White Fragility
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Beschreibung
'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
Anger. 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. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? 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.
'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
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Beiträge
„White fragility functions as a form of bullying; I am going to make it so miserable for you to confront me-no matter how diplomatically you try to do so-that you will simply back off, give up, and never raise the issue again.“ Ein sehr gutes Buch, um sich mit dem tiefverwurzelten Rassismus in den USA auseinanderzusetzen bzw. die Reaktionen auf das sichtbar machen dessen zu verstehen. Auch gut anwendbar auf die europäischen Kulturkreise
I started this book as it was recommended by so many people. After a couple of pages I thought that's weird, it sounds like it's written by a white person. I googled the author and turns out she is white. I think with everything that's going on, the BIPOC community asking us to actively listen to what they have to tell us, reading a book from a white "expert" on racism is just wrong. The author also claims that accountability is important and that she is extensively donating to several organisations, including land rent to the Native American tribe that used to occupy Seattle. After newspapers began to look into this, the author scrubbed the info and dates of donations from her page and she updated it by saying she will begin to donate in-kind and cash donations. Can't recommend this book with this background, sorry. Read books from people who actually witness racism. They are the experts we have to listen to.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I wasn‘t sure at first because I didn‘t realize it was written by a white person and first I thought that maybe another person tried to make money off of the topic. Buuut I was pleasantly surprise. She really did a good job in explaining why white people never stop learning and that we live in a broken society.I assume a lot of negative reviews don‘t like that there is no real answer to the book title. But I think it just shows our fragility, why isn‘t the answer enough: better yourself?!
Beschreibung
'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
Anger. 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. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? 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.
'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
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
„White fragility functions as a form of bullying; I am going to make it so miserable for you to confront me-no matter how diplomatically you try to do so-that you will simply back off, give up, and never raise the issue again.“ Ein sehr gutes Buch, um sich mit dem tiefverwurzelten Rassismus in den USA auseinanderzusetzen bzw. die Reaktionen auf das sichtbar machen dessen zu verstehen. Auch gut anwendbar auf die europäischen Kulturkreise
I started this book as it was recommended by so many people. After a couple of pages I thought that's weird, it sounds like it's written by a white person. I googled the author and turns out she is white. I think with everything that's going on, the BIPOC community asking us to actively listen to what they have to tell us, reading a book from a white "expert" on racism is just wrong. The author also claims that accountability is important and that she is extensively donating to several organisations, including land rent to the Native American tribe that used to occupy Seattle. After newspapers began to look into this, the author scrubbed the info and dates of donations from her page and she updated it by saying she will begin to donate in-kind and cash donations. Can't recommend this book with this background, sorry. Read books from people who actually witness racism. They are the experts we have to listen to.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I wasn‘t sure at first because I didn‘t realize it was written by a white person and first I thought that maybe another person tried to make money off of the topic. Buuut I was pleasantly surprise. She really did a good job in explaining why white people never stop learning and that we live in a broken society.I assume a lot of negative reviews don‘t like that there is no real answer to the book title. But I think it just shows our fragility, why isn‘t the answer enough: better yourself?!