Growing up in the inner city of Chicago, I was surrounded by many friends who blamed and still blame, "The Rich White Man" for the reason they are where they are. My mother instilled in me from a young age to never blame and never complain and I was one of the few who went to college and moved on and found a successful career. There were also a select few from where I grew up who made it on to bigger and better things. The common theme with all of us is we had goals, direction and didn't blame or play any victim card. The last thing the inidividuals in my old neighborhood of North Lawndale in Chicago is to turn on Netflix and have another reason to think they are victims and whites are so privileged. It is true that it is a bit more challenging for us to get out and become something, but not impossible if you have the right message and ambition. These documentaries hurt more than help. They are made to allow guilty whites to feel better about themselves and don't actually take into consideration how much it hurts those in the inner cities who already feel they are victims. More of documentaries and things like this only confirm what they actually feel and will leave everyone stuck. We need empowering messages like, "Anyone can do it and make it" or "Focus on yourself and growing everyday", not "whites are the lucky ones and minorities have no chance." The filmmakers here felt so good about themselves making this film, but in my opinion it hurts minorities in tough situations.
