i am a minority. my teacher thought we where just as missed up as these kids. we did wat the freeedom writers did. wrote journals ever typed them up. the thing is whtie people is not as miss up as we are...eva dope she knows wat we are goin threw. not just some actor playing a role. this movie changed my life.
Funny how you almost forgot to mention you were latina. What if a white woman said the same line, "I'm a powerful woman... a powerful white woman." She would instantly be labeled a white supremist. But just because there's a minority saying it, it's suddenly ok and even praised as being proud of one's heritage.
Yeah i def. know what you mean im not white but i do realize that whites have to be way more careful of how they choose their words especially when talking of being proud or anything of that nature...it's weird how shit is in america.....
Dont blame an entire race for other peoples mistakes. People should not be held accountable for other peoples mistakes because of the color of their skin. Theres a difference between white people from the past and the present , dont put them in the same boat
"We have many reasons to hope for great happiness, but...we have to earn it. And that's something you can't do by taking the easy way out. Earning happiness means doing good and working..." Anne Frank
there are heterosexual, beautiful, strong girls out there...you just gotta know how to look for them....and im thinking that most of you guys are thinking in literal terms....as in, physical...and thats not it...a strong girl is someone who doesnt give up and keeps her head up even in the most difficult of times...that doesnt mean shes not a real girl right?
@milkyway531 I thought I wrote to you and answered your question. I was replying to goldenbrenner. He says there are no straight girls who are strong or whatever. So i was replying to him, not saying it in general out of nowhere. It would have been nice if you read our conversation.
i still insist that girls dont have to be girly or fragile to be seen as a girl...or a tough girl..besides, who cares if tehy see them as that....my point is, just because your a though girl, doesnt mean you also have to be something else that your not, (girly) and vice versa
You guys need to back off im white,latina,black,and native american you guys are saying so and so are racist and look at yourselves for once your making racists remarks I guess you guys dont learn anything from any movies but racism and prejudice! You guys who say that her refering to "they" is racist need to look at yourselves!
dey do as in [everybody] does wat dey got to do to live. Chances come and go and sometimes don't be comin at all don mean that people b sellin up drugs and everybody is born wit a freedom and independency that makes em strong.
Its funny how we have all this TALK about how ruff it is, in the hood. And how bad Compton, The Bronx, and Boston is. And bla bla bla. Bu the fact is that NO HOOD in the US is as bad or as RUFF as lets say Thailand or Southern Brazil. Man the Compton is a kingdom compared to those places.
Please........... Those places are only "bad" because people want them to be. But in places like Southern brazil they have zero to no choice. In America you have more choices, and options.
Want them to be? A bad environment is a bad environment. Some are worse than others but that still doesn't make it okay. And it's a lot more difficult to move out of rough neighborhoods when you're poor. It takes a long time, it's not just a simple get up and move.
I didn't say a bad environment is "okay". And it may be difficult to out of a rough neighborhood, but it's not impossible to do so. And you have to look for ways to get your feet off the ground.
I KNOW THAT....ur talking to a girl whos coming from a third-world country. :).....but i can see that you dont understand that even when we come to a country that is supposed to help us prosper, we cant always start the way we want, and so we have no choice but to live in places that are just like the places we came from...its not our fault that these neighborhoods are infiltrated with drugs and violence...and yes, we can get out, but you cant do it if you cant afford it
Im glad that people have the courage and strength to be who they want to be. Others and myself chould learn from thier teachings. Everyones story is different. So everyones point of view in life is also different. You just gotta keep going for someday it will get better. Thank you
I think its great that your self esteem is so positive and healthy. Stay strong, continue to dream, and on the way up don't forget to help others to be strong!
you sciguy or w/e never say its nonsense.. this shit happens for real. if u have something to say say it y'all...its u rich upper class white folks that hold everyone else down...but im not saying that cuz im not im black, rich, christian, heterosexual female but i hav eseen some shit go down....im black and bein black exposes u top things u may not be exposed to...
If you need to knock someone else down just to make yourself feel better then that's pathetic. I pity you. The reason there isn't a video about a strong, white, rich, Christian, conservative, herterosexual male video is because they haven't have hard lives. To say that you are strong and a woman and ethnic and have lived in a place where she did, then THAT'S an accomplishment. Name five white, Christian, rich, hetrosexual, conservative men that have made a movie as life-changing as she has.
I wonder why this video turned into a major sexism debate? Honestly, she's just saying she's a strong woman, and proud to be strong. It's not where you come from, who your daddy is, or what color you are, it's how you react to situations that make you strong. She reacted in a positive way.
man you guys needa chill the fuck out` iight who knows this prob. did happen to her sorry she didnt grow up inna white crackerville nieghborhood iight so chill da fuck OUT AT LEAST SHES SOMBODY T0DAY && iono wat the fuck is your promblem saying shes wack blablabla. you fucking stupid das wat u white bitches are
Okay I agree with you XxTiinyxX till the end. I though the vid was inspiring, but not all white girls are bitches OR stupid either. You're just spreading the hate.
Say no to racism, say no to communities let's melt everyone ! mélangeons-nous mélangeons-nous ! I want every people to love the other people as he love his family, you can... the love tank is never empty.
I think I eared that in a French song, I think it means some kind of "let's mix up" or something like that... Is that right sir ? is that shocking you ?
(1of3) you're right, it's sth like let's mix up or blend. love between races is cool but notice this: problems related to 'tuff and ruff hoodlife' have little to do with racism. hatred grows inside Black people against other Black people, same is about 'Latin' and Mexican and so on. go to the hood and you'll hear shooting and see angry faces of 'warriors'.
(2of3) try talking to them, they'll say 'fuck off homie'. if you're white, they'd say 'fuck off vanilla-face, we don't need your help/advice/care/time/money/solutions/ideas/anything'. all the warriors need is to settle accounts with their enemies, that's what matters to them now, today, tomorrow.
u have no idea what u're talking about & Y would u even assume that bcuz she is latina she would have sold drugs & even if she did y wouldn't u feel simpathy 4 some1 who had 2 do that at such a young age 2 survive. U must honestly think u know every1's situation out there. Just because u have opportunities that others r not privileged w/ from birth doesn't mean that they aren't doing the best they can 2 keep a roof over their head & keep food on the table
(3of3) they live at war, they don't have the ability of looking into the future, farther than one week ahead, as they only want to survive and to keep their heads above water. i don't know who to blame for this war, but i know 'mixing-up' or 'blending' will not help in any way.
The color of your skin or the place you live in doesn't mean a lot (especially when you did not chose it), to hate all the people from one place just because some of them seem to deserve is useless and sad according to me. Don't take it personal but please if you want us to discuss again please don't do stereotypes.
I wish you to be happy, to love and to be loved by a lot of people in 2007. Happy New Year !
don't get me wrong, i do have respect for this girl, unless she has been selling drugs in the past. i'm happy for her that she found a way out by creating her own freedom.
I don't agree with you. By saying "they" you're saying racist thing, that's your problem...Maybe you're watching television too much, stereotypes are never good, because they prevent the individual from reflecting about the world that surrounds them and making their own opinions.
"By saying "they" you're saying racist thing" <- i don't get it. at which point am i sounding racist? have you read all 3 parts of my reply? "they" is a nominative plural of the pronouns "he"/"she", and so i use it to refer to people we are talking about.
Fuck the hate espoused on this site is unbelievable.I am sorry for what i said above,I was in a mood and am not really racist.Ok I am not fond of arabs and so what?,lol
why is everyone missing the point that this is a promo vid for a film? it's just a snippet from a long reem of film... don't get so personal with this guys... just navigate away to a new page... ;)
So how strong... strong enough to get her Doctorate in Criminal Psychology or to pull a double shift at McDonalds? Is she strong enough to become sucessful in life and master the english language or strong enough to kick the shit out of any chicky who looks at her wrong? Talking strength... to me = weakness. If you were really a strong woman you wouldn't be posting videos of yourself talking tough in the ghetto. Your message would be in your example.
you have got to be kicking me u idiot! this is a video for a movie stop thinking your better then everyone around your not! I no some fucking idiots, like yourself, who have doctorates! I grew up in the "ghetto" with an abusive father I'm a lawyer now SO FUCK YOU! Being stroung to people is differnt pullling a double shift at mcdonalds is much hard then passing the BAR exam beleive me I NO!
think before you fucking post messages out there you lowlife BITCH
I cant almost think bout anything else, where is this world going!? all the "oldies" say that "WE hold the future in our hands"!! but am I the only 1 who believes that, and tries to keep our planet from getting TOTALLY full with evil
I cant almost think bout anything else, where is this world going!? all the "oldies" say that "WE hold the future in our hands"!! but am I the only 1 who believes that, and tries to keep our planet from getting TOTALLY full with evil?
Dude, i wish you and your whole fucked up family was dead, cause your wasting the resources of people that actually diserve it, don't be mad at your father for touching you there, and certainly dont hate the world cause you enjoyed it, asshole.
When she was a young girl, why in the world is she wondering around on the "streets" at dead hours of the night? She was asking for trouble! How pathetic! I have no sympathy!
Here is a young woman with a positive message that a person can rise above the easy path of blaming others for their misfortunes. Good for her and the rest of the negitive people count your blessings.
whats with all the flaming between the 2 genders? both sides need to grow up... seriously. just quit the hating and get along. Love is a virtue you people seem to have forgotten, sad... your future is bleak.
This is fake, its for the movie called Freedom Writers. Shes an actress, stop acting like its real its just a movie promotion they paid youtube to post on the side of everyones screen.
This video was pointless. Why do people think that they have to have street cred. New York isn't the only cool city in the world. Sometimes America really pisses me off because we act like we have it so bad but we don't. I think that was kind of the point she was trying to make but it has been said a hundred million times before by a hundred million other people.
lmaoo you must be kidding me..you lived in a ghetto in america and you think your life is hard?..live one day of ur life in a city in africa and the next day you would be packing ur bags ready to run for your life back to that ghetto hahaha
Why all the hatred? Her intentions are pure. She's a good person, a good role model. I'm a straight guy saying this (I mention that because morons need to know). There's plenty of evil in this world. Don't be part of it.
Hey now, don't fob off your penis envy on those poor guys.
I'm sure if you keep posting on YouTube showing off your wicked awesome "attitude," one day you'll manage to grow a wee little penis, just like the men who put up with your worthless ass.
I like how no one is understanding the point of this video. This isn't a video ABOUT race in general, it's about being proud of who you are, overcoming bad situations and trying your hardest to make the best of your life.
And just because you asses got dumped by a girl doesn't mean we're all pieces of shit.
I agree - not all women are pieces of shit. But enough of you are that the odds of finding one who actually treats a man with any degree of respect approach those of winning the lottery.
if you knew crackheads came out at night why didnt you go home early you put yourself in your own position. i might have felt for you if you couldnt stay home because your dad beat you up and youd rather hang out with the crackheads but doesnt appear to be that situation.
imagine if you were a woman, i dont care to even check if you are or not, and you were afraid to leave your house because all of your friends and the women in your life were raped more thank two times? WHY SHOULD WOMEN HAVE TO JEOPARDIZDE THEIR FREEDOM FOR SAFETY? you'll never know what it's like.
what does this have to do with what i said? if youre going to talk time to criticise me at least read what i wrote and make your counter point because whos fault is it if you get raped esp if your a young woman in a place you shouldnt be after a certian time of night you took that risk call me sexist i dont care im tired of people blaming other people for the situations they put themselves in.
ummm are you ok did you take your meds how am i suppose to think if you replied to my comment was i to think you are talking to everyone or me since you replied to my comment no wonder you love the video you have no sense of logic im amazed people like you remember how to breath and chew food
Funny how you almost forgot to mention you were latina. What if a white woman said the same line, "I'm a powerful woman... a powerful white woman." She would instantly be labeled a white supremist. But just because there's a minority saying it, it's suddenly ok and even praised as being proud of one's heritage.
Jesus H. Christ. I'm a single mom of two kids..I do not and would not allow myself or my kids to live like that. All you gotta do is get a good job and move the fuck out. Thats being a hell of a lot stonger then roamin the streets sayin your strong... prove it.
i see why many of you men are single and will NEVER have honest, fulfilling relationships with anyone or thing but your hands. Enjoy a life of utter loneliness and I wish you nothing more but guilt, shame, and embarrassment.
please do not feel the need to tell Me how beautiFUL and sweet My PERSONALITY is, I already know and it's My attitude you should worry about. the fact that you refer to women as girls speaks volumes.
The fact that so many women these days have your spiteful attitude is why I've always refused a relationship with one. Guilt, shame and embarrassment? All I can ever feel for women like you is pity, contempt and relief that I've escaped. Oh, and before you fall back on the old "you must be gay" routine; no, I'm celibate by my own choice, because what I've seen happen to every other guy unfortunate enough to get hooked is a hell I'd rather not go into, thanks.
what prompted you to lash out like this? why would you wish someone be lonely, guilty, and "embarrassed?" you seem very bitter. man-hating sexists like you are disgusting. are you jealous of men and want a penis deep down inside? sucks to be you.
Ins-pi-ra-tion! I would however add that we need to help change society and not allow the breeding ground for crackheads to even exist in the first place.
:)
kim213able 2 weeks ago
1 womb 1 heart 1 love 1 legacy 1 child 1 hope
TheAnnafisher 5 months ago
she soo dam fine lol when i seen the movie for the 1st time i said that looud lol
nieves2408 5 months ago
she's pretty
thedarkknight646 7 months ago
strong girl
Kathelynn11 1 year ago
why do so much people dislike this?......cough cough racists
pookielovesfashion 1 year ago 2
thats a latina role model for u...im proud to be who i am... a puerto rican american
anime1vampire2 2 years ago 15
damn is good to know her real story. =] i appreciate her and what shes become. shes someone i could actually look up too. =]
dominicana978 2 years ago 7
brrooklyn .. is messed up!!
doggydodo2 2 years ago 3
ya stay strong!!!
KATandBEC 2 years ago
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Jazzwoman1985 2 years ago
Keep strong and keep dreamin' Kudos,too!
MsBHoopingAllure 3 years ago
She's way sexier than alicia keys's dike ass
Dizzyboy08 3 years ago
i thinnk she just look like alicia keys
bluestars44 3 years ago
i am a minority. my teacher thought we where just as missed up as these kids. we did wat the freeedom writers did. wrote journals ever typed them up. the thing is whtie people is not as miss up as we are...eva dope she knows wat we are goin threw. not just some actor playing a role. this movie changed my life.
flatheadchick15 3 years ago 2
Funny how you almost forgot to mention you were latina. What if a white woman said the same line, "I'm a powerful woman... a powerful white woman." She would instantly be labeled a white supremist. But just because there's a minority saying it, it's suddenly ok and even praised as being proud of one's heritage.
Shiole 3 years ago
Yeah i def. know what you mean im not white but i do realize that whites have to be way more careful of how they choose their words especially when talking of being proud or anything of that nature...it's weird how shit is in america.....
dreadhead703 3 years ago 2
Yes because thats the price white ppl are paying for ruining other ppls country and culture.
Black
South Africans
Middle easterners
Aboriginals
Native Americans
and more...
asopaso07 3 years ago 2
Dont blame an entire race for other peoples mistakes. People should not be held accountable for other peoples mistakes because of the color of their skin. Theres a difference between white people from the past and the present , dont put them in the same boat
ChlLooeeee 2 years ago 20
That is so true
But it`s sad because skin colour means alot, no matter what. That`s what we are judged on, the colour of our skin.
smile4me62 2 years ago
"We have many reasons to hope for great happiness, but...we have to earn it. And that's something you can't do by taking the easy way out. Earning happiness means doing good and working..." Anne Frank
daoneandonlydon 4 years ago
do they like get actors who live in the areas their characters lived in??
VeriteserumGirl 4 years ago
this is beauty. many tough chicks are lesbians though.
goldenbrenner 4 years ago
why are you being biased?? ugh...see this is what i hate...not all women have to be fragile and girly to show they are real gurls you know
yanfeb15 2 years ago
tough girls are beautiful. i just there were more heterosexuals among them
goldenbrenner 2 years ago
there are heterosexual, beautiful, strong girls out there...you just gotta know how to look for them....and im thinking that most of you guys are thinking in literal terms....as in, physical...and thats not it...a strong girl is someone who doesnt give up and keeps her head up even in the most difficult of times...that doesnt mean shes not a real girl right?
yanfeb15 2 years ago 4
@yanfeb15 .....why do you need to add in the 'heterosexual' part? :/
milkyway531 5 months ago
@milkyway531 ...what's the big deal? 0_0?
yanfeb15 3 months ago
@yanfeb15 why is a girls' sexual orientation important?
milkyway531 3 months ago
@milkyway531 I thought I wrote to you and answered your question. I was replying to goldenbrenner. He says there are no straight girls who are strong or whatever. So i was replying to him, not saying it in general out of nowhere. It would have been nice if you read our conversation.
yanfeb15 3 months ago
@yanfeb15 ...well you didn't write "@" or anything, i wasnt abuot to read all the comments of this vid for the ell of it. idc whatever
milkyway531 3 months ago
@milkyway531 ...then why bother me
yanfeb15 3 months ago
that guy was saying that many tough chicks were lesbian, that's why. Please read.
yanfeb15 3 months ago
Fagile is one thing but you can still be lady like. And if your not girly your viewed as I guy. Or a man hater.(Which most of you tough women are.)
KEYBEATZ 2 years ago
i still insist that girls dont have to be girly or fragile to be seen as a girl...or a tough girl..besides, who cares if tehy see them as that....my point is, just because your a though girl, doesnt mean you also have to be something else that your not, (girly) and vice versa
yanfeb15 2 years ago
itz true wat she sayz
pr1chick 4 years ago
You guys need to back off im white,latina,black,and native american you guys are saying so and so are racist and look at yourselves for once your making racists remarks I guess you guys dont learn anything from any movies but racism and prejudice! You guys who say that her refering to "they" is racist need to look at yourselves!
princessnnekamag 4 years ago 2
pero mira que estas buena
kpsklg 4 years ago
That's what i'm talkin about!! we need more strong women like her in this day and age!
terryts2 5 years ago
dey do as in [everybody] does wat dey got to do to live. Chances come and go and sometimes don't be comin at all don mean that people b sellin up drugs and everybody is born wit a freedom and independency that makes em strong.
Jenny4eva91 5 years ago
Do dey no haw 2 spel @ all???? U B makin urslf luk lik n idiut.
Thorrific 5 years ago
Yea! Go April! she shows that no matter where you come from you can be a strong independent person
SakuratheSoxfan 5 years ago
Its funny how we have all this TALK about how ruff it is, in the hood. And how bad Compton, The Bronx, and Boston is. And bla bla bla. Bu the fact is that NO HOOD in the US is as bad or as RUFF as lets say Thailand or Southern Brazil. Man the Compton is a kingdom compared to those places.
KEYBEATZ 5 years ago
Absolutely.
m0noxide 5 years ago
that still doesn't mean it's not bad.
cbg85 4 years ago
Please........... Those places are only "bad" because people want them to be. But in places like Southern brazil they have zero to no choice. In America you have more choices, and options.
KEYBEATZ 4 years ago
Want them to be? A bad environment is a bad environment. Some are worse than others but that still doesn't make it okay. And it's a lot more difficult to move out of rough neighborhoods when you're poor. It takes a long time, it's not just a simple get up and move.
cbg85 4 years ago 2
I didn't say a bad environment is "okay". And it may be difficult to out of a rough neighborhood, but it's not impossible to do so. And you have to look for ways to get your feet off the ground.
KEYBEATZ 4 years ago
A lot of people look for ways to get their feet off the ground so they can move up and out, and just end up in worse situations.
bambamm89 4 years ago
That's where a refuse to loose attitude comes in handy.
KEYBEATZ 4 years ago
if you peronally dont live in these situations, its best not to say anything...you wouldnt really understand like people who are in this situation
yanfeb15 2 years ago 2
No where in the UNITED STATES is as ruff as other ruff parts in the world.
KEYBEATZ 2 years ago
I KNOW THAT....ur talking to a girl whos coming from a third-world country. :).....but i can see that you dont understand that even when we come to a country that is supposed to help us prosper, we cant always start the way we want, and so we have no choice but to live in places that are just like the places we came from...its not our fault that these neighborhoods are infiltrated with drugs and violence...and yes, we can get out, but you cant do it if you cant afford it
yanfeb15 2 years ago
Your strength come within and lifes ups and downs create that strength
allgamesvideos 5 years ago
Im glad that people have the courage and strength to be who they want to be. Others and myself chould learn from thier teachings. Everyones story is different. So everyones point of view in life is also different. You just gotta keep going for someday it will get better. Thank you
mushroompoptart 5 years ago
I think its great that your self esteem is so positive and healthy. Stay strong, continue to dream, and on the way up don't forget to help others to be strong!
hairijr 5 years ago
you sciguy or w/e never say its nonsense.. this shit happens for real. if u have something to say say it y'all...its u rich upper class white folks that hold everyone else down...but im not saying that cuz im not im black, rich, christian, heterosexual female but i hav eseen some shit go down....im black and bein black exposes u top things u may not be exposed to...
chlorie 5 years ago
why do black people kill each other so much? Blacks kill other blacks WAY MORE than whites kill blacks. Where is the outcry for that?
Thorrific 5 years ago
There has already been an outcry for that since the 90's. You're not spouting anything new.
cbg85 4 years ago
Where is the Be Heard: I am a strong white, rich, Christian, conservative, heterosexual male video? Dumb multicultural ethnic bullshit.
sciguy0504 5 years ago
What do you think is easier, being a white, rich, christian, conservative, hetrosexual male. Or say a black, blind, dwarf, lesbian hindu?
Rockpig1969 5 years ago
If you need to knock someone else down just to make yourself feel better then that's pathetic. I pity you. The reason there isn't a video about a strong, white, rich, Christian, conservative, herterosexual male video is because they haven't have hard lives. To say that you are strong and a woman and ethnic and have lived in a place where she did, then THAT'S an accomplishment. Name five white, Christian, rich, hetrosexual, conservative men that have made a movie as life-changing as she has.
NoDayButToday552 5 years ago
I wonder why this video turned into a major sexism debate? Honestly, she's just saying she's a strong woman, and proud to be strong. It's not where you come from, who your daddy is, or what color you are, it's how you react to situations that make you strong. She reacted in a positive way.
Alduniaphoenix 5 years ago
tobtobtob, you are the skuxness :) the love tank is indeed never empty! :P :P
jayobear 5 years ago
I take it as a compliment, thanks ! HNY
tobtobtob 5 years ago
White is right, you disgusting Katrina refugee.
Alfrunk 5 years ago
dumb fvck lesbian latino b1tch! HAHAHAHAHA
muusicfreak678 5 years ago
man you guys needa chill the fuck out` iight who knows this prob. did happen to her sorry she didnt grow up inna white crackerville nieghborhood iight so chill da fuck OUT AT LEAST SHES SOMBODY T0DAY && iono wat the fuck is your promblem saying shes wack blablabla. you fucking stupid das wat u white bitches are
XxTiinyxX 5 years ago
Okay I agree with you XxTiinyxX till the end. I though the vid was inspiring, but not all white girls are bitches OR stupid either. You're just spreading the hate.
Missinge 5 years ago
and I agree with you too
aireeze 5 years ago
well said...thanks
aireeze 5 years ago
She is most boring.
blackunderscore 5 years ago
Someone tell me please who's the artist of the song in this video ?
KPPAAAHHHKKK 5 years ago
Say no to racism, say no to communities let's melt everyone ! mélangeons-nous mélangeons-nous ! I want every people to love the other people as he love his family, you can... the love tank is never empty.
tobtobtob 5 years ago
oui oui, et baise toi, putain. melange ton cul et Va te faire enculer
bkttt 5 years ago
??? sorry I don't speack french
tobtobtob 5 years ago
why mélangeons-nous then?
bkttt 5 years ago
I think I eared that in a French song, I think it means some kind of "let's mix up" or something like that... Is that right sir ? is that shocking you ?
tobtobtob 5 years ago
(1of3) you're right, it's sth like let's mix up or blend. love between races is cool but notice this: problems related to 'tuff and ruff hoodlife' have little to do with racism. hatred grows inside Black people against other Black people, same is about 'Latin' and Mexican and so on. go to the hood and you'll hear shooting and see angry faces of 'warriors'.
bkttt 5 years ago
(2of3) try talking to them, they'll say 'fuck off homie'. if you're white, they'd say 'fuck off vanilla-face, we don't need your help/advice/care/time/money/solutions/ideas/anything'. all the warriors need is to settle accounts with their enemies, that's what matters to them now, today, tomorrow.
bkttt 5 years ago
u have no idea what u're talking about & Y would u even assume that bcuz she is latina she would have sold drugs & even if she did y wouldn't u feel simpathy 4 some1 who had 2 do that at such a young age 2 survive. U must honestly think u know every1's situation out there. Just because u have opportunities that others r not privileged w/ from birth doesn't mean that they aren't doing the best they can 2 keep a roof over their head & keep food on the table
allenanb 5 years ago
(3of3) they live at war, they don't have the ability of looking into the future, farther than one week ahead, as they only want to survive and to keep their heads above water. i don't know who to blame for this war, but i know 'mixing-up' or 'blending' will not help in any way.
bkttt 5 years ago
(2of2)
The color of your skin or the place you live in doesn't mean a lot (especially when you did not chose it), to hate all the people from one place just because some of them seem to deserve is useless and sad according to me. Don't take it personal but please if you want us to discuss again please don't do stereotypes.
I wish you to be happy, to love and to be loved by a lot of people in 2007. Happy New Year !
tobtobtob 5 years ago
don't get me wrong, i do have respect for this girl, unless she has been selling drugs in the past. i'm happy for her that she found a way out by creating her own freedom.
bkttt 5 years ago
I don't agree with you. By saying "they" you're saying racist thing, that's your problem...Maybe you're watching television too much, stereotypes are never good, because they prevent the individual from reflecting about the world that surrounds them and making their own opinions.
tobtobtob 5 years ago
"By saying "they" you're saying racist thing" <- i don't get it. at which point am i sounding racist? have you read all 3 parts of my reply? "they" is a nominative plural of the pronouns "he"/"she", and so i use it to refer to people we are talking about.
bkttt 5 years ago
Did you guys know broccoli gives you gas? I sure didnt.
snuffle1 5 years ago
eating too much asparagus makes your pee green too.
cabinfevrr 5 years ago
that was retarded.
verduras 5 years ago
Fuck the hate espoused on this site is unbelievable.I am sorry for what i said above,I was in a mood and am not really racist.Ok I am not fond of arabs and so what?,lol
plonkey 5 years ago
what is the music?
atakee 5 years ago
why is everyone missing the point that this is a promo vid for a film? it's just a snippet from a long reem of film... don't get so personal with this guys... just navigate away to a new page... ;)
laooo2006 5 years ago
couldnt have said it better "valiumsummer"
dallasmavz 5 years ago
So how strong... strong enough to get her Doctorate in Criminal Psychology or to pull a double shift at McDonalds? Is she strong enough to become sucessful in life and master the english language or strong enough to kick the shit out of any chicky who looks at her wrong? Talking strength... to me = weakness. If you were really a strong woman you wouldn't be posting videos of yourself talking tough in the ghetto. Your message would be in your example.
valiumsummer 5 years ago
Your cynicism isn't nearly as powerful a message as her positive believe is.
Oswuari 5 years ago
you have got to be kicking me u idiot! this is a video for a movie stop thinking your better then everyone around your not! I no some fucking idiots, like yourself, who have doctorates! I grew up in the "ghetto" with an abusive father I'm a lawyer now SO FUCK YOU! Being stroung to people is differnt pullling a double shift at mcdonalds is much hard then passing the BAR exam beleive me I NO!
think before you fucking post messages out there you lowlife BITCH
idinamwah23 5 years ago
A lawyer who doesn't know when to use the word 'know'.
You chump.
jackson1992 5 years ago
YEA...I mean be proud of who you are but you don't have to broadcast ur ghetto pride all over international internet!!!
HinataHeart 5 years ago
strong woman? fuck off,you immigrant go steal some hubcaps or try to get into Texas across the border!.Looks like a spic to me!
plonkey 5 years ago
dude, you cannot be serious...
Oswuari 5 years ago
WOW, her toughest day is when the string fell off her Tampax and called 911..
Get Real, she has no idea about being tough except saying it
razz124 5 years ago
yeah, it shows a strong WOMAN but what wrong with that?
female pride? awesome. but can some explain why there are so many negative comments?please contact me. :D
LZARDLVR 5 years ago
I cant almost think bout anything else, where is this world going!? all the "oldies" say that "WE hold the future in our hands"!! but am I the only 1 who believes that, and tries to keep our planet from getting TOTALLY full with evil
pirvodaah 5 years ago
I cant almost think bout anything else, where is this world going!? all the "oldies" say that "WE hold the future in our hands"!! but am I the only 1 who believes that, and tries to keep our planet from getting TOTALLY full with evil?
pirvodaah 5 years ago
this video is kind of...Crap. but im with u on ur comment.
EnzoFirrari2k6 5 years ago
well shes ghetto dig?
refmon 5 years ago
people wouldnt take her seriously or listen if she had a face like a smacked arse, this is not about being strong and smart it about being pretty.
dmorritt 5 years ago
oh boy can't stand this liberal feminist politically correct bs...
wser09 5 years ago
wow this was amazing and this woman is absoloutly beautiful!!!
FREAKINGrockstar 5 years ago
Dude, i wish you and your whole fucked up family was dead, cause your wasting the resources of people that actually diserve it, don't be mad at your father for touching you there, and certainly dont hate the world cause you enjoyed it, asshole.
JohnnyUranis 5 years ago
When she was a young girl, why in the world is she wondering around on the "streets" at dead hours of the night? She was asking for trouble! How pathetic! I have no sympathy!
ShimmeringGirl 5 years ago
Mi Americasa su Americasa.
aLincolnite 5 years ago
cool!!
juda204245 5 years ago
cool!!
juda204245 5 years ago
Here is a young woman with a positive message that a person can rise above the easy path of blaming others for their misfortunes. Good for her and the rest of the negitive people count your blessings.
acer1957 5 years ago
whats with all the flaming between the 2 genders? both sides need to grow up... seriously. just quit the hating and get along. Love is a virtue you people seem to have forgotten, sad... your future is bleak.
Fr0zenStrife 5 years ago
so dumb
1summitash 5 years ago
werd.
Lojikbom 5 years ago
lol @ women.
j/k :)
Snake31 5 years ago
This is fake, its for the movie called Freedom Writers. Shes an actress, stop acting like its real its just a movie promotion they paid youtube to post on the side of everyones screen.
snuffle1 5 years ago
This video was pointless. Why do people think that they have to have street cred. New York isn't the only cool city in the world. Sometimes America really pisses me off because we act like we have it so bad but we don't. I think that was kind of the point she was trying to make but it has been said a hundred million times before by a hundred million other people.
fatcatbuzz 5 years ago
lmaoo you must be kidding me..you lived in a ghetto in america and you think your life is hard?..live one day of ur life in a city in africa and the next day you would be packing ur bags ready to run for your life back to that ghetto hahaha
erickthered 5 years ago
Why all the hatred? Her intentions are pure. She's a good person, a good role model. I'm a straight guy saying this (I mention that because morons need to know). There's plenty of evil in this world. Don't be part of it.
TheycallhimTurpin 5 years ago
AMEN!
HinataxthexButterfly 5 years ago
masterbaition causes blindness
s3faded 5 years ago
VOMIT
rvh9 5 years ago
Are you on drugs?
Dogging1 5 years ago
good on you, sister. blessings..
tommy6555 5 years ago
Lol whats funny is I think this is actually a movie promo in disguise.
snuffle1 5 years ago
Why are we not covering young adults like you all in the media. I am so proud of all of you, you are a voice to be heard. keeping talking never stop
kindrick5820 5 years ago
I was so impressed. I admire you as a woman.
aisiteimase 5 years ago
why r u so mad and commiting so much. geeezzzz don't hate b cause u don't live in the US. and why r u dissing women so much, calm down and get a life
roses09 5 years ago
hahah if u have a latino mother, ud know what ninjabarry is saying !
gabrielomarbatistuta 5 years ago
when you get out. reach back. One love.
fadermaster 5 years ago
greetings
bhodybored 5 years ago
yo yo yo word up! my cribs in a trailer park too... biotch!
stalemate1 5 years ago
amen
drajwfu 5 years ago
fuck up!!!
imthehappymedium 5 years ago
and you sure do wish you had one.
Kitty30569 5 years ago
Hey now, don't fob off your penis envy on those poor guys.
I'm sure if you keep posting on YouTube showing off your wicked awesome "attitude," one day you'll manage to grow a wee little penis, just like the men who put up with your worthless ass.
Laramas 5 years ago
What are the odds the Director (yes, there was one) was a man?
herrkaliyuga 5 years ago
But isn't that part of the point of Youtube? That there is a venue for stupid videos like this one and to share them with every one??
LooneyGuy15 5 years ago
Ugh.. barf
MayorBrainless 5 years ago
I like how no one is understanding the point of this video. This isn't a video ABOUT race in general, it's about being proud of who you are, overcoming bad situations and trying your hardest to make the best of your life.
And just because you asses got dumped by a girl doesn't mean we're all pieces of shit.
supkellyv 5 years ago
right on!
Kitty30569 5 years ago
I agree - not all women are pieces of shit. But enough of you are that the odds of finding one who actually treats a man with any degree of respect approach those of winning the lottery.
Mystikan 5 years ago
i prefer to dump women instead. women can't handle rejection but are always the first to blow a man off.
diverse82 5 years ago
Women are weak.
marcnadene 5 years ago
Yeah... try pushing something the size of a watermellon out something the size of a pea then tell me who is the weak gender
linkx666 5 years ago
Very well said
Florblume 5 years ago
WHAT A DUMBASS VIDEO
mdtba 5 years ago
I'd like to see all you guys try, hypocrites.
Whoowhoot01 5 years ago
if you knew crackheads came out at night why didnt you go home early you put yourself in your own position. i might have felt for you if you couldnt stay home because your dad beat you up and youd rather hang out with the crackheads but doesnt appear to be that situation.
spacecab1 5 years ago
imagine if you were a woman, i dont care to even check if you are or not, and you were afraid to leave your house because all of your friends and the women in your life were raped more thank two times? WHY SHOULD WOMEN HAVE TO JEOPARDIZDE THEIR FREEDOM FOR SAFETY? you'll never know what it's like.
Kitty30569 5 years ago
what does this have to do with what i said? if youre going to talk time to criticise me at least read what i wrote and make your counter point because whos fault is it if you get raped esp if your a young woman in a place you shouldnt be after a certian time of night you took that risk call me sexist i dont care im tired of people blaming other people for the situations they put themselves in.
spacecab1 5 years ago
who said i was talking to you?! guilty conscience...
rapist.
Kitty30569 5 years ago
ummm are you ok did you take your meds how am i suppose to think if you replied to my comment was i to think you are talking to everyone or me since you replied to my comment no wonder you love the video you have no sense of logic im amazed people like you remember how to breath and chew food
spacecab1 5 years ago
good one! you must feel real smart. rapist.
Kitty30569 5 years ago
ehehehe
evreniz 5 years ago
Funny how you almost forgot to mention you were latina. What if a white woman said the same line, "I'm a powerful woman... a powerful white woman." She would instantly be labeled a white supremist. But just because there's a minority saying it, it's suddenly ok and even praised as being proud of one's heritage.
Shiole 5 years ago
You're right, of course. Now, imagine the furore and Nazi supremacist name-calling there'd be if she was a white MAN!!
Mystikan 5 years ago
So true.
marcnadene 5 years ago
Jesus H. Christ. I'm a single mom of two kids..I do not and would not allow myself or my kids to live like that. All you gotta do is get a good job and move the fuck out. Thats being a hell of a lot stonger then roamin the streets sayin your strong... prove it.
DebbieDeth 5 years ago
Go Debbie!
manwithoutgod101 5 years ago
Amen
valiumsummer 5 years ago
Okay, and your point to this video was???
You're a latina...BIG DEAL. I'm a Latino. I don't go around bragging about it. Don't let your race define you.
manwithoutgod101 5 years ago
Well said, man. I wish more people thought like you!
Mystikan 5 years ago
Well- you may have the braun, but you don't have the brains... A latina powerful woman? what the fuck does that even mean?!
Relics420 5 years ago
i see why many of you men are single and will NEVER have honest, fulfilling relationships with anyone or thing but your hands. Enjoy a life of utter loneliness and I wish you nothing more but guilt, shame, and embarrassment.
Kitty30569 5 years ago
Yes, we all deep down inside want a girl, with an attitude just as beautiflu and sweet as yours.
manwithoutgod101 5 years ago
please do not feel the need to tell Me how beautiFUL and sweet My PERSONALITY is, I already know and it's My attitude you should worry about. the fact that you refer to women as girls speaks volumes.
Kitty30569 5 years ago
Hey, Kitty... I want to tell you something...
... GIRL!!
Hee-hee. I called you a girl! Hee-hee.
Dex02 5 years ago
The fact that so many women these days have your spiteful attitude is why I've always refused a relationship with one. Guilt, shame and embarrassment? All I can ever feel for women like you is pity, contempt and relief that I've escaped. Oh, and before you fall back on the old "you must be gay" routine; no, I'm celibate by my own choice, because what I've seen happen to every other guy unfortunate enough to get hooked is a hell I'd rather not go into, thanks.
Mystikan 5 years ago
what prompted you to lash out like this? why would you wish someone be lonely, guilty, and "embarrassed?" you seem very bitter. man-hating sexists like you are disgusting. are you jealous of men and want a penis deep down inside? sucks to be you.
diverse82 5 years ago
it must really suck waking up you every morning. really, do us all a favor and kill yourself. PLEASE!
Kitty30569 5 years ago
que puto a women is good for many things in life and if if wasnt for us us stupido ass wouldnt have bkeen bkornd que no
lola713 5 years ago
please stop tweezing
bradpitcher 5 years ago
Beautiful
lunafae 5 years ago
pero mira que eres guapa.Impresionante, de verdad. creo que me he enamorado
kpsklg 5 years ago
Ins-pi-ra-tion! I would however add that we need to help change society and not allow the breeding ground for crackheads to even exist in the first place.
adryroseinbloom 5 years ago
I am woman here me roar...now watch me wash the kitchen floor...hate these Dr Phil type vids.
jahwobble 5 years ago