“The idea of white privilege forces white people who aren’t actively racist to confront their own complicity in its continuing existence. White privilege is dull, grinding complacency. It is par for the course in a world in which drastic race… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“Discussing racism is not the same thing as discussing 'black identity'. Discussing racism is about discussing white identity. It's about white anxiety. It's about asking why whiteness has this reflexive need to define itself against immigrant bogey monsters in order… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“To be white is to be human; to be white is universal. I only know this because I am not.” — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“It's clear that equality doesn't quite cut it. Asking for a sliver of disproportionate power is too polite a request. I don't want to… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“The idea of white privilege forces white people who aren’t actively racist to confront their own complicity in its continuing existence. White privilege is… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“If feminism can understand the patriarchy, it's important to question why so many feminists struggle to understand whiteness as a political structure in the… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“The journey towards understanding structural racism still requires people of colour to prioritise white feelings. Even if they can hear you, they’re not really… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“The mess we are living in is a deliberate one. If it was created by people, it can be dismantled by people, and it… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“The journey towards understanding structural racism still requires people of colour to prioritise white feelings.” — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“Some start boycotting halal meat on cruelty grounds, as though there are varying degrees of acceptable animal death they'll withstand for the benefit of… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent.” — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“Demands for equality need to be as complicated as the inequalities they seek to address.” — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
“Not displaying anger wasn’t going to stop me being labelled as angry, so I thought: fuck it. I decided to speak my mind. The… — Reni Eddo-Lodge Copy Share Image
