Discomfort Quote by Beverly Daniel Tatum Download Open image “In order to prevent chronic discomfort, Whites may learn not to notice.” — Beverly Daniel Tatum ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Discomfort Justice May Order Social justice
It became clear over time that white people have extremely low thresholds for enduring any discomfort associated with challenges to our racial worldviews. — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
Whites have not had to build the cognitive or affective skills or develop the stamina that would allow for constructive engagement across racial divides. — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
What I know about this world is white people will take care of themselves. And what I have learned is that if you are… — Vernon Jordan Copy Share Image
Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think. — Constance Baker Motley Copy Share Image
The issue of race could benefit from a period of benign neglect. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image
Whites already know blacks are stupid, violent, destructive apelike creatures. That is why Whites move away from them -- always. — Alex Linder Copy Share Image
I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege. — Peggy McIntosh Copy Share Image
Obviously, race is the elephant in the room, and we all understand that. Unless it is talked about constantly, it's not going to get… — Stan Van Gundy Copy Share Image
Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves. — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
“While I think it is necessary to be honest about the racism of our past and present, it is also necessary to empower children… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
White people who are doing this work need to make their stories known to serve as guides for others. — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
“If young people are exposed to images of African American academic achievement in their early years, they won’t have to define school achievement as… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
“Children who have been silenced often enough learn not to talk about race publicly. Their questions don’t go away, they just go unasked.” — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
To say that it is not our fault does not relieve us of responsibility. However, we may not have polluted the air, but we… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately for Black teenagers, those cultural stereotypes do not usually include academic achievement.” — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
“For many people of color, learning to break the silence is a survival issue. To remain silent would be to disconnect from her own… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
To work effectively as an agent of change in a pluralistic society, it is necessary to be able to connect with people different from… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
The task of resisting our own oppression does not relieve us of the responsibility of acknowledging our complicity in the oppression of others. — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
“Resisting the stereotypes and affirming other definitions of themselves is part of the task facing young Black women in both White and Black communities.” — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence. — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
A vacation is like love - anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort, and remembered with nostalgia. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
The purpose of art actually is, in many cases, to make you feel quite uncomfortable. Or at least to go to that place that's… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
“Even discomfort or pain delivers awareness of life, and an opportunity for gratitude.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
There is not much sense in suffering, since drugs can be given for pain, itching, and other discomforts. The belief has long died that… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Copy Share Image
“It is very difficult to convince a person to come out of his conservative shell, unless he feels discomfort there.” — Tarif Naaz Copy Share Image
Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share Image
You need to understand plant chemistry, be inured to discomfort and awesomely flexible. When something breaks down-the plane, the boat, you just have to… — Chris Kilham Copy Share Image
Intuitive guidance means having the self-esteem to recognize that the discomfort or confusion that a person feels is actually directing him to take charge… — Caroline Myss Copy Share Image
What separates great athletes from mediocre ones isn't only talent and training - it's also how well they can handle discomfort. — Laird Hamilton Copy Share Image
It's very counterintuitive to boil down something so personal, something that requires privacy. All of a sudden, you open it up to the world… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
