Chelsea Handler: White Privilege Is Our Problem To Fix

MELBER Her Netflix documentary ░░░░░░░░ called Hello Privilege It ░░░░░░░░ Me Chelsea confronting race ░░░░░░░░ privilege head on Why ░░░░░░░░ project on white privilege ░░░░░░░░ I just kind of ░░░░░░░░ a wakeup call after ░░░░░░░░ 2016 election and I ░░░░░░░░ I want to really ░░░░░░░░ something I took a ░░░░░░░░ look at my own ░░░░░░░░ and just realized kind ░░░░░░░░ how spoiled and entitled ░░░░░░░░ had become and I ░░░░░░░░ to actually take an ░░░░░░░░ look at it And ░░░░░░░░ started to think about ░░░░░░░░ privilege that I was ░░░░░░░░ with that I ve ░░░░░░░░ for granted my whole ░░░░░░░░ because I thought white ░░░░░░░░ was a specific sect ░░░░░░░░ the community like the ░░░░░░░░ and people who went ░░░░░░░░ Harvard and Yale My ░░░░░░░░ was a used car ░░░░░░░░ That s not privileged ░░░░░░░░ obviously we ve learned ░░░░░░░░ over and over again ░░░░░░░░ this country that having ░░░░░░░░ being white is an ░░░░░░░░ So as long as ░░░░░░░░ is being discriminated against ░░░░░░░░ is benefitting from that ░░░░░░░░ and I didn t ░░░░░░░░ to be the beneficiary ░░░░░░░░ that I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ part of the solution ░░░░░░░░ part of the conversation ░░░░░░░░ move forward so I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of black ░░░░░░░░ and I thought wow ░░░░░░░░ next thing I should ░░░░░░░░ is make a documentary ░░░░░░░░ white people about white ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Right and which ░░░░░░░░ using your platform and ░░░░░░░░ to have some of ░░░░░░░░ conversation Let s take ░░░░░░░░ look at you talking ░░░░░░░░ two very recognizable comedians ░░░░░░░░ starts HANDLER If you ░░░░░░░░ a message that I ░░░░░░░░ give to white people ░░░░░░░░ don t understand what ░░░░░░░░ privilege is and that ░░░░░░░░ are many nuances what ░░░░░░░░ that message be HADDISH ░░░░░░░░ guys know where you ░░░░░░░░ from You know your ░░░░░░░░ You know where you ░░░░░░░░ going because you know ░░░░░░░░ you came from We ░░░░░░░░ t know that We ░░░░░░░░ to take like a ░░░░░░░░ test where our ancestry ░░░░░░░░ and we still don ░░░░░░░░ know if we were ░░░░░░░░ to kings or queens ░░░░░░░░ if we were farmers ░░░░░░░░ if we built houses ░░░░░░░░ don t know You ░░░░░░░░ know That s a ░░░░░░░░ you guys have Clip ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Tell me about ░░░░░░░░ moment HANDLER Well I ░░░░░░░░ again something that a ░░░░░░░░ person never had to ░░░░░░░░ about Certainly something I ░░░░░░░░ had thought about until ░░░░░░░░ said that sentence to ░░░░░░░░ and then I really ░░░░░░░░ to think about it ░░░░░░░░ the fact and I ░░░░░░░░ discussed it on social ░░░░░░░░ at length too with ░░░░░░░░ who ve watched it ░░░░░░░░ what does she mean ░░░░░░░░ do you think she ░░░░░░░░ These people are unaccounted ░░░░░░░░ People s ancestors are ░░░░░░░░ for There is no ░░░░░░░░ to even cover the ░░░░░░░░ matter in a documentary ░░░░░░░░ is no way to ░░░░░░░░ the subject matter in ░░░░░░░░ documentaries but I am ░░░░░░░░ to doing this work ░░░░░░░░ continuing to have follow ░░░░░░░░ conversations about it because ░░░░░░░░ is a white person ░░░░░░░░ problem White privilege is ░░░░░░░░ problem to fix and ░░░░░░░░ keep going to the ░░░░░░░░ community wanting to know ░░░░░░░░ to do We need ░░░░░░░░ fix it and we ░░░░░░░░ to be uncomfortable about ░░░░░░░░ because we can afford ░░░░░░░░ be a little bit ░░░░░░░░ and have uncomfortable conversations ░░░░░░░░ s how change happens ░░░░░░░░ You don t follow ░░░░░░░░ particular career rules You ░░░░░░░░ sort of built your ░░░░░░░░ and your following and ░░░░░░░░ you re doing whatever ░░░░░░░░ choose to do.”