WHITE FRAGILITY: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism By Robin DiAngelo Reviewed by Geoffrey W. Sutton White Fragility is a best seller with a surge in interest during this 2020 springtime of protests against racism. The concept, white fragility , is now a part of everyday discourse—at least among those who endorse the concept. Even if you disagree with most or all of DiAngelo’s ideas, I think it worth reading or listening to if you live in, or are part of, the world where white people are, or were, oppressive in their actions toward black people. I listened to the AUDIBLE version on a trial. The path to white fragility in America begins a few centuries ago. DiAngelo does not dwell on the past but draws back the curtain on the historic wasteland so we have a context. “Claiming that the past was socially better than the present is also a hallmark of white supremacy. Consider any period in the past from the perspective of people
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