1. "Those with power are frequently least aware of - or least willing to acknowledge - its existence. Those with less power are often most aware of its existence." (page 26)
In this quote, Delpit is saying that people with power usually aren't aware of their power but people without power are aware of it. The same thing can be said about privilege. People with privilege tend to be unaware of their privileges while less privileged people are very aware of it. The quote reminded me of the first article we read in class that discussed privilege.
2. "Black children expect an authority figure to act with authority." (page 35)
In this quote, it seemed that Delpit was implying that only black children expect this and children of other races do not. I disagree with this. As a child and even now, I always expected authority figures to act with authority and I think most people do, not just certain races.
3. "We must believe that people are rational beings, and therefore always act rationally. We may not understand their rationales but that in no way militates against the existence of these rationales or reduces our responsibility to attempt to apprehend them." (page 47)
In this quote, Delpit is saying that people always have a reason for doing the things that they do. Even if their reasoning doesn't make sense to one person, it doesn't change the fact that it makes sense to another person.
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