I'm white I live in a white society. I have worked in a lot of states. West coast. And East Seattle. I live in Utah like seriously I don't see the black community. I do have friends of the black skinned color and they are truly family. In Utah I believe to see other colltures you have to go to sporting events. I feel I should be sorry for this but I'm not. I welcome everyone in my life until I see ugly. I don't play the skin color. Because here we don't see a reason to judge anyone. Or maybe I'm blind. I don't think so but I honestly think I either like you or I don't. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR PIGMENT. JUAT YOUE CHARECTURE. peace
"Tom is a middle of the road dude! If y'all come up in here commenting left or right, you don't get Tom." Bro that's facts, Tom is the guy who dives headfirst into a wolf den with a stick in each hand and just starts poking the shit out of anything in there that moves or breathes 🤣
I hope if nothing else, everyone here realizes what you said is true. The news, government are doing there very best to start a race war. We can not let that happen.
I'll never understand the hate this man gets. There's people black and white that don't like him because they can't get passed certain trigger words then lose focus of the whole message. This even includes A LOT of his fanbase. He makes songs from ALL perspectives. Respect to him for doing it and bringing all views from all sides to the table.
Tom made me a better person. I was only trying to see things my way and he opened up my eyes and allowed me to see things from multiple perspectives. I am able to be like I get where this person is coming from or I get where that person is coming from. He really wants to bring everyone together and I love that and support it.
Tom's got a song that talks about his worst fans called "Fake Fans". Not sure if you checked it out yet, but it shows how he feels about fans who have a vision of him that doesn't represent who he really is. Might be a good one to react to if you wanna keep going down the rabbit hole.
Don't always have to agree to respect someone. SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE FOOLS WHO DON'T GET IT!!!!! I love listening to your thoughts man. I don't always agree with Tom, but I respect the hell out of him. And after watching so many of your videos I will say the same about you. Glad I found your channel. Respect and love to you.
I think Tom's fans know he is standing for real unity & it makes them a bit defensive if they think someone doesn't understand his intentions or message.
I don’t always agree with my mama either, man! Love that line! You’re right...we don’t have to always agree. It’s all about respecting each other!! Always love my time in the Pause Factory!!
It's funny that Tom says so many things directly and loudly, yet the key (to me, at least) is in the subtlety. This song is a mix of hard truth made obscure with media spin and confusion compounded by individual perception. The hard truth is lived, the media/establishment/government spin is what sows and sells division. As individuals, we can only try to navigate with what we know about ourselves and our immediate "world." Tom is expressing his take on it all. The subtle bit is that he (my take only, I wouldn't really know, now would I!) isn't endorsing any one point of view, only pointing out why it is so hard to get past all of hard truth and spin to whatever is next. We throw it on the table...then what? Aside from actually living the hard truth, there is no way everyone will arrive at the same place. We have to acknowledge the truths, resist the spin and act on all fronts to alter our perception to find something valuable and worthwhile to work toward. Other than that, live your life and "do you proud."
Im white. Im not racist. Im embarrassed that some people who look like me are still so ignorant. Ill never understand fully how hard life must be for people of color but I promise I'll continue to raise my kids to judge based on character not skin color and hopefully one day it won't be harder for your kids than mine. Racism must die for our species to move forward. This isnt HOG fam shit. Its real shit.
Thank you for saying this. I feel the exact same but if I tried to put it onto words I'm sure it wouldn't come off quite right. Praying everyday for people to open there eyes and see people for WHO they are as a whole rather then seeing only what color,race,religion or political stance, they are. I can guarantee 100 the most beautiful,kind,loving giving,soulful caring people I have ever met were not white. They were not american and they were not either on the right or left. Things are going to get ugly soon folks. You think it's bad now? Just you wait. There are very bad, tumultuous times coming. You will want a tight group of people surrounding you. You WILL need them to get through. You will need people of strength and character. You will need people who will fight with you and for you. I would dare to say that this circle will not have many white americans in it. This collective will have those people who have suffered and toiled at the gates of hell already. They know how to push forward struggling, hold on to hope and how through bravery, courage and determination there is a way to escape those gates. The only white Americans I know who fit this description are those veterans who have been to war and made it back home. So for the idiots who continue to puff up and hate people for the least important things about them, looks, gender, how they dress, where they live etc. Just know, those of us who know better, we will win in the end. We will come through one day into a better place a better time the paradise we were meant to live in. You ignorant fools on the other hand will be left behind with those just like you who have no more substance then a crackheads promise. Left to hurt and hate each other. You will be alone because there will be no love there. You will be miserably suffering alone until the end of your time. The rest of us will be surrounded by harmony and tranquility, laughing, dancing,singing and living the lives we humans were meant to live. As the sons and daughters of he who is most high.
Well people need to realize that race doesn’t exist. It never has. It’s been biologically proven. Race is a social construct. Until people can admit race doesn’t exist it will always be around. And all humans have been slaves, every “race” for thousands of years and still exists until this day. And blacks were first enslaved by blacks just like whites were first enslaved by whites and so on and so forth. People need to learn real history
This whole song came out of a hairstyle he saw on a black guy that he would wear if he was black and then started thinking how else his life would be different if he was black and Tada a song was born. Tom's an artist and he tries to show every side whether its If I was black, white trash, Straight white male, white boy, fake woke, cancelled, no lives matter, American dreams, Snowflakes (a favorite of mine) what ever the case Tom is about opening up conversations and I can get behind that. Jay I really enjoy all your reactions, I love that you say whats on your mind I appreciate anyone that can do that and not feel the need to either trash someone else's views or try to ban them.
@@maliasiwel7015 I'm gonna have to disagree. We're the HOG we're a family we're supposed to be bringing people together with the truth i can't disown my brothers and sisters just because they can't see it straight yet, nobody is too far from saving. Much love to my HOG brothers and sisters it's Hangovers Gang forever.
Thank you!!! I am so glad you did this reaction and said the things you did... I've noticed more and more people typing loudly in peoples comments over the reactors feelings, thoughts or opinions because they claim Tom is this, Tom is that, Tom is something else while missing the entire meaning of his messages and to agree to disagree, find common ground, stop talking over people and their experiences, listen and respect one another and lets unify. This was an amazing reaction!!!
I agree. I watch these reactions to get the viewpoint of the reactor. I have learned a lot by just listening and hearing others opinions and life experiences.
The sad part is, I honestly believe the vast majority of Americans would find that we are all in the middle if people would stop fighting the “ right fight”. There’s always going to be a hard left and hard right that can’t think critically about their own belief systems.
You are 100 percent correct. If people answered a a political questionnaire honestly, I think people would be more of Libertarians than the two clown parties that we are tormented by daily.
Consider this and I'm not sure if it's entirely true, but the fans like myself get Tom. Hell, I gathered he wasn't a conservative from the song "How The West Was Won" and that was before Dear Rappers. Then he hit another "Left" talking point in "American Dreams"... I'd like to consider myself middle of the road... Consider the ones that comment negatively towards you are probably bots and haters trying to stop his message. Probably don't even listen to his music. How could they? He calls everyone out. Thank you for the breakdown. My lady appreciates Tom for this. She's ADOS. #HangOverGang #HOG family 💯🫂🤝
Tom fan here. Thanks for the great reaction. I don't think agreeing with anyone 100% is healthy, that's what got all of us into the situation we are in right now. My interpretation of what he does is to show us that we are all stronger together, and if we can understand that and each other we can get to the real problems. We are being divided by the system and until we can look at each other as brothers and sisters, as fellow Americans, we will never be able to fight back. Until we can put ourselves in each others shoes we will never be united. #HOG
Truly enjoyed this analysis. 😁 Would love to hear more of your perspective. When I started watching your reactions to Tom it was easy to respect you for your honesty. With that I believe you give Tom much respect because his music/lyrics encourages open dialogue. Don't understand why people can't be okay with agreeing to disagree at times. I have no doubt you will continue to stay true to who you are and your "neighbors" love you for it!! ✌💚💪
Can't agree more with you. We all disagree with each other and we agree with each other. It's like a marriage, it's never one sided. Media is ripping us apart and we shouldn't let it. Jay, love you brother💪👍 can't wait to hang with my second family this Friday
Tom says the stuff we think he is a lyrical genius an his music is like nothing out there. I’m blown away by the layers he puts it out there with no fear
I appreciate that you see that he's in the middle looking at both sides..too many people are trying to pick a side for him because that's where they want him.
Was really excited to see you do this! Loved your reaction and especially the 👊Pause Factory 👊. I say this so much but your break downs are #1. You've opened my mind to alot. Im #hog but I do not think you have to agree with all he says. Even Tom respects that. So keep on saying what is on your mind, I happen to love hearing it. Appreciate you H8fulJ✌
The first CD’s he ever bought was Tupoc All Eyez On Me.... he didn’t even know what rap music was. He listened to it all the time and then Eminem. These goats are what made him what is today....... pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #HOG4EVER
Awesome reaction. Most his videos are at least 60/40 throwing shade in both directions from the middle. If a far right movement starts having any kind of real influence, my money is Tom switches it up and shuts that shit down hard.
One of the things I like about Tom is that he is willing to try understand other peoples point of view eg. If I Was Black. Greatly appreciated these days when most people would rather hate than try to understand. Also you are right, he is not left or right. For me he is not really about taking sides at all, he is more about understanding others and trying to find a path to unifying people.
Great reaction! As always, appreciate your insights. Always give me something new to consider. I’ve heard Tom say on live streams/interviews that, with White Boy, the only people he banned in comments were the racist types who tried to seize upon the song as if it was an anthem.
This video right here was the turning point for Tom to change distribution companies and I felt like I needed to share this with you because this was the video that he released when he was supposed to release the song because his distribution company was actually holding it hostage and they deemed it inappropriate and offensive and they didn't want to release it so that's about the only thing that I can give you from the time that this video finally saw the light of day was the video that Tom posted on the day that he was supposed to drop this. czcams.com/video/VIlWElwt0sw/video.html You also got to remember Tom has the perspective of living in the ghetto he's talked about it time and time again and his song "I Don't Care" and his song "Sellout" and he knows what he's talking about when it comes to "living in the ghetto" and "glorifying the trap" and he even mentioned in his song "Cancelled" about how he "lived in the ghetto, lived in South Central and there's no Caucasians but he loved every single one of his neighbors" So Tom's perspective on this song If he was black is a life that both him and Nova used to live when they were living in a house that had roaches in the cupboards and they didn't have any food and they literally had to figure out whether or not they were going to eat or pay their rent. And then later on in the song "Dear Rappers" (and that is one that you have reacted to) off the very album that went viral that made Tom MacDonald who he is now and that was his album: "Deathreats" I love your reactions Jay and you tell shit how it is and definitely I'm here for your Tom reactions and anything else that you react to because you're one of the real ones.
Great reaction- always good to hear another persons point of view. Makes you examine yourself. True Tom fans understand his overall message even if they don’t agree with everything he says. It’s all about content of character. Period. Much love from Louisiana 🤟🏼🙏❤️🇺🇸
Jay I look forward to your reactions to Tom's music. You keep it real just like Tom does. People need to keep their eyes and hearts open and mouths closed more often. Love you Jay. God bless you and your family.💯❤️
Love your reactions bro.💓. Pause as much as you need, we've seen it already. Tom is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Never met the man but I love him like a brother.👍💗🔥🙋💯.
I'm a half white mutt and I've got brothers from all nations, all the flavors, all the colors, in my circle. If you're raised to judge a person's character and not their color, you do too. We are more the same than we are different.
I'm a redheaded white dude so I stay away from utilizing the n word, but I call my black friends ginger because that one, I have exclusive rights for. It usually gets a good laugh the first time and now my friends expect it. An aunt of mine married a black man when I was young and he was a pillar for me when I was young when my father couldn't watch me because of work and he exposed me to his culture at such an early age that I never thought anything about the differences in cultures besides thinking "man, I cant wait to see my uncle Jerome and play video games and barbecue and play chess and dominoes". He was a martial arts instructor in bjj, a cop for a while, and a volunteer EMT and firefighter. While I certainly knew he looked differently than me, I only ever saw inspiration when I saw him. The first time I ever met him, I had just seen Blade and I thought he was Wesley Snipes, but not because of the racist trope that black people look alike, but because he literally looked exactly like Wes. So much so that he would go to Cons as Blade and blow everyone out of the water lol.
Love it!! Listening on my way home from work. Edited: after listening to the reaction, you did not disappoint. I always look forward to your take on Tom's messages, respect.
That’s what Tom does. He spits truth bombs all day long. Doesn’t matter if people like it or not. (But yeah, we do hahaha!) Always love your reactions too Jay! Pause factory is necessary on these things. 😂😂😂 #HOG fam ✌🏻💜💪🏼
This has to be one of my favorite reactions of all time!!! Man I would love to hear to deep dive into this from your perspective. Saw the fire in your eyes!!
I'm a euro-Canadian, and the first time I tried watching this video I couldn't do it - it has taken me months to watch it through, and it was here for the first time that I did. I grew up in the 60s/70s and so I was conditioned and sensitized to the history and plight of African Americans and in Canada, the indigenous culture. So I had to do a little bit of research on why he did this song the way he did. I can understand it a little better now by hearing his explanation. Here is what Tom said in a tweet back in 2019: "Jul 20, 2019 As a white rapper w/ a largely white fan base...I think it’s important to provide the flip-side of the coin. “Whiteboy” and “Straight White Male” were white perspectives. “If I was Black” is ME imagining MY - ME - MYSELF’S perspective if I were black."
Your honesty is the best part of your channel. I need to hear from people that lived a different life than I did. I am not mad at you for telling the truth about what you like and don't like. Subbed.
Dude this was fire, I've never seen colour in my life, I am a postman in the UK and I get on better with the diverse people than my own fellow countrymen. My Muslim brothers show me so much love, they share their food during Eid. I was also brought up around many Black friends and I also lost my best friend I worked beside me for 8 years George R.I.P lost his life due to covid. My best friends are all diverse and I love it I embrace it. Bruce Lee once said we all live under one sky why can't we get along, amen to that haters get lost I love our race the human race end of. Keep up the good work bruv, your channel makes my day, much respect and love, p s I'm also H.O.G Forever peace 🤘❤️❤️🤘
To answer your question about the people in his videos they are mostly old neighbors from the hood! Castles and this song he really put alot of his friends on ❤ H.O.G.
Great reaction as always! We LOVE the pause factory! I love your reactions because you always keep it 💯! Thank you for touching on the middle thing. It irritates me so much when Tom as well as the fans get labled politically. I love that he is so brutally honest and completely unapologetic about it. It paves the way for conversations that must be had! Most of us have been "awake" for a very long time. I pray daily we really start to see a shift in our society for the better. Peace and love Jay. ❤🤘
What up man Hope you doing well today. I've been busy as hell man working I ain't had time to watch shit but I see you still doing your thing man I'm glad to see it take it easy. peace!
Hey man,I've waited until a reactor that I believe was straight up reviewed this song , before I watched a reaction to it. I'm glad I waited, I think you were objective the whole time. Thanks a lot....peace
I love Tom’s truth bombs. Great reaction. I sometimes wonder why I taught and raised my kids to be colorblind and to love people because of their insides when the rest of our world is so divided. They are 16 and 14 now and they question why people hate so much. I don’t have an answer for that. I really don’t understand it. What is it that they are so threatened by? I really can’t stand racists and bullies . No one should be judged by their skin color or accent or heritage or religion…… But if there is hope in this world to heal, it will be from children like mine, growing up to be world citizens.
Thank you for the comment about 'Tom is a middle of the road guy. He is not left or right.' I agree that it is frustrating when fake fans want to paint him in a corner. Confirmation bias is real. Lots of people only hear what they want to hear instead of really listening. Great reaction and commentary. I enjoyed watching
The biggest reason why I love Tom is because almost all of his songs the main message is coming together. Stop letting nonsense divide us. I'm a 33yr old white guy. I live in a small city with a pretty diverse population. Right across the river is a smaller city with a real bad reputation. 2 days ago I went with my dad to advance auto. (Only place that had rotors for my girls car) as we were walking in there was a black guy coming in behind us. (Maybe 15ft or so behind) so I held the door and waited for him. His reaction was.... I'm trying to think of the right way to say this... his reaction was total disbelief and astonishment. I could see it all over his face. He couldn't believe I held the door open for him. After the astonishment went from his face he said "thanks man" I said of course and went along my business. A short time later in the store he asked me if I ever changed a serpentine belt. I said yeah, then asked how hard it was. Well I ended up waiting for him to check out and we went to help him in the parking lot. Took my dad and I maybe 5 minutes. He couldn't stop thanking us. Tried to give us some cash, even invited us to a bbq. Before we parted he shook my hand and said "I still can't believe you held the door for me, can't remember the last time a white boy did that for me" I laughed and said "yeah I could tell by your face" we had a good laugh then joked about how most people suck. As good as that interaction felt, helping someone out who needed it (no matter the color) I ended up feeling bad. The fact that he was so shocked by my curiosity was just sad. It really shows how divided we really are.
In an interview Tom said this truly is how he would feel if he would black ... he said he is petty and doesn't let go of grievances very easily... so he really would feel this way and that's honestly what this song is about.... LOVE your reactions I think you really get Tom it's awesome to see! Don't apologize for pausing never mind someone appreciating Tom's message and talent maybe because I feel understood by Tom too!
Dope reaction. He said this is how he(him) would actually feel if he was black because he is vengeful. The lol was for when you looked in the camera at the commenters, lol...
I have watched a LOT of black reactors watch this video. You are probably the most genuine in your take. I find that this song is a tightrope because of the subject matter it exposes the real in someone. You are not an apologist, you are not a closet racist and anyone with half of a brain can see that clear as day. I am sure you are going to do great things if you keep this up. Well done man.
If it wasn't the great Pause Factory, we'd be just watching you watch a video. Conversation is what we as humans utilize to grow and learn. If we do not grow and learn, we stagnate. So pause away Jay, and give us your perspective on a video.
Hey man i want to start by saying i am joyous that i came across this video. I enjoy a lot of what tom puts out and listening to what people have to say on his videos. I wish you did have time to dive further into this discussion as you alluded to as i want to better understand the perspectives of those who share a different culture and experience to my own while still being my countryman. I did find what you did say very enlightening in our similarities and differences. Although i do have my disagreements, perticularly with our conceptualization of race. As Toms music is ment to strike conversation with an aim to solving our problems without bloodshed it would mean a lot to me if you would be willing to hear my story and thoughts. I grew up in a poor rural town in northern Ohio. My whole family are relatively recent immagrants from Poland, Italy, and Wales (as far as i have been told). It was a nice place in the way simple poor towns can be, however, over the span of a decade it was suburbanized. Huge waves of afluent "white" clevelanders came into our town. They wiped out our businesses, farms, and wildlife and pumped out town full of starbucks, drugstores, and kmarts. The worse part for me as a kid was the takeover of the police and what felt like a persecution against the origional poor inhabitants of our town. I rebelled against this and rejected this gross, frivelous, narcissistic culture that came in. That is when i found hip hop, rap, and punk music. I was astounded that there were others out that as frustrated and angry at the vapic materialistic crap that was all around us by what i would now call yankee and west coast culture. My girlfriend at the time had gone off to college at youngstown state a year ahead of me and when it was my turn to pick i jumped at the opportunity to go somewhere that had an active culture. Angry and reactionary but alive and not totalizing. I lived in the heart of the south side, and aside from one encounter whn i fist moved in, i proved myself and embraced fully the culture around me. However, it was not conscious to me at the time but i could sense i could not keep up the mcdonalds diet, shootings, drugs, parties, and dealing and make it to old age. When my girlfriend and i broke up i could not afford to keep living there and i had to move in with my parents again. Again looking back it was a gift from God as a few years later my mother would die very young and being there with her was truely a gift. For the sake of brevity, as i have gotten older i have found myself drifting closer and closer to Appalachia and the blue ridge mountains. They have called to me ever sense i had seen them and i hope to call them my home before i die. The family i have inherited are west virginian and Appalachian culture is where i now belong. Why all this? As i watch our country fall apart and our currupt elite orchestrate a race war between our nations poorest and forgotten i have spent nearly every waking hour trying to find out why. There are so many threads to pull on, however, relevant to this topic is what has appeared to be about race. It is something that must be addressed and discussed and it must be something that we can respect in others and have pride in oursleves and still see eachother as humans. I have a lot of sympathy for your desire, and rightfully so, to be proud of what makes your people exceptional. I want you to see what is worth emulating in your culture and music and history and to address the problems holding you back, as i do my own. Where i believe that we are all misguided is the frame. We can not build something lasting witout bloodshed and a desire for conquest with scientific, materialist, enlightenment categories like black, brown, and white which were created to justify the very heinous acts that find your people stuck in projects and mine stuck in dying fentanyl stricken mountains. In this country the only races i struggle not to hate are yankees and west coasters as those are the races of our elite. It is their school systems, government organs, police forces, and hatred towards different ways of living that keeps the poor enbroiled in a war against eachother. I see reasons why you are proud of your race, and i am proud of mine. The Appalachian race. For all our faults, for all our mistakes, for our dependence on drugs and dying industry we have a proud history of slugging it out and holding our heads up. We thank God for mecies and glory and have our bluegrass and dance. We have proud strains of standing against slavery and two of the most iconic appalachian states were born out of that protest. However, i would never look at myself as some catch all category of white as i have no idea what it means. I have three races of blood in my veins, none of which have ties to its history until the mafia took hold. I reject the dominant races, but i must belong somewhere or nihilism, cynicism, and death will consume me. So Appalachia is where i find home. The mountains, the music, the way of life, Christ, and my inherited family call me home. I pray that this made some sense and that we can see eachother and have a conversation that works to solve the situation we find ourselves in. I pray that this comes of as genuinely serving the good in all of us. I do not want to see us go the way of nazi germany, soviet russian, maos china.... And we are getting desperately close to that point. I hope to speak with you and i would be honoured to have a conversation with you if you should ever have the time. I see you truely as my countryman and brother. I pray there was no disrespect and i came off sincere. God bless and may we all find healing and love for our brothers and sisters in a true way.
There are people who say he's pandering with this song, but I truly believe that he's looking at what life would be like for him if he was a black man. Because of his personality type and just the way he is so outspoken, and as angry as he can get about things, he knows he could end up dead or in prison if his pigment was darker. That isn't pandering, that's empathy, and I respect him for that so much. Love you Jay! FUCK those hard R using m-f*ckers ❤
A poet’s ideology isn’t Left or Right - it’s Truth. Tom is a poet masquerading as a rapper. He’s trolling society on a whole different level, the small-minded won’t get it. Glad ur back bro!
#hangovergang I knew this was going to be one of my favorite reactions of yours when you did this one and I was right. #HOG4LIFE This song hit for me because if one of the reasons you ride with Tom is his drive to speak truth. It doesn't matter if you did or didn't live the experiences of others for their to be truth to their POV. You talked about the line of driving a car and being pulled by police. Your POV of why it's hard may be different from my POV on why it would be hard for me, either way it's not a contest. We should unite and demand better when it comes to the job we are paying for when it comes to protect and serve.
i am who i am and i think that the things that happened can never be forgiven or forgotten. but i do believe in a new beginnings . as one big famialy of humans. we all need to worck together to save each outher
I went looking for people upset by this song when it came out. I only found 1 instance of some black guys who reacted and liked it, then took the reaction down and put out a diss track themselves. I think they called it If you were black. There have been a couple other reactors who were pretty uncomfortable, but no outright hate. I love this song, it's one of my favorites. I have no shame, I sing along with the windows open. You had me rollin with the "where's my thing" moment.
Great reaction good sir. I don't think I've watched one of your videos that i haven't chuckled yet. I really enjoy you views. We need more peeps who know you can disagree but still have respect. You total seem like a guy who you could sit down with, talk some real shit and leave afterwards knowing you gained something. Peace
"Better not have any my comments" bruh, I'm a believer of what Richard Pryor said on his stand up and erase the word all together. It doesn't matter if you're black or mixed, that word sucks (all versions of it, R or A, no difference to me). Great reaction! "We ain't got enough time for this" lmao.
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I'm white I live in a white society. I have worked in a lot of states. West coast. And East Seattle. I live in Utah like seriously I don't see the black community. I do have friends of the black skinned color and they are truly family. In Utah I believe to see other colltures you have to go to sporting events. I feel I should be sorry for this but I'm not. I welcome everyone in my life until I see ugly. I don't play the skin color. Because here we don't see a reason to judge anyone. Or maybe I'm blind. I don't think so but I honestly think I either like you or I don't. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR PIGMENT. JUAT YOUE CHARECTURE. peace
"Tom is a middle of the road dude! If y'all come up in here commenting left or right, you don't get Tom."
Bro that's facts, Tom is the guy who dives headfirst into a wolf den with a stick in each hand and just starts poking the shit out of anything in there that moves or breathes 🤣
Bam!!!! THIS.
That's an awesome description of what Tom does. SO good.
I love that 👆
That makes for some cool imagery! Could picture the scene on a T-shirt.
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Tom is repeatedly telling all of us who the real enemies are and it's not our fellow everyday citizen.
Exactly
He is calling out the system.
I hope if nothing else, everyone here realizes what you said is true. The news, government are doing there very best to start a race war. We can not let that happen.
All western culture is run by a facaded media cult.
regards alls
I'll never understand the hate this man gets. There's people black and white that don't like him because they can't get passed certain trigger words then lose focus of the whole message. This even includes A LOT of his fanbase. He makes songs from ALL perspectives. Respect to him for doing it and bringing all views from all sides to the table.
The guy i see like him the most are mostly black
Tom made me a better person. I was only trying to see things my way and he opened up my eyes and allowed me to see things from multiple perspectives. I am able to be like I get where this person is coming from or I get where that person is coming from. He really wants to bring everyone together and I love that and support it.
I don't think there's been a better summary of what Tom MacDonald is doing. Great video! I feel like I come here to learn some perspective at times
Tom's got a song that talks about his worst fans called "Fake Fans". Not sure if you checked it out yet, but it shows how he feels about fans who have a vision of him that doesn't represent who he really is. Might be a good one to react to if you wanna keep going down the rabbit hole.
I second that. Fake fans next Jay
That's a good one, the video was🔥
Yes, 100% agree.
Agreed. "Fake Fans" describes them perfectly.
Don't always have to agree to respect someone. SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE FOOLS WHO DON'T GET IT!!!!! I love listening to your thoughts man. I don't always agree with Tom, but I respect the hell out of him. And after watching so many of your videos I will say the same about you. Glad I found your channel. Respect and love to you.
I think Tom's fans know he is standing for real unity & it makes them a bit defensive if they think someone doesn't understand his intentions or message.
I concur ........
I don’t always agree with my mama either, man! Love that line! You’re right...we don’t have to always agree. It’s all about respecting each other!! Always love my time in the Pause Factory!!
Respect Tanya
It's funny that Tom says so many things directly and loudly, yet the key (to me, at least) is in the subtlety. This song is a mix of hard truth made obscure with media spin and confusion compounded by individual perception. The hard truth is lived, the media/establishment/government spin is what sows and sells division. As individuals, we can only try to navigate with what we know about ourselves and our immediate "world." Tom is expressing his take on it all. The subtle bit is that he (my take only, I wouldn't really know, now would I!) isn't endorsing any one point of view, only pointing out why it is so hard to get past all of hard truth and spin to whatever is next. We throw it on the table...then what? Aside from actually living the hard truth, there is no way everyone will arrive at the same place. We have to acknowledge the truths, resist the spin and act on all fronts to alter our perception to find something valuable and worthwhile to work toward. Other than that, live your life and "do you proud."
Im white. Im not racist. Im embarrassed that some people who look like me are still so ignorant. Ill never understand fully how hard life must be for people of color but I promise I'll continue to raise my kids to judge based on character not skin color and hopefully one day it won't be harder for your kids than mine.
Racism must die for our species to move forward. This isnt HOG fam shit. Its real shit.
I love this man. Beautiful
Thank you for saying this. I feel the exact same but if I tried to put it onto words I'm sure it wouldn't come off quite right. Praying everyday for people to open there eyes and see people for WHO they are as a whole rather then seeing only what color,race,religion or political stance, they are. I can guarantee 100 the most beautiful,kind,loving giving,soulful caring people I have ever met were not white. They were not american and they were not either on the right or left. Things are going to get ugly soon folks. You think it's bad now? Just you wait. There are very bad, tumultuous times coming. You will want a tight group of people surrounding you. You WILL need them to get through. You will need people of strength and character. You will need people who will fight with you and for you. I would dare to say that this circle will not have many white americans in it. This collective will have those people who have suffered and toiled at the gates of hell already. They know how to push forward struggling, hold on to hope and how through bravery, courage and determination there is a way to escape those gates. The only white Americans I know who fit this description are those veterans who have been to war and made it back home. So for the idiots who continue to puff up and hate people for the least important things about them, looks, gender, how they dress, where they live etc. Just know, those of us who know better, we will win in the end. We will come through one day into a better place a better time the paradise we were meant to live in. You ignorant fools on the other hand will be left behind with those just like you who have no more substance then a crackheads promise. Left to hurt and hate each other. You will be alone because there will be no love there. You will be miserably suffering alone until the end of your time. The rest of us will be surrounded by harmony and tranquility, laughing, dancing,singing and living the lives we humans were meant to live. As the sons and daughters of he who is most high.
Well people need to realize that race doesn’t exist. It never has. It’s been biologically proven. Race is a social construct. Until people can admit race doesn’t exist it will always be around. And all humans have been slaves, every “race” for thousands of years and still exists until this day. And blacks were first enslaved by blacks just like whites were first enslaved by whites and so on and so forth. People need to learn real history
You are bang on! Tom wants people to talk things out and not hate on each other because of their opinions. #HOG
This whole song came out of a hairstyle he saw on a black guy that he would wear if he was black and then started thinking how else his life would be different if he was black and Tada a song was born. Tom's an artist and he tries to show every side whether its If I was black, white trash, Straight white male, white boy, fake woke, cancelled, no lives matter, American dreams, Snowflakes (a favorite of mine) what ever the case Tom is about opening up conversations and I can get behind that. Jay I really enjoy all your reactions, I love that you say whats on your mind I appreciate anyone that can do that and not feel the need to either trash someone else's views or try to ban them.
People like that aren't true HOG and only hearing what they want, they give the rest of us a bad name. Aloha NuiLoa 💜🤙
I couldn't agree more!!!
I agree 100. And if Tom saw a so-called fan spitting some racist bs and whatnot, he would be the first to lay the smackdown on him!!
@@jesj27 TRUTH
@@jesj27 hey jesj💜🤙
@@maliasiwel7015 I'm gonna have to disagree. We're the HOG we're a family we're supposed to be bringing people together with the truth i can't disown my brothers and sisters just because they can't see it straight yet, nobody is too far from saving. Much love to my HOG brothers and sisters it's Hangovers Gang forever.
Tom is soooo good at looking at other peoples perspectives. All of his music....his songs....they all make the listeners consider other viewpoints.
"welcome to the Pause Factory" the most honest statement by any reactor ever
i love how Tom always puts everyone’s perspective out there
"I better not have any of y'all in my comments" the * most intense staredown * I've ever seen 🤣🤣 appreciate your energy Jay
We love the pause factory!
Hell yes.
Absofuckinglutely
Thank you!!! I am so glad you did this reaction and said the things you did... I've noticed more and more people typing loudly in peoples comments over the reactors feelings, thoughts or opinions because they claim Tom is this, Tom is that, Tom is something else while missing the entire meaning of his messages and to agree to disagree, find common ground, stop talking over people and their experiences, listen and respect one another and lets unify. This was an amazing reaction!!!
Well said Amy. Only true facts
I agree. I watch these reactions to get the viewpoint of the reactor. I have learned a lot by just listening and hearing others opinions and life experiences.
The sad part is, I honestly believe the vast majority of Americans would find that we are all in the middle if people would stop fighting the “ right fight”. There’s always going to be a hard left and hard right that can’t think critically about their own belief systems.
You are 100 percent correct. If people answered a a political questionnaire honestly, I think people would be more of Libertarians than the two clown parties that we are tormented by daily.
Consider this and I'm not sure if it's entirely true, but the fans like myself get Tom. Hell, I gathered he wasn't a conservative from the song "How The West Was Won" and that was before Dear Rappers. Then he hit another "Left" talking point in "American Dreams"... I'd like to consider myself middle of the road... Consider the ones that comment negatively towards you are probably bots and haters trying to stop his message. Probably don't even listen to his music. How could they? He calls everyone out.
Thank you for the breakdown. My lady appreciates Tom for this. She's ADOS.
#HangOverGang #HOG family 💯🫂🤝
Please forgive my ignorance. What is ADOS?
Awesome review Jay. U got here just in time. Going through h8tful withdrawals.✌❤💪always
Same
It seems like there's always that 5% of any fanbase that gives everyone else a bad name. I love your honest reactions. #HOG
“I don’t even always agree with my momma” Hahahah that’s classic. Love it. And love how you get Tom, his music and message! #HOG
Tom fan here. Thanks for the great reaction. I don't think agreeing with anyone 100% is healthy, that's what got all of us into the situation we are in right now. My interpretation of what he does is to show us that we are all stronger together, and if we can understand that and each other we can get to the real problems. We are being divided by the system and until we can look at each other as brothers and sisters, as fellow Americans, we will never be able to fight back. Until we can put ourselves in each others shoes we will never be united. #HOG
Truly enjoyed this analysis. 😁 Would love to hear more of your perspective.
When I started watching your reactions to Tom it was easy to respect you for your honesty. With that I believe you give Tom much respect because his music/lyrics encourages open dialogue. Don't understand why people can't be okay with agreeing to disagree at times.
I have no doubt you will continue to stay true to who you are and your "neighbors" love you for it!!
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Thank you as always Royceanne!!
Can't agree more with you. We all disagree with each other and we agree with each other. It's like a marriage, it's never one sided. Media is ripping us apart and we shouldn't let it. Jay, love you brother💪👍 can't wait to hang with my second family this Friday
@@392mopar4 yes! Love FNH
This was a fantastic reaction! Always look forward to your reactions!
Tom says the stuff we think he is a lyrical genius an his music is like nothing out there. I’m blown away by the layers he puts it out there with no fear
I appreciate that you see that he's in the middle looking at both sides..too many people are trying to pick a side for him because that's where they want him.
Oh we HAVE TIME ....FOR YOUR REACTIONS💯👍
Yay!!! Tom Tuesday.
Knew once you got to this one you would like it.
You keep killing’ it! 🔥Great reaction! I get so excited when I see you have a Tom reaction waiting for me to watch #hangovergang 💪🏼🔥💀🤘🏼❤️
Thank you for supporting Tom and nova. They are great people. Your honest opinions are always respected. 👏🏻👍🏻💪🏻💕
Idk how Haters Hate H8ful Jay...
😂😂😂😂
But your right. Nobody should be hating Jay. Such a positive man
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@@colleen2386 total agree!
@@nocomment7366 I agree!!
We DON’T always have to agree but we DO have to respect each other.
With love and RESPECT from Georgia❤️
"y'all come in here with that left & right...y'all missed the point" THANK YOU!
Hahaha “luv y’all kisses 😘 “ hahaha dude that was awesome 😂
Luv ya man 🔥
Was really excited to see you do this! Loved your reaction and especially the 👊Pause Factory 👊. I say this so much but your break downs are #1. You've opened my mind to alot. Im #hog but I do not think you have to agree with all he says. Even Tom respects that. So keep on saying what is on your mind, I happen to love hearing it. Appreciate you H8fulJ✌
The one thing Tom is not, is predictable! Loved your reaction!
The first CD’s he ever bought was Tupoc All Eyez On Me.... he didn’t even know what rap music was. He listened to it all the time and then Eminem. These goats are what made him what is today....... pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #HOG4EVER
Awesome reaction. Most his videos are at least 60/40 throwing shade in both directions from the middle. If a far right movement starts having any kind of real influence, my money is Tom switches it up and shuts that shit down hard.
Amazing reaction as always and loved hearing ur perspective!!!! Such a great song I enjoy the open dialog songs. this this made my day!!!
One of the things I like about Tom is that he is willing to try understand other peoples point of view eg. If I Was Black. Greatly appreciated these days when most people would rather hate than try to understand. Also you are right, he is not left or right. For me he is not really about taking sides at all, he is more about understanding others and trying to find a path to unifying people.
Great reaction! As always, appreciate your insights. Always give me something new to consider. I’ve heard Tom say on live streams/interviews that, with White Boy, the only people he banned in comments were the racist types who tried to seize upon the song as if it was an anthem.
This video right here was the turning point for Tom to change distribution companies and I felt like I needed to share this with you because this was the video that he released when he was supposed to release the song because his distribution company was actually holding it hostage and they deemed it inappropriate and offensive and they didn't want to release it so that's about the only thing that I can give you from the time that this video finally saw the light of day was the video that Tom posted on the day that he was supposed to drop this.
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You also got to remember Tom has the perspective of living in the ghetto he's talked about it time and time again and his song "I Don't Care" and his song "Sellout" and he knows what he's talking about when it comes to "living in the ghetto" and "glorifying the trap" and he even mentioned in his song "Cancelled" about how he "lived in the ghetto, lived in South Central and there's no Caucasians but he loved every single one of his neighbors"
So Tom's perspective on this song If he was black is a life that both him and Nova used to live when they were living in a house that had roaches in the cupboards and they didn't have any food and they literally had to figure out whether or not they were going to eat or pay their rent.
And then later on in the song "Dear Rappers" (and that is one that you have reacted to) off the very album that went viral that made Tom MacDonald who he is now and that was his album: "Deathreats"
I love your reactions Jay and you tell shit how it is and definitely I'm here for your Tom reactions and anything else that you react to because you're one of the real ones.
Great reaction- always good to hear another persons point of view. Makes you examine yourself. True Tom fans understand his overall message even if they don’t agree with everything he says. It’s all about content of character. Period. Much love from Louisiana 🤟🏼🙏❤️🇺🇸
Jay I look forward to your reactions to Tom's music. You keep it real just like Tom does. People need to keep their eyes and hearts open and mouths closed more often. Love you Jay. God bless you and your family.💯❤️
The time for open conversation is now. Everyone has struggles. Good show 👏
Thanks for keeping 💯, always love your reactions. Thank you!!! 💛
You cracked me up with that "Hood Pass" comment!!! Loved your reaction!!!
Stay blessed!!!
HOG 4ever!!!
Love your reactions bro.💓. Pause as much as you need, we've seen it already. Tom is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Never met the man but I love him like a brother.👍💗🔥🙋💯.
I'm a half white mutt and I've got brothers from all nations, all the flavors, all the colors, in my circle. If you're raised to judge a person's character and not their color, you do too. We are more the same than we are different.
I love your reactions and Your intro is AMAZING... I love it.
I'm a redheaded white dude so I stay away from utilizing the n word, but I call my black friends ginger because that one, I have exclusive rights for. It usually gets a good laugh the first time and now my friends expect it. An aunt of mine married a black man when I was young and he was a pillar for me when I was young when my father couldn't watch me because of work and he exposed me to his culture at such an early age that I never thought anything about the differences in cultures besides thinking "man, I cant wait to see my uncle Jerome and play video games and barbecue and play chess and dominoes".
He was a martial arts instructor in bjj, a cop for a while, and a volunteer EMT and firefighter. While I certainly knew he looked differently than me, I only ever saw inspiration when I saw him. The first time I ever met him, I had just seen Blade and I thought he was Wesley Snipes, but not because of the racist trope that black people look alike, but because he literally looked exactly like Wes. So much so that he would go to Cons as Blade and blow everyone out of the water lol.
Love it!! Listening on my way home from work.
Edited: after listening to the reaction, you did not disappoint. I always look forward to your take on Tom's messages, respect.
Another great reaction. These are your reactions you have all the time you want to take. I'm here for it. Much respect from Knox.
That’s what Tom does. He spits truth bombs all day long. Doesn’t matter if people like it or not. (But yeah, we do hahaha!) Always love your reactions too Jay! Pause factory is necessary on these things. 😂😂😂 #HOG fam ✌🏻💜💪🏼
This has to be one of my favorite reactions of all time!!! Man I would love to hear to deep dive into this from your perspective. Saw the fire in your eyes!!
I'm a euro-Canadian, and the first time I tried watching this video I couldn't do it - it has taken me months to watch it through, and it was here for the first time that I did. I grew up in the 60s/70s and so I was conditioned and sensitized to the history and plight of African Americans and in Canada, the indigenous culture. So I had to do a little bit of research on why he did this song the way he did. I can understand it a little better now by hearing his explanation. Here is what Tom said in a tweet back in 2019:
"Jul 20, 2019
As a white rapper w/ a largely white fan base...I think it’s important to provide the flip-side of the coin. “Whiteboy” and “Straight White Male” were white perspectives. “If I was Black” is ME imagining MY - ME - MYSELF’S perspective if I were black."
Your honesty is the best part of your channel. I need to hear from people that lived a different life than I did. I am not mad at you for telling the truth about what you like and don't like. Subbed.
Dude this was fire, I've never seen colour in my life, I am a postman in the UK and I get on better with the diverse people than my own fellow countrymen. My Muslim brothers show me so much love, they share their food during Eid. I was also brought up around many Black friends and I also lost my best friend I worked beside me for 8 years George R.I.P lost his life due to covid. My best friends are all diverse and I love it I embrace it. Bruce Lee once said we all live under one sky why can't we get along, amen to that haters get lost I love our race the human race end of. Keep up the good work bruv, your channel makes my day, much respect and love, p s I'm also H.O.G Forever peace 🤘❤️❤️🤘
To answer your question about the people in his videos they are mostly old neighbors from the hood! Castles and this song he really put alot of his friends on ❤ H.O.G.
Great reaction as always! We LOVE the pause factory! I love your reactions because you always keep it 💯! Thank you for touching on the middle thing. It irritates me so much when Tom as well as the fans get labled politically. I love that he is so brutally honest and completely unapologetic about it. It paves the way for conversations that must be had! Most of us have been "awake" for a very long time. I pray daily we really start to see a shift in our society for the better. Peace and love Jay. ❤🤘
DAMN am I glad the pause factory bus is back. I'm here for it ✌🏻❤️
Love the Pause Factory!!
What up man Hope you doing well today. I've been busy as hell man working I ain't had time to watch shit but I see you still doing your thing man I'm glad to see it take it easy. peace!
Great reaction! Appreciate your thoughts!
#hangovergang 🔥🔥🔥
Hey man,I've waited until a reactor that I believe was straight up reviewed this song , before I watched a reaction to it.
I'm glad I waited, I think you were objective the whole time.
Thanks a lot....peace
I love Tom’s truth bombs. Great reaction. I sometimes wonder why I taught and raised my kids to be colorblind and to love people because of their insides when the rest of our world is so divided. They are 16 and 14 now and they question why people hate so much. I don’t have an answer for that. I really don’t understand it. What is it that they are so threatened by? I really can’t stand racists and bullies . No one should be judged by their skin color or accent or heritage or religion…… But if there is hope in this world to heal, it will be from children like mine, growing up to be world citizens.
Thank you for the comment about 'Tom is a middle of the road guy. He is not left or right.' I agree that it is frustrating when fake fans want to paint him in a corner. Confirmation bias is real. Lots of people only hear what they want to hear instead of really listening. Great reaction and commentary. I enjoyed watching
The biggest reason why I love Tom is because almost all of his songs the main message is coming together. Stop letting nonsense divide us. I'm a 33yr old white guy. I live in a small city with a pretty diverse population. Right across the river is a smaller city with a real bad reputation. 2 days ago I went with my dad to advance auto. (Only place that had rotors for my girls car) as we were walking in there was a black guy coming in behind us. (Maybe 15ft or so behind) so I held the door and waited for him. His reaction was.... I'm trying to think of the right way to say this... his reaction was total disbelief and astonishment. I could see it all over his face. He couldn't believe I held the door open for him. After the astonishment went from his face he said "thanks man" I said of course and went along my business. A short time later in the store he asked me if I ever changed a serpentine belt. I said yeah, then asked how hard it was. Well I ended up waiting for him to check out and we went to help him in the parking lot. Took my dad and I maybe 5 minutes. He couldn't stop thanking us. Tried to give us some cash, even invited us to a bbq. Before we parted he shook my hand and said "I still can't believe you held the door for me, can't remember the last time a white boy did that for me" I laughed and said "yeah I could tell by your face" we had a good laugh then joked about how most people suck. As good as that interaction felt, helping someone out who needed it (no matter the color) I ended up feeling bad. The fact that he was so shocked by my curiosity was just sad. It really shows how divided we really are.
Hell yeah I’ve been missing you! Your vibes are contagious and I LOVE IT #HOG
Been waiting for your reaction! I grew up as a white American in Saudia Arabia. And Kuwait. I know hatred. Love you brother.
In an interview Tom said this truly is how he would feel if he would black ... he said he is petty and doesn't let go of grievances very easily... so he really would feel this way and that's honestly what this song is about.... LOVE your reactions I think you really get Tom it's awesome to see! Don't apologize for pausing never mind someone appreciating Tom's message and talent maybe because I feel understood by Tom too!
I don’t know who I love more, you or Tom… You must have lived an interesting life up until now to be this smart. ❤️ From the A
Dam Felicia thank you, and yea I've seen and been thru alot
You rock! I am glad I found your channel....everyone should hit that like!
“the pause factory” 😂😂 lollll… please keep pausing! We love hearing what you have to say #hangovergang
Dope reaction. He said this is how he(him) would actually feel if he was black because he is vengeful. The lol was for when you looked in the camera at the commenters, lol...
I have watched a LOT of black reactors watch this video. You are probably the most genuine in your take. I find that this song is a tightrope because of the subject matter it exposes the real in someone. You are not an apologist, you are not a closet racist and anyone with half of a brain can see that clear as day. I am sure you are going to do great things if you keep this up. Well done man.
You have become my favorite reactor 👍 Respect on your opinions and breakdowns 👏
Yep that pretty much sums it up lol great reaction homie much love
If it wasn't the great Pause Factory, we'd be just watching you watch a video. Conversation is what we as humans utilize to grow and learn. If we do not grow and learn, we stagnate. So pause away Jay, and give us your perspective on a video.
Hey man i want to start by saying i am joyous that i came across this video. I enjoy a lot of what tom puts out and listening to what people have to say on his videos.
I wish you did have time to dive further into this discussion as you alluded to as i want to better understand the perspectives of those who share a different culture and experience to my own while still being my countryman. I did find what you did say very enlightening in our similarities and differences.
Although i do have my disagreements, perticularly with our conceptualization of race. As Toms music is ment to strike conversation with an aim to solving our problems without bloodshed it would mean a lot to me if you would be willing to hear my story and thoughts.
I grew up in a poor rural town in northern Ohio. My whole family are relatively recent immagrants from Poland, Italy, and Wales (as far as i have been told). It was a nice place in the way simple poor towns can be, however, over the span of a decade it was suburbanized. Huge waves of afluent "white" clevelanders came into our town. They wiped out our businesses, farms, and wildlife and pumped out town full of starbucks, drugstores, and kmarts. The worse part for me as a kid was the takeover of the police and what felt like a persecution against the origional poor inhabitants of our town. I rebelled against this and rejected this gross, frivelous, narcissistic culture that came in. That is when i found hip hop, rap, and punk music. I was astounded that there were others out that as frustrated and angry at the vapic materialistic crap that was all around us by what i would now call yankee and west coast culture.
My girlfriend at the time had gone off to college at youngstown state a year ahead of me and when it was my turn to pick i jumped at the opportunity to go somewhere that had an active culture. Angry and reactionary but alive and not totalizing. I lived in the heart of the south side, and aside from one encounter whn i fist moved in, i proved myself and embraced fully the culture around me. However, it was not conscious to me at the time but i could sense i could not keep up the mcdonalds diet, shootings, drugs, parties, and dealing and make it to old age. When my girlfriend and i broke up i could not afford to keep living there and i had to move in with my parents again. Again looking back it was a gift from God as a few years later my mother would die very young and being there with her was truely a gift.
For the sake of brevity, as i have gotten older i have found myself drifting closer and closer to Appalachia and the blue ridge mountains. They have called to me ever sense i had seen them and i hope to call them my home before i die. The family i have inherited are west virginian and Appalachian culture is where i now belong.
Why all this? As i watch our country fall apart and our currupt elite orchestrate a race war between our nations poorest and forgotten i have spent nearly every waking hour trying to find out why. There are so many threads to pull on, however, relevant to this topic is what has appeared to be about race. It is something that must be addressed and discussed and it must be something that we can respect in others and have pride in oursleves and still see eachother as humans. I have a lot of sympathy for your desire, and rightfully so, to be proud of what makes your people exceptional. I want you to see what is worth emulating in your culture and music and history and to address the problems holding you back, as i do my own. Where i believe that we are all misguided is the frame. We can not build something lasting witout bloodshed and a desire for conquest with scientific, materialist, enlightenment categories like black, brown, and white which were created to justify the very heinous acts that find your people stuck in projects and mine stuck in dying fentanyl stricken mountains. In this country the only races i struggle not to hate are yankees and west coasters as those are the races of our elite. It is their school systems, government organs, police forces, and hatred towards different ways of living that keeps the poor enbroiled in a war against eachother. I see reasons why you are proud of your race, and i am proud of mine. The Appalachian race. For all our faults, for all our mistakes, for our dependence on drugs and dying industry we have a proud history of slugging it out and holding our heads up. We thank God for mecies and glory and have our bluegrass and dance. We have proud strains of standing against slavery and two of the most iconic appalachian states were born out of that protest. However, i would never look at myself as some catch all category of white as i have no idea what it means. I have three races of blood in my veins, none of which have ties to its history until the mafia took hold. I reject the dominant races, but i must belong somewhere or nihilism, cynicism, and death will consume me. So Appalachia is where i find home. The mountains, the music, the way of life, Christ, and my inherited family call me home. I pray that this made some sense and that we can see eachother and have a conversation that works to solve the situation we find ourselves in. I pray that this comes of as genuinely serving the good in all of us. I do not want to see us go the way of nazi germany, soviet russian, maos china.... And we are getting desperately close to that point. I hope to speak with you and i would be honoured to have a conversation with you if you should ever have the time.
I see you truely as my countryman and brother. I pray there was no disrespect and i came off sincere.
God bless and may we all find healing and love for our brothers and sisters in a true way.
I love your reactions man I know you didn't used to do music reactions like this but your great at it keep it up man
Dude the courage to release this song is telling too!
Been waiting for you!! I love the #PauseFactory . Those haters can shove it though they will never be real #HOG . WE LOVE YOU! #HOG 4 LIFE.
Thank you for the conversation. New sub.
Sending love from Michigan.
There are people who say he's pandering with this song, but I truly believe that he's looking at what life would be like for him if he was a black man. Because of his personality type and just the way he is so outspoken, and as angry as he can get about things, he knows he could end up dead or in prison if his pigment was darker. That isn't pandering, that's empathy, and I respect him for that so much. Love you Jay! FUCK those hard R using m-f*ckers ❤
A poet’s ideology isn’t Left or Right - it’s Truth. Tom is a poet masquerading as a rapper. He’s trolling society on a whole different level, the small-minded won’t get it. Glad ur back bro!
#hangovergang I knew this was going to be one of my favorite reactions of yours when you did this one and I was right. #HOG4LIFE This song hit for me because if one of the reasons you ride with Tom is his drive to speak truth. It doesn't matter if you did or didn't live the experiences of others for their to be truth to their POV. You talked about the line of driving a car and being pulled by police. Your POV of why it's hard may be different from my POV on why it would be hard for me, either way it's not a contest. We should unite and demand better when it comes to the job we are paying for when it comes to protect and serve.
i am who i am and i think that the things that happened can never be forgiven or forgotten. but i do believe in a new beginnings . as one big famialy of humans. we all need to worck together to save each outher
Tom is the middle of the road dude for the most part I agree with you there.
I went looking for people upset by this song when it came out. I only found 1 instance of some black guys who reacted and liked it, then took the reaction down and put out a diss track themselves. I think they called it If you were black. There have been a couple other reactors who were pretty uncomfortable, but no outright hate. I love this song, it's one of my favorites. I have no shame, I sing along with the windows open.
You had me rollin with the "where's my thing" moment.
Another great reaction! Thank you. #TomMacDonald #HOG
Loved this reaction bro, ty for your mind ❤ #HOG4LIFE
Stay solid brother much love😎#hangover Gang
Great reaction good sir. I don't think I've watched one of your videos that i haven't chuckled yet. I really enjoy you views. We need more peeps who know you can disagree but still have respect. You total seem like a guy who you could sit down with, talk some real shit and leave afterwards knowing you gained something. Peace
"Better not have any my comments" bruh, I'm a believer of what Richard Pryor said on his stand up and erase the word all together. It doesn't matter if you're black or mixed, that word sucks (all versions of it, R or A, no difference to me). Great reaction! "We ain't got enough time for this" lmao.
Never heard song till now It did help me understand a lot more I do like the pause factory I like the energy you give when you do a reaction