-Martin Luther King Jr. Maybe celebrating the brilliant wisdom that people of color have gifted this great nation, can be joyful? What are you gonna do with it other than come into this space and take?” A USC student asked the comedian. was released on Netflix and has since received some backlash. For an ally to help abolish white privilege (and white supremacy as a whole), they need to prioritize POC’s voices by allowing us to speak and be heard with the same attention and urgency. But if Handler decides to put her money where her mouth is then it can be considered a critical move forward in Handler’s activism. Well, that was a segway, but I think this conversation needs to be regularly discussed, and Netflix documentary Hello, Privilege. Why would I want to share what little “leg up” that I already possess, when I struggle to get ahead myself. Not surprising, this family is very good with weird in a community that is weirded out by non-conformity. Bringing home recipes, like Gumbo, that I cook here in Indiana for my Nigerian son-in-law to be. Hello, Privilege. It is a statement that may lead others to peer down the rabbit hole of white privilege, when most of US refuse to go near it. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Historian Carol Anderson also gave background to the development of the psychology of white privilege. Hello, Privilege. Chelsea does not care about the jaded interviews or the complex confrontations — as her weekly chat show suggests, she is one of the most anti-Trump celebrities in America, and she takes pride in it. It’s Me, Chelsea is a documentary that peels away the truth. Karen Renee Powell is a middle aged entrepreneur from a small midwest town, who is blessed with an extraordinary blended family. Then I realize that privilege is also stealing my CONNECTION to people of color. Wow, the system makes me a thief and I don’t want to be one. As soon as she came to that realization and that she needed to confront white people about racism, I knew we were about to witness some white fragility at it’s finest… First, what’s White Fragility. In my shame, I want to give my privilege away, but I can’t. Most importantly, Handler learns a lesson about when it’s essential to use her voice for advocacy—and when it’s time to stop and listen. “The subject of white privilege is a ‘rabbit hole’ that ‘goes deep’ – deeper than a documentary,” says a USC student in the film. She’s genuine in her attempts to question her privileges as a white woman, and documents her journey with the hope that she can help other white people 1) come to acknowledge their own privilege, 2) begin educating themselves, and 3) combat racism themselves and help alleviate the burden. At a barbecue in Antioch, Tennessee, she talks with folks who might have traditionally been viewed as “white trash” and “uneducated.” They share some of the smartest perspectives of the documentary about the prevalence of racism in a broken justice system. ( Log Out /  It’s Me, Chelsea is a white person leading the way to raise awareness of white privilege, and writing that feels painfully strange. The film flounders when Handler visits a spoken-word night to see college kids talk about microaggressions, but the film … 1 And like Alice in Wonderland, I have no interest in traveling down the rabbit hole of white privilege. It’s hard to watch Hello, Privilege. I can't believe I actually watched this entire, race-baiting film. “I believe that black dis-privilege exists. Here are our guides for the absolute best movies on Netflix, must-see Netflix original series, documentaries, docuseries, and movies. Not one member of that group had the open-mindedness to consider a different scenario, and wonder how they would have felt if the roles were reversed — they didn’t consider it because of white privilege. Hello, Privilege. In this case the race-baiting is a verbal attack on white people (because, of course, Chelsea, and others who appear in this film, believe ALL white people are racist. Therefore, it’s fascinating to watch her learn about systemic racism and take responsibility for her complacency.