MTV: White People

This "privilege" feeling that is discussed in this documentary does not only exists for white people. I feel that it exists in all groups.

If a particular group is in majority, in terms of numbers, a person in it would believe that they have the right to all opportunities that is out there. This could be the major race in a country, as in the video, or the nationalistic attitude some have for their own country. I guess the reason the majority might feel that they lack the opportunities to shine, even though the statistic stated otherwise, would be the higher competition among themselves. The odds of scoring a scholarship is much lower when there are millions people just like you competing for the same opportunity.

It is also present in minority groups, for they might feel that they deserve the right to these same opportunities with the thinking that they should have an added advantage as they are the minority.

Of course, this "privilege" feeling is totally misguided. The opportunities given to an individual should be equal, irregardless of race or nationality or income or any group name he/she might define himself/herself with. If all of us are blind to these labels that we or others attached to us, the world might be a nicer place.