White People
  • Network: MTV
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 22, 2015
User Score
2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 18 out of 25

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  1. undercontrol
    Jul 23, 2015
    0
    It means well but it's just a superficial fast paced MTV wannabe journalism. The topic could have been exploited in much more interesting and deeper ways. Making sure every 5 scenes that the viewer knows that the interviewer won a Pulitzer doesn't change that this show is just full of air and nothing else.
  2. Ripandread
    Jan 6, 2016
    0
    White people are to blame for all of the ills in history. Genghis Khan raped and pillaged most of the known world. Oh wait Khan wasn’t white. Chaka Zulu murdered thousands of people during his reign as head of the Zulu nation. Oh wait Zulu wasn’t white. Mao murdered millions of his own people in China. Mao wasn’t white either.
    Let’s not forget the Spaniards who wiped out the Incas and    White people are to blame for all of the ills in history. Genghis Khan raped and pillaged most of the known world. Oh wait Khan wasn’t white. Chaka Zulu murdered thousands of people during his reign as head of the Zulu nation. Oh wait Zulu wasn’t white. Mao murdered millions of his own people in China. Mao wasn’t white either.
    Let’s not forget the Spaniards who wiped out the Incas and Mayan nations through either war or exposing them to diseases of which those folks did not have the immune system to combat smallpox. Spaniards are not considered white according to the U S Census but Hispanic.
    Every race of humans have a past they are ashamed of. But you won't see certain ethnic races featured on TV in a bad light.    … Expand
  3. RickyBigTime
    Feb 24, 2016
    0
    To think I could have watched TWO episodes of The Office instead of this steaming pile of ****

    People who blame their problems on the color of their skin are the problem. people who watch this show and feel like they became more intelligent are DEFINITELY the problem.

    Do yourself a favor and skip it. Recommend to avoid.

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Jul 23, 2015
    50
    An ultimately very well-produced after-school special--important and honest, yes, but unlikely to meaningfully reach its target audience.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Jul 22, 2015
    70
    White People is more conversation starter than a revelation, but the conversations it could start are limitless and important.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jul 21, 2015
    70
    While there’s nothing very revelatory about it--white consciousness and privilege being awfully big subjects to tackle in 40 minutes of screen time--it’s consistently engaging.
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