John Wood, Jr: Privilege and Suffering Affects ALL Skin Colors

[@hotwax9376]

This just proves that the vast majority of "privilege" in America today is due to class, not race, sex, ethnicity, sexual preference or gender identity.

[@Quizoid]

These videos from FAIR just make me feel so: sane centered good

[@LH8173]

Wow. Hits home hard. Rural community, poverty stricken, drugs, etc. Plus autism. Ostracized at times by people from big cities and by those I grew up with because I wanted to find a way out.

[@jenniferthompson204]

Such a powerful message that I think many Americans need to hear right now.

[@bonnyd.5334]

Today, I got into trouble on Reddit. I, too, grew up in Appalachia. The schools I went were of poorer quality than most of the inner city schools that the black kids went to in my state. The black city kids access to real libraries --not a small library with less than 50 shelves total that served students from grade six to twelve. Their high school offered honors and AP classes. My school had none of that--but it did have good voc-tech and shop classes. Their school had a wealth of after school activities and clubs. Mine had minimal clubs---there wasn't much to do if you weren't a jock, a chorister or a bandsman. (I learned a musical instrument, and was a section leader.) They had AP classes and the opportunity to go to a local college during their senior year, for free. I had plenty of teachers who had the 'I'm just doin my job...' attitude. My school was extremely Townie--the teachers definitely played favorites. My parents were on the outs. This meant that I was hated, bullied, harassed, graded down 'just because',. Like the kid from Tennessee, I am dyslexic and I got no support whatsoever. (In college, I had dyslexic professors and they taught me how to manage it. ) I went to a Public Ivy, because my parents wouldn't let me apply for a real Ivy League School (despite the fact I had two professors who wanted to 'alum' me to their Alma Maters--they thought I would be happier going to a real Ivy). I used to volunteer at a local inner city school in a city where I lived. I loved working with the kids. They might look different, but poor is poor--and poverty knows no race or ethnic distinctions. I was honored to mentor several teens and have cheered their successes. They needed to know how I escaped the traps of Appalachia--because those traps are similar to the traps they face. I told them how you go about selecting a school and how to get a really good financial aid package. I told them to apply to the 'fancy schools'--and how to build an application worthy of admission. I coached them on how to select the right college entrance exam for you and ace the test. I told them, "Keep your Eyes on the Prize..." and to work towards your goals... do something, every day... even if it's small. They are successful young adults, with careers they choose and doing very well for themselves. Unfortunately, I can't volunteer at that school. The program I volunteered with changed leadership... and mentors who look like me, who live by MLK's precepts, who believe in what FAIR is trying to achieve were all made uncomfortable and got pushed out.

[@JC-qx5qo]

Thank you for your words and efforts. Since finding F.A.I.R. I have regained a sense of hope for the future.

[@ProkofNY]

I am now a American citizen, but am also immigrant to this country. I don’t like how the new social justice ideology paints America, and I think I feel this way because of my own experience as an immigrant. We should work together to fix the problems in this country-because there is always room for improvement-but not vilify America as racist/oppressive to the core.

[@anthonymarmo5798]

Love this message! It's the right one in today's divided society.

[@astronomianova1]

I have listened to John Wood Jr many times over the years. This was his best speech in my opinion. Just fantastic. I hope, in the spirit of the points he brought up, I would think so had I not grown up poor and white. I guess I can't be sure what I would be if things had been different but that's the beauty of his message here; help all the underprivileged and it doesn't matter.

[@follow-jade]

This is powerful and so well said.

[@mokiloke]

I came to this channel thinking it was going to be overly right wing and distorting facts, but in reality its measured, and counter to all the outrage from left and right. Its a refreshing oasis of empathy, understanding and rationality.

[@FairForAll_Org]

Thank you for kind words mokiloke!

[@mokiloke]

@@FairForAll_Org Can i make a suggestion that needs making if you want rational centrists and left and right bias balance. You made a video about how CNN got all that news wrong, which was good, but i think you need to address the Maddows of the murdoch media and highlight some of their outright mistruths, eg Tucker, Hannity, Shapiro. Probably best to do both worst ofright and left media in the same video. The problem with US news is that it is opinion and not dry news facts like i find in other world services, DW, Al jazeera, BBC, ABCaustralia (tho obviously these still have some biases). Cheers and keep up the good work

[@dale9724]

Thank you for your intelligence, wisdom and courage.

[@MaverickChristian]

Such a great video. This message needs to be shared.

[@jamessmith-gf2vk]

This organization gives me hope for humanity I'm just disappointed how few subscribers it has and how under viewed the video's are

[@FairForAll_Org]

We can only grow with your help! Share our content!

[@jamessmith-gf2vk]

@@FairForAll_Org Yeah the first thing I did upon finding your channel is send my sister a link to your channel

[@mathieumaticien]

What a strong message!!!! It's sad this video has so few views. Unfortunately people who agree with this are likely those (like me) who renounced social media and can't easily spread videos like this.

[@WABoysMen]

An incredibly beautiful presentation. This mindset is the future! Thank you John Wood Jr.

[@sharehard]

Excellent... So well done... Bravo

[@ridgebacklover9901]

This humanistic approach of thinking about issues really resonates with me. Thank you.

[@estragrant5494]

This video is terrific. I never share videos to FB, but this one is so good that I just did. Thank you FAIR!!!!

[@belindaterry6010]

It's about time someone really spoke up and expressed this truth in a way that might be heard. In a way I could share with my grandchildren. I have tears in my eyes. This is the lesson I was given by those like MLK who gave me hope in the darkness and I knew it was beautiful and meaningful. I also knew of it's truth from those who treated me like trash. I was a poor child in a middle class school. My brothers and I were less than to many including other children, teachers and parents. We were thought to be stupid and of no moral character. I demand no sympathy but I am still learning not to think less of myself. We each have to survive our struggles, strive to be something greater, and provide our own merits of quality of character.

[@goldenvulture6818]

"Working Class" is an antiquated term

[@JoshuaTClark81]

My sentiments exactly. No one group has an iron fist hold on being “marginalized.” Up until a few hundred years ago, most of the human race was marginalized to some extents. It only after The Enlightenment where Judeo-Christian notions of equality began to be codified into liberal governments, where the chains of marginalization were loosed.

[@lookissjaxin]

Thanks 🙏🏻 for that. So much. It’s so true. People confuse gold and green privilege with white privilege. Without money 💵 it doesn’t matter how little melanin is in your skin. Thanks

[@sagould775]

I live in a very biracial neighborhood, with lots of shades of "tans." No child should be judged by the color his/her skin. That is an adult problem that should not be visited on the kids, period.

[@kirstenwaerstad8337]

This is an excellent video. People of any racial group or ethnic background can be marginalized and suffer the indignities of racism and prejudice. We can never know any person's individual story based simply on the color of their skin. Race essentialism is a myopic way to view the world.

[@Zzyzzyx]

Thank you!

[@barbarafarmer5247]

Nicely done, John!

[@cjpapasito]

Great message, John Wood and FAIR are such a needed middle ground in this age of hyperbole extremism. My small comment on this video ,is the last message. Rather than understanding being the foundation for empathy, I think this is reversed. Empathy may be the foundation to understanding. Either way, the two go hand in hand.

[@jjuniper274]

Amen! Thank you for saying this and for Braver Angels. Poor white is my ancestry, Scottish POW slaves in Colonial America, whose descendants went on to serve in the Revolution. From slave of Cromwell to Patriot for the cause of freedom from tyranny in a few generations. That's the American story for all of us, the hope of freedom.

[@nyk3334]

This channel is vital. Another All-American channel that fosters “diversity”. I feel like liberals ruin words with time. I recoil when I hear diversity and yet when I was a liberal, I’d recoil in horror thinking an opponent of diversity was probably racist and that’s so far from the truth. Keep up the good work! Sadly, I’d have ignored this channel if not for Loury. Just the sound of it but this channel actually means and lives up to their acronym.

[@aaaaaauyt]

powerful！ love this

[@aaaaaauyt]

so right！

[@c.t.7386]

This is brilliant. Therefore, it will do nothing to convince those who have bought into Di Angelo and Kendi.

[@nigelralphmurphy9565]

You have a point man. I don't know what it is, but you must have one because you sound so earnest and sincere when you're talking about it. Whatever.

[@cherilynnfisher5658]

D.I. here! Page 6 BSC/PHDS/8&3

[@cre8iveone699]

Culture is more important than race. The most successful immigrants are Asian because of their culture of discipline, honor respect, determination and value of education. Of course there are always exceptions like the gangs portrayed in the movie Grand Turino but the traditional hard working family was also shown. Clint Eastwood is the man 👍.

[@silk4351]

Aww wtf ever happened to Donny?? 😭💗

[@brianjburke5757]

Great video. I apologize if this seems picky but I think it would look better if you lose the d in privilege for the photo.

[@FairForAll_Org]

Yikes! Fixed. Thanks!

[@johnmertz2604]

My response to these videos is always the same-- YES BUT.....You can't ignore the horrible extreme rightward drift of Republicans and the conservatives and still be taken seriously. We'll whine about "wokeism" but ignore - JEWS will not replace us? Really?

[@kathrynjohnson446]

I don't think anyone is ignoring that. The idea is to find a more productive way to engage the extremists on both "sides".

[@johnmertz2604]

Ok great! Show me where they ever addressed the right.

[@katejohnson3091]

@@johnmertz2604 In terms of explicit content, I was thinking of the content from Daryl Davis like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnKUfGacqJ6Yj6c I can see how it you may be right that the critique of the right is as obvious as it could be. I also think it is a reasonable assumption that the Jewish people who started the organization and the people of colour who choose to participate clearly do not approve of the kind of folks who showed up in Charlottesville. I am also likely conflating independent content from members of the board of advisors with FAIR branded content. As an example, Glenn Lowry going on record to say he had been wrong about how far Donald Trump would take things and using January 6 as an example. He did however hold the position that more people were arrested on January 6th than in the BLM protests the year summer before suggesting that folks on the left are getting away more with crappy behaviour. This is a sincere question from me- Is it possible that wokeism is creating more trouble right now that folks on the right? I don't know if that is the case. I am more inclined to think that right wing bigotry is so obviously wrong that few fall for it where left wing anti-racist initiatives are given a pass for their good intentions and therefore more in need of parsing. I will however be continuing to watch for equal treatment as opportunities occur.

[@johnmertz2604]

@@katejohnson3091 it almost seems like you're saying that we expect more from the left. Let me say as a person who is solidly on the left, a liberal, that I think most people who are politically left wing are as dismayed as I am by the more extreme manifestations of wokeism. In contrast polls show that the majority of conservatives hold views that are extreme, supporting the idea that violence my be necessary to achieve political aims etc. So no I have no doubt that the right wing is the greater threat.

[@johnmertz2604]

Are you a Brit commenting on US politics or do you just prefer the Brit spelling of Colour ?

[@writehandproductions1914]

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