Marrakesh bummed me out: Morocco as a Black Woman | REMOTE YEAR
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- As a black woman, I had a unique experience when traveling solo in Marrakesh, Morocco. Here's a quick recap of my experience during Month 4 of Remote Year.
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Dont be scared to travel to morocco, its a beautiful country that i recommend to people. I just suggest to women of any race to be aware that there is an harassement culture problem. I stand with you to change this culture : enough is enough.
i agree 100%. I have been going annually since 2003.
I agree! We shouldn't let fear stop us, we just need to be prepared for what we might face
Or don't go.
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My father is a black Moroccan from ouarzazate, visit there, it’s gorgeous and can’t believe how sadly hidden those areas are .
Hopefully I can go back and visit one day!
@@chimdi I see Venus Williams has a twin.
you a are a fucking liar you are not a true morocain because a real morocain défend his own land !
I'm from Morocco thank you for sharing your experience, yes unfortunately it's still backward for women rights so yes be careful ladies if you come to visit.
Thanks for watching Angel!
Thank you for this video. I want to spend time in Morocco, but I'm thinking maybe I don't want to do that solo. I appreciate being able to hear another opinion about travelling solo to Morocco.
Yeah, it's a beautiful place but definitely go with people if you can, so you can have a little more piece of mind. Thank you for watching and for leaving a comment ❤️
Hey such a shame you've experienced that. I'm of Moroccan descent, born and raised in Amsterdam. Going back to my country is super bitter sweet because of this reason. The men are still super disrespectful especially when they recognise you're not from there or living there. It's kind of changing but not fast enough. I hope that will be different soon, because the country is lovely!!
I definitely have not written off the country, and now that I know what to expect I will be better prepared!
They will follow you like that no matter what you are wearing. It's really not about the way you were dressing. Never answer them tho. The more you talk the longer they keep talking. You just have to handle him till he leaves. Pretend he doesn't exist. I know it's hard I went thro that an unbelievable amount of times in my life. But what would help is having someone with you especially a man.
Yeah, such a shame that we have to plan all these strategies and think twice about walking alone 😪
Yes , if you go to arab cities where they disrespect woman and follow them , and are racist for your skin color. If you go to berber cities (like nador ) you will get alot less discrimination because amazighs come in black shades too and we see them everyday and respect them cause Amazighs get discriminated against too (cause of the Rif War between Spain and Morocco) Even the King of morocco doesn't care about our cities , if you look at Nador there is trash everywhere on the ground because the garbage collectors don't get paid. Even tho we look like the arabs from morocco they still hate us for having our own flag and culture. And in the past Amazigh woman were really high that's why most amazighs don't follow you around and ask for your number or something (woman are still very high till this day).
It is not just Marrakech I have been living in Morroco for 7 years now but I am in the oriental region. I have had the craziest experiences. Men litteralymasturvating themself in public to you (dressed in a jean and loose shirt) following you for hours, the verbal aggressions, this is just the way they behave especially with black women
That is INSANE. Really sorry that has been your experience. I think if I go back with money and do it private riad style hopefully I could have a whole different experience.
moroccans fuck with black moroccans not with american blacks because the only thing they want is the green card beside that am brown berber and i have black blood that means am african even if i dont talk ebonics because africans dont look the same and they dont talk the same way
@itsurguy1 tbh, i am Moroccan and it's kinda true and it's usually among the illiterate ignorant persons, usually if you find someone like me who speaks english they would know that it's wrong, sorry if you experienced something dude
Yeah, thanks. It’s a no for me. So many other beautiful countries to visit.
Besides, we Americans are in the Northwest Amexem.
The descendants of the ancient berbers of that land. Many Moroccans must not know who we are.
How is your dating experiences there ?
I really wanted to go but I am not willing to deal with that kind of harassment at any time in any form.
Girl I hear that
I suggest to take a private tour in Morocco if you are travel alone. I went to Morocco last February with a best driver guide Mohsin from Morocco Authentic Tours.
Thanks you for your insight... I took was planning on visiting Marrakesh but that would defiantly turn me off.
I wouldn't say you shouldn't visit, this was just my experience!
@Durian Durian Unless we have authorization to immigrate to another country, where do you think we'd go? Just because we come back here doesn't mean we want to. I personally would like to leave the States, but it's hard to find a job abroad.
@@Fumi007 morocco aaint rasict sis
I am an African American woman that has been traveling annually to Morocco since 2003. For the past 17 years, I have traveled there and dated numerous Moroccan men. I adopted two Moroccan families and have had the time of my life traveling the various cities and meeting new people. I have traveled by myself and recently brought 2 African American women with me last year and they absolutely adored the country. Every trip I always make a new Moroccan male friend en route from the airport to Fes or on the train or buses when I travel between cities. My recommendation is to meet people in the daytime in public places and you will feel safer at night in public places because you will know someone. I am still friends on Facebook and text daily with all of my friends from there. They have helped so very much and take such good care of me during my travels. I always have someone to meet me at the train station no matter what city I am arriving. I try to make a friend in every city so that when I return I know someone. You missed out on a great opportunity. I have been to weddings and so many celebrations with their families. I stay at least a month each time when I visit so that I have time to travel alone and time with my family there. Some of the people I have met have come to the US on visitor VIsas and traveled around the states. I introduced one of my friends to the sister of a family that I met in Morocco and he fell in love and married her. We all attended the wedding last October 2020. I met another African American sister last year on the flight to Morocco when she was returning after having stayed the previous year with a family she did not know but had been invited by her co-worker in the states. I feel you had a one-off experience. If you ever want to give Morocco another chance contact me. I will tell you when I am traveling again and introduce to the most awesome families there not to mention handsome men. If I did not feel safe or welcome I would not make Morocco and annual destination. And, I have traveled around the world and I always make time to see my family in Morocco. My Moroccan Families there are the best gift God has given me throughout my travels. The big family I never had. I have seen children grow up, marry, and die. I cannot imagine my life without all of my Moroccan Family and Friends. Contact me via Facebook- Yvonne Renae Williams.
@@renae0007 thanks for you kind words .. if you coming back you're welcom in casablanca and Agadir.
Those men are not Moroccans these are Subsaharan Africans they are Senegalees.
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oh wow , "who has nothing else to do today , where they're like I'm gonna follow this girl around for 10-15mins" right ! that's hilarious (not in the moment of course)
Lmao but really don't y'all have plans????
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I wanted to hear what you were hesitant to say but I have a clue what is was
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Thank you so much for your comments. I had travel plans (Feb 2020), to Marrakech and Essaouira and then onwards to Fez and Chefchaouen in the north via plane. Your information was absolutely the tipping point for me. Understanding the cultural differences and knowing to dress with loose clothing and having all skin covered etc,.... I am ok with that traveling to a Muslim country and showing respect for the culture. But I have read too many statements from women expressing how the men are still very backwards in their view of women. I'm going to take a hit and pay the extra $200.00 change fee for my flight and cross Morocco off my list (for now). Maybe in about 50 years from now (snark-snark), the men will have grown into a more progressive mind set towards their treatment of women that travel solo. I doubt it.... the cultural differences are generational and run VERY deep.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you've been able to make an informed choice. But just want to reiterate that this was my personal experience, so I can't speak for what everyone will experience if they visit the country.
I am an African American woman that has been traveling annually to Morocco since 2003. For the past 17 years, I have traveled there and dated numerous Moroccan men. I adopted two Moroccan families and have had the time of my life traveling the various cities and meeting new people. I have traveled by myself and recently brought 2 African American women with me last year and they absolutely adored the country. Every trip I always make a new Moroccan male friend en route from the airport to Fes or on the train or buses when I travel between cities. My recommendation is to meet people in the daytime in public places and you will feel safer at night in public places because you will know someone. I am still friends on Facebook and text daily with all of my friends from there. They have helped so very much and take such good care of me during my travels. I always have someone to meet me at the train station no matter what city I am arriving. I try to make a friend in every city so that when I return I know someone. You missed out on a great opportunity. I have been to weddings and so many celebrations with their families. I stay at least a month each time when I visit so that I have time to travel alone and time with my family there. Some of the people I have met have come to the US on visitor VIsas and traveled around the states. I introduced one of my friends to the sister of a family that I met in Morocco and he fell in love and married her. We all attended the wedding last October 2020. I met another African American sister last year on the flight to Morocco when she was returning after having stayed the previous year with a family she did not know but had been invited by her co-worker in the states. I feel you had a one-off experience. If you ever want to give Morocco another chance contact me. I will tell you when I am traveling again and introduce to the most awesome families there not to mention handsome men. If I did not feel safe or welcome I would not make Morocco and annual destination. And, I have traveled around the world and I always make time to see my family in Morocco. My Moroccan Families there are the best gift God has given me throughout my travels. The big family I never had. I have seen children grow up, marry, and die. I cannot imagine my life without all of my Moroccan Family and Friends. Contact me via Facebook- Yvonne Renae Williams.
@@renae0007 wow so cool
They are desperate for American Visa. That's why, they are poor. It's a hustle for them. Trust me I know.
Megan Megan so true, I’m from the uk and he was already ready to marry me knowing me for 1 month
Typecall american
GOOD EXPERIENCE GOOD LUCK IN MALAYSIA
Thank you!!!
Go looking out!
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Hi... have u been south east asia.. check out Malaysia.the city and the nature ..
I'm going to Malaysia in a few months! I'm pretty pumped!
Malaysia tips:
1. download grab apps like uber don't take taxi.
2. try MRT LRT public transp.
3. try go to chenang beach langkawi towards north by plane if u there more than a weeks.
4. Jalan Alor for chinese food and night booze nearby along the roads.
5. Tourist place: Batu caves Temple, National mosque, river of life, pavillion in bukit bintang. KLCC etc etc etc
6. be careful of belongings. sometimes shit happens.
list goes on... hope u enjoy the trip 😁💝
Thank you for sharing! It makes me appreciate living in a free country like the United States, where I can go anywhere by myself, as a woman, without those weird fears and situations. Thank you for sharing such an important aspect with such grace. Do you have long before you leave fot your next destination? Safe travels! You travel as a group, right?
i'm from malaysia. no worries. here women are free to roam without stare ... u can check out kuala lumpur before u go. malaysia is modern country. oh try visit PUTRAJAYA too ... 😉
im so sorry youve experienced that :( ❤ being a black woman is hard everywhere, and obviously in a misogynistic racist country like morocco, its even worse.
❤️❤️❤️ I appreciate you!
Hell no!!! Being a Black woman isn't more difficult than being a Black man. The only difference is that Generation X and onward American Black women have self destructed themselves with utter dysfunction and immorality.
Some Moroccan men could be a little aggressive in their approach and some women are into that. As for how you dress, some Moroccan women dress more provocative and they feel completely safe. Btw, I’m an American from Detroit, MI and I visited Morocco three times. I think you went to Morocco with some inherited negative perceptions and American standards and that’s a bit unfair. I highly recommend visiting Morocco. It’s a lovely country.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I think you're right about having assumptions going in, I assumed I would love the country because it was one of the few in Africa the program even offered. I put the city on a pedestal and when I encountered the misogyny that's commonplace across other communities, the blow was even stronger. I think when I'm rolling in cash I might revisit and have the "luxurious" experience, but otherwise I'll probably stay away. But I'm glad you've had such wonderful experiences there!
Who says they was Moroccan? She didnt also. These are probably sub saharans that are harassing woman as thr always do. We should kick them out of our country
Paris especially Chateaux Rough, Arabs there very intimidating l never go out in the evening...Iran the same ..
I'm so sorry Heather, you deserve to be free wherever you go
Iam a black moroccan❤
How are the women there? Was there any racism?
You don't see as many women just walking around, and I didn't feel any overt racism
Johnny Doeboy u do know there are full black moroccan?
@Johnny Doeboy normal? bruh bro iam senegalese and moroccan iam black i go every year to morrocco their are like 10000000 of black moroccans the most moroccans are brown tinned
If you go to any Muslim country you will get the same experience as you did in Morocco. Go to Pakistan you will experience the same thing. I don't do the avoiding thing, with the black glasses and pretend ignore thing, cause that does not work.
Such a bummer
I went with a group of black women to Casablanca and they did not like us at all. When we went to Egypt that's when I finally felt comfortable
Egypt?? Lol
Same muslim mentality towards women...
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im half black🇲🇦😚😚
Also coz black African women in Morocco are poor and discriminated upon, so they assume all black woman are easy.
Morocco is in Africa, do what do you mean ?
And there are moroccan black peoples 2
what inda retarded statement is that is that moroccan woman are rich idiot
u must have lost ur mind when the fuc did moroccan women became rich stop retarded stereotypes this is most retarded thing i ever heard. black african woman are not selling their pussy in moroccan unlike moroccan woman
@@alexspolmer1789 Morrocans are whiter than Spanish people 99% of the population. They even have blonds and blue eyed there. Very few blacks
Welcome to Africa. You would have felt even bigger cultural shock if you went to other African countries, Morocco is the most progressive country and safest in the continent. It’s important for the person to know her/his history and where he/she came from! There are lot of Europeans who came to Morocco and Americans girls who live everywhere in Morocco and remote area they don’t have an issue at all. That is why it’s number one tourist destination in Africa.
You're probably right!
I agree 100%. I felt safer in Morocco than I did in Cape Town or Joberg.
Looool no it isnt
What a fucking lie and the video creator actually agreed. What a shame.
what’s the safest and more progressive one then?
It also depends on your attitude and clothes. You have sub saharan anxestors just like me so expect these things happen. If you are narcistic and ghetto behaviour, becoming defensive when critisized, people will not understand.
Political correctnes and left marxsist ideologies are not working in those countries. Be humble, grateful and enjoy the world as long as you can. No offence.
Thanks for sharing!