Uploaded by OAProject on Feb 14, 2009
More involved than just your personal association with whatever arbitrary and undefined racial name you call yourself, the Other Awareness Project is a thought-provoking, humorous mixture of film documentary, stand-up comedy, and audience discussion that looks into what I think is the continued incorrect categorization of people into racial groups by skin color and other arbitrary things, in light of everything we know scientifically, legally, religiously, just about any way you want to look at it. In this era of keeping it real", internet access, DNA research, why do intelligent people still classify themselves into racial groups? And, is it helping to solve any problems?
I traveled to various cities around the country. (Long Beach, CA; Austin, TX; Portland, OR; Cypress, CA; Carson, CA; Youngstown, OH) I was intentionally looking to film conversations with people I didn't know and who are more intelligent than I am. People, who have been calling themselves any of the completely arbitrary and legally undefined racial categories for 10, 20, 30, 40 years. To see why they still chose a "racial" category, how they support that decision, and how it has or hasn't affected their lives. Everyone answered the same roughly 20 questions, from Who is Al Sharpton?" to Where is Caucasia? to "What is the legal description of a _____ person in the United States?" To their credit, not one person knew the questions until we were filming. I didnt prep any of the responses. The conversations are exactly as they happened with as little editing as possible.
DB, Austin, TX; Opal, Austin, TX; Joylyn, Long Beach, CA; Don, Austin, TX; Rod, San Diego, CA; Rabbi Brian, Los Angeles, CA; Sander, Long Beach, CA; Dave and Carolyn, Los Angeles, CA
Category:
Tags:
License:
Standard YouTube License
-
1 likes, 0 dislikes
9:59OAP-Meet The Participants Part 1by OAProject48 views
5:26Tempe Improv - Michael James Brownby OAProject47 views
9:43OAP-(2) Are There People You Admire From Other ...by OAProject97 views
8:07Marvin Clayton & The Apollo West Singersby OAProject72 views
8:12OAP-Who Is Al Sharpton? Part 2by OAProject80 views
8:05OAP-Other "Black" Leaders (Bonus)by OAProject110 views
9:15Are Hapas So Different? (icysparks2007)by HapaUnited768 views
0:31HIV & Culture - Awareness Commercialby TaylorRaboin387 views
11:11Re:WHITE AWARENESS ON RACE RELATIONS LACKS VALI...by kkilo34362 views
2:39Drag Racing In Black and Whiteby tenebr8614 views
14:59The M&M Gameby OAProject252 views
5:17OAP-(3) Ever Had A Relationship With A Person O...by OAProject185 views
4:21City of Carson Juneteenth Celebrationby OAProject180 views
5:33OAP-One Night At The Comedy Storeby OAProject145 views
9:37OAP-Who Is Al Sharpton? Part 1by OAProject140 views
7:35OAP- Change NAACP to NAAAP? Part 2by OAProject28 views
8:37OAP-Change NAACP to NAAAP? Part 1by OAProject274 views
1:16Wheel of Fortune - Michael James Brownby OAProject560 views
7:10OAP-When is Independence Day in Mexico?by OAProject801 views
2:32MUSICAL ENSEMBLE 2010 - CHIKAADEE & RUBY (THE N...by BMzProductionz5,339 views
- Loading more suggestions...
Link to this comment:
All Comments (0)