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> [I have spent years studying what it means to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided by race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/i-have-spent-years-studying-what-it-means-to-be-white-in-a-society/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

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## More by Robin DiAngelo

> [We whites who position ourselves as liberal often opt to protect what we perceive as our moral reputationsrather than recognize or change our participation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/we-whites-who-position-ourselves-as-liberal-often-opt-to-protect-what/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [Denying that race matters is irrational in the face of segregation and all of the other forms of obvious racial inequity in society... Maintaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/denying-that-race-matters-is-irrational-in-the-face-of-segregation/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [White people are very wily when it comes to race. We will do everything that we can to get out from under the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/white-people-are-very-wily-when-it-comes-to-race-we-will-do/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [This is what I have learned: Any white person living in the United States will develop opinions about race simply by swimming in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/this-is-what-i-have-learned-any-white-person-living-in-the-united/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [Most white people cannot answer the question, 'What does it mean to be white?' with any depth or complexity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/most-white-people-cannot-answer-the-question-what-does-it-mean-to-be/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [A fundamental but very challenging part of my work is moving white people from an individual understanding of racism - i.e. only some people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/a-fundamental-but-very-challenging-part-of-my-work-is-moving-white/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [For a lot of white people, just suggesting that being white has meaning will trigger a deep, defensive response. And that defensiveness serves to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/for-a-lot-of-white-people-just-suggesting-that-being-white-has/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [Whites often respond defensively when linked to other whites as a group or 'accused' of collectively benefiting from racism, because as individuals, each white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/whites-often-respond-defensively-when-linked-to-other-whites-as-a/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [As a social concept, 'white' is profound in its meaning. It means people who either come from or appear to come from Europe, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/as-a-social-concept-white-is-profound-in-its-meaning-it-means-people/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [This is one of the most effective adaptations of racism over time - that we can think of racism as only something that individuals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/this-is-one-of-the-most-effective-adaptations-of-racism-over-time/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [Like a nontechnical user trying to understand a technical problem, our racial illiteracy limits our ability to have meaningful conversations about race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/like-a-nontechnical-user-trying-to-understand-a-technical-problem-our/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [Human beings can only make sense of the world through the lens they were socialized to make sense of it through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/human-beings-can-only-make-sense-of-the-world-through-the-lens-they/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [White people in North America live in a social environment that protects and insulates them from race-based stress. This insulated environment of racial protection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/white-people-in-north-america-live-in-a-social-environment-that/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [“It has taken me many years of intensive study and practice to be able to recognize and articulate how I am shaped by being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/it-has-taken-me-many-years-of-intensive-study-and-practice-to-be-able/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

> [White consciousness is deeply anti-black, and that's for progressives and conservatives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/white-consciousness-is-deeply-anti-black-and-that-s-for-progressives/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

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