White People - the documentary

[Anonymous]

Has anyone watched this? Really good documentary analyzing white privilege and bringing young white people into discussions about race.

'A new documentary from by MTV titled "White People" asks white millennials to take a closer look at how they view race. "I don't think we can have a conversation about race in America anymore and not include white people in the conversation," said journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who produced the film. How can we have conversations about race that are both welcoming and honest? What are your most meaningful conversations about race, and who were they with? What circumstances fostered them, and what did you learn?'
http://www.lookdifferent.org/videos/113-white-people

[Anonymous]

I'm really bored about conversations on race. Snoozefest.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone watched this? Really good documentary analyzing white privilege and bringing young white people into discussions about race.

'A new documentary from by MTV titled "White People" asks white millennials to take a closer look at how they view race. "I don't think we can have a conversation about race in America anymore and not include white people in the conversation," said journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who produced the film. How can we have conversations about race that are both welcoming and honest? What are your most meaningful conversations about race, and who were they with? What circumstances fostered them, and what did you learn?'
http://www.lookdifferent.org/videos/113-white-people

More "white" bashing. We have moved from a society that shamed blacks for the color of their skin to one which now shames whites. Will we never learn?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone watched this? Really good documentary analyzing white privilege and bringing young white people into discussions about race.

'A new documentary from by MTV titled "White People" asks white millennials to take a closer look at how they view race. "I don't think we can have a conversation about race in America anymore and not include white people in the conversation," said journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who produced the film. How can we have conversations about race that are both welcoming and honest? What are your most meaningful conversations about race, and who were they with? What circumstances fostered them, and what did you learn?'
http://www.lookdifferent.org/videos/113-white-people

More "white" bashing. We have moved from a society that shamed blacks for the color of their skin to one which now shames whites. Will we never learn?

Not quite. Claiming that we're "shaming" whites is right up there with claiming that we're persecuting Christians in the US.

There's a significant difference between trying to get whites to understand how aspects of our society work (or don't) for minorities / getting whites to recognizes the advantages in our society to being white and trying to shame whites for being white. The most basic difference is the conversation about interaction with law enforcement that black families have with their sons versus white families. If you grew up being told, "If you need help, go to the police, you can trust them. If a policeman stops you for something, don't worry. Just answer his questions." then odds are you're white.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone watched this? Really good documentary analyzing white privilege and bringing young white people into discussions about race.

'A new documentary from by MTV titled "White People" asks white millennials to take a closer look at how they view race. "I don't think we can have a conversation about race in America anymore and not include white people in the conversation," said journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who produced the film. How can we have conversations about race that are both welcoming and honest? What are your most meaningful conversations about race, and who were they with? What circumstances fostered them, and what did you learn?'
http://www.lookdifferent.org/videos/113-white-people

More "white" bashing. We have moved from a society that shamed blacks for the color of their skin to one which now shames whites. Will we never learn?

Not quite. Claiming that we're "shaming" whites is right up there with claiming that we're persecuting Christians in the US.

There's a significant difference between trying to get whites to understand how aspects of our society work (or don't) for minorities / getting whites to recognizes the advantages in our society to being white and trying to shame whites for being white. The most basic difference is the conversation about interaction with law enforcement that black families have with their sons versus white families. If you grew up being told, "If you need help, go to the police, you can trust them. If a policeman stops you for something, don't worry. Just answer his questions." then odds are you're white.

. Blah, blah, blah...if you are white, not matter what the circumstances of birth your life is a bed of roses and if you are black, life sucks. Nonsense, skin color shaming, of any kind has got to stop. Racism flourishes under shaming if any race.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone watched this? Really good documentary analyzing white privilege and bringing young white people into discussions about race.

'A new documentary from by MTV titled "White People" asks white millennials to take a closer look at how they view race. "I don't think we can have a conversation about race in America anymore and not include white people in the conversation," said journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who produced the film. How can we have conversations about race that are both welcoming and honest? What are your most meaningful conversations about race, and who were they with? What circumstances fostered them, and what did you learn?'
http://www.lookdifferent.org/videos/113-white-people

More "white" bashing. We have moved from a society that shamed blacks for the color of their skin to one which now shames whites. Will we never learn?

Not quite. Claiming that we're "shaming" whites is right up there with claiming that we're persecuting Christians in the US.

There's a significant difference between trying to get whites to understand how aspects of our society work (or don't) for minorities / getting whites to recognizes the advantages in our society to being white and trying to shame whites for being white. The most basic difference is the conversation about interaction with law enforcement that black families have with their sons versus white families. If you grew up being told, "If you need help, go to the police, you can trust them. If a policeman stops you for something, don't worry. Just answer his questions." then odds are you're white.

. Blah, blah, blah...if you are white, not matter what the circumstances of birth your life is a bed of roses and if you are black, life sucks. Nonsense, skin color shaming, of any kind has got to stop. Racism flourishes under shaming if any race.

No one said being white is a bed of roses. The pp said that being white means you don't have to have "the talk." I'd say that was a privilege!

[Anonymous]

Being able to be "tired of talking about race" is privilege. How wonderful for you that you can just be tired of talking about it. Ignoring it or being tired of talking about it will not make racism and the problems that creates go away *poof* like that. Participate in your society and be part of the solution by listening and trying to fix the problems.

Anyway, I watched it. Good stuff. I was skeptical at first that it would be some kind of white-bashing thing, but it wasn't. It basically allowed some young white people to talk about their feelings about race in a non-judgmental way. It didn't frame anyone as the boogeyman or scary white racist person. I wanted to hug everyone at the end.

[Anonymous]

The whole concept of "white privilege" is racist to the core. It is simply turning the tables on past racism. It is just as wrong in this context as it was in times past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole concept of "white privilege" is racist to the core. It is simply turning the tables on past racism. It is just as wrong in this context as it was in times past.

I'd love to assume that you're just trolling, but there are too many other people who ignore all the statistics, studies, data and anecdotes that demonstrate otherwise and hold similarly ignorant, narrowminded points of view to be safe in that assumption. Unfortunately, whichever group you fall into,trying to convince you otherwise is probably futile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm really bored about conversations on race. Snoozefest.

+1 - don't care

[Anonymous]

I'm not tired of the race conversation as much as I'm tired of so much over the top emotion in surrounding it. There is a time for outrage and wailing and then there is a time for being productive.

Finger pointing, encouraging more hate, shaming others, drawing lines in the sand. ALL of this works against any progress.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone watched this? Really good documentary analyzing white privilege and bringing young white people into discussions about race.

'A new documentary from by MTV titled "White People" asks white millennials to take a closer look at how they view race. "I don't think we can have a conversation about race in America anymore and not include white people in the conversation," said journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who produced the film. How can we have conversations about race that are both welcoming and honest? What are your most meaningful conversations about race, and who were they with? What circumstances fostered them, and what did you learn?'
http://www.lookdifferent.org/videos/113-white-people

More "white" bashing. We have moved from a society that shamed blacks for the color of their skin to one which now shames whites. Will we never learn?

So you haven't even bothered to watch the first few minutes of the film.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm really bored about conversations on race. Snoozefest.

Well, then you and your dismissive attitude are part of the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm really bored about conversations on race. Snoozefest.

Well, then you and your dismissive attitude are part of the problem.

The CONSTANT conversation is a big part of the problem.