“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.” RacismWhite SupremacyRacism In AmericaWhitenessWhite PrivilegeRacial Justice Book:What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy Source: What Does It Mean to Be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy
“Highlighting my racial privilege invalidates the form of oppression that I experience (e.g., classism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, transphobia.) We will then need to turn our attention to how you oppressed me.” RacismRace And Racism In AmericaWhite PrivilegeWhite Fragility Book:White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Source: White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism