Sammy 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.

Sammy Reading the book may be a good place to start. Try to read it with an open mind. These concepts are hard - concepts like socialization, systemic and i…moreReading the book may be a good place to start. Try to read it with an open mind. These concepts are hard - concepts like socialization, systemic and institutional inequality, histories, etc. If you want to challenge racism - if you are truly someone who identifies as "not-racist" (something DiAngelo challenges in the book but it probably a good start) it will take some time (maybe forever) and some effort (likely a lot) - if I had read this book a year or two ago, I may have been defensive at the end. I plan on reading it again in the future. (less)

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