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Well I laughed because the first minute of that linked video (from where it was time stamped) is so farcical. I had thought folks were being a bit hyperbolic in their "not understanding" for comedic purposes, but apparently not.

The idea of "privilege" (white or otherwise) is not saying that you only got where you are because of race. It's not saying that you didn't work hard. It's not saying that you're a bad person.

It is saying that the structure of the society that we live in has benefited you in particular ways that are invisible to you because they appear natural.

This isn't some new idea that has sprung up over night, there are decades of actual research across multiple fields (in particular economics) that have quantified it.

Shit, I'm an abject failure at modern life by any objective measure and I still recognise that I had a far easier ride because I'm a white guy. Nothing I can do about that except recognise it and factor it into how I understand other peoples experiences.

Edit : ninja'd by crocos who put it far better than I did.