"Black is Black" | Award Winning Short Film on Colorism
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Black is Black is a short film sparking a much-needed conversation about colorism, a large issue within the black community, as well as many other communities.
Colorism is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group.
Directed, Shot, & Edited By Thomas Cooksey
Written By Tajh V. Lewis
Starring Caleb McDaniel & Tajh V. Lewis
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I finally had to admit to my dark skin friend that I do benefit from being lighter skin with"good hair"
Love the content bro colorism is real and we are still affected by the system of slavery.
One of the realist joints I've seen in a minute. Great stuff!!!
You need to tune into Farrakhan more often
This is gonna blow up, 100k on the way🔥
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The first step should be getting rid of the drop rule. Black is black, and biracial is biracial. Yall need to stop trying to phenotype, trauma bound, your father "seed", "But dey whyte manyee said..", etc etc claim people.
I completely agree with the dark skinned mans point of view. I am Hawaiian and Irish and I know I have benefited from looking more like my mom who was Irish rather than my father who is Hawaiian. The cops came to my house years ago when my sister and I were having a bad argument and yelling at each other. When they came into our house they looked at my sister first, who is darker than me, and they looked at her like she was aggressive or maybe dangerous- they seemed tense. When I told them we were sisters they visibly seemed to relax and ease up. Then they looked at both of us and said that we needed to stop fighting and work it out.
Like the dark skin man implied in this country, right or wrong, features and skin tone do have an impact.
Very crucial message in this. I’m an Arab-American, grew up in the country, very Americanized. Sometimes I question my Arab-ness because some of my friends are 1st gen while I’m 3rd gen and have a lot less of the language. It’s a real thing of races excluding people in their social circles. It’s not a matter of who’s more black, who’s more arab, but who’s willing to help the struggles of minorities and understands the impact it has. I stand with all my black brothers and sisters during this time. Even though I don’t know what it’s like to be you because I am not you, I stand with you🤘.
Well said but never question what you or who you are! Just be the best you, and a great person to others, that's all you can control.
@@ReelDealDgtl love that. MESSAGE!
I thought colourism was more of a women's issue but I'm listening, it's interesting to learn more stuff.
Colorism with men is different from what I’ve been seeing. With women I think colorism affects them in the black community as far as beauty standards, with men it’s a societal thing. Like me being a light skin male I can definitely say white ppl are comfortable around me idk how long it takes them to get that way vs if I were darker but I also speak kind of “proper” (code switching) so theirs a thing to but with men as he said were seen as less threatening and yes we do still face the struggles of being black especially a being black men but it’s like I’m able to walk right past a group of white ppl they’re gonna stare at me but nobody’s gonna say anything to me vs maybe being darker skinned they’re gonna probably be a little more suspicious and wanting to be in my business more, but their are levels to this light skin stuff honestly from actual proximity to white skin, hair, nose, and just how black you act. Also being light skin and able to be in the white “circle” it’s like eww who would wanna be here anyways it’s so bland lol.
Good work. Great clarity.
I believe that the current Blexit is about picking up where colourism is starting to come up short. Colonialism in a first world country is about Divide and Conquer.
The colourism of Latinos is less talked about and more subtle. It has a long history and it has been normalized.
This frustrating yet never-ending discussion done well. Script was tight. Acting was tight. Look and editing tight. Well-done fellas.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏾 🙏🏾
came from insta keep preaching brotha 🗣🗣
Thanks, Appreciate that bro! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Using this video for my students.. very powerful. Excellent job!
Wow that is amazing! We truly appreciate that!
Wow! Deep !!
Outstanding and truthful narrative about race in the African-American community.
Thank you 🙏🏽 so much!
Beautiful video
Damn bro! I feel that shit. Keep this up💯💯💯💯
This topic ain't got enough time for discussion bcos it's one hell of an overlooked issue
Great work !!
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Nice work! Deep message that needs to be addressed. We are one people.
I am definitely sharing this on my Facebook.
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“I’m not tryna hear that ‘it’s a struggle being light skin in a America’” that took me out🤣🤣🤣
Amazing ppl don’t understand this. I’m mix and i get this too
how many times are we as black people going to hear the same message
Great conversation💪🏿
Thank you 🙌🏽
Awesome video, with a poignant message. This video should definitely have more views and I'm sharing it.
Thank you. We appreciate that very much 🙏🏽
This is very true.
🎬 BLACK IS BLACK 🎥
educational entertainment
short film ♠ 💜
GREAT MESSAGE
Colorism can happen with darker skin Black people discriminating against lighter complexion Black folks too. It is not as one sided as some people might assume. Two wrongs don't make a right. We have to move on from the 400 years of trauma and be more progressive thinkers collectively. Thanks
Black people have been doing it collectively with you all this time, it’s only now we see your the only ones benefiting. We need to stand on our own so we are seen as ourselves.
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I know this is a film....but the black gentleman is 100% correct...mixed race people are given much more breaks in society than our black kin. I as a biracial man live a completely different experience than my black friends...they talk about constant harassment by the police...I have no idea what they are talking about because I dont live that experience. We are of color...but to say we are black...would be a fallacy. I am often seen as a light skinned black guy(which means mixed race)...but when people see my straight to wavy hair...they have no idea what I am. Believe it or not...when people cannot figure what you are...means you are privileged because they dont know what stereotypes to attached to you.
That’s a lie
Jiggie.Hippie what’s a lie?
Jiggie.Hippie what’s a lie? Research? thegrio.com/2011/12/21/americans-rank-mixed-race-people-ahead-of-blacks-socially/. No I spoke FACTS...you just do not want to face the reality.
Richard this narrative about light vs bark was created by the dominant white culture in America, there are many many Brothers and Sisters who have less melanated skin then other AA, some have both parents or one parent with less melanin and there are ones like yourself, mixed cultured. The dominant culture has used skin color in the past to divide and currently to perpetuate the culture of whiteness around the world. Your experiences and some skin color privilege, are designed to alienate you to your Blackness and see yourself as “other”, and for AA with more melanin to see themselves as lesser,. The idea there is this hatred, or cultural animosity in the Black culture towards our lesser melanin Family is a myth, Black Families have in the past and present embraced, loved, cared for and raised children like yourself, and will continue to do so. Your treatment by the dominant culture is a continuation of a system that in truth victimizes Blacks of greater or lesser melanin, the privilege it affords you, you should turn down, no, you should step through those doors, but you should never forget that you stand on the shoulders of Blacks of the melanin rainbow and a few Whites who made your existence legal. Your acknowledgment of how this system works is insightful, but remember is not because your bi cultural you have different experiences, it’s because its a part of America’s DNA, it’s the negative consequence of the fallacy of races....i’ma stop now😄
@@Vjay1 Well what you wrote has validity but does not apply to every situation. In my case, my white family are the ones who raised, embraced, and loved me...not my black family which were the epitome of evil. This is WHY we MUST judge people on an individual basis NOT group nor lump people. I LOVE being mixed and would not have it any other way. Mixed people by the millions want our own spaces. Here you go for starters: Over 500,000 members facebook.com/MixedNation/
Mixed babies over 550,000 facebook.com/mixedbabiesig/
Mixed Chicks: over 80,000 members facebook.com/MixedChicksHairCare/
MIXED WORLD UNITED Over 10,000 members facebook.com/MixedKingsQueensWorldwide/
Mixed Race babies over 350,000 members facebook.com/mixedracebabies/
Well over a million members...celebrating mixed heritage.
Fantastic video
I subscribed immediately when I saw that the subscriber count was 666😅
We truly appreciate that 🙏🏽 good 😌 blessings!
I agree this a really good video
Hi caleb!
Man I loved that response... I ain't tryna be
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I feel the lightskin guy cuz im the same. Im sick of black people questioning me. Im not a threat to them but i am against white supremacy/privilege. Alot of us cant pass fully we can be mistaken as another group they hate. But truth hurts we are black. And ds just have to accept our struggles and us and move together.
@@christianmiller1584 well good for you.You are lucky you have some privilege because i cant say the same. Light skint or not I do not appreciate ds downplaying my life,my struggles as a woman of colour. Not to mention that many do not know exactly that i am half black and half white because my look is ambiguous. So i get racial slurs from all over. I dont feel worse or better for light or dark. I feel we are the same so we should acknowledge our histories and how neither are right. We were all wronged and trying to put one above the other is ridiculous. We fight together. Im sick of colorist attitudes and texturism. I mean really its todays paper bag rule or one drop rule. Natural is as beautiful as straightened,tight curl is as beautiful as loose curl,waves and kinks,afros and pixies,dreads and braids. Caramel,beige,neutral,cool,warm,red,yellow,blue-black,brown,wheat,sand,rust,chocolate,cocoa,albino, all the shades and more are beautiful.
Black-ish tried to approach this topic. They did it nicely but I'm still not satisfied, maybe cos this is still a thing
Real ..... #openedmyEYES
good video
This was a dope way of exploring colorism. A much needed video for today's conversation regarding race. Very real discussion. Great work guys!
The only video i liked
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This is indeed a discussion. im from south Africa our democracy is only 25 years old and we we still have segregated areas in our country. But i guess its the freedom our policy grants.
Something just twitches a little, giving the oppressor freedom in you own house.🤔
But i guess we grow we move and evolve. looking for solutions so that generations after us dont have to fix what we where so depressed and fixated on to fix.
Dont get me wrong i dont hate white people i hate the idea of a superior race than the other, we all humans for Gods sake. Can we evolve to fighting bigger issues like the systems mind controlling indoctrinating stunts.
And biracial people are not light skin thank you
@MALAIKA SIAWAY Biracial people LOOK mixed....we are not the same as black....sorry but there is a difference
MALAIKA SIAWAY making a point that mixed look
Mixed
MALAIKA SIAWAY no saying we are mixed because we are is living our truth... saying we are black is a lie and the epitome of hypocrisy .
@MALAIKA SIAWAY I am light skinned, 2a/2b hair type....so yes I am MIXED RACE INDEED!
@MALAIKA SIAWAY Yes I am part black and part white....which means mixed race. I am obviously not exclusively black.
It’s 2020 dawg our conversations on the issues of race and all it’s underlying issues should be more substantive. Way more problems in the black community than just police brutality man. The end of the video was only solid because the beginning was aweful. I score this a 2/10
How do we fix it?
First, we must talk about it and allow all sides to address their issues. We have to be prepared to just listen and not judge other people's lives/experiences from our eyes.
@@ReelDealDgtl im light skin black and this is what I have been trying to say for the longest. But no one in the black community wants to listen to someone who is light skin talk about their trauma or struggles.
pink1237480 we appreciate your comment and we wanted to make sure both sides were heard! But the discussion has to be much longer than this. We just wanted to spark the conversation and I hope we did a good job in your eyes!
@@ReelDealDgtl oh yes I feel very good about this video because they both got their point across to each other. It wasn't one sided and the light skin guy didn't kiss ass either. This is how it should be when having a conversation to respect each other even if we disagree.
lol, I caught myself saying facts, big facts, facts, big facts. when each present an excellent point. That's how you know the writing came from somewhere. Well down brothers. Black Heaven awaits us all.
Smart film. The one guy talks about police brutality and race and then in the next sentence brings racial comments to his friend as the guy said "black against light skinned'.. It's the irony of it all. Furthermore, why the focus on blackness.. The guy is mixed race he has every right and honour to embrace that side.
The solution is for light skin people to leave dark skin people and their insecurity alone. THEY HATE THAT THEY ARE BLACK YOUR PRESENCE MAKES THEM MAD LEAVE THEM. Why is he sitting there trying to so hard to make this dark skin man accept him?!
As the writer of this piece I’m letting you know that you missed the point of this video. These are conversations that many people have within the black community. There are hundreds of ways we divide ourselves instead of looking for reasons to unify as black people regardless of complexion, ethnic background, etc. If any of this triggered any past trauma from a lived experience of yours that wasn’t the goal. Trust me the goal was to show that unity is the answer.
@@CreatedByCrown No, I think you're missing the point that in every single conversation about colorism its from a dark skin persons perspective talking about how the light skin person isn't enough or doesn't do enough. How they need to make the darker person feel good about themselves by acknowledging privilege. For about 5 minutes the dark skin guy was trying to get the biracial to see and acknowledge his privilege. That's weird period and black people do this with light skin people nowadays. We can't hang out unless we tell you that your not ugly and that we get shorter prison sentences. Bro what type of life is that? We will just leave you alone so you don't have to think about so called light skin superiority. Biracial dude trying to sound hard and everything, when he could just speak normal with other biracials and lightskins where being himself is accepted.
@@trewfb9855 I understand this is a video about colorism, but this really shouldn't be an issue. We are all human beings. We should all respect one another despite our differences. It's unfortunate that the effects of slavery still affect us today. Divide and conquer is a programming that was instilled in our ancestors and we need to delete that pattern of thought from our minds. We live in a world of varying experiences that plays a role in how we see the world. It's true if people don't see eye to eye and can't find a common ground they should respectively stay away from each other, but the idea of staying away from somebody, simply because of the color of their skin, is silly.
@@SecretSideProduction All of those words and still dismissed the fact that I gave a specific reason why the separation is best. Would you like to address that specifically?
@@trewfb9855 'There are hundreds of ways we divide ourselves instead of looking for reasons to unify as black people regardless of complexion...' The source behind the issue of color goes deeper. It's not about what they deserve it's about what you believe. If you don't want to be around dark skin people, then that's your right.