Look I'm a black firefighter and I just want to hit a couple points. First..he most likely didn't pick where he was stationed. You usually find out where you're going after you graduate from the academy. Second..a fire department needs to consists of mature adults that take this job/life seriously, yet at the same time have a sense of humor and know that some things aren't done maliciously and done out of just good fun and brotherhood. We do racial things to each other in the station all the time but it's mutually considered a term of endearment. If we play around with each other and laugh and argue and disagree but we stay brothers that's all that matters. These dudes are to soft and sensitive just like the red part in that watermelon
Free black people grew, ate, and sold watermelons, and in doing so made the fruit a symbol of their freedom. Southern whites, threatened by blacks’ newfound freedom, responded by making the fruit a symbol of black people’s perceived uncleanliness, laziness, childishness, and unwanted public presence. This racist trope then exploded in American popular culture, becoming so pervasive that its historical origin became obscure. Few Americans in 1900 would’ve guessed the stereotype was less than half a century old. But I agree...this be some bullshit for dude to be fired over a fucking waterrmelon
Motherwaffle By being offended by this piece of history, people are basically saying stereotypes are still important, instead of ignoring them and passing them off as silly and ridiculous.
There are offences with certain stenotypes. No one is offended because it a part of history they are offended with the racist promo that came out of it after.
This white fool bought $49 worth of TacoBell Mexican food and brought straight to a company picnic.Our company is 98% Mexican....so we rushed the fool and...took the hot delicious bags of tacos and burritos from his hands and said "what that's it..that's cool holmes." That was a great company picnic.
Anonymous Person So im guessing you get offended if someone offered you watermelon or whatever food from your culture because they assumed you like it. Its the intent that should decide how you should feel not the food. Simple enough for you?
"The association of African Americans and watermelon goes back to the time of slavery in the United States. Defenders of slavery used the fruit to paint African Americans as a simple-minded people who were happy when provided watermelon and a little rest."
Dinkelstein Kerman It's because people still use those things to be racist. Until people stop using certain things to be racist and when it doesn't effect the people they are being racist to negatively. There is no leaving it in the past then. I do understand intent means everything, but I mean there are still things that aren't in the past yet.
at my work most of us are mexican, their is 1 black older man amongst us, he is awesome, but everyday that he works he brings us a watermelon to eat haha
Trapinnewyork44 idiot. If it really did have any racist intent, would a serious intense racist bring a god dam fruit to degrade his coworkers? Even if we were to assume it was racist, its clearly a fkin joke like one you would crack with your friends. Do you filter stupid shit you say to your friends? Dam you stupid. The brain is truly an important organ.
Super Macho Nacho You are the only idiot shit for brain that can't comprehend the the idea of passive aggressive behavior. He could have chosen to to bring any form of gift, however he specifically chose watermelon to bring too black firefighters on purpose, why? Because he had it specific intention of passive aggressive racist behavior you dumb fuck.
The watermelon stereotype came from slavery when Africans brought over seeds from Africa when they were captured and brought here. It’s a really simple fruit to tend to and grow and that’s what they would farm when they were slaves . Whites would mock them and create ads making fun of black people for it and that’s where the stereotype comes from I believe
YAGURLPRIN YES AND NO .. it's also because they were deprived of water and had to steal watermelon for it and because the whites didn't want them to have it they would harvest what they didn't use and use it for target practice...
True. He shouldn't have gotten fired over something like this. It's honestly BS. But to people saying that people should just get over things or to not be offended by other things, you dont get to control the way people feel or react to something. Just because you can brush something off doesn't mean everyone else can or even should. David was right about the situation getting blown out of proportion but saying that they shouldn't have cared and that it was just fruit speaks to the fact that he just doesnt understand the full situation, which is perfectly fine given the fact that he isnt a racist white person or a black person who has been subjugated by these specific kinds of racist acts. But he cant tell others who do understand it and feel a certain way about it to just get over it. If you step on my shoes you cant tell me how i should feel or react to it. I'll react the way I see fit.
I opened RUclips app and it automatically played this video. I was gonna watch jknews first before kpop so im glad that i didn't have to do all the work to find the channel or go to notification.
White firefighter brings watermelon = instantly fired Cop of any race using brutality = yeah, we sent him away for a little while but don't worry, he's paid.
I am not Asian and In my culture they eat chicken feet too. So I don't see how that only relates to Asian .maybe I just don't know that stereotype maybe it just isn't as widespread as the watermelon stereotype . I do see how Watermelon relates to black culture bc it was a racial stereotype for black people . The fruit was used to symbolize black people it was used to symbolize many of the same qualities as it was in post emancipation America the messiness of eating the fruit and how it is unwanted in public presence . It is a literal stereotype for black people and degrade them . However , I don't think the person should have been fired simply for bringing a watermelon and I think he was probably low-key fired for another reason and this was simply an excuse
keke F yeah Hispanics (or at least in some Hispanic countries) we eat chicken feet. I don't particularly like it but my parents do. Honestly they eat almost every part of the animal, nothing goes to waste
keke F in my dad’s youth in Jamaica he ate chicken feet, but I think it’s bc it’s most if not all of Asia, do they eat chicken feet. Basically you’d find it to be a more common food in the Asian community than anywhere else... I think...
I might just be high asf but the cast of JKN gives me a medieval times kind of feel. Like Bart is the king of the castle , Geo is the queen, Tiffany is the princess, David is the jester , Joe is the knight, and Julia is the blacksmith or something.
The backstory of watermelon and black people stereotype was because back in the late 1800’s after the civil war and slaves were freed, watermelon was one of the the few agricultural crops African-Americans were able to grow in the south. And after that the rest became history
Water melon is a stereotype for black people because during the slave times, the slave owners would give them watermelon because it served as water for hydration and food for nutrients. It was very cheap method for the slave owners.
On a real note, I've experienced many talks revolving around my race during first meetings. My old friends' boyfriend had to ask me if I loved fried chicken, kool-aid, watermelon and if I owned a bunch of pitbulls. I was laughing at first because it was a silly question. But throughout the night it felt like he would only talk to me when it was a question about whether or not I was a stereotypical black person. I was just stared at in a very uncomfortable way all night so to hush him up I asked him if he had lemon trees in his backyard, a pet Chihuahua, and if he owned a pitbull named Chi Chi or something. We laughed and the race related conversations ended.
I ❤️ JKNews and watch you guys daily for years BUT I just had to sit through TWO, 2 minute NON-skippable videos for the 1st time WITHIN your video! We know you can choose the type of ad length, etc within your own video. Please spare us the non-skip ad option -Signed, JKNewsWatcher P.S. The stigmatism of watermelon and black people can be seen in the constant portrayal in benial movies and cartoons in history. Immersion can be seen as acted by the black crows in Disney movies or the term "black face" where blacks are stereotyped as a certain look. People tie all of that together. To me, it's just watermelon but to others it is the calculated history.
A guy in my brother's unit got in a lot of shit for being racist. My brothers told me that in the army(and maybe other branches) everyone is seen as a soldier instead of race or skin color. I wish I could have gone into the military.
Watermelon is an easy fruit to grow and high in water content. So the stereotype comes from during the era of slavery in America when the African slaves would eat it in order to stay hydrated because they weren't given water, food etc. It became a sign of racism when whites later depicted black people as lazy and ignorant caricatures in minstrel plays or pickninny drawings...and they were often sitting around eating watermelon. And it's also similarly why the chicken stereotypes exist..because it was an inexpensive protein that poor southern blacks could afford/raise in the past...and racists would use that to generalize. So yes, watermelon is delicious. And yes almost everyone in the world likes it...but unfortunately it can have racist connotations when involving black people.
David is basically my fucking brain in a nutshell! Just make everything into a joke, don't fucking make a simple inactive object a sign of fucking racism. Don't know why people in 2017 are still having this sensitive bullshit issue. Preach that shit David!!! 😎🤘
I mean, that's true. Maybe this black person holds watermelon as a symbol of racism because they had experienced it before, or their old relatives had. We all perceive things differently. However, the true argument here imo is was the consequence well deserved? I think not. The firefighters could've easily had a mature discussion to let the white firefighter know that his joke wasn't cool, and warn him.
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Julia: *speaks*
David: No, fuck your idea.
TheyCallMeSomething They always shut my girl Julia down 😒
Thats the way is supposed to be
Thank you David
😂😂😂
It's because she said something really stupid
I mean that's a big fucking watermelon he probably thought wow that's a huge watermelon I'll bring it to the fire house
Tilly Dunne that’s what I thought. I would have brought it thinking hey it’s healthy delicious and big enough to feed everyone.
I heard that he grow the watermelon
All things aside
That's a huge watermelon. Send me one
Royal Noble everybody got gifts but I GOT A WATERMELONE INSTEAD
Look I'm a black firefighter and I just want to hit a couple points. First..he most likely didn't pick where he was stationed. You usually find out where you're going after you graduate from the academy. Second..a fire department needs to consists of mature adults that take this job/life seriously, yet at the same time have a sense of humor and know that some things aren't done maliciously and done out of just good fun and brotherhood. We do racial things to each other in the station all the time but it's mutually considered a term of endearment. If we play around with each other and laugh and argue and disagree but we stay brothers that's all that matters. These dudes are to soft and sensitive just like the red part in that watermelon
Dammit😲
hahahahhahahahha
Tell em brother! We do pranks and joke around at the station all the time, it's how we cope with everything we see on the job.
Agreed brotha! Hell if the public had a slight taste to what goes on inside the walls they'd loose their minds
I say there more like a lemon or tangerine.😐Because they weren't sweet at all.
It was offensive that he didn’t pre-slice the watermelon 😩
😓😤
Free black people grew, ate, and sold watermelons, and in doing so made the fruit a symbol of their freedom. Southern whites, threatened by blacks’ newfound freedom, responded by making the fruit a symbol of black people’s perceived uncleanliness, laziness, childishness, and unwanted public presence. This racist trope then exploded in American popular culture, becoming so pervasive that its historical origin became obscure. Few Americans in 1900 would’ve guessed the stereotype was less than half a century old.
But I agree...this be some bullshit for dude to be fired over a fucking waterrmelon
He harvested it himself and thought it would be a good idea to bring something from his own garden to the party.
Syrianita That's pretty cool🖒
I was thinking, don't know how expensive stuff is over there,but buying a watermelon is cheaper then donuts ,so i could see me buying the watermelon
no he had his slaves harvest it for him. is clearly how those guys saw him.
I agree with David on this one. It's a damn fruit!!! EVERYONE eats that good stuff!
roo thao right?! Who doesn't like watermelons?!
Motherwaffle By being offended by this piece of history, people are basically saying stereotypes are still important, instead of ignoring them and passing them off as silly and ridiculous.
Super Macho Nacho nachos are bomb
Juan Ortega It goes without saying.
There are offences with certain stenotypes. No one is offended because it a part of history they are offended with the racist promo that came out of it after.
He put a bow on it cause its a fucking gift😤
This white fool bought $49 worth of TacoBell Mexican food and brought straight to a company picnic.Our company is 98% Mexican....so we rushed the fool and...took the hot delicious bags of tacos and burritos from his hands and said "what that's it..that's cool holmes." That was a great company picnic.
hopefully your digestive tract and toilet will agree.
that was racist, Gupta
PwnishR that's still not an equivalent to this scenario. The dude you're talking about was straight up stereotyping.
+Erik De Anda have you learned about satire good fellow
How can 98% of Mexicans work at the company if they are all unemployed?
Too much? Lol.
David speaking common sense
UNFNS - by Thomas Paine?
Jason Truong no
Anonymous Person yes
Anonymous Person So im guessing you get offended if someone offered you watermelon or whatever food from your culture because they assumed you like it. Its the intent that should decide how you should feel not the food. Simple enough for you?
UNFNS - he is oblivious
"The association of African Americans and watermelon goes back to the time of slavery in the United States. Defenders of slavery used the fruit to paint African Americans as a simple-minded people who were happy when provided watermelon and a little rest."
noirtec9 It is both.
Slaves drink water too. Is drinking water racist now?
+wong tik ki i dont agree with the man getting fired for bring watermelon, nor do i find it racist as an african to bring watermelon as a gift...
Dinkelstein Kerman It's because people still use those things to be racist. Until people stop using certain things to be racist and when it doesn't effect the people they are being racist to negatively. There is no leaving it in the past then. I do understand intent means everything, but I mean there are still things that aren't in the past yet.
Dinkelstein Kerman You didn't understand my comment. I agree the guy gifting the watermelon did nothing wrong.
No pomegranates
Casjack NO POMEGRANATES!
Deadass 😂😂😂😂
NO NO NO NO NO!!
SAY IT ALL TOGETHER NOW. NO. POMEGRANATES
Casjack I legit can to the comments to say that
at my work most of us are mexican, their is 1 black older man amongst us, he is awesome, but everyday that he works he brings us a watermelon to eat haha
His career is ruined now and all because of a watermelon smh....
JOEGONZALEZ nope, because their not putting up with ignorant racists bullshit.
They never said that it was intentional, you don't know that he's racist, stop assuming.
Trapinnewyork44 idiot. If it really did have any racist intent, would a serious intense racist bring a god dam fruit to degrade his coworkers? Even if we were to assume it was racist, its clearly a fkin joke like one you would crack with your friends. Do you filter stupid shit you say to your friends? Dam you stupid.
The brain is truly an important organ.
Trapinnewyork44 relax cupcakes, you want a slice of good old juicy watermelon?
Super Macho Nacho You are the only idiot shit for brain that can't comprehend the the idea of passive aggressive behavior. He could have chosen to to bring any form of gift, however he specifically chose watermelon to bring too black firefighters on purpose, why? Because he had it specific intention of passive aggressive racist behavior you dumb fuck.
The watermelon stereotype came from slavery when Africans brought over seeds from Africa when they were captured and brought here. It’s a really simple fruit to tend to and grow and that’s what they would farm when they were slaves . Whites would mock them and create ads making fun of black people for it and that’s where the stereotype comes from I believe
YAGURLPRIN they also brought fried chicken , corn bread and grape kool aid
YAGURLPRIN I thought it was just from a random vine
YAGURLPRIN YES AND NO .. it's also because they were deprived of water and had to steal watermelon for it and because the whites didn't want them to have it they would harvest what they didn't use and use it for target practice...
Mariesha Murphy it was
Mariesha Murphy there are plenty of racist old timey cartoons depicting black people eating watermelon
True. He shouldn't have gotten fired over something like this. It's honestly BS. But to people saying that people should just get over things or to not be offended by other things, you dont get to control the way people feel or react to something. Just because you can brush something off doesn't mean everyone else can or even should.
David was right about the situation getting blown out of proportion but saying that they shouldn't have cared and that it was just fruit speaks to the fact that he just doesnt understand the full situation, which is perfectly fine given the fact that he isnt a racist white person or a black person who has been subjugated by these specific kinds of racist acts. But he cant tell others who do understand it and feel a certain way about it to just get over it.
If you step on my shoes you cant tell me how i should feel or react to it. I'll react the way I see fit.
I'm not offended in any way. I find it hilarious honestly.. but it's sad to know that people get butt hurt over the smallest thing.
i don't know you but i like you
u cool
I opened RUclips app and it automatically played this video. I was gonna watch jknews first before kpop so im glad that i didn't have to do all the work to find the channel or go to notification.
Nahomi Santana you do as you commented lol
The more I watch JK, the more I realize that Joe is the most reasonable and knowledgeable one out of all of them.
A. J. Big Fact
He shouldn't of been fired, too many sensitive people
Man you guys never fail to make me crack up constantly. I used to be a sourcefed junky, but you're weirder and more uncensored. Me likey
Edward Cullen tho
I was also like Robert Pattinson???
I said that in the comments too.
He's so white, He sparkle.
White firefighter brings watermelon = instantly fired
Cop of any race using brutality = yeah, we sent him away for a little while but don't worry, he's paid.
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Dat Nice bananas
Ren Ren ty
🤙🏽
Fuck off already
You'll never work in this business again!
ok, forget this watermelon stuff, is no one going to talk about how the fired fireman's name is Robert Pattinson ?
All because of a thicc ass fruit
Vuyo Mareko it was indeed a thicc melon 😏
Lmao Geo said “who doesn’t like donuts?” with a donut behind her head
Robert Pattinson? WTF
V Schwarz lmaooooo
Amirite?😂
im glad someone noticed i thought i was trippin
I am not Asian and In my culture they eat chicken feet too. So I don't see how that only relates to Asian .maybe I just don't know that stereotype maybe it just isn't as widespread as the watermelon stereotype . I do see how Watermelon relates to black culture bc it was a racial stereotype for black people . The fruit was used to symbolize black people it was used to symbolize many of the same qualities as it was in post emancipation America the messiness of eating the fruit and how it is unwanted in public presence . It is a literal stereotype for black people and degrade them . However , I don't think the person should have been fired simply for bringing a watermelon and I think he was probably low-key fired for another reason and this was simply an excuse
keke F yeah Hispanics (or at least in some Hispanic countries) we eat chicken feet. I don't particularly like it but my parents do. Honestly they eat almost every part of the animal, nothing goes to waste
keke F in my dad’s youth in Jamaica he ate chicken feet, but I think it’s bc it’s most if not all of Asia, do they eat chicken feet. Basically you’d find it to be a more common food in the Asian community than anywhere else... I think...
Carla Rivera I'm Mexican and we eat chicken feet too. Especially in soup 😛
We ate chicken feet in Jamaica as well it's actually quite common.
WATERmelon... FIREhouse. That woulda been my cop out
I love David in this episode! hahah he is saying like everything I want to say! haha.
I might just be high asf but the cast of JKN gives me a medieval times kind of feel. Like Bart is the king of the castle , Geo is the queen, Tiffany is the princess, David is the jester , Joe is the knight, and Julia is the blacksmith or something.
I totally agree with David. I am so annoyed when people get offended of off the stupidest things 💩
He was ironically fired 🤣🤣🤣
David doesn't know how big the watermelon stereotype is. He lives in California. Down south I hear that shit all the time.
I LOVE DAVID!!!!! He always sees through this "racist" BS. People cry wolf so much it makes the real issues seem like 'over-reactions'
Every time I eat watermelon I think of you Joe. Haha love ya
I can't stop laughing over the picture of the thing
anyone know where tiff’s shirt is from?!?!!
I love everything about this video
who cares, I'm Sonali and people says that we love bananas all the time , and hell yeah it's true. 😂😂😂😂😂
There is a long history of racist cartoons with Black people and watermelon
great video you guys are awesome
jo's love for watermelon is real😂😂😂😂
I agree with David so much in this video, watermelon is da bomb and no one should question bringing watermelon.
If you don't like watermelon, something is wrong with you
Is this a reupload or did I just see this elsewhere?
cant wait for "jeremy lin vs kenyon martin' on JKNews. tis gon be good
Thank you David.
The ACLU should get involved. This is ridiculous. Bring watermelon to any party I'm hosting.
My moms friend absolutely hates watermelon, she can even smell it, but she also hates cucumbers too.
I didn't even know that there was a Mexican included in that ad, also when Joe said blackjack and 21 I was like 2ne1 come back
Dag Nabbit now I just see a bunch of triangles in the background. .... Thanks Joe.
I agree with David 100%. Dear God, people are over sensitive when there is no need to be.
It was probably an ice breaker to warm up to all the firefighters and become friends.
Tiffany always looks like she's got anxiety. Ugh. Feel your pain girl.
my dad’s friend is a firefighter in detroit and he said that the white guy had issues in his last job and that he did this on purpose.
Love you David
The backstory of watermelon and black people stereotype was because back in the late 1800’s after the civil war and slaves were freed, watermelon was one of the the few agricultural crops African-Americans were able to grow in the south. And after that the rest became history
Now if he brought in some collared greens?? .... I'd eat the fuck outta them still lol
I fucking love David. Its just a fruit
I like that people are fighting for each other, but sometimes they reach too much and make real problems seem less
I love jknews!!!!!'
Preach David!
"IIiiiiiIii lLlllLoooooOOVeeee WwwWwaATerMmmmEeeloooN"- Joe 2017
Water melon is a stereotype for black people because during the slave times, the slave owners would give them watermelon because it served as water for hydration and food for nutrients. It was very cheap method for the slave owners.
Bless David
I’m a rapist? I fucking hate watermelon lmaooooo
On a real note, I've experienced many talks revolving around my race during first meetings. My old friends' boyfriend had to ask me if I loved fried chicken, kool-aid, watermelon and if I owned a bunch of pitbulls. I was laughing at first because it was a silly question. But throughout the night it felt like he would only talk to me when it was a question about whether or not I was a stereotypical black person. I was just stared at in a very uncomfortable way all night so to hush him up I asked him if he had lemon trees in his backyard, a pet Chihuahua, and if he owned a pitbull named Chi Chi or something. We laughed and the race related conversations ended.
Here in italy you can find chicken feet in supermarkets
I ❤️ JKNews and watch you guys daily for years BUT I just had to sit through TWO, 2 minute NON-skippable videos for the 1st time WITHIN your video! We know you can choose the type of ad length, etc within your own video. Please spare us the non-skip ad option -Signed, JKNewsWatcher P.S. The stigmatism of watermelon and black people can be seen in the constant portrayal in benial movies and cartoons in history. Immersion can be seen as acted by the black crows in Disney movies or the term "black face" where blacks are stereotyped as a certain look. People tie all of that together. To me, it's just watermelon but to others it is the calculated history.
Dude Julia's face was so pissed when David canceled out her idea about the climate so fast 😂😂
All I got out of this video is that I haven’t had watermelon in a while and I’m gonna pick one up tomorrow and grub.
Did he grow the watermelon himself? That could be an option. 🤷🏼♀️
LMAO Robert Pattinson brought the watermelon?! xDD
I couldn't agree more with David on just about everything.
Idk why but i keeping thinking its ironic because he brought a WATERmelon to a FIRE station
A guy in my brother's unit got in a lot of shit for being racist. My brothers told me that in the army(and maybe other branches) everyone is seen as a soldier instead of race or skin color. I wish I could have gone into the military.
If the watermelon was brought in the winter, I'd be skeptical. Every other season I would probably not be.
Better remind Casey to order that African American Coffee, Tiff
I'm with David on this
i love this discussion
my bro hates watermelon , every time he eats it he gags
I thought maybe he brought a watermelon because they're FIREFIGHTERS and FIREFIGHTERS fight fire with water
just send that firehouse watermelon randomly for a while
He probably just got fired because the higher ups were scared of having some backlash. Not because a lot of people were offended.
True
Is this a reupload? I swear i've heard this story already
maybe if the guy made a racist gift basket like from Gabriel Iglesias' stand up i would see how its racist
Watermelon is an easy fruit to grow and high in water content. So the stereotype comes from during the era of slavery in America when the African slaves would eat it in order to stay hydrated because they weren't given water, food etc. It became a sign of racism when whites later depicted black people as lazy and ignorant caricatures in minstrel plays or pickninny drawings...and they were often sitting around eating watermelon. And it's also similarly why the chicken stereotypes exist..because it was an inexpensive protein that poor southern blacks could afford/raise in the past...and racists would use that to generalize.
So yes, watermelon is delicious. And yes almost everyone in the world likes it...but unfortunately it can have racist connotations when involving black people.
Putting a bow on a watermelon is cute as shit
David is basically my fucking brain in a nutshell! Just make everything into a joke, don't fucking make a simple inactive object a sign of fucking racism. Don't know why people in 2017 are still having this sensitive bullshit issue. Preach that shit David!!! 😎🤘
David made the most sense here guys
Agreeing with David. 100%. Unless the guy had obvious racist intent, I’m not gonna get my feelings hurt over dumb shit
It's been hot as heck so watermelon is so bomb in hot weather just enjoy it !
I'm English. If someone bought me a box of tea bags I wouldn't be offended.
im personally not offended, but i don't think david has the right to tell anyone what they should and shouldn't get offended over
He was just giving his opinion.
I mean, that's true. Maybe this black person holds watermelon as a symbol of racism because they had experienced it before, or their old relatives had. We all perceive things differently. However, the true argument here imo is was the consequence well deserved? I think not. The firefighters could've easily had a mature discussion to let the white firefighter know that his joke wasn't cool, and warn him.
Firefighters can apply to a station, but that doesn't automatically mean that's where they'll be assigned.
Dude.....David wins this argument by a landslide.
Let it go! I live in Detroit, we have 60,000 fires a year. We can't afford to lose any fire fighters! Didn't they watch the Netflix documentary?