Like it's something I think about a lot and with how much work and effort i put into my content especially. I genuinely wonder if I'm getting less views because I'm black, because I legit have look at my engagements and it's like people click on my video and then off, but it's also like I'm in a predominantly white "hyper academic" section of youtube.

I hate to put the blame on that, but I just wonder if that's the reason I don't get the views I feel deserving of.

Like I very much know it's a yes but are there papers on this, have people actually looked into this, that way I know I'm not just blowing smoke into the air?

that you marques?

Outsiders always get the views black folk deserve. It’s just the way things are with black content creators. I don’t think anything can change that, niggas tried boycotting TikTok but that didn’t do s***.

what's your content?

OF aint working out for you sir?

but yes, your skin color is a factor when it comes to this internet creator life. there's a lot of mediocrity at the top for one reason.

My stuff on tik tok does really well. Granted it's a younger fanbase

But on youtube I can barely break 1k views, it's mostly video essays and cultural a***ysis, mostly talking about movies but that's a part of youtube dominated by nasally white dudes who mod on reddit in their freetime. I get that what I'm doing isn't "hyper" academic and more fun as casual which you would very much think would build an audience but dead ass I'm watching people lap me in real time some days

But like deadass I look at my stats and it's like people see a nigga then click off

Op what’s ur YouTube?

youtube.com/channel/UCErOBKhcmmtJwGtB906ZQVQ

Like I get I don't upload a f*** ton but how are we 2 years and 10 videos in and I've yet to break even 10k views on youtube

There's tons of people of all races who make good content that gets very little views

Have you spent money on Google Ads, or are you just hoping to blow up?

listening to ur take on nostalgia and disney. Good points so far

Idk, but you need a form of weekly/monthy content on a rigid schedule for sure. Youtube rewards that

I very much understand that but unless you've been a creator especially one of color you wouldn't get it.

Like people deadass will copy your s*** and get double the views, the reasons why the "algorithm's are racist" isn't because they are programed that way but it's because the data that people feed into them, is racist.

If people are spending less time with a black creator's content or instantly scrolling past, than yea the algorithm because racist.

Here's an article about this in the context of film and TV

indiewire.com/2014/01/why-white-people-dont-like-black-movies-162548

This comes from white people's innate media biases in having most media containing people who look like them, so they're less likely to engage with media from someone who doesn't, whether it be in tv, video games or social media. These biases is why Princess and the Frog failed for example or why ebony is it's own section on P***hub.

I just wanna know and I guess I'd like a lil confirmation and research to back up my thoughts as I haven't seen it talked about much in the context of social media or influencer culture

Nah cause never have I heard of anyone spending money on ads to get more youtube views, that sounds insane

Link it to me in a random thread bro

I mean I do try it's just that making video essays is f***ing time consuming, but I have peers/contemporaries who don't have as much issue with this stuff as I do

I think a lot more than you think

Not a content creator, but I’ve watched YouTube enough and seen creators give advice

Bro you need to upload a lot more videos more consistently. From your channel it looks like you take way too long of gaps between content, unless you’re PewdiePie or that tier of fame, you can’t just take a 6+ month hiatus and start back dropping videos

Yeah it sucks, but for smaller channels you need to be uploading on a frequent schedule consistently to help with traction and getting your brand name out their

From a viewer perspective if you’re relatively unknown and only dropping inconsistently they arent gonna wanna trust you enough to know if your content is worth waiting to check out after you decide to post again

Take what you will from this. Sent you a sub and best of luck @disneyfrozen

I don’t think skin color has as much to do with this as you think Imo

Thats how you grow, and plenty of people do it dweeb.

Ok nvm @op you just need to be more consistent and also make videos on what is currently trending

Also need to work on overall quality, especially in the audio department.

Lmao title makes it seem like a struggle.

Black people have the funniest content breh

I fw ur content man

Your skin color probably has nothing to do with it.

One thing u could easily do to improve is make your video titles so they give a better idea of what your videos are about

Cause i look at them and it doesnt hook me in very much. You want to have a strong thesis or point with every video and make sure you clearly state that in the title

Just my opinion