"Tyrese is 1000% right" — Internet reacts to singer saying Black people are fragmented compared to Jewish, Asian, White, and Latino communities

Singer and actor Tyrese Gibson appeared on the Club Shay Shay Podcast on Thursday, August 29, 2024. His interview was titled Tyrese on the Jewish, Latino, Asian, and White Communities vs. Black Communities. While the R&B singer discussed the challenges within the Black community and how they overcame those, some of his other comments raised a few eyebrows.

During the discussion, Gibson claimed that it was the fragmentation of the Black communities that made them more successful than people from other cultures. As he spoke to Shannon Sharpe, the actor added that the Black people "got their sh*t together."

The Art of Dialogue shared a snippet of the conversation on X, and it amassed over 900,000 views, quickly going viral. It saw Tyrese Gibson discussing how the Black community "got their sh*t together" by having a community and working together.

“If you were born and raised Jewish are there more physical people part of the Jewish community than the overall Black community in numbers? Yes or no?" he said.

The Fast and the Furious star went on to say:

"Community, working with each other, doing dinners every Friday, putting the phone down, discussing the chess moves in the play. See, us as Black people, we’re fragmented… you can’t do nothing jealous, nothing envious. Now this is not going to go viral because I got a Jewish daughter. So, relax.”

Tyrese Gibson also spoke about the Latin community and claimed that they "don't move as a fragmented race." The actor went on to add that it was why "they own everything" and were "buying businesses."

He also spoke about the Asian community, stating that they were "buying everything. He then went on to claim that Caucasian people followed the same pattern as the Latino and Asian communities.

After that, Gibson seemingly proudly said that the Black community was the most "powerful and influential race." As soon as netizens saw the video, they took to X to respond to Tyrese's opinions, with many agreeing with him.

However, others had slightly different reactions to the actor's commentary, as some said that it was the "Black Americans against everybody." Some claimed that it wasn't about jealousy or envy but about "breaking the chains of systemic barriers together."

“Because they benefit with their white cousins… it’s us Black Americans against everybody….,” an X user said.

“Too often, when a black man achieves wealth, rather than reaching down to help others climb, the ladder is pulled up and replaced with a display of status and success. When we challenge this narrative, questioning why the collective isn’t uplifted alongside the individual, we’re dismissed as envious. But this isn’t about jealousy; it’s about breaking the chains of systemic barriers together,” another platform user commented.

“It’s systematic tho,” another netizen said.

“Yes, fragmented but it’s not time for solutions on how to fix that,” an X user said.

“They get prioritized by the government while we get think tanks and insulted by the boule ....these people are not special or inherently better than black folk,” a platform user commented.

“Yeah No s**t @Tyrese! It’s called the devastating effect of 280 years of American beast slavery followed by another 150 years of crushing economic and social sanctions! Black actors, athletes and entertainers are a drag on the black community,” another netizen said.

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What else did Tyrese Gibson say in the podcast?

Tyrese Gibson appeared on the Club Shay Shay Podcast amidst the promotion of his latest film, 1992, which is set to be released on Friday, August 30, 2024. The film follows certain events after the 1992 LA uprising that followed the Rodney King verdict. It stars Scott Eastwood, Christopher A’mmanuel, Ori Piefer, Oleg Taktarov, Dylan Arnold, and Michael Beasley, among others.

During his interview, he discussed how he became one of the most popular celebrities in Hollywood. The actor spoke about how he grew up in a Watts, Los Angeles, California, neighborhood known for its high criminal rates and gang violence.

He revealed that his life changed after he appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial, which led to him receiving modeling contracts from brands like Guess and Tommy Hilfiger.

He has since appeared in multiple Fast & Furious movies, Black and Blue, Four Brothers, Death Race, and other movies.

The singer-actor further discussed the inspiration for his upcoming album Beautiful Pain in the interview alongside sharing details about his latest film, 1992.

The film follows a man named Mercer, who is trying to rebuild his relationship with his son following the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. At the same time, another father-son duo whose relationship is being put to the test as they plan a heist where Mercer works.

The film is set to be released on Friday, August 30, 2024.