Personally for me, time travel movies are always subtle horror movies for me. Never knowing what the hell is actually going on, and then you add racism there too, oh lord i would hate this for me and my friends. Great video by the way.

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Understandable, but if I could choose when and where it would be pre colonial Africa. Kingdom of Benin although not too confident in my Yoruba 😅

@tamiausten873

3 ай бұрын

​@@Aishyo I don't think it's so great either. It could be a nice place to visit and leave after a short while. Maybe if you are over 30 everything will be fine, unless you are a man then you can stay as long as you like. Africans were free but some rules and traditions have been abandoned for the better, trust me. I especially like the idea of no rent, bills or school though 😂😂😂. Just eat from my family farm and go to sleep, never knowing what a landlord's visit sounds like 😂😂😂.

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah for sure just a short visit to see how things were

@beyiokuibukun9602

2 ай бұрын

​@@Aishyomy yoruba would be the reason they would have killed me 😂

@gamingwhileitshot8040

2 ай бұрын

​@@AishyoWhat about becoming a superhero while black? I just bumped into your channel as a new independent comic creator, my first issue is nearly done and decided to ask you what do you think of my synopsis? Christina Nightbird Little Wolf Cesar is transcended more by her Haitian and Native American backgrounds rather than by her unusually unique name. Her two backgrounds are two cultures paralleled in the belief of the supernatural. She is haunted by consistent dreams compounded with strange and mysterious pains that are rooted in a tragic time in her life. There are two murders, possibly linked to one another, being investigated by Officer Castillo that may have implications of danger for Christina. It all comes to a head when the person who is the source of the dreams and pains makes their way to claim Christina s life. She is protected by her loving mother, Claudia Little Wolf Cesar, who is of Haitian descent. Shilah Little Wolf, her uncle who is of Native American descent, juggles the tasks of getting revenge for his brother s murder and risking his life to protect his niece. The protection she gets from her family is also in combination with help from her late father, whom she s never met. Her best friend, Cecilia Cruz, treks on an adventure as Christina s life continues to hang in the balance. The indomitable power of the one who searches for Christina cannot be easily stopped by her Native American culture. They receive a small glimmer of hope from Madame Moise, a Haitian voodoo priestess. There is, literally, a race against time to save Christina s life before it is too late.

I asked my mom once what time would she go back to if she had a Time Machine and (me, being an optimistic child anticipating a beautiful answer) she told me stone-faced “well you know we can’t go back too far into history, we’re black.” That hit me like a ton of bricks.

@peytonmac1131

27 күн бұрын

You can go as far back as you want. Anyone time traveling would have to avoid certain periods to stay out of harm, but there's plenty of African history to explore.

@vullord666

22 күн бұрын

@@peytonmac1131This. I mean it's really unfortunate (and shows just how racist our society still is) that there's such a concept that the only "history" is white European. Humanity literally BEGAN in Africa. And humans themselves are one of the most recent species to come about on the Earth. It sucks that every time travel story (including the ones that aren't specifically trying to make commentary about the reality of America and other countries racist history) are so closed minded in thinking time travel means colonial America or Victorian England.

As a black disabled woman, I wouldn't time travel even to the 90s and I was alive in the 90s. It's only getting easier and easier for me as time goes on. Also, I'm African in Africa from an African tribe.

@helper809

2 ай бұрын

honestly, I would want to go to the future or go to my tribe in Africa before colonial times. But, mostly to the future, life gets easier as time move on, and i would really want to see how life would be in the future.

@baddreams4368

2 ай бұрын

@@helper809 Wouldn't necessarily say life gets easier tbh.

@user-df2fl1pj6q

Ай бұрын

@@helper809 imagine a futuristic Africa, oh of Jack panther did that. I'm white but that's pretty interesting to me.

@vullord666

22 күн бұрын

Why not just time travel to not post colonial America? I mean modern science puts the origins of the entire human race as starting in Africa. Just because the majority of time travel Sci fi is written by white people who don't take the time to understand they aren't the center of everything doesn't mean you're limited to traveling to where they think history starts and stops.

I will never shut up about how Josephine Bakers banana dress was meant to satirize how the French treated her like a dancing monkey who they would present to the Americans and say “See! Look how well we treat our blacks” But the French didn’t get it to the point that one of their recent Miss Universe contestants, who was a black woman, was put in a banana dress for the competition. It’s been nearly a century and they still think they were so great and progressive. Imagine my second hand embarrassment for an entire country. These people are just different

@no.6377

2 ай бұрын

I honestly had no idea that was the point of the banana costume. I did find it somewhat irksome that it was a banana costume Ms.Baker chose because of the monkey comparisons we've had to deal with for centuries. But the satire flew right over my head. Thank you so much for this explanation.

@BravoRox

2 ай бұрын

If the French think they're so progressive. Ask them to return the money they gotten from Haiti for freeing themselves from the French. 💁🏿‍♂️

@melgross122

2 ай бұрын

She expressed how she felt she was treated better, more as a human by the French, which is why her performances could expand. The banana skirt was one of her first costumes, a response to her early dancing days (in the US) in which she was not considered attractive enough to be just 'sexy' she also had to be funny and provocative, so she leaned into minstrelsy. Not to excuse the French from anything, but there's a reason she adopted it as her home and even volunteered to spy for them in the second world war.

@MsElizaRae

Ай бұрын

Highkey I thought she just thought the banana look was kooky and artsy or something..

@haywoodjablowmi1427

Ай бұрын

Embarrassed for a whole country ? Good this none of what you’re talking about was done by the whole country I guess. The misinformation is strong with that one. She literally said herself she felt like she was treated like a human over there, she chose this country. She said she never felt afraid in France. She chose to serve as a spy for the French resistance during World War II, she was decorated for that. She even actively participated in French propaganda under De Gaulle ( the man who basically liberated France ). She loved the country, she was naturalized French. And today she in the pantheon, next to Nobles, scientists and philosophers. She faced racism of course, that doesn’t change the fact that she was shocked to see how she and other black people were treated better in France than in America. Baker wanted to be scandalous ( she said it explicitly) . She did all sort of things to challenge the conservative norms. The banana belt as well as her dancing, the background etc was supposed to represent exoticism and eroticism. She played with these stereotypes and used them to her advantage to shock. And she eventually broke free from them and established herself as a literal French hero. What you’re talking about is a modern interpretation that isn’t a fact…it’s one of the potential interpretations of her art. Did she fight against racism ? Yes. But you’re painting it as if she was awfully treated in France and she was actively complaining about it when she literally willingly dedicated a huge part of her life to France, helping the French and became French herself. It’s a blatant rewriting of history, you’re just injecting your hatred for the French when she objectively was in love with the country. Why would she choose France if she was just a dancing monkey to them ? Why would she do all this ? Why would she get naturalized ? Why would she risk her life for France by joining the Resistance during a world war ? To me, implying that she was treated like that while continuing to be so adamant about her love for the country sounds like an insult to her intelligence and legacy. And I must’ve missed the referendum that French people participated in to choose the Miss’s outfit. How could these 68 million people miss the point so hard ? Embarrassing that this whole nation ( and definitely not a small committee of less than a hundred people ) could be so ignorant 🤦🏾‍♀️ ( /s) ( sorry if I write too much, but I also am passionate about the subject and her as a person. I tried to put spacing to make the reading easier lol sorry again.)

I loved that you went over the black knight because people need to know that racism as we know it didn't always exist. Medieval Europeans knew that other people that looked different existed, but they didn't have pre conceived ideas of what they were like based on their appearance. There are many accounts of people from Asia and Africa writing about their experiences in Europe and having very different experiences, not based on what they looked like, but what their status in society was.

I loved how Umbrella Academy acknowledged the racism of 1960's America. Sure it was watered down heavily, but hey Doctor Who rarely factors this in.

@Deepseadread6

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m a white doctor who fan, I’ve watched every episode at least twice and it’s commentary on racism is entirely either vague and allegorical eg: aliens as standins for marginalised people, or like super brief single lines from black characters that are never explored or elaborated on. The whole show has very big “all racism is to me is white people being kind of mean to black people” vibes. Speaking as someone with a lot of love for doctor who its attitudes towards race are definitely its biggest problem for me and for sure have limited my enjoyment in the past. Martha especially brought out some really cringe moments from the tenth doctor that are pretty hard to overlook. Sorry for the rant I’m autistic about doctor who lol

@LadyLocket

2 ай бұрын

I love Dr Who (and similar shows like it) and they rarely show what it would truly be like for anyone who wasn't a well-educated, wealthy-appearing male. They do often do a quick nod or reference to it, usually with little consequence but move quickly on to the main story. People with ‘poor’ accents/birthplaces, limited vocabulary/speaking skills, lower education, someone from the ‘weaker sex’ or ‘lesser races’ would find time travel to the past as very difficult, scary or very dangerous depending on the location and time. Should Dr who address it with the weight and gravity it deserves, in my opinion, no. Dr Who is meant to be a fun impossible romp through a fictional space and time, with a lot of heart. It never tries nor claims to be anything else and it regularly ignores science and reality to tell its stories. It's regularly historically inaccurate, very loose with time loops and lasting butterfly effects. We need fun silly escapist fantasies where anyone can have adventures regardless of who you are and where you are from, just as much as we need serious stories that tell and teach reality. However, if a program wants to be seen as serious writing and representing true history then it immediately invalidates itself by not writing storylines/characters that would naturally come up against these issues as true obstacles and situations with knowledge and good research.

@Jadealanee

27 күн бұрын

@@Deepseadread6really? I personally liked that they touched on it with Bill ( meeting the blue man on the ship where the Doctor goes blind) and they had an episode where they saved Rosa Parks (one of the very first episodes with the lady Doctor). I liked how they did it because I think the show covers discrimination and prejudice in many ways that I think can slip in and touch people’s sensitive parts before they see it overtly.

@Deepseadread6

27 күн бұрын

@@Jadealanee yeah it’s definitely gotten better in recent years, but up until the 13th doctor they hadn’t had a single non white writer and it showed. I’m not saying there’s never been good moments in doctor who covering race, just that it’s always been pretty shallow. Like to me even with bill it didn’t feel like insightful commentary or anything with a deeper understanding behind it, it more just read like they were crossing it off a checklist. I’m not an authority though I’m completely just an outsider speaking on my own knowledge of doctor who and what I’ve talked about with other fans who aren’t white, so I’m open to the conversation!

@vullord666

22 күн бұрын

I love Doctor Who but it's a British TV show literally from the 1960s. And it shows. The show hardly ever explored beyond a white euro centric view of earth's history and when it did, it never did it quite well... I mean as a black viewer I can appreciate attempts at trying but it's clear when people are just completely ignorant of the issues they're trying to highlight.

As an indigenous person native to the land now called America, this thought has always crossed my mind, when thinking about what time travel would be like for myself or someone like me. It wasn't until I saw Timewasters that I really felt like that question was answered, but in the most comical way possible. Great video!

@john2g1

2 ай бұрын

I can't remember the exact seasons, but I think it's 5 and 6 of a show called Outlander. It's centered around a WW2 era White British woman who travels back in time to Scotland just before the last failed war for Scottish independence. Yada yada season (?) picks up in British colonial America. Unfortunately it's told from the perspective of the main protagonist, but we find out the ability to time travel is genetic. A group of various First Nations peoples travel back in an attempt to alter the course of history before America becomes a thing. Given the massive success of Prey and Reservation Dogs; it wouldn't shock me if an Indigenous American time travel show was coming.

@AquiVieneGioGio

Ай бұрын

Oh im a descendent of indigenous people of Mexico and I would imagine we'd face a lot discrimination.

I’m so sad kindred was cancelled. Never really given a chance

@TheDCbiz

3 ай бұрын

It had a terrible trailer. I saw the trailer and thought it was going to be awful.

@Kniero

3 ай бұрын

Read the book! Also read other works by Octavia E. Butler. She was such a wonderful writer.. it's a shame that she was lost so soon. Much of her work focuses on femininity, androgyny and what it means to be a black person in settings where being such is seen as either bizarre or threatening.

@seeleunit2000

3 ай бұрын

Well, at least there's a graphic novel and the original book.

@seeleunit2000

3 ай бұрын

​@@KnieroYou're right. I started reading Kindred and it was a good book.

@theblankpanther

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t even trip at its cancellation if it had been super faithful adaptation. I’m even more upset bc there’s enough changes from the original text, that I would have really like to see where they would have taken the story in the way they were telling it. So many things left in the air, plus I really liked the cast and the acting choices made.

This is why I tell people that if I find a time machine, I’m destroying it. Not only am I black but I’m also a WOMAN the present is, scarily enough, the safest time for me

@theaizere

3 ай бұрын

to be fair you could travel to pre colonial time, no guarantees for a cushy life since it's the ancient times anyway but at least a sliver of hope. it is a shitty realisation that nowadays is safer than 400 years ago. child me dreamt too much without thinking haha

@thatonkgau5221

3 ай бұрын

But what if a 911 disaster happens you could use a time machine to prevent it and many other disasters, saving lives.

@The_Nordic_Doctor

3 ай бұрын

why destroy rather than just leaving it to be?

@user-be7tc2bd6e

3 ай бұрын

@@thatonkgau5221 This would actually make a good story idea,try to prevent 9-11 ( I still believe certain folks in our government knew this was gonna happen,but,let it slide any way ) but,see other bad things happen even after preventing it.

@mikeval1525

3 ай бұрын

​@@The_Nordic_Doctorthat's a big risk as well because what if someone with malicious intentions or an idiot get a hold of it.

God that time when conservatives tried to clown on Angela Davis learning she was descended from Slavers as if it invalidated her work was so stupid. They're just boasting about how inhumane they are at that point, ignoring about the rampant SA happening by their white daddies. Absolute brainrotten conservatives. I remember catching The Black Knight on tv during the holidays as a 90s kid visiting my cousins in Bangladesh. I mostly remember thinking it was a fun comedy back then so id def wanna rewatch it. Only know about the 'Kid in King Arthurs court' from nostalgia critic, that seems fitting. Nice Haruhi reference xD I think the timeloop movie i've rewatched the most is 'Edge of Tomorrow'. See You Yesterday looks amazing, and I definitely need to check it out, despite the heavy subject matter. Along with Kindred and Timewasters. 26:00 floored me XD

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

I'm just learning the same thing happened quite recently with another Black woman who went on the show to find out about her lineage so no lessons were learned

@carrington2949

2 ай бұрын

They act as if the mixed race children of these unions went on to inherit the property and continued the family line. 😂 You can literally find posters in books of mulatto children for sale. There are flyers for runaway slaves listing “ One Negress and her mulatto child” wanted for capture. Then again they are trying to rewrite history.

@terangamer

2 ай бұрын

Hi. I'm not from the states and I've seen a reaction of the Angela Davies clip. Since then I'm wondering why the comments under the video were so homogeneous. Are every political content or channel from US only watched by people who supports that political idea ?

@lewa3910

2 ай бұрын

@@terangamer what's the problem with that? Or do you think that's even a problem?

@terangamer

2 ай бұрын

@@lewa3910 That's a problem for me because homogeneous environment like that or not being confronted to others political ideas allow the emergence of extreme ideas like terrorism. Ps: I'm learning English.

Angela Davis is a hero, a great moral philosopher, a leading light of political theory and practice. Her invisibility in the present moment speaks volumes about the ongoing sickness of amerika.

@92JazzQueen

Ай бұрын

She's a bigot

That last quote "..the future is free" was short but so powerful. There's so many perspectives I didn't even consider about time traveling before this video. This video made me realize how much unexplored territory there is of time traveling involving race or any intersecting identities too. I'm indigenous and I hope to see something similar of natives being the main protagonists one day. Lately I've been imagining the everyday life of my ancestors, pre-colonialism or even during the late 1800's. I daydream about time traveling and being a fly on the wall of my ancestors. On the optimistic side, the time traveling trope seems like it can be a powerful tool for POC. Face to face conversations with history and the present, unable to separate ourselves or our identities for convenience or comfortability of others. If there was a positive rather than trauma based take of this trope in a film, to me I imagine it would be bittersweet, some resentment of what was taken and lost, fun and exciting moments and some appreciation for our ancestors. There is so much untapped potential in this trope I hope to see one day.

@Aishyo

2 ай бұрын

No you made so much sense. yeah I wish we had more stories that were pre colonial because so much from both our people were destroyed a lot was lost to time and seeing how their everyday lives were back then is so intriguing and any chance to de-centre whiteness I am here for.

There was an episode of the Animated series "Static Shock" called Future Shock, where the main character Virgil (aka Static) travels 40 years to the future to the Batman Beyond future and meets his future adult self. Not sure if that's exactly what you're looking for, but it's the closest I could think of.

Very thoughtful video essay. I am curious what your thoughts would be about black people traveling back before the invention of race. I know you kind of touch on it with the Black Knight but it would be interesting seeing stories time traveling back to ancient Greece or ancient Asia. However, the problem with a lot of time traveling stories is that the further you go back the more likely you will just straight up die. I am definitely going to check kindred and time wasters. Both stories sound so interesting.

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I personally would love to see time travel stories where the protagonist goes to pre colonial Africa racism wouldn't even be an issue. Like Europe and North America shouldn't be the only destinations . I was scrolling through a black romance Booktok hoping to find a Black Outlander type book

@antonizajkowski9698

3 ай бұрын

​. Ohhh I would love to read a non-white Outlander

@planetdrull1701

Ай бұрын

The further back you go not just you would die, but possibly anyone that meets you. Diseases have been growing alongside humans for a long time.

@peytonmac1131

27 күн бұрын

Probably best to avoid Asia. They didn't have the best regards for anyone who looked different, from my understanding.

subscribed. You had me at defending Angela Davis from those ghouls.

min 16 - wow that detail really went over my head when watching see you yesterday while the teacher was warning the kids about time travel he was actually reading kindred

I haven't heard anyone mention Black Knight in years!!! It's one of my favorite time travel movies 😭.

Wow did not know about that mummy eating part. I'm glad I finished my food before that came up.

@sarahthomas8670

Ай бұрын

PLS😭😭😭

@chaos4654

Ай бұрын

Its all apperantly because someone screwed up in translation with a food called mummia being mixed up with the preserved corpses.

Someone who references both Black Knight & Haruhi’s endless 8 is already a real one, great video!

so happy that this one finally is out! i know how long it was in the making. glad to see it come to fruition :)

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Oh Cheyenne you know all about my struggle 🥹 thank you

@caramazzola2399

3 ай бұрын

Goats!

Time travel is def my favourite trope. Definitely would travel to pre colonial southern Africa and just document styles and fashion.

@BravoRox

2 ай бұрын

I would take pictures and videos, so even further back to Egypt and just record what I can. I would then tea h the African gun powder just to fuck up the timeline

@Sh12pen

Ай бұрын

There was friendly trade in the tudor era between Spain and parts close to it in Africa, to the point where there was a black trumpeter who was close to the king

@Sh12pen

Ай бұрын

So if you went back to that time period as an influential person, africa could butterfly effect to become a powerful continent to rival America

@Aishyo

Ай бұрын

@Sh12pen in Spain? Is there a name attached to the trumpeter or are you talking about John Blanke because I mentioned him at 14:00

@Sh12pen

Ай бұрын

@@Aishyo I didn't watch that far into the video, lol

The graphic novel for the Kindred sections was such a good touch 🔥🔥

This video essay was just sooo brilliant, i don’t normally comment on KZread videos but this video came up on my new to you page and I literally subscribed within the first couple of seconds lol. It’s amazing to see this kind of content that’s unapologetically black and also looks at black British content and isn’t just super American centred. Thank you for the labour and love you poured into this video, I’m putting notifications on IMMEDIATELY and I can’t wait for your next video🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Why are you gassing me up like this I'm shy 🫣🫣 but really though thank you

I never knew Timewasters got a series two. I have to go watch it right now. I was obsessed with series one in high school. I thought it got cancelled after series one. This is the first video I’ve seen from you, it was really great.

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

💜💜 Welcome

Great video! Black to the future should definitely be a thing!

There was a time travel show called secrets of sulpher springs starring a black girl and her white friend going back in time to the 1990s and 1960s to save someone's life, it is a mystery themed kids show though.

How about synchronic. I would recommend that movie for black time travel. And the second season of altered carbon

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Added to my neverending watch list

My favourite historical black person travel abroad is Mansur Musa,King of Mali. He with his entourage went to Makkah for Hajj and along the way inadvertently caused inflation in Egypt because he donated so much of his wealth.

@papi_sativa

3 ай бұрын

He owned slaves

@DestinyNeoGirl

3 ай бұрын

@@papi_sativawhat a non-sequitur

@qazwsx014jsbd8

3 ай бұрын

​@@papi_sativa bro it was the 1300s! So many people had slaves back then that doesn’t even seem indicative of a bad character. Slavery has existed for millenia, and the transatlantic slave trade (and the racial tensions that came with it, at least towards black people) only came about in the 16th century. Beforehand, slavery was a prevalent and normalised part of many African and western cultures. Yes, slavery is obviously terrible, but we shouldn't take people from our extremely distant past and judge them based off of present morality systems - that was just how things worked back then.

@kertagin1

2 ай бұрын

@@qazwsx014jsbd8 while I agree with you, Mansa was not just an owner he was part of the active supply chain, as well as a user (those salt and gold mines needed constant resupply of workers) by any standard you or I would recognize Mansa was a horrible human being. but by his day he was just one more ruler prizing wealth

I'm screaming just got home I'm gonna get a snack so I can enjoy this

I adore this video. I do wish you had discussed the first series that made me think about this, though: Time Warp Trio. When I was six to ten years old, I loved reading the books. By the time I was 12, I found it kind of uncomfortable that no one ever remarks on Joe, the main character, being black (and Indian, since his grandmother is from India). He's the main character, he has the book that lets the three of them time travel, we see his great-granddaughter has the book in the future and she's black, and yet the books and the animated show refuse to mention race. He talks to NAPOLEON! The man who made slavery legal again after France had outlawed it! And no mention is made of Napoleon being racist to him or Fred, another member of the trio who is Sephardi (Turkish and Moroccan Jewish). They talk to George Washington without there being a conflict. 16 books and a TV series and race never comes up even once. I'm not black, but I've lived in the South. The idea that no one in the past would even remark on Joe's race felt as uncomfortable to me as the series only being about it would've been - it felt detached from reality entirely. As an adult, it's pretty hard to reread the series knowing what I know now about race. It feels like a lot of media is afraid to engage with race in time travel for fear of making the white people in the audience uncomfortable. I'm really grateful that the KZread algorithm threw your video my way. While I'm Central Asian and white, and thus very ignorant regarding black topics, I'm trying to learn more and understand the ways in which media is portraying black people and other minority races. As someone who wants to be a writer someday, insights like yours help me in a lot of ways. Many of the things you listed here, I hadn't heard of, and I wrote everything down on a to-watch list. It's good to highlight things like Timewasters that discuss historical realities without veering into the realm of exploitation. I can't imagine how much work goes into being a KZreadr - I can only imagine writing the scripts for video essays takes ages, nevermind the editing process - so it might be kind of hollow coming from me, but I really appreciate the effort that went into this. The world needs these kinds of videos.

@peytonmac1131

27 күн бұрын

From what I understand, Napoleon didn't really want to bring back slavery at first, he was talked into it by others. Later in life he did abolish it again, and It's been that way ever since. It's entirely possible that Napoleon wouldn't really have cared about someone's race if they were of other interest to him.

35:54 Star Trek: Discovery has Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) traveling from the future (the 23rd century) to further into the future (the 32nd century) between seasons 2 and 3.

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Yeah i watched that too, but I was specifically looking for a character from the 21st century going to the far future kinda like Fry in Futurama. I know there's something out there my hunt continues

@simmyjester

3 ай бұрын

@@Aishyo I'll keep an eye out too. :)

@taylor3950

3 ай бұрын

@@Aishyo okay Series 3 of Doctor Who, episodes 3 and 11 Martha goes to the future. Still haven’t found a full plot line with that premise though!

37:46 I’d like to mention, if I’m not jumping the gun. Mike Pondsmith, a black game designer created Cyberpunk 2020 RPG. He was influenced by previous artists like Philip K Dick but he influenced many artists afterwards like Yukito Kishiro and Neal Stevenson.

@erievhs

3 ай бұрын

Yo I didn't know this, thanks for the info seems like an interesting dude!

@redjohniii8665

3 ай бұрын

I did not know this, thanks for the info. Yukito Kishiro is one of my favorite manga creators so it's nice to know where some of his inspiration comes from

@MxFourhournes

3 ай бұрын

@@erievhs he is a VERY interesting guy. He should be just as if not more famous than Gary Gygax.

@MxFourhournes

3 ай бұрын

@@redjohniii8665 I’m a die hard fan of cyberpunk because of Alita and inspired works. I wouldn’t know who Pondsmith was without Kishiro

@redjohniii8665

3 ай бұрын

@MxFourhournes I feel the same about being a fan of cyberpunk bc of Alita. Could you recommend any fiction books that are similar to Alita that I could read? I know of manga that are similar but when it comes to books I'm not familiar with cyberpunk themed stories. Other than Philip K Dick like you mentioned

Omg I watched BLACK KNIGHT so much as a kid. Great to see you back. Loved this piece. TIMEWASTERS looks hilarious. Keen to check it out

Saw Timewasters in the thumbnail and had to click! Good to finally see some love for such an underrated show (ITV did it mad dirty), was everything I wanted from a depiction of Black time-travellers on multiple levels. Great video! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

The Black Knight knowledge is really appreciated 😂

Excellent work as always, Aishyo! So glad to see your name pop up in my notifications.

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

How sweet thank you so much, likewise

I didn't realize how much I needed this video. If youre still seeking Black recommendations, I'm not sure if you read The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (which is technically set in a dystopian future, though race isn’t a MAJOR part of the plot). You're so honest and candid, I hope you’ll do more essay type videos like this. ♡ Subscribed!

@morganqorishchi8181

2 ай бұрын

The Parable of the Sower is so underrated. It highlights the intersection of race and poverty in ways that feel natural and flesh out the sci-fi setting while also echoing how racism functions in our world today. It really deserves more love.

When I was a kid, I used to have daydreams about traveling back in time, but when I grew up, I realized I was Jewish.

This video is amazing! Thank you! I know this took a lot of effort and it turned out fantastic!

You really put me on to a lot here. Thank you.

welcome back!! i love this video

I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you so much!

This is such a beautiful video, thank you

So glad to see you back! I hope your health is good this 2024 🍀

I'd also recommend Destination: Planet Negro, by the brilliant satirist Kevin Wilmott, which depicts 3 black astronauts from the Jim Crow era landing on what the audience recognizes as modern day Earth. Unlike more traditional time travel stories that pit past norms against modern ideas, Wilmott gives us the lens of characters that are used to overt and brutal racism as they react to the version of racism that our era finds normal.

Glad to see you’re back! Hope you fell better. And this video was excellent and now I’m gonna add Timewasters to a list of shows I must watch.

I’m so glad I found your channel! Thank you for introducing me to Timewasters and Gladys Bentley 🙌🏾

This is an example of something that is painful to watch, but absolutely needs to be seen. Thank you so much for making this.

Well i grew up this special called "Our friend Martin" that was my introduction to the concept of time travel and African American history.

I had NVER heard of Timewasters but you make it sound absolutely fantastic. Definitely gonna put it on my list!!

I've added a lot of the movies you've listed to my watchlist. Very well done video!

Great video! Thank you for making this, it’s relieving and empowering to hear and see video essays done on this perspective 🙏🏿

I'm only 12 minutes in but I really love your video. I really hope you make more. Your message is important and needed rn.

Thanks for the video essay I really appreciate the perspective you brought and will definitely be looking into the books, films, and shows discussed ❤

Thanks so much for a thoughtful and informative video.

a fascinating watch, will definitely have to check all of the media you mentioned out!

Great stuff as always and was soo kl to hear yharazayd's voice too!

@Aishyo

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, yhara is my fave.

I'm glad this video was on my recommends and hope it gets a lot more views because it's goooood

Love your work ❤️ Wish you well xx

Omg I wanna watch see u yesterday. Looks so good

similar thought experiment has been plaguing my mind a few weeks ago, excellent video. Thank you!!

This video is great !! 10/10 and I’m not even finished with it yet 🎉🎉

I really loved this video, I know I'm going to find myself coming back to it

Loved this video look forward to more!

This was really well done!

I loved this video you put in the effort and it shows. I am happy you are feeling better 🙏🌻

you went in on this one holy shit!!!!! amazing video

@n3rdboink

3 ай бұрын

fully had to pause this video, watch the first three episodes of Timewasters, and then resume

Thanks for the recs for non-grim black time travel!

Incredibly insightful video!

This was so good Aishyo glad you're back to making videos

I never thought I’d get a video on this, but here I am. Brava.

Well you just got a fan on the title of this video alone, i remember when my mom broke this truth to me after the 100th "hey ma im going to time travel one day".Her exact words were "You know you black right?"😂😂😂

@reggiechapman7275

Ай бұрын

Just finished the video,WOW

I LOVE the good vibes interlude, and I LOVE you talking about Black Knight and the historical context of Moorish Knights! Literally, the moment you brought up the movie I was getting ready to talk about how much more accurate it is than so many other more "serious" medieval films! ❤

This is the first video of yours I've seen and I love it!

1st time here. Awesome video, your research is awesome. Thanks

What a great video. Thanks.

thanks for the video

"and that's on Sango and Oya", yeah you get a subscribe. Respect.

This is an enthralling study I'm so pleased to have found; thought-provoking, entertaining, and well explored. Nicely done. Glad you're better. I too now am looking forward to a black future-travel story. I'm definitely watching Timewasters with family and friends!

I saw this in my reccommended and I was immediately like "This is something I need to watch"

Really cool video, I've got some stuff to add to my watch list

Nctui Gatwa is a wonderful Doctor Who so far. I think this Isa good time to jump into the show. Some episodes are silly, others are more serious.

So many things to add to my watch list!

I’d love to follow you on goodreads!❤

I enjoyed this very much. And I'm not surprised there is no media depiction of us traveling to the future. We need that asap.

YES!!!!! I love Timewasters!!! So glad to see someone talk about it

yes! would love to see your take on ‘some girls’ i feel like it’s rarely talked about.

Glad I stayed till the end… watched the original airing of the 4400, back in the 2000’s… didn’t know they made it again. blessings!!

I wasn’t gonna leave a comment but that Erika Alexander interview clip is so good and the interviewer saying “I know that’s right!” at the end made me actually smile, this was such a well done video! The way you described everything has made me wanna check out all the shows you mentioned, especially Time Wasters. You’re so easy to listen to even when it’s rough subject matter, I’m gonna have to go on a binge now ❤

Thanks for putting me on to "Timewasters" gotta check this out

Excellent video! New subscriber!

I got way more than I was expecting in this, thank you. Also, I'm definitely rewatching Black Knight tonight while doing my paperwork, I haven't seen that since i was a little, and we still had a wood boobtube with the dials. Either way, I'm subbed now. Also, Dr. Who never got me either but having the guy who played Eric on Sex Ed has me sold, one of the best performances in a series packed with great acting.

I enjoyed this video essay! I love video essays and to find such a niche one discussing Black people and time travel was a treat. I’ll have to check out Timewasters

I’m pretty sure in the graphic novel series “Paper Girls” they go to the future and one of the main characters is a bw

@kiarawatkins762

2 ай бұрын

even got an Amazon Prime show, but canceled after 1 season 😢

@Aishyo

2 ай бұрын

I remember watching it I liked it too. It was buried in my reading list time to actually get to it

Doctor Who: (2 part episode) Human Nature & Family of Blood was an interesting story for the character of Martha Jones, with the situation the Doctor puts her in that she has to navigate.

I loveddd this video 🫶

You inspired me to buy and read kindred.

Such a good video instant sub

The Haruhi part of the video earned my sub cause SO TRUE

You cold with it I’m subscribing and bout to walk down all your vid ✊🏾