"Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims……" — Tim Wise
"Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims of racism, people of color tend to underreport their experiences with racial bias rather than exaggerate them."
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34 Quotes by Tim Wise
Tim Wise has 34 quotes on this site.
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Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege…
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People never hurt others in moments of personal strength and bravery, when they are feeling good about themselves, when they…
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There won’t be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won’t…
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You can't organize people if you don't love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you…
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People of color have to do this work as a mater of everyday survival. And so long as they have…
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The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.
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As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to…
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It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.
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Being asked to describe what 'post-racial' means is a bit like being asked to describe a leprechaun, cold fusion or…
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The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but…
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What whites have rarely had to think about—because being the dominant group, we are so used to having our will…
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After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their…
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More Bias Quotes
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one of 192 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what…
— Martha Beck
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I am on the right wing of the middle of the road and with a strong radical bias.
— Tony Benn
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Anybody who has had the pleasure of reading an article about themselves in the press knows that, on the whole,…
— Jo Brand
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Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are…
— Barbara Bush
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The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.
— Susan Cain
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I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias.
— Dick Cheney
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In other words, they decided right from the start that there's no God, and they're setting out to try to…
— Ken Ham
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We can at least try to understand our own motives, passions, and prejudices, so as to be conscious of what…
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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Unicef's education initiative does not seek to impose, but to initiate and integrate. It does, however, aim to address the…
— Ralph Fiennes
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When I go out and race, I'm not trying to beat opponents, I'm trying to beat what I have done…
— Ian Thorpe
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There is no neutrality. There is only greater or lesser awareness of one's bias.
— Phyllis Rose
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