White Privilege

Tim Wise is a very compelling speaker, and some would say very knowledgable on the ideas of black oppression and white privilege. Throughout the duration of the video in class, I constantly was waiting for him to begin suggesting solutions, or even some drastic advice that could spark some form of movement. While we did not watch the entirety of the film, I don't remember him once giving us some hope for change or even a deadline to end these oppressive attitudes. Wise also never mentioned the feelings of people raised not to believe in this “White Privilege.” While the main argument is that white people are unaware of their overbearing power over minorities, it is unfair to assume that all white people act or feel like that. In this generation of college students, I feel there has been constant bombardment of information about oppression of minorities and the past ways of white people, and yet whites get no credit for the possibility of figuring out that what was done in the past was horrific. We simply must live and exist as equals regardless of what people tell you.

Joe P.

Kin 338i S6