(btw, am going to bed(Hawaii time), so will get back with you when I wake up).
It's not so much what you don't know that will make you look stupid, it's what you know that ain't so.
~ Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
I’ve watched a number of these “black people react to...” videos. I am astounded how little these people know about popular culture, films, music, TV, etc. They are simply not integrated into the greater society.
LMAO. The one that starts at around the 6:50 mark is hilarious ⌠âItâs this dude coming on here lookinâ like Jesus.â
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I told youtube in comments to stop recommending videos of black people, and what they think of Alanis Morrisette or Led Zeppelin making O faces.
I see comments from Mexico, and they know exactly who those bands and musicians are, and are huge fans for decades. My friends who were Panamanian when I visited there for as a teen played Hard Rock, constantly.
Just stop, already, YT.
Why would you be depressed by 70’s/80’s music ?? And it depends really on when the vids were taken. Of course it is going to be a different level of awareness with communications today than the ‘70’s.
Bet if they heard “Patches”, they’d think Clarence Carter was white.
“they didn’t know the bee gees was white”
...I always thought it was “be white”.
Thanks for the great laughs!
Goodness that song is ooooooooooolD!
Ok, now I’m depressed. I MISS the 70’s/80’s.
Great music, good times great hope for future.
The utter ignorance - intentional at that, considering one need only 1. Read movie musical credits, 2. Internet search on that tool in front of you - of those in the video exposes a vulnerability posed by our culture for which many Americans - Conservatives, too - remain in denial and continues to be exploited by the elites.
This surprises me not in the least.
During the Covid pandemic, I also was treated for Cancer and became addicted to the Game Show Network. Lots of Black families on that show who are very educated and impressive. However, I have noticed that many of the questions which require answers of notable people generate responses of black people only. Sometimes they ‘dance around’ the names and eventually are down to the third and last try to figure out the name of the person on the board. The name Michelle Obama comes up whenever a woman of any talent is required.
Yesterday I watched a rerun, and the question concerned someone in heaven who earned more than [”a large sum of money”- I cannot remember the number] during the year. It happened that three of the four correct answers were black entertainers - Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Prinz. The last name was still open and the last gal correctly named Elvis Presley, but they answered black names five times in a row before the name Elvis came up. I have noticed this mane times.
I think it is natural to first think of someone in your culture, but I do not see such patterns with the White or Asian families.
The same people do not realize the Mills Brothers were black. Also, a LOT of other Americans didn’t know it either.
Incidentally, I also thought at first that they were black. The song found a home on Boss Radio 93 KHJ, where it got lots of airplay in the closing weeks of 1966.
This was great. Thanks.
Imagine my surprise to find that Gretchen Van Fleet had a male lead singer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJg4OJxp-co
I LOVE watching all kinds of reaction videos on YouTube. Music, movies, comedy sketches, you name it, there’s a reaction video for it. It’s great watching someone discover a song or movie that I’ve always loved. It’s like getting to enjoy it again for the first time! We have so much more in common than we think.
...reversing decades of public school indoctrination...
The first black guy is surrounded by racist Washington Redskins gear.
The irony, of course, is that, other than Barry, the Bee Gees did not stay alive (hah, hah, hah, hah)!
True story. The Bee Gees’ first disco hit (one of the first by anyone) was a song called “Jive Talkin’”. To get to the Ocean Boulevard recording studio in South Florida, the Gibbs had to drive over a long wooden bridge.
One day, Barry is listening to the rhythm of the tires bouncing along the wooden planks and decided he could use it in a song. What came out was the beginnings of a song he called “Drive Talking” which didn’t really have any meaning. But he played it for one of the studio engineers who suggested he should change the name to “Jive Talking”.
“Jive??”, asked Barry. “What’s ‘Jive’”?
Someone had to explain to these Aussies what the word “jive” meant. So then the lyrics were re-written and the Bee Gees had their first #1 hit since “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”.
Actually, you can understand the confusion by Black people, particularly after they were told that the band were all brothers.