Quotes by Robert Jensen, The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism, and White Privilege

“The world does not need white people to civilize others. The real White People's Burden is to civilize ourselves.”

“Whitenessthe whole constellation of practices, beliefs, attitudes, emotions that are mixed up in being whiteis the problem. Whiteness is degraded and depraved[] To the degree that we accept any of ...”

“Whiteness–the whole constellation of practices, beliefs, attitudes, emotions that are mixed up in being white–is the problem. Whiteness is degraded and depraved[…] To the degree that we accept any ...”