Now I don't ever re-post fight videos, nor do I watch them or care for them at all. This is the first time where I've actually said something about them. That being said, here we go.
This shit is not cool, nor will it ever be. I find it beyond careless and ignorant to post videos of people getting beat up regardless of the race of the victim. Back in the day, if a person in the neighborhood got beat up, it stayed in the hood and didn't get put on blast for the world to see. Sure, the entire neighborhood would know that so and so got beat up by (insert successful fighter here) but it would take at least a week for it to fizzle out and everybody would go back to what they were doing before the altercation took place. In the worst case scenario, the police would have been called and they would have stepped in. Now people have the ability to upload these videos on the internet for the world to see. People all across the country could sit back and watch people get beat up,harassed, raped, or even killed. I mean, I'm all up for art imitating life, and I enjoy movies like everybody else, but the thing is that in movies, no one really gets hurt. That man or woman that got beat up, killed, raped,harassed, etc. will get up after the scene and accept praise from the director for putting on such a convincing performance. Everybody has the chance to go home at the end of the day. That doesn't happen in these videos. Real people get injured or killed from this foolishness, and that's not a good thing regardless of how many internet views, likes and internet fame one may receive. And, that's one of the reasons why people who make these videos really need to GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT MESS. Here's a few more reasons on why they need to go somewhere with that:
Don't people know that when they put up these kinds of videos, this opens them up to being arrested? Didn't some of y'all learn shit from watching Menace II Society? Remember that scene where O-Dog takes the video tape from the convenience store that showed him killing the owners of the store? He made a mistake and shared the video, and copies were made. Long story short, it caught up to him and Kane and the cops were on their radar. I mean, stupid is as stupid does, right? I guess this is what happens when everyone has access to a camera, right? Anyway, this is not a laughing matter, so I'll get back to the seriousness of the subject.
I'm trying to find out what is on these people's minds when videos like these get posted up. Are they really just compromising their principles so they can earn likes, views and internet fame? What do they really gain from it? Sure, a person may get a bunch of views from creating a silly or fun video (which is fine and dandy), but what really happens when it's a video as serious as this? I've come across many fight videos in my facebook feed, but I never hear of any arrests tied to them. Maybe I haven't scoured the internet long enough to figure out the outcomes of these videos because it would mean that I'd have to watch them and find out the names of these people. That being said, I have enough on my plate and I am already upset and disgruntled by quite a bit (as if you can't tell by now, lol); one can only take so much. I'll leave that up to the police.
But what really pisses me off about this video is that now that man is going to leave the scene and he's going to hate Black people. I don't know the guy at all, but he must have been okay with Black people since he was able to walk through the projects with no shirt on. For all I know, he could have been there looking for drugs but, that's beside the point because again I don't know the guy at all so I can't really say why he was there. He was walking there and they should have left him alone. He wasn't doing anything to anybody.
Speaking on leaving people alone and assuming the worst of people "not belonging" in certain neighborhoods. I'm sure you remember Trayvon Martin? He was in the wrong neighborhood and he got shot by a "neighborhood watchman". There have been several instances over the years where Black people have been in the wrong place at the wrong time and have been lynched, killed, beat up or all three. Google "Sundown Laws" to view the consequences for allowing the sun to "set on you" while being Black in the United States of America for further reference, or click on the word "lynched" to get a good idea of what could happen.
Another thing that trips me out is some of the comments on this video. Here are some direct comments taken from the original post (names withheld) :
1. Animals!!!
4. It would be time to get the gun and go level the hood.
9. Black people beating up on whites doesn't make the news because it's not rare and thus not newsworthy. Complete bullshit
(I guarantee this white guy from the clip will always profile and carry prejudice walking through the ghetto next time!)
11.And that's why there should be concealed carry .
And then there was this:
1. How do you get 5 black guys to stop raping a white girl?
Now aside from the usual stuff one would find, there were voices of reason sprinkled in:
1. may I ask a question about this man and his location? Why was he there and what was he there for? He doesn't look like he was delivering anything. I'm not saying that he doesn't have a right to walk around. But let's use some common sense. If I was walking through a certain part of Mississippi and I see the confederate flag and hear the banjos from deliverance. I'm moonwalking back to where I came from. Common sense, you know what I mean? The youth of today has no idea of the consequences for there actions. At least the black woman did step in to get them off him.
Now let's address some of these comments. I'll do it in three groups in the same fashion as I separated the comments:
Let's address some of the comments in the first group:
Comments 2, 3,6, and 7. "They're always badass in groups.", " we all know what they are, just looking at this stuff doe's nothing, u all know what needs to be done" , "The only way the monkeys can fight", and "That's the way they are; scumbag f--king losers who will amount to nothing, which is obvious!. It takes more than one of them to beat a person down cuss they're too much of a coward to take a man on by himself, AGAIN which is obvious!. And to the person filming and laughing, I can already hear you crying for yo mama cuss Ben Dover has you penned in your cell. You hear that? that's me LAUGHING now!!
Response: So is everyone else, and yes, the act of jumping people is considered universally bitch like behavior. I bet everybody could name an instance where something went down between yourself and a group, and the group started the conflict. This sort of behavior is exhibited especially when people feel they are strong and a smaller group are the odd people or person out. Cops harass people because they have the power and jurisdiction to do so. Men have done it to women (street harassment). Little kids pick on other kids that they feel are vulnerable, and sometimes they do it in groups. This is not limited to Black behavior, so why treat it as such? I'm not defending their decision to jump the White guy, but still this is a universal HUMAN phenomenon that shouldn't be assigned to a specific set of humans in order to vilify them and demonize them. Calling them animals and monkeys based on human behavior is pretty shortsighted and implies that the person referring to them, was already prejudiced from the beginning. Using that as a template, I guess it is fine when cops do it to White people, or whenever it's a situation with just White people involved. Show me a fight video where two White people (or more) are fighting, and there would be comments cheering on the winner if it was a one-on-one fight, or the comments would be geared toward anti bullying and hoping the group of individuals got arrested. But nope. Instead, we get generalizations of a whole people based on this video. I have never heard people see a fight video and say, something along the lines of "Wow. Those White people are savage animals because, that's how they are. I mean, look at history, they are always looking to hurt people to the point where they even do it to their own. Talk about White on White crime, lolz!." Anyway, you get the idea.
Comment #10 " Oh yeah...and this is why is see NOTHING wrong with racial profiling and prejudices. It's all about statistics and ones personal life experiences with another race. (I guarantee this white guy from the clip will always profile and carry prejudice walking through the ghetto next time!)"
Warning: Please pay attention to the words " Using That Logic" in the response section for this quote. That part is crucial to the discussion. If you miss that part and get all huffy about what I'm about to say, then I have nothing for you. Please read carefully.
Response: Okay I had a conversation with someone who said exactly the same thing regarding supporting profiling and personal life experiences with another race. He said that if someone were dressed like a thug or a terrorist, he'd profile them. At the time, he was wearing a suit and tie. I told him that in my experiences plus what I've seen, White people in suits and ties are thieves. They could steal millions just by wearing a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase. They have taken entire companies down and have defrauded many people of their life savings under the guise of receiving a hefty return on their investments only to leave them penniless while the so-called "investor" spends all of their hard-earned money on self-serving luxuries.
And as far as terrorists and profiling go, I could say that at one time in America (EARLY 1900s) most White people belonged to the Klan. They were Klan costumes by night, and wore respectable clothing by day. No one could tell whether or not a person belonged to the Klan unless they met at a Klan rally prior. USING THAT LOGIC , it would have been safe to say that all White people are Klansmen. That being said, I could say the same thing about White people if I were to use that argument, but I'm sure if I did that, it would be classified as reverse racism (as if racism had a correct direction in which it should go). A White person could tell me that the Klan is a fringe group right now, but how could I be so sure? That person who told me that and those who compiled the statistics were White so they could be lying. They lied to the Native Americans, so how could I be so sure they are telling me the truth? Sure, the White guy in the video may go away from the area and start profiling, which is unfortunate, but using that same logic, shouldn't Black people profile White people? I mean, the proof is written in the history books, the media has shown everybody that White people would need to be profiled, right? Shouldn't all non-White people start taking up arms to prevent White people from stealing from them? Should they fear White presence in their neighborhoods because something or someone may come up missing? These are things that should be thought about IN FULL if one wants to support profiling. On to the 2nd category.
Comments 1 and 2: " How do you get 5 black guys to stop raping a white girl?"
"Throw them a basketball."
Ah, good old racial jokes. So conventional, familiar, and yet, so predictable. It's crazy how many racial jokes there are out there when it comes to Black people. It seems that Blacks are supposed to be made fun of, joked about and used for malicious entertainment. It's been that way since the 1800s, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised to see them on facebook. There I go spewing reverse racism and profiling again. Whatiswegonedu?? <Kanye Shrug> Smh. That being said, on to the third section.
Comment #1: " may I ask a question about this man and his location? Why was he there and what was he there for? He doesn't look like he was delivering anything. I'm not saying that he doesn't have a right to walk around. But let's use some common sense. If I was walking through a certain part of Mississippi and I see the confederate flag and hear the banjos from deliverance. I'm moonwalking back to where I came from. Common sense, you know what I mean? The youth of today has no idea of the consequences for there actions. At least the black woman did step in to get them off him."
The first comment is a well thought out one. It's where I wondered, what was the intention of the White guy in the Black neighborhood. However, only he could tell us why he was there. The last comment seemed like the only voice of reason in the whole comment section. I decided I'd leave you with that because I really don't have much to say aside from my first paragraph.
"3 years ago I was in a hip neighborhood, I faced 4 thugs. It could have been news worthy, but I barely avoided it. It was a high end nightlife area and we all fit right in. Don't blame the victim. Blame the thugs."
I'm sure there were a lot more comments, but I only saw the last 50 of them so I decided I'd take a few of them and speak on them. Anyway, long story short. Stop this shit. Start filming cops and corrupt officials so we can catch them doing dirty. Leave the petty bullshit alone and work on fixing our cities so we can live in peace regardless of what race you belong to.
And a big FUCK YOU goes out to worldstarhiphop.com.
Sorry about lying to you about leaving you with that last quote but worldstarhiphop.com had it coming.
That is all.
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