Name: How to Explain White Privilege with Loyiso Gola | Netflix Is A Joke
Uploaded: 2020-07-28T07:44:28.000Z
Duration: 2 min 15 s
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So I was having an interaction with, like, this homeless dude, right?

He was, you know, begging for money, and I took out $5, and I gave him $5.

He looked at me, and we were having this moment where we talked.

He was telling me about his life story. His parents were abusive

and he ran away from home, got hooked on drugs.

"Hey, man, tell me more about yourself. Where you from?"

I said, "I'm from South Africa." He said, "Where about in Africa is that?"

-I said, "In the south, as suggested..." -[laughter]

"As suggested on the title, on the title of the..."

he goes, "Are you from Africa, man?" I said, "Yeah, I'm from Africa."

He says, "You're from Africa Africa?" I said, "Yeah, I'm from Africa."

Then he, then he gave me my $5 back, and was like, "No, it's fine." Like...

He just looked at me like, "No, you know, just take your money.

My whiteness will sort this out, don't worry."

You know what I mean? And I told this to my friend,

and my friend was like, "That's such an offensive thing to happen to you!"

And I said, "No, that was a special moment,

'cause this dude was aware of-- of his privilege as a white dude."

He was fully aware. He was like, "Listen, this is a fucked-up situation,

but trust me, I do not want to be African."

Do you understand what I mean? And it was a beautiful thing,

and it's such a hard thing to understand, so I appreciate that dude, right?

And here's the thing, I am gonna try to explain what white privilege is

in a room full of white people. So wish me luck.

White privilege is starting a band with your friends,

and calling it "The Killers" and everyone goes, "Yeah, that's a great name!"

You know very well there's no black band that would call themselves "The Killers."

When black people come up with a band, they have to think outside the box.

"It means we're not The Killers, that's what it means."