In less than three minutes, Sasheer Zamata ;explained just how problematic privilege is. ; In a new video from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), SNL comedian and ACLU ambassador Sasheer Zamata takes a walk with a white, male co-worker whose misguided perception of equality prompts her to explain how deep sexism and racism still run in ;American culture. ; The pair cover topics including ;street harassment, diversity in Hollywood, white privilege, police ;brutality, sexism in the workplace and ;feminism. “Sean,” a white male who clearly forgot to check his privilege ;that morning, offers his point of view. ;“In my ;experience everybody here in this country is treated fairly,” he says to Zamata as a …
In less than three minutes, Sasheer Zamata ;explained just how problematic privilege is. ;
In a new video from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), SNL comedian and ACLU ambassador Sasheer Zamata takes a walk with a white, male co-worker whose misguided perception of equality prompts her to explain how deep sexism and racism still run in ;American culture. ;
The pair cover topics including ;street harassment, diversity in Hollywood, white privilege, police ;brutality, sexism in the workplace and ;feminism.
“Sean,” a white male who clearly forgot to check his privilege ;that morning, offers his point of view. ;“In my ;experience everybody here in this country is treated fairly,” he says to Zamata as a police officer stops and frisks her.
In another scene, Zamata’s fictional colleague ;is given the key to the city because he ;declared ;he’s a feminist. Surprisingly, Zamata does not receive the same rewards.
But, as Zamata says towards the end of the video: ;“You just need to realize that you ;have privilege. Because of your race and your class and your gender and a bunch of other factors that you can’t control, but that’s O.K. What you can control is how you use that privilege.” ;
Yep, it’s that simple. ;
Head over to ACLU to learn more. ;
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