I'm a bit racist. And so are you.
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- We all know that racism is a sin. It spreads hate and divides the human family. What we don't always realize is that we are all a part of the problem. Racism isn't a binary condition in which you either "are" or "are not" racist. We all have biases and blindspots within us, disposing us to thoughts and actions not conducive to solidarity. The sooner we admit to this, the sooner we can start building the just Kingdom of God.
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“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male or female, you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
There should be no distinction of how you treat people. No matter their color, experiences, whatever. That’s what I try to live by and hope people treat me the same way.
i love this idea. have you tried openly expressing this is the middle east or north africa yet?
Danny Mcmindes I would definitely conduct myself this way if I were there. God willing one day it will be possible to express it outright 🙏
Amen
This is classical protestant misconception. This reference from Paul refers to the primacy of Gods chosen people. While in the Old Testament Jews were chosen, with the comming of Christ all are welcomed in the Kingdom of Heaven. It has nothing to do with race relations and a classical misconception by liberal protestant evangelists.
Right on
I'm a black person and it's an act of His love that we have emissaries of good like you...thank you.
@@newvocabulary I'm pretty sure the ancient version of slave was more like servant or employee. Smth like employees listen to your boss.
Slavery was also more like bond servitude so it could be seen like working to pay off a mortgage for example.
@@monarchblue4280 You are absolutely right. 👍
@@deludedjester Romans did that
Totally agree Anthony!!
While living in Japan as a teenager, as a Japanese American, it was assumed that I would read, write and speak Japanese fluently and like a native. The truth was that I struggled to learn Japanese. To this day I am still not fluent and speak Japanese with a thick American English accent. I was mistreated by my peers as s result. It was also assumed that I would fully fit into Japanese culture which I never did. I am thankful to the Franciscan chapel center friars for being the first to accept me as I am. I especially thank Father William debiase.
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god bless you
God bless...
ksiriscool I can relate
I too can relate. I am Hispanic who is not fluent in Spanish.
Let’s do a video of white people in an American African area. See how it plays out. Wanna see black racist? Go to Detroit, Baltimore
I’m sure you’re right but are you saying he’s wrong?
@@kdholden I don’t think he is saying he’s wrong, but that he is painting a picture of racism coming from white people. Which makes sense because he is white but racism exists in all forms.
@@GannerRhysode I think he's painting a picture of American racism in the early twenty-first century, which is more than simple prejudice, it's a whole system that disproportionately excludes people of colour. He mentions that many will get defensive when people point out that they likely have some racist tendencies. It isn't intended as a personal attack, that's kindof the whole point. These things are baked into us as we grow up in subtle ways. It doesn't mean we're bad people
@@GannerRhysode racism requires power. Of course people are prejudice and bigots from other races. White people hold so much power and wield it, so when they exhibit prejudice and bigotry it has real, systemic effects.
My experience is those who are busy accusing others of being racist are generally the most racist people I have encountered..
We are all guilty of thinking less of others. God knows our heart and our sincere intentions.
Insightful comment.
Those who NEED to show they are not guilty of something are almost always guilty. You don't feel the need to say that you are above something that you would never imagine doing.
Same I had an incident with a person where interpretation and also my failure to think before I spoke caused a serious disagreement
We were talking about tomatoes technically being a fruit I don't think I need to explain why what I said was stupid, but I will explain what I meant
Me: tomatoes are fruit in the same way Obama is a white guy
Aside: Now I know why this was foolish to say, but I do stand by it here's what I meant Obama would be unrecognizable as a white guy in the same way uncut tomatoes would be unrecognizable as a fruit, but technically speaking tomatoes are fruits and Obama is half white so he is just as white as he is black, while I do not support Obama I do affirm that he has the honor of being the first black President and that, that is a good thing I'll continue to show the conversation
Person: WHAT I FOUND THAT RACIST!
Me(still being dumb): How was that racist?
Person: OH COME ON WOULD YOU SAY THAT IN FRONT OF BLACK PEOPLE! YOU WOULD GET SHOT!
Me (finally being smart): Now don't you find that a bit racist? Are you saying black people would shoot me or beat me up just because they got offended?
At that point I think I kind of won the argument, but I still will not be repeating that comment outside of telling this little story.
@@Toreadorification
Such an excellent comment! 👏 This priest's smug moral superiority is as annoying and insulting as anything I have ever heard come out of any priest's mouth!
not when somebody is literally accusing you of doing something wrong you would never imagine doing@@Toreadorification
I am so thankful for you and your voice Father Casey. As a Black Catholic raising little future saints, it gives me hope that this important topic was addressed by you during the height of racial tensions in our country after George Floyd.
A lot of the language and reactions that surfacewhen race is brought up really saddens me as a Catholic. Seeing people IN the church react very much like the world is heartbreaking. Honestly - the “world” as broken as it is often has more folks who are secular who address this issues with more compassion and authentic desire to address it. Not simply dismiss or minimize the issue. Human beings are complex. When there are systems of inequality, power etc…just being a Catholic doesn’t mean you suddenly are not affected by the society attitudes and dynamics in your world. This is something I have seen. I was so scandalized as a super pro-life “activist “ by the racist or apathetic reactions from the very people I shared my faith with in church community daily. The online world was even worst. And I am referring to Catholics with large platforms who I admired and whose content I appreciated.
It sucks that the Catholic Church - especially in America- is incredibly political. Both sides. I hope we can get to a place where people are not defensive and resistant to unpacking difficult topics like abortion AND racism ..and all the other difficult things
🙏🏿God Bless you Father Casey
I’m not a fan of the term People of Color. It is lumping blacks, browns, etc into a group as if white people are to be excluded, which is not exactly egalitarian. It perpetuates the “us vs them” mentality and is often used with the assumption that they are under false categories of oppressed and oppressor when the reality is often far more nuanced. White individuals can be “oppressors” and so can black people; we’re all sinners capable of the same thing and it would be actually racist to suggest otherwise.
The mask really came off this guy. Give them enough time and they expose their true colors.
Names are always difficult because they never fully express everyone and not everyone will ever agree on them. This term is the preferred term for the majority of people and so that's why I use it, but I am always open to calling people what they want to be called.
Not a good time to make such a ignorant comment when a two white men killed a black man were just arrested two months after the black man was killed. As a brown man I fully endorse the term PoC, especially when people like you belittle our troubles.
I don’t think it is honest to assume I am the kind of person who belittles “your troubles.” What if I told you that I am actually black? Saying that the term “people of color” is divisive and unproductive does not mean I have endorsed or belittled what you referenced; what happened is absolutely horrible and I would support appropriate punishments for what those two men did, potentially even the death penalty. The fact that it took so long to arrest them goes to show the sinfulness of man. But I stand by my point. We should stop using “PoC” because it divides us arbitrarily; we should stop arrogating people into groups and assigning value upon them based on skin color. This was MLK Jr’s dream. By buying into such divisive terms, you are walking into the Devil’s trap, you are allowing him to continue to divide us.
Exactly. And who defines what is "colour" or "colourless"? I've met people who are "white" in one country, but "of colour" as soon as they immigrate somewhere else!
Wow Wow Wow... thank you so much Father. As a black person I really appreciate you humbly admitting that you have implicit biases just like most people in society- since we have grown up in an inherently racist society and structures of power. I really do hope a true conversation of race really starts in the Catholic Church so things improve here too. I can equate racism to patriarchy- e.g just as a woman may experience misogyny even if the man says 'how can I be misogynistic! I have 2 sisters and a wife!', blacks can also very much feel our own friends holding deeply seated racial beliefs that they are unaware of or most definitely will not admit. Anyway I just wish to applaud you since it is rare within the non black community to admit holding implicit biases and for encouraging reflection in others- especially within our Church where it's most needed.
You will be resisted.
I have no "white shame".
That’s good but I don’t think he was saying you should. :)
@Zebra M I don't think he's racist, just on the wrong side of an argument. Yous shouldn't throw around words like that so easily. That said, he's wrong.
@Pablo de Alvarado He is saying every one of us is racist, but never mentioned minorities being racist.
@@dangelotringali7527 If the only instance where you talk and care about minorities being racists is when white people are called out on their racism, then you don't care at all about minorities actually being racist, you only want something to blame them and get off guilt about yourself and your ancestors.
@@Luciuslestrange First of all, none of my ancestors were slave owners (my family has well documented ancestral records going back tot he 1700s Italy.). My problem was that he only gave examples of white people being racist, though I know many black people who hate Asians and Mexicans. I have no guilt for my ancestors racism, if they had any. Often times when a person in a minority group is caught up in racism they pull the minority card to fend off.
Thank you, Father Casey for being so brave! As a black catholic I love you for this! Not many understand the torment and inner conflict we feel! God bless you abundantly, Amen.
God loves us both. Explain (if you're willing to) why you feel torment and inner conflict?
Go you! You're so cool! Way to be black!
Every race feels torment and inner conflict.
@@andrewlamb3585 did they say that other races don’t?
@@adannanmezi3672 this guy thinks expressing anger or frustration towards BLM burning down businesses, rioting, and looting is racist.
Its wrong to generalize a Marxist movement... but he then says it's a harsh generalization of a whole group of people. This is typical liberal thinking. A violent movement using race to camouflage communist agendas and he chooses race to identify the group.
If he wants to admit he's racist, fine. As soon as he said his friend criticized a protest movement and he called it racist, I already understand this guy has racist tendencies. That's on him. If he thinks feeling uncomfortable around others with different culture is also racist, he's is also demonstrating that all he is focused on is race. He can live a life feeling guilty then.
I watched this video and spent some time thinking about it. First, thank you for being brave enough to speak on this subject. Revealing weaknesses and confessing them in a public forum is pretty brave.
So, I want admit to having feelings toward people that is racist. Confessing this doesn't elevate me or make me a better person suddenly, my change and rehabilitation will be life long. It simply is easier to look at the race of a person and make assumptions and judgments and dismiss who they are as people.
I recall saying this very thing in a conversation. I went on to explain that the difference between me and a full on bigot is I recognise my ignorance and bigotry and work hard every day to fight it. I don't always win the fight but I keep fighting my petty, small hearted ways, my uncharitable feelings, and my laziness and judgements. I pray for deliverance from my ignorance and to have more true love and compassion for other people. Please pray for me, I will pray for you.
Racial consciousness is not a sin. Being white isn't a sin either. This is all a complex thing.
@SisiaVogel It's a common narrative these days, the white guilt nonsense. Of course he didn't say being white is a sin.
U should try to help to dismantle Racial injustice systems and try to unlearn your racial biases
@Pablo de Alvarado It's relevant. There are reasons to say that someone's "a little bit racist."
@@herbertf.5534 It's not bias. It's an ontological statement.
@@scott6504 Whites have the right to be white and to feel a sense of belonging to their race, as the other groups. Fed up with the critical race theory non sense conflated (and that is worse) as the message of the Catholic Church by American clergy.
With all due respect Fr, I think you should stick to religious videos. Your social justice mellinial videos are thoughtful but short sighted. Which makes me concerned about your religious videos...I think the best thing people can do for racism today is identify what a racist actually is (someone who believes him/herself to be superior based purely on color of skin for example) to give strength back to the word so when we see people who are really racist we can call them out on it a subdue it. All you really did here was use the concept of racism to explain a piece of the human condition focused particularly at white people (which of course isn't racist) as you noted in at least one comment below. A person who has black friends and goes on mission trips to help black people (or any people of another color) but maybe says an off color joke occasionally is not equivalent to a kkk dude. I don't think you were trying to make that point but that's where you should be cautious in using the term racist too broadly. Agree the off color jokes and stuff are not good and we should all try better (of course we should all be able to take a joke too) but the millenniel social justice warrior crew also needs to understand in their efforts to be righteous, they end up annoying both the people they are supposedly fighting for and against.
A number of black people I know really abhor the white SJW who think them the helpless victim or befriend them to show how virtuous they are but really treat them as they would a new handbag, that is, just for show ams not really Adam equal.Again, I don't think this is you at all, I just think you either don't have enough experience or just don't think enough about the multiple viewpoints to be doing these types of videos. Sorry if that offended you. I love that you are a good priest and looking to bring the kingdom and get people to heaven! God bless you!
I think you share better than me what I think.
Agree! Actually his other videos have forced me to reflect on how i view people ( Not only race thing all sorts of stuff) more than video like this ever could.
Because with watching his other videos some things just click you in head with out the need for this video.
I think this race problem is very similar to the man vs woman thing. We are all created equal, but we are different with deferent strengths and weaknesses.
I wish I could give you more likes than just one.
Nick, with all charity, I disagree, issues that effect us as a society ARE "religious issues". Jesus is not separate from anything but is deeply involved in everything. To say a priest needs to stay in the pulpit would be like saying Jesus should have only preached in the synagogue. Racism is defined as "prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism against someone/people of a different race. So it is a blanket term that covers the KKK and microagressions and all the "off color jokes" that people apparently need to get over. I think we all need to acknowledge and be aware of our internal biases and prejudices that, yes I agree with you, are a part of our human condition. If we are not aware, how will we ever begin to change? I agree, I can't say that a person who goes on mission trips, adopts black children, etc...is the same as a member of the KKK but they both have internal biases (albeit one more than the other) that need to be examined, reflected on, and changed. Yes I mention adoption too because I know people of color who have been adopted to well intending families who will still make racially insensitive jokes, judge OTHER people of the same culture or background, etc. I can still think of an adoptive mom who told her adoptive black teenager that she wasn't "like other blacks". You can begin to see how harmful that comment can be to a young child who is starting to understand who she is and where she fits into the world. And I disagree with the comment you made about "people should be able to take a joke" if your brothers in Christ say that something you said hurt them, believe them and don't discredit their experience. At final judgement, Jesus will ask all of us if we responded to others with love and charity. If something comes out of our mouths that is not loving or charitable, why say it at all? I believe father Casey made an incredible video that people of color have been trying to share and have been internalizing for years but have never had the platform to say or have been shut down as too sensitive or victimizing. If its not your experience, if you would handle things differently, thats OKAY but we need to be open to the experience of others :)
Have you read any Thomas Sowell?
Thank you SOOO much! I don't know if this is in response to the recent news stories (Ahmaud Arbery and others) and the importance for us to address it, but it has been so hurtful, as an African-American Catholic myself, to see the lack of response from several Catholic speakers, presenters, and even the USCCB be absolutely silent when the individual and social sin of racism has become a social issue in the news, in the culture, and in the Church.
This is pretty silly. People can make perfectly reasonable generalizations about cultures and politics without holding any racist ideologies.
And why are we acting like there's only anti-black racism?
How dare you question the cult of oppression
Because anti-white racism is actually encouraged everywhere in American society and even within your churches, sometime, where professional agitators preach.
Excellent video. This boils down to a core Christian truth: As humans we are all sinful, but by God's grace we have the ability to examine ourselves and rise above our instincts. It's what sets us apart from non-human animals.
Very interesting. I might call it “ignorance” or “prejudice” instead of racism in many cases, but the point is the same. We often make mistakes based on assumptions because we are human. It’s not a sin, so long as we work on it. (Mandatory disclosure: I am Mexican-Japanese-American)
You people don't really know what racism is. Ignorance and prejudice are exactly what builds racism!
A. Omats Not quite getting why you’re upset, but do explain.
“You people”... isn’t that a bit racist
@@veronicaedwards1589 you just assumed that I was making a comment based on race didn't you?
You people = everyone who is making excuses for racism by calling it everything else but what it is.
Also since you jumped to the conclusion that I was/am 'a bit racist' isn't that racism? Because do you know where I am from or did you assume that too?
Right! Also, it's vanity to care too much what other people think of you...so what if someone makes an incorrect assumption about me or has a low expectation...God's opinion is the only one that matters...God makes it win win 🙂 Love doesn't get offended, right? Our get offended culture is toxic and leading people to be hypersensitive...this is not healthy...
Being northern European I grew up in an all white society in the 70s, not many foreigners came at that time. We still did all the things to each other that you describe even though we have the same coloured skin. Football matches between different towns, Catholics vs Protestants, North side of a city vs South, men vs women, country people vs city people and on and on.
Sinead Maire - I can relate to that. I grew up in Montreal, where the divisions and animosity was between English-speaking people and French-speaking people. I went to a Catholic school, but played with Protestant kids in the neighbourhood. We had a black family from the Caribbean who lived on the street who had boys who played with my brother, but if we walked down a street and passed a bunch of French kids, we knew we had to keep quiet, because if they heard us speaking French, they would throw rocks. So I always thought the biggest divisions between human beings were linguistic ones. You can speak to someone of a different faith, or colour if you speak the same language, but if you can’t even talk to each other, it’s hard to form a friendship. Learning another language is quite an undertaking.
How many unarmed people were shot and killed by police in your comparison? THIS is the problem, you want to relate it to something that has no relation! This is not the same as the systemic racism suffered in my country. You are diminishing it, comparing it to rivalry sports groups, and THAT is disgusting!
@@JulieAnn02261990 systemic racism is a myth you troll
@@JulieAnn02261990It looks, to me, that, in your world, it’s fine to be a bigot as long as it isn’t the bigotry that you’re fighting. Right?
And, she has already stated that she isn’t in your country. Quit being so self-centered.
So it was fine that Jews discriminated against Samaritans, back in the day, as Jews didn’t go go around shooting (with arrows) and spearing unarmed Samaritans?
I don't understand you Americans and your fixation on race. Of course everyone is a little racist to a degree but most people (at least here in Europe) accept it and don't make a drama out of it. For example, it's totally normal among me and my African friends to laugh at each other and use racial slurs in a joking way and no one is hurt by it. It's simply because we all know that it's a joke. The only people I know who are seriously offended by such behaviour are Americans. I don't understand it. I mean don't you know what humour is? Of course you know, therefore it seems to me like you only pretend to be offended because that's what's expected from you in your culture. This kind of mentality brings much more tension between the races than if you simply laugh at each other in a joking way. When I observe the American culture, it seems to me that many black people think every white person is secretly racist and many white people are afraid of being called racist and therefore are way too careful - or when they had enough of it become actual racists. If you want to improve race relations in your country, stop behaving like unemphatic autists around each other.
Edit: I understand the historical reasons for your fixation on race, but man, seriously, you people would have much less problems if you just quit it.
@ Carolus Magnus
You stated: “I don't understand you Americans and your fixation on race. Of course everyone is a little racist to a degree but most people (at least here in Europe) accept it and don't make a drama out of it.”
I don’t think that’s true. In my experience having lived in Europe for a time, those that accept it use it as a means to keep people they dislike at bay. In my experience my husband & I were denied housing because of who we are. I got dirty looks on the street before. And apparently people wouldn’t make up their minds what I was - whether Italian or Turkish...& they thought we didn’t understand them when they talked about us - but we did...
You stated: “For example, it's totally normal among me and my African friends to laugh at each other and use racial slurs in a joking way and no one is hurt by it. It's simply because we all know that it's a joke.”
How do you know that? How do you know they’re not just putting on a face because that’s expected in your culture?
You stated: “The only people I know who are seriously offended by such behaviour are Americans. I don't understand it. I mean don't you know what humour is? Of course you know, therefore it seems to me like you only pretend to be offended because that's what's expected from you in your culture.”
Just as your assumptions that no one is hurt by racial insults is what’s expected in your culture?
You stated: “This kind of mentality brings much more tension between the races than if you simply laugh at each other in a joking way.”
And yours doesn’t...? Like I said, you assume a great deal...
When I observe the American culture, it seems to me that many black people think every white person is secretly racist and many white people are afraid of being called racist and therefore are way too careful - or when they had enough of it become actual racists. If you want to improve race relations in your country, stop behaving like unemphatic autists around each other.
Ah...but insulting them jokingly is the solution...? Try that here in the US & see how far that gets you.
Edit: I understand the historical reasons for your fixation on race, but man, seriously, you people would have much less problems if you just quit it.
Have you actually looked at your own culture lately? How do you know people of color there don’t share similar views about your own comments here...?
At the same time, it is very easy for us to quickly judge someone else’s opinions or remarks that may differ from our own without knowing much about their life experiences. Before automatically assuming the worst, be willing to take the time to find out why they feel the way the do.
Is it racist to call others racist falsely because of their race?
no, just childish.
any negative prejudice toward another person because of their race is racist so yes, it is.
@@bibbedcracker121 i don't think that is the definition most people have of racism, and certainly not all.
prejudice in my lexicon is uncontrollable; racism is not the same thing. racism is a choice.
NO!There´s this White guy with a black friend, he can´t be racist.
ALSO i am Black/Collored so i can t be racist!
Anyway have you seen that White dude? he look´s like racist.
Agh crap! who is that Black guy in front of my house? he´ll rob me!
But the important thing is that at tacobell i have seen a Latino cashier i think he is illegal.
And that time i have met this Asian girl, i was like "Get the hell away from my dog!"
Boku perfect examples
5:00 Racist Jokes =/= Racism
What part of "its a joke" is so hard to understand ?
Jokes exist about every single group of people ... offending everyone without limits is not racism ... its how comedy always has been
Racism is a sin and we should all self reflect as to how we can better love our brother man of any colour.
But I sense the arguments and philosophy of intersectional identity politics here. Which is inimical to Christianity
@@TheThreatenedSwan not loving everyone is a sin . No such thing as racism . You either love your neighbor or you don’t
Being of European descent is now considered a second original sin.
Waldemar so true. Especially in mega cities and college towns in the USA
I don't really think so. The problem is people conflate racism with ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism is the belief that your culture is superior to all other cultures and every culture on Earth is ethnocentric. If you found a lost tribe in the Amazon jungle you could show them all the technology you wanted but they would still believe their culture is superior. 95% of what people call racist today are actually examples of ethnocentrism and not racism.
Honestly, I'm sick and tired of all this race shaming. There's enough of it on CNN NBC ABC & CBS. I don't need another lecture about racist anything. Not one among us can do a single thing about the color of our skin!!
I don’t think he’s race shaming. I think he’s only pointing out white people so he doesn’t get blacklisted by You Tube.
@Pablo de Alvarado I never said he did. I am tired of this subject. It gets endless spin in the mainstream media. I've seen many media pundits saying only whites can be racists - muh patriarchy....I am tired of this. None among us can do a single thing about the color of our skin! Unfortunately the RACIST label has become a battering ram to be used against someone that disagrees with the majority leftist agenda to shut down meaningful discourse. Run out of sound argument? Just scream "racist", "xenophobe" "misogynist" etc, and shut it all down!
@@itzims5248 I will be paraphrasing Rev MLK here, but you are trying to seek a negative peace through the absence of tension rather than a positive peace through justice. You are a racist, I am a racist, we are all racist. Until we admit that, we are tacitly accepting sin in our lives, and even defending it. The greatest enemy to progress is not the KKK or neo-Nazis, but the moderate whites who prefer order and comfort to justice. I was that in high school, but I have changed my ways since reading the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". I really recommend you check it out. Rather than reject it, take some time to listen and learn. May God's blessing go with you
05:14 that’s not irrational at all. It’s very natural in fact and it’s called „in-group preference“
OK father casey, when i first saw this video I basically ignored it but after what happened in America, I've got some deep insight i need to share...
You see, before before I realised my place inside the one true church some time last year, I had let myself become radicalised by the alt-right and by 'alt-right' I don't mean trump supporter. I mean "read seige" levels of alt-right, and if you don't know what that is its basically the extreme far right...
But the point I want to make is that the whole basis of this video is what they use to radicalise people. "What do you mean by that?" You say? Well basically the whole argument of this video i can condensed into a single phrase, and that phrase is...
"blacks can do no wrong, and whites can do no right"
And this same argument is used by all of mainstream media and most politicians, and once you've noticed it you can't unsee it!
This way of decrying whites when they are racist but but ignoring them when they are the victims of racism only pushes them further and further into radicalism.
How blacks have rioted in america and burned down many non black owned businesses and ruined so much white, Hispanic and other races lives all because of an acidental manslaughter... but acording to this video and msm its all justified because blacks can't be racist...
The ONLY WAY to fight racism is to fight ALL racism.
At no point did he say blacks can do no wrong and whites can do no right. In America the majority of the population is white so it’s much easier to target blacks than the other way around. That was his point in watching people justify a white person’s actions. Plus, this video came out before most of the protests and riots on either side.
Cry me a river...
I think this video was well intentioned, but misinformed, especially at the gun protest mention, because the gun protest was peaceful unlike many of the BLM “peaceful protests” that swear at cops, damage property, and loot. I understand that you are trying to encourage us to not be racist by comparing the primarily white protests to be equal to primarily minority filled protests, but many of the current minority/ mainly black, equality movements that are corrupt, especially if you look at statistics to see that they are fighting for a very small cause in comparison to the black on black deaths, and deaths to abortion. Overall I agree with the video message, just not all the examples and comparisons.
It certainly shows that the Catholic Church and its priests are just as subject to the winds of societal norms as any layperson.
They may have the pure universal truth, but it doesn't mean they don't err when applying it to interpretations of the real world.
Facts.
Franciscans have always been the far left of the church, so they feel compelled to justify the BLM riots although they have actually harmed the peaceful coexistence of people from different backgrounds. It’s all politics. That’s where the Franciscans lost me.
Is it really racist to call out bad things when they happen? Like it or not the majority of the black community in America supports BML and feels there actions are justified. I dont see why that shouldnt be brought under the light for all to see
It’s much more complicated than that, most black people I know are just trying to live their lives to be honest BLM don’t really come up. I do think sometimes the police can have racist in their ranks and I do think racism can cause divides.It’s easy to look at the news and think all black people want to riot or protesting but I personally don’t know those people and I lived in a poor black area most people were more concerned with just living day to day life.
And I’ve been racist myself, I’ve had issues with trusting white people and when I go to a store owned by certain groups I would be much more careful to make sure I wasn’t overcharged.
It’s also the messaging I know people who aren’t black but are concerned about crime in the black community and trust me people can tell when it comes from love or hate. Growing up we had volunteers who really wanted to make a difference and they were accepted and people didn’t complain and call them racist for talking about the problems in the black community and actually trying to help.
I would submit that racism and prejudice are different things. Everyone thinks or expresses prejudice often. We assign a level of risk to the person approaching us in a dark alley in a bad part of town. While both things can coexist in the same encounter in my mind they are different. I’m open to a change of mind if I’m off base here.
Father, let me first say that i totally agree with you : we like boxes and stereotypes ; they help us to take shortcuts and make sense of a confusing world . The flip side of them is that they compels us to oversimplify categories and turn people into caricature . This can lead the way to prejudice and discrimination .
However, I think that racism and prejudice takes different shapes and different "colors" (not pun intended). Discrimination lies in the eyes of the beholder; the group I fit in ,can determine who are the "others" . It seems to me that your speech , is in itself discriminating : your argument goes only one way . It assumes that only white people are racist toward other categories . While this can be true on a localized geographical area , it may not well be the case elsewhere in the world . I think that rather than complexion , racism has to do more with the power of culture that lies within a certain group : moral code, customs, tradition are all traits that can contribute to shape the idea of "us" and "them". We should not look at the issue through the lent of our historical heritage; in doing so we ground our judgment with personal bias .
God Bless you
Thank you for this Father! Praying that we can all recognize our brokenness and see each other with the eyes of Jesus!
Father how very wise you are in your insight. I was about to ask "How did one so young become so wise?" In retrospect, in my advanced age, I had to reflect on a lifetime of social justice work I've done. I was encouraged to do so beginning in the 4th grade, following my parents' lead. I continue to be inspired whenever I see our youth continuing this much needed work. Blessings to you, and I will pray for you.
Great points. Biologically, as it’s been proven by DNA research, we are wired to react in a friendlier way to people who look more similar to us, and to feel a slight sense of fear / distance towards someone who looks different. Comes from ancestral survival needs.
It's to do with stereotypes tho. Stereotypes don't come from DNA!
Please link the study if you are going to make bold claims based on "DNA research".
You act like the media and academia isnt the one who are flaming the fire of race relations...
Julio Bravo it is super obvious isn’t it? I’m sure 2021 we’ll be better...right?
@@clark5363
Yeah its obvious but most people are to dumb to realize...And no the way im seeing it will get much worse.
@Pablo de Alvarado
Ok then explain to me what I failed to understand.
So when journalists report on a black man being murdered or beaten by a police officer, and black people are upset about it and protest, you blame the journalists for this? Aren't they right to report on these things?
@@Molotov49
It depends on the situation. You have to look at things in a non bias method to figure out what truely happened in that incident. If you are just going to protest because he was black. Then do not cry when cops start doing less and your town become a haven for crime and less companies investing in your community creating it into a slum.
Most Press officials are propagandists and not real journalists. They are the ones responsible for the worsening of race relations! They push their narratives instead of doing actual reporting...
I’ve needed to admit that I implicit bias just because I have been raised as a privileged white woman. And, yes I have had black friends but I have also found myself saying really racially biased comments to people of color in positions of authority that I didn’t even realize I said until I looked at it later. I am glad you have brought this up. We all need to admit that we have been brought up with biases. And, that we need to learn ask for help and forgiveness and move on.
Amen to this and I share in your experience of being raised as a privileged Chinese Heritage woman. I grew up in a mostly white Anglican-Catholic neighbourhood in Australia where I was a minority myself, however, I never really saw myself as an outsider. However I may have also adopted some of that implicit bias without knowing it. To reinforce some of that negative bias, it was also true that I was bullied in school by White Kids, Other Asian Kids, Middle Eastern Kids, and Indian Kids (Teacher's Pet and Bookworm here...). Other than school, my social circle was mostly either white kids or Asian Kids. I'm making no excuses with my story and perspective. I'm trying hard to change bias and be as open as I can now.
I started by moving myself to Singapore - one of the biggest cultural melting pots in South East Asia. The government deliberately tries to get all the races and religions to intermingle. You'll see a lot of Indian, Malay-Muslim and Chinese people there - all walking around and minding their business and not batting an eye at their ethnic differences.
There is this one street in Chinatown (North Bridge Road), and I kid you not, there is a Methodist Church, a Taoist/Buddhist Temple, Hindu Temple, and a Mosque all on the same road next to each other. Every weekend, you'd see the people just going in there to their houses of worship, and then around lunchtime they all go and eat together at the nearby Hawker Food Court. That is something you won't see anywhere else but in Singapore. And just last week I picked up my first Quaran, and Tao Te Ching. I'm not sure what the Hindu and Buddhist sacred texts are, but I'm trying to find out.
I hope that I can break down that barrier by just trying to understand their sub-cultures by looking at their beliefs.
Note: I'm using the word "Bias" rather than just Racist, because it's more clear in my response to your message - Racist falls into the category of bias. Sorry for the rant.
Racism can take many forms and most people sometimes don’t realize a situation is racist.
I clicked so fast because I’m thinking “nah bro”.
It is very important for white people (or I guess more Americanized white people) to not beat themselves up over this issue. People are genuinely trying to be nice, like in that example you gave about how someone is articulate. Even though it feels like being talked down to, it also shows that people are learning. Just imagine it as if a Protestant were to say to a Catholic, "Oh, you speak a lot of truth." It's hard to see white people call themselves stupid or horrible for wanting to touch someone's hair. If you were to go to a different country where the majority of people are not white, you'd be gawked at and walked up to a lot, but it's obviously not meant to be offensive. Learning is good, so never feel bad for being impressed or understanding that your expectations were not fair. It's how we understand each other. SIlencing ourselves will never lead to growth :)
May I respectfully give you this bit of advice: Now that you know better, do better. Blessings
Father Casey, I just want to thank you for this video and everything you've said. I'm an African American DACS (Descendant of American Chattel Slavery) and the past few years, I've felt betrayed by the white American church. Looking at some of the comments on this video, that disappointment can come back pretty easily, but you give me hope that there are more White American Christians like yourself.
People don't want to hear that racism is a spectrum and that they might be racist, but it's true. My mom used to say all kinds of negative things about Mexicans (or just anyone who looked Mexican), calling them "the hispanyos" and complaining about how they were taking jobs and were rude because "that's just how those people are". Me and my brother were shocked one day and called her racist and asked why she hated Mexicans. She was genuinely upset that we called her that, and got defensive, saying "I'm not racist! I don't hate anyone!" It was a confusing situation for us. But I have had similar experiences with white friends (who are no longer friends) who have said racist things about black people and said microaggressions to me, and when I told them it was a racist statement, they get upset and defensive and said they weren't racist, I was their best friend, I was being too sensitive, etc. It's strange, but people can absolutely be racist and hateful and not realize that they are.
A few years ago, I was listening to a pastor give a sermon on race relations, and at the end he told everyone to bow their head and pray to God where they had hidden racism. I didn't bother praying because I'm obviously not racist. But he said, "I'm looking into the crowd and seeing some of you aren't praying. This isn't optional. Pray!" so I was like fine whatever, and half-heartedly prayed, "Lord, show me where I'm racist," and so immediately, it's like I heard an audible lice say, "You're racist towards Indians." and I was shocked and said, "No, I'm not," but God showed me that I had some negative feelings and aversions to Indian men because of past experiences, and that I wasn't willing to talk to Indians who had broken English, but favored other races who had broken English because I thought it was endearing. So that year, I decided to work on this terrible flaw I had and made a lot of friends with Indian men and got a few penpals.
This is a long comment, now :p but basically, I'm saying, you're right. We're all probably a little racist and don't know it's something we have to ask God to search our heart for and to help us with. Meanwhile, I'll have more compassion on my white brothers and sisters in the church and try to empathize with them when they are defensive. I would want them to do the same for me. Thanks again for making this video. God bless you, and stay strong 🙏
I like many of yours videos but i think that this one should be more universal not guided only to whites racist.
I think he’s avoiding being blacklisted that’s why
I agree. If everyone can be racist I’m confused why he only spoke about a specific group of people being racist towards others. As a minority more minorities have been racist towards me than white people...
The Catholic Church prides itself of being counter-cultural. We should never compromise with popular falsehoods no matter how fuzzy they are; we should always spread the truth, especially when it cuts to the heart.
M45XTH And when I saw that comment from him is when I lost respect for him. Racism is wrong always but that wasn’t his message.
@M45XTH this is exactly what's wrong with the church today. At the moment we need it to clear in its teachings we have confusion. This video and its beginning seemed to apply to everyone universally and then he goes and ruins it by literally contradicting himself and singling out a group of people based on their race and he doesn't even realise it
"She said he wasn't racist because he had black friends! But she was wrong..... she didn't realize-- he had DISAGREED with me! He, the man I just called my friend, was a racist. I called him this behind his back too. I'm a good person."
Bro, you've been hanging around Horan way too much.
The musical “Avenue Q” shines a light on the subject in a brilliant funny way. Everyone’s a little bit racist! It’s ok. Just don’t be evil.
Wonderful topic!
We need to stop playing the i am good role to have validation from others. When we become honest with ourselves the chances of becoming better humans ,better citizens will be immense.
Thank you Father Casey !!!!!!!
This whole video is just virtue signaling
Mosley? What are you doing here?
Or its a thoughtful discussion of a topic.
I was really on board with this video until I realized you were jumping on the “let’s label white people as racist” train. Yes white people can be racist. But so can EVERYONE else. And before you claim that was the point of the video not exactly true because I just read one of your other comments below where you said this video was geared towards your white brothers and sisters. Speaking as a minority Latina/Asian woman I think EVERY person could benefit from watching a video that talks about how the Catholic Church doesn’t promote racism. This is an important topic but you went about it the wrong way. Praying for you.
I think he only singled out white people because you know YT rules :/
Veronica, think about it this way, there is a breast cancer awareness event, but people come in saying "all cancer matters, all cancer matters!" the response would be...yes, we know all cancer matters BUT right now we are talking about breast cancer. In the same way, racism has many ugly forms, we all know this but right now, in this specific video, we are talking about one type of racism that has plagued America for a very long time. Do not take it offensively, lets have an open dialogue and communicate.
Ashleigh E. I agree with you. Sort of. First of all yes open dialogue is so important and even though I’m not a fan of this video I want to communicate with people and not just hide behind my screen :) Second, even though it’s important to talk about a specific and prevalent problem I think that there are other prevalent problems when it comes to racism and society that doesn’t just boil down to white and black people. From a personal standpoint I have had more minorities make racist/mean comments to me than white people and so that’s one reason I feel it’s not right to just talk about white people being racist. We talk about breast cancer and that’s important but we also talk about skin cancer because that’s important and prevalent! Second, I think the biggest problems that are plaguing minority societies today aren’t rampant racism. What I see as the big problems are single family homes, ABORTION, gang violence, and more. Yes white supremacy is a problem but I wouldn’t even put it on the top 10 list of things hurting minority societies and society at large. Why isn’t brother Casey making entire videos about high divorce rates or abortion. Maybe he did and I just missed the videos... but I don’t think so
@@veronicaedwards1589 Hi Veronica! Yes I agree with you on so much! Thank you for your charitable response :) I'm so sorry that you've been on the receiving end of hatred and ignorance, in no way am I trying to diminish your experience. I'm looking at it from a societal standpoint. I completely agree with what you are saying that single family homes (due to mass incarceration, gang activity, gun violence) are the main issues....but let us remember how we got to this point in the first place. Have you wondered why the black community is how it is? I really recommend reading about how the US gov. intentionally placed housing laws to segregate where blacks/white could live (and we are STILL seeing the effects of that today). Blacks did not just end up in these situations, they were systematically prevented from getting certain jobs and allowed to live in certain areas and this isn't civil war stuff, the people these laws were directed against are still alive (now elderly) which means it has only been a few generations since. Gangs and drugs have been seen as a way "out" of the proverty and situations at home. I can give you a person example, I went to undergrad in a city (the most diverse city in my state). One one side of the city, you had the private schools and big homes (that was predominantly white). On the other side of a major system of highways (that historians said were intentionally placed there) were the projects, the schools were using out of date textbooks, there building was leaking, there was not a single grocery store in the area, etc. This was last year. You can see how one side has an advantage over the other. And if you are on the other side, how are you suppose to better yourself? So yes, first we need to understand how and why we got into the situation of single family homes, abortion, gang violence because its once we recognize that there IS systemic privilege that has been granted to some but not all, we can begin to start fixing these issues. Now I am not saying that we should start increasing welfare checks or reduce the jail sentence of people who sell drugs or are involved in gangs or that people are not responsible for their actions, I'm just trying to show you how we are in this mess to begin with. By doing our part, opening our eyes, we can educate ourselves and others and begin to promote change and play our role in reducing abortions (which I have already begun to do with a medical group I was involved with and my career so far), single family homes (I speak to women in single family homes and provide counseling), and gang violence. We can all play a part :)
Ashleigh E. Thank you for your insight. I completely understand what you are saying. I agree with you that we are still living with the effects of institutional racism in certain parts of the country. I actually live in a very similar situation going to school where it is extremely segregated. That’s interesting how we have a shared experience:) However, I feel like there’s a way to solve these issues that are still plaguing our society today without making white people the enemy. And I feel like that’s not your intention at all but looking at the state of our country (and watching this video) it really seems like many people are trying to somehow fix these issues by telling white people to check themselves, stop talking , and somehow repay the minority communities. I am confused by this because I would argue that most of the white people alive today (Not all but most)..are not anymore racist then everyone else in society. I think our society today is so much more tolerant than it ever was. It’s not perfect and there is still work to do but it makes me very upset when I see people comparing white people that simply don’t agree with them to the KKK or Hitler because that’s just not true and very wrong. I feel like the way I see it is that in order to continue to fix the problems going on we need to have more whites and minorities working together. We need to tell more white people in power what are issues are and how they can help us and work with the representatives of our communities instead of going about it in a way where we first have to make them check their privilege. And when it comes to bettering ourselves. I see it like this.. I don’t need sympathy because I am a woman of color who has had a tough life, and I know that as an American and God-fearing Catholic I am in a much better situation than many others in the world. I see my mother who was an immigrant to this country as an adult, work so hard in life and be able to get a college degree and a really good job while I was a baby and in the face of adversity. What’s my excuse? I know it’s not always that easy and some people can’t get over those obstacles. But blaming the white people of today, and not taking responsibility for one’s actions will not solve anything. I wish the world would stop telling me I am a victim and show/promote more people like my mom who has never once asked for an easy way out or has blamed her issues on white privilege but has still been able to succeed. I think that would create more hope. There’s still work to do yes.. but I just don’t think videos like these are really helping anyone or making things better.
Well..... Im not a racist, I live in the caribbean in a place where all races kind of got mixed together; my older brother looks brown, and my younger looks white and blonde (im kind of in the middle). My story is that I have been plenty of times in the US on vacation, and theres something that Ive learned and that is "not looking a black man in the eyes" not even by mistake. Ive had 2 very uncomfortable experiences; on one occasion being standing in a mall, the other one sitting in a car waiting for the light to change looking thru the window; then suddenly without any intention I looked at a black person in the eyes, and they started shouting at me WTF!!! WTF!!! and walking towards me making gestures with their fists. Believe me, for a tourist that only wants to hang out and have a good time, this is a very uncomfortable experience. So, when I walk in the streets of NY I do it looking at my feets. My point is Im not a racist but I handle african americans with some care. Excuse my english
That situation of having to avoid eye contact with black people in the city likely has less to do with their race and more to do with their upbringing (often violent and void of trust in their community depending on where they grew up) in that they instinctually view eye contact to be confrontational. There are certainly many black people who won’t flip out when you look them in the eyes, and I’m confident you will find people of other races with similar upbringings who also view eye contact as confrontational. It is well and good to avoid confrontation, just be careful not to let these experiences of a few dictate how you view everyone else.
"I'm not racist but black people..." Lol you are, own it
If you look for racism, you'll interpret every other situation as having racism in it, and see no other reasons for how things played out as they did.
And if you never experience it for yourself or get to know people who do, you're going to always think that it's made up.
@@BreakingInTheHabit You ought not assume that I haven't experienced or witnessed racism.
The point remains that you provided us with instances in which a person's actions could have been based on many reasons, and racism not being one of them-- but racism was your assumption.
Exactly. It's definitely not christian to accuse people without proof and assume the WORST interpretation of their actions, as author of this video does obsessively looking for racism everywhere, even making groundless accusations towards you, Catherine.
@@salez9830 Thank you for backing me up!
@@BreakingInTheHabit I think that you can assume someone is racist when they are not based upon coincidence too.
I have a middle eastern name and sure some people are deliberately prejudice and will make a mockery of it but many others simply don't know how to pronounce it. I have had people say "that's an interesting name" in order to politely say "that's weird" and others who say the same thing because they are either awkward by because they have never heard it before or genuinely are fascinated by it.
Sometimes we can assume someone is racist when they are not. Sure they might have said "where are you going to work after graduation" but they would have asked that question regardless if the student they asked was white or black. It also could have had to do with academic achievement or a private conversation that they had previously had with the student.
There’s a courage in you that I certainly would never thought to see in a religious figure. Maybe there’s hope for the church after all. I left the church when I was young, but I find comfort in your perspectives.
Trust me when I say that I am not extraordinary or alone in this. I know many priests and lay people who are far more "courageous" than me. Maybe you can find a home here after all.
I don't think we really can escape all our prejudices..for example, we perceive Germans as strict, we perceive Italians as loud and passionate..I think it's the way our brain makes generalizations in order to avoid chaos. What we can do is to be aware of those prejudices and to allow to learn from each person we interact with and update those prejudices fairly.
Also, we often forget, that when we act, we don't just do something of importance to ourselves...we also update prejudices of our social group. We are ambassadors of not only ourselves but also our families, nationalities, and races...
Once I fall down on a slippery floor of a ferry... a Muslim woman with a hijab rush to give me a hand to stand up... at that moment all my prejudices against Muslim society were updated as I was touched by this simple act of this woman that has shown compassion for me in this vulnerable moment.
It is nice to recognize any vestiges of hatred, resentment or prejudice in our minds and try to correct that internally. It's whole other thing to say that just because I was brought up in a certain culture with certain preferences and dislikes that don't make me like the preferences of other groups, that that's akin to racism in any way. God does love all his children, but just because I can't understand the attitudes and preferences of others, I am prejudediced towards them.
The most amusing is when I read the comments on a well known Black Conservative Female’s page. Overwhelmingly she is praised as “ well spoken”.... it cracks me up🤣. As a black female who was raised in England and has a “ posh accent”, I find it incredibly pathetic, not racist but pathetic. It’s as though Americans simply can’t comprehend that Black people aren’t a monolith! And just so as to not be a hypocrite, I too, as a Black woman have had preconceived notions. I was watching a cooking competition that had a contestant of Chinese origin. When she started speaking in an extremely strong Northern Irish accent ( which is very distinct, and not the soft lilt of Ireland/Eire) I was thrown off! I just assumed she would talk differently based on her appearance. The difference though is that my stereotyping wouldn’t have any adverse effects on her life or career.
BLM is problematic to me because it is actually a movement funded and promoted by white liberals and being used as a pawn. I don’t think harping on about racism solves anything. Just fortify and build your communities and forge ahead.
Going completely off tangent.....For American Catholics who are genuinely racist( because many people are unintentionally so) they’ll be in for a big shock when their earthly life is over and they come face to face with Our Lord Jesus Christ , whom I suspect is probably more Middle Eastern in appearance than most would have thought/liked!
Hi, Madgie! I can see, where are you coming from. Let me say other possible side of the story... As I got it, that in many cases "praising black conservative woman" for her well spoken English might be patronising, but also it might come from other place in heart. The motion, that Americans can't comprehend that black people are not a monolith, I am not sure how much that true or not. For some: sure. For all, I don't think so. For some it might be simple a fact, that they were in touch with black people, who didn't speak proper English and see black person, who does, might be just fresh air and nice to acknowledge it. From my point of view, of course the patronising is sad, but also the fact, that many times black well spoken people are ostracized from some of the black communities. English is not my first language... (3 other languages I learn before English, I was fluent and other 2 I start to learn, but didn't progress...). When I came to London, UK, my English was non-existing, I had about 10 lessons back home... When I needed help, I would ask and wouldn't give a dam, how the person looked. However very quickly I learn, who don't ask and for me it was mostly black people. It wasn't because they weren't helpful, they were, problem was, that I was able somehow formulate my question, but I understood nothing, NOTHING! when they gave me answer. Today I laugh about it, but for my own shortcoming that time, as in present, when worked outside London, had to "translate" to "natives", what was said (in English), as they got use to my accent, but couldn't understand the other's cares, nurses accent (as white, as black). That's what London did for me. I got use to to different accents. Without seeing people, mostly I can say, where the person is from: black from Africa, or England raised, white, which part of Europe, Asians... My husband is black Portuguese, he speaks nice English and teases my (heavy) accent. I know few black women here, who's English in nice - posh. (And when I think about it now, I don't know any black man with"posh" accent. With very nice, pleasant, but no what I perceive as posh...hmmm.) If we spoke together and I told you, that I love the way you speak, it would have nothing with, that you're black, but all with the posh accent, which I would openly envy! :-D and would say that to everybody, no matter the appearance. One more note to the issue taking people as monolith. In a way, I can get your frustration. It's on both sides. I experienced that with some of my friends and some of my husband friends... when they got problem with one white person, all whites were evil. When I asked, what was the problem, that always the start was "the slavery". What about the slavery?, I would ask, as wanted to know and understand, how that's relevant to today issue... after the say so, I would say: you do know, that even in USA not all white people were slave owners, in peak about 6%? (and from free black people were around 28%). And then I would add, that for the slavery part, not just, that my nation had not hands in the slavery trade, but on the contrary, were in same boat as the Africans, as the Africans and mohamendans came to Europe and took people as slaves to North Africa and and some together with the Africans to Middle East... After some talk about it, then I would say: now, when we have this BS out of way, may you tell me, what the real reason, what upset you? And we would talk. With some, I had this kind of talk once and it was done and dusted. When there was any issue, we could go straight to it, this "dance" wasn't necessary. With some, even when it seemed, it was discussed and understood, next time, when they got upset, it's same ritual: all whites are evil, because... At one point, I asked the guy closed to both of us: "You don't like, when people are saying all blacks are criminals... Tell me, why do you think, I should be OK, you saying in my face, all white people are evil? As I am pretty sure, you know, I don't think all black people are criminal, or you're criminal for that matter, but you are saying into my face I am evil. All whites are evil. I am white. I am evil. No way around it." When it happened second time, I was taken aback, then happened again, and again, I got frustrated. Now, I am trying not to take it personally. Success of it depends, where my peace is at that moment. Most the time, I do understand (though don't like it), that it comes from some kind of hurt, but sometimes it's, just because they are hurting for some or other reason, doesn't mean, that they are allowed to hurt others. And as for the appearance of Jesus, I can't wait for it! It's not surprising and I found it fascinating, how every culture model him to their image.
Encouraging folks to root out unintentional or hidden sin in their lives is not race shaming. It's the duty of every Christian.
Yup.
It’s race shaming when you only encourage a specific race..
Same with pride and conceit, yes?
Sadly, you fell for a very harmful definition of racism. Racism (so it can be taken serious) needs a serious definition. Racism is the conscious believe in the inferiority of one race to another, not every prejudice is racist. Not even stereotying is racist.
The definition of "subtle indifference" makes racism from a horrible thing into an unavoidable fact of everyones life. And an ism is always an ideology.
I'm actually quite racist I'll have you know.
@BRITO , based on FBI table 43.
I'm glad you talked about the incredibly damaging 'soft bigotry (and racism) of low expectations'.
Well spoken! It's the same principle as when I tried to explain to my mother that being shocked (even pleasantly shocked) that our mechanic was a woman *doesn't* make her feminist - why exactly is that shocking? Because you yourself don't think women are capable of that? It very subtly shows how people actually feel. We need to all be aware of that.
Father Casey, I have been informed by several sources that if a person who is white enters an area, this is known as "gentrification", however if a white person leaves an area, this is known as "white flight". Between these two options, which of the two could i pick that would be less racist?
Wow! Excellent point! I hadn’t even considered that!
As per the “white flight”, it isn’t necessarily racism. After all, what about blacks who choose to live in better neighborhoods as they become successful, a la “No in’ on up!”?
Father, would you ever accept a debate challenge on your position on this issue? 😳
I genuinely respect the message herein. It’s very concise and does it in a way that doesn’t put the moral on a very contrived plinth. There’s a lot of history in the Western world of prejudice to its uttermost extremity, arguably as severe as that of the caste system of India, and that extremity has inculcated itself generationally. A lot of my black American community internalizes these feelings of inferiority and utilizes those feelings as an excuse to be morally depraved or generally amoral and without God. While a lot of that is a matter of the self-composed orientation of that individual, there is an external component in the modernist depravity prevalent in the black community that is essential in understanding that same depravity, e.g., Planned Parenthood and the decay of the Afro-American nuclear family, the opioid and narcotic epidemic that’s been endemic to the black community, red lining and the formation of ghettos, etc.
At the same time, there must be a level of responsibility within these disenfranchised communities. Afro-Americans are an incredibly ‘unique’ group of individuals due to their history. We shouldn’t allow prejudice, however severe, to allow us to become degenerate.
In short, we need to learn how to recognize our biases and help one another as much as we can. Don’t construct arbitrary barriers and be open to seeing people as actual people. This goes for black people as well; I’ve met some brothers that are extraordinarily prejudiced towards our Hispanic brethren, and vice versa.
Faith is no longer a nation-state. It is belief in Jesus Christ and His Gospel. Amen.
I never thought I was racist, but Fr Casey has shot a laser beam that has pierced a dark area of my soul. This has opened my mind and my heart and I will change with God's help from this moment on. Thanks be to God for using Fr Casey to reveal this to me..
So glad to hear it.
I’m a bit racist in good humor. So is my Latino wife. We constantly make fun of each other’s cultures and skin color.
Celebrating 15 years together starting junior year in high school. All my friends make racist comments from time to time. We’re a standard thickness skinned multi racial group of regular people with regular senses of humor. The problem is the determined to be offended crowd that is irregular and a less than marginal percentage of normal society.
I think having a personal relationship built on love and humility allows for these things to take place. There's nothing inherently wrong with a sense of humor or making fun of racial issues. In fact, a lot of times, they can be a bridge to greater understanding. The problem is when they are not done out of jest but done to hurt people. Knowing the difference is key.
@@BreakingInTheHabit True that.
Breaking In The Habit oh absolutely. But the context of our current society seems to be revolving around the politically correct demands of the marginal. The vast majority of people don’t actually get offended and I firmly believe the ones who do are just unstable people.
Racist comments in anger are legit no different then non racist comments in anger. Both lead to the same ends. One just appeals more to a victim mentality. That takes counseling, not societal conformity.
Yeah, the idea of "offensive" is a really interesting one. I suggested the other day on Twitter that I needed to go on a diet because of extra quarantine eating and someone yelled at me for fat-shaming people with eating disorders. I want to be sensitive to those who are suffering, but there must be some sense of the intention, and at least some responsibility on the part of the one suffering. The world cannot shape itself to fit the needs of sensitive people.
Gavin’s Friend how many people need to be offended before it’s no longer “PC?” Do you ever learn why someone is bothered by something?
prideful is seeing the anger of the older brother as racism, and then conducting a profiling mission aimed at confirming that judgment.
Sorry but it’s not right to assume all white people are racist and all black people are systematically oppressed. I’m not neglecting the fact that there are some racists, but calling everyone a racist doesn’t fix anything
His point isn’t that all white people his racist, his pint was that everyone of every race has prejudices that should be improved
I think today the word "Racist" has lost its meaning. Its been thrown around so much and used when is not even applicable that most people don't even realise what racism is anymore. Prejudice and racism are not necessarily the same thing, they can can be, but not always. For example I can be prejudiced against what I think is generalised behaviour of a group that is the same race as me, that's prejudice but not racism. There is also another misconception going around that Minorities cannot be racist or prejudiced. I am a Catholic from India and still living where I was born, we Indians are the most prejudiced people on the planet. There are so many different religions and groups here that we all have generalisations about one another. Catholics, even though we make up less than 1% pf the population still have deep prejudices about people of other faiths even though we are all of one race here. The thing is here everyone knows all of us are prejudiced and working on being better people and most of the time when people are victims of prejudicial behaviour they just let it slide because they know they are guilty of the same thing. So we don't have situations blown out of proportion like in the west. We used to laugh at the things people would sue each other for abroad. But things are slowly changing here, because everywhere people like to ape the west hypocrisy is showing itself here as well.
And as what you would call "people of colour" we really dislike that term over here. You might not realise that but its already putting people in "little Boxes" as you said when you use that term. We have seen how some people use that phrase in the west as a crutch and its really not what we would like to be associated with.
Maybe we don't fully understand the situation in the US but for me I feel the term "people of colour" is simply fuelling the deep rift that racism has left by separating people by colour into "us" and "them".
Technically speaking, in at least the sociological realm, racism includes some form of power, in that it is hate for someone of another race while also having the ability to systematically exclude or hurt them in society. By this definition, all people can have hatred and prejudice in their hearts, but in the United States, only white people can truly be "racist." I'm not sure if this definition is particularly helpful in all situations, but it is important to remember that power is an important consideration. If two people on a battlefield hate each other but one has a gun and the other doesn't, their situation isn't the same.
@@BreakingInTheHabit I understand what you're trying to say. As someone who has studied american history and culture extensively I can see where you are coming from. But aren't there different forms of power? for example can't an individual or a group of a minority race historically oppressed play the victim and abuse laws in place to mitigate racism to marginalise an individual or a group of a majority race? As an outsider looking in objectively the best bit of advice I could give you is that you'll in the US have got to stop segregating people into race, you'll need to stop putting people in the colour box, because it is a box, no matter how good the intention, one cannot get out of. Its a box, no matter how much you try to change it, will always be laden with certain stereo types, and this has just been passed on from generation to generation with little to no change, I mean can you not see the present way is just not working? The rest of us can see it like the light of day. I'm not saying push everything that has happened, all the injustices and prejudices under the carpet and just pretend it didn't happen. I'm saying, start by getting rid of the Us and them mentality which is what "people of Colour" and "whites" ultimately is. At the end of the day it is simply the "bourgeoisie" and the "proletariat" all over again.
Well said. Father. Your reflection on the issue of racism is one of the best I've seen because it is honest and thought-provoking. Thank you!
Race does exist scientifically and socially, no one should deny that. God doesn't see a difference its only an earthly thing DNA, IQ and behavior are influenced by race this is a fact; but that should never lead to prejudice, as to God we are all equal. A soul = a soul no matter the body it inhabits.
I’m Samoan and Mexican I laugh for days cracking up about each race in what they say or do. You know those TikTok’s that show what Mexicans are. They’re experiences fascinating the human mind and not letting a single person insult me or call me Maui or say I’m a wetback or a beaner. I’m strong I can take those hits. Btw I’m sorry for laughing at the jokes I see online
The word is overused. The human race is made up of different cultures and societies all of which view others differently. But there will always be people of every race who discriminate against others, not only because of race, but because of a plethora of different reasons. Try being a fat or an ugly person looking for a date. As for jokes about other cultures, maybe the problem is that you patronize people because of their race; on the one hand you can say a joke or mimic the accents or mannerisms of an Irishman or Italian, yet don’t dare say a joke about people from Latin America or African descent out of fear of being seen as a racist; that alone shows that you think down on people as if they are lesser, and you choose to not tell a joke about them as you would say a Polish joke. Instead of thinking and acting differently depending on someone’s race, try seeing everyone as part of the human race and following the advice of Jesus Christ, that commands you to love your neighbor as you love yourself, while respecting the fact that God made everyone different, which in itself glorifies God especially when we love our neighbor who is not like us, which is the point of that parable of the Good Samaritan. Jews wanted nothing to do with the Samaritans.
How many white fat people are shot in the back just for their weight? Quit trivializing the suffering of others. A person overweight can go on a diet and change their appearance, people of color can't. Since white men stole this land, people of color have been persecuted and treated as less than human. You are part of the problem. Ugly people aren't targeted by the police, or followed around in a store as a thief simply because of their looks.
Julie Ann again, there will always be people who discriminate against others because of their race; that doesn’t mean everyone is a racist. And I wish you wouldn’t speak of people of color needing to change their appearance as if there is something wrong with them. Racism is real, and so is police brutality; and realize that racism and police brutality also spans all races as does crime and sin. And you are part of another problem when you incite others to think that all “white people” are racist; just speak for yourself instead of assuming everyone is. Being that your picture shows a “white face”, by your standard we can then safely assume deep down that you are one of them, regardless of wha you say. There are plenty of people of all races doing awful things to other people for whatever reason. My father experienced police brutality from a bad cop, for merely being a Mexican, yet he also experienced the kind and generous help from a good cop when he was in need. So please stop with the blanketing statements. And please, don’t incite riots which only leads to more death and destruction. Stop slandering all police officers, stop slandering entire groups of people. I have a dream that one day we will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Thus I recommend you begin by embracing what Jesus Christ commands: Love God, love neighbor, love your enemy.
As a Native-American "NA" we face real overt racism everyday just ours is hardly mentioned in mainstream media. I lost count how many times white people say to me when talking about NA. "Oh Martin Luther King was a great men " ? He may have been but somehow thousands of years of NA history in condensed behind MLK ? Or say "I'm part Cherokee" ? I find it funny of the thousands of recognized tribes in the U.S, alone, white people always say they are part Cherokee ? And if that was true ? Somehow having a small amount of NA heritage is the same as someone who has mostly NA heritage in everyday life ? And I find it disgusting when youth groups "mostly white" go on missions. And they go to some town in Mexico and have picture taken with a "brown" child so they can go home and post it on there Instagram or Facebook to show how good they are. But never have a "brown" Latino, Hispanic friend back at home ?
I could go on all day but two points I have to make. Most NA don't live in reservations. And many "Latinos" "Hispanics" have large NA heritage. And I must say I was VERY disappointed when the Pope Francis met with LDS "Mormons" leaders. I have no problem with Pope meeting with Muslim, Jewish, Hindu or even Atheist leaders. But the LDS religion has used Native-American racism to start the LDS religion. Not to mention in the "Book of Mormon" it talks about Native-Americas having "dark skin" as a result of sin from our ancestors ! And I have talk and heard all sorts of explanations from Mormons. And they all fall well short of a good explanation for this overt racism aimed at us Native-Americans and our "skin" color !
Why are you saying in the same video that people should be treated equally (Amen) THEN that we should consider people’s experiences and maybe treat them differently? 🤔 I am confused
Equal worth but also unique individual combination, perhaps?
SneakySquid that’s not what Paul says. “There is no Jew not Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. You are all one in Christ Jesus.” He didn’t merely refer to the truth of a unified body of Christ, he said all distinctions are gone. Or should be, in our minds.
@@GratiaPrima_ Perhaps so, i have not read the bible(im not christian), i just find lots of wisdom in monks, the church fathers etc., so that's why i'm here
SneakySquid gotcha, def a good thing to seek wisdom! Bless you in that. That’s why I’m here too. Unfortunately, though, as my comments show, I think some of my Christian brothers and sisters have missed some biblical wisdom on this one 😬 I’m not saying I disagree with everything said in this video, just disagree with some of the takeaway. Namely, treat people different because of their background. I don’t think that’s right. As I said though, blessings to you.
@@GratiaPrima_ Sounds like you have a healthy independence of thought, that's good :)
Blessings to you too
Thank you for this, Father Casey. Having been on the other end of the spectrum (the receiving end of the prejudice, and subtle acts of microaggression/racism), I have always felt marginalized whenever I enter the church, even though I'm a craddle Catholic. Very rarely do I feel welcome (as I am a minority in an all white neighborhood) except on ocassions where the priest welcomes us with open arms. I really appreciate how your video speaks to the religious community about the need for self-examination of our prejudice and subtle racism (an extremely crucial issue I have never seen spoken or discussed in the Catholic church, especially in areas that are predominantly of one race). I hope your video inspires the church to further explore this issue in open discussion and reach a wide community of believers out there so that people can learn to be understanding, empathetic, and more compassionate toward those who are different from us. Your video also helps me realize how much harder I have to work to understand the perspective of those who are judgmental, prejudiced, and subtly racist toward me and people who looks like me. God bless!
phine999 - so what were the microaggressions? What did they do that made you feel marginalized. I’m a Canadian who lives in a part of Canada settled by predominantly English and Irish settlers. There have never been a lot of immigrants who came here because it was so cold. I did grow up in Quebec where the main divisions and hostilities were based on language. We learned at an early age that if we were walking down a street and were about to pass a group of French kids, we should keep out mouths closed, because if they heard us speaking English, they would throw rocks at us. My brother was sucker-punched by a French guy while he was waiting for a bus. The guy circled him, and concluding he must be English (I don’t know why, because he wasn’t talking to anyone), the guy said “Maudit Anglais”, and punched him, knocking him to the ground. A French woman observing this, yelled at the attacker. But we grew up knowing we were hated. When I moved to an English neighbourhood, it was so liberating to know you could walk down a street and pass people and not have to stop talking. There are all kinds of prejudices in this world. The merchant class in Montreal historically were Scottish, and that French guy was probably angry that he was expected to learn English to get a job. I did grow up admiring Martin Luther King and was devastated when he was shot. So we were raised with some awareness of racism as a problem, but just one that didn’t impact us. I attended a wedding in the U.S in the South and the servers (who were all black) told us afterwards that they could tell which guests were Canadian, because we were the ones who thanked them when they brought us our dinners. So we tended to think that as Canadians, we weren’t racist, but everyone belongs to some group or other, and humans tend to feel more comfortable being around people with similar backgrounds. It’s easy to think you aren’t a racist when you live in area where the main problem was linguistic.
@@stymiedagain Thanks for sharing your experiences. I agree that all of us are racist to an extent. It's just devastating when you're on the receiving end and see no light at the end of that tunnel so to speak. And the acts are so subtle that those who haven't been through it would perceive as benign but to those who've been through it, those subtle acts and looks are hurtful, however subtle it may seem. Not sure if I'm making any sense, it's just difficult to put into words and difficult for someone who've never been through it to understand how it feels.
I want to know....who is doing your hair in this quarantine....
I cut it myself last week. Front is fine, right side is a bit of a mess, and the back is... not good.
I was going to say, that anyone with a three digit IQ, good eye sight and patience can manage a basic generic male haircut. I've been cutting my own too. I'm getting good at it. I may never pay for another haircut.
@@efandmk3382
I just cut my hair today. Didn't turn out so good but I think I'll get it right next time when I cut it myself again.
Since lockdown, I've been cutting my own hair too...easier than I thought! (I've lost so much hair over the past 15 years, so that kinda helps.) Man, why have I been wasting $20 at the barber all these years?!
In the British Isles it is Irish Catholics who are the principal victims of racism, and it is time that the Catholic Church in my country, England, laid down some ground rules. There should be no discrimination in England against Irish migrants, who should be free to join any Catholic religious order, society or social club. No obstacles should be put in the way of intermarriage between the English and the Irish. Am I stating the obvious? Well in the Catholic parish that I once knew, the social club was a men-only club which was clearly an obstacle to intermarriage. Following the example of Archbishop Rummel of New Orleans, we should begin by excommunicating the chairman, secretary and treasurer of any discriminatory social club. What goes for relations between the English and the Irish should go for other peoples as well.
In an interview Sartre said he couldn't tell a black fellow how bad his writing was while he would have said so to a white fellow. He admitted that was racism cause of course it was and he had to work on that.
Sarte was a crooked eyed dipshit with anxiety so bad it crippled him. Sarte was worthless. He thought hell was other people.
@@newvocabulary you're taking that comment out of context. The topic here is about racism.
Yeah racism against whites
Now apply this to the Gay community so we can make some progress in that department.
A lot of what people are outraged at is the dishonestly in the media with fueling the race tension in America and how dishonest the media has been with portraying the story. Hand selecting stories that will get high ratings with no regard for truth or accuracy. The news selects these stories with the intent to create anger and outrage. It fuels the anger the feeds our toxic culture. I also don't think its wrong to be aware and condemn certain toxicity that are prevalent in certain groups of people, nor should we just accept the behavior and say its just a by product of the society. We shouldn't celebrate or ignore evils in certain communities even if that's a black, white or Hispanic community... but we do because we are called racist if we speak openly and honestly on how we see our reality. So we grow silent, fearing what others will think of us and fear of being misunderstood. Fear of losing our job, fear of losing friends, FEAR. So we manifest the idea of "white guilt" and that satisfies and appeases those benefiting nd those who are suffering in our society but yet does little to invoke God into peoples heart to allow change. It allows for people to hold onto their guilt, envy, shame and pride. Father, lets not become like the new Christian denominations who feed off virtue signaling and building faith through pointing out all that is wrong with the world. I agree that the quickest why to cut off Gods love is by holding on to hate and resentment toward others but there also is a false virtue we get from being blind to truths that are inconvenient to speak about.
A late friend of mine who was a music teacher of mine said that he's come to terms with his prejudices. The other teacher said she wasn't, then she said everybody KNOWS blacks are lazy, stupid,ect.SHE was the one that was prejudiced.
It is often difficult to see in ourselves. I can only hope all of us can be humble enough to see our flaws and convert.
Thank you for speaking this truth even though it is uncomfortable. I wish more American Catholics would have these conversations. I think people get defensive and shut down easily, especially when we view racism merely as individual actions and attitudes. Yes, we as individuals must take responsibility for ourselves; however, racism must be understood as a social, cultural, and structural sin. I recently heard Bishop Barron refer to racism as “America’s original sin”. The United States has been shaped by the legacies of colonialism, genocide of indigenous peoples, slavery, Jim Crow segregation, legalized lynchings, assassinations of civil rights leaders, housing discrimination, redlining, predatory lending, police brutality, mass incarceration, dog whistle politics, and media stereotypes. We may not have consciously chosen to harbor racist beliefs, but we live in a racist society that shapes our biases and automatic reactions. It pains me that so many people in this comment section are oblivious to this country’s institutional racism that persists today. Please, everyone, go to Netflix right now and watch the documentary “13th”. That’s a good introduction.
When I was seven years old, I got my first rude awakening about prejudice and racism (though I would never have known what that was at the time). I had just left my friend, who was the same age as I was, and was headed home. I was stopped by a few of my other friends from school. One of them said, "Do you like being with ----?" I said, "Yes. He's a lot of fun to be with. Why do you want to know?" "Well," he said, "Haven't you noticed that he's different?" I replied, "I'm not sure what you mean." "He said, "Haven't you ever noticed that his skin is a different color?" I was shocked. I really never had. I had only seen a good friend that I had fun with. And it was only because of that one incident that I realized that my friend was what we now call Black (but which then had a much more derogatory name). That incident and that boy became an inspiration for me to remember that we are all the same--children of God. That we have different hair, eye, or skin color or have different likes or dislikes or are more of less capable than others does not change any of that. I only (and still to this day) saw my friend as just that--a friend and a brother of the same family I am a member of--the human race.
Wokism enter this guys life. Unsubscribed.
Yeah, he's a woke cult member.
In Uganda, we have tribalism which is causing so much hate in our different communities and it really makes me sad that we live this way. I hope many Ugandans see this video and relate it to the tribalism we face because the prejudices are similar, though ours invoke fewer hate crimes. I pray that we can get to a world that is less prejudiced than the one we are currently living in right now.
Heck. We have “tribalism” here in the States! Without actual tribes!
That’s because the white leftist “elites”, and are typically communist, and who possess an inordinate influence over society, have worked to divide people, to pigeon-hole people while deliberately pitting those groups against each other so as to weaken society which would allow them to fundamentally change the United States in such a manner that would allow them to take absolute power.
Previously, they had tried to effect change via class warfare, but the middle class is just too big in this country, and it is too easy to move into the middle class, so they had to resort to tribalism to weaken society.
Universities giving extra points to minorities to enter is racist. Most of the times, racism isn't direct, but subversive, victimizing when there's no intention.
It's also illegal and doesn't happen, so what you're doing is precisely what I told people not to do at the end of the video: deflect and blame others.
If universities give extra points to minorities and accept more, why am I the only black person in my masters program? Why is there only one black person in the class above me? Why aren't there any black people in the two classes above her? Where are the hand outs??
Universities do use race as a criteria for admissions and do preference blacks and Latinos. Thus the lawsuit from last year against Harvard.
From the linked document below:
"Harvard acknowledged that some highly qualified applicants receive a plus, or “tip,” based on race or ethnicity that can lead to an offer of admission. It defended that practice as essential for campus diversity. If the university were forced to ignore race in admissions, Harvard said, the number of black and Latino students could drop substantially."
www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/federal-judge-rules-harvard-does-not-discriminate-against-asian-americans-in-admissions/2019/10/01/dc106b54-a8a1-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html
@@BreakingInTheHabit Another example: www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-adv-asian-race-tutoring-20150222-story.html
@@BreakingInTheHabit Also is not about deflecting. I live in a heavily mixed zone that's been that way for decades. Blacks, whites, and Latinos all joke about the other, which is "racism", but it doesn't matter, because we know we are all equal, and the mentality of victim isn't present, just the mentality of friendship. Of course, you cannot make that king of jokes to unknown people, but as it is implied: context is of the essence. When Obama was elected president, I was: good, nice, ok. But everybody else was rocketing about the first African American president. I didn't even notice. I didn't even payed attention to that. Why is it important? (I'm mixed). Aren't all people equal? Was that implying that's an achievement for African Americans? So are they differentiating themselves from the rest of Americans? Then the narrative of oppression came to play, which is history and is a fact, but is now a differentiating factor: when that is brought up, now there's a duty towards that, and there's subversive racism. Yes, history mustn't be silenced, people will have sensibilities, but we cannot live in fear of hurting somebody's feelings. Be polite, joke with you know you can with, and ask for forgiveness if you made something wrong, you apologize if you realize said something bad, but you are not in policemen of other's feelings and Inquisitor of the words. There's joy in having different characteristics, and is fun and awesome when you can share them , joke, have an anecdote, etc. We aren't guilty of structures of the past. Without a fresh start, there will always be subversive racism. Is awesome to have differences, but not cool to make them an issue reminding past errors, and forgetting we are all equal in Christ. I repeat, apologize if needed and be polite, but you are not responsible of others' mindset. Sometimes one is racist without knowing, and sometimes you think you are racist when you're not. You will always hurt and be hurted, the trick is forgiveness.
If you are serious about wanting to help the African American children (sorry but my focus is on the next generation) take a look at how the government has excluded men from the households. Little boys especially need the guidance of their fathers for a whole host of reasons.
In this intervention, Father, I realized how American you are. For the first time, I can’t like your video. American antiracism is the most racist movement in contemporary history and to sympathize with it for clergy is disgraceful.
I'm ashamed to admit that racism is a very deep, ingrown thing in people. It's not typically something we do on purpose. We can only be non-racist actively, because all of us, literally all of us, have some racist inner tendencies that require hard work to erase and counteract.
Okay, maybe disclose the conversation so we can make our own conclusion.
There are black racists too, highlight them all.
Right... isn’t it something we get no context in which this whole thing went down. Just Fr Casey getting to morally grandstand at the expense of unknown, old white racist priest
I'm starting to realize that you like to pass off your own politics as church doctrine and this video shows it pretty well. Some of the examples of prejudice you gave are clearly things you heard happening and not things you've seen. The whole football players being called thugs vs. passionate is something I heard before yet no compilations exist showing this supposed difference. When protestors are called "rioters" it is often because they are rioting and causing $2 billion in property damages and destroying the business of minorities as was the case in recent BLM riots and contrary to what you said, the police are very hesitant to get involved in these situations. I mean they literally took over a portion of a city and police didn't break it up until people were literally being killed. When white people protest with guns, like you mention, the worst that has happened in recent times is they stormed the capitol building and caused a fraction of the damage of BLM riots. The fact is, the word "racist" is used to excuse bad behavior by calling anybody who condemns violence or rioting a "racist".
Things have definitely changed since he made this video. But there was a time in the not-to-distant past where he was right. But, again, it has reversed now.
Brother, with all due respect, this is ridiculous. Have you been watching too much CNN recently? You sounds like one of my hate filled, anti white, atheist, SJW professors! Please get back to talking about God and theology!
People said Thomas Aquinas sounded too much like the pagan philosopher Aristotle, maybe try to find some merit in what your liberal professors say instead of dismissing them as liberal, you would probably accuse me of being a leftist or SJW for siding with Father Casey on this issue, but I am really not and often side with the police community, republicans, and libertarians, Though I don't fully identify as any, basically what I'm saying is listen to people you disagree with worst case scenario you are proven wrong and find yourself closer to the truth, best case scenario you find yourself correct with even stronger positions and arguments
@@joelancon7231 He is talking about God! CAN YOU NOT HEAR?!
Thank you Father I really love how you explained the meaning of racism through the eyes of God, your talks are so inspirational, you are so wise for such a young man, you are a wonderful Priest 🙏🙏🙏
I should also ask why you believe that there will be no distinctions in heaven? So God created us all with physical variations and we're all going to be resurrected but we won't have any variations in heaven?
Furthermore this seems like you are asking us to be "colorblind" instead of "lovestruck" (a term used by Dr. King).
You mentioned at the end that we should focus on ourselves but most of this video was about you implying people were racist based upon things that could have been coincidental accidents and you not giving them the benefit of the doubt and instead assuming that they were guilty.
I have a degree in psychology and understand this stuff all too well. As much as I agreed with some of your points, there was a lot of assumptions that undermined the point that you were trying to make while putting people on the defensive who probably are not as guilty as you think.
St. Therese spoke often about giving people the benefit of the doubt whenever possible and I think that is the best approach. It doesn't mean that you don't empathize with people who have been discriminated against but it also doesn't mean assuming that worst possible assumptions about some else's behavior.
One of the principles of behavior psychology is that you cannot assume that you know someone's intentions, motivations, etc. Simply because they engaged in a behavior that you interpret to be such. Unless they deliberately reveal their intentions to you, you cannot know for certain.
We all should be empathetic towards each other and the more that we love Our Beloved Jesus the more that he will give us this grace but I don't think that this is how you go about it.
FAMVIDS - what a great comment.
These videos are truly inspiring. Would this one have been all the more powerful if it hadn’t been pitched specifically to white people? What I mean is, isn’t there a risk inherent in the argument that if I as a white man disagree with your premise about the nature and extent of racism (and I’m not saying I do) then I must be in unconscious denial of my own racism and so therefore you will not tolerate my disagreement with you? This is the circularity that is closing down debate across US and UK universities and much of public discourse. Parallel example: I am unable now to make the observation that I have not witnessed predatory male behaviour in my workplace over the last twenty years. Sincerely, from London.
"a lack of awareness of the other"
We are only to hate their sin and out of love for them share with them the truth. Also I think racism is a serious problem with many Catholics and they need to evaluate themselves and conform all their political and ideological beliefs to the church primarily. We are called to uphold the dignity of each and every person, and recognize the person is separate from beliefs. And yeah we tend to use heuristics and put things in boxes and stereotype to save time. And we’re called to try harder to break such stereotypes and better understand, and in doing so it will allow us to better share the gospel and reach people.
Your candour is appreciated Father. Needless to say, I am sure you’re expecting backlash to this video. St. Paul taught “…speak the truth in love…”. I believe you are calling us all, irrespective of our race to thoroughly examine our consciences in this regard. “…nothing unclean can enter heaven (Rev. 21). So, Father, continue to tell like it is and I will continue to keep you in my prayers.
i just saw this video and genuinely like father Casey, however, I hate it when people say we are all a little racist. I think we are all naturally judgmental about everyone we meet. Whether they belong to any race, nationality, etc. different than our own or EVEN BELONGING TO OUR OWN RACE! I feel like we judge people we meet but most people dont judge a certain race. I know there are stereotypes out there and some people generalize but that is mostly sarcasm laced with truth similar to what comedians do. I feel no dislike for anyone based on their race. Honest. Even if it was true, how would we fix that. To what lengths could we go to root out SUBCONCIOUS racism. It just seems impossible. Everyone has their opinions and those are hard to change. Just like I feel it is impossible to change/fix/get rid of REAL racists, people that openly show a dislike for people different than themselves.
Also, addressing father Casey directly, If you do what you say you do, namely, serving the poor in soup kitchens and giving a helping hand or a listening ear to anyone that comes to you, it is more than most people do. You obviously knew going into being a friar that you would be helping all types of people. So if that is someone who is racist, more of us "racist" people should be like that. To say that because you like to hang out with people like yourself is racist is (no offense) dumb. Does that mean a white person needs to have black friends or vice versa? We all know how disingenuous it sounds when white people say i am not racist because i have black friends. People naturally hang out with similar minded and looking people as themselves. I think to avoid people unlike yourself is bad but not if you just so happen to have friends as you do. In closing, we are not all a little bit racist.
Thank you so much for this Father!! We need Catholics speaking on these issues, thank you.