CNN legal analyst Areva Martin accuses David Webb of ‘white privilege’ before learning he’s black

By Brian Flood | Fox News

 

It was a rough day for author and CNN legal analyst Areva Martin on Tuesday.  Martin accused Sirius XM radio and Fox Nation host David Webb of “white privilege” during a segment on a radio program before he broke the news.  “Areva, I hate to break it to you, but you should’ve been better prepped. I’m black,” Webb said.

 

The embarrassing moment occurred during a discussion about experience being more important than race when determining whether or not someone is qualified for a particular job.

“I’ve chosen to cross different parts of the media world, done the work so that I’m qualified to be in each one. I never considered my color the issue, I considered my qualifications the issue,” Webb said.

“That’s a whole, another long conversation about white privilege, the things that you have the privilege of doing, that people of color don’t have the privilege of,” said Martin – who also hosts CBS’ “Face the Truth.”  A dumbfounded Webb asked, “How do I have the privilege of white privilege?”.........To Read More....