"People like black culture but they dont like black people". Someone finally said it!!!!! NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH!!! Im glad you get it!!! You actually understood the mv better than some black people did.

@GUITARTIME2024

6 жыл бұрын

That One Button on Kookie's Shirt That Didnt Pop simplistic crap

@coffeebeann1

4 жыл бұрын

💯 thank for the video guys

@coffeebeann1

4 жыл бұрын

The fact that they brought up the view and reaction of society toward higher class black family’s 💯♥️ it’s crazy what a lil difference can make The movie Sorry to bother you... was ... spot on I call places before hand on purpose.

reacting to this is america infront of McDonalds kinda made me laugh

@miyeyoo

6 жыл бұрын

i feel like they did it on purpose lol

@zinja0830

6 жыл бұрын

Bruh I didn’t even notice 😂😂😂

@konojikara11

6 жыл бұрын

how can you not notice haha

@zinja0830

6 жыл бұрын

konojikara11 I noticed the McDonalds, but I didn’t tie the two together lol

@tacos8658

5 жыл бұрын

That usernAme is everything

the colourful dancing in the forefront juxtaposing the violence in the background is supposed to symbolise the obsession in American society recently with black viral dances while a blind eye is turned against all the hardships of black people in society like you said. great video though 👍🏽

@mpw26

6 жыл бұрын

CFR Not *JUST* black virality but also virality in general where we all look at the newest meme instead of focusing on actual problems or people complaining about sexist air conditioners while theres rape victims getting stoned to death in certain countries because they talked too loudly to a man

@nuip7936

6 жыл бұрын

Annie no it’s really about the crime rate and uncontrolled guns

@nyborg6425

6 жыл бұрын

Not sure it being told from a black perspective is relevant to the over arching theme of distraction by the next glittering thing. keeping Americans from seeing what is really going on all around them. I think all groups in America are guilty of this.

@gaiaflamekeeper3183

4 жыл бұрын

nuip no it’s not so stfu bitch

@JXK-wk6ky

4 жыл бұрын

@@nyborg6425 yes it talks about overarching problems that involve all American but it’s mean focus is black people. So it’s unfair for you to generalize the entire video into the overarching theme.

Y'all r the FIRST ASIAN I SEEN TO ACTUALLY GET IT!!! THANK U FOR THE WONDERFUL UNDERSTANDING.

one more interpretation of the video is how Childish Gambino feels reponsibility as black artist for distracting from real issues people in America face. In this mv he represented Jim Crow, a caricature of a black person, who was used to entertain white people. Main goal of an artist these days is to go viral, to sell more, which leads to them producing content that is firstly entertaining rather than meaningful. Basically, serving as distraction from day-to-day problems of our society. Through this video he showed that he knows it and feels responsible. And, as you've said, it may seem like he's living an amazing, fun life and no vilonce of the background will affect him, but at the end of the video we see him running in horror, we see that black artists are not immune to same problems that others face.

@hjc1402

6 жыл бұрын

Alicia Koh and the artists are jeopardizing and sacrificing their own community by celebrating violence, sex, and drug use for more fame and money

Even Korea is largely like this soo heavily. Like wearing black hairstyles and doing hip hop then saying the n word or saying something insulting about black people. Like I understand why they have these representation but it doesn’t make it okay. Because I don’t want to be seen as a criminal when ive never done any crime at all just because of a movie

@GK-dl8bi

6 жыл бұрын

lol what... I never saw koreans saying the n word... they just say all the time a word in korean that sounds the same and means "you" or "I". They can't change their language.

@epikbornhater7944

6 жыл бұрын

GK Master yeah exactly! It's "neaga", it's sounds really similar. At first I thought they're saying "nxxxx" too

@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269

6 жыл бұрын

There is nothing wrong AT ALL about other people enjoying other cultures. Americans are such sh*t when it comes to this. People should be proud when someone else find enjoyment from your culture. I freaking love it and anyone I know does to. Those that whine are young, immature and seeking attention. If you are going police someone you have to police everyone including yourself.

@ad_kk16

6 жыл бұрын

Well.. I did remember BamBam saying it but he's Thai, and speaks a little bit of English, I assume he watched movies that was based in America which lead him to think he was okay from saying it. I think 신지민 from AOA said it before. She sang Nicki Minaj's verse in a cover of Nelly's "Get Like Me" ft. Nicki Minaj & Pharrell Williams. They both apologized though. Just mainly rappers I see say that shit. But other than that I dont hear it that often. Meaning... I don’t hear Korean Netizens say the n-word constantly. But I do see the racism in South Korea. It is better than back in the days. Now they have more exposure to different races as more foreigners comes in their country. Racism is everywhere in the world. There’s always going to be racist slang and people all over the world. We can change it. Sometimes we just can’t. You can’t change stupid people’s minds. First of all 네가 and 니가 have same meaning. It means "You are" "네가" is correct way. However most of Koreans use "니가" because it sounds more easy ^^ we don't distinguish here. Also, "내가" has the quality of 'the' in English. When you say 내가, it means that 'I' did something or am something when others are not. For example, if someone asks 'who did this?'(이거 누가 했어?) there is one specific person who did the action, so it is proper to use 내가. "내가 했어" simply means 'I did it,' but it implies that I'm THE one who did it.

@macarenarrieta

6 жыл бұрын

This is like the Spanish "negro". For us, it doesn't have the same connotation as the other word does in English, yet, if someone who doesn't speak Spanish hears you say it they go crazy. Negro in Spanish is the color black. No difference than saying orange, pink or green, it's just a color, not a slur. I remember this case where some puppy called "negra" was lost and some girl on instagram was looking for her and everyone started going crazy about the name. I mean, how disrespectful and ethnocentric do you have to be to not be able to understand that different cultures have different nuances and meanings for words. I just think, péople better get educated before they get offended, because they're not going to stop me saying a word in my language because they're ignorant.

It's really interesting to hear Danny say "I've never lived in america" yet still draw to the same conclusions of not only of this video but of the black experience in america (ie. "but at the end of the day, he's still a black man in america"). This is something that people living in america can take their whole lives to figure out. David if you want to learn, learn from Danny haha.

@tarohboba

6 жыл бұрын

please talk about more political things in the future! you have interesting, wholistic perspectives.

Gambino doesnt want u to pay attention to him and his dancers (he's the distraction in the vidoe itself) pay attention to the background this is any everday things that goes on in america sadly. He's trying to make a message and open people's eyes. Not to mention i don't think he's talking about just black ppl but anyone of color for that matter. Also thr fact that this country is so brainwashed ! If you guys re- watch the video over and over again, You'll see something new that u didnt see before.

Why do people comment... as soon as the video is posted and they didnt even have enough time to watch smh .. asklnasfasfi. Also the shooting of the choir is in reference to the Charleston Church shooting back in 2015 edit: the gun violence is really a huge problem, just 3 days ago a 14 year old went into a school with a gun. One person was injured . He was shooting off a semi automatic riffle.... Really ridiculous he is even able to get his hands on that. It seems like almost once a week there is a shooting within the US and always at a highschool

@sillysally96

6 жыл бұрын

I agree :(

@Paulinhanunesm

6 жыл бұрын

That's true, for that reason I'm always scared of going to the movie theater, school or anywhere with a huge number of people.. I only started feeling like that after moving to the U.S.

@gavingallagher3816

6 жыл бұрын

Yes same, for me I live in Las Vegas were there was the mass shooting back in October involving 59 deaths. So going into big open crowded spaces I feel a bit iffy but not going to let it stop me from living my life I guess .

@starfox0u0

6 жыл бұрын

Paula Nunes a large chunk of the country is extremely safe, but there are neighborhoods where that threat is honestly very real sadly.

@alorhamahal

6 жыл бұрын

Gavin Gallagher I completely agree with you and if you notice they’re always saying that not particularly black people but POC are offended seen as dangerous but they’re always white people shooting in schools.

thoughtful reaction...thank you for your reflections, including stereotypes about Black culture in Korea

I think you have misunderstood the issue with cultural appropriation. The reason some black people object to other groups wearing certain hair styles, for example, is because when a person not black wears it; it considered cool and progressive. Black people frequently loose their jobs for wearing the same hairstyles. In affect, what black people do is fetishised while actually being black is offensive.

@Nagadirchan

6 жыл бұрын

So they should do something about it, talk to government, fight for their rights to have their hairstyles etc etc etc. not call out people for using hairstyles or clothing or music, it has nothing to do with this problem if they are not mocking it...They are reverting their eyes to insignificance instead of actually fighting against racism...Also over hundreds and thousands of years cultures were melting together so there are things which people use and had or still has different meaning for people where it started... things which we claim as ours but had even deeper history...

@annasanchez5877

6 жыл бұрын

Nagadir-chan wow, sorry i know this was so long ago but this comment made me really fucking angry. Excuse me? Fight against it? What the hell do you think the american civil rights movement was for? We DID fight against it!! We are still fighting aginst racism! Do you really think black people just sit around and nod politely at people trying to oppress them? The unfortunate thing about this damn country is that if you are black, no one cares! How many protests must we have? How long must our community fight for our right to live our lives without discrimination? People, black people, /die/ in America trying to fight for their rights, so please excuse me when I tell you how rude, inconsiderate, hurtful and ignorant it is to tell a black person that. And another thing!! You seem to not understand the significance if hair in black culture! You say "oh well, things are shared all over the world blah blah" then please explain why these artists only wanted to start wearing dreads when they see black people do it? Do you really think asian stars are researching ancient germanic tribes to find the latest styles? No! Of course not, they're wearing it because they see "cool, hip" black people/western people wear it and then copy a trend, completely unaware that the act of wearing dreads and natural hair in America is often an act of defiance and of rebellion against a euro/anglo-saxon society! That is cultural appropriation, and its not okay. All it takes is a little research to be respectful of another's culture, but everyone finds that so incredibly hard for some reason.

@Nagadirchan

6 жыл бұрын

Well only things I see is bitching about insignificant things. They use our haircuts, our clothing, white privilege and that is just stupid. Instead of actually doing something, blaming like this actually turns a lot of people from your problem. It would make them think that you just love to complain a lot and do nothing. Your employer has problem with your hairstyle? Make a movement for black people having any hairstyle they want. Why are you talking about other people? They are not black people they don't have anything to do with it. Why are you not talking about why it is wrong for black people having their styles? Is it that hard? Don't tell me that black people in US can't have proper jobs. What about actors and singers I see or what about Obama? They weren't black? How they achieve it if black community has such problems? You are telling me people in US are still opressed? By who? And what about laws? Are there different laws for black and white people? You can't have jobs? Your kids can't have education? You can't vote? You can't move wherever you want? Tell me what is your problem. List how are you opressed. I don't live there and my only info is from US media or people talking about white privilege and white supremacist, neither of these I take seriously. Did you tried to have talk with people in your community how to make things better? Did you tried to talk with politics in your state how to make things better? Did you do some campaigns? Did you research facts to prove your statements? Did you talk with police in your state about the whole situation? Is your community doing anything about it? How they are fighting? Against what or who they are figthing?I don't think discussing someone else wearing that piece of cloth, having certain hairstyle or making some music would help you with your problem. It is only distracting it wrong way. Hairstyles have nothing in common with shooting people for their colour. You might think I'm rude, I'm only stating harsh reality. Someone would wear traditional clothing of my culture and make fun of it. Why should I care? Is it personaly hurting me? Is it hurting my nation? Is he making fun of my nation? Again why should I care about some idiot (if the jokes are not funny I can take jokes about my nation)? I would care if someone would be targeting people of my country and try to completely wipe us out. Nobody is obviously doing that so they can say whatever they want. Why should you care about some idiots making jokes and not actual racists which are hurting black people because they are black people. This is what I don't understand. My country was opressed during history many times, from left to right. Not to mention slavs were slaves long time ago (thus word slave came from slav). Language in my country, language of my nation was almost wiped-out by Germans. People of that days were working very hard so our language survived. My nation survived. Not by bitching and blaming. By actions. Work harder and be better. Complaining does not work in your job nor in your life.

@faynuexunqi4042

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nagadirchan I am like a year fucking late on this, but how ignorant are you? "actually do something" you think black people just seat there and take it? you completely ignored half what the above person said to you. "Work harder and be better. Complaining does not work in your job nor in your life." so you are pretty much saying the black people don't work hard? like I don't get your fucking point you just seem like you hate black people.

@sasha3116

4 жыл бұрын

Nagadir-chan See the problem is that you don’t live in america AND you aren’t well informed. you have not personally SEEN how we are oppressed because you’re looking at news outlets and probably uninformed or desensitized people for your information. You’re argument is the same one that some white people use in the US to undermine arguments or actions black people have tried to take against how we’re treated in society. Black people have protested and fought against these things for hundreds of years. YES we are able to move around and things but its never safely. We care about people making jokes because it no matter if it was intended or not it pushes a mindset which can look down on black people, same with ANYTHING that is offensive and joked about. Look at black twitter, speak to black people and they will explain to you why we do the things we do. I’m tired of people only really addressing one side of things which is exactly what you’re doing, you’re looking at the others side but not at how it has affected the black community historically and now. You fail to understand the systematic racism that was created when the US was founded and still exists in the US to oppress minorities and aka who aren’t white. So do not sit here and argue with people on these things when the questions you are asking and solutions you tried to provide outright shows you aren’t informed about systematic racism in the US.

Notice the care given to the guns vs the people who were shot. The guns are carefully placed on a red cloth and taken away and the dead are dragged off the screen. This shows the value of gun culture over human life ie. NRA and the government

I’m really glad you guys talked about this

@plantiron

6 жыл бұрын

Sallie Andrea : You are glad they talked about this? Are you serious? Smh @ black people

@plantiron

6 жыл бұрын

minow oh : We are thanking people for giving mere lip service to issues and challenges facing blacks. In this case, two dudes doing it for KZread and regurgitating earlier analysis they heard from other KZreadrs that reviewed the video earlier.

@hezonJArecide

5 жыл бұрын

@@plantiron This is not about black people. It's about the larger issue in USA. Which everyone outside of the US fucking get, but not the people inside it

@plantiron

5 жыл бұрын

bums bums : Oh wow, so the people actually living the tenets manifested in this video don't get it, but the people outside of the united States that dont have to deal with this get it. U moron.

One thing to look up in other videos is imagery he used from the Jim Crow era in the US (eg how he dances and stands before and when he shoots the first guy in the video) and the white horse is a another one to look up

the only comment that irked me was when you said you didn't like the "don't wear dreads because you're not black" you have to understand why it's like that. black people, mainly in america, get called disturbing names and discriminated against bc of their hairstyles, from cornrows to dreads to just their natural hair. just last year, girls were getting suspended from school for not straightening their hair. bc of this discrimination, and then seeing other races get praised for wearing the same exact hairstyles, it's not only hurtful but hypocritical. this is similar to the word n word, black people took something that slave owners used to label black people to look down on and was used as a derogatory term and took that word and changed the meaning and made it their own to have some sense of community. this is the same idea with black hairstyles, their history between these hairstyles from back to when blacks were slaves, these hairstyles mean something special. i get that people want to appreciate the culture and they can do that without the wearing the hair and saying the n word and "acting black". there's a thin line between culture appreciation and culture appropriation. in other countries, i understand culture appropriation might not exist however in places like america and canada, it's very real. a lot of people who live in places like korea and are korean argue "but we don't care if someone who isn't korean wore a 한복, we see it as harmless" but thats because people born in korea don't understand the discrimination black people who experience because of their culture. culture appropriation is taking something from a culture, making it their own and getting praised for it while the people they took from that culture gets discriminated against for the same exact thing. it's not just because you're not black, you can't wear dreads. i would get into more detail so you could fully understand but i've already wrote so much lmao but there's many articles of black hairstyles and culture appropriation and i encourage you to read them and become more understanding of the concept. :)

@lexiemo

6 жыл бұрын

Yes!! 🙌🙌

@nataliedoggett5197

6 жыл бұрын

just to add to this bc cultural appropriation really can be a tricky topic unless you live it, danny (hey), when you likened nonblack people wearing dreads to nonblack people listening to hip hop, that’s not quite the same. when black people wear dreads, they are automatically labeled as inconsiderate, unintelligent, etc. (look up e!’s giuliana’s response to zendaya’s dreadlocs at the oscars award show), but oftentimes in america you see white ppl, for example, wearing dreads in magazines and runways being praised for it and glorified, while black people literally aren’t given jobs and kicked out of schools in part bc of their hair. i went to a predominantly white school and they banned bonnets and bandanas and headscarves in their dress code. black girls HAVE to wear those things to keep our hair looking correct. so it was the day of prom and everyone had to be in school the day of in order to attend prom later that evening, and most black girls (including myself) showed up in bonnets and scarves to preserve our hair for prom. my friends and i were sent down to the office, ordered to take everything off, and they even made one girl put PAPER CLIPS in her hair since she argued she needed to keep her scarf on. with that said, merely listening to rap music, or rapping, bc its now so widely accepted and fetishized in a sense, that is no harm for anybody. again, there are a lot of nuances in the issue of cultural appropriation in america, but i hope i helped to explain a lil better!

@mango5687

6 жыл бұрын

yes, thank you for elaborating! i was worried i didn't explain culture appropriation properly bc like you said, it's a tricky topic,

@ashpomare8107

6 жыл бұрын

yoongi aesthetic IM LIVING FOR THIS WOKE AF THREAD

@swedishmyntha3845

6 жыл бұрын

I think that people that do not live in that specific environment won't understand the background on that specific matter or any other kind of cultural appropriation. where I live there's no connection of that sort between hairstyle and prejudice (and the paradox good/bad that comes from it depending on who wears it) so I couldn't understand it either at first, cause I'm not from a country where this comes off as an injustice-fueled issue. so I think I understand their view but I also understand the views of those who feel it as an issue in their everyday life. It's indeed a very tricky subject, you don't really know a culture unless you live in it.

It's also about society as a whole and the superficial things we focus on while real tragedy is happening all around, in the mv most people focus on the dancing going on in the foreground don't realize all the chaos going on in the background. It's also about how we handle gun violence in America he shoots someone the guns are carefully taken away wrapped in a red cloth But the bodies all left there or dragged away It seems we care more about the guns than people. there's so much he touches on but All the points you hit on were pretty good observations and there are a whole lot of levels to it But like that you said there a lot of videos online dissecting the video so I won't go into all that. But to answer one question, I live in America and it doesn't matter How much education you have or what socioeconomic level you're at if you're black You probably have stories about being discriminated against. For example Childish Gambino his real name is Donald Glover He is not only a rapper, He's was a stand-up comic, He's written for an acted in multiple TV shows, He actually has his own award winning TV show on air right now Which he created with his brother, he writes and acts in, He's also in the new Star Wars movie And he still has stories of police harassing him recently. So yeah This is America.

@Chronomatrix

6 жыл бұрын

spot on bro

@blackgl0ss129

6 жыл бұрын

I don’t think this was about general society as a whole. I believe that would be generalising the message to fit an audience it wasn’t really targeted at as the music video was more of a focus on black America. He focuses on black pop culture, police brutality and gun violence black people face and how it’s often drowned out by the entertainment and coping mechanisms made by black folks. It was black men and women murdered in Charleston and black people who often face gun violence he was symbolising. Whilst the scenes at the beginning do seem to touch upon the NRA and state caring more about gun ownership than humans I feel like Gambino was simply trying to show the world what it means to be a blk man in America

Danny’s interpretation is basically correct. And yes Danny, I won’t say wealth means nothing because obviously the poor have less power and more problems than the rich, but racism wins over wealth and success here for sure. Plenty of rich, famous or successful people of color are called names, threatened and treated horribly by racist people all the time. To racists they aren’t people. They aren’t equals. If a person of color has more money than them it’s only a reason to hate them more because they don’t think they deserve it. Not as much as a white person deserves it just for being white. That’s how deeply imbedded and horrific the racist mind set is. It also says a lot about how some people think of wealth. It’s not always, or even usually, something that is “respected”. It’s something that is envied and coveted, but success doesn’t necessary mean respect, so it doesn’t stop people from disrespecting you.

@sharonieeeeeee

6 жыл бұрын

exactly, like in jay z's music video the story of O.J

Danny nailed the nail on the head in regards to the problem with using terms like “Heuk Hyung” and “Heuk Noona”. Although there is no malice or ill-intention behind the terms, they’re problematic because they portray black people as monolithic. You’re categorising us into stereotypical caricatures and don’t give the individual the opportunity to define themselves. Those terms are used to define our personalities, imagery, and being before we as individuals can. Before I can even introduce myself or what my skills are, you already see me as “oh you must be good at dancing, or you must sing really well or play sports really well”...you start naming every famous black person you know and even elude to the fact that I look like so and so black person when I look nothing like them. At the end of it, you end up not knowing anything about the individual but rather the caricature you have illustrated of them. It’s fucking frustrating, dismissive and quite frankly boarder line disrespectful.

@notmine9575

6 жыл бұрын

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One thing I also got is how pop culture is endorsed to cover up or deter discussion of political/national issues. Just as you said with the bts news coinciding with the north korean event.

hey guys, what you questioned at the end about rich black people being discriminated against, yes it is very true. while rich black folk are able to escape monetary issues of poor housing, inaccess to health care, healthy foods, cars...etc. we are still looked down upon for the very stereotypes you detailed, for example, and stereotypes that black people are not as smart (which means most, if not all of us, are told when we are growing up to work twice as hard as our white counterparts so that we can get the same jobs as them), that we cannot speak eloquently as if using slang or having a southern or african accent is also a sign of unintelligence, and many more i could get into but i cant in the comment section lmao. all of these stereotypes stem from america’s glorification of eurocentric standards. as for a publicized example of rich black people facing discrim., if you look at cardi b, interviewers make subtle jabs at her speech, implying that she is inferior to them because she articulates her words differently, for example. dark skinned black women are less prevelant in media than light skinned black women b/c lightskins are considered more accepting and beautiful according to eurocentric standards, it took viola davis, octavia spencer a while to break into the industry partially b/c they are dark-skinned, not the skinnest (like lupita nyongyo), so they’re “unfit” against america’s eurocentric standards. just another example. **I am a black girl writing this, so when I say “we”, I am actually a part of the African diaspora, haha.

@foxefresh

6 жыл бұрын

Natalie Doggett....I'm a black woman and agree with your comment about America's eurocentric standards. And, yes, it doesn't matter how wealthy a minority person is in this country, they still experience discrimination. Years ago, Oprah had a very wealthy black business man on her show who shared his experience of shopping for a pair of shoes in an upscale shop. He drove there in his Rolls Royce. He was ignored by the salesman because he was perceived as the chauffeur and not a "real customer". Then when the stock boy who was working in the back of the store came out and saw that he wasn't being helped, the business man bought like a dozen pairs of expensive shoes giving the stock boy a huge commission. He didn't need all those shoes. He did it simply to make a point in front of the original salesman.

You have kind off figured it it right, i read an article on time.com , and it pretty much mentioned the similar things. Gun shot in the very start and the shooting down the whole choir is telling about the gun violence happening. The latter is related to charleston shooting . And what danny mentioned about distracting people from country's problems with music and culture is exactly what this conveys and that is what the back dancers convey with problems in the background.

There is so much symbolism in this music video it's really astounding and it takes dozens of watches to even begin to notice everything. I definitely didn't notice death on a white horse or the guy falling to his death until the third watch. A lot of the clues I got were from Twitter and honestly it's hard to understand a lot of the context unless you have studied 20th century history or are familiar with a lot of current events. There are references to Jim crow era black stereotypes in media of the silly dancing black man, gun violence in general, gun violence against black people, the Charleston church shooting (racially motivated mass shooting where a white man entered a church during what I believe to be a prayer meeting or Bible study), police brutality, the tendency to film atrocities without intervening, the importance of guns over human lives (notice the care given to the guns as opposed to the treatment of the bodies). Also you hit the nail on the head in regards to the focus on black entertainment while ignoring the suffering of the community. It really is art and I think Donald Glover is an artist in every sense of the word.

@GUITARTIME2024

6 жыл бұрын

Lauren Freeman lauren , u r sharp.

Am I the only one a bit annoyed that they claimed K-pop as a product of Korea, separate from what black Americans are known for, as if K-pop doesn't borrow heavily from black music? This is the very issue "This is America" talks about - people all around the world wanting to be involved in our culture, while wanting nothing to do with us, and being ignorant of our plight.

@GUITARTIME2024

6 жыл бұрын

emcee009 plight of gambino, worth 12 million? My ass.

@emcee009

6 жыл бұрын

If you're disqualified from using your platform to speak for your people once you made it, then there's a paradox. No one in the black community can ever credibly use a platform, because once they're successful enough have one, they're no longer credible. At least, according to your logic, right?

@em.415

6 жыл бұрын

raleighman3000 So money erases racism? You are making no sense.

@myeeshaodom7266

6 жыл бұрын

Um you must not really be into kpop because they not racist

Great take on the video...I always appreciate how you guys interpret and go in-depth on stuff really.. & Danny stated it right..there is more to black people than music, dance, and sports...what usually "triggers" black people is when people want to take from "black culture" without appreciation of the people for who they really are..and what their situation really is.. Speaking as a black person, we always love it when people enjoy and participate in the culture...in the right context. Great video guys!!! Quack quack!

You can enjoy whatever culture, music, fashion, hairstyles e.t.c as long as you are respectful to those cultures where you partake in. Personally I am still iffy about non-black people wearing locs for fashion while black people are chastised, discriminated and stared at for the same hairstyle but do you. Just be respectful and know that someone’s pop culture that you partake in is not all that they are...it’s like Koreaboos thinking that S.Korea is some Kpop and K-drama Utopia where every citizen looks like idols or actors and there’s no hardships there. Wake up!!! Shit happens in Korea...social welfare for certain people is a problem, students are swimming in debt and unemployment, even with a ceasefire, they still have the longest running civil war and young men still have to give up 2 years of their lives to serve...taxes exist, long days at work still exists, I KNOW coffee has to be expensive 😩😂 and people still eat, shit and sleep. It’s a normal functioning society like many around the world! Just like black people are like other humans around the world 🙄

You guys hit the nail on the head with this one. Good Job!

I enjoyed this reaction. Thank you for sharing ur point of view.

Thank you for doing this reaction! I enjoy your social commentary!

I've been to 8 Asian countries (haven't got to Korea yet). If I'm in a village or small city, people will come out of their doors and take pictures of me or with me. They are so curious. I was told that I would encounter racism in Asia, but I didn't. I think when people get to know each other, one-on-one, all the racist bullshit erodes. It's also funny that I lived in one of the most dangerous regions in Nigeria, and because of gun violence, my colleagues asked me if I was afraid to go home. That's why it's important for us to not get our messages from the media, and get out of our comfort zone and get to know people. I've been to 5 continents, and almost everyone just wants to work, feed their family and have a good life.

This video was jarring to me when I first saw it. I appreciate your perspective of what you experienced.

thank you for reacting to this. When I first saw the video myself I was pretty shocked and saddened by it. There is a lot going on (obvi lol) so there is a lot to take away. I really liked knowing your take-away from this There is also a lot in this video that can and cannot be explained, but a lot of people on tumblr, instagram, and twitter have explained a little (even the Fine Bros explained a little in their reaction of the video), but black people struggle a lot in america but its not usually seen as people turn a blind eye and also entertainment that covers up the truth (music, movies, etc) and this is his way of showing what is happening behind the entertainment

Great to keep the conversations open . Great video 👍🏾

Thank you for accepting our request and reacting to this, I was curious of what your perspectives would be. Danny got quite a lot of it, but there are a lot of key symbolism bits that you guys didn't notice (I don't blame you, everyone needs like 3-5 watches to catch it all - this is the purpose of the kids and glover dancing the way they do to cause a distraction among the chaos behind to show thats what entertainment in america tends to do). There is much more to the MV I suggest you guys watch some of those deciphering videos danny mentioned because it will be better to actually see it than read a bunch of comments saying the same thing. This was great thankyou!!

I have seen so many reaction videos but only 2 videos got the Get Out reference in the end. Thank for understanding that. I subscribed just because of that.

It Is amazing the layers and background story of this amazing video!!!

Love your videos~ I think that you really got it!

Y all hit the nail so damn hard on the head! I love that you gys understand the message! Bless you guys.

I'm glad you reacted to such an important song from the moment and give your honest opinion and admit that you don't know about it as much as you would like. It's always interesting to see people from all around the world point of view, so we can all learn together. I'm glad you guys always choose to show more than kpop and I hope even tho is not the content that gets the most views that you keep doing it for the culture-curious people like me. Nice work!

omg i was waiting for this 😅💕

i really like the insight you guys had in this vid.

I wish for a thousands Martin Luther King to be born in America..!

@turtl3.to0m84

6 жыл бұрын

phy bugs what

@jusTPhyVlogs

6 жыл бұрын

Turtl3.To0m Martin Luther king..... the civil rights leader ...

@turtl3.to0m84

6 жыл бұрын

phy bugs I know who he is, What you said was just too fucking stupid.

@jusTPhyVlogs

6 жыл бұрын

Turtl3.To0m ow sorry for my stupidity..but since the MV also portraits discrimination and violence against black people... first thing came to my mind is Martin Luther King.. and i said i wish there will be thousands of him to be born in America not literally a thousand face of him but what i ment is people like him... who will uphold the rights of the people and give inspiration to many.. well I'm so stupid... my bad..

@trevarlowery1368

6 жыл бұрын

Malcolm X..

Notice also the church choir is singing " get your money", it's also criticism of many churches becoming more about they money instead of spiritual needs

As an African American mother I must say you guys did an awesome job at analyzing and understanding this video. Thank you for such a respectful take

do you guys have a podcast? Because you should have a podcast :)

Great reaction video.

Thank you for this reaction, it really made me think about this serious issue and be able to listen to a serious discussion on it. I wish more people focused on points like these, not like the silly points the media always brings up

In many reactions I’ve seen people are always either into the dancing or how Gambino is making facial expressions and stuff, he’s clearly doing what people do now, get distracted by the dancing. I love the messages he’s giving in the video cause it’s clearly pointing out what actually happens here. I absolutely love how quick you guys caught on to the message❣️

I love how they point out the lyrics. DKDK your on the right track. I understand you guy's point. As you live in another country its pretty refreshing to find a new point of view from someone who live outside the US and yeah.

Great video! Your reactions are awesome

You have a very good perception on what is going on bro. I can feel how difficult it’s to explain coming from a different culture. I’m Mexican and I love rap music. But it’s story telling. Very similar to poetry. I enjoyed your video bro. Well done. I’m from HTown Texas!!

Danny killed this one, great discussion guys!

I really appreciate this video

I think you did a very insightful review. Best I've seen yet with korean or asian people. Even though you may not fully inderstand. I can see that both of you guys were really educated and open to understanding culture vs just thinking it's cool or looking at through a surface level. So y all pretty much hit some good key points about the video . I'm impressed. Especially for the guy who says he doesn't live in the U.S like that . So good job . Everyone in the comment section already provided plenty of explanation lol

You guys have truly done your research much respect 👏👏👏

Thank you for a very thoughtful reaction.

You guys got the big points the video was making and I’m happy to see outsiders even be able to see it. I just hope those living in denial in the US eventually open their eyes.

I really appreciate the things that were said in this video, especially from two people who are so far removed and dont have those experiences. Even within America where there ARE a big enough population of black people, others like to invalidate stories just because they didnt personally experience it or see it happen and I like that you recognized that you dont have the same experiences and that you didnt automatically deny that these issues exist.

I feel that the media plays a major role in American society like you said movies that portal black women to be exotic and the black men to be dangerous but my thing is the things that the “past” America calls ghetto like (hooped earrings, big lips and lips gloss, color hair, and etc.) Those are the things people today wear and want but in the video he shows a lot of black culture like the children dancing is also a representation of how media sees America. They basically block out all the bad things in America like gun violence, police brutality, and white privileges with good things like dancing,rapping,and singing. You really hit the nail when you said that seeing him shoot another black man was “cool” or “chill” because not all black people are bad and not white people are bad and please don’t have judgements based on one set of minorities.

You guys sound American. I'm shocked you've never lived here.

"Something about black . . . People?" Deep.

Amazing inside on the subject, Danny.

Wow, Danny gets it! I’m impressed with his perception of the black experience.

You guys are awesome

There is a lot of symbolism in the music video. Such as the kids dancing while there is chaos in the backgrounds. The kid receiving the gun with care while they don’t really care for the body. The pose that CG did is also a reference.

Can you guys react to the theories of this video, it'll show you a lot about what the video is about and the symbolism of alot of things most ppl missed. And yes you guys hit some key points about the video, not all but a few. Thanks for the react again🙏

Awesome!

The reactions 💛💛💜💜

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ So peaceful atmosphere outside a McD wow

YASSSSSS I RECOMENDED THISSSSS

I love the dancing and facial expressions in the video because it’s a mix of traditional African dances, modern dances, and the dances of blackface entertainers. But it’s sad cause I don’t find the video to be particularly violent or exaggerated, it’s just true and realistic.

at the beginning of the video where he shot the man. it was his pose that actually was the representation of Jim Crow. There are a lot of symbolism in this music video that was referencing to things that had happened in the black community. I'mglad that you guys did talk about this and about the can open the door for people to have insight as to what's going in the black community.

“Is this coming from another video?” I caught that too, David. I like watching the reactions to this video to see what people get from it. Idk if you know but Childish Gambino already said that he’s not going to explain the video or song. He wants people to talk about what they see/hear themselves. And, boy, have they been going at it. It’s interesting to see. When I first watched the video, I caught some imagery/references, but everyone else caught so much more.

The American experience is different from person to person. Very true.

It is a very thought provoking video, and the message is incredibly sad. I think your analysis was pretty spot on. I also don’t really agree with the notion that non black people wearing dreads is cultural appropriation. Multiple cultures across the world have worn dreads throughout history, including Asian and Caucasian! so it is not a hairstyle exclusive to black culture. It therefore cannot be culturally appropriated. Yes I do understand that black peoples are discriminated against for having/wearing them, Among other things, but that is not because of the hairstyle itself, it is because of the prejudice towards black people on a whole. Which I agree is completely wrong! .. and yes I know many people won’t like my view

@hongjoongsbutterfly

6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you on this. theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/does-the-origin-of-dreadlocks-stem-from-ancient-greece/

@hjc1402

6 жыл бұрын

I literally just typed this under another comment and then read yours and it was almost word for word the same.

Lol now noticed the connection between the mv reaction and the background

I love that they got it and dude with the glasses is hot AF!

Childish Gambino's happy dancing is meant to distract you from seeing and caring about the atrocities, riots and protests that are happening in the background.

thank you for such a thoughtful response and discussion to this video. you are both so woke and i appreciate that. you're definitely invited to the cookout ;)

Lmao yalls reactions is so real though 😂

There is a lot of history in that video and that is how America is really like in a lot of places. It's not always dangerous but it's a big concerned. I have had jobs but in my new job I had to be informed how to behave if there's ever a shooting in the work place and that I should run away if possible or hide. In schools children have to be taught how to behave if there's shooting. The government only fallow the money of NRA who just want to sell as many guns as possible to whoever so they try really hard to prevent any regulations that would prevent anyone who would do such things. It also does show how America cares more about the guns then people lives specially people of color.

Thank you for discussing this.

It's essentially a song trying to slap sense into people; it's talking about how easily gun violence gets ignored/forgotten about in America, that it has become that common that people not only get desensitised to hearing about, but would also rather distract themselves. The ones most aware and having to deal with it daily are in poorer areas, often black neighborhoods, where they grow up feeling the need to carry guns just to protect themselves even if they don't want to - but these issues get ignored because most people choose to blindly stick to to the second amendment and distract themselves from all the death. ...The forced over the top "happiness" and dancing is put front and center to just try to distract you from the violence behind them.

What I find interesting about the video, and what I feel many felt the same way was that you have this underlying feeling of "oh god, please don't shoot the kids." There's this tension there where you don't want the kids shot after seeing the first 2 shootings in the video. And that's a tension that probably is purposely placed there. We don't want it to happen to them on-screen, but it happens on a regular basis in real life, yet nothing's done about it.

Danny's breakdown of the video was great!! He nailed the core concept and the problem Gambino is hinting at, which is how Americans pay attention to viral trends, dancing and pop culture and not the things that matter, like the guns or chaos happening in the background. Some references: 0:32 His pants are similar to pants worn by Confederate soliders (i.e. people who fought to keep slavery in America's civil war) 0:46 the exaggerated faces is similar to minstrel shows (shows that used to happen a long time ago when white people - sometimes black - would dress up in blackface to mock black people...) 0:57 Jim Crow pose (Jim Crow refers to a set of laws in America - mostly in the south - that legally barred black people from most things like housing, schools, etc) 1:00 The gun is treated with care but the body is dragged away. 1:22 The dancing is meant to distract you as the background gets more chaotic. Most people don't even notice the body that's run over in the background. 1:36 White and brown chickens. People are suggesting meaning between how they're positioned. 1:40 Kids on top of the car throwing money. All the "distractions" in the video come in the form of the youth. If you'll notice in the background, everyone involved in the chaos is older (taller & bigger). 1:40 The kids are also dressed similarly to uniforms typically worn by South African children, whom have also been in the news recently for racism and discrimination felt by students... uniforms in the US are usually different (khakis, polos, oxfords). 2:00 Charleston Church shooting which was done by a white guy who hated black people. He was charged with a hate crime and the murder of 10 people, the same number of people in the video. 2:03 Again, gun is handled with care but the church bodies are left out. 2:20 Someone jumps to their death (mental health) 2:34 The people are covered (meaning they're anonymous) but are recording the chaos. They represent people addicted to capturing the violence but doing nothing to stop it. ALSO, the lyric right before this says, "This a celly, that's a tool." Last year, a black man was gunned down in his grandmother's backyard because the cops thought his cell phone was a gun (tool is slang for gun). 2:42 Biblical reference to death which rides in on a white horse from hell 2:49 17 seconds of silence references the Parkland shooting which spurred massive protests against gun violence. Most rallies held 17 minutes of silences for those lost in the tragedy. 3:39 A man in the far right corner barely in frame is holding water bottles refers to he Flint Michigan scandal where the city of Flint, mostly black, has no clean water because the city didn't want to pay for it (more politics but thats the short answer). Many children have been poisoned and fallen sick but it continues to be pushed aside, similar to this shot. There are more references but this list is getting long. (: Overall, Danny nails it. It's a commentary on gun violence, our obsession with pop culture, the fetishization of the black experience and the tragedy of black entertains whose music everyone enjoys, still lives on the run.

Since u mentioned this again about the more important thing happens in Korea ... since the N and S Korea made peace... is enlisting in the Army still applies?

I want your shirt Danny! 😍

Oh, this is early for me lol. You guys received the message well. he wanted to put this put and have people interpret it for themselves and see what meaning or meanings they got from it. I suggest watching it again and paying attention to things in the background, there are so many things going on that you miss if you focus on the kids and him dancing. Btw the guy who gets shot in the beginning in Trayvon Martins dad, who you guys may know about, if not you should look him up, he is one of the reasons, if not the reason for the BLM movement here in the states.

Although you guys don't live in American I like how you guys take the time to grasp the concept. It's refreshing how people from a different culture have a common sense perception about the video. 👍

You get it ✊🏾

just came across this reaction video. can anyone tell me how big is the video in Korea? B/C i've been seeing quite a few korean react videos to this. Btw, really appreciate the thoughtful discussion you guys engaged. And also thank you for acknowledging the fetish-sizing of black culture prevalent in kpop.

I think the mv applies to the world. In the background of the mv there's a tone of chaos but really the viewers main focus is on Childish Gambino.Its basically portraying that the real issues (in America's case its mainly gun crime - in the mv this is portrayed by the chaos happening) are being drowned out by entrainment based news (this is GC's characteristics) . It happens all over the world and this mv is only an example/ symbolism of what is happening in American society. It links to what you guys said about Korea and kpop.

Finally the day where I tell u “turn on the caption “ came 😏

In all honesty yall review is better then some of the reviews I've seen in America...

Many people noticed how in the first part when the guitar guy was shot, his body was dragged off but the gun was carefully carried off. This video is also about the idolizing of gun almost. How we value the action over the actual people.

this song reminds me of Lil Wayne's "God bless América" it has kinda the same theme. You should check out that one too, it came like 4 years ago I guess, and also it is my favourite song from him. It is interesting how that one didn't have the same popularity as this one, being so similar.

I​ appreciate your interpretation.

I think Danny’s acknowledgment of not living in America thus not having full context was really great to have said and important to recognize. This video is steeped in African American historical references as well as American current events. Every moment of the video is intentional. His dance moves are indicative of the black caricatures in Jim Crow era minstrel shows, his pants similar to those worn by the Confederacy during the civil war, The biblical reference to Death riding in on a white horse, The gunning down of a black church choir representative of the Charleston church shooting, the guns being gently placed on red cloth as African American bodies are left strewn on the floor. The list really goes on. To me, the video is emblematic of America’s disregard for the black lives within our borders, our sanctification of guns, and the way in which we are so distracted by inconsequential media that we fail to see or understand the severity of the horrors happening just behind us (watch the video again, this time ignoring Donald Glover and focusing on the background). Even living in America, I will never live the shared experience of being black in America, so it’s important to listen to and learn from those who live this experience daily. I think might be beneficial for you to look deeper into and try to understand is WHY African Americans say it’s wrong for non-black individuals to wear culturally significant hairstyles. As a white woman I definitely do not feel it is my place to speak over the black community about an issue like this, so here are links to some really well written pieces and essays about on the policing of black natural hair in America, and why wearing traditionally black hairstyles can be problematic. www.cardozolawandgender.com/uploads/3/4/0/7/34074834/1.__bennett-alexander__harrison__hair_grooming_policies_final-published.pdf www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/07/17/534448313/when-black-hair-violates-the-dress-code www.ebony.com/style/justin-bieber-locs

You guys are right on for most of it. The video is about the idealization of black pop culture juxtaposed to the neglect of black issues in American society. People pick and choose what they want and then disassociate from what they believe doesn't concern them. There's many references to gun violence, Jim Crow, the KKK, and a lot of criticism on society (i.e the cellphone part at the end of the 2nd verse, he made a reference to how people are quick to record something but don't actually jump in. He's basically calling everyone complicit bystanders). Also, the braids and dreds comment was a little ignorant because the reason it's such a big deal is because black people have faced discrimination for their hair for centuries so turning it into a fashion trend is just overall disrespectful, but it's hard to understand that if you don't live in the US or have seen it happen. Just things to think about. Great video though I love how despite not being Americans yourselves you took time to try and understand.

I've seen multiple comments that the meaning behind the silence in the video is to pay tribute to the parkland shooting. That's why from where he stops singing to where he begins again it's 17 seconds for the 17 people.

I heard that in the mv all the parts where they were dancing and crazy violent stuff was happening in the back was a metaphor for how entertainment and stuff like that blocks out the true things that’s happening in America.