@@Ethan_24754 The worst part is that it doesn't even have to be skin color specific; it's just a dark way to cope with relentless bullying and judgmental people
I love seeing brown or south asian content creators because it's so nice to see how far we've reached as a community, especially with all the racism towards brown people these past few years. YOU ARE SO AWESOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm Asian American. In elementary, a teacher chastised me for "eating dogs and beating women". Nearly a decade later, she contacted me in hopes that I would speak to her class since I had graduated in honors. I declined, listed off why I hated her, and finally took a stand for what both her and my peers had done to me so many years ago. Edit: forgot I made this three years ago. The teacher was placed on admin leave after she made some questionable Facebook posts about drinking on the job since she taught kids. I don’t know if she still teaches, but her Facebook is deactivated and she no longer works with the school district.
I could relate a lot too. I'm Mexican American and my family is Hispanic. In Elementary, all was good and I got the best grades, I won our schools spelling bee (even our district spelling bee) I read the most books in my grade. It was all well Until middle school, there were so many racists and especially teachers who would openly speak out lashing out people of my ethnicity and especially my Language Arts / Theater Teacher, she was horrific. She preferred anyone who wasn't of Mexican descent (our school was mainly 52% Hispanic, 48% Asian, 10% White. She said she endorsed Trump and anyone else was wrong and how Mexicans were useless and how we were disgusting. She said these things hidden though as if she thought we couldn't understand what she really meant. She kept me out from the play production we were putting on and only accepted the lighter skinned people. I begged for her to give me a part but she ignored me every time. One day I had to go to this peer mediation meeting with me and other students and I was the only one in her class that was in it so I asked her if I could go and she said no and to sit down. Furiously since this meeting was important I grabbed my things and said something along the lines of No you racist witch. (May I remind you that I was a goody-two shoes and I never disrespected teachers) My friends in that class went "oooohhh!!!!" And they clapped as I left the room. Do I regret it? No!!! I'm glad I'm not in Middle school anymore with that bruja.
@@bluenpurple2328 i hope you for the best, these filthy people need to open their eyes!! people think they can judge someone without consequences huh...
@@habibcicero3833 neither is being south Asian. Honestly the only way to get by in the states is to be a white person with an American accent and in most of not all cases a malr
Yeah bieng a brown muslim is hard Especially when you travel you get sweard at abused getting bullyd even by God damn so called "adults" excuse my poor English your friend from Iraq Peace
It's heartbreaking to see kids getting racially singled out and treated badly for the color of their skin further inforcing the hate cycle so proud of you bro for speaking your heart out about your personal experience and being this honest and self-aware 🤎🤎🤎
This is my favorite video from you~ despite the past you were honest and straight forward with everyone, you talked about yourself and giving other people hope to be proud of their skin color, even if not brown, but everyone, it's a wonderful video about self acceptance~ 🤎🤎🤎
I grew up as a child bullied for her skin colour and teachers, classmates , friends .. there were so many of these people who kept hurting me by saying things as if only if i were fair they would acknowledge me as a normal person. Now i just feel so scared of even meeting people fearing they will call me out not for who i am but what i am not.
I'm so happy you worked up the courage to talk about this!! I'm so sorry you had to experience those terrible things. You're human! You deserve happiness just as well, and you should be proud of who you are, and your culture
I understand this soo much mazz they really make it obvious we are different. Black, brown,Asian, any color. The race barrier is something I will never understand We’re all just the same on the inside. I love you mazz keep your head up you inspired me a lot and I love helping represent in the animation community not just for the people who look like me but for the people who are different like us. Just know we love you and we love how unique you are. Fuck what racists think bro Be unapologetically different and proud of who you are! I’m proud of you and I love you! This video almost had me in tears!Especially every day getting constantly reminded that I’m black. But I’ve decided to look at it a different way. It’s my life to live and I’m only here once and even though the racist comments hurt a lot, I love being brown and I want those racist people to stay mad about me being brown. You’re brown boy out here winning. Keep winning in front of all of these people that make you feel different. You’ve got the mind of God I love you 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎
Both of you, and everyone who are being affected by racism are so brave. You guys are so inspirational and strong, and I'm so happy so be alive the same time you guys are. I may not relate to the situation completely, but I relate so much to the pain and feelings. Being an overweight pale filipina girl who's not only that but also the biggest lesbian you'll ever meet was a "reason" people did bad things to me and a "reason" I did even worse things to myself emotionally and physically. Setting my story aside, I'm happy you guys are here, alive and happy. I love everyone who is here doing what they can to help the community, those who speak of the most hurtful things in their hearts to help others, and those who have hope, love, and genuine care for those around the world, regardless of what color they are, their race, beliefs, sexuality etc. I hope you'll all have an amazing life🤎💕
As an afghan Muslim, I agree. many times I CANNOT wear my cultural clothes outside because people would pull their kids away from me, and all the kids my age would stay away from me and call me weird. Another thing is that in my old neighborhood I was young, and I was always sad because the moment I went outside, the parents would call their kids inside. I thought something was wrong with me and was very sad. sometimes the kids wanted to play with me, but when their parents saw them talking to me, the yelled at their kids. The problem was, it wasn't like this before. before I was good friends with them, until one day they saw me wearing cultural clothes on Eid.
I'm a Muslim guy with long hair and people look at me weird and shove their friends to turn around to stare at me. This only happens in my village though, but people stare all the time in cities too, even the cities known for having "educated people".
That.... Was a really good video. The end genuinely made me tear up. Keep at it, we keep learning more about ourselves everyday! I wish you well on your journey dude🤎
My boyfriend literally made his game characters white for 3 years even though he's black. I talked with him about it he said he was ashamed of his skin as well.. I'm just happy he's proud of his color now~ ;w;
I assumed you mean characters for a game he's working on. As far as character creation in games like Dark Souls (just cuz I breath the game at this point) 1/7 is black, 1 Asian, and 5 white people. And I did it that way because it's easier and they have hair that matches the character I'm trying to put together.
My daughter does the same thing. She's only 7 and it broke my heart when one day I asked her why she made her roblox character blonde haired and pale skinned. She said "So I can be beautiful!". I told her she was beautiful too and should make it look more like her. It took a bit to convince her and this whole situation took me off guard because I've always made sure to tell her she's beautiful and never even thought that this would come up so early in her life. Very sad but I hope that one day she will realize her brown skin and dark hair is absolutely gorgeous.
@Sanaai Bahr Dont be ashamed of your color ❤ Trolls will say things, people will be racist. Ive seen and heard the horrible things people have said to my boyfriend and its honestly heart breaking. But, what ive learned out of the whole thing is to love yourself no matter what others say 💛 The world is thankfully becoming more accepting towards all races and colors with the new generations. Dont be afraid to let your true colors shine, no matter what others say. What would this world be without a pop of color anyways? ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
Maaz, you belong in our hearts. The people who are mean to the brown people are horrible. Don’t listen to them, they are just jerks. People like you are awesome and deserve much more love than they receive. You are an awesome person, please keep up the great work ❤
I’m not a Muslim, but I’m a black person and Christian. Honestly this feels so close to home. I’ve never felt like I’ve ever fitten in. Thank you Maaz, you’re truly Amaazing 🖤
hating on a Pakistani because of 9-11 is like hating all white people for the enslavement of African Americans, it's stupid. mind you, i'm still working on my own judgements and prejudices, but yeah uncool maaz's intermediate teacher
It’s insane that the world is still stuck with racism, even if it is common sense not to treat someone badly based on the colour of their skin. I’m Indian-Bengali but I’ve never been treated as harshly as Maaz. I have never thought of the idea of hating themselves because of their skin. Stay Amaazing and don’t hate yourself because of your skin colour
No matter skin color race or anything else. You all matter. And it kills me knowing that still in 2020 people are having to deal with this. You and mazz are both beautiful great content creators that i look up to everyday. It just sucks knowing that even people I feel that are amazing and deserve all the love they could imagine still get picked on or told un true things about themselves.😔
🤎 ! As a Yemeni who is I guess lighting brown and Arab I can honestly understand. I get so happy when I see Muslim content creators and knowing you that ur Muslim too makes me happier about myself. You may not be a model but I hope to follow your footsteps on being an animator and making people happy and hope to see you ! Live: UAE
❤️ speak up for yourself and for your friends. show them that you believe in yourself. But stay kind, and be as patient as you can be. there is a way to speak up for yourself, but still be able to be kind❤️
At a young age I was not allowed to practiced any of my culture or native language cause I was told it would make people uncomfortable. So over the yrs I didn’t realize how much hate I developed for it. Even small things like the food or clothing. I became racist towards myself. And the crazy part is it kinda helped me get thru society cause I just rolled over, and was given more opportunities cause I tried fitting into western culture, but I was miserable. Only in recent yrs did I start reading on my history and where I came from, and saw just how many cultures just get erased because mentalities like this. So started learning my native language, practicing the customs, and started making more friends with my same background. It was great, but sadly I notice how uncomfortable it made my yt friends. They would constantly question my choices, and anytime I’d bring up racism they would just downplay it or make jokes about it. It gets exhausting trying to educate people on the matter, and eventually we just drifted apart. Regardless, I’m proud to say I love my heritage and the color of my skin
As a Pakistani Muslim, I personally have never gone through something as awful as your teacher singling you out for everything, and I must say it is heartbreaking. 🤎
Im an Indian Hindu And Also Kinda Brown But I Wont create controversy coz i feel like we shouldnt be hating any Indian or Pakistani I would not spread hate or Create Controversy Against Any Nationality
my friend is a muslim, unfortunately she was singled out for her religion. to this day, it still infuriates me that nothing happened to that teacher but considering the kind of principal we had, i’m not surprised.
As a Bengali-Muslim that was born and raised in a white area in the UK, I’ve had it rough too. I never retaliated or anything. To anyone younger and taking the same abuse, handle it your own way unlike I did Edit: everyone thank you for your support 🙏. It really put my mood up today that people have dealt, been involved or had the same issues themselves
@@abdulfattahhourani2942 talking about something u wanted to talk about for over a year but never did because u were scared of people hating on u is brave ( it doesn’t have to be about race or religion just the fact that he talked about his insecurities knowing that it helped him first and many other ppl)
Seeing stuff like this is awesome, and seeing this stuff get talked about and cracked open is amazing. Personally I have basically nothing in common with you I'm a white christian American girl, I did resonate a little bit with the religious side of your story, my biggest fear when telling new people im christian is that they will assume im some bigoted crazy person and that im here to hate people. Mostly because heck yeah those people exist, ive met them and I never want to be like them ever. The racism toward brown skinned people is so fricking rampant yet oddly silent to anyone who isn't brown. And like you said, it's been popularized in a really weird way, and to joke about it is scary common online and offline. I knew a guy who went through a similar social situation and he made those jokes too, now for other reasons he was legit a very toxic and unsteady person who hurt one of my sisters emotionally, but when he made those jokes and when others did it it kind of like idk made me freeze for a second and go "wth is coming out of your mouth". Anyway happy you made this video, and I hope you can find a place where you fit with anyone
As someone who is pakistani and basically got ripped away from their culture, I'm so glad you spoke up about the racist jokes. Sometimes, I've heard terrorism jokes even from close people and it's too difficult to say anything. I am a student, and being the only person of colour hits hard whenever racism is brought up. Thank you, Maaz.
to anyone who has experienced any racial injustice: 1. Here is a hug - 🖤🤎💛❤️🤍 2. you are not inferior 3. you are perfect just the way you are 4. you are loved 5. i apologize on behalf of all the unenlightened racists that walk the earth
This hit really close to home for me. I'm biracial, with a white mom and an Indian dad. I spent most of my life in Texas or Michigan suburbs, and for those of you who don't know, the areas I grew up in weren't exactly a world village. My dad and I were the only visibly nonwhite people on the block, because of I was the only one of my other two sibling to get some melanin in my skin. I never saw anyone like me, and when I was younger, the only time I saw people that looked like my dad was in the second Indiana Jones movie, which did not help me fit in at school. From preschool to right before 5th grade, I wanted to be white so badly. I wanted fair skin, lighter hair, and a smaller nose. I wanted to look like the characters on screen. I wanted people to stop asking if my dad was a terrorist. It took me a long time to stop thinking like this, and to be proud of my dad's side of the family. You, sir, are and inspiration to everyone. I'm glad you made this video, and I'm happy that you are comfortable enough to share this part of you. As an aspiring animator, I want to be as brave as you one day.
Being mixed is so awkward ? (I'm mixed myself white and Native American) Thats the best way I can think to word it bc its like oh well your white so what would you know about racist comments but like then your other parent is a diffrent race and you get comments bc of that and then there's always people who say "your to white to be blank or your too blank to be white"
@@sadsprt-501EXACTLY!! Whenever I went (in quarantine) out with one of my parents, Somebody always asked if I was adopted or if I was with a friend's parents!
@@SeeMeRowan Wow that people asked your father if he is terrorist is just awful! What's wrong with people? Why do they switch of their own brain just because someone looks different... I'm sorry you are going through this. I haven't had issues with my "race" because I'm native to the country I'm living in. But I did experienced bullieng for many, many years in school. Because of that I know that if you are an outcast, people will watch every step you take and every mistake you make. They are laughing about answers you got wrong, when you are suppose to be "smart", spreading rumors, taking every angry or sad moment that you can't hide, excuse their own horrible actions with combinations of lies and actual mistakes you made and claim "he/she deserves it.", talking to other people that they should stay away from you, trying to persuade the few friends you have to end the friendship with you, ... claiming I paid my first boyfriend after we came together after knowing each other for a year, making you drip, taking away you stuff, destroying your drawings, drawing a Hakenkreuz on your bag, kicking, throwing rocks, pure drinks on you or your stuff... I had it all. I know when you are an outcast there is nearly nothing you can do. They'll always find excuses why you "deserve it" (I hate that sentence). Try to make them laugh? They'll laugh about you and than laugh at the joke you made after someone else repeated it. Try to learn with them? They'll claim you are too clingy. Just wanna enjoy your break by reading alone or in a place where the worst people don't show up? Now you are isolating yourself. Be with friends? They are as weird as you (which is true but in a good way). Be alone? Yes no one wants to be friends with someone like that. Be silent? The weird quite kid. Be loud? Attention whore. Be kind? You fake it. Be aggressive? You deserve it. Be sad? You are a looser. Be smart? You are probably a bootlicker. Be dump? Yes totally fits. It.. just hurts... what people need is a slap in their face. Something that shows them that the way they treat you is wrong and it actually harms you. Sometimes I was successful with that. But most of this people didn't stood up against mobbing. When I grew older I started to protect as many people as possible. I stopped a fist fight between two groups of students, I called of two boys who were making fun of a little girl. I stopped people from spreading rumors and told them that there are different ways to let out steam and making up stuff about someone just in order to feel better does more harm than good. Criticizim, assumptions and lies are obviously three very different things but people and especially children and teenagers still confused them with each other when they think someone is annoying, arrogant, agrressive etc.. But it's important to learn that difference. It can help people out of that crossfire. It can make people stop looking for the next thing they can excuse their own bad behavior with. But this often doesn't reach many people. So they grow up, often oblivious to how much they hurt you.
@@intercakefederation I wish it was. My dad is nearly six foot, very brown, and has a bushy beard. According to racists, that's apparently considered being in league with terrorists.
As a white person I can't comment much on the experience but I can say, I like the brown version of your character much better. On one hand, visually it just looks better to me idk 🤷♀️ and it stands out from the white animation character trend. And on the other hand, I'm so happy for you to be able to represent yourself honestly! 🙌🙌
That medical story really makes me mad. Mostly because when he talked about the trap he was put in, he was completely right about it. There really wasn’t an easy answer which is totally unfair
Thank you for the shoutout to teenagers and how difficult life can be as a preteen/teen. Love this video because of how vulnerable and real it is, I feel the same way, especially as a teen growing with media where some cultures receive more 'glory' then others. It truly helps to see that we should be proud of our skin, race, ethnicity etc.
Simple formula: If someone makes fun of themselves first, then it's likely that you can chime in too. If someone makes an uncalled for comment, don't react. The silence will leave a heavier sense of guilt than words ever could.
The difference is the action. You make them think on what they said. However this can backfire with right people because they have no shame and truly believe in the philosophy of what they said
This video is so good, I'm proud of you Maaz, I've been watching you work hard all these years and seeing you succeed and not give up make me want to keep trying as well, you're one of my greatest inspirations and I'll keep supporting you as a friend and a creator always, GO MAAZ!
Seriously? If race is a thing holding people back from liking you, maaz, they won’t go as far as you in life. You’re beautiful the way you are and I’m very happy you’re an animator. Since this is four years later I also watched your maafia videos and I couldn’t stop watching them they were so funny. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I can understand why this took so long for you to make this video. I'm glad you put it out there in the world, and this is a huge and courageous step forward 🤎🤎🤎
When Mazz said “if I do it first, nobody else can hurt me” that phrase hit me close to home. In school I was most of the time the black sheep of my class. I had a friend and that was it. And at some point I started to laugh at myself. Joking with them about me and pushing me down. “Auto-bullying” the kind of self defense that doesn’t help but you think it will eventually help. Mazz you are an amazzing man. Thank you for your content. For your humor. Thank you for being you. 🤎🤎🤎🤎
I still use self-depricating jokes even though I'm long gone from the people that used to bully me, and I only ever notice when people call me out on it
I use this thoughts process to get away with bullies who judge me about me doubting my sexuality and always being a scholar,this is an I down middle grader in a homophobic environment
i LITERALLY CRIED DURING THE ENTIRE VIDEO. It's so horrible that many people (Including myself) can relate to this. I used to be bullied in Middle school because I had the best grades in my year, and I am brown-skinned. I used to ask myself 'What is wrong with me?!' and cry until I fell asleep almost every day. Nowadays, I look back in the past and I know there was and there is nothing bad with me. I'm perfect just as I am. So if you are struggling with bullying, because of your race, your beliefs, your look, or whatever thing I just want you to know that you are perfect as you are. You matter. And you are more than the people who bully you. As my mother says, they are scared of who you are, and who you can become. (Edit) Thanks, Maaz, for making this video. For speaking up for the ones who can't. Thank you. (Edit 2) To the people telling "UgH gEt OvEr iT" or "StOp AcTiNg SpEcIaL bECaUsE yOu HaVe BrOwN sKiN" There are people who are currently struggling with these issues. And I got over it, that's why I'm telling my story, so these people know that they are not alone. So please stop commenting this and stop arguing in the comments. :)
What if your have not had anyone say any negative thing to you like you were ugly, weird, dumb, weak but still think that all of these things is going throug there minds? And you would do everything you could to not get attention and cry and cry the same way as you described. Are you then just weak?
@@Maelt_ No, you are not weak. At all. Crying is natural, and yes, it hurts to even think people are thinking you are dumb, ugly, weird, or weak. But I'm sure you are stronger than you think. And you are beautiful as you are. And you are not weird, it's just the way you are, and you are unique. You are not dumb, you are just smarter or focus your attention on other things, that maybe people don't recognize. You are more than enough. So don't cry, these people don't deserve your tears. You don't deserve to think that you are a freak because you are not one.
i truly love this video. as a half-indian half-pakistani american AND muslim, i genuinely felt more like i was in the middle; like i wasn't westernized, but i also wasn't as connected to my culture. for example, i understand both hindi and urdu but can't speak it as well since my accent sounds a bit funky, i have cultural experiences my friends and others couldn't relate to so i would poke fun at myself like purposely mispronouncing my own name (emaan) and making bomb jokes to made sure i would fit in, and on top of it all i felt honestly a tad bit disconnected with islam; i always had my faith, but i never truly felt like i was being quote, "a good muslim." however back from when i first watched this video, i have changed so much. i started to become more connected with these parts of my identity and i even started to preach it because of how proud i am of my own progress. i'm glad there are more south asian people to look up to in media, especially mazz; he's at the top of my list.
Hi Maaz, I’m a Chinese teenager living in Spain. I also have brown skin, my appearance didn’t gave me any problems, but everything changed when covid came. Now some people look at me when I walk on the streets like I’m a monster. I saw a dog in the street and I smiled to the dog because I like animals, but suddenly the owner came and told the dog “don’t be near her, she will eat you”. I want to clarify that eating dogs is definitely an uncommon thing in China, I never met anyone who has ever eaten a dog. But if I did, anyways, insulting a random Asian due to the eating dog fame we have is like a musulman insulted an English person because they eat pork. Now I avoid going out because I’m afraid people will see me and say bad comments like that. Please, do not make negative racial jokes or comments, it hurts a lot.
I am so sorry to hear that. Some people here in the U.S. don't understand how lucky we have it. I'm a teen also, but a blue-eyed blond from Texas. I hope things get better for you soon. May God bless you.
I’m Asian also, 3 people in my class (including me) are Asian in a mostly white class. I get made fun of along with the other 2 Asians occasionally and it hurts.
Hi, disabled teen here, I'm so sorry these things happened/happen to you. You're strong and I'm sure you're a wonderful person! You're awesome, dont let brats (read a**holes.) discourage you from being the best you can physically be. Have fun and ignore the bigots, they're rude and other words that arent very nice themselves.
this was so emotional, as a black muslim myself in a foreign country, it's really amaazing (pun intended) to see a successful fellow black muslim, it warms my heart and shows that there is really hope for everyone in this cold merciless world
I feel bad for you and maaz I’m Muslim but I’m a lot lighter skin then most Muslims my parents are from Pakistan but when they had. Me they moved to America
this is awesome.. but hes not black. He's brown. Indian and pakistani are classified as brown. Im also a brown muslim (part pakistani, mostly arab, but I dunno what Middle Easterns are classified as so brown it is lol) just wanted to let you know lol
God i understand this so much. This video means alot to me. I have always felt like this and it's extreamly Hard to talk to anyone about it. Being a Black muslim in a nordic country like denmark makes it very obviouse you Are diffrent. No joke, i Also get very much excited when i see a fellow muslim creator. Thank you for this vid ❤️
I live in Alaska and am half Yupik (native Alaskan tribe) and I had to endure some of this as well. As you probably know, Alaskans are pretty conservative and not very accepting of those who are different, so I really feel you, especially on the school part. I love learning and get good grades, yet teachers would always find a way to get me in trouble. There aren’t many Islamic people in Alaska, but I met one in the 2nd grade, I’m still friends with him to this day Just wanted to let you know you’re not alone
As a south asian kid growing up with everyone shoving skin bleaching products down your throat "because it'll make you prettier" this makes me feel heard. Thank you 💞
@@genius11433 India. The standards for beauty here is fair skin and dark hair. If from the neck up you're anything else you're not "conventionally pretty".
@@grrgrr069 Whoa. I had no idea. Given that India is basically where brown *comes from*, I had no idea that there would be such a push over _there_ to look white!
I am from India too and God can I relate! Every single aunty ever thinks it's her duty to tell me to apply all this stuff at my face that'd make me fair like ma'am just stfu!
As an Indian I cannot relate more.....every bit of it was relatable..... This is gonna help so many people and it certainly helped me. It will even help people who are new to western society. Thanks 💛💛
I am an Indian, I haven’t ever lived outside of India, but my relatives who do, face the exact same problem. Despite the fact that my family despises Pakistan in general, I see how the people there are just that, people. They face the same issues we do. The government might be broken, awful and unlawful, but the people are just as brainwashed about us as we are about them. For the first time, I felt so connected to a Pakistani guy. This has genuinely given me a new perspective. I have and probably will continue to condemn the behaviour Muslims in various countries show, but I promise to never associate their acts with a whole religion. This has opened my eyes so much, just beautiful.
@@jahnavidhir8113 Despite all the anti-India/Pakistan rhetoric, the thing is, once you leave South Asia, doesn't matter if you're from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. The west and far east will see you as brown. That's about all that will happen. That's why personally the most unity I've seen between Indians and Pakistanis has been in foreign countries where there is less exposure to the home country.
I shed a bit or tears of appreciation when he said: "excuse me, you are really cool". I'm a Malaysian Muslim girl and I wanna be a Muslim creator. Thanks dude, this inspires me
you should always be proud for who you are!!!!! I feel like I've been spoiled; a white girl growing up in a good environment. but something that always confuses me is WHY people always seem so insecure about their looks and culture. when I see a person, I see- well, a person. skin doesn't matter in my eyes. in fact, one of my besties is Muslim and has brown skin! be yourself and the right people will love you.
@@stormsparksdeactivated that's so nice!! I'm Indian and I have a darker complexion when compared to my friends, and I often get judged by people at school and other places, I just cant get why people judge someone by their ethnicity or the way the look, I hope one day people will change :)
Same, I also fell an outcast even when I'm with my family. I was born in England but my parents were born in India. So, when ever my family comes to visit, I always feel different. My reletives would always come and say to me: "You should learn some Arabic, everyone here knows it!"-That really hurt. This video really helped me feel better. Keep up the great work Maaz!
Actually speaking of racism, it's actually the worst thing ever and someone in my class was being racist and got suspended. Like this is the worst thing anyone can experience and it could be the point of pushing someone off the edge.
Racism isn't the worst thing I've experienced, but I do understand where you're coming from. Being called native american slurs and physically and mentally harassed all throughout high school I can safely say it can be really harsh
Dude Im sorry for that, you know I have this teacher in my school that was like...against other religions(and also homophobic and I belive also sexist and transphobic), but obviosly our religion is like "do not be a biscuit and say other religions are bad, but try to take them on the right path" (for me is still kinda against other religions...) but nicer? Anyway so somehow our geography teacher is talking about how many peapole are in what religions, and we get to ateism (whitch I am just don't tell anyone, you will see why) I think oh ok! I can't wait to see what he says about that! He describes them as "Peapole who say god dosen't exist and that think that humans can do everything, who thing that they can alter the world how they want." (baysicly saying that they think yhat they are gods) Then I hear a girl say "Eww that's horrible at least I belive in god I'm good!" I'never telling anyone from my life that I'm an ateist until I'm like 20 years old and give even less cheese abou what happens whit my life! TDR: Yah so my geography techer is a *b i* s *c* u *i* t and I'm never telling anyone from my life that I'm an ateist now! sorry fur long comment...
I relate entirely. As a young African American male, I’m constantly pretending to laugh at racist jokes. It really hurts. It’s not just jokes about my skin, it’s joke about me in general. I make fun of my looks, and personality. I joke about my love life. I talk bad about my religion. I bring my negative traits to the forefront, and it’s starting to take its toll. I loved the video, though. Keep up the good work🤎
stop listening to them sweetie peaple are always gonna hate only thing you can do is show them that you dont give shit to there opinion and live your life
Omg same! But since I’m from the city and I’m in suburbia I get mocked for my accent, my skin and my hair at my high school all the time and I just laugh with it...cool to know I’m not alone😊
As a Muslim woman who grew up in the west, I related to this so much. I constantly feel stuck between two cultures, never good enough for either. Thank you for being a voice out there and keep creating!
As a Pakistani-American Muslim, I feel that. I've spent my whole life (now in high school) trying to figure out how I should present myself, as a Muslim American, or as a so called "ABCD" (American Born Confused Desi). I love my roots and my culture, but I lose my social life in school as a result of it.
@The Comrade To be "brown" usually means to be Middle East, North African, but usually of South Asian descent. It's kind of a combination of upbringing, culture, and looks. Me personally, I look like your standard American white boy despite being 100% Pakistani genetically and being culturally Pakistani AND American, and because of my culture and upbringing and family, I consider myself to be brown. I'm a first generation Pakistani American Muslim.
Know that you aren’t alone, in 2nd grade, SECOND GRADE, one of my “friends” came up to me and said “hey we can’t be friends anymore” and when I asked why, she said “because your skin tone” that was 5 years ago but I still remember her words like it was yesterday.
I’m black and I feel like an outcast 24/7 it’s chipping away my mental health at this point. I don’t like rap music, I don’t like anything spicy, I watch anime, I like watching Dreamteam and I constantly get bullied for it. People repeatedly ask “why are you being so white?” and “act more like your race” and I really can’t fucking stand it. I’ve once forced myself to eat takis and I was sick for days. I want to be normal so badly, I want to be more like my race but I don’t know how to change myself.
As a brown skinned south east asian, this has changed my life. When everyone hears that you are asian, they expect you to have white skin and lots of people arent even aware that brown skinned asians exist. I did the same edgy humor jokes as well and some times I still do and I never knew why until now. Ive literally had multiple men tell me "I would marry you if you were white". Atleast it made dating simple lol. Thank you for making this, this video is the first time I have felt seen
The people who disliked this video are the people who don’t understand (that’s a nice way of saying anyone who disliked this is what’s wrong with the world)
Don’t listen to people like that. If they say something rude, ignore it or politely say, “I’m not comfortable with that.” Also you’re beautiful, and handsome, and deserve to love yourself like everyone else, you deserve respect and affection. Your skin color is perfect, it’s the color of beautiful tall trees, smooth delicious chocolate, strong bison, and the best thing of all, the Earth. When I was going through a tough time, and when I occasionally wanted to hurt myself for how I looked, I came to your videos and they made me feel better. This video makes me feel more confident about myself, because you make me see that people look amaazing (get it?) and it doesn’t matter what others think. Thank you so much for sharing this, it means a lot, especially to me, because if i didn’t hear this, I’d still feel terrible.
ill be honest, if he did color in his character i literally wouldnt even notice (i would if he changed it at some point but wouldnt if it was lime that all the time) just because i dont give half a shit to what race people are. its just something i never look at
Im probably less than half your age but im going through these thing right now. Not as bad as skin color or anything… but of just not being able to be very social… i make things awkward. But hey, seeing how you are now and how you grew up makes me happy knowing that ine day i can be respected in somewhat… somewhat understood. I love the video.
Why are you constantly making fun of yourself, you are doing it more than us at this point? "Because if I do it first, then nobody else can hurt me." Man that almost made my cry
"It dosn't matter if your brown, white, black, overweight, skinny, small, tall, or anything. What matters is that you are a person. And Being A Person Is The Best Thing You Could Be." -Polite Stranger On The Internet
Well, it actually often comes from a deeper root that just difference in skin color. It is related to a lot of cultural phenomena, and the example that the video gave is pretty explanatory: this woman was stern and racist towards Maaz because she had a bad conception of Muslim people as a result of an uninformed generalization, and she held an unfair grudge against them because someone she loved died. Of course, this isn’t how it is supposed to be, and, in my own opinion, racism is a serious issue that constantly maims society’s integrity. I just wanted to shed light on the reasons why people are racist, because it isn’t as simple as just skin color.
I perfectly understand why... What I don't understand is why people are okay with it, and refuse to realize that we are all the same race and what sets us apart in the current world is just some tweaks in our genes that made us more adaptable to the different environments our ancestors traversed and decided to reside in centuries ago--and ergo, made us "different" from one another.
@Rad Metal that's even worse... thinking that people inclined to discriminate need to experience some sort of trauma before realizing that racism is senseless... :(((
Im a brown skinned girl in a country where pale white skin is THE beauty standard. Growing up, I was often compared to chocolate, wood as an insult. This video hit home to me, I just laughed it off and even agreed to it. My school had more pale skinned people than more darker skinned people, and I experienced a lot of offhanded comments about my skin that was unfortunately really normalized. I tried so hard to make myself paler when I was just 12, I would never go outside because my own family was telling me that my skin was so dark because I did, buried myself under layers of makeup etc.
I apologise to everyone who has been through anything like this. I am a white person and the hate I see towards people of color is horrific. And the fact I was even brought up to think making fun of people's races and cultures was okay and normal. I'm so lucky from a young age I saw that it deffinatly wasn't OK. I was bullied and outcast just for the things I liked or the way I dressed and that hurt me. So whenever I saw someone being bullied for something like color which no one can help I always stood in and stood up for those who felt the harshness of others. I will continue to help those who need it and reassure people they belong no matter their race, religion, likes or dislikes and even the way they dress. As long as your a good person with good intentions you will always belong, f the racist homophobic people who hurt people. Thank you for sharing your story.
@@zinnizebra1452 thank you so much, unfortunately the kindest people are the ones who've been through hell. I hope you also have the best life each and every one in this community deserves nothing but the absolute best
i honestly HATE the stereotypes, racism, and hate towards people like this. I'm not south asian, but i can see where you're coming from. the negative media coverage your culture gets just shapes people's minds in the worst ways possible. the fact that some people refuse to change their perspectives about it either doesn't help at all.
Totally agree. There is tons of very negative representation of all kinds of people in both mainstream and offstream media. I think the issue is only exacerbated by the constant state of conflict in which the U.S.A. is in. The country has been ignoring internal issues for years, focusing instead on ‘finding an enemy’ to blame for the mistakes the government makes. It’s a whole, hot mess.
When you asked yourself if there even is a "correct" way to deal with racist remarks, and realized that you didn't know...I had to cry, since I didn't knew it either. As a child of iranian parents, living in Germany I had to deal with racism as well. I always wished to be white and blind, since that's what has been setting me apart from everyone else. People around me critize me often, because I switch at which nationality I am. Sometime I saw I am a foreigner, sometimes I saw I am German and sometimes I say I am both. I use it, however it's the most comfortable, and I see that some people think I am hypocritical but they never thought about how it all came to this. Since I also used to make fun of myself, I constantly needed to change myself and usually made fun about my iranian culture and people of color. But at the same time I didn't want to be left out, so I also took pride in my German passport and legal nationality...why no one teaches you the way of balancing two legal nationalities, how could a mere child know? Thank you a lot for your video. Knowing that even successful people like you struggle with their skin makes the topic more real and excepted
One time, my dad said “what do you want me to do about it? I can’t change it.” That changed my whole perspective on ppl who are “different”. They can’t change who they are or what their race or religion is, it’s with them for the rest of their lives. So whenever someone is making fun of someone for their skin color, their religion, their race; anything. I feel exactly sorry. Because, the saying “one word can change someone’s day” or something like that, it gets overused a lot. In good and bad perspectives. Things like this can happen a lot, and I am certain that many ppl that are at my school are going through the same thing. And joke about it nonstop. There are many other scenarios where this can happen. And it happens everyday for sure. I hate it. I hate how they make such racist and sexist and hateful jokes, just for the person to judge themselves back. However, this is good, even after 4 years (2024 rn). People are still doing it, however, ppl like you are standing up! And I’m proud of that! I was once judged before because of my looks, personality, culture, and my gender. What am I supposed to change about that? How?? Why?? Just for others sakes?? In order for them to like me?? No. If they do that regardless, they’re a horrible person. And that’s coming from me who is LITERALLY a therapist friend.
“Because I do it first, nobody else can hurt me.” I burst into tears at this point. This is something I do all the time to deflect the comments I get about my sexuality. Nothing has ever hit me this hard before, and I thank you for that.
I burst into tears as soon as I saw this video. I feel the same way you do... I don't think I'm straight..? But I don't know for certain of what my sexuality is.. you're not alone bro, I promise
I just want to say that when at the end your charakter "filled" with brown color i kinda felt tears in my eyes, not because i was sad but because i felt happy for you. And you just have to believe me i've been trying to write something more for past 5 minutes but i just cannot find the right words so i'm gonna say good luck, i really hope everything will be fine ❤️ And remember we are always with you ✨👌 (btw sorry for mistakes, english is my second language)
It's hard even going online, seeing how many horrific jokes and thoughts people have about us brown-skinned people. I always felt as if there was no escape because even in real life, I experienced hate. In the end, I feel we should just cope with it and accept how we look, our culture, and our roots because racism, unfortunately, might never end.
From a fellow Muslim animator to another may Allah bless you and help you throughout your life 🤎 Can't say i completely understand what you're going through since i was born in a Islamic country and still living there, but definitely know how others sees us bc of the fake media But fortunately i know that you'll be rewarded for all of what you have gone through in the next life, so stay faithful my fellow animator friend :")
If u are black, brown or white nobody should talk crap about ur skin color cause that’s messed up! If u don’t like who you are and people are judging about ur skin color ignore them and love who you are and never change anything about ur body cause ur perfect from who *YOU* are! There’s nothing bad about ur skin color cause ur a person who is loved by everybody and if ur seeing this theAMaazing please reply and have a good day with who u are! :] Edit: Thank you for the likes everybody! It’s helpful!
I personally try my very best to look at myself and think what are the positives and idk if this helps but you are made of generations of genetics, all of your ancestors are a little bit of you in a way so loving yourself, your culture, your background and your bloodline is kinda complimenting hundreds of people and idk but that kinda makes me feel just a bit better in a way
ngl i teared up at the end when you re-colored your character. as a person that has also struggled with loving my own brownness, and brushing off racism as "just the norm" seeing a creator that has outright made a big effort to not only be more proud of their own brownness, but to share that message with their audience, has made very inspired to cut some people off from my life, and try to be more proud of who i am. thank you. 🤎
omg, as a half moroccan/syrian muslim girl who lives in GERMANY, I RELATE SO BAD. those issues you listed are still happening to me. im so glad that someone like me managed to grow up to be someone so cool and funny.
It breaks my heart seeing that adults still show racism to kids, when it shouldn’t even happen to adults. Thank you Maaz for having the guts to bring up this topic. I know it’s not easy. 🤎🤎
@@ismaelgonzalez-cuevas827 see we all start to joke about a srious issue as being a pakistani muslim people do judge us as we are always the bad guys in every situation
Everyone deserves to be treated equally. It doesn't matter what your skin is we're all humans. I've had to deal with racism and if you're dealing with it stay strong and don't let those racist Karens get to you.
I hope u are ok now and I am sorry for u scenes I am white i never have an idea or perspective of how it is to be judge and I will probably never will I hope ur life is better now and someday the idea of racism will be a forgotten Because every Race matters
It doesn't matter what a person's skin tone, looks or possessions are. Racism is stupid and it's due to people teaching others a lot of stupid things! No one should feel ashamed of their skin colour neither should you Maaz. Although I can't relate because I live in Jamaica, I really hope this thing ends.
I'm crying so much over this. Every day it baffles me how people can be racist and be so to such a big extent. How can actual human beings treat people of color so horribly for something they can't even control? Not only can they not control there is also nothing wrong with it. Thank you so much for sharing this with us ❤
A curse. From blood line to bloodline. Father to son. Mother to daughter. Our hate in the past haunts us to this day and only grows as more and more people fear the other. And the saddest part is that it will only get worse. As the sins of the father will be added to there children. A curse that grows then infects those of the youth.
This is probably a bit too late and there isn't really a chance of a reply from you but I really resonated with this video. I'm in my freshman year of high school right now and everything seems to be so overwhelming. From the stress of school work and wanting to fit in and respected to hearing my people get discriminated on a daily basis is not a fun thing to experience. Being Iraqi muslim I connect so hard with this video and you spoke EXACTLY what I was thinking. Finding other people like us is terribly hard and I wish it wasn't this way. This was a great video to rewatch
"Because if I do it first, nobody else can hurt me."
That hit me so hard.
Same. I feel you. 😔🐼
That did hit hard... And you may or may not care what I have to say at all but... Lots of people do that me included
I know right gawd dawm
@@Ethan_24754 The worst part is that it doesn't even have to be skin color specific; it's just a dark way to cope with relentless bullying and judgmental people
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"There is no difference between a white egg and a brown egg. They are both the same inside."
-someone cat on the internet
@Otávio Akira had us in the first half ngl
-the cat
But the white egg hatches into arceus while the brown egg hatches into giratina(not racist,just making jokes definitely not racist #notracist
@Otávio Akira yummy
Unrelated but, can you please make it "some cat on the internet" cause well your pfp and the username thingy
Dude, you are awesome, I love you
Cat
Cat
Oh hi, nemesis
Tu aqui! Q legal
Hi
I love seeing brown or south asian content creators because it's so nice to see how far we've reached as a community, especially with all the racism towards brown people these past few years. YOU ARE SO AWESOMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Community? Muslims destroyed Hindus and are still doing it, do you think they should be in a community with the rest?
Man, that ending was so wholesome. This is gonna help a lot of people ❤
Hewo
Ikr
Aww, it’s nice to see animators supporting animators and this is definitely going to help people
I love this
I know it helped me
I'm Asian American.
In elementary, a teacher chastised me for "eating dogs and beating women".
Nearly a decade later, she contacted me in hopes that I would speak to her class since I had graduated in honors.
I declined, listed off why I hated her, and finally took a stand for what both her and my peers had done to me so many years ago.
Edit: forgot I made this three years ago. The teacher was placed on admin leave after she made some questionable Facebook posts about drinking on the job since she taught kids. I don’t know if she still teaches, but her Facebook is deactivated and she no longer works with the school district.
I could relate a lot too. I'm Mexican American and my family is Hispanic.
In Elementary, all was good and I got the best grades, I won our schools spelling bee (even our district spelling bee) I read the most books in my grade. It was all well
Until middle school, there were so many racists and especially teachers who would openly speak out lashing out people of my ethnicity and especially my Language Arts / Theater Teacher, she was horrific. She preferred anyone who wasn't of Mexican descent (our school was mainly 52% Hispanic, 48% Asian, 10% White. She said she endorsed Trump and anyone else was wrong and how Mexicans were useless and how we were disgusting. She said these things hidden though as if she thought we couldn't understand what she really meant. She kept me out from the play production we were putting on and only accepted the lighter skinned people. I begged for her to give me a part but she ignored me every time. One day I had to go to this peer mediation meeting with me and other students and I was the only one in her class that was in it so I asked her if I could go and she said no and to sit down. Furiously since this meeting was important I grabbed my things and said something along the lines of No you racist witch. (May I remind you that I was a goody-two shoes and I never disrespected teachers) My friends in that class went "oooohhh!!!!" And they clapped as I left the room.
Do I regret it? No!!! I'm glad I'm not in Middle school anymore with that bruja.
Good! You don't need that toxicity in your life!
@@bluenpurple2328 i hope you for the best, these filthy people need to open their eyes!!
people think they can judge someone without consequences huh...
Good she deserved it
@@bluenpurple2328 'She said she endorsed Trump'
Me a Trump supporter: this line will start a complete and utter civil war. Can we not
The fact the people can relate to this is horrible. Being racist is not okay and people should be viewed equally. Anyway, amazing video maaz.
Yeah people swear at me that im asian even though im mexican-american and say that im blind because of my asian eye
@@habibcicero3833 neither is being south Asian. Honestly the only way to get by in the states is to be a white person with an American accent and in most of not all cases a malr
@@habibcicero3833 Im gay
Did you mean AMazzing!!!!!!! Hahaha
Yeah bieng a brown muslim is hard
Especially when you travel you get sweard at abused getting bullyd even by God damn so called "adults" excuse my poor English your friend from Iraq
Peace
I’m planning to become a story time animator, I’m 11, I’m Muslim and this story was very relatable to me, may Allah bless you with all his mercy.
i support u sm and I’ll be one of ur biggest fans
Same
Ameen
Ameen
Planes
This was such a good video dude ❤️
Yes it was.
Yups
Hello
Yes
It was💖💕💖💕
It's heartbreaking to see kids getting racially singled out and treated badly for the color of their skin
further inforcing the hate cycle
so proud of you bro for speaking your heart out about your personal experience and being this honest and self-aware 🤎🤎🤎
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Maaz please heart this
@@Mu3azOsmanStop Joking With Me I Know It's Just Your Programming You Can't Trick Me
This is my favorite video from you~ despite the past you were honest and straight forward with everyone, you talked about yourself and giving other people hope to be proud of their skin color, even if not brown, but everyone, it's a wonderful video about self acceptance~ 🤎🤎🤎
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I really respect him for this I'm glad he made this to
*too
I grew up as a child bullied for her skin colour and teachers, classmates , friends .. there were so many of these people who kept hurting me by saying things as if only if i were fair they would acknowledge me as a normal person. Now i just feel so scared of even meeting people fearing they will call me out not for who i am but what i am not.
You're very strong :')
:(
This comment bouta have a lot of likes because you’re verified
damm, so many verified channels in this comment section
Wait what how are you verified when it says you have no subscribers
Woah
I'm so happy you worked up the courage to talk about this!! I'm so sorry you had to experience those terrible things. You're human! You deserve happiness just as well, and you should be proud of who you are, and your culture
now
hi sona! ily and ty for supporting maaz
Oh my god. I just watched one of ur videos then watched this, what are the chances? 0.0
Didn’t expect you here
I didn’t know you liked this type of channels!
I understand this soo much mazz they really make it obvious we are different. Black, brown,Asian, any color. The race barrier is something I will never understand We’re all just the same on the inside. I love you mazz keep your head up you inspired me a lot and I love helping represent in the animation community not just for the people who look like me but for the people who are different like us. Just know we love you and we love how unique you are. Fuck what racists think bro Be unapologetically different and proud of who you are! I’m proud of you and I love you! This video almost had me in tears!Especially every day getting constantly reminded that I’m black. But I’ve decided to look at it a different way. It’s my life to live and I’m only here once and even though the racist comments hurt a lot, I love being brown and I want those racist people to stay mad about me being brown. You’re brown boy out here winning. Keep winning in front of all of these people that make you feel different. You’ve got the mind of God I love you 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎
Only a minute, hi
Hello king science I love your content!
Both of you, and everyone who are being affected by racism are so brave. You guys are so inspirational and strong, and I'm so happy so be alive the same time you guys are. I may not relate to the situation completely, but I relate so much to the pain and feelings. Being an overweight pale filipina girl who's not only that but also the biggest lesbian you'll ever meet was a "reason" people did bad things to me and a "reason" I did even worse things to myself emotionally and physically. Setting my story aside, I'm happy you guys are here, alive and happy. I love everyone who is here doing what they can to help the community, those who speak of the most hurtful things in their hearts to help others, and those who have hope, love, and genuine care for those around the world, regardless of what color they are, their race, beliefs, sexuality etc. I hope you'll all have an amazing life🤎💕
We can all agree with that😊
Hi science
As an afghan Muslim, I agree. many times I CANNOT wear my cultural clothes outside because people would pull their kids away from me, and all the kids my age would stay away from me and call me weird.
Another thing is that in my old neighborhood I was young, and I was always sad because the moment I went outside, the parents would call their kids inside. I thought something was wrong with me and was very sad. sometimes the kids wanted to play with me, but when their parents saw them talking to me, the yelled at their kids.
The problem was, it wasn't like this before. before I was good friends with them, until one day they saw me wearing cultural clothes on Eid.
Islam is acult
I'm a Muslim guy with long hair and people look at me weird and shove their friends to turn around to stare at me. This only happens in my village though, but people stare all the time in cities too, even the cities known for having "educated people".
I am proud of u as a muslim creator bro
Skin color wont change any thing about any one
me too dude
Skin colour will change your skin colour
Of course that doesn’t matter
I love ur name bro lol
Me too
Im going to start making content but I'm currently making my first vid
Also I can kinda relate
That.... Was a really good video. The end genuinely made me tear up. Keep at it, we keep learning more about ourselves everyday! I wish you well on your journey dude🤎
k-kaggy??? i didn't know you watch animator's holy shit!
@@dgbd9030 oh hi dont mind me just gonna sit here doing nothing and get flooded with notifications
@@jxnkfood9129 lollll
Didn't expect to see you here Kaggy.
Yea. Kaggy officially is one of my favorites now. From a voice acting perspective and person.
My boyfriend literally made his game characters white for 3 years even though he's black. I talked with him about it he said he was ashamed of his skin as well.. I'm just happy he's proud of his color now~ ;w;
I used to only dream up white.characters untill resently
I assumed you mean characters for a game he's working on. As far as character creation in games like Dark Souls (just cuz I breath the game at this point) 1/7 is black, 1 Asian, and 5 white people. And I did it that way because it's easier and they have hair that matches the character I'm trying to put together.
@coldcoal TV no I mean when my boyfriend plays games and he customizes his avatar
My daughter does the same thing. She's only 7 and it broke my heart when one day I asked her why she made her roblox character blonde haired and pale skinned. She said "So I can be beautiful!".
I told her she was beautiful too and should make it look more like her. It took a bit to convince her and this whole situation took me off guard because I've always made sure to tell her she's beautiful and never even thought that this would come up so early in her life.
Very sad but I hope that one day she will realize her brown skin and dark hair is absolutely gorgeous.
@Sanaai Bahr Dont be ashamed of your color ❤ Trolls will say things, people will be racist. Ive seen and heard the horrible things people have said to my boyfriend and its honestly heart breaking. But, what ive learned out of the whole thing is to love yourself no matter what others say 💛
The world is thankfully becoming more accepting towards all races and colors with the new generations. Dont be afraid to let your true colors shine, no matter what others say. What would this world be without a pop of color anyways?
❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
Maaz, you belong in our hearts. The people who are mean to the brown people are horrible. Don’t listen to them, they are just jerks. People like you are awesome and deserve much more love than they receive. You are an awesome person, please keep up the great work ❤
I’m not a Muslim, but I’m a black person and Christian. Honestly this feels so close to home. I’ve never felt like I’ve ever fitten in. Thank you Maaz, you’re truly Amaazing 🖤
Same
I’m also black, but luckily I’ve never felt this way. I’m from Jamaica so black there is the normal, thank goodness.
hating on a Pakistani because of 9-11 is like hating all white people for the enslavement of African Americans, it's stupid. mind you, i'm still working on my own judgements and prejudices, but yeah uncool maaz's intermediate teacher
I also christian
@@elytraman1809 Actually a lot of people are racist and still hate white people for that
It’s insane that the world is still stuck with racism, even if it is common sense not to treat someone badly based on the colour of their skin. I’m Indian-Bengali but I’ve never been treated as harshly as Maaz. I have never thought of the idea of hating themselves because of their skin. Stay Amaazing and don’t hate yourself because of your skin colour
i'm the same as u and i completely agree
That’s so beautiful
@@random23287 he said why he draws himself in white. You’ll find it in the video
@@random23287 oh ok. Dont worry. I didn’t realise
@@random23287 yea if he drew himself brown ot would be a lot of work and if he made the background brown he would brand in.
Same my guy Ive never related so hard to a video I was bullied in 4rth grade for being "Too dark" haha so yeah I get ya man thanx
Wassup Tru
Yoooo what’s good tru
Tru that ha
No matter skin color race or anything else. You all matter. And it kills me knowing that still in 2020 people are having to deal with this. You and mazz are both beautiful great content creators that i look up to everyday. It just sucks knowing that even people I feel that are amazing and deserve all the love they could imagine still get picked on or told un true things about themselves.😔
Yo wassup man
🤎 ! As a Yemeni who is I guess lighting brown and Arab I can honestly understand. I get so happy when I see Muslim content creators and knowing you that ur Muslim too makes me happier about myself. You may not be a model but I hope to follow your footsteps on being an animator and making people happy and hope to see you ! Live: UAE
Absolutely incredible video, I know this had to have been painful to make but the world needed a video like this explained from your perspective. 🤎
Hi where is everyone???
That was real nice
AYO?
oh hey teccy
Yess
“Cuz when I do it first, no one else can hurt me.”
Bro I just want to give you a massive hug.
Gey
I make fun of myself all the time too because I am really easy to make fun of
@@patrickpichette6116 no🥺🥺
PimpMicLemonzz ya I’m really ugly stop lying
@@patrickpichette6116 Your beautiful and always will be
"Because if I do it first, nobody else can hurt me."
That really resonates with me :(
I can relate
So sorry you relate to that💔 wishing you all the best❤️
Oooh that would hurt
A relates I know how it feels to be different from everybody else but it’s OK just like Mars says it’s OK to be different
❤
Crazy i remember seeing this vid come out as a kid man. Just happy that someone talked about experiences i was able to relate to
“If I do it first, nobody else can hurt me.”
Those are the words me and my friends live by.
❤️ speak up for yourself and for your friends. show them that you believe in yourself. But stay kind, and be as patient as you can be. there is a way to speak up for yourself, but still be able to be kind❤️
Those words hit to close for me
ngl adding the brown colour to his animated character actually suits it.
It actually does ngl.
I agree its more great
Yes
Honestly the fact that people think it’s ok to be racist is stupid and honestly make me mad just don’t discriminate ❤️
Why did this even start
@@Cahrssomething it started when humans started roaming the earth.
@@Cahrssomething It could be that it started when we gained power. (any that you can think of)
It started at the beginning of the earth do y'all not know about animals like bugs? Oh wait you still don't know
@@borednotanymore1147 Rude, and what do bugs have to do with this?
At a young age I was not allowed to practiced any of my culture or native language cause I was told it would make people uncomfortable. So over the yrs I didn’t realize how much hate I developed for it. Even small things like the food or clothing. I became racist towards myself. And the crazy part is it kinda helped me get thru society cause I just rolled over, and was given more opportunities cause I tried fitting into western culture, but I was miserable. Only in recent yrs did I start reading on my history and where I came from, and saw just how many cultures just get erased because mentalities like this. So started learning my native language, practicing the customs, and started making more friends with my same background. It was great, but sadly I notice how uncomfortable it made my yt friends. They would constantly question my choices, and anytime I’d bring up racism they would just downplay it or make jokes about it. It gets exhausting trying to educate people on the matter, and eventually we just drifted apart. Regardless, I’m proud to say I love my heritage and the color of my skin
As a Pakistani Muslim, I personally have never gone through something as awful as your teacher singling you out for everything, and I must say it is heartbreaking. 🤎
Im an Indian Hindu And Also Kinda Brown But I Wont create controversy coz i feel like we shouldnt be hating any Indian or Pakistani
I would not spread hate or Create Controversy Against Any Nationality
my friend is a muslim, unfortunately she was singled out for her religion. to this day, it still infuriates me that nothing happened to that teacher but considering the kind of principal we had, i’m not surprised.
Same
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@Yogi Imawan Watch Acts17Apologetics
As a Bengali-Muslim that was born and raised in a white area in the UK, I’ve had it rough too. I never retaliated or anything.
To anyone younger and taking the same abuse, handle it your own way unlike I did
Edit: everyone thank you for your support 🙏. It really put my mood up today that people have dealt, been involved or had the same issues themselves
Same here, but i didn't go through a very tough patch as I'm from a kind of coloured area in the UK
I feel bad
@@ridleyanddanzigchapman6892 I got past it and those kids got told off by some Karen, the only time I ever sided with one
do you mean you are from bangladesh
@@loading....4134 I am but I wasn’t born there and only go once a year
Not this year tho :(
“Hi, my name is Mazz and am proud to be a Pakistani Australian Muslim” this is so brave 🤎
This is the problem with our world why is some one saying what his religion or race considered brave it should be the norm
@@abdulfattahhourani2942
Yes.
Even though he's a Pakistani Japanese New Zealandic Australian Muslim
Yes it was very brave of him
@@abdulfattahhourani2942 talking about something u wanted to talk about for over a year but never did because u were scared of people hating on u is brave ( it doesn’t have to be about race or religion just the fact that he talked about his insecurities knowing that it helped him first and many other ppl)
Seeing stuff like this is awesome, and seeing this stuff get talked about and cracked open is amazing. Personally I have basically nothing in common with you I'm a white christian American girl, I did resonate a little bit with the religious side of your story, my biggest fear when telling new people im christian is that they will assume im some bigoted crazy person and that im here to hate people. Mostly because heck yeah those people exist, ive met them and I never want to be like them ever. The racism toward brown skinned people is so fricking rampant yet oddly silent to anyone who isn't brown. And like you said, it's been popularized in a really weird way, and to joke about it is scary common online and offline. I knew a guy who went through a similar social situation and he made those jokes too, now for other reasons he was legit a very toxic and unsteady person who hurt one of my sisters emotionally, but when he made those jokes and when others did it it kind of like idk made me freeze for a second and go "wth is coming out of your mouth". Anyway happy you made this video, and I hope you can find a place where you fit with anyone
As someone who is pakistani and basically got ripped away from their culture, I'm so glad you spoke up about the racist jokes. Sometimes, I've heard terrorism jokes even from close people and it's too difficult to say anything. I am a student, and being the only person of colour hits hard whenever racism is brought up. Thank you, Maaz.
69th like poG
you have a culture?
As a Indian Muslim i never thought I would agree
But this is something we all faced
You'r chanel name is who so i can say is islem
I think race jokes are ok. But saying them to strangers and people who don't like them, is pretty weird.
to anyone who has experienced any racial injustice:
1. Here is a hug - 🖤🤎💛❤️🤍
2. you are not inferior
3. you are perfect just the way you are
4. you are loved
5. i apologize on behalf of all the unenlightened racists that walk the earth
Congrats your comment is one of the top ten comments!
(Also, as a brown boy, I accept your apology and thank you for caring 😊)
Cool a like begger
Thank you, also congrats for your comment being liked
Thank you so much😭
I mean i like the effort but doesn't really help. but cheers anyway
This hit really close to home for me. I'm biracial, with a white mom and an Indian dad. I spent most of my life in Texas or Michigan suburbs, and for those of you who don't know, the areas I grew up in weren't exactly a world village. My dad and I were the only visibly nonwhite people on the block, because of I was the only one of my other two sibling to get some melanin in my skin. I never saw anyone like me, and when I was younger, the only time I saw people that looked like my dad was in the second Indiana Jones movie, which did not help me fit in at school. From preschool to right before 5th grade, I wanted to be white so badly. I wanted fair skin, lighter hair, and a smaller nose. I wanted to look like the characters on screen. I wanted people to stop asking if my dad was a terrorist. It took me a long time to stop thinking like this, and to be proud of my dad's side of the family. You, sir, are and inspiration to everyone. I'm glad you made this video, and I'm happy that you are comfortable enough to share this part of you. As an aspiring animator, I want to be as brave as you one day.
Being mixed is so awkward ? (I'm mixed myself white and Native American) Thats the best way I can think to word it bc its like oh well your white so what would you know about racist comments but like then your other parent is a diffrent race and you get comments bc of that and then there's always people who say "your to white to be blank or your too blank to be white"
@@sadsprt-501EXACTLY!! Whenever I went (in quarantine) out with one of my parents, Somebody always asked if I was adopted or if I was with a friend's parents!
@@SeeMeRowan
Wow that people asked your father if he is terrorist is just awful!
What's wrong with people?
Why do they switch of their own brain just because someone looks different...
I'm sorry you are going through this.
I haven't had issues with my "race" because I'm native to the country I'm living in. But I did experienced bullieng for many, many years in school.
Because of that I know that if you are an outcast, people will watch every step you take and every mistake you make.
They are laughing about answers you got wrong, when you are suppose to be "smart", spreading rumors, taking every angry or sad moment that you can't hide, excuse their own horrible actions with combinations of lies and actual mistakes you made and claim "he/she deserves it.", talking to other people that they should stay away from you, trying to persuade the few friends you have to end the friendship with you, ... claiming I paid my first boyfriend after we came together after knowing each other for a year, making you drip, taking away you stuff, destroying your drawings, drawing a Hakenkreuz on your bag, kicking, throwing rocks, pure drinks on you or your stuff... I had it all.
I know when you are an outcast there is nearly nothing you can do.
They'll always find excuses why you "deserve it" (I hate that sentence).
Try to make them laugh? They'll laugh about you and than laugh at the joke you made after someone else repeated it. Try to learn with them? They'll claim you are too clingy.
Just wanna enjoy your break by reading alone or in a place where the worst people don't show up? Now you are isolating yourself.
Be with friends? They are as weird as you (which is true but in a good way). Be alone? Yes no one wants to be friends with someone like that.
Be silent? The weird quite kid. Be loud? Attention whore.
Be kind? You fake it. Be aggressive? You deserve it. Be sad? You are a looser. Be smart? You are probably a bootlicker. Be dump? Yes totally fits.
It.. just hurts... what people need is a slap in their face. Something that shows them that the way they treat you is wrong and it actually harms you.
Sometimes I was successful with that. But most of this people didn't stood up against mobbing.
When I grew older I started to protect as many people as possible. I stopped a fist fight between two groups of students, I called of two boys who were making fun of a little girl. I stopped people from spreading rumors and told them that there are different ways to let out steam and making up stuff about someone just in order to feel better does more harm than good.
Criticizim, assumptions and lies are obviously three very different things but people and especially children and teenagers still confused them with each other when they think someone is annoying, arrogant, agrressive etc..
But it's important to learn that difference.
It can help people out of that crossfire. It can make people stop looking for the next thing they can excuse their own bad behavior with. But this often doesn't reach many people. So they grow up, often oblivious to how much they hurt you.
Why whould someone ask if he's a terrorist? Was it a joke?😑
@@intercakefederation I wish it was. My dad is nearly six foot, very brown, and has a bushy beard. According to racists, that's apparently considered being in league with terrorists.
As a white person I can't comment much on the experience but I can say, I like the brown version of your character much better. On one hand, visually it just looks better to me idk 🤷♀️ and it stands out from the white animation character trend. And on the other hand, I'm so happy for you to be able to represent yourself honestly! 🙌🙌
Drama teacher: Remember, people wont like you because you-
Ad: im gonna stop you right there >:(
👏👏👏
I thought the teacher was gonna say something like ‘people are not gonna like you based on your skin colour but your performances/talent’ :(
Lol i got an ad cutting the middle of brown off
Same thing legit just happened lol
This happened to me too
I am so sorry. No teacher should ever say such a thing, you belong every and anywere. You are not the villain...Your my hero :-)
*simp*
That medical story really makes me mad. Mostly because when he talked about the trap he was put in, he was completely right about it. There really wasn’t an easy answer which is totally unfair
oh no! i accidentally paralysed someone's left arm by crushing it with a blood pressure machine!
Thank you for the shoutout to teenagers and how difficult life can be as a preteen/teen. Love this video because of how vulnerable and real it is, I feel the same way, especially as a teen growing with media where some cultures receive more 'glory' then others. It truly helps to see that we should be proud of our skin, race, ethnicity etc.
Simple formula: If someone makes fun of themselves first, then it's likely that you can chime in too. If someone makes an uncalled for comment, don't react. The silence will leave a heavier sense of guilt than words ever could.
Ooooh, that's a good one! Thank you!❤
The difference is the action. You make them think on what they said. However this can backfire with right people because they have no shame and truly believe in the philosophy of what they said
Agreed. Just make the most uncomfortable, awkward silence that the person will regret for.
This video is so good, I'm proud of you Maaz, I've been watching you work hard all these years and seeing you succeed and not give up make me want to keep trying as well, you're one of my greatest inspirations and I'll keep supporting you as a friend and a creator always, GO MAAZ!
Omg it's Winshard :,D
@THE REAL KIDO where is the fight? Lol
@THE REAL KIDO lol
people hate me because i don’t celebrate Christmas. excuse me, we are all equal, doesn’t matter if we are different.
That is just unjust
I don’t celebrate it either. Lol.
@Yellow Crewmate lol
@Yellow Crewmate the furry man has entered the chat 🔫🐰
@Yellow Crewmate i don’t celebrate them either. and I believe the same things as the edit.
Seriously? If race is a thing holding people back from liking you, maaz, they won’t go as far as you in life. You’re beautiful the way you are and I’m very happy you’re an animator. Since this is four years later I also watched your maafia videos and I couldn’t stop watching them they were so funny. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I can understand why this took so long for you to make this video.
I'm glad you put it out there in the world, and this is a huge and courageous step forward 🤎🤎🤎
Love your music
Nice comment
Why aren’t you verified
Lmao
Love your music Too.
I completely agree with you on this. We support you Maz, and we'll always love you for you!!!
When Mazz said “if I do it first, nobody else can hurt me” that phrase hit me close to home. In school I was most of the time the black sheep of my class. I had a friend and that was it. And at some point I started to laugh at myself. Joking with them about me and pushing me down. “Auto-bullying” the kind of self defense that doesn’t help but you think it will eventually help.
Mazz you are an amazzing man. Thank you for your content. For your humor. Thank you for being you. 🤎🤎🤎🤎
When he said that I remembered, I have anxiety
Bruh I still do that and just realized it after watching the video
I still use self-depricating jokes even though I'm long gone from the people that used to bully me, and I only ever notice when people call me out on it
I use this thoughts process to get away with bullies who judge me about me doubting my sexuality and always being a scholar,this is an I down middle grader in a homophobic environment
i LITERALLY CRIED DURING THE ENTIRE VIDEO. It's so horrible that many people (Including myself) can relate to this. I used to be bullied in Middle school because I had the best grades in my year, and I am brown-skinned. I used to ask myself 'What is wrong with me?!' and cry until I fell asleep almost every day. Nowadays, I look back in the past and I know there was and there is nothing bad with me. I'm perfect just as I am.
So if you are struggling with bullying, because of your race, your beliefs, your look, or whatever thing I just want you to know that you are perfect as you are.
You matter.
And you are more than the people who bully you.
As my mother says, they are scared of who you are, and who you can become.
(Edit) Thanks, Maaz, for making this video. For speaking up for the ones who can't.
Thank you.
(Edit 2) To the people telling "UgH gEt OvEr iT" or "StOp AcTiNg SpEcIaL bECaUsE yOu HaVe BrOwN sKiN" There are people who are currently struggling with these issues. And I got over it, that's why I'm telling my story, so these people know that they are not alone. So please stop commenting this and stop arguing in the comments. :)
What if your have not had anyone say any negative thing to you like you were ugly, weird, dumb, weak but still think that all of these things is going throug there minds?
And you would do everything you could to not get attention and cry and cry the same way as you described.
Are you then just weak?
im black and its personaly anoyying when people dont include black people (just an ex) in things like stories and things
@@Maelt_ No, you are not weak. At all. Crying is natural, and yes, it hurts to even think people are thinking you are dumb, ugly, weird, or weak. But I'm sure you are stronger than you think. And you are beautiful as you are. And you are not weird, it's just the way you are, and you are unique. You are not dumb, you are just smarter or focus your attention on other things, that maybe people don't recognize. You are more than enough. So don't cry, these people don't deserve your tears. You don't deserve to think that you are a freak because you are not one.
@Nordic Premium but its true and i was builled actually and im not trying to give that off just so you know
Ppl told me I was the reason for the corona virus when I'm phillipino
i truly love this video. as a half-indian half-pakistani american AND muslim, i genuinely felt more like i was in the middle; like i wasn't westernized, but i also wasn't as connected to my culture. for example, i understand both hindi and urdu but can't speak it as well since my accent sounds a bit funky, i have cultural experiences my friends and others couldn't relate to so i would poke fun at myself like purposely mispronouncing my own name (emaan) and making bomb jokes to made sure i would fit in, and on top of it all i felt honestly a tad bit disconnected with islam; i always had my faith, but i never truly felt like i was being quote, "a good muslim." however back from when i first watched this video, i have changed so much. i started to become more connected with these parts of my identity and i even started to preach it because of how proud i am of my own progress. i'm glad there are more south asian people to look up to in media, especially mazz; he's at the top of my list.
Hi Maaz, I’m a Chinese teenager living in Spain. I also have brown skin, my appearance didn’t gave me any problems, but everything changed when covid came. Now some people look at me when I walk on the streets like I’m a monster. I saw a dog in the street and I smiled to the dog because I like animals, but suddenly the owner came and told the dog “don’t be near her, she will eat you”. I want to clarify that eating dogs is definitely an uncommon thing in China, I never met anyone who has ever eaten a dog. But if I did, anyways, insulting a random Asian due to the eating dog fame we have is like a musulman insulted an English person because they eat pork. Now I avoid going out because I’m afraid people will see me and say bad comments like that.
Please, do not make negative racial jokes or comments, it hurts a lot.
I am so sorry to hear that. Some people here in the U.S. don't understand how lucky we have it. I'm a teen also, but a blue-eyed blond from Texas. I hope things get better for you soon. May God bless you.
I’m Asian also, 3 people in my class (including me) are Asian in a mostly white class. I get made fun of along with the other 2 Asians occasionally and it hurts.
Hi, disabled teen here, I'm so sorry these things happened/happen to you. You're strong and I'm sure you're a wonderful person! You're awesome, dont let brats (read a**holes.) discourage you from being the best you can physically be. Have fun and ignore the bigots, they're rude and other words that arent very nice themselves.
sorry to hear that but i know there are many immegrant families that get bullied in other countries but i have this problem too
@@luke9225bro what do u mean like he just said that he dosent eat dogs or any pets
this was so emotional, as a black muslim myself in a foreign country, it's really amaazing (pun intended) to see a successful fellow black muslim, it warms my heart and shows that there is really hope for everyone in this cold merciless world
I feel bad for you and maaz I’m Muslim but I’m a lot lighter skin then most Muslims my parents are from Pakistan but when they had. Me they moved to America
this is awesome.. but hes not black. He's brown. Indian and pakistani are classified as brown. Im also a brown muslim (part pakistani, mostly arab, but I dunno what Middle Easterns are classified as so brown it is lol)
just wanted to let you know lol
maaz isn’t black, he’s a brown pakistani
I am also a Pakistani
@@beepityboop7325 yeah..
God i understand this so much. This video means alot to me. I have always felt like this and it's extreamly Hard to talk to anyone about it. Being a Black muslim in a nordic country like denmark makes it very obviouse you Are diffrent. No joke, i Also get very much excited when i see a fellow muslim creator. Thank you for this vid ❤️
Oh u watch Maaz, kewl. Like ur videos!
Actually he said brown and Pakistan is not a nordic country just it's not famous like canada and india
@@Saaz-e-Ahmad i am a Black muslim from a nordic country. I was talking about how i related to it
allahwakbar
@@AFYsama ahh so which country are u from ?
I am Pakistani
I live in Alaska and am half Yupik (native Alaskan tribe) and I had to endure some of this as well. As you probably know, Alaskans are pretty conservative and not very accepting of those who are different, so I really feel you, especially on the school part. I love learning and get good grades, yet teachers would always find a way to get me in trouble.
There aren’t many Islamic people in Alaska, but I met one in the 2nd grade, I’m still friends with him to this day
Just wanted to let you know you’re not alone
As a south asian kid growing up with everyone shoving skin bleaching products down your throat "because it'll make you prettier" this makes me feel heard. Thank you 💞
Wait, _what_?! Where do you live that people would do something like that? "Don't like your skin color? Just bleach it!" Ugh.
@@genius11433 India. The standards for beauty here is fair skin and dark hair. If from the neck up you're anything else you're not "conventionally pretty".
@@grrgrr069 Whoa. I had no idea. Given that India is basically where brown *comes from*, I had no idea that there would be such a push over _there_ to look white!
I am from India too and God can I relate! Every single aunty ever thinks it's her duty to tell me to apply all this stuff at my face that'd make me fair like ma'am just stfu!
@@genius11433 well... its not exactly to look white its to have light brown/beige
As an Indian I cannot relate more.....every bit of it was relatable..... This is gonna help so many people and it certainly helped me. It will even help people who are new to western society. Thanks 💛💛
I am an Indian, I haven’t ever lived outside of India, but my relatives who do, face the exact same problem. Despite the fact that my family despises Pakistan in general, I see how the people there are just that, people. They face the same issues we do. The government might be broken, awful and unlawful, but the people are just as brainwashed about us as we are about them. For the first time, I felt so connected to a Pakistani guy. This has genuinely given me a new perspective. I have and probably will continue to condemn the behaviour Muslims in various countries show, but I promise to never associate their acts with a whole religion. This has opened my eyes so much, just beautiful.
@@jahnavidhir8113 Despite all the anti-India/Pakistan rhetoric, the thing is, once you leave South Asia, doesn't matter if you're from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. The west and far east will see you as brown. That's about all that will happen. That's why personally the most unity I've seen between Indians and Pakistanis has been in foreign countries where there is less exposure to the home country.
@@stansman5461 I solely agree.. that’s true and to be honest, that is such a beautiful thing, 🌷🌷
I am pakistani
@@stansman5461 yeah as a Brit idk how to identify a Pakistani or a indian lol you're all the same
I shed a bit or tears of appreciation when he said: "excuse me, you are really cool". I'm a Malaysian Muslim girl and I wanna be a Muslim creator. Thanks dude, this inspires me
Congrats on your new channel!!! All the best!!🥳🥳🥳
you should always be proud for who you are!!!!!
I feel like I've been spoiled; a white girl growing up in a good environment. but something that always confuses me is WHY people always seem so insecure about their looks and culture. when I see a person, I see- well, a person. skin doesn't matter in my eyes. in fact, one of my besties is Muslim and has brown skin!
be yourself and the right people will love you.
@@stormsparksdeactivated that's so nice!! I'm Indian and I have a darker complexion when compared to my friends, and I often get judged by people at school and other places, I just cant get why people judge someone by their ethnicity or the way the look, I hope one day people will change :)
yes!! the whole "your NoT wHiTe so let's treat you like an alien" is absurd and I am sorry for our world to have grown up like this.
Same, I also fell an outcast even when I'm with my family. I was born in England but my parents were born in India. So, when ever my family comes to visit, I always feel different. My reletives would always come and say to me: "You should learn some Arabic, everyone here knows it!"-That really hurt. This video really helped me feel better.
Keep up the great work Maaz!
I kid you not, I started crying when you reintroduced yourself. I'm SO proud of you, man
Actually speaking of racism, it's actually the worst thing ever and someone in my class was being racist and got suspended. Like this is the worst thing anyone can experience and it could be the point of pushing someone off the edge.
@tOwOxic try again
If someone does that too me I would stand up for myself or say something back cuz it's not the best option to stay quite
Racism isn't the worst thing I've experienced, but I do understand where you're coming from. Being called native american slurs and physically and mentally harassed all throughout high school I can safely say it can be really harsh
All up to high school*
I've been going through it my whole life
I have a scar on my forehead because of it lmao
Dude Im sorry for that, you know I have this teacher in my school that was like...against other religions(and also homophobic and I belive also sexist and transphobic), but obviosly our religion is like "do not be a biscuit and say other religions are bad, but try to take them on the right path" (for me is still kinda against other religions...) but nicer?
Anyway so somehow our geography teacher is talking about how many peapole are in what religions, and we get to ateism (whitch I am just don't tell anyone, you will see why)
I think oh ok! I can't wait to see what he says about that!
He describes them as "Peapole who say god dosen't exist and that think that humans can do everything, who thing that they can alter the world how they want." (baysicly saying that they think yhat they are gods) Then I hear a girl say "Eww that's horrible at least I belive in god I'm good!"
I'never telling anyone from my life that I'm an ateist until I'm like 20 years old and give even less cheese abou what happens whit my life!
TDR: Yah so my geography techer is a *b i* s *c* u *i* t and I'm never telling anyone from my life that I'm an ateist now!
sorry fur long comment...
I relate entirely. As a young African American male, I’m constantly pretending to laugh at racist jokes. It really hurts. It’s not just jokes about my skin, it’s joke about me in general. I make fun of my looks, and personality. I joke about my love life. I talk bad about my religion. I bring my negative traits to the forefront, and it’s starting to take its toll. I loved the video, though. Keep up the good work🤎
Same but I'm jamaican
@@georgiaanderson5218 wi likkle but wi tallawah
This is how i feel about myself, i insult myself, and laugh with others, while it actually hurts
stop listening to them sweetie peaple are always gonna hate only thing you can do is show them that you dont give shit to there opinion and live your life
Omg same! But since I’m from the city and I’m in suburbia I get mocked for my accent, my skin and my hair at my high school all the time and I just laugh with it...cool to know I’m not alone😊
I hate racism so much, it’s like hating someone because they have curly hair
Yeah, it's really sad, I hate it two, in a perfect world race wouldn't be a problem, but our world will NEVER be perfect
@@orangetherat *problem
It is it truly is.
I know people that are super racist, that they even bully people with curly hair, it is entirely sickening at this point-
This reminds me of a book called children of blood and bone
As a Muslim woman who grew up in the west, I related to this so much. I constantly feel stuck between two cultures, never good enough for either. Thank you for being a voice out there and keep creating!
his character lowkey looks better when he's brown
Right
Facts
Big brain move if Maaz keeps it
I clicked on this because I’m brown too
@ALEX POWELL k
As a fellow ethnically Pakistani Muslim guy, this hit way too close to home
@@ameliasellers6396
Me too as a Sri Lankan boi
@Yatish Patel appreciate the love
As a Pakistani-American Muslim, I feel that. I've spent my whole life (now in high school) trying to figure out how I should present myself, as a Muslim American, or as a so called "ABCD" (American Born Confused Desi). I love my roots and my culture, but I lose my social life in school as a result of it.
@The Comrade To be "brown" usually means to be Middle East, North African, but usually of South Asian descent. It's kind of a combination of upbringing, culture, and looks.
Me personally, I look like your standard American white boy despite being 100% Pakistani genetically and being culturally Pakistani AND American, and because of my culture and upbringing and family, I consider myself to be brown. I'm a first generation Pakistani American Muslim.
Know that you aren’t alone, in 2nd grade, SECOND GRADE, one of my “friends” came up to me and said “hey we can’t be friends anymore” and when I asked why, she said “because your skin tone” that was 5 years ago but I still remember her words like it was yesterday.
OH
Ok shit
I meant oh shit ;-;
@@Jsbavbet no
I’m black and I feel like an outcast 24/7 it’s chipping away my mental health at this point. I don’t like rap music, I don’t like anything spicy, I watch anime, I like watching Dreamteam and I constantly get bullied for it. People repeatedly ask “why are you being so white?” and “act more like your race” and I really can’t fucking stand it. I’ve once forced myself to eat takis and I was sick for days. I want to be normal so badly, I want to be more like my race but I don’t know how to change myself.
As a brown skinned south east asian, this has changed my life. When everyone hears that you are asian, they expect you to have white skin and lots of people arent even aware that brown skinned asians exist. I did the same edgy humor jokes as well and some times I still do and I never knew why until now. Ive literally had multiple men tell me "I would marry you if you were white". Atleast it made dating simple lol. Thank you for making this, this video is the first time I have felt seen
When he said “if i do it first no one else can hurt me”...y’all don’t understand how much I felt this on so many levels.
as a brown artist who doesn’t see many south asian content creators, this means a lot :) 🤎🤎🤎
You can go see @kirtichow he has some good stuff
Kewl.
The people who disliked this video are the people who don’t understand (that’s a nice way of saying anyone who disliked this is what’s wrong with the world)
Don’t listen to people like that. If they say something rude, ignore it or politely say, “I’m not comfortable with that.” Also you’re beautiful, and handsome, and deserve to love yourself like everyone else, you deserve respect and affection. Your skin color is perfect, it’s the color of beautiful tall trees, smooth delicious chocolate, strong bison, and the best thing of all, the Earth. When I was going through a tough time, and when I occasionally wanted to hurt myself for how I looked, I came to your videos and they made me feel better. This video makes me feel more confident about myself, because you make me see that people look amaazing (get it?) and it doesn’t matter what others think. Thank you so much for sharing this, it means a lot, especially to me, because if i didn’t hear this, I’d still feel terrible.
Its enough to make a grown man cry, and that's ok
I like your profile pic
Ya both get chef kiss for the great profile pics.
Cloudy with a chance on meatballs
It’s enough to make a grown BROWN man cry
As a Muslim, I get bullied to, people call me gross and terrorist
I especially like the end part when his character's color changes. It is so cool.
Yes, it is quite a beautiful moment.
Like memes?
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i dont get why people dislike people of color, you're all very pretty/handsome
@The Animating Toad indeed !
YEES
*yea*
Stereotypes.....
ill be honest, if he did color in his character i literally wouldnt even notice (i would if he changed it at some point but wouldnt if it was lime that all the time) just because i dont give half a shit to what race people are. its just something i never look at
Im probably less than half your age but im going through these thing right now. Not as bad as skin color or anything… but of just not being able to be very social… i make things awkward. But hey, seeing how you are now and how you grew up makes me happy knowing that ine day i can be respected in somewhat… somewhat understood. I love the video.
Why are you constantly making fun of yourself, you are doing it more than us at this point?
"Because if I do it first, then nobody else can hurt me."
Man that almost made my cry
same, same
Me too, bro
same, mate, same.
Me 4
Saame that hit waayy too close to home for me 🥲
"It dosn't matter if your brown, white, black, overweight, skinny, small, tall, or anything.
What matters is that you are a person.
And Being A Person Is The Best Thing You Could Be."
-Polite Stranger On The Internet
I don't understand why people think your shouldn't exist because your slightly darker than them
We Love Maaz you're AMAAZING!!!!
Well, it actually often comes from a deeper root that just difference in skin color. It is related to a lot of cultural phenomena, and the example that the video gave is pretty explanatory: this woman was stern and racist towards Maaz because she had a bad conception of Muslim people as a result of an uninformed generalization, and she held an unfair grudge against them because someone she loved died. Of course, this isn’t how it is supposed to be, and, in my own opinion, racism is a serious issue that constantly maims society’s integrity. I just wanted to shed light on the reasons why people are racist, because it isn’t as simple as just skin color.
@@starpegasusgamer8561 That's really helpful actually thanks👍
It's like saying being blonde is bad and you can only be black haired.
I perfectly understand why...
What I don't understand is why people are okay with it, and refuse to realize that we are all the same race and what sets us apart in the current world is just some tweaks in our genes that made us more adaptable to the different environments our ancestors traversed and decided to reside in centuries ago--and ergo, made us "different" from one another.
@Rad Metal that's even worse... thinking that people inclined to discriminate need to experience some sort of trauma before realizing that racism is senseless... :(((
Im a brown skinned girl in a country where pale white skin is THE beauty standard. Growing up, I was often compared to chocolate, wood as an insult. This video hit home to me, I just laughed it off and even agreed to it. My school had more pale skinned people than more darker skinned people, and I experienced a lot of offhanded comments about my skin that was unfortunately really normalized. I tried so hard to make myself paler when I was just 12, I would never go outside because my own family was telling me that my skin was so dark because I did, buried myself under layers of makeup etc.
I apologise to everyone who has been through anything like this. I am a white person and the hate I see towards people of color is horrific. And the fact I was even brought up to think making fun of people's races and cultures was okay and normal. I'm so lucky from a young age I saw that it deffinatly wasn't OK. I was bullied and outcast just for the things I liked or the way I dressed and that hurt me. So whenever I saw someone being bullied for something like color which no one can help I always stood in and stood up for those who felt the harshness of others. I will continue to help those who need it and reassure people they belong no matter their race, religion, likes or dislikes and even the way they dress. As long as your a good person with good intentions you will always belong, f the racist homophobic people who hurt people. Thank you for sharing your story.
You are a good person look at you standing up for others when you get nothing in return. You deserve the best life
@@zinnizebra1452 thank you so much, unfortunately the kindest people are the ones who've been through hell. I hope you also have the best life each and every one in this community deserves nothing but the absolute best
yea, same. being bullied sucked, but it reinforced the desire of respecting others
@@nickspencerfishingrodd2383 bullying is wrong no matter what but it can be a positive thing on some people to see how not to treat others
:3
i honestly HATE the stereotypes, racism, and hate towards people like this. I'm not south asian, but i can see where you're coming from. the negative media coverage your culture gets just shapes people's minds in the worst ways possible. the fact that some people refuse to change their perspectives about it either doesn't help at all.
Totally agree. There is tons of very negative representation of all kinds of people in both mainstream and offstream media. I think the issue is only exacerbated by the constant state of conflict in which the U.S.A. is in. The country has been ignoring internal issues for years, focusing instead on ‘finding an enemy’ to blame for the mistakes the government makes. It’s a whole, hot mess.
@@starpegasusgamer8561 that's very true
When you asked yourself if there even is a "correct" way to deal with racist remarks, and realized that you didn't know...I had to cry, since I didn't knew it either. As a child of iranian parents, living in Germany I had to deal with racism as well. I always wished to be white and blind, since that's what has been setting me apart from everyone else. People around me critize me often, because I switch at which nationality I am. Sometime I saw I am a foreigner, sometimes I saw I am German and sometimes I say I am both. I use it, however it's the most comfortable, and I see that some people think I am hypocritical but they never thought about how it all came to this. Since I also used to make fun of myself, I constantly needed to change myself and usually made fun about my iranian culture and people of color. But at the same time I didn't want to be left out, so I also took pride in my German passport and legal nationality...why no one teaches you the way of balancing two legal nationalities, how could a mere child know?
Thank you a lot for your video. Knowing that even successful people like you struggle with their skin makes the topic more real and excepted
One time, my dad said “what do you want me to do about it? I can’t change it.”
That changed my whole perspective on ppl who are “different”. They can’t change who they are or what their race or religion is, it’s with them for the rest of their lives. So whenever someone is making fun of someone for their skin color, their religion, their race; anything. I feel exactly sorry. Because, the saying “one word can change someone’s day” or something like that, it gets overused a lot. In good and bad perspectives. Things like this can happen a lot, and I am certain that many ppl that are at my school are going through the same thing. And joke about it nonstop. There are many other scenarios where this can happen. And it happens everyday for sure. I hate it. I hate how they make such racist and sexist and hateful jokes, just for the person to judge themselves back. However, this is good, even after 4 years (2024 rn). People are still doing it, however, ppl like you are standing up! And I’m proud of that! I was once judged before because of my looks, personality, culture, and my gender. What am I supposed to change about that? How?? Why?? Just for others sakes?? In order for them to like me?? No. If they do that regardless, they’re a horrible person. And that’s coming from me who is LITERALLY a therapist friend.
“Because I do it first, nobody else can hurt me.” I burst into tears at this point. This is something I do all the time to deflect the comments I get about my sexuality. Nothing has ever hit me this hard before, and I thank you for that.
i do that too, heh.
but also omg i seriously cried when he said that
So what?
Wha? What’s wrong with your gender? I don’t know I hardly ever hear that word maybe I forgot the meaning.
I burst into tears as soon as I saw this video. I feel the same way you do... I don't think I'm straight..? But I don't know for certain of what my sexuality is.. you're not alone bro, I promise
@@frankgrandi2512
“If I say it first ,no one else can hurt me”that really hit me hard because I used to think like this😥
Same. And I guess I still do this.
Gemir I used to think that but know no one can hurt me because I learned to stand up for my self
That's the sleeping emoji
I just want to say that when at the end your charakter "filled" with brown color i kinda felt tears in my eyes, not because i was sad but because i felt happy for you. And you just have to believe me i've been trying to write something more for past 5 minutes but i just cannot find the right words so i'm gonna say good luck, i really hope everything will be fine ❤️ And remember we are always with you ✨👌
(btw sorry for mistakes, english is my second language)
so what is your first language
HINDI OR URDU
plz tell
Me too. The ending got me teary eye that he re-introduced himself and who he is
@@Monkey.D.Dragon.3691 It's polish :D
Same here
@@Missfit__ CHECK OUT MY PICTURE
It's hard even going online, seeing how many horrific jokes and thoughts people have about us brown-skinned people. I always felt as if there was no escape because even in real life, I experienced hate. In the end, I feel we should just cope with it and accept how we look, our culture, and our roots because racism, unfortunately, might never end.
From a fellow Muslim animator to another may Allah bless you and help you throughout your life 🤎
Can't say i completely understand what you're going through since i was born in a Islamic country and still living there, but definitely know how others sees us bc of the fake media
But fortunately i know that you'll be rewarded for all of what you have gone through in the next life, so stay faithful my fellow animator friend :")
I love this community so much.
May Allah bless us all.
As a young black a little Indian animatior I was being doubtfull on my skin color but now I can face it and be proud of who I am and my color
Tq you to
Amin
Always remember لا يلاه يلل الاه
If u are black, brown or white nobody should talk crap about ur skin color cause that’s messed up! If u don’t like who you are and people are judging about ur skin color ignore them and love who you are and never change anything about ur body cause ur perfect from who *YOU* are!
There’s nothing bad about ur skin color cause ur a person who is loved by everybody and if ur seeing this theAMaazing please reply and have a good day with who u are! :]
Edit: Thank you for the likes everybody! It’s helpful!
damn, this was touching.
@@MemeScope Thanks this comment took me a bit but it was worth it!
@@thedumbassartist2073 np!
I personally try my very best to look at myself and think what are the positives and idk if this helps but you are made of generations of genetics, all of your ancestors are a little bit of you in a way so loving yourself, your culture, your background and your bloodline is kinda complimenting hundreds of people and idk but that kinda makes me feel just a bit better in a way
That moment when people see a Latin American like myself and just say: is he legal? That’s just a bruh moment right there.
ngl i teared up at the end when you re-colored your character. as a person that has also struggled with loving my own brownness, and brushing off racism as "just the norm" seeing a creator that has outright made a big effort to not only be more proud of their own brownness, but to share that message with their audience, has made very inspired to cut some people off from my life, and try to be more proud of who i am. thank you. 🤎
omg, as a half moroccan/syrian muslim girl who lives in GERMANY, I RELATE SO BAD. those issues you listed are still happening to me. im so glad that someone like me managed to grow up to be someone so cool and funny.
It breaks my heart seeing that adults still show racism to kids, when it shouldn’t even happen to adults.
Thank you Maaz for having the guts to bring up this topic. I know it’s not easy. 🤎🤎
Im blind because of my asian eye (im not asian im mexican american)
@@ismaelgonzalez-cuevas827 see we all start to joke about a srious issue as being a pakistani muslim people do judge us as we are always the bad guys in every situation
Stfu
Yee
@@TysonForReal I wish that you’d understand a bit more. Racism is really hard to go through.
Everyone deserves to be treated equally. It doesn't matter what your skin is we're all humans. I've had to deal with racism and if you're dealing with it stay strong and don't let those racist Karens get to you.
Yeah
I hope u are ok now and I am sorry for u scenes I am white i never have an idea or perspective of how it is to be judge and I will probably never will I hope ur life is better now and someday the idea of racism will be a forgotten Because every Race matters
I hope your ok black lives matter!
@@blagoevski336 yeah
That was awesome, Keep up the good work ^^ Bro
hello
really did not expect you here
Wow you are here
Holy moly howdy sans comictv
Omg no way
you're so brave for talking about this, wish you luck in the future.
"People aren't born ugly we just live in a judgemental society"
-Kim Namjoon
Edit:yo guys chill i merely just shared a quote please do not argue
dictators are correct I see
I dont know who Kim Namjoon is,but he has wise words
@@gone4728 Kim Namjoon is actually a member of BTS so umm yeah!
so that dude never saw me.
@@rianneaudriannamadera4244 i was born ugly
im still ugly tho. its eve worst
It doesn't matter what a person's skin tone, looks or possessions are. Racism is stupid and it's due to people teaching others a lot of stupid things! No one should feel ashamed of their skin colour neither should you Maaz. Although I can't relate because I live in Jamaica, I really hope this thing ends.
Yeah im mexican american and people say that im blind because of my asian eye
@Cloudy The Duck Thanks. I'm in high school.
@@fryingpan8655 I agree.
@@Spaceee414 So true and it also happened during slavery. Racism is the cause of it.
@@ismaelgonzalez-cuevas827 Wow, sorry about that.
I'm crying so much over this. Every day it baffles me how people can be racist and be so to such a big extent. How can actual human beings treat people of color so horribly for something they can't even control? Not only can they not control there is also nothing wrong with it. Thank you so much for sharing this with us ❤
A curse. From blood line to bloodline. Father to son. Mother to daughter. Our hate in the past haunts us to this day and only grows as more and more people fear the other. And the saddest part is that it will only get worse. As the sins of the father will be added to there children. A curse that grows then infects those of the youth.
This is probably a bit too late and there isn't really a chance of a reply from you but I really resonated with this video. I'm in my freshman year of high school right now and everything seems to be so overwhelming. From the stress of school work and wanting to fit in and respected to hearing my people get discriminated on a daily basis is not a fun thing to experience. Being Iraqi muslim I connect so hard with this video and you spoke EXACTLY what I was thinking. Finding other people like us is terribly hard and I wish it wasn't this way. This was a great video to rewatch