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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
45 reviews
solnit_and_sebastian's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
An illuminating and imperative text that should be required reading for white Americans.
"I often ask people of color, 'How often have you given white people feedback on our unaware yet inevitable racism? How often has that gone well for you? . . . What would it be like if you could simply give us feedback, have us graciously receive it, reflect, and work to change the behavior?' Recently a man of color sighed and said, 'It would be revolutionary.' I ask my fellow whites to consider the profundity of that response. It would be revolutionary if we could receive, reflect, and work to change the behavior. On the one hand, the man's response points to how difficult and fragile we are. But on the other hand, it indicates how simple it can be to take responsibility for our racism." (DiAngelo, p. 113)
"I often ask people of color, 'How often have you given white people feedback on our unaware yet inevitable racism? How often has that gone well for you? . . . What would it be like if you could simply give us feedback, have us graciously receive it, reflect, and work to change the behavior?' Recently a man of color sighed and said, 'It would be revolutionary.' I ask my fellow whites to consider the profundity of that response. It would be revolutionary if we could receive, reflect, and work to change the behavior. On the one hand, the man's response points to how difficult and fragile we are. But on the other hand, it indicates how simple it can be to take responsibility for our racism." (DiAngelo, p. 113)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Racial slurs
Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Murder
witwickan's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Genocide, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, and Slavery
vaekay's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
While Dr. Robin DiAngelo reflects wonderfully on white fragility, white supremacy, and how all white people perpetuate racism on a continuum, I would like to challenge her usage of the term "blacks" to describe Black people. I have been told my numerous Black people that they consider the term "blacks" offensive in the last 15 years, and I am sort of shocked that this went through the printing process with that unchecked. Admittedly, she also uses the term "whites" for white people, but I don't think that that matters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality
vavocado's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
tetedump's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, Colonisation, Rape, Torture, and Violence
kibbles15's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.0
I did not really care for this book. The writing was okay, but I felt that the book was very one sided and strongly showed the political biases of the author (Given, the author did start off the book essentially saying that this book would contain biased views). Overall, it felt like main purpose of the book was an attempt show that all white people were inherently racist and unwilling to change due to their "fragile" egos. I do not claim to be an expert on racist issues in the United States, but I feel that the author made many generalizations that may apply to some members of the population, but were far from being applicable to all.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
missrosymaplemoth's review
4.0
A good start for any white person needing to look inward to how they contribute to racism.
P.129 “White people raised
P.129 “White people raised
in Western society are conditioned into a white supremacist worldview
because it is the bedrock of our society and its institutions. Regardless of whether a parent told you that everyone was equal, or the poster in the hall of your white suburban school proclaimed the value of diversity, or you have traveled abroad, or you have people of color in your
workplace or family, the ubiquitous socializing power of white supremacy cannot be avoided. The messages circulate 24-7 and have little or nothing to do with intentions, awareness, or agreement. Entering the conversation with this understanding is freeing because it allows us to focus on how—rather than if—our racism is manifest. When we move beyond the good/bad binary, we can become eager to identify our racist patterns because interrupting those patterns becomes more important than managing how we think we look to others. I repeat: stopping our racist patterns must be more important than working to convince others that we don't have them. We do have them, and people of color already know we have them; our efforts to prove otherwise are not convincing. An honest accounting of these patterns is no small task given the power of white fragility and white solidarity, but it is necessary.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality
clarabooksit's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism