“While implicit bias is always at play because all humans have bias, inequity can occur simply through homogeneity; if I am not aware of the barriers you face, then I won’t see them, much less be motivated to remove them. Nor will I be motivated to remove the barriers if they provide an advantage to which I feel entitled.”
― White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
― White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
“Sometimes, little one, it’s best if the worlds think you a little mad.”
― Iron Gold
― Iron Gold
“He was not a man who told himself comfortable lies.”
― Career of Evil
― Career of Evil
“I am often asked if I think the younger generation is less racist. No, I don't. In some ways, racism's adaptations over time are more sinister than concrete rules such as Jim Crow.”
― White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
― White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
“You are not writing properly unless someone is bleeding, probably you.”
― The Silkworm
― The Silkworm
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