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  • He was simply stating the stereotype for many white people, and I'm pretty sure he knew that by the tone of his voice. Just from interviews and such, I doubt he actually believes any of those stereotypes :)

  • i can't believe i'm saying this but....i kinda wanna hug him!!!! :)

  • um im black, and my parents are still together happily and ive lived in nohting but the suburbs so.......

    not saying what he said is wrong, but just putting that out there......

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  • @23faithstar i agree

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  • @clarabelle1able eat shit nigger.

  • @TickleMehNancy what's with the hate?haha

  • While this isn't the most racist thing I've seen, I do hope he realizes there are black people whose parents are still together AND who grew up in the suberbs..

  • hunter, don't look at me like that! chills!

  • Please play Peeta in the movie The Hunger Games! Hotty!

  • Love Hunter but I hate the bullshit about white men not being able to dance.

  • Hunter parrish!! He has a cute butt I saw him as Melchior in Spring awakening and he can sing also lol

  • I don`t think poor Hunter Parrish is a racist either, yet I can understand why some people get offended and hurt by what he is saying in this clip. Cause when he uses these sterotypes to illustrate a point, he unwillingly reminds some of us of those who uses the same phrases and expressions in an offensive, or downright hatefull way. And, not that it matters, but I am not coloured; I am a white as snow Scandinavian who just happens to dislike racism and hate in all shapes and sizes.

  • @Tvjunkieful12 Duuude. They're jealous. All of them.

    He says he's as white as it gets. But he doesn't seem to be racist, sexist or any of those following things. He's all white in a good way.

    In their eyes, he's only white in the american fantasy. Confident, hot, blond, jock like etc.

    So they try and mix him with that other stereotype of white people, because they're the ones who are biased.

    I think flatly they are disappointed how un-emo he is.

  • @Shadowsadist As I said, I don`t think Hunter Parrish is a racist. But some of the remarks he makes here are undeniably unfortunate. The stereotype about dancing and the mentioning of both his parents still together, forinstance. I`m sure he didn`t mean it in an offensive way - but at the same time I understand why people take offence by such remarks. In life what you mean when you say something generally means less then what people perceives your meaning to be. Which your comment proves.;)

  • @Tvjunkieful12 Eh. I dun have anything against you (I don't think) but your initial response seemed defensive. I wasn't under the impression you thought he was racist at all. You seemed to be defending him. I was just explaining others' reactionary responses towards Parrish. Perhaps people are insecure about their parents breaking up. I have a friend who might be going through that (white) and up to this point have never thought of blacks as having only one parent.

  • @Shadowsadist Sorry, if I was unclear. I am just attempting getting across that it is possible to say something that will be perceived as a racist statement without actually being a racist. Why? Because of stereotypes. They are so common that must people use them without reflecting on why. Racist use them for offending, degrading or alienating groups or induviduals of another ethnicity. When representatives of such groups hear or read such statements, they automatically connect them to racism.:)

  • @Shadowsadist I have to answer in two parts - sorry about that. And I am sorry for your friend. When you say defensive, I assume you refers to the I`m not black part of my initial response. I wasn`t defensive at all, I was just trying to show that you didn`t have to be coloured to see the controvercy in Parrish` statement. Secondly. Maybe it is the age gap, or different parts of the world - but I wasn`t sure what you meant by statements like: they`re Jealous, and: white in a good way. Sorry.

  • @Tvjunkieful12 Are you black? I thought of you as white. I'm nto really trying to figure out too hard what you mean, so I don't believe I would be going about heavily misinterpreting it. I didn't know what you mean by "which your comment proves" awhile back either. I just go eh and move on. Perhaps that's what we should do when we feel offended. Dwell on the negative and your esteem is going to go down. Think about what makes you feel good. < Very general statement not directed towards you.

  • @Tvjunkieful12 yeah i just watched this now im a fan of hunter in i was taken a bit back by his comment wow lol

  • @Aspenfash899 He truely is a great actor. I don`t think we should judge him by one little unfortunate comment, that might even sound worse than it actually was. But I have to admit, I am a little surprised that nobody at the production company, or studio, behind the film this is related to, didn`t hear some warning bells, and arranged for him to shoot the interview again. Cause sterotypes like dancing and two parent family comparisons, isn`t the best PR for a movie promoting racial harmony.

  • Really, seriously, people are going to get offended by this? WTF? What happened to Americas society? It's bad enough that Obama is president (and no for all those that are wondering, that wasn't me being racist, that was my personal way of saying that our president is dumb as shit) but it gets even worse when ppl over-analyze shit and get a completely different message then what it's supposed to be. You're like the government; you take something simple and complicate it.

  • @Snyderstrider98 aint that the truth

  • He is certainly not racist! He is one of the friendliest people I have ever met!

  • grow up everyone. i do not think he is a racist !

  • HOT

  • MM i like watching him hhalf naked :D

  • To all you who are saying that Hunter is being racist. In the movie, Freedom Writers, he is the only white kid in the class and all the other black, hispanic, and asian people in the movie had terrible lives in gangs. So for all you thinking he's racist, his words aren't coming from no where. And you should not just be listening to those words. His whole message in this video is very inspiring. Writing is a phenomenal way to rid yourself of stress, and just free your emotions.

  • Hunter's an amazing dancer! I saw him in Spring Awakening, his singing is even better. Not to mention that he's gorgeous. I love Freedom Writers. One of my fave movies.

  • Like Martin Luther King, I have a dream. But its an erotic one with Hunter in it... ROFLMQAO

  • what he's saying has nothing to do with black people. the stereotype for a white kid is a kid who gets things handed to him, lives in the suburbs, parents are together, etc. He is saying he is the stereotypical white kid, not black people don't have good lives.

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  • i love hunter..... :D

  • that's how i feel

    love this vid

  • That's col. Hunter Parrish is a hottie and a great actor

  • Anyone who is *actually* offended at what this kid said reaaaaally needs to stop playing the racism card. Its getting old so fast, and less and less people are willing to even credit it anymore. It has now been used literally to the the point of absurdity. Please, do society a favor and find something fresh to get on the offensive about...

  • Like I have said on many occasions being color blind is not ignoring prejudice, nobody is saying he is a racist, he is merely racial insensitive, a quality of someone who has little experience viewing the world from a prism other than their own.

    What he said is offensive because A he defines himself by his race, not by his character, and B he continues to explain sterotype as his race that differs from other races, which implicitly disparage said other races, ie black people.

  • OMG he's so hot and cute at the same time...I LOVE HIM!

    ♥♥♥

  • i don't think journalism and writing in a journal are the same thing. in fact, i think those are two very, very different things.

  • he is so hot!!!

  • where can i download this?

  • He's not being particularly racist, neither is he claiming that's how all white people are. He's just making a statement related to the movie that may sound different from how he meant it. The problem only arises when people take stuff too seriously. He's not insulting anyone or putting any race down - people need to relax.

  • mmmm hey what's a name of the song please? ....

  • It's I have a dream by Common.

    I think; i could be wrong.

  • why are you people making such a big deal about this you all know that's not true but the media shows it to you and in movies even this movie and in songs you hear it, all rappers say i'm from the hood and all the white people supposed to can't dance and in other movies and tv shows you see the white people living in the suburbs, we all know that's not true but thats what we hear/see so don't complaign about that he said it, complaign about that the media shows that

  • instead of jumping down each others throats why dont you realize everyone is racist in some form. Just some like this guy are candid about it. But its these small things that build up, and they keep forming tension until it all snaps. And if it wasnt for this series of events this movie never would have happened.

  • Don't let some of the stupid remarks get you down. It did not seem to me that you were be a bit racist.

  • Boring as... Racism.. tut tut tut..

  • So he has no soul because he's white? So is that saying that he thinks white people have no soul and that's why he has none? Um... sorry, dude, people have no soul who have no soul - black, white, yellow, or purple - makes no difference. Soul is soul, brother. Now get up and dance!

  • Id rather watch the happiness movie w/ will smith this looks boring. lol

  • This damned Be Heard shit is defining "As White As It Gets" as having no "soul" or dance ability, married undeceased parents, and a nice suburbian home. I am white, and I do in fact have divorced parents, as does my mom, who is also white (Yes, white people have been getting divorces for some time now.) I don't live in the suburbs, and although I admit I can't dance, I do believe it is from my lack of wanting to do so. This definetly promotes racism.

  • Relax. Racism is not propagated by people like him, but by people who over analyze every detail of every word from someone else. He didn't say anything with negativity. Don't create tension where there is none.

  • I mean... I just do not think it is appropriate for the directors of this movie to promote with commercials with someone saying... 'I'm white. Oh yeah. I'm so white because...[insert stereotypical excuses here.]' I'd actually frown upon that any time. You are your color because the amount of melanin in your body was predetermined by your genes. No one should slap on other reasons because those reasons just aren't a fact.

  • you take whst he says to seriously

  • your over analizing

  • it's not good advertising if the movie is about shrugging off inconsequential differences between races

  • Chill the fuck out man, look what he was saying, I believe that this is what he ment... how people look at a normal white kid is someone in the suburbs with normal parents and no dancing skills... so chill the fuck out and don't over analyze shit too much ^^

  • @szabk528:

    Oh, go and fuck yourself. I am white as hell and have married, undeceased parents and a nice suburban home. As for dancing to rap-ass bullshit, I can't and I WON'T.

    Now here is something for you to really get pissy about: I have black, asian and hispanic friends, but I am proud to be white. Put that in you pipe and smoke it.

  • I agree with you. Writing is my main way of expressing myself, making sure I'm heard but at the same time, not offending people.

    But you have to be careful with what you write as well.

  • if your writing to express yourself but careful of what your saying your not expressing yourself

  • i think that's great. :) that's what makes a writer (not that i'm claiming to know what I'm talking about -- 'cause i don't) i just used to feel the same way about writing.

  • i hate it when white ppl really think they cant dance becuz they are white. how silly.

  • im white der de hehe

  • he's hot.. =D

  • Agreed :P

  • Gemini

  • after seeing 3 beheard vids..i know what its about =_=

    and its lamer then even I could ever apreciate...

    It all has something to do with the anti-america fear

    we didnt had anything close to the trouble like there untill MTV came, and kids were immitating that ~_~

  • lol i think its just to waste money on DV tapes! :)

  • and money on charging the batteries

  • Who started it? There had to be rappers to be immitated, then, there has to be a ghetto for the rappers to talk about. They have to have something to write about. I think people just don't like to admit there are impoverished places still, and that's why you're not going to see this movie. You don't want to hear about it.

  • lol not in >my country<

    sure, there is crime and there are rapers and such, but because of things published nowadays kids >here< are thinking it is "cool"

    There is no love anymore here, just shagging (which i dont care about) but its still bcuz of that.

    basicly, i cant really talk about it, cuz im not american

  • Oh my god.. Is anybody in here, just to finde quotes there can be interprete into racist things? By saying "I'm as white as it gets.." is he just admitting that he is like the stereo type of a white male (or caucasian, if you better like that), as there probably is some there thinks. I'm a caucasian girl, from Denmark, how growe up in the suburb to Copehagen and I can't, even though I try, dance.

    Sorry my bad, school, grammar english.

  • this just promotes rascism...

  • this doesnt promote racism at all its saying its ok to have your views on people but obviously its not right to judge in public. And its good that he has seen something good in another race (the dancing aspect) because it shows how we can be influenced by them.

  • the very fact that you associate culture with skin color is already discriminatory. racism is not about what you think is good or bad about people around you, its about any assumptions you make based on race that are factually inaccurate. example: "White people can't dance." a message that promotes equality would not focus on the differences between races, but the similarities...

  • fair enough like the video states we are open to our opinion and i respect yours but i still feel that he was just expressing himself through his videos and writting :)

  • I don't like how he's playin up to being white, as if he's apologising for it. how can racism ever get wiped out if people still insist on creating reasons why other cultures are different or superior, seriously.

  • I'm white, I can dance... my parents arn't together.. yes I came from the burbs but fuck.. this video is so fake.. all of these "Be Heard" videos are lame..

  • SELL OUT, omg I can't belive this guy admitted he is white, who the hell is he talking to..

  • great..mr actor.. i like to journal? is he serious.. wow, u feel better when u write shit down and no one reads it. placin bets, anyone?? 20 bucks, in less than a yr., he writes down, he blew a kid in the suburbs, and he thinks hes gay. But i guess will never find out, cause he likes to journal it!!

  • theres nothing wrong with writing down your thoughts..helped me out of a bad depression

  • writing as a form of reflection is an incredibly good way to relieve stress. your comment is incredibly ignorant.

  • i though it was funny, i express myself by telling people what i feel. actors need a script or journal it, please..i like to connect, thats living!!!journal it, see how far that gets u...

  • yup, the white cant dance comment is so demeaning too... racist mofo

  • THAT IS VERY NICE  JERKKKKKKKKK

  • good assumption, you're probably wrong

  • Sounds cool, If your a writer you'll understand.

    Secondly he's not saying white people can't dance, which is the perception you eager beavers want to take in so you can simply state your lame flaming rhetorics.

    He's merely saying he can't dance, that was the point of he's statement.,

  • Saying, "...I'm as white as it gets, I can't dance...blah blah blah"

    That's as racist as saying only blacks hold up petrol stations.

    Both are stereo types.

    Wrong message, wrapped up in a pseudo positive envelope.

  • hes not talking about all whites..just himself

  • yum!

  • i know I'm white but, I would prefer "A pack" videos to these "B herd" videos.

  • It doesn't matter if it's contrived or not, it's conveying a positive message.

  • I feel you, man...

    I'm a writer myself. Maybe you'll read my book some day-you never no...

  • eah never know but hes a actor he gets paid for that he doesn really give a shit

  • yup - i was thinking, all these videos ive seen similar to this - why are they all good lookin/decent looking people. why not one ugly person? then yea ur conclusion got me - ADVERTISING!!! exploiting everything in the world is horrible isnt it

  • these are so contrived - this whole series has Murdoch's filthy hands all over it

  • super - now watch my music videos - bart barton

  • In the liberal utopia of the future, all white people will preface comments they make with "I know I'm white, but,"

  • dude don't judge no one by their cover. I don't think just anyone can get up in front of a camera and put themselves out on a limb so I give him props for that

  • he's not, he's an actor, he got paid for this, and he probably had to read a premise script before they shot this...quite a limb, huh? or when you said props did you mean that as in character tools?

  • Whether he realizes it or not, he just said white = two parents, etc. I don't think he meant to offend anyone by it, though. I think many white people feel the need to apologise for their lives. They feel guilty.

  • r u sayin white people dont have souls cos they cant dance?

  • great vid....whats the tune in the background?

  • i wish i could get those 40 seconds of my life refunded

  • and the time you lost typing the useless comment too...

  • HOTT i must agreee hahaa

  • dis kids a fag

  • Do u classify a fag as sum1 who knows who they r or is it just that u fear people who r in touch with their emotions. What happened in ur childhood that u feel the need 2 insult other people for their honesty. Is it 2 confrontational 4 u? Dont watch the vid's with positive titles. U must feel so alone in ur misery. Do u really hate urself that much that u need 2 diss others. I was like u once, but i realised i was only ruining myself, no1else cared.

  • i classify sum 1 as a fag by the way they dress and how womanly they r. lmao u fink ur a psychiatrist u dont no me. u cant judge me by a comment i put on u tube lmao

  • Actually we can judge you for that comment.  You're an idiot.

  • ye foober ur a dickhead i aint no idiat.

  • your so hot

  • very wholesome, thank you for putting this out there

  • that guy is HOTTTTTTTTTT

  • Nous sommes tout né pareil, alors nous seperate Alors les chutes de monde à part et virages de blâme pour Nous

    détester ne doit pas contempler, comment loin à part nous sommes il y a toujours une façon à cet endroit dans

    votre coeur.

    JE'TAIME ERSIN FAIKZADE

  • why would you upload this?

    you hear this message everywhere "be urself be urself be urself" then when u do be urself ppl dont like u. rofl

  • I'm sorry, what are you talking about? What does this have to do with being yourself?

  • Hot Guy;)

  • this guys a fag. "im white im white blah balh"

  • You don't even know this person, why are you attacking them?

    and I don't appreciate you using homophobic slurs. It's not that mature and it's ignorant.

  • Hey, you've got soul and don't let anybody tell you different. I could teach you to dance in five minuts and you'd be great at it!

  • it's ok that you are "white" and can't dance like an accordian monkey. good camera work and nice job editing.

  • Nice vid. Kind of sounds like he feels guilty about being white. Anybody else get that?

  • no,I did not

  • Cool video ^^

  • 60th

  • what a bunch of crap

  • People, lets just drop the lables and focus on who we are as people.

  • we do not need rasial lables, we are can well with lables such as, they are nice, they are bad, they are careying, thoughs are the lables people should use. NOT, black, white, etc, feel me?

  • that is a good movie. inspiring. short and sweet. *especially the actor* lol

  • White guilt... "I grew up in the suburbs, I can't dance..." Teenagers these days feel so important, and they are, if you are talking to 6th graders. A hard dose of the adult reality and they become protesting Liberals until they are about 30. After that, they understand what life is about, start making good money because they are working hard and then they come around. Take off your Rose-colored specs, kid.

  • Cool video. 4/5!

  • this sux assssola

  • What the hell is this shit?!?! you know what makes me feel free? saying fuck you !

  • okay... but what's the viral market this is insidiously directly towards (there is one, after all, given such a slick set of ultra-produced videos...)

  • Excellent. I don't even know this young man, but judging on his comments and outlook on life, he will go far. We need more people with concise thought like this.

  • What does him 'being white' have anything to do with writing and expressing himself?

    Also, when differentiating himself from <i>the damn blacks</i> he said 'my parents are still together'. That was offensive.

  • so true, i feel the exact same way

  • good work and great advice!

  • can someone tell me the title of the song thats playing in the background??

  • Excellent work. I like that bio profile.

  • white wiggers? is that different than white nig*ers?

  • Wiggers is just as bad of a word as ni**er. OK! STOP IT!

  • damn this guy is hot <3

  • is this the dude in weeds?

  • Silver spoon....

  • he is soooo handsome... gorgeous! <3

  • great clip

  • Quite possibley the dumbest thing I've ever seen on youtube. How very MTV.

  • Wtf is wrong with america? cant believe white kids are picked on by the media, you make me sick all i hear from america is white boy this white boy that. I hate your obnoxious culture!!

  • I could not agree more...

    that's my outlet...I WRITE.

    It's the only way I can be...I've loved it since I can remember.

  • You hot...

  • boooooring

  • wow, i never heard these words before....suburbian privilege be heard.

  • i liked u boi!keep writing!;)

  • hahahaahaha im white, i live in the suberbs,my parents arent divorced, i like to write in a journal and not offend people, my names hunter. one day ill have a mid-life crisis and kill everyone in seven eleven

    what a douche

  • 'my parents are still together' what's up with that?

  • Yeah, I noticed that too.

  • hey very good!

  • Nothing wrong with being white or having good parents.

  • love be heard videos!!

  • Great vids! Keep up the vision. Much luv

  • true true. Im white. Im from the country AND the city. Not the 'burbs... A split family is all I have... heh, and sometimes... I can dance pretty good too. Peoples just gotta drop the labels and start worrying about the important things in life. Peace out

  • I tried writing, but I cant express myself. I can produce work that people find amazing, but it does nothing for me, whether its lyrics for my music or an essay, or like he says, a journal. I've tried art and drawing but I still feel hindered and frustrated. Maybe its just me, but I dont feel words or pictures can capture what goes on in my mind. Heh, I guess my imagination is just too big for any current medium... words, paper, or otherwise

  • You just "expressed yourself" and you may not find it means anything to you but ya never know what it might mean to someone else.

  • Coming from the actor on Weeds. Love it.

  • hunter should hunt me.

  • great ^^

  • that was cool man

  • White chocolate

  • werrry werry honeyyy boy!!;)

  • why?

  • i hope more people do this in tge world and not throw away their lives. here's a message to all the kids in these unfortunate places: stay clean and express YOURself

  • hunter is so handsome! good!

  • oooooer. he's cute.