Your easy-to-understand language and sincere delivery makes your videos shine. You make hard-to-discuss topics accessible; I believe this gives you the power to change attitudes, and therefore people. Bravo on another vid well done.
It's clear you are a good teacher! This is the kind of engagement we need in order for things to become better!
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great video! I must add a big shoutout to the idea of internationalism and worldwide working class solidarity to complete this conceptual masterpiece. thank you for this!
This is a great video! Thank you for making clear, sincere and approachable videos like this about such vital topics, without the theatrics or insular humor that can put off viewers from outside our youtube bubble. This is how we build revolution.
This is mindblowingly good, imo. You break this down well, and articulate a really sensitive topic in a way that I think really bridges a gap people struggle to, and I definitely know I couldn't have. Thank you.
Great video - I never saw the original, so I can't compare, but it seems you made a good addition here. You touched a bit on how race is a construct, but not explicitly about how a lot of anti-racist people actually use the word as if it's a real thing. Everyone needs to stop using the word "race" to describe ethnicity. As I've said before: Racism rests on three legs: 1. There are distinct human races 2. Some of these supposed "races" are better than others 3. They should be treated accordingly If you're arguing only against the latter two fallacies, you're being only partially anti-racist. "Race" is colonialism.
I talked briefly about races being invented with the Johann Blumenbach segment, but I plan to do an entire video just on white identity and race eventually where I will get into that more in-depth, but yes, just so it's clear, all races are made up, and they were made up for the purposes of subjugation.
Wow, this video was so well made. Like really well made. I was fully not even aware of the fact that white people can get thru airports more easily, and many other stuff you and your friends said. You all are amazing, wow again, so well presented. I never will understand how people dont see the world as a whole not just theyr country. My grandma says that "first we need to take care of our own people". Our own people?? If they come here, they are our own people. When some american comes here everyone is so amazed and shocked that they chose our country and even knew who we were, thankful even that they are here. And when someone who is not "white" comes here they are seen as someone trying to take our place and someone who needs to "return to theyr own country". And from what I have seen, those people who are coming here are working really really hard, they are learning our very difficult language and are so respectful with our culture. Not to say that if they didnt do those thing they wouldnt be welcomed,,, butt it is true that they are working way harder than majority of the "locals". And yet still people dont want them here. When someone "nonwhite" does something criminal then the news are all over the place and its the only thing people will remember and the only thing they will use as an argument as well.... While we have a law that allows 14 yearolds and plus be with an adult legally. 14 yearold can be with a 40 yearold and its legal, 14 yearold can give consent to an adult? Why dont we talk about that? Anyways, I really liked this video and all of your other videos aswell, they are all so well made and i am looking forward to see more content! You aprouch these topics really well and you are easy to understand. Love all of your videos, they are all great.
To me this is still weird because I somehow missed this use of migrant vs expat. Might have something to do with being from The Bad Place? The one time I heard the word used was in a very specific context where it was not at all this type of distinction. Specifically, my father was an expatriate and that meant: "he was from country A, working for a company from country A temporarily in their branch in country B". So the word was really about a particular work situation rather than migration in general. This all said, I DID see those UK newspaper headlines which were very much "well, WE'RE not ~migrants~" so... yeah. Still a bit surreal As for the last point regarding whiteness, while I do agree with the sentiment and that, yes, whiteness is fabricated and to be anti-racist means to be anti-whiteness in that aspect, I do think it's still a useful label IF you use it as a way of framing privilege. I find it useful to describe my own experience as a migrant. As implied by my father having been an expat as mentioned above, even though I am originally from the Bad Place, I do hold some privilege, including having lived in the UK (country B) for a few years and, thus, having an easier time navigating socially here in New Zealand, where first-degree familiarity with the culture from their colonisers helps a lot on things like job interviews. I also do look very white. And the expression I myself like using is that I'm "white from a distance". Because there's definitely that aspect that was mentioned: I may have lived in the UK, have an European sounding first name and a facial structure and skin colour that is generally recognised as "white" but when people find out where I'm "really from", it's sometimes not quite as simple. As an example, my work experience in my home country could not be used to get "points" for a skilled migrant resident visa because work in my home country doesn't really count, it's not a "comparable economy" or some bs along those lines. To me framing myself as "white from a distance" or, more specifically, a white person from latin america, feels useful in centering myself in how I interact and have to navigate all these systems. it puts both my oppression and my privilege in evidence which I, personally at the very least, like. It reminds me both of where I get a pass and where I might not at the same time. And it helps me both remember that, despite my current "success", things were unnecessarily difficult for me in some ways AND that still I had a lot of luck on my side compared to many others, both from my own home country and abroad. So... the TL;DR is: I guess instead of "pretending whiteness is already abolished" I find it more useful to denounce it and remember the role it plays
From the POC activists I've talked to, the best for people like you and me is to refer to ourselves as light-skinned. People can still use the word white, but as long as it is in context with privilege, as you said. Basically, it should be a pejorative. But to refer to yourself as white is to say you identify and therefor condone whiteness, and whiteness is inherently a bad thing. As far as someone living in another country while working for a company back home, I get what you're saying but expat already has a certain class connotation attached to it. I just revert to "foreigner." Can't go wrong with that.
@@SSC I think the "make it a pejorative" is a useful way of thinking about it, yeah. As for expat it was more the only context I ever saw it used and yeah, can't go wrong with foreigner. Rather than "this is what it is, duh" it's more that I was amused with the fact that I personally never got to see the migrant vs expat thing in my own life (lucky there, I guess)
i live in Malaysia. And yes. It's a great place for white immigrants, terrible for South East Asian immigrants. The ghost of colonialism is strong here. So is racism and xenophobia. The worst thing is, we are most horrible to ALL our geographical neighbours. With the exception of Japanese and Korean, every other Asian person that comes to Malaysia is illogically looked down upon or outright demonized. and it's so weird. Because Malaysians were MOST historically subjugated by the Portuguese, the Dutch, then the Brits, and then the Japanese Imperial Army during WW2. It's like we WANT to be subjugated, if not in living reality and practice, then in mentality.
Your easy-to-understand language and sincere delivery makes your videos shine. You make hard-to-discuss topics accessible; I believe this gives you the power to change attitudes, and therefore people. Bravo on another vid well done.
It's clear you are a good teacher! This is the kind of engagement we need in order for things to become better!
great video! I must add a big shoutout to the idea of internationalism and worldwide working class solidarity to complete this conceptual masterpiece. thank you for this!
This is a great video!
Thank you for making clear, sincere and approachable videos like this about such vital topics, without the theatrics or insular humor that can put off viewers from outside our youtube bubble.
This is how we build revolution.
This is mindblowingly good, imo. You break this down well, and articulate a really sensitive topic in a way that I think really bridges a gap people struggle to, and I definitely know I couldn't have. Thank you.
Thank You For this Incredibly Educational Video 🏴🚩
this is excellent my man!
This is criminally underviewed
Great video - I never saw the original, so I can't compare, but it seems you made a good addition here.
You touched a bit on how race is a construct, but not explicitly about how a lot of anti-racist people actually use the word as if it's a real thing. Everyone needs to stop using the word "race" to describe ethnicity. As I've said before:
Racism rests on three legs:
1. There are distinct human races
2. Some of these supposed "races" are better than others
3. They should be treated accordingly
If you're arguing only against the latter two fallacies, you're being only partially anti-racist. "Race" is colonialism.
I talked briefly about races being invented with the Johann Blumenbach segment, but I plan to do an entire video just on white identity and race eventually where I will get into that more in-depth, but yes, just so it's clear, all races are made up, and they were made up for the purposes of subjugation.
Brilliant. Definately got me thinking. Thanks for the awesome comment!
Wow, this video was so well made. Like really well made. I was fully not even aware of the fact that white people can get thru airports more easily, and many other stuff you and your friends said. You all are amazing, wow again, so well presented.
I never will understand how people dont see the world as a whole not just theyr country. My grandma says that "first we need to take care of our own people". Our own people?? If they come here, they are our own people. When some american comes here everyone is so amazed and shocked that they chose our country and even knew who we were, thankful even that they are here. And when someone who is not "white" comes here they are seen as someone trying to take our place and someone who needs to "return to theyr own country". And from what I have seen, those people who are coming here are working really really hard, they are learning our very difficult language and are so respectful with our culture. Not to say that if they didnt do those thing they wouldnt be welcomed,,, butt it is true that they are working way harder than majority of the "locals". And yet still people dont want them here.
When someone "nonwhite" does something criminal then the news are all over the place and its the only thing people will remember and the only thing they will use as an argument as well.... While we have a law that allows 14 yearolds and plus be with an adult legally. 14 yearold can be with a 40 yearold and its legal, 14 yearold can give consent to an adult? Why dont we talk about that?
Anyways, I really liked this video and all of your other videos aswell, they are all so well made and i am looking forward to see more content! You aprouch these topics really well and you are easy to understand. Love all of your videos, they are all great.
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Actually, I switched from calling myself an immigrant to as expat when I got a citizenship.
To me this is still weird because I somehow missed this use of migrant vs expat. Might have something to do with being from The Bad Place? The one time I heard the word used was in a very specific context where it was not at all this type of distinction. Specifically, my father was an expatriate and that meant: "he was from country A, working for a company from country A temporarily in their branch in country B". So the word was really about a particular work situation rather than migration in general.
This all said, I DID see those UK newspaper headlines which were very much "well, WE'RE not ~migrants~" so... yeah. Still a bit surreal
As for the last point regarding whiteness, while I do agree with the sentiment and that, yes, whiteness is fabricated and to be anti-racist means to be anti-whiteness in that aspect, I do think it's still a useful label IF you use it as a way of framing privilege. I find it useful to describe my own experience as a migrant. As implied by my father having been an expat as mentioned above, even though I am originally from the Bad Place, I do hold some privilege, including having lived in the UK (country B) for a few years and, thus, having an easier time navigating socially here in New Zealand, where first-degree familiarity with the culture from their colonisers helps a lot on things like job interviews.
I also do look very white. And the expression I myself like using is that I'm "white from a distance". Because there's definitely that aspect that was mentioned: I may have lived in the UK, have an European sounding first name and a facial structure and skin colour that is generally recognised as "white" but when people find out where I'm "really from", it's sometimes not quite as simple. As an example, my work experience in my home country could not be used to get "points" for a skilled migrant resident visa because work in my home country doesn't really count, it's not a "comparable economy" or some bs along those lines.
To me framing myself as "white from a distance" or, more specifically, a white person from latin america, feels useful in centering myself in how I interact and have to navigate all these systems. it puts both my oppression and my privilege in evidence which I, personally at the very least, like. It reminds me both of where I get a pass and where I might not at the same time. And it helps me both remember that, despite my current "success", things were unnecessarily difficult for me in some ways AND that still I had a lot of luck on my side compared to many others, both from my own home country and abroad.
So... the TL;DR is: I guess instead of "pretending whiteness is already abolished" I find it more useful to denounce it and remember the role it plays
From the POC activists I've talked to, the best for people like you and me is to refer to ourselves as light-skinned. People can still use the word white, but as long as it is in context with privilege, as you said. Basically, it should be a pejorative. But to refer to yourself as white is to say you identify and therefor condone whiteness, and whiteness is inherently a bad thing. As far as someone living in another country while working for a company back home, I get what you're saying but expat already has a certain class connotation attached to it. I just revert to "foreigner." Can't go wrong with that.
@@SSC I think the "make it a pejorative" is a useful way of thinking about it, yeah.
As for expat it was more the only context I ever saw it used and yeah, can't go wrong with foreigner. Rather than "this is what it is, duh" it's more that I was amused with the fact that I personally never got to see the migrant vs expat thing in my own life (lucky there, I guess)
i live in Malaysia. And yes. It's a great place for white immigrants, terrible for South East Asian immigrants. The ghost of colonialism is strong here. So is racism and xenophobia.
The worst thing is, we are most horrible to ALL our geographical neighbours. With the exception of Japanese and Korean, every other Asian person that comes to Malaysia is illogically looked down upon or outright demonized.
and it's so weird. Because Malaysians were MOST historically subjugated by the Portuguese, the Dutch, then the Brits, and then the Japanese Imperial Army during WW2.
It's like we WANT to be subjugated, if not in living reality and practice, then in mentality.