We all get misinformation growing up about people who are different from ourselves.

We all get misinformation growing up about people who are different from ourselves.

The task of resisting our own oppression does not relieve us of the responsibility of acknowledging our complicity in the oppression of others.

It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence.

To say that it is not our fault does not relieve us of responsibility. However, we may not have polluted the air, but we need to take responsibility, along with others, for cleaning it up. Each of us needs to look at our own behavior. Am I perpetuating and reinforcing the negative messages so pervasive in our culture, or am I seeking to challenge them?

In order to prevent chronic discomfort, Whites may learn not to notice.

The social pressure from friend and acquaintance to collude, to not notice racism, can be quite powerful.