oSo now he will be with a white women. And if you ask him why he’s with her he will bring up black women not his obession with whiteness or his real desire NOT to dismantle white supermacy but to be a white man. Some black men just want to be white men. You see it clearer in the black gay community.

Damn, that “Uncle Ruckus” virus is hittin’ these cats at younger and younger ages...

I am so tired of taking care of these young men. They rap about us being bitches, hos, thots, baby mamas, drama filled, taking us from other guys, having us make out with each other, being red-boned with fat asses and good head skills, used up, washed up, ran through and then we are there to support them when they…

It’s boys like this I want to gather up and send to the Sudan so they can experience real beauty.

Not a usual commenter and probably won’t escape the greys. I’m a White Jewish guy in his 30s from New York. Watching this video breaks my heart. Obviously, there’s a lot of toxic factors mentioned that Harriot and other commenters can speak better on...But watching him look at his arms in disappointment, and then…

This is a huge problem in the Latinx community. People will swear blind they are 100% Spanish with no indigenous or African roots. It’s sad and makes so many hate themselves. I hated seeing Latinx my shade and darker wax on about pale blue/green eyed women

Thank you. She’s 100% Afro latina that doesnt hate herself like Sammy Sosa. 

This teenager has a beautiful, natural tan. He hates his skin tone because he has been socially conditioned to do so. Therapeutic approaches to addressing low self esteem have been beneficial to many. This young, beautiful, black male should try it. 

I’m sorry but...who is this child? Doesn’t he have any people?

Black is.

One of our most insidious battles is how the world uses our self-esteem against us. It would have people believe that they are lesser and because we are susceptible to being made to feel that way, we adapt to it and adopt it as our view of ourselves. People who hate themselves are easier to control. They are more…

This kid represents the hate that hate produced! I feel bad for him. Thankfully, he’s told the world who he is and Black women can avoid him like a sinkhole in the middle of the street.

Me to a lot of these responses already

Assuming he’s had much in the way of adult guidance, or listened to it if he did. He may just see so many hip hop artists running around with the lightest-possible skinned women and taking their cues.

Don’t know who this young fella is.. his skin and color are beautiful.

I wish people in general just loved themselves. It all comes down to that. I’ve been blessed to have a teflon ego, and I don’t mean that in a cocky way as it may be implied. I’m just low-self-esteem-proof. But that comes because of the love my parents showed me and having the sense to know I’ve got it much better than…

I’m not going to wade into this just yet, but I did want to say this,

First I want to acknowledge my privilege of having very light skin; I am biracial, though I have a brother who is pretty dark — and that’s what I want to touch on.

I’ve talked about this before but I was raised by a mother who struggled with colorism (and many other things.) I obviously didn’t know what was happening until I moved away, cut off contact and started taking Black Studies classes but being raised with that fucked me up so much. We lived, worked and went to church…

To my fellow white sistern: