White Fragility
By Dr. Robin DiAngelo
- Release Date: 2018-06-26
- Genre: Social Science
Description
The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
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.
Reviews
Very good
4By Big Daddy MasAs a Caucasian in the early stages of working with other clergy on racial reconciliation (we are challenging that moniker, how do you reconcile something that never was, none-the-less), her book opened up many areas I hadn’t considered. The fact we’re still discussing this 50 + years after Civil Rights is a sad testimony on our culture, we need to be honest and we need to understand what we take for granted. This book will help you see that. Drug on a little, she could have said more with less, but all-in-all, a solid, informative read.Oh the irony
1By wattledaubIt’s ironic.Garbage
1By Haloisthebest123Polite racist crap from a deranged liberal who looks for any excuse to blame their failures on someone elseA much needed experience
5By amill2013As a multiracial human, reading this book gave me hope. There were moments that were even hard for myself to read, but the lessons were far too powerful to not push through through the discomfort. Not only has this book opened conversation and sparked hope in myself, but in the people that I surround myself with. This book has been used as a tool to mend relationships through education, recognition and accountability. I’m grateful this book exists and I look forward to more from this author.Textbookish
4By rockonjdHeavy at times,good readLaughable logic
1By Jpjay13Circular reasoning that’s extremely light on truth. One line that stuck out was when DiAngelo stated that “white, liberal, intellectual, coastal progressives are the most bigoted, the most harmful, the greatest threat to racial equality.” That sounded spot on….but the rest was just whiny, fact free rhetoric designed to wear like a hair shirt for racist liberals who would rather point fingers at the right rather than own their own depravity.Cashing in on Race.
1By BeaverhatAnother White person cashing in on race. What’s the chances that this woman knows anything about the African American experience, but she does understand CASH.Divisive and opinionated
1By understand2acceptExtremely biased. Very very unintelligent and closed minded. A person Can have 15 degrees and be very measurably smart and educated. True intelligence is the ability to view things from multiple different perspectives, ability to compare and contrast any two things. Intellectuals acknowledge similarities in every person as well as the differences. Simple minded thinking creates division and clique mindsets that allow people to use one difference (even unchangeable and not chosen like race) to continue to keep people divided and progressing as a society. Grow the f*€# up please.Wow (and I mean that in the worst way)
2By Gucci GuardianThis book makes me feel like my most unique trait that I have to offer is my skin color, and I am a person of color.Nice instruction
4By The JoelestGood read. It’s not over critical, just honest. You are a person, and the book is aware of that. Just be you’re best.