Raqi and Jen had an audition at Hot 97 which would determine whether their show would become permanent or not. During the audition they interviewed a rapper by the name of Vado. While Raqi was flirting, Jen was trying to stay on track by asking question that would not move in the direction of flirting because that was exactly what Ebro told them not to do. A few days later Raqi and Jen met up to discuss how their audition went and things got out of hand. Jen felt like it was “Raqi’s world” and she was just there. Raqi explains to her that she was just doing her a favor by letting her be apart of what she had been working towards for months.
From there, they got into a heated argument where hurtful words were exchange and their partnership ended. “Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because of anything theyve done or failed to do. Access to privilege doesn’t determine one’s outcomes, but it is definitely an asset that makes it more likely that whatever talent, ability, and aspirations a person ith privilege has will result in something positive for them” (“What is White Privelege”, n. . ). White privilege is shown multiple times throughout the clips. When Raqi first comes up with the idea to make Jen her co-host, her reasoning was because she was white. Raqi says, “l need the luxury of having a white girl say whatever the hell she wants to say. ” (Scott-young, 2013). This is the perfect example of white privilege. Raqi wants Jen on the show to say things that she would not be able to say. White people are given a pass to say basically whatever they want without being punished or frowned upon for aying it.
When a black person says some of the same things they get called names or have to deal with other consequences. Raqi was aware of the white privilege and used it to her advantage. noticed that Jen is aware of her white privileges and uses it to her full advantage. During the interview with Ebro, Jen says, “I’ll have my white girl tip of the week” (Scott-young, 2013). This is another example of white privilege. Jen pitches to Ebro her “white tip of the day” idea, basically saying “I’m white so people will want to listen to what I have to say’, to get her a spot on Hot 97.
Later in the clip while arguing with Raqi, Jen says, “l know I will get on because I’m white” (Scott-young, 2013). Peggy Macintosh states, “l have come to see white privilege as an invisible package of unearned assets that I can count on cashing in each day” (Macintosh, n. d. ). I can relate this quote to Jen because she constantly throws her whiteness in everyone’s face but never mentions her credentials and what she’s done to deserve the things that she demands. The next thing that caught my attention when analyzing these clips was racism both internally and externally. Laura M.
Padilla states, “Internalized racism has been the primary means by which we have been forced to perpetuate and “agree” to our own oppression” (Padilla, n. d. ). During the interview with Raqi, Ebro, and Jen, Raqi states, “She will white my wrong. You know me I’m raw, I’m fierce, and there is no fur on my tongue” (Scott-young, 2013). Raqi’s statement agrees with Padilla because she is agreeing to the oppression of African- Americans. She is basically saying African-Americans are “wrong” and Whites are “right”. Raqi also shows signs of external racism through the statements he makes towards Jen while they were arguing.
Raqi called Jen an “entitled honkie” (Scott-young, 2013). Honkie is defined by the urban dictionary as, “a derogatory term for a Caucasian person” (Urban Dictionary: Honkie, n. d. ). Raqi also says, “yea your going to get black d*** at the end of the night which is what you white honkies serve for” (Scott-young, 2013). Raqi is very ignorant because one minute she praises whites and then the next minute she’s trying to belittle them. believe Raqi needs to educate herself because it is people with her mentality that make it hard for African-Americans to overcome ppression.
