WHITE WOMAN SAYS THAT BLACK WOMEN GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING AT WORK/THEY HAVE BLACK PRIVILEGE

Added: 2026-05-15

[00:00:00]The amount of special treatment that black women get in the workplace blows my mind.

[00:00:08]They can be dumber than a box of rocks.

[00:00:11]They're given special leeway.

[00:00:16]They don't abide by the dress code.

[00:00:18]They're late all the time.

[00:00:20]And there's always an excuse.

[00:00:22]And if you're a manager and you hold them to this excuse, you're the racist because their kid or something happened in their family.

[00:00:31][clears throat] And we have to stretch the rules for them.

[00:00:35]We have to overlook it. We can't say anything.

[00:00:38]>> [clears throat] >> Managers are afraid to approach them and confront them about the dress code, confront them about their hair, confront them about tardiness because they'll have a video made. Hello good people. Welcome to African Commentary. Here we learn and grow every day. And if you're new here, kindly consider subscribing, liking, and sharing the videos. I will really, really appreciate. So, I have come across a certain video whereby a white woman is saying that black women get away with everything. And the reason is that, especially at work, and the reason is that when black women are confronted, they will take their phones and record claiming that a white person is being racist towards them.

[00:01:26]Guys, I don't agree with her. And black women who are working, corporate black women, come to the front. Tell us your experiences in the comment section down below. Is this jealousy or I don't know.

[00:01:40][clears throat] Before I speak much, let's listen to what she had to say, and then I'm going to give my two cents at the end. Also, let me know what you think about this in the comment section down below. The amount of special treatment that black women get in the workplace blows my mind.

[00:01:59]They can be dumber than a box of rocks.

[00:02:02]They're given special leeway.

[00:02:06]They don't abide by the dress code.

[00:02:09]They're late all the time.

[00:02:11]And there's always an excuse.

[00:02:13]And if you're a manager and you hold them to this excuse, you're the racist because their kid or something happened in their family.

[00:02:23]And we have to stretch the rules for them.

[00:02:26]We have to overlook it. We can't say anything.

[00:02:29]Managers are afraid to approach them and confront them about the dress code, confront them about their hair, confront them about tardiness.

[00:02:42]Because they'll have a video made.

[00:02:45]Somebody will say you're being racist.

[00:02:48]And so managers all over the world, owners, when you hire black women, be prepared what comes along with that.

[00:03:01]>> [snorts] >> Be prepared for your other workers to feel highly uncomfortable when they're constantly seeing somebody not abide by the rules and not a damn thing is done about it.

[00:03:16]Not a damn thing.

[00:03:18]And most businesses will stand by and will put up with mediocre performances because they want to keep their doors open and they don't want a TikTok video made about how racist they are.

[00:03:35]You got to ask the question, is there some validity to it? Now, you going to have black women that say that white women and white people automatically have the leg up on them because they can get away with murder and they can do whatever it is that they want. And I just seen a video probably two or three days ago I did a reaction to it and it was a lot of motion on it and that's why I'm addressing this issue again because a girl said that she worked in HR and that black women, you know, was largely getting laid off and they didn't have the leg up that they were supposed to have because they are more educated but you know, they slip up here and there and they have a bad hair day so they wear a bonnet at work and you know, they are 15 minutes late on a regular basis but they should be able to be 15 minutes late on a regular basis.

[00:04:24]So, the synopsis is accurate. My analysis of this whole situation is valid because I just reviewed a video of a woman that was in HR that said unconfirmed the same thing but she was complaining saying that they needed this and this was something that was necessary for black women in order for them to thrive in corporate America. So, the question that we have to ask ourselves is is there black privilege especially when it comes to black women in corporate America?

[00:04:59]Again, let me ask the question. Think about it before you start to comment because I want to hear what y'all got to say.

[00:05:06]Is there black privilege when it comes to black women existing in corporate America?

[00:05:12]I believe that it is and I also believe that even without diversity, equity and inclusion, even without affirmative action Ma'am, what this really about?

[00:05:22]Are you intimidated, okay, by a black woman that work with you?

[00:05:28]Is that black woman making more money than you?

[00:05:31]Is that black woman more smarter than you, okay? Do you have a problem with her beautiful hair? Because guess what, this video is not about what you just making it about. It's not. It's something going on on your job. You have a problem with a black woman on your job. Okay? They can't tell them nothing.

[00:05:51]That what she go on in the video.

[00:05:53]They be late for work. You can't You can't tell them nothing about their hair cuz then they'll come and they'll sue and this and that. No, ma'am. Ma'am, it's bigger than that. It's something going on on your job and you brought it to the internet. You are intimidated by a black woman that you work with that is smart, intelligent, all the above. Her hair is beautiful. She dress nice. It's something more to the story. Are you just a racist? Something is not right.

[00:06:19]Just something is missing from this video.

[00:06:23]You Or either you just don't want people to hire black women that may be smarter than you. But I promise you this is not it. I promise you this is not So, you basically saying that black women have black privilege. That Is that what you're saying?

[00:06:36]This video absolutely just upsets me because I know it's more. It's somebody you're jealous of, intimidated by and all the above. And you need to go pray about that. Okay? Hugs and love. Y'all be blessed today. Love. Black women who spend a lot of time in professional spaces with white women.

[00:06:57]Thank you for your service.

[00:06:59]The amount of labor and emotion regulation and deep breaths and mindfulness it takes to explain to a white woman who has experienced oppression based on her sex, her gender, but has experienced privilege because of her race.

[00:07:20]The amount of labor of helping her understand that she can be both the victim and the victimizer. Black women who do this work on a daily basis, thank you for your service because you could have read her. You could have You could have said something she deserved to hear in a way that were not compassionate, but yet you choose kindness. There needs to be a special holiday for you. And I just want to take a moment to just think about you and invite you to take a deep breath. Share [snorts] this with a black woman you know who is out here doing some serious work.

[00:08:03]Woo! Let's talk about white women bullying black women at work. I made a video about a month ago on bullying in women-dominated spaces and I made a hypothesis at the end that I think is specifically about white women bullying black women. And workplaces in the US are designed for white male norms.

[00:08:18]That's a research statement from a research article, not just my opinion.

[00:08:22]Workplaces in the US were modeled after military and sports. They value competition and there can only be one winner. So, a lot of women feel the pressure to be pick-mes professionally and to show that competitiveness, that dominance among the only other people they feel like they can, which is other women. And this is in hopes that the men in power will see them and reward them for that behavior and see them as one of the boys. Direct quote from this article, "If there is a perceived lack of rewards for females throughout the corporate structure, the competition for power among women may be intensified.

[00:08:55]Because feminine traits, skills, and qualifications, and accomplishments are undervalued in a masculine system, certain women may feel a greater need to demean other women in order to protect the little power base that they have already achieved. And doing this reinforces the harmful hierarchical structures that the women are already working in. And the men get off hands-free because they're not doing it, and they might actually promote the woman who does it because she reinforces the traditional structure, keeps their power, and they it they aren't don't get blamed for it. And this isn't in the article, but based on what I have learned from black women, I think this is part of why black women would rather be in a room with a white man than a white woman because of this tendency.

[00:09:35]Because who are women going to bully?

[00:09:37]It's a woman that is perceived to be in lower status. And with the racial hierarchy that nobody likes to talk about, black women are perceived as being of a lower status to white women.

[00:09:47]Not saying I agree with it, just hypothesizing that I could see more bullying happening from white women to black women because of this. And this is not to take blame off of white women.

[00:09:58]We have to hold ourselves accountable.

[00:09:59]I'm more so calling out that we take acknowledge patriarchy, but we don't acknowledge where we bring white supremacy into it. White supremacy and patriarchy are connected. We notice where we don't have power and then we notice where we do have power, but we don't want to acknowledge that out loud.

[00:10:15]I made a video shortly after that original video on how matriarchy is a different system than patriarchy and I give the example that the Barbie movie was not matriarchy. It was patriarchy with women at the top. So it's not just the gender ranking right now that isn't working. It is the actual system that is not working. White women, I think if we refused to side with patriarchy and white supremacy, the world would be a better place, including our workplaces. I talk frequently about how our social class system is built on race and gender and giving certain groups different amounts of little privileges to keep us fighting with each other instead of acknowledging the huge gaps between who set up the system.

[00:10:57]And that's really for I'm thinking like the top 1% there.

[00:11:01]And how this was intentionally designed back in 1676 to keep us fighting each other instead of overthrowing those in power.

[00:11:09]And I think white women are the big piece missing. If we decided to stop playing in the battles against other people, and it's not just us, it requires everyone, but we are a pretty big group because there are so many white people in America. If we refuse to stop playing these games, it it would put white men in a different position, even the ones in power, I suspect, because the number of white women joined, if we joined with all the other marginalized groups, wow, that's a lot of people, and that's a really powerful amount of people.

[00:11:43]>> The biggest reason that I know that white feminism is a real problem is just the perceived threat that so many white women feel from black women just existing. Before I continue, I'm going to reference myself as attractive. Yes, I know, shocker. I did this before and y'all got on my ass. I don't know what to say, we're going to keep doing it.

[00:11:56]But as a black woman, when you like transition from unattractive to being perceived as attractive, you will notice a change change in behavior from not only men, but also women, specifically white women. Especially when you don't fit like a certain stereotype that they associate with your race and like what they deem a black woman should act like.

[00:12:09]It's almost like they don't know how to act with you, and they end up, you know, feeling this contempt. They implicitly know that they are the standard, like they have been socialized to know that.

[00:12:15]It's been their experience to have men want them of any race. But in that, they also know that whiteness is sort of blankness. And I actually don't mean that in like a mean way, I mean it is the standard, it's the norm, it is the opposite of exoticism. So in their male-centered minds, they're thinking, yeah, like in majority of cases, I'm going to get the guy. But when they want a little switch-up, you know, a change from their usual, that is when women of color, specifically black women, become a big threat. It's like a lot of them sort of know that a lot of girls look like them. A lot of pretty girls look like them. They can never account for the allure of a deviation from that norm. So when they see an attractive black woman, it's like, okay, I have to say, how can I fight against this? I don't have the facilities to fight against this. And to compensate for that, I think that's why we see a lot of like white women try to play into the features of women of color, the style, the slick-backs, the lip filler, aneurysms, all of it. Like they want to be able to oscillate between all types of attractiveness. Become the sort of like maxed-out woman who has every single thing a guy could ever want at any time. Because they are so used to being the standard, they cannot accept someone wanting something different. So they kind of try to like borrow parts of you to become that, so that [clears throat] that won't happen again.

[00:13:07]It's very interesting, and it happens more than you think. I remember that. I don't know if it was a comment or a video, but I remember seeing that, hearing that, or whatever, and I remember think, seriously? It reminded me when I was working at one of my government jobs, and there was a white co-worker there who was just always kept herself very quiet. She had her friend she talked to and she really didn't talk to anybody else. And I just said, "Okay, that's just her personality." But when I got to know her, she was extremely pleasant, but there was just some people that she didn't even deal with. And she had to warm up to you. But she was given that grace. She was allowed to be friends with the people she wanted to be friends with. And there was also a white woman who worked there. Whereas, she was very pleasant with everybody, but she did not interact with anybody that she didn't like personally on her own time.

[00:13:58]Like, when we wanted to invite somebody else to some gathering, she was like, "I don't hang around people um outside of work that I don't like."

[00:14:06]Right? And she was allowed that grace.

[00:14:09]She was given that grace. She was It was okay to be any kind of personality you wanted to be while, you know, if you were white. That grace is never given to black women. We have to be jovial. We have to be happy. We have to be um it's always welcoming to everyone there. And every job that I've had where I've had issues at and whereas when I'm happy, I'm happy, but if I was not being happy, there was a problem. If I didn't like someone, if I didn't feel like being jovial, if I didn't want to be on, there was a problem and that's when mad day came and that's when all of a sudden the very people who seemed to like me turned on me and had issues with me.

[00:14:54]Black women are supposed to be happy, jovial, making everyone else feel accepted and friendly at all times.

[00:15:03]We have to do that. We are never given the opportunity to just be ourselves and maybe have a bad day or just not just quiet, just don't want to interact with somebody. White women are. But we are not given that. Corporate black women are facing the most challenges in America. And this is something that you can't even argue about. And the moment they do something tiny like this, a tiny mistake, they're laid off.

[00:15:34]This white woman is saying that black women at work get away with everything.

[00:15:39]They come in late, they're not asked, they're not confronted. They come in looking or maybe their dress code is not good, but they're not asked. And reason being they will take their phones and record the whole situation and say that that manager is a racist person.

[00:15:59]We all know that she's not saying the truth and actually they're the ones who get away with everything.

[00:16:07]We know the challenges that black women undergo in this corporate world.

[00:16:12]We know how black women, even having the qualifications they need, they will still be required to have something more in order to get the job.

[00:16:24]And now she has the guts to say that black women get away with everything.

[00:16:30]Yet they're the ones who they can do whatever they want, they can't nobody will ask them just because they're white.

[00:16:39]So her problem is only that black women have the guts to record because they have been okay the whole time when black women were not able to take their phones and record those moments, you know? You know, in the past black people were done the worst, but they could not even take their phones and record the moments.

[00:17:00]They were not even given that chance to take the phone and record.

[00:17:05]But you know, right now black people are not scared of anything. That fear that they had instilled in black people is long gone. You can't do anything to a black person.

[00:17:17]You can't You just can't. You can't act racist towards a black person and expect him or her to be silent about it.

[00:17:27]So, is she scared because black women are not scared anymore and they can record the whole situation?

[00:17:33]I think that is her main problem because she will just be okay if black women would not record the situations at work, the racist situations at work.

[00:17:45]>> [snorts] >> This are women full of jealousy towards black women.

[00:17:51]Because she's trying to find excuses all over on why black women get away [clears throat] with everything, which are not even making sense. Even if you're a black woman in the corporate world in America watching this video, I want you to come and give us your experience at work. Is this real that you can just report at any time? You can do things the way you want and you won't be questioned just because you will take a phone and record? Who are given the special treatment at work? White [clears throat] women.

[00:18:22]Who are given the work even with less qualifications? White women.

[00:18:28]Black women will need to go far and beyond to get that job.

[00:18:33]They will come for their dress code.

[00:18:35]They will come for their hair. There is always something wrong about black women.

[00:18:41]And black women are strong enough to take this all in their hearts for the sake of the job because you want a job to sustain your living.

[00:18:50]They will take all this.

[00:18:53]But time has come whereby we are tired.

[00:18:56]Black people are tired. Black women are tired of taking this every time, you know?

[00:19:04]It's time that black people stand up for themselves and that bothers them so much because they were okay in that era whereby black people were not speaking, whereby black women were silenced because you are told if you report this or if you post this video, you're going to be laid off. [snorts] You are going to lose your job.

[00:19:27]>> [sighs] >> Who would want to lose a job in this economy? No one. But right now, I'm so happy for those brave and courageous black women who can't persevere [snorts] disrespect just because they want this job. Of course they want the job, but you can't disrespect me for the sake of this job. I can still survive. Before this job, I was surviving. So I can't take disrespect from you. You can't act racist towards me just because you want to give me a job. Hell no.

[00:19:59]We are still going to survive with a job or not. This is not like a matter of life and death.

[00:20:06]And I'm so glad that black women know their worth, you know?

[00:20:11]They have worked so hard for these jobs.

[00:20:13]It's not like they are given for free.

[00:20:16]Black women are working hard to get these jobs. They are going out of their way to get this job.

[00:20:23]Only for a white woman who is full of envy, who wants it all by herself, who feels so bad when black women are succeeding, when black women are thriving.

[00:20:35]Wants them off the job. I feel like this woman is a kind of woman who maybe she has this kind of jealousy whereby she wants these black women to lose their jobs and she can't get that moment to report that this black woman has done this and that because she knows that she is lying. Has to come for black women with some excuses which does not even make sense. The era whereby black women are silenced is gone and they better be ready for this new bunch of black women who are ready to speak for themselves, who are ready to take accountability, and who are ready to spread awareness on these people who are racist, on these people who disrespect black women. We ain't scared no more. So, with that said, guys, let me know your thoughts about this in the comment section down below. Don't forget to subscribe, like, and share, and I will really, really appreciate seeing the next video. Bye.