The International BestsellerAnger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence.
These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is
pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has -
unintentionally - caused racial offence or hurt.
But these
reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest
feedback to 'liberal' white people lest they provoke a dangerous
emotional reaction. Robin DiAngelo coined the term 'White Fragility' in
2011 to describe this process and is here to show us how it serves to
uphold the system of white supremacy. Using knowledge and insight gained
over decades of running racial awareness workshops and working on this
idea as a Professor of Whiteness Studies, she shows us how we can start
having more honest conversations, listen to each other better and react
to feedback with grace and humility.
It is not enough to simply
hold abstract progressive views and condemn the obvious racists on
social media - change starts with us all at a practical, granular level,
and it is time for all white people to take responsibility for
relinquishing their own racial supremacy. 'With clarity and compassion,
DiAngelo allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted
to "bad people." In doing so, she moves our national discussions
forward. This is a necessary book for all people invested in societal
change' Claudia Rankine 'An important book' Nikesh Shukla'By turns
mordant and then inspirational, an argument that powerful forces and
tragic histories stack the deck fully against racial justice alongside
one that we need only to be clearer, try harder, and do better' David
Roediger, Los Angeles Review of Books'The value in White Fragility
lies in its methodical, irrefutable exposure of racism in thought and
action, and its call for humility and vigilance' Katy Waldman, New
Yorker'A vital, necessary, and beautiful book' Michael Eric Dyson
White Fragility : Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo
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