Pete Buttigieg questioned on white male privilege in 2020 race

Pete Buttigieg weighed in on the role of white, male privilege in the 2020 presidential campaign during an appearance on "The Daily Show." CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN to break down the candidate's response and what it may mean for voters.

[andymcgraw]

Identity politics.
Race baiting
Sexual orientation
These topics are old.
Americans don’t GAF

[FleurPillager]

Can we please talk about issues instead of identity politics.

[TJ-slcz]

The democrat party is so focused on identity politics that they don’t even know what to identify as anymore haha

[marcuskurschat]

He has American privilege. No greater privileges that so many have had, has existed in the history of the world.

[classicZEPP]

is it me or does Buttigieg look like a Dr. sues character?

[none]

Y'all getting butthurt: He didn't ask the question, he had to respond.

[Shaun-Vargas]

maybe Buttigieg should ask Trevor about Str8 privilege and how he feels about that

[derekp]

Being a minority has huge advantaged these days. Of course he came out and told us hes gay.

[jonathanbrewster]

So sick of identity politics. Democratic Party has bent the knee to the radical SJW element. It is an embarrassment.

[FirstLast.....]

Pete "I'm Gay" Buttigiegggi. His sexuality is all he has.

[FYMASMD]

Diversity is code for white male bashing.

[baxatakbaxatak]

If Lori Laughlin is fired and Jussie Smollett is not, I don’t ever want to hear the phrase “white privilege” again.

[viceman]

The most encouraging thing I see on youtube when I go to these MSM videos is the 3 to 1 thumbs down to thumbs up ratio that seems to be the norm when the media spouts nonsense such as white privilege, obstruction of justice, and/or impeachment. If youtube is any indication of the American voter, we will be in good shape come 2020.

[zzzaaayyynnn]

As a gay white male, I am always aware of my male privilege and my white privilege, and I think Buttigieg speaks to this also, his self-awareness of minority status and being "the other" that can translate into empathy/sympathy for various minority communities.

[TomSmith-gwfn]

Nobody, black, white, brown, or anything else, should have to answer for their skin tone. Ever. F this.

[deluge-rainstorm]

This is why I can't support Pete. He is too closely tied to all this intersectional/sjw stuff: not focusing on the REAL issues in America.

[godzzila]

A person running for President will walk on egg shells in order to appease those around him. Sounds like someone who should not be in office.

[Tallacus]

I got fired from my job at Target for having freedom of speech but my black coworkers weren't when they would be saying things that were transphobic or misogynistic, so as far as I am concerned theres no such thing as white male privilege

[rashardstallworth]

Women have privilege as well. Go to Family Court and see who gets the majority of Child Support, legal and physical custody, visitation, and education rights. Whether in the school system, the legal system, and Social Services, and many other areas women have privilege. So if we're going to have a discussion on privilege we need to have a legitimate discussion on privilege. There are areas where white men have privilege, there are areas where men in general have privilege, there are areas where white women have privilege, and there are areas where women in general have privilege.

[pallidbustofpallas]

If you call this Journalism then you need to re-think your careers! You people are ridiculous and no-one is listening to you any more!