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“Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.”

Eye Racism Advantage Remains Instance Minorities Persecution

Book:Race: Science and Politics

Source: Race: Science and Politics

“It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence.”

Important Action Existence Racism Advantage Discrimination Acknowledge Affirmative Action Affirmative

Book:Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

Source: Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

“It seems to me that obliviousness about white advantage, like obliviousness about male advantage, is kept strongly inculturated in the United States so as to maintain the myth of meritocracy, the myth that democratic choice is equally available to all. Keeping most people unaware that freedom of confident action is there for just a small number of people props up those in power and serves to keep power in the hands of the same groups that have most of it already.”

People States Hands Seems Action Choices White United Numbers United States Groups Racism Advantage Democratic Males Available Myth Props White Privilege Small Numbers Meritocracy

Author:Peggy McIntosh

“one question for me and others like me is whether ... we will get truly distressed, even outraged, about unearned race advantage and conferred dominance and, if so, what we will do to lessen them.”

Ifs Race Racism Advantage Like Me Dominance White Privilege Outraged

Author:Peggy McIntosh

“As the Cameroonian philosopher Achille Mbembe has presciently pointed out, neoliberal corporate globalism threatens to exploit that advantage like never before, and it seems set to turn vast swathes of humanity into "the Negros of a new racism."”

Seems Humanity Turns Racism Advantage Philosopher Corporate Exploits Achilles Globalism

Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely

“Racism is a way to gain economic advantage at the expense of others. Slavery and plantations may be gone, but racism still allows us to regard those who may keep us from financial gain as less than equals.”

Way May Stills Gone Economic Racism Gains Advantage Regard Slavery Financial Expenses Plantations

Author:Alveda King

“It is unfortunate that we should find ourselves at this time the only disorganized group. Others have had the advantage of organization for centuries, so what seems to them unnecessary, from a racial point of view, becomes necessary to us, who have had to labor all along under the disadvantage of being scattered without a racial aim or purpose.”

Should Seems Purpose Views Groups Century Racism Advantage Labor Organization Aim Point Of View Unfortunate Unnecessary Disadvantages Disorganized

Book:The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans

Source: The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans

“As a white person, I realized I had been taught about racism as something that puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see one of its corollary aspects, white privilege, which puts me at an advantage.”

Persons White Taught Racism Advantage Aspect Privilege I Realized Disadvantages White Privilege

Author:Peggy McIntosh

“Being black only helps them. Many times they get sponsors because they are black. And they have had a lot of advantages because they can always say, 'It's racism.' They can always come back and say, 'Because we are this color, things happen.'”

Helping Happens Black Color Racism Advantage Things Happen Sponsors

Author:Martina Hingis

“The advantage of Fashion is that there is no racism”

Fashion Racism Advantage

Author:Karl Lagerfeld