Asia Jackson and Anthea Asmah react to "Anti-Blackness in Filipino Culture"

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We sat down with Asia Jackson, creator of the #MagandangMorenx campaign, and Anthea Armah to talk about anti-blackness. Reacting to our episode of “How do we unlearn Anti-Blackness in Filipino Culture?”, they share their experiences with racial aggressions, skin whitening, and the harmful effects of colorism. They also explore the history behind colorism in the Philippines (especially towards Indigenous Filipinos), its connection to spanish colonialism, and how blackness shouldn’t be associated with class. In this One Down Reacts, we explore this topic even more and would love to know what you think. Let us know in the comments below the next video you want us to react to!
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0:00: Asia Jackson and Anthea Armah react to Anti-Blackness in Filipino Culture
0:56: Experiencing colorism from family and friends “Why is being dark bad?”
2:36: Talking Toxic Filipino Beauty Standards
4:09: Black Filipino identity and role models who embrace blackness
6:11: Reacting to comments from “How do we unlearn Anti-Blackness in Filipino culture”
7:56: Connection between Filipino colorism, classism, and Spanish colonization
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  • @cocoleen460
    @cocoleen4602 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate this so much! As a morena Filipina, growing up with my aunts and mom urging me to lighten my skin took such a huge toll on my self image and the way I feel about my own skin colour. Colourism, anti-blackness, and anti-indigeneity are definitely such crucial topics that needs to be discussed more among the Filipino community and the Filipino diaspora

  • @hallooos7585

    @hallooos7585

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s thanks to the Spanish brain washing our people to hate our skin, race, and other people that is in different shades of color, precolonial Philippines was one of the most accepting societies in the world along with other Southeast Asian societies until Europeans came and brainwashed and destroyed many of the societies in Southeast Asia

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    CHECK THE BOXER CODEX. This isn't about hating on black or African people. Lighter skin means that you don't work in the fields and that means you are richer than most, that's why it's glorified in the Philippines and in Asia. It's mainly about financial status. If you don't know, AFRICAN WOMEN are BURING THEIR SKIN by using WHITENING PRODUCTS. Go check the videos and articles about it online. Stop making it look like this mentality only exist in the Philippines or Asia.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    African women WHITENS their skin via WHITENING PRODUCTS after they got colonized by the Europeans. Filipinos today can get lighter skin just like how our Filipino ancestors got lighter skin in the BOXER CODEX by simply AVOIDING THE SUN.

  • @mariatheresa1995

    @mariatheresa1995

    6 ай бұрын

    It makes me angry and heartbreaking to see some of my countryman could be so hateful

  • @amyawakeandalive
    @amyawakeandalive2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for talking about this as more education on this topic is definitely needed out there, esp in the Philippines.

  • @Arterismos
    @Arterismos2 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU for correcting the misconception that colorism in the Philippines is only about classism, when the truth is it's always been tied to colonialism and racism.

  • @TatayK

    @TatayK

    3 ай бұрын

    The first thing you should do is to change your country's name. Are you still subjects of King (the colonizer) Phillips? You should show the world who you truly are instead of being some dead European kings subjects. Think about it, your sense of self worth should be tied with your national identity. Your name is tied to some weak failed ancient superpower, that is not even a world player anymore. Why would you want to be associated with your past oppressors. Look at other countries for examples.

  • @TatayK

    @TatayK

    3 ай бұрын

    Putin showed that Jesus and the disciples were Black. The European scam is now about to collapse. The lies that they propagated to fool nations is almost at an end. Time corrects all mistakes (the mistake was to believe the lies of the devil). Their time and their evil influences is almost to an end.

  • @TatayK

    @TatayK

    3 ай бұрын

    Love your beauty it shows that you are closely associated to God's first humans beings in Africa. We once ruled this planet and we will retake our rightful place once again.

  • @TatayK

    @TatayK

    3 ай бұрын

    Spain was once conquered by the Black Moors, now that they have a little power they are talking crap.😅

  • @softshell812
    @softshell8122 жыл бұрын

    The Bay Area where I live has so many Filipinos and mixed.. the colorism, texturism, and featurism is worrying.

  • @tacosovervatos3524

    @tacosovervatos3524

    2 жыл бұрын

    I 100% agree! I also live in the Bay Area and I think the celebration and the acknowledgment of the diverse communities, cultures, and ethnic heritage that the Bay was once infamous for, is now being used as a tool for non BIPOC to camouflage as a racially ambiguous person or to use reclaimed words and vocabulary to add to a false persona.

  • @rodrozil6544

    @rodrozil6544

    2 жыл бұрын

    Filipinos mix very much anyway

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why do you always target Asians when you talk about colorism when that same mentality exist in Africa? watch the videos about African women burning their skin by using WHITENING PRODUCTS. There's a lot of those online.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Light skin Filipinos already existed way before Spanish colonization. It's not about hating on Black or African people. That culture existed for thousands of years in Asia way before Europeans came here.

  • @cianoinky5786
    @cianoinky57862 жыл бұрын

    this video speaks so much and it just explains how the world today is impacting to our different races 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @StalkedByLosers
    @StalkedByLosers Жыл бұрын

    I'm Brazilian, raised in USA. I can totally relate with people not knowing what I am like you. I did my DNA and I'm ~20% Black and the rest is mixed European. I'm 6'0 and nice frame (people think i play ball but I'm just a nerd), with lighter skin (but still darker than white) and curly black hair. Here In the USA, I've been confused for Pacific Islander, in fact in college this girl was just literally after me (she was very beautiful) and I noticed she was big on Hawaii, wore Hawaiian stuff all the time. So talking to her, she says she was Hawaiian (probably Filipino born there now that I know more about that history) and I guess she thought I was Polynesian and was just enamored. She literally dropped me the moment she learned I was not that. Anyway, depending on where in the country I was, I have been confused for Mexican, Puerto Rican and black people think I'm a 'light skinned brotha' which I have been called several times (they aren't totally wrong). But I have to say, my lighter skin is attractive to the darker skinned crowd, so even the darker skinned folk have this anti-blackness as you say. BTW I married a dark skinned Filipina and we have a beautiful daughter. Everyone should be proud of who they are, and it shouldn't reflect badly on anyone else.

  • @rosev1107
    @rosev11072 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for mentioning the Filipino community in London... we exist too lol

  • @debrastorey4598
    @debrastorey45982 жыл бұрын

    This is so awesome

  • @babymonsterzxzx
    @babymonsterzxzx7 ай бұрын

    African Pilipina here thanks for this video

  • @gpl992
    @gpl992 Жыл бұрын

    Interstingly,the original people of the Phillipines were the Negritos or Aeta tribe who are related to the Black people of the island of New Guinea,Timor,Maluku,Fiji,and Australia in the Pacific!

  • @cielocavill25
    @cielocavill252 жыл бұрын

    I suddenly remembered about the Mestizos from Spanish Colonial Rule in our PH history class. They were referred to as children of Spaniards and Filipinos; and are placed in the middle of the social heirarchy because the "Indios" (referred to Filipinos) were seen to have undesirable uncivilized bloods as we engaged in polytheism compared to them (Christianity).

  • @pricilacortezoeur2654

    @pricilacortezoeur2654

    Жыл бұрын

    Philippines and México have so much in common with this topic!

  • @QWERTYUIOP-wu6ht

    @QWERTYUIOP-wu6ht

    Жыл бұрын

    Most of the mestizos in the Philippines are Chinese-Filipinos. It's very rare to see mestizos like those from the Zobel de Ayala clan who look more "European".

  • @cielocavill25

    @cielocavill25

    Жыл бұрын

    @@QWERTYUIOP-wu6ht I forgot if there exists another term for Fil-Chi individuals created by the Spaniards for the Sangleys were seen as inferior beings too. But I guess, the use of the term evolved during the Spanish Rule. As I remembered José Rizal is commonly described as a mestizo. Its interesting though how the language continually evolves along with history.

  • @cielocavill25

    @cielocavill25

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pricilacortezoeur2654 def agree, feels like were long-lost cousins! 😁

  • @lenaoblisen7818
    @lenaoblisen78183 ай бұрын

    You're both beautiful ladies.maganda

  • @laikacons
    @laikacons2 жыл бұрын

    As a light skinned filipina, I’ve always been sheltered from cultural biases

  • @King-lc4we

    @King-lc4we

    2 жыл бұрын

    is that why ur single

  • @Michaelhehe

    @Michaelhehe

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@King-lc4we why is being single bad?

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@King-lc4we Half of married people are single as well because half of them got divorced. Being single is normal. Get your facts right.

  • @DrunkPhotography
    @DrunkPhotography Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate this, and I realized that I have a privilege there being a good looking light, skinned Black, but my dark skinned buddy didn't get treated poorly, but people flocked to me and were very attentive to me, but not so much to him, in restaurants or anything in the service industry or guards. I can't say it's race/skin color mainly, you can't concretely prove it, but after I heard that certain historical heroes (European ones), who were not native to Philippines gets more love than the indigenous ones, that said all I needed to know. Not everyone thinks backwards, especially not younger people, but I know many who love to brag of their Spaniard lineage of their grand mothers, they have this mentality and white is right is how they live.

  • @Lexwin8923
    @Lexwin89237 ай бұрын

    Asia Jackson on that Assimilation bit about being mistaken for a Pacific Islander, not surprised because that's partly the origins of Pacific Islanders

  • @davidwelch3887
    @davidwelch38872 жыл бұрын

    Growing up in America, you fine it's tuff when you don't have to right skin color. When you're a black man you have try twice as hard to be successful. I've been in the Philippines and It's interesting how different people react to me. This just lets me know a little bit more about the culture. Interesting this is very interesting.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    You guys are acting like getting hated for having darker skin doesn't exist in Africa. Watch the videos about it here on KZread because there's a lot of them. Especially African women obsessing on WHITENING PRODUCTS.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Filipinos gets kidnapped and murdered in Africa just because of their ethnicity. Africa in general is more dangerous than the Philippines and Asia. Get your facts right.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not anti-black people. This mentality has existed prior to Spanish colonization. Go check the Boxer Codex. Light skinned Filipinos already existed back then. Lighter skin means that you don't work in the fields so you're richer than most. That's why it's glorified in the Philippines and in Asia. It has nothing to do with hating Africans or Black people. Get your facts right.

  • @antoniogutierrezjr7471
    @antoniogutierrezjr7471 Жыл бұрын

    Your beautiful you look like the aeta tribe who are African and austronesian. In the Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @kristophermonroid5660
    @kristophermonroid5660 Жыл бұрын

    So many people missing the point of this video ….

  • @2011sliverdude
    @2011sliverdude Жыл бұрын

    Filipino and other Pacific Islanders share the the same bloodline

  • @ken_kaneki7939

    @ken_kaneki7939

    Жыл бұрын

    No they don't, they just share the same geography but not genes. ☺️

  • @KnightxWulfx

    @KnightxWulfx

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ken_kaneki7939 Lol, you dont know anything about Philippines apparently. No, they are not even in the same geographical area as Philippines is in Southeast Asia, yet they share a common ancestor. So, yes they do share the same bloodline.

  • @ken_kaneki7939

    @ken_kaneki7939

    11 ай бұрын

    @@KnightxWulfx any source to support this?

  • @Wesssyde_LB-78

    @Wesssyde_LB-78

    11 ай бұрын

    Filipinos are not Pacific Islanders! 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @Lexwin8923

    @Lexwin8923

    7 ай бұрын

    You're right, Fillipinos aren't Pacific Islanders, but they are Austronesian like the Pacific Islanders, they share the same ancestry

  • @muduo44
    @muduo447 ай бұрын

    I always wonder what stops Black people from treating these people the same way.

  • @berhanuyoussouf6674
    @berhanuyoussouf6674 Жыл бұрын

    if you ever get a Chans listen a music by Fila Kuti Yellow fiver...

  • @MyParentsBiggestMistake
    @MyParentsBiggestMistake Жыл бұрын

    Asia jackson you became look latina haha beautiful

  • @michellerodrigues5733

    @michellerodrigues5733

    8 ай бұрын

    What you said is exactly what she is speaking against

  • @kaylahbkitty9691
    @kaylahbkitty96912 жыл бұрын

    I learned back then Black parents would also pinch their childrens noses I've learned Latino people did the same.

  • @kaylahbkitty9691

    @kaylahbkitty9691

    Жыл бұрын

    @Zero One Zero First of all I said back Then anyways its different for people all over just because you never seen it or heard of it doesn't invalidate another person experiences or what they heard.

  • @inmythoughts718

    @inmythoughts718

    Жыл бұрын

    I am black and i never ever ever heard or saw such.. and I am 60.. so wrong

  • @kaylahbkitty9691

    @kaylahbkitty9691

    Жыл бұрын

    @@inmythoughts718 good for you just because it doesnt happen to you doesnt mean its never happened to someone else thats that gas lighting invalidation shit I dont go for.

  • @inmythoughts718

    @inmythoughts718

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kaylahbkitty9691 This is very true, just never ever ever heard of such before.

  • @tytheeman

    @tytheeman

    9 ай бұрын

    they definitely did 100%

  • @primitivosomera5484
    @primitivosomera5484 Жыл бұрын

    In the bible phillippines is the ancient ofir south of sinim.theany isles

  • @BonVoyage861

    @BonVoyage861

    Жыл бұрын

    In the Bible the Philippines was not known of.

  • @primitivosomera5484

    @primitivosomera5484

    Жыл бұрын

    Prophecy of book of Isaiah O isles the Philippines the ancient kingdom of east....

  • @jennyzubiri9312
    @jennyzubiri93122 жыл бұрын

    So we're not going to talk about how almost all Filipinos are mixed with Negrito?

  • @Nuero_idk

    @Nuero_idk

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was all originally from auatronesian groups that diversified a bit due to the persistence of different languages and cultures of the various ethnolonguistic groups

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Asia Jackson knows it too because I follow her twitter and saw that she posted the link about it. The DNA study is called "Multiple migrations to the Philippines during the last 50,000 years". The researchers found out that Cordillera is the only region that didn't mix with Negritos.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    But Negritos are not Africans though. Sure, they may look the same. But Negritos has a whole different history and origin and DNA than Africans. Filipinos on average have Negrito genes but that doesn't make us Africans or Black.

  • @ken_kaneki7939

    @ken_kaneki7939

    Жыл бұрын

    Only a very tiny percentage

  • @jennyzubiri9312

    @jennyzubiri9312

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ken_kaneki7939 nope. Read the PNAS study. It literally says all 117 ethnic groups they tested were mixed with Negrito except some Central Cordilleran tribes

  • @rossrose1534
    @rossrose15342 жыл бұрын

    Black Brown beauty is the most beautiful 🖤🤎 I've traveled the world and let me tell you the most beautiful people are NOT South East Asians or Filipinos. Filipinos think they're pretty that makes me laugh

  • @ken_kaneki7939

    @ken_kaneki7939

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes we are. All of us are.

  • @KnightxWulfx

    @KnightxWulfx

    11 ай бұрын

    Wow so racist of you to say that. So many people like you make so much racist, hateful comments towards Filipinos. I never know why. Filipinos are ever loving, smiling, caring, talented, beautiful people. For you to say such a thing about us ignorant. You must hate us for what reason? That is your unpopular opinion.

  • @traffiquejamm1780

    @traffiquejamm1780

    11 ай бұрын

    How dare you come on this video's comment section and spread more hate, when we're trying to spread awareness in colorism and racism in Asian nations. Also btw, it's not just in the Philippines. Your comment was just so unwarranted and it's immature honestly.

  • @thecelt471
    @thecelt471 Жыл бұрын

    I think there are too many people worried about their skin color here.

  • @TatayK
    @TatayK3 ай бұрын

    The first thing you should do is to change your country's name. Are you still subjects of King (the colonizer) Phillips? You should show the world who you truly are instead of being some dead European kings subjects. Think about it, your sense of self worth should be tied with your national identity. Your name is tied to some weak failed ancient superpower, that is not even a world player anymore. Why would you want to be associated with your past oppressors. Look at other countries for examples.

  • @jamalmiller4552
    @jamalmiller45522 жыл бұрын

    If your black, don’t travel to no Asian culture or European culture. Will we be treated very bad do to your skin color and you will mostly be over charged for items and food.

  • @hallooos7585

    @hallooos7585

    2 жыл бұрын

    All foreigners African, European, and East Asians you will be overpriced because in most Southeast Asian countries people live in poverty and if they think you came from a rich country which automatically equals to a rich person in their mind which is why they overprice the price for tourists

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    Filipinos gets kidnapped and murdered in Africa just because of their ethnicity. Africa in general is more dangerous than the Philippines and Asia. Get your facts right.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    You guys are acting like getting hated for having darker skin doesn't exist in Africa. Watch the videos about it here on KZread because there's a lot of them. Especially African women obsessing on WHITENING PRODUCTS.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not anti-black people. This mentality has existed prior to Spanish colonization. Go check the Boxer Codex. Light skinned Filipinos already existed back then. Lighter skin means that you don't work in the fields so you're richer than most. That's why it's glorified in the Philippines and in Asia. It has nothing to do with hating Africans or Black people. Get your facts right.

  • @jayjarito5407

    @jayjarito5407

    Жыл бұрын

    No man you are wrong. In the Philippines We love foreigners it don't matter if you are from Africa. Maybe you hear the "negro" word sometimes but that's how we say black like any Spanish speaking country. You won't be discriminated or in danger base on the color of your skin. YOU ARE SAFER IN THE PHILIPPINES IF YOU ARE BLACK THAN IN THE USA OR ANY WESTERN COUNTRIES. racism don't exist in the Philippines. They will joke around about being dark because most filipinos were dark and works in yhe field. Most light skin were the bosses and rich back in the day that's why. But We admire black people specially black Americans. We love them.

  • @terryhurts7172
    @terryhurts71722 ай бұрын

    Would asia date a non black??? Nope

  • @michaelfletcher5753
    @michaelfletcher57532 жыл бұрын

    Mad this black and white shit you gotta love urs

  • @robbaptist7285
    @robbaptist7285 Жыл бұрын

    Why are they only talking about Filipinos? South East Asians all are like Filipinos 98% that's where Filipino ancestors came from.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889
    @overpopulatedearth38892 жыл бұрын

    It's not anti-black people. This mentality has existed prior to Spanish colonization. Go check the Boxer Codex. Light skinned Filipinos already existed back then. Lighter skin means that you don't work in the fields so you're richer than most. That's why it's glorified in the Philippines and in Asia. It has nothing to do with hating Africans or Black people. Get your facts right.

  • @sickandtired967

    @sickandtired967

    Жыл бұрын

    It is an east asian thing. Light skin people from precolonial past are an outlier. It is almost impossible to have a light skin in the tropics unless you spend your time inside the house. Also, we had noble people with darker skin back then.

  • @overpopulatedearth3889

    @overpopulatedearth3889

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sickandtired967 It's not just an East Asian thing. I researched Boxer Codex and even back then, the royals especially the women are light skinned. That was pre-Spanish era. The reason behind that is because people who have dark skin are working in the fields and they are poor but the light skinned people are rich because they don't need to work under the sun. Same logic is applied to India and African continent. Whereas in Europe, light skinned are considered poor because it means that they have no money for tanning or going to vacation.

  • @sickandtired967

    @sickandtired967

    Жыл бұрын

    @@overpopulatedearth3889 this is absurd. Our ancestors didnt give a damn about skin color until colonialization happened. Can you cite an excerpts from this "boxer codex" to prove that? The boxer codex only described the color of the skin but it never mention the obsession with fair skin.

  • @robbaptist7285
    @robbaptist7285 Жыл бұрын

    I don't think the desire to have sharp nose and brighter skin says anything about racial discrimination against black people but Filipino jealousy because we all want to look good. Stop exaggerating that Filipinos are discriminating Africans and stop comparing Filipinos to Africans Filipinos aren't Africans. We're south East Asians. Now Filipinos are being attacked for that thought but cruelty doesn't discriminate anyone.

  • @euphrasiepolly5575

    @euphrasiepolly5575

    Жыл бұрын

    All want to look good? Well the beauty standard is literally a white person so yeah.😂

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