Stop talking about “privilege”
Even if in America, all this stuff was true it’s not privilege, it’s rights that are easier for straight whites people to have, and that is assuming all of these claims are true. In my opinion the most true candidate for not having privilege is homosexuals because they are still widely unaccepted, but for women it’s not that bad and the only thing that should change is improving social behaviors by a small amount. Now when it comes to race there to an extent is privilege whites have that blacks don’t. Many blacks are born into a family in which their father leaves. This unfortunately is a cycle that appears to continue. Slavery crippled blacks abilities to create a good economic foundation, but by now, blacks are often engaging in a gang culture which only leads to death destruction and more gang culture. Many claim they have to to make a living, but to be honest that’s just idiotic gibberish or an excuse because here in America, while it may be harder to get a job with a poor background and black skin, if one works hard, they can definitely, definitely make a living.

No part of my comment here was meant to be racist or accusing of black or white people just for being black or white, but what usually needs to change when problems get to the point that people start saying “well racism is true” is that cultures need to change and stop going on a DoWnwArd SpiRaL so that the same stupid problems keep arising.


BuzzFeed’s definition of privilege isn’t a good representative of what privilege means.<br>I think you sorta knows this, but choose not to discuss it seriously as your audience is filled with ppl who live in eco-chambers and only picking low fruit like this.

BuzzFeed’s definition of privilege isn’t a good representative of what privilege means.
I think you sorta knows this, but choose not to discuss it seriously as your audience is filled with ppl who live in eco-chambers and only picking low fruit like this.


I always love how Emp can turn LITERALLY ANYTHING INTO YTP. EVEN A GODDAMN RANT.


You have become one of my favorite youtubers Emp. I have been watching and subbed for years, but now that I know your political position I appreciate you so much more. Stay sensible.


This was very enjoyable. Honestly I had more fun watching this than just straight up ytp. Nice job Emp


10/10 love it, this was hilarious and was able to make a point WHILE being hilarious. fantastic job.


This down to earth commentary coupled with random intervals of YTP silliness is just delightful.


Well, being a first time viewer of your work, I enjoy what you do. If you believe change needs to happen, do what you need to.


gg lemon. you've successfully morphed a leafy-style rant and YTP into one video.

only a select few can pull this kinda shit off. congrats.


I actually like this content, especially with the added YouTube poop you added in to help entertain us.


I have been around with your channel for quite some time, I think I've been subscribed for roughly through most of my high school. I am sure, us fans will follow wherever you go with this channel, without poking and nagging at your decisions. Personally, I think my subscription won't be ogre for quite a while. Your YTP-styled ranting is actually funny after all.

Since the disease of idiocy is quite powerful this day and age, you'll find a lot to rant about.


I always thought check your privilege is just something to say after you put some one in their place for being wrong


Honestly, I love these even more than your YTPs, which I didn't think was possible. Keep making points as excellent as these with the brilliant edits, and holy crap you're bound to grow. Nice job, Emp.


I wish the "montage parody" giants (that left the community) would do editing over their videos like this, I love hearing them talk and such but a more engaging video like this instead of boring game play is always welcomed


Just when I thought your channel couldn't get better I come across this gem. Way to take the fight to the hipsters, Emp.


This was funny and thought-provoking. I loved it.


thank you lemon. Tjank you for getting the truth out about this. I am genuine when i say all of the privilege shit being thrown around now is actually used as an excuse.


Love the video man. Honestly in this day and age everyone is getting to focused on petty things and racist ideas. Its nice to know that the fun loving Emperor is as sick as it as i am. Also quick question, any poops on our way, and how have you been?

A Fan of yours


Nice job, EmpLemon. I'd love to see more vids like this from you in the future.

Also: I own a Wii U and I feel great, thank you very much.


i love you man, you always bring a smile to my face, even if the topic is serous or if you make a short video, i always look forward to watching it :D


MORE PLZ! Your ytpooping skills go fantastic with this kind of content!


good mix of logical talking and hilarious editing. I like it... but is this the total end of YTP? I hope not, I wouldn't mind seeing more of these but I hope we still get YTPs once in a while


I honestly like the way your channel is going Lemon! I fully support your drastic-and-probably-channel-threatening change if content, full support pal!


Hey this was a great video and you made a bunch of good points. Thanks for this. Hope to see more of this sorta stuff!


I like where this goes, keep it up. Also, props for "content with the content."


This is a very cool turn in your channel, Emp. It would be funny to have a sort of YTP/rant hybrid like this video. And many new styles of videos that still include the wonders of YTP. Keep it up!


I came here to laugh, not to feel. DAMN YOU EMPLEMON!

Real talk though, good message. Made my day.


That's it you're my new favorite Chanel. You do rants on current topics, your funny in the process, and you make ytps. What else could anyone ask for?


I was really worried that this change in direction would turn your channel into pyrocynical 2.0, but this is actually really hilarious and relatively pretty unique. Keep it up


i like this type of content. a ytp twist while being real on controversial issues


I saw the buzzfeed video too before I saw this. All I can say is that adding Brian right before the end is how I feel about the situation too. Just when I felt annoyed about the video, I found this and have to say it made my day. Stay you Emp. YTP or not, your content always puts a smile on my face.


I really like these kinds of videos, please keep doing them!


As sick and tired as I am of seeing anything related to SJWs, be it for or against them, I'm honestly astounded by how genuinely I laughed and contemplated at this video! It seriously amazes me how thoughtful and entertaining you're able to make your content, Emp, especially with as young as you are. You're extremely talented in just about any form of YouTube content you create, and even if you do decide to retire from YTP altogether, I'll happily stick around to watch your content evolve and grow.


This video is a glorious cocktail of a rant video, YouTube Poop, and dank memes- all mixed together in a rusty bucket with the chopped up remains of a Dutch prostitute and an old gym sock...Beginning to think that Emp's downward mental spiral isn't the worst thing in the world.


Welcome to the dark side, Emp. We've been expecting you.


I really liked this video. The cobination of rant and memes strangely fits.


"check your privilege" means enjoy your rights while you can


What a beautiful video.
I love the message, to not let others judge your life because of something you were born with and you can't control (race, gender, parents, etc.) But it is YOUR CHOICE, DECISION, YOU HAVE THE CONTROL to not let that be in your way. Live your life fully, be proud of who you are. Nobody is "youer" that you!
Your life relies on your  decisions.
Thanks Emplemon for this beautiful video. I can't wait to see the new content of your channel.
Oh and thumbs up for the Rick and Morty parts. This show's awesome!


ok, this type of commentary is actually funny in comparison to the others. there should be more of these.


I actually really like this video format. Hilarious and infotaining.


Now THIS is something I like better than the YouTube ranting, more of these would be awesome!!


i mean it, these are fucking awesome. please keep doing them


I like this, a mix of rant and YTP, it's like chocolate and peanut butter, you should make more of these, it presents a serious issue but riffs on it as well!


Can we have more videos like this? Because this was beautiful


PBS also made a biased-ass "Are You Sexist?" quiz. Killed my respect for them.


I like this man, especially when he poops his own speech.


Emp is half asian?!! Holy shit i never EVER ever EVEERRRRRR would have guessed.


Fucking finally someone said it on the internet.  Thanks emp


Thank you so much for making this video! Political correctness is the worst thing in America to this day. Also thank you for making fun of the Donald trump joke. They are so over done. Thank God someone else thought those were overdone. Just because someone brings up a problem that involves a group doesn't make them racist, sexist, or stupid. This pc stuff is just cancer on this country.


I thought first this was going to be a "Boring Vlog", but this was both a smart and funny way to tell you opinion on something and also give good entertainment. More like these please! :-)


I too dip my head forcefully into a bowl of bleach every time I see a buzzfeed video. Then again, who doesn't?


emplemon you just gained so much respect from me


I love the trumpet "sound of silence", but I disagree to *most * of your points. I agree the barista is a bit far fetched, but we must, no matter what or where we are born into, try to understand the factors in the lives of others and how this might lead to inequality to increase the efficacy of our societal communication. That is, of course, only if you want to live in a functioning society.
It is a tightrope we must walk, and it is our responsibility to constantly check that we aren't leaning to far to one side or another. For if we ignore others, we become alien to one another and tear our society apart. Likewise on the other side, if we become jaded and careless in condemning others and helping ourselves to much, we have devolved to pointless shouting and are then tearing our society apart as well.

I love the trumpet "sound of silence", but I disagree to *most * of your points. I agree the barista is a bit far fetched, but we must, no matter what -or where- we are born into, try to understand the factors in the lives of others and how this might lead to inequality to increase the efficacy of our societal communication. That is, of course, only if you want to live in a functioning society.
It is a tightrope we must walk, and it is our responsibility to constantly check that we aren't leaning to far to one side or another. For if we ignore others, we become alien to one another and tear our society apart. Likewise on the other side, if we become jaded and careless in condemning others and helping ourselves to much, we have devolved to pointless shouting and are then tearing our society apart as well.


fuck yea im liking where this channel is going, keep it up dude


The editing is good. I will miss the YTPs, but I do like rants. It's a fair trade.


I'm really not a fan of rant videos, except for alphaomegasin, so I wasn't feeling this one. But I love your poops so I'll stick by you for the time being and see where this goes.


Combining poop and commentary. I love it.


Oooh, I like this new "chains are off" EmpLemon. Good shit, dude.


oh my god 4:50 I'm dying! But seriously, fair points made in this vid


I just never got why these videos try to make people feel bad about who they are. All it does is just further this circle of people hating groups of people for the actions of a few individuals within it or because of deep-rooted bigotry over the generations.

Why not just encourage people to be more empathetic and understanding, rather than just make everyone feel bad, even when lots of people haven't done anything wrong?


45 seconds in and I love you for making this


The Emperor is swallowing the red-pill. Don't choke, it's good for you.


7:00
We need a standalone reaction clip of this scene.


"It's almost as if I'm wearing, nothing at all, nothing at all, nothing at all!"<br>"Stupid sexy Flanders!"

"It's almost as if I'm wearing, nothing at all, nothing at all, nothing at all!"
"Stupid sexy Flanders!"


I can't wait to see you go savage on prank channels.


SJWs are getting dunked on by YTP now, what a wonderful day.


this kinda motivated me, thanks. And well choice of music


Rants about triggers and muh privilege with slight YTP elements?<br>Sign me the fuck up!

Rants about triggers and muh privilege with slight YTP elements?
Sign me the fuck up!


Lemon. Make the videos you wanna make. If people unsub because they aren't YTP enough, fuck 'em. They aren't worthy of the Gift of Lemon ("Drink it in, maaaaan.") anyways. Keep doing what you do, and enjoy the gap between high school and college as long as you can. Take it from a humble sub: college life is fraught with ups and downs, and you just gotta make the best of it all.

31/100 BTW. BuzzFeed is a strange place.


I laughed at the Clorox joke, but what was that supposed to represent?


Dude this whole privilege thing literally sounds like the whole übermensche and üntermensche thing. What the actual fuck.


Yo dude some ppl can't become better just by "trying" that's the entire idea of "systemic oppression" do you think slavery kept going because they didn't "try hard enough" to escape it?


You should call this "The Emp's Pipebomb"


I like theses kinds of videos... Gives a point but has some funny jokes


The test considers actual discrimination equal to being called a fairy, kek.


now this content i can watch <b>ears bleed</b>

now this content i can watch *ears bleed*


As much as i agree with the points made, I think that you shouldn't go into politics. I've been thinking about doing a political channel but separate on a different channel, I do youtube poops on my main channel. You are probably going to lose some viewers because of this, but it's not my decision, go ahead and make these videos if you want to, just a recommendation.


Oh boy, someone arguing about the stupidity of buzzfeed and socially-awkward, race-warrior democratic online americans... That has editing skills! :3


It'll be interesting to see what other Trending videos worth ranting about like whatever stupid moments happened on Family Feud!


Just follow the Treylosophy: Just. Be. Nice.


Great video, but dat Wii U shaming <b>Single tear comes down my face</b>

Great video, but dat Wii U shaming *Single tear comes down my face*


Y'know who's a white male?

...
earrape mode engaged
MAH FAWTHEH

Y'know who's a white male?

...
*earrape mode engaged*
MAH FAWTHEH


EmpLemona got the privilige to own a youtube channel with over 12 sucbrisbers i feel insulted

Picture of a great man looking to the right


This is like what would happen if you crossed YTP and H3H3 Productions.


I have a Wii U. I love it!<br>It's great for little kids, too.

I have a Wii U. I love it!
It's great for little kids, too.


im more privledged than you because i watched a squirrel murder a hamster


Never knew Lemon was an Elliot Rodger-American.


Anyone who tries to argue with this is automatically wrong. :)


i... i... i love this this is funny as fuck and true


Mr. Lemos for president!!!! (I'm kinda serious)


Whats the difference between tumblr and the human race?  One has more triggers


This video should be reposted everywhere


now all the recommended videos are ear cancer. thanks


the countdown begins until buzzfeed drops the DMCA hammer


10/10 Would get triggered again! Err- I mean- <b>KEEP YOUR HATE SPEECH OFF OF CAMPUS! KEEP YOUR HATE SPEECH OFF OF CAMPUS! KEEP YOUR HATE SPEECH OFF OF CAMPUS!</b>

10/10 Would get triggered again! Err- I mean- *KEEP YOUR HATE SPEECH OFF OF CAMPUS! KEEP YOUR HATE SPEECH OFF OF CAMPUS! KEEP YOUR HATE SPEECH OFF OF CAMPUS!*


why did you break kayfabe you're supposed to make Roman look strong


I tend to type stuff into the search engine e.g. marjoram drying led me to a muppet with a really bad French accent I am not making that up. Public domain movie can be a bit hit and miss and Science Fiction short film is good but that is because I love Science Fiction also recommend Philip K. Dick interview.


most people take Biology in 10th grade nowadays, at least in my state


I didn't know anyone else had the same opinions as me... Holy shit...


You should make YTP's every now and then, you fuccboi.


can you just poop cartoons again instead of getting all political?


well, time to unsub crib buzzfeed due to their idiocy.


Hey! What's your opinion on charmx? The guy who's been reacting to all those poops


Who else checked the trending tab after this video


Last time I was this early, I was early.


This is basically Leafy but with sense and YTP... Am I in heaven?


I don't know why. But I'm happy that your a fan of WWE


I am the best pooper in the room. I mean I like you Poops 4 the World, I like you a lot more than a lot of the guys in the back but you are not the best pooper in the world. Because I am


funnily enough that buzzfeed video had more likes than disl ikes


ytp rants
best thing since leafy was over

there


I totaly agree about the trending tab also buzfeed sucs


if anyone disliked this video.... u really need to rethink your whole life.....


Emplemon, you are now up there with Milo, Gavin and many others. If you weren't my favorite channel already, you are now


U got Jokes. You as an elite are privileged both as a YouTube icon and a white dude... with or without being rich. Don't be sad that you like wrestling.


LEARN HOW TO FUCKING AUDIO BALANCE MY EARS

+Evan C. Please don't make me laughter that hard ever again! Lmfao


YouTube promotes buzzfeed and moar clickbait.


What song is that called in the background?


USA? why do you have problems with race and the past? because Canada needs to know.

Compared to some places in the world we're freaking saints.

+RetroicDescent XDDD I was not expecting syrup land in place of canada, that made my day.

Uh, pretty sure that Canada has a pretty healthy population of SJWs, least last I checked.

+RetroicDescent Canada enslaved the natives in the 1800s boi. Every country has seen slavery in their pasts

Because the US had slavery and a civil rights movement and Syrup Land did not. Pretty much the gist of it.


are we toying with the thought of voting Trump? you are expressing some of the frustrations that many Trump voters have been expressing. we would welcome your vote in November! the hypocrisy of liberals is astounding. they proclaim to be "anti-racist" or "anti-sexist" while judging people's standing within society based solely on their race or gender. do not let leftist bullies sway your vote!


+Gabriel Castaneda OMF I'M USING THAT EVERYWHERE


Aren't you hispanic? donde esta la biblioteca, EmpLemon?


I am a straight white male with european ancestors.

@midders73 Yes, good for me, it's so great to be a white cis male.


@Kyle Kern its just his boomer side trying to cope with his edgy ways


nuance must be a daily struggle if this one is hard to understand<br>buzzfeed still fucked up explaining it but ig that’s not on you for not trying to understand why people think this is an important concept

nuance must be a daily struggle if this one is hard to understand
buzzfeed still fucked up explaining it but ig that’s not on you for not trying to understand why people think this is an important concept


You're smart, but I think you're misunderstanding some things here.
First of all, it's BuzzFeed, they don't really take anything very seriously, so I totally get them being annoying. But I don't think that's a good enough reason to write off the entire idea of "privilege."
I know it's really easy to feel attacked in this context. It's the internet, after all, the craziest people tend to get the loudest voice here, everybody's seen at least one crazy SJW freak out video. But you have to understand that these people are the minority.
While the angry man-hating pseudo-feminists that people love to hate so much may be saying otherwise, the idea of "checking your privilege" is not about writing you off if you don't meet a weirdly specific "suffering criteria." Really, it's about asking people to think about things they normally wouldn't have thought of, and hopefully inspiring more empathy and compassion. It's a conversation, not a high-score. It's not asking you to change who you are because you've never had to worry about not having rent, or that you've never been stopped on your way out of a store and asked if you payed for everything you're holding. All it's asking is that you think about these things and maybe learn a little about other people's point of view. It isn't about pity. It isn't about guilt. It's about empathy and thoughtfulness.


Daily reminder: hierarchy is good, tradition is good.


that bit around the 2:27 mark is wholly confusing to me, I'm not sure what's so false about saying that you basically win the birth lottery when you really do not get to choose the life you were born into and some people got dealt better hands than others? Maybe a philosophical difference in how we view our sense of self relative to our physical bodies, but that's a question that is literally impossible to answer so there is room to disagree.

Also, a person's race and gender identification affect their life experiences, including issues of class and social standing. This is true for everyone, but the people who need to deal with the least amount of negative social stigmas are the ones who notice it the least and are the quickest to dismiss its viability. I recommend spending time talking to some people from those marginalized groups about their experiences, it might help with your perspective.

And contrary to popular belief among people of your demographic, no, most of the people who deal with social pressure more than you do are not going to go out of their way to make you feel like a piece of shit unless you deliberately provoke a fight by, say, claiming their problems aren't real. Most people who actually know what that feels like aren't going to push it on someone else, and the people you do see doing it are a mix of loud fringe extremists and clickbait websites looking for views.


i wonder how people would look at this now


Ever heard of a "straw man argument"? There's a valid point in your video somewhere, but it's shrouded in all of these fallacies that render it moot. I don't understand why people actually like all of these "Buzzfeed hates ______" videos or "Buzzfeed is ______" videos; they're all the same and they don't make many good points. Yes, Buzzfeed makes low-quality, uninspired content, but so are the majority of the 5,000 different videos on YouTube that I could find about Buzzfeed and the concept of privilege. It's a shame, too, because I actually liked some of your other content.


Dude, I love your videos, but can you please consider not having such a huge discrepancy in volumes? I understand you want to make a loud noise cause it's funny top kek etc. but it's just unpleasant to watch and I really like listening to you :(

@Joshua Graham Hello. Don't you think it's going to get really cramped up if we wait for others? I think we should try to get something asap. I tried a bait with legit comment, but I see that I only found another lost soul in this dimension... If this keeps on happening, I'm afraid we will need to come up with something more elaborate, or we will end up commenting on "Evolution of Dance"


People that say "check your privilege" are annoying as hell.  That said, your argument is strange and flawed:

1. A lucky person is someone who has benefited from inputs to his life that are outside of his control.

2. You say a person with beneficial circumstances is not lucky.

3. Given 1 and 2, it's implied that each person is in complete control of his life and thus was not affected by outside inputs.

4. In order for there to be no inputs, the definition of a person must be expanded to include both his environment and his genes, as well as whatever caused that environment and those genes to arise.

5. It follows that the definition of a person must grow to include the entire universe and its first cause (i.e. God or otherwise).

6. At this point, the definition of the person has become, "all of existence," which is absurd and useless.

Here's a more reasonable line of thought, which is the way most people intuitively think about the issue:

1. A lucky person is someone who has benefited from inputs to his life that were outside of his control.

2. Barring time travel and other fantasies, someone cannot possibly be in complete control of his environment and genes.

3. Therefore, it is unjustified for a person with a desirable life to deny that luck played any role.


2.06 hate to do this to you but Wikipedia is the worst shit you could ever use. You said it was ninth-grade biology right? Use a freaking .edu or .org. This is basic!


Check your hypocrisy. If someone tells you ro Check your privilege tell them to check their own, then suggest the formwr is better.


I love your videos and Buzzfeed is the worst, but I really don't agree with you on this at all, which really sucks. It sucks disagreeing with my current favorite youtuber.


the audio cranking on this is pure garbage. unwatchable.


hey yeah you were right i never get notifications when people respond to my stuff for some reason but by chance i came across these comments again.

it's hard to exactly explain, but it's very much a product of its time. there was a lot of content in 2015-2016 basically just picking at the low hanging fruit of dumb "SJWs" and buzzfeed or whatever and it's very much an overdone and even parodied idea now. not only that though but i feel like he didn't really do that good of job actually understanding and refuting the arguments presented, like of course nobody should pity Michael Jordan and of course not every white person is privileged, but on average white people will be better off than black people, that's just how it works in society.

the whole "check your privilege" shit was dumb though, but he seemed to not understand it very well, or at least the arguments he gave were pretty poor.

@Densester that's a shame. I'd like to know. it's probably something about how SJW culture has expanded or whatever. it still seems pretty topical, if you just change the themes slightly

@Yoshidude64 he won't bother explaining, I think he left his notifications off or somehting.

How so? I think it still stands pretty well.


You make a really good point. On a non-related topic, I like how your rants and reviews are serious while also having YTP moments.


Who has ever said "you look attractive for your race"


I like how you put a ytp feel in this! XD please keep doing videos like these


I like these videos Emp! You should do more! :-D

Btw, since we're on the topic of Buzzfeed, you should do a YTP of them!


Just about anyone can do well in school, get a useful degree on scholarship (or work hard to pay for college), and have children that can be raised comfortably aka "privileged"


Bro make more of these, one day you'll be up there with the big guys!


I like your new content a lot, I think that just about anything you make I will enjoy.


I check my privilege all the fucking time,<br>I have running water, That's a pretty big deal.

I check my privilege all the fucking time,
I have running water, That's a pretty big deal.


Holy shit, I have a reason to watch you now.


8:32 SCREW YOU IT'S NEVER OGRE! Wait, what!?


My parents didn't go to college, and they both have jobs. SO WHAT BUZZTWAT?


Uh, so are you saying you're gonna stop making YTPs and that if I don't like vids like this I should unsubscribe?


last time I was thi- oh who gives a damn


you really put the blinders on for this one, hope u can take em off again


Checking privilege is about recognizing things like how having a "white name" has been shown to increase your chances of getting interviews when using the exact same resumes with "black names". It's not about shaming, it's about awareness and understanding that not everyone has the same experiences. You aren't a bad person if you have privilege, but you are pretty ignorant if you ignore those systemic benefits everyone has to some extent.

@Bruh Sound Effect It doesn't have to be one or the other. Race was just an example. Class, race, sexuality, disabilites, etc. All of them matter and have societal biases associated with them.

"It's about awareness and understanding that not everyone has the same experience." You literally said it yourself. I don't have the same experiences that every white person has. I used to get questioned by law enforcement for no reason other than me being lower class in a high class area. I'm saying privilege was never about race, just class.

@Bruh Sound Effect You have white privilege? I'm not sure how you got the impression that I was implying there is only one type of privilege or all privileges "matter" the same amount. And when talking about societal issues you really have to focus more on the aggregate, so one anecdote about how you as a complex individual with many attributes can't get a job doesn't disprove anything or even contribute to the discussion much.

Umm, im white with a white ass name. I'm still poor and with nobody wanting to hire me. What privilege do I have? Being alive? Because this is the type of talk rich people love to say so they don't want to think privilege is about class.


wtf??? why are your old videos nonsense I'm so confused


Everyone better spread this shit like fuckin butter


I'm a half white half Hispanic 17 year old and I find it ironic how these ppl accuse ppl of racism when the white privilege bs is racist bc they're divided by religion, race, gender, and sexuality.


Thought some of your in depth vids were cool, your edgy opinion pieces are cringe though.


Privileges is something that we should be aware of but it isn't a bad thing. And no race isn't inherently related to priviledge.  There are many types of "priviledge " which simply refers to the opportunity you've had over others that you have no control over. In your video "making poor economic choices" isn't what it is referring to. Race and gender play a role in who has the best opportunities on average. Beijg white and male doesn't automatically mean your privileged and the point of the video isn't making you feel guilty about anything . Its simply about acknowledging our privileges in trying to understand the oppression of those less fortunate than ourselves.


You had lockers in your school and I never did. You have privelege. ✔ it.

@SoftBleach I would argue that it does imply that it's a joke simply due to the absurdity of checking someone's privelege for something as trivial as having access to a locker. I emphasize heavily on the "checking your privelege" part because there are people out there who take all this leftist ideology very very seriously. If anything, it was a sarcastic jab the leftists.  Maybe I should've added a funny emoji to further clarify that it was a joke but I felt that wasn't necessary. Maybe my message is lost to people who haven't fully entrenched themselves in watching videos on the ridiculousness of the radical fourth wave feminist agenda. I would argue that it is woosh material even though most wouldn't understand the political implications and message of the joke.

Sure, you could argue that I could've made a joke of a different style that would be more appealing and understood to a wider audience, thereby making it more wooshy since it can be understood by more people, but I feel that that would detract from the narrow focusing on mocking the origins of such a ridiculous statement as "check your privelege."

TL;DR : If you don't watch and understand anti-radical 4th wave feminist videos, you won't get my joke. Sorry, bud. 😮

@sadgoy people do this all the time though. they'll say "check your privilege" in a non joking manner on a video like this. Hell I assume there's probably some on this video. The way you wrote your comment does not imply it was a joke, especially if you say it's true you never had lockers(which I didn't either). Sorry not woosh worthy

@SoftBleach The joke was to tell this guy to check his privelege in the first place. I used this as a joke because I consider all the leftist/SJW divisive terminology and ideology to be a joke. But it is true that I never got to use a locker ever in any school I was ever in though...


Sorry EMP most of the internet has began turning on conservatism because of Trump, Charlottesville, and the alt right.


Gotta say though, your critique on people feeling scared to address their gender is backwards. It's one thing to tell someone "not to care" about what other people think. It's another thing entirely to feel like the way you dress, the way you act, the way you lead your life is a bad thing. Something you can't tell your parents or peers. Wear a dress to school as a guy and watch you get isolated from everyone, beat up, outcast. Over something as simple as clothing. I've felt unsafe leaving my house wearing lipstick because if my parents saw me they'd beat me. And fuck your comparison of fat people or skinny people to trans people. You don't choose to feel like your gender isn't yours, but fat fucks can work up some motivation and diet. One of those is indulgence, the other is an immovable state of existing. You can eat less to get skinny, but people with gender issues can't just work out to feel better.


You’re points weren’t even points just jokes


A Liberal is not the same as a Leftist. But the Left seems to think they are Liberals themselves. Liberal and Leftist ideologies are actually quite different and actually oppose each other in some areas.

Here in Australia, the Liberals are actually right-wing, lmfao.

It really depends. In the United States, liberal and leftist are mostly synonymous, whereas in Europe, liberal means something more like centrist-libertarian.


No one said anything about being ashamed of your identity. No one ever said anything about pity either.


Aaaand no. Buzzfeed was not trying to shame you. Goodnight.


This aged perfectly. what is the problem here?


1:55 “this is a shitty analogy because it implies anyone born into a prosperous life had a random chance of being born with rich parents”. Dude. This is literally true lmfao. Everyone born anywhere literally has a certain, definite chance of being born in to rich parents depending on how you define rich. Again, this is just statistics and probability that point to a larger picture, but those born to rich parents are overwhelmingly likely chances of maintaining or succeeding that wealth. This is called social mobility (moving up) and it’s just a statistical fact that more wealth you’re born into the more likely you are to then make more wealth. It is simply easier to go to college and get certified for a well paid, professional job than it is for you and your parents to work to pay that tuition. College was just an example, but it’s not even limited to just education. Consider if one of your parents is an experience lawyer who could afford law school, resources to pass the bar exam, etc. Say it was this kids dad. That child will be able to spend exponentially more time with his mother than a child whose parents simply cannot afford to be with their children in the daytime so he stays at daycare. Again this is literally just proven statistics, but there’s a good chance that kid will learn faster and better than kids raised in daycares. Why are you purposefully misunderstanding this? Your weird misunderstanding of thinking the concept of privilege implies genetic disposition is completely wrong. And I think you know that. You actually think “white privilege” means white people’s European ancestry predisposes them to accumulate wealth at a rate faster than other races in the US? Nobody thinks that retard.


EmpLemon I feel you're kinda missing the point. Buzzfeed is cancer, yes, but the "privilege" thing is just acknowledging some people are systematically discriminated imo. Which is true.

Insisting people identify themselves primarily through their skin color is a remarkably awful idea tho, and will backfire in the end by creating more racist white people than it converts to anti-racism.


I know this video is 5 years old, but, I’ve been a fan of Emp for 6 years at this point, and I just found out his dad is white and his mom is a Chinese immigrant WHICH IS MY LINEAGE TOO so that’s cool. No wonder I sensed relatability lol


As an SJW myself, I gotta say, just because you're privileged, doesn't mean your life can't be hard, and that has never been the intended message. Most of us suffer in this world, and it's what makes us stronger for it. It's what makes us into who we are. All that privilege means, is that your life sucks, but not because you're Cisgender/Caucasian/male/heterosexual. Your struggles are still valid, and so are most other people's.

All that us SJW types want is to level the playing field for people that are unfairly treated over how they were born. Nothing else. Don't believe the slanderous propaganda from the alt right, and please ignore some of our more "special" members, they're but a loud, vocal minority.

As an SJW myself, I gotta say, just because you're privileged, doesn't mean your life can't be hard, and that has never been the intended message. Most of us suffer in this world, and it's what makes us stronger for it. It's what makes us into who we are. All that privilege means, is that your life sucks, but *not* because you're Cisgender/Caucasian/male/heterosexual. Your struggles are still valid, and so are most other people's.

All that us SJW types want is to level the playing field for people that are unfairly treated over how they were born. Nothing else. Don't believe the slanderous propaganda from the alt right, and please ignore some of our more "special" members, they're but a loud, vocal minority.


this channel is exactly like buzzfeed tho


I wonder how many other teenagers were radicalised by videos like these back in 2016. It’s embarrassing looking back at this and realising that I actually used to believe the shit you say.


@lumilaura still dont understand how this didnt age well


This is a really flawed video. I hope you’ve educated yourself since then since I like your other videos

@Nate G. Well a realistic way of solving racism is segregation. Its natural for humans to see humans that differ from them as less human. At heart all humans are murderous chimpanzees.

@ddrewy it disregards the reality of systemic bias and racism that has been proven statistically

how is it flawed? i'm not saying it's not, but i'd like to know how.


Oh no, I just found out EMP-Lemon had this phase, please...

@hppvitor it's a free world man, if I want I'll go and talk about this kind of behavior because no one stops me, like you're trying to segregate me or something, I know I could talk about your behavior too, really inmature lol

@hppvitor Damn oh no you got me, guess I’ll go back to the rest of a corporate funded and censored website which is definitely almost all catered to getting rid of capitalism and there’s ALMOST nO ConServAtiVes

@hppvitor Chill out, you really just came out swinging at us when we did nothing to hurt you. As in, it’s a sign of insecurity when you insult people out of the blue online.

@hppvitor but like, you are just angry and mean by what? My comment? I'm not hurted neither triggered but I can see it in your comments, I don't know if you had a bad day or somethinf

@ariana "who hurt you"<br>You lefties are really parodies of yourselves huh

@ariana "who hurt you"
You lefties are really parodies of yourselves huh

@hppvitor who hurted you, this video is really old, probabbly he grew

@hppvitor I don't know if you're being ironic or not


I feel worse for anyone who didn't watch this whole video. His mom fled Mao's China and now her son is successful on youtube


This video keeps getting more relevant with each passing day.<br>The thing that didn't really age well is your mindset.

This video keeps getting more relevant with each passing day.
The thing that didn't really age well is your mindset.


Looks like someone has some strong feelings about the concept of privilege.

Having privilege doesn't mean you are exempt from all problems in life. It means in certain situations (interacting with the cops, store clerks, banks, potential employere, etc.), white people are given the benefit of the doubt.

Taking the Michael Jordan example, if he was pulled over by a cop who didn't recognize him as a celebrity but harbored certain assumptions about black men (i.e., they're criminal by nature), the encounter may go differently than if the guy being pulled over was Joe McAverageWhiteMan.

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Looks like someone has some strong *feelings* about the concept of privilege.

Having privilege doesn't mean you are exempt from all problems in life. It means in certain situations (interacting with the cops, store clerks, banks, potential employere, etc.), white people are given the benefit of the doubt.

Taking the Michael Jordan example, if he was pulled over by a cop who didn't recognize him as a celebrity but harbored certain assumptions about black men (i.e., they're criminal by nature), the encounter may go differently than if the guy being pulled over was Joe McAverageWhiteMan.

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Thomas Murrell White privilege is more de facto than de jure.

That's more of a case of tribalism than legal privilege. When people refer to privilege, they often talk about things that are supposedly written text in lawbooks that give caucasians advantages in life.

Now, I don't doubt that tribalism exists. On the contrary, I think it is a strongly present aspect in the human mind. Everyone has at least a little tribalistic feeling when encountering strangers for the first time, as it is part of our natural instinct.

This reply isn't to say you're wrong, but instead to bring up that what you may call privilege is more like tribalism/racism.


I agree with you, but you are waaay too salty and waaay too aggressive, it makes me kind of ashamed of agreeing with you

Just because of the person that has commented sense doesn't sound chill doesn't mean you should feel bad about your opinion


This is just bad faith arguments. That's it


You have gone full clickbait and mental.

The Merchant That's probably because many of the people on this video are bigots and came here for the click bait as I said in my last comment. I am not turning on him.

I love how everyone turned on you for saying that this is clickbait. Because you deserve it

a year later still hasnt explained how this is clickbait

Even though he's right, and also how's someone who makes videos like this clickbait?

downward mental spiral intensifies

oh, and check ur clickbait privileges

*downward mental spiral intensifies*

oh, and check ur clickbait privileges


Are you talking about Buzzfeed? Well, it always has been cringe


Shame that we have to part ways like this..... always got a racist vibe from you, just never thought you’d prove it... and to think I was actually starting to like these videos 🤦🏽♂

@Guy Person Thank you, Im just now seeing all the replies

@Dylan Nixon  if he is not black he cannot relate to any of my social problems bud ... asian or not??

@GreenComet34 what? cishet white men have privilege wym

@ars0on Obviously you didn't pay attention to the video at all if you still want to throw "privileged" around lmao

@ars0on like i said, you don't really care that he was born in to a middle class family, that his points are logical, or that his mom is NOT WHITE AS HE SAYS SHE IS ASIAN, you just mark him off as priveliged because thats what you decided to think of him before you even watched the video.

@Dylan Nixon I listened of course. But what do you mean? I listened and what I heard was just a bunch of racism from a privileged person

@ars0ondid you listen to any of his points in the video, or did you go into the video knowing you would find him racist at the end because you wouldn't dare let a white man have his own opinion on social issues?

@moonlitee at 5 he starts playing into the bootstrapping narrative, that every one starts at the same playing field. He then downplays the impact of racial slurs.

He doesn’t look at the broader implications and looks at the exceptions. He points at Michael Jordan as someone   Who you shouldn’t pity, but the fact how lucky he was isn’t factored in.

Yes people work hard, but that’s not what “privilege” is, he makes the semantic argument that it isn’t luck, they you were inevitable, but this is stupid. So what? the lottery isn’t you, it’s your starting point.

He also thinks that “checking you’re privilege” means you should be ashamed. No, it just means you should see how your position benefits you, not to make you feel bad, no, it’s to make it so you can fight against it. So you can work hard to destroy a system that selectively benefits people based on arbitrary metrics that even emplemon finds unavoidable, you can’t choose your starting point, but the starting point shouldn’t matter.

I don’t think he’s racist, I just think he’s ignorant. Either way he plays into the idea that you are where you are solely because of how hard you work, which isn’t the rule. That’s the same argument that racists make, that if black people really wanted to they wouldn’t be in their position. Bootstrapping or the American dream would be great if everyone was on the same playing field, but we’re not.

He also ends with a rick and morty refrence. :) to be fair.....

OOF same here! I loved the simpson homer’s enemy video but god I’m so sad and disappointed that this creator is racist and other things.

@Neji Hyuga not trying to be condescending, but when was he racist? like could you time-stamp some parts you thought were "too far"

@moonlitee I definitely agree with you but the art here is not extraordinary enough to excuse racism lol

@Grapestation you are completely correct just because someone doesn’t agree me doesn’t make them racist, but failing to recognize minority hardships and mocking them kinda is lol but I didn’t comment for you I commented for EmpLemon, I do appreciate your input definitely worth thinking about :) <3 .

you can dislike the artist, but like the art.


@John Gardner my bad for missing that reference i get it now

@NetherWarlock Clearly you didn't watch the video.

@Big C obviously it does because the person he was replying to literally commented about his name

@iLB IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!!!!

@iLB "KEK LORD" is not the main name i go by online, i just randomly gave this account that name

@KEK LORD dude you named yourself "KEK LORD", you're in that stuff too

i detect someone disconnected from reality here


An 8 strength kobold N God this comment chain makes me want to cry about it. You should too my guy.

@Eddy please consider that tone and delivery can not be delivered through text.<br>However ~~ ~~ can be used to imply such things.

@Eddy please consider that tone and delivery can not be delivered through text.
However ~~ ~~ can be used to imply such things.

Ansuz Laguz Fehu that wouldn’t be very productive