MTV’s ‘White People’ Tackles Race Debate With Uncomfortable Questions (Video)

Jose Antonio Vargas film is part of cable channel’s “Look Different” campaign

It may not be easy being green, but what’s it really like to be white?

Jose Antonio Vargas and MTV set to find out with documentary “White People,” which aims to get young caucasian men and women to talk openly and honestly about race.

“Whiteness often remains unexamined in conversations about race in this country, even as it acts as the implicit norm against which other racial identities are judged,” Stephen Friedman, president of MTV said. “By shining a spotlight on whiteness, we hope ‘White People’ will serve as a powerful conversation starter that encourages our audience to address racial bias through honest, judgment-free dialogue.”

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