I love it good sir. Keep up the great content. You are a blessing to many...

Okay, sir! Kindly, then, recommend to your Filipino audience that, in accommodation of the blacks and in their presence, Filipinos should refer to their two provinces of NEGROS ORIENTAL and NEGROS OCCIDENTAL as BLACK ORIENTAL and BLACK OCCIDENTAL.

Honest filipino we love our history and where came from nothing what about N's do they admit came from nothing? no!!!!!... gusto nila bow to them!!!!!...

Now do a video on ASIAN HATE crimes. I bet you won't make a video.

See! Well said my nigga

Na, more like *Nangitom naman ka,* I don't think I've ever heard *Na negro naman ka* it sounds off, but if the person used the word negro it's more like, *Negroha na ba nimo or negroha na nimo oy* saying based from experience, yes I have dark-skinned I'm not the one saying those things

@@etriganthedemon666 even my classmates, they even use negro as a joke to our closest cm.

@@enricocamilon3984 only been call as negro when I was in elementary years including by my own by brothers, but so far in my high school years I don't think I've been referred as such

This just sounds like colorism which isn’t good either.

@@Em-ff7fj the difference between us Filipinos and Americans is we don't get offended easily, because it's not insulting, it's like saying, dude you're getting tan

Yes

Exactly! It's not all about them. Negro is just a regular word for dark skinned people. But in this video I think they are talking about the word "nigger" in particular. It's mostly the black Americans who think they are the only ones who get a pass using this word. 🙄 They shouldn't use it if they think it's derogatory.

That is a hundred percent true.

All of the ex-Spanish colonies still utilize the Spanish language which the term of 'negro' means black.

Negro simply means the color black and is 100% fine.

So its like they're requesting to change culture our culture for their culture ?

Sa lahat ng comments, ito yung the best... The word N dito sa Pinas is a Normal... In addition to that, naging part din ng History natin to... So hinde matatanggal yang salitang yan sa atin...

We all get called by our colors. Like we Filipinos are called brown. Maybe we should be proud of our colors because every color is beautiful. I think that if one is an alien in a country, he or she must not expect the locals to have the same mindset as their country of origin. Filipinos are peaceful people. Most Filipinos do not know about the history of the blacks in America... Whites ( not all, though) call us monkeys... But we are not affected because we know we are not monkeys... But we eat bananas😁 About the word "negro" or "negra"... We have a beer called Cerviza Negra, it is black pilsen and it doesn't sound offensive at all... There is a stone we call in Negros Island as Diamante Negra, it is a gem that glitters like diamond and it is black, and it doesn't sound offensive as well... I believe the word "Negro" or "Negra" is a beautiful word because black is beautiful.

I agree we have culture differences so it's better not to bring the other countries culture drama since it's not the same in other cultures

Negro is okay to say in the PH, but the message of this video is to not say N_gger or N_gga because that is a specific derogatory. Anong sinasabi mong wag dalhin dito ang drama as if dinidisregard mo cultural history nila.

Yes, for me the problem is why they allow themselves to call the N-word yes because they been called that in the past but they know that word is a curse word for them so it's better not to use it even though they black why ? because normally people will try to imitate you in sense that sometimes they like you like Bruh !? Black to Black just don't use it because i seen other artist slur the word because of WHAT ? because they Freaking SANG a SONG and guess what artist a Black person normally so, we also Loved your song but how can we sang it peacefully without censoring the lyrics with the N-word.

P.S. In comparison to the French, the British, the Portuguese, the Dutch, the Arabs, etc. The Spanish didn't really have a lot of black slaves. Because slavery of natives was forbidden under Spanish law, and enslaving Christians was considered a sin. The only time slavery was allowed is if the slave was a Muslim or a pagan that was not from a Spanish colony. This is something most Filipinos don't know. Although of course, a lot of colonies still ignored these laws (especially in South America, where Spain had to actually execute a governor or something, because he kept enslaving people). In the early Spanish Philippines, as well, Spanish colonists took advantage of the preexisting native alipin system to buy slaves, even though it was forbidden. The King of Spain had to threaten violators again to stop doing it. It stopped around the 1620s to 1650s, when Spain finally successfully abolished the alipin system. Also remember that pre-Civil War, slaves in the US escaped to Florida and Mexico, where they were considered free. The Texas Revolution also started because white American plantation migrants to Texas (which was previously part of Mexico) refused to follow the Mexican law that bans slavery. That's why the term "Negro" isn't as steeped in racial injustice in former Spanish colonies, unlike in English-speaking countries. You can also see the stark difference in countries like Cuba and the Dominican Republic (Spanish colonies) which don't have a lot of black people, vs. Haiti (French colony) which has a lot of black people, descendants of former slaves. They're neighbors. But you can see which country's colonial master practiced slavery, and which didn't.

We were absolutely never called “island n---‘s” I do not know where you got this information from but it is completely false. This was used for black west-indians or dark-skinned people of pacific islander origin. This does not and have never included Filipinos. It is a relatively new phrase, way before Americans had any knowledge of the Philippine Islands (during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines). Please correct it because there are absolutely gonna be people who will find this comment and use that information in exactly the way you didn’t want them to. They will use it to justify the use of the n-word

@@Crunchyasf If my last comment disappears again, that's because KZfaq censors discussions like this because their censoring bot is dumb as a brick. Just search for "Filipino" + "N-----" and you'll get a ton of sources for the widespread use of that word for Filipinos during the American colonial period. Also look up political cartoons of Filipinos in the early 1900s by American newspapers and magazines. See how we were depicted.

@@Crunchyasf ​ _7th_ attempt at reposting more detailed reply: I'm guessing you've never seen how Filipinos were depicted in American caricatures and political cartoons in the early 1900s? Search for it. I'm not justifying the use of the word by us, but *_it is a historical fact_* that we were called ##$# during the American colonial period. Even a simple web search of "Filipino" + "##$#" will give you a ton of sources about the use of the word for Filipinos during the American colonial period. Here are excerpts from a contemporary article in the _San Francisco Call_ (21 August 1902). Vol. 87 (81): _The American public has become accustomed to hear the Filipinos spoken of as "##$# ". In the height of their military resistance to our authority letters from soldiers were printed in which "hiking" and "sniping" the ##$# were referred to in giving accounts of our military operations._ . . . _He (Mr. James A. Leroy) says it is the usual thing for Americans there who imbibe a contempt and dislike for the natives. to betray in common conversation their estimate of the Filipinos to be based upon the popular notions at home as to the incapacity and shortcomings of the ##$# ._ . . . _A young lieutenant impressed [note: i.e. forced to work] an educated Filipino gentleman and set him to cleaning out stables, even refusing to release him when ordered by General Chaffee. Another lieutenant raided the houses of rich and educated natives in Manila at all hours of the night, and a captain compelled every Filipino to take off his hat to the American flag, as he said "just to teach the ##$# a lesson."_ Another from San Juan, E, Jr. (2009). "An African American Soldier in the Philippine Revolution: An Homage to David Fagen." in Cultural Logic. ISSN 1097-3087: _Systematic extermination of homes and inhabitants occurred in the destruction of Caloocan before Aguinaldo switched from positional to guerilla warfare. The general sentiment of the occupying army was captured by one volunteer: “We all wanted to kill ‘##$# ’ . . . beats rabbit hunting. . . .” In November 1901, the Manila correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger reported: “The present war is no bloodless, opera bouffe engagement; our men have been relentless, have killed to exterminate men, women, children, prisoners and captives, active insurgents and suspected people from lads of ten up, the idea prevailing that the Filipino as such was little better than a dog. . .” (Zinn 1980, 308)._ Here's another from Ngozi-Brown, Scott (1997). "African-American Soldiers and Filipinos...": _Many [African-American soldiers] were outraged by the way that white soldiers treated Filipinos. They were conscious of the racial aspect of American imperialism and often compared the Filipino's oppression to their own plight as black soldiers in a white-dominated Army._ _The behavior of white soldiers verified the appropriateness of this comparison - especially their tendency to call both African-American soldiers and Filipinos "##$# ". In a letter to the Cleveland Gazette, Sergeant Patrick Mason, a black noncommissioned officer of the 24th Infantry, angrily exclaimed that " ... the first thing in the morning is the "##$# " and the last thing at night is the "##$# ". You have no idea the way these people [Filipinos] are treated here."_ P.S. In case you didn't notice, Filipinos ARE dark-skinned. Especially in comparison to mainlander East Asians (and they too have a similar indigenous racism prevalent against dark-skinned Southeast Asians, but that's a different story). Filipinos are also cousins to Pacific Islanders. We descended from the same ancient sea-faring Austronesian ancestors as they did.

@@AngryKittens Thank you for taking the time to educate me and pulling up these sources. Ang problema lang po kasi are the people who will take this out of context and claim the worst. I would just like to clarify to anyone who could be reading na the sources only explicitly say there were individual soldiers who used this word to refer to us. We do not have evidence of a public people calling us the n-word, and therefore this justification (claiming we were referred to as “n--‘s”) is flawed.

parang di ka nanood.

Wtf bruh halatang nanood lang hindi inintindi hahaha

Facts .

Facts stop bringing drama to other countries. They don’t know . They only know what they see on tv. If you rap and say nigga to each other then they finna think that’s how y’all greet each other. Stay out of ppl country if you finna cry about it . Stay in America .

tama

Tama!!

Call them the alipin

...lastly Filipino don't even mind the skinned color of any individuals bcoz we are welcoming people and we embraces everyone with hospitality! 😊💗💗💗

​​@@rodolfosoriano-30 so free N passes ba ito para sa mga na sakupan? kapatid Kasi hindi tayo mag iisa sa mundo na meron enslavement noon yung halimbawa Aztecs

First all I'm black american and i don't call myself African because i never been to any Africa countries and i never wear African clothing so that's why Obama and the Democratic party never should have called us African American but should be called americans who happen to be black. Do you hear the news media mention Irish american , Scottish american , Spanish american , Latin american , Native american. Citizens in United States of America should be called just americans that's it. Period

Negro in Spanish language mean black color and should not be changed.

@@fiermoncunningham5978 ummm, I'm Filipino who do not really follow much of American politics/policies other than those which can directly affect the Philippines and East - Southeast Asia and Fil-Ams (Filipino-Americans) other Asians in U.S. But what I do know is that Filipino, Chinese, Indian Americans etc. link their ethnicity to the word American. My greatgrandpa says he's Irish-American.... not American only 😂 That is just what I observed.

@@bluegray8428 i see what you are saying but i just feel that everyone should be americans in America and that way people don't have to label who races they are. That is what America had intended to be but democrat party and President Biden and former President Obama administration's try and divide our nation.

Being called the n word is very offensive

​@@destinywilliams8597I said it to someone but I'm not racist

​@@destinywilliams8597We have a lot of black people here and some of them are nice ❤ but I just say it because of my classmates😢 don't be mean to me it's not my fault

@@CoolLOL5531 doesn’t matter if you’re being mean or not. Everyone is gonna take you saying that differently. We’re all from different walks of life. You being a kid of another race there’s no way you can relate to a lot of are struggles or are culture/history you saying that could be very off putting in a way you probably would never understand. I suggest you keep that between you n your classmate. Better yet don’t say it at all. There’s gonna come a day that classmate gonna wake up and know is or her worth.

@@CoolLOL5531 using that word disrespects my culture and my ancestors. Something your not a apart or or can’t relate to. No disrespect. Just how I can’t relate your you’re culture so I’m not gonna comment or complain about it. Or even try to act like I understand it I could just learn about it and try to be respectful. If you learn about my culture, you shouldn’t want to use the N word if you do know about my culture and my history here in the United States, or across the world is still wanna use that word you really don’t respect my culture. Doesn’t matter how much rap music you listen too.

even if there are no intentions to offend them, they already said in that video that they feel offended. we should be more emphatic about how they feel. rather say "black' than "n___".

@@Silentscreamer2009 In the Philippines, there are two provinces called NEGROS ORIENTAL and NEGROS OCCIDENTAL. In accommodation of the American blacks, and in their presence, shall we refer to these provinces as BLACK ORIENTAL and BLACK OCCIDENTAL?

@@rubenbarrameda5759 that's another context. it's a name of a place. that's not the point, the point is, you don't call them in their face negro or nigger. they said it so, they are offended by it, whether you don't have the intention of offending.

@@rubenbarrameda5759 Tama, I am an Islander of Negros Occidental. Ano ngayun yung tawag saamin?

@@Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeasy kung susundin natin and gusto ng iba na wag na tayong gumanit ng salitang NEGRO, ang dapat na tawag natin sa bayan mo ay BLACK OCCIDENTAL at doon sa isa ay BLACK ORIENTAL. Hehehe, sounds classy naman. hehahaha

Well sila na nga nagsabi na na-iinsulto sila. If you're telling them na they can't change how filipinos use some words, you can't tell them din to accept your point of views. This is insensitive. I get your point ha, but maybe this could be worded better.

@@nadie.0 read it again... bka hindi mo naintindihan..

@@nadie.0 to put it simply, dude's saying "if youre a softie, you lose"

@@corndog7813 Yes, like what I said I get his point. Pero kasi there's this thing called trauma, you can't just tell people na "dont be a softie". Black people are still experiencing racism, and yung N word di pa rin acceptable na gamitin towards them if you're not black. Like what the guy said, even if you're black you still have to be careful na gamitin yun sa ibang black kasi what if that person experienced racism noong mga panahon na yun. It is a serious issue for black people. Like calling your friend "bitch", okay... If both parties are okay with that pero you can't just call other people bitch. What if yung nasabihan mo sa kaniya nun ay nabully sa school with an issue like that, baka almost caused her depression or already has a depression. You can't just say na don't be a softie. Maybe not her, pero may accused sa pamilya niya about something like that so baka sensitive siya sa mga ganung bagay. Bitch ay for female dogs pero nagagamit na rin kask siya sa ibang bagay. Even between Jews and Germans, you can't just loosely throw words related to holocaust. So my point is, we say things to our friends and people kung okay lang sa kanila. Pero like what the people said here in this video, hindi okay sa kanila kahit ano pang intention mo, kahit not to insult pa, kahit joke lang. Sinasabi ko lang na let's be sensitive to the feelings of others.

@@nadie.0 yaan mo yan epal yan

Not black, Yellowish toned dark brown. Africans are the only ones that are black. Pinoys are Asian (even the migrated negritos are Austronesian & Australo-Melan either isolated tiny minority or ad-mixture intergrated into Pop like in all southeast Asian countries). Majority are Chinito Moreno (with eye-smile or Idol look) but there are millions that can pass as far east pale skin like most Korean.

Only Exception the Aboriginal people that migrated to Indonesia & left Indonesia on boat landing in Madagscar mixing with African Natives. Aborigine people are dark brown and their is like mixed race African & some can be straight. Not fine curled or "AFRO" which is the word used in America. We Latinos have blacks that came as slaves from Europeans who now call themselves AFRO-LATINO, AFRO-FRENCH or Afro-British.

@@tnazealot2143 who you are? You're not even Filipino., Filipino's have a brown black skin and that you saw now it's the new generation that used beauty products, don't compare us to Indo.

@@tnazealot2143 only? You sure? Just have a research and you will find even our tribe they had black skin and also me dont you fool 🙄

@@tnazealot2143 don't fool me coz I know more don't you? actually Philippines are pacific islanders by their Characteristics even culture I think ph Called asian coz in the map it's not far from the region. so you say if it's asian that could be white skin? You sure you got your lesson? Filipino's are Brown, Black natural.

agree

@kaprey T_T

You forget the past, it will repeat itself. After all the bible is a history book.

I think this is more of a territorial and language matter, each country have their own interpretation and meaning of it. Take Korean "내가" & "니가" as an example. they use the word but they don't mean any racism. Same goes for Philippines - it is an island, an ethnicity, and a color. I just dont get why do we need the validation of black people in using this term. But with all the things I've pointed out, WE SHOULD USE IT ON THE RIGHT PLACE and WAY, AND AVOID IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THESE DAYS; ETHICS.

Pls. if someone can critique the words ive said above, please do tell me your thoughts. Im open for discussion, I am quite far from reality in understanding this topic TBH.

Yes, I think it's different in this case where they are referring to the place (Negros Occidental) that was named because the Spaniards colonized us, saw darker skinned people, here in PH and then renamed the place when it was originally named "Buglas" in Hiligaynon. Even in Spanish that word is also used to refer to the color. But if we're referring to the N word (n***a or n****r) we should not be saying that at all because there is a history that comes with that that black people specifically had to face.

May i know kailan sinabi nang SB19 yan? Ako na walang kaalam alam.

I have the same thoughts. The word "Negro/s" literally means Black. We have Spanish influences and the use of the word is just one those influences. It's perfectly fair for us to use the word in our own land - especially when it is being used literally. This is more true in the southern parts of the Philippines. One can say something like "Remember that negro who was in [insert movie name]? He was the protagonist there. He won an Oscar for his performance." - In this manner, the word was used matter-of-factly, to refer to a black person. No insult was intended, no malice or racial slur portrayed. That being said, I do think we CANNOT use the N word to address a black person to their faces. Especially if the said person was of Black African ethinicity. I also think we CANNOT say the word outside of our own country - simply because it could cause a lot of misunderstandings, specially if one is in the US.

Same bro they know what it means but they don’t know the history of it

Filipinos were called that when they migrated here,also called that when they served with US. They kinda grouped both together with that word.

​@@cubevenoh they do,just in different ways. They were colonized multiple times historically,banned from entering the US at one point,and also google the watsonville riots.

We’ve been called the n word when you Americans colonized us for 48 years

Good sir, do you partake in US politics? I am really just curious in your "Bernie" and "Andrews" reference. I hope to represent myself well. When I migrated to the US mid 90's, there was this thought and feeling that to be closer to "white" is the best way to achieve economic and social goals. I joined the US Army. The US Army changed many of my biases and prejudice against blacks. The racism I have experienced, as stated from your reply to my post, came from white folks. Also, their was this cultural shift in the 2000's where, in the Philippines, black is cool. The cultural influence of Apl d app and Bruno Mars cannot be denied. An all black NBA basketball league are very impactful in Philippine culture. Hot take: The 2000 cultural shift that being black is cool makes the "N" word a term of endearment. I would have to acknowledge that "context" is very important and what the feelings of the receiver is the one that must be valued. So, if the person receiving the "N" thinks it's derogatory then it's derogatory. If the same receiving person uses the "N" word to another black person and that person says it's ok, then the "N" word is ok. We must value each other and their feelings regardless of what word is used. Dahil lang may masamang history ang word na yun, that does not mean na masama yung word na yun sa tao. Let us be respectful of each other!

@@vondoromal7016 hi po. I would like to start with saying thank you for your service. I was in no way trying to invalidate your opinion on whether or not the n-word should be used by filipinos. I was simply stating why I viewed the justification behind it was flawed. As for my position in US politics, I guess most people would place me as left-leaning, though I, like many other immigrant filipinos are “fiscally conservative.” As for my youtube username and profile picture, I am a big fan of the Studio Ghibli animated film “My Neightbor Totoro” I came across the photo on reddit and it featured a drawing of Bernie Sanders sitting at a bus stop directly taken from a scene in the film. That being said, I just found it funny being that at the time it was the center of memes, and so I took it and ran with it, essentially naming myself after the image. Andrews is just my pet dog’s name but like made to sound more like a last name In my comment, I was exclusively referring to filipinos in the philippines, not Fil-americans. Understandably, there are non-black americans who do say the word and have good intent, including some fil-americans, but that is a completely different conversation and I think for the most part that we agree on that. I believe that in shared communities, there is also a shared culture and language. However, for Filipinos in the Philippines, a country completely foreign to the word and concepts alike, should not just adapt it into local languge and colloquialism. I hope this clarifies my statement. I’m sorry, I really didn’t want for this to come off the way it did for you. It was not my intention to crap on your opinion like that. Have a good day.

@@Crunchyasf Good sir. An apology is Not necessary. No offense was taken. I would have to admit that injecting religion was not a good idea People do need to know the cultural relevance of words and how it may impact people. Many times, I would make a joke just to slam in my face. We all need to get better to be more sensitive and aware of our surroundings.. Thank you for what you do... On another note, are you familiar with Universal Basic Income UBI. A few of us are trying to promote this idea of governance dyan sa Pilipinas. Please let me know if you want to talk about that... Thank you for your insights and thank you for what you do...

Filipino can say what they want to say Negro or black …we don’t care at all

@ERRATAS 0202 tawa tawa ka dyan pero para ka namang galit. Hindi mo Naman masasabi sa haarap ko yan. Sigurado ako na malakas lang loob mo dahil Hindi mo ako kaharap. Ano pa pakealam mo? Tumahimik ka na lang at ayusin mo pamumuhay mo at pamumuhay nang mga Pilipino. Wag lang hihingi nang tulong sa mga tao na Hindi Naman Pilipino na gustong tumulong...

Because a lot of the time, when we throw around these terms in such a casual manner, we adhere to an unconscious bias built within our society by our colonizers that make us see having a lighter skin tone as an ideal standard to aspire over any other shade darker. Sa madali't sabi: Colorism. From wanting unborn babies to come out with a "mestizo" shade to pitying moreno and darker-skinned kids. Saying the N-word while being ignorant about its origins only serve to reinforce this byproduct of a colonial mentality we have as Filipinos.

True! Tawag nga sa pinsan ko "BoyNegro/Neg" Kasi Sobrang Babad cya sa init nong bata PA cya 😄

This is too western centric tbh.

My husband was born in the Philippines, moved to US when he was 5, he's 40 and uses the word on a daily basis despite my asking him not to. He has to know how inappropriate it is bc he would never use the word infront of my parents. We're white, that word was worse than F growing up as I quickly learned when my brother thought it was ok to repeat it in a song.

That doesn't mean you should use it on them especially after knowing the history behind it. Someone who is not black calling a black person the n word is still racist like how calling queer people the f word is also homophobic when a straight person says it. It's derogatory and it shouldn't be used at all except for when people use it on people who are in the same community as them so that means you stop defending the usage of it by non-black and non-queer people to refer to those two communities.

@@bl00dvv1tch3 kayo lng nagbibigay ng division sa pagkatao ninyo sa mga community community na yan… bakita may community of men ba or women? May community ba of white people, brown people? Kaya kau na OA mamatay kau

@@bl00dvv1tch3 “bading” is the f slur in Tagalog lol, “bakla” just means gay/queer in general.

@@bl00dvv1tch3bro negro means black in Spanish tf u talkin about

Why would we avoid the word, its not our job to adjust to foreigners, Pero pinoy nga naman accommodating should we should accommodate them,kadiri ka sellout ka ng sariling natin kultura. Rizal must be turning out to his grave.

I love that you learned something from the video! But I would highly suggest that you don't use it on your sibling as well even if it's just a joke. It's a highly offensive and derogatory word, and should not be used on any human being. 💜

@@elsplanet i mean when we are joking but not directly on them like n***a what the f*** something like but not always because i know how it feels to be insulted and it hurts too much when it feels like you are helpless and you cant do anything so permanently stop them

@@elsplanet but we cant just say like always or with a intention to hurt others because that is why there are bounderies

@@astralblaze8100 if you're not black, you shouldn't be saying it. That word was used to discriminate and insult black people and now they are taking it back from the racists. It's not our word to use

@@Em-ff7fj even though im not using to discriminate i will stop using it because of the impact the for others

And "Oriental" is Oriental. In that dialect it means Darker Orientals or Darker Asians/"Chinitos" which is what my ancestors saw before they arrived centuries ago before they administered Christian sur names/ Spanish or Portugese Last names to PH families. A large chunk of pure Pinoys do, not all & rest having Philippine intergrated language surnames.

We Filipinos can use negro at negra. Why do we need to teach our kids that that is a derogatory word when it actually is not? It is a western thing. We should not bring it here. We shouldn't say the word "Nigga" though. And why do we need to change just for tourists? No.

@@jgereaux I agree. If black people come to the Philippines either tourist or for long stay, they should be the one to adjust in our culture since they are just guest in our country. For those filipinos that are tourist or living, working abroad, they have to be more sensitive and educate them selves as a sign of respect.