White Fragility
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In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
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„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?!
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In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Book Information
Posts
„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?!