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.
Martha You are exhibiting white fragility in your question, even if you're not white. Educate yourself, and maybe you can start to answer the question.
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You are exhibiting white fragility in your question, even if you're not white. Educate yourself, and maybe you can start to answer the question.
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