Whites have not had to build the cognitive or affective skills or develop the stamina that would allow for constructive engagement across… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
It became clear over time that white people have extremely low thresholds for enduring any discomfort associated with challenges to our racial… — Robin DiAngelo Challenges Copy Share Image
I have spent years studying what it means to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
One of the things I try to work with white people on is letting go of our criteria about how people of… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
Denying that race matters is irrational in the face of segregation and all of the other forms of obvious racial inequity in… — Robin DiAngelo Denial Copy Share Image
The language of violence that many whites use to describe anti-racist endeavors is not without significance, as it is another example of… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
We have always policed the bodies of people of color, and black people in particular. The Jim Crow South is a classic… — Robin DiAngelo Black people Copy Share Image
Racism has two primary functions: the oppression of people of color, which most people recognize, but also the simultaneous elevation of white… — Robin DiAngelo Elevation Copy Share Image
For a lot of white people, just suggesting that being white has meaning will trigger a deep, defensive response. And that defensiveness… — Robin DiAngelo Comfort Copy Share Image
Whites often respond defensively when linked to other whites as a group or 'accused' of collectively benefiting from racism, because as individuals,… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
“If, as a white person, I conceptualize racism as a binary and I see myself on the "not racist" side, what further… — Robin DiAngelo Racism Copy Share Image
One of the most important misunderstandings for white people to get over to move forward is this idea that racism is a… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
As white people in this society, we are socialized from the time that we're born to see ourselves as superior, to see… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
I think our everyday coded language around 'good neighborhoods' and 'bad neighborhoods' is what allows for tremendous violence to happen... When you… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
I do atypical work for a white person, which is that I lead primarily white audiences in discussions on race every day,… — Robin DiAngelo Country Copy Share Image
I grew up poor and white. While my class oppression has been relatively visible to me, my race privilege has not. In… — Robin DiAngelo Life Copy Share Image
If I have no idea how my race shapes me, I am probably not going to be open to any feedback about… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
You have to be in accountable relationships across race. Accountable means that they're authentic, they're sustained, and that you do talk about… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
The goal of my work is to make visible the inevitable racist assumptions held, and patterns displayed, by white people conditioned from… — Robin DiAngelo Assumptions Copy Share Image
White fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
Like a nontechnical user trying to understand a technical problem, our racial illiteracy limits our ability to have meaningful conversations about race. — Robin DiAngelo Ability Copy Share Image
“Putting our effort into protecting rather than expanding our current worldview prevents our intellectual and emotional growth.” — Robin DiAngelo Emotional growth Copy Share Image
This is what I have learned: Any white person living in the United States will develop opinions about race simply by swimming… — Robin DiAngelo Culture Copy Share Image
Many of us actively working to interrupt racism continually hear complaints about the 'gotcha' culture of white anti-racism. There is a stereotype… — Robin DiAngelo Anti racism Copy Share Image
In the U.S., while individual whites might be against racism, they still benefit from their group's control. Yes, an individual person of… — Robin DiAngelo Control Copy Share Image
“Narratives of racial exceptionality obscure the reality of ongoing institutional white control while reinforcing ideologies of individualism and meritocracy. They also do… — Robin DiAngelo Allies Copy Share Image
“Racism is a complex and interconnected system that adapts to challenges over time. Colorblind ideology was a very effective adaptation to the… — Robin DiAngelo Civil rights Copy Share Image
