The International BestsellerWith clarity and compassion, DiAngelo allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to "bad people." In doing so, she moves our national discussions forward. This is a necessary book for all people invested in societal change Claudia RankineAnger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has unintentionally caused racial offence or hurt. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? But these reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest feedback to liberal white people lest they provoke a dangerous emotional reaction. Robin DiAngelo coined the term White Fragility in 2011 to describe this process and is here to show us how it serves to uphold the system of white supremacy. Using knowledge and insight gained over decades of running racial awareness workshops and working on this idea as a Professor of Whiteness Studies, she shows us how we can start having more honest conversations, listen to each other better and react to feedback with grace and humility. It is not enough to simply hold abstract progressive views and condemn the obvious racists on social media change starts with us all at a practical, granular level, and it is time for all white people to take responsibility for relinquishing their own racial supremacy.By turns mordant and then inspirational, an...

Binding: Paperback;192 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: JFFJ; Weight: 266 g; Dimensions: 195 x 121 x 12

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