WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.516 - Why is it so hard to be on time? 00:00:01.516 --> 00:00:04.357 Like, why does five to 10 always become 20 to 30? 00:00:04.357 --> 00:00:09.344 (jazzy piano music) 00:00:09.344 --> 00:00:11.479 If my dab is on fleek, am I lit? 00:00:11.479 --> 00:00:13.153 - Why is it a problem if I like anime? 00:00:13.153 --> 00:00:14.636 - Why do black people look at your shoes 00:00:14.636 --> 00:00:15.543 before they greet you? 00:00:15.543 --> 00:00:18.615 - Why are we more likely to engage in the new dance trend 00:00:18.615 --> 00:00:20.535 than we are to get involved in politics 00:00:20.535 --> 00:00:21.601 or opening a business? 00:00:21.601 --> 00:00:23.421 - How did watermelon become our thing? 00:00:23.421 --> 00:00:24.833 Like, everybody should love watermelon. 00:00:24.833 --> 00:00:27.084 - Why do you get upset when I don't like a black celebrity? 00:00:27.084 --> 00:00:29.249 - Race aside, some people are just terrible. 00:00:29.249 --> 00:00:30.519 - Why do we call each other the n-word, 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:32.865 but get vehemently upset when a white person 00:00:32.865 --> 00:00:33.655 uses the n-word? 00:00:33.655 --> 00:00:36.375 - It drains my soul to hear the word, 00:00:36.375 --> 00:00:39.415 and I just don't understand how people who have 00:00:39.415 --> 00:00:43.557 any understanding of history can use that word. 00:00:43.557 --> 00:00:44.717 (upbeat drum and horn music) 00:00:44.717 --> 00:00:45.997 - Why is my natural hair, 00:00:45.997 --> 00:00:48.301 the hair that grows out of my head, 00:00:48.301 --> 00:00:50.136 seen as a political statement? 00:00:50.136 --> 00:00:51.681 - Why do we think people with light skin look better 00:00:51.681 --> 00:00:52.760 than people with dark skin? 00:00:52.760 --> 00:00:54.712 - Do you really believe that black is beautiful? 00:00:54.712 --> 00:00:57.005 - Or is that just something you say 'cause it sounds cool? 00:00:57.005 --> 00:00:58.853 - Why do some black people say that you're pretty 00:00:58.853 --> 00:01:00.474 for a dark-skinned girl? 00:01:00.474 --> 00:01:04.005 - When that is said to me, it still makes me feel like 00:01:04.005 --> 00:01:05.328 the ugliest little black thing. 00:01:05.328 --> 00:01:07.098 - Why do some black men only date white women? 00:01:07.098 --> 00:01:10.288 - Why is it okay for black men to date white women 00:01:10.288 --> 00:01:12.901 but not okay for a black woman to date outside her race? 00:01:12.901 --> 00:01:14.736 (rhythmic drum music) 00:01:14.736 --> 00:01:16.143 - Why do you protest black lives matter– 00:01:16.143 --> 00:01:18.116 - And then tear each other down in the next breath? 00:01:18.116 --> 00:01:20.911 - Why do we say that we don't want to be seen as a monolith, 00:01:20.911 --> 00:01:23.812 but then try to take people's black cards away 00:01:23.812 --> 00:01:27.524 for not liking something that's supposedly black? 00:01:27.524 --> 00:01:30.500 - Why are we so quick to support a non-black-owned business 00:01:30.500 --> 00:01:33.833 but then hesitate when it's a black-owned business? 00:01:33.833 --> 00:01:36.161 - I mean, is there a cutoff time for this whole homophobia 00:01:36.161 --> 00:01:37.207 thing in the black community? 00:01:37.207 --> 00:01:38.903 'Cause I'm really looking forward to that. 00:01:38.903 --> 00:01:41.036 - Why is growing up without a father so common in our race? 00:01:41.036 --> 00:01:43.703 - Why don't we like to confront our mental health issues? 00:01:43.703 --> 00:01:47.681 Therapy is such a wonderful and magical place. 00:01:47.681 --> 00:01:49.441 (rhythmic clapping music) 00:01:49.441 --> 00:01:51.276 - Why is there a checklist for being black? 00:01:51.276 --> 00:01:54.252 - Why is being educated considered a white thing? 00:01:54.252 --> 00:01:57.505 Why can't I love school and also be black? 00:01:57.505 --> 00:02:00.844 - Why do I have to be mixed in order to have long hair? 00:02:00.844 --> 00:02:02.999 - Why do you think well-off black people don't know 00:02:02.999 --> 00:02:04.279 what it means to be black? 00:02:04.279 --> 00:02:06.529 - Black isn't only defined by adversity. 00:02:06.529 --> 00:02:08.058 - Why do some black people say, 00:02:08.058 --> 00:02:10.043 oh I have Native American in my family, 00:02:10.043 --> 00:02:13.339 in order to feel interesting or more valuable 00:02:13.339 --> 00:02:14.800 than other black people around them? 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:16.550 - Why can't we just acknowledge that there are 00:02:16.550 --> 00:02:19.142 a bunch of different types of black people walking around, 00:02:19.142 --> 00:02:21.659 and they're all amazing and unique and special 00:02:21.659 --> 00:02:22.630 in their own way? 00:02:22.630 --> 00:02:25.614 - We, within the black community, are so quick to 00:02:25.614 --> 00:02:29.318 kind of tear each other down and to look towards other races 00:02:29.318 --> 00:02:32.247 in terms of their success and in terms of what they have, 00:02:32.247 --> 00:02:35.120 but never want to kind of look into the mirror ourselves? 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:37.214 - I love black folks, 00:02:37.214 --> 00:02:39.483 but that doesn't mean I don't have questions. 00:02:39.483 --> 00:02:41.935 - Why are we always looking for the discount? 00:02:41.935 --> 00:02:43.174 Shoot, I ain't gonna lie, 00:02:43.174 --> 00:02:44.411 I'll be looking at the discount, too. 00:02:44.411 --> 00:02:47.019 I don't even know why I'm saying this, but I'm one of them.