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“We see race as what people of color have (or are.) If people of color are not present, race is not present. Further, if people of color are not present, not only is race absent, so is that terrible thing: racism. Ironically, this positions racism as something people of color have and bring to whites, rather than a system which whites control and impose on people of color.”

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Book:What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy

Source: What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy

“Racism is a complex and interconnected system that adapts to challenges over time. Colorblind ideology was a very effective adaptation to the challenges of the Civil Rights Era. Colorblind ideology allows society to deny the reality of racism in the face of its persistence, while making it more difficult to challenge than when it was openly espoused.”

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Book:What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy

Source: What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy

“Denying that race matters is irrational in the face of segregation and all of the other forms of obvious racial inequity in society. It is even more irrational to believe that it is whites who are at the receiving end of discrimination. Maintaining this denial of reality takes tremendous emotional and psychic energy.”

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Book:What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy

Source: What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy