@adivunsolicited: There’s so many things we need to unpack this Black people as what has been deemed socially and culturally acceptable as black Americans and this country a lot of it is rooted in acceptable blackness for the white gaze, but what does that mean in modernity? Tuskegee University just implemented a dress code campuswide limiting Black people from wearing bonnets and do rags which serve hair protection in our functional part of us being casual at home and taking care of us with grooming, sweats and many other things that white students wear and white students aren’t blamed for some type of cultural deviance or cultural letdown. If white privilege allows for casualness, why is Black comfort treated like a moral failure? We’ve been taught that if we just dress, act, and speak "perfectly" enough, society will finally grant us dignity. But history has proven over and over again: you cannot perform your way out of systemic racism. Corporate environments are changing, power uniforms are changing, yet we are still holding our students to 1995 corporate standards while their white peers at PWIs enjoy the freedom of existing carelessly. It’s time we unpack the classism, elitism, and 1881 survival mechanics behind how we dictate what’s "acceptable" and stop the intra-community policing we were taught to call "discipline." #BlackTikTok #tuskegeeuniversity #BlackHistory #dresscode

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Briana Belle ❤️ :
Thank you for this post! For anyone who is not understanding his points, please watch the video more than once and really LISTEN!
2026-07-29 17:54:24
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adivunsolicited
Adivunsolicited :
Many of you are responding aren't listening to the conversation or are doing the exact thing Isaid we need to unpack. To respond "you're talking about ppl looking a mess" or "why are you talking about white people" because we live in America and we are American and so many aspects of what's acceptable and what we think are wrong with our culture is a by product of white supremacy. I am not campaigning for kids wearing bonnets and durags I stated the opposite in my video more than once actually, but this convo is about white individualism vs black collectivism and how that shows up in our culture and our society due to our history here. really don't like when you don't listen, watch the whole video before commenting or don't try and use some critical thinking about the topic and themes that are being spoken on WITH NUANCE
2026-07-29 17:12:03
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surreydreamer
🇬🇧 Surreydreamer :
There you go, so always having to be nicely turned out is pressure, when I see my son who is extremely senior at work judging his locks and super casual I see his statement, progression and two fingers to this madness. Thank you for discussing this important topic about identity.
2026-07-29 17:55:41
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aprilgratteau
aprilgratteau :
I think the hardest thing to understand is that as an ethnic minority it isn’t about dressing appropriately to be “white”. It’s about dressing appropriately to be respected by yourself. And to portray confidence.
2026-07-29 16:43:38
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meettheebest
meettheebest :
This is even more difficult for back women. We struggle with being sexualized as well as not professional
2026-07-29 17:46:46
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sandrae_nygirl
SandraE :
Assimilation will be the death knell, if that’s the route they’re heading..
2026-07-29 17:50:08
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monibon.ca
Monica Mc Dowell :
I love your videos but have to disagree. We're in a world where some of these kids don't know their right from left. In addition, as a culture, we no longer regularly attend church or other forums that require a certain form of dress. We should "polish blackness" not for the white gaze but for our own self respect.
2026-07-29 17:16:48
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sincerelyshekina
sincerelyshekina :
Respectfully, I think you’ve missed the point. The argument of “they do it, so why can’t we?” misses the very heart of the conversation: we aren’t them. Our standards shouldn’t be determined by what everyone else is doing. For me, this isn’t about archaic thinking, policing bodies, or suggesting that someone’s clothing determines their worth. It’s about the standards we choose for ourselves and the way we choose to represent ourselves in spaces that matter to us. We are kings and queens. We come from a people whose excellence, dignity, intellect, and resilience have always been worth protecting. How we carry ourselves(physically, emotionally, and professionally) is one expression of how we honor ourselves. We should be able to have conversations about standards without immediately reducing them to oppression or comparison. Sometimes the answer isn’t “Why can they do it and we can’t?” Sometimes it’s simply: “Because we have decided that this is who we are.”
2026-07-29 17:03:58
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dimentionnna576
Dimentionnna576 :
i love this season you are in yessss 👏👏👏
2026-07-29 17:52:49
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lavenderbrowni
cairocourtois :
absolutely 💯
2026-07-29 17:29:18
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bornreal4real
bornreal4real :
I’m so torn on this topic
2026-07-29 16:40:26
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ebonibritt1
Eboni Britt :
You can dress however you want however there will be repercussions. Whether the negative repercussions are applied fairly is not in our control. Choose intentionally.
2026-07-29 17:28:19
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dy5vqtvjc5pv
Tanisha Jackson-Long :
It is essential that we set standards and expectations for our students. This affects school culture in the way we dress the way we act and quality of work we produce.
2026-07-29 17:01:33
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ibrahim.rogers08
Ibrahim Rogers :
This is why I fallow u bc of your knowledge and wisdom abt this specific topic 👍
2026-07-29 17:30:12
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gregbarb
user9375267627367 :
You are absolutely correct……
2026-07-29 17:10:26
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sharmayneperkins
Shar :
I do disagree. Higher learning institutions deserve respect. Especially HBCU’s. It’s our own and we should dress decently.
2026-07-29 17:47:28
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sajoya_
🇸🇩 ⲥⲁⳝⲁ | سجى | Saja :
Facts upon facts
2026-07-29 16:31:10
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adivunsolicited
Adivunsolicited :
Lastly, I'm glad I spoke about elitism in the black community be many of you immediately ran to "these ppl are ghetto and poor" I make content to make you think and spark conversations but some of these comments are wild to see bc they're being made without thinking
2026-07-29 17:41:26
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dy5vqtvjc5pv
Tanisha Jackson-Long :
I truly enjoy your content, and look forward to your videos. As it pertains to this topic, I wanna put an educators perspective in the mix. We are currently dealing with an entire generation of young
2026-07-29 16:57:58
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amymariemurphy_mtbc
Amy Marie Murphy :
Yup… I went to a private Christian school my first year and it wasn’t uncommon to walk around in my dad’s old, incredibly oversized sweatshirt, sweatpants, and a “bump” from my heating pad in my pants to help with cramps… I didn’t even think twice…
2026-07-29 16:53:08
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charleysnow1
Charley Snow💋 :
I couldn’t get the newspaper off the front porch with a scarf on my head! Appearance means nothing to this generation
2026-07-29 17:38:43
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danijones0822
Dani Jones 💋 :
We still have much work to do.
2026-07-29 17:30:53
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da.at.y
%da at y :
what he described at his Unversity is called White Privilege. That shit dont work for Black students. College is about preparation for what's to come.
2026-07-29 17:24:12
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terijaq2
terijaq2 :
Will they automatically understand that? Because according to a lot of my peers who work for these corporations, they don’t. And that’s part of the problem.
2026-07-29 16:53:47
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ggmarotta
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first
2026-07-29 16:15:10
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