After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent folks, the need to ignore evidence of injustice is powerful: To do otherwise would force whites to either push for change (which they would perceive as against their interests) or live consciously as hypocrites who speak of freedom and opportunity but perpetuate a system of inequality.
Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another. - Tim Wise
Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another.
- Tim Wise
If we dont figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, … - Tim Wise
If we dont figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, …
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There… - Tim Wise
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There…
The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one who is watching and… - Tim Wise
The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one who is watching and…
And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and th… - Tim Wise
And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and th…
If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people. - Tim Wise
If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.
The denial of racism is a form of racism itself. - Tim Wise
The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.
Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture. - Tim Wise
Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in Ameri… - Tim Wise
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in Ameri…
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