My Complicated Relationship with Passing for White
Vložit
- čas přidán 18. 11. 2021
- This week I share my experience with the concept of passing for white as I watch the #Netflix film #Passing starring #TessaThompson and #RuthNegga and directed by #RebeccaHall. I share important books and history lessons I've learned as I shape my understanding of racism and the invention of #whiteness in the United States.
TruJuLo (trujulo.com/) is a production company that uplifts stories that speak truth in pursuit of justice in service of LOVE. This CZcams channel is dedicated to teaching, learning, inspiring, spreading joy and navigating the challenges that BIPOC filmmakers experience in their filmmaking journeys.
I'm a Black, Jamaican, Cherokee, Blackfeet and Danish playwright, producer, executive producer, actor and development executive working in Hollywood. I spent 7 years traveling across the country presenting my one-woman show One Drop of Love (www.onedropoflove.org/) and have worked as a producer and development executive at Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's production company, Pearl Street Films ( / pearlstreet , for 5 years. I'm also the co-author of the Inclusion Rider, along with Kalpana Kotagal and Color of Change. I'm here to share the lessons I've learned as a BIPOC, Global Majority Member filmmaker, storyteller, playwright and theatre producer.
FOLLOW, INTERACT & LEARN MORE:
Subscribe to the TruJuLo CZcams channel: / @trujulomedia
Learn more on the TruJuLo website: www.trujulo.com/
Follow TruJuLo on instagram: / trujulomedia
Follow TruJuLo on twitter: / trujulomedia
Sign up for the TruJuLo monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/fc781e75643c/truju...
Listen to the Sista Brunch podcast - highlighting Black womxn surviving and thriving in media and entertainment: www.sistabrunch.com/
INFORMATION FOR THIS VIDEO:
Fatal Invention by Dr. Dorothy Roberts thenewpress.com/books/fatal-i...
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz www.beacon.org/An-Indigenous-P...
White By Law by Ian Haney López nyupress.org/9780814736944/wh...
AUDIO:
Channel music: ketsa - essence freemusicarchive.org/music/Ke...
clown music: Epidemic Sound - Jak na to + styl
I love your stories. This one in particular has me digging in deeper to my own understanding and relationship to the idea of passing- and actually the idea of ‘whiteness’. I will definitely be reading Dr. Roberts’ book!
Thank you so much Diane! As challenging as the subject is - I really enjoyed making this one. I’m pushing myself to explore all the ways storytelling can have an impact - so knowing you’ll read Dr. Roberts’ book is a lovely validation!
I’m glad this hit my algorithm. Thank you. ✊🏾✊🏾
Thank you ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾✊🏽
When was in college, back in the late 70's, I read Nella Larson's book "Passing." It affected so much that I wrote a one act and directed it. Have you seen Danielle Romero(I may have her name wrong) CZcams series NYTN? She is diving into the construct of race. She began her research after she found out that her great grandmother had passed. It appears that you're both using some of the same information. Congratulations on your movie.
That sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on your one act!
🥰 Thank you for sharing your experiences on the subject of passing.
Blessings and peace my sister.🙏🏼😇
Shared
Thank you so much for this comment. Peace and blessings right back to you ❤️thank you so much for sharing too.
I just learned that Babe Ruth was suspected of passing as white and that Ty Cobb reportedly refused to room with him because Ty considered him black. What a weird world. I am officially white according to my birth certificate; but there have been times in my life where I have felt noticeably not white and it is odd to say that I have not liked it. I have three North European white grandparents and one Italian grandparent with middle eastern features; and I look vaguely similar to my Italian grandfather while my brother is blond and North European white (my brother and I are close and we have literally never talked about skin color or his blondness and my dark skin features, we are true brothers and only see our brotherhood when we look at each other). It’s too bad that people even think about the color of their skin, I hope someday all people will not think about skin color and see each other as my brother sees me.
Thanks for sharing this ❤️
Babe and Cobb were never on the same team. Doubt that ever even could have happened. But yes, it’s long been a rumor that Babe was black.
@@Mr.Pojangledo you think he knew - or was it - like many Americans - part of his heritage that had already been denied before he was born?
@@fanshen who knows but if he did he probably wouldn’t have let the cat out of the bag.
So tired of people caring about the color of their skin!
I ordered Dr. Roberts book and subscribed! Thank you such valuable and solid arguments!
Yes! Such an important book.
@@TruJuLoMedia My book just arrived today.
I've been so interested in hearing about passing in college courses l I've been so fascinated by it. Great thorough discussion
Thank you so much for this Zach. I really enjoy watching your reviews!
You did a great job on this. Who knew about the Supreme Court cases??! thanks for this information. I can't help but have regret that your film wasn't made first!
Thank you so much Mitzi! Your work also tells important stories. Hope you keep pushing!
Excellect!
Thank you❤️
DISGUSTING that anyone would lie about their ethnicity especially avoid to be honest about being a descendant of slave owners. DISGUSTING.
It's Just survive and preference for another culture kk
Survival bro