Asian Americans are UPSET that Black Americans are Boycotting Their businesses for doing Ths to them

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:00]And I asked them and I said, "Should we boycott Asian shops?

[00:00:04]Is that what we should do?" And then every one of them said, "Yes."

[00:00:08]Yes.

[00:00:09]Because how are black people supposed to mobilize if they're in our communities?

[00:00:13]It's not no Asian hating, it's about economics and why black people can't keep their black money within their community. So, when you when you go to your corner shops and you know, um the food stuff that they sell, right? They sell our food, they go to the corner shops, they have chicken shops lined up in our thing, it's all going back in there into their community.

[00:00:33]How's it coming back into ours?

[00:00:35]We have to boycott them. We don't want to, but we have to boycott them to keep it within our community. Otherwise, how we going to progress? Right? I can't do it on my own. I need black people to help me. And I also said as well, I said, "Black people, you need to take time with black businesses as well."

[00:00:51]>> Yeah. What you need to do is not is not even about boycott the Asian shops, it's like buy black. That's what your message is. Buy black. I I The reason why I disagree with that, sorry to cut you No, go go on. The reason why I disagree with that is because when you say buy black, it we still we still are about convenience. Until we get out of that mindset to strictly go and buy black, you have to give black people options.

[00:01:13]If I don't give them options, what they're going to do? They're going to fall back into the cycle. You have to give And this is what I'm saying, like when I said boycott the Asian shops, it's because they're on they're in they're literally in every single community.

[00:01:25]>> you said, give the alternatives. So, you can say The only reason I'm saying cuz I think getting tied up into a culture war also isn't a helpful for us. Cuz we just look like the aggressors or something. In my I'm not saying don't call it out. I think there's a conversation that needs to I definitely think there's a conversation that needs to be had.

[00:01:43]And I asked them and I said, "Should we boycott Asian shops?" And then every one of them said, "Yes." Why are black people boycotting South Asian businesses? I My name is Faheem. I'm a 21-year-old university student trying to run a business out of Mum's Kitchen. I'm a South Asian Muslim. And the other day I was scrolling on TikTok and I saw a video about a black woman boycotting South Asian businesses. As small businesses, we should be uniting together to fight the media and do our best to create and sell products that are made with love and passion. I was born this way. God chose me to be this way. So why should I be penalized as a business just because of my skin color or background? It doesn't matter whether you're white, black, Asian, yellow, we're all human and we all have the right to do what we want in this world.

[00:02:20]Seeing stuff like this online creates so much anxiety for people like me who are just starting out. me feel ostracized before we even get a chance. Like no matter how hard we work, some people will already have made their minds up.

[00:02:30]It knocks your confidence to sell, to speak up, and to show what you've built with love. With everything going on in the UK and across the world right now, is there really a need for our own ethnic communities to be fighting against each other? Yeah, black people have lost the plot because they're coming to the point where I'm What do you mean you want to boycott the Asian community? I'm sorry, but we're not doing that. That has got to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard like this week. Oh, we have to give the Asian community props. Chicken shops, corner shops, repair shops. Bro, we have to give them props. You want to boycott the Asians? Nah, bro, that's not That's not the move. I got close people that are Asian, man. I can't do that to them. I got love for the Asian community. It's giving hate group. Like >> [laughter] >> Do you get what I mean? You also want to talk about how Asians are like selling black products. Oh, go out your way and start that business. No one's flipping stopping you. Asians are really good at businesses. When it comes to black people and business, oh, it just goes down the drain. Can't even take constructive criticism. Even there will be times where a black-owned business will come at me and be like, "Oh, you have to like our business. We're black, bro. We're supposed to stick together."

[00:03:32]No. If your business is [ __ ] your business is [ __ ] Nah, man, boycotting the Asian community has got to be the stupidest things I've heard. I've got love for you, man. Man, nah, man, we ain't we ain't doing that around here.

[00:03:41]No way, bro. Hello there, YouTube family, and I hope you are doing fine from wherever you're watching this from.

[00:03:47]Now, the question why black Americans are boycotting um Asian stores is because uh for the longest time we have been speaking about the circulation of the black dollar or um you know, the black dollar circulation in all these other communities except the black communities.

[00:04:06]And uh we have seen that black people really really have um a higher purchasing power compared to all these other groups. But then um black people do not support their own as much as they are supposed to do. While on the other end, they are patronizing all these other, you know, white stores, Asian stores, Latino stores, but failing to patronize one of their own or failing to patronize their own businesses. So, in this particular discussion, we are going to try and see um why more and more um black Americans are choosing to spend their dollars on black-owned businesses in the black communities as opposed to all these other communities. So, stay tuned and I'll be back with my commentaries in the end.

[00:04:54]What's all this I'm hearing about boss boycotting Bossman? [music] Did we [snorts] all wake up and decided to sniff crack? The same Bossman that lets you off even if you're 50p short.

[00:05:02]The same Bossman that allows you to buy that bottle of alcohol even if you don't have your ID. The same Bossman that knows you owe them before you've even walked into the shop. Don't make me activate. I'm proudly announcing I'm not going to be a part of this nonsensical movement. I grew up in Luton where the black and Asian community are like this.

[00:05:16]Oh, this is the support black businesses. My friend, go and support them. What what's stopping you? As far as I'm concerned, I only spend my money based on two things, [music] proximity and how much sense it's making. Let's begin to gather that sense and apply it in practice. If auntie is 30 minutes away and she's selling tilapia for 30 pounds, [music] whereas Bossman is 5 minutes away and he's selling the same tilapia for 15 pounds, I would have to be schizophrenic to go to auntie. The only time I go out of my way to support black businesses is when they have things that directly cater towards me as a black man. For example, you will never catch me at a Bossman's barber shop. I'm strictly black barbers only. Auntie can be an hour away if she has exactly the hair products I need, I'm going to her.

[00:05:52]But as far as I'm concerned, groceries, butcher shops, I will only ever support those black businesses once they start supporting my pockets. Please, stop with this divide. Where I'm from, black and Asians are like I can't partake in this boycotting Asian business movement. I can't. I will I will definitely make an effort to shop at black businesses and make sure that I patronize black businesses.

[00:06:15]But what I can't do here is not shop at a, you know, a newsagent or uh you know, any sort of shop just because the owner of the shop is Asian.

[00:06:32]I just I can't do that, especially in this political climate with reform and all of this um this rising conservatism.

[00:06:42]Every single ethnic minority group is at risk. Every single ethnic minority group is under attack um by, you know, the powers that be, you know, reform, Trump, MAGA. We are all in we're all in the same boat. So united we stand, you know? I I I I'm trying not to engage in division where I can.

[00:07:14]And I personally can't like I said, especially in this political climate engage in the boycotting of Asian businesses when I know Asian businesses are under attack from the top. Mhm.

[00:07:32]But that being said, I'm going to make sure that I patronize black businesses and prioritize black businesses.

[00:07:42]That doesn't mean that I need to boycott on the basis that they're Asian. Can't do that.

[00:07:49]All right, guys. This is my honest review of Asian Buffet in Colleyville, Texas. When we first got here, the Chinese owner, once he seated us, he threw our forks on the table.

[00:08:01]Let's rewind. When I first walked in, the man was staring at me with some kind of evil evil Sorry, I don't know what the [ __ ] was Like he Like he wanted to fight or some [ __ ] And then he proceeded to throw our forks on the table like this. Like Like Like let me show you.

[00:08:17]I'mma show y'all exactly what the [ __ ] he did, all right? So, when he When he When he seated us, he went That's how he threw our forks on the table. The attitude in this place is trash. The waiter have not checked on us one time. You Show the view.

[00:08:38]The waiter have not checked on us not one time, which is cool because I don't have to leave no [ __ ] tip. All right, I'm saving my money. If you know any Chinese buffet places to eat at in Colleyville, Texas, drop down in the comment section below and let us know what's better than Asian Buffet because this [ __ ] is trash. The food ain't even all that. It's straight It's not bad, but it ain't even all that. They're overcharging for $30. Back in my hometown, um which is near Lumberton, Texas, Yummy Buffet, I give them a five stars because they charge $20 for two people. This meal is $30 for two people.

[00:09:17]Overcharging, rude ass racist attitude, I would not recommend Asian Buffet. Two thumbs down, zero stars.

[00:09:24]All right, guys. We've been here for like about 40 minutes.

[00:09:28]No refills. Cup.

[00:09:34]What the [ __ ] is this?

[00:09:36]This You can eat here, baby. You can eat here. You can eat here. You can eat Why you say no?

[00:09:49]No.

[00:09:49]>> no. No black.

[00:09:51]No black.

[00:09:57]Where's the menu?

[00:09:59]Menu?

[00:10:01]Menu?

[00:10:03]Now, I don't know if you can tell, but the restaurant is clearly closing. Also, I don't know if you can tell, but there is a definite language barrier between you two. Just because you say no black doesn't mean that she understands what you're saying. She probably just understands no and is just saying you like, "Yeah, no, you can't come in because we're closing." They walked around the restaurant after being told that they couldn't go in and they didn't, for the life of them, see the um employees cleaning the tables or the cloths on top of the tables, which obviously indicate that they're closed.

[00:10:38]Like, you didn't you didn't realize that? Not everything is racially motivated. I want you to use that beautiful brain that God gave you and look at the situation around you and notice that there is a language barrier and the restaurant is literally closing.

[00:10:53]It does not have to do with the color of your skin. Anyway, if you're tired of the racial division in our world, follow me and hopefully we can tackle it together.

[00:11:04]Uh this is what I got to say about the boycotted African stores.

[00:11:12]Um as a FBA, I think we should boycott these Asian stores. We should be boycotting them nail shops.

[00:11:23]Every time I look up, you know, friends, uh ex-girlfriends or whatever, um they have problems going to the nail shop. The Asian ladies won't do their nails right, talking to them wrong in in in their language. That's who we need to be boycotting. We need to be boycotting everything that's not black, period.

[00:11:49]I'm in We're in California. I'm in California. We deal with the Mexicans.

[00:11:53]We deal with the Africans. We deal with the Asians. We deal with the whites.

[00:11:57]None of them like us.

[00:12:00]It's crazy.

[00:12:02]I will never be purchasing from a Korean-owned beauty supply store ever again. Chinese owner of this market does not allow black people to enter.

[00:12:10]>> me the most about this even New York situation is that black people can give these companies their money. We can make these people be able to eat at night. We can make their >> I really want to tell anyone that doesn't understand why those Asian businesses, that kind of caters towards black people, why they're so rude and racist, knowing full well that their whole economy, their whole revenue depends on black people.

[00:12:37]Let me tell you why.

[00:12:40]Because it's disgraceful to do what they are doing.

[00:12:44]If you are racist, yeah, if you think you are superior to someone based on your skin color or based on your work ethic or based on whatever you have that you think is better than someone else, the last thing you want to do is create anything to help those people out. You don't want to do that.

[00:13:04]So, can you imagine the kind of thought process they have to go through to feel like they need to make those businesses for you or for us?

[00:13:14]And basically having to admit to themselves that the only way they can survive to in this country is by providing hair care to the people they hate.

[00:13:27]Like, there is no ego boost in this.

[00:13:32]There is no way they feel better about themselves. Whenever they have those assemblies, you know, with other business owners, or whenever they go back in Asia, they cannot really brag about making hair products for like black people. I'm sure they hate it.

[00:13:51]And I'm sure they tried to own other businesses or other things. And I'm sure everything they tried failed miserably.

[00:14:02]So, the only thing that works for them is basically their punishment, having to deal with black people all the time. I feel like we shouldn't even say anything about this issue. I think Elaine the Pain can come out with it in a bit of a a nicer way. Explain to the South Asian community how can they understand? How can they help? How can they change the situation? I think the way she's come out with it was wrong, and the response was wrong as well. So, I think there's there's on both sides there's something that needs to be sorted out. But, if that's the case, explain to us, explain to Asians, what what can they do to understand the struggles of black people? Yeah? Cuz I don't think people understand that, and I think it's like ignorance that comes up.

[00:14:48]>> The Asian and the black community need to be more united, because all I'm seeing right now is talk of boycotting Asian shops. And what that's doing is it's creating further divide. You know, Asians are seeing this, and they're being rubbed the wrong way, and saying things back, which is now creating further divide, which is not what we want. From young, some of my best friends are Asian, some of my other best friends are black. You know, we don't care. You know, we're all happy, we're just together, we're having fun. I feel like sometimes it might be a London problem, because when you go further up north to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, them sort of areas, black and Asian communities, they're like this.

[00:15:21]They're tight, they're united. And you know, you'd see a Jamaican man in a Pakistani shop and you see the Pakistani man in a Jamaican shop. But at the end of the day, we're all ethnic minorities.

[00:15:30]You know, our communities might be different and we might go through different struggles, but we share some of the same struggles. So, we should be united. Even with our communities' culture, we might be very different, but we also share some similar things. You might see an Asian-owned shop and a black-owned shop selling the exact same spices. But that doesn't mean you should go to one and not the other. Whatever's convenient for you, just go to. They should be more unity. It makes sense.

[00:15:51]We're all minorities at the end of the day, no matter whose pocket you're putting money in. Thank you so much for watching up until [clears throat] the end. Now, just before we begin our small, you know, contribution to this particular topic, then I think it's important to note that not all Asian stores treat Africans, but not all Asian stores treat um blacks, um black Americans, but there are some other Asian-owned businesses where black people are treated um the same way white people are treated, the same way brown people are treated, the same way all these other communities are treated.

[00:16:28]So, I think it's uh it would be very unfair to generalize all these businesses and you know, just try to debunk and separate the good ones from the bad ones. Now, that being said, the reality is that majority of these shops do not treat um black Americans in a good way. They do not treat blacks the same way that um they treat white Americans, the same way they treat all these other groups because sometimes you would see um if they allow you into their stores, then you would have somebody following you around, you know, asking you questions and um that is something that you would not see them do to um white American. That is something that you would not see them do to um their own. But just by by virtue of being black, we have seen um such cases happening. Now, this disrespect for blacks in Asian-owned businesses um in the black communities, we have um these businesses are being set up in the black communities. It's not like black Americans are not able to set up their own businesses that um just from the systemic um you know, uh the systems that were put in place, somehow the white Americans and the Asians were able to get uh government support, they were able to get funding so that they can be able to set up uh these businesses, something that black Americans could not be able to do until um the affirmative action was put into place. So, in as much as we uh and most people are calling for the boycott of these stores, then I think it is important to spend your money where you are valued. You cannot go to spend your hard-earned dollar in an institution or in a store whereby they do not value your money, they do not um respect you in any way.

[00:18:20]It is totally unnecessary because when I'm coming to your store, when I'm coming to a shop, to your business to spend my money, then I need to be treated uh fairly. Not necessarily preferential treatment, but I need to be um treated with humanity the just the same way all these other groups are being treated. So, I think it's a decision that people have to make that um whenever you're going to spend your money, you have to spend your money whereby you are going to be respected and you're going to feel that uh yes, I've spent, I've supported these businesses um but still I feel um value for my money.

[00:18:59]So, in as much as there are um these Asian-owned businesses and um white-owned businesses in the black communities, then I think the question really should be um giving priority to black-owned businesses because we have seen majority of black Americans talking about the circulation of the black dollar in the black economies.

[00:19:19]Black Americans have greater purchasing power, so if they are able to circulate their money within themselves, if they are able to support their own with this money, then they would have um that black dollar circulation within themselves and it would improve their lives um greatly in a economic way.

[00:19:41]Also, we have seen complaints from Africans, from black Americans trying to patronize other black Americans.

[00:19:47]Um but then what they get is not what they're supposed to because we have seen majority of um this black owned businesses also being um racist to their own. And they treat um whites, they treat brown people with privilege as compared to their own folks, which is something that should not be happening. So, in as much as black people should prio- prioritize patronizing black owned businesses, then black um business owners should also be able to treat everybody with um dignity, with respect, especially their own fellow black Americans. So, what do you think about this particular discussion? Do you think black Americans should um totally boycott these Asian owned businesses or do you think that um they need to prioritize more their black owned businesses?

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