Title: White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Author: Robin DiAngelo
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Nonfiction, Educational, Anti-Racism
Pages: 192
Publisher: Beacon Press
Year Published: 2018
Format: Audiobook
"The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively."
This book will not be rated as the purpose of reading this book is to self-educate
I listened to this book on audiobook, and while it made great points I did find that it was the bare bones. I think that this is a great book for people who really are just beginning to understand the oppression of black people throughout history and into current times. I did find that while it helped me understand some of my reactions it was a little difficult to not think about how the author is white and isn't speaking from her own experiences. It also didn't always offer ways to change things or how to handle current issues such as police brutality, that being said this book was written a few years ago (it was still a major issue then and will continue to be unless serious changes are made).
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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