James Corden Gets a Lesson on White Privilege

As James Corden shares ways people can help in the fight against racial injustice and inequality in the United States, one of his writers, Olivia Harewood explains how James's inherited privilege is a tool he and other white people can use for good.

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Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."

[jm-very]

" I am so stupid" was the only truthful statement in this video.

[kierancaldwell]

Imagine publicly insulting yourself just to show that you're woke

[MichaelJ]

“White people never get generalised” oh boi the irony and hypocrisy in that comment

[lewis]

nothing better than finishing a 12 hour shift on minimum wage to sit down and listen to a lecture about how privileged I am, given by wealthy celebrities

[djcorvette]

no one today is responsible for what others in the past have done.

[imnot_adm]

This man went to America because the uk rejected him

[CartmanFiddy]

The comment section is keeping me sane, well done.

[ydlkomorebe]

For a white straight 17 year old boy, it actually angers me bc I've been throught things a kid shouldn't, I was molested at a young aged, abused and hated by my family my entire life and it angers me to be told I don't have any problems or that I'm privileged bc I'm white, never had any opportunities in my life at all and my mom was struggling all her life putting all her money to make sure I has clothes on my back, she barely could keep her job bc of the people there and was only making making 7 to 8 dollars an hour, I hate to see my mother's and my own struggle be ignored bc I'm white

[James_Kiel]

“Having white privilege means you are not racially profiled because of the color of your skin.”

“Now, I will racially profile you, because of the color of your white skin.”

We have now entered the Twilight Zone.

[sofussigvardt]

the fact that people actually enjoy James Cordon astounds me

[randyforemen]

As a white male who identifies as a black female I find this very validating and gives me hope in this world.

[MrHEC]

I miss the days when a 16 year old girl was telling us to stop polluting the planet.

[iammarcodorian]

Judging someone’s responsibility, accountability, morals and beliefs based on the colour of their skin is racist. This woman is the exact representation of racism. Period.

[alanphelan]

Oh my God. These people will be looked back on in the future with pure disgust.

[ScarvesAndCabbages]

I still can’t believe this was a real segment on a real show

[cd.]

Super cringy. This 20 something staff writer is lecturing her boss about his privilege. I think I’m going to throw up.

[malvolio]

"Nobody watches this show." Only real thing she said.

[Carrier]

"I'm so stupid!"
The one factual statement that James made.

[beatricewongchalermthan]

You succeeded 100% at making this conversation just the right amount of awkward.

[JasonLefevers]

This is so sad. I thought this was a joke, but these people are serious.