Cool Hunting's Oakland: A Word-of-Mouth Guide

[Goatskull]

If you're a beer person there's a couple really good plases that I alway visit when I'm up in the bay area. Beer Revolution and The Trappist.

[Celycel]

I just want to say that oakland is 5% white, 65% black and 25% asian yet you featured know local home grown oaklanders. Thumbs down.

[rikskelton138]

no one cares what the time is in OAKLAND. No one has to be to work anyway. Also I think people bitching about the fact that only white people are in this video is ridiculous. If you want a Asian independent film THEN MAKE IT YOU ASS HOLES!!!! These people obviously live in Oakland too. That's like bitching about a independent film out of Milwaukee, by black people, that doesn't have white people in it.

[FundedByTheMob]

@rikskelton138 the clowns in this video are pushing good folk out their neighborhood without the courtesy of even giving them a nod.

they/you are in your own world & don't give two blinks to environment around you. gentrification of oakland is no different than colombus pushing their agenda on the native americans.

you're in good company on this page riskelton - just another imperialist minded white fool who condones the delusion of being affable. fuck you.

[Goatskull]

@FundedByTheMob How are people being pushed?

[marygotjuice]

@jaeshawn yes please do

[mahdreads]

You have got to be joking me. Every single person in this video is white except for the few people making vietnamese sandwiches. What a disrespectful load of shit.

[vstxdj]

This is not the Oakland that i live or grew up in, This is the "New Oakland" that has been gentrified. How the fuck are you going to make a short film about Oakland and have only white people in it? This video is disrespectful to Oakland, its rich diversity and its strong socially conscious history. I'm 100% sure that the person who made this video has no clue about Oakland and its history. Keep the disenfranchised people disenfranchised and let the outsiders come ruin this beautiful city? bs!

[kiwizzo]

are you f##cking serious? what a slap in the face to all the black/brown/yellow folks who built this town, before white people decided it was 'cool' to live here. obviously this video caters to a certain population, and it ain't people of color. this is like a commercial for white settlers! look! come back to the town! it's pretty and safe and white again! GTFOH.

[steeleejoe]

i'm white, and born and raised in oakland. but if this is the only slice of oakland that can be put forth for "cool" considerations, i'd proudly much rather continue being the disliked city of the bay.

[captainjack93]

Great video on the good people and places of Oakland. If these people and shops weren't here, this place would be a litter strewn landscape of public housing.

[ManoftheBeret]

So, basically, let's inundate Oakland with stupid hipsters so the poor people will go away. Am I getting you?

[jventurafabra]

I would like to see more videos about American cities.

[ManoftheBeret]

Seriously, this vid makes me feel bad for being a white Oaklander if this is what "my people" are doing to this fine, fine city. If I can't afford to live here in five years I'm finding whoever made this atrocity and killing them with a claw hammer.

[ManoftheBeret]

As a white dude from Oakland, I gotta say this video fucking blows. What about the Taco Trucks in the 30z, West Oakland soul food, the 20z, things you can't find over in San Francisco? There's nothing wrong with artists and fixie riders (Actually, fuck that, kill all fixies) Furthermore, you have to try pretty fuckin hard to have a video featuring cool things in Oakland and only show white people. Oakland isn't gonna turn into SF and we're not gonna let it. Fuck that shit.

[aloha2ian]

dang, hyper-fresh! thanks for making and sharing.

[davidemoss24]

Great vid! All the other oakland videos are of NFl games and gang shootouts. I had to seach for one vid worth watching. I was hoping to visit Oakland and looking to see what it was like. Looks good!!!

[FundedByTheMob]

@davidemoss24 you will most likely get your head done in if you step in that city with that mentality. stay on your toes nigga.

[brewatch]

Wait guys. They did feature a couple a black guys, remember. They were riding bikes, no doubt to contribute to a lower emissions rate ;) Better try next time. It must have been difficult to feature Oakland without any diversity

[theselecterdjkirk]

Though probably done unintentionally, these folks are simply unaware....hopefully our collective comments will lead to more reality in the future ...big up to all for taking folks to task....Go Bears!!!!

[wkbonline]

Hey Cool Hunting people, what's up with the lack of diversity in this video?

[annibbabbi]

looking for cool guys to chat and meet up in my local area

[ColourMeFIji]

I love this!

[mondotrasho]

white people taking over/thinking of moving to oakland: your asses are showing, once again.

[manneres]

Yeah, I could have sworn there were black people in Oakland when I was there a few weeks ago, but I guess not.

[mondotrasho]

uh, yeah...red, brown and yellow people (excluding the hipster females that run with the more melanin-challenged), too.

but we're just as conveniently erased, if not moreso.

[skibunny2000]

Great job on the video! Finally something positive about Oakland. :)

[RouletteGoddess]

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[FapFapFapSplerj]

*licks your vagina all sexy and slow like*

[maxgo111]

This makes me homesick :(

[Earthseed13]

Wow, you actually manage to make a video about  Oakland and never showed a single person of Color doing anything productive! We live here too and are talented Artist and Business owner. Faviana Rodriguez, Keba Konte, Abba Yuhuddah the list goes on. If you are going to show Oakland for what she really is bring in the diversity! Shame on you!!!!

[xcuzi]

This is like going to only White places in Harlem, and saying that these are the only places worthy of white peopole.

Shame on you, 'Cool Hunting'.  This reminds me of a propaganda video from Nazi Germany. Aryan Pride bro.

[TrutherD1]

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[zepol666999]

did not get

[MafiaPike]

Genius

[tiredy6]

Wow California really sucks

[goombalover]

THA FUC IS THIS BULLSHIT

[nicolesamsonite]

looks cold for california

[liveearth2007]

This video kind of makes me question the authenticity Helvetica usage :/ eek.

Why is the only African-American guy shows as staring down the camera crew!?

Silly young folks =)

[imaplayjason]

Yall shoulda went to 2pacs house while yall bullshitin......WEST OAKLAND BIOOOOTCHHH!!!!.....WAD IZ ITTT!!!

[gogoutube]

what a beautiful place.

[SpiritOfNight09]

askdjas

[KushPizzaSleep]

fucking hipsters

[JhonnyKing024]

You motherfucking asshole!!!!!!

Do you think you are better than me???

I hate people like you because they are arrogant!!!

[cynicsfaith]

I'm live there! but, I havn't really been around oakland because I've always been busy in berkeley and albany. how sad... next time i'm back in the bay I'll have to explore oakland and sf more.

[WatchingViking]

America: Outstanding people, but extremely bad leadership.

[freshpesto1]

I can't believe they have profiled Oakland and only featured white folks - this isn't the Oakland I know.....

Don't get me wrong I love all these people but....surely....one would pay attention to the demographics of a community as a whole.

[cynicsfaith]

maybe the person making the video was afraid to go to some of those places where there's more diversity

[Earthseed13]

Why would they be afraid? Get real and open your mind!!!!

[cynicsfaith]

i didn't say it was a rational fear; It would probably come from a lack of familiarity with those areas, resulting in feelings of skepticism and aversion.

Please don't assume that what i said necessarily applies to me.

[njndirect]

That's the thing, it's a word of mouth/ "telephone" structure... and clearly white folk don't talk to black folk in Oakland. [FTR: I'm being facetious, work in Oakland, am white, and make it a policy not to talk to the white hipsters who "live" here.]

[1510Mace]

ahh that's home, I miss it so much.

[tin433]

this is so trippy i got mac attack do they smoke mary chechwanu

[valeriestjohn]

Never been to Oakland (SF - Yes, Oakland - No). This video was a great look at city.

[marygotjuice]

Does everything have to turn into a racial issue?? If a non-Caucasian made a video in Salt Lake City and didn't feature any of the places where white people go do you think there would be an issue of race? No!! These people made a video of places they enjoy..they don't need to please everyone. Get over it and make your own video of you want to feature what you like!

[FundedByTheMob]

you have no idea what you're talking about. oakland - home of the black panther, true blue collar black urban america on the west coast ever since world war I. more history and pride in that city for 3rd generation blacks than you can imagine.

white 'bridge and tunnel' artists coming there simply for 2 reasons, 1 street cred, and 2) inspiration. obviously they do not see themselves as part of the existing community - rather their shit caters to other alienated white hipsters.

(con't)

[FundedByTheMob]

i bet you celebrate thanksgiving with that condoning imperialist mentality - white folks coming to the native land not to be part and coexist with people, but rather set up shop so over fucking geeks can move into their spot and feel more 'at home' .

that's home christianity started post-pilgramage - to make other whites coming in more at home and being able to attach to it. fuckin fixies and high-art stores in oakland? shit, for an oakland native, this is the beginning of us getting booted.

[FundedByTheMob]

in fact, the only positive comments on this video are from ignorant ass white hipsters who are thinking 'oh shit, i didn't know oakland was so down', or in other words ' i didn't know oakland had so much white shit for me - i'm going to go onto to craiglist and see about rent'.

and that's one more white man in place of a black man in the city, and so goes the story, until all the colors have been pushed northeast to stockton.

[Earthseed13]

have you been to Oakland? Every single place they featured you will see people of color. of which were no where to be found. If you don't know what you are talking about perhaps you should keep your mouth shut!

[jaeshawn7021]

@marygotjuice douche 

[gpreezy]

i think this is a fabulous video. of course you can not cover every inch of a city in four minutes..the producers chose what they chose and -guess what- that's their right because it's THEIR video! the fact of the matter is the majority of mainstream coverage of oakland is incredibly negative; i find this to be a small, sparkling rebuttal.

[ishgirl81]

that doesnt make it chinese, and the fact that not all the producers were white still doesnt justify the complete lack of people of color (who make Oakland as dope as it is) in this whitewashed, gentrified "take" on what Oakland is...

[thehole42]

I'd love to see a video of places highlighting more people of color who own small businesses too that represents Oakland, but can't complain about this cool vid. Well done!

[Lew512]

to all the haters whining about gentrification and pretension and whiteness. Pick up a damn video camera and make your own recording and stop wasting our time ranting about inane stuff that makes no sense. White people opening sandwich shops and screenprinting businesses are not a problem so quit the racist pretentious bs already and find something better to do with your time.

[adidevil2oo9]

yea

[FundedByTheMob]

i did't know that a video could make me want to punch through my macbook so much. but similarly, i thank you for giving me a tangible example of what gentrification looks like - and probably what started to happen in san francisco's mission district in the 80's. kudos.

jesus h. christ broseph - stay the fuck out of oakland with that shit.

[johnnytastetest]

Cool Hunting's Oakland: A Word-of-Mouth Guide...To Every Pretentious Douchebag in Town.

[ishgirl81]

first of all, that was a VIETNAMESE market and sandwich, not chinese. i guess that's what happens when only white people produce videos about Oakland. gentrification is a muthaf***a

[amarinastarak]

The Banh Mi shop is located in Chinatown. p.s. Not all of the producers of this video are white.

[gogoutube]

It is located in Chinatown. I can't believe your comment got thumbs up. Did they ever say they were Chinese? No, they said "this shop in Chinatown". Fyi, many Vietnamese eateries are owned and run by Chinese.

[FundedByTheMob]

I suggest you close that self-righteous faux-urban 'bride and tunnel' arse up before it's stapled shut by some true Oakland Players.

[gogoutube]

meh

[nolimetangere1]

I really enjoyed the format and the content. I look forward to more cities and neighborhoods.

[maxanovajr]

FAIL.

I know at least four of the people profiled here, and I love what they do, but coming to Oakland and only profiling white people is just messed up. No fruitvale, no chinatown, no New Parish, no Revolution Cafe? WTF!

The monoculturally minded hipsters who produce this stuff are making us omnicultural hipsters look bad.

[gm904]

Did you miss Chinatown at 1:55? Shots of the Sinaloa taco truck at the end?

[psea]

Thank you. I was thinking damn... when did Oakland get so fuckin white.

[MAPteam93]

Awsome, more like this please !

[metalchix]

Y'know, it's a real fucking travesty that you would come to Oakland and give props to ALL WHITE PEOPLE only. WTF? How does that even happen?

[BitchMidwife]

How cool. I love Oakland. I live in Berkeley. I just ate a chicken sandwich and piece of the best apple pie in the world today at Bakesale Bettys! I wonder what I'll do in the winter. It'll be too cold and rainy to sit outside on the sidewalk and eat on the old ironing boards ...

[thecutcopypaste]

loved it.

[purewonka]

nice. more city profiles, please.

[onemindspinning]

great video thanks

[walenonou2]

life,is art.

[florcita72]

yay new coolhunting video!