Emmanuel, thank you, your voice is having a massive impact, bravo, we need to hear all of it, you are changing the world. I have hope too. Thank you Stephen for having this intelligent and awesome man on the show. 👏🏻✊🏾❤
Good on Acho for starting the show. Better to put everything on the table (whether it’s comfortable or not) and discuss them than to just brush it off, ignore it, or being naive about it.
It’s so insane that he even has to explain how to be antiR... I have always stood up for this. Always! But I’m glad it’s happening. He has a louder voice than me 🥰
My daughter and I have called out the husband of the woman who was my best friend for 47 years for being racist. Sometimes you need to do what you need to do and it’s a risk you have to be willing to take. Anti-racism is something I have stood for my entire life and I taught my children this from when they were little and they are now adults. Thank you for everything you do and for teaching people how to have uncomfortable conversations. ❤️❤️
I cried watching this. That is a brilliant and talented man and I need people like him to educate myself and others and make this nation more united. Thank you Stephen for bringing talent like him on your show.
I had this conversation with some of my family the other night. Honestly it was terrifying because these are people I love and I was afraid just how deep their bias' ran, because we've never talked about it openly. One thing my aunt, a middle aged white woman with practically no exposure to black people, art, or culture, told me. 'I want to be part of the solution, I think a lot of people like me do, but we have no idea what to even do because we don't know where the problem is.' I shared links to different videos about current events from outlets normally outside their media bubble and encouraged them to look at things through the perspective of other people while trying your best to keep an open mind. When someone says 'I don't know why they would loot though' and you show them the other perspective, now they can at least hear the argument.
We live in a bi-racial household. We have no problem talking about race with our kids. Just something normal. This whole time has been very painful, but at least at home we can all agree on what the problem is.
Stephen colbert got his show through white privilege he needs to step down and allow room for a person of color. We have enough white late night show hosts.
@john Delaware Your comment is so patronising to Black people. Black people are perfectly capable of becoming a talk show host. They don’t need white people to step aside and victimise them. I know you mean well but sometimes good intentions don’t always have good outcomes.
Sorry to hear that. I don't believe the calling out can change views, most of the time, but it's important in that they are challenged and it doesn't leave them believing it's common belief. That said, I get that it's frustrating!! You are strong for doing it. Bless you.
My father uses the N-word all the time and he knows I absolutely hate that word. I have tried to have civil conversations with him for over a decade and although he doesn't use the word around me now is not because he feels different about the word or the black community, it's because he knows it upsets me when he says it. Some people will never change, especially those from the older generation and that is extremely unfortunate but this is our time to stand up, lift the black and colored communities to equal ground with whites, and raise a new generation where racism isn't ingrained in them. I truly do believe we can make this happen if we all work together.
@@lizrice-sosne5732 I'm so glad to hear that! I hope you didn't take offense when I said the older generation may not be willing to change. I didn't mean the entire generation, it's just what I've specifically noticed in my life
@@aob6033 I agree but right now this is the step we have to take and a step in the right direction. If we can come together we can make a change. That's already started with the Black Lives Matter movement and I pray it continues to move this way. If we continue to teach others about racism and hatred hopefully a day will come where that's not necessary anymore. We have to evolve as people and as a society, unfortunately that takes time.
My parents (level 88, 89) raised my sister and me to be "anti-racist". That being said, my Grandmother born and raised in Hammond, Indiana area, had an extreme racial problem, that both my sister and I were taken back to hear things she would say. My Grandma moved out west with us when her last sibling passed away, she was here for 15+ years. Anyway, we were watching a dog show on TV and my grandma wanted the black mini poodle to win the show, there was also a Great Pyrenees I believe in the running. This was the day my grandma had her "ah-ha" moment. My sister wanted to get her point across with a jaw dropping explicit "you, Grandma want the little black N***** dog to win?" My Grandma said "they can't change the color of there hair, that's how it was born." My sister, "OMG! Just like humans?" She slammed her hands in the table, got up... "You are telling me, people choose the color of their hair, skin, eyes..., But dogs can't?" "Have you gone nuts Valerie?" Grandma asked. "People, can't do that". My sister finally got through to my Grandma that day. I know this because she cried. She passed away in 2000 on level 93. With a wonderful New look on life several years prior to her passing.
White on white race conversations are a bit like a "coming out" conversation. We avoid it! In South Africa we voted, felt we had ticked the box and many stopped fighting...Never stop fighting!
You being from South Africa, how did the Truth and Reconciliation program work and do you feel it was enough and had an impact? I am feeling like we need that here in the US. Just wondering if it bore fruit.
@@BumbleBee77777A smile is something that will connect people it is a gift from God that will make others happy, If all of America's People smiled at each other irrespective of color, creed or any other petty differences,You guy's don't have to protest now
The conversations about race with my kids has been relatively easy; they're small, but they get protesting and standing up for what is right, how some people have different experiences than they do. The conversations about race with my parents, however.....hard. Coming from a defensive place. Full of tension and unwillingness to listen or be open. Lots of whataboutism. Its really, really hard, with little progress. This is an encouragement to keep at it.
I saw you the first time last night and you have become my favorite channel! what you said moved me because my daughter and I had just talked about racism she saw at the dentist yesterday. Two white patients came in without masks and were quietly ushered back. A black family came in and the nurse reminded all of them they needed to wear masks before they could see the dentist! It was not until she got home that she realized what she saw and felt that she should have spoken up about it! As white people we still tend to have those allergies you spoke of. Don't give up on us! I lived with a very bigoted man for 33 years. I called him on it every time he did it! Never changed him. He was a Kansas farmer and could not put that behind him. I am 71 and both my parents considered themselves un racist but blacks were colored people to my Mom! I taught in an urban inner-city high school! I loved my kids no matter what color they were! I am still learning when I listen to you! Thank you!
We can have hope but hope without action is meaningless, we need to get rid of not just Trump but also the elected officials that support or run away when asked about his behavior, VOTE!!
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I’m not pro Trump however he has got more black people in employment than Obama. This is not a thing that should be overlooked. See the grey. Things are not black and white.
@@MsChitterchat what policies has he done enacted to increase black employment? and where are the jobs that black overwhelming located? Man people are sick in the head, trump should be thanking wall mart, Amazon, Uber, grub hub, and instacart etc for increasing black employment, while he destory our economy forcing the and forcing the Fed to keep cutting rates.
Imma be honest, I'm an empath and lately I just wanna hug and apologia to every black person I see. I don't cuz everyone would be uncomfortable, but that's where I'm at. So I donate, I stand on my soapbox,and I pretest. Racism is stupid and it is so upsetting that this is still an issue!
Why is the n-word such a big deal? As a non American child my main introduction to the culture was from hip hop and sitcoms. At age 14 I used the word without knowing what it meant. It was in a song and I used it. At 16 I read Gone with the wind and intrigued I researched and when I read up on the history of the word and it's implications I cried so hard. After that I have never used it, even in the songs. If a word harms anyone's dignity, don't use it. Simple as that.
Sorry I worded it wrong. English is my 3rd language. Why do these people want to use that word so bad! I don't understand the need for it. I know there all kinds of people, it's just.. I don't know how to explain myself! I will continue to study and educate myself.
Tolerance. It means puttin' up with something that makes you uncomfortable. I live in a community that tolerates "other races". We treat them with respect, deny them no advancement, have them as friends and invite them to parties. We tolerate _them._ Do you see the problem? It's the word "them". I'm constantly bombarded with "them" or "they". When will we become "us" or "we"? How can we understand until we are "we"? This is crap we learned. While we were kids together we weren't "us and them". We learned "us and them" while we learned peer pressure in our teen years of angst and image. Them, indeed.
@ja ka The problem is that white lives have always mattered. The only way you stop the violence against Black people is to say out loud that Black Lives Matter. And to believe that Black Lives Matter. And to punish those who think they can take a Black life and get away with it. To change our country so that Black children and adults have the same relationships with authority as white people do.
It wasn't until spoke and tried to educate my white friends over many years (I'm white) did I realize so many white people are racist but they literally don't think that they are. They justify their actions based upon their thoughts. As for the flight attendant's comment, I cannot count the number of times a fellow white flight attendant (who is met less than an hour earlier) has sat next to me on the jumpseat and used a derogatory word to describe a black passenger. I don't care why they thought it was okay to say, but assume it's because I am white and it's a common practice for them. I have always spoken out and stopped those conversations dead in their tracks. Literally, every white flight attendant who has done this has looked shocked that they are being called out by a another white person. (over 30 years flying & it is a small percentage of blatant racists that I've worked/flown with, but still enough to be memorable and still significant)
For many years in *so* many situations, I've been that guy... that one guy who gets uncomfortable as soon as I hear people saying racist or sexist stuff, or in whatever way mocking or putting someone down... and I invariably feel I have to speak up. The sad thing has been that almost every time, no matter how respectfully I try to go about responding, I am seen as the problem, the drama, the unnecessary overreaction, and I get kicked to the curb while the hurtful remarks I commented on are excused... and nobody, not even my friends, want to stick out their neck and stand up with me, or even have my back. I hope that starts changing. I can tell you it's extremely hard to find a way to comment on someone saying a racist thing in a way that has the desired outcome of stopping the racist remarks from continuing, or raising people's attention to be more considerate. It mostly seems to just backfire no matter how maturely I try to approach the matter, but I will never sit there silently and just let it happen as if it's no big deal. Silence is complicity.
Thank you for doing this. As a 64 year old white male physician, who grew up feeling “lucky” to not have a racist family and feeling I don’t have a racist bone in my body, now realize how far from reality my neutral stance took me. Thanks for helping me see I need to be proactive
Thank you for finally putting it in a way I can say I to some people in my family we fight daily on opposing sides and this touched my heart I can only hope it can reach theirs.
Since I moved in this country I was always waiting for this moment, I witnessed some episode raising my kids in Boston and was scandalized how white people would address to black. I came with my own will in this country thinking this is the best place to raise kids, and now I am facing all these inequalities. I am very happy to witness this change, it was about time to arrive to acknowledge how white people react towards black and this is all over the world we are living in. I try my best as an individual to bring consciousness in our society in every conversation that I will have about this topic. I am happy to here these type of conversations on my screen. Bravo!
Great goal, Emmanuel Acho! Just be sure to also include other ethnicities in the convos too. We ALL need to get past our discomfort talking with all people.
I talked to my kids about racism, my mom was talking trash about the new immigrants to our area. I assumed every parent has that talk. No matter what people’s heritage is, there are good and bad people in that culture, so please don’t judge by the bad actions of a few. We all love or family, we love our friends and deep down we all want a peace.
Millennial "Boomer" here: I love the difference between "not-racist" and "anti-racist". you have no idea how many people in the gaming community (such as in CS-GO, Call of Duty, and others) say the "N" word (just as a greeting, let alone during the game) from the cowardly comfort of their own home, through the microphone. And I get it, they are mostly teens that do it... children who haven't matured enough to know that it is uncool, and they aren't impressing anyone, which is something they aspire to do. I hope people start calling them out more, to stamp out the racism in games and in teens who are gamers. of course, broaden that out to the whole of society, but I just wanted to identify a niche where the problem is unchecked by the gaming companies that provide this platform, and by teenagers, who can and should do better as they grow and mature their persons.
Yup. I've been playing MMOs for over a decade and it's a big and very widespread problem. Games always have a code of conduct but very rarely do I see it enforced. People say such messed up stuff constantly and with impunity. If you say you reported it, the mockery is at you for reporting it. It's the same in guilds/leagues. They have a code of conduct but the hurtful remarks and jokes get ignored. Invariably when I hear that stuff it upsets me, and I feel obligated to say something, so I do. I try to be mature and non-confrontational about it, but no matter what I've tried the nearly constant response is to see *me* as the problem, the drama, so I get kicked out of guild, while the racist comments are excused. Maybe even worse for me in the moments is how nobody, not even my closer friends, will speak up with me, or even to have my back. I just get hung out to dry. What was the code of conduct for? Just for the guild leader to point to when something personally offends them? I hope it gets better now. Even one other person speaking up with me in those moments would probably drastically change the dynamic of those moments from scapegoating me, to demonstrating to the group that the racist comments are hurtful and aren't cool.
I just love this guy. He speaks so well and is so positive. I’m white and in a small town with almost no other cultures so racist comments come up at a dinner party etc. I do speak up almost every time. My blood boils so it just comes out but I find no one else is that mad about someone’s racist comment or jokes. It’s not that most people in the room have racist thoughts but their blood doesn’t bowl enough to call that person out. Also if it’s a joke and I call them out then I’m labelled too serious. I feel I can’t win. I’m feeling hopeful that after this I won’t always have to be the person making a discussion uncomfortable. I hope I will have the group of people making the person that made the racist comments uncomfortable for what he said. Now all this said I do not come across overt racism on a regular basis. But I do feel it’s there but we just don’t talk about it either way.
It is people like you that will bring about the type of progress everybody is hoping for. You live in a society where the majority of the people share your skin color. Use that to your advantage. I'd like to think they trust you enough to be in their midst, and I am not just talking about those that are racist, non-racist as well. They are more likely to listen to what you have to say. The more candles in a dark room the brighter the room becomes. Start with those who will listen and they can find other people who will listen, don't do it alone unless if you have no other alternative.
He’s a strong man. Racism angers and upsets me, especially when I encounter people who seem to proudly proclaim they are racist. But I learned with the recent George Floyd protests that as a white man, I can’t wallow in hopelessness and despair, I have to suck it up and force myself to stay calm and debate these racist a-holes in an effort to get them to self analyse.
Exactly. We can never give up, because our black brothers and sisters don't have that luxury. And in fact, the whole problem of racism lives in the minds of white americans, and ultimately needs to be solved there.
Keep teaching us, and don't give up on us. I want justice for everyone, and there are times as a woman that I have felt injustice. There is no justice for anyone until there is justice for all of us. Let's all keep hoping for America to become what we've never been.
Acho's new series is truly a great show. Very enlightening content. As a white man in his sixties, I have had my eyes opened quite a bit. I would never consider myself racist but he is correct. We, White America, need to do more to reach out to our Black brothers and sisters. We need to have a greater understanding of the Black experience. Doing nothing is not acceptable any longer.
That being said . . . Wow. I had no idea until this spate of news, or, rather the videos it has engendered, how real this is. I likely speak for others. Through its sad beginnings, this is positive.
Racism definitely is a thing. Black lives do matter. Black people have NOT always been anti-racist. There are also racist black people, just like any other people. I respect Emmanuel Acho, and I respect BLM. I see the issue as being larger then any one peoples heritage. I believe the outrage people feel has more to do with economic equality and social responsibility. For if ANY lives truly mattered then explain why is there still homeless? Why is there still foster kids? Why is there still "3rd world" countries? Why is there still ghettos? Why is there still an economic gap widening? Well there is a unpopular simple answer. Most people don't know that they care yet about these issues yet. So it stands as the continued distraction of the demands of life are hoisted upon them. Unreasonable Bills & Rent required for basic needs, Greed, and Inequality to name a few demands of life. So here is the uncomfortable talking point...We are all being used to further agendas beyond our own scope as an individual. Some of these agenda are undoubtedly "good." Id say the state of the world suggests that the majority of agendas are misunderstood or are inherently "bad." Agendas of all scope and size. From making the fat cat fatter. To building equality for all. To secret projects far beyond any laymen persons understanding. In every case we are left to our own struggle without understanding the impact of these agenda. Due to misinformation or the inherent lack of understanding that comes with such agendas. Every single one of us is being used. BLM is being used. The entire U.S. is being used. As happens with movements, societies, and governments who take more then they give back. Once we understand that the nature of struggle has to do with the intentional miscommunication, denial of liberty, and the deliberate withdrawal of information. It then becomes easy to understand why we are so disorganized in our movements. Why we are weak when we should be strong. Why we claim to care, but continue to ignore the truth in the starving people. So #Emmanuel Acho & #UncomfortableConversations #Idonottwittermytwiddler, BLM is being used to further agendas beyond the scope of the laymen persons understanding. Black lives are being used to create a larger divide. See past the divide and conquer mentality, and see into the movements of love, peace, and togetherness. We are all one, and our agendas should represent us as a whole. All for one, and one for all.
Racism connotes institutional control. People of African descent do not control institutions or make ultimate decisions in banking, housing or education for white people in America. Yes, like most people we can have preferences (or prejudices), but we cannot tell white people where they cannot live, work or educate their children.
@@MPam1619 Racism is a lack of understanding + ignorance of which the offender disassociates themselves in order to protect themselves from mental anguish over the falsehoods of what they believe. The lack of control has everything to do with the human condition. Not the color of ones skin. Institutional control is never applied evenly. For instance, President Obama has and continues to make changes and has achieved goals far beyond most people. He had a great education. In most neighborhoods where basic needs are not as easy to obtain, education is shoddy and lacking at best. Does this mean the institution is rigged against people who are not white? Totally. But it's the economic factor rather then the racial one that leads to that fact. We have a social responsibility to our neighbors, friends, and allies. Yet our morality is lacking in principal. The death of George Floyd is proof of a degrading moral compass which is pervasive in American society today. The prison-industrial complex must be revamped and for profit prisons abolished immediately. Drugs of all kinds must be legalized so that people can get help without judgement or retribution. The War Machine of the military has been running at near 60-70% capacity for 20 years. We slaughter millions of animals regularly for low-grade/quality meat for convenience with 0 reverence at all for even the Earth which wraps the burger. Our moral compass is not defined by our own personal actions, but the actions of many imprinting onto the many. We have different views of course, but thats what makes a social norm when it was never normal to begin with.
Emanuel speaks and verbalizes his point in a similar way to Dan Carlin. Infinitely understandable, breaks points down points points to make them clear. Well done sir
I have to say . . . as a 70 yo progressive white man . . . it's difficult for well-intentioned white folk to have the race conversation without someone like Mr Acho. We all have a spectrum of uncomfortable race dealings in out past. I have watched his 3 episodes so far and IMO - - they are exactly what is needed right now. I have also noticed that the "comment"section is NOT a good place to have the dialogue. People have to be vulnerable and forgiving as long as the dialogue is well intentioned. That's next to impossible to do in any "comment" section.
being racist us like being an alcoholic. the first step is admitting you have a problem. no one will judge you for trying to shed the affliction, and everyone will be proud of you for getting your act together.
I realize now I'm not a racist but I'm not an anti-racist. I don't call out people on their racism and it's wrong. I know I have a privilege when I can be ignorant about racism. I need to learn more.
This is what we all need for a leader of this country. I don't care if you were born here or not, you're an American ! Emmanuel Acho for President of the USA🇺🇲 #EmmanuelAchoForPresident #Vote
"We won't see justice until those who are unaffected are as outrages as those who are affected." I love this thought so much. I grew up around racist people, and I never understood their way of thinking about white superiority. I did not have too many friends because I couldn't be around that shit. The fact that I know that my skin color has given me an advantage in life is just not okay. I didn't chose to be born white so how could anyone think that I am somehow "better" than another person based only on the colors of our skin.
As a 20th Century white man born in the South, that is my contribution to this movement to call em out and challenge them. Racism will not get a free pass while I'm around, don't care who it is either. Anyone that didn't see his video with Matthew Mcconaughey, he loses some point for being scripted but its still powerful.
I never thought I'd lose friends to racism in 2020. One of my best friends just said "Where would they be without slavery? Still living in the mud and trading beads. They can go back to where they came from." Wow. My grandfather was Cherokee. My ancestors "lived in the mud and traded beads," I tan so dark in the summer people tell me to go back to Mexico. Sure, nevermind that both Africa and the Americas were home to some of the most successful empires in history, with megalithic structures we can't replicate today, evidence of GLOBAL trade networks from both regions, and so much gold some Europeans thought they were surely gods.
White people have a long history of justifying racism and exploitation by claiming they were "civilizing" the "primitive" people they exploited. School textbooks from a century ago actively promote this idea.
Calling out racism on social media platforms (like Quora, FB and YT) is something you keyboard warriors can do to help. Non-rebuttal equals agreement and approval. Racism is not OK.
I can't stress this enough, Black History IS American History. Once you learn, and research this, you'll better understand our Country and our conflicts. In addition, I really enjoy E.A.s dialogue series, I'm doing the same for my white friends. However, I'm seeing a trend...Blacks have always been interviewed by whites. Why can't we interview the whites and ask questions to see what they know and how they think? The whites are always asking us and learning from us (I'm flattered) But at the same time, why can't we find out what's in their minds? Blacks have been speaking for years and not being heard, (I'm glad it's changing now...) but I would really like for the tables to be turned. I shared with my white friends, that it's okay to say you don't know, but please really try to answer the questions...you don't have to have the right answer and you won't offend me....Just a thought I'd like to share that's working for me. Again, thanks for this!
My parents didn't KNOW any black people because we come from a small town in germany. They DID teach me this : Everyone can be an asshole or your best friend. You have to find out by getting to know them. It's hard and takes effort and time but it takes way more to apologize and reconsider your stance all the time.
Any room for an Asian (who gave up on Australia after putting up with 20 years of open white supremacy) to join in the Good Fight, Mr Colbert and Mr Acho? 🙂
Or, maybe, we grow up in an actively non-racist family, and kind of can't believe that racism is "a thing". Why talk about something that seems already put to rest? I'm almost 60.
because we should care about what is happening outside of our "perfect" little bubble. Just because it's a topic that has been "put to rest" around us, doesn't mean it's not an active problem in other areas of our country/ world. It's like saying, 'why should we talk about starvation since we don't have a problem with starvation in my family/town? Just because it is a topic that does not pertain to us does not mean that we should not concern ourselves if we can some how help those around us, right? Hopefully i said that right.
As a white women, I can truly say that speaking out on racism can be difficult. I do it, and have done it all my life (I am 61) and used what is now called 'white privilege' (this is newer term) to protect my friends form racist people (police included). I can honestly say I am not the the 'popular girl' at work because I don't keep my mouth shut when conversations take that turn. I find it funny that my parents had 'that conversation' with myself and my sisters. My father made it a point to discuss races and racism. He made it clear that racism was not okay and would not be tolerated. People were people and to be taken on their character not their colour. That we stand up and question others when we see racism happening. Two people who grew up during the depression and moved away from their families so they could raise their children to not be racist. I am often amazed at how 'far ahead' my parents were.
1:41 Is a classic example of why everyone should not be asked to speak for an entire race of individuals. They can only speak on their limited experience unless they have given this extensive study.
I feel like white people that aren't racist should really be open to examining the stereotypes that have been drilled into us by American society. I don't feel like I'm racist at all, like I've gotten past anything from my youth of 40 years ago, when I was more stupid. I had a black gentleman helping me on the phone today and I realized I had the thought "I hope he doesn't screw this up". Not sure if I would have had that thought if I knew the person was white, and it has given me pause as far as realizing I need to examine deeper these hidden stereotypes. Black Lives Matter and power to the movement!
A good question to ask yourself is “how did I know the person on the phone was ‘a black gentleman?” and “why did that assumption inspire my ‘inner question’? You recognise the importance of the second question but the first is also interesting.
Im trying to change things here in the Netherlands... i talk to Maroccan kids who are behaving really badly. And i see Dutch people are getting really aggressive. Im trying to start a community centre. To give the something to do. Dance, rap, do sports and talk. Racism goes both ways. A few of those kids threw a firework bomb at me and my dog and called me a white bitch. I was never in my life ugly to other people. Right now things are getting ugly. And I am scared because the Dutch community here is splitting up. I hope to make a small change. At least in our community. Thank you for your posts... They give me hope and strength.
nah, there's an actual definition for "racism" and if an action doesn't fit that definition, then it's not racist, it's just offensive. You can be offended by just about anything, but that doesn't mean everything you're offended by is racist. The fact that you capitalized FEEL is definitely part of the problem. Stick to facts. Stick to truth. Choose your words carefully.
“Don’t give up on me”, aaaaaannnndddd tears 😭
Emmanuel, thank you, your voice is having a massive impact, bravo, we need to hear all of it, you are changing the world. I have hope too. Thank you Stephen for having this intelligent and awesome man on the show. 👏🏻✊🏾❤
Good on Acho for starting the show. Better to put everything on the table (whether it’s comfortable or not) and discuss them than to just brush it off, ignore it, or being naive about it.
That was so beautiful that Achoo could reach out to a 73 yr old white woman who had lived in the segregated south.
ursaltydog made me cry 😘
It’s so insane that he even has to explain how to be antiR... I have always stood up for this. Always! But I’m glad it’s happening. He has a louder voice than me 🥰
My daughter and I have called out the husband of the woman who was my best friend for 47 years for being racist. Sometimes you need to do what you need to do and it’s a risk you have to be willing to take. Anti-racism is something I have stood for my entire life and I taught my children this from when they were little and they are now adults. Thank you for everything you do and for teaching people how to have uncomfortable conversations. ❤️❤️
I cried watching this. That is a brilliant and talented man and I need people like him to educate myself and others and make this nation more united. Thank you Stephen for bringing talent like him on your show.
There is a difference between calling racism out and just labeling someone racist you dont like.
I had this conversation with some of my family the other night. Honestly it was terrifying because these are people I love and I was afraid just how deep their bias' ran, because we've never talked about it openly. One thing my aunt, a middle aged white woman with practically no exposure to black people, art, or culture, told me. 'I want to be part of the solution, I think a lot of people like me do, but we have no idea what to even do because we don't know where the problem is.' I shared links to different videos about current events from outlets normally outside their media bubble and encouraged them to look at things through the perspective of other people while trying your best to keep an open mind.
When someone says 'I don't know why they would loot though' and you show them the other perspective, now they can at least hear the argument.
Curious…why would “they” loot? What’s the justification for that?
We live in a bi-racial household. We have no problem talking about race with our kids. Just something normal. This whole time has been very painful, but at least at home we can all agree on what the problem is.
Stephen colbert got his show through white privilege he needs to step down and allow room for a person of color. We have enough white late night show hosts.
Hopefully the answer that you came up with was SIN!
@@johndeleware850 so you want someone to not have a job because they are White? Wow
@john Delaware Your comment is so patronising to Black people. Black people are perfectly capable of becoming a talk show host. They don’t need white people to step aside and victimise them. I know you mean well but sometimes good intentions don’t always have good outcomes.
I call out my family members casual racism all the time, to zero practical effect
Sorry to hear that. I don't believe the calling out can change views, most of the time, but it's important in that they are challenged and it doesn't leave them believing it's common belief. That said, I get that it's frustrating!! You are strong for doing it. Bless you.
Nah, sounds miserable.
@ja ka clearly, in America, black lives don't. Maybe that will change now.
@@soulscanner66 I bet you have homeless in your country. I bet one of the homeless is black. Clearly not all lives matter in your country.
@ja ka your comment doesn't matter
My father uses the N-word all the time and he knows I absolutely hate that word. I have tried to have civil conversations with him for over a decade and although he doesn't use the word around me now is not because he feels different about the word or the black community, it's because he knows it upsets me when he says it. Some people will never change, especially those from the older generation and that is extremely unfortunate but this is our time to stand up, lift the black and colored communities to equal ground with whites, and raise a new generation where racism isn't ingrained in them. I truly do believe we can make this happen if we all work together.
I am a 73 year old white woman, I grew up with the N word. The good thing that came out of that is that her 3 children are overtly not racest.
Sounds like my late grandfather.
the idea that we have to change people's attitudes in order to have change is inherently flawed.
@@lizrice-sosne5732 I'm so glad to hear that! I hope you didn't take offense when I said the older generation may not be willing to change. I didn't mean the entire generation, it's just what I've specifically noticed in my life
@@aob6033 I agree but right now this is the step we have to take and a step in the right direction. If we can come together we can make a change. That's already started with the Black Lives Matter movement and I pray it continues to move this way. If we continue to teach others about racism and hatred hopefully a day will come where that's not necessary anymore. We have to evolve as people and as a society, unfortunately that takes time.
My parents (level 88, 89) raised my sister and me to be "anti-racist". That being said, my Grandmother born and raised in Hammond, Indiana area, had an extreme racial problem, that both my sister and I were taken back to hear things she would say. My Grandma moved out west with us when her last sibling passed away, she was here for 15+ years. Anyway, we were watching a dog show on TV and my grandma wanted the black mini poodle to win the show, there was also a Great Pyrenees I believe in the running. This was the day my grandma had her "ah-ha" moment. My sister wanted to get her point across with a jaw dropping explicit "you, Grandma want the little black N***** dog to win?" My Grandma said "they can't change the color of there hair, that's how it was born." My sister, "OMG! Just like humans?" She slammed her hands in the table, got up... "You are telling me, people choose the color of their hair, skin, eyes..., But dogs can't?" "Have you gone nuts Valerie?" Grandma asked. "People, can't do that". My sister finally got through to my Grandma that day. I know this because she cried. She passed away in 2000 on level 93. With a wonderful New look on life several years prior to her passing.
Matthew McConaughey on racism: allwrong allwrong allwrong.
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Hilarious and actually well said
@ja ka not until black lives matter too
@@aliciacordero7436 ja ka is trolling, same comment each time.
@@aliciacordero7436 All does includes all. It does make sense to focus on the need for some but all does not leave out any.
When the pandemic is over, we need a video of that man hugging the crap out of Linda.
White on white race conversations are a bit like a "coming out" conversation. We avoid it! In South Africa we voted, felt we had ticked the box and many stopped fighting...Never stop fighting!
You being from South Africa, how did the Truth and Reconciliation program work and do you feel it was enough and had an impact? I am feeling like we need that here in the US. Just wondering if it bore fruit.
Man got a handsome smile
Cheeeeelllllll
So from all he said thats what you get out of it shame on you go comment else where weirdo smh
@@BumbleBee77777A smile is something that will connect people it is a gift from God that will make others happy, If all of America's People smiled at each other irrespective of color, creed or any other petty differences,You guy's don't have to protest now
@@itsmerrr3390 are you making me gay now.
The conversations about race with my kids has been relatively easy; they're small, but they get protesting and standing up for what is right, how some people have different experiences than they do.
The conversations about race with my parents, however.....hard. Coming from a defensive place. Full of tension and unwillingness to listen or be open. Lots of whataboutism. Its really, really hard, with little progress. This is an encouragement to keep at it.
I saw you the first time last night and you have become my favorite channel! what you said moved me because my daughter and I had just talked about racism she saw at the dentist yesterday. Two white patients came in without masks and were quietly ushered back. A black family came in and the nurse reminded all of them they needed to wear masks before they could see the dentist! It was not until she got home that she realized what she saw and felt that she should have spoken up about it! As white people we still tend to have those allergies you spoke of. Don't give up on us! I lived with a very bigoted man for 33 years. I called him on it every time he did it! Never changed him. He was a Kansas farmer and could not put that behind him. I am 71 and both my parents considered themselves un racist but blacks were colored people to my Mom! I taught in an urban inner-city high school! I loved my kids no matter what color they were! I am still learning when I listen to you! Thank you!
His show is great. But we need a show like this between "conservatives" and "liberals" too.
That was so inspiring, loved that story at the end. People can change and become better!
Handsome and smart
Not so relevant lol but ok
We can have hope but hope without action is meaningless, we need to get rid of not just Trump but also the elected officials that support or run away when asked about his behavior, VOTE!!
Only the truth can free you. Though it is often uglier than the lie and harder to swallow, it must be told. If you truly want to help the black community, start with the truth...this video ain’t it.
Truth here 👇🏾
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FYI. You been voting for the wrong team all these decades. Wake up.
Chev4 Omega.....Getting rid of Trump in not going to solve the Problem. I wouid call as black person an american.
I’m not pro Trump however he has got more black people in employment than Obama. This is not a thing that should be overlooked. See the grey. Things are not black and white.
@@MsChitterchat what policies has he done enacted to increase black employment? and where are the jobs that black overwhelming located?
Man people are sick in the head, trump should be thanking wall mart, Amazon, Uber, grub hub, and instacart etc for increasing black employment, while he destory our economy forcing the and forcing the Fed to keep cutting rates.
Imma be honest, I'm an empath and lately I just wanna hug and apologia to every black person I see. I don't cuz everyone would be uncomfortable, but that's where I'm at. So I donate, I stand on my soapbox,and I pretest. Racism is stupid and it is so upsetting that this is still an issue!
@@ColtWesson Agreed!
Emmanuel, thank you so very much for all you do and for opening up those conversations. We need it and we need your hope 😁.
Why is the n-word such a big deal? As a non American child my main introduction to the culture was from hip hop and sitcoms. At age 14 I used the word without knowing what it meant. It was in a song and I used it. At 16 I read Gone with the wind and intrigued I researched and when I read up on the history of the word and it's implications I cried so hard. After that I have never used it, even in the songs. If a word harms anyone's dignity, don't use it. Simple as that.
He explained it on his first episode of the series. Please watch it.
Yes, watch his first episode.
Keeping reading and studying
Sorry I worded it wrong. English is my 3rd language. Why do these people want to use that word so bad! I don't understand the need for it. I know there all kinds of people, it's just.. I don't know how to explain myself! I will continue to study and educate myself.
So glad you had Emmanuel on, just saw a video tonight and then watched the others and he is great !!!
Tolerance. It means puttin' up with something that makes you uncomfortable. I live in a community that tolerates "other races". We treat them with respect, deny them no advancement, have them as friends and invite them to parties.
We tolerate _them._ Do you see the problem? It's the word "them". I'm constantly bombarded with "them" or "they". When will we become "us" or "we"? How can we understand until we are "we"? This is crap we learned. While we were kids together we weren't "us and them". We learned "us and them" while we learned peer pressure in our teen years of angst and image. Them, indeed.
@ja ka I'm glad you know that black lives matter. :D
We are meant to "LOVE" our neighbor. "LOVE" as in "LOVE" is an active verb.
Ugh. I'm sure your neighbours are happy to be "tolerated".
@ja ka The problem is that white lives have always mattered. The only way you stop the violence against Black people is to say out loud that Black Lives Matter. And to believe that Black Lives Matter. And to punish those who think they can take a Black life and get away with it. To change our country so that Black children and adults have the same relationships with authority as white people do.
@ja ka not until black lives matter too.
Good job...keep the uncomfortable conversations coming.
It wasn't until spoke and tried to educate my white friends over many years (I'm white) did I realize so many white people are racist but they literally don't think that they are. They justify their actions based upon their thoughts.
As for the flight attendant's comment, I cannot count the number of times a fellow white flight attendant (who is met less than an hour earlier) has sat next to me on the jumpseat and used a derogatory word to describe a black passenger. I don't care why they thought it was okay to say, but assume it's because I am white and it's a common practice for them. I have always spoken out and stopped those conversations dead in their tracks. Literally, every white flight attendant who has done this has looked shocked that they are being called out by a another white person. (over 30 years flying & it is a small percentage of blatant racists that I've worked/flown with, but still enough to be memorable and still significant)
Loving the interviews! However... Can we get some of the many Black women working the frontlines?
He has interviewed several. You should check those out.
This is RIGHT ON. Let’s get to work, people. And when we do that, we become hopeful, like Emmanuel.
i agree! we should move out of passivity into action against racism.
The problem is everything gets labeled as racism these days and it seems no proof is needed. Asking for evidence is considered racist.
@@kevin15776 i don't understand your point.
@@selectronium Exactly what is considered racist these days? How exactly would you take action against racism?
@@kevin15776 well, for one thing i don't get online and advocate for racism by saying it's "impossible to solve".
@@selectronium So then how do you act against it? What's considered racism?
For many years in *so* many situations, I've been that guy... that one guy who gets uncomfortable as soon as I hear people saying racist or sexist stuff, or in whatever way mocking or putting someone down... and I invariably feel I have to speak up. The sad thing has been that almost every time, no matter how respectfully I try to go about responding, I am seen as the problem, the drama, the unnecessary overreaction, and I get kicked to the curb while the hurtful remarks I commented on are excused... and nobody, not even my friends, want to stick out their neck and stand up with me, or even have my back. I hope that starts changing. I can tell you it's extremely hard to find a way to comment on someone saying a racist thing in a way that has the desired outcome of stopping the racist remarks from continuing, or raising people's attention to be more considerate. It mostly seems to just backfire no matter how maturely I try to approach the matter, but I will never sit there silently and just let it happen as if it's no big deal. Silence is complicity.
Thank you for doing this. As a 64 year old white male physician, who grew up feeling “lucky” to not have a racist family and feeling I don’t have a racist bone in my body, now realize how far from reality my neutral stance took me. Thanks for helping me see I need to be proactive
OMG this man is so beautiful I love him.
nora robinson everything about him. His voice, his spirit and especially that face.
He is a good man
This is so good. Keep having tough conversations with your family. I am
Thank you for finally putting it in a way I can say I to some people in my family we fight daily on opposing sides and this touched my heart I can only hope it can reach theirs.
Mr. Acho, you dropped this --> 👑
a new hero of Wisdom in a time of uncertainty.........
Since I moved in this country I was always waiting for this moment, I witnessed some episode raising my kids in Boston and was scandalized how white people would address to black. I came with my own will in this country thinking this is the best place to raise kids, and now I am facing all these inequalities. I am very happy to witness this change, it was about time to arrive to acknowledge how white people react towards black and this is all over the world we are living in.
I try my best as an individual to bring consciousness in our society in every conversation that I will have about this topic. I am happy to here these type of conversations on my screen. Bravo!
Honestly cried a little with the don’t give up on me bit
You are fabulous Emmanuel Acho!
Brilliant convo, love it,, necessary, long overdue, evolve America and the world evolve.
So much trouble in the world blessed love to everyone.
Great goal, Emmanuel Acho! Just be sure to also include other ethnicities in the convos too. We ALL need to get past our discomfort talking with all people.
I talked to my kids about racism, my mom was talking trash about the new immigrants to our area. I assumed every parent has that talk. No matter what people’s heritage is, there are good and bad people in that culture, so please don’t judge by the bad actions of a few. We all love or family, we love our friends and deep down we all want a peace.
Millennial "Boomer" here: I love the difference between "not-racist" and "anti-racist". you have no idea how many people in the gaming community (such as in CS-GO, Call of Duty, and others) say the "N" word (just as a greeting, let alone during the game) from the cowardly comfort of their own home, through the microphone. And I get it, they are mostly teens that do it... children who haven't matured enough to know that it is uncool, and they aren't impressing anyone, which is something they aspire to do. I hope people start calling them out more, to stamp out the racism in games and in teens who are gamers. of course, broaden that out to the whole of society, but I just wanted to identify a niche where the problem is unchecked by the gaming companies that provide this platform, and by teenagers, who can and should do better as they grow and mature their persons.
Yup. I've been playing MMOs for over a decade and it's a big and very widespread problem. Games always have a code of conduct but very rarely do I see it enforced. People say such messed up stuff constantly and with impunity. If you say you reported it, the mockery is at you for reporting it. It's the same in guilds/leagues. They have a code of conduct but the hurtful remarks and jokes get ignored. Invariably when I hear that stuff it upsets me, and I feel obligated to say something, so I do. I try to be mature and non-confrontational about it, but no matter what I've tried the nearly constant response is to see *me* as the problem, the drama, so I get kicked out of guild, while the racist comments are excused. Maybe even worse for me in the moments is how nobody, not even my closer friends, will speak up with me, or even to have my back. I just get hung out to dry. What was the code of conduct for? Just for the guild leader to point to when something personally offends them? I hope it gets better now. Even one other person speaking up with me in those moments would probably drastically change the dynamic of those moments from scapegoating me, to demonstrating to the group that the racist comments are hurtful and aren't cool.
My husband plays COD and he says they say it a lot.
I just love this guy. He speaks so well and is so positive. I’m white and in a small town with almost no other cultures so racist comments come up at a dinner party etc. I do speak up almost every time. My blood boils so it just comes out but I find no one else is that mad about someone’s racist comment or jokes. It’s not that most people in the room have racist thoughts but their blood doesn’t bowl enough to call that person out. Also if it’s a joke and I call them out then I’m labelled too serious. I feel I can’t win. I’m feeling hopeful that after this I won’t always have to be the person making a discussion uncomfortable. I hope I will have the group of people making the person that made the racist comments uncomfortable for what he said. Now all this said I do not come across overt racism on a regular basis. But I do feel it’s there but we just don’t talk about it either way.
It is people like you that will bring about the type of progress everybody is hoping for. You live in a society where the majority of the people share your skin color. Use that to your advantage. I'd like to think they trust you enough to be in their midst, and I am not just talking about those that are racist, non-racist as well. They are more likely to listen to what you have to say.
The more candles in a dark room the brighter the room becomes. Start with those who will listen and they can find other people who will listen, don't do it alone unless if you have no other alternative.
He’s a strong man.
Racism angers and upsets me, especially when I encounter people who seem to proudly proclaim they are racist.
But I learned with the recent George Floyd protests that as a white man, I can’t wallow in hopelessness and despair, I have to suck it up and force myself to stay calm and debate these racist a-holes in an effort to get them to self analyse.
Exactly. We can never give up, because our black brothers and sisters don't have that luxury. And in fact, the whole problem of racism lives in the minds of white americans, and ultimately needs to be solved there.
Keep teaching us, and don't give up on us. I want justice for everyone, and there are times as a woman that I have felt injustice. There is no justice for anyone until there is justice for all of us. Let's all keep hoping for America to become what we've never been.
Powerful testimonies of change.
This is an excellent series
Acho's new series is truly a great show. Very enlightening content. As a white man in his sixties, I have had my eyes opened quite a bit.
I would never consider myself racist but he is correct. We, White America, need to do more to reach out to our Black brothers and sisters. We need to have a greater understanding of the Black experience. Doing nothing is not acceptable any longer.
"...9 months of intensive labor."
WHO IS IN LABOR FOR 9 MONTHS?! 😂😂😂
An articulate young man. I will have to catch up with his show. His website looks like a really good resource.
That was racist statement, bonus points if you can figure why.
I usually laugh when I watch your show not cry. 🤧🤗
That being said . . . Wow. I had no idea until this spate of news, or, rather the videos it has engendered, how real this is. I likely speak for others. Through its sad beginnings, this is positive.
❤️love this!!!! Such a hopeful and intelligent message!
Love this. Consider reading Sequence 77. It goes after racism at its core.
Racism definitely is a thing. Black lives do matter. Black people have NOT always been anti-racist. There are also racist black people, just like any other people. I respect Emmanuel Acho, and I respect BLM. I see the issue as being larger then any one peoples heritage. I believe the outrage people feel has more to do with economic equality and social responsibility. For if ANY lives truly mattered then explain why is there still homeless? Why is there still foster kids? Why is there still "3rd world" countries? Why is there still ghettos? Why is there still an economic gap widening? Well there is a unpopular simple answer. Most people don't know that they care yet about these issues yet. So it stands as the continued distraction of the demands of life are hoisted upon them. Unreasonable Bills & Rent required for basic needs, Greed, and Inequality to name a few demands of life. So here is the uncomfortable talking point...We are all being used to further agendas beyond our own scope as an individual. Some of these agenda are undoubtedly "good." Id say the state of the world suggests that the majority of agendas are misunderstood or are inherently "bad." Agendas of all scope and size. From making the fat cat fatter. To building equality for all. To secret projects far beyond any laymen persons understanding. In every case we are left to our own struggle without understanding the impact of these agenda. Due to misinformation or the inherent lack of understanding that comes with such agendas. Every single one of us is being used. BLM is being used. The entire U.S. is being used. As happens with movements, societies, and governments who take more then they give back. Once we understand that the nature of struggle has to do with the intentional miscommunication, denial of liberty, and the deliberate withdrawal of information. It then becomes easy to understand why we are so disorganized in our movements. Why we are weak when we should be strong. Why we claim to care, but continue to ignore the truth in the starving people. So #Emmanuel Acho & #UncomfortableConversations #Idonottwittermytwiddler, BLM is being used to further agendas beyond the scope of the laymen persons understanding. Black lives are being used to create a larger divide. See past the divide and conquer mentality, and see into the movements of love, peace, and togetherness. We are all one, and our agendas should represent us as a whole. All for one, and one for all.
Racism connotes institutional control. People of African descent do not control institutions or make ultimate decisions in banking, housing or education for white people in America. Yes, like most people we can have preferences (or prejudices), but we cannot tell white people where they cannot live, work or educate their children.
@@MPam1619 Racism is a lack of understanding + ignorance of which the offender disassociates themselves in order to protect themselves from mental anguish over the falsehoods of what they believe. The lack of control has everything to do with the human condition. Not the color of ones skin. Institutional control is never applied evenly. For instance, President Obama has and continues to make changes and has achieved goals far beyond most people. He had a great education. In most neighborhoods where basic needs are not as easy to obtain, education is shoddy and lacking at best. Does this mean the institution is rigged against people who are not white? Totally. But it's the economic factor rather then the racial one that leads to that fact. We have a social responsibility to our neighbors, friends, and allies. Yet our morality is lacking in principal. The death of George Floyd is proof of a degrading moral compass which is pervasive in American society today. The prison-industrial complex must be revamped and for profit prisons abolished immediately. Drugs of all kinds must be legalized so that people can get help without judgement or retribution. The War Machine of the military has been running at near 60-70% capacity for 20 years. We slaughter millions of animals regularly for low-grade/quality meat for convenience with 0 reverence at all for even the Earth which wraps the burger. Our moral compass is not defined by our own personal actions, but the actions of many imprinting onto the many. We have different views of course, but thats what makes a social norm when it was never normal to begin with.
This young man is awesome ❤️
#Don't Give Up On Me
tears in my eyes man! 🥺🤧
Fear, hate and violence are the problem...
We have a group here in Johnson City, TN called Black/White Dialogue facilitated by Edward Wolff from Jonesboro, TN.
Emanuel speaks and verbalizes his point in a similar way to Dan Carlin. Infinitely understandable, breaks points down points points to make them clear. Well done sir
I have to say . . . as a 70 yo progressive white man . . . it's difficult for well-intentioned white folk to have the race conversation without someone like Mr Acho. We all have a spectrum of uncomfortable race dealings in out past. I have watched his 3 episodes so far and IMO - - they are exactly what is needed right now. I have also noticed that the "comment"section is NOT a good place to have the dialogue. People have to be vulnerable and forgiving as long as the dialogue is well intentioned. That's next to impossible to do in any "comment" section.
i like this guy
What an inspirational man. Looking forward to watching him kneel for peace and equality (not to disparage the flag) in the fall.
So glad I gave up on sports when I grew up. Now I spend my Sundays reading.
being racist us like being an alcoholic. the first step is admitting you have a problem. no one will judge you for trying to shed the affliction, and everyone will be proud of you for getting your act together.
I realize now I'm not a racist but I'm not an anti-racist. I don't call out people on their racism and it's wrong. I know I have a privilege when I can be ignorant about racism. I need to learn more.
This is what we all need for a leader of this country. I don't care if you were born here or not, you're an American !
Emmanuel Acho for President of the USA🇺🇲
#EmmanuelAchoForPresident
#Vote
Yes. All yes.
"We won't see justice until those who are unaffected are as outrages as those who are affected."
I love this thought so much. I grew up around racist people, and I never understood their way of thinking about white superiority. I did not have too many friends because I couldn't be around that shit. The fact that I know that my skin color has given me an advantage in life is just not okay. I didn't chose to be born white so how could anyone think that I am somehow "better" than another person based only on the colors of our skin.
Very handsome man with infectious smile!!😁
After watching a few I was confused, but I realized this is a new situation for some people? You are too gentle...
As a 20th Century white man born in the South, that is my contribution to this movement to call em out and challenge them. Racism will not get a free pass while I'm around, don't care who it is either.
Anyone that didn't see his video with Matthew Mcconaughey, he loses some point for being scripted but its still powerful.
I never thought I'd lose friends to racism in 2020. One of my best friends just said "Where would they be without slavery? Still living in the mud and trading beads. They can go back to where they came from." Wow. My grandfather was Cherokee. My ancestors "lived in the mud and traded beads," I tan so dark in the summer people tell me to go back to Mexico. Sure, nevermind that both Africa and the Americas were home to some of the most successful empires in history, with megalithic structures we can't replicate today, evidence of GLOBAL trade networks from both regions, and so much gold some Europeans thought they were surely gods.
White people have a long history of justifying racism and exploitation by claiming they were "civilizing" the "primitive" people they exploited. School textbooks from a century ago actively promote this idea.
I still have hope, too...but sometimes us humans still make me want to cry with all the hate.
Calling out racism on social media platforms (like Quora, FB and YT) is something you keyboard warriors can do to help. Non-rebuttal equals agreement and approval. Racism is not OK.
I do it IRL too, ironically I don't even like people in general, partly because of stuff like racism.
I can't stress this enough, Black History IS American History. Once you learn, and research this, you'll better understand our Country and our conflicts. In addition, I really enjoy E.A.s dialogue series, I'm doing the same for my white friends. However, I'm seeing a trend...Blacks have always been interviewed by whites. Why can't we interview the whites and ask questions to see what they know and how they think? The whites are always asking us and learning from us (I'm flattered) But at the same time, why can't we find out what's in their minds? Blacks have been speaking for years and not being heard, (I'm glad it's changing now...) but I would really like for the tables to be turned. I shared with my white friends, that it's okay to say you don't know, but please really try to answer the questions...you don't have to have the right answer and you won't offend me....Just a thought I'd like to share that's working for me. Again, thanks for this!
Black History IS part of American History. And I agree that the dialog should go both ways, but asking questions is good
Great point and good idea!
Jackson Caesar Great idea! I’m up for it, even if I don’t know how to answer.
If we condemn racism On All Sides we would have a better chance of stopping it but as long as there is SIN there will probably always be hate!
My parents didn't KNOW any black people because we come from a small town in germany. They DID teach me this : Everyone can be an asshole or your best friend. You have to find out by getting to know them. It's hard and takes effort and time but it takes way more to apologize and reconsider your stance all the time.
Any room for an Asian (who gave up on Australia after putting up with 20 years of open white supremacy) to join in the Good Fight, Mr Colbert and Mr Acho? 🙂
Come on down! Your voice and support matter too!
Or, maybe, we grow up in an actively non-racist family, and kind of can't believe that racism is "a thing". Why talk about something that seems already put to rest? I'm almost 60.
because we should care about what is happening outside of our "perfect" little bubble. Just because it's a topic that has been "put to rest" around us, doesn't mean it's not an active problem in other areas of our country/ world. It's like saying, 'why should we talk about starvation since we don't have a problem with starvation in my family/town? Just because it is a topic that does not pertain to us does not mean that we should not concern ourselves if we can some how help those around us, right? Hopefully i said that right.
Love the name of his show!
Definition of racist:. Any person that wins an argument or debate with a liberal.
LOL
As a white women, I can truly say that speaking out on racism can be difficult. I do it, and have done it all my life (I am 61) and used what is now called 'white privilege' (this is newer term) to protect my friends form racist people (police included). I can honestly say I am not the the 'popular girl' at work because I don't keep my mouth shut when conversations take that turn.
I find it funny that my parents had 'that conversation' with myself and my sisters. My father made it a point to discuss races and racism. He made it clear that racism was not okay and would not be tolerated. People were people and to be taken on their character not their colour. That we stand up and question others when we see racism happening. Two people who grew up during the depression and moved away from their families so they could raise their children to not be racist. I am often amazed at how 'far ahead' my parents were.
Amazing
🤗👏👏👏
@ E.A.❤ Love Your New Show.👏👏👏✌
I'm outraged.
I'm having uncomfortable conversations with my supervisor at work who believes it doesn't take all that ( the protesters )
1:41 Is a classic example of why everyone should not be asked to speak for an entire race of individuals. They can only speak on their limited experience unless they have given this extensive study.
I feel like white people that aren't racist should really be open to examining the stereotypes that have been drilled into us by American society. I don't feel like I'm racist at all, like I've gotten past anything from my youth of 40 years ago, when I was more stupid. I had a black gentleman helping me on the phone today and I realized I had the thought "I hope he doesn't screw this up". Not sure if I would have had that thought if I knew the person was white, and it has given me pause as far as realizing I need to examine deeper these hidden stereotypes. Black Lives Matter and power to the movement!
A good question to ask yourself is “how did I know the person on the phone was ‘a black gentleman?” and “why did that assumption inspire my ‘inner question’? You recognise the importance of the second question but the first is also interesting.
Good guy.
I am trying to call them all out but there are so freaking many of them.
I have called this shit out my whole life.
Emmanual Acho you are one beautiful man
Im trying to change things here in the Netherlands... i talk to Maroccan kids who are behaving really badly. And i see Dutch people are getting really aggressive. Im trying to start a community centre. To give the something to do. Dance, rap, do sports and talk. Racism goes both ways. A few of those kids threw a firework bomb at me and my dog and called me a white bitch. I was never in my life ugly to other people. Right now things are getting ugly. And I am scared because the Dutch community here is splitting up. I hope to make a small change. At least in our community. Thank you for your posts... They give me hope and strength.
Racism is whatever I FEEL is racist ......
nah, there's an actual definition for "racism" and if an action doesn't fit that definition, then it's not racist, it's just offensive. You can be offended by just about anything, but that doesn't mean everything you're offended by is racist. The fact that you capitalized FEEL is definitely part of the problem. Stick to facts. Stick to truth. Choose your words carefully.
How about having some 'uncomfortable conversations with actual cops'? Clearly it's a pressing problem.
The Police is designed to be violent towards Black, Brown, and Poor people.