I've been waiting to use this video for so loving long so thank you
Although he speaks well,
white privilege is not equated to a "tribal America".If you bothered to watch the video yourself, you would realize that the examples he is giving are entirely separate from the ones I have given.
For example, in regards to dress, he specifically talked about the effects of someone
telling a white man to pull his pants up versus a black man, ignorantly suggesting that if a white man told a black man to pull his pants up, they would be perceived as tribal, which makes no sense whatsoever and rarely occurs.
In regards to public speaking, he says that people wrongly claim that whites have it
BETTER OFF with public speaking skills than blacks. I am not saying this. I simply mentioned that the mental response of a person speaking to an articulate black man (without previously knowing him) is often regarded as more surprising than a white person. This is also pointed out in society as "talking white," which I have been subjected to by both my white, and black, counterparts.
He is obviously anti-Obama, and he, HIMSELF,
claims that Obama is only regarded as such a well-spoken person due to the "Affirmative Action points" given to him by the media. Completely nullifies his point due to his obvious bias regarding his views on Obama's character.
He also says something that I disagree with regarding Affirmative Action having a factor in modern-day education, and how many "lesser-qualified blacks" are being accepted into positions that their white counterparts do not get. He mentions Asians in here as well for some reason.
A very simple example to debunk his claim that white people are not treated differently by police is the War on Drugs, in which drug-addicted or drug-dealing blacks were severely punished by way of unnecessarily long periods of incarceration, whilst their wealthier white counterparts were not given NEARLY as harsh of punishments for having the same drug-related issues. This, of course, also deals with economics regarding rich versus poor, but crack, what poor blacks were utilizing and distributing, was still treated with more severity than pure cocaine.
Regarding the effects of poor black America stemming from past events, it is true that many blacks need to take personal responsibility regarding familial and financial aspects. However, the rampant lack of education in poorer black communities (often engulfed in many gang-related and drug-related issues) further perpetuates this reality.
I appreciate the video, but this man has done absolutely nothing to "destroy" the concept of white privilege in America. I respect his viewpoint, but the title of the video is completely off.
And again,
"white privilege" has NOTHING to do with racism, nor does it mean that you should feel ASHAMED of your race.
