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I Then Ask, What Would It Be Like If You Could Simply Give Us [white People] Feedback, Have Us Graciously
“I then ask, ‘What would it be like if you could simply give us [white people] feedback, have us graciously receive it, reflect, and work to change the behavior?’ Recently a man of color sighed and said ‘It would be revolutionary.’”
-White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
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