"[4] Time wrote that "Vargas is excellent at creating a non-threatening atmosphere that encourages these young people, mostly teenagers, to openly express their thoughts – even when not politically correct – about race ...

"[6] Variety said that the special was "generally interesting, but seldom digs farther than skin-deep" and "would have been improved by either a narrower approach – zeroing in on one or two of the focus groups – or by expanding it to two hours.

"[7] The Atlantic wrote that the "best parts of the program try to debunk common, defiant responses white people have when told that they're privileged.

[9] While The Hollywood Reporter said in a review of the film, "There's so much prospect for challenge and stimulation here, yet Vargas never digs deep, jumping away from these varying tales right when they’re getting interesting (and just in time for commercial break).

[4] In a The Daily Beast review of the film, writer Amy Zimmerman interviews Ronnie Cho, the head of MTV Public Affairs, who acknowledges "young people as the engine behind social change and awareness", but also notes that millennials (with some overlap with Generation Z) form "a generation that maybe were raised with noble aspirations to be color blind".