gay comminuity ecisted quite well intill the academia started to label us as devient and defficent. we owned the night and everyone may not have liked ut but understoood. W e are very much still getting back to normal, and 'pride' is likely someing that needs to go.
NYC June 28, 1969 Stonewall... the riots drew the attention of some of the Black Panthers who asked what was going on. The Black Panthers without question stood side by side with the gay community, they didnt blink at sexuality or skin colour, that didnt matter, what mattered is they stood arm in arm because it was the right thing.We ALL need to take a page of that piece of history, and STAND WITH each other because it is the RIGHT thing to do.
@@paulanthonyhoeflich8988 if you get the chance to watch American Experience Stonewall Uprising, its mentioned.. briefly, but none the less very important.
As a white 57 year old white man, I can't and don't know how to process what black people go through...but, I do hope all people know that there are millions of us who support your struggle and hope that we can help and care for you and offer our help!
I just love you Coco... I'm 51 gonna be 52 in 3 days. I've lost my job because the business closed for good due to covid 19. I'm beside myself with despair and all that's going on in this country and yet you bring such happiness and laughter to my life. From the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you......
My husband is from Lagos Nigeria - my grand kids Dad is Jamaican - my niece's hubby is from the Philippines, all my cousins on my moms side are gay ... we are a Heinz 57 family. I worry each and every day how my family members will be treated. I am a white privileged girl from Canada, but I chose to embrace kindness and people who will rise up. I don't care two hoots your race creed or orientation. One evening my hubby and I were driving home from a friends home and the police stopped us for a R.I.D.E. program - the cop took one look at my husband and asked me,"Mme are you alright?" I looked at him and said, "YEAH HE IS MY HUSBAND!" Like WTF because I am a white woman in the car with a black man I wouldn't be OK!!! I was sooo angry! I have so many stories - it's so wrong!
Thank you for continuing to discuss this, Coco. I know people will complain, but it is the NOT DISCUSSING, and the sweeping this under the rug, which is why we keep seeing history repeat itself in these situations, and only when something finally gets done will we have peace. There needs to be accountability for police brutality.
I call that kind of subtle racism "casual racism". Australia is very much the same; here there have been over 400 Indigenous deaths in police custody with zero convictions. Casual racism is rife here too and it has to also be called out. What you stay silent on, you condone.
This! All of your chats are good. This is great! A great message! Be positive that things are happening! If we all keep pushing back against soft racism, we will crush it! We are doing it within our own LGBTQI community and still working on it! We have to stand next to our black and brown family at the same time! We are family isn’t just a song, it’s an anthem for this country! Love you Miss Coco! #BlackLivesMatter #PrideMonth2020
Calling out her boss...now, THAT is speaking truth to power. We all need to follow her example. That's heartbreaking about your relatives who have had the police called on them for simply living in their own skin. Love to all of your family. Thanks for sharing, as always. ❤
I started watching your videos before I had any idea who you were, let alone what your political beliefs were. I am absolutely DELIGHTED to be discovering what you believe and what you stand up for. Brava. These videos made while "in solitude" are brilliant. You're not just making the best of a bad situation or creating content just to keep your audience engaged. You're reaching inside and sharing meaningful, thoughtful content that people can relate to. You have a tremendous gift for storytelling. I hope you will never stop using it to fight racism (and other forms of oppression).
Thank you for this video. As a black man it warms my heart to hear when people actually get it. Your niece sounds like is a wonderful young lady. I only discovered you last year but boy am I glad I did. Your love, warmth and heart come all the way through 💙💙💙💙
If RUclips videos are eligible for any kinds of awards, you should win them. This series you've been producing has been something to look forward to every day. I thank you.
This is such an emotional topic. I grew up in Chicago. I never not once said I’m going to my black friends house, my Hispanic friends house, my Asian friends house. No. I’m just going to my friends house. I cannot believe what is happening in our country, our world right now. As a gay white man, I cannot imagine how black people feel. This type of injustice absolutely breaks my heart. I broke down balling and got sick to my stomach when I say that video of Mr. Floyd. My heart goes out to his family. Just unbelievable that the police would have done that to him. It’s just sickening. Sickening! Coco, thank you for sharing your thoughts and your stories with us. We will never be able to see what unites us if all we ever see is what makes us different. You’re in my thoughts and prayers always and we love you tremendously!!! ❤️❤️❤️
oh absolutely! I'm hearing people's stories, I'm watching the news, the footage of the protests, I'm seeing how people are treated and how people are reacting and it infuriates me. and I keep reminding myself all the time, if it's infuriating to me I can't imagine living my life as a black person in general society!! EVERYONE needs to come together and do their part to abolish this racism once and for all. xx
As a white woman, I will continue to speak out for those who can't! My heart is bleeding for you! R.I.P. George Floyd Sending Love and my solidarity to all my black brothers and sisters in the USA! I love you more than ever Coco! ❤
You are so right and thank you for discussing this important issue. At least you have a platform, I don’t,so I thank you for speaking on my behalf. If I have to crawl in November, to the polls I am going to vote,vote for change. Out with the old in with the new. ❤️🙏🏼
Dear Coco, I want to thank you so much for sharing these stories with all of us. We need to hear this...And this entire country needs to hear these stories! So many people just don't get it...And I don't understand why they can't get it...Unless they either haven't been exposed to it, or they just don't care because it doesn't pertain to them. Whatever it is, we cannot go on like this! I want everyone who hears these stories to think about them and to remember them when they vote in November. Peace to you Coco.
I love hearing the birds. Thank you for the words of wisdom. I've been feeling so overwhelmed by all that is happening...angry, sad, outraged and fearful. Keep on sharing CoCo! 🙏🥰
Hi Coco! I am a Spaniard (from Galicia) straight guy, raised in Argentina, living in Luxemburgo, married to a French wife and with a British son (he was born when we were living in London). You are a drag queen from the Bronx living in LA. Everyone might think we have absolutely nothing in common. However, I am such a huge fan and I fell so much connected to you just by watching your videos that helped me a lot during these dark times. There are so many things you said about Spain and Argentina that made me feel at home or that we were soulmates in another life. Even my son's name is Rafael. My wife and I were supposed to flight to London one weekend this year just to see your show but then Covid happened. We would even pay per minute just to talk to you on the phone or skype. I hope to see one of your shows in London or anywhere in Europe any time soon. Take care.
I’m angry, scared, sad, confused and at the same time, filled with pure love. I hope we are witnessing the beginning of a change for the better of our country and its people.
Hey Coco, I share your anger, frustration, concern etc. As a Gay Mexican person I have felt the pain of discrimination and it hurt. Continue being you, it's great to hear your stories, funny or not. Hugs!
Well said Coco. Keep the conversation going because it makes ALL of think, about life, about our inbuilt racism, about how we ALL need to do better & be better people. It’s a heartbreaking time in the world right now so we need to hear voices like yours more than ever. Make People Think. ❤️
I can't thank you enough for sharing your stories, starting a conversation and sharing your amazing spirit with us. May your words help others to understand.
Today in minnesota we protested in front of the governors residence. George floyd’s niece spoke at the rally, and it was heartbreaking to hear her cry and beg for justice and reform. Also, thank you for telling people to think about how the black community feels. I feel like most white people dont think about it in that way and it is very necessary to bring about change!
There is a AMAZING speech that Bobby Kennedy made the day after MLK jr.'s death called "Mindless Menace of Violence". I urge everyone here to take the time to listen to it. It is a wonderfully worded reminder that ALL of us, each one of us, no matter what race, gender, or creed, is just trying to make it through this world for just the brief moment we are here. And to be kinder to each other. That we all have a common or at the very least, similar goal. It is available here on RUclips. "Violence breeds violence. Repression breeds retaliation. And only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our souls."
My dearest Coco, Thank you for using your platform for acknowledging that there is still a very real problem that needs to get fixed. Warm thoughts I send your way Raquel 🙋♀️🙊🙉🙈💕💕💕
Coco, l can relate to your story, l am a gay man my cousin is married to a black man, l live in a private community on a lake in Connecticut, my family has lived here for over 100 years. My cousin and her children were visiting they were all down on my beach playing in the water and on the sand. All of a sudden a police car pulled into my driveway, they been called by a neighbor, someone who has ties going back as far as mine. She was concerned because there are no black families in the neighborhood. I was shocked. This happened about 15 years ago, now times are sadly even more divisive thanks to the leadership of he who shall not be named. Now with the passing of the great Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it ie crucial that we all get out and vote ,by mail or in person if we don't get a change in leadership l am terrified of what our country will become. Please keep up your inspirational thoughts we need you now more than ever!!
i want to thank you for this video in particular Miss Coco. Mercifully, I've been spared the more violent forms of racism in life, but it's so nice to hear you express how unutterably exhausting it is to have to frequently prove you're not automatically an asshole because of a little color (well, everyone is a color really). It's not something we like to discuss, but even in our own LGBTQI... community, (where we should surely appreciate the wicked effects of presumption) racism, or 'racial preference' has been thriving and is often zealously defended. Having to stomach it on occasion is one thing, but hearing it so often that it's practically a greeting (not into black dudes, sorry no blacks, just a preference)-it's a constant reminder that 'you're not really one of us.' It's not something you just 'get over' when it's a staple of the culture. Thank you Miss Peru, and thanks to everyone who understands or at least empathizes with this cause. I'm sure you all have your stories too.
Circumstances are exhausting for you, withering for someone else. We have to be lift each other up. Thank you for being yourself and sharing your stories. Priceless.
I cannot imagine how heavy the burden becomes of carrying this prejudice and injustice around personally, year after year. The accumulation of blame, shame, violence, distrust, and bitterness HAS to be toxic. My God, have mercy! GRATEFUL that these conversations are emerging. I will listen my entire life, and I will speak up in the name of justice.
It is not easy being black or a person of color ìn the USA. I wish I knew the answer Coco. Continue to speak your truth. The only thing I can think of is, awareness the opposite of denial frees us from our confusion. Hopefully what is going on now helps people to be aware of what it is like for people of color in the USA.
Oh Mrs. Coco ...as a Latino, Jewish Gay man i have so many stories about racism...and YOU ARE RIGHT...WE NEED TO SPEAK UP....i see how the Montreal Canada police treats with minority here...it is here as well. Great to you have the guts to talk about Racism...
@@mickeymouse2able Yes, I know that. But that wasn't what my hasty comment was referring to. Over the past 20 years, we've militarized our police forces in the US. And for the past 40 years, white-supremacists have intentionally been going into policing, magnifying the institutional racism into overt outright animus. _This_ is what I meant by a poison spreading from the US for the past 20-30 years. Countries where police are already out of control see the US as justification for their behavior. Countries where the police were only marginally racist used the US as a role-model and grow worse than they would've been without American influence. Humans aren't computers; racism isn't something we just consciously write into some flesh-hard-disk. We absorb what's going on around us, whether we want to or not. And if someone has the US projectile-vomiting its intensely-racist policing practices at their country, they *are* going to absorb it, like it or not. Hopefully, this is explicit enough to be completely unambiguous as to what my more laconic prior reply had intended.
The second you mentioned the car, I knew where this was going, and my stomach filled with tense acid. I was so tempted to fast forward, but I didn't; you said we no longer have the privilege of glossing over, or being theoretical in our understanding, and this is a visceral truth. Thank you, MCP
Thank you so much, Coco. This was very powerful. I’m a gay man of color, and I was really touched by your openness and your heartfelt desire to understand and ameliorate things. Love you! Can’t wait for your show on Wednesday!
Thank you, Miss Coco! 💜 Casual racism is so pervasive... indeed, it is exhausting. But I love how you advised your niece to speak up and continue to speak up. We have to... else silence becomes complicity. #BlackLivesMatter
My Nephew who is 11 is half black and half white and i worry for him, it would break my heart if anything happens to him because of what he looks like and the color of his skin, i wish this world would change, why can't we all love and respect and treat with dignity, we are all the same species, we just all have different skin, we are all human beings and should ALL be treated equally, thank you for sharing your story Coco, Love you
Over the past few days, I have went from being shocked, to annoyed, to angry that this is still happening and now I am exhausted and I feel... empty. I'm British, so there's nothing I can do for America, and even if I was American I don't have that kind of confidence or personality that gets confrontational or speak up. But I was brought up that we are all brought into this world the same way, and we all die the same way. Now, I also live in a part of the UK that is very caucasian, but we also have Minority businesses such as "Native Chinese" people who immigrated here to start up their own fast food take-away (which is also highly appreciated and loved around these parts) and have been in our area for DECADES. We also have Indians who do take-away and restaurants and again, the community value these people. So when I see what goes on in America, it just shocks me that a very small, white community such as mine can tolerate and appreciate our Minorities more than cities can in America can it throws me for a loop. At the end of the day, I am nobody, my words don't matter and I have no reach. The best thing I can personally do is just to be racist myself or look down on people who are different and at LEAST call out people close to me that say things that are bad. It just feels like everywhere you look online, especially this year, there's nothing good going on. It's been miserable and I just do not want to be part of the misery anymore. I know I am going to get shamed and called out, but at this point I am unable to feel anything. Looking at the start of humanity itself to now, and we're still seeing eachother biting at eachothers necks and fighting with one another it's got me thinking how humanity as a whole, doesn't change. It's like a TV show that keeps repeating the same storyline over and over. The characters have stopped developing and the writers are intentionally writing in situations to cause drama and keep people invested. The George incident should never have happened, and yet it did because someone, be it in that officers life or (if you believe in them) a comsiligocal deity, said "this is acceptable behaviour" and let it happen/occur. What moral compass justifies taking lives, who offer 0 resistance. Is it because "Moral compasses" are just a human conception and therfor can be taken differently. Even IF he had committed some form of crime, there's 0 justification for the action taken. It would be up to the court of justice to sentence him but he never got that chance. Sorry for the long post on your comment section, I hope this doesn't cause anything bothersome.
Thanks, Coco Peru!!! I stand with you on these issues of racial inequality. I grew up in a racist household, and community (one Black family, two Hispanic). Over time, I have purposely taken jobs in which I've worked with all kinds of minorities. Also, my partner for the last 17 years is Indian (from the country India). And so, I am constantly learning, and open. I want so badly to heal the gap between those who judge, and acceptance. We're all human, after all. Thanks for this message of both tolerance and also suffering. I'll continue to speak up on this issue whenever I can. xoxo
My grandson is biracial, racism has always angered me, now thinking of when my grandson grows up as a male of color, it terrifies me. #blacklivesmatter🖤
Never forget the first Pride was a riot! #blacklivesmatter
gay comminuity ecisted quite well intill the academia started to label us as devient and defficent. we owned the night and everyone may not have liked ut but understoood. W e are very much still getting back to normal, and 'pride' is likely someing that needs to go.
@@No1More1Mr1Nice1Guy1 What needs to go is the debachury of Pride. Less of a party. More of a movement.
NYC June 28, 1969 Stonewall... the riots drew the attention of some of the Black Panthers who asked what was going on. The Black Panthers without question stood side by side with the gay community, they didnt blink at sexuality or skin colour, that didnt matter, what mattered is they stood arm in arm because it was the right thing.We ALL need to take a page of that piece of history, and STAND WITH each other because it is the RIGHT thing to do.
Amen.
Amen💯💙🐱✌
AMEN!!!!
We didnt know that.
@@paulanthonyhoeflich8988 if you get the chance to watch American Experience Stonewall Uprising, its mentioned.. briefly, but none the less very important.
Your niece is an angel, it's beautiful to see younger people openly speaking their minds. 🧡🧡🧡
As a white 57 year old white man, I can't and don't know how to process what black people go through...but, I do hope all people know that there are millions of us who support your struggle and hope that we can help and care for you and offer our help!
I just love you Coco... I'm 51 gonna be 52 in 3 days. I've lost my job because the business closed for good due to covid 19. I'm beside myself with despair and all that's going on in this country and yet you bring such happiness and laughter to my life. From the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you......
My husband is from Lagos Nigeria - my grand kids Dad is Jamaican - my niece's hubby is from the Philippines, all my cousins on my moms side are gay ... we are a Heinz 57 family. I worry each and every day how my family members will be treated. I am a white privileged girl from Canada, but I chose to embrace kindness and people who will rise up. I don't care two hoots your race creed or orientation.
One evening my hubby and I were driving home from a friends home and the police stopped us for a R.I.D.E. program - the cop took one look at my husband and asked me,"Mme are you alright?" I looked at him and said, "YEAH HE IS MY HUSBAND!"
Like WTF because I am a white woman in the car with a black man I wouldn't be OK!!! I was sooo angry! I have so many stories - it's so wrong!
“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” -MLK. Keep talking, Coco! ❤️
George Floyd"s brother did speak eloquently to us all. He is heartbroken and still remains compassionate. I don't know how he is so strong.
Thank you for your positivity and mindfulness in these troubling times. You are needed.
Thank you for continuing to discuss this, Coco. I know people will complain, but it is the NOT DISCUSSING, and the sweeping this under the rug, which is why we keep seeing history repeat itself in these situations, and only when something finally gets done will we have peace. There needs to be accountability for police brutality.
I call that kind of subtle racism "casual racism". Australia is very much the same; here there have been over 400 Indigenous deaths in police custody with zero convictions. Casual racism is rife here too and it has to also be called out. What you stay silent on, you condone.
This! All of your chats are good. This is great! A great message! Be positive that things are happening! If we all keep pushing back against soft racism, we will crush it! We are doing it within our own LGBTQI community and still working on it! We have to stand next to our black and brown family at the same time! We are family isn’t just a song, it’s an anthem for this country! Love you Miss Coco! #BlackLivesMatter #PrideMonth2020
Another great message. Thank you.
I wish I could hug you right now Miss Coco.
Calling out her boss...now, THAT is speaking truth to power. We all need to follow her example. That's heartbreaking about your relatives who have had the police called on them for simply living in their own skin. Love to all of your family. Thanks for sharing, as always. ❤
That was brave as all heck.
I started watching your videos before I had any idea who you were, let alone what your political beliefs were. I am absolutely DELIGHTED to be discovering what you believe and what you stand up for. Brava. These videos made while "in solitude" are brilliant. You're not just making the best of a bad situation or creating content just to keep your audience engaged. You're reaching inside and sharing meaningful, thoughtful content that people can relate to. You have a tremendous gift for storytelling. I hope you will never stop using it to fight racism (and other forms of oppression).
Thank you for this video. As a black man it warms my heart to hear when people actually get it. Your niece sounds like is a wonderful young lady. I only discovered you last year but boy am I glad I did. Your love, warmth and heart come all the way through 💙💙💙💙
We are definately here to listen to your thoughts, memories and aspirations. Always ...
Love that..... thanks CP.
I would be honored to March right next to you, Miss Coco.
Thank you for speaking out with truths that all should hear! You truly are a gem!
If RUclips videos are eligible for any kinds of awards, you should win them. This series you've been producing has been something to look forward to every day. I thank you.
This is such an emotional topic. I grew up in Chicago. I never not once said I’m going to my black friends house, my Hispanic friends house, my Asian friends house. No. I’m just going to my friends house. I cannot believe what is happening in our country, our world right now. As a gay white man, I cannot imagine how black people feel. This type of injustice absolutely breaks my heart. I broke down balling and got sick to my stomach when I say that video of Mr. Floyd. My heart goes out to his family. Just unbelievable that the police would have done that to him. It’s just sickening. Sickening! Coco, thank you for sharing your thoughts and your stories with us. We will never be able to see what unites us if all we ever see is what makes us different. You’re in my thoughts and prayers always and we love you tremendously!!! ❤️❤️❤️
oh absolutely! I'm hearing people's stories, I'm watching the news, the footage of the protests, I'm seeing how people are treated and how people are reacting and it infuriates me. and I keep reminding myself all the time, if it's infuriating to me I can't imagine living my life as a black person in general society!! EVERYONE needs to come together and do their part to abolish this racism once and for all. xx
This was such a powerful video.
I am sharing this because it needs to be heard. Your words have great power. Thank you.
As long as your niece knows that all her family's hands are on her back holding her up - she will not fall.....
As a white woman, I will continue to speak out for those who can't!
My heart is bleeding for you!
R.I.P. George Floyd
Sending Love and my solidarity to all my black brothers and sisters in the USA!
I love you more than ever Coco! ❤
Miss coco your amazing thank you for always being a Beacon of Hope especially during these dark times love you always trav
You are so right and thank you for discussing this important issue. At least you have a platform, I don’t,so I thank you for speaking on my behalf. If I have to crawl in November, to the polls I am going to vote,vote for change. Out with the old in with the new. ❤️🙏🏼
Thank you for speaking out.
Ms. Coco...Stay Angry.....Everyone.. It's the only thing that will get the orange menace out in November....We must change this NOW!
We had a black president for 8 years. Do we also blame Obama for everything that happened under his watch as well?
My heart breaks too. Thank you Coco
I feel this in my soul. ❤️❤️❤️
Love you, love your anger, love your passion.... I'm with you!!
A---- Mazing---- Coco Peru-------!!!!!!! Thank you so much for your authenticity, your sensitivity, your empathy and your humanity !!!!!!!!!
Dear Coco, I want to thank you so much for sharing these stories with all of us. We need to hear this...And this entire country needs to hear these stories! So many people just don't get it...And I don't understand why they can't get it...Unless they either haven't been exposed to it, or they just don't care because it doesn't pertain to them. Whatever it is, we cannot go on like this! I want everyone who hears these stories to think about them and to remember them when they vote in November. Peace to you Coco.
I love hearing the birds.
Thank you for the words of wisdom.
I've been feeling so overwhelmed by all that is happening...angry, sad, outraged and fearful.
Keep on sharing CoCo!
🙏🥰
Hi Coco! I am a Spaniard (from Galicia) straight guy, raised in Argentina, living in Luxemburgo, married to a French wife and with a British son (he was born when we were living in London). You are a drag queen from the Bronx living in LA. Everyone might think we have absolutely nothing in common. However, I am such a huge fan and I fell so much connected to you just by watching your videos that helped me a lot during these dark times. There are so many things you said about Spain and Argentina that made me feel at home or that we were soulmates in another life. Even my son's name is Rafael. My wife and I were supposed to flight to London one weekend this year just to see your show but then Covid happened. We would even pay per minute just to talk to you on the phone or skype. I hope to see one of your shows in London or anywhere in Europe any time soon. Take care.
I’m angry, scared, sad, confused and at the same time, filled with pure love.
I hope we are witnessing the beginning of a change for the better of our country and its people.
I believe we are, but it won't be easy, or we'd have done it 50 years ago. The difference this time will be the actions of allies.
Thank you so much for sharing Coco! 😘
Hey Coco, I share your anger, frustration, concern etc. As a Gay Mexican person I have felt the pain of discrimination and it hurt. Continue being you, it's great to hear your stories, funny or not. Hugs!
Love, Freedom,Blessings, and Peace is my wish and prayer for humankind. My heart is past the point of broken. My heart is shattered.
When this happened I was torn up. This has to stop. And I'm a white woman that want racism to stop now.
I love you Miss Coco. XO Your simply the Best.💝
Well said Coco. Keep the conversation going because it makes ALL of think, about life, about our inbuilt racism, about how we ALL need to do better & be better people. It’s a heartbreaking time in the world right now so we need to hear voices like yours more than ever. Make People Think. ❤️
I can't thank you enough for sharing your stories, starting a conversation and sharing your amazing spirit with us. May your words help others to understand.
You are awesome. I love you.
Somebody send Biden Coco's CV because she would be an awesome Vice Presidential pick.
Christopher Wilkes That’s Madame Peru, to you.
Today in minnesota we protested in front of the governors residence. George floyd’s niece spoke at the rally, and it was heartbreaking to hear her cry and beg for justice and reform. Also, thank you for telling people to think about how the black community feels. I feel like most white people dont think about it in that way and it is very necessary to bring about change!
So proud to be a CoCo Puff. 1❤ 🕊
I am in absolute tears 😭 Coco you are so strong and caring person.
There is a AMAZING speech that Bobby Kennedy made the day after MLK jr.'s death called "Mindless Menace of Violence". I urge everyone here to take the time to listen to it.
It is a wonderfully worded reminder that ALL of us, each one of us, no matter what race, gender, or creed, is just trying to make it through this world for just the brief moment we are here. And to be kinder to each other. That we all have a common or at the very least, similar goal.
It is available here on RUclips.
"Violence breeds violence.
Repression breeds retaliation. And only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our souls."
My dearest Coco,
Thank you for using your platform for acknowledging that there is still a very real problem that needs to get fixed. Warm thoughts I send your way Raquel 🙋♀️🙊🙉🙈💕💕💕
Coco, l can relate to your story, l am a gay man my cousin is married to a black man, l live in a private community on a lake in Connecticut, my family has lived here for over 100 years. My cousin and her children were visiting they were all down on my beach playing in the water and on the sand. All of a sudden a police car pulled into my driveway, they been called by a neighbor, someone who has ties going back as far as mine. She was concerned because there are no black families in the neighborhood. I was shocked. This happened about 15 years ago, now times are sadly even more divisive thanks to the leadership of he who shall not be named. Now with the passing of the great Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it ie crucial that we all get out and vote ,by mail or in person if we don't get a change in leadership l am terrified of what our country will become. Please keep up your inspirational thoughts we need you now more than ever!!
Love You Miss Coco !
Those are beautifull quotes, same here: We may not understand, but we're here for you! (Even from a whole nother country.)
i want to thank you for this video in particular Miss Coco. Mercifully, I've been spared the more violent forms of racism in life, but it's so nice to hear you express how unutterably exhausting it is to have to frequently prove you're not automatically an asshole because of a little color (well, everyone is a color really). It's not something we like to discuss, but even in our own LGBTQI... community, (where we should surely appreciate the wicked effects of presumption) racism, or 'racial preference' has been thriving and is often zealously defended. Having to stomach it on occasion is one thing, but hearing it so often that it's practically a greeting (not into black dudes, sorry no blacks, just a preference)-it's a constant reminder that 'you're not really one of us.' It's not something you just 'get over' when it's a staple of the culture. Thank you Miss Peru, and thanks to everyone who understands or at least empathizes with this cause. I'm sure you all have your stories too.
Very powerful, thank you
These are Revolutionary days. 🌹George Floyd ❤️
Love love love you ms coco
Circumstances are exhausting for you, withering for someone else. We have to be lift each other up. Thank you for being yourself and sharing your stories. Priceless.
Much love to you. You are part of the light in the darkness.💗💚❤️
Coco, truly thank you for sharing these experiences. Thank you for saying all of this and using your platform.
I cannot imagine how heavy the burden becomes of carrying this prejudice and injustice around personally, year after year. The accumulation of blame, shame, violence, distrust, and bitterness HAS to be toxic. My God, have mercy! GRATEFUL that these conversations are emerging. I will listen my entire life, and I will speak up in the name of justice.
Thank you Coco! I love you🙏🏽👍🏽
Thank you, Coco... I saw the story of my family in your story. Thank you.
So poignant and beautifully said, thank you so much for sharing this ❤️
It is not easy being black or a person of color ìn the USA. I wish I knew the answer Coco. Continue to speak your truth. The only thing I can think of is, awareness the opposite of denial frees us from our confusion. Hopefully what is going on now helps people to be aware of what it is like for people of color in the USA.
Oh Mrs. Coco ...as a Latino, Jewish Gay man i have so many stories about racism...and YOU ARE RIGHT...WE NEED TO SPEAK UP....i see how the Montreal Canada police treats with minority here...it is here as well.
Great to you have the guts to talk about Racism...
It is a poison that has been spreading from the US for the past 20-25 years.
@@John_Weiss from the U.S. ? Huh? Racism is everywhere.
@@mickeymouse2able Yes, I know that. But that wasn't what my hasty comment was referring to.
Over the past 20 years, we've militarized our police forces in the US. And for the past 40 years, white-supremacists have intentionally been going into policing, magnifying the institutional racism into overt outright animus.
_This_ is what I meant by a poison spreading from the US for the past 20-30 years. Countries where police are already out of control see the US as justification for their behavior. Countries where the police were only marginally racist used the US as a role-model and grow worse than they would've been without American influence.
Humans aren't computers; racism isn't something we just consciously write into some flesh-hard-disk. We absorb what's going on around us, whether we want to or not. And if someone has the US projectile-vomiting its intensely-racist policing practices at their country, they *are* going to absorb it, like it or not.
Hopefully, this is explicit enough to be completely unambiguous as to what my more laconic prior reply had intended.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and family stories on this. I also will never understand, but I'm trying and will always stand with PoC.
The second you mentioned the car, I knew where this was going, and my stomach filled with tense acid. I was so tempted to fast forward, but I didn't; you said we no longer have the privilege of glossing over, or being theoretical in our understanding, and this is a visceral truth. Thank you, MCP
Perspective Perspective Perspective...thank you Coco ♥️
Superbly Said!
It is so horrible what is going on these days...
At least we're talking about it finally. Truth and reconciliation.
We miss you..hope you are ok and please come back when you are ready....love and hugs
I love you and your words Coco!
Your niece is a gem for calling out her boss' "dog whistle" racism!
beautiful, thanks for discussing 💞
Thank you so much, Coco. This was very powerful. I’m a gay man of color, and I was really touched by your openness and your heartfelt desire to understand and ameliorate things. Love you! Can’t wait for your show on Wednesday!
You are wonderful.
Thanks for these stories. It shows what goes on .
Heart breaking...😥💔🙇🏼🙏🏻💜
Thank you, Miss Coco! 💜 Casual racism is so pervasive... indeed, it is exhausting. But I love how you advised your niece to speak up and continue to speak up. We have to... else silence becomes complicity. #BlackLivesMatter
Coco, you are the epitome of class! I agree with you 1000%! 😘
Everyone has a strength that they can put to use in these times, and yours is storytelling. Thanks for speaking up.
My Nephew who is 11 is half black and half white and i worry for him, it would break my heart if anything happens to him because of what he looks like and the color of his skin, i wish this world would change, why can't we all love and respect and treat with dignity, we are all the same species, we just all have different skin, we are all human beings and should ALL be treated equally, thank you for sharing your story Coco, Love you
💔 It is heartbreaking, but I am HOPEFUL for change
Over the past few days, I have went from being shocked, to annoyed, to angry that this is still happening and now I am exhausted and I feel... empty.
I'm British, so there's nothing I can do for America, and even if I was American I don't have that kind of confidence or personality that gets confrontational or speak up.
But I was brought up that we are all brought into this world the same way, and we all die the same way. Now, I also live in a part of the UK that is very caucasian, but we also have Minority businesses such as "Native Chinese" people who immigrated here to start up their own fast food take-away (which is also highly appreciated and loved around these parts) and have been in our area for DECADES. We also have Indians who do take-away and restaurants and again, the community value these people. So when I see what goes on in America, it just shocks me that a very small, white community such as mine can tolerate and appreciate our Minorities more than cities can in America can it throws me for a loop.
At the end of the day, I am nobody, my words don't matter and I have no reach. The best thing I can personally do is just to be racist myself or look down on people who are different and at LEAST call out people close to me that say things that are bad.
It just feels like everywhere you look online, especially this year, there's nothing good going on. It's been miserable and I just do not want to be part of the misery anymore. I know I am going to get shamed and called out, but at this point I am unable to feel anything. Looking at the start of humanity itself to now, and we're still seeing eachother biting at eachothers necks and fighting with one another it's got me thinking how humanity as a whole, doesn't change.
It's like a TV show that keeps repeating the same storyline over and over. The characters have stopped developing and the writers are intentionally writing in situations to cause drama and keep people invested.
The George incident should never have happened, and yet it did because someone, be it in that officers life or (if you believe in them) a comsiligocal deity, said "this is acceptable behaviour" and let it happen/occur.
What moral compass justifies taking lives, who offer 0 resistance.
Is it because "Moral compasses" are just a human conception and therfor can be taken differently.
Even IF he had committed some form of crime, there's 0 justification for the action taken. It would be up to the court of justice to sentence him but he never got that chance.
Sorry for the long post on your comment section, I hope this doesn't cause anything bothersome.
Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thanks, Coco Peru!!! I stand with you on these issues of racial inequality. I grew up in a racist household, and community (one Black family, two Hispanic). Over time, I have purposely taken jobs in which I've worked with all kinds of minorities. Also, my partner for the last 17 years is Indian (from the country India). And so, I am constantly learning, and open. I want so badly to heal the gap between those who judge, and acceptance. We're all human, after all. Thanks for this message of both tolerance and also suffering. I'll continue to speak up on this issue whenever I can. xoxo
Keep talking... bravo Coco xoxoxo
these are honestly keeping me going through quarantine - thank you miss coco 💗
No. I can’t imagine how black people feel. 😢😭
I'm going to share this with all my FB friends. You have so many fans and we all love you and admire you.
Important stories today, Miss Coco! 🙌 Much love to you and your precious family! 💞💞💞 #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd
Thank you!
I'm tired and I needed to hear this, thank you!
My grandson is biracial, racism has always angered me, now thinking of when my grandson grows up as a male of color, it terrifies me.
#blacklivesmatter🖤
My niece is Native American and her daughters' father is African American. It can get complicated.