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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

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witwickan's review

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

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vaekay's review

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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.

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tetedump's review

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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missrosymaplemoth's review

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4.0

A good start for any white person needing to look inward to how they contribute to racism.

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.”

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tiernanhunter's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

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greenlivingaudioworm's review

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

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brookey8888's review

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challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

3.75

I want to start off by saying that I think if you are starting your anti racist journey that you should maybe read books by the people affected by racism. That being said I do think this is an important read because sometimes white people only listen to white people. I did learn so things and have some things refreshed which is always good.

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meganpbennett's review against another edition

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4.0

White Fragility is a short book that talks about the issues that well-meaning, left-leaning white people have when confronted with their racism. DiAngelo starts off by reiterating that all white people benefit from white supremacy and racist ideology, whether they, themselves, are actively racist. The author then goes on to give examples of the types of indirect racism, how they are used, and white people's reaction to being told that their behavior is racist. It's not comfortable reading by any means. It's interesting, and there were times where I wished the author would have expanded on several points, and I wished that there were more examples with explanations. I think that this book has the feel of a short, 'push-in,' workshop. It's a quick read, and it makes you think.

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spiffleh's review

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5.0

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