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Emma Dabiri

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w:Emma Dabiri (born 25 March 1979) is an Irish writer and broadcaster. Her debut book, Don't Touch My Hair, was published in 2019. Her 2021 book, What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition, became an international bestseller. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023.

Quotes

  • As the rich get richer, the rest of us will be left in increasingly precarious situations. [1]
  • Speaking about pain is not the same as dismantling the power structures that create that pain.
  • In our desire to see our own beauty acknowledged, we forget that the beauty regime is an oppressive construct designed to keep women in a state of heightened insecurity.[2]
  • I remain curious as to what exactly it is that we are expected to be doing with our time? What is more profound or simply enjoyable than this type of activity? What is life for, if not physical intimacy and communion with our bredrin? If, at the end of the exchange, we look better than we did before, issa win.

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