MTV's "Untitled Whiteness Project" Is Not What You Think

BuzzFeed - The documentary’s director, Jose Antonio Vargas, spoke with BuzzFeed News following the backlash against one of its casting calls. “This is not the only ad we’re going to put out there.” Jose Antonio Vargas Kevork Djansezian / Reuters "Is something making you question possible advantages you've had as a white person?" "Are you being discriminated against for being white?" "Are you being made to feel guilty because you're white?" These, among others, are the questions listed on a recent casting call for white people between the ages of 16 and 24 for an MTV documentary on race produced by Punched in the Head Productions. Currently titled the "Untitled Whiteness Project," the documentary is part of a larger MTV campaign aimed at addressing biases regarding racial, gender, and LGBT issues. Jose Antonio Vargas, an award-winning journalist, activist, and undocumented immigrant — whose film Documented was released earlier this year — is directing.