Debunking '15 Inventions Created By Black Americans’

And you thought the Buzzfeed video was bad...

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[oopswrongplanet]

Speaking the truth about African American contributions is actually more respectful than trying to pander to a woke audience.

[MrBergever]

Im black and I constantly try to explain to my black friends, especially the ones that are heavy into the BLM movement, is that there is a difference between pride and just flat out ignorance.

You should never let pride overshadow facts and history...

[GuitarxWolf]

I upgraded the RAM on my computer, I HAVE INVENTED RAM!

[stonehartfloydfan]

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

― George Orwell, 1984

[robfisher]

This is what rewriting history looks like. What Andrew is doing may seem harsh, but unabashedly changing history to fit some bizarre narrative is propaganda, not facts.

[JustinHall]

Black American here. What's annoying is that all these "black invention" videos just need to be honest and highlight the improvements.

Being dishonest can actually have the reverse effect and result in the ignorant disregarding all black contributions.

As always: thanks for a more thorough analysis, Andrew.

[Jigrup]

These people see a name affiliated with something and think this means they invented it. How can someone even think a mop was first invented in the late 1800s.

[Detachedc]

I’m not even halfway through this video and I find it so sad. My ex fiancé‘s daughter came home from school one day and told me that a black man invented the lightbulb and not Edison. From a conservative town eighth grade middle school. When I questioned her about her findings, her mom asked me not to educate her. Hence the Ex.

[AlexSmith-grhp]

After reading 1984 it’s good to have a reflex that corrects anybody trying to rewrite history. Every false claim for an invention is diminishing the accomplishment of the actual inventor.

[TheGuitologist]

Historical revisionism has become a real problem. Social media clout chasing isn't helping matters.

[eugeniofernandez]

What's even more disturbing is that Afros say that they were the first people or teachers of ancient civilizations: Egypt, Japan, Romans, China, Etruscans, Russians (yes, Russians), Amerindians (Aztecs, Olmecs, Mayas, Cherokees, etc), and of course everything European. Non blacks find these dumb claims amusing-comical but refuse to make videos about it because they would be censored and because most people just laugh about it. A Japanese would not waste his time debunking nonsense. Oddly, they were unable to create anything in Africa.

[DavidGreen-wpok]

Apparently, a black man was the first to set foot on the Moon. Guess what he came across? That's right, another black man. Who knew?

[Eliteownage]

Remember in high school when you had to give a presentation and there were always the kids that didn't do any research and completely BS'd the entire thing hoping the class and teacher wouldn't catch them? They make videos for Buzzfeed and other news outlets now.

[jacobs]

“He built his clock after studying his friend’s pocket watch”

So… he built the first clock by basing it on his… friend’s clock?

[JoeBlowUK]

That's why they have a month instead of 10 minutes, as it takes a month to collect a few spurious examples and then fabricate them into a video.

[kaoskronostyche]

By the way, I saw a revisionist Black "history" video which pointed at a lot of piles of rocks and between the piles of rocks they had footage of the interiors of European Gothic Cathedrals as if this was the interior of the piles of rocks. They also claim SUB-SAHARAN blacks built the Pyramids and Hadrian's Wall.

[pariah_carey]

it's not about research and factual accuracy. 
it's about historical revisionism.

[mikismays]

As a Black American, I actually learned something today. Thank you for spreading this knowledge. Love and Blessings

[thetarotbogan]

There's a big difference between invention and innovation.

[parjau]

I actually feel it is disgustingly patronising to deliberately stretch the truth to push 'black' achievements.