Fun fact regarding Jesse Owens: He loved his time in Berlin in '36, because he could ride the bus, travel and stay with white athletes in the same hotels etc. When he came back home, after winning 4 gold medals, he had to take a freight elevator to get into the reception of the Waldorf Astoria New York and FDR didn't invite a single black athlete to the white house, he never even sent him a congratulatory telegram. Kinda ridiculous to think about, especially in the context of what Germany did only 3 years later.
The "craziest" part was that Hitler shook the hands of Owens ... but "back home" he wasnt that well received by the american president who didnt shake his hand.
You guys are quickly becoming one of my favorite reaction channels! I literally wait for your videos to post and then binge-watch them! Keep it up, guys :)
Oh man. I really needed this reaction this morning! I love Bill Burr. I just discovered him recently on RUclips. Your laughter and reaction to Bill’s humor. Thank you so much! ❤️
I have to admit, a part of me is a bit jealous because you have just discovered Bill Burr. But I really hope you will have a great time discovering more and more.
I've only watched Bill Burr with you so it's been enlightening. When I hear of the horrors that took place, it makes me so glad I was born in a time and place where people are people and we love each other. Mr. Burr had an honest way of speaking that was funny.
We should keep every aspect of history out in the open and learn from our mistakes. We should also teach that even though our ancestors bought other human beings, there were others that sold their own people into slavery. That aspect we don’t hear much about. I never really heard anything about it until I listened to Thomas Sowell.
You're 100% correct. The West African slave trade was perpetrated by the West African tribes against their "lesser" tribes. The Northern African slave trade to the Muslims also raided their weaker tribes and sold them into slavery. Heck, the North Africans would even go into European countries and procure white slaves for their Muslim buyers.
I had no idea the anecdote was based on a real person - I learned a lot from your commentary and laughed alongside you as well :) thanks for the reaction!
Actually a German athlete at the time help Owens classify the long jump because they were trying to eliminate him from the competition. They became great friends.
One small historic point. It was African slave merchants who sold African slaves to the Atlantic trade. White people weren't slave raiders, only buyers on the coast. Tropical diseases were deadly to Europeans at the time before modern medicine. Slavery was just the way the world worked back then, but it's still a black eye on the history of humanity.
There was SOME of that...whites who had enough love, courage, conviction and the ability to help runaway slaves with food, water, shelter and information, even before waking the Civil War. It was dangerous because they would be tortured, murdered and made an example of if found out, too.
People sleeping on the 5'7" Spud Webb. But yeah, each year the athletes get faster, stronger and have more endurance, as a whole. Also, many "white" athletes have mixed heritage. My family was always pretty athletic, one brother winning bicycle races, another winning a bunch of 5 and 10K races(he was on his college track and basketball team), a third was a college football player, my other brother could have played college football but he was the only one of us to skip college. I was good at many sports but not great at any(I am also the shortest at 6'0"). Made the first but not final cut on my college tennis team. We are primarily Caucasian(Irish and German mostly) but also have some Native American in our DNA. My dad was 1/8th Cherokee. My mom was 1/16th Creek.
@@anthonyclark9159 Yes, I am well aware that I am not legally high enough percentage. Was just pointing out that there are very few "pure" Caucasians. Not that being "pure" anything makes a person more special than anyone else.
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In the Antebellum South, they did try to breed the strongest man and strongest woman, but I am not sure the science was completely with them. While height and bone structure pass on well to the next generation, "athleticism" as a whole, not so much. Or maybe it's better to say that lifestyle and environment contribute more to athleticism than genetics do. Otherwise pro sports would be filled with a lot more parents and children. And honestly, most of us (especially in the US) are more mixed than we realize, anyway. If one needs to find a race/ethnicity that is the "most" anything, bet on Chinese. By sheer numbers, it is most likely, statistically, that the tallest or fastest or oldest or strongest or most anything will be a Chinese person. ;)
The Irish were treated like animals too. And African slaves cost more than Irish slaves. How much more? They didn't even pay money for Irish slaves, they got us for free or traded tobacco for us.
Fun fact regarding Jesse Owens:
He loved his time in Berlin in '36, because he could ride the bus, travel and stay with white athletes in the same hotels etc.
When he came back home, after winning 4 gold medals, he had to take a freight elevator to get into the reception of the Waldorf Astoria New York and FDR didn't invite a single black athlete to the white house, he never even sent him a congratulatory telegram.
Kinda ridiculous to think about, especially in the context of what Germany did only 3 years later.
Yes, shameful and disgusting but at the time it wasn't seen that way.
@@SWLinPHXmany thought it was disgusting back then. And all Black people found it wrong as well.
The "craziest" part was that Hitler shook the hands of Owens ... but "back home" he wasnt that well received by the american president who didnt shake his hand.
Exactly 😐👏
You guys are quickly becoming one of my favorite reaction channels! I literally wait for your videos to post and then binge-watch them! Keep it up, guys :)
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Oh man. I really needed this reaction this morning! I love Bill Burr. I just discovered him recently on RUclips. Your laughter and reaction to Bill’s humor. Thank you so much! ❤️
I have to admit, a part of me is a bit jealous because you have just discovered Bill Burr. But I really hope you will have a great time discovering more and more.
Bill Burr is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all costs. He should have his own Secret Service detail.
I love that Vanna White came right out, like you had that on deck 😂❤
I've only watched Bill Burr with you so it's been enlightening. When I hear of the horrors that took place, it makes me so glad I was born in a time and place where people are people and we love each other. Mr. Burr had an honest way of speaking that was funny.
Good stuff😂 and great breakdowns 🙂
We should keep every aspect of history out in the open and learn from our mistakes. We should also teach that even though our ancestors bought other human beings, there were others that sold their own people into slavery. That aspect we don’t hear much about. I never really heard anything about it until I listened to Thomas Sowell.
You're 100% correct. The West African slave trade was perpetrated by the West African tribes against their "lesser" tribes. The Northern African slave trade to the Muslims also raided their weaker tribes and sold them into slavery. Heck, the North Africans would even go into European countries and procure white slaves for their Muslim buyers.
I had no idea the anecdote was based on a real person - I learned a lot from your commentary and laughed alongside you as well :) thanks for the reaction!
Glad ran across y'all. Started wit ya boy introducing Sanford and Son.
You guys are wonderful and i am enjoying your channel very much...keep up the great work and thank you.
Great reaction, guys. I've seen a couple of your videos now, and I'm subscribed.
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What people did to Native Americans was the worst thing.
Actually a German athlete at the time help Owens classify the long jump because they were trying to eliminate him from the competition. They became great friends.
.Muck, he didn't shake his hand, he sent him his autograph
I love Bill Burr. He is the best.
“Dude i think we accidentally already did that” 🤦🏻😂😂💀💀💀
Bill Burr's Philly Rant is goated!
Definitely see your point. But lets not forget Spud Web! 1986 slam dunk champion.
Another Dallas hoop legend, Wilmer-Hutchins HS.
TWO BLACK ATHLETES WON GOLD AND SILVER👍👍❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍
The slave thing got jimmy the greek fired
You guys are awesome!
Well there's always hockey for us white folk
Say that to PK. Subban
These are honest facts about slavery.
YoU guys need to dig up Don Rickles ..THE KING OF INSULTS .. A GREAT PIONEER... BILLL IS DEFINATELY IN HIS LEAGUE
One small historic point. It was African slave merchants who sold African slaves to the Atlantic trade. White people weren't slave raiders, only buyers on the coast. Tropical diseases were deadly to Europeans at the time before modern medicine. Slavery was just the way the world worked back then, but it's still a black eye on the history of humanity.
It just proves that no race is immune to the dark side of capitalism.
Who forced the whites to go over there and buy humans?
Yes, yes you are Vanna White now! Roflmao
There was SOME of that...whites who had enough love, courage, conviction and the ability to help runaway slaves with food, water, shelter and information, even before waking the Civil War. It was dangerous because they would be tortured, murdered and made an example of if found out, too.
People sleeping on the 5'7" Spud Webb. But yeah, each year the athletes get faster, stronger and have more endurance, as a whole.
Also, many "white" athletes have mixed heritage. My family was always pretty athletic, one brother winning bicycle races, another winning a bunch of 5 and 10K races(he was on his college track and basketball team), a third was a college football player, my other brother could have played college football but he was the only one of us to skip college. I was good at many sports but not great at any(I am also the shortest at 6'0"). Made the first but not final cut on my college tennis team. We are primarily Caucasian(Irish and German mostly) but also have some Native American in our DNA. My dad was 1/8th Cherokee. My mom was 1/16th Creek.
that makes you not cherokee at all
@@anthonyclark9159 Yes, I am well aware that I am not legally high enough percentage. Was just pointing out that there are very few "pure" Caucasians. Not that being "pure" anything makes a person more special than anyone else.
NBA and NFL seem to have more blacks, baseball seems about even, and swimming, hockey and tennis more white.
While, I don’t disagree with your points on slavery, it should also be noted, that many top Olympic athletes in track and field were Kenyan.
I’m guessing that those Kenyan athletes weren’t competing in anything that required strength and power.
Zuckerberg must be really desperate after his Metaverse failed
Gotta pay for the new baby somehow! - Joe
Can this Sadhguru's video be done by you,
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Its about the save soil, An early response will be highly appreciated. Thank You. We hope to see the upload soon. With appreciation.....thanks.......again.........................................................................................................
Everyone know's that shit happened. Shit clearly went over y'alls head.
In the Antebellum South, they did try to breed the strongest man and strongest woman, but I am not sure the science was completely with them. While height and bone structure pass on well to the next generation, "athleticism" as a whole, not so much. Or maybe it's better to say that lifestyle and environment contribute more to athleticism than genetics do. Otherwise pro sports would be filled with a lot more parents and children. And honestly, most of us (especially in the US) are more mixed than we realize, anyway. If one needs to find a race/ethnicity that is the "most" anything, bet on Chinese. By sheer numbers, it is most likely, statistically, that the tallest or fastest or oldest or strongest or most anything will be a Chinese person. ;)
The Irish were treated like animals too. And African slaves cost more than Irish slaves. How much more? They didn't even pay money for Irish slaves, they got us for free or traded tobacco for us.
Yes, they were called Indentured Servants.