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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
5 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
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
tiernanhunter's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Classism, Police brutality, and Racism
Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Gun violence
Minor: Slavery
random19379's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Slavery, Sexism, and Classism
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Violence, and Gun violence
greenlivingaudioworm's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Racism, and Slavery
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