How does racism hurt white people?
• Racism sharply reduces white people’s chance opportunities in life to acquire new knowledge or new perspectives from intelligent or wise people.* • Racism causes white people to overestimate their abilities and to underestimate their own weaknesses. It prevents them from knowing themselves and stunts their personal growth. • Racism reduces white people’s chances of receiving help from others in times of desperation. • Racism compromises white people’s physical safety.** • Racism prevents white people from empathizing with and understanding human beings.
