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“if I am not aware of the barriers you face, then I won’t see them, much less be motivated to remove them.”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

“That means any outcome is a good outcome, because it yields new information.”
― Ed Catmull, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

“I’m not going to downplay my strengths so you feel less shitty about your own shortcomings.”
― Iliza Shlesinger, Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity

“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.”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism