Black and white are both beautiful even green but please that's just colours. Josephine became famous because the of her brain and the moves and everything she brought to the scene. She was simply unik. And i know , because she was darkskinned made her more beautiful but somehow that's just mean. cause her beauty actually came from the inside. wich all our beauty comes from. so please stop nodest that she was dark skinned she had it bad enough back then when that was everything people saw.stupid
Same here you close minded prick. she wad an advocate and a brilliant woman and you want to bring up old dance moves she did? Way to pick on some one who's dead.
I think that at the very least, people need to realize there are beautiful people in every race and color. You don't have to be attracted to them, but don't be close-minded and generalize based on your own opinion. If only people would realize, we are all one race, and that is the human race. A good example in the animal kingdom to compare us to: Cats. There are so many different sizes and colors and shapes, yet they are all adorable in their own way. :)
Not exactly black... her father was white. Mulattoes have always had it easier even since the time of slavery. And much still hasn't changed about that.
@jagjaguwar Telling the truth is HATING? WOW! No I never had sex with a white girl. I bet that you are a women. basically women make silly assumptions.
@jagjaguwar Listen hear you Giant japanese robot, LOL. She lightened her complexion and lived in Paris and went from white man to white man and then she came back to the USA and did the same thing. RESEARCH
To add to my last statement, this fact is much more so in both industries with women more so than men(whoms shade of skin is not as important or affecting to their careers).
There's a video with Josephine baker, that portrays how Black women had much more dignity then its entitled Glamorized to Objectified ...check it out! you would enjoy the message!
@kzillahh I know that. DUAH!!!! the narrator said she showed the dances of the future: "twist, hip hop, breaking". I Don't see any dances of the future, but i see someone flapping their arms around with no kind of direction.
I don't know what your point is, or if you didn't comprehend my comment or listen to the video. But it sounds like both. -_-
@pinkpostergirl wtf is duah? lol, anyway I was half asleep when I wrote my comment so I'll apologize. I did watch the video but I didn't make sense -_- But, I do see twisting and hip hop!
@pinkpostergirl Excuse me? Show some respect to Josephine. The reason why she's so famous is because she was a BRILLIANT DANCER AND SINGER, and the reason why some people can still dance is because of the older artists, where in the 20's, older artists could still swing. The dances she used to do had to be done with a lot of stamina, and Josephine had been put under a lot of stress, and she could still smile.
@tophatchristy why don't you shut the fuck up and get a damn life and stop caring so much about my post you damn moron. Yes I did listen, but listening to this video has nothing to do with my opinion.
@realmusic1111 Let's get real dear. Black IS Beautiful! Yet, society from then to now(before and beyond) has issue with skin color. And within the community of black people themselves the shade is and was still an issue. Hence the reason today, in every black beauty store you have creams to make your skin lighter.
Not to mention especially today, the lighter skin black people in the music and Hollywood industry get more work and are more popular.
@DinahWest lighter skin doesnt get all the roles..who has had more parts than angela basset. Im tired of people believing that lighter skin is better. That is the most stupid thing I have ever heard. I'm so glad I never believed lighter skin was better. No one ever said to me hey your ugly because your dark skin. Fair skin people are said to be "better" because we (dark skin people) allow them to think that. I know I'm beautiful, and I will not waist my time to think other wise.
@realmusic1111 What you must realize my dear is that we live in an Euro-centric society. The definition of what is seen as "beautiful" didn't match was Josephine was or many are today. However, times change and societies evolve no matter how slow or painful the process may be. Josephine paved the way for so many and others continue to set new trails to ever expand the horizon of "beauty". And define it for themselves.
@DinahWest Well that's the past and I would like to leave the past in the past. Its stupid to steal believe a skin color will make you better. FOOLISHNESS
Get it girl! It starts with you...there are clueless folks in this world who have completely bought the hype and immersed themselves in somebody else's ideal...I wear my nappy hair in braids, and I can walk in the rain, take a dip in the pool and sweat like I'm constipated...and be happy in the knowledge that not everybody who thinks they're beautiful, is beautiful...in my eyes...which by the way are the only eyes that count.
@batucada358 Thats right!!!! I just did my big chop and I excited. already my hair is healthier and thicker...2 things I have never had before lol. But back to subject, I don't care what people THINK..its their opinion and why would I believe that a shade of skin makes you any better. If i bleached my skin today, what will change other than my skin color, NOTHING!!! I'll still have THE SAME MIND!!!!, so why does it matter to be lighter. I truly believe the whole idea is idiotic, to be honest.
I totally agree, but you know, I've seen this same sort of lunacy being played out in our culture on a whole nother level...when so called "educated" black people, (who are dead serious), have decided that Quanisha Latrice couldn't possibly have any brains because her name is Quanisha Latrice...How simple minded is that??? Continue to have a backbone sis, and never give anybody your power...the fact that you know who you are and love it, is God giving you a kiss on the lips.
Josephine was a beautiful black women and I do believe she was the first black woman in history to actually marry outside her race not the lovings,loving decission case from the 1960's and they don't put they case in our history books because they want us young ppl to feel that its wrong that's why so many ppl don't support interacial dating and man,I'm a little to smart srry folkz have a blessed day
I doubt that she was the first, (go read a REAL history book)...and if she was, it really didn't matter...in the end she wound up with 12 kids and no mate...Hon, I can tell that you're young, and extremely impressionable...you are going to spend your life chasing an elusive dream because you have romanticized the thought of the slave girl being massa's one and only true love...and common sense cannot penetrate that mind set...keep living, and rethink being a little too smart.
@LobsterPotsticker srry i was a little bit younger on that comment but its in the bible i think moses had an Ethopian wife i think thats right my bible reading and history is a little bit rusty :p lol but thanks 4 correcting me most adults go off on me when im wrong (if ur an adult)
0:41 - like everything about us black women, people like to copy what we do but never give us credit. particularly, white women. whenever we have something done with our bodies or on our bodies, it is not "fashionable" until a white woman copies it. smh, this world is crazy...crazy for not giving black women their grossly overdue credit. Without black women there IS NO arts, there is no economy (slaves built this economy people), there is no culture. But people dont realize that.
@Beneficia20 so because of true facts im being racist??
do you also call out the media?
im not fighting a fight...im not a soldier. Im just a woman who is smart enough to not be conventional. We have to learn more about ourselves before we can say what we can be. And its in history books in vague ways, YES SLAVES BUILT THIS ECONOMY..and if thats news to you, thats a littel sad hun.
and yes many styles actually DO COME STRAIGHT FROM AFRICA- including the materials used to make them.
You just hugely misinterpreted what I wrote because of a bunch of senseless, stupid assumptions, so you're not exactly striking me as particularly smart (though you're not really helping your own case by suggesting that the media only reports the truth - lol, dumb). Nothing you wrote was "true facts", it was a bunch of hateful, ignorant, generalized blanket statements that kind of invalidate your points about racial excommunication. You're being hypocritical.
Furthermore, I never denied that slaves built the economy or that many styles and materials were created in Africa. I'm only pointing out how ignorant and self-defeating your words are. Suggesting that ALL arts and culture come from black women is just plain racist. I agree with you fully that black women deserve credit for their fantastic, and endless contributions to our world, but that does not give you the right to devalue the contributions of non-blacks, and doing so is just fucking stupid.
Furthermore, I never denied that slaves built the economy or that many styles and materials were created in Africa. I'm only pointing out how ignorant and self-defeating your words are. Suggesting that ALL arts and culture come from black women is just plain racist. I agree with you fully that black women deserve credit for their fantastic, and endless contributions to our world, but that does not give you the right to devalue the contributions of non-blacks, and doing so is just fucking stupid.
@impatientwithdesire Here's what you wrote: "Without black women there IS NO arts, there is no economy (slaves built this economy people), there is no culture."
Do you even think about what you say before you say it?
@impatientwithdesire I agree! White women also copied Tina Turner. Then that white woman in gigli or what ever it was called wore cornrolls, everyone acted as if she did something new. Whites rarely create anything thing original. Look at Lady Gaga. She copies everything that Grace Jones did and people go crazy over it. If it wasn't for blacks, whites would still be listening to classical music and dancing ballet.
@josbo51715 what you said was just really racist! what do you mean whites rarely create anything original? as a general statement that is entirely incorrect and stereotypical of you. Lady Gaga is a hoe, many people i know who love fashion hate her, because shes so unoriginal. Don't forget she also copies others, who also happen to be white. And white people still listen to classical music and play ballet. We invented it. We love it. You hear it in movies for dramatic affect. Its our heritage.
@ThePharaoho Yes She really was something! I gotta give it to her.It takes a lot of courage to do what she did.To leave America and make such an impact on the world.She was an Amazing Lady.One of her adoptive sons owns a restaurant in new york. Chez Josephine is the name of the restaurant and it is one of the nicest little places on the map.
@josbo51715 White woman in Gigli? If you meant Jennifer Lopez, she's Latina! Latinas/nos are a mix of White (Spanish or Portuguese), Blacks, and Native Americans.
@DETmostwanted Yea. That's my point. Whites do things that blacks have already done and then they take all the credit for it. Whites love to rip off black culture.
@josbo51715 And if whites hadn't invented the instruments blacks play their music on, blacks would still just be banging on drums. "Classical music and dancing ballet", as if that is the only white music in the world. You should get out more. Still I suppose your idiotic views make you feel better.
@Fronika Whites didn't even create the instruments. Most of the instruments came from Asia and Africa. Whites copied them and adapted them for their own culture. You do realize that horn and wind instruments have been around for thousands of years while whites were still living in caves?
Well I think Josephine Baker is gorgeous but your a rasist no better than the other way round. In every bloody hiphop song their is a sample from a rock song or even a classical theme. So whats with this bullshit whites arn't creative?
& the instruments? Guitar, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Violine, Viola, Piano, Bass Try finding an Instrument which was not developed by a white man.
@jassyssecret ummm excuse me i can't be racist i didn't invent racism our people were brought here and one other group of people hated us for absolutely no reason so i cant be a racist get your facts straight and as you can see there is a lot of truth in why i'm saying. stop being an uncle tom and see things for what they are. can't let a group of people who have taken everything great from our race take something else so shut the fuck up and read a book.
OMG, I love Josephine Baker and I love her story and her life. What this sister experienced in her life was so amazing that it brings tears to my eyes to know that she accomplished so much things that noone would ever dream to accomplish. And we have the same last name, although it's not her birth name, to be associated with Baker is as close to her as I'll ever get. RIP In peace Grande Dame...
Most black people are multi-ethnic. Want a cookie? Why should we be any different now when our achievements are so far in your face? So that white people can claim the white part of that person as being 'superior' and ignore their blackness?
@CocoYogenFruz I'm black white & native also, ppl think I'm half Asian a lot of the time, but I'm black. Most blk ppl in america aren't pure African ancestry (a reason why many more blk ppl today reject being categorized as "african american")...But I think for blk ppl it is majority rule as in the majority of the heritage is PROBABLY from africa. Also whatever features show the strongest. Women like lena horne or Josephine baker had anglo features, but no one then or now would call them white.
@verse1923 That is a phrase that arose in the U.S during the 70s. The civil rights movement had ended & blacks in america were trying to start to see ourselves as equals. One of the things done was to say that black is beautiful, because we had been told the opposite for so long--& had believed it. We started to embrace our culture more & the afro ("the natural") came about. Don't get offended by the title, it was for black what "I am woman hear me roar" was for women. A phrase of empowerment.
@CocoYogenFruz Well babe, most black people from the United States are that. We are still considered to be black though, instead of multi-ethnic. All African Americans are mixed like that. Some of course are lighter than others depending on how close the Europeans descendant or Native American relative is. However, that still doesn't guarantee a person will be light. My maternal grandmother was mixed, however, I am dark, but I have Eurocentric features and a European body structure.
pardon me but i believe the title of this is Josephine Baker-black is beautiful.. how the hell did Beyonce's name even get brought up?! go on a beyonce video and discuss her there.. this is before Shorty's time there IS NO comparison
I think she tried being lighter skinned because for Black women being fair is beautiful. Just like white women like being tanned. My mom applies creams to achieve a lighter complexion...It's doesn't have anything with trying to be white, just like wanting to be tanned doesn't have anything to do with trying to be black. I'm not making much sense.
@TheMimiBlueberry That's a societal thing. People should love the way they already look with burning their skins with bleaching ailments and with the sun. Every complexion of skin is unique and beautiful. It is kind of a form of self dissatisfaction.
@TheMimiBlueberry You're right. For white women being blond is beautiful. But I think it's universal in all non-white race groups, for females fairer skin is culturally seen as more attractive. It's just that in america for blk ppl, lighter skin typically means less blk african blood, which for generations equals more attractive. This sentiment used to pertain to both sexes in blk culture but now it seems that blk women are the only ones held to that standard. Not just the skin but light eyes >>
@TheMimiBlueberry and long hair also. Black men have transcended this slave mentality & are considered attractive w/in the community & mainstream despite their complexion or hair texture, but black women still have to be seen as somewhat racially ambiguous to be attractive. Look at the black women who american media think are black beauty *Beyonce, Tyra Banks, Rihanna, Halle Berry, Keri Hilson...see a trend? I have had black men pursue b/c they thought I was biracial--that pisses me off!
Don't worry. I'm black (with several mixes, though not readily noticeable) and my boyfriend is white. White guys love me. It drives black men (who would normally ignore me anyway in favor of something lighter and more racially ambiguous) insane to know how white guys pretty much run after me.
@antisocialist87 Yeah, but you don't really see her in a lot of mainstream things. She's in the neutrogena commercials, & they blasts the bright lights on her. Plus I only hear blk america tout her beauty, her looks still haven't gone to be appreciated by the "mainstream", which is code for saying middle america suburban white. Those women I mentioned before have gotten the mainstream appeal--I think everyone wants to be able to see themselves in someone, & wht ppl cant see themselves in Union.
@babyEroose Please, PLEASE don't place all brothers in this category because of a few. My wife, is completely opposite the women you have mentioned, and if I had the opportunity to change her, I would not. It's unfortunate that SOME brothers are superficial in choosing their companions, but we are ALL not like this. My wife once used to perm her hair and then wore weave, but upon my insistence she went natural which really multiplied her beauty 100 fold. She was beautiful before, but after,WOW!
@terrybigteekemp While I don't think it is the majority, I think a significant portion of black men do NOT share your sentiment...i think @least 1/3 of black men are still 'whitewashed'...they pursue women w/non blk african features whether natural or obtained. Straight, long, hair, light skin or eyes, or just not blk women in general. So many black male celebs go out of their race I get shocked when they date blk women. I'm not just talking about white women here, every other race is favored.
@babyEroose it's interesting that you bring up the idea of people being attracted to others outside of their own "race". I watched part of this documentary called something like The Evolution of Desire. It talked partly and generally about this subject. It said that humans naturally seek out partners that would ensure the greatest genetic diversity in the hope that their children will have the greatest chance of survival. This is pure speculation on my part, but maybe it's more biological.
@rygy82 Well although I do believe that most things ppl do are part nature, part nurture, this is why I don't necessarily co-sign onto that theory. 1st as far as the blk community goes, it's 1 sided, even though blk women are preached to heavily about "stickin w/da bruthas" I know many blk women who say men of other races just havent struck their fancy, something I've heard quite a few wht guys say about blk women. 2nd b/c of all the mixing in the past blk amer are quite diverse in looks already
@terrybigteekemp Now I don't want to come off untrue, I relax my hair, b/c it makes my hair take over less of my life, not b/c I have issues over my race or wish to be a little bit whiter, but I can get it kinky real easy. I used to get upset like many black women do over this phenomenon of blk men leaving the race but the unavailability of blk men isnt what upsets me. It was the dbl standard in our community that bothered me about it.
Why is it insulting? Beyonce got her moves from Josephine. Beyonce is a world renowned star who is classy and married to a music mogul (not whoring around like many other stars). Beyonce is one of the most talented artists of this generation.
Beyonce is world renowned, This is true. Beyonce is not always classy, and she isn't extremely talented. A large part of her fame has to do with the fact that she is married to a music mogul. She's a great dancer and that is all.
There are better women to compare Josephine Baker to. There are loads of better dancers that are in better standing, and you would pick Beyonce? Are you high?
@antisocialist87 I think the Beyonce thing comes up b/c there was a video she did where she did this dance that was supposed to be paying homage to her...I didn't see Josephine in her dancing, it just looked like a conniption, but I'm guessing that is why ppl mention her.
Too many people want to give Beyonce credit where none is due. Beyonce looked tremendously terrible attempting to be like Josephine Baker. It's insulting to the memory of Josephine Baker.
Out of all the black singers that exist, Beyonce comes up. Why is this?
@antisocialist87 I think she is overrated and overexposed also but most pop stars are. Whether we like it or not she did accomplish big things in Destiny's Child, & then rode that to solo fame. She's like Diana Ross, not that great of a singer but has the right ppl around her to keep her career up. They think she's so hot b/c she's "ambiguous". Not really she's black, but I remember seeing her on the cover of Latin ppl as one of the hottest 'latin' stars....Huh? Thought she was black>>>
@antisocialist87 that's another thing that pisses me off, when we want to make ourselves more "exotic" by trying to claim races that are generations back. Beyonce & her sister look very similar yet Beyonce is touted as the cute one, why? b/c she's lighter. I went on wikipedia once, beyonce's back round is described in depth, her mom is creole-you know what that is? Someone who's blk wht & native amer like half of blk americans. If both of your parents check the same box you cant say youre mixed
I can see some elements of where the stanky leg, Janelle Monáe - Tightrope,James Brown moves, Mj and Beyonce originated.....Ever since i watched the documentary film I became more interested of Baker....
she has been a trendsetter for a lot of female artist today if you notice most succesfull female artist are tanned to light skinned woman for example diana ross, aretha franklin, mariah, britney spears, beyonce, rihanna you barely see darkskinned woman or pale skinned woman as famous artist hint pale skinned used to be a trend back in the 1500 with qeen mary 1 being the tredsetter past history has played a mayor role in shaping todays society.
This is the stuff that black people had to go through just to earn a decent living. They had to degrade themselves daily, cater to white folks, and be a constant sense of comic relief to them. I can't lambaste her to harshly because I don't know what I would've done if I lived in those times. It must have been really hard.
Sorry .. I agree she had the voice of an angel, was a great performer and great at self publicity (credit to her for this given the times she lived in) but where do you get the idea she was beautiful ??
@Mischievous415 Black + Asian? That is the most discusting I could ever imagine, im asian and I hate black people, not only they do smell stink, but they are also ignorant and ugly.
it's like saying ugly is beautiful, it doesn't make sense.
go ahead call me racist, im just telling you what everyone thinks about black
@zanpaktuh there are alot of stereotypes and about asians too, especially asian men. So next time you generalize a group of people as if you are better than them, remember there is always someone who also looks down on you. Besides i really dont see many blacks that are even interested in asians...so i doubt you have anything to worry about
@zanpaktuh Asian women= flattest ass of any race, sushi breathe, bad english Asian man= terrible in bed, sushi/raw fish breathe, smallest penis in the world, and bad english
@starangel031785 yes we have bad English but at least we are capable of speaking more than one language, unlike you niggers, you stinky bastard still hiding on caves during the evolution, you formed your own language which is called "nigger sign" and yes we have flat ass woman and smallest penis in the world, but at least our skin is not dark as shit, so im happy.
Black race = The Most race you can ever be period.
@zanpaktuh ahahahah you can't even spell disgusting and your saying black and asian mixed is disgusting...And for your informationi have seen black and asians mixed and its nothign disgusting about it...and since you hate black people so much why the heck are you even watching this video? There must be something about it you like since your watching it....next time think to yourself hmmmmmmmmmm since i hate black people so much why am i watching this video?
@Nikki90001 You are the one who is dumb, I was watching different video when youtube recommended me this shitty ass video, I was like "WHAT THE FUCK? IS THIS FOR REAL? BLACK IS BEAUTIFULL?" I was laughing really hard, then I dropped a comment dumb ass!
Are you kidding me Josephine is a black woman. Wow white people want to take credit for every piece of talent we as African Americans have. White people have no culture so they want to take everybody others away from them. Its sad.
@annb62 You don't get it! I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE! I was pretending to be a racist asshole by saying something so stupid and ridiculous that it was obviously a joke! It's called ironic humor.
If black people never came to America we white people would be stuck with listening to nothing but crappy boring music! Black people brought music from Africa and now it isn't just American music, it's the music of the world. Black musical forms are the most potent kinds of music ever made.
@Jupitroid - I don't think there is such a thing as "pretending to be a racist" either you are or you're not...and saying something just to pretend to be stupid, is just plain STUPID. What you consider ironic humor is hurtful, degrading and demeaning to African Americans. Though most of us have become accustomed to what you all call ironic humor it only leaves us to continue to see that your people take what your people took us threw as a joke, and it's not. Find something esle to joke about
@broke2471 All I said is black people created Jazz, Rock and Roll, and Hip Hop, but we white people created the Polka.
I taught English in Douala, Cameroon for 14 years and I'm married to a black woman and have two adopted black children. Am I a racist? Well, maybe, but none of my family or friends think so. I don't care if you do.
@Jupitroid - Even so, if you have a bi-racial family why make an ignorant comment like that. Blacks, Whites, Polish people no one actually knows who created what. God is the creator of all things and all people, so if he gave us senses and was the creator of heaven and earth wouldn't you think he created all things and we became accustomed to his creations - all of us. And I could care what u are, but don't teach any of those kids to be like you.
@broke2471 I wish he hadn't deleted his comment because you got him totally wrong. He was making fun of white music and culture (which is OK because he's white). It was really obvious, I don't know how you missed it.
@ChezJosephineBaker - No trip...I'm over him and anyone else that makes racist comments. Even if it was a racist annecdote or not, I've moved on. It's over and done with.
@tinksgurl303 I was joking. I was SO not serious! Polka? I was bragging about white people having polka? How could you think that was serious? Josephine Baker is my hero too, OK? She was the prime example of what an artist can be. She was brilliant, experimental, creative, and incredibly brave.
Then again, please don't believe that any color of people doesn't have culture. We all have something to contribute.
@Rockstafeller are you that stupid? since you know so much about race...as you can see thats a black woman u can tell from her features..next time look closer...its ashame how white people always try to take the credit from black people.
@Nikki90001 what look closer? what black people? its self evident she is mixed, it aint even a question. the speculations are that her father was white.
@Rockstafeller her father was black, only thing you looking at is her light skin, two dark people can make a light baby, sorry but black people is the most diverse.
fuck! i'm proud to be a human!!!
sekel01antifa1 3 days ago
I love what grace kelly did for her, love them both!
southernbrooklyngal 2 weeks ago
play your favorite dance track over her Charleston and it works
lawrencewraith 3 weeks ago
Black and white are both beautiful even green but please that's just colours. Josephine became famous because the of her brain and the moves and everything she brought to the scene. She was simply unik. And i know , because she was darkskinned made her more beautiful but somehow that's just mean. cause her beauty actually came from the inside. wich all our beauty comes from. so please stop nodest that she was dark skinned she had it bad enough back then when that was everything people saw.stupid
GramosMichalMinecraf 4 weeks ago
Same here you close minded prick. she wad an advocate and a brilliant woman and you want to bring up old dance moves she did? Way to pick on some one who's dead.
freepruno 1 month ago
Have some respect for Mrs Baker you Dummy that's the problem with American and why she left America in the first place and I'm leaving to..
The1dailey 1 month ago
i know her dance moves were probably breathtaking and revolutionary for her time, but to me she just looks like a retard.
gogoutube 1 month ago
her name is Bo derek and I think braids not cornrows. But gotta bless Josephine and the art of modern dance! Shhh and burlesque:)
lottaswan 2 months ago
Mz Baker is also the original Betty Boop that is where they got the cartoon figure from!
felion4 2 months ago
I think that at the very least, people need to realize there are beautiful people in every race and color. You don't have to be attracted to them, but don't be close-minded and generalize based on your own opinion. If only people would realize, we are all one race, and that is the human race. A good example in the animal kingdom to compare us to: Cats. There are so many different sizes and colors and shapes, yet they are all adorable in their own way. :)
tetiontkon 2 months ago 2
Not exactly black... her father was white. Mulattoes have always had it easier even since the time of slavery. And much still hasn't changed about that.
VanitaRagazza 2 months ago
what does the narrator mean "sensed white fantasies about black people"?
vipereyes96 2 months ago
Josephine Baker, White man's ho
dantej32 2 months ago
@dantej32 I'm pretty sure you are a black dude that's fucked plenty of white girls, so stop with the "hating".
jagjaguwar 2 months ago
@jagjaguwar Telling the truth is HATING? WOW! No I never had sex with a white girl. I bet that you are a women. basically women make silly assumptions.
dantej32 2 months ago
@dantej32 Sure, you haven't. You're word is truth?
jagjaguwar 2 months ago
@jagjaguwar Listen hear you Giant japanese robot, LOL. She lightened her complexion and lived in Paris and went from white man to white man and then she came back to the USA and did the same thing. RESEARCH
dantej32 2 months ago
Sweet face and a nice body. I don't care for the stupid faces, though.
emailyuanshan 2 months ago
To add to my last statement, this fact is much more so in both industries with women more so than men(whoms shade of skin is not as important or affecting to their careers).
DinahWest 5 months ago
There's a video with Josephine baker, that portrays how Black women had much more dignity then its entitled Glamorized to Objectified ...check it out! you would enjoy the message!
TheApeaceE 6 months ago
You english people really cant pronounce french name correctly at all huh?
QCBEC 6 months ago
i don't see any breaking or hip hop moves. She was just flapping her arms and legs around looking stupid.
pinkpostergirl 6 months ago
@pinkpostergirl breaking and hip hop wasn't around during that time... also, breaking and hip hop are not the only forms of dance -_-
kzillahh 6 months ago
@kzillahh I know that. DUAH!!!! the narrator said she showed the dances of the future: "twist, hip hop, breaking". I Don't see any dances of the future, but i see someone flapping their arms around with no kind of direction.
I don't know what your point is, or if you didn't comprehend my comment or listen to the video. But it sounds like both. -_-
pinkpostergirl 6 months ago
@pinkpostergirl wtf is duah? lol, anyway I was half asleep when I wrote my comment so I'll apologize. I did watch the video but I didn't make sense -_- But, I do see twisting and hip hop!
kzillahh 6 months ago
@pinkpostergirl Excuse me? Show some respect to Josephine. The reason why she's so famous is because she was a BRILLIANT DANCER AND SINGER, and the reason why some people can still dance is because of the older artists, where in the 20's, older artists could still swing. The dances she used to do had to be done with a lot of stamina, and Josephine had been put under a lot of stress, and she could still smile.
tophatchristy 4 months ago
@pinkpostergirl STFU. Didn't you effing listen?
tophatchristy 4 months ago
@tophatchristy why don't you shut the fuck up and get a damn life and stop caring so much about my post you damn moron. Yes I did listen, but listening to this video has nothing to do with my opinion.
pinkpostergirl 4 months ago
she painted her skin WHITE and treated it with lemons to make it LIGHTER...why is the title BLACK is BEAUTIFUL
realmusic1111 7 months ago
@realmusic1111 Let's get real dear. Black IS Beautiful! Yet, society from then to now(before and beyond) has issue with skin color. And within the community of black people themselves the shade is and was still an issue. Hence the reason today, in every black beauty store you have creams to make your skin lighter.
Not to mention especially today, the lighter skin black people in the music and Hollywood industry get more work and are more popular.
Simply the truth.
DinahWest 5 months ago
@DinahWest lighter skin doesnt get all the roles..who has had more parts than angela basset. Im tired of people believing that lighter skin is better. That is the most stupid thing I have ever heard. I'm so glad I never believed lighter skin was better. No one ever said to me hey your ugly because your dark skin. Fair skin people are said to be "better" because we (dark skin people) allow them to think that. I know I'm beautiful, and I will not waist my time to think other wise.
realmusic1111 5 months ago 3
@realmusic1111 What you must realize my dear is that we live in an Euro-centric society. The definition of what is seen as "beautiful" didn't match was Josephine was or many are today. However, times change and societies evolve no matter how slow or painful the process may be. Josephine paved the way for so many and others continue to set new trails to ever expand the horizon of "beauty". And define it for themselves.
DinahWest 5 months ago
@DinahWest Well that's the past and I would like to leave the past in the past. Its stupid to steal believe a skin color will make you better. FOOLISHNESS
realmusic1111 2 months ago
@realmusic1111 You said it sista!!! Love who you are!!!!
eracism09 3 months ago
@realmusic1111 , It's not better to you, but let's get a reality check here. Most people don't see dark skin as appealing.
SpazChat 3 months ago
@SpazChat Most people like who??? I hope you're not black, and if you are I bet you're black as black as a cast iron skillet!
jagjaguwar 2 months ago
@realmusic1111
Get it girl! It starts with you...there are clueless folks in this world who have completely bought the hype and immersed themselves in somebody else's ideal...I wear my nappy hair in braids, and I can walk in the rain, take a dip in the pool and sweat like I'm constipated...and be happy in the knowledge that not everybody who thinks they're beautiful, is beautiful...in my eyes...which by the way are the only eyes that count.
batucada358 2 months ago
@batucada358 Thats right!!!! I just did my big chop and I excited. already my hair is healthier and thicker...2 things I have never had before lol. But back to subject, I don't care what people THINK..its their opinion and why would I believe that a shade of skin makes you any better. If i bleached my skin today, what will change other than my skin color, NOTHING!!! I'll still have THE SAME MIND!!!!, so why does it matter to be lighter. I truly believe the whole idea is idiotic, to be honest.
realmusic1111 2 months ago
@realmusic1111
I totally agree, but you know, I've seen this same sort of lunacy being played out in our culture on a whole nother level...when so called "educated" black people, (who are dead serious), have decided that Quanisha Latrice couldn't possibly have any brains because her name is Quanisha Latrice...How simple minded is that??? Continue to have a backbone sis, and never give anybody your power...the fact that you know who you are and love it, is God giving you a kiss on the lips.
batucada358 2 months ago
My Idol, no one like Josephine Baker, she was unique and didn't copy anyone <3
Alicekiss9 7 months ago
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ANY ONE KNOW WHEE I CAN WATCH THE JOSEPHINE BAKER STORY FREE
cassnadrajones 7 months ago
ANY ONE KNOW WHEE I CAN WATCH THE JOSEPHINE BAKER STORY FREE
cassnadrajones 7 months ago
Josephine was a beautiful black women and I do believe she was the first black woman in history to actually marry outside her race not the lovings,loving decission case from the 1960's and they don't put they case in our history books because they want us young ppl to feel that its wrong that's why so many ppl don't support interacial dating and man,I'm a little to smart srry folkz have a blessed day
CoCoaBeauty5734 8 months ago 9
@CoCoaBeauty5734
I doubt that she was the first, (go read a REAL history book)...and if she was, it really didn't matter...in the end she wound up with 12 kids and no mate...Hon, I can tell that you're young, and extremely impressionable...you are going to spend your life chasing an elusive dream because you have romanticized the thought of the slave girl being massa's one and only true love...and common sense cannot penetrate that mind set...keep living, and rethink being a little too smart.
batucada358 2 months ago
@CoCoaBeauty5734 in history...?
lol i don't think you've included ancient history
LobsterPotsticker 2 weeks ago
@LobsterPotsticker srry i was a little bit younger on that comment but its in the bible i think moses had an Ethopian wife i think thats right my bible reading and history is a little bit rusty :p lol but thanks 4 correcting me most adults go off on me when im wrong (if ur an adult)
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She was so lovely
happylilsunbeam 9 months ago
0:41 - like everything about us black women, people like to copy what we do but never give us credit. particularly, white women. whenever we have something done with our bodies or on our bodies, it is not "fashionable" until a white woman copies it. smh, this world is crazy...crazy for not giving black women their grossly overdue credit. Without black women there IS NO arts, there is no economy (slaves built this economy people), there is no culture. But people dont realize that.
impatientwithdesire 10 months ago
@impatientwithdesire Wow, way to make a hilariously racist and self-defeating argument. Fight' the good fight, sista.
Beneficia20 10 months ago
@Beneficia20 so because of true facts im being racist??
do you also call out the media?
im not fighting a fight...im not a soldier. Im just a woman who is smart enough to not be conventional. We have to learn more about ourselves before we can say what we can be. And its in history books in vague ways, YES SLAVES BUILT THIS ECONOMY..and if thats news to you, thats a littel sad hun.
and yes many styles actually DO COME STRAIGHT FROM AFRICA- including the materials used to make them.
impatientwithdesire 10 months ago
@impatientwithdesire
You just hugely misinterpreted what I wrote because of a bunch of senseless, stupid assumptions, so you're not exactly striking me as particularly smart (though you're not really helping your own case by suggesting that the media only reports the truth - lol, dumb). Nothing you wrote was "true facts", it was a bunch of hateful, ignorant, generalized blanket statements that kind of invalidate your points about racial excommunication. You're being hypocritical.
Beneficia20 10 months ago
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Furthermore, I never denied that slaves built the economy or that many styles and materials were created in Africa. I'm only pointing out how ignorant and self-defeating your words are. Suggesting that ALL arts and culture come from black women is just plain racist. I agree with you fully that black women deserve credit for their fantastic, and endless contributions to our world, but that does not give you the right to devalue the contributions of non-blacks, and doing so is just fucking stupid.
Beneficia20 10 months ago
Furthermore, I never denied that slaves built the economy or that many styles and materials were created in Africa. I'm only pointing out how ignorant and self-defeating your words are. Suggesting that ALL arts and culture come from black women is just plain racist. I agree with you fully that black women deserve credit for their fantastic, and endless contributions to our world, but that does not give you the right to devalue the contributions of non-blacks, and doing so is just fucking stupid.
Beneficia20 10 months ago 2
Oh, sorry for the double post.
Beneficia20 10 months ago
@Beneficia20 oh please..im not saying ALL art comes from black women. that would be irrational
impatientwithdesire 9 months ago
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@impatientwithdesire Here's what you wrote: "Without black women there IS NO arts, there is no economy (slaves built this economy people), there is no culture."
Do you even think about what you say before you say it?
Beneficia20 9 months ago
@impatientwithdesire I agree! White women also copied Tina Turner. Then that white woman in gigli or what ever it was called wore cornrolls, everyone acted as if she did something new. Whites rarely create anything thing original. Look at Lady Gaga. She copies everything that Grace Jones did and people go crazy over it. If it wasn't for blacks, whites would still be listening to classical music and dancing ballet.
josbo51715 9 months ago 13
@josbo51715 what you said was just really racist! what do you mean whites rarely create anything original? as a general statement that is entirely incorrect and stereotypical of you. Lady Gaga is a hoe, many people i know who love fashion hate her, because shes so unoriginal. Don't forget she also copies others, who also happen to be white. And white people still listen to classical music and play ballet. We invented it. We love it. You hear it in movies for dramatic affect. Its our heritage.
smilebot1 9 months ago
@smilebot1 Nobody cares, lol I really just felt like saying that sorry...
lovemeloveyou011 8 months ago
@smilebot1
Oh brother...go take a nap.
batucada358 2 months ago
@josbo51715 Totally True even though it was a bit racist :-)
britany45678 6 months ago
@josbo51715 She LOVED WHITE GUYS!!!!!!!
MrGuitartramp 3 months ago
@MrGuitartramp Well she did live in Paris...and whites guys liked her...hell every guy liked her...girl too it seems.
ThePharaoho 3 months ago
@ThePharaoho Yes She really was something! I gotta give it to her.It takes a lot of courage to do what she did.To leave America and make such an impact on the world.She was an Amazing Lady.One of her adoptive sons owns a restaurant in new york. Chez Josephine is the name of the restaurant and it is one of the nicest little places on the map.
MrGuitartramp 3 months ago
@josbo51715 White woman in Gigli? If you meant Jennifer Lopez, she's Latina! Latinas/nos are a mix of White (Spanish or Portuguese), Blacks, and Native Americans.
DETmostwanted 2 months ago
@DETmostwanted I have to make a correction. The white woman I was referring to is Do Derek. She wore cornrows in the movie "10."
josbo51715 2 months ago
@josbo51715 oh. my bad. Yeah, Bo Derek wore cornrows and white people were pleased. smh.
Did you know that cornrows were originally made for women in ancient African times?
DETmostwanted 2 months ago
@DETmostwanted Yea. That's my point. Whites do things that blacks have already done and then they take all the credit for it. Whites love to rip off black culture.
josbo51715 2 months ago
@josbo51715 And if whites hadn't invented the instruments blacks play their music on, blacks would still just be banging on drums. "Classical music and dancing ballet", as if that is the only white music in the world. You should get out more. Still I suppose your idiotic views make you feel better.
Fronika 2 months ago
@Fronika Whites didn't even create the instruments. Most of the instruments came from Asia and Africa. Whites copied them and adapted them for their own culture. You do realize that horn and wind instruments have been around for thousands of years while whites were still living in caves?
josbo51715 1 month ago
@josbo51715
Well I think Josephine Baker is gorgeous but your a rasist no better than the other way round. In every bloody hiphop song their is a sample from a rock song or even a classical theme. So whats with this bullshit whites arn't creative?
& the instruments? Guitar, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Violine, Viola, Piano, Bass Try finding an Instrument which was not developed by a white man.
Florrezmax 1 week ago
@josbo51715
So...Josephine Baker didn't get anything out of ballet then?
Watch her closly, rascist.
Florrezmax 1 week ago
I adore her.. I wish she were my gradma
cattitta0087 10 months ago 4
she did not bleach her skin! She used CoCo power on it, as many women of color did back then.
SCV2011 10 months ago
lol i like how she said "on point" :) i bet a black guy made the script
undubizu 10 months ago
wow she is so beautiful , my new idol , can't believe that she is so talented!
marigona789 10 months ago
@jassyssecret ummm excuse me i can't be racist i didn't invent racism our people were brought here and one other group of people hated us for absolutely no reason so i cant be a racist get your facts straight and as you can see there is a lot of truth in why i'm saying. stop being an uncle tom and see things for what they are. can't let a group of people who have taken everything great from our race take something else so shut the fuck up and read a book.
tinksgurl303 11 months ago
OMG, I love Josephine Baker and I love her story and her life. What this sister experienced in her life was so amazing that it brings tears to my eyes to know that she accomplished so much things that noone would ever dream to accomplish. And we have the same last name, although it's not her birth name, to be associated with Baker is as close to her as I'll ever get. RIP In peace Grande Dame...
broke2471 11 months ago
@Jupitroid ummm at least you know the basic meaning of fun comes from black people you've proved my point very well :D
tinksgurl303 11 months ago
excuse me what's the name of the the song that is played at the beginning? many thanks :)
IchabodTheFreak 11 months ago
@CocoYogenFruz
Most black people are multi-ethnic. Want a cookie? Why should we be any different now when our achievements are so far in your face? So that white people can claim the white part of that person as being 'superior' and ignore their blackness?
antisocialist87 1 year ago
@CocoYogenFruz I'm black white & native also, ppl think I'm half Asian a lot of the time, but I'm black. Most blk ppl in america aren't pure African ancestry (a reason why many more blk ppl today reject being categorized as "african american")...But I think for blk ppl it is majority rule as in the majority of the heritage is PROBABLY from africa. Also whatever features show the strongest. Women like lena horne or Josephine baker had anglo features, but no one then or now would call them white.
babyEroose 1 year ago
people shouldn't compare beyonce to Josephine.
Josephine is a pioneere, Beyonce is nothing compared to her.
TheCureForLife 1 year ago 41
Ms loramunoz tout a fait daccord
MsLoramunoz 4 months ago
I hate the title. Whites, asians, and other races are just as beautiful.
verse1923 1 year ago
@verse1923 That is a phrase that arose in the U.S during the 70s. The civil rights movement had ended & blacks in america were trying to start to see ourselves as equals. One of the things done was to say that black is beautiful, because we had been told the opposite for so long--& had believed it. We started to embrace our culture more & the afro ("the natural") came about. Don't get offended by the title, it was for black what "I am woman hear me roar" was for women. A phrase of empowerment.
babyEroose 1 year ago
@verse1923
It's not about them, or you. Tough luck.
antisocialist87 1 year ago
@antisocialist87 And who are you to assume what race I am.
verse1923 1 year ago
@verse1923
Your cluelessness speaks volumes.
antisocialist87 11 months ago
@antisocialist87 You're so incredibly rude. Just because I said that all races are beautiful makes you think that you can judge what race I am?
verse1923 11 months ago
@verse1923 So is black.
tophatchristy 4 months ago
@CocoYogenFruz Well babe, most black people from the United States are that. We are still considered to be black though, instead of multi-ethnic. All African Americans are mixed like that. Some of course are lighter than others depending on how close the Europeans descendant or Native American relative is. However, that still doesn't guarantee a person will be light. My maternal grandmother was mixed, however, I am dark, but I have Eurocentric features and a European body structure.
ThePharaoho 1 year ago
Light dark whatever...Josephine B. was still a BLACK woman...and an amazing dancer.
ChiChiBeDaGoddess 1 year ago
pardon me but i believe the title of this is Josephine Baker-black is beautiful.. how the hell did Beyonce's name even get brought up?! go on a beyonce video and discuss her there.. this is before Shorty's time there IS NO comparison
magikcityqueen 1 year ago 55
I think she tried being lighter skinned because for Black women being fair is beautiful. Just like white women like being tanned. My mom applies creams to achieve a lighter complexion...It's doesn't have anything with trying to be white, just like wanting to be tanned doesn't have anything to do with trying to be black. I'm not making much sense.
TheMimiBlueberry 1 year ago
@TheMimiBlueberry That's a societal thing. People should love the way they already look with burning their skins with bleaching ailments and with the sun. Every complexion of skin is unique and beautiful. It is kind of a form of self dissatisfaction.
ThePharaoho 1 year ago
@TheMimiBlueberry You're right. For white women being blond is beautiful. But I think it's universal in all non-white race groups, for females fairer skin is culturally seen as more attractive. It's just that in america for blk ppl, lighter skin typically means less blk african blood, which for generations equals more attractive. This sentiment used to pertain to both sexes in blk culture but now it seems that blk women are the only ones held to that standard. Not just the skin but light eyes >>
babyEroose 1 year ago
@TheMimiBlueberry and long hair also. Black men have transcended this slave mentality & are considered attractive w/in the community & mainstream despite their complexion or hair texture, but black women still have to be seen as somewhat racially ambiguous to be attractive. Look at the black women who american media think are black beauty *Beyonce, Tyra Banks, Rihanna, Halle Berry, Keri Hilson...see a trend? I have had black men pursue b/c they thought I was biracial--that pisses me off!
babyEroose 1 year ago
@babyEroose
Don't worry. I'm black (with several mixes, though not readily noticeable) and my boyfriend is white. White guys love me. It drives black men (who would normally ignore me anyway in favor of something lighter and more racially ambiguous) insane to know how white guys pretty much run after me.
antisocialist87 1 year ago
@babyEroose But if you want to talk about beauty - Gabrielle Union looks better than all of them, and she doesn't appear biracial/multiracial at all.
antisocialist87 1 year ago
@antisocialist87 Yeah, but you don't really see her in a lot of mainstream things. She's in the neutrogena commercials, & they blasts the bright lights on her. Plus I only hear blk america tout her beauty, her looks still haven't gone to be appreciated by the "mainstream", which is code for saying middle america suburban white. Those women I mentioned before have gotten the mainstream appeal--I think everyone wants to be able to see themselves in someone, & wht ppl cant see themselves in Union.
babyEroose 11 months ago
@babyEroose Please, PLEASE don't place all brothers in this category because of a few. My wife, is completely opposite the women you have mentioned, and if I had the opportunity to change her, I would not. It's unfortunate that SOME brothers are superficial in choosing their companions, but we are ALL not like this. My wife once used to perm her hair and then wore weave, but upon my insistence she went natural which really multiplied her beauty 100 fold. She was beautiful before, but after,WOW!
terrybigteekemp 11 months ago
@terrybigteekemp While I don't think it is the majority, I think a significant portion of black men do NOT share your sentiment...i think @least 1/3 of black men are still 'whitewashed'...they pursue women w/non blk african features whether natural or obtained. Straight, long, hair, light skin or eyes, or just not blk women in general. So many black male celebs go out of their race I get shocked when they date blk women. I'm not just talking about white women here, every other race is favored.
babyEroose 10 months ago
@babyEroose it's interesting that you bring up the idea of people being attracted to others outside of their own "race". I watched part of this documentary called something like The Evolution of Desire. It talked partly and generally about this subject. It said that humans naturally seek out partners that would ensure the greatest genetic diversity in the hope that their children will have the greatest chance of survival. This is pure speculation on my part, but maybe it's more biological.
rygy82 10 months ago
@rygy82 Well although I do believe that most things ppl do are part nature, part nurture, this is why I don't necessarily co-sign onto that theory. 1st as far as the blk community goes, it's 1 sided, even though blk women are preached to heavily about "stickin w/da bruthas" I know many blk women who say men of other races just havent struck their fancy, something I've heard quite a few wht guys say about blk women. 2nd b/c of all the mixing in the past blk amer are quite diverse in looks already
babyEroose 10 months ago
@terrybigteekemp Now I don't want to come off untrue, I relax my hair, b/c it makes my hair take over less of my life, not b/c I have issues over my race or wish to be a little bit whiter, but I can get it kinky real easy. I used to get upset like many black women do over this phenomenon of blk men leaving the race but the unavailability of blk men isnt what upsets me. It was the dbl standard in our community that bothered me about it.
babyEroose 10 months ago
the very first beyonce...
JennelleBelle 1 year ago
@JennelleBelle
Comparing her to Beyonce is insulting as hell.
antisocialist87 1 year ago
Why is it insulting? Beyonce got her moves from Josephine. Beyonce is a world renowned star who is classy and married to a music mogul (not whoring around like many other stars). Beyonce is one of the most talented artists of this generation.
deep71483 1 year ago
@deep71483
Beyonce is world renowned, This is true. Beyonce is not always classy, and she isn't extremely talented. A large part of her fame has to do with the fact that she is married to a music mogul. She's a great dancer and that is all.
antisocialist87 1 year ago
@antisocialist87 she was famous before marrying him. I knew about Beyonce way before before I even heard about Jay-Z.
TheMimiBlueberry 1 year ago
@antisocialist87 i wasn't comparing her...i was simply comparing the fact of a leggy black woman busting out in dance in their own time.
think before you speak.
JennelleBelle 1 year ago
@JennelleBelle
There are better women to compare Josephine Baker to. There are loads of better dancers that are in better standing, and you would pick Beyonce? Are you high?
antisocialist87 1 year ago
@antisocialist87 I think the Beyonce thing comes up b/c there was a video she did where she did this dance that was supposed to be paying homage to her...I didn't see Josephine in her dancing, it just looked like a conniption, but I'm guessing that is why ppl mention her.
babyEroose 1 year ago
@babyEroose
Too many people want to give Beyonce credit where none is due. Beyonce looked tremendously terrible attempting to be like Josephine Baker. It's insulting to the memory of Josephine Baker.
Out of all the black singers that exist, Beyonce comes up. Why is this?
antisocialist87 1 year ago
@antisocialist87 I think she is overrated and overexposed also but most pop stars are. Whether we like it or not she did accomplish big things in Destiny's Child, & then rode that to solo fame. She's like Diana Ross, not that great of a singer but has the right ppl around her to keep her career up. They think she's so hot b/c she's "ambiguous". Not really she's black, but I remember seeing her on the cover of Latin ppl as one of the hottest 'latin' stars....Huh? Thought she was black>>>
babyEroose 11 months ago
@antisocialist87 that's another thing that pisses me off, when we want to make ourselves more "exotic" by trying to claim races that are generations back. Beyonce & her sister look very similar yet Beyonce is touted as the cute one, why? b/c she's lighter. I went on wikipedia once, beyonce's back round is described in depth, her mom is creole-you know what that is? Someone who's blk wht & native amer like half of blk americans. If both of your parents check the same box you cant say youre mixed
babyEroose 11 months ago
I can see some elements of where the stanky leg, Janelle Monáe - Tightrope,James Brown moves, Mj and Beyonce originated.....Ever since i watched the documentary film I became more interested of Baker....
MissBlueMoon 1 year ago
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MissBlueMoon 1 year ago
you people are unbelievable
i can't wait till i become famouse so i can magically turn from black to mixed
tony666ism 1 year ago 2
incredible woman she was
lovelydiva06 1 year ago
she has been a trendsetter for a lot of female artist today if you notice most succesfull female artist are tanned to light skinned woman for example diana ross, aretha franklin, mariah, britney spears, beyonce, rihanna you barely see darkskinned woman or pale skinned woman as famous artist hint pale skinned used to be a trend back in the 1500 with qeen mary 1 being the tredsetter past history has played a mayor role in shaping todays society.
elliote05 1 year ago
This is the stuff that black people had to go through just to earn a decent living. They had to degrade themselves daily, cater to white folks, and be a constant sense of comic relief to them. I can't lambaste her to harshly because I don't know what I would've done if I lived in those times. It must have been really hard.
Thedarksecret1 1 year ago
I'm sorry but LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 1:00
415choochoo 1 year ago
she is scarcy looking lol jkjk she is pretty and she ould dance fast!
vanessa908121 1 year ago
she is scarcy looking lol jkjk she is pretty
vanessa908121 1 year ago
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fuck you all you fucking cracker ass crackers!
Nizwiz411 1 year ago
0:31 whoever drew that should be shot
alysiamonet 1 year ago
19...
insanelysa 1 year ago
wow this is actually pretty offensive
alysiamonet 1 year ago
@Mikolounonen then why are u watching it?
Nikki90001 1 year ago
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GientUK 1 year ago
Sorry .. I agree she had the voice of an angel, was a great performer and great at self publicity (credit to her for this given the times she lived in) but where do you get the idea she was beautiful ??
burnt62 1 year ago
Lemon? She seemd to be the same color as a young woman (earlier in her career) as she was an older lady.
RealityBites771 1 year ago
@Mischievous415 Black + Asian? That is the most discusting I could ever imagine, im asian and I hate black people, not only they do smell stink, but they are also ignorant and ugly.
it's like saying ugly is beautiful, it doesn't make sense.
go ahead call me racist, im just telling you what everyone thinks about black
zanpaktuh 1 year ago
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@zanpaktuh No, you telling us what YOU think about "black".
CyanideFilledCandy 1 year ago
@zanpaktuh there are alot of stereotypes and about asians too, especially asian men. So next time you generalize a group of people as if you are better than them, remember there is always someone who also looks down on you. Besides i really dont see many blacks that are even interested in asians...so i doubt you have anything to worry about
starangel031785 1 year ago
@zanpaktuh Asian women= flattest ass of any race, sushi breathe, bad english Asian man= terrible in bed, sushi/raw fish breathe, smallest penis in the world, and bad english
How does it feel to be generalized?
starangel031785 1 year ago
@starangel031785 yes we have bad English but at least we are capable of speaking more than one language, unlike you niggers, you stinky bastard still hiding on caves during the evolution, you formed your own language which is called "nigger sign" and yes we have flat ass woman and smallest penis in the world, but at least our skin is not dark as shit, so im happy.
Black race = The Most race you can ever be period.
zanpaktuh 1 year ago
@zanpaktuh O.o
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolll
WTFFFFFF
Aww, I hope God forgives you.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Black people this is what you call a TROLL. Don't answer him. He just wants attention.
Just a question, how old are you?
BelizeHunni 1 year ago
@zanpaktuh ahahahah you can't even spell disgusting and your saying black and asian mixed is disgusting...And for your informationi have seen black and asians mixed and its nothign disgusting about it...and since you hate black people so much why the heck are you even watching this video? There must be something about it you like since your watching it....next time think to yourself hmmmmmmmmmm since i hate black people so much why am i watching this video?
Moron...
Nikki90001 1 year ago
@Nikki90001 You are the one who is dumb, I was watching different video when youtube recommended me this shitty ass video, I was like "WHAT THE FUCK? IS THIS FOR REAL? BLACK IS BEAUTIFULL?" I was laughing really hard, then I dropped a comment dumb ass!
zanpaktuh 1 year ago
I didn't know she tried to lighten her skin. She didn't have to. I think she was very beautiful.
rontonu86 1 year ago
a 1mn25 ,elle est belle a tomber par terre !
salchat1 1 year ago
Are you kidding me Josephine is a black woman. Wow white people want to take credit for every piece of talent we as African Americans have. White people have no culture so they want to take everybody others away from them. Its sad.
tinksgurl303 1 year ago 17
@tinksgurl303
Just so you know, it's European American, thanks.
Syraniss 1 year ago
@tinksgurl303 it make you want to hurt them sometime
90rashad 1 year ago
@90rashad right it gets on my nerve stop tryna steal everything we have
tinksgurl303 1 year ago
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Jupitroid 11 months ago
@Jupitroid y yall gota b so racist...its sad !
annb62 11 months ago
@annb62 You don't get it! I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE! I was pretending to be a racist asshole by saying something so stupid and ridiculous that it was obviously a joke! It's called ironic humor.
If black people never came to America we white people would be stuck with listening to nothing but crappy boring music! Black people brought music from Africa and now it isn't just American music, it's the music of the world. Black musical forms are the most potent kinds of music ever made.
Jupitroid 11 months ago
@Jupitroid - I don't think there is such a thing as "pretending to be a racist" either you are or you're not...and saying something just to pretend to be stupid, is just plain STUPID. What you consider ironic humor is hurtful, degrading and demeaning to African Americans. Though most of us have become accustomed to what you all call ironic humor it only leaves us to continue to see that your people take what your people took us threw as a joke, and it's not. Find something esle to joke about
broke2471 11 months ago
@broke2471 All I said is black people created Jazz, Rock and Roll, and Hip Hop, but we white people created the Polka.
I taught English in Douala, Cameroon for 14 years and I'm married to a black woman and have two adopted black children. Am I a racist? Well, maybe, but none of my family or friends think so. I don't care if you do.
Jupitroid 11 months ago
@Jupitroid - Even so, if you have a bi-racial family why make an ignorant comment like that. Blacks, Whites, Polish people no one actually knows who created what. God is the creator of all things and all people, so if he gave us senses and was the creator of heaven and earth wouldn't you think he created all things and we became accustomed to his creations - all of us. And I could care what u are, but don't teach any of those kids to be like you.
broke2471 11 months ago
@broke2471 I wish he hadn't deleted his comment because you got him totally wrong. He was making fun of white music and culture (which is OK because he's white). It was really obvious, I don't know how you missed it.
ChezJosephineBaker 11 months ago
@ChezJosephineBaker - No trip...I'm over him and anyone else that makes racist comments. Even if it was a racist annecdote or not, I've moved on. It's over and done with.
broke2471 11 months ago
@Jupitroid yea because i have esp and i can read ya mind that you're joking..be real..i don't think you can"play like you're racist" !
annb62 11 months ago
@tinksgurl303 not all white ppl ya noe.. !
annb62 11 months ago
@tinksgurl303 I was joking. I was SO not serious! Polka? I was bragging about white people having polka? How could you think that was serious? Josephine Baker is my hero too, OK? She was the prime example of what an artist can be. She was brilliant, experimental, creative, and incredibly brave.
Then again, please don't believe that any color of people doesn't have culture. We all have something to contribute.
Jupitroid 11 months ago
@Jupitroid i can respect that but what contribution was that? that wasn't stolen from another race? i just wanna know
tinksgurl303 11 months ago
@tinksgurl303 oh come on take the racism out of it for goodness sakes!!! I am black and what you said i think is bulls***t!!!
jassyssecret 11 months ago
One of a kind.
tinypuppies3 1 year ago
BLACK is beautiful???
are we looking at the same person? i see tanned White woman here
Rockstafeller 1 year ago
@Rockstafeller
theres no such thing as a tanned white woman. shes black get over it
tatiyanakissdoll 1 year ago
@Rockstafeller
blacks came frist
constance380 1 year ago
@Rockstafeller are you that stupid? since you know so much about race...as you can see thats a black woman u can tell from her features..next time look closer...its ashame how white people always try to take the credit from black people.
Nikki90001 1 year ago
@Nikki90001 what look closer? what black people? its self evident she is mixed, it aint even a question. the speculations are that her father was white.
Rockstafeller 1 year ago
@Rockstafeller her father was black, only thing you looking at is her light skin, two dark people can make a light baby, sorry but black people is the most diverse.
90rashad 1 year ago
@90rashad her father was white, her mother was black
alysiamonet 1 year ago
@alysiamonet actually she wasn't sure what race her dad was. I think he was mixed.
swkstudent 1 year ago
@alysiamonet she was black
90rashad 1 year ago