S7E2: “Ghetto Kirk” on being accused of being classist, being Chinese Jamaican & his new viral fame.

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Жыл бұрын

Jamaicans are overall known for cracking jokes and running gimmicks but how do we feel when it’s done by a Native or race from another country ?
Do we see it as offensive or degrading ?
This week we have a special guest, he within himself says he is a true Jamaican even tho he is from China. #bwoyatingzpodcast guest this week is new viral social media star and entrepreneur… “Ghetto Kirk”
On this episode we will hear how he came to live in Jamaica, how is it operating a business in both Downtown Kingston & Spanish Town. He also touched on some of the backlash some of his contents been getting & more..
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@alia-anntracey7577 Жыл бұрын

how do people hate this guy ??? he's literally the sweetest!

@jamaicagoddesstv540 Жыл бұрын

Ghetto Kirk is one of us he's Jamaican and should be respected

@cherenee5982 Жыл бұрын

People just look for a reason to be upset sometimes. He is a Jamaican speaking about his experience. BTW Kirk, we want the vlogs.

@goldenbarbie2.2 Жыл бұрын

Agreed 🙌🏽

@ScruplesInternational-dv7xn 8 ай бұрын

I am 56 yrs old, and I remember as a child the Chinese all ways owned the supermarket. Downtown on orange street. They have two supermarkets one name John and Wong they always have business like restaurants, uptown they own the movie theaters, they own tastes Pattie’s on Princess they own the shops Where we would go and buy flour chicken back, and do on etc, etc, There was a saying black man start shop but Chinese keep it. We went to school together George’s high most Chinese, they also went to Val’s prep, campion college, Jamaica college, and more they were always there they are the one who start reggae music, Byron Lee and the dragon Aires.calypso They Indians were also there

@collz_ Жыл бұрын

People just want an issue because I just don't see the issue with his content and I don't think he's being condescending either. He's a Jamaican telling his Jamaican experiences in a comical way. Morewhile we too uptight about everything. Relax likkle man. Jeez.

@DarkAngel2512 8 ай бұрын

Its people who are usually American and wanting to hate on non-blacks so falsely accuse him if making fun of black people as if thry cant tell his accent is authentic. They know he is Jamaican they just hate that he is because theyre racist. At the end of the day he isn't condescending Jamaicans because he is Jamaican. He is just making fun of diff types of people

@iamwinningrightnow Жыл бұрын

For those who have lived in a country for as long as he has and does not speak the language, unu shouda shame. Why are we upset when others speak the language? He is as Jamaican as the rest of us. Leave di yute alone. Most of the dislike is "badmindness."

@saskiamorrison2231 Жыл бұрын

Gwaan through ghetto Kirk!! Don’t pay attention to the negative comments

@yardmantv2507 Жыл бұрын

Big up all chinese Jamaican.. one love . one Jamaican people .

@Deco_2k Жыл бұрын

The jamaican should learn the Mandarin from the chinese jamaican, but you already know most yard man a fool..

@kidzeus2433 7 ай бұрын

@@Deco_2k 😂😂😂

@angelauds1990 Жыл бұрын

Big up mi bredren Kirk!!!! Mek di people Dem learn you story!! Love this interview!!! 👊🏽

@marionmaragh2913 Жыл бұрын

What some Jamaicans fail to understand is that people love our culture and language. We have enough to go around. We should be glad people are interested in our culture. Big up Ghetto Kirk! Thanks for sharing your story. Awesome interview Kareem.

@stcroix9912 Жыл бұрын

Love your culture . The sane thing happened when Europeans came to Africa and they loved it so much that they robbed it ands then they colonize it and EMSALVED IT. That's what the Chinese communist party is following the European standards . By they white supremacist ideology.⁷

@davidscott3726 Жыл бұрын

Why??

@DarkAngel2512 8 ай бұрын

Its not usually the Jamaicans. Its the Americans.

@necy Жыл бұрын

Kareem is Jamaica's twitter ambassador 😂

@donpseg2315 7 ай бұрын

He may not be a ghetto yute, but 100% Jamaican that has made his way up the ladder, that we all should be proud of and enjoy his comedy. Never forget Jamaica 'Out of Many One People'

@tashiemackied5051 Жыл бұрын

Big up yourself yah ghetto Kirk. I don’t have a prob with you being a yardie.. what about Jamaicans who go inna next man country and inna 1 year dem behave like dem come from deh. Do you ya Kirk. Big up yourself.. looking foward to your content

@monafran5677 Жыл бұрын

My ppl dem just too sensitive at times. How can you not like this guy. His videos are likeable and so relatable. From you hear his accent you know he's Jamiaican, I hear no chinese accent. Ghetto Kirk please pay attention to the positives. My goodness!!

@teri_p Жыл бұрын

He just said it he is from China. He was born in China and came to jamaica when he was 3. He has family in China and he goes back to visit his family in China. So he is chinese.

@jamaica278 Жыл бұрын

Great content, I would like to see more of people that live in Jamaica but of different background : east indians, cubans, other islanders , Europeans

@davidscott3726 Жыл бұрын

They are there

@amoychristopherthomas9309 Жыл бұрын

Kareem: 'Oh the excitement, like Jacki Chan and them sumtn deh' 💀😂😂😂 #dead 😂😂😂

@peteody Жыл бұрын

This One!👆🏼👆🏼😂

@bebebe1354 Жыл бұрын

Out of Many, we are one. Dunce people always cause the most problems 🙄 😒...Knowledge is really power.

@stcroix9912 Жыл бұрын

Dunce peope do ot know when they are being colonized by a certain people who hate black people. How you as a decendabt ancestors fought for this island and now you are getting colonized by Chinese immigrants who come from China poor and become rich in your country. While you as a black person economically is om the bottom. You are being poor or push out of your own culture. Chines people donot even treat they own well. What makers you think they will treat black people better. China is colonizing all black countries they are not colonizing white countries at all.

@teri_p Жыл бұрын

He was born in China came to Jamaica at 3 years old his birth place is China not Jamaica.

@elainebrown3546 11 ай бұрын

@teri_p it doesn't matter where you were born. As long as you grow in that country, you are a Jamaican . It is what it is. You need to travel and educate yourself.

@HangoutwithSimone Жыл бұрын

Never heard of him! Thanks for sharing this Bwoy a Tings!

@collz_ Жыл бұрын

Gheddo Kirk in the building. This will be an interesting episode! No Sperone so I'll sip water.

@D_A_Marv Жыл бұрын

I’m from Dominica and they’re there too, some are rude to customers Damned if he do, damned if he don’t. If he spoke ‘proper English’ some would say so long he’s in Jamaica and he don’t speak a lick of patois. He’s now speaking patois and some are complaining. I follow him on IG and he’s funny! Great interview

@stcroix9912 Жыл бұрын

What are thry doing in dominca you guys better donot allow your politicians to allow they racist ass to colonized your island.

@abigailb7798 Жыл бұрын

my question is why blame the Chinese for taking over the business space downtown, when the Government who regulate business ownership have never been Chinese? Ja folks ur anger is misguided

@trishjames2730 Жыл бұрын

Misguided and a lot of the Chinese group together to help each other…can’t say the same for black Jamaicans.

@sidiwilli9683 Жыл бұрын

honestly love ghetto kirk he is real and authentic he handled himself well......ppl everyehere just like to complain big up yo self ghetto kirk

@funtasfit Жыл бұрын

I like this guy. Very smart. Very sweet personality.

@moniqueferguson3870 Жыл бұрын

Once again I was informed and entertaine. Thank you.

@DarkAngel2512 8 ай бұрын

"If you try to understand mad people you go mad". Well if that isnt the most profound thing Ive heard in years.😂 Now I know why social media made me sick. 😂

@eleanor4482 8 ай бұрын

I am also tired of having to explain that I am Jamaican as I am constantly being told I don’t look like one. The government needs to have schools teach younger Jamaicans about their history as most have no idea of the significance of our motto “Out of Many One People”.

@DarkAngel2512 8 ай бұрын

Especially how they contribute to the music.

@85amil Жыл бұрын

I don't think his accent matters to Jamaicans it's Tik Tok American influence that is making Jamaicans act like they care! Also what he saying about Chinese, Indians and even some Jews is true they are absolutely business minded in their culture they are raised like that no matter where they are in the world. I know this for a fact as someone who doesn't live in Jamaica and went to school with all these backgrounds. It's lawyer doctor and Engineer that their parents push relentlessly unless you go into business.

@jennalud4748 5 ай бұрын

True!

@jasminepowell242 8 ай бұрын

Jamaican are very Sensitive . Especially if they are dark Skins ,because we were treated so differently .

@blessedcharms3820 Жыл бұрын

Kirk you are ministry of Education boss 🤣🤣🤣 You have been to every school in JA🤣🤣🤣

@85amil Жыл бұрын

When the Chinese and the Indians leave and migrate to other countries they take it seriously they are looking to be financial stable and create generation wealth. They come with money from their original country to start the business they aren't borrowing money as an immigrant in Jamaica and in his case his father gave him the money to start his business and he had to pay it back! They don't play. The ones you see showing wealth are late in life second generation (the kids) or its the 3rd generation (the grandkids), it almost never the first generation they will live simple and cheap until the day they die. To them if they lived in a one or two bedroom until there kids are grown why waste money and buy a big house or fancy car when your old? They leave that for the kids.

@glodeanrhoden8901 Жыл бұрын

Weh dem a wait pon fi gi di man him award.... Another great episode

@anthonyblair450 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Knew kirk and his entire family from the 90s.

@felitoocutetoocute5870 Жыл бұрын

A Jacki Chang make you feel that Kareem. 🙂🙂. Big up you Kareem and Ghetto Kirk 👏

@necy Жыл бұрын

"Like Jackie Chan and dem sumn deh" + the look away. . DKM 😂😂😂

@jackiesimpson6130 Жыл бұрын

Kirk big up your self.

@Nelly-44 8 ай бұрын

Kirk speaks Patois and is a problem ... but we ketch American accent from the Visa line .. live in Farrin 2 years and we forget Patois altogether . We all need to take a seat

@audreyaali681 8 ай бұрын

Its hard every where even here in england

@patport3129 Жыл бұрын

You can teach us some business and investment lessons Ghetto Kirk

@roxy44bb3 3 ай бұрын

At three years of age this man. wouldn’t even know what culture shock is. Live your life man you’re Jamaican who cares.

@mynamesbeans1573 Жыл бұрын

Lets goooooo Kirk!!! Were u ever bullied in school?

@bebebe1354 Жыл бұрын

I started following him maybe a month ago.

@RabianOfficial Жыл бұрын

I've met him in person many times. COVID killed my business

@jasminepowell242 8 ай бұрын

You’re are funny 😂 if you own a business Downtown you Earn your Rights; to the Name .me as a black yard girl not going down Town .to Work. We Jamaican . Need to Chill😅.

@michnell8179 Жыл бұрын

This season come back different man 🔥

@lightdd4444 Жыл бұрын

That question about Spanish Town and his business finance you should not ask a question but I like the way you answer it can you give away your secret remember that I The hyenas watching

@yvettebrown1498 8 ай бұрын

Jamaica ruff but America ruff too it haarrrrd

@axtionentertainment3141 Жыл бұрын

I remember he was my classmate at school he was a good student

@Ali-Dun Жыл бұрын

Kareem, you nuh hear seh di man name ghetto kirk, him have somebody weh "deal wid dat" if a man step to him 😆 Mi just love him he's so sweet don't see how people find him condescending or disrespectful. People too touches these days.

@Shan-i Жыл бұрын

due to how its mostly persons who arent jamaican who has issues with his content

@RosieC061 Жыл бұрын

I have the same reaction when I go to the supermarket too

@thatgirl6664 Жыл бұрын

I know 95% of Jamaicans dnt know our motto or even if they k ow it they dnt understand it.

@moya-gayehamilton1132 8 ай бұрын

If 5'6" is too short, who flies the planes in China? 🤔

@dm4254 Жыл бұрын

Jamaicans people remember out of many one people, don't we live in other people country and adopted their culture. Please stop complaining about foolishness and enjoy different human being that loves us.

@celticmulato2609 8 ай бұрын

Like it or not Jamaica is a classist country. There is good and bad in being classist.

@TheWatcher876 Жыл бұрын

Big up yoself missa Zang, you are a yaadi through an through 👍🏾

@maureenspencer1848 9 ай бұрын

Maybe if, as he says, we tried being entrepreneurs instead of being consumers of brand names etc then the chinese, indians, et al wouldn't be "taking over".

@glamorouslife2024 5 ай бұрын

It’s just like being in America at one years old and know nothing about Jamaica… Americans says I’m American …not Jamaican…same with Kirk he’s Jamaican…

@newbeginning933 Жыл бұрын

I'm first. Mi a first prize winner 🏆

@tallsomelee Жыл бұрын

some a di audio mess up fyah

@scotte2477 2 ай бұрын

Kirk is a funny guy 😂

@warpath7985 Жыл бұрын

It's so sad to see my Jamaicans start acting like those black Americans, where EVERYTHING offends them. Since when Jamaicans have a problem with Asian Jamaicans speaking patois??? Don't tell me Jamaican turning "woke" now smh

@rqubedrqubed1634 Жыл бұрын

It's the new generation. A young lady made an entire video saying black Jamaicans are racists against Indo Jamaicans because we call them Coolie. I told her my mother is Indo Jamaican and my father Afro Jamaican. I say my mother is coolie and it's never meant as a pejorative. She insisted that I am racist so I just left it alone.

@warpath7985 Жыл бұрын

@@rqubedrqubed1634 Lol, omg. I'm not surprised easily but this sure did. One of the things I took pride in as a Jamaican living in North America is our logical no nonsense, non "woke" nature, where we aren't like the black Americans or black Canadians where we were raised with hatred for other races (especially white). This was something about us that I thought would never change. Smh, so much for that. Jamaican youth becoming "liberal" lol, wow. As Bill Maher said "how are you going to be more offended than the people that are supposed to be offended?"

@rqubedrqubed1634 Жыл бұрын

@@warpath7985 At this point I'm just waiting for God to come for His world. My family I'd Afro Jamaican and Indo Jamaican and we always call each other coolie and love and have fun. Both sides celebrate Diwali but apparently I am racist for calling my own mother coolie. This girl told me because she is Indo Jamaican we look at her as not being Jamaican. She must come from a different Jamaica than me because all of us grew up and race was never an issue whether you were black, chines, white or Indian. We all vibed and shared together.

@rqubedrqubed1634 Жыл бұрын

@@warpath7985 Jamaica doesn't exist anymore. Ask people about dancing with their hips and they call it twerking. I grew up knowing it as wining. We have AmeriJams now. Americans first and Jamaicans second.

@warpath7985 Жыл бұрын

@@rqubedrqubed1634 I said the same thing years ago. "Twerk"? All I knew was wining and bubbling.

@KP-li9wr Жыл бұрын

Blessed is the man that plants the tree and never reaps from it - Craig butler. His father planted a tree, he will plant a tree and the other generations will reap from that tree.

@scotte2477 2 ай бұрын

Anyone who thinks he is attacking Jamaicans is racist against all non black Jamaicas.

@audreyaali681 8 ай бұрын

Everyone in jamaica are called names no matter the colour or who you are .that's just the norm with no hard feelings it's just a way of life

@scotte2477 2 ай бұрын

Where is part 2?

@DA-cf3js Жыл бұрын

This interview kinda feel like he's trying to act like kirk had a silver spoon. Rather than tell the jamaican Jamaicans to inspire the next generation to have some ambitions and purpose about life. Life's hard the world over don't be a spectator in your existence

@jhonellehowden4880 Жыл бұрын

Present

@sarinasmall6619 Жыл бұрын

So right. Don't try to understand mad people. Leave them alone

@Deco_2k Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@unaatkinson3104 Жыл бұрын

Ghetto Kirk, neither Jamaica nor nun a wi nuh lose nutten if yuh be "Ghetto Kirk" or speak patois. So continue wid yuh ting!

@lovezone128 Жыл бұрын

Every where rough right now

@ESFDragxnFistEntertainment Жыл бұрын

What happen to the sound in certain segments?

@landoblu Жыл бұрын

Ppl dunxe yf. No matter we motto out of many one ppl dem wah come say the man a no Jamaican

@ingridlevy5902 Жыл бұрын

I find his content hilarious...he is Jamaican so he ia gonna do Jamaican experience...the video he did on the illiterate woman - he was just saying if you can't read don't come with attitude. Kareem, the Chinese have always been in Jamaica, not just now. They were the ones who used to run downtown. You know they have always been in Jamaica by the fact that there is a Chinese Cemetery and their Benovolent Society.

@teri_p Жыл бұрын

He was born in China. His birth place is China not Jamaica. He came to Jamaica at 3 years old. He has family in China where his birth place is. He just spoke in his native language dialect which is from China. His birth certificate, naval string cut in China not Jamaica.

@monember2722 8 ай бұрын

@@teri_pin a country from 3 years old till now and you want call him Chinese? Badminded.

@teri_p 8 ай бұрын

@@monember2722 I'm badmind off of a fact that he is plain as day. You sound ridiculous smfh. What am I badmind about? Plz explain because you make absolutely no sense.

@willfitlifestyle Жыл бұрын

Lifestyle

@davidscott3726 Жыл бұрын

That was rude,what Bwoyatings mean by "Jamaican Jamaican".

@lordbeerus6182 Жыл бұрын

We in complain age

@jamaicanempress2594 Жыл бұрын

Kareemmm ummm after 4 years Chinese usually sells their business or change the name to "evade" taxes so him "selling" the business was neccessary, wasn't a choice he's just being wise. The government gives them 4 years tax free still 🤷🏾‍♀️

@lenmarofficialtv9008 Жыл бұрын

Just that he's privilege in Jamaica simple

@Carlalelani Жыл бұрын

So I love Ghetto kirk but my yute it was hard to watch you interview him... and normally you do well but this was not a good interview.

@fratboychappy1289 Жыл бұрын

You a Yardi .

@yvettemcfarlane2005 Жыл бұрын

Which school he attended? Him have a Jamaican gf?

@rhap0397 Жыл бұрын

Meadowbrook high

@jennalud4748 5 ай бұрын

Really?? You came from a country that is predominantly Chinese, to a country that is predominantly Black, and you didn't think that was shocking??! Okay👀

@peteody Жыл бұрын

Jamaica Demographics “Jamaicans of African descent represent 76.3% of the population, followed by 15.1% Afro-European, 3.4% East Indian and Afro-East Indian, 3.2% Caucasian, 1.2% Chinese and 0.8% other.” Big up ghetto kirk 👆🏼

@heavensent197 9 ай бұрын

What is afro European?

@monember2722 8 ай бұрын

@@heavensent197I literally was about to ask the same question...even though it's a year ago.

@jennalud4748 5 ай бұрын

Damn that's a lot of mixtures! Significant percentages...in the US, blacks only account for 13% of the population, in a country of over 300 million. So imagine in a small country like Jamaica(2.8-3.2 million pop) 15% and 3% is very visible! We are truly "Out Of Many One"!🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤🙏🏾

@jennalud4748 5 ай бұрын

@@heavensent197Biracial(white and black).

@ttq003 Жыл бұрын

He is Chinese, he is not Jamaican. He is just a Chinese person that speaks Patois, and there is nothing wrong with that.

@ruthwalker1128 Жыл бұрын

Chinese come to Jamaica and are given special treatment along with the Indians and Jews. Thats how they are able to monopolizes the businesses in all the major cities and towns across Jamaica.

@85amil Жыл бұрын

Naw they really do sell everything back home and come with their money to start a business their culture is business minded for Real! There version of being poor in their country is by far way worse than being poor in Jamaica. And they work together families stick together and help one another.

@ruthwalker1128 Жыл бұрын

@@85amil So Jamaicans don't stick together? Those people I mentioned get opportunities that Jamaicans don't get. It's not about them having money, because Jamaicans have money too.

@patrickfindlator9802 Жыл бұрын

@@ruthwalker1128 Jamaicans have the money and connections that the Chinese have? Where you come from with this ?

@ruthwalker1128 Жыл бұрын

@@patrickfindlator9802 Jamaicans have the money, but not the connections like the Chinese.

@dm4254 Жыл бұрын

stop using special treatment as an excuse no body not stop you being successful the blame game is tasteless.

@blessedcharms3820 Жыл бұрын