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Tim Wise Quotes

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion, let alone an exercise in irrational conspiracy theorizing. Rather, it speaks to a social reality about which blacks are acutely aware Picture Quote #1

If we don’t figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, we’re not going to survive as a productive and healthy society Picture Quote #1

There won’t be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won’t be any more white folks around who actually remember them Picture Quote #1

In short, and let us be clear on it: race is not a card. It determines whom the dealer is, and who gets dealt Picture Quote #1

When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it’s coming back to get everyone Picture Quote #1

Children are free moral agents and have a right to be exposed to a range of beliefs well beyond the rigid doctrinal confines of their parent’s faith, and we have an obligation to insist that they be so exposed, at least in public schools, if not elsewhere Picture Quote #1

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Jesus was not born in a manger in central Pennsylvania. He was a man of color. And the fact that we have represented him for centuries literally as a white man speaks to the entire history of white supremacy Picture Quote #1

There are lots of research, of course, saying that a vast majority of us have been exposed to racial biases and stereotypes and, to some extent, we’ve internalized them, because that’s so ubiquitous. That’s why I’m so bored with the conversation about who’s a racist and who’s not Picture Quote #1

Only blacks can play the race card, apparently; only they think in racial terms, at least to hear white America tell it Picture Quote #1

Sadly, whites are rarely open to what black and brown folks have to say regarding their ongoing experiences with racist mistreatment. And we are especially reluctant to discuss what that mistreatment means for us as whites: namely that we end up with more and better opportunities as the flipside of discrimination Picture Quote #1

Here’s the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are literally millions of human beings whose lives have been snuffed out by people who conquered under the banner of a white God Picture Quote #1

Progress is always relative: to the oppressed, it can only be viewed as an all or nothing deal - if oppression continues, even in a modified form, then the system must still be attacked until that injustice is eradicated Picture Quote #1

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Sadly, if President Obama is willing to ignore the pain of race-based discrimination and injustice so as to make whites comfortable - and this, after he has already been elected and the campaign is long over - then the likelihood he will ever speak the truth about these matters, let alone address them, shrinks to nearly zero Picture Quote #1

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 America Picture Quote #1

If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people Picture Quote #1

The denial of racism is a form of racism itself Picture Quote #1

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 whose growth is not yet completed, whose path is not at all clear, whose direction is still very much up in the proverbial air Picture Quote #1

The system of white supremacy is intended to make folks of color doubt themselves, their intelligence, their abilities, their very sanity. And so it’s important to remember that folks of color know their own realities Picture Quote #1

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If we don’t figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, were not going to survive as a productive and healthy society Picture Quote #1

Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

People of color have to do this work as a mater of everyday survival. And so long as they have to, who am I to act as if I have a choice in the matter? Especially when my future and that of my children in large part depends on the eradication of racism? There is no choice Picture Quote #1

You can’t organize people if you don’t love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in contact with; doing so is the first obligation of a white antiracist Picture Quote #1

There won’t be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won’t be any more white folks around who actually remember them Picture Quote #1

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People never hurt others in moments of personal strength and bravery, when they are feeling good about themselves, when they are strong and confident. If we spent all of our waking moments in that place, then fighting for social justice would be redundant; we would simply have social justice and be done with it, and we could all go swimming, or fishing, or bowling, or dancing, or whatever people do. But it is because we spend so much of our time in that other place, that place of diminished capacity, of flagging energy, or wavering and somewhat flaccid commitment, that we have to be careful Picture Quote #1

Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture Picture Quote #1

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For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion, let alone an exercise in irrational conspiracy theorizing. Rather, it speaks to a social reality about which blacks are acutely aware. (Tim Wise Quotes) If we don’t figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, we’re not going to survive as a productive and healthy society. (Tim Wise Quotes) There won’t be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won’t be any more white folks around who actually remember them... (Tim Wise Quotes) In short, and let us be clear on it: race is not a card. It determines whom the dealer is, and who gets dealt. (Tim Wise Quotes) When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it’s coming back to get everyone. (Tim Wise Quotes) Children are free moral agents and have a right to be exposed to a range of beliefs well beyond the rigid doctrinal confines of their parent’s faith, and we have an obligation to insist that they be so exposed, at least in public schools, if not elsewhere. (Tim Wise Quotes) Jesus was not born in a manger in central Pennsylvania. He was a man of color. And the fact that we have represented him for centuries literally as a white man speaks to the entire history of white supremacy. (Tim Wise Quotes) There are lots of research, of course, saying that a vast majority of us have been exposed to racial biases and stereotypes and, to some extent, we’ve internalized them, because that’s so ubiquitous. That’s why I’m so bored with the conversation about who’s a racist and who’s not. (Tim Wise Quotes) Only blacks can play the race card, apparently; only they think in racial terms, at least to hear white America tell it. (Tim Wise Quotes) Sadly, whites are rarely open to what black and brown folks have to say regarding their ongoing experiences with racist mistreatment. And we are especially reluctant to discuss what that mistreatment means for us as whites: namely that we end up with more and better opportunities as the flipside of discrimination. (Tim Wise Quotes) Here’s the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are literally millions of human beings whose lives have been snuffed out by people who conquered under the banner of a white God. (Tim Wise Quotes) Progress is always relative: to the oppressed, it can only be viewed as an all or nothing deal - if oppression continues, even in a modified form, then the system must still be attacked until that injustice is eradicated. (Tim Wise Quotes) Sadly, if President Obama is willing to ignore the pain of race-based discrimination and injustice so as to make whites comfortable - and this, after he has already been elected and the campaign is long over - then the likelihood he will ever speak the truth about these matters, let alone address them, shrinks to nearly zero. (Tim Wise Quotes) 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 America (Tim Wise Quotes) If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people (Tim Wise Quotes) The denial of racism is a form of racism itself (Tim Wise Quotes) 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 whose growth is not yet completed, whose path is not at all clear, whose direction is still very much up in the proverbial air (Tim Wise Quotes) The system of white supremacy is intended to make folks of color doubt themselves, their intelligence, their abilities, their very sanity. And so it’s important to remember that folks of color know their own realities (Tim Wise Quotes) If we don’t figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, were not going to survive as a productive and healthy society (Tim Wise Quotes) Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another (Tim Wise Quotes) 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 (Tim Wise Quotes) People of color have to do this work as a mater of everyday survival. And so long as they have to, who am I to act as if I have a choice in the matter? Especially when my future and that of my children in large part depends on the eradication of racism? There is no choice (Tim Wise Quotes) You can’t organize people if you don’t love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in contact with; doing so is the first obligation of a white antiracist (Tim Wise Quotes) There won’t be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won’t be any more white folks around who actually remember them (Tim Wise Quotes) People never hurt others in moments of personal strength and bravery, when they are feeling good about themselves, when they are strong and confident. If we spent all of our waking moments in that place, then fighting for social justice would be redundant; we would simply have social justice and be done with it, and we could all go swimming, or fishing, or bowling, or dancing, or whatever people do. But it is because we spend so much of our time in that other place, that place of diminished capacity, of flagging energy, or wavering and somewhat flaccid commitment, that we have to be careful (Tim Wise Quotes) Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture (Tim Wise Quotes)