Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 38 minutes ago
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Hey guys! In today’s video, I talk about the gentrification of black culture. This is a video essay where I break down people gentrifying black features, black ideas, the black experience, and black voices. I talk about topics like cultural appropriation, African American Vernacular English, stealing dances and ideas from black people, and more
S O U R C E S
health.com/mind-body/what-is-blackfishing
womenshealthmag.com/life/a33278412/digital-blackface
teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs
vice.com/en/article/5dzynx/a-twitter-account-is-tracking-the-cringiest-misuses-of-black-language
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English
theeverygirl.com/i-dont-see-color
cosmopolitan.com/politics/a33470990/black-lives-matter-cultural-appropriation
dailytrojan.com/2020/06/09/the-afterword-white-people-take-everything-from-black-culture-but-the-burden
S O C I A L S
ig~@zhariyasmith_
twitter~@zhariyasmith_
B U S I N E S S I N Q U I R I E S
zhariyasmithbusiness@gmail.com
T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:31 - beginning of the video
1:18 - why “gentrification”??
3:51 - Part 1: The Gentrification of the Black Body and Features
4:08 - blackfishing
10:09 - plastic surgery
14:22 - fetishizing black people
17:05 - Part 2: The Gentrification of the Black Experience
17:48 - Digital Blackface
22:28 - misuse of AAVE
26:34 - Invalidation of what is racism
29:18 - Part 3: The Gentrification of Black Ideas
29:57 - Cultural Appropriation
34:57 - Stealing Dances
38:25 - Music/Fashion
43:06 - Part 4: The Gentrification of Black Voices
43:38 - Reactionary Movements
44:41 - Making fun of Black Trauma
45:35 - Weaponizing Racism
49:00 - outro
A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
Tube Buddy: tubebuddy.com/Zuzu
A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 19-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.
#videoessay #commentary
Hey guys! In today’s video, I talk about the gentrification of black culture. This is a video essay where I break down people gentrifying black features, black ideas, the black experience, and black voices. I talk about topics like cultural appropriation, African American Vernacular English, stealing dances and ideas from black people, and more
S O U R C E S
health.com/mind-body/what-is-blackfishing
womenshealthmag.com/life/a33278412/digital-blackface
teenvogue.com/story/digital-blackface-reaction-gifs
vice.com/en/article/5dzynx/a-twitter-account-is-tracking-the-cringiest-misuses-of-black-language
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English
theeverygirl.com/i-dont-see-color
cosmopolitan.com/politics/a33470990/black-lives-matter-cultural-appropriation
dailytrojan.com/2020/06/09/the-afterword-white-people-take-everything-from-black-culture-but-the-burden
S O C I A L S
ig~@zhariyasmith_
twitter~@zhariyasmith_
B U S I N E S S I N Q U I R I E S
zhariyasmithbusiness@gmail.com
T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:31 - beginning of the video
1:18 - why “gentrification”??
3:51 - Part 1: The Gentrification of the Black Body and Features
4:08 - blackfishing
10:09 - plastic surgery
14:22 - fetishizing black people
17:05 - Part 2: The Gentrification of the Black Experience
17:48 - Digital Blackface
22:28 - misuse of AAVE
26:34 - Invalidation of what is racism
29:18 - Part 3: The Gentrification of Black Ideas
29:57 - Cultural Appropriation
34:57 - Stealing Dances
38:25 - Music/Fashion
43:06 - Part 4: The Gentrification of Black Voices
43:38 - Reactionary Movements
44:41 - Making fun of Black Trauma
45:35 - Weaponizing Racism
49:00 - outro
A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
Tube Buddy: tubebuddy.com/Zuzu
A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 19-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.
