Overall, my life has been one of survival, and the decisions that I have made along the way, including my identification, have been to survive. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
I think that, in America, even though race is a social construct, I mean, we say this in theory, but I think a lot of people don’t believe that it really is. And so it’s still a very racialized society. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
I think that it is too common for white feminists to say, ‘We want some diversity. Come join our movement about gender, but we want you to check the class and race at the door.’ And you can’t undo that braid of race, class, and gender: all three intersect with each other, so it’s important for more education to be done about that. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
If people feel misled or deceived, then sorry that they feel that way, but I believe that’s more due to their definition and construct of race in their own minds than it is to my integrity or honesty, because I wouldn’t say I’m African American, but I would say I’m black, and there’s a difference in those terms. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
You can’t just say in one sentence what is blackness or what is black culture or what makes you who you are. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
I was not born in a teepee – that I know of. I actually don’t know where I was born. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
Race is such a contentious issue because of the painful history of racism. Race didn’t create racism, but racism created race. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
I think there’s definitely a stereotype of white privilege, and that stereotype gets expanded to mean rich, not oppressed, not suffering, et cetera. And yes, it’s a misperception. Rachel Dolezal Read Quote
