What Is Privilege?

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If your parents worked nights and weekends to support your family, take one step back.
If you are able to move through the world without fear of sexual assault, take one step forward.
If you can show affection for your romantic partner in public without fear of ridicule or violence, take one step forward.
If you have ever been diagnosed as having a physical or mental illness/disability, take one step back.
If the primary language spoken in your household growing up was not english, take one step back.
If you came from a supportive family environment take one step forward.
If you have ever tried to change your speech or mannerisms to gain credibility, take one step back.
If you can go anywhere in the country, and easily find the kinds of hair products you need and/or cosmetics that match your skin color, take one step forward.
If you were embarrassed about your clothes or house while growing up, take one step back.
If you can make mistakes and not have people attribute your behavior to flaws in your racial/gender group, take one step forward.
If you can legally marry the person you love, regardless of where you live, take one step forward.
If you were born in the United States, take one step forward.
If you or your parents have ever gone through a divorce, take one step back.
If you felt like you had adequate access to healthy food growing up, take one step forward
If you are reasonably sure you would be hired for a job based on your ability and qualifications, take one step forward.
If you would never think twice about calling the police when trouble occurs, take one step forward.
If you can see a doctor whenever you feel the need, take one step forward.
If you feel comfortable being emotionally expressive/open, take one step forward.
If you have ever been the only person of your race/gender/socio-economic status/ sexual orientation in a classroom or workplace setting, please take one step back.
If you took out loans for your education take one step backward.
If you get time off for your religious holidays, take one step forward.
If you had a job during your high school and college years, take one step back.
If you feel comfortable walking home alone at night, take one step forward.
If you have ever traveled outside the United States, take one step forward.
If you have ever felt like there was NOT adequate or accurate representation of your racial group, sexual orientation group, gender group, and/or disability group in the media, take one step back.
If you feel confident that your parents would be able to financially help/support you if you were going through a financial hardship, take one step forward.
If you have ever been bullied or made fun of based on something that you can’t change, take one step back.
If there were more than 50 books in your house growing up, take one step forward.
If you studied the culture or the history of your ancestors in elementary school take one step forward.
If your parents or guardians attended college, take one step forward.
If you ever went on a family vacation, take one step forward.
If you can buy new clothes or go out to dinner when you want to, take one step forward.
If you were ever offered a job because of your association with a friend or family member, take one step forward.
If one of your parents was ever laid off or unemployed not by choice, take one step back.
If you were ever uncomfortable about a joke or a statement you overheard related to your race, ethnicity, gender, appearance, or sexual orientation but felt unsafe to confront the situation, take one step back.
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[@michaelkwright]

Privilege is sitting on a MacBook and commenting on a buzzfeed video about privilege.

[@bintadd]

+Michael Wright I am a homeless teen, moving from shelter to shelter so I can afford to pay for my education in hopes of one day getting a better life. At least, I am lucky because as a Canadian citizen, my tuition isn't very high and it is partially covered by a scholarship. With the help of a student association, I got a macbook. You're the one who is stupid. Homeless doesn't mean stupid, what do you think a homeless person would do with a MacBook? We are human too. Some of us did not choose this life and want to get out.

[@dutchik5107]

sitting on your Samsung phone is that also.

[@amok00]

YUUUP

[@chloewilson8832]

Jeez, if I had a macbook I wouldn't sit on it. I don't want to break that shiz.

[@bintadd]

Chloe Wilson Best comment lol

[@epicman004]

Privilege is getting a useless college degree but then getting a high paying job at BuzzFeed.

[@normie8290]

epicman004 Well put!

[@dt4654]

epicman004 If you ever get past the internship period...

[@sacremende]

@epicman004 This should be the top comment.

[@thetypicalleftist9839]

Your racist!!!!!!! REEEEEEEEEE

[@reginaphalange8955]

epicman004 Buzzfeed has average pay

[@ainsleychadwick8747]

I have one single question BuzzFeed. Why was this video in the 'comedy' category?

[@capitalistpig1032]

Quack Quack because all of this is a joke.

[@toastlord14]

So true

[@longshot-wn4ib]

Because the video is a joke

[@Yzzami]

Quack Quack because it’s a joke😂😂😂

[@sycl0ps]

^ 🤔

[@analorena6832]

The thing that hit me the most is how in the beginning everyone was holding hands. But towards the end it got harder and harder for them to hold hands until it became impossible because the difference in privilege kept everyone so far apart.

[@MouseGoat]

No pretty sure it was the difference in spatial coordinates.

[@audreysmoke]

What is keeping everyone so far apart is this unhealthy obsession.

[@crystalexia-]

true

[@mike47734]

Because that’s what these types of videos do. These people wanna keep us divided.

[@whoknowswhocares885]

If you complain about someone's privilege to the point you try to make them feel guilty for having so much while others have so little, the you are closeted of envy that you aren't as privileged

[@hiddenshadowgirl3113]

What's awkward is when at school, you learn about something that relates to your culture or race (me being Chinese) that other people find funny. My example is when we were learning about how the Chinese worked in rice fields and wore those triangular straw hats. I never saw anything bad about it until people started telling me that I should do that. I felt embarrassed...about my own culture and I never embraced the fact that being a Chinese American is just who I am. Never feel embarrassed about your race or culture or anything. It's who you are and you should embrace it.

[@KJ-nj5pn]

Hey im chinese too! #asianpride

[@davidrobinson621]

Hidden. Those are too real spoken words. I told a guy used to work with the same thing. It isn't that our historical culture is bad, it's that we believed others who told us it was bad. I'm a black male and proud of what my cultural background did for my freedoms.

[@jadeamber7825]

I totally agree. Every time we mention slavery in history class everyone looks at the African Americans and I'm just like what are you looking at.

[@MrTityka]

HiddenShadowGirl I don't find it funny, you must be in 3rd grade or something

[@hiddenshadowgirl3113]

I can't personally reply to comments but yeah I'm not in 3rd grade, thanks. I'm a sophomore in high school.

[@Amber-vt4lf]

A world where having access to clean water has to be considered a privilege and not a right.... damn.

[@cathystrawman2961]

A world where English speaking countries don't have potable tap water everywhere... LULZ

[@ianmilligan8305]

Cathy Strawman ...what?

[@cathystrawman2961]

@Why Are We Still Here ...how?

[@ianmilligan8305]

Um...is your brain slightly damaged?

[@cathystrawman2961]

No, but don't worry, I'm sure you will find peers elsewhere in the wider YT audience.

[@Crazelord91]

Admitting your "privilege" is just another way for people to make themselves feel like they're affecting positive change vs actually doing anything. I can bet you that 99% of the people involved in this video don't volunteer in any charity organizations outside of making for profit videos about them and "privilege"... *EDIT:* I wrote this in a pre 2020 world, my views have drastically changed since this comment and it no longer reflects my views

[@badblondie01]

Crazelord91 Thank you!! I agree.

[@orangelic8181]

99% of 10 people?

[@BlueySchiffer]

okay and? 2.8 million people have seen this video. it's more effective than donating a few dollars.

[@lunastar9058]

Most money for charity doesn’t even go to the actual cause. Yeah charity is a good thing it helps but not really

[@jimmyholt6669]

You can't just go on assuming people's motivations you have not even met and only seen on a screen. This makes me absolutely livid....

[@cathystrawman2961]

"Privilege is worrying about finding the right cosmetics." -- Buzzfeed

[@muffinpuffya3680]

Cathy Strawman she’s not wrong( buzzfeed)

[@HoneyandCIover]

By definition it is..

[@asdkotable]

It is a privilege to be able to find makeup that fits your skin tone and to be able to pay less than 10$ for it. Men might laugh, but they don't feel the pressures some women feel, especially in the workplace, to look a certain way. If you're a poor woman of colour and can't afford to find proper makeup that suits you, maybe you will get fired from your receptionist or sales job because your lack of makeup makes you look dumpy and unprofessional.

[@janikb3538]

asdkotable Bruh tell that to people in third world countries and they’d laugh at you

[@turtletail313]

@@asdkotable First of all, plenty of women don't wear makeup. It's not the necessity you're making it out to be. Second of all, are you trying to say makeup shades are a sign of white privilege? Because if so, that has nothing to do with being white and everything to do with simply being in the majority - so majority privilege. Obviously if you live in a place where most people are a certain color, brands are going to cater to that color. It's basic capitalism. Now, though, brands are overcorrecting just to be politically correct. When I lived in a neighborhood which was 90% white the local stores still had equal amounts of makeup in every shade, so the white shades were always sold out and the black shades were always available. So in that case it was actually a disadvantage to be a member of the white majority. Privilege is a tricky concept. Before labelling an entire demographic as privileged, remember that the world isn't as binary as democrats make it out to be.

[@bwibwi5]

2:50 "You feel angry for a few days, but then you just realize, this is how it is." That one hit me. I remember in high school, we were learning about how the Chinese were exploited in the production of the CNR (Canadian National Railway), the Head Tax, the mistreatment of Japanese-Canadian during WWII... I legit resented white people for days. I'm not Japanese or Chinese, but the oppression they faced back then still resonates, to this day, in the lives of Asian diaspora (and many other POC). I got over it, but it still hurts. We can only work towards a better future, now.

[@bwibwi5]

Someone here needs a hug. \(OuO)/

[@NoItDoesntChange]

Ignore that idiot! \(OuO)/

[@Stella24Bella]

Well how do you think I felt when I had an excursion to a concentration camp with my school as a German? When I saw all that I was crying in the shower afterwards.

[@SomeSortaPro]

I hate racists. I hate discrimination. I hate sexism. But never have I hated a race. I can understand why some people may be mad at the past but at least as a white male I can't fucking change the past. I didn't dictate what my ancestors did. I literally had no part in any of the things that may trouble your mind today. Everyone recognizes that bad things have happened but there's no perfect race. Everyone makes mistakes. And at least in your case you say you resented white people for a few days, that's just plain ignorant. You may not feel that now but if you do and for anybody who may it's idiotic to hate a whole people because of a few or the past. I guess that's easy for me to say but as humans can we stop dwelling on the past? Let's learn from our mistakes and move on as people, not colors, or religions, or sexual orientations, just people.

[@bwibwi5]

SomeSortaPro hug me! \(OuO)/ just don't pass on a disease my body is not familiar with.

[@totallygymnastics4815]

My mom grew up being one of the people who would have to walk miles to get water. She told us that once all she had to eat was beans for a few weeks. She worked really hard and was extremely smart and now we live in a big house in America. I'm so thankful for my mom and everything she went through for me ☺️

[@307180740]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@TolkariusX]

@@307180740 yo why u laughing?

[@a4ron12]

L bozo + ratio

[@kaushy]

I'm so happy for her and your family!

[@Lucaso111]

At least she wasn’t aborted

[@kendyrudy6715]

This one question was like, "can you be seen with your partner?" No I'm alone

[@emuriddle9364]

Same here.

[@yanvysotsky3158]

F

[@ambie7437]

Same lol but it's because I'm gay that I wouldnt be able to go forward

[@catsaregreat6314]

@@ambie7437 same, I’m bi but more attracted to women, so most likely majority of my partners

[@ambie7437]

@@catsaregreat6314 I call myself gay because I have a stop attraction to nb folk and Women, basically I'm Neptunic. But I call myself Pansexual, just on the more gay side lol

[@The120053]

Privilege is having the privilege of telling others to watch their privilege. Which translates into having acces to money.

[@roxc453]

Privilege isn't always about money

[@vickigjesvold5644]

@@roxc453 It sure helps!

[@roxc453]

@@vickigjesvold5644 well it depends on what type of privilege

[@engineerahmed7248]

​@@roxc453 U give me money privilege in exchange for all other privileges, as I'll buy back all other privilleges from other poor people by exploiting them

[@engineerahmed7248]

​@@roxc453 U give me money privilege in exchange for all other privileges, as I'll buy back all other privilleges from other poor people by exploiting them

[@paawansagar8976]

Your privileged if you have a working body.

[@rkhan5807]

In a way, yeah. But privilege doesn't just end there-you can be oppressed and have a working body, you know.

[@serriayisasia]

Paawan Sagar Unlike me. I swear physical disabilities should have taken about 3 steps back because it's literally that hard to have a body that doesn't work.

[@sunbubblex]

Charlotte Roberts ur white so what would you know? and black people are specifically being targeted right now in the usa so that's why i said what i said.

[@charlottalou]

***** i'm white so what would i know? really? just because you're a certain race doesn't mean your knowledge is limited to facts solely about your race... and still, a black person with a working body is privileged.

[@charlottalou]

***** i am not saying that black people are the most privileged. I'm literally just saying that people with working bodies are more privileged than those without.

[@somedonkus69420]

CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE

[@DylanMcIntyre1997]

Lord GabeN yes master GabeN

[@ashaisnotonfire]

hey wait i've seen you on agario?

[@dat1145]

Lord GabeN give me knife in csgo plz master gaben

[@scf828]

Lord GabeN black people have all the privilege. White america is dying

[@susango123]

stefnasty I guess you didn't see the black people way in the back of the group of people. Nor, did you understand the execercise in video.

[@mattsmith457]

"We live in a society. Take 12 steps upwards" - Martin Luther King Jr.

[@8chan861]

hHAHAHAHA

[@lunastar9058]

When those two girls had to let go because the girl had to move back

[@mariajones8304]

Luna Star it’s ok to let go of people that holding you back, you should move forward and be yourself and they will be themself where they want to be 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ShinyWasTakenTwice]

@@mariajones8304 Do you understand the video?

[@HeirOfGlee]

Black women will always have it the hardest, so when you realize some are in power or powerful or inspiration they gain most of this literally from nothing. They are amazing magical human beings

[@freezinfeet]

HeirOfGlee "black women will always have it the hardest". yea...no. you need to travel, o read a bit more to really understand the troubles of every race, and culture.

[@HeirOfGlee]

freezinfeet um...even black woman travelers say this is around the world, even worst if they think you are Africa and not american. Just read an article a few days ago about it and how she was ignored service and bumped in the streets. here are two facts Being a women is hard universal being of darker skin is hard universal so imagine a black woman

[@heyitsshayyy381]

EXACTLY! I knew the black woman was going to end up at the back followed by the black man ahead of her. Black women suffer so much injustice and so many ppl just like this 'freezinfeet'commenter try to dismiss, belittle or erase that fact, but it's amazing how black women rise above it all, QUEENS!! Maybe one day things will get better.

[@SomeSortaPro]

Bigotry. Bigotry. Bigotry.

[@AnCierciello]

Lol go to Saudi Arabia. How you act reflects how people view your class in america. In Saudi Arabia you're automatically lesser because you're a woman.

[@ajh.4131]

I would love to participate in this exercise just to see where I end up standing. Looks interesting.

[@KJ-nj5pn]

The source of the question is in the description.

[@ajh.4131]

Thanks

[@nicoden3845]

AJ H. Me too

[@holdenbieber4670]

Nic Oden Me three! I totally effing want to find out where I am on this. I have a feeling my sexuality and gender fluidity will place me far behind all of you cishet people.

[@nicoden3845]

Holden Bieber I know rights, so weird what that a part of you can change your whole entire life experience

[@verybasicname8672]

PRIVILEGE TO BE BORN IN AMERICA

[@theshepard22]

It is. I also feel like a raccoon here though..taking scraps.

[@hmeadb]

MUriCa, GrEATesT cOUNTree OF AlL

[@sploinkbob]

There are school shootings the most here but I guess that’s the 2nd amendments fault

[@evank9854]

What if your born in like Canada or something or born in a really rich part of a poor country? It doesn’t really make any sense.

[@incog0956]

Europe*

[@Rubi94Mari]

we did this exercise in one of my classes. We started in the grass and then the most privileged person ended up on the sidewalk while me and this other guy ended up in the dirt/bushes. And I am still thankful for the privileges I do have. But it was an experience I will never forget.

[@jussihamalainen3326]

"Ever been stomped by a ravaged mammoth?" "Umm... no" "Take a step forward" "But I am gay and was once denied service in a postal offic..." "I said keep walking." - Jane, 12 000 BC

[@fredrickgoodwill285]

Underated comment

[@vanillaoverdosed7398]

I keep laughing everytime i see this :D

[@TheAaronExperience]

Just as much out of context as it is out of date. That's why your comment doesn't rate higher.

[@uhmokfuckyouandyourrespect2591]

Jussi Hamalainen This comment though

[@insignificantopinions3210]

I mean in more remote parts of Africa and India, sometimes elephants attack villages.

[@user-lr9gn3wg2c]

I felt bad for the woman who stayed way behind them 😢

[@missa9397]

That's society for you

[@taltumpovsky1482]

היי

[@luciaivakic3160]

Dalton Adams People often harass people that are black, women or gay (basically minorities), and she is all three of those things. She has the right not to feel safe

[@susango123]

Cute Pumpkin What you fail to understand is that the male you mention who is blond and white, probably was not murdered because of being male, blond and white. You can't say that about ethnic people, women, gays, lesbians, trans, etc. That is why there is fear among those groups of people and you can't fault them for feeling that way.

[@W2MyLife]

susango123 don't feed into the ignorance. Those who understand, understand. Those who fail or don't care to understand don't.

[@mtnbikerva1]

Privilege is having a man and women as parents that love each other and work together to raise a good person.

[@alexc656]

that's the best privilege anyone can ask for

[@animerabbitden884]

privilege is having parent at all

[@fryguyshvifty5]

When you're half a semester deep in your independent studies associates degree and feel it's time to share your wisdom with the world

[@ene4731]

Privilege isn't not having any problems. Everyone has problems. Privilege is, however, not being affecting by certain problems that others can't go a day without facing.

[@Boosmahn]

Just make BuzzFeedSerious already!

[@CementCakeisboss101]

BuzzFeedDeep

[@bingbung]

*BuzzFeedTumblr

[@am.1474]

BuzzfeedDark

[@rkhan5807]

BuzzFeedJustice

[@cupnoodles201]

Bossman12340 You mad?

[@johne2815]

How are we supposed to draw conclusions if the video is so edited? Are we just supposed to trust their conclusions without seeing the actual point of the video basically at all?

[@kryw10]

I finally caught the question "If there were more than 50 books in your household..." and I think it's the first time I've ever realized that there were, and they were all mine. I'd step forward because the answer is yes, but I did that. I did that.

[@OverLordthe1st]

privilege is living

[@n.l.vnightowl7608]

OverLordthe 1st but I wanna die

[@goshdarnit6288]

low menace that’s a sin

[@fuzzytheduck6821]

Gosh Darn It Your face is a sin

[@goshdarnit6288]

SuperSadSometimes thanks

[@kaylao.3326]

Not really

[@andrearoberts6518]

Privileged to live in a country where I can breathe easy.

[@allycliftonsucks]

This proves that highlighting and using terms like "privilege" and "racism" just divides us even more.

[@AnalyticalChick]

This should be the top comment!!

[@holly4436]

I think when we don't accept that racism/sexism/ect. are massive issues it divides us, this video was done in a horrible, dividing way. We are all in this together, regardless of the fact my ancestors made millions of mistakes(me being a white male). Telling people that their pain divides us is a large way to tell them that we don't care that they've been mistreated. At the end of the day, my life, my love, and my priveledge are honors, they aren't dividers. (Just making sure that you meant well)

[@Nightschism]

No, it illustrates how we’re already kept artificially divided.

[@saiunknown_2718]

Racism should be used instead of privilege as it highlights the problems

[@ricanderson7868]

Whitest comment so far!

[@domydishes]

I like how they were all in a good mood, laughing, getting a long, then they measured each other by "privilege" and everyone got uncomfortable. it shows what this type of thinking does to people.

[@zoebarnes5509]

But we need to get uncomfortable. We need to face the uncomfortable reality that society has been set up this way. It needs to change. It's needs to be talked about.

[@TheAwetist802]

They got uncomfortable with recognizing their own relative privilege, which is a GOOD thing to wake up to. That is how we begin to understand one another and start deconstructing the cruel Calvinistic rugged individualism that permeates our social structures, economy, and politics.

[@Ghostrider-ul7xn]

@@lip.w.8910 You don't represent or speak for the rest of the majority of group that has to deal with the consequences of racism. That's not how it works. The vast majority has a low quality of life compared to people who belong to the top of hierarchy which has nothing to do with their talent or skill.

[@TheAwetist802]

@@kurthaas4331 ~ you say that like there might be something wrong with being a socialist. :)

[@AlexJames-jv3em]

The purpose is to divide and conquer us.

[@mimivanilla6433]

Thank god for everything. Never take anything for granted

[@mimivanilla6433]

Fair enough

[@JesusChrist-ng3du]

This God is not real and btw my username is a joke

[@mimivanilla6433]

O em gee jesus is not a joke how dare you 😂

[@mimivanilla6433]

Calm down bryan he was only kidding mate

[@mimivanilla6433]

Yo amber, no one started no war. Ur an atheist congrats! Hehe

[@amazinGrace112802]

To see them slowly let go of each others' hands is insanely heartbreaking.

[@somayehfarahani9490]

same to me, the hardest part was to see the separations :(

[@shhshdjsbsihdjdjejs1288]

Cry abt it

[@silveiratc]

This videos show us that we need to recognize our privileges and help other people to build a better world.

[@td9250]

Some people have to deal with the stress of struggling for and failing an exam... one dude in my class has done his homework and learned for the exam. That's privilege!

[@Pyramanager]

your privelege doesnt depend on your race, it depends more on your parents success while you grew up

[@Poodlekisses]

...which is also dependent on their race. It's also dependent on their social class, gender, nationality, gender identity, and orientation. But to say it isn't based on race is a ridiculous assumption and erases the struggles of being a minority

[@nycto5758]

And the successes your parents achieved were largely affected by their race.

[@hedidit55]

Race does matter.

[@nycto5758]

***** You do realize that less than sixty years ago we had the civil rights movement? That means black people's grandparents and parents suffered from job discrimination, housing discrimination, and all sorts of other racism that significantly impaired their children's opportunities growing up.

[@nycto5758]

***** how about the fact that housing discrimination stopped them from moving into the suburbs long ago? Or that job discrimination stopped their parents and grandparents from accumulating wealth? Or how there are many people in companies who are still holding onto these ridiculous racist ideas because we as a society still haven't healed after the civil war and slavery?

[@_mmhmm_270]

If you're watching this video you're privileged.

[@ChieMiyagawa]

+_Mmhmm_ If you're watching this video on your own computer, phone, tablet, basically anything with internet access, you're privileged.

[@Ash-dx3kr]

privlige is also walking into a store and not being followed because of you race

[@phoenixwhiler943]

@@Ash-dx3kr or age

[@Baconator1368]

@@phoenixwhiler943 Age changes, race doesn't

[@marissalayla3208]

_Mmhmm_ damn my teacher sent me this for class 😂💀

[@LeBenderMC]

Why do people feel ashamed to have privilege? Its great and you should be proud of it!

[@ttuindoin]

LeBender it is great. But proud of what exactly?

[@jahnae]

Woolder Taylor basically what they're trying to say is that you should be greatful for your privilege. You should be proud that you and your family have been able to get themselves into a stable point in life. Not all people always have privilege, you've gotta start somewhere.

[@FluffOfFuzz]

LeBender Because of guilt and they don’t want ppl do be jealous of them

[@hannahwilson1080]

You should be happy about it. You get to live and learn peacefully. We can use this privilege to help other with little.

[@kt-zn4yu]

well i wouldn’t say you should be proud of it because that implies that underprivileged people should be the opposite, ashamed, and that’s not true. you should, however, be grateful for your privilege. :)

[@gaiusquinn5348]

some of these questions have to do with personal fears or confidence. everyone has to work up for confidence that doesnt necessarily mean you have mental issues or privilege just because youre confident.

[@TheAwetist802]

Uh-huh. So very wrong. Clearly doesn't understand the exercise, clearly leads an exceptionally sheltered life.

[@mauiwowie8284]

literally every american citizen is privilaged. Embrace it. USA

[@lilcupc4k3s]

To some degree

[@shreyakodali8075]

No they are not. Many people get violently attacked because of their Belief or sexual orientation. There are also plenty of women who are sexually harassed.

[@cameronneubecker3113]

+Shreya Kodali Go spend a night in Pakistan then come back and let's see if your opinion changes.

[@shreyakodali8075]

+Cameron Neubecker is one in India close enough for you?

[@NoahDaSlasher]

This is true, but we all fall in a different place in the privilege spectrum.

[@utpawn9830]

"If the primary language in your household was not English, take one step back" Why does having a family who speaks English give someone privilige? If anything, the fact that a foreigner may speak another language gives them an advantage.

[@blumountaindew]

+utpawn It might be a disadvantage because your parents might not be able to speak english which means that they aren't able to help to help you with homework. It could also be a disadvantage because you may have an accent which people make fun because it's not American.

[@nataliechurchill1014]

It makes it harder for your parents to get jobs if they don't speak English or can't speak it well. My girlfriend's family immigrated from Japan, and neither of her parents is fully fluent in English. Her mother was a doctor in Japan, with a really good salary, but here she's working two jobs just to get by, one at a restaurant and idk where the other one is. They had to move back to Japan for a year when she was in fifth grade just so her parents could make enough money to support them for a while longer. Being bilingual is obviously helpful depending on your job, but it can be a serious disadvantage when parents aren't bilingual and can't work well-paying jobs.

[@marychristina3413]

+Natalie Rushman i will still never understand why people who are dong soo good in their country, will leave everything and come to america just to suffer and start from scratch. whats the logic beind that? iv come across immigrants with similar backgrounds, they had amazing lives back in their home country. smh its sad :(

[@nataliechurchill1014]

+Mary Christina in my girlfriend's case, her father came here to do research for a prestigious company, but her mom would have been better off in Japan

[@dezsomodos1314]

+utpawn The knowledge of the word is in your cell phone. That is why. If English is your second language you have to learn it first. Than the word will be open. English Wikipedia: 5 085 779 German: 1 911 617 Hungarian: 381 983 article (21.2. 2016) If you speak more than one language it is a privilege to you. Two steps back if English is not your mother tongue and one step forward if you are speaking an additional language.

[@wk3820]

"Privilege" is useful in only one way. It allows us to know something important about anyone who uses the word in any context other then the traditional way of expressing gratitude for getting to do something (ie. "it's a privilege to be here"): they are just too stupid to take seriously.

[@billyramirezhealthybydesig5188]

The fact that they are all on a video says they all have privilege as hard workers even though misguided with fake info

[@idudheebsbzdudbdhddh]

Women in first world countries are privileged, you cant deny it.

[@nycto5758]

Compared to men in first world countries or compared to women in other countries?

[@idudheebsbzdudbdhddh]

juliet romeo Both

[@cupnoodles201]

Joshua Van De Wiel Everyone in first world countries are privileged - period. Women have certain privileges over men but are definitely not overall more privileged. Women are still two times more likely to suffer sexual abuse, and more likely be murdered by their partners, be in abusive relationships, get paid less for doing the same job, get discriminated against when applying for jobs, be shamed for being comfortable with their bodies and sexualities, etc. And this is coming from a man, believe it or not.

[@idudheebsbzdudbdhddh]

cupnoodles201​ Prove of the 'pay gap'? Also if women go to the beach in a bikini, nobody blames them, beats them up, degrade them. Or even do anything to them. The same for men. What do you have to say about all the privileges i showed you? There are even more.

[@idudheebsbzdudbdhddh]

cupnoodles201​ Did you not see my entire post of statistics showing how privileged women are? Also isnt it logic if a woman picks a less earn job than a man she earns less? Also men and women get the same amount of money for the same job, small differences,picks the women makes can result in a 2-5% less earning ( she decides for herself )

[@aboutjbe]

My heart literally broke for the black woman.

[@bgcm1995]

same

[@astonifyed]

Literally?

[@clairestark9024]

+Jessie Bernard Not to worry, she's a middle class buzzfeed employee, she's actually a lot better off than this asinine 'experiment' indicates.

[@clairestark9024]

don't worry she's a middle class employee of a media corp her life is almost certainly a lot better than this makes you think it is.

[@limeginger]

Privilege means not ever having to check out your KZbin comments after you posted, and realize you posted something silly, and either acknowledge, correct, or delete it. To blithely go on and not have to account for yourself...

[@alexanderjohnson8333]

In personal opinion, I think this experiment helps people recognise what they have and be grateful for it. I think it also helps us realise where faults in society still are and that we still have a lot to work on.

[@Annuii.i]

Hearing the first few questions just really made me think and I am SO THANKFUL FOR MY PARENTS AND ALL THE HARD WORK THEY PUT INTO MAKING SURE WE HAD JUST AS MUCH OF A CHANCE. And the work they're still putting in for us.

[@plokky8052]

Welcome to the Oppression Olympics

[@moonowhles7640]

The Typical Leftist So you're saying that I'm a racist fascist? No, I'm not.

[@mattpopemusic]

it's a joke you moron

[@staryawwnok5311]

Ann Nguyen *DEAD*

[@chilly3238]

So true

[@perseperseenreika2192]

Diversity is inequality. We are all different and equipped with different capabilities. We will never be equal. If you want to change this, you want sameness. If you want diversity, there will never be equality. There's nothing wrong for being inequal. That's only reality. Deal with it.

[@sharpvonl201]

im a straight white male, im so sorry for what i have done. Im so sorry for all the oppression i have caused. I promise to become gay and get a low paying job as an apology to everyone.

[@bingbung]

Yes, it's what's best. XD

[@LatinaCreamQueen]

This is what liberals actually want... This is why liberals are made fun of so much.

[@JessiCocoa]

respite and nepenthe It's not about certain people having too much privilege. It's about certain people not having enough privilege.

[@chynna3050]

respite and nepenthe ehh wha?

[@sharpvonl201]

Chynna N. just trying to trigger you.

[@holytrashify]

I thank god for my privileges, and hope those without the same privileges will be okay and that I can help them when I may

[@nickthai3897]

one black women, represents every black women in the world 😂. Gotta remember guys, buzzfeed is the most resourceful, and creditable news source 👌. The people that make 2$ hotdog vs 150$ hotdog

[@helenfaith1508]

Nick Thai no she doesn’t I’m a black women and I would’ve been in the front.

[@jessmessi1319]

*woman

[@fieryraccoon8365]

JustBecauseImHelen wooosh

[@UnknownUnknown-zj3pz]

Enough of the term im black, you are a gender, everyone is to blame base off of their parents parnts

[@theshepard22]

No, one black woman would never, just like one black man didn't- Obama. There is a loooooong looooong line of institutional racism that will be continuing long after the fat lady sings. If we don't fight for that, we fight for nothing, well nothing but the exploitation of resources, labor.. lining the pockets of the corporations. Fight for each other, not just so you have less taxes for your huge house, right? I rather walk down the street someday without houseless people begging me for money than spend my evenings patting myself on the back for all the privilege I've extracted from my environment. And when I say privilege, I really mean money.

[@julien8629]

Historians of the future won't be hard-pressed to find evidence of where it all went wrong.

[@SurfingBOceanNesto22]

Ikr

[@callmeastaire5700]

Yup

[@anriystakorov9751]

Yep, Nuremberg Trial

[@Baconator1368]

It's been going horribly wring since Reagan was elected.

[@emuriddle9364]

You mean our own countrymen stabbing each other in the back? Or ignoring people, stuck in a bad spot? Investing nothing into future generations? Yeah, I'm sure they will.

[@LucijaTeddy]

We did this in Sociology class when I was in High School (In Croatia). Girls always ended in the back for some reason.

[@savagepinksock]

LucijaTeddy because girls who choose sociology are trying to confirm their bias?

[@LucijaTeddy]

***** We didn't choose Sociology, it is mandatory, the school system in Croatia is different than in USA or wherever you're from.

[@savagepinksock]

LucijaTeddy Croatia may very well have blatant gender privilege towards males, i don't know enough about it

[@LucijaTeddy]

what does that have to do with me or my comment?

[@savagepinksock]

LucijaTeddy well those statistics aren't addressed in the test they did, the things they had a bias towards blaming men

[@ronnellmacklinJr]

Its enlightening how most of these things can be reduced to your family's level of income

[@kayajansen3046]

This is so brave and beautiful. as they are youtubers, they’re used to allowing themselves to hide behind comedy, they got so real in this. It’s so beautiful to look at something like this. As a a community with the bond of friendship I don’t think they realized how different they really were untill this. This is really amazing.

[@okok8663]

I took the question and i ended up where i started, in the middle. I'm so lucky i have such privileges

[@okok8663]

questions*

[@franckbynature5141]

Me too!

[@l.u.c.a.s.]

I understand you may not have realized the horrible implications of your comment, but by saying you're glad you have privileges you are saying you are glad the system of privileges/oppressions exists. This is supposed to make you aware of how many other people *don't* have as many privileges as you do, if at all, and encourage you to use your privilege to help those people.

[@okok8663]

Lucas Trugeda oh i didn't realize :| Should i have used a word like grateful? I'm not good at english. Sorry if it sounded wrong

[@l.u.c.a.s.]

Anna Skoglund Yeah, grateful would've been better. Or lucky. Lucky would actually be quite good, because it also suggests that you understand how arbitrary and unfair the system is. Nothing to apologise for, you have realised your mistake and sought to improve. That is very good.

[@commentscroller8954]

"Being a white male, I think I will end up quite far forward." Smh 🤦‍♂️.

[@sploinkbob]

These people have never seen a homeless white male

[@joed4411]

Person no it’s that these types of videos make white people ashamed of their race.

[@mikeyw6450]

Person just because a white person lives in a house doesn’t mean they are more privileged than a black person living in a house

[@moshenewsletter4620]

Thats because your ancestors killed and slaved many Afro Americans and Native Americans for hundreds of years while they steal land and build a utopia for their descendants.

[@mikeyw6450]

ROBERT RUSHNEWSON who also lives on the utopia? African Americans

[@henryhorne6114]

They kept saying “feel” as if their feeling alone defines privilege. They should try sticking to straight up yes and no and not get into the felt like and stuff.

[@alicemoon-star367]

As I have grown older I realised that in life everyone truly suffers at one point or more in life, no matter what their demographic is perceived to be. These games victim Vs privilege is a a waste of time. Instead be kind and just love people for who they are, their race and gender should not make up who a person is, it's who the person is on the inside that truly matters.

[@whipped_cream5101]

The world needs to see this

[@Ghostrider-ul7xn]

But you're missing an important nuance here - some people are more likely to suffer/experience more struggles in life due to the group they belong to. There is nothing wrong in acknowledging this fact of life.

[@EJSjjh]

@@Ghostrider-ul7xn Exactly this.

[@bradcarter5610]

It's hard to like actually answer some of these because a ton of them are situational or have multiple meanings.

[@nerdrat7784]

Privilege is complex.

[@Bostonbakedebans]

If there is a question that says if your family is broken but your parents are still married take a step back. Me: TAKES 500,000,000,000 steps back

[@sergeantshrapnel3155]

What I don’t like is that it’s a bad thing be lucky and they make you feel bad if your more privileged than others

[@tera4456]

Privilege isn't being lucky, and they don't make you feel bad, it should be upsetting about why you have privilege but nobody is making you feel bad for having it. It's just not okay that we live in a society where being white or straight means having privilege, but that's how it is and people need to be aware of that.

[@brianbrite]

@@tera4456 I'm not privileged for being white or straight, my parents were immigrants who worked day and night for them and me to be where we are, and you people still call it privilege.

[@nathanhart8457]

This is not healthy for society

[@yeye.414]

Well, I think this is extremely healthy for the society

[@nathanhart8457]

She will not tell because she has no reason

[@generic_flower]

+Ender Snail It helps you realize just how difficult some people have it when compared to others. Some people have their lives made but others may only be getting 5 hours of sleep a light to juggle everything they need to survive and live. For those who realize that they do have privilege, they can use that as a tool to help others. Really, it's mainly just about understanding each other a little more so that we may get a along better.

[@vikuswavy5785]

+Ender Snail Maybe it's unhealthy for the reality of white supremacy to continue to exist; that is, white supremacist society. But it's very healthy for *EVERYONE ELSE* because it wakes them up.

[@nathanhart8457]

Liberalism is a mental illness

[@gogogoat7551]

Realizing the huge gaps in society kinda scares me :(

[@emmaellexson4008]

This made me tear up. I feel sad for people in the back but also how you realize how you compare to them.

[@Camarosindahood]

This is incredibly dependent upon which questions the facilitators choose to use.

[@Luigiiii]

Real privilege is being able to visit this site once without being lured into watching another cringy clickbait Buzzfeed video

[@roydaboii9925]

OMFG its the minecraft music guy

[@ikolinh605]

I am an Asian bisexual upper-middle class female living in America. Financially, I feel very privileged. My dad is a doctor, my mom is a pharmacist, and my parents and grandparents are paying for my education. My biggest setbacks are probably my race, sexuality, and gender.

[@lormaeris]

Depends on your goal. In modern office workplace you don't have any setbacks except those in your mind. In manual labor jobs and sports, being a woman is disadvantage. Bisexual - lower partner pool. Race - nah, even here in my country there is very little problem with racism. Though this being an old post, I think you've realized these things

[@intrigued8188]

Maybe do one on a larger scale, like asking a random group in a busy intersection to participate, and then compare a bunch results so that people can't scrutinize the truth

[@bmelvin1234]

Privileged is being born in America. Intelligence is appreciating it

[@chickennuggets1990]

Theres tons of other places than the US where you can be born with privilege... But ok

[@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus]

Being born in America is privileged compared to being born in a Third World country, but as a European I am privileged that I was not born in either the US or a Third World country. If I lived in the US I would not be able to go to university, or afford more expensive medical treatment.

[@emilyseger1421]

I remember doing this exercise at USF and I didn't know where I would end up, I expected to be somewhere in the middle, but I was actually the last person. My friend was all the way at the front and we looked at each other. By the end of the exercise she didn't feel good and I didn't feel good. A short conversation later we both just hugged and got through the day. It was very powerful.

[@keepyoureyeswideopen]

i hate these people so much. stop crying about your privilege you live in the united states, you get to be on youtube, you get paid well by buzzfeed (for sitting around and doing next to nothing).... stop whining

[@DanosaurzPlayss]

keepyoureyesopen but ... they recognized that in this video... ??

[@tinyraccoonn9214]

they are not complaining about their privileges, they are just trying to show that some people have less than others and basically just trying to say dont take the things you get for granted

[@lielletcacenco5344]

watch 0:40, cause i have a feeling you didn't watch the whole video. they are thankful for what they have

[@hojfitness1119]

‘What is Privelege?’ Baby don’t hurt me Don’t hurt me No more...

[@gaiwerevghwheve6797]

Coming back from war with your limbs attached to be able to hug the son you never met

[@benjicanter9106]

I did this starting at 0, +1 for the step forwards -1 for the steps back and I ended with +1. I am white and male, but I am also gay, Jewish, and I grew up in an impoverished household. I didn't go to college (not because of financial disabilities) but thankfully now, I have a steady job and income. I thought being a white male was enough to get me more, but I think all the questions about growing up was really what hurt me. It goes to show that even if you are successful now, your past still affects you in pretty major ways.

[@scrapmetal58]

Agreed. -1 for me for many of the same reasons.

[@snartbl4t]

Being physically separated from people based on something that they can't help and things that society has built up honestly seems so heartbreaking. it built up barriers that you didn't even realize existed because you were with these people because you chose these relationships and society didn't

[@TheSBleeder]

Q: What is privilege? A: Something I don't care about and won't apologize for.

[@postindierock5063]

Everyone who has gone to China for a historic college basketball team, shoplifted, gotten arrested, had the president of the USA work on your release and returned to the usa sans punishment, take 2 steps forward....

[@petele345]

Everyone who liked this comment take 1 or 2 steps forward... you are white and probably male.

[@michaelregis1015]

@@petele345 I'm not white but I still liked anyways.

[@roddboward5167]

I don't care if I'm privileged, why should I feel ashamed for the way I live

[@abcdefghijk6752]

Exactly. Use that advantage to make society around you better, not to shame or guilt.

[@MirageSempai]

Electron Ghoul Nobody is saying that you have to be ashamed of being privileged. just that privilege is a real thing and that people (depending on their culture/social and economic background/ethnicity/gender and gender identity/sexuality and so on) don't face the same hardships (or not in the same way). And that sometimes, privileged people say others suffering is the same as theirs, but given the fact that everyone's situation is different, you can't really know what other people face and feel. I think that this video meant to make people see that we can never really put ourselves in other people's shoes and that we have to listen to them because we don't always know what we are talking about

[@raven3861]

You shouldn't be ashamed, you should just be able to recognize that you're privileged and understand how lucky that is

[@roddboward5167]

Raven :3 ok but it means nothing to me, so I'm privileged big woop

[@DanosaurzPlayss]

wow you are ignorant, just be happy you a priviledged and arent starving or abused. thats it

[@PowerfulWizard]

This is victim culture

[@PowerfulWizard]

Tebigong101 I did not understand what you just said, please explain

[@Tebigong101]

Jarod Francis in short you made yourself one of the victims by complaining about this video. Not to mention the documented discrimination faced by women, gay people non-white people. Are you familiar with their struggles.

[@Tebigong101]

Jarod Francis I'm gonna assume based on your spelling of color you aren't American so there is that and you're white so there's that and you're straight and even if you aren't you're white and male so no beyond the kind of discrimination and hardship EVERYBODY *EVERYBODY* can experience no I don't think white people experience the same hardship people of color do in the West, specifically, but in their own countries after centuries of exploitation. You don't know anything about what privilege is even though enjoy a great deal of it but you feel qualified to speak on it. Do you have a lot of experience with being a Latino gay man in America, a black woman in Britain, a Asian Muslim man in Australia? Can you imagine what that is like being poor, bullied, LGBTQ, female, etc and brown? Do you even know any brown people, personally, and if you do, do you know any who don't _just so happen_ to agree with you?

[@Tebigong101]

Jarod Francis you sound an awful like someone playing the victim... who's got a papercut demanding immediate care while standing next to a man with a gaping hemorrhaging bullet wound in their chest. lol Who only watched this video so you complain about it. lol

[@PowerfulWizard]

You understood absolutely nothing of what I said.

[@ashadams7136]

why certain amount of books on my shelf is privilege? Does the ability to read is privilege too?

[@gypsyalvarado4726]

yeah, they actually both are. My family was too poor to afford books/ didn't have an education. so yeah it is a privilege, acknowledge it.

[@bunnyofdeath8465]

access to a good education? yeah

[@Path0ss]

i'm so thankful to have what I have. I don't have everything. being middle eastern and bisexual, life has not been extremely easy. we all face challenges but that doesn't make us less human. I'm proud of who I am. :)

[@Fencill]

A great non-hateful way of addressing the issue. When you talk ably privilege, many tend to get defensive very quick because they feel attacked and being called a bad person for being who they are. But it's not about guilt or hatred - it's not about making the "privileged" people feel bad for who they are. It's about showing the world and knowing that what some take for granted(or are simply unaware of) is not common for all. It's about realising that the people who do not have the same opportunities deserve the same as others and that we should address and work towards a better world for everyone TOGETHER. Can't we all just agree upon giving each other and ourselves a chance?

[@lyrically6724]

+Fencill Very well said :)

[@Fencill]

Lyrically Thank you! :)

[@mattie4231]

So if someone ridicules you, you automatically have less privilege? The world revolves around your feelings?

[@claudialeigh9857]

Well how does Privilege link with people who worked their asses off to get the things they have? I don't think Privilege is based on the matter of what you possess, but the way that society puts you. For example, you can grow up in a very bad area and you make your way to a better one. So is that a success story or Privilege?

[@MegaNiQ]

The leftist get real quiet on that one

[@EJSjjh]

That is a success story, not privilege. You've overcome adversity, which is something a lot of underprivileged folk don't get to do.

[@DonJulio1942]

It’s a success story that can quickly become an issue of privilege depending the person

[@946towguy2]

They don't like to think about the contributions of hard work or natural talent.

[@cloudoftime]

Interesting how the guy who was all the way at the front said, "I learned to just be grateful for what you have; we're in such a huge society where it's always complaining about what you don't have." When you're at the front of the pack, you're not likely to have as much to complain about. Easy for you to say. It also seems problematic that the different privileges listed off did not have different amounts to them. Every privilege was assigned one step, but some privileges are far more potent than others.

[@mikegestapio6622]

Privilege just boils down to luck. Everything is essentially luck even the fact that the Earth exists is just because it happen to be the right distance from the sun. If you have a problem with this blame the universe and change its physical laws.

[@jb4127]

+ClumsyRoot Did you choose your parents? No. Did you choose where you grew up? No. Did you choose the school you were sent to? No. Did you choose the kind of people you naturally get along with? No. Did you choose what you were going to be naturally talented at? No. Thus understanding "freewill" as being a mere illusion has nothing to do with work ethic.

[@jeffrandy5867]

ClumsyRoot oh of course!! ill be sure to try harder to get more privileged parents next time! (sarcasm; are you serious?)

[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

Good luck trying to fix the universe! Notify me when you fix it.

[@AlphabetCookie]

Privilege is special, extra rights and stuff you get handed to you. it does come down to luck and wealth. Not your gender or skin color.

[@calliebennett7261]

damn the earth is super privileged

[@maxinator317]

Our school made us do this walk.

[@maxinator317]

River Goodridge clearly

[@theshepard22]

Complaining about Privilege videos on youtube, in my House, in my chair, near my cat and my healthy kids, in this neighborhood, in this city.. THAT'S PRIVILEGE.

[@JCosio-bs9xr]

If you and your parents made good decisions, sprint past people that don't.

[@janemiles3006]

They should have included a Muslim/Arab person he/she would get 2939-

[@michaelwalshe4938]

No, that would be islamophobic.

[@satanlordofhell5834]

Nope

[@iwillcry]

+Michael Walshe how is it islamophobic to include an arab? thank you for not making any sense

[@zeehee1231]

+Milopi Hahaha the islamophobe can't see his own islamophobia

[@satanlordofhell5834]

No, we wouldn't. A lot of us look very white.

[@ludvigeklof9422]

Inequality does not imply inequity

[@kedaringale3733]

This is the shittiest thing to do. Making someone feel guilty for something which they did'nt do.

[@oilslick7010]

Privilege is a word of which the original meaning has been distorted by those who seek to make others be ashamed or guilty of who/what they are.

[@tombehaut]

I just realized that, as a part black part indian bisexual woman, I would have been in the back with the black woman.

[@mrmadness1239]

Okami D. Yuu congratulations

[@truefacts5579]

Okami D. Yuu ok

[@77Avadon77]

Oh no I feel so sorry for you. Oh wait no I don't. Ameritocracy: no one is going to raise you up but yourself

[@conorcorrigan765]

Yes, tell us more about the the stigma bisexual women face in society... It must be a real struggle for you, being every straight man's fantasy?

[@enoelr]

This is another problem in society. Everybody loves playing the victim. Stop focusing on what you think is holding you back and just look forward. Ignore all this sjw crap and you will go far in life.

[@trevorp8124]

The thing that always irked me about the idea of privilege is that the word itself implies these things aren't necessary, and can (and possibly should?) be revoked, which I think is why so many people use it as a means of shaming or dismissing others. Not being judged on your race, having a healthy environment growing up, having a good support net, those aren't *privileges*, they're *rights*. I don't want to *not* have those things so that other people feel better, I want everyone to have them. Everybody step right up and get some so-called "white privilege". It's awesome.

[@simonelliott5804]

I feel so privileged, my life is going well and this video makes me want to change things but I just don’t know how...

[@milderaddiction8865]

So many of these questions were subjective, like do you feel safe? That is completely up to how privileged or not privileged the person wants to feel. A perfect example of oppression Olympics.