COOPSCORNER, Jan 31, 2025 JOHANNESBURG
Live from Johannesburg, South Africa! Mr. Jackson Cooper aka
J-Coop tackles a very important question "What do South Africans think of
Black Americans?". These answers will truly SHOCK you. Check it out...
Enjoy!
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents a sample of comments from the discussion thread of a 2025 YouTube video about random "man on the street" style interviews that a young Black American conducted with random students from a Johannesburg, South Africa university. This post focuses on some of the comments in that discussion thread that focused on two of those university students in separate interviews* describing Black Americans as being "diluted".
The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to COOPSCORNER for conducting those interviews and for publishing this video.
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*Here's the Google Search results for the term "man in the street" - "A man-on-the-street interview is a type of informal
interview where journalists ask random people questions in public places to
gather opinions or reactions on a specific topic. This method is often used to
capture the pulse of the community and provides diverse perspectives that can
enhance storytelling."
Click 5:32 for the complete interview for a Black female student from Zimbabwe who said that Black Americans are "diluted and polluted". That part of her comment begins at 5:43. In response to the question "How do you view Black Americans"?, that student said "Okay, when it comes to us and black Americans, we are just two different groups. We are strictly from South Africa, from Africa, the roots of Africa and I feel like they are sort of like diluted in a way, polluted in a way"...
(I didn't understand what this student said her first name is. The video captions didn't give that first name, but gave "Sambata" as her surname.)
Click 9:17 for the beginning of the complete interview with Evans, a Black male student who was born in Zimbabwe. At 9:58, In response to the question "How do Zimbabweans view Black Americans", Evans said "Black Americans aren't really the same African as we are African. We view that as though oh no they're diluted". .
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XeK0MhRqxs
All of these comments were written in February and March 2025. These comments are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1. nondumisobuthelezi4570
"As a South African, i find words like DILUTED & POLUTED to be so disrespectful."
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2. @papaomphile5094
"As i south African i sonehow got really annoyed when the Zimbabwean dude and the tall girl associated Americans with the word "diluted" thats disrespectful. We love and learn from our Brothers & sisters in the states ❤"
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3. WayneKitching
"I'm a South African and I cringed when the girl said about about Black Americans who have lost their culture but developed a unique culture."
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4. @benjaminsmith2287
"Only two people said that. And we are diluted compared to Africans. I liked how varied the responses were."
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5. @QueenBee-il1oj
"I agree on one hand the words DILUTED to
describe African Americans is disrespectful. But on another view many of us do
not know from what part of Africa we originated. What Africans in the diaspora and what
Africans on the continent need only to understand 1 thing and that is that we
ARE BLACK AND PROUD. James Brown
theme."
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6. @Kii_J
"Calling us diluted yet the whole world
including SA 🇿🇦 follows our culture is very interesting.
America culture is black American culture as a whole."
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7. @tolucontent3795
"💯 agree.. that’s only that persons view not every
African"
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8. @missqt48
"Why do a lot of FBA/AA/ Black Americans
get triggered by ONE persons opinion?
How you gonna get on the WM internet and
be mad at one person opinion 😄😄😄
If y’all had emotional intelligence you could rule the world! But very
emotional people don’t go far in life!"
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"FBA" = "Foundational Black American" is a new term that refers to Black people who can trace their ancestry to at least one person who was enslaved in the United States.
A similar referent, ADOS, (American Descendants Of Slavery), was first used online for that same population around 2016, but you rarely come across that term online anymore. The referent FBA began to be used online shortly after ADOS began. but FBA appears to be increasing its online use (my guess) particularly among Black people under the age of forty. .
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/06/article-excerpts-about-population.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Article Excerpts About The Population Referents "ADOS" (American Descendants Of Slaves) And "FBA" (Foundational Black Americans)".
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9. @jbell73986
"She called us polluted"
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10. @jbell73986
"And how the hell do you think that
happened? Smh"
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11. @sharadawilliams6394
"I perceive ‘diluted’ to mean that we
have little of our African culture. I think about how the Yorubas in Brazil
still practice their Yoruba culture. I’m not privy of Brazil’s relationship
with enslaved Africans during the TAST; how the enslavers treated them but here
in America, our ancestors culture was stripped by their enslavers so what do
expect. At least some of us have the desire to connect with people from the
continent and learn but the disrespect from some of you can be a deterrent that
has caused some FBAs to delineate. If it weren’t for my belief that you are our
siblings was instructed, per Scripture, not hold a grudge against you, I would
do the same thing. Accusing us of being
proud while you’re over there basically boasting against us hypocritical. Our
culture was birthed out of struggle and adversity."
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12. @linthexplorer814
"Hi I am sorry I needed to comment.. as
an African who grew up in the US the fact that Africans in the motherland use
the terms diluted and polluted to describe African-Americans is so
disrespectful.. black culture is so beautiful it’s so unique. It’s so diverse
and it should be celebrated and it should be taught . I wish both sides would
learn about each other’s histories to understand each other’s walks of life.
& also at the end of the day as black people no matter where we are in the
world we will fight similar battles so why put each other down because of
different geographical locations? You will see that we have a lot more
similarities than differences. Thank you
Cooper for these interviews. They are very insightful."
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13. @mel-bp1kp
"Diluted and Polluted she is speaking for
herself not all of us hayi that was wrong."
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"Hayi" = South African exclamation that means "No!" [addition and correction welcome.]
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14. @gwendolynallen3218
"I like how he pointed out their hypocrisy and delusions. Dressed like us
but we are white washed. What does that make you? 😂"
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15. @FBA-Reddawg2.0
"Salute to the two lovely south African
Sista's in the green and black that didn't pre-judge FBA's off something they
so on t.v. obviously 🤦🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️as for the few
misimformed S.A.'s who said black Americans are "diluted" y'all need
to go get y'all minds right ASAP😂🤨🤷🏼♂️ we
created and molded our very culture in
America that got it out the mud fr that our ancestors built from scratch ❤️ 🔱
🖤💪🏼 some of these ppl have no clue what they even
talking about whose "diluted"🤨
Educate yourself before you speak next-time, black Americans set the trends
that the world follows respect that fact just pay homage ✊🏼💯
education was for free this time sheesh respectfully 🤨🧐✌🏼"
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16. @ConnorDelport-ff3dw
"Wow, the disrespect through ignorance is
embarrassing. Black Americans have a culture of their own, they don't have to
be tied to Africa to be an authentic"
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17. @mtuflani
"This is a great video if anything on the diversity of opinions.
Everybody has a culture. Those who say that BAs have lost their (African)
culture need to understand that they have their own "unique" culture
now which was formed through great adversity and now the results have has
greatly influenced the globe. And it is rich and BA's should stand on it with
pride. Just facts. Let us celebrate each other's wins from both sides and
unite. It is not that deep. We can learn a lot from each other when we share cultures
and become even stronger as melanated people"
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18. @pholilemhlanga8664
"We need to dissect the term Culture. We understand African
American's were ripped off their African heritage, cultural norms, spiritual
practices etc. The "diluted" term comes from the unfortunate
circumstances African Americans face. We
need a longer discussion and learn more about each other. This is a great topic
Mr Jackson, Thank you for opening communication channels."
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19. @mzinformation8602
"I love my African people, especially South African, but many will never understand 2hat itnis to
be black in America until they've been black in America. It's not the worse thing in the world, but
it's a terrible feeling knowing that you are hated, feared, misjudged,
and misunderstood. You can't judge all based on what you see and hear in
the media. The diluted polluted was rude. Lol. Of course we're diluted. We've been mixed with the blood and accents
of our ancestors masters. Lol. Come to America and go from state to state. The accents are different and so are some of
the ways. Meaning many blacks in different states maintained some of their
African roots a d traditions, but we see ourselves as one"
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20. @benjaminsmith2287
"I don't think mixed is what is meant by diluted. I think Westernized
Africans is what is meant by diluted. The Africaness of a people whose ancestry
started in Africa has been diluted/polluted."
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21. @benjaminsmith2287 Feb 2025
"The "diluted" comment made sense to me. I took no
offense to it. Your comment makes sense to me as well. But there is a
non-mainstream Black American that is a great presence too and shows more depth
IMO."
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22. @MissKittyKilpatrick
"Diluted and polluted. Some people just say any foolish
thing."
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23. @oyunazone6283
"Wow, Calling us Diluted, Confused and people with no culture
is craazzzyy Work. I mean, didn't our Music genres like Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop
RNB and Rock N Roll not help shape music all around the world? what about the
trends we set like our fashion and Dances, The Inventions we made, Or how our
ancestors built AMERICA with their bare hands? What About being Literally One
of the top athletics groups in the world today? Our Social, Political AND
Resilience Influences that even helped Black south Africans?! Soul Food?! Like I can Literally Go On. We Know Who we
Are...its just sad that after all this, a lot of these people still act like
they don't. Whether people want to act like they know us or not we're still
gonna keep moving mountains. God Bless."
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24. @SoulBuddy2222
"I am a black South African, and I agree with you about black
American culture. But please understand that they are talking about culture in
the narrow sense of the word and not the broad sense of the word.
When they talk about culture here, they mean cultural heritage handed down from generation to generation, including language and spiritual practices.
Even though many black South Africans have been westernized or americanised, they still follow certain cultural practices, like honoring and celebrating their ancestors etc.etc.
In my opinion, there is no right or wrong, it is just what it is. For example, majority of South African Indians lost their languages and adopted English as their home language, but retained their Hindu and Muslim religions, Indian cuisine as well as other cultural practices. I am also aware that there is a very small African American group, who were less westernized than the majority (there is a unique name for them, which I've forgotten). Based on their lifestyle and culture, they would relate more to Africans than most black Americans. The same applies to some of the blacks in the Caribbean, who retained a lot of their African heritage."
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25. @cHAWELO3
"Wow didn't expect people to be offended by the word diluted.
As a black South African woman, I guess I understand as it's like saying you're
not Black enough. You also have to take into consideration we don't see culture
the same. To me it seems Black Americans regards culture as music, food,
clothes, style, people and pioneers who sacrificed and shaped the strong
heritage that they possess. Black American culture is so strong and undeniable.
I could be wrong in many ways and open to correction😂😂😂
. As Africans, culture means something else to us. It's bloodline, clan names,
spiritual vibrations, ancient traditions, languages, ideas, a genesis,
legacy,etc. The food, clothes and physical stuff is semantics. But our roots
are who we are."
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26. @Pheloooooo
"I think we're confusing culture and tradition, food, music,
arts, style etc is exactly what a culture is, tradition is something that's
passed down from generations and they've done just that with theirs, the only
thing that wasn't passed down was their language(but maybe we can say they do😂cause
only black americans speak english the way they do)they have african
spirituality in their black american culture too except many of them don't
acknowledge that side, which is how that too might die one day but if you go to
New Orleans, that place is africa for real😂so spiritual and see a
lot of african culture. We have to be careful not to be disrespectful with
terms like not black enough, those people didn't ask for the history they have
and we SANs have a lot in common with them too, black is genetics and they are
black guys🤷♀️I think we could learn from each other
hey, they come here n teach us how to make money, we pour in where they can't
like finding their language, tribe etc plus they lived in 1st world country
seeing ⚪️ people do things to keep them oppressed, they could
show us those loopholes here in Africa"
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27. @cHAWELO3
"@Pheloooooo You make fair points. I have never been to
the U.S which is why I gave my perspective of Black America from not only what
I have seen on TV but history documentaries, proud Black American artists in
different mediums of art, books,etc. I had no idea that African spirituality is
practiced by Black Americans. While I can believe it's also hard to believe
given some of the things they say about Africa and how a lot of people say they
don't know much about the continent.
Just to clarify I wasn't saying they aren't black enough but that us making statements that they are diluted can be perceived as stating that they aren't "black enough". So I understand why someone would take offence to such statements even if we claim there is no ill intent behind those words.
Learning from one another is essential now more than ever as white supremacy keeps popping up. Our unity benefits ourselves and the world."
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28. @vividratsculpordwarf
"We’re all colonized.
There is no difference. Our cultures in Africa have a western influence"
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29. @Tytrades
"Most of us are diluted but you can say the same about many
Africans"
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30. @JaimieWinston-l1l
"I think another word should have been used tho"
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31. @JaimieWinston-l1l
"I kinda understand , but it’s not our fault our history was
lost"
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32. @jessharris8294
"As a black American..I’m not offended. I get it… our black
culture is very western"
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33. @Onetoomanytimez
"Might I say as a black American(not by choice) to be
referred to as diluted is beyond ridiculous. We have an African presence here
and African communities and we don’t speak this way. I’ve worked with different
Africans from different tribes and they are nice people. But they do say
Africans feel like they are the REAL black people. I personally feel like it’s
a blessing to be born in your native land where you are the majority. However I
think they might be so privileged by their circumstances that they ignore how
we actually ended up so “diluted”. And to not have to bother yourself with the
details (our history)just proves my point even more. We have an identity crisis
because there’s a war on race here and we are constantly reminded of who we
should be instead of who we are. We spend more time defending ourselves than
living our lives. It’s a constant fight and it’s exhausting. My wife and I talk
about moving to Africa a lot to escape. She has Cameroon blood and I I’m
(black,native Chickasaw, Cherokee, and I have some Irish blood as well). My
family were apart of the 1921 race massacre here in Tulsa,Ok. We have culture
here but unfortunately it’s riddled with violence and barbarism by the hand of
our oppressors.
You would be surprised to know how much black people here
resonate with the African diaspora but I can tell by Some of their responses
that they prefer we learn their culture even if they choose to ignore our
history. They sound pretty intelligent for the most part but there is a lot of
ignorance present as well. They seem to be so proud of themselves that intern
they devalue us it’s a shame. Being African American is more of a geo-political
term(by way geographical disposition)to us but you guys say it like it’s our
identity or nationality . They would be surprised to know how white washed they
sound as well. Our history brought us here but our blood lineages is stretched
abroad just like you."
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I reformatted this comment to increase its readability.
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34. @shaunstorm9967
"South African here , y’all aren’t
diluted Yall just evolved according to
being in the heart of the west . Y’all
went through horrible things and yet you persevered . Sports , Music and
Hollywood are your domains of dominance but bet that’s not all you have
accomplished, your culture is mainstream and your contributions to building the
Us’s military along with it’s scientific monopoly is a testament to your
excellence and potential . We are honored to call you brethren and sisters . We
pray and move towards a future we work and live among each other .❤"
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35. @TheIntrovert83
"Thank You. That comment made me angry. ❤🖤💚"
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36. @agangproductions1042
"I'm a SAcan who has travelled America a
bit. Black Americans have their owñ
culture, survival skills and hustles. I think we should respect and understand
that they had to create their own culture as Black Americans , we shouldn't
expect them to be African cos they know nothing about that and there is nothing
wrong with that, infact we should sympathize with them for being stripped of
their names, heritage et al. I wish they can be open to learning more about
other nations and stop being ignorant.
Traveling from their side could help a great deal ( even travelling
within America could open their perpective a bit) .
Remember, America is good with
markerting itself so, be open to learning about the real porverty striken,
homelessness, joblessness America too. Aweee!"
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37.
"Pan-Africanism all the way, y'all!"
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38. @alvinedwards434
"This was good! Especially that last
interaction. Each one, teach one! Love that. I understand why some would think
we lack heritage or we are "watered down", but what they may not
understand is Black people in America influence much of what the world is
doing. Style, music, and culture. The world follows our lead! I blame media
though, because they only show one side of us, but there are many brilliant
Black minds here in the States that dont get highlighted. This was dope though!
Keep it up, Jackson! Salute!"
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39. @TsweloMolema
"Black Americans are African by blood and
no one can take that heritage away from them. There's a shared narrative (in
this video) that they are lacking in black culture “diluted.” I believe music
expresses their blackness more than anything from the polyphonic jazz in New
Orleans, African American Spirituals, songs that came out of slavery all
resemble a part of Africa and the ultimate expressions of blackness (similarly
in SA, miners created gum booting as a mode of communication that later became
a form of expression and art, we have struggle songs, deeply invested in local
forms of jazz, our church song that are sometimes European melodies translated
to our languages.) We South Africans love our cultural food; black Americans
have that too. There’s differences in the expression of our blackness but
that’s what it remains… BLACK. I would’ve thought that the average South
African would be more sympathetic in this regard. Great video, love the
approach you’re taking in understanding the local culture."
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40. @Azrael-s2z
"For South Africans it’s easy to spot the
difference between coloureds and blacks and black Americans. They aren’t the
same, the reason many South Africans view them as “diluted” is a cultural
thing. They see black Americans as being heavily influenced by western values
and customs, they have formed their own culture in America. For me the problem
is, media shows some of the worst parts of black Americans and they are
portrayed as racist or self centred. Many people mistake what the media shows
as the majority of black Americans, but I have met some black American
immigrants and loved my interactions with them and as they were my clients I
had many interactions with them for 3 years. They are definitely different than
their african brothers"
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41.@tommytremble3910
"Imagine a South Africa calling ANYONE white washed 😂"
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42. @benjaminsmith2287
"To be honest, Black Americans are
western people with a bit of Black, sometimes Africanish, spice on it. So, we
kind of seem like other Americans to a lot of people outside of the USA."
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43. @uncommon1170
"I think the problem is South Africans
have learned about African Americans through the media and Hollywood. The media has predominantly painted us in a
negative light. I am so proud to be
African American because we are multi faceted, we are extremely talented, we
are resilient and I could go on forever! Now the problem as far as us relating
to South Africans is that we come from the USA which has influenced the globe,
everyone learns about our country but unless an American has a special interest
in another country, we can go our whole lives never even thinking about most
countries. We live in a melting pot and
can easily experience so many cultures at home in the states. Most of us didn't even grow up knowing
anything about South Africa. I am glad that content creators are educating
us on this beautiful country. I'm
thankful to Coop for the hard work he's doing out there. God willing I'll be
going this year."
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44. @johnnieolivier1010
"A very insightful video. It's sad that a
lot of the young people you interviewed lack the knowledge of the history of
black Americans. The influence of black Americans in music, fashion, politics,
entertainment, etc is reflected world wide. Black American innovations is so
underrated, it's sad because in every sphere of industrialisation the foot
prints of black Americans is visible"
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45. @TraveLAttitudes
"The reverse is true regarding African
Americans when it pertains to the history of Africa. I’ve come across countless
AA who are clueless on the Colonization of Africa"
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46. @MelissaToday
"The dialogue would have completely
different with older more experienced, more educated adults. But good to see
what young people think."
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47. @cohesivesouls
"Exactly the youth perception is totally
different!!!!"
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48. @adoro-ble521
"Yeah or a mix of both"
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49. @oohbabybloo
"These are smart young people. I
guarantee if you ask the same question for non-college student not educated or
poor the answers will not be the same. "
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50. @eporter8213
"I think we all need read more about each
other’s history to get a clearer picture of Black Americans and South Africans."
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51.@junkworks-ok6sg
" "Diluted" &
"polluted" is a vile way of describing people."
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52. @michaelsmith8947
"Crazy huh?"
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53. @leszjacobs1637
"It’s not to offend. Africans and black
Americans are culturally different that’s just a fact"
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54. @Thesincereservant
"This is a great video on a topic which
needs to be elaborated on.
Are we forgetting our forefathers was striped from their land, brought to a foreign land, renamed and brainwashed of their heritage.
Fast forward, the children of the
enslaved return to the land, lacking knowledge of who they are, what tribe they
are from and no knowledge of their heritage, just to be looked at as foreigners
by their brothers and sisters. WE ARE ONE, and the day we get this is the day
we can build in all areas of life.
Do Chinese return to China and they say you’re American Chinese?
Do Indians return to India and they say your British Indian?
It’s time our people wake up and unite because we are all one.
Acts 7:6
And God spake on this wise, That his
seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into
bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years."
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55. @Thesincereservant
"@ If a person is born in London but both
parents are chinese, is that person Chinese or British?"
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56. @MsUbhejane
"@Thesincereservant Chinese descent and British nationality.
There’s a difference between Genealogy and Nationality. I don’t know when the
confusion happened, this was never a question. Also the fact that you were born
in a certain country doesn’t translate that you will automatically take that
nationality. Countries have different laws regarding citizenship and
nationality."
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57. @QLivin
"@Thesincereservant Stop comparing us to immigrants. We have had
an ethno genesis. We are American not African."
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58. @nanas1319
"When it comes to disclipline I think
there is no difference. It is instilled from an early age to respect elders,
take care of family and the elderly. I think based on that we can find common
traits among the black americans and south africans."
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59. @tommytremble3910
"This chick called us “diluted and
polluted” and said we weren’t the same (people). But let a black American be
critical of Africa and speak about them like they’re less then and we’d never
hear the end of it or how we’re so self hating. If we not the same like y’all
keep saying then it ain’t self hating. It’s just hating ignorant lames who
happen to share your skin tone. 🤷🏾♂️"
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60. @mfundisombhele3856
"In every society you will always find
foolish people & some will be the opposite ...so I hope Americans wont take
some foolish opinions that some people have given in this platform.As a South
African, I am extremely disappointed by some terrible choices of words used to
describe Black American as "'diluted,polluted &
white-washed" that was so
unintelligent of them!"
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61. @thepresidentialking9190
"We are not diluted versions of you guys!
You have been lied to! 🫳🏾🎤"
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62. @jkelly1418
"Diluted?! Polluted?! I see why FBA stand
on business the way they do. Blacks/FBAs we really only have us 🤷🏾♂️ "
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63. @ramerehoward9964
"Why is that just about half of the
option mind set is that Us Foundational Black Americans are confused cause we
know who we are why are We always under the microscope, why are we the lineage
everyone likes to give there opinion on 🤷🏾 it must be something
unique about Us 😆"
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64. @jkelly1418
"@ bet, I don’t speak for every FBA,
there might be some that share the opinion of the interviewees but y’all are
gonna call us diluted/polluted because we established our own culture."
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65. @tolucontent3795
"That was 2 out of the 10 people he
interviewed… every Africa doesn’t feel
that way …"
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66. @lozi4163
"Show me videos of black South Africans
leaving SA to America and interviewing young black Americans in universities
asking them about South Africans, i mean we saw how ignorant old black
Americans were regarding the Tyla issue let's not act holly. Until we come
there and interview your young people in colleges then you might need to get
off your high horse"
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A number of African Americans were very critical of Grammy award winning South African singer Tyla saying that she is Coloured and not Black. The Coloured category in South Africa is very different than the old, no longer used referent "Colored" as it was used to refer to African Americans. Read comment #70 below.
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67. @TheIrieman15
"Can't have it both ways. You guys are
the most visible and influence black culture so you will be the most talked
about."
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68. @ramerehoward9964
"@TheIrieman15
we shouldn’t get so much negative energy from other melanated kindred
when we have always shown support & respect to our melanated kindred now us
FBA’s have got feed up with it and are in straightening mode."
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69. @mandisamthembu9230
"I don't think very highly of black
Americans after they attacked Tyla for
calling herself Coloured. My thing is people were refusing to be teachable,
it's a race that is valid here in South Africa.. Our traumas are really not
share you guys.. Pissed me off honestly, but we move 😅"
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A number of African Americans took exception to Grammy award winning South African singer saying that she was Coloured and not Black. However, it's important to recognize that the South African referent "Coloured" isn't the same thing as the old, retired term "Colored" that was used in the United States as a referent for African Americans. Some Black Americans (prior to the 1980s) referred to themselves and tp other Black Americans as "Colored" as a way of emphasizing their mixed racial ancestry and de-emphasizing their Black African ancestry. Tyla wasn't doing that in June 2024 when she shared on "The Breakfast Club", a very popular African American radio show/podcast that that she is "Coloured in South Africa and Black in the United States". https://ew.com/tyla-addresses-her-racial-identity-never-denied-my-blackness-8663341
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70. @shanicescheepers1487
"Love the video Coop. I think you should probably get an older crowd for this topic maybe 10+ older, these students are still trying to find themselves, some just came out of school and might still need to learn more about what culture is.
Also I think the coloured topic is another one that confuse Americans because not all coloureds come from black or white dads some of us already have a long bloodline of mixed males because I read some of the comments on the coloured opinions in the video and it’s still misinterpreted as u have a black dad, ur black💀
Speaking for myself here, my dad has khoisan ppl in his bloodline where a netherland white male came and then a xhosa and then his coloured dad and then him and it became coloured because when it cane to his dad a lot of the san, netherland white and xhosa traditions and believes were intertwined with each other
My mother has khoisan, netherlands white and cape malay(her dad) family where a lot of muslim and indian believes are mixed so being coloured here is not as straightforward as black and white u guys are forgetting the indigenous and oldest group of people in South Africa, the San. That’s why I say being coloured comes from a long bloodline of different believes and cultures that were mixed and made one.
Just to add we kept the Scheepers(Netherlands) Surname because my grandfather was a son to a single mother(who was also a mixed race woman)"
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71. @Christocentric_Lifestyle
"Guys please don't take offence of
anything being said here. These are random people expressing their opinions,
and they don't necessarily stand for all of us. And most are pretty stupid to
be honest."
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72. @KamanoPilane2
"They're not stupid but are kids
expressing themselves on their experiences"
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73. @TheDiaryofaRhubarbie
"Diluted and polluted gosh that hurts. I
want to react to this but, idk. I do agree we are not the same."
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74. @Mattilainen45
"Black Americans qnd coloureds both
generally have some European ancestry, so they're kinda similar in that regard."
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75. @evamathebula4448
"The opinion that black American culture
is diluted or that they don't have culture is very common among afrikan not
just south afrikan and its very wrong I see this rhetoric on twitter all the
time. I say this a s a South afrikan. First how they dance, music their dialect
AAVE, how they cook the foods during thanksgiving different from others is the
same country, their music, is CULTUREEEEE. n we have appropriated most of it
globally. I'm not sure if everyone do it but when they get married they jump a broom.
A tradition they created because their marriage wasn't recognised during them
dayz. And we pay lobola.
Just because they can't trace their
tribe from Ghana or Nigeria from literally multiple generations and live or
speak what that trobe is doesn't mean they are uncultured. Traditions and
cultures are created and evolve. We have also evolved in our culture and
traditions as well. Does that mean we're diluted now? No. Anyway it's
all❤❤❤that's my 2s"
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76. @apextraxx2903
"@18:39 This is the problem. They don't
seem to realize that in America WE ARE THE CULTURE. That's why you see people
around the world dressing and imitating us. The food, the music, the CIVIL
RIGHTS black people enjoy across the world started was achieved by us and
advocated for by us in other places, MULTICULTURALISM was not a thing until we
fought for it here and integrated and then heavily advocated to end apartheid
in Africa, sports heroes that broke racial barriers and created a path for
athletes to compete and make millions in America, the thousands if patents
& inventions etc etc etc.....we are Not Africans living in America, we are
Black Americans that built America...THE CULTURE AND THE FOUNDATIONAL PHYSICAL
THINGS WERE BUILT WITH OUR HANDS... during and after slavery.
With that being said y'all have some
adorable woman.😀"
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77.
"Point of correction: it's not Wits it's
Vats! Secondly those few people aren't good sample. I say this as a South
African American who is Xhosa."
-snip-
This comment refers to the nickname of University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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78. @MsMak03
"@mamadeebuildsahouse it’s pronounced ‘Vits’, like ‘Bits’"
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79. @KamanoPilane2
"You can't say people aren't good example
when bcoz they are not sharing same sentiments as you. What's proud South
African American Xhosa? 😂😂😂 Waitse la re tshegisa."
-snip-
Google translate from Xhosa to English
"Waitse la re tshegisa" = "You've been making fun of us."
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80. @mamadeebuildsahouse
"@KamanoPilane2
No, i understand that. I feel like there is always a versus being
created which isn't helpful. Many South Africans aren't exposed to americans,
they rely on what they see on television which is very skewed and often a
misrepresentation. So, i wanted people to know that the sample does not
represent us as south africans. And for me personally, I've lived with
Americans for more than 26 years. and
ordinary americans and you will be shocked how lovely they are."
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