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Dismantling Racism                                                                         Resource Book




               Internalized White Supremacy


               The Impact of Internalized White Supremacy in our

               Community


                 Internalized white supremacy affects white people and the dominant white
                   culture in many ways.  Some of these include:


                 Resistance to change

                 Paternalism

                 Ignorance and misinformation

                 Scapegoating/blaming/labeling

                 Self-righteous anger

                 Continued oppression


                 Resistance to acknowledging/correcting past

                 Individualism



















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