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“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 very same way.” quote by Reni Eddo-Lodge — Download Open 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 very same way.””

Reni Eddo-Lodge

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“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…

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“The journey towards understanding structural racism still requires people of colour to prioritise white feelings.”

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“Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent.”

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“Demands for equality need to be as complicated as the inequalities they seek to address.”

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“Faced with a collective forgetting, we must fight to remember.”

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