Still, although working class whites experience classism, they aren’t also experiencing racism. I grew up in poverty and felt a deep sense of shame about being poor. But I always knew that I was white, and that it was better to be white.
Robin DiAngelo, PhD

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Robin DiAngelo, PhD
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Robin DiAngelo, PhD

American academic, lecturer, and author working in the fields of critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies.
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