John Doe answers “Why is the term 'White Fragility' is not...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism:

Why is the term 'White Fragility' is not equally as offensive and unjust as a coloured person being accused of 'playing the race card' or 'victim card?' The defensive moves include: 'anger, fear, guilt, argumentation and silence (The whimsical contradiction of the last two is staggering) What is your average, non-racist white person to do when they are accused of being racist? I'm not white nor am I black.

John Doe I think it's no coincidence you'll see mostly white liberals replying to you and reviewing this book favourably. It's like a new suburban religion - t…moreI think it's no coincidence you'll see mostly white liberals replying to you and reviewing this book favourably. It's like a new suburban religion - the original sin being the whiteness. Boy, do they love hearing about how big of a problem they are specifically, the middle-class whites, so they can find a way to be absolved of their white guilt by another white or a black person by being told they acted correctly. It's a narcissistic exercise. You do not solve racial inequality by constantly self-flagellating, you are just masturbating.(less)

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