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I love seeing young people pushing back on these stereotypes. I was a kid in late 80s/ early 90s and I got a lot of that crap too. I never doubted my own blackness but was teased for speaking clearly and using "SAT" words. Keep pushing brother. We do not have to be defined by other peoples low expectations of us. If you love to read, and love words, explore that and enjoy that. To hell with the ignorant clowns that demand you dumb yourself down to their level.
The stereotypes are being pushed mostly by our peers though and it's been going on for multiple generations already. And it actually does impact things, it's not like it just stops or can be ignored. I saw a video the other day of a black kid who knew how to DJ Hip hop pretty well, he was like 14-16 years old on the news and he was good. Someone commented "Yeah that's how you empower the community" by what? getting into Rap and hip hop? come on man. Nobody says this about Black Surgeons, lawyers, Scientist, Philosophers, Economist who become known they don't go 'Wow you're really empowering the community" but if it's some hood crap, everybody on it. And what boggles my mind is, let's says, a black kid could have a dream to Snow board for example, his peers and even parents will say "That's some white crap" or push him towards another route instead feeling "Black people don't do that" and then decades later, we will complain 'Why they ain't many black snow boarders" and then say 'it must be racism" No negro it's YOU.
It's no different than how white people wouldn't listen to awesome music back in the 30s "because it's black". why go on a hunger strike if no one cares? don't deprive yourself of life out of spite.
@@Tefezilla It's a common stereotype that is applied to sections of the poor, but it is used a lot with black ppl. It is good if you don't get the reference
@@sunMMVIII stereotypes are true for a reason. It makes me sad in my neighborhood basically all black people play deafening rap music in their cars, wear sagging pants, speak in gangsta talk, and lots of graffiti everywhere.
This man just casually made a video that every young black child and young adult that has a vocubulary larger than 3 syllable words needs on speed dial. Summed it up perfectly man, thank you
Being smart in a majority black school as a lightskin sucks, it hurts seeing how illiterate my peeps are, hell i have to tell them " No, France isnt in Asia " and seeing them not know simple words like "Erosion" It hurts man, although I dont get shamed for it, I just want a day where people have the same kind of TYPICAL Intelligence a person would have. US Education has failed.
I've been told I "act white" numerous times because I talk properly and don't only listen to "black people music" and watch "black people shows". I've never even heard those terms before moving to where some of my family lives. They introduced those terms to me. It honestly annoyed me when they said I acted white like what does that even mean? Lol
8 billion people on the planet, 100s of different cultures and races, and I'm supposed to behave in a way that someone else wants me to? No lol that's slave shit. You take a baby from Nigeria and raise it in Toronto, he or she will sound and act like the people in Toronto, not Nigeria.
@@OneRandomVictory Wow, with those and Miles Morales I genuinely never realized how often black characters are given lightning powers. I don't have a problem with it, because I think lightning powers are some of the best, but like.... Why, though? 😆
Been in this camp my entire life. It warms me to see fellow black americans speak with eloquence and diction. I used to get clowned and told that I "Talk white". Getting dissed for speaking basic english? The bar we set for ourselves is so low, like "in hell" low.
It's kinda on both sides too. I'm considered white, even though i'm more native, and had a high chance of being born black. Growing up i was around mostly black groups and the culture. So when i even sound a bit black people accused me of acting black. But it's technically my culture too, how am i acting?
@VorxDargo Half mexican/half white here, and this rings so damn true. Dad stepped out when I was a baby so I have no connection to my white side, I was born and raised in mexican culture. Yet at 26 yrs old I still have to be careful where I decide to speak spanish outside of the home....shits fucked.
For real man. It's ignorant. I'm black and enjoy talking proper, having intelligent conversations, and just learning. With most hood dudes I been around growing up I had countless of ignorant comments being made just because of how properly I spoke. Maybe becuase I want better and looked up to my Dad? It's really sad for real.
I like how thats true despite all the southern white people that sound exactly like southern black people in the way they articulate themselves. its just racism toward black people, whenever its the same situation, the black version is the negative, and the white version, (hillbilly, redneck sounding), gets ignored, not even mentioned how they dont sound smart at all.
What I love is he didn’t overplay ‘acting white’. Like sometimes these types of videos overplay the ‘persona’ of ‘acting white’. (Usually over playing acting ‘proper’). But the fact this all started from one longish word, true comedy. One person asked me if I ‘knew I was black’ because I read a lot and apparently black people don’t read as much as I do. I was like, wtf?
Even if they were going overboard, our language is too imprecise in a way that hurts us in the long run. I've gotten all variations of "acting white" as praise and criticism. As I think about it more, I find both angles even less acceptable.
That's funny, because I didn't know what manga was until I got introduced by a black friend. Also, I never heard of Raising Cane's... I guess it must be an American only type of thing. I'm pretty sure it doesn't beat Popeyes anyways.
I genuinely dont understand these types of comments. By saying someone acts white you're just making stereotypes and expectations for how black people should act. Which just makes more trouble for us in the long run.
I love this. My foster brother made straight A's in school and people said he was acting white. I remember it bothered him a bit. Well, he's an engineer for Alaska Airlines now and makes a very good living for himself and his family. We couldn't be prouder of him. I love you, Rodney.
@@theofrostos1282 he’s trying to prove a point that is relevant to this video. That a smart black man like his bro Rodney shouldn’t have been mocked when he was a young kid bc now he’s doing great things. Why u gotta find an issue in a good, relevant story? See you’re the one that’s making no sense
This is actually an excellent example of why black students struggle academically. Anytime a black person shows any level of deep thinking or intelligence other black people come in to shut them down. People need to bolster people, not try and dumb them down.
I actually learned about this in my teacher training. So sad...as if there's not already enough obstacles to success in life, we have to create our own. I really hope I can find ways to inspire my black students to reach for the stars free from fear when I have my own classroom one day.
For context, I’m a white dude from Europe and this video and comment section makes me speechless. 100% culture shock. Like, why do people disrespect others and segregate themselves willingly just because of skin pigmentation? I’m sorry for every person that has to deal with this, I hope that this shit someday will be a despicable relic of the past. 🙏
There was this video from 1989, I think you can find it on the reel black RU-vid channel. This man was talking to high schoolers and said that “you can be smart or you can be popular as a young black person, our people won’t let us be both” realest shit I’ve ever heard in my life
This is partially associated with the concept of “crabs in the barrel”. Where, in case any crab attempts to climb out the hood, others will pull him down out of jealousy and enforcement of self approval.
Speaking as a creative/artistic person, I've learned that no matter what color, our personality type HATES being put inside a box. I think we are rebellious by nature and we hate when normies try to tell us how to think, act or speak. We don't want to be like you, we just want to be ourselves, and we always find a way to express that.
"...Only white people teleport! Black people, we got electricity powers!" Black Lightning, Black Vulcan, Storm, Static Shock, Volt, and the entire village hidden in the Clouds have entered the chat Edit: Yes, I now know that It's just "Static". Multiple people have pointed it out in the replies already guys
I've been called an Oreo because I... -read literature -articulate myself on a higher level than most Americans -have actual manners -listen to classical music I'm getting very irritated by these stereotypes
@@user-ij6py2zi9b same. I’ve been told I sound white before. It sucks man. You’re clowned in the black community for wanting to be a an educated, high class individual. Smh
This hit me to my soul... This entire video, hit every point that annoyed me so much growing up. Speaking properly, listening to different music, not wearing the same type of clothes, not liking the same type of shows and video games, all of that leads to the "acting white" statement. And it just made me feel like an outcast among my own people. For a long time I didn't even have like a group of black friends because of it. It really sucked. But I didn't change and ironically enough a lot of the things I got outcasted for is popular now. So I found my group eventually. Just sucks that people in the black community can really be like this sometimes...
Right on! I’ve dealt with the same throughout school going into adulthood. Don’t adjust yourself to fit anyone else’s expectations of who they want you to be.
I remember the very first time I got told, "you talk white" back when I was in middle school, felt like I got hit by a semi-truck and I remember trying to be more "black" just so I don't get mocked by my own peers. As I got older, I realized how self-destructive that state of mind was and just did what made me happy in the end, now whenever someone says that to me, I immediately cut them out of my life, don't have the time or the patience to entertain that nonsense
@@Medieval1-1 the sad and rather dangerous part is, if anyone, regardless of color, calls it out, you immediately become a target and depending on what type of school you went to, teachers would join in on the campaign. Happened to me twice and to say my parents were pissed would be an understatement. I can go on for eons about this topic but between this video and the comment section, it does warm the soul knowing I'm not the only one who experienced this and is willing to call it out
Yeah. It’s the fact that people like us tend to try to fit in instead of solidifying ourselves as the proper expression of our culture. That’s where people like us go wrong. I’ve never had that problem, but a lot of folks do. Thus making us the minority because we fear being outspoken just to adhere to what it means to be “black” (which in the long run means absolutely nothing. ) Speaking ignorantly wasn’t a black thing. That came from the British who had Hold in the south. Once black ppl were freed we sought out education and the desire to be more astute. Our culture became sophisticated and then we made hip hop popular, ultimately making ignorance and delinquency the predominant representative of our cultural expression.
So relatable, heard too many times black people telling I was acting white or that i was fake black person only because i didnt have the same center of interests
This hits home so hard for me. Black people growing up called me all sorts of names like this. "You're hella proper" was their favorite ones. Being Half Black, It made me lose interest in hanging out with black people who all thought the same thing. So you nailed this perfectly.
I'm sure White people spoke of how articulate you were or how well you've expressed yourself or how intelligent you were. We really can't escape judgement.
@@nicoleraheem1195 It was a concept that stuck with me my whole life and even though I'm not surrounded by those neighborhoods I went to school in, the tone and the teasing behind it, just did not sit well with me and made me seek acceptance elsewhere away from Black people as a whole. Most non-black people I grew up didn't mind how I spoke or how I presented myself. So when I hear others having the same issue - it just reminds me of what happened.
Very relatable. I've never understood it. You don't like black people being stereotyped but you don't want anyone with black skin to act differently than the stereotypes.
I'm not sure if it's part of trying to keep each other down or because they don't act a certain way or dress a certain way. But I have heard somebody say stop talking White I thought it was really messed up that was just the way he talked he didn't sound like a redneck or anyting he was just well spoken had a very good vocabulary and fully enunciated words I can't put my finger on it maybe because I can't even fathom what it was going through their head when they said that
Spot on, bro. I used to get clowned on just because I talked normal and actually did my schoolwork. Now, looking back all those people are failures and I don’t know why I ever wanted to associate with them in the first place
As a Mexican, I feel the same way when an older hispanic person calls me a "coconut" (brown on the outside but white on the inside) for having a degree and having a job as a computer tech. It's like I was suppose to be a highschool dropout and work on cars. I can't help that my mom was intelligent enough to marry someone in the Air Force and had me raised on a military base. It's simple, I'm Mexican because my family is from Mexico.
I gotchu. Had to tell off my mom and auntie for telling my cousin that he should do medical field things being Filipino and i said fuck that he can do what ever he wants. He now does media for a company in Japan 👍🏾
when i was 15 i told my mother i was depressed , she said "stop talking like a white person" 😠 what does that have to do with skin color ? some people just need to move forward with the time . and i'm not just talking about older generations , many young people today say the most backward stuff , like they were born in the 50's too.
I'm not black myself (European-Asian mix, if anyone's curious), but I went to a public middle school that was predominantly black. I never related well to most of my peers, since I came from a relatively privileged background, did well academically, and liked nerdy things (SciAm, video games, Yugioh/MTG, anime, and the works). My friend group back then was extremely small- myself, two Asian kids, a white kid, and a black kid. We would get picked on a lot by our classmates for some reason. The black kid in our group (I'll call him X) was into pretty much all of the same things that I was, and we would spend our lunch periods reading Game Informer (remember that?) together or talking about the latest in tech (smartphones were on the rise, and computer processors were starting to get really good). It always surprised me when the other black kids would tell X that he was acting white, just because he enunciated in a certain way, or liked certain things. I remember once when X said that he didn't like Jordan shoes because they seemed overpriced, and the aesthetic wasn't his style. One of our classmates told X that he wasn't allowed to call himself black anymore because all black people are supposed to like Jordans. X and I used to hang out at the school library during our lunch periods a lot too, and when another of our classmates saw, he laughed and said, "what kind of n__ga goes to the fucking library?" I never really understood why X was belittled by his peers for being polite, well-spoken, and intelligent. And looking down on his interests was terribly rude. His parents were supportive, but his classmates were not, and I never got that. I suppose it doesn't matter much in hindsight xD X and I can laugh at the people who used to bully us. A few of our former classmates are homeless or jobless, and one is in literal prison. Most of them have failed to make anything of themselves. X, meanwhile, is a mechanical engineer, and I'm a doctor. So we won in the end.
Bro I relate so much to this, somehow using normal sentences and being polite automatically makes me a white person. Like no, it just shows that my parents raised me right for fucks sake.
Exactly. And saying we act white just creates stereotypes for how we should act. And it just goes back to the glorification of hood and ghetto culture. There's no shame in living that lifestyle because that's how life is treating you, but there's no reason to glorify or actively seek that lifestyle. And saying things like that just contributes to it.
Yo I struggled with this my ENTIRE CHILDHOOD. Now as an adult at almost 30, I still feel a moderate amount of estrangement thanks to trauma but I've been fortunate to have found so many other Black people that think and act like me. There's more than one way to be Black, y'all.
People get mad at me when I say I don't listen to some big musicians like Drake or Beyoncé or Li'l Wayne and I'm like, "... Okay? Not everybody has to like an artist?"
Bruv, I felt this! My whole childhood I caught shit for reading a book and doing my homework and speaking in complete sentences. As if being educated was a "Whites Only" thing. Honestly, that crap back then still affects me and my social behaviors now, 30-40 years later.
Dude I am not black but that sounds like toxic behaviour, putting down other black people because they are speaking articulately, focusing on education, liking to read books and shit! Maybe, this plays a part in why there are less black people in tertiary education amongst other factors!
@@psychedelictacos9118 It's not just a black thing, though. "Eggheads" give white people an inferiority complex too. And then there's the racist trope that all Asians are math wizards and are always successful. It's almost like people are people and shouldn't be treated like a representative of their stereotypes. lol
When I was in school there was a black guy in our class named Ben. Dude was one of the top students and because of his name and his grades he was always called “the whitest black dude”.
Being told one of my classmates in middle school (also black, also accused of not being black enough) was more black than me because she “talks about pimps and hoes and stuff” is one of my core memories 🥲🫠😂
Don't sweat it. When you get out of school and into the world you'll see there are many of us "white talking" black people out here. It's really simply being educated but the uneducated fools that make those comments can't seem to figure out that it has nothing to do with color. You'll leave those other kids behind and go on to make something of yourself and they'll still be on the block. Keep doing your thing.
Keep studying kid. I promise that in 20 years, you’ll have a nice a job, a wife and a home. Those who bully you will 99% serve a sentence. Stay true to yourself and become the best version of yourself no matter what the people around you say. Soon enough you’ll be big enough to be able to change the environment. ❤️❤️❤️
This kinda touched me. Out of three different black groups of friends I tried to be apart of, I left three because I was too white for them. May actually send this to the next one if it happens again. Although, if I think really hard, it may legit be the Raising Cane's.
I get Oreo comments from strangers but what makes me the most mad is when my family says shit like “you wanna be Asian or something?” Because I’m deep into a lot of anime, kdrama, and Kpop.
This happened to me as a kid. I thought I was over it until one of my teenage students asked me why I talked “white”. It triggered the heck outta me, but I tried to answer them as best I could without losing my integrity (and my job)😂
Im old enough now to not want to sound like white people because ive met so many of them that sounded just as dumb as any black person ive ever spoken too, when you are young you can think such racist things because your scope is tiny, when you get old and travel and meet people, that racist shit is just a choice.
Taking this even a step further, I've been watching some videos about African nations from after their days of being colonized and a lot of them fail due to stupid in-fighting, your clan isn't as good as my clan, blah, blah. They had the ability to rise up to be better and just squandered it over petty shit, leading to things like dictators and genocide, instead of getting along and being strong together. So fucking stupid and heartbreaking.
I’m glad that someone made a video about this, growing up I was always estranged from my family members because I “act white” I never really knew what that meant till later on when I got to high school and my friends said I was the whitest black person they ever met. Those comments really made me feel self conscious so I tried to “act and talk black” but I wasn’t comfortable with cussin or limiting my diction and word choice so now I’m back to being the same old me but I always just say that I was raised in an environment that promotes good speaking skills and pursuing knowledge but I’m still black. I can’t pull a Michael Jackson and change skin color what I’ve got is what I’ve got and I’m happy to be me. So thank you for making a video like this man I appreciate it
As a mexican who doesn't "act mexican" with a black roommate who says people tell him he "doesn't act black", yeah it just feels like it marks you forever as an outsider.
I'm white but grew up in a mixed neighborhood and went to a school that was predominantly black. I had a couple very good black friends that would get shunned by their peers for "acting too white" and hanging out with me. It's really fucking sad and made me upset even in grade school because it just further perpetuates these incredibly harmful/racist stereotypes that black people can't be educated or like different music.
@@flixs1353 They who must bully to assert their strength are the weakest people. True strength comes in the form of allies, friendships, and mutual respect. Unless we're talking foreign policy, then a bit of the old ultra-violence typically suffices lol.
@@flixs1353 bro no they shouldn't lol they aren't nerds for hanging put with a white dude, and nerds ingenerally shouldn't be bullied it's been proven time and time again that bullying doesn't make you stronger, especially when there isn't anything wrong with being a nerd This mf deadass said "that's how society should work bullying the weak" thinking he's right, the weak should be helped not bullied
@@flixs1353 you sound like an absolute weirdo trying to sound tough on RU-vid. You’ve had RU-vid for 7 years so you must be a little older. Why you so weird acting cool on RU-vid bud?
@@flixs1353 Hot damn you're so cool I could hear my neighbor orgasm just from me reading your post. This primo alpha male ass pseud can't even hit a punctuation mark but talks like he's bootleg Conan the Barbarian with the "bullying the weak is how society should work". I bet you had lots of the sex bro, you total badass.
I've always enjoyed your comedy and content, I think it's obvious to anyone that you're an intelligent dude. You bring sensitive topics and points across so well without hurting anyone, it's actually amazing. What you said made so much sense that I think anyone could understand.
I've never understood how anyone- especially another black person- could say I sound white. In my head I always go "so what you're saying is that black people sound uneducated and so when I speak like I actually read and graduated high school that makes me sound like a white person?". For everyone that's ever told someone that, do you not realize you're insulting their/your ethnicity?
@@mildlycurious8333 because the stereotypes in USA go like this: White = literate Black = illiterate Yellow = good at math Brown = good at science Red =
Wow this is too accurate, it hurts. I got made fun of so much when I was younger, both by my white and black peers all throughout school. Being told that I “acted white” really affected me and how I interacted with people. I was already shy, and being made fun of for loving to learn and talking properly was very demoralizing….
I wonder if people were punished in the old days for talking like northern whites. Southern whites and blacks sound pretty much alike. Uppity was a word used and comes to mind. I hope you at some point found benefit from being who you are. Unfortunately, the English language is steeped in 'the craft'. In order to say what you mean in the language spoken; one should speak it the way the rules say. Otherwise, you may have trouble getting things to happen the way you want them to. Changing the pronunciations changes the outcome of the 'spell cast' or so it seems. I don't know if accents matter. So, saying what you mean to say according to the rules as well as the words you choose could possibly affect outcome... maybe... at least in some circles. Blessings
This is me exactly. Except it wasn't just peers, it was also friends and family too. There is nothing like almost everyone you know and forced to be around demoralizing you for being yourself.
I was called an "Oreo" (black on the outside white on the inside) by my cousin because I don't like listening to rap and r&b since I personally believe the songs are negative. So this skit really hits home.
So many of us have been there. It’s hard to express, because who can you talk to about it? A white person won’t get it, and you are worried another black person will either shrug you off for worrying or agree with the person who made the comment in the first place.
You're right about that a lot of rap is pretty negative but there is some out there that are the complete opposite, try listening to "Soul of Freedom feat. Cise Star"
When I was a kid and I got super into reading, my mom and grandmother stopped taking me to the library because I was acting white, apparently. I know now that most of my family didn't really want me to succeed. I don't know why; maybe it's because I became an atheist and they are religious. Maybe they were jealous or mad at me because I liked science. But the term 'acting white' really fucked me up as a kid.
Glad I got recommended something like this. hearing this from my parents after they found out about my serious mental struggles, it’s refreshing to hear my own thoughts voiced to me
they don't understand that they'll say I'm tired of everybody think black people can't speak right or we're ignorant then turn around and tell a black person they act white in the same breath make it make sense
When I was workin at McDonalds, there was a lotta black people I worked with and they all called me white for my name, the way I act, music I like way I talked, etc. You tellin me a nigga has to be a walking stereotype to be black?
I feel this on a spiritual level I listened to metal and read comics/manga I remember being told I could relate well to the white in British literature class
I love the meta humor about his whole life being a skit. X,D It also kinda raised a philosophical question about to what degree we do or don't define a person by their actions. It's kinda like when people want to argue someone is a good or bad person but their actions are constantly to the contrary of that. Makes me think of the quote or concept about habits eventually becoming/defining character. And then throughout the video I was absolutely just cracking up and cheering as he went the heck off. That definitely reminds me of myself when I get worked up, LOLLL. The bits about letter limit and also whether his friend is supposed to be the required archetype he must channel were some of my absolute favorite bits. Especially the letter bit, ha. And then that ending? Priceless, LOL.
Yeah its like the saying "Dont judge a book by its cover but by the contents within". Ive never had a problem if someone said i acted different but that was just because i didnt give a dam what others think this is how i am and im not changing for anyone just like how i dont try to change others i might try to change their way of thinking at times but never who they are. And just to be on the safe side im talking about bad thoughts like killing, disparaging others for no reason, basically things that not okay with the law or morally bankrupt.
Come to think of it, the ending was a really nice little nod to the fact that there is an aspect where it kinda makes sense because there are general cultural patterns and differences and stuff that definitely pop up. Heck, you tend to notice that sometimes in Hollywood media where they'll have Black characters but they'll just feel like carbon copies of the White ones, and the way they behave, especially stuff like how parents and children interact, doesn't feel very true to or realistic for Black (Diaspora) American culture. Like kids' getting to mouth off a certain way or do schitt like having food fights. Of course, not all White American parents would tolerate that ish either, trust and believe. 😂😂 But there are still larger patterns you tend to see across different communities. So the restaurant bit was cool to include, because it wouldn't be fair to act like there's NOTHING to any of that. Seriously, even Black people who get labeled as White-acting themselves will look at certain behaviors and be like, "Okay, NAH. WHO RAISED YOUR ALLEGEDLY BLACK AZZ?" XD
@@AhsokaJackson Yeah, it miiiiiight be more ok to say things like this for benign details, but our language is often too imprecise for details/behaviors that feed superiority/inferiority narratives
"I had a dream that my children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" Meanwhile a lot of black people to other black people (according to a lot of comments, I'm not black myself) bruh why aren't you acting more black?
I went to college and have a good vocabulary. Some of my less educated friends will sometimes mock me for using a word they don’t understand. Same thing as this video
This is so accurate. I was that kid that would read books religiously growing up so I learned all sorts of words. The amount of times people, even my own family members, who would make fun of me for "acting white" was so damn annoying. I would literally just say worlds like "contemplate" and they would think I thought I was better than them despite me saying multiple times that just because I read a lot does not mean I am automatically smart. One time my uncle interrupted me doing homework to ask what the temperature was outside. I was about two or three degrees off with my guess because I'm not a fucking human thermometer. I just knew it was cold. Man literally sat there, laughed at me then said "see, you are not as smart as you think" and called me a dumbass. Some family members acted surprised when I told them I have self-esteem issues. Because, in their minds, "smart" people can't have low-self esteem and black people can't feel depressed. I will never get these people. edit: removed extra word
"see, you are not as smart as you think". Damn, the level of ignorance in that sentence is just so high. And telling it to your own nephew... I don't know man.
I got second-hand pain just from reading this. People will be jealous of your knowledge and/or intelligence regardless of skin colour, I can tell you that... so many people with inferiority complexes.
I remember I worked with a really nice girl, and she had a high pitch voice and talked very well, and she was helping a customer out and the guy asked her “that’s your real voice?” I’ll just say I guess you could say her voice didn’t match what she looked like, but it was still rude for that guy to do that, and it obviously effected her she got angry about it. It’s the same with people saying white people act black it’s like wait a minute, a white guy could grow up in a black neighborhood with black friends his whole life, that stuff is going to reflect on him as a person that’s a cultural and has to do with environment not he’s trying to be black. It’s such an odd stance to have.
I'm white and from lousiana. Its like people have almost given me a complex that my accent is too strong or if I'm around black people I don't know they will think I'm doing that thing some white people do around black people when they try to connect with them by talking different (or I'll be viewed like the character the other commenter mentioned that say I'm blacker than you are lol. The fact I really love soul music and other parts of black culture adds to that I think) I try not to think too much about it but I've had moments of thinking about taking speech therapy. I feel like people make a lot of assumptions about me based off my voice... Sometimes I even make a conscious decision to speak in like a "phone voice" but then I feel so fake about doing it and like when my real voice comes out again people will think that's my fake voice. Anyway thanks for letting me rant about that lol.
RU-vid algorithm showed me this video a year after it came out, but this video showed me my childhood decades after I left it. I didn't wear baggy/saggy clothes as a kid/teen. I made good grades. Didn't know the latest rap music. Annunciated my words. Was into anime before it was cool (AKA added onto the stereotype) for black people to be into it. Was called things like Whitey, Oreo, the whitest black guy, etc. Before, I would just take it. Just say I'm not white. Now I've gotten to the point in life where any time I hear that ignorance (whether directed at me or not) I call it out for the racism it is. Saying that all black people have to look and act the same way or else they're not black, saying that to be smart and educated or speak proper English or to watch anything other than major sports and BET is only for white people, etc. is simply racist. So yeah, like many others in the comments, this video definitely hits home for me, too.
I witnessed something extremely similar to this at work. One of the new guys graduated from University of Michigan and is very articulate. The other black guys openly roasted him until he started speaking ebonics around them. It was quite sad to watch him struggle with this, because no man should ever be ashamed of his college education.
FUCKING THANK YOU! My family is Jamaican and we're first generation...if my parents spoke Jamaica patios in the workplace, they'd fire you on the SPOT for not "speaking proper" in the 80s and 90s in white America, so by extension, my sis and I spoke "proper' in school in such...YEARS of being called white because of it. It's just words! What, you think the police is gonna call me a white man because I know how to flip the dialogue from urban to cooperate? We tryna SURIVE out here man! This black on black shit needs to end.
@@Mona-.- There's nothing wrong with being white. But being called "white" when you aren't can be very alienating. I've been called white for being successful academically, for not impregnating a girl before I turned 20, for having a vocabulary that extends beyond profanities and racial slurs, for holding some conservative values, for being lighter skinned. But white people would never, ever accept me as "white". That doesn't upset me; I don't expect them to. What can be disheartening is being turned away and dismissed by people of my own race and ethnic background simply because I prefer to conduct myself in a particular manner.
Being a black nerd raised in white suburbia 80s & 90s I swear everyday I was told I act/talk white. Mostly by family members who grew up in differently. This skit was great man and hit home personally! I'm sending this video to all my damn Uncles who got on me for watching Love Hina instead of playing basketball 😂
Trust me on this man, Hood\Urban Black vs Country Black vs Suburban Black vs Rich Black vs African Black vs Caribbean Black vs UK Black we all got differences! Mostly where you grew up dictates "culture" but you can get disconnected or blended real quick when you around different cultures. I grew up in hood and now middle class but yes I got them B'RED Jordan 11's with the B'RED Jordan Shoe bag to match plus.. another pair in red so it stays with you bro! I died when he said he gonna buy 2 pairs cause that's exactly what I did !!🤣🤣
"Every black person can't be black." The irony in that line is underrated. (Remember the episode of Fresh Prince when Carlton read the frat brother for saying he wasn't black enough? That was so good.)
@@maxstrike3022 the nigga wears polo shirts N turtle necks , likes only white women Talks as such. So what I’m saying is he is not culturely black jus his skin being black is more than a skin color that’s why it can be that one white person were well Be like “oh he black” “or he get a pass” Jus joking but really not
I'm mixed, black mother, white father. Grew up in the suburbs listening to metal and punk music. Went to the city one day wearing a metallica tshirt with my mom and had a bunch of thugged out dudes telling my mom I was white washed and she should be ashamed. Shits sad man.
This is something I always thought: why the fuck should you listen to only rap and other subgenres of it just because you're black? It's like, dammit. The number of black people I know who listen to and enjoy metal are counted on their fingers. It's amazing that something as simple as a genre of music creates an environment of problems around a lot of people's lives. It's stupid. Keep enjoying the genres you like, because that's what matters 🤘.
@espguitarist13 I grew up in the hood as a kid my mom black and my dad also black, wrestling is what drew me in to rock music and metal eventually hip-hop and rap became a thing but not until many years later, a good friend of mine opened the door to other types of music such as Linkin Park, Tristania, and Disturbed just to name a few, but have always stuck to who I am I just been told I act "White" or sound "White" which is annoying when we are just trying to be ourselves, it's not our fault if we express it differently than what people want us to be
Also, it would ironic of them considering that Black people invented Rock and Roll which lead to Metal. Black folks, seriously, y'all need own your shit!
Feel like I had this happen in reverse, I grew up around a lot of older black men & anytime I had any type of expression of what was deemed “white” I was immediately shamed for it. This shit hit close, real close.
When I was married (was!) I would read on my days off. One day he came over next to me and began poking me in the sides, giggling. It hurt. I politely asked he not do that. But he kept at it. Kept asking him to stop. Finally he poked, it hurt too much and I said please, will you stop antagonizing me! Well! He stood up in a huff! "Im tired of you using big words trying to make me feel stupid!" What word? Antaagonize? Its just a word? Well now i was in trouble. Me just being me was making him feel inadequate, and i was supposed to change. Thats what they mean when they say you sound white. Insecurities.
Man I feel this.. As a light skinned black man who went to an all white school, all the kids there said I acted white cause I pronounced my words and didn’t dress or “look black.” Later went to an HBCU and half the dudes there said the exact same thing. I swear no one knows what being black even means anymore…
I was in middle school i the 90s... and they did the same shit back then. and I'm not light skinned. Sooooooo yeaaa.. American culture is just very anti-intellectual
imo, if you are african american, you should just consider yourself american. i dont consider myself scottish american. i think its just another way the government is trying to keep poor people fighting.
I mean, you do have a white skinned, blonde haired avatar... and the name "SHIRO" literally translates to "white" in Japanese... So uh, guessing you're white 😂
I’ve had the same problems my entire 22 year life. My mom was military so I moved a lot and lived at a lot of diverse areas where there was a majority of one ethnicity. Typically the education available in those areas was better as a whole, so I learned a lot especially with grammar and proper sentences. The problems happened when I started going to more predominantly black schools. They would hear the way I talked, they would see how I held myself up dress wise, and even notice how I never said niga even though I was black and they would bully tf outta me for it. Hell even in my last years of HS sooo many people mainly black would call me an Oreo, or that I talked white like I’m sorry speaking properly equaled white in their eyes. Shit was and still is terrible sometimes when I meet new people and they automatically have stereotypes built into their from what they’ve seen on social media. Like sorry I’m not some ghetto black guy that sags his paints, and calls people niga every 10 seconds. Don’t even get me started with the music. I listen to everything but rap(some) and country. Mainly anime openings and I get roasted to high hell for that shit🤦🏾
You know...it reminds me of my Asian friends talking about being called a "banana" like they are white inside but appear Asian These kind of degrading and limiting nicknames drive me crazy, why create special words just to belittle people even more and make them feel like if they do not 90% conform to a group of people then they are not "really Asian" or "really Black" it's so dumb A person can be many things at the same time, objectovely a person is entity greater than social markers, even when we are raised a certain way, at a point its still within our choice to be ourselves and act a certain way They can be Black the way they want and Asian the way they want and White the way they want...it just goes back to being respected and giving respect regardless of their ethnicity amojng others Shouldn't be that complicated to be yourself Edit : English rookie mistakes
@@mochacup1868 Exactly. A white RU-vidr I used to watch gets abused by fools, rudely accusing him of "trying to be black" just because he cusses and uses London slang words like bruv in his videos. Like, no, bitch. That's the way a LONDON ROADMAN talks. Please stop stereotyping and generalizing us into your vague, narrowminded idea of how think a "proper black person" would act.
Anime openings are literally the best thing ever, and i'm black so don't listen to these ppl they're problamatic, my group of friends wouldn't roast me for listening to music that came from the heavens
I’m 45 years old, white and grew up in New Orleans. My dad was a school teacher in an elementary school. He would tell me stories from his day. Mind you this was in the late 80s but he said when a new black student would enroll and they were “not black enough” the black students would put the kids through hell. He said it was hard to watch.
I wonder what is the word for this type of behavior is. It is not isolated to just black and white and seems to hit a lot of other races as well. It is like people want to try and hold others back to a stereotype or something. Its like a "Oh your trying to be better then me". I also think there is a self hate part of it as well. I see some of my customers (I work on motorcycles) who tell me about a used bike they purchased and will say "Ohh I got a good deal I got it from a white guy so I know there is nothign wrong with it" I ask them to there face what difference does it make of the seller. Are you implying if you got it from a black person it would be lesser of a vehicle or a higher price?
It's a fact black people act different then white people black people made this stereotype themselves buddy by insulting the way white people act and calling people white boys millions of black people who grew up in slavery and passed there tongue onto the new generation so they act different then white people this is fact don't bring opinion into it your delusional
@Christian Rafiki Perez Kong Nope. It’s self hate passed down through generations. Having your humanity taken away does terrible things to the mind, like taking the hate thrown at you and justifying it. It took me years to realize that when I was called white, it had nothing to do with white people being bad, and everything to do with black people not being good enough. That sentiment isn’t new. It was put in black people centuries ago
Good point, well made. I mean, this is true for every race, religion, nationality, culture, social class, sub-culture, gender, sexuality etc. Nobody should be pigeonholed by one aspect of their existence or feel the need to adhere to stereotypes. We're all unique blends of different opinions, beliefs, likes, dislikes, talents, flaws etc. Just be yourself.
Sometimes they hit you with the mix up with “it’s the tone of your voice” when you ask them to explain to themselves when they call you that. I’m sorry I didn’t know all niggas had a “black” tone we should all default to. Someone please send me back to my manufacturer so that I can be corrected.
This, exactly. There's obviously people who have that tone and others who don't. And that's okay! This comment also reminds me of a few situations where people got upset at black voice actors for "not sounding black enough". Like, wtf is that supposed to mean?
@@0-Stars-MikiTune- It means that the VA's weren't using enough slang and/or chopped up words for the average viewer to easily code a character as a certain ethnicity. You know, Idiots not being fed enough stereotypical black behavior to feel comfortable with themselves rather than think that it's entirely possible that (shock and gap) black people might be able to form complete words and not talk like a half educated dullard all the time.
@@CryoJnik Yeah. Some of them really do think like that, don't they? "What? A black person not having a stereotypical accent or speech pattern? Blasphemy!"
Thanks for this. I'm black and felt ostracized for not acting "black" enough. I was always intimidated when I was around stereotypical black culture because there was NO WAY I could fit in. I don't have it in me, lol! My Mother (I love her and she meant this with love) innocently stated that you can often tell if a man is black or not by the way he walks, and I didn't have that walk, lol. I went to an all white school and wanted so bad to "be black". I tried to change my style of dress to be black. I realized I was idolizing black culture and people in an unhealthy way. I also remember a white guy asking me what my preference in women was and when I said black, he said he didn't think someone like me would be able to date black women. In short, thank GOD I'm finally breaking out of those toxic thought patterns. There will only be one me for all eternity; past, present, and future. So I am learning to love myself because I was created to be just the way I am. Love who you are. You are that way on purpose. Finally; learning to love myself has allowed me to see people more as individuals rather than stereotypes.
Everyone can talk the way they want to. The problem I have is when people accuse me of code switching. I like to make jokes and use accents. Everything I say is with love ,respect and humor. Why should I get accused of code switching if by a black guy that doesn't sound black???
The last sentence is how we end division. See people as individuals, not collectives. We’re all unique and that’s great. Will every person jive with another? No, but if we respect people on an individual level we can part ways in peace. I think there are times when a group is better than an individual, but it must be of voluntary association.
@@johnnygoodman2003 What is "code switching?" Are there people out there who try to shame you for acting differently around different groups of people? That is a thing literally everyone does.
Kinda crazy that people consider being well spoken or knowledgeable a white trait. That unintentional mental link has to be a big stumbling block for those who think in that way.
@@ZingoBananaaThats understandable though. Thats like calling someone korean when they're not. Walk up to someone who Chinese and call them Japanese and see what happens 😂. Just don't call someone something their nit because of your own assumptions about something simple.
@@futureelement924 It's not though, because now you're equating calling someone something they're not based on an assumption that might be a misunderstanding to calling someone something they obviously are not as an insult. I'm assuming out of good faith you used the chinese to japanese comparison because it's a rude thing that some westeners just assume or don't care too much about the difference, and not comparing being oblivious to nationality as being the same as using race as an insult. Imagine if white people acted that weird to being called black.
I’m half Colombian and Dominican, and recently I’ve been called white washed just because I have good grades, my skin is “too pale”, or bc I don’t speak Spanish. This really pisses me off and I even start to question myself. I feel as if I have to act or dress a certain way. I even question whether or not I deserve to be in the advanced classes that I worked so hard for just bc of the stereotype that, and I’ve heard “No way Hispanics can be smart” I’m only in middle school, and just when I was starting to become proud of my ethnicity (bc before I wasn’t), I all the sudden get called white washed. Even by some of my friends. But I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s frustrated. I’m so glad that I found this video and I also got a ton of laughs from it, so thank u!!! :)
I am Colombian, it reminds me of when I moved to Bogotá and people were surprised because I was from the coast, but my skin tone was very white, I was an introvert, I did not like music from that region and I was diligent in my studies. Some of the smarter ones got mad at me because I was catching up with them and that wasn't "normal".
I'm glad someone finally spoke on this topic. I'm a mixed person who likes to write. My dad also likes to write and we both like using words like melancholy. As a result were both called white, although neither of us are one. Growing up I've had issues fitting in as a mixed person who acts corny and "white" and I've seen that other mixed people's solution was to act cool or "black". But I am neither, I just like being myself. Skin color is just that you don't have to only act by stereotypes of what your race goes by.
This is one of those topics that enrage me but because I’m white im not allowed to say anything. The number of times I’ve seen my biracial and black baby sisters called coconut, Oreo and other racist crap, is beyond ridiculous. Like they are supposed to be ashamed they speak proper English becuase of their skin color. And of course when o get mad pop off at the mouth……angry racist white guy.
I’ve noticed that mixed people often have insecurities with identity issues and sometimes try to prove their blackness by overcompensating. Sean king, Colin Kaepernick and Jussie Smollet are all trying to be black messiahs, but I have a feeling it’s a projection of an internal struggle they are having. Everyone should love who they are and find peace. Happiness comes from surrounding yourself like minded people who love and accept you for who you are, pretending to be something to find acceptance just builds resentment and misery.
As an American born Puerto Rican we experience the very same thing. It’s very annoying. I’ve learned to just embrace who I am not try to fit in whatever box people want to put you in to. Wonderful video
