White People: Season 1

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MTV | Season Premiere Date: July 22, 2015

Summary: Jose Antonio Vargas traveled across the United states to talk to young people about race for his documentary that is apart of MTV's Look Different campaign.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, News/Documentary, Documentary, Educational

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Ray Rahman

Jul 20, 2015

Vargas' special may not be perfect or groundbreaking, but it is meaningful and, at times, eye-opening. [24 Jul 2015, p.54]

Mike Hale

Jul 21, 2015

While there’s nothing very revelatory about it--white consciousness and privilege being awfully big subjects to tackle in 40 minutes of screen time--it’s consistently engaging. Read full review

Mary McNamara

Jul 22, 2015

White People is more conversation starter than a revelation, but the conversations it could start are limitless and important. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jul 20, 2015

It’s generally interesting, but seldom digs farther than skin-deep. Read full review

Sonia Saraiya

Jul 23, 2015

An ultimately very well-produced after-school special--important and honest, yes, but unlikely to meaningfully reach its target audience. Read full review

Nancy DeWolf Smith

Jul 20, 2015

This film seems to want to scream, but never does, taking instead a mildly passive-aggressive approach to the objects under its microscope while following a trail of inquiry that meanders without ever arriving. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jul 21, 2015

White People turns out to be a well-meaning but toothless exploration of its topic. Read full review

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Ripandread

Jan 6, 2016

White people are to blame for all of the ills in history. Genghis Khan raped and pillaged most of the known world. Oh wait Khan wasn’t white. Chaka Zulu murdered thousands of people during his reign as head of the Zulu nation. Oh wait Zulu wasn’t white. Mao murdered millions of his ownWhite people are to blame for all of the ills in history. Genghis Khan raped and pillaged most of the known world. Oh wait Khan wasn’t white. Chaka Zulu murdered thousands of people during his reign as head of the Zulu nation. Oh wait Zulu wasn’t white. Mao murdered millions of his own people in China. Mao wasn’t white either.
Let’s not forget the Spaniards who wiped out the Incas and Mayan nations through either war or exposing them to diseases of which those folks did not have the immune system to combat smallpox. Spaniards are not considered white according to the U S Census but Hispanic.
Every race of humans have a past they are ashamed of. But you won't see certain ethnic races featured on TV in a bad light.… Expand

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RickyBigTime

Feb 24, 2016

To think I could have watched TWO episodes of The Office instead of this steaming pile of ****

People who blame their problems on the color of their skin are the problem. people who watch this show and feel like they became more intelligent are DEFINITELY the problem. Do yourself aTo think I could have watched TWO episodes of The Office instead of this steaming pile of ****

People who blame their problems on the color of their skin are the problem. people who watch this show and feel like they became more intelligent are DEFINITELY the problem.

Do yourself a favor and skip it. Recommend to avoid.… Expand

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undercontrol

Jul 23, 2015

It means well but it's just a superficial fast paced MTV wannabe journalism. The topic could have been exploited in much more interesting and deeper ways. Making sure every 5 scenes that the viewer knows that the interviewer won a Pulitzer doesn't change that this show is just full of airIt means well but it's just a superficial fast paced MTV wannabe journalism. The topic could have been exploited in much more interesting and deeper ways. Making sure every 5 scenes that the viewer knows that the interviewer won a Pulitzer doesn't change that this show is just full of air and nothing else.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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  Air Date: July 22, 2015
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