The So-Called Straight White Male Problem

Is it hard to be a straight white man in the Democratic Party? Cenk Uygur, Brooke Thomas, and Aida Rodriguez, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

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"Of the nine candidates officially running in the Democratic presidential primary, only one is a heterosexual white man. And that guy, former Rep. John Delaney, generally polls somewhere between zero and 1 percent.

But of the 17 Democrats reportedly still pondering a presidential bid, all but one is a straight white man. It’s hard to chalk that up to coincidence. Clearly, the women and minority candidates sensed that the water is warm for them, and the straight white men appear to be worried that this is just not their year."

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Brooke Thomas, Aida Rodriguez

Cast: Cenk Uygur, Brooke Thomas, Aida Rodriguez

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[thedondeluxe]

Here's an idea: Stop caring about identity politics and just elect the best candidate for the job.

[bibisatanyahu]

It's OK to be white
And it's OK to be brown
Let's just all get along and stop with this identity politics.

[ihavetoreturnsomevideotape]

TYT needs more diversity on their panel. They need a white person's perspective.

[jbeihl]

These identity politics videos don’t do Democrats any favors. After all 30 percent of the Latino vote went all in for Trump.

[VB-dpvs]

When will TYT talk about racism towards white people?

[Pryme]

The fact that one group has gone from controlling 99.99% of things to 98.85% of things is really rubbing some people the wrong way.

[noneofyourbusiness]

Obsessing about race and gender instead of policies is a quick way to lose an election to Trump.

[Ghoulstille]

Identity politics will be the downfall of your country.

[alexjonesmother]

This is why Kyle is 1000x better than TYT. He doesn't do this identity politics crap. KYLE 2024!

[darkgenesis]

Can you please get at least one person to counter point your identity politics. This echo chamber is horrifying.

[wooganotti]

"The problem is gay black women"

[patrioticchicken]

Thanks for the consistent quality journalism. Personally my favourite thing about being a tyt member, is that for only a small fee, I can get an on-demand podcast talking about the most important issues facing us in our everyday lives; male privilege and the 25 dollar minimum wage being a few of those issues. Another great thing about tyt, is that they never use a tragedy or loss of life to promote an agenda, and when proven wrong on something they always retract it.

[decay]

The truth is it should not matter what color, gender or sexual orientation a person has, but rather do they have the drive and will to serve their country.

[GoldenHairAngel]

In Britain and Germany women were elected as a head of country without playing all this crap.

[wesleysimpson]

Why does gender or race even matter? It should be the one that is the most qualified. Period.

[Olly__]

It shouldn’t matter what race, sex, religion or class the person is, it’s whoever is most qualified for the job.

[SirHatchporch]

Is Aida kidding me that male politicians never have to deal with the likeability issue? When Al Gore ran in 2000, people were constantly on him for being "wooden" and having "no personality, " with some even calling him "Al Bore." I had to hear every damn pundit say Bush was the guy voters "wanted to have a beer with"...as if that has anything to do with governing. That's just one example.

[elmateo]

Oh yay, more identity politics. Most democratic voters don't care what color someone is, or whether they're a man or a woman. WE CARE ABOUT THE POLICIES. Hillary may have been a woman, but she repeatedly supported policies that were anti-women.

[jeremyclarksonfragrance]

Cenk, please don't do identity politics again.
Thanks

[magickdragonwizard]

Use to love this show. I agree with the political part. But real tired of them telling me and everyone white is racist.