Hey, Guys! Love the honest reaction. Great to see yalls point of view. I want to clarify the end of the video. I wasn't necessarily mentioning Kaepernick's girlfriend because she is black. I was referring to her because she was a destructive force in his newfound "Blackness". My audience knows exactly who I'm talking about, so I said it that way. Again, great video!!

His mom washed his clothes, cooked his food, cared for him when he was sick, took him to all his sports games, and he treated her like this.

I feel SO bad for his parents. They sacrificed, loved him to the best of their ability, just for him to spit in their face.

I was born and raised here..my dad was foriegn and mom was American. My dad always wanted us to learn his culture and sent us to school in his country for a year. When students asked us " what we were".. we said" both". But were TOLD that in their culture, the kid is whatever the FATHER is. In order to appease them, we said ok..but we obviously felt more like Americans. We loved our dad and in respect to his country we never spoke out negatively of either country. Colin is trying to keep his name in the news and profit from bring a " victim". And he did it at his parents expense which makes him a loser. He didn't mind hurting parents that MUST love him because they never retaliated against his remarks. They took the hits and embarrassment. Shame on him.

I'm white and my parents wouldn't let me have a Mohawk in high school because they didn't want me to look like a "hooligan." They wanted me to look respectable. It's not a race thing. It's a respect and humility aspect.

The young man in the red shirt is exactly right when he said, ‘ why do I have to feel like I have to embrace a side’? The best thing any parent can do is to raise your children to think for themselves and not to care how others perceive you!

As a white female nurse I was written up for getting Burgundy streaks in my hair. I was told it was not a natural color and that it was unprofessional. Also got a talking to by management for having silver nail polish which also is considered unprofessional.. Also for many years we were required to wear our hair in a bun. This was in the early 2000s. They are getting more pennant on nurses now but we still can't dye our hair crazy colors. It isn't a race thing...its a company corporate thing. Most companies want employees that don't stand out in appearance. They want you to be clean, tidy, and otherwise boring in every way 😆

My favorite thing about this video is how the dude in the t with the flag (4th seat) took up for his boy (in the red shirt) who is bi-racial to verify he has been the same person since middle school. Honor, integrity, and friendship was the highlight of this video for me. #newsubscriber

Colin is the the definition of a grifter. As soon as he lost his starting position as a QB he started his racial grift.

Whoever raised these young men did a fantastic job. 👏

Your conversation reminds me of the Fresh Prince episode where Carlton was not allowed into the fraternity because he was called a sellout. Powerful reminder that we are all unique individuals just trying to navigate our way through life, and all we can do is keep spreading the love. Great channel, guys.

I appreciate your honesty in these reactions. Honestly, as a white woman that grew up poor, on the wrong sides of the tracks, figuring out how to even comment on a video like this actually makes me nervous cause I think that I’m agreeing but good gawd, there’s folks that will jump my a$$ I love that y’all take the time to listen and talk through it. Honestly, I wish we could go back to being “colorblind” I don’t want to quantify my friends as a color. When I become friends with someone, I would never say “my Asian friend” or “my black friend” It would never occur to me to say but now I’m second guessing all my life choices. What if I am discriminating WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING?!? Yeah, no. We are all people navigating this thing (I’m grumpy so I started to say “shit” but refrained y’all are awesome) Anyway, navigating how we do… There has been a push to make us humans that stand together and do something where we agreed to divide. I ain’t saying it’s a conspiracy, I’ll just say just say look at social media With that, I shall conclude my really long rant. Thanks for reading my TED talk 😂😂😂😂😊

I am white and NO I was not allowed to have my hair crazy at professional jobs. I actually got fired my first day at an office job because they saw a simple "Ohm"(hindu) tattoo on my wrist that I guess they didn't see at my interview - and guess what Collin - my mom complained not only about the hair style I wanted but the clothing I wore, the music I listened to, the friends I had, almost everything - that's not racist - that's what parents do, no matter your race!

I bet his parents have shed a few tears over this. As a parent you do the best you can and you love your children and to have them turn on you must be the most devastating feeling.

The expense of adopting a child far outweighs any incentives offered. Adoption is a labor of love, not money.

It’s been many years ago but when TigerWoods was asked if he thought of himself as a Black man, he clearly said “I’m multiracial, to say anything else would be denying my mother’s existence” Tiger Woods is one quarter Chinese, one quarter Thai, one quarter African American, one eighth American Indian and one eighth Dutch. He said he was the best result of a multiracial union but would never deny his mom. He said that at the tender age of 18. He could wear cornrows if he wanted to but I doubt his Marine father would like that.

His own parents didn't want him, they didn't want to take care of him. His adopted parents took care of him, take him to school, pick him up from school, buys his necessities like clothes, shoes, school supplies. They took care of him when he was sick, put a roof over his head, prepared food for him, took him to his games, took him to practices. How ungrateful human being. I feel really bad for the adopted parents.😢

I just looked up his parents. His dad has been an executive in several large companies, and on the board of different institutes, and even associated with the Masters of Professional Studies at Cal Poly. His mum was a nurse. So both parents worked in areas where appearance was important and denoted professionalism. Although his mum's language wasn't great, she was seeing it through the eyes of wanting the best for her child. My parents gave me advice when I was leaving school that wasn't awesome but that was a generational difference, and experience in difference industries. He has said that his parents were always open and willing to learn, so saying they were racist just doesn't cut it for me.

How ungrateful... What a terrible life. I can't imagine how he made his parents feel.

Just want to point out one thing about this comic book: it's about his struggles in high school...Something to consider, is the fact that in High school, Colin was the Captain of the Football and basketball teams at a nice suburban school, and was all state in both. I promise you, he had a better time in high school than you did.

It costs a ridiculous amount of money to adopt a child - if you just foster a child is the one where you get paid, but to adopt a baby (I believe Collin was 5 weeks old) is A LOT of money as well as multiple background checks, interviews, personality - making sure that they get the best possible parents for the baby.

"Why do I have to embrace a side? I don't give a damn about no social justice for no side. I'm gonna be me. I'm not actin' no way." Word!

Really enjoyed the conversation, you guys have a lot of different points of views which really helps push the conversation along. Keep up the great work.

He sued the NFL for like 70 million and then asked for his job back 😂

There is no greater love than a family that adopts children that others throw away.

Look at our young black sons! I'm proud of them that they can sit and have conversations about what is happening in our country. They are not using curse words, they are respecting us older God fearing people. Let us keep them in our prayers. Do not bring girls in the group because there will be confession. May Jesus Christ be with y'all. Thank y'all! Love y'all

Families do get checks when taking in foster kids, but when you adopt the process can be very long and expensive from my experience. Anyway, love listening to you guys😊

I am a white woman who has two sons. I made them cut their hair( they came home with Mohawks, ended up shaved) had to tell them to dress depending on what they were doing and where they were going. How to speak in public, etc. that is called being a parent and teaching them the way to be seen in society and the job. Just saying

I feel sorry for his parents he humiliated them in front of thousands of people how ungrateful

Listen, guys, it's OK to be black conservative men . We are all sons and daughters of the same God, and people shouldn't even use skin color. I I just want you guys to know that I'm really happy you guys are getting informed.

My family was raised Christian, and when my sister turned 18 and went off to college, she soon entertained the idea of atheism, started dating an atheist, and became one after a year or so in college. This was absolutely devastating to my parents, especially my mother. It’s been 30 years, and my sister now has her own kids and a daughter going off to college. My mom still painfully prays diligently for my sis and her family. I can only imagine the betrayal Colin K’s parents must feel after he smeared them in front of millions on a bs lie. The hurt his parents must feel, they will carry with them to the grave.

I'm a white brother, and I love all of you guys. But I got to give a call out to my dude in the white t-shirt. My dude is very consistent and is very intellectual, I love everything that he says and I agree with everything you says across multiple videos. My dude, never change. You're going places.

This might not be the most popular comment but as a white woman I’d be ashamed of myself if I went on national tv calling my parents racist for “parenting” me bc that’s exactly what Kap’s parents did for him. They raised him as a child regardless of color. When I was growing up I had an older cousin I looked up to. She was beautiful, popular and all the boys liked her but she hit a rebellious phase where she cut her hair short, dyed it pitch black and added a bunch of piercings. She started wearing dark eyeliner and red lipstick and she loved tight mini skirts. 13yr old me thought she was soooo cool (mostly bc I didn’t look like that) but to an older me it looked like the kinda girl a boy wouldn’t take home to meet his family and that’s a polite way of saying it 😂 My parents read me the riot act which went something like, “absolutely not, not one bit of it for one minute” and that was that 🤷🏼‍♀️ Eventually I realized my cousin had become someone I didn’t want to be like and I’m glad I didn’t have to become to figure that out. No, it’s not awful to do all those things but I’m grateful my parents (& grandparents) expected me to carry myself a certain way. I was taught that my behavior and appearance was a reflection onto my family and as I got older I was grateful for their rules - no tattoos, no piercings, dressing with class and looking well kept. Combined that all set me up for success. They knew something I didn’t know yet: the world is very judgemental so be careful how you portray yourself. Maybe Collin should’ve given his parents the benefit of the doubt instead of deeming them racist. He’s certainly not the only kid to be told no by their parents for the same or similar thing.

Officer Tatum has been killing it.

There was a time, not long ago, when it seemed like we had ALL moved past judging people because they happened to be born with a certain skin tone. As if any of us had a choice. But there’s too much power, and too much money, riding on making sure that the first thing we notice about someone is what they look like. As if that’s ever been an accurate way to judge someone’s character. But for the people calling the shots. It is. And that should tell you all you need to know about the people who are really ruining things.

There are Millions of Children That Wish They Had Parents Like These Parents!!!

I told my son just last week I was taking him to get a hair cut because he looked like a stoner. It was a huge fight and we had to compromise on the length. It's not uncommon for parents to not want their kids dressing/looking like a stoner/thug/rock star/homeless person/criminal etc.

I absolutely love you guys. Well-rounded, thought provoking, good stuff.

He's doing this because he's not in the limelight anymore. Nobody's paying attention to him. Nobody gives a s*** about him. So now he's gonna play the victim role woes me woes me I lived a privileged life. The finest things in life were handed to me but i'm gonna cry about it

Dude in the red "Why I gotta embrace either side? I don't care about social justice for either side, I care about me". Dude.. perfect.

He should be ashamed of treating his parents who took him in. He grew up like a king. Unbelievable.

I’m just amazed that people think a person acts a certain way because of their skin color.

My 2nd son (I have 4 kids, all mixed), he grew up in the suburbs, mostly around affluent families. We were not, but most of his friends were, and of mixed ethnicities. I will never forget when he started speaking about the black struggle and his people. I was like who are you talking about? The biggest struggle you ever had was choosing which friend's house to go to after school. Unfortunately he has been a bit brainwashed by wokeness, to a degree. I, unfortunately, didn't know it was really a thing until too late. By the by... I see my kids as both, a new thing, not just black or white, but their own thing, more than that they are just my kids, beyond race. It's weird for me to think about race at all when it comes to them. Also, 2 or 3 of my kids usually are thought to be Hispanic or some other ethnicity. My 2nd is most often thought as being Pakistani or something along those lines. The whole loud race thing is purposeful and pretty unnecessary. We should just focus on being people and being good people and having values, etc. Oh, I will say, the most racism any of my kids experienced, was my oldest 2 boys when we lived in Baltimore. We lived in the hood and older boys would fight my oldest and he protected his brother as they berated them calling them white boys and honkies and were just terrible to them. Of course he didn't tell me this until years later.

These boys always impress me! Their ability to have respectful discussions amongst each other is refreshing. They are educated young men and we definitely need more role models like them! Hats off to the Cartier Family!! #cartierfamily #officertatum

You guys should research everything that Kapernick’s parents did during his youth to teach him about his black heritage etc. It’s amazing what they did to teach him that culture.

What a great group of men. I tried to imagine the success coming each of your ways.

Hey guys, at the beginning of the video you were discussing adoption and I felt I should point out, you don't get paid to adopt, you get paid to foster... The difference between the two from a legal sense is vast, but from an observers point of view is incredibly nuanced...

I really like watching you five young men. Regardless of the topic, you guys are a refreshing reminder that there is hope for our young men.

I Think people who are able to have open minds and have conversations like this are highly necessary in today's day and age. Hats off.

My Godson is black and his grandma was my BFF who passed away 10 years ago. This infuriates me that people try and put labels and issues on my Godson. He’s an individual and not a color. His Mom asked me a few weeks ago what my extended family and what other white skinned people say about him and I being out in public. I told her the truth, my family and strangers that are white actually make over how darn cute and advanced he is for a 7 month old, that usually the only person that have anything to say about it are unfortunately black. Why do people have such an obsession about it? What does it matter? I think Colin has fabricated this imaginary argument about his parents not embracing his “blackness”. No family is going to adopt and nurture a child who are unaware of their blackness. Maybe they didn’t want him to be poisoned by the narratives that media have perpetuated? Maybe they just wanted him to be a successful man who is focused on being his best self. Culture is the destruction of black America. I’m with B Tatum on this, it’s sooooooooo stupid!

There's always gotta be that lingering feeling, hoping that your adopted child loves and accepts you without getting caught up on "what ifs" or dwelling on the biological parents who aren't there. It's sad to see him call them out on something as meaningless as a haircut. Hopefully, they understand and don't feel too hurt or rejected. When he get's older maybe he'll realize how blessed he was to have them.

I wonder what Colin would say if his kids wrote a book like this about him being a parent and calling him "Problematic"? Unless your parents are abusive, most parents will tell you there is no handbook on parenting and you are doing your best as you go as a parent. The fact Colin was adopted in the first place and given a home where he was supported to the point of ended up in the NFL speaks volumes these parents did right by him. Colin should wonder how his life would be if he was never adopted and left in the system.

Officer Tatum is a solid dude. He uses logic to think things through.

I appreciate your guys' commentary not only bc it pushes back against these silly things but bc you sometimes disagree-like when you pushed back against the commentary about dreads. Having diverse view points is important and I'm happy to see that you guys have that. Look forward to more

That's right, Brock. A young man living life.

I had a friend when I lived in the projects many yrs ago , who was mixed. He came to me once and asked me to tell him about the white ppl . His black family shamed him for being white , which I found heartbreaking. We all should be able to embrace all of who wer are without shame.

As a mother I can't begin to say how devastated his mother(and father) are feeling. Initially they may angry, rightly so. Unfortunately they can't publicly call him out, because that would just further his victim hood. At some point he will realize that deep inside he's cut a piece out of their hearts that he will never be able to heal.

The name "Cassandra" is actually a Greek name in origin. Love your channel, guys!

57 years of my life, I never knew this about the "one drop rule" was racist! Thank you for explaining this!

He's chasing the money. Motive is everything. Officer Tatum is right about using victimhood and Cartier family member said he's a bit confused. Great discussion! Makes me smile to hear you all work through these things and I learn from it! Thank you.

My daughter is biracial and was raised in a white household. At different times in her life, she’s acted more “white” or “black” depending on friends and culture she was surrounded by. I’ve been good with it all and she hasn’t really had much difficulty from either side, overall. The time she felt the most uncomfortable was during the BLM protests, etc, when everyone was trying to “see” black people and all of a sudden she felt like she didn’t fit in on either side, even though she is now in her early 20s and is cool just being her. After a few serious and sometimes tearful conversations, she decided that being biracial was its own way to be, the perfect mix of both, and she, with so many other multiracial people could actually break down barriers by just being themselves. Every race and culture has strengths. Bringing those strengths out is how multiracial people can help overcome the divide that is being pushed. The multiracial population is growing. There’s a lot of power in them to bring families, races and cultures together

Imagine what we could do if we all came together

The crazy thing is after years of controversy that came from kneeling, the documentaries, discussions, million dollar deals.. not one black life has been saved because of the kneeling.. If he really wanted to help change things he should have donated some of his millions to helping people in those communities and police reform.

I’m Asian and I was adopted by a white couple 55 years ago. They were always my mom and dad. It didn’t matter their skin color

Mad respect to Officer Tatum. Keeping it 100!!

I am white and I have 4 bi-racial daughters. I made sure they were educated & could speak intelligently, I exposed them to many different cultures and ideas & I consulted my black girlfriends and aunties when it came to doing their hair. They are all grown now and are very different in the way they present themselves to the world but they are ALL beautiful.

About the corn rows, I’m White and my parents gave me a hard time about my hair looking unprofessional many times. You don’t see many White or Black dudes with mohawks getting high paying sales jobs, and sales jobs are usually the higher paying jobs for relatively uneducated and unskilled workers.

Officer Tatum has been a voice in the mix for years. I appreciate him. 🙏

Go Young Men. Keep discussing complex, difficult, funny, historical, contemporary, social, and worldly issues honestly. Many props.

Thank you! I am a life long Mexican/American Democrat! But these videos are Opening up my mind! More these informative video are turning me Into a BLUE DOG Democrat!!! Could you please Review.. The Lord Jamar video.... "I Don't support BLM?" I want to know what your whole panel thinks!!! Thank you.

Families who adopt DO NOT get money for adopting children, it actually can be quite expensive to do so be cause of the legal fees. It is foster parents who receive funds for the foster child’s expenses. Yes, there are some foster parents who are in it for the money and can be abusive and uncaring, but there are others who become foster parents in order to give parentless children a caring home. Foster children are wards of the state , usually having a parent in prison, or drug addicts and have no where to go. Fostering is temporary until the parent is approved to be able to resume custody of the child; sometimes that never happens.

You guys always crack me up and as a 61 year old white woman, I really appreciate your views and opinions on the subjects you react to.

Is he seriously judging his mother on ONE instance of his childhood? And that instance is about his HAIRSTYLE?! He’s pathetic. He knows how to play the victim when he’s had a cush life.

If you are a foster parent you get about $400 a month. When you adopt… you get nothing!!!!! I think you guys need to do some research. I’m telling you when you adopt .. the government says,” okay.. they are your’s now. See ya” Thank you for the dialogue.

Poor Colin his adoptive parents made him go to the BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES

I don’t care what you guys think about stuff you discuss, I just care that you guys ACTUALLY think about it. Love these kinds of vids

Please let’s not make excuses for Colin. He destroyed his football career, now the only way he can stay relevant is rip apart his childhood and the people that raised him. When your parents, you make the rules..not the children. I really enjoy your channel…young men like you give me hope in the future of America.

You don't get checks to adopt a child, you get checks to *foster* a child

This dude had a roof over his head with TWO PARENTS, went to college, AND WENT TO THE NFL! But he had a "bad life" because he's "black" 😂😂😂

And, once again, these five young men never disappoint! To the Cartier Family, I love following your reaction videos and hearing what you have to say about several different topics, including your discovery of new types of music. Keep up the great work you all are doing!! ❤️🙏💕

Taking my granddaughter for her driving test I asked her not to wear too much makeup or wear her slippers. People are always making judgments.Look serious,mature

You guys are having some honest, intelligent and wise conversations on this channel. These are the conversations everyone needs to hear. We’re all on the same side. I appreciate what y’all are doing and respect the message that you’re putting out. God bless from NC brothers!

What are the things a lot of people are skipping over is that we weren't mad at Colin Kaepernick for protesting it was when and where he did it. During a song that is made to honor our country and those who died for it that's why all the flags of the military are presented during that song we are paying tribute to our soldiers. To kneel during that particular time is disrespectful to the Troops. And these are men and women who fought and died so that we had the freedom to protest. This was just disrespectful beyond disrespectful and is someone who was born and raised military with many many many many many generations in American wars fighting for freedom it was just a spit in my face and the faces of my ancestors.

I love seeing this! This gives me hope for a better future in America. I really hope relations between White and Black gets better.. we're all Americans and at the end of the day, it was both black and white that fought against slavery in the civil war. Honestly though, it's a really bad feeling when im out in public doing whatever, and I meet a random black person maybe doing their job or whatever, I know in the back of my mind this person probably hates me because im white. I hate to think that way.. but after the last few years I can't help it. Better relations is a day at a time, a conversation at a time , a sentence at a time. I look forward to the day white and black can embrace one another as human beings... as brothers. God bless.

My sister did the same to my mother and I. In finding her blackness (she is mixed race black and white) she decided both my mother and I are racist. She interacts with us on a superficial level because otherwise (her words) she would have to cut us out of her life. Meaning she knows we're racist but if she doesn't dig too deep she can stay in denial and keep us in her life. It breaks my heart. Because I am white, I am racist. That is what she believes. That is an argument I cannot win.

The hair thing is crazy. Parents of all races have hated their kids hair cuts.

There's no racial disparity in police killings in the U.S.

Parents are in charge of your childhood....it's their rules....obey them.

The expectations of professional hairstyles affects all races. My Man is a Heavy Metal guy and for a job he had to cut his hair off if he wanted this perticular job. Some things have changed but I have had professional jobs where women couldn't wear Hair colors in their hair that weren't natural hair colors-no bold purple, blues, greens ect. Hairstyles had to be neat no dread locks, braides, punk rock wild styles ect. Until recently medical professionals weren't allowed to let their tatoos show and they couldn't wear certain piercings. I agree 100% with Officer Tatum.

I was a grown a$$ man before I got my hair cut the way I wanted!! I didn't even know there was another option at the barber shop when I was a kid 🤣

No good deed goes unpunished!!!

The friend in the back eating while everyone else is talking is a whole vibe.

Big fan of Tatum, and it's good to see young men engaging in a good-faith discussions without wanting to pick a "side." Keep these videos coming, guys. Greetings from Copenhagen.

But what black parent wants their child to go up a thug🙄. SMH

I'm white and if I wanted something hair wise as a kid and my parents said no then I didn't get it. It's not something you cry about as a grown man.

Saying Egyptians are black because the country is in Africa is like saying a Filipino dude is Chinese because the countries are in Asia. Walk that back.

I know I'm going to get crucified for this, but I'd never adopt a black child. I'm too frighten of it. I know many African Americans wouldn't adopt a white child. It's fine, it's their choice. Anyone who adopts anyone deserves praise. I have friends, who are a white couple, who long ago adopted an African American baby whose drug addicted mother abandoned him. He grew up in a suburban 'white' area outside of D.C and did well in school, was raised very well, and he had a lot going for him, etc. Until he became a teen and discovered his 'blackness.' He found his black relatives who lived in the projects across the river, started hanging out with them and the wrong crowd. Long story short, his grades plummeted, he dropped out of school entirely, started using the N word, felt it necessary to carry a gun, got into trouble with the law, and is now sitting in prison. Knowing that unconditional parental love and support unfortunately wasn't enough to combat cultural peer pressure is frightening.

I absolutely love the way these guys use every vid they watch to debate, discuss and learn. They often have very different POV but they still listen to each other, without name calling or falling out. I noticed, in just the last week, they have 3,000 more subscribers. That shows that there is an appetite out there for their take on the world. Serious, yet not mean spirited, and with a healthy dose of much needed humour. Plus, these guys introduced me to Tom MacDonald, for that, alone , I love them to bits.

Colin was never this way before he met his Egyptian BLM activist girlfriend !

As a white guy I appreciate yall. Laughing. And cutting up with jokes. But being real. Total Respect to yall.