White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

2018·0.94 MB·english

by  Robin J. Diangelo

Table of Contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Dedication
4. Contents
5. Foreword
6. Author’s Note
7. Introduction: We Can’t Get There from Here
8. 1. The Challenges of Talking to White People About Racism
9. 2. Racism and White Supremacy
10. 3. Racism After the Civil Rights Movement
11. 4. How Does Race Shape the Lives of White People?
12. 5. The Good/Bad Binary
13. 6. Anti-Blackness
14. 7. Racial Triggers for White People
15. 8. The Result: White Fragility
16. 9. White Fragility in Action
17. 10. White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement
18. 11. White Women’s Tears
19. 12. Where Do We Go from Here?
20. Resources for Continuing Education
21. Acknowledgments
22. Notes
23. Copyright
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Guide
1. Cover
2. Copyright
3. Contents
4. 1 The Challenges of Talking to White People About Racism
PRAISE FOR WHITE FRAGILITY
“White Fragility is a rare and incisive examination of the system of
white-body supremacy, which binds us all as Americans. Robin
DiAngelo explicates the underlying Western ideologies of
individualism and presumed objectivity that tighten those bonds. But
she doesn’t just analyze this system. With authenticity and clarity,
she provides the antidote to white fragility and a road map for
developing white racial stamina and humility. White Fragility loosens
the bonds of white supremacy and binds us back together as human
beings.”
—RESMAA MENAKEM,
author of My Grandmother’s Hands and Rock the Boat
“What an amazingly powerful book Robin DiAngelo has written! This
remarkable book encourages folks to embrace a more deeply
nuanced exploration of white culture and dominance and, as such,
will be a great contribution in promoting the necessary policy change
and healing that this country requires. Dr. DiAngelo’s work in
deconstructing whiteness is not only brilliant, it is written in a way
that is crystal clear and accessible to each and every reader. While
this is a powerful scholarly analysis of white fragility, it is also an
invitation to engage in deep personal inquiry and collective change.
As a woman of color, I find hope in this book because of its potential
to disrupt the patterns and relationships that have emerged out of
long-standing colonial principles and beliefs. White Fragility is an
essential tool toward authentic dialogue and action. May it be so!”
—SHAKTI BUTLER,
president of World Trust and director of Mirrors of Privilege: Making
Whiteness Visible
“As powerful forces of white racism again swell, DiAngelo invites
white progressives to have a courageous conversation about their
culture of complicity. To eradicate racism, she encourages white
people to relinquish ingrained hyper-attachment to individualism and
embrace predictable patterns of their own racial group. White
Fragility provides important antiracist understanding and essential
strategies for well-intentioned white people who truly endeavor to be
a part of the solution.”
—GLENN E. SINGLETON,
author of Courageous Conversations About Race
“White fragility is the secret ingredient that makes racial
conversations so difficult and achieving racial equity even harder.
But by exposing it and showing us all—including white folks—how it
operates and how it hurts us, individually and collectively, Robin
DiAngelo has performed an invaluable service. An indispensable
volume for understanding one of the most important (and yet rarely
appreciated) barriers to achieving racial justice.”
—TIM WISE,
author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
“In White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo demonstrates an all-too-rare
ability to enter the racial conversation with complexity, nuance, and
deep respect. Her writing establishes her mastery in accessing the
imaginal, metaphoric mind, where the possibility for transformation
resides. With an unwavering conviction that change is possible, her
message is clear: the incentive for white engagement in racial justice
work is ultimately self-liberation.”
—LETICIA NIETO,
coauthor of Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A
Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone