Why White Privilege Isn't A Big Deal

Does white privilege exist? And if not, why? This is what I was asking myself when I first found this video from ‪@TheOfficerTatum‬
In this video we break down his original video, • "White Privilege My A**" , add in commentary of my own. This video changed my mind a lot when I first saw it and it still reigns true to this day.
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[@amirxodom]

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[@Alias1983]

If gender is a spectrum so is privilege. I know poor white folks and black celebrities with billions

[@Lpp360]

smart move I'm subscribe, to this channel because. I actually agree on this. Since the first time I agree on. something political in years.

[@c_n_b]

Once again, well said mate. You are an intelligent young man who isn't afraid to stand up to these loopy woke fascists/racists. Please keep doing what you're doing. 🙂

[@chrish9762]

I'm a 52 year old marshmellow white woman. And I just became a fan. I love anyone that can think for themselves. Can look outside of themselves and are willing to recognize reality

[@cannaconsult]

I C U❤ Nice job you're doing, on the "Awake Up Crew". ❤ Keep SHINING the Light of Truth ❤ Let me know if I can help. No strings. ❤❤❤

[@cicada.k]

I just sat through a 15 week lecture in school in which the professor reaffirmed that despite the fact that I was a crack baby, despite the fact that I was in foster care most of my childhood, despite the fact that I was sexually abused as a child and to this day I still live in poverty, that I am indeed more privileged than any black person that I am surrounded by because I am a white woman. Everyone struggles. EVERYONE.

[@Erinb8185]

I swear higher education institutions just educate the common sense out of most people. Your professor is truly a moron. I'm so sorry for what you went through. That's unthinkable. You are amazing for going through all that and making it to college. And you are wayyy smarter than your professor!

[@whatever5401]

I'm a Southeast Asian girl who grew up in a homogeneous Southeast Asian country. I've never had to face real-life racism and discrimination, no one in my entire life ever mocked me for being Southeast Asian or for my culture. I never felt the need to be represented because media shows people that look like me 24/7. I live an extremely normal life with a loving family, good education, friends who are always there for me, etc., I'm basically treated the same way people think all white people are treated in America. Hell I've seen white Americans who have faced more discrimination for their race than I've ever had to deal with in my entire life. And yet, nobody ever said that I had "Southeast Asian privilege". People think that I'm some sort of "under-privileged, oppressed minority that needs to be protected from evil, privileged white devils" even though I'm much more privileged than millions of white people out there

[@cicada.k]

@@Erinb8185 thank you so much for the kind words! The ironic thing is that in this class, they even had the black students stating that they had more privilege than the LGBTQ community, those within the LGBTQ community are apparently far more oppressed then the black students. It’s the battle of who is the most oppressed in academia right now!

[@safiyyahvadala]

​@@whatever5401 I'm a southeast Asian girl too but I personally feel I have been discriminated against by white people throughout my life, through subtle things, microagressions, comments and also racism as a child from my peers, to the point where my family had to move out of a predominantly white community. I do feel that whilst white people do have issues, no one is denying that they do, if that same person with those issues was coloured, they'd be even worse off

[@michelleflores8072]

I'm in college currently I'm in my 30s I got a late start . Anyways I am a white female and was mol**** as a child by my babysitters dad which was a known Peado ( I know how to spell it but I don't want my comment censored) I have autism , abused mentally and physically , grew up poor , my parents bought their beer and cigarettes and what else before food was purchased and by the time they got theirs we had barely any money for food because their habits came 1st , when I was a baby we were homeless I got sick because it was winter and I wound up in the hospital because of that so my stay was like temp. Housing for us to be in a warm place. I am not saying this for a victim card or sympathy I am jaded and hardened some say but with life experience that I had who wouldn't be anyways with all that I'm told since I'm white I'm still privileged. Someone please tell me where , how, and why ? No I mean no one would want this life I lived . I'm in a good place I have 7 kids and housing since I was 18 and been married for 18 years but the things I have now are due to him and catch this he is not a white man and he gave me and my kids a better life than my white family ever did for me. How can a man of color do all these things housing , hold down a job a committed one at that he is a hard working man, he has got promotions so tell me where I am privileged. I am grateful for the things I have but I have not earned any of it all that I have is because my husband who again is not white . He works hard for what he has he earned it and yes there are racial issues where we came from but he still had a job but I saw him getting taken advantage of and so we moves out of state and he is recognized for his hard work. His work comes home with him he is always on call . I'm saying all this to show he worked hard and earned all he has and never uses race as a factor for him. He is way better off than me if he left me tomorrow I have nothing he showed up and put in the work never used race card to get where he is at today. Anyone of any race if they put in the work can earn many things. But yeah in school I'm told because I'm a white women I'm better off ha yeah right maybe if I identify I'm rich I'd like to see my white privilege work where is my money at oh that's right that will not happen its not reality . I'm glad to see I'm not alone seeing this and being told this

[@keyqchan]

As a non-American, to me America's woke movement is the perfect embodiment of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" proverb.

[@islandgirlnycbk]

I see where you're coming from but the leaders of this movement never had good intentions. They knew exactly what they were doing - brainwashing kids. What's sad is that many of the kids think wokeness is good. As we get older and more independent, more and more of us are seeing the evil in woke. Their little army of angry kids will continue to get smarter and smaller, we're already seeing it happen. Minorities aren't as stupid as the left thinks we are. It's easy to fool children, but children grow up.

[@Karamelaki]

💯💯

[@lavieenrose7925]

But their intentions aren't good. There's no good will or sincere empathy/love in the left's agendas

[@hurricanefury439]

wokeness is just modern nazism a socialist ideology with ideas of racial supremacy

[@bluecomet1109]

as an american, we are NOT all like this

[@maurasi_maurano2107]

I am a white immigrant from southern Europe. I have worked in "immigrant" jobs for many years (shit ass jobs nobody wants to do) destroying my back and my health. I've been called a white privileged while digging a trench in mud right to my knees. Great video, Amir. We need more people like you

[@KingdomOfJerusalem9]

Balkan?

[@KingdomOfJerusalem9]

Man f*ck those black n*ggas been treating us like crap even tho we re even more enslaved like them

[@whatever5401]

I'm a Southeast Asian girl who grew up in a homogeneous Southeast Asian country. I've never had to face real-life racism and discrimination, no one in my entire life ever mocked me for being Southeast Asian or for my culture. I never felt the need to be represented because media shows people that look like me 24/7. I live an extremely normal life with a loving family, good education, friends who are always there for me, etc., I'm basically treated the same way people think all white people are treated in America. Hell I've seen white Americans who have faced more discrimination for their race than I've ever had to deal with in my entire life. And yet, nobody ever said that I had "Southeast Asian privilege". People think that I'm some sort of "under-privileged, oppressed minority that needs to be protected from evil, privileged white devils" even though I'm much more privileged than millions of white people out there

[@KingdomOfJerusalem9]

@@whatever5401 are you atheist?

[@baz3575]

​@@whatever5401 Interestingly enough, I am seeing more and more "yt peepo" insults coming from Australian born people of South Asian descent as well as those who moved here in early childhood. People who have lived upper middle class lives, and only pointedly date the "yt peepo" who they insult not to mention the many "yt" funded organizations, institutions and businesses who pay them to spread this crap. Thank Christ I know smart and dumb ass people reside everywhere and they do not speak for all South Asian people. It makes me laugh actually because they lack so much self awareness. And many are self labelling as "queer" despite not being same-sex attracted. You cannot make this up, lol.

[@CognitiveDissident.]

Bigotry is bigotry and racism is racism. People are individuals and any individual is capable of prejudice.

[@wholethedogsout880]

its rlly this simple

[@thatdarnkitteh]

Preach.

[@ssesssusman9417]

fitting name for someone that wrote such a simplistically truthful comment 👏

[@okorochukwunonso2563]

I agree but prejudice are based on something. We shouldn't call it what it is like racial profiling? I'm genuinely curious.

[@CognitiveDissident.]

@@okorochukwunonso2563 Prejudice is based on preconceived notions, or maybe previous experiences. In the case of a person you haven't yet experienced, those general ideas or past experiences are not necessarily applicable, though may be proven to be correct after some experience. I have prejudice against all lions, in that I will always assume lions will kill and eat me, so prejudice can serve a useful purpose. As with any tool, effectiveness depends entirely on how and when you utilize it. The specific point I was making, is that racism is not confined to one race, but something that a member of any race is capable of doing.

[@jdogmpd7369]

As a white person im wondering where my white privlage is According to the media i have everthing handed to me cause im white, while in actuallity im working my ass off

[@P-P-Panda]

Shh don’t let the weirdos know you have to work for your stuff

[@MustardSkaven]

You need to go to the Office of White People and apply for your white privilege card. They'll take a picture to make sure you're white and then you'll get your card. Which means you'll also get your white privilege cheque for $2000 on a monthly basis.

[@phoebegreig6523]

@@P-P-Panda Don’t tell people you have stuff, that will mean your privileged 😂

[@IAteTheAntiChrist]

And I was raised without running water and electricity

[@whatever5401]

As a non-white person I'm wondering how I'm "oppressed" According to the media being non-white automatically means that I need to be protected, when in reality it has never been an obstacle in my life

[@mono6.052]

as a white teen who goes through a lot at my 80% black high school i wanna say thanks for everything you do, really shows there’s good out there :>

[@Monnaruns]

I am white that goes to a 80% Mexican school, I have friends at that school, but I am also targeted for being privileged, it’s annoying being falsely accused of something that has nothing to do with me

[@eomanga]

Paradoxically if you interacted with black immigrants from Africa, I bet you'd have absolutely no trouble with them. Something is broken in our African American brothers' culture

[@wholethedogsout880]

@@eomanga this

[@blisserio]

@@OrangeCat411 WHAT?? THATS INSANE😵

[@RaccAttack77]

@@Monnaruns And of course they don’t realize that they’re the ones with privilege in the situation, being able to give you shit like that. Just keep your head up, only four years and then you can tell em all to kick rocks

[@XenomorphX16AUS]

My mum works in a mental hospital. She and some nurses were discussing certain topics, and one of the women (she was white) said that “All Cis White Men are privileged”. My father is a white Australian man. He was beaten by his parents, dealt with alcohol and drug problems as a young adult, screamed at by his parents like no tomorrow. He first got a job at 10 years old as a paperboy so he could provide for himself. He began smoking at 6 years old because his father told him that “this is what a real man does”. He was thrown into a metal fridge for talking back to his dad. If this is what privilege is, then the entire world is doomed.

[@BeautifulDreamerK]

I had a convo about this with a Taiwanese & Pakistani. Long story short- we all agreed that the real racists are the people within our OWN culture. Crab mentality is real. In my experience, some (not all) white people are just ignorant or hateful but that goes for anyone. You’ll always have a few bad apples in each cultural group.

[@xxaavviieerrrrr]

no fr everyone got their own prejudices and anger towards other groups,

[@travisspicer5514]

WIthout a doubt. People need to not let the focus on the actions of a couple people in a population of hundreds of millions dictate their views. Although I will believe that there are communities out there that are racist as a whole and if you grow up in that then you are f*cked. I(white) worked in one where the vast majority were black people and I asked a black coworker who I got along with why I was getting certain responses and he said it was because I was white. Already verified what I thought but anybody, white or black, growing up in that community would grow up in a twisted environment. I was also called cracker and got death threats while working there.

[@sammoore9209]

Friends with a Vietnamese, a Haitian and a black guy and they all say their own cultures are racist as hell. The Vietnamese hates the Chinese. The Haitian hates the Dominicans and the black hates other blacks. None of them, especially the black guy had perfect upbringings but there all trying to better themselves. And were all a little racist to each other and enjoy it. The Vietnamese judges my driving as a basic white girl with my ice coffee and I judge him for driving as an asian. Obviously none of us go into conversations like that with new people, but it's honestly makes us better friends, at least on our situation.

[@bretbuckley704]

I think it's because leftists see activists groups as a representation of entire demographics. So when they see any triple K shenanigans going down, they think "all white people" even though KKK members are so statistically insignificant and they have no real social and political currency. Even though they (the left ) are fully aware that the vast, VAST majority of white people do NOT support that movement or ideology. They do it with their movements too. BLM to them is a representation of all black people, feminism is representation of all women, and the modern LGBT movement is a representation of gay and trans people. Leftists only see legitimacy in those groups when their a mouthpiece for their dogcrap activist groups.

[@reijiorochi]

Its true. White privilege is not a thing. Its just equal privilege and equal racism

[@boneheadenraged]

whether you’re white, black, man, woman, etc., it’s up to you to create the life you want. everyone is handed their cards in life you gotta make the best of it

[@timelapsega]

Some people have gotten this crazy notion that life is fair, it just isnt, never has been and never will be. 99.9% of humans that came before us missed out on so much and lived truly hard lives. Even most kings in history didnt have basic creature comforts we take for granted like air conditioning or toilets. Nevermind the fact we have a device in our pocket that holds essentially all of humanities knowledge and allows us to communicate with loved ones face to face in an instant. As bad as the news makes it seem we were lucky to be born when we were.

[@kohlicoide2258]

@@timelapsega And this comfort makes you weak and gives you a feeling about Boredom, thats the reason why people search "problems" to get offended, i mean.. when you must work and _fight_ daylie for your life you rly start to enjoy the small things in life. Like how the fuck cares about your pronounces when one bad harvest can be the reason why you maybe not survive the Winter.. or a Group of Barbarians destroy your Hometown. The Reality for many people long time ago

[@brick7719]

I'm a white guy and I grew up in the middle of the hood. Me and my brothers were the only white family in the projects. We experienced pretty extreme poverty and racism against us, daily. We had to fight on a weekly basis to prove ourselves. To this day, everybody in my neighborhood shows respect to me and my entire family. They all know what we went through and that we will throw down if we need to. I dare ANYBODY to accuse me and my brothers of having Any privilege in this life. We've earned everything we have. Including and especially, respect.

[@TheSycaman]

How old are you? And what city was this?

[@brick7719]

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. I'm 39 years old.

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

You are very correct and highly intelligent. Thank you.

[@TheSycaman]

@@brick7719 next to Sewickley?

[@brick7719]

@TheSycaman Not quite. Like 20 minutes away. Sewickley is one of the most wealthy towns in the county. Aliquippa is on the other side of the river, across the Ambridge bridge, a few miles through rt 51.

[@via-anghelmagahum2586]

My white grandfather grew up in a single mother household of nine kids after his father died. His father beforehand was physically and sexually abusive. As the oldest of nine he watched his siblings while his father raped his mother. He got a scar on his eyelid from being beat by him for trying to protect his mother at age eight. His father molested him as well which my family didn’t find out about until after his death when we read his memoirs he was writing. He dropped out of middle school and lived with only a sixth grade education so he could work to support his mother and siblings. He was drafted into WW2 against his will and faced lots of PTSD from the fighting in Japan. He told me he’ll never forget the first time he had to kill someone and it haunted him for life. Till the day he died he couldn’t watch a single WW2 movie or listen to fireworks or anything remotely sounding of gun shots. Two of his friends died in his arms. When he returned home with his new bride (my Japanese grandmother) he faced extreme backlash from neighbors and was forced to leave his hometown. People called him a traitor apparently for marrying a Japanese woman fresh after WW2. That all happened before he turned 20. He lived paycheck to paycheck and worked horrible jobs from mining which damaged his lungs permanently to other difficult labor to support his wife and three kids who all faced racism from blacks and whites alike for being Japanese. He still despite all that was a wonderful father, husband, and grandfather to me. To the day of his death he had nightmares of the horrors he saw fighting in WW2 and the horrors his father put him through. He died painfully and tragically alone as he had a stroke at home by himself while my grandmother was shopping with her friends. I won’t let ANYONE tell me that because he’s white he was privileged in his life. He faced adversities that most people of my generation who complain about racism can’t comprehend.

[@giftedfox1]

Your granddad sounds like a great person, I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@via-anghelmagahum2586]

@@giftedfox1 thank you

[@khagemann7462]

❤️🫡

[@aadrian98]

God bless your grandfather ! ❤

[@dukemarine3425]

I’m white and currently more successful than I ever thought possible-because a temp agency run by a black couple really went to bat for me and found me a great position assisting a black attorney and I was hired full time because of the recommendation of two black women administrators. Had it not been for all those wonderful people I honestly don’t know what my future would have been. So I’m beyond thankful that they were in those positions to help me and chose to help me based on my competence and not my color. That’s equality to me.

[@Kitsunetim]

love this. I'm homeless, i have never been fortunate to own a house or keep my job for whatever reason. Not to mention that i'm deaf so i am always been abused for it and i have been afraid whenever idiots yell at me as they drive by. i'm depressed and miserable. privilege my ass.

[@Erinb8185]

I'm so sorry. I'll pray for you ❤

[@eeeeeeeeee10]

How can we help you? Have you contacted deaf organizations they will help too

[@Kitsunetim]

@@eeeeeeeeee10 I don't know any deaf organizations. Also, i set up gofundme to help me a bit because i want to go back to school to get into trade skill.

[@NizzyYT]

@@Kitsunetim goodluck brother

[@eeeeeeeeee10]

@@Kitsunetim Ive left three replies to you and all have been deleted. Please google NAD org and CSD org (specifically homeless deaf) I really pray they don’t delete this message too

[@Lpp360]

You know I've never actually looked at this way before. And now it makes more sense thank you for that.

[@DanishTroll87]

"if you are not in control of your thoughts you are not in control of yourself". Wow, such a great quote Amir. Keep up the good work.

[@christinefordealchemist]

That was a mic drop moment "if you don't control your thoughts, you don't control yourself"! Preach!

[@SimplyLuke94]

Damn two Amir videos in 24hrs? We're eating good tonight boys and girls

[@amirxodom]

I just lol'd so hard lmfaoooooooo.

[@danelicker317]

I'm a white guy, and I seriously have no idea what white privilege even means. I don't think of myself as anyone special nor deserving of things I didn't earn. I'm just a regular Joe who gets up in the morning, trudges off to work, does my job, drives home, knocks back a beer or two, then hits the bed to get up the next morning and repeat the same routine while looking forward to the weekend. How am I oppressing anyone?

[@mariagates473]

I’m white but immigrant , zero family etc Everything I have I had to work hard for. Never felt any privilege 😢

[@GlupShooto]

I remember in middle school my first crush happened to be a girl in my band class. She just so happened to be black. I just liked her humor and thought she was pretty. Never thought about her skin color. But looking back she started to treat me weird as we got older. She made some weird remarks about me having a “nuclear” family and not understanding her. It makes me sad looking back how she was exposed to this culture push against white people that eventually made us not friends. I mean hell we lived in the same area but our lives were somehow so different. But all I can do is pray for those struggling

[@432celestial9]

Racism is taught , she became a victim of propaganda

[@P-P-Panda]

Man, that does suck 😔

[@Shmandalf]

The rhetoric is inherently divisive and regressive. People that spout this stuff just want someone to blame without taking any accountability.

[@cyborgrat]

I got called a racist for saying I dated some black girls, its the same as having black friends, your not supposed to let people who call you a racist that. i guess pointing it out wouldn't make sense since obviously I wouldn't date or hang out with them...

[@GlupShooto]

It’s just sad how fast she went from being a fun loving nerd to being another closed minded individual who believes that I somehow was better than her because of my skin and family

[@nahmastay3300]

I’m a white woman who graduated with a bachelor’s in business management (the first one in my immediate family to graduate from college) in December 2022 and I feel like I’m getting passed over for jobs left and right because of affirmative action. I have 4 family members who work together at a company doing physical labor jobs and they are all highly regarded as some of the best workers in the facility and management loves them. I applied to multiple jobs on the business administration side that were focused on career development for college graduates (the head of HR even forwarded my resume with a recommendation) and I’ve never heard back. Thing is on the labor side of operations, they need bodies desperately and will take anyone. In offices, they’re so hell bent of fulfilling DIVERSITY QUOTAS that they’ll pass up anyone qualified if they’re not a minority. I think affirmative action was something that needed to happen back when it was implemented, be we have now outgrown it and it has become a major platform for discrimination.

[@triggered577]

Just bc you didn’t get what you want does not mean it was bc you are white. Stop

[@mariacurtis9247]

Congrats on the bachelor's in business management😊

[@KagomeYasha023]

They’re doing it to even hospital Janitors

[@ladyangelsongbird]

You are absolutely amazing. You speak with such poigance and honesty that I deeply admire in people. Thank you for speaking up against this insanity and for standing up for what you believe it's right. I hope your channel keeps gaining subscribers and your videos gain more views; more people need to open their eyes and see what's actually happening.

[@theangrydweller1002]

Gives me hope that sounder minds will prevail

[@lavielemond]

Amen 100%, Chloe...the likes of Amir Odom, Candace Owens, Brandon Tatum & Amala Ekpunobi are all black (although Amala is bi-racial, with a white - a heavily socialist - mother) & they see the INSANE leftist, 'woke' agenda of today for the utter bullshit that it is...THANK GOD!! Cheers & best wishes from 'Down Under'...Matt.

[@Urix600]

I listen to The black conservative perspective. The guy is hard working , and smart.

[@noktumwhatever753]

Our country, and our people, are at a very dangerous time. A generation has been taught to think in terms of skin color first. Man, we're all American. The very issues you point out here, NEED to be pointed out while they can still be fixed. And they NEED people like you talking about them as much as possible. Subscribed. You're gonna get hate, don't let that deter you. You're on the right track.

[@noktumwhatever753]

@ethanelston4314 a world where I don't just parrot things other people say, that I wasn't even alive to experience first hand. Neither were you, linguistics is such a powerful tool for understanding another person.

[@Tatibanana]

I love you because you popped up right when I started to realize I might be a conservative. You existing is giving a lot of people “permission” to leave the left. Others from our demographic are slowly realizing these movements ain’t for nobody they represent 🤷🏽‍♀️ it’s comforting seeing someone who looks like us (young and black) making the decision to leave.

[@SkeletonSSBM]

At school once, there was this presentation given in the middle of class. Class was just flat out interrupted for this. It said that reverse racism doesn't exist, and I got so angry because that same semester, some black kid accused me of being racist because I'm white. That's just racist.

[@KagomeYasha023]

Reverse racism doesn’t exist because racism is racism the word includes all races so every race can be racist so no need to put reverse before racist like you said it’s just racist.

[@TheGamingAthlete]

I loved growing up white in trailers and apartments and hearing how privileged I was from my Latino friends that lived in mansions and had maids 😩

[@emilywood6830]

@12:29 This is perhaps the most important point. Back in college I had to take an elective within CRT (specifically it was "community activism"). The amount of times the class discussions devolved because of the CRT majors arguing with the rest of the class about white privileges 🙄😬 it was so bad there were two white guys who dropped out of the class in the first month because they were tired of being blamed for not seeing they are the problem and for "not seeing their white privilege, because that's their privilage to not see their privileges" 😅 *Anyways* I was the one always trying to bring up *class* , economic privilege and how we all had a lot more in common with each other than what makes us different. This hyper focus on CRT serves to divide us as a nation. Get us arguing and focused about race differences, meanwhile, the 1% are laughing their way to the bank. Mind you, I was just starting school during the Occupy Wallstreet movement so class distinction should have been at the forefront of discussions, uniting us together, but no, that's not CRT ideology's purpose.

[@danman6431]

This is so true I’m a guy in high school and the progress flag and blm flag are everywhere and we are always taught whites have it better than blacks. And whites have it easy and such and not enough talks to bring us all together.

[@KagomeYasha023]

The rich people in power are the main problem for the majority of us people in the world. Anyone who’s rich though can be powerful so maybe just rich people in general are the problem.

[@TaylorKromOFFICIAL]

I LOVE your content bro… im just a nerdy lil white dude who’s a single Dad and you give me so much hope for the world my daughter is going to grow up in. It got to the point where I was literally petrified for her because schools seem to make the white kids look like the enemy and I grew up in the 90’s with all sorts of friends from different backgrounds, and I just want the same for her. Thank you for being you, and bringing me some sense of mental peace for my daughter. 🤍

[@TaylorKromOFFICIAL]

@Casey thank you! I consider myself the lucky one 🤍

[@Anonymous_Identity246]

@ethanelston4314What the fuck?

[@bluebelltv2346]

you’re one of my favourite politic youtubers, because you have common sense and you great at conveying it as clear as possible

[@juty-p1w]

I've lost a lot of "friends" but I'd rather see them for what they really are instead of seeking their validation anymore.

[@theprincessofsarcasm3160]

Thank you for saying this shit it really pisses me off when I open up to someone about the horrific I abuse I went through for 10 years and then people have the audacity to tell me I have white privilege

[@FACELESS01]

Keep speaking your mind brother, you are one of the instances of actually having critical thinking skills in a country full of people that lack it. Love your videos man, keep up the awesome work! I find myself always looking out for notification to watch any new uploads these videos too good to miss.

[@m.teresa.r]

Love your soft tone in these videos. Keep up the great work!

[@user-lk3lk1vt7i]

I never liked the concept of White Privilege solely because it was so vague and people were staunchly against giving it a firm definition. The result being that it quickly turned into a blanket term that had little meaning outside of putting down others. Yes if you look at the past minorities in the US did get a raw deal of things which lead to a racial divide among working classes & opportunities. While it is important that we acknowledge the past it is also important that we equally acknowledge how society has grown from that past. Since then the US has become extremely progressive with the intent of preventing such things from occurring. As such I don't feel that we as a society should use the reality of our past to put down others, rather it would be more effective to help raise those who need the help. To provide opportunities & care to those who need it; if for no other reason that simply because we as a society can.

[@LydiaKrow]

Oh god, the fried chicken thing brought back a horrible memory for me, but one that is (slightly) funny in retrospect. I dated a black man when I was younger (I'm white) and did not know this stereotype. His sisters did not like me, and when we got together to plan a picnic someone suggested fried chicken and I was like "omg, I loooove fried chicken. I wish I could make it like my grandma does!" and holy cats did the room get deathly quiet. My poor boyfriend couldn't even speak for a few seconds, and his sisters gave me a death stare that would have killed if that were a thing. I was so confused. He had to ask if I knew about the stereotype, and I had to admit that I didn't, which I'm sure sounded extremely sus. But, his mom (who did like me) piped up and said, "well let's see if I can put your grandma to shame" and then everything was better. She was awesome. Still, I was petrified for the rest of the day and hardly spoke. He kept nudging me to offer up my German potato salad and I just kept shaking my head because I wasn't sure if it was OK or not, and was extremely self-conscious that it wouldn't be to anyone's liking. You'd think I was talking about pre 2000's, but no - this was 2006.

[@publicpress6021]

It is shame the rest of the country is not as smart as these 2 guys in the video

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

I have the utmost respect for you, speaking out as you are. Dont let the hate from dissenting viewpoints get you down. Thank you. Keep up the great work. When people turn their backs on you because of your opinions, they never truly cared.

[@MemoryofSouthVietnam]

Oh dang I thought you were going to be one of the post 1-2 smash hit viral videos then nothing after like Charlie Cheon. Glad to see you are posting regularly!

[@extanegautham8950]

I am a white boy, and i approve this channel and this post....

[@tulpamedia]

I'm a white man in a standard american suburban home. I have severe bipolar disorder w/ psychotic features and it has basically ruined my life multiple times over. Hallucinations, delusions, manic episodes, embarrasing psychotic breaks/blackouts, suicide attempts, constantly being in and out of psych wards, etc... It really pisses me off when someone tells me that they automatically struggle more than me because of their race or gender alone. They definitely have real struggles and I respect that, but they literally just sit here and tell me that my struggles are not valid because I'm white. In the majority of the cases, it would be a relief for me to trade positions with the person claiming these things. And I just have to hold my tongue every time. Cancel me or whatever I don't care anymore. It's so fucked and extremely hurtful.

[@daniela.nuness]

The Obama point Tatum makes is great. Im from Brazil, where about 50% of the population is black and we never had a black president. The US, with 13% of the population black had a black president, but Americans seem to not realize it.

[@panickysociety97]

It just comes down to privilege of class. You will have a better and more stable life if you get born into a decent amount of money. Not having to worry about the cost of living IS a privilege.

[@JensAWorkInProgress]

Im asian but Im worried about america. Hope there could be more like you Amir. I also listen to brandon tatum. You are voices of reason

[@sullymcfugly6803]

I’m very happy that you have the courage to speak your mind, especially online. Being able to have the freedom of speech is a human right but is seems no one wants to listen and stop to consider someone’s way of thinking.

[@bluecomet1109]

What really grinds my gears is when your own culture/people tell you that you sold out. Why? because I have good grammar and speak perfect english? Racism sometimes stems from within your own culture and its completely ridiculous!

[@warzshadow9701]

I love Officer Tatum! He's awesome!

[@Athlete_Steve]

Officer tatum gives me hope that there are still normal people out there. Love how he always keeps it real.

[@emilywood6830]

@8:00 it's important to have voices like yours call this out. When we don't acknowledge these truths, it curtails further inquiry ie; *why* is the crime rate so high in certain demographics? Understanding the complexity and adressing the root cause is necessary for a healthy society.

[@Deede3666]

As a person who happens to have less melanin then some other people. Thank you so much for talking about this topic.❤ I grew up poor and everything I have I had to work my butt off for. What privilege do I have? Everything I have you can have too! No matter what your circumstances are. In the west, with hard work and determination anyone can get anything!

[@ebdo7863]

From a white straight irish man........... thank you so much. I found your channel though BCP and Officer Tatum. You are a giant. Be safe my friend. I hope one of yous run for office, somewhere in your great country.

[@ZiggyPlayedGuitar1225]

🇮🇪+🇺🇸=❤

[@David-hr5ml]

Who the hell doesn't love fried chicken? Seriously

[@EnvyDSin]

I'm white and I do like fried chicken. Does that make me racist for eating some every now and then? No, because there's no question about "cultural appropriation", "slavery owning" or whatever other BS the woke are gaslighting onto people. I just eat something I like. Why can't it be that simple, nowadays?

[@kevin-wu8gz]

Thank you for being the voice of reason and common sense ... keep up the good work. God bless you!

[@Aurora4350]

As an eastern european immigrant Jew, I thank you for adding nuance!

[@yikesgal4117]

Let’s be honest, everyone wether you like it or not is privileged in one way or another…. I don’t get why we need to get angry over white privilege all the time, It exists everywhere….

[@TheSycaman]

Don't need to get angry. Just need to be honest.

[@AOGPlays]

How about you call it what I presume you mean then. If it applies to all Americans than 1st world privilege. However even that is not individual so idk why you feel the need to talk about it.

[@talknerdy2me926]

I am. 👏 SO HAPPY. I found your channel. You have the BEST. Intellectual. Content. And it’s so refreshing to hear. I’m white. I ate out of my church’s food pantry, and my mom still somehow made it so that our family had presents for Christmas. And we ate what was on the table. I have never been privileged a day in my life.

[@Hillcountry_Catholic]

I loved this video! Officer Tatum was part of my red pill too. I found you through Amala and I really appreciate your perspective, as I formerly was a big lefty. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

[@DarkstarArchangel]

I am half-Nicaraguan/half-white was recently gaslighted by my younger sister, after we were driving somewhere with my mom and her fiancé. My mom is latin/southern-american and my sister went "you would get paid way more money if you were a white man" which only makes sense from a 1950s perspective, but not today from a commonplace perspective, so I responded with "that's a conspiracy theory". Then she says "HUR it's not a conspiracy it is a fact", essentially saying that only men who are European are advantaged, I couldn't tell if she spoke from experience. So I give an example to attempt to convince that systems can and are biased towards non-European/non-whites too by mentioning the Corrupt Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard saying "she's a female African-American using position of Mayor to commit crime-after-crime". But then my sister snaps all of a sudden "DuR uR bEiNg rAciSt, tHeRe ArE mOrE bAd wHiTe mEn iN Hi PoSiTioNS" I am guessing she's talking about people like Bobby Kotick or Vince McMahon but how does that disprove my statement? My point was to go against the claim of 'white-privilege' being absolute and it isn't and I said "depends on where you are" but she thought that me saying "it depends" proved me wrong. . . it didn't. She also acted like Tiffany Henyard was the ONLY example I could give, again that is wrong. Despite the fact that I don't make any (obvious) absolutes in my statements she goes on and says "whites killed *all* the Native Americans" I immediately call her out for using the word "all". Even if she said it as "all killed Native Americans were killed by whites" that would still be wrong. Native tribes killed other tribes and wouldn't advance fast without the colonization. She then trying to go against Male-Leadership (regardless of race). Then she goes on to making biased statements against men (note how I say "biased" and not "untrue") and becomes a biased-feminist, I mention that most victims of self-termination and homicide are men, but then says "killed by other men" as if I didn't know that (but ironically proving that criminal-men mostly target other men, not women which disproves the 'common misogyny' myth). I say that most people that fail grew up without a father, but then tries solely pinning the blame on the bad-fathers-leaving-the-family as if that is the 100% reason, but it doesn't prove that mothers are better leaders, which they're not. As if those fathers-that-left weren't fatherless themselves. It's not like replacing the bad-male-leaders with women is going to fix it (as I mentioned with fatherless children) just replace the rebellious-male-leaders with the lawful-males, simple as that. Also, thank you sir for this video.

[@selinnazsur2328]

As a non-American I too looked into Officer Tatum's videos during the summer of 2020 while the shit was really hitting the fan, due to him being an actual policeman. He helped me understand what was happening more than anyone else. Thanks to him and some other people I sadly can't remember the names of, I didn't fall into the narrative mainstream media was and still is trying to push. 2020 was a very difficult year politically as well as the _other_ thing (that funnily enough, _some_ people were tyrannically cautious about yet chose to completely disregard when it came to actually getting out there and pushing their agenda).

[@pandafan4672]

Please run for public office, preferably President? Maybe Senator? Because you just make so much sense....you distill down issues to where old people like me can understand them. Thank You.

[@helioselexandros]

Im 43 white guy who was married to a black woman for over 10yrs. We have a 14yo boy together. We raised him to not see color that a persons actions are whats important. His generation is obesessed with race and it shows in everything they do.

[@orwhynotrandom]

You have raised your boy right hats off to you sir

[@rwaguespack4060]

I appreciate you so much. I think the same as you do. My label is my name “Raymond”… everything else are just descriptive factors that impact me to varying degrees… Christin, Man, Gay, Caucasian, etc). The right does have issues to work on with gay matters but it’s not what the left makes it. My father-in-law picked cotton and lived in a share cropper family. His mom made their underwear from cloth flour sacks…. They were white, poor and hardworking. My husband is insulted by the white privilege designation knowing the family background. Anyway, you’re a breath of fresh air. My support for you is based on who you Are and your character… not your color, gender, orientations, etc.

[@duncanmacallister2832]

I like the reaction style videos for purposes of expanding on or criticism of someones original video, however I also love the long form commentary vids as well. I know those are harder to churn out because they take time to make a thorough argument and line up your evidence for, so no pressure but I'd love if you made more of those too. Either way, I respect you and your work, and look forward to seeing what you do next. 👍

[@baz3575]

When I was undertaking my studies for a Critical and Cultural Studies degree, I inherently knew that the vernacular we were using in Critical Theory was a "University" language, not a universal language. A created construct to debate ideas within academia that pretty much served zero person in the social reality outside those doors as reality deals with tangibles, not theories. I also knew I got out of education what I put into it, and expecting any educator to make me smarter was beyond ridiculous - an observation which became wholly confirmed when I saw how much intellectual laziness existed in academia. So, here we are a full decade and a half later and all this theory, and all those fringe mentalities I saw over the years are now being amplified and injected into the mainstream. All this talk of "Social constructions". Well, darlin', anything can be debated as a social construction in philosophical terms but society has structures for a reason. I literally saw an African migrant talk on Australian television recently about "code switching" (a term many of us "ethnic" folks have been well aware of for decades) but didn't seem to understand what it actually was (adapting to different social situations). Instead, she painted it that being professional at work and adapting to a work environment was "racist". To hear a young African migrant with a hardcore Australian accent talking about people telling her to "sound white" was surreal because guaranteed, no one was saying it because she sounded more "Anglo" than they did, lol. You have all these younger people throwing around terms like TCK etc they do not even understand and totally distorting the meaning to out victim each other. As someone who has lived in multiple countries, across class lines and known a sh*t tonne of people from every demographic imaginable I know for a fact that every demographic has nice and awful people. That the abuse of power comes in many forms (which I saw on a whole other level when living in poverty). That is what many from our generation focused on - making connections based on the the content of character, not projections or fetishes. But now folks wanna twist it back to mass generalisations to serve them. Essentially, strong arm people through shaming them to get their own way. It is working on the more naive and sheltered among society who want to "do good", but it doesn't stand on more seasoned ground with us older folks who've gone beyond the block. Shout out to the quality young people not buying into this sh*t who will be cleaning up this sh*t one this verbal and ideological sh*t storm passes. I've been alive long enough to know the wheel ALWAYS turns. I just pray it doesn't swing to another extreme to the detriment of us all because folks refuse to be objective, balanced ass decent people.

[@donnie96]

I remember watching Trevor Noah on 60 minutes a few months ago. He said he has seen more racism in the US than South Africa. My mom is black, and she automatically agreed with everything he said. Personally, I find it hard to believe that growing up in apartheid South Africa is somehow better than living in the US. I've heard Trevor Noah say that the segregation was so bad, he couldn't even hold his mom's hand in public. Race relations haven't been nearly that bad in the US for half a century.

[@williamjenkins4913]

maybe it is a quantity of quality thing. There is so much anti white racism in America that he has technically seen more racism.

[@rosecaruso6487]

I'm so glad I had the chance to meet you on the way to Nashville :) It's truly sad how people are shamed by so many if they deviate from left wing thoughts or beliefs, even slightly. I love hearing your opinions and views on all these topics & I'm excited to keep watching your videos ♡ ♡

[@rosecaruso6487]

I really appreciate you pointing out the issue with nonprofits and people in power wanting individuals to believe certain ideas. What you believe can drive your life. These narratives/beliefs can definitely exacerbate and perpetuate such extreme division; it can likely worsen stereotypes and discrimination

[@Infern0121]

It comes as no surprise that people taking about white privellage are usually wealthy Liberal celebs. Not to discount that black people face struggles because they absoloutley do, but myself as a guy living in an impoverished area of the UK who had a shitty childhood, I don't feel like I have much "privellage" as these wealthy liberals think. All we can do is do our best to improve ourselves and rise up, same goes for anyone.

[@opticalraven1935]

You don't have privilege. Name one privilege, right, etc that whites have that blacks don't have. You can't.

[@arreymbutambe1147]

Love what you said about actions having consequences. I’m graduating with a 3.7 on a full scholarship that I worked hard for because coming from an immigrant family it’s ingrained to work hard to succeed. However I have so many African-American friends talking about how white people have privilege and all the rest when they are doing poorly in school, haven’t applied for fafsa and as using zero of the hundreds of school resources our school provides. Sometimes I just look at them and are genuinely confused about whether they truly believe what they’re saying or are using that as an excuse for their actions.

[@mondoleon1471]

i like this guy .. you are so inspiring amir .. you give me hope from one gay to another .. you’re everything!!!

[@xragdoll5662]

I’m white and the hatred I got from moving from England to ireland was unreal. (This was in 1998) But I remember before I moved this girl randomly picked me out and decided to beat me up after school in the girls bathroom by claiming to want to talk to me. She kicked me so hard blood was flowing down my legs and I was only seven. The girl was black (for POC commenting, can you give me tips for on difference races or should I just say ‘this person was a POC’ because I don’t want to offend anyone :) ) anyways, she got into zero trouble but it didn’t affect MY view, but my mother became VERY racist. Couldn’t even watch Fresh Prince, Moesha, Sister Sister etc. But it didn’t affect my attitude, I just saw that person as a not nice person. I went to school in dirty clothes all the time and nobody taught me the personal hygiene basics while also being abused by my mother. In the town that I live in, loads of Koreans came here years ago along with other races. I had Nigerian neighbours who poisoned my cat and boy! Did I harbour a grudge but I still remembered that’s just people who don’t like cats. If only one skin colour existed on the planet, people would find something to complain about anyway. I have felt more threatened by a drunk white man than a person of any other race. But that’s just my experience in Ireland, I don’t live in the USA :) He was right about having privilege in everything. During the recession, a lot of Polish people moved over here for a better life and I remember Irish people getting fired to hire Polish people who would work for longer and for less and a lot of Irish people HATED on them for that. But I was thought it was unfair that they were being underpaid compared to who previous worked in their position. I’m going to go check out The Officer Tatum’s channel now. Love always hearing your thoughts :)

[@EricSanAltarez]

It isn't in the real world but it is in the corporate world. There are times where you find yourself doing better than most to where even your peers agree than getting passover by someone with no experience, drive nor an idea what the position entails to only quit within months and *kept hiring the same kind of person* at first, I thought it just merit based until I took it upon myself and research past and present employees via LinkedIn realizing they all went to the same type of schools; religious based colleges, which I'm like.. tf? What ever happen to merit and hard work? It's gone, way before race ever became an issue.

[@parkeryoung9165]

I am going to collage soon and my parents felt it necessary to sit me down and warn me about white hate which is especially prevalent at my school. I don't intend to bend to their will. I hold fairness and freedom for all above all else.

[@Brit.knee.]

Amir I freakin adore you and your content. You're so smart and well spoken and your common sense & logical thinking is just off the charts lol, you make ppl sound so dumb by simply using their own words and logic against them lmao and it's hilarious 😂😂 I look forward to every upload! you've definitely become one of my favorite youtubers and i just appreciate the sht outta u & respect you so much🖤 i absolutely love u and just wanted to let u know how brave u are and that ur truly making such an impact and just want u to know how much I respect you for staying true to urself and your convictions. THANK U for being you!! Nothing more nothing less. 🖤🖤🖤😘

[@Loakley1998]

Incredible content. "If you are not in control of your thoughts, you are not in control of yourself." -Amir Odem.

[@_Talise]

I am a white girl that grew up raised with a brown (whitewashed mexican) mother, an autistic brother 14 years older than me, and no father figure because he was a fugitive in the state I was born in and we couldn’t legally contact him. I grew up in predominantly Hispanic areas and ended up homeless on multiple occasions. I’ve never been anything above lower middle class and never even had my own room. I moved states my entire life, so I’ve never known stability or gotten in with a community, so I grew up outcasted and alone. I was bullied throughout the entirety of my school life for being the school shooter type and have people mock me saying I was most likely to kill myself out of the entire class. The amount of times people wouldn’t believe me when I said my mother was my biological mom/that I was mexican, or just assumed I was adopted, the fact I was one of three white girls in my elementary school growing up. Yet so many black girls that I’ve met with two story houses, full educations, a tight friend group, and a supportive family want to say that I am privileged and haven’t experienced racism or struggle in any form is insane. I had a conversation with one ex black friend from one of my middle schools that told me it was cultural appropriation and racist for me to curl my hair a certain way even though she had her hair permed straight with bangs. It’s gotten to be so backwards and genuinely made me want to stay indoors. I’m scared and discouraged completely to spark up a conversation with anyone anymore, just because I don’t want to hear about how bad of a person I am for being a race I didn’t choose to be.

[@chelseagames3370]

I am so sorry that you have experienced this

[@navydave324]

I'm a highschool drop out. I never understtod what white privilege is. I had to work my ass off for everything I have.

[@dylansmith880]

I have always said privilege is based more off money than skin color.

[@user-ui8jn4kx4u]

So happy i found you! 💚 Please keep it up.

[@TheLexiconMind]

The world needs your voice!! Thank you for your service and keep it up! 🙏

[@PopCorn_Java]

Based

[@tommateyak3967]

Be careful, you might get arrested by the FBI saying that! Lmao 😂😂

[@josiedudley8451]

Very insightful. Thank you.

[@steveaustin819]

You're a beautfiul wonderful person Amir. I'm hopeful that we all arent divided by hate. Good luck with your channel

[@kprenesti]

I really admire your perspective. It is a refreshingly sound, common-sense, not too over-the-top perspective. Thank you!

[@Miroul25]

Ok, just wanted to say, I'm only 5sec into the video and I'm already sold, this smile and little laugh just saying the tittle of the video you're reacting to made my day, thank you for that. Now, back to the video, cheers.

[@sarahprovenzano8765]

I found your channel today and I love it we need more people like you

[@markbones3386]

I get told I have white privilege because iv never been systematically Discriminated against because of the color of my skin

[@Everythingismeaningless344]

Amir, you are here to shatter perceptions. God bless you and your family. Shalom.

[@ladywithfaith1876]

Wow that video really opened my mind! Awesome reaction and talk! Thank u for helping me realize this!!!❤

[@luigi6019]

Not kidding, I think this guy is now one of my favourite KZbinrs! Instant sub!

[@eshaanreza832]

The fact that the white man is beaten and harassed daily because of some bus burning disgusts me. Forgive someone and compliment them, the person heals. Remind him of what he did , he's torn down.

[@cpwilliam2987]

I am enjoying this channel more and more. Keep up the good eork. I am literally a senior citizen, and love it when young people stand up.for.their beliefs. Anyways, thank! You

[@louisebrind8326]

Yes in the past it was an issue but not today. In fact it’s the opposite. I’ve heard a lot of people have been denied jobs, mortgage etc and blame that the firm is racist but it’s because they weren’t qualified, a lack of experience or their credit wasn’t good enough. To seem racially diverse company will hire a person of color over a white person even if the white guy is more qualified. White people are also made to feel guilty if they’re successful. Today is rich privilege. I don’t think it matters what color and race you are, if you are wealthy or from a family that is then you have privilege over anyone.

[@nathanlong4801]

Kind of hard to not even be a big deal, if it doesn’t exist in the first place.

[@drawing4thefunofit210]

you have yourself a new subscriber I've watched a few of your videos now and I like seeing things from your point of view. It's always refreshing to hear a views from a wide variety of people.

[@Amocoru]

America has basically the most lax borders IN THE WORLD. No other country just allows people to travel freely to it like this. All of the safest countries in the world(Looking at you Western Europe) have extremely strict borders and you have to prove to them you're a value to society.

[@POPINCONEJO88]

I love your video, but would say if you can work on your audio quality it's a bit to soft and low. I understand this is a new channel and you're still finding your foot on here. Other than that keep up the great work, your voice is reaching more and more people with every video many that agree with you but are afraid to speak up in fear of being attacked.

[@amirxodom]

I appreciate this!!! Can’t improve what I don’t know, thankful for your support!

[@magicxsquare_]

I was a homeless teenager. I make 6 figures today and made my career out of waiting tables at fancy restaurants. Serving black people. As a homeless teen. And then told I’m “privileged” Absolutely insane reality for me ngl feels like a nightmare simulation to have all my achievements and hard work he completely worthless via saying it was “white privilege not your personal sacrifices”

[@Ivyleaf2]

"If you're not in control of your thoughts, you're not in control of yourself" Amen!

[@taffypie]

Your so grounded and sensible. Im pretty old & like me, most people Ive met from all over the world have had major obstacles, issues and terrible experiences, some so dreadful we cant even give voice to them . Its hard for some to overcome their upbringing & move on to a happier life. Any orgaination promoting the idea that another race or colour all have this magic privilege and that this is a big part of the reason they are held down with no escape worries me . This doctrine is hardly conducive in encouraging people to take responsibility & work towards building a better life . Thank you for your videos . In all the madness your perspective is a breath of fresh air .

[@cannaconsult]

On a side note... great voice! I love your frequency.