Complexity Quote by Robin DiAngelo

People of color understand what it means to be white more than I ever will.

— Robin DiAngelo

Nothing about being white describes who I am.

— Rachel Dolezal

You know, I always say white is not a colour, white is an attitude, and if you haven't got trillions of dollars in the…

— Dick Gregory

Whiteness is dynamic, relational, and operating at all times and on myriad levels. These processes and practices include basic rights, values, beliefs, perspectives and…

— 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…

— Robin DiAngelo

“Some of you are most likely thinking that white is not really a colour and all of that tired sort of nonsense. Well, I'm…

— Markus Zusak

No one tells every white person in this country how to be. No one tells every Hispanic, or Asian or Jewish person in this…

— Montel Williams

Those who politically theorise the artificial concept of 'whiteness' infer that anyone who has white skin cannot escape their unconscious bias. If you object,…

— Claire Fox

As a white person living your life, everything is built for and normalised for you - you have a free pass to live your…

— Amelia Dimoldenberg

The very definition of 'blackness' is as broad as that of 'whiteness,' yet we're seemingly always trying to find a specific, limited definition.

— Issa Rae

I have spent years studying what it means to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided by race.

— Robin DiAngelo

A white person was by definition somebody. Other people needed, across their hearts, one steel rib.

— Gish Jen