White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Written by Robin DiAngelo
Narrated by Amy Landon
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Groundbreaking book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when discussing racism that serve to protect their positions and maintain racial inequality
Antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo first coined the term "white fragility" in 2011, and since then it's been invoked by critics from Samantha Bee to Charles Blow. "White fragility" refers to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially. These include emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors including argumentation and silence. In this book, DiAngelo unpacks white fragility, explaining the underlying sociological phenomena. She'll draw on examples from her work and scholarship, as well as from the culture at large, to address these fundamental questions: How does white fragility develop? What does it look like? How is it triggered? What can we do to move beyond white fragility and engage more constructively?
Robin DiAngelo
Robin DiAngelo has been a consultant, educator, and facilitator on issues of racial and social justice for more than 25 years. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller White Fragility. Her work has been praised by Ibram X. Kendi, Michael Eric Dyson, Claudia Rankine, and Jonathan Capehart, among others. She is an affiliate associate professor of education at the University of Washington.
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Reviews for White Fragility
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Every one needs to read this book. Let’s talk more about this.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It’s an excellent book from an interesting perspective that I feel we should all explore
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This may have been written for people of the dominant society, but it sure is eye opening for those who are melanated as well.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have followed her work on YouTube for some time (since 2016 or so). I love her RAW honest delivery of real truth that built America. If your looking for a great way to start your journey on racial socialization, how to get racially strong, how to understand this behavior of “white people”, this is a VALUABLE gem to add to your library! DO NOT READ THIS 1 TIME and call it done, this issue life long generational work!!
I so appreciate you Dr R. DiAngelo!!!! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great thought provoking read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is very insightful and a must-read. It helped me to gain a better understanding as why it is difficult to discuss race. As an African American woman, it provided me with the reassurance that I should not feel like my thoughts and feelings are invalid.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5She doesn't want to have a discussion, she wants to give a lecture and define all the ground rules and definitions that MUST be accepted as a universal truths. That is no way to engage people to talk about race.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5What kind of white a55hole would read this ANTI WHITE Bullsh!t?
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5great book, absolutely critical points of view. However, robotic narration- it was hard to believe it was not an automated computer voice.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an incredibly helpful book whether or not you do racial equity work. I found myself taking notes, reflecting on my own racism, and thinking through previous conversations where I was likely hurtful in cross cultural interactions. I was particularly impressed that the author didn’t shy away from speaking directly to “white liberals” and the way we still perpetuate racism. The author doesn’t hold back but she still keeps a steady tone and doesn’t leave you feeling hopeless or particularly optimistic... just resolved and more knowledgeable to keep moving forward. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The author appears to make a mass moral accusation against White People in general. How shameful and sad. Isn't that what Hitler did against the Jews? If you are white, you must have a moral defect? That is the sort of deeply racist message that has done this world so very much harm. It is sad and shameful that other readers actually endorse the hateful messaging found in this sad and harmful screed. I say: "Never again." No more holocausts. And the place to start, to stop future holocausts, is to call out the haters, like Robin DiAngelo, and say "no!" No, to mass accusations against entire racial/national groups. Say "No!" to hatred.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting framework that helped give me perspective outside of my own. Unfortunately, the author doesn’t really give much practical guidance on how to break the problems she describes (other than to “do your own research”).
Also, I agree with another poster that the narrator is distracting to the message given their robotic tone. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an excellent and timely analysis and observation of one of the most significant problems in American society.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! I am a person of color but grew up outside the US. It got me to understand unintentional racism, how it continues to exist and why is it difficult to fix. I highly recommend this book especially for white people.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On point. Practical. A valuable contribution to the betterment of humanity.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this book. Robin DiAngelo did a good job providing an honest historical, contemporary, collective, and individual analysis of racism. A must read, especially for White America.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Practical tips and instructive strategies for white people.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To have a favorite part of this book is to describe the places you felt just fine about yourself. They are the (few) places where your white fragility is not being challenged. Safety and comfort are not the point of this book. No. it reaches into and finds the myriad ways we expect, even demand, that our white fragility be taken into account. Ms. DiAngelo finds them, worry not, she will find yours, and the resultant discomfort is where the learning is. The extent to which we are surrounded by and benefit from our deep culture of white supremacy will surprise you, even you. Most likely, repeatedly. My advice? Stay open to what she has to say. Do not try to defend yourself. The book is slow. She makes her case in tiny increments. That is intentional. There is no escape, only a deeper understanding of a culture that surrounds us but of which we rarely speak; we don’t know how. We won’t know by the end of the book. Learning about our racism is a lifelong process, from which, if we commit to trying, we will never finish. I don’t know if it is possible to love this book. My sense is that to say “I loved it” would be to say, “I didn’t engage fully.”
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This should be required reading for all young adults. High school or college is a good age. (It might be little dense for younger audiences.) This book illustrates how doing nothing is the same as actively promoting racism.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such an honest book. The author puts her ego aside and brings to light that impact is overlooked by intention. I recommend to anyone.