So this video is my response to That Japanese man YuTa.
For those who don't know what's going on,
a few days ago, a Japanese YouTuber Yuta
he uploaded a response video
about my videos about black people I uploaded quite long time ago.
Only For this 3 days alone,
More than 20 people sending me the link and saying like,
"Hey! Racist! Just watch this and go fuck yourself"
"See! Yuta is our side. You're completely loser, Scumbag!"
"Nobita, you're totally wrong. Because Yuta is saying this"
As soon as they found a big influence YouTuber
opposing my opinions,
they immediately jump on the wagon
and start attacking me again using his words as a credit.
And so many people are really happy now,
"Nobita pissed off even Yuta"
and now they're hating each other just like China and Japan.
That's completely wrong. I don't take it personally at all.
And We still talk each other and have a drink together as a friend.
I'm sure he's gonna not take it personally either
but my big concern is
his many fans watching this get triggered
"Oh my gosh, my favorite YouTuber is attacked by a racist."
So let me make this clear
I'm not against Yuta as a person
I'm simply opposing his opinions, not personality.
Actually, there're definitely some good points I do agree with
and I need to apologize for that.
Anyway, let's get started
If you haven't watched his video yet,
I want you to check it out first.
So you get all the context.
Yes, this is definitely what I went wrong.
So Let me tell now
who I was talking about exactly, specially
I still believe that these people may be dangerous for Japan
As you might already know,
In the videos about black people I uploaded,
I often talk about something only happening in the US
and the title and description are saying like that
So I thought I don't need to specify those people
my audience already know who I'm talking about
since majority of my audience are from the US
More importantly,
I didn't really know what I should call those people
so I just said black people, referring to those people
That was my huge mistake
I wish I could go back
If I don't clearly specify like this,
many people think I'm talking about all the entire black people
all over the world
Let me tell you one of possible reasons
why I made the stupid mistake
As a Japanese person,
I'm really used to non-verball communication
which is completely the opposite from western style communication
In a conversation, we often omit and simplify something
and rather than words,
we often communicate
based on the context and situation
I'm really used to that
So actually, Japanese people tend to make this kind of mistake all the time
maybe you already know
But that's a shitty excuse. I know that
That was completely my fault
My apologies for that
By the way, let me emphasize this part
I'm not gonna argue white privilege actually exists or not
That's not my focus
Whether it's real or not is one thing
But believing it or not is another
Because even if that's true,
as long as you don't believe that,
And the idea of white privilege and systemic racism itself,
if you bring up that here,
that's dangerous for Japan
I know this looks too angry
and crazy white supremacist
But I want you to understand that
I said in that way, because I really don't want you to believe white privilege
even if that's true
So the question is, can you justify discrimination?
Of course, No
Now believe or not,
I never said you can justify discrimination
just based on the statistics
I know it sounded like that
I'm gonna blame you you misunderstood
but I never actually meant that
And if you really don't like racial profiling
and you really wanna change discrimination based on the color,
If you do nothing and just whining about that,
Yes, I do think maybe you're asking too much
Now, let me ask you if you live in the US
When some tragedy happens by black people like this,
do you see many black people strongly condemning those black people?
I'm sure some do
but correct me if I'm wrong
majority of the liberal black people who are strongly agasint racism
As long as that racism is toward white people,
they're just quiet
And some people even saying like this
I'm really shocked even a public person saying that
But This is just one example
liberal black people not taking the black crimes seriously.
OK, let's say Japanese people committed so many crimes
What I'm gonna do is
I would be strongly strict to Japanese people.
And at least do something to reduce the crimes
until the bad stereotype ends
It all comes down to this
If people see the crime rate is actually dropping,
I'm sure they're gonna give you discrimination anymore
I know some people do, but not most people
Because at this point, they don't have the reason.
When Logan Paul was behaving dispectfully in Japan,
so many foreigners including many white people
were strongly condemning and treating him like a crimminal
When something like that happens by a black person in the US,
I don't see many liberal black people accusing the criminal
Again, some do. I know that
But not marority
my biggest issue is
they don't talk about black on black crime
and seriously work on the issue
Attacking another group instead
is not gonna solve anything
If you wanna stop racial discrimination,
Don't get me wrong
Discrimination cannot be justified no matter what
But in my opinion,
it doesn't mean you can just be whining about that
and do nothing
Yes, That's completely right.
So I actually apologized about that before
although Yuta didn't show that part
But let me apologize again
Yes. anyone can play the victim
Not just liberal African Americans
However, based on my experience in Japan and New Orleans,
I have to say this
Now, it's important to keep in mind that
my experience is totally different from Yuta's and yours
Just because your experience with black peoole is really positive,
t doesn't mean every single black person in the US is a good person
And this is my YouTube channel, right?
Just like you can talk about anything on your channel or blog,
at least on my channel,
I should be allowed to talk about anything based on my experience
not yours
Don't get me wrong
Talking with many black people,
I found so many positive qualifies as well
For example, the black people I met
they were mostly really patient about my horrible English
Keep in mind, when I was in New Orleans,
my English was way more horrible than now
I've met so many foreigners who can't take my English
and just making fun of my accent and prononciation
But the most black people I met
patiently wait until I finish the sentence
willing to listen what I'm trying to say
which I really appreciate that
I found they have so many good qualities
I can actually talk about that forever.
Because I know in the long term,
that's gonna be more beneficial for you
even though that's gonna hurt your feelings at that moment
and maybe you gonna hate me a lot
As you know, talking about race is kinda tattoo
especially in front of black people
at least in the US
Many people are afraid of saying something negative to them
But when I actually saw their problems,
something in common
I couldn't just hold it back
Why? Because I personally really care about black people
since my best friend happens to be a black person
Now believe or not,
I do not think
people who disagree with me are all stupid
and only my opinion is true
I know it sounded like that
the way I said
But I never actually think like that
By the way, this is what I noticed
When you say something strongly that people really agree with,
they think you are passionate
But if that's something they don't wanna hear
even if you say exactly the same thing
they think that you are too angry
scary and you're just doing a hate speech
OK, I said in the too aggressive way
or too emotional way or whatever you call it
hat's Because I was really sinking tired of the media and people
I really don't understand that
Why do they treat black people like weak people?
That's completely wrong
They don't need a special treatment or sympnachy
So many successful black people already prove that
Anyway, let me clarify this again
I do not think people opposing my opinions are stupid or anything like that
If you wanna disagree, that's totally OK
I know I look too angry, but that's actually totally OK
But seems like it's not OK for some people
which is really said
where is the Free Speech?
I've had a lot of conversations with people
who strongly disagree with me
Actually, it's quite rare
to meet someone having the same opinion as me
I'm deeply sorry for your friend, Yuta
But Here is my issue
It seems like you're assuming
her color is the reason
How do you know that?
Did you actually ask them and make sure that
her color is the reason?
Maybe that's because of other factors, right?
You see, this is what annoys me.
When something bad happened to you
many people just assume
that's because you're black
Anyway, since Yuta shared his personal story,
let me share my personal story as well
In Tokyo, there's a street, it's called Takeshita street
And on the street,
there're always bunch of black guys
Actually, you can also see that at a certain area in Shibuya
And one of female Japanese friends
She was really scared and she said
she will never go there again
Unfortunately, she is not the only vicim
Many other Japanese people as well
I'm not saying only black people commit a crime like that.
But here is my point
As you might already know,
on that street, Japanese police officers often go around
as well as Roppongi and Shibuya
I know this is just a possibility
It's unlikely to be true
But maybe
maybe the police officer actually saw the crime by a black person
and because of that,
My question is
which one should be to blame more?
What the police officer did to her was not OK
but who should you're angry to more?
We all know discrimination is really bad
But as a human being, we're not perfect
We often do something subconsciously based on the past experience
I'm really wondering why she didn't ask the police officer
why only she is questioned
That's because she couldn't speak Japanese enough?
I'm sorry if I'm wrong, but If that's the case
she is also to blame
if she's a foreign resident or immigrant
because you're just able to speak Japanese
you're more likely to do well with this kind of situation
Yes, I do agree with that
but that's under the condition of these two
I know this sounds too strict
, maybe I'm asking too much but this is my strong belief
If you don't execute these two
I don't think you deserve to have
exactly the same rights as other Japanese people
By the way, I'm not talking about toursits, I'm talking about foreign residents or immigrants
As a Japanese teacher,
I've seen that kind of discrimination all the time
Many of my students have an experience like that
especially in a workpalce
But I found In most cases
that's simply because they don't speak Japanese enough
Maybe it doesn't bother some Japanese people like Yuta
speaking fluent English and traveling around
and seeing many other cultures
But what about other most Japanese people?
They don't speak English well
And quite many Japanese have never been to another country
foreigners who don't even speak the same language
do you really think those people are completely OK for Japanese people
and they have exactly the same rights?
Of course, they're not gonna complain in front of you
but deep inside, maybe you're annoyed
What Yuta says sounds really good to you
but maybe that's because you're a foreigner side
I don't care if you're foreigners or minority
I don't even speak the same language and appreciate the culture,
I don't think you're qualified to complain a lot
Because to me, you're not even on the stage at this point
If you wanna complain, why not do that in Japanese?
So we can at least listen to you. We can have a discussion about that.
Bit If you don't speak Japanese anyway,
how could we trust you?
How could we understand you?
But you wanna still demand exactly the same rights?
Now when I say speaking Japanese
it seems too demanding and fucking crazy.
So let me emphasize this
What I want to see from you is
I don't know about other Japanese people
but me personally
just putting out simple Japanese words ramadomly would be enough
Because at this point, I can totally see your effort
From what I see, however, especially many western residents in Japan
are not even making effort
to improve Japanese language and just complaining in English
So of course, most Japanese people don't even understand why they're dissatisfied
OK take a look at this
I totally agree with that
And in my opinion,
which means for example,
if your committed a crime,
some people might think your bother is also a bad person
Now, let's talk about indivials and collectivism
Japan is more like a collectivism society
Many people have group mentality
I know maybe this is something you don't like about Japan
Especially in western society
is a really improtant value
But why do you think Japan is a safe country?
the group mentality has a huge influence on that
If you do something bad,
In that system,
we can be accountable each other
and keep on the same page
This statement sounds really good
But may be not really apply in Japan
Whether you like it or not, in Japan people see you as a representative of a group
That group could be family, company, school or race
This Japanese concept is called うち and そと
Actually I'm gonna talk about this concept in another video.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you can treat someone unfairly
just because the family member did a bad thing
Again, discrimination cannot be justified
But like I said earlier, that's understandable at least
So which one would you like to blame more?
the one who treated you unfairly
Of course, both of them should be to blame
let me simplify more clearly
a white person treated you unfairly
Or a black person who committed a crime
and that caused
the white person to do discrimination
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