White Men: Time to Discover Your Cultural Blind Spots | Michael Welp | TEDxBend

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  • White men rarely, if ever, are required to examine their own culture. In this timely and provocative talk, Welp speaks to his own experience becoming conscious of his white male culture, bias, and privilege as key tools to effective partnership across difference.
    Michael Welp, PhD. is a co-founder of White Men as Full Diversity Partners (WMFDP). For 20 years, Welp has led pioneering workshops engaging white male leaders to create cultures of full inclusion. He focuses on how to engage white men to become more passionate advocates for inclusion and how they can partner better with people of color and white women. Welp has facilitated interracial team building with over a dozen South African corporations in his work with Outward Bound. His research on how white men learn about diversity led to founding WMFDP. Welp is the author of the recently published book, Four Days To Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @davidjayakaran46
    @davidjayakaran46 4 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    As the saying goes, "If you want to know what it feels like to get wet, you don't ask a fish". These cultural blind spots are frequently misconstrued as racism... which exacerbates the problem. Also, every culture has its blind spots.

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This is why openness and conversation are key. great quote

    • @denisdaly1708
      @denisdaly1708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      They produce racism though. And sexism as well.

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@denisdaly1708 I believe itll produce the truth is you have multiple viewpoints in open-minded discussion. no scientific reasoning for racism, Sexism... Hmmmm possibly. i've heard some try to use facts about why men are superior at physical activities and other tasks that require aggressiveness

    • @jahleelwasser8981
      @jahleelwasser8981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      didn;t he say all cultures have blind spots? I believe he said something to that effect. But then went on to say that for THIS CHAT he is addressing those of WHITE MEN.

    • @aaronanderson3076
      @aaronanderson3076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You just illuminated your blind spot.

  • @bastardhapa8238
    @bastardhapa8238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This isn't negative criticism, simply an addendum to his intentions, but speaking as a POC, to those of you would say "this is so helpful and eye opening", you should watch this video with a person of color and read the comments with them so you can see they percieve it. I'm glad he gave this talk, and I'm glad you've taken something from it, but until you watch it with someone else, the lesson is incomplete.

    • @JhutaNabi
      @JhutaNabi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WORD!!!

    • @aigulissayeva631
      @aigulissayeva631 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JhutaNabi !a

    • @frostcraver
      @frostcraver ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My point still remains. I try to be friends with everyone and the minorities are the ones that seem to not want to be friends.

    • @HELPforPain
      @HELPforPain ปีที่แล้ว

      nope nope nope how else do you explain cruelty?

    • @treyweeeee
      @treyweeeee ปีที่แล้ว

      THANK YOU! I honestly was having a really hard time with conceptualizing how to phrase this idea in the comments. Seeing this really lifted a huge weight off of my shoulders! Thank you so much! But absolutely!

  • @r.h.f.6073
    @r.h.f.6073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    i'd like to add that when he says 'white male culture,' he means 'white american male culture.' I'm a white man but I'm from the Czech Republic, and there is not very much culturally that I have in common with white men in America.

    • @patrickgregson8340
      @patrickgregson8340 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Critical Race Theory is confusing. Just leave your brain at the door and it's best not to ask any questions.

    • @danieleber449
      @danieleber449 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You probably don't have much in common with males anywhere

  • @kevinketchum7030
    @kevinketchum7030 5 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    This was a very helpful video. I appreciate that I never felt gas-lighted or condemned. We need more talks like this. I am thankful for TEDx Talks.

    • @BythepeopleForthepeople203
      @BythepeopleForthepeople203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yes, we do. I hope, though, that most people here agree that the identity politics need to go.

    • @AllyO.o
      @AllyO.o 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BythepeopleForthepeople203 e

    • @BeeLZBeeb
      @BeeLZBeeb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love this comment 🥰

    • @happygilmore1844
      @happygilmore1844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol indeed..self hate is real when you get to be on Tedx lol

    • @hollyperrin7353
      @hollyperrin7353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BythepeopleForthepeople203 Well said!

  • @dalibofurnell
    @dalibofurnell ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hi, sending Love from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️ this touched my heart and put tears in my eyes, thank you for speaking out thise words of love words of truth words of life

  • @miladhomayoun9924
    @miladhomayoun9924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Ok, I have to disagree.
    I am a man from Afghanistan..
    I was born in Afghanistan, raised and been living here all my life, I am not a white man and have not been around one. In the mean time I see most of what he described as “white man culture” in myself.
    I leave my emotions out of the way when dealing with something, I am at my most efficient and sharpest when I am alone, I would NEVER ask for directions if I am lost, while being aware that it is wrong and I don’t know why I do it, but still do it.. So I am more than sure it is not about culture of a white man, but I have no idea where it came from...

    • @wendyzhang3190
      @wendyzhang3190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I agree with you, but I think that it mostly has to do with not 'white men' but rather the 'privileged.' I connect with him on some levels, but I'm definitely not a white man. However, I think you should focus more on his view of how our 'world' is a box and that we need to step outside of that box.
      It matters less of who you are right now exactly, but more what you want and will be in the future.

    • @miladhomayoun9924
      @miladhomayoun9924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wendy Zhang well said

    • @halloweenheathen4394
      @halloweenheathen4394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The USA has decided that white men are the only people that should take responsibility for anything. Everyone else gets to blame someone else.

    • @ojberrettaberretta5314
      @ojberrettaberretta5314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      thats normal,thats how most men worldwide are,but in the west theres this trend to attribute everything the left sees as bad as being part of white male culture

    • @ojberrettaberretta5314
      @ojberrettaberretta5314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@wendyzhang3190 he from afghanistan how privileged u think he gon be

  • @3EyesWild
    @3EyesWild 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Everything that has ever happened to me,
    has changed my life, and transformed me
    into the man I am today.

  • @allinone-qz2gi
    @allinone-qz2gi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Love this! I feel this is what America needs right now. Opening up! And being willing to listen when they open up! Thank you for sharing this!

    • @Ghanadiaries
      @Ghanadiaries 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All InOne 123w

    • @wengkenmak3626
      @wengkenmak3626 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠@@icemachine79You are not brave to hear the truth so you are actually part of the “choir”.

  • @LJohnson1012
    @LJohnson1012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you for sharing this! Many times, individuals just don't know how to start the conversation of race, privilege and bias.

    • @mr.horrorchild4094
      @mr.horrorchild4094 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why would you start it and with whom? To what end? what are you hoping to achieve?

    • @patrickgregson8340
      @patrickgregson8340 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mr.horrorchild4094 The goal with Critical Race Theorists is achieve a revolution and usher in a social utopia. I for one welcome our new communist overlords - I hope I get a nice and cozy cell in the gulag!

  • @sharkwolf7788
    @sharkwolf7788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    I love the term "White culture" each European country has 8ts own distinct culture, and within the countries each region has it's own sub culture. I'm sure in America a white guy from new York has a different way of seeing the world than a white guy from Dakota

    • @kidforeverplz
      @kidforeverplz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Make it plural then if it bothers you that much.

    • @sharkwolf7788
      @sharkwolf7788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@kidforeverplz great reply. Thanks

    • @sharkwolf7788
      @sharkwolf7788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @Trelise' Avery-Moore perspective of different groups shape the culture

    • @TomiaMacQueen
      @TomiaMacQueen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      In using the example of a fish in water that rarely has ro leave the comfort of his environment as a reflection of white male culture.
      Although some of what he is saying is true of most men, such as the need to "fix" whatever his wife is "talking about", that's pretty universal to men in general.

    • @rubyscott6685
      @rubyscott6685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      shark wolf Your statements cite a difference without a significant meaning. Wasn’t worth your time to write it.

  • @karebear9827
    @karebear9827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NO NEED for criticism for this presentation, rather Melanated, european or otherwise...THIS WAS FREAKIN AWESOME! & The number of Dislikes is an Clear indication of exactly what this speakers intended msg was to reveal- IGNORANCE (on all lvls)!

  • @Khorne_of_the_Hill
    @Khorne_of_the_Hill 5 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    Just hang out with people from different cultures; it's pretty easy to realize you have your own culture when you're surrounded by somebody else's lol

    • @leahjames6870
      @leahjames6870 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You think that would be common sense, but I guess not🤷 And alot of the things he named as "White culture" just sounded like men stereotypes.

    • @user-pampam70634
      @user-pampam70634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Down here in South Louisiana we have cajuns, they have a culture all their own. From their accent to how they place their words in a sentence. I love hearing them talk, especially if I am talking to them. They speak Cajun English, it is a really cool sounding accent to me. They are definitely a culture of their own. They are good people, they come from a culture that watches over their own, as we all should. The way they place their words in a sentence differently, it is a very interesting thing to witness. Just thought I would share this information with you as to the cool culture we have in South Louisiana. I know other places have their own special culture, it seem all places do. Later.

    • @chrissyg55
      @chrissyg55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Cajuns rock in Louisiana. They don't look at you as a Race but a person. I grew up in New Orleans. I live in NE Louisiana and people here just live like Humans with a few spoil apples in the bunch. A Culture doesn't have to be based on Race but the people you have things in common with.

    • @Dreadlock1227
      @Dreadlock1227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly why diversity is so important

    • @alexandrapdlh9559
      @alexandrapdlh9559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dreadlock1227 ew no.

  • @djblakethesnake
    @djblakethesnake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Great talk.. Humility.. .. He's a learner and genuinely cares about being a better human being

    • @patrickobannon8924
      @patrickobannon8924 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most white people don't care. They just enjoy power and gaslighting everyone.

  • @michael0.770
    @michael0.770 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    His comment is right on about that his view of the world is wrong, it's just incomplete. That could be said of all of us.

  • @davidoran123
    @davidoran123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    we all need to come together and try to understand each other

  • @kevins.5472
    @kevins.5472 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This is the kind of message that will start to heal this country. I really appreciate his ability to self-reflect to reach a new level of understanding of other people in this world. Thank you sir! We must all self-reflect and try to make this world a better place for all of us. The survival of the human race is what's at stake.

    • @vicklynf
      @vicklynf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I totally agree with you..the ultimate human test is the acceptance is seeing the self in each other.

    • @adamd3954
      @adamd3954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm a white male... and I dont feel like I owe anybody anything because if it. I've never received any preferential treatment bc of my skin tone. Wht cant people be judged in their character and actions instead of appearance?

    • @tackywhale5664
      @tackywhale5664 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Uh no, it’s gonna do the opposite or at least nothing helpful. Trust me.

    • @claudeusgothicus6453
      @claudeusgothicus6453 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      this planet would be better off without the human race..

    • @frednil8304
      @frednil8304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "The survival of the human race is what's at stake"
      Nah, population doubles every 50 years, 4 billion, 8 billion, next jump 16 billion. We are unstoppable.

  • @josieferraris2553
    @josieferraris2553 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Thanks for sharing 'white' culture too! Good or great that you mention that we have cultural biases. We all have them and glad I recognize my biases, but not act out on any discrimination.
    Good talk.

  • @shamaripatton-webb7254
    @shamaripatton-webb7254 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    “The word ‘privilege’ is a hard word for us as white men because we don’t feel privileged.”
    “There are things we haven’t had to navigate or negotiate or think about that other groups have.”
    All the comments on this video prove what he is saying about privilege. It’s as if discussing a group of people’s common behaviors observed in different regions of the world is in some way an attack on them. And what’s even more incredible is how dismissive everyone watching this is. One of the very things he discussed!
    Cultural growth can never begin until people stop trying to explain why they are different from the whole, and start challenging causation of barriers still in existence in today’s world. We all have so many opportunities to take a step back and ponder our perception.
    This speaker is highly underrated. His self awareness is absolutely incredible. Hats off to him. I would love to probe his thoughts.

    • @icemachine79
      @icemachine79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The problem is that "privilege" has become the boogeyman for all of society's ills regardless of whether or not it actually applies to any given situation for a specific individual.

    • @batteryshipdrink6607
      @batteryshipdrink6607 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So using a couple of disagreements in a youtube comment section as evidence of privilege seems more like confirmation bias lol I find it strange that he implies that white men haven't examined there own culture because I thought thats what critical theory was about.

    • @ojberrettaberretta5314
      @ojberrettaberretta5314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      im from bajo flores argentina i see white children who are drugaddicts in the streets dying how are they privileged ? please where can we get this privilege im pretty sure there also romanian russian brazilian white kids who also need some of that

  • @havefaith4358
    @havefaith4358 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for this, Michael. I hope and pray that this won't look like a secret in 2024. It takes white men to stand up and tell "it".

  • @bvwhite1858
    @bvwhite1858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I have always said why don't people look at a person for themselves, life is fragile, and stop seeing people through what you think they are or you have heard they were.

    • @SugarfreeYT
      @SugarfreeYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You mean like 'white' or 'privileged'?

    • @newman6434
      @newman6434 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dont forget about race and gender, but dont let it be your god

    • @lawrenceblack322
      @lawrenceblack322 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true.

    • @byrddog2495
      @byrddog2495 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was in group encounters a couple of decade ago, I brought up the idea of "don't gossip about the incoming person" it taints me toward them even before I have met them... Is this wrong, or right?

  • @rafaelsalazar662
    @rafaelsalazar662 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is incredibly insightful

  • @mogwai247
    @mogwai247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Chris Motionless brought me here and may I say, absolutely spot on and worth the watch.

  • @charlenee2751
    @charlenee2751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    this has given me some insight into the male cultivated mindset. We all come from our culture and learn things that need to be unlearned such as auto-responses. We all feel that is the beauty of an individual. We are all many parts helpful in the world and harmful. Take down the roadblocks to unity because we are not born with them, just look at how children play

    • @IsraelCountryCube
      @IsraelCountryCube ปีที่แล้ว

      What the f1uck does this have to do with women. It's a white male smacking another white male. Ya bit1ch get out our politics and affairs!

  • @lisamcclendon3943
    @lisamcclendon3943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great talk Michael.

  • @Ms-yv5li
    @Ms-yv5li 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    the first organ of creation in the womb, is the heart
    love is, the greatest force, for change

    • @ImehSmith
      @ImehSmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤔🤔🤔

  • @deevahlyshus
    @deevahlyshus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    “Invisible culture box” “unconscious bias”... said a mouthful right there!!!!

  • @andreawashington4977
    @andreawashington4977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    God bless you for putting you on this journey and the work that you're doing!!

  • @lef6419
    @lef6419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'll give this guy credit for trying to open the minds of those that want them to remain close.There is understandings to many gang lifestyles which usually happens by members in these gangs caring ONLY about what the gang wants, did you hear me, "They Care Only About WHAT THE GANG WANTS! Even though when they're alone they know they're doing wrong they refuse to accept what they know is true because the idea of being on top trumps your safety and your rights!

  • @supitchachatpattanasiri7121
    @supitchachatpattanasiri7121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I went to a meetup at a bar in Bangkok on my latest birthday, but didn't feel like drinking. Then a white man asked me why I would want to come to a bar if I didn't drink. I told him that it was because I came here alone, and didn't want to walk back to the bus station alone at night when being a bit drunk. He was surprised by my answer and wondered why I was so worried about such a thing. As a man from North America, he must have forgotten that it was pretty dangerous for a girl in a developing country to walk on the street at night, let alone being drunk.

    • @ericmanget4280
      @ericmanget4280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@icemachine79 I would still carry pepper spray or a taser if legal.

    • @ericmanget4280
      @ericmanget4280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@icemachine79 What's your point in relation to what I said? I'm just telling her to carry some form of defence like I would my sister or mother. I'm not going to stop advocating that just because you're insecure about how people regard the prevalence of violence in our society.

    • @ericmanget4280
      @ericmanget4280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@icemachine79 mhm, I respectfully disagree with b) otherwise you wouldn't have felt the need to sound off with that lil' factoid

    • @ericmanget4280
      @ericmanget4280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@icemachine79 tldr

    • @andrewvirtual
      @andrewvirtual 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You shouldn’t have told him you were alone; you leave yourself pretty vulnerable that way

  • @ritacheatham9048
    @ritacheatham9048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He does point out some key issues which people may have heard before. The message may have been heard before, but do they actually listen and put it to practice or just ignore it.

  • @MrBabujinga
    @MrBabujinga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    John Malkovich under cover!! Busted!!

  • @slysusanoo8110
    @slysusanoo8110 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great speaker. Great human being.

  • @deewoods8785
    @deewoods8785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    What he called different experience we know as struggle

    • @Tes-qe1jc
      @Tes-qe1jc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      William Stewart cuz it isn’t itchy to you.

    • @bigvalley4987
      @bigvalley4987 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aman AND I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION☑️

    • @edwinamendelssohn5129
      @edwinamendelssohn5129 ปีที่แล้ว

      And no white men struggle? And please don't say not due to race. That's determining that one struggle is worse than another.

    • @patrickobannon8924
      @patrickobannon8924 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@edwinamendelssohn5129 Minorities face even harder struggles when it comes to the other 'isms'. We hear about the white working class even though minorities are poorer on average. Nobody said it's about life being 'easy'. If you're in the 1st world, that's already a big slice of luck.

    • @edwinamendelssohn5129
      @edwinamendelssohn5129 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@patrickobannon8924 where's you evidence?

  • @leeloooooooooo
    @leeloooooooooo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    What a great talk... i hope a lot of people see this

  • @adrianpetyt9167
    @adrianpetyt9167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Sorry for going off at a tangent, but how well does your culture balance being "a rugged individualist" and being "a team player"?

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In the USA, it Depends on your state, but here in California is extremely on the side of individualism and uniqueness

    • @OuterHeaven210
      @OuterHeaven210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Honestly across the USA if you have a corporate job or basically any job that you can be promoted in it is better to be a self supporting individual rather than being “weak” and needing others help.

    • @ChartreuseKitty
      @ChartreuseKitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not well. We are poor team players. That's one of the reasons COVID 19 is out of control here. Some say, "It's my right not to wear a mask."

    • @Matt-ro7cb
      @Matt-ro7cb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Michael-st9ky HAHAHAH. California people are unique? Do you consider fakeness and being shallow as unique? You people only allow one viewpoint and bastardize all others in ever aspect. If there was one state that was "team player" it would be commiefornia. Maybe diversity of appearance but definitely not diversity of opinion.

    • @ogfridgeman5546
      @ogfridgeman5546 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Matt-ro7cb based

  • @TheKayleeanna
    @TheKayleeanna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    He gets it. Bravo! This video should have MILLIONS of views!

    • @mdot2597
      @mdot2597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Islam is cancer he gets what your feeble mind couldn't pick up on. You willful ignorance is showing.

    • @tammyslade1375
      @tammyslade1375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheKayleeanna they would rather kill him dead than to examine them selves period🤔

    • @seymourcawk2053
      @seymourcawk2053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Islam is cancer You still didn't get a definitive answer from these peeps... Deflection seems to be all they can muster. :/

  • @hydraelectricblue
    @hydraelectricblue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He's a nice man.

    • @zay3741
      @zay3741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So gullible 😂

  • @jonmitchell7032
    @jonmitchell7032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Ok I don't get the other comments on here. I agree with everything that was said as a white Male myself. I personally believe I have been able to step out of the box of what my culture is many times with a simple resolution that I think all people of all backgrounds should at least attempt to do and that is try putting yourself in others shoes. If you don't understand where they're coming from then ask questions. You can never learn and improve your understanding of things if you don't ask. Doesn't mean that you are a different person just that you are a more informed one. I think all people should watch this and just think about why others feel the way they do.

    • @skoolwifi3835
      @skoolwifi3835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cause you're a human being? It isn't because you're a white male, it's because of who you are as an individual.

    • @arionnft8699
      @arionnft8699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Skool Wifi you are not well informed 😌

    • @rykson161
      @rykson161 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jon Mitchell it's just white guys like fixing problems ???

    • @kinyunjarmon8575
      @kinyunjarmon8575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rykson161 they like believing they can fix problems. Thats all men not just white!

    • @Indyawillis85
      @Indyawillis85 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mobstamaniac Clever alt right, white nationalist tactics.

  • @rbdnldsn
    @rbdnldsn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you

  • @friendinpotentia
    @friendinpotentia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    We are all exposed to politicization and agendas in much of the communication we experience, but I think this speaker is trying to bring awareness and to expand consciousness for those white men who could benefit. Having said that I would like him to make the the point in future talks that ALL majority cultures have privilege. Go to Japan. Go to China. Go to Somalia. You will find very strong cultural assumptions in all these places based on the fact that the majority culture's norms are like the air that people breathe. Adding this context would help lessen the element of judgement that always shadows this discussion.

    • @kinyunjarmon8575
      @kinyunjarmon8575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He addressing white males specifically because he sharing his experience and perception as a white male. Damn the white mans ego is dangerous and diabolical. SMH

    • @evilblackcat6357
      @evilblackcat6357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, spread that self-hatred and guilt-ridden masochism as the bloody road for Marxists to trod upon to the [clearly] yet untested road of Communism! Teach other cultures to hate themselves and to turn one another in to the State to be re-educated! Once everyone is of the hive mind there will finally be peace. Right?

    • @davruck1
      @davruck1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kinyunjarmon8575 it’s more fragile than glass.

  • @thekey_2024
    @thekey_2024 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love this speech a lot! It even helped me to better understand things from the other side!

    • @Aj936882
      @Aj936882 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same!

  • @crystalhope4542
    @crystalhope4542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great Ted Talk Michael Welp.

  • @wengkenmak3626
    @wengkenmak3626 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have met many kind-hearted Anglosaxons but the many Anglosaxons who are putting up a rugged, “rational”, “stoicly no feelings” front in denial of their own vulnerabilities while unfairly transferring their frustrations and fears unto others are just one of the hardest groups of people to wake up.

  • @ZemplinTemplar
    @ZemplinTemplar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Good talk. There's generally always a lot needed to be done, for people to better understand themselves and each other mutually, whatever their backgrounds. As noted, it's not helpful treating any particular group as "default" or not worth talking about. All groups deserve to be discussed and heard, and all groups deserve to try and find ways towards each other and to overcome misunderstandings. Stereotypes hurt everyone.

  • @natskyenat
    @natskyenat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    What a courageous man to do so much self reflection and to teach his messages to others. Truly moving.

    • @deevahlyshus
      @deevahlyshus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Natalie Mclaughlin but how many will learn from him? 🤔

    • @edwinamendelssohn5129
      @edwinamendelssohn5129 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deevahlyshus are you open to learning? Or just looking one way?

    • @deevahlyshus
      @deevahlyshus ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwinamendelssohn5129 your comment is laughable 🤣

    • @edwinamendelssohn5129
      @edwinamendelssohn5129 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deevahlyshus it's an honest question.

  • @darkanser
    @darkanser 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    There are people who act as if their point of view is absolute reality. -- which to me is the ultimate in authoritarianism and arrogance!!!

    • @jojogeneral2928
      @jojogeneral2928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So called 'white' people are sooo obsessed with their pink colour.

    • @13unnyjpg
      @13unnyjpg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Is he acting that way? Or is that YOUR perception of it... ask yourself why his point of view is so unbelievable to you.....

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Some things are _just_ a point of view. Other things are _absurdly obvious._
      Some people seem unable, or unwilling, to understand the difference or even to know there is one.

    • @bigvalley4987
      @bigvalley4987 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kasnar Burns You sounds to me that you are a closed minded White guy.🤔

  • @williamhbynumiii5269
    @williamhbynumiii5269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Very good talk. I appreciate his candor.

  • @macavelli8905
    @macavelli8905 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Timeless!

  • @MYOB990
    @MYOB990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    There are successful people, and then there are people who want the successful people to question their success.

    • @byrddog2495
      @byrddog2495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why would I want to be questioned about my success? Please answer, I want to know.

  • @godshelter211
    @godshelter211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    It's not that they dont know, it's the fact that they chooses not to know so when they are confronted they act all oblivious, it's like the oldest trick in the book. Seen it many times and called them out for it.

    • @ariahnowayout6741
      @ariahnowayout6741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      facts and truth spoken here

    • @AG-uv2ui
      @AG-uv2ui 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I definitely approve of your message - the truth.

    • @charliechaplin7959
      @charliechaplin7959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Willful ignorance.

    • @jb411000
      @jb411000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The obliviousness comes from the idea that they think they have to do something about everything. A cultural misguide that result in false perceptions of life and situations around them.

    • @thomasjurasits4254
      @thomasjurasits4254 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Did you even listen to the talk? Honestly we aren't aware of many of these privileges. You should be more open minded and empathetic. The speaker even said that most people assume we are aware and you're just confirming this.

  • @barbaracook4764
    @barbaracook4764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love this man's awakening. Fantastic passing n of his discoveries and knowledge. Thank You.

  • @judeighodaro5417
    @judeighodaro5417 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You are a rare gem. God bless you for your understanding of life.

  • @jarrodstowe805
    @jarrodstowe805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    As a white master, and I dont just mean over other races but also within the white race, I played this video on mute.....looking out my windows on the 100th floor, across the vast lands I dominate.
    How magical.

    • @giantopinionsports6119
      @giantopinionsports6119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao yes i quite often do the same but i always have a bottle of good scotch.

    • @ImehSmith
      @ImehSmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣😈

    • @karebear9827
      @karebear9827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmmfao...what's the intention of such a commentary response???

    • @jarrodstowe805
      @jarrodstowe805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@karebear9827 the intention is self explanatory: Total Domination and the revelry therein.

    • @katrand5357
      @katrand5357 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So funny

  • @thomante
    @thomante 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stop raiding, stop colonizing, stop slaving, stop drones.

  • @julietteanne6570
    @julietteanne6570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would be a good idea to take this program to the congressmen on the hill. What the top is filtering down is destroying our country. God help us.

  • @ericschmidt6129
    @ericschmidt6129 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved it. I particularly liked how you articulated a White Male Culture. That's a great way to frame the whole diversity discussion.

  • @rupeoverlay3153
    @rupeoverlay3153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I’d highly recommend the book My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem. Basically we all need to do our own work on ourselves to fix the problems around race in society.

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your second sentence has me taking the recommendation of your first sentence.
      I think introspection is possibly the single best quality a person can own.

  • @poppingcats1
    @poppingcats1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Today I learned one white man s peaks on behalf of all white men, 10/10 talk.

    • @byrddog2495
      @byrddog2495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And not all white men agree. Not saying he is wrong.. Saying he is way to sissy.

    • @washburnandtheriver4607
      @washburnandtheriver4607 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol keep watching it until it starts to make sense, give it time, dont give up!

  • @iyaoyas54
    @iyaoyas54 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you!!!

  • @mattypow82
    @mattypow82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great job sir, nicely done.

  • @saskiademoor8400
    @saskiademoor8400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank u!!! where can I find more information about setting up a course like the one you are talking about?

  • @FCK312
    @FCK312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As I listen to this dissertation I started thinking about how many times I had to check my emotions, hatred, and disbelief of white people at the door to be able to give my family a fighting chance in a world of white culture. I surely hope that the world play attention to this video because it did make me feel like the world can be better for all.

  • @michboyd10
    @michboyd10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir, you will free your heart and this should certainly minimize your frustration. Praise and honor to you. You my friend are changing the 🌎!

  • @maranlou2542
    @maranlou2542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Great speech, I too am seeking wisdom. This video has added to my considerations. Thank you

  • @TheAgefirst
    @TheAgefirst 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Powerful message from accurate results of a experienced man with knowledge of contemporary problems in society, yet i hope it won’t fall on deaf ears of a hardcore society of oppression acceptance.

  • @deevahlyshus
    @deevahlyshus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Like people saying, “heritage, not hate...” as it pertains to the confederate flag 🤔 what do they think the heritage represents?? 🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @garycronk4967
    @garycronk4967 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done!

  • @almilton6828
    @almilton6828 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "People say sometimes that beauty is superficial. That may be so. But at least it is not so superficial as thought is."

  • @careymxsmith-thomas8134
    @careymxsmith-thomas8134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    It's clear from most of these comments, that there is still a lot of work to do.

    • @raysaspaniol
      @raysaspaniol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amazon Prime stop drinking cow's milk

    • @mmtot
      @mmtot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not an argument

    • @janisrogers4934
      @janisrogers4934 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What kind of work?

    • @Scoopsaz88
      @Scoopsaz88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@janisrogers4934 work on understanding whats happening, why its working and who wins if nothing changes

    • @MorganHornets
      @MorganHornets 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      White people need to embrace the positives of their culture instead of only the negatives. White people are the only group that seem to want to self destruct.

  • @VBickfordCreative
    @VBickfordCreative 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wonderful! Thank you. I salute you!

  • @micmic9410
    @micmic9410 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is on par!

  • @tareyaeason242
    @tareyaeason242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    To everyone saying there is no “white culture” I believe he’s using the word “culture” in a different sense, not in the way a certain ethnic group does. Its in the way people would say something like “campus culture” in reference to a college, i.e. a shared way of life/mindset of people in the same place. So he’s referring to White *American* male “culture”

    • @deevahlyshus
      @deevahlyshus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tareya Eason it has BECOME a culture...

    • @jean-louispech4921
      @jean-louispech4921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      then a progressive white guy from the Vermont shares the same mindset than a white conservative guy from the Mississippi ?
      we can't buy this.

    • @vincentgore5266
      @vincentgore5266 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. Vermont and Missisippi are the same in the way you can move move through life in thar culture of privilege. Notice I said nothing about race....

  • @sheenae762
    @sheenae762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great points made here, especially when he said something like, “I realized that when I said I treat everyone the same, others hear that they need to fit into my cultural box.”

    • @CoryTheRaven
      @CoryTheRaven ปีที่แล้ว

      And he's still doing it... That's exactly what this talk was.

  • @garymathis1117
    @garymathis1117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Peace to this man...

  • @bohobabie5987
    @bohobabie5987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was an EXCELLENT TALK! I appreciate his willingness to dive deep into himself.

    • @JohnDavid-vh3rn
      @JohnDavid-vh3rn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      white democrats have always oppressed minorities

    • @ritacheatham9048
      @ritacheatham9048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JohnDavid-vh3rn this has nothing to do with democrats. It's about different cultures and how they affect people of different diversities.

    • @edwinamendelssohn5129
      @edwinamendelssohn5129 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you dive deep into yourself?

  • @woodja215
    @woodja215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Powerful.

  • @charlesbelo9781
    @charlesbelo9781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nicely done, Michael! Thanks for sharing your insights and perspective.

  • @lesleykramer7207
    @lesleykramer7207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Came here for the comments. I was not dissappointed! :D

    • @777sweett777
      @777sweett777 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, well I'm glad you're entertained by this!!! SMH!!!

  • @treyweeeee
    @treyweeeee ปีที่แล้ว

    It's a positive start.

  • @BWSO
    @BWSO ปีที่แล้ว

    @12:09 THANK YOU

  • @exposinghiddentruth5815
    @exposinghiddentruth5815 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It really comes down to what a people put most of their time into. If you put a lot of time into sports you will tend to perfect it more than someone else. Just like putting a lot of time into gaining knowledge, the martial arts or anything else. Different cultures or nations of people just put more time into doing different things and may have perfected that thing more than another culture or race of people. I'm explaining this in a simple way, but hopefully this is not over someones head to not get, that it is a lot of truth to this observation (analogy). Then also diet may play a part. There are different types of edible vegetation on the planet that some people had access to that other tribes of people didn't have access to. Every tribe depending on where they settled on the planet had more access to something that other people didn't have access to. And this may have played a part that gives groups of people an edge over each other, in some way or another. If your (culture or people) put a lot of time into a particular thing, you will perfect that thing more than someone else or other nations of people. But this doesn't make you superior to other people. Why? Because someone is better than you are with something else. Being superior to other people is really a man made illusion. Only God is the superior one. Until you can create the universe like God, then you can never be superior to anyone on the planet.

  • @TheKrispyfort
    @TheKrispyfort 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You've given me some things to think about and consider

  • @AntiMasonic93
    @AntiMasonic93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He could have took the Amtrak from O'Hare Airport into Kalamazoo, MI. It is a direct shot. I took the train from Chicago to this location many times.

    • @monsjohnson8832
      @monsjohnson8832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That might have required asking for directions!

  • @itdepends5906
    @itdepends5906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    such a good Ted talk

  • @g6mogulthepeoplesmogul
    @g6mogulthepeoplesmogul 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was a well thought out speech. Great insight on both side.

  • @EugeniusTay
    @EugeniusTay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    If some of you actually listened to what he was saying, the only problem you'd have is the part of what he's saying that you identify with. None of us like changing. None of us wanna feel wrong. But if you're wrong, you're wrong. Is it wrong to be your white selves? Absolutely not. Is the system that was created to benefit you wrong? Absolutely. Should you listen to the issues of people, that don't look like you, that are affected by this system? Yes. I served this country, and fought for the constitution, knowing damn well that the constitution wasn't written with me in mind. The line that said "all men are created equal" didn't mean me. That was when we were considered 3/5 human. Understanding that may lead some of you to understand that our reality has been different from yours from the start. Once you get that, and realize we just wanna be treated the same way the world treats you, maybe you wouldn't be so mad. But who am I, right?

    • @sarahelizabeth7705
      @sarahelizabeth7705 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really love your comment. I honestly never thought of this issue from that perspective in its entirety. You just shifted my paradigm.

    • @icemachine79
      @icemachine79 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You were alive when the Constitution was written?

    • @EugeniusTay
      @EugeniusTay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@icemachine79 Out of everything I said, that's the question you had?

    • @icemachine79
      @icemachine79 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@EugeniusTay Yes, because you speak as though nothing has changed in the past 232 years. We already know the Constitution was exclusionary to a LOT of folks. But that's why Amendments were added over the past 200 years including several that directly addressed its racial disparities. The system was changed to include you long before you were born.

    • @neutralevil1917
      @neutralevil1917 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      > Understanding that may lead some of you to understand that our reality has been different from yours from the start
      Dude, you have experienced the ONE and the ONLY reality - your own.
      > That was when we were considered 3/5 human
      You have never be considered 3/5 human. So why we? Are you a real person, an individual or just avatar of numeros generations that lived and died ages ago?

  • @joemummerth8340
    @joemummerth8340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    he`s right on many things ! but times have changed since

  • @cbard7032
    @cbard7032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Treat others as you would like to be treated. That's all that's necessary. Some might try to make it seem like rocket science or that we need new laws and new regulations, just stop conning people. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Problem solved.

    • @4thblindmouse
      @4thblindmouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I might suggest a modification, "Treat others as they would like to be treated." That can remove assumptions about my way being the right way of seeing the world and also help me listen to and honor other people's experience.

    • @brianl3397
      @brianl3397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@4thblindmouse I get what you're saying Kurt but let's make this simple for everyone, let's all treat each other with respect, empathy, care, and love. Can't we agree that those are universal things that everyone wants.

    • @nimmha6708
      @nimmha6708 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      signed, let's enforce it now.

    • @CoryTheRaven
      @CoryTheRaven ปีที่แล้ว

      @@4thblindmouse I would like to be treated better than you. Please ensure that you bow to me when we meet, and preface your conversations to me with the affirmation that Jesus Christ is Lord.

    • @PeterPups0815
      @PeterPups0815 ปีที่แล้ว

      C Bard = der "So einfach ist das!"-Mann 😂

  • @ryanmazdaLAX
    @ryanmazdaLAX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    There is no one white culture. I live in the Netherlands, most of us are white, our culture is vastly different to russians or albanians where most people are also white.

    • @kidforeverplz
      @kidforeverplz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Same with all other colors. Just say "white cultures" if it makes you feel better.

    • @saxh00
      @saxh00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      BINGO

    • @icemachine79
      @icemachine79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@kidforeverplz That doesn't really help though because there is just as much diversity between disparate "white" cultures as there is between them and every other racial grouping. So why add the "white" modifier in the first place?

    • @icemachine79
      @icemachine79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @Edwin morgan If he meant Americans then why didn't he say Americans? It sounds like the man in the video is the one engaging in underhanded tactics, not the OP.

    • @icemachine79
      @icemachine79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Edwin morgan Yes, you do have a prodigious lack of critical reasoning.

  • @jordancritic4475
    @jordancritic4475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I appreciate where he’s attempting to go with this, but I don’t think anyone should speak on behalf of others. I’m fairly certain there are plenty of cultures with men who are taught not to cry and don’t ask for directions. I also know women who don’t need to make excuses for not coming to meetings-they’re either resourceful in different ways, or just as willing to get in a cab.
    That said, if this made anyone willing to look at internal misconceptions, prejudices, etc. then I applaud his attempts to get “it” right.

    • @tt-nw7qr
      @tt-nw7qr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you mean by "it"?

    • @danielthompson3928
      @danielthompson3928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's funny. In the United States we elect people to speak on behalf of others. We call them politicians.

    • @jordancritic4475
      @jordancritic4475 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      We can take any conversation and manipulate it as we see fit. I think you know the difference between 1 person getting on TH-cam and a country voting for representatives.

    • @LangBellsChannel
      @LangBellsChannel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's acting as a proxy.

    • @kinyunjarmon8575
      @kinyunjarmon8575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jordancritic4475 this man has a PHd and he is offering an idea of how to experience people outside of your culture. It either resonates with you or not. Tedx might not be the right place for you.

  • @parrell1012
    @parrell1012 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful.!!!!

  • @pinkyogioriginal
    @pinkyogioriginal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everybody and everyone can use correction . Great job. White men are great!

  • @johna5602
    @johna5602 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't think there is one "White American culture" nor do all White Americans belong to a culture with European origins.

    • @allinspiriation6140
      @allinspiriation6140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah white people are the only ones that FEEL that they can enjoy other cultures but all other "minorities" can't get in and enjoy white cultures without being marginalized. White people are born thinking their superior and don't realize it

    • @jaydamalley3398
      @jaydamalley3398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@allinspiriation6140 "Whites are born thinking THEY'RE superior...and don't realize it!"
      So we think we're superior, but we're unaware we think it? What?!
      Can you start making sense now, please?

    • @allinspiriation6140
      @allinspiriation6140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jaydamalley3398 Yes it's downloaded. The way you carry yourself around police officers
      Job interviews
      Gun ranges
      You can walk around with privilege. (You live like your above judgement and scrutiny) and honestly white people are above judgement in society

    • @tristancarter4618
      @tristancarter4618 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jaydamalley3398 they could of phase this better but if you have to actively step back to see how world views you you are privilege and the being born part is wrong but at an early age the same reason why young minorities just think they less than is exactly why whites think they more than, if you grow up seeing idols depicting people who look like you ad when they depict others in minor roles or as separate entities where they are focus you have no choice but to try when you get older to mentality reeducate oneself on the privilege nature of ones life.

    • @hsmd4533
      @hsmd4533 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@allinspiriation6140 ok Karen

  • @ngonea
    @ngonea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    15:48:00 mins -How come that love did not give back that stolen land and share the wealth as a result of the invasion of Azania? The majority of the indigenoous people living in extreme poverty in their own land while the invaders live in luxury.

  • @paulashe7460
    @paulashe7460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most people self sabotage. If you wait long enough you’ll get what your waiting for.

  • @michael.5360
    @michael.5360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Navaho language was used against the Germans to scramble codes during WWII. Thomas Jefferson had a display of of Indian artifacts on a portion of a wall in his Monticello mansion to entertain his guests as indigenous peoples were being decimated. Benjamin Franklin learned Democratic ideals when
    he chose to visit various Indian tribes.
    Permutations are said to be endless and are provable in various networks throughout the whole of society and.perhaps beyond.

  • @bendelwijnen6557
    @bendelwijnen6557 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'd give this 1000 thumbs up if I could , Thanks .

  • @eastbaysf
    @eastbaysf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wonderful talk!!! the best one yet from the TEDS.

  • @karenmiller9825
    @karenmiller9825 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @boogs939
    @boogs939 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Courageous 🙏🏻 ❤️‍🩹