Athena

“But race is the child of racism, not the father.”6 He means that first we exploited people for their resources, not according to how they looked. Exploitation came first, and then the ideology of unequal races to justify this exploitation followed.”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

“Those who speak of “toxic masculinity” are not criticizing men but rather defending them: describing an ideology and a system that pressures the boys and men in our societies”
― Laura Bates, Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All

“Race is an evolving social idea that was created to legitimize racial inequality and protect white advantage. The term “white” first appeared in colonial law in the late 1600s. By 1790, people were asked to claim their race on the census, and by 1825, the perceived degrees of blood determined who would be classified as Indian. From the late 1800s through the early twentieth century, as waves of immigrants entered the United States, the concept of a white race was solidified.8”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

“Do you know why this world is as bad as it is?…It is because people think only about their own business”
― Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice