#shortvideos, 2023
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part Ii of a two part pancocojams series about the African American originated vernacular words, phrases and sayings "right?", "I know, right?", "I know that's right", and some related forms of those phrases/sayings .
This post showcases four YouTube videos that feature people saying the African American Vernacular English originated saying "I know that's right." Selected comments from three of those videos' discussion threads are included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/09/common-african-american-vernacular.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. This post presents online excerpts about the history and meanings of these phrases and sayings, including speculations about their earliest usages.
That post showcases two YouTube videos of Hip Hop artist Saweetie that features the vernacular phrase "I know that's right" as well as two other YouTube videos of people saying "I know that's right".
That post also presents some comments from the discussion threads of those showcase videos and another YouTube video.
The content of this post is presented for historical, linguistic, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these showcased videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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EXCERPT FROM THAT STEVE HARVEY "FAMILY FEUD" CLIP)
"Top seven answers are on the board. We asked 100 women "If your man were an ice cream, what flavor would he be?"
Contestant Lisa, a White woman, hits the buzzer first and says "Chocolate".
Host Steve Harvey, a Black man, says "Watch yourself.' After Lisa answers the question y I know that's right. I know that's right. I know that's right. I KNOW that's right, Lisa. I KNOW that's right".
At one point the camera pans to Lisa's team that is made up of her grown children who are Black/White in appearance. Her children are smiling at her response to that question.
"Chocolate" was the #2 response to that question. "Vanilla" was the #1 response. That clip didn't show any other responses.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS #2 - Hos in this place - Madea Homecoming
umwiggle,Feb. 27, 2022
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madea for information about African American playwright /actor Tyler Perry's fictional comedy drama character Madea, an elderly, feisty Black woman.
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Madea is coitized for talking about strippers (prostitutes/hos) at her table in the fancy restaurant. Madea says "Hos got to eat too" and says that she will prove that that that restaurant is full of hos. Madea stands up and says something like "Boy, you better not touch my coochie". This statement resulted in in almost all the Black women in the restaurant raising one arm* while saying "I know that's right" while the White people in the restaurant looked confused.
*"coochie" = but (behind/ass).
**This raised arm gesture is the same or very similar to that which is done in church while saying "Hallelujah" or "Praise the Lord".My interpretation is that this statement cause the other hos in the restaurant to state their approval of the declaration that that man wasn't going to get any ass for free. hos wou, meaning that the mayou
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Saweetie saying “I know that’s right” for 50 seconds straight
deedee, Jul 30, 2021
I know that’s right!
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"Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saweetie for information about American rapper
"Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper[3] (born July 2, 1993), [who is] "known professionally as Saweetie; also pronounced as simply "sweetie")"...
Here are selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRT_rUHrRMk
1. @yasouijasi, 2023
"she said it a different way every time.. she really gave us 31 flavors 
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1. @ChartreuseStar. 2024
"DAMN... Didn't nobody slide her the SCRIPT BEFOREHAND... She was surprised for EVERY word."
"Them words had her shook 
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"I know das right"
"No script- Teleprompter. If you CAN'T READ, you can't succeed."
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2021
1. @Angelcatsun
"I’m sorry but saweetie cannot have I know that’s right, my momma was born first okay!"
"Anyone can say I know that's right she doesn't own those lines"
"All I gotta say is “I know that’s right” don’t have nobody’s name on it everybody say it"
"Omg yall tryna start something so bad
️ yes saweetie is know for say i know thats right but it dont mean no one else cant say it n I love saweetie"
"We say that in the south tho"
"I guess. I been watching my momma and aunties hi five each other and say that phrase for 38 years. Saweetie did NOT come up with that. She just says it a lot."...
"@andreabrantley6951 Are you from New York?"
"Before this term was term was used We would say You KNow Right"
"@judithhoshue6526 - No., Fla. (but we used to always say that.)"
"I've been saying I know that's right before these two even existed"
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This concludes Part II of this pancocojams series.
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