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America was 100% brown before 1492

The comment section is going to be great on this one 🙄

we always forget about the native americans

That's why ppl may like the ACA but hate ObamaCare when they're literally in reference to the exact same thing

The year is 2043. Latinos have overrun most of the US and Despacito 9 is all that plays 24/7

Hey, here's an idea: maybe we could stop teaching people that race is the be all and end all of identity, and instead actually try to promote King's dream, that we will not be judged by the colour of our skin but by the content of our character. Focus on our common humanity, not our differences.

It's human nature to feel threatened, but it's one's responsibility to think rationally and critically even when your feeling is hurt.

They should have asked the native americans about " whitening " .

“Us vs. Them” in a 2-Party System of Democracy is inevitable.

The term 'browning' just sounds a bit odd to me

Republicans tend to talk about race? Are you kidding me? Democrats talk about race all the time. It’s how they gain power

The sad truth is that democracy in a diverse country where race gets put above everything else is not a competition of ideas, but an ethnic head count. * Edited to clear up what I meant

There is a good reason for the democrats not supporting abolishing ice in the 1990s, it didn't exist until 2003.

"A majority minority nation"? America is so strange.

“Fear is the path to the dark side…fear leads to anger… anger leads to hate… hate leads to suffering.” -yoda

I suppose the problem is "people" then.

Nobody wants to live in florida in the thumbnail 😂

"Majority minority". Really gets the noggin joggin.

Wonder what Native Americans thought of European "diversity" and the "whitening" of America.

What’s wrong with becoming a racial minority? Are minorities treated poorly in America?

I usually disagree with vox because I am a white conservative but I subscribe because all their videos are well thought out and researched. I loved how this video wasn’t just bashing white conservatives but was showing the human side of politics. I think videos like these help educate both sides and let people make their own conclusions about changes in America.

"Being told your group is shrinking or that its losing power, it's scary for anyone" - Only if your identity is wrapped up in that group. Learn to identify yourself outside of your skin color or any of the other meaningless groups people tend define themselves with.

For America,it's the Race. White vs people of Color. And for India,it's the Religion. Hindu vs Muslim.

One interesting point about the train study Ezra doesn’t mention is that the study controlled for two different periods of time. They sent Spanish speakers out to the train everyday for 3 workdays for one group, and every day for 10 workdays for another group. What they found is that those anti-immigrant sentiments were stronger in the 3-day group than the 10-day one, meaning that even though people initially reacted negatively to a diverse environment, they began to accept it more as time went on.

Stop leaving Delaware off maps.

Hard to abolish ice in the 90s when ice was created in 2003...

If anyone wants to see what happens when all politics is based on identity, look at the Middle East and the Balkans.

I am sad for those beautiful Americans 😭

"A browning America" ... that summarises the prevalent mindset

This is the problem of democracy, people don't vote rationally.

I'm from eastern Europe, from the area where Yugoslavia and Austria-Hungary existed very diverse countries, i don't have to tell anybody that they no longer exist so good luck America hahaha

I’m just upset no one will remember 80s Rock Music

The real question is, why does race even matter?

Great video Vox but be honest.. From the chart you showed the nation isn't becoming more brown it's becoming more hispanic.... The percentages of other groups remain the same

"california didn't fall to pieces" this hasn't aged well

Now you know how the Native Americans felt.

There are two types of brazil: **Northern Brazil* **Southern Brazil*

When Americans recognize their real enemy is the billionaire class and not people of another race, then we may finally get somewhere.

American politics are very diverse. We not only have the Republicans for Giant Corporations Party, but we also have the Democrats for Giant Corporations Party.

Here's my take: if you're lamenting the loss if the white majority in America, you may be racist. If you're celebrating the loss of the white majority in America, you may be racist. Just keep calm and carry on.

I'm sitting here thinking that maybe this is how the Native felt.

When you’re both Hispanic and Asian at the same time

Great replacement of our nation

As has happened in the american past, I think the definition of "white" will simply expand

Something like ths has happened before; in the 1800s the brown people were Italian and religious divide was between a mostly Protestant US and Catholic immigrants from Ireland and Europe. As the saying goes, history doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.

I thought it was a conspiracy theory

White people have been a minority in Hawaii for a long time and we doing just fine culturally, people from all backgrounds tend to integrate together here too and not stay so separated like they do on the mainland, sequestered into different neighborhoods, and pretty much no one is sensitive about the where are you from/what's your background question Not to say we dont have our issues, which we do and they aren't small by any measure, but compared to the mainland we seem to have a much healthier relationship with race here

The problem is that people indentify with a race and the others are the bad ones. Thats humans in a nutshell

It's because of this change we need to drop the race platform and look more toward experience and what will be done for Americans as a whole.

I do not care what race,religion,sexuality etc you are.Just be a good person

I'm a 3rd generation Mexican American from Brownsville Texas where there have ALWAYS been Tejanos and I can tell you from experience that we never think about getting rid of White people or trying to over take them or any ridiculous thought like that. On the contrary when Texas was part of Mexico according to real history most Tejanos did not wanted to be a part of Mexico because they felt they were never truly represented or where given the help they needed to strive for a better place to live so when the great migration of Germans flocked to Texas while it was still part of Mexico, Tejanos welcomed them with open arms and if you trace some Mexican Americans and some German Americans lineage in Texas you will find that both sides have either a German ancestor if they are Mexican Americans and a Mexican ancestor if they are German Americans. Even to this point the most mixed marriage is between White people and Mexican Americans/Mexicans so we need to stop all this nonsense because when I was in the Marines we got along just fine. It's always the fear of the unknown that has people acting and saying stupid things. God Bless Texas and God Bless America

I mean, it’s going back to its original color palette.

What policy has "worked out well" in California? From an outsider looking in, nothing has. Same goes for Chicago, new york, and new Jersey. It's really scary to think my state may follow that same road.

According to my DNA test, I'm about 80% African and 20% European. I check mixed race on all job apps and health docs. My skin is honey brown. Am I delusional?

Thank you for creating videos from a moderate standpoint that are easily understandable (: I remember not being able to follow with what was happening on the news and around the world but this channel has sparked my curiosity through the roof because now I can understand and actually talk about with others and share my opinions

It's normal for someone of ANY race to be worried about becoming a minority when they once dominated. And this is just subconsciously an unspoken truth that white culture and heritage is decreasing and there is going to be more of a heavy response to seeing black or Latino culture becoming more appealing to people of younger generations. It naturally will make them uncomfortable

Our differences are not what divide us, its our inability to recognize and celebrate those differences that does.

"And California didnt fall apart" 😂😂😂

Hello there. While you go through this comment section and see comments that will inevitably upset you no matter where on the political spectrum you are, i just wanna at least give you something positive out of all of this. The fact that we have people of differing political views is not at all an issue, but a sign that America is still a free place. So, instead of being angry at the other party, take a sec to appreciate them, as it's our differing views that keep us from simply turning into a one party oppressive state. Hope i could make your day just a little bit better.

2:40 did anyone else notice the picture of The Beatles, just me okay

Divided State of America

Great reporting!!! Seen this many times 👍🏾👏🏾

My reaction to America being more non-white in the future: Ok

So much tension on this little speck of dirt called Earth, between 7 billion puny masses of decaying organic matter.

Great objective video which takes into account various perspectives.

Good job discount Vice with graphs and charts.

I'm white, and I'm okay with it. But I know white people who are worried about being outnumbered. They worry that 'others' don't share our values. But most cultures share many of the same important values, like stealing is bad, and politeness is good. I like diversity, because I get to learn about other peoples' experiences and points of view. Fearing other people because they're different is lame.

My reaction: so what’s gonna happen to this whole white oppression nonsense when they’re not the majority anymore

Another study showed that respondents were LESS likely to support reparations for Native Americans after reading about the genocide and discrimination against Natives. There's an empathy factor here - being empathetic leads to feeling pain, and voters may reject the idea that others suffered to ease their own guilt.

"California didnt fall to pieces" well, I'm not going to say it had anything to do with shifting demographics, but california definitely seems like its falling into pieces.

I’m Mexican legally in the US and I completely understand, heck I don’t want to live near my Mexican neighbors, they’re a mess. And it’s not about being racist is just most migrants come from lower strata and with that comes lots of lack of education, crime problems, welfare consumption, etc.. so I completely get it. I know I will get hate from illegals or legal Latinos but it’s the truth. Not all are like this but a great majority. If Latinos we became self sufficient and the new generations hard working instead of popping out babies and living out of the state, I’m pretty sure the attitudes would be much different. Oh and stop being loud. I mean it’s not racism I see how whites live ok with educated Indians and do not fear them. They’re dark. It’s all about education and respect. If we Latinos want to be respected we should offer the same.

Browning American politics might be fractured, but the grey alien race’s political takeover is perfectly calculated. (The greying) Keep asking questions.

the term "browning of ameican " is not A CORRECT or professional term to use.

This isn’t Europe so deal with it

I'm biracial, my mother is 4th generation Irish American and my dad is 3rd generation freed black American (it's hard to say how long his family has been here without looking through slave trade records) and I'm brown. I'm a great representation of how multiculturalism isn't spooky or wrong. But since I'm brown, I've been told to go back to my own country, I've been complimented on my English, I've had my VERY white European name butchered by trying to force an accent onto my VERY white name. Color DOES matter, it's something people see and make assumptions about and while sure, we're all human, that hasn't stopped genocide, forced relocation, and racial violence. Accept that your ideas of racial blindness are from a point of ignorance, you don't want to discuss how race is important so you pretend to be above race. Racial and colorblindness are ignorant, learning about cultures, asking about cultures, growing as person... That's progress.

Sure is bringing out the racists.

"California has experienced demographic shift and it didn't fall to pieces." I beg to differ.

Dear America, Isn't Hispanic : Anyone who speaks Spanish? Asians can be Hispanics, Hispanic is not a race

The Beatles record in the background 😭❤️

There's only number one race Stefan Karl Steffansen aka Robbie Rotten

Vox never ceases to amaze.

this also extends into cultures, if venezuelens or colombians hear that the other is growing in population, they may shift to more conservative views

Other countries that don't have this browning are doing better than the U.S.

“Majority Minority Nation” 😂😂😂

California didn't fall to pieces, have you looked at California lately?

what the hell is a racial conservative or racial liberal?

It would be more interesting if you also asked those people on social and economic issues as well.

well, isn't it natural that people want to stay in power?

Im a born and raised Mexican-American from California, and Mexicans being the biggest Latino community, we need to value education more in our culture. We can change this country for the better and for humanity. Paisanos mueven los ciudades de los Estados Unidos, pero necesitamos mover el mente también.

They are doing everything they can to divide people based upon ridiculously colors.

I love how Ezra shows up in his pajamas when he does face time on his computer (0:52). Casual dude doesn't take himself too seriously.

poor USA really needs a more diverse political system then 2 partys & church !

Providing merit-based opportunities regardless of race is key!

Are things getting better or worse? I wonder if it's related?

If you want to see the browning of America, just look at the places these people come from.

Wow, racial conservatives. Dress that wolf in sheep's clothing.

america is turning more into austrian-hungarian empire, and just like that empire, the large number of different ethnicities will lead to instability and eventual collapse

Take a drink every time that guy hesitates on a word th-...then finishes it

As a white man, I’m hearing, “have more babies!”