The following things are true at the same time: 1) Some people are in interracial relationships for the wrong reasons (internalized self-hate on the part of some Black folks, or exoticism/fetishism on the part of some white folks). All people in IRRs should not be equated with them, but we all know these people exist and can be loud and annoying. 2) In the context of Black-white IR dating and marriages, given the racism and/or misogyny of some swirlers and the history of the USA, it is understandable that some Black women resent Black men dating/marrying white women, and some Black men resent Black women dating/marrying white men. 3) Despite factors 1-2, opposition to interracial relationships is a reactionary position that is almost always based on either pseudoscientific biological assumptions about race and/or logically dubious nationalist-collectivist demands for racial loyalty. 4) If you're going to do the swirl, just STFU about it and be a decent person, and most of the world doesn’t care. It is mostly corny, ignorant, or egotistical people creating problems around this issue.

Coming from a black woman, who was taught by those inside and out of her race that my blackness made me undesirable: ladies, you are more than enough and deserve all the love in the world. Find the person, whether it be a friend or partner, black or other, that honors this truth for you.

I work with a few black men and they all have white/ Latina partners. They were always pretty rude and short with me, but when they found out my partner was also not black they were all a sudden angry and disrespectful with me. It’s literally the only thing we have in common, I just didn’t make it my personality.

I'm South African and even here we have the issue of media over representing racially mixed couples and particularly mixed family structures. Our population is over 80% black and mixed couples are virtually unheard of. The only places you can observe mixed couples are in the major cities and even then its a rare citing. Our media is white owned which explains a lot. We have a unique myth around being "the rainbow nation" which is a myth similar to "the american dream" that informs such representations though.

That stuff about black women at hospital is something my wife had to face. Those nurses gave her something that made her itch then gave her 3 doses of benadryl. I had to ask for the senior nurse or doctor cuz she was half awake during child birth. Our daughter was asleep when born...it was a nightmare.

Umar Johnson is the epitome of someone who can rattle off a bunch of takes that are 100% spot-on, but then say something so cartoonishly absurd that it immediately distracts from whatever valid points he'd just made.

“Travis went from ‘Ayy shordy what it is?’ to ‘License and registration please.” Is exactly the kind of commentary I come here for 😂

“Being black is inherently political.” That just hit me to my core.

Thank you for the video! It hits home because I experienced it through my Russian family. My half-aunt, my dad’s sister from my grandfather’s second marriage, once married a Nigerian man and gave birth to my cousins. I don’t know why, but that man didn't want to take the responsibility of fatherhood, abandoned my aunt and returned to Nigeria. Neither he nor his Nigerian family ever contacted my aunt and never inquired about the fate of the girls. The girls are raised by their white Russian mother and grandparents. They have been going to school for a year now, and I can already see how the majority and even some parts of our family treat them as "others". I heard people say about my cousins: "Oh, I saw how they played, their games aren't at all like the games of OUR children" (like if my cousins aren't even Russians) . Even my grandmom, my granddad’s ex-wife, sometimes teases the girls with racism and can call them “little monkeys”. I love my family, but I don't want my cousins to feel like they're "outsiders" just because they're biracial. I’ll say it from a Russian perspective of biracial relationships: when there were Youth Festivals and white Russian girls gave birth to children from dark-skinned visitors, they were hit with such a barrage of hatred and bullying towards their biracial children that we can talk about it endlessly. In general, judging by the history of the Soviet Union and present-day Russia, people constantly talk about “equality”, that “there is no racism in Russia, we accept dark-skinned people as people,” but at the same time, if a white Russian girl wants to start a relationship with a dark-skinned guy, she and her partner will experience a barrage of hate. Moreover, if a white Russian girl starts a relationship with a white foreigner (mainly from America and Western Europe), then the majority won't care at all. When a white Russian man wants to date a non-white woman, people will even support him and call his partner “exotic.” The systemic idea that non-white men (especially from post-Soviet Central Asia) are trying to “take over Russia” through white Russian women and that “they are spoiling our gene pool” has become so wedged into Russian society that no one wants to talk about it, because just dare mention this hypocrisy, then expect hatred, bullying and even death threats from your own people. So, I think yall understand what I mean when I don't trust "there's no racism in Russia" bias, despite me being a white Russian. Because, yeah, a lot of Black foreigners had pleasant experiences while travelling Russia, you won't hear someone shouting racist slurs at the Black man on streets. But just because Russian or just Eastern European racism is different from American racism, it doesn't mean we don't have it all. Our racism is deeply rooted in xenophobia and Slavic nationalism. Our folks will accept you as non-white IF you will be at the acceptable distance and you don't try to interrogate into Russian society (cause it is automatically seen as a threat). Sorry for a long comment, but I really wanted to express everything that your video revoked inside me.

I spent my teens in a predominantly white liberal city and was in an interracial relationship. The amount of times white strangers congratulated us on the street for holding hands was truly bizarre and the segment on interracial couples in ads was on point with that experience.

As a Brazilian afab person, this was very educational! It’s so “strange” to see other experiences and essays on this topic through an American point of view. In my country black people are encouraged to marry outside, and it’s very rare for me to find black on black marriages basically anywhere, but specially in the Christian community I grew up in. This comes from an attempt to “lighten” the population post slavery. While in America interracial marriage was once illegal, in Brazil it was encouraged as a way to erase blackness from our country. A very popular example I can remember now is a painting of an elderly black woman thanking god that her newborn grandchild had fair, with the mother, who is also mixed, and a white father holding the baby. Today most of the population is mixed, and the so called “Solidão da mulher preta” or “loneliness of black women” affects the lives of almost all Brazilian black women, who usually end up single or are discarded once the man finds a white woman who’s willing to date him. So when you showed the data and how most black men in America marry other black women, I was definitely surprised. The vast majority of couples I see here are interracial, mostly black men and white women. Black men are often fetishized in relationships due to stereotypes and believe they have to marry white women for validation, while black women are often discarded and left alone for not fitting in the mainstream beauty standards. I hope one day we overcome this self-hating anti-blackness mentality

From senior school, I've found myself typically more attracted to black women than white women or those from other demographics, and for a long time, I never thought about why this may be the case. Having talked about this with my exes over the last 10 years (most of whom have been black), I came to the conclusion that I just feel more accepted than I do amongst white women. I do my best to educate myself on the history around this, without driving myself crazy, but unfortunately, I find that I have so much pushback (predominantly from white people, including friends and family) who seem to think I do this on purpose. This leads me to ask the question, "Would I get so much resistance if I dated exclusively within my own culture?" I like to believe I follow my heart, but I can't shake the troubling historical implications that get highlighted whenever I'm with someone. This put so much strain on my relationships that I'm choosing to be single for the moment because I can't currently deal with the racism faced from my white peers

That last bit with Sojourner Truth's actual words being changed by a white woman because she thought it was too eloquent and not black sounding enough.....maaaaaannnnn that knocked me out.

My sociology professor 5 years ago told me about the over representation of interracial couples in the media. He was biracial (black and white with a white mother) himself but he was born in the 50s. He said that he remembered barely seeing any families that looked like his and now instead of seeing Black families in media all he sees are interracial families. He said that the “browning” of America will be the excuse the media uses to justify their lack of positive Black media. He told us to watch how they’ll keep putting interracial families or a black family with one racially ambiguous “black” person and then act like we’re crying over nothing. I remember thinking that class was so pointless as a biology major. 😂😂

4:55 Travis Kelce went from "Ay shawty what it is....to...license and registration please" LMFAO

Content like this is soooo important. Giving data, facts, and just breaking down why it feels like we’re not seeing black love and always being slapped in the face this feeling anti black love and blackness in general. Ive told my friends I was getting more divestor content in my algorithm (bc I was clicking it!) and luckily I had dope black men and women that called me out on some of the rhetoric I was saying and I made an effort to look for balanced black intellectual thought. I thank God I found this channel. You provide so much historical content and just give a better overall understanding of wth is going on. Its helped me have a better gage of misinformation and soooo appreciate it!!

Imma put it out there. I also need to see more platonic black love. Like we dont even have that. We dont have images of black folks caring for eachother just cause love but ESPECIALLY amongst black men and women. Low-key this what made Nope one of my favorite movies in recent history. Like of course theyre siblings but i also think like damn.... how much do i see black brother sister duo portrayed like that. Also why soiderpunk is the best aprt of across

My hairline ain't crisp cause I'm broke lmao. These bills, rent and rising costs of a barbershop visit been whooping my ass. I swear my girl is black Unc 😭

I always love when these videos include other KZfaqrs reading the titles because it’s so exciting to see that F.D. Signifier likes the same channels I do

I'm really glad you brought up the editing of Sojourner Truth's famous speech. Now I gotta go back and watch Into the Spiderverse again.

People on social media have found a way to capitalize heavily on being in interracial relationships. It's so bad to the point where you can clearly tell, they would have no following without their interracial relationship.

Making my white friend say "It's a black thing, you wouldn't understand." is exactly some shit I'd do lmao

I gotta say this was a very informative video about “swirlconomics” and how when people think of interracial relationships, their minds refer to blackmen. A few things I want to highlight; 1. Pick up a book titled “The Man-Not by Tommy J Curry”. In this book the author, a Blackman of course, gives eye witness testimonies about the United States obsession with black males’s sexuality. And let me tell you, the author highlights just how deep this obsession is. One story that stood out the most for me, was a story where a white man remembered a public lynching when he was boy and how his mother, father, along with himself, became sexually aroused while gazing at the lifeless corpse of the blackman. Now here’s where it gets creepy, the man used this childhood memory to arouse himself enough to have sex with his wife… Now I left a few parts out, but if anyone chooses the read the book, you’ll get the full gambit of the story. Also the book highlights how a lot of young black boys are consistently sexually harassed by police officers. Now there are many more stories in the book of course. Now to my next topic; when I used to drive Lyft, I picked up this army war veteran who served in Vietnam. The elder I and started to talk seeing how it was a 45 minute drive to his home. Then our conversation gravitated towards his time as a young man growing up in Chicago in the 1930’s-1940’s. Some how we end up on the discussion of women. And he opened my eyes on this topic. The elder shared story about blackmen dating white women. Now in my mind I’m thinking he’s going to share how black men back then were chasing white women. When in fact it was the opposite. It was the other way around. He stated that at the time a lot of white families lived in the city limits of Chicago and then started to moved to the suburbs to keep white women away from black men. I asked him “was it because of brothers chasing white women”? He replied “no, it was the white women chasing black men”. He shared that the white women back then were obsessed with black men. The white men took drastic measures into thinking if they can move their wives and daughters away from black men, that they would somehow lose interest. They were gravely mistaken. The white women still chased down black men. That conversation with the elder made me reflect on with my dealings with white women. Now as for myself, I moved to Atlanta, GA from Brooklyn around 2002 for college. Like most brothers we used to hear the stories on how black women out numbered the brothers in Atlanta. After moving here, enrolled in college and found a part-time job I soon discovered that I was pursued by more white women and non-black women than I was with black women. Mind you I was chasing after black women. But in a lot of public settings white women were approaching me. I was shocked to experienced this being that at the time, Atlanta was the black meeca of the US. Now I know there is alot and I mean alot of tension between blackmen and black women, but the whole interracial thing is often falls on the shoulders of blackmen. When in fact what’s not being discussed is how women from other cultures are actively pursuing us blackmen.

As a Hispanic/Latino male, I’ve always paid attention to Black people and the Black experience in America. Because I learned young that the Black experience in America has ripples that impacts and defines all non-Caucasian life in America. As such, this video confirmed a lot for me but also deepens my understanding about the truths and the perceptions of Black relationships. One major confirmation: caution with how non-White anything is presented by White controlled media. It actively takes work to separate one’s own perception of media from the context being presented, to then look at the subtext in the entertainment. It’s like constantly having to check yourself and go “wait, what’s really being said here? Who has an interest in saying it? What do they get from saying it?” Unfortunately, it often goes back to what seems like an elaborate lie being told or misdirection happening.

What happened to Sojourner's speech is the most unnerving, despicable thing. It feels so unreal like we're in the twilight zone.

Not gonna lie I do wish there were more videos discussing interracial couples that are two POC, as these relationships seem a little more on the fringes of both real life and in the media.

I just want to mention how hilarious it is to me personally that I love supereyepatchwolf and him reading the title card he was not ready for absolutely killed me.

Licenses & registration, please! I freaking love it!! I nearly pissed my pants!

as a black woman, that sojourner truth factoid just knocked the wind out of me. like I had to sit down and catch my breath

As a Black woman in an interracial marriage, it’s bizarre seeing the amount of IR advertising in the media because I feel it’s not a true reflection of current society. Like most ppl date/marry within their race. The advertising feels forced tbh 🤷🏾‍♀️

That last bit about Ms Truth's poem was the icing on the cake for me. Interesting anf thought- provoking piece. Thank you.

Your content is wildly interesting and i love how you merge cultures, studies, and history. Thank you for the education as it will benefit my relationship with black friends that clearly have a very diverse worldview and history.

I'm Black dating an Asian guy and there's absolutely no representation in American media for us. Its almost always white/another race. It's partially why I hold the 90's Cinderella so close to heart because seeing that representation just hit different for me.

Had me dying at "went from, a shawty what is? To license and registration"

this video was informative as always, but i gotta confess, the bit of having eyepatch wolf read those titles was a highlight for me, laughed every time

the videos keep getting more awesome, and I have been inspired to start writing, the videos initially helped me regain my critical thinking during pandemmy and I am very grateful. These are difficult topics handled with grace and wisdom, FD is a great role model, and the crew is doing an excellent job editing.

Being a Black biracial woman colorism is always in the front of my mind when it comes to relationships. I feel fetishized by everyone. I was "shown off" by Black boyfriends when I was a teen. I have always been pursued by much older Black men. My hair and skin color are always what I'm complimented on.I also am aware of being experimented with or being the 1st. I feel guilt and shame, disgust and disappointment more often than I feel flattered or appreciated. And more often than not those who pursue me have been with white or Latina women before me and after. I'm a safe alternative. Yes this comes back to racism.

I dressed up as Umar for Halloween (it was cheap cause I already look vaguely like him). NOBODY, knew who i was. I immediately realized that I'm in the Bahamas and I dressed up as an incredibly American based icon. Same goes for the interracial discourse. Its not a global discourse in the same configuration and vehemence as in the states. My ambience is surrounding with Black partnerships. Go outside, if you can and preferably with mask, and you'll realize that the internet ≠ reality as well as the USA is not the world.

This is a very important conversation to have. Thanks for posting

Thank you! I am gonna watch this again and totally soak it in! So nice to hear logical talk with evidence

That last part about Soujourner being eloquent in her speech and originally speaking dutch hit home for me. In highschool we analyzed her speech in groups and this one bi-racial white passing boy made a comment about how stupid the speech sounded and why the words weren’t easy to read. And I checked him saying that this woman wrote an incredibly profound speech in a time where black people weren’t allowed to read or write and how disrespectful he’s being to this history. I never knew that the current speech we had access to was changed to sound less eloquent and “slave-like”. I was defending something that wasn’t even true about Soujouner because some white woman changed the vernacular of her speech to sound more like a slave. Wow

One of my professors long ago was at a faculty cook-out and he is a fairly good looking older black man, most of his colleagues are white women because he works in education, and they were all gathered by some table speaking to one another. It was about 5 in total including him, and one of the women ask him where his wife was because they would love to meet her. He stated that she was in the restroom. A couple minutes later she was headed to where they were from a distance because of a hill. When he glances back to check, he sees her and points out to his colleagues that the woman coming down the hill was his wife. Another colleague not the first one to ask the question, says "that's your wife?" and he turns to say "yes", there is an awkward pause and then she states "we all thought your wife was white." he then asks her why she would think that and she said "because you are so successful at work and in the community." (And when I say awhile ago like early 2000s)

Good Job Brother, this video nailed a whole bunch of interesting Taboo and lightly treaded Topics.

Eyepatch Wolf on the title cards was an excellent touch 👌

The "ain't I a woman" fact is one of the reasons I appreciate your channel. The knowledge is immeasurable. Thank you!

I remember when I brought home my Chinese gf my extended family making jokes about how I must prefer Asian women which I found kinda awkward, hope it wasn’t embarrassing for her. I wasn’t dating her because I sought out Asian girls exclusively. I was as open as I could be to anyone who wanted to talk to me, we just happened to keep talking the longest.

This video was Great in every way! Thank you so much for all the work & research you do!

Man, this was such a thoroughly enjoyable and informative watch. It was a short bit, but your mentioning of Queer representation in Media tripped me up so hard and has given me so much to think about. Im Queer and took the bait from the marketing folks. Thank you for giving me so much to reflect on

I appreciate the eyepatch wolf confusion, 10/10 comedy

As an educated dark skin black woman with type 4 hair and attended PWI higher education. I’ve experienced more interest in relationships with me from non black men than black men. I still have a preference for black men because that’s who I grew up with and that’s what I’m familiar with but I’ll date anybody I’m attracted to if we are on the same wavelength. Shared connection and mutual interest in each other matters more to me than the race of my partner. But there are red flags unique to non black men that I have to pay attention to as a black woman especially exoticism/ fetishism that usually comes with oversexualization that I’ve not really experienced with black men

I really fw this video, I learned things in more detail that I had an idea about but I was still some what ignorant about. Btw I'm black and I have Puerto Rican descent. My great-grandma is from the island but my grandma married a black man in the US. I'm really tryna learn the good, bad, and ugly about both of my histories/cultures you know. Honestly the media is so deceiving that I think everybody no matter race, ethnicity, gender etc... should sit down and educate themselves. IMO a lot of the misunderstanding and negativity comes when one side doesn't acknowledge or educate themselves on both sides of the argument especially if they only get their info from the media (wether it's the way they view black people or even this topic here). Only in a perfect world will that happen cuz there's always gonna be a ignorant person who just don't gaf bout nothin.

You said some very challenging things in this video that I truly need to digest a little more! Thank you for your content!

Hey F.D. Thank you for talking about my familys' heritage and story. I'm a 6th generation descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Our story has been told countless ways and even within our own family there are different opinions on the nature of their relationship. I'd love to have a chance to talk to you more about how their story has been twisted over time and why it is still controversial to this day. I'd love to get your opinion on how this story has been adapted over time and what work is left to be done. I love your content! *Can ya'll please like this comment so F.D. can see this? And comment if you'd be interested in F.D. talking more about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. 😀

I’ve definitely noticed the IR relationships in advertising a LOT recently. It’s like every ad executive everywhere realized simultaneously that having an interracial relationship in an ad aims the ad at two separate groups AND makes the company appear more progressive all in one simple TV spot. It’s a super efficient and effective to synergize some positive attitudes towards your company without actually really doing anything! 👍

I LOVE that you fuck with supereyepatchwolf! He was one of my first introductions to video essayists. Y’all are so eloquent and diligent, thank both of you guys so much!

I watched the whole thing. You did a great job with this.

Fig making an hour-fifteen long video about why he wished his left hand were white so he can do a raceplay stranger was very unexpected, but I admire his candidness.

Im wasian and obviously my parents are in an interracial relationship. I really appreciate this video and while the issues facing interracial relationships in black communities are different I definitely feel some parallels with my view of them in Asian communities. I don’t like the fact that people (especially Asian people) will assume that my parents relationship must be toxic or problematic in some way just because my dad is white and my mom is Asian, but also I do have to acknowledge that the “preference” that some white men have for Asian women is often inextricably tied to racism and misogyny. And the “preference” of some Asian women to date exclusively outside their race is also fraught with disgusting opinions about Asian men that come from living in a white-centric society. I think it’s toxic to focus only on the women in this situation because ultimately they’re victims of objectification by mostly white men, but at the same time there are good reasons to criticize the behavior and look at the larger historical context, where Asian women are systemically objectified and Asian men are made out to be weak, effeminate and unattractive, for the interests of white people, particularly white men, to remain dominant.

Straight facts, knowledge and information. FD always drops 30💯💯

the end made me cry. you are so brilliant, thank you for the knowledge and your whole analysis 🙌🏾

The part about black relationships being written in Hollywood as inherently problematic, ridiculously tragic (ie Game of Thrones) or borderline non-existent on the most watched TV shows was so on point. You rarely see two dark skinned black people in a loving, fully fleshed out relationship unless a black person is writing the script, which apparently there aren't enough of.

My personal experience as dating as a black woman has been that it’s hard to find a good man period so what color they are is the least of my worries. But I see some couples that are terrible and some are same race and some are interracial. Long story short, people gonna people no matter that their color.

Interesting video ... Lots of info to consider & think about & that's surely a good thing ... Always open to listening to and considering various perspectives... Appreciate your video ...

I love all of this! I'd love a bsides addendum of how non-sexual intimacy affects interracial relationships, too. I've seen people talk about it like "soft" or "tender" lives, and I'm fascinated how the non-sexual aspect is integrated.

Coming from a young African man, who as a child, grew up in multiple white communities as my father was in the military and I moved around a lot, I didn’t have a clear idea of what Black culture looked like outside the media I consumed. I watched a lot of TV when I was younger, specifically Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. And looking back, I noticed that there were very few, let alone, accurate representations of Black culture in the programming as a lot of it seemed stereotypical or just had a lack of substance to what it actually is. However the one show that always stood out to me was The Proud Family, which did address real social issues within not only the Black community but in society as a whole. Turns out the show was created by a Black man and goes to show that it is important to have people involved in these movies and TV shows that actually understand and appreciate the cultures that they’re highlighting rather than adding a diverse character with no substance just solely for “inclusion” and “representation”.

I’m a goth half black/half white dude but I’m actually pretty dark and I’ve found that because of my outwardly goth-alt appearance, black women want nothing to do with me, but goth white women also want nothing to do with me because they’re so used to dating and seeing white men and faces within goth culture. It’s a weird one that’s left me without any dating options even though I’m tall and what people would call stereotypically attractive.

Absolutely fantastic video!!

Having Supereyepatchwolf doing the title card narrations was an unexpected but hilarious crossover.

As the white partner of a black person, goddamn I am always so grateful for videos like this because I do not want my relationship with my partner to be me relying on them to help me figure my shit out when I'm trying to think about issues like this.

I really enjoy your videos and have great respect for you. thanks for doing what you do

just wanted to say that this was really valuable to me as an artist when you broke down the severe overabundance of interracial couples in media. it’s absolutely something i’m going to keep in mind and be very intentional about going forward. my genuine hope when i make anything is to create something authentic and meaningful and not just Product for someone to consume, and learning more about the world around me and shattering my preconceived notions of how things work helps me do that. i’m probably being really awkward and corny about this so i’ll shut my trap now, but i wanted to put out a genuine thank you for that information. i always feel like i learn something new from all of your videos and i truly appreciate it every time. much love to you and yours. ❤

I'm a 33 yo gay black men. I don't think I've ever seen a commercial featuring a black queer couple before. The overrepresentation of interracial couples in media is incessant and honestly ridiculous. We all see it. We all feel it. Great video as always!

When you come back with a new video and a fresh retwist, I already know it’s gon hit.

What a gold nugget to learn about the title of sojourner truth's famous poem. Excellent commentary!!

Respect!!! I agree with everything you said in this video.

FD making John uncomfortable by making him read those titles is my favorite thing

i was kinda scared to watch this ngl, being mixed myself. but you did a great job of tackling this subject. i was forced to stop being friends with a kid in 1st grade because her mom, who was black, didnt like the fact that my mom(also black) was with a white guy. then years later i learned a lot of my moms coworkers who were also black didnt like the idea of race mixing, which left me feeling a certain way for a long time. i talked with these ladies on a face to face basis and gifted me quite a few things for holidays and stuff, so it was very hurtful. but i got a better understanding of where they were coming from now... it just sucks that this was their conclusion. not to mention on my mom's side, one of my great aunts gifted me a doll the summer after 1st grade too, but with a catch. i had to choose between a white and black doll. i repressed the memory until a few years ago and now it haunts me when shit like this comes up. its a sore spot for sure so i appreciate you approaching it in this way.

I love your content. It's filled with critical thinking and deep perspective

Thanks. That was in-depth. Lots of food for thought.

“Put them out the house” when talking about ones own children is probably one of the most unloving things one could say

I know this is like a super minor thing, but Miles Morales is already a multi-racial character and it's an extremely important part of his character as he is one of the only explicitly Afro-Latino characters in almost any media. This part of his character (at least, it seems like to me, as one of those half white mom/half hispanic dad statistic) has always seemed to inform his openness with dating someone outside his race (as he has also dating Kamala Khan and Kate Bishop). [Love the videos!]

I didn’t know that I wanted a FD Signifier and SuperEyePatchWolf collab until now! Didn’t expect these two worlds to collide.

THIS VIDEO MADE ME SUBSCRIBE!! Love your content. Please keep it up ✊🏾🙏🏾

I'm a half black, half Mexican woman. Conversations about biracial people never include people like me because it only matters if one of the parents are white. I get pissed, but also understand that if ever there is any awareness, it probably won't be positive. No news is good news.

Something that I never though about until the Spider-verse section is the value provided by Cody Ziglar in his current Miles Morales run with working with other prominent Black super heroes like Misty Knight and Blade. While Miles personal life has always had significant Black characters, as a super hero he's never really depicted interacting prominently with other Black super heroes. So to see Miles looking up to and learning from those characters as role models provides a dimensionality to his life that was sorely lacking, and I'm glad that Ziglar was able to tell these stories.

Thank u for this video

Snow bunny here 🙋‍♀️. I want you to know that I am here to listen and learn. Thank you so much for doing what you do and even though I know I’m not your target audience, I get so much out of your videos. I used to think I was so “woke” but there is always so much more to learn. Thanks again.

Always remember that there is a fine line between being in an intimate partnership with a person, REGARDLESS of that person's race VS being in an intimate partnership with a person BECAUSE of that person's race. Do with that knowledge how you see fit.

The last segment was fire bro. You articulated it perfectly. I am mexican. First gen American. The interracial stats were eye opening. Like the Irish and Italian, I can see the seeds being planted for my community becoming white. I already see Mexicans looking down upon the new Latin American immigrants. It’ll take time, but the process is already under way. Learning about the ever-lasting black struggle has been instrumental in maintaining a strong Mexican identity, if that makes sense. Much love.

This is the best distillation of interracial relationships I’ve heard thus far. Job well done with the video-as I learned a lot. The statistics near the end of the video was very telling-especially the part that where white men married to black women are less likely to end in divorce. I think the main reason for that is because white men and black women don’t step out their race often when dating-so when they do hook up for the long haul, they’re genuinely in love with each other-much of the time. All too often black men feel a need to show out when they have a white woman on their shoulders-where it seems that so many of them hook up with them for “bragging rights” rather than love-but not in all cases however. So the biggest takeaway from this is when you decide to date interracially is; Are you doing it out of love? Or do you have an ulterior motive emotionally?-that has nothing to do with mutual love with that partner. Great video once again👍🏾

Great video. I love how it ended.

Thank you so much. I didn't even realize how much of my baggage when it comes to this topic stems from romanticizing interracial relationships as being something progressive and "wholesome" or as a deep and intimate Romeo and Juliet story. Now I can finally start unlearning my fixation on this rosey sapphic fantasy of star-crossed love and try to just love people like a normal person. It's embarrassing how obvious it seems now but I'm very grateful you finally made that click for me.

One thing thats always struck me as weird about the represenation of interacial couples is how few representations seek to celebrate the clash of cultures. Having grown up around different things, hearing different music, eating different foods, having different tastes in art and decor. These can be wonderful things about being in an interacial couple.

I love your work, please keep at it as long as you want to

really interesting, lots to think about, thank you so much

I was always skeptical bout getting into interracial relationships. As a black guy, i personally do not like the idea of being fetishised and that is the vibe i get when i interact with non black women, particularly white women. Its the look they give you like you're a piece of meat. Like they're almost hoping for you to fulfil most of the stereotypes they have in their head about you. Its sickening. I feel it would be better and easier to stick with a woman who will understand your plight, your culture, your experiences etc.

Black and Indigenous history is always so hard to learn more about. It's full of the most inhumane and gruesome stories one could think of. It breaks my heart every time. Thank you for your videos. I'm learning much from them.

I like your channel. You consistently get me to think about things I might not have thought about or from an angle I might not have thought of before. Sometimes I agree with what you're saying. Sometimes I don't. Sometimes you pull me around to agree with things I didn't think I agreed with. Other times you'll make a point, and I'm not sure I like what your saying. Then, I start to side with you. Then, towards the end of your point. I might move back to, I'm not sure I buy where you're coming from... But you get me thinking about the world we live in, and get me out of my "comfort zone." Keep up the good work.

*ME devouring all this nuance like Cookie Monster* Gave me a lot to mull over...AS USUAL. Excellent work! ✨️👌🏾✨️

24:16 This is such a good point. I think one reason many (white) people's gut reaction to hearing about black people having a desire for their own community free from white people is negative is that American's have been propagandized in education to believe that America is and has always been a "melting pot" where immigrants come here, immediately lose their original cultural identity, and fully assimilate. As you point out here, this is nonsense on its face. Practically all immigrant groups formed and maintain insular communities of their own in order to manage the perils of living in an imperialist country. It should be no surprise at all that black people also want to form such communities for their own safety and well-being.