Celebrating Black History Month | Proud To Be Ourselves | Waitrose
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- We asked some of our black Partners what makes them proud and what #BlackHistoryMonth means to them.
Every day, we’re working towards becoming Britain’s most inclusive business. And that’s why we’re proud to celebrate Black History Month.
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I've just seen an advert on TV saying 'black and proud' if it said white and proud there would be uproar, why is that?
No need for that to be said
Because white people were never oppressed as a race because of their whiteness. It’s like saying “all lives matter” in response to BLM - it completely undermines the whole point of trying to raise up a minority group by pretending that equality already exists when it so clearly doesn’t.
@@roisinbrady8392 where is the inequality? Be specific.
Because we are cnuts for standing the bollox
@Nigel Baron well in. They dont like the facts do they . They like to forget the fact than their own chiefs sold them out as well...
You know who loves black history...Africa.
Loool. This is from Waitrose looool
I would actually love to know more of **African** history. Like how the Bantus enslaved Pygymies or King Ghezo of Dahomey.
you align yourself with stereotypes by being most keen to learn about the enslavement of others
@@cia1542Well actually those were the examples of Africans engaging in the same practices that Europeans have been vilified for.
@@ghostoftanelorn9928 it's not really that simple, Romans aren't vilified for having slaves, neither are pretty much every other nations other than Britain until the trans Atlantic slave trade. Although it's worrying you use "vilified" as if the horrors of the middle passage, cases such as the zong massacre, the stories of Americans turning to canibalism and eating slaves...surely it's RIGHT to "vilify" these acts 💀 regardless, nobody is claiming Africans didn't have involvement in slavery, many nations did, the issue is the brutality (but of course from a modern perspective all slavery is bad)
This actually makes me mad what do you mean ''*African*'' history? Black people can come from England or anywhere This is very disrespectful and rude
@@getreal2401 no, they can not.
I look forward to the Asian and the Irish history months that are sure to follow.
LOL Typical english passive-aggressive Karen 😂👏🏽
@@modernshakespeare3120 no just sick of divisive events like this. If we want to celebrate our different cultures then pick the main ones not just the one playing the constant victim.
@@moonbaby6134 Irish playing the victim ?? Never. They don't carry a race card in their pockets.
@@AndreA-ke2id I never said the Irish did.
@@moonbaby6134 With your first comment saying there's sure to be an asian & irish history month, and your second comment suggesting we shouldn't just concentrate on these cultures playing the victim, the inference is that the irish are one of the cultures that are victimized.
Aren’t these people’s false woes more likely to resonate with the Asda / food bank crowd?
When it said black history month I thought they were showing the Brixton Riots. What a let down. That was a great month. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
ironically i think a good documentary on the brixton riots is just what you need to become less ignorant
I think it’s all gods fault. He should have made just one race of people. Then we would all get on The world would be a lot more peaceful. Then it wouldn’t matter if we were all green blue purple black or white because we would not know the difference. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@russcooke5671 man said gods fault 😭 ppl evolved to look different based on geography and environmental conditions lmao, just be aware of ur racial bias' and try to better yourself,, not hard we all have our individual bit to do
@@cia1542 how can I be racist when I say it’s racism to hate each other I said if we were all one race then we couldn’t be racist I don’t think you understood that
@@russcooke5671 I think because while that's obviously true it's using s nice hyothetical to ignore reality and avoid doing what we can in the reality we havv
When's Scottish and European History month?
That's everyday at my skl
@@ob8088 - so they don't do Black History Month then?
@@jimthompson9370 they do do black history month but only like 2 40 min lesson s😂
@@jimthompson9370 I don't see why you ppl hate black history month so much it's literally only for a few weeks then it goes to normal
@@ob8088 - yeah, I do dislike it. I really hate the virtue signalling and the race grifters it brings out. Speaking objectively I don’t mind studying some black history as part of the curriculum. It’s interesting and there are black people in this country, but despise the victim narrative it’s given. Most of all though I genuinely hate the intersectional nature it’s given. This philosophy leads to Critical Race Theory. That’s happened in the US and led to the reintroduction of segregation. Segregation! Anything that leads to the division of people has to be bad. ‘Black’ history month? How about just history month?
We don’t need a Black History Month.
Black History is History, in our country it’s British History.
I dont mind it weve had enough months
British history is every month and like the population predominantly white not because we're racist but because thats a fact... facts dont care about your feelings.
There was more Nobel Laureates for science from Scotland last week than there has
been from the the whole of Africa since it's inception. This is why they need a black
history month.
Oooh I like this game…let’s look at awards designed by Africans and then by Asians and see how many white people have won?
Hi, just a question here for you.
No hate.
Do you know what the demographic percentage of black African people make up the UK population ?
And if you do I just want to ask you how you feel about it and why you think it is the figure it is....
If that makes sense. Thanks for your time.
right, I'll be sure not to shop at Waitrose anymore
Surprised anyone can afford Waitrose more than anything
You think you're life is hard?...I don't think you realise just how easy and how pandered to you are...unlike me as an example who's not allowed to feel proud about my heritage or origin...let alone call the land I was born on my home of origin.
And where is that,if I may ask.What race are you too?
@@kumbiektw Yorkshire.
I'm Anglo saxon aka a native English bast*d. Nobody can ever stop me from saying what I am. Most importantly I am a Christian. Hate is what the enemy wants.
@@tojenrazer1129 So you’re German? That’s where both the Angle and the Saxon tribes came from. The true British natives were the Celts and the Picts, of which the Welsh, Irish and Scottish can actually trace their lineage back to the most.
@@tojenrazer1129 I'm Christian too.👍
I think African American's/people of other ethnicities etc are being set up by virtue signaler's which will only result in the teacher's pet effect in the long run...these political groups like B history month and BLM serve nothing more than an example of segregation and fuelling unnecessary fires/weaponizing the past causing disunity among regular folks.
If only knife crimes would be stopped on our streets, and drug dealing ceased to operate, along with the looting of shops and street robberies,maybe this country would move forward and appreciate the achievement’s these young future black student doctors Architects scientists are achieving for us within the country.
You cannot be half Ghanaian and half Jamaican, yet be 100% British. That concept is 100% ludicrous.
What would you call a small girl who’s whole life all she has known is Manchester and she went to school in Manchester and then went to Leeds University and now works at Roles Royce but her mum is Ghanian and her dad is Jamaican?
@@AmazinglyAwkward British. But she can’t also claim to be Ghanaian and Jamaican. It doesn’t work like that.
@@summerrr1 your logic is flawed…
@@AmazinglyAwkward Flawed? This isn’t a matter for debate. Just because you believe it to be true that it is possible to be British and multiple other nationalities at the same time doesn’t make it true in reality.
@@AmazinglyAwkward Ghanacan ??? Or just unlucky. 😂😂😂👌👌❤️❤️
Interesting how there is no talk about Arab colonies in East Africa during Black History Month. No mention at all about the Omani Empire, which controlled the entire Swahili Coast, and exploited its colonies through the enslavement of Black Africans.
because black history month was started to promote and bring light to the achievements of black historical figures. nobody talks about the omani empire and their alliances with great britain, because the focus is on positive history. Black history month should be more than the struggle for freedom or slavery otherwise they'd just stream an a level history lesson once a year
@@cia1542 Ok so by that rationale will you be also supporting white history month where achievements will be looked at positively ?
@@warrenthornton7582 I'm interested as to what u think the CURRENT curriculum is haha
@@cia1542 You answer my question first :)
@@warrenthornton7582 that was an answer to your question. the current curriculum IS exclusively white British past and achievements, hence the need for black history month. I'm happy with "white history" but not by itself, hence why I'm ok with black history because there isn't that teaching in the curriculum as is. the ideal is no black history month and better education as apart of the normal curriculum. ":)"
so true
Teach!
Find me a school that hasn't been taught about Ancient Egypt.
Is black history month going to last all year?
So whens white history month
Pathetic....why segregate history and promote one over another.
I’m for a British black history month but to balance out the percentages we should have a white history “decade”.
When's white history month?
End of November bbc 1 9 pm white history month on fare
I do not know anything about black British. I was on Twitter looking for information. The majority of the information that is shared is about black Americans.I’m not sure why our history is being shared. It should be about black British. I wish I could of learned something about your history.
Let's ask Waitrose what they think of black people in November: 🎤🚫🚫🚫
I was told they were British, then surely British history would tick the box...
No it wouldn’t because history is written by those in power- the white colonizers. I agree that black history should be considered a part of British history but the fact that people are so uneducated on black history shows that it has failed to be adequately integrated into British history. Plus the history of Black Britain is very different from the history of white Britain.
@@roisinbrady8392 at the very least, schools need to start showing the British Empire in all it’s greatness and ugliness - the Empire did good things but did just as many if not more atrocities and I feel schools definitely just give it a passing remark. And it’s not to be used as a tool to feel ashamed or feel anti-British, it should be used as a tool to show what can happen when a few control a lot and what not to do with so much power, much like how we teach Nazi history
@@roisinbrady8392 black history in the UK only goes back to the 1950s to any great degree... what are we celebrating here? Again, be specific...
@@AmazinglyAwkward I completely agree! Britain has left the more shameful parts of its history swept under the rug for too long. and of course education should never be used as a means of directing hate to any group, however, in order to fully come to terms with our past, that may included addressing issues/events that bring up feelings of shame/astonishment- as it should! Anyways, this is something which should be considered with history in general. Black history month specifically is more in dedication to the many achievements of the black community in spite of whatever challenges past and present black figures may have faced. It's meant to be a time of celebration- which in itself is a powerful act we can take in resistance towards racism.
@@tonywilliams7152 Black history is not limited to just within a British context as it explores cultural heritage which of course would have originated in other parts of the world. But even if that were the perspective you were looking at, how would that only be from 1950? Are you just ignoring slavery and everything else that came before mass immigration?
How racist is this !!
@Gerardo Dibbert And they are always pushing the issue of "white privilege". Double standards as usual.
Waitrose - just concentrate on groceries. Please.
Enoch Powell was right
What I would love to see being told on black history month is the struggles of the Africans in Africa who are still fighting white supremacy and when they do they are labelled’Dictators’.We have freedom fighters that fought and still fighting to end white domination in Africa,in terms of control of economy,land,resources as well as politics.Do people know how much of resources white people own Africa…The hotels people sleep in,the holiday resorts,the food markets,the factories,industries,etc…A black revolutionary voices their opinion,they get assassinated or labelled as dictator.We need to look at our background.Black people everywhere are just subjected to inferiority.WE NEED TO UNITE AS BLACK PEOPLE as they like to call us!
white history is much more important
Well it's certainly done more in the past for modern civilisation.
I think British history, which has been built off the backs of people of quite literally hundreds of different nationalities and ethnicities is much more important
Black History Month should be known as Human History Month. There are other ethnic groups of humans out there besides the blacks. Human History Month should be about humans of ALL ethnic groups and not just one specific ethnic group. Same goes for Hispanic History Month. Black History Month and Hispanic History Month should be mixed in with Human History Month, formerly known as Black History Month.
Iam proud to be black. We have along history to tell and very strong people God bless them.
Enlighten us please lol
@@luckymel7335 r u now insinuating only white people have history? you're probably not even an interesting white ethnicity I bet you're English lmao. why on earth are you proud of YOUR history and culture 😭
@@cia1542 why do you insult him ? I have no idea about African history and I would love to be enlightened.
@@user-zk5ty7pq5g simply because in another comment he mocks the idea black people in general have contributed anything, so to see him here asking to be enlightened is ironic to me
@@user-zk5ty7pq5g if you're interested in African people in Britain however I was recently recommended "black Tudors" which has a self explanatory title, very interesting
How does their wife's/girlfriend feel, they are not black. They must feel left out.😟
Yes Black history and culture should be celebrated but by having a "Black History Month" aren't you perpetuating Stereotypes and prolonging division, surely the last thing anybody wants🤔
Oh no the establishment definitely want the division to be permanent so we bicker among ourselves while they get away with everything.
But by logic we shouldn’t have any holidays. Yes we can celebrate Christians but because not everyone is Christian we should get rid of Christmas and Easter?
@@AmazinglyAwkward that's an excellent point however as Santa and the easter bunny have overtaken Jesus Christ in the belief system of the population I think we can continue to holiday as normal😁👍
@@MrSmeg17 so… Oh fuck. I was gonna say if I commercialised something like Pride Month would it be more accepted but then half of the pride marches (just using this as a personal example) have become more about how many rainbow flags and “if you’re not gay that’s pretty gay” t shirts can be sold more than celebrating all sexual orientations…
@@AmazinglyAwkward there is always somebody hoping to make a profit out of any cause or agenda.
What about white history
Why don't we just have human history all year round? This is just another form of segregation, albeit with a big fake smile painted on it. For actual respect for each other all history must be valued.
Nah, Black History month is very important!!
@@Jryder933 that's why we should have black history month as just history in general. It's all important
@@PBI45 No! As a Black Man, I prefer to leave the "Black" in Black History month!! Black people deserve to have a history all about them!!
@@Jryder933 I respect that
No more shopping at Waitrose for me
Idris as the new Bond !!! yeah
Not surprised at all by the comments section; hope they're not representative of usual Waitrose clientele :D Lovely positive video and nice to see diversity having another platform on which to be celebrated. Thanks to all involved!
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Bollerks
Here we go again - yet another round of bollocks, myth and general rewriting.
I'm black and what a load of rubbish. Jsut have all history
Waitrose never you thought you would sink so low ..as to be swallowed up by this trendy nonsense. You will lose customers.
Blah blah blah.
Music and food that's history ???
What history???