Fresh Prince Black Privilege Moment 

In Carlton's defense that chick was totally digging his dancing.

It’s so confusing when the people who fight against a stereotype, don’t accept you unless you fit that stereotype.

"I'm running the same race and jumping the same hurdles you are, so why are you tripping me up?" Best line of the scene.

2:13 "Being black isn't what I'm trying to be it's what I am" ✊🏾💯

I like how even though Will teases Carlton he will always step in to defend him.

"Being Black isn't what I'm trying to be. It's what I am". Quotable Quote

I love how they both stood up for each over without even thinking about it 💯💪🏾

Uncle Phil will forever be missed. Actor, performer and voice.

I like how Carlton defended Will thinking they didn’t let Will in

"I have worked very hard to give my family a good life, and suddenly somebody tells me there's a penalty for success?" That's great

“No wait will, i got this one” The way he delivered that line felt like he has had this happen countless times before.

I love how this show wasn't afraid to end on a question and made you think about it instead of trying to preach at you.

"Keep my cousin's name OUT you're fuckin MOUTH!!!" 🤣🤣🤣

"When are we going to stop doing this to each other?" I ask myself that same question about humanity day in and day out.

I can 100% relate to this. My parents were the first generation to get out of the ghetto on both sides. They both went to college and worked hard to be successful. My siblings and I grew up in a middle upper class neighborhood. A lot of people in the "black community" hate us for it. I get called "white" all the time because i speak properly which is so ignorant. You cant speak a race, i know white and black guys who barely speak english. My mom calls the ghetto "a crawlfish boil" when one crawl fish starts to climb out of the pot the others will do anything they can to pull it back down. And thats exactly what ive experienced even from my own cousins. One cousin said "you think youre too good for me." and i said "ive never thought i was too good for you, the fact that you say that tells me maybe youre the one who thinks im too good and im sorry you feel that way but to me youre my cousin and i love you." I think thats the day we really bonded because hes been coming around a lot more ever since we had that conversation.

The number of times I've been told "I talk/act white" by my fellow black friends...

"When are we gonna stop doing this to each other?" It's 2022 and we're still asking the same question to ourselves, Uncle Phil.

given the racial aspect of it all, this scene in just the context of fresh prince is especially powerful because it truly shows how much mutual love and respect Will and Carlton have for each other. Carlton was played as the comedic, silly, sort of lame, not so cool, uptight "cramping my style" character and Will is the cool, laid back, gets all the girls type. But here, Will is pissed that they don't accept Carlton for who he is and he showcases just how amazing he thinks Carlton is by saying how ambitious he is as a person. "He is EXACTLY what your fraternity needs!" And he gave up a spot being in their clique because he wasn't about to leave his cousin hanging. Meanwhile Carlton is furious at just the thought that the fraternity wouldn't accept Will because Carlton has always seen him as so cool growing up and his charismatic and lovable nature is an asset to anyone anywhere.

“I have worked very hard to give my family a good life and suddenly somebody tells me there’s a penalty to success?” "When are we gonna stop doing this to each other?" Uncle Phil’s wisdom hits hard, even today.

Carlton's dancing is over the top. Always loved that.

Carlton shows class integrity exemplary leadership, he shows high standards and honesty and modesty;proper language, behavior and character. I absolutely adore and admire his sense of social grace.

Makes you realise how well written 90s TV was.

The Carlton dance never fails to bring a smile.

"When are we going to stop doing this to each other?"30 years later still going strong.

This really showed Will's character growth as well. If you remember, in the first episode he had the same dismissive attitude toward his Uncle Phil. One of the things I remember most was Phil tearing into him, talking about how hard he'd worked and that he'd lived through the Civil Rights Moment and was right in the thick of it. The Will from Episode One would have agreed with the pledge leader.

This literally still goes on today. But it goes beyond just how you talk, dress or behave. A lot of people will “exclude” you from your community because you don’t fashion all your point of views on what the common held perspectives and ideologies are within the community.

This show may have been primarily a comedy, but it was never afraid to step up and ask serious questions when the writers wanted. So good.

That was a good speech that Carlton did when he called other guy a sellout.

Moments like this shows how much Carlton became like his father throughout the series.

“ He is exactly what you need in this fraternity “ facts, black people from every walk of life need to band together so we can lift each other up

For me this is all too real. I’m Chinese and since high school I’ve been subjected to people giving me flak for not conforming to Chinese stereotypes. And 90% of it has been from other Chinese people.

Carlton’s dancing slaps harder than Will at The Oscars

Gotta love carlton. He can be a geek sometimes. But when push comes to shove, he knows how to fight

Always loved fresh prince. The 90s had a way of informing you without making you feel like a piece of crap because of your skin or gender or sexuality. The modern Era has lost that.

My cousin went through this exact same thing. He was rejected by so many different groups just because he was somewhat between labels. Ironically it's people like him that different groups need to unite & reach harmony. Today he runs his own organization and is a board member for 3 more that helps fight this kind of prejudice - from both sides. Helping his community members integrate into the class they deserve while conserving cultures to keep newer generations in touch with their roots.

This is a perfect example of black folk holding black folk back

"he meant Barry White y'all" gets me every time 🤣

"I'm sorry you had to go through that son" Idk why but that simple line gets me all the time.

This doesn’t only apply to the Black community but Hispanic/Latino it’s extremely frustrating when people try to put you down because you don’t follow the “traditional” stereotype

When Carlton says " no will I got this one" you knew he was in for some of the wisest words

I think a lot of people in America need to see this episode.

"It's make like a banana and split." He did not appreciate Will missing his line up.

“I’m running the same race and jumping the same hurdles as you are, so why are you tripping me up?” So powerful

Anybody who doesn't think a person like Carlton is an asset to their lives is insane

"Suddenly somebody's gonna tell me there's a penalty for success"... that's too real man..

Just because Carlton comes from money, it doesn't mean he still doesn't face racism, prejudice and discrimination.

“When are we gonna stop doing this to each other?” I got a lump in my throat…

We need this show now more than ever. I remember watching this as a young teenager and feeling sad and angry for Carlton. I never stopped to think as a young white boy that black culture wasn’t 100 percent homogeneous. For the first time I realized that no one fits in a box and it is wrong to try to force that on someone.

I'm sad there's not a single show like Fresh Prince nowadays that's willing to confront the harsh realities of the world in a funny warm understanding way.

We still haven't stopped doing this to each other 😥

Carlton's dancing was awesome. That girl thought he was so cute.

"When are we gonna stop doing this to each other?" Oh man, if only you knew

I didn't like that Carlton got called a sellout all because his family had money. Having money doesn't make you a sellout. His father wanted to succeed so he did it didn't matter that he was black. You don't have to be white to have money just like you don't have to be black to be ghetto it goes both ways. Everyone can make money and everyone can be broke. It's how you decide how you want your life to be that really matters. Edit: I’m going to start by saying this because this seems to really matter in my comment section but I am Mexican and European but I am from the ghetto of a terrible city and that is not something I’m proud of but it’s where I come from. I went to bad schools and still got my education. I lived in many different houses and got into many different problems from fighting to drinking. Hung out with bad people that wouldn’t get me anywhere and taught me the wrong side of life and where I didn’t want to be. I also had cops a WHOLE damn police station know who I was until I was sixteen because of all my bad things I did and I’m still not proud of that but I still made it past that because I didn’t want to be stuck. Being stuck is like a weight on your chest. I held myself accountable for my actions and did my best being the better person I knew I could be. I was the first one in my family to graduate out of six (I’m my moms 4th child just to clarify) of my moms kids and the first one to graduate from college with my own degrees. I worked hard granted I had a few slip ups getting there like getting kicked out of high school but I went some place better for myself and got straight A’s until I graduated which happened a year earlier than I was supposed to which is something I’m proud of. Everything in my life that I witnessed made me even more determined to make something of myself for myself because I refused to be my mother or my surroundings so I do believe if your a person who is determined to see change in your life you will get the change you want even if you have to fight like hell to get it. I bet your probably wondering why I wrote this all of a sudden it’s because I want everyone whatever nationality or ethnicity you are to know if you want to be better you can be better even if someone is trying to weigh you down. I believe in you and what you want to become. If no one believes in you that’s when you have to believe in yourself more. Prove those assholes wrong 😑

I love how both will and Carlton stood up for eachother

My father is Black American. My mother is Dominican. For my Black folks, I'm not "black enough" because of my Dominican side. For my Dominican side, I'm not "dominican enough" because of my Black American side. Needless to say, the biggest racism I have experience has been at the hands of my own people. Go figure! 🤷🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

“Being black isn’t what I’m trying to be, it’s who I am. I’m running the same race and jumping the same hoops as you so why are you tripping me up.” This reminds me of the Season 1 episode ‘Mistaken Identity’ where it was because of Will and Carlton being black that they were thrown in jail by that cop.

This scene always broke my heart. You can be the same race, but classism is just one more "ism" to keep you out.

Something I really appreciate about this scene is sure Hillary gets a little joke in but when the conversation turns serious, she respects and recognizes that. So many other shows would try to end on a bad joke but this scene is so much more powerful because everyone let it end with Uncle Phil's question.

This was me growing up. Black kid grew up in the suburbs, only 15 black kids at my school. Whenever we went to the inner city to play sports/go to church I was looked at like a sell out. So ridiculous that we don't understand that we should be proud of each other for what we've accomplished. My dad took pride in being one of the first black families in neighborhoods/schools. I didn't appreciate it until I got older. We weren't trying to be better than nobody

I am not black,but I felt this and went through this. I did everything they told me at my best,yet I wasn’t good enough for their standards and they hated me for it.

"When are we going to stop doing this to each other?" right after you realize that JUST because you share the same skin color doesn't mean you are the same people! VALUES, ETHICS, and MORALS unite a people NOT SKIN COLOR!!!! WAKE UP...PEOPLE!

Uncle Phil’s line “I work very hard to provide for my family just to learn there’s a penalty for success” is my entire political philosophy t b h

“When are we going to stop doing this to each other?” Truer words have never been spoken.

It is impossible to explain what this show meant to us back then. Everyone knows it existed, but the amount of heart it had was astounding. Season 1 the characters were still kinda 1 dimensional, but once they hit their stride it blossomed. Uncle Phil = best TV dad of all time

This episode was so deep because the ones who pull you down the most, is your very own community. Miss this show, such simple times back then

This scene taught me a valuable lesson. Sometimes, you can’t trust your own people, even if you’ve gone through the same struggles. They don’t want you to succeed, but we need people to break the mold. Edit: I hate that I even have to explain this. It’s obvious a few readers have fortunately never had to go through this. This isn’t always a race thing, no, you couldn’t be MORE wrong. It can be your community, your school, a workplace, etc. Money isn’t always a contributing factor either. Overall, it’s people being jealous of your success. It all stems down to jealousy. In MY experience, I was unfortunate to have people who look like me judge me for wanting to succeed. Don’t get it twisted.

Funny how he said "MY Fraternity" when he's just the Pledge Leader, not the Fraternity President. The Pledge Leader is just in charge of overseeing the newbies/pledges initiation into the Fraternity.That's why the dude watching in the back, most likely Fraternity's VP, said he was going to have his ass thrown out.

1:37 I love the way the music just happens to stop when it's convenient.

Carlton is having more fun than anyone else at that party.

0:17 I like how the lady is enjoying Carlton's dance

“I’m running the same race and jumping the same hurdles that you are. So why are you tripping me up?” God tier line. Running the same “race”.

This show hit home on so many levels in one episode. Multiple episodes evoke something similar in you as well. This show had great writing.

I love this show so much. They always know how to transition from comedy to drama and back to comedy in a really organic way, nothing feels forced. And they also didn't care about ending the episode on a sad note. This show really opened my eyes to structural racism when I was younger because of that.

One thing that I do love about the show and always did was that a touched on very serious subjects. And unlike most sitcoms, it wasn't always a happy ending. Unfortunately, a lot of times, people do have to deal with things like this. it's sad, but it's true, and it's not always an easy way to go through it or resolve cleanly. Unfortunately, in a lot of minority communities , we want to see success within our own group. However, when success comes, we then judge the people and say that they are sellouts and are seen as the enemy. For me, I'm a Latino man, and I always wanted to go into the sciences as a zoologist, and there are some people who have responded the same way. Even within my own family, I have dealt with people questioning, questioning me, and questioning whether I was enough. We should be championing each other, not tearing each other down; we deal with that enough.

“You don’t speak for the rest of us, Im gonna have you kicked out” It was at that moment he knew, he fucked up.

This episode slaps harder than the oscars.

The serious scenes with uncle Phil always killed me! Sometimes he didn't even have to speak to make my heart explode. The hug after, "how come he don't want me!" 😭

“KEEP MY COUSINS NAME. OUT YO FUCKIN. MOUTH”

The type of love for each other that we need in our neighborhoods and in this World period the way Will and Carlton had each others back

The look on Uncle Phil’s face when he told Carlton “I’m sorry you had to go through this son”

I’m surprised Will didn’t smack him senseless!

Will: keep Carlton's name out your F'ING MOUTH.

We'll stop doing this to ourselves when we stop letting politicians tell us what we're supposed to be.

In reality Carlton is exactly how a fraternity should be he is the poster student and never gives up

I miss this era of television. You could actually let a kid watch this every day and not have to worry too much about theessages being conveyed. I grew up in this era. As a biracial kid in a predominantly latino community. I was always too light skinned for the hood, too dark to pass as white. Got fucked with for having a solid vocabulary, and got profiled in predominantly white neighborhoods so often that i struggled to find comfort in my own identity well past my adolescent years. But it forced me to develop a deeper understanding for life and its nuances. More importantly though, it gave me a stronger sense of what it means to love and accept people. Silver linings and what-not 🤷🏾‍♂️

No matter what your skin color is, you're ALWAYS going to run into this. It isn't about Carlton being black, it's because he was successful and HAPPY while the other guy was basically a loser and could not stand the sight of someone else getting ahead while he thought that anyone that he considered in his circle(black skin) should stay like him. I ran into the exact same scenario when I joined the Marine Corps to avoid being a factory worker in Louisiana. Both my friends(they stopped being friends after that) and family tried everything they could to hold me back. And I'm white as snow. My daughter had the same problem too. When she left high school she got a job doing payroll for a business, and started making good money, and her childhood friend who started getting into trouble tried to make her feel bad from being successful. This has nothing to do with skin color, but from people being in shock when someone like them works hard and reaps the rewards.

"When are gonna stop doing this to each other?" Phillip Banks.

They need to show this scene to society today. Not only does this relate to the black community but all communities. It's always our own people who judge and outcast us whenever we don't fit the mold of what a "typical" black, hispanic, asian etc person is. Your race doesn't define how you should look, act, or like certain things.

1:52 Will was about to say "Keep Carlton's name out your fucking mouth!" 😂

What I love about this scene is that even though this is a comedy show, they never shy away from pressing issues and addressing without cheapening them. That's something modern movies, like those from marvel, could learn from.

In the past, Will had made fun of Carlton for being ‘not black enough’ but when it came down to it, he had his cousin’s back, without hesitation

Will and Carlton were brothers! They loved each other and stood up for each other like brothers supposed to 💙💙💙

4:21 r.i.p. james avery. it's been nine years since you left us and that message still resonates.

@1:32 That DJ at the party knew a classic Fresh Prince moment was about to go down and stopped the music so we can clearly hear the conversation. Respect.

2:27 mic drop lol

I'm running the same race and jumping the same hurdles that you are so why are you tripping me up? Best freaking line ever. So freaking powerful

"Keep my cousins name out your fuckin mouth"

1:52 Carlton stops Will from slapping the guy. Where was he at the Oscars?

"Penlaty of success. When are we gonna stop doing this to each other?". Bernie Mc closed up with a similar line in one his stands up.

This show had so many moments that advanced society. I'm exceptionally grateful that I was able to absorb it in my formative years.