour2609
@smgour2609 4 года назад
The content of our character - but close enough.
@66wow99
@66wow99 4 года назад
@@smgour2609 The "content of their character" - but close enough.
@nemontoure1543
@nemontoure1543 4 года назад
Content of their character
@fountunes4495
@fountunes4495 4 года назад
M B agreed, but sounds like his heart was in the right place. And, that is where character comes from isn’t it?
@mackhomie6
@mackhomie6 4 года назад
@@fountunes4495 no, but that's ok.
@ashbysanderson4247
@ashbysanderson4247 3 года назад
Thank you for the talk Anthony Peterson. What a loving & caring, understanding ,wise grandfather you are.
@kahmaarwiley6903
@kahmaarwiley6903 2 года назад
White people only like docile blacks. It makes you feel safe huh?
@ashbysanderson4247
@ashbysanderson4247 2 года назад
@@kahmaarwiley6903 We all shouldn't care what color someone's skin is when you are judging their character anymore than you would care what color their eyes are... & that is a really strange reaction to my comment to Anthony Peterson.
@thefnaffan2
@thefnaffan2 7 лет назад
I'm a white grandfather of two beautiful mixed grand daughters. They've actually taught me a lot and the oldest isn't even 3 yet. Watching this video helped me on what to say and what not to say. When the question of why they look different then me comes up... Thank you very much, this helped ...
@mariparader
@mariparader 5 лет назад
No he said it right. Race is not real!!
@Lea-ep1bi
@Lea-ep1bi 5 лет назад
marcus24000 It actually isn't real. If I as a "white" person go to a warm and hot country my body will start to produce more melanin. Skin colour evolved to protect our skin from the sun and from skin cancer, that is directly caused by the sun. This is why most animals who generally live in the dark have a light skin colour and the other way around. This also counts for the eyes of a stereotypical Asian person. This eye shape is actually very common in people of different "races as well. We all originate from the continent that is now Africa and we all have a common ancestor. The existence of "race" is thus just an idea or social construct. We all are humans who just have a few differences thanks to evolution. Just because the sparrows on the Galápagos Islands have different beaks depending on which part of the island they live on, doesn't make them a different race, they are still the same specimen.
@Lea-ep1bi
@Lea-ep1bi 5 лет назад
marcus24000 Okay, so because everyone says Santa is real, he suddenly is real? Just because some people believe it, doesn't mean it's true. It's called "social prove" it's a logical fallacy and one reason stereotypes and misconceptions exist.
@fascistnationalistmovement8055
You must be proud of your granddaughter being ethnically cleansed.
@georgeboehringer5530
@georgeboehringer5530 5 лет назад
You should be ashamed of those Mongrel bastards
@ubichung
@ubichung 10 лет назад
Thank you so much for this talk, Tony! As a yellow (brown) grandmother with a two-year-old white (pinkish) grandchild, I was really inspired by your insights and great love. Bless you!
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 10 лет назад
Ann, Thank you for your comment here. I'd love to hear your stories.
@xerxesb5232
@xerxesb5232 7 лет назад
Your grandchild is not White. He or she is mixed race, just like the speaker's grandchildren.
@SonniQuick
@SonniQuick 7 лет назад
You didn't get it. You can be mixed race and be either white or black. Skin color and race are two different things. I have three mixed white/black grandchildren. But my grandchildren's skin color is definitely black and no one will ever confuse them with being white
@tanyareda9698
@tanyareda9698 7 лет назад
Ann Chung my grandchild is blonde and blue eyed, yet her mother is mixed race. It's all good.
@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author
@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author 7 лет назад
Sonni Quick true, that's me, but people think my daughter is white though.
@elizabethhoover4672
@elizabethhoover4672 4 года назад
Wow. This Ted talk was hands down one of the best I've ever seen. So powerful, intelligent, honest, insightful.
@christinechandler4261
@christinechandler4261 3 года назад
My grandfather came from Ghana to the UK after the 1st WW, married a white women and my family has been bi-racial for a long time. We were lucky no conversation was ever out of bounds about our colour and we had many discussions about dual consciousness. I have always been very proud of my dual heritage and confident in my own skin (no pun intended). I believe that talking about race in a positive and transparent way provides a safe environment for people to ask questions.
@jeanettecrosier8893
@jeanettecrosier8893 2 года назад
If you want to know about a person, Go to the Source. But, Go in a respectful manner. That's what I was taught.
@NoName-fc3xe
@NoName-fc3xe 5 лет назад
When my daughter was very little, I picked her up from daycare and she was crying. I asked her why she was so sad. She said she wanted to be brown like her best friend.
@MiSaLiAnW
@MiSaLiAnW 4 года назад
@Jason Heilinger or maybe she just liked the brown skin colour. Like some prefer blond or brown hair.
@ashleycrystal9719
@ashleycrystal9719 4 года назад
Jason Heilinger 🙄
@bigsiskrishere
@bigsiskrishere 4 года назад
Cali Gal Lets not create another Ariana Grande 😅
@backtoyou2648
@backtoyou2648 4 года назад
@Nicole Jessica 💞Great point 💞 I've recently started a RU-vid Channel, maybe someday you'd join me on a panel to talk about this subject💌
@backtoyou2648
@backtoyou2648 4 года назад
It amazes me that we are still responding to people's comments on this one! Maybe we are getting better? Are we communicating more and/or better about subjects like this? @No Name did you ask why? How did you (or did you) deal with the subject?
@carrieh4711
@carrieh4711 10 лет назад
"When we talk openly about race with our children, we don't burden them. We free them." Great stuff, Tony!
@tdadpete
@tdadpete 10 лет назад
Thank you, Carrie! I really believe that.
@mrsraquel
@mrsraquel 4 года назад
Can’t wait to teach my children that. Thanks for giving me the rights words. “Race isn’t real, but it does matter.”
@rachaeladeline
@rachaeladeline 2 года назад
This man is amazing!!! He wrote my resume for me and I got to speak briefly with him on the phone... He is so genuine...
@itsLia13
@itsLia13 4 года назад
wow when he said there are not virtues, vices, values etc connected to skin color 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿 a man
@orphanedhanyou
@orphanedhanyou 4 года назад
Connected to the individual genes that cause melanin perhaps... but different ethnicities most definitely have differing biology, genetics, likelihood of having disease etc.
@MaricaAmbrosius
@MaricaAmbrosius 7 лет назад
Don't you think your grandkid was thinking "well, I'm part black and part white, so that's grey"?
@destroya3303
@destroya3303 6 лет назад
+Sith'ari Probably smarter than you too
@matrix23225
@matrix23225 6 лет назад
Sith'ari Azithoth : Your comment most certainly makes it obvious that the kid is smarter than you.
@wadesheckles5420
@wadesheckles5420 6 лет назад
I think he likely married a white women who already had white children, so those white step-children he thinks of as his. meaning he has some actual white grandkids and some mixed race just my guess on that one
@alfienykabutler5919
@alfienykabutler5919 5 лет назад
ohhhhhh
@melitajay
@melitajay 5 лет назад
I'm mixed and call myself grey half jokingly lol
@jenk6895
@jenk6895 4 года назад
This man seems quite nervous and is stuttering a lot...I found it made him more relatable and likeable. Great talk, I really enjoyed it.
@alisealexander1136
@alisealexander1136 4 года назад
speech impediment ... perhaps. His speech was awesome.
@kittkattgo
@kittkattgo 4 года назад
A common problem with giving a Public Speach. Also, when trying to remember everything that you want to say.
@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453
@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453 4 года назад
I don't believe he is nervous. Imagine trying to memorize a long talk with no notes, no PPT, no index cards. He is just trying to remember his script
@dopedonshortyg6967
@dopedonshortyg6967 4 года назад
I agree, had a funny effect. I empathized with him more. Well said.
@dopedonshortyg6967
@dopedonshortyg6967 4 года назад
Kelp Farming what was he lying about ?
@chriswarburtonbrown1566
@chriswarburtonbrown1566 3 года назад
'Race isn't real, but race does matter'. Nailed it right there. I'm gonna be quoting that a lot!
@kahmaarwiley6903
@kahmaarwiley6903 2 года назад
White people only like docile blacks. It makes you feel safe huh?
@carissajb2955
@carissajb2955 4 года назад
I come from a multiracial, multicultural family and I could listen to you all day💗
@tannisbhee7444
@tannisbhee7444 7 лет назад
"'Race is not real, but race does matter."' Simply worded, but important regardless.
@AlphabetCookie
@AlphabetCookie 6 лет назад
Lol people go psycho if you mention race and iq
@daanvandentillaart6734
@daanvandentillaart6734 6 лет назад
William Cooper its not taboo and it is very easy to explain. We dont know... If there are any differences in iq between 'races' the factor of the environment (culture, parents, class, whealth) where you grow up in will make it unable to ever find a significant answer to this question. It might be that genetically caucasian (what is already a vague defined group) people are the dumbest out of them all, but because of the high social standards european countries have aquired we will come out probably on top. So the next question is if it should be a import issue?
@rekrn12345
@rekrn12345 6 лет назад
Daan van den tillaart The studies have been done ad nauseum. Even in developed countries with education standards blacks perform more poorly. Facts are facts even if you don't like them.
@AM-pe8zq
@AM-pe8zq 6 лет назад
Michael Smith dummy, race is not real because we can all breed outside our color, therefore we are the same race (taxionomically speaking). Same with dogs, they look different but they're the same race...
@jasonhymes3382
@jasonhymes3382 6 лет назад
You know very well race is merely a term like breed used for humans. Breeds are real. Race is real.
@sovandeprins2663
@sovandeprins2663 7 лет назад
Im from sweden and Im 'white'. When I watched tv, theres a lot of american shows and what not. One day, I asked my mom why Mr. Moseby from Zach and Cody was 'black'. Without hesitation she told me "he is better adapted to the sun and hot weather." THAT IS LITERALLY WHAT SKIN COLOUR IS. I HAVE KNOWN THIS SINCE I WAS 6. and I thought it made sense, because it does. Generally, the closer to the equator (idk if thats not the name of it in english-), the darker your skin gets bc its hotter at that point of the world. The closer you get to the North and south, the colder it gets. Which means theres less sunlight so people have lighter skin to be able to gather as much sunlight as possible. It has nOTHING to do with your brain or muscles or anything we are the same people we are all just humans who are better or worse adapted to the sun. Thank you.
@marialevkovytska3606
@marialevkovytska3606 7 лет назад
Erik Petersson lol amen
@The_Sigillite
@The_Sigillite 6 лет назад
You do find some minor racial differences on the muscular and cognitive levels, but these are almost ways down to an average and rarely the rule over all. Myself I don’t see anything wrong with these kinds minor differences, I find them fascinating, they’re just another way we’ve adapted and it makes us more interesting as a species.
@2Banarne2
@2Banarne2 6 лет назад
i bet his mom loves em
@someguy3263
@someguy3263 6 лет назад
Jason Fauch How is that a bad thing?
@Dragonwing16
@Dragonwing16 6 лет назад
sometimes the scientific explanation is oddly the simpler one
@nahrenrogers6319
@nahrenrogers6319 3 года назад
My grandson asked me why Iam darker than his mum. I just answered God made us different colour outside but inside we all the same.
@pjj9491
@pjj9491 4 года назад
people should not be judged by the color of their skin...but by the color of their hearts
@Chrystal_Green
@Chrystal_Green 4 года назад
Absolutely!
@volusiasorange
@volusiasorange 4 года назад
pink/red
@DD-gl3gx
@DD-gl3gx 4 года назад
Lol I hope you mean character, otherwise it’s between dead people and living people
@ddlfspaff3097
@ddlfspaff3097 4 года назад
Well said. I see skin color it's a blessing from God that my eyes see the beauty and creativity He created. It must be heartbreaking for God to be watching us tear into each other as we are.
@DavidS_Tan
@DavidS_Tan 3 года назад
No, it's not a blessing, neither a curse. It doesn't matter, it just is.
@jeffreykaufmann2867
@jeffreykaufmann2867 3 года назад
@@DavidS_Tan Skin Color is determined by geographical location. In Northern Europe where you dont get much Sun the skin has to be fair to get adequate amount of Vitamin D. In hot countries skin has to be dark
@alanmartin6268
@alanmartin6268 4 года назад
This talk must be shared with everyone. Explains the concept of race devoid of any bias.
@kahmaarwiley6903
@kahmaarwiley6903 2 года назад
White people only like docile blacks. It makes you feel safe huh?
@rebeccahedges8240
@rebeccahedges8240 3 года назад
This man was very well-spoken and this comment section given me hope. Such a beautiful thing to see the unity here. Stay blessed, y'all.
@jay-hv9yy
@jay-hv9yy 2 года назад
‘well-spoken’ lol
@rebeccahedges8240
@rebeccahedges8240 2 года назад
yes? articulate. You're free to write your own video comment to express your view. Stop reaching.
@LonnieBhi
@LonnieBhi 2 года назад
@@rebeccahedges8240 how often do you refer to white people as "well spoken"?
@rebeccahedges8240
@rebeccahedges8240 2 года назад
@@LonnieBhi how often do you take things out of context to make it about something it’s not?
@Madhatter-op3pv
@Madhatter-op3pv 4 года назад
I love how he looked at the audience and kindly said “you can clap“. like damn that calmness and confidence 🙌
@kahmaarwiley6903
@kahmaarwiley6903 2 года назад
White people only like docile blacks. It makes you feel safe huh?
@1stDoNoHarm63
@1stDoNoHarm63 4 года назад
We live in a predominately Anglo American area of the country so my children don't have much opportunity to be around different colors of people. 🙁 However, we had Thai neighbors that had a son a year older than my 4 yr old daughter that would pick on her and was just a stinker. One day, my neighbor and I were sitting on my front porch visiting while the kids played. I brought out snacks for my daughter to share and she didn't give anything to the neighbors son. I asked her why and she explained that "brown boys were mean and she wasn't going to share". This is not something she learned in our home because I tell your what, she unlearned that idea very quickly. I then asked her again why she didn't share with the neighbor boy. She then explained it was because he was being mean. Ok. That's a reason I can accept and make sense of. We talked about what was going on. We talked about forgiveness. We talked with the little boy about teasing and being kind to others. My daughter had never had an issue with skin color to this day. People are people. Color is beautiful but it doesn't change personal responsibility. I'm grateful for this Tedx. 💖
@jerichomills5162
@jerichomills5162 4 года назад
Never gave a damn what color anyone's skin is or what country they came from. All depends on how you act
@nairabee245
@nairabee245 4 года назад
There’s lots of people that do tho.
@gostavoadolfos2023
@gostavoadolfos2023 4 года назад
You can't remove tribalism from human nature. Even if you make people with one color they would still find something else to connect with some and exclude some.
@stanbabyphotostheslither-p8815
@stanbabyphotostheslither-p8815 4 года назад
Same. Good for you!
@simonkeller9796
@simonkeller9796 4 года назад
Yep!
@sarahtn912
@sarahtn912 4 года назад
As in knowing one's place?
@kwaintraub2
@kwaintraub2 3 года назад
I grew up in Utah as a Mormon. As I grew, I would seek out friends who were different than the typical white Mormon girl and make friends with them. My friends were a Hopi Native American girl and a girl from Thailand that had a big Buddha in her house. One day in college, I made friends with a student from Somalia. He was awesome and we'd have great talks! Then one day I introduced my parents to my African friend. My mother asked me a very shocking question, "Why do your boyfriends keep getting darker and darker?" I vowed then and there to find out where those teachings had come from. After 50 years, I left the Mormon faith. I could no longer subscribe to an organization which taught discrimination, towards blacks, gays, and non-members of that religion/cult. I decided I'd raise my kids to accept all types of people and love them. Jesus said, "Love one another as I have loved you." It's that simple...
@sixfootdworf9545
@sixfootdworf9545 3 года назад
As a Ladder Day Saint, I can say that that kind of thinking is from the individual, not the religious texts. You said so yourself. Jesus said to love your neighbor as he has loved you.
@faymitchell3309
@faymitchell3309 3 года назад
I am so happy that you sought out friends that didn’t look like you. But just think for a moment Jesus was not white and certainly did not come from Europe or America. Yes, “love one another as I have loved you”, that means everyone no matter what colour you are or where you were born.
@americanpatriot7247
@americanpatriot7247 3 года назад
@@sixfootdworf9545 Those great words.... "Love thy neighbor as I have loved you.... were left in God's life manual for us all to read and learn from.... the Bible.
@americanpatriot7247
@americanpatriot7247 3 года назад
Kimberly Thorne- Ma'am, yes Jesus' words ARE that simple.... but they are also some of the hardest to do, purely and consistently, for most people. We have to keep on keeping on. Jesus... Everything and All.
@kwaintraub2
@kwaintraub2 3 года назад
@@americanpatriot7247 Agreed.
@SevenRiderAirForce
@SevenRiderAirForce 6 лет назад
The solution has been simple and clear for a very long team. Treat people equally and as individuals. Otherwise you're stereotyping people into groups. And that's the problem to begin with.
@theghadghad2520
@theghadghad2520 5 лет назад
SevenRiderAirForce TELL THAT TO POLICE IN MOST COUNTRIES.
@andydetweiler766
@andydetweiler766 5 лет назад
SevenRiderAirForce stereotypical decisions come from a repetitive lesson,and is completely natural as a social tool. I'm racist,I prefer my own. which is also completely natural
@JR-rk3hs
@JR-rk3hs 5 лет назад
the ghad ghad you apparently misunderstood the dont stereotype part
@flytrapYTP
@flytrapYTP 5 лет назад
The issue is the human condition. No matter how hard we try, we still put people into boxes. We do stereotype. We do it because our brain has only so much processing power for social relations, that's why create deities and concepts such as money and nationality, to simplify things. We aren't orcas, we can't be bothered by interhuman relationships too much, because of course, we still need to devote some brain to survival. It's sad but true. I think about it every day, how no matter how objective and tolerant someone is, they will still do it. TL;DR our primate brain made it so that discrimination makes it easier to focus on survival.
@Vaijykone
@Vaijykone 5 лет назад
If you treat people individually you can't treat them equally, because no two persons are the same.
@thra-x1855
@thra-x1855 7 лет назад
when are people going to learn the difference between race and culture?
@nickpop4649
@nickpop4649 7 лет назад
Exactly. Race is not really what makes us different, it is culture. Ignorance among people is the main reason why racism still exists today.
@ModemMage
@ModemMage 7 лет назад
Never
@themoleman6806
@themoleman6806 7 лет назад
Thank you! It’s weird how they keep confusing them.
@thebenc1537
@thebenc1537 6 лет назад
The premise is false. African culture and Chinese culture grew from different sources. Race (which is not just skin color) and culture are very similar. All Filipinos have a similar race and culture. All Americans have varying races but (hopefully) similar culture.
@thra-x1855
@thra-x1855 6 лет назад
The BenC i have trouble making sense of your comment. Is stating that race and culture are very similar not blurring the lines between race, culture and nationality due to associated ideas about what those things constitute? In a word; stereotyping. Race is a person's genetic makeup which they may share with others arbitrarily, culture is the ideas that a person has about life which they share with others by choice (or forced as some cultures might have it).
@TheGreatAlan75
@TheGreatAlan75 4 года назад
Racism is learned. That's the point of this
@helenhallbi8880
@helenhallbi8880 4 года назад
Ray hagin
@paytonblake3318
@paytonblake3318 4 года назад
A better question, who is teaching?
@alis9492
@alis9492 4 года назад
@payton blake The society. Both leftists with victim-mentality and rightist who hate non-whites.
@zososldier
@zososldier 4 года назад
Semi sort of true. Fear of "different" is a natural thing. Back in uncivilized tribal days, someone different often meant danger because they don't belong and your tribe could be attacked. Acting on that fear past that initial exposure is taught. It doesn't even have to be race or color. Different ideas, food, activities, sports team, etc can cause the "different" fear reaction.
@bonniejunk
@bonniejunk 4 года назад
@@zososldier And it's incredibly simple to teach that you shouldn't be afraid of the "different" when you know that they're people just like you. Racism is still learned.
@KubotaKid
@KubotaKid 2 года назад
As a child raised at the NM boys ranch I use to see a water color painting in the bathroom. It was a child sitting on a wood fence so well painted you could not tell what mix of color he was. The caption still sticks with me over 40 years later. “I know I’m somebody because God don’t make no junk.”
@JanetIvey
@JanetIvey 10 лет назад
This talk was so humbly and heart-fully rendered. As I sat in the audience, Tony Peterson touched my soul as he bravely spoke about what we so rarely dare...race. The beauty of this speech is the way in which he has so lovingly allowed space for his grandchildren's questions and musings and met them with such mindfulness and love. As a person with mixed ancestry, this is a worthy, worthy talk that hopefully will spark mindful communication between all people.
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 10 лет назад
Thank you for your kind words, Janet. My hope is your hope!
@thegrandmommy6616
@thegrandmommy6616 7 лет назад
How do you account for the ability for forensic persons to be able to determine the race of a person from their remains? Maybe the difference is nationality rather than skin color? Need clarity.
@laurenchristman3671
@laurenchristman3671 7 лет назад
Hi Grandmommy -- the forensic identification you see on TV shows is based on very VERY generalized skeletal characteristics (more theater than science). Like saying women are smaller than men: you can easily find many women who are larger than men.
@robtherub
@robtherub 7 лет назад
The reason a five year old told he is white says he wants to be black when he grows up is obviously the all day every day antiwhite racism in America. Not noticing this and not alluding to it while spouting spurious intellectual fraud is a sign of brainwashing. You cannot see the truth because you are part of the agenda. This is a very nice guy selling you someone else's very evil agenda. Watch out!
@robertstephens7400
@robertstephens7400 7 лет назад
An excellent analogy . Ty, Great Rob's think alike!
@wijcik
@wijcik 4 года назад
I'm Native American and mixed White. My husband is mixed white. We have one very brown daughter and one very pale daughter. "Race" has often been a discussion in our household but in a lighthearted and matter-of-fact way. I hope others can feel the freedom to be as relaxed about "race" as we are about eye colour.
@joohoneybun
@joohoneybun 3 года назад
same boat in my family. my mum has eight kids and refers to us as her "salt and pepper kids". the older four had different fathers while myself and three younger brothers share the same dad. i also noticed a pattern that she hadn't haha, my oldest brother is dark skinned while my sister and second brother are pale as ghosts. third brother is dark skinned as well, then there's a six year gap between us. i'm dark skinned and my twin brothers after me are pale like my mum. my youngest brother is dark skinned as well. first and last born of the two groups haha. we also had lots of discussions about race. ah, should be noted that my mum is native and white mixed as well.
@sunshineshortcake4222
@sunshineshortcake4222 10 лет назад
I found this talk to be enlightening. Thank you, Mr. Peterson for sharing your experiences.
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 10 лет назад
Thank you, Sunshine!
@billwilson5341
@billwilson5341 7 лет назад
"Enlightening" would not be the word for me but I did enjoy what Mr. Peterson had to say. I thought it was going to be another "Whitey = Hatred" speech but it wasn't. We are all mutts with different shades of melanin. How can one mutt judge another mutt simply by its outward color? I was taught by my mother to judge by character and not by skin color. Mr. Peterson would have liked my mom and visa-versa.
@Raider2Pac
@Raider2Pac 7 лет назад
I found this comment to be drier than a dinosaur turd. Thank you, Ms. Shortcake for sharing it.
@cabooseabs6864
@cabooseabs6864 7 лет назад
Sunshine Shortcake this guy is just completely ignoring reality. Certain groups from Africa can run faster, on average than certain groups from Asia(and everywhere else.) Caucasians have a higher IQ on average than sub Saharan Africans. Asians have higher IQs on average than Caucasians. These studies have been replicated over and over. People try to claim a cultural bias is responsible for the differences, but if that were the case, why would Asians score better than Caucasians on a test invented by Caucasians? Groups of humans were separated for periods of time long enough to develop radically different physical appearances. Why would we think there wouldn't be mental differences as well. When man left Africa he was confronted with new harsh climates/environments. The smart ones were able to use team work and technological innovations to over come these new challenges. The not so smart ones died and therefore didn't pass down their less intelligent genes. This is most likely why some races are smarter(on average) than other races.
@jasonatkins6111
@jasonatkins6111 6 лет назад
Ta ta ta ta today, junior!
@amandaince4201
@amandaince4201 3 года назад
Thank you for this! How is anyone supposed to overcome their unearned thoughts of others if we can’t talk about it? “Sit down and shut up and never question what I’m telling you” isn’t learning, it is indoctrination. I am meaning this to apply to more than just race.
@angelaroberts7041
@angelaroberts7041 4 года назад
When I worked with an autistic teenager, one day he blurted out “Your skin is brown” with much enthusiasm.
@smgour2609
@smgour2609 4 года назад
I once worked at a school for children at risk, autism etc. and you're right they see the world in a different yet fascinating and pleasant way.
@SidewaysY
@SidewaysY 4 года назад
How fun! :-) I'm glad you got a smile that day!
@loveamerica3426
@loveamerica3426 4 года назад
I think we need to listen to each other, stay calm and patient and really listen. We can all win together if we stop being so combative.
@ernestdayne6711
@ernestdayne6711 3 года назад
I never agreed with anything more
@tiwil7064
@tiwil7064 3 года назад
And be able to receive and share cultures with each other. It’s the easiest way to bond is with food.
@marcmckenzie5110
@marcmckenzie5110 3 года назад
This was fantastic because he not only informs, but equips us for the change our society needs. 🙏🏼🌿
@vibesmom
@vibesmom 3 года назад
Over and over I am so glad for the way I was raised. Even though I was teased for discussing race, playing with dolls of all colors, trying to explain melanin to my friends in exasperation, it was worth it in the end to have been told the truth. I feel so thankful for this talk, and strangely validated. Not because I have nothing to learn, I have lifetime and more to learn. But because we are finally talking about difference. Once we lose difference we lose learning, and just become a mass of the same.
@abiahbrown6295
@abiahbrown6295 4 года назад
Reminds me of when a preschooler asked me why my son and I are different colors ( He was adopted and is browner.) I explained it to him briefly and added "Isn't he handsome! " but his expression remained wrinkled, and he said "But did you paint him?"!
@keepkalm823
@keepkalm823 4 года назад
‘No sweetheart, but God did’ would be my response. Stay blessed
@funkyfranx
@funkyfranx 4 года назад
Keep Kalm god doesn’t exist
@pikep29
@pikep29 4 года назад
@@funkyfranx that is YOUR opinion, and you are entitled to it. Don't diss another for having faith. You may need it some day.................
@whatsinaname2423
@whatsinaname2423 4 года назад
@@funkyfranx Lots of people DO think God exists so if you don't believe you don't have to prove your point to other people. You could just read the comment and accept that people have different beliefs than you, and move on. We don't always need to start a fight over nothing.
@t.j.7789
@t.j.7789 3 года назад
hahah you should have said, "God, did!"
@brandyglenn5999
@brandyglenn5999 4 года назад
When my first son asked me why people were different colors, I told him because God wanted the world to be beautiful. I asked him to look outside and tell me all the colors he saw. Once he did, I asked what it would be like if everything outside was green. He said that it would be boring. And, there’s your answer.
@kindnessfirst9670
@kindnessfirst9670 2 года назад
Every human has brown skin. Different shades of brown. However race is not about skin color. If it were one's race would remain the same as long as their skin tone did not change and different people with the same skin tone would be the same race. Both of those are untrue. This is because race is subjective and cultural. The same person can be different races depending on where they are and when.
@brandyglenn5999
@brandyglenn5999 2 года назад
@@kindnessfirst9670 Love your internet name! Also, just a reminder… the comment I made was an explanation I gave to a four year old 16 years ago.
@kellyburton4222
@kellyburton4222 7 лет назад
What a powerful and compassionate talk. Thank you.
@ericthompson3982
@ericthompson3982 Год назад
I grew up in a very culturally diverse environment. What we as kids learned was to really enjoy and embrace those cultural differences. It was wonderful. I wish we still shared that idea, because I value it very highly.
@cardboardu6019
@cardboardu6019 6 лет назад
I've seen a ton of tedx talks, this was definitely one of the best and very well delivered, great job Mr. Peterson
@BlueEyesBrittany
@BlueEyesBrittany 5 лет назад
The real important question should not be the one relating to appearance but the one relating to behaviour : am I a good person, am I honest and do I treat others well ?
@tomare6479
@tomare6479 5 лет назад
Says blue eyes brittany
@67CURTISluciene
@67CURTISluciene 5 лет назад
If only fairy tales were true - though I do agree with you
@nickm9102
@nickm9102 5 лет назад
Humanity is a group of inherently violent creatures. Need proof, look at history books. We measure our history not by peace and cooperation but by our wars. Then we all become hippacrits when we say we want peace. If we could limit our Competitive nature to recreation this might change but until then there will always be conflict between people and ANYTHING that divides us will be used to do so if it makes the person's point.
@MM-nh8ez
@MM-nh8ez 5 лет назад
We are, and we’re not. Wars are usually about resources. Why DO we spend so much time learning inane details of this or that battle in this or that war? Who but a very, very few remembers or uses it as adults? I wish I had learned about anger and stress management in school instead.
@EinFelsbrocken
@EinFelsbrocken 4 года назад
Self reflection is only actively included in the brains everyday loop in about 50% of people. The rest; just lives. Have fun trying to bring people to honestly reflect on themselves if they dont already do it.
@janetdiaz5824
@janetdiaz5824 5 лет назад
When I was a kid my grandma told me the reason there r different skin colors was god got board with one color. This lead to many more questions such as why don’t I see purple people. Yes purple is one of my favorite colors. I remember the talk today. It took place over 45 yrs ago.
@EinFelsbrocken
@EinFelsbrocken 4 года назад
And then maybe follow it up with the example of the sun and tanning. Sunshine increases Melanin in your skin; therefore you get a tan
@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118
@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118 4 года назад
Well some aliens are purple..tsk tsk 😀😆
@rd9793
@rd9793 4 года назад
There are people who see purple people....but those people usually reside in loony bins.
@danarzechula3769
@danarzechula3769 4 года назад
"There is no culture in color." Incredibly freeing...
@clarenehunte9520
@clarenehunte9520 4 года назад
I totally agree with this comment.let us stop seeing the skin colour and see the person.
@VariantAEC
@VariantAEC 3 года назад
Such a confusing stance to me. And one of my parents is dark brown. (That is me in the profile pic for reference) There's nothing freeing about knowing color isn't linked to culture its just a simple fact. The thought that you were freed by hearing this... It tells me some very important people in your life lied to you for your whole life. I'm glad you don't believe color is linked to culture anymore though. That's a win.
@conorstewart2214
@conorstewart2214 3 года назад
@@VariantAEC The problem is that even if you dont believe it when everyone else around you does, it can be easy to just accept it. In my limited opinion culture is linked almost solely to where you are from. Different regions or countries have different traditions but that has nothing to do with colour. Anyone of any colour can grow up in an area and participate and be a part of the culture.
@nadadebraga7981
@nadadebraga7981 3 года назад
It is just a talk - people will go in feeling hate
@danielmeb84
@danielmeb84 3 года назад
@@jmh1080 nope
@leeo268
@leeo268 10 лет назад
"Race is not real, but is does matter" Well Said!
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 10 лет назад
Thank you, leeo268!
@Lagarto666
@Lagarto666 9 лет назад
leeo268 Not sure if its sarcasm or serious.
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 9 лет назад
It's serious
@MsDandelioness
@MsDandelioness 8 лет назад
+unyieldingdefiance Albert Einstein had an average sized brain.
@heathphipps
@heathphipps 7 лет назад
Race is not real = truth Racism matters = truth
@TheJnat
@TheJnat 4 года назад
this THIS is the type of open dialouge that everyone needs, this is the type of understanding, this is the type of explaination we need. Its funny, a lot of this are things i really needed to hear, a mindset i had that needed to change, thank you Anthony, from the bottom of my heart. much love!!!
@estevezcollins
@estevezcollins 5 лет назад
He is a thoughtful guy and poses interesting questions. No doubt these can be complicated conversations to have with children. I’d be interested to see the results of a similar survey of what non-white kids have learnt about race.
@jonathanhawk5163
@jonathanhawk5163 4 года назад
Steve Collins people are not white.
@imbologna
@imbologna 4 года назад
I don't think the conversations are complicated at all. It's adults' experience with race that makes them anxious about saying the wrong thing. Kids just want the truth.
@nairabee245
@nairabee245 4 года назад
imbologna the truth is that race shouldn’t matter and we all agree on that but we do live in a world where looks matter...a lot. And you can get treated differently because of your skin color
@erinhansen614
@erinhansen614 Год назад
This is one of the greatest TED Talks I've ever seen. Spoken so eloquently, so openly and truthful to the cause. I saved this and you should too. I just hope it is available for viewing when my children are old enough to understand these things. I studied anthropology in college and it is great to say the actual color of one's skin, and let your children ask the questions, giving them truthful unbias and honest answers. This is one of the things in life that no parent is perfect at explaining, so it's so helpful to have this man tell us how he feels, and what children in his life have taught him about humanity and being human. ❤️
@kenzie9501
@kenzie9501 4 года назад
On another note, imagine how asians feel when they're referred to as "yellow" lol. When they range from pale with pink undertones to super tanned (phillipinos).
@gostavoadolfos2023
@gostavoadolfos2023 4 года назад
Never understood the yellow thing.
@mskeakitty
@mskeakitty 4 года назад
Filipinos (F) are from the Philippines (Ph).
@nickiseb8910
@nickiseb8910 4 года назад
That's because they're Pacific islanders. A pale Indian girl is Asian :-) and Europe is a peninsula of Eurasia which is...Asia.
@oldishandwoke-ish1181
@oldishandwoke-ish1181 4 года назад
The Chinese describe themselves as yellow!
@alexhess1163
@alexhess1163 4 года назад
It's not bright yellow. But there is a tinge there. It's more apparent when a white person stands next to a "yellow" one, like when my parents stand next to each other.
@plumbing3d22
@plumbing3d22 4 года назад
"Power is the ability the define reality and have someone else respond to your definition as if it were their own" - Dr. Wade Nobles
@GPlusZGaming
@GPlusZGaming 5 лет назад
Wow! This was extremely eye opening! As a Southern, white, mom of two young boys, I often wonder what is the best way to discuss race with them. I was raised being told that racism is wrong, but I was also taught the "rules" about racial silence too. However, with the way the country is headed, I understand why that old way of thinking was wrong. With the way our country is going right now, it just seems more important than ever to make sure we raise our kids to see beyond the pigment of someone's skin.
@GPlusZGaming
@GPlusZGaming 4 года назад
@I’m A Robot Yes, I never said that they didn't. I was simply saying that this video opened my eyes to how talk to them about it. I swear, people say liberals are "snowflakes" and get "triggered", but your the one getting triggered by my comment about how to teach my kids about race and racism! I never said that they shouldn't be who they are or anything or the sort!
@drdeath223
@drdeath223 4 года назад
@@GPlusZGaming you seem to be the triggered one.
@aparnamehta7036
@aparnamehta7036 4 года назад
In my opinion, it takes a very evolved person to realise that a belief they grew up with was wrong. I admire that you have the courage to see it and admit it.
@RachelRamey
@RachelRamey 4 года назад
"We tell children that race is real, and race doesn't matter, but the opposite is true."
@TJ-kk5zf
@TJ-kk5zf 4 года назад
doesn't have tp be
@KekoaManleyOhana
@KekoaManleyOhana 10 лет назад
Well done Tony. Growing up in Hawaii did give us a different and privileged perspective on race and skin color. Yet even being a local and of Hawaiian blood I was the minority and discriminated against because of my skin color and had to fight for my place in the pecking order. My brother Keoki felt he was born the wrong color which created issues in his life. Morgan Freeman said in an interview with Mike Wallace: WALLACE: How are we going to get rid of racism until ...? FREEMAN: Stop talking about it. I'm going to stop calling you a white man. And I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man. I know you as Mike Wallace. You know me as Morgan Freeman. You're not going to say, "I know this white guy named Mike Wallace." Hear what I'm saying? Thank God for diversity! What is your color? The color of skin.
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 10 лет назад
Thanks Kekoa. And thanks for chiming in on FB!
@moyegodbronzemozart7956
@moyegodbronzemozart7956 7 лет назад
In Puerto Rico we don't talk about it, but it's there. So is the closet hate and pain
@playstore1133
@playstore1133 7 лет назад
Kekoa Manley wow, what mind-numbing neo-marxist double-speak !
@alexcarter8807
@alexcarter8807 7 лет назад
He probably went to Punahou. Try going to Kahuku brah.
@lorimcadoo5143
@lorimcadoo5143 7 лет назад
Well too bad in our society and in the eyes of the justice system we aren't judged or treated the same that's why ignoring racial issues is not doing anything but silencing a problem that causes the loss of many lives
@Phlebas
@Phlebas 7 лет назад
I'm an archaeologist, but my focus throughout my undergrad was in biological anthropology. There's a reason that anthropologists are pretty much unanimous in saying that race is a social construct and that it has no real biological basis. I've gotten into arguments online about this, but here's how I see it: people create models in order to understand the world, similar to how we create maps in order to get a sense of what a geographical area looks like. But as Alfred Korzybski said, "the map is not the territory". All models are simplifications of reality, and this is not necessarily a bad thing; you'll never get a model that describes a phenomenon at every level of detail. We judge a model based on how useful it is. Race is a model, just like anything else. The question is, is it a _useful_ model? I'd argue it isn't (at least, not as a biological model; sociologists would probably find it more useful, though). Yes, there are genetic differences between individuals, but race does not correlate well with genes. To put this in perspective, Africa has the most genetic diversity of any continent; there is more diversity within the continent than there is _between_ continents, which means, as a white guy of Scandinavian and British descent, I am more closely related, genetically, to some Africans than they are to _other_ Africans. If you want to understand genetic diversity in humans, focusing on race will lead you astray.
@AnitaClue
@AnitaClue 7 лет назад
The505Guys, have you ever read Bacon's "Four Idols?" A race is not whatever anyone defines it as being. We have dictionaries for a reason, to specifically define things, because as soon as people start using words in different ways than the ones already defined, communication breaks down due to misunderstanding.
@dylanstump7389
@dylanstump7389 6 лет назад
i see it as an evolutionary matter humans haven't been around long enough to have major changes in our differences based on evolutionary changes but the minute changes we have is with our race thats why before mass travel you would only see your skin color where you live like how there is only blacks in africa and whites in Europe and indians in the americas what not. I think race does have differences in intelligence and strength and the idea that they do have differences is shown to be true in sports and other fields. This doesn't have to be a bad thing to say that one race is smarter than another because all races have ups and downs it only becomes a bad thing when you think that one race is always better than another.
@BigLyfe09
@BigLyfe09 6 лет назад
Phlebas OMG Please tell this to the world one more time!!!! Your map analogy is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
@chellebelle534
@chellebelle534 6 лет назад
There's a saying : Having a diploma does not make one intelligent.
@sc00f
@sc00f 6 лет назад
"race is a social construct and that it has no real biological basis." Yes, because race has absolutely, absolutely *nothing* to do with DNA and genetic differentiation, amirite?
@deniseedmondson6236
@deniseedmondson6236 4 года назад
I have friends from Ethiopia and the more years they've been here the light or brown they get because their melatonin is decreasing. Now this is what I have always assumed I'm going to check the facts after watching this! I believe all men came from Adam and Eve so we are all from the same parents. Different environment made the Melatonin different in our skin and other Environmental differences. This was a great lecture. Hope I hear more like it!
@zagrizena
@zagrizena 3 года назад
It's not just the environment adaptation as such, otherwise all babies would be the same colour before being exposed to sun, and coloured people living in scandinavia would turn white eventually. Part of it is due to the mutation that affects baseline melanin production, so that people could produce enough vit D according to their environment and their daily UV exposure. If they got most of their vit D with diet, such mutation wasn't important enough or maybe it just appeared in some populations and not others by chance, so there is virtually no fair skinned and blond Eskimos, although there is little reason for them to be tanned as a protection against UV radiation. That was before long distance travel and globalisation of course...
@bettywilder3739
@bettywilder3739 3 года назад
My son had never seen anyone with different skin color as we live in a predominantly white area. He was about 4 years old when we were at a doctors office and a African-American family was there waiting to see the doctor. I didn’t say anything to my son at all. I smiled at the children playing together. Made small talk with the parents. Later that evening, my son was talking about his day and he referred to the little boy he played with as ‘the boy with brown skin’ because he didn’t know his name. I was thrilled that he didn’t see the boy negatively. He never heard us talk about people by their skin color so he didn’t have any preconceived ideas. He enjoyed playing with that boy. That was all that mattered.
@ilove2929
@ilove2929 5 лет назад
I am gray child. I wish my parents talk about their cultures more, i learn to embrace my multitude identities when i grow up. It is fun
@aislinnsmith9935
@aislinnsmith9935 4 года назад
This guy does a great job (he also had some solid Dad jokes)
@xTheJackofBladesx
@xTheJackofBladesx 3 года назад
He did alright, not a strong example. We should treat individuals as equals. We should understand their are different colored individuals. But the system in place ruins this. Why on a job or any other application we put race? Why does it matter? Me knowing someone is a certain race is nice in person and provides conversation. On paper for some company... Completely useless.
@kahmaarwiley6903
@kahmaarwiley6903 2 года назад
This guy has an identity disorder
@carolinepercy1216
@carolinepercy1216 2 года назад
@@xTheJackofBladesx ✌\m/✌
@carolinepercy1216
@carolinepercy1216 2 года назад
@@kahmaarwiley6903 ✌\m/✌
@timmask11
@timmask11 10 лет назад
Tony... KILLER talk. The subject matter is something that we all, especially those of us in the south, need to consider. Honored to make your acquaintance.
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 10 лет назад
Tim Mask Thank you, Tim! You're killing it here on video. How did TEDxJackson go?
@timmask11
@timmask11 9 лет назад
Hi Tony, It was AWESOME. Kermit was amazing. I'll send you the video when it gets posted. I'm going to start doing some amplification on all Antioch videos through my social media channels next couple of weeks. I heard you were asked what you charged as a speaker's fee ; )
@LarryNathanielPhoto
@LarryNathanielPhoto 7 лет назад
Tim Mask we, in the south, have considered it. maybe you did not realize we fought a war to prevent your yankee ideas.
@benttwisted210
@benttwisted210 3 года назад
Born in 1965 & 56 years old...I grew up in a major city where schools were segregated and I didn't even know it! Around 1976 & 11 years old, my parents moved our family to a smaller town, to a nicer house, and I thought that was the reason. 1979 & 14 years old, I see brown skinned people, live & in person, aside from books, for the first time in my life! I made friends with 2 kids my age & discover a whole new life style while doing so. It's at this time in my life that I discovered racism, not because of me, because of other people judging me for my new friends! I didn't care, I liked my new friends, but, I fought a few battles. Sometime before graduating high school in 1983 at 18 years old, I found out the real reason for our move to the small town with a nicer house, it was the desegregation of schools in the major city and one parent's views on that subject, that made me uncomfortable, to say the least. 1983 & 18 years old, graduate high school and immediately getting my freedom and run full throttle into adulthood! Racism is apparently fluid here and there, but, I watch it dissipate exponentially through the 80s and into the 90s with near irrelevance in the early 2000s! Higher learning, evolution, understanding, empathy, &, even laws had people elevated & continuing to further elevate from the lunacy of racism. I firmly believe that propaganda, mainstream media and unseen forces has pushed us backwards for no real apparent or threatening reason! A wise man once said, "there's only one race, the human race".
@tylerchick2440
@tylerchick2440 3 года назад
You firmly believe racism has "dissipated?" I'm sorry, but your personal experience doesn't negate what's happening right now. Racism is alive and well in our systems and in people's hearts.
@benttwisted210
@benttwisted210 3 года назад
@@tylerchick2440 I see you overlooked a key point that made you reply in the way you did. "has pushed us backwards". Also, this has nothing to do with my personal experience, it has to do with the experience of 80% of the people that grew up and lived during the times I spoke of. Please stop looking past what people really say and do yourself a big favor, go speak with 5 or 10 people that are above the age of 45 about what I wrote. You know, if you look for speeches, conversations or interviews, right here on RU-vid, you'll find the same points of view that draw the same conclusions.
@tylerchick2440
@tylerchick2440 3 года назад
@@benttwisted210 "There's one race, the human race" is an outdated sentiment. Please go talk to a few people under 45 and stop looking down on the work of the next generation. The affects of race in society are real, and cannot be addressed by being "colorblind."
@Boca7289
@Boca7289 6 лет назад
P.s. I love you humans and I love the fact that we are and look different! It’s beautiful! More love, less hate! 💜
@amandajarboe1131
@amandajarboe1131 4 года назад
Thank you for talking so frankly about race. I will tuck your words in my mind and listen for when I can bring them out and help others talk about race too. Thank you for being brave.
@mazayashah213
@mazayashah213 4 года назад
I have things that make me, me. My love for singing, my RU-vid feed, my favorite shoes, my brown eyes, my brown skin. People sometimes aren't nice to me but are nice to other strangers because my skin looks one way and their skin looks another. My great grandfather was treated very badly because he didn't look like the people in charge of the country. Nowadays some people are nice and some people aren't. There were some nice boys recently who were killed just because they were a darker brown. Just because a group of people share the same skin color doesn't mean they share the same beliefs. Just because we're the same color doesn't mean we think the same about different things or feel the same about different things. Be kind to others. Don't make assumptions about anyone. Let people tell you about themselves and listen when they do. If they don't want to talk about their skin color then don't ask them, but you can say "You are beautiful."
@carolynworthington8996
@carolynworthington8996 4 года назад
Mazaya Shah Well said.
@danarzechula3769
@danarzechula3769 4 года назад
Kindness is so important
@larracollins2499
@larracollins2499 3 года назад
I feel this is the best response I have read so far in these comments. Well said
@bboop25
@bboop25 3 года назад
KISS: Keep It Simple, Sweetie 😘 works in *so* many aspects of life 💜
@mazayashah213
@mazayashah213 3 года назад
@@bboop25 I read a lot of the comments under this video and what I wrote in my comment is all the things that I wish those people understood. The only part that is redundant is the part explaining what "beliefs" means because I wrote it for educating children specifically.
@charity7773
@charity7773 3 года назад
Being mixed I am so hurt by all the hurt and separation. People are going to live and die in their hate for themselves and each other.
@sosdd51
@sosdd51 5 лет назад
This is why I loved working for Headstart a preschool Children Program. Their Hug's, their play, their questions all come from their honesty, had no boundary. I think back and still laught.
@margaretshade2396
@margaretshade2396 10 лет назад
Tony, thank you so much for sharing your observations with such aloha. One of the most humane, gentle, and wise TED talks I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot)!
@TonyPeterson94
@TonyPeterson94 10 лет назад
Thank you, Maggi! I'm hoping we can start a conversation.
@sheree7053
@sheree7053 4 года назад
When I was a young kid I used to refer to the cream colour pencil as 'skin' colour. I had a friend correct me saying 'but that's not my skin colour.' I made sure to never use that term again. I always thought it weird and frustrating that so many 'white people' wanted to have more tanned skin yet looked down on those who were dark skinned.
@onceinawhile7
@onceinawhile7 4 года назад
Being dark skinned and tan are very different
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 4 года назад
Be nice of people noted a lot of people DON'T tan. Some got harassed for not laying in the sun in the 70s and 80s. Funny to see them all looking like raisins and prunes now (see Florida).
@murdahmammiez
@murdahmammiez 4 года назад
@@onceinawhile7 what is the difference
@aprilhowellyoung5846
@aprilhowellyoung5846 4 года назад
Remember the "flesh" colour in crayons? That was scary.
@joanalima7456
@joanalima7456 4 года назад
I am white with a tan skin and I get some people asking why I want to change my skin color because my parents are whiter but I don’t tan that much and my natural skin is tan I don’t understand why some people can’t understand there are different shades.(I’m not American but most of the hate about my skin tone has come from American white people)
@brandystephens3112
@brandystephens3112 4 года назад
I love this Ted talk .... 2020 needs to hear this again
@suzannefinne7170
@suzannefinne7170 3 года назад
And 2021
@susanlbk
@susanlbk 3 года назад
2021 definitely needs to hear this especially in our schools.
@kahmaarwiley6903
@kahmaarwiley6903 2 года назад
White people only like docile blacks. It makes you feel safe huh?
@brandystephens3112
@brandystephens3112 2 года назад
@@kahmaarwiley6903 wtf 😳 you need help
@dsims5457
@dsims5457 2 года назад
And 2022!
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