@adivunsolicited: Replying to @sigmareadings Race isn't real. It was invented deliberately, by Europe to justify colonization and slavery. That's history, not anything open to an opinion. Yet every time a Black person names racism plainly, the reflex isn't reflection, it's denial. This World Cup was a case study. Argentine fans got caught on camera with racist chants and still denied having a problem. French commentators called their own star players "not French" the second France lost. UK commentators questioned whether Jude Bellingham is "really English" because his mother is Jamaican the moment England was out. Different countries, same reflex: love us when we win, question our belonging when we lose. People treat racism as an American export, something that happens "over there." But every Black American, Jamaican, Trinidadian, or Bajan carrying an English or Scottish last name is proof otherwise proof of empire, proof of ownership. That's not "American-style" racism. That's the raw material Europe built the whole system out of. Feel however you want about what this says about your country. You just don't get to pretend it isn't true and deny that racism is happening and it needs to be addressed #worldcup #british #judebellingham #argentina #france

D Roberts :

Calling you a monkey while denying the existence of racism is the height of hypocrisy.

Bayo :

This World Cup has exposed so many things.

Kateee :

I discussed it with a colleague who “knows a lot of nice people in Argentina” and he told me that my racism definition is european and there is no racism in Argentina, they just discriminate based on education, social status and heritage. So, racism? It is frustrating

ancali :

Europeans forget that America is a European invention

April Adams-s :

One of my sisters did her genetic makeup and it was 47% Scottish. Both of our parents and our grandparents in both sides are black 😕

Oh That Christel :

There are literally Caribbean Cumberbatchs today whose family was owned by the British actor’s ancestors. Direct descendants

La_gooze :

Do they mean "epitome"?

datbackwoodsdiva :

the UK got nerve

Shoodie :

I’m a black American from the Deep South who has lived in London over 20 years. Trust me their is racism in the country the only difference is here in the uk racism is quiet back home in America it tends to be loud.

MarieTheArtist :

I’ve noticed that some people use “white” as a derogatory label, especially toward people who are white-presenting but have mixed ancestry. In my experience, this often shuts down conversations instead of recognizing the complexity of a person’s background. I’m Latino with mixed ancestry, and reducing me to a single racial label erases part of who I am. When people knowingly ignore someone’s ancestry and identity to stereotype or dismiss them based solely on appearance, that is prejudice. The strong emphasis on racial categories and hyphenated identities in the U.S. can sometimes reinforce division and it becomes lowkey racist.

Jojo :

Chile everyone has an Independence Day from them and France. Stop it

S O F R I T A LALA :

you’re always so on point with these vids

Lavender 🪻 :

racism maybe presented differently in the UK but it's definitely a huge issue. at the moment it's focused on Muslims and immigration but it would easily shift on to any other poc. I'm white and it's an uncomfortable topic but I know I have ingrained learned racism to unpack.

Kenoja :

Because they’re not living it they prefer to live in denial!

Shannon Monique :

Some people are addicted to drama and chaos. This is a fact.

Midmodmutts :

Humans suck everywhere, sorry.

Zoe O 💙🇺🇸🆘 :

Can’t fix a problem until you own up to it.

🦁 rosi 🦁 :

can you speak about how the Spanish people deny the black genocide and native genocide in America by the Spanish Empire. They teach in schools that the Spanish Empire had no slavery because it was forbidden so they deny black and natives were no slaves in the global south.

Obtainerofrareantiquities :

Great point about Britain and Israel.

Berniebabe_215 :

🙌🏽 I know black people with Last names such as McMahon, O'Leary and Wallace!!!!! They're so out of touch and in denial

eTalkRadio :

LickleMiss🇬🇧🇬🇩❤️ :

I am from the UK...is this guy serious with what is plainly going on at the moment in the UK with that message to you?

Aniyah🦄✨ :

They Be Soo Tough Behind These Screens🤣🙃

Miss Lala :

There are way too many people that like to believe that we live in some sort of racial utopia in the UK, which weird given that we currently have two political far right parties that have grown in size over the last few years and have policies centered in remigration, even towards those born and raised here, whose parents/grandparents may have migrated here (like 98% of the current English football team) 🙄🤷🏾‍♀️