- Two videos explaining the privilege of white people go viral on social networks.
- One is an older video in which a teacher uses creative exercise to explain the privilege to a group of young people.
- Another is a TikTok video of dancer Allison Holker Boss and Stephen "tWitch" Boss.
Privilege, especially white privilege, can be a difficult concept to understand, especially if you've enjoyed it for years. But a few videos are going viral right now that help sum up the privilege perfectly in a way that almost everyone can understand.
An older video, which goes viral on Facebook following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, who were all black, begins with an unidentified teacher challenging a group of young adults to line up for a run. The teacher promises $ 100 to the winner because more people join the starting line.
Then he tells everyone to take two steps forward if any of the statements he says apply to them. He says things like "Take two steps forward if... your parents are still married", "If you had access to private education" and "If it is not because of your sporting abilities that you have not not pay for college. "
"Take two steps forward if you've never wondered where your next meal will come from," says the professor. Many people were close to the finish line at that time, and you can clearly see some of them in the back upset by their poor starting position for the race.
Then the teacher asks the people at the front to turn around and look at the people behind them. "Every statement I have made has nothing to do with what you have done," he said. "We all know that these people here have a better chance of winning those hundred dollars. We would be foolish not to realize that we have had more chances."
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It's not the only video that tries to explain the privilege of white people to the masses right now. A new TikTok video created by dancer Allison Holker Boss titled "White privilege is real" is also going viral. In it, Allison, who is white, and husband Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who is black, each lift 10 fingers while listening to "Check Your Privilege" by Big Mamma, which includes statements such as "Put a finger to the low if you were arrested or detained by the police for no good reason "and" Put a finger if you have been bullied only because of your race ".
In the end, Stephen has no raised fingers, while nine of Allison's fingers are raised. The statements continue, but Stephen still has no fingers.
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"It's so powerful. Thanks for posting this," wrote one in the comments. "I am so sad to watch this," wrote another.
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