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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
by Robin DiAngelo
This book was eye-opening for me. I have never considered myself a racist, yet this book challenges how my thoughts and actions contribute to a systemic issue of racism.
When Diangelo refers to systemic racism, she is not saying all whites hold a conscious dislike of people of race, but instead, that we are complicit to a system.
“When a racial group's collective prejudice is backed by the power of legal authority and institutional control, it is transformed into racism, a far-reaching system that functions independently from the intentions or self-images of individual actors."
White fragility explains why whites often throw up barriers, become defensive, and separate themselves from racism. This book is only a start, but it is a good one.
It is our responsibility to self-educate and embrace challenging conversations. We have a lot of work to do.
When Diangelo refers to systemic racism, she is not saying all whites hold a conscious dislike of people of race, but instead, that we are complicit to a system.
“When a racial group's collective prejudice is backed by the power of legal authority and institutional control, it is transformed into racism, a far-reaching system that functions independently from the intentions or self-images of individual actors."
White fragility explains why whites often throw up barriers, become defensive, and separate themselves from racism. This book is only a start, but it is a good one.
It is our responsibility to self-educate and embrace challenging conversations. We have a lot of work to do.