Judging someone by the color of their skin is the definition of racism no matter how you script it.

Best indicators of future success 1) Education 2) Two parent family 3) Stable upbringing

This is absolutely fantastic. I’m from Jamaica. I have family in the US. Ive never experienced racism but I think white privilege is absolute crap. You can’t substantiate generational wealth to white privilege. It’s about hard work, how you carry yourself, your knowledge, your drive for success, your intuition and being innovative. Black and white can achieve both successes.

Funny watching two brown kids attending a university and one admitting her family is wealthy, telling a white kid from a poor background, struggling to pay her tuition how privileged she still is. Then they wonder why there is so much animosity towards that ideology. They've basically turned class privilege into a racial thing. As a white man, I grew up in a single parent household with a mother that was poor and abusive. I never got the benefit of generational wealth. I couldn't get scholarships for college and ended up learning a trade. After ten years I am close to making six figures, built up my credit, bought a house and am working on a retirement nest egg and white people like myself and that girl are not outliers. Again, in modern times, this is a class issue, period.

I love that this professor never tells his students that they are wrong or that what they think is silly. He treats them with respect and challenges them to think bigger than what they've been used to. THIS is what higher education is! On this type of subject you don't tell someone WHAT to think but teach them to think outside of just mainstream natives and gain a fuller picture to be a smarter more independent thinker.

“That’s a script. That’s one of the scripts that your generation has learned.” Thank you professor. There’s so much low resolution thinking that is just accepted by the masses. All of these terms, or scripts, are just low resolution excuses.

"I only have one set of grandparents who are millionaires, but white people are more likely to have two sets of grandparents that are of that background." As a white person who has never met a white person with parents or grandparents who are millionaires, I think that's a bold assumption. Most white people I knew were poor to middle class. Some were definitely more well off than others, but the only rich people I've ever known were not white.

I applied for the USPS when I was 18. Didn’t get the job, why? By the way, I’m white. The rules of the civil service exam that was given were, even if I passed the test the minority got the job over me, even if I scored higher than the minority, all they had to do was pass the exam. I remember sitting in that room of 50-75 people and counting the minorities compared to whites, I was the minority in that situation. I’m 39 now and that has stuck with me all these years.

What’s interesting to me is every one of these young people preface their opinions with “I feel like” rather than “I think based on these facts”. There’s far too much feels involved and not enough thinking based in concrete, observable, fact based data.

Poor white people are not an anomaly. These college kids….I do hope you get them to think critically. Love ur lectures. Love the discussion and frankly I love the patience displayed by the kids thus far. That is promising.

I take offense to me being called privileged because I’m white . I think it’s really cruel to say “well, you’ve gone without food for four days but you need to check your privilege at the door because you’re a privileged white person,” how cruel is that? How can you try to force me to apologize for privilege I don’t have. It’s like Marie Antonette saying “let them eat cake”, you’re starving but you need to acknowledge your superior life. It’s so cruel!

There should also be a class on how the biggest minority always gets the victim spotlight while others hardly get noticed, even when their issues are much bigger.

I grew up in Ireland in the 70s and 80s it was a poor country and 99.9 % white, we became an affluent society in the 90s and by the late 90s and 2000s we were considered a rich country, then we had a lot of immigration from Africa, now apparently I have white privilege. I would like to thank the African immigrants for giving me this white privilege as it is a big improvement over the poverty I grew up with.

I just wish the professor would make a complete thought. It's hard to listen to this section when he keeps bouncing around between sentences. But I like the open dialogue.

I am constantly stunned at the quality of the penn state students- is penn state really a university. Hearing these students and their complete lack of an ability to present a thought and logically defend it is SHOCKING!!!!!!

I noticed that this professor in one video brought of the fact that asians have to score higher to get into college; but in this video he never bothered to bring up that black people can score much lower and still get into college; is that not a privilege?

I'm from Appalachia and would pay money to see people like these kids go talk to those folks, white and black alike. I'd bet any amount of money their stories are the same. I swear, I should make a documentary to enlighten people like this.

I like to say "White Advantage" instead of privilege because white people either get pissed or give to whole "my grandparents came here with NOTHING and worked for everything they got" rant. The advantage is that being white (from any economic background) you get the benefit of doubt in situations in society where minorities don't get. A poor white person and a poor black person can commit the same crime with the same criminal record; the black person is getting a harsher sentence serving more time than the white person. And "ethnic" sounding name on a resume is more likely to get overlooked/rejected over a more caucasian sounding name.

This conversation kind of irked me because they’re focusing on money and wealth as a measure of white privileged but it is more than that. If these two women walked in a room and just stood there, there are lots of different assumptions that would be made about these two women. Who are people gonna assume is more wealthy? Who grew up in a two parent household? Who would cops scold more in a traffic stop? Who would be accused of stealing in a store? It’s about what’s in the surface like what the young lady said. White people have systematic advantages and even if you are a poor white person you still have more advantages over a wealthy black person. You don’t see white attorneys, doctors and lawyers getting pulled over and mistaken for criminals.

People need to just stop obsessing about what advantages/disadvantages people have and accept that life isn't fair and there is no way to make it fair without doing things that are unfair. I've seen people talk about "pretty privilege, height privilege, high IQ privilege," those have nothing to do with you, they weren't a choice. It just seems like an excuse for someone envious to make someone feel guilty for something they didn't choose.

These kids seem to only be able to look at things from a narrow perspective and not see things from multiple perspectives, if they did they might begin to realize that most people have difficulties in their lives regardless of race.

The black girl with the striped shirt was really trying to push the victim narrative, even when she was being grilled for the flaws in her argument. The problem with classifying privilege based on identity groups is that it's not limited to race. Privilege can be attributed to beauty, height, IQ, etc.

Great discussion. But the prof should do more research bc he is completely bias!!!!The frat guy is ignorant as all the white people who don't see that they have priviledge.

The Prof is trying to make those black girls fine-tune their definition of white privilege. But they clearly have no idea what that entails, can't account for discrepancies, nor can they argue when provided with an opposing viewpoint. This clearly shows that just blaming "white privilege" without having any knowledge about the subject shows your clear lack of understanding of these issues.

I'm only about half way through it, but I wish they wouldn't spend so much time talking about financial privileges. White privilege goes so far beyond finances...

Man the hate these students have for this kid they dont know and his father who theyve never even met is astounding

This was a very poorly directed discussion. The people who went up didn’t have strong grounds on what they were trying to say and the teacher didn’t do a good job with guiding the conversation and repeating and refining.

These kids that are advocating for the existence of "white privilege" are so close. Some of what they're saying in regards to statistical differences are true, but they're trying to say that those differences are due only to race. The girl at the end even said that two parents in the home and a strong work ethic made the difference for her family, but she still thinks she's worse off, while the poor white girl didn't have both parents. They also talk about how much easier it is to get into college, when they're actually in class sitting there with their Apple watches, but somehow they have it so bad. Like the Professor said, they've learned the script and they don't know how to put it down.

This is more a class issue more than a race issue. There are millions of people of all shades born into poverty. For those that are not, good for you. But to proclaim someone who is obviously not born into money has privileged "skin" is ridicules. Money is privilege. You know what rich people see when a broke black person and a broke white person are arguing? Poor people having a disagreement. Money gives you power, privilege and a platform.

The ignorance of young people is mind blowing. They see tik tok shorts and believe everything. They need to read more often and research abundantly. The woke thought process doesn’t compute against facts.

this professor won’t even let these people finish an idea...

The two girls there are not doing a very good job at explaining the white privillage and its frustrating to watch!!!

If you, regardless of race, do the work and graduate from high school, and pursue a career starting from the bottom, what you can accomplish in a 25-30 year career is amazing! No college, no wealthy parents, just you on your own will succeed. There's alot to be said for doing the work and making good decisions

"this is what we're dealing with.." A whole entire room and professor making fun of the white kid because of his skin.

This was not good. White privilege isn’t the same as the wage gap. White privilege can be seen before knowing anything about that person. It’s how you are treated based on appearance and without background info.

I love how she assumed the white dudes parents went to college. These kids are also brainwashed into thinking you have to go to college to be successful.

I personally can't take him seriously when he keeps throwing in filler words; yo, bro, dude. Just articulate your sentences. I prefer Jane Elliot.

I think the argument made by the black girls were poorly made, but, professor, you can't conflate white privilege with wealth privilege. We don't throw the concept of white privilege out of the window just because there is on epoor white person and one rich latina. That would be like if we said that men don't have male privilege in pakistan just because there are poor men in pakistan, and because there was a female prime minister. It's like saying that you can't say that men on average are taller than women because you know a girl who is 6'7. The micro doesn't refute the macro. If that latin girl submits a resume, all the data I've seen says that she will get far less compared to her white equal-even less with white people with actual merit and credentials. All of that despite the fact that she is rich. That's white privilege. Class issues cannot be conflated with race issues.

Why is the professor trying to sound like a teenager It’s so cringeworthy and uncomfortable to listen to

I love that all of these arguments are based on what-if's, assumptions, and no context of anyone else's experiences. Meanwhile they're standing in the same room on the same campus. Not to mention they're touting their own privilege by expecting others to bow to them and their life simply because they exist.

I would really like to hear someone lead this conversation who can finish an entire sentence without changing thoughts or direction 5 times before they spit out what they are trying to say.

whoever works the hardest is going to make it out

White privilege isn’t just financial or background. It’s about the SOCIAL benefits. For instance, if you’ve ever watched LIVE PD and noticed that a white male who is under the influence has so many chances to adhere to the officers orders but black males are taken down to the ground immediately, tased, pepper sprayed, and in some unfortunate situations, shot. Also, in a previous video where you all discussed Black aggression. That can also be discussed in this video. Black women who speak passionately about situations are seen as aggressive but white women can be seen as passionate lol. This is just my opinion and things I’ve noticed in society that helped shaped my views on white privilege

Based on this conversation, whites privilege is subjective depending on however you want to define it (and ignore examples that don’t fit the definition).

Remember when we peaked in the 90's and sought to judge an individual based on their personal merits, their individual situation, and what was in their head, their heart and by their words and actions? Good times. I guess we missed racism too much.

“Depressed town” vs “the projects”

An analogy for this lecture is the Indian Caste System vs the Indian Class System , about which i have always been thinking

As endowed by my creator. I wake up and check my privilege by giving thanks to God for the blessings in my life every morning.

THANKS!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR HIS LECTURES FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS .. I saw some of them a couple of years ago, and I've been looking for it again since !!

A part of me wishes that the professor just stopped holding back and drilled into their arguments and get them to use real evidence rather than just repeat what everyone else tells them. Sure, it "promotes thinking" when you don't tell them the answer but in this new generation, you don't make anyone think better by not challenging their beliefs at all

The two girls of color were completely missing the point of what white privilege really is and went straight to financial priviledge. It's not the same thing! It was pretty aggravating hearing them explain their points so weakly. I wish the professor would have let other people of color speak from the class instead of just them.

"I feel like. I feel like. I feel like. I feel like." Give us FACTS, not FEELINGS.

4:55 its hilarious how shes basically saying that he is privileged simply because his dad had connections. Literally anyone with a social life has connections. Thats the fastest way to get a job

I’ve only met racists in the city and most of it was directed at whites.

Achievement is vilified. People don't want to admit the power of their own actions along with proper teachings from parents and grand parents. The success of immigrants vs people stuck in urban areas for generations shows that people get stuck into a mindset to blame society for their status in life. Many POCs have thriving businesses because they have the foresight and drive to better themselves and their family.

I feel like one thing everybody’s forgetting is that everybody has some sort of privilege someway and people are just complaining about a group of people having a certain type of privilege that they don’t have.

What the first girl said (in explaining white privilege) does, to me, doesn't explain white privilege at all. First off just because the guys Dad had a friend that started a company and gave him a job doesn't have anything to do with him being white, a black man could start a company and bring in his black friend and become successful and secondly I couldn't afford to send my kids to college so they have had to pay for their own college. The second girl did bring up some good points that made sense but the first one just felt more opinionated then factual.

Im glad the professor is letting them have critical thinking sessions with his questions.

Love how the so called oppressed blacks folks know more about the white guy’s life than he knows. Love this division of white vs blacks.

America doesn't generalize as the young lady says. She does. And those like her. If one thing being a police officer in the past taught me was that black people will always claim victim status. Not all, mind you. Those that are successful in life will be like normal, respectful humans. Those people are with which I had very good relations. Even then, when they get around others of the same skin pigment, their behaviors change. I never care about your race. When I was on the battlefield in Afghanistan, you were my brother. Skin color did not count. I'd gladly give my life to make sure you kept yours. These young people are making up things do we can not heal from our past discrections as a country. There is not a culture on this Earth that has not participated in slavery, murder and allocation of land. I was once in Australia and took the time to spend an afternoon with an Aboriginal native. He gifted me a beautiful tribal painting of which I still hang on my wall in my living room. Their story is very similar to the one portrayed here. Theirs, however, was more sinister. As a combat veteran and visitor of 38 countries, my message would be to treat everyone like they are an equal, until they show you traits they are not. These kids do not know how good they have it here in the US.

I love this quote. “It’s like being a man. You don’t know what you’re given.” Being a man, you don’t understand your privilege, because you only see everything from a man’s perspective. Okay...that makes sense. But the flip side of that coming is, you can’t understand the perspective of what you’re not. Except these peeps try to understand and know exactly what it’s like to be a privileged race. If I can’t understand what it’s like to be black, the. You can’t understand what it is like to be white.

having white privilege doesnt mean you wont struggle or have a hard time, but it's still there

Everyone did a pretty crap job of explaining white privilege. It’s not about socio economic status. It’s about implicit biases that impact a person’s pursuit for life, liberty, and happiness. White people have the advantage of not having to think about how the world defines them, because they’re defined on an individual bases. People of color, however, are defined in the collective. One Muslim goes on a shooting rampage, the entire group gets defined by his actions. One white guy goes on a shooting rampage, he’s a lone bad apple. One latinx person shoplifts from a store, all latinx shoppers get followed. One black person gets hostile with a cop, now that cop places his hand on his weapon for every black interaction after that. These things are not happening to white people. They have the privilege of entering every situation and encounter as a neutral subject who gets defined solely based on their actions. People of color carry the burden of all who came before them. That means we get our opportunities in spite of the system...and we are that much closer to losing what we’ve gained at the hands of an implicit bias.

Nonsense, if White privilege exists, why do East Asians, Jews, and Asian Indians have higher incomes than Whites? Why is it considered immoral for Whites to exercise exclusivity in their own countries, while other groups have the privilege of exclusivity that Whites can only dream of.

I love how the black girl with the 2 millionaire parents is telling the poor whit girl the she has privilege. Especially when the white girl has a $2000 dollar bill or she gets to go back to her privilege.

I think the problem many people have is the nomenclature. 'Priviledge' implies that you are elevated above others, that you have been given something. Realistically it removes obstacles that other people still have to overcome. It doesnt make anything better in your life, it unlocks doors, but doesn't help you get to or through them.

Wow ... I had no idea racism was being taught in college.

How can you teach about a topic that you don't even understand?

Hey I'm a college student at the University of Texas in Arlington. I feel like you can't talk about race without talking about slavery. Because White Americans in the 1700s enslaved Black Americans and created a socioeconomic wave with getting ahead by extorting and abusing Human Resources that was Black Folks. White people financially assumed the upper hand and socially assumed the upper hand by mental and physical abuse assuming power and caring it to generation after generation. White people have the Generational curse as the abusers and deny they have the upper hand. While still having the privilege to control the public perception/narrative for themselves and diverse ethnic cultures.

Basically that guy white privilege is due to the fact that his dad was too good at math. How dare you! He should have drank more beers and do more lazy activities than studying maths!

Stay away from NEGATIVE people. They have PROBLEM for every SOLUTION! -Albert Einstein

Black people want to just jump on the *white privilege* bandwagon with merely a superficial knowledge on the subject. Of course white privilege exists but not in the way these women are describing it. Also, some form of inward reflectance must be taken into account. Environmental factors, proper parenting, importance placed on education, mindset towards life, the friends group, & good influences all play a role... 1. Asians placed in the SAME high schools as white and black people regularly SCORE higher on SAT/ACT.. why is that? You can't blame lack of opportunities there... DEDICATION Jeremy Lin was the number #1 player in the high school basketball matches in California. During his senior year, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32-1 record and upset the nationally ranked Mater Dei, 51-47, for the California state title. He was Player of the Year. Despite this he was discriminated in the NBA; facing many challenges and difficulties, but he never complained about it. He remained HUMBLE, even during "Linsanity" phase, he always thanked his team and the players; it was never about himself. 2. Indians dominate the US Spelling Bee for the past decade. Do you honestly believe it was their school teachers or schools that got them there? Hell no, they put in the HARD WORK and strong parental support. 3. US Open 2018, Naomi Osaka (mixed raced: half haiti- half japanese) was crowned champion infront of a large BOOING crowd. mainly due to Serena Williams' (black american) unnecessary angry antics on court where she called an umpire a racist, sexist thief because she didn't like a LEGAL call. But Naomi Osaka, never acted arrogant, ungrateful, or even complained. Instead she trained HARD and won the next open as well(australian open). Furthermore, after Naomi beat the crowd favourite Coco Gauff (black american) at US Open 2019, Naomi was extremely humble and gracious inviting Coco to speak in front of the crowd despite Coco losing the match. ATTITUDE and HUMILITY in life gets you places. 4.Of course, BLACK LIVES MATTER. There definitely have been instances where white cops have killed black youth. But the majority of cops are good people who tried to keep communities safe. Demonising a WHOLE group of people for a few incidents is not going to help ur cause. 5. On Feb 2017, Adam Purinton shot two Indian men, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, whom he had allegedly mistaken for Iranians, at a restaurant in Olathe, Kansas, killing Kuchibhotla. He reportedly yelled "get out of my country" and "terrorist" before firing. A third man, Ian Grillot, was wounded after he came to the two men's aid. After this incident, INSTEAD of protesting and shouting ALL WHITE PPL ARE RACIST, Alok (friend of guy who was killed) decided to tell his community to come together and held a vigil. Instead of COMPLAINING about the suffering, Indians focused on the good people like the HERO Ian Grillot & the Indian community gave him a check for $100,000.... 6. Bullying towards Asians is way higher than towards any other race in the US. 6. SO when black people think they are the MOST oppressed group in the US and any problems they may face in life is because of white ppl. that is simply FALSE

POLICE BRUTALITY DAMNIT lmao That's how every poor white person has privilege. Statistically they will NOT just be pulled over for no reason

What evidence is there that goes against the notion of white privilege?

Privileges show up were opportunities doesn't take for granted...

The freedom to be who you are and not be judged. To have on a hoodie and not get shoot. To be upset and not be labeled as a angry black person. To not know something and not be labeled as stupid. The freedom to be human an it be okay.

The problem with white privilege is not the debate over whether or not it exists. Even if it's true, it's wrong because it's wrong to judge by the group. Think of the danger there. Can we also condemn all young black men as criminals because they, as a group, have such a high rate of criminality? Prejudice is wrong. Stop doing it.

I feel like they were not been honest and sincere as to what encounters to white privilege because they didn't want to offend anyone

Frat guy says, " fun fact: My parents are black, im adopted." Teachers head explodes.

I don’t know. This is a fascinating topic. I think with regards to jobs at any major organization they would go out of their way to hire literally anything other than the average white guy. Speaking as an average white guy the last ten years I’ve personally gone as way far above and beyond to make sure I’m not doing anything in public or when dealing with anyone that could be perceived as offensive to women, LGBTQ+, any ethnicity, cats, puppies or anyone else with a pulse. I never acted like a jerk before and have always been accepting of everyone, but these days it feels like we (average white guys) have to walk on eggshells.

If interactions with police are your barometer for how society is acting, you seriously need to take a look at your view of the world. Police interactions should be extremely rare if the person is driving correctly, has a registered and insured car. In the old days it was a different story obviously, but body cams are everywhere now. So the police can't just pull you over for your skin color and not give you a reason. If you keep your ship tight, there should be no problems. If there are, you politely interact with them do as they ask until you reach the precinct. That's when you drop the hammer, ask for a lawyer and protest whatever happened. The strength of the country is our legal system, even as incredibly corrupt as it is. If you have a good lawyer or even a decent one with video evidence, there is little to nothing that can be done against you. Let alone if you truly were wronged, you can sue the city and get a boatload of money. Life for all people is about situational awareness. Nothing is more important than that, no matter what you look like. Those with the most information tend to succeed, those without don't. Get yourself informed...

Just because the Puerto Rican girl has money, white privilege just simple means to society that they are superior than any other group even if another group has more money. If that was a wealthy black kid sitting in the Puerto Rican girl's seat no one would secretly care about that because all they would see is a black person, and would silently still fill superior than the black person and would still be treated in some ways different.

Chris Rock said he is a millionaire but the poorest white man would not want to change places with me. That is so true. How much money you make means nothing. This world is set up for whites no matter what.

I have 3 children and I pray everyday that we are unable for them to go to college because I do not want them to be brainwashed in the way I see these young people being brainwashed so far I have when it's gotten through no college you gotta another one I'm hoping he doesn't want to go to college either doesn't look like it and I got a 3rd 1 that's only like 10 years old but I pray to God she doesn't go to college either

Someone should have this professor invite Jane Elliot to class

Some race got into college through affirmative action, that's 100% privilege

White privilege is be precived positive In the eyes of others vs being precived negative without actually knowing the person at all

The amount of idiocy and ignorance in these students is mind blowing.

When your dad tries to be relatable lmao 🤣😭

Thank you. Doc. I follow your classes regularly and you're the bomb, bro. Xoxo

White privilege is based on subconscious bias and stereotyping. The assumptions we make and resultant attitudes. The moment culture correlated with ethnic group there will be some sort of discrimination. But this isn’t a political issue. It’s a social issue that is tackled education, awarenesses and interracial romantic unions.

The first question should have been for the guy in the pink long sleeve was....do you care? The minute he was asked if he thinks about his privilege, he showed signs of finding the conversation comical all to entertain his frat brother, that should have been the ringing question. Do you care. That in itself is a privilege; he doesn't have to think about much of anything that just simply doesn't concern or affect him and his bubble.

It’s funny how the white guy (red shirt) seems so uninterested, uncomfortable , and is hovering over hiding his face almost 😂😂 You run the world bro and it shows.

White first generation- parents came from Europe- worked hard - did well. How is my 'generational wealth' any different from the girl who's family came from Jamaica?

Degree of privilege depends on context and situational circumstances. It is not inherent across a spectrum because of skin color. Short, tall, rich, poor, male, female, black, white, smart, simple minded, athletic, awkward... all of those can serve to be a privilege or a detriment depending on the situation.

The Puerto Rican girl has to explain to people that she is rich before she gets the benefit of the doubt and her wealth is what gives her that where as the white girl doesn't have to explain she is poor, no one is looking at her doubting her.

The conversation only hits the surface, talk about affirmative action, how it effect people getting jobs, redlining, banking, loans education disparities, it’s good that they started the conversation but dig deep.

No one has a color privilege, it's about looking at each other as individuals with the same goal as one and if one struggles we all put our hands out to keep them up with us no matter what back ground you are from. Love is love, blood is blood and you'll see no color in front of you but only the same person with the same wave length as you in life.

Find this amusing as I am white and joined the military because in the 90s it was basically excepted that major universities had scholarships for minorities but not whites. Not saying it was true but it was the perception.

This was a great topic but it seems everyone was trying to hard to be p.c. Example of white privilege being comfortable enough to call the cops when in trouble to not being fired from your jobs because you decide grown locs. I think that’s what the professor was looking for. Straight line examples.