What's My Complicity? Talking White Fragility with Robin DiAngelo

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A person who is opposed to racism, acts deliberately to eliminate discrimination based on race, and advocates for an end to racial inequality. In the context of the interview, “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” author Robin DiAngelo explains that white people may engage in anti-discrimination work, but it is not appropriate for them to declare themselves “white allies” because the judgment of whether or not they are being helpful should be made by people of color.

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Anti-racist

Mentorship

A practice in which a person with experience and expertise provides guidance and assistance to another to help them with their growth. Within the context of the interview, “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism”, author Robin DiAngelo explains that this was one of the methods by which she learned more about how to be an anti-racist educator.

White fragility

The defensiveness white people often exhibit when confronted with their biases. This discomfort prevents meaningful reflection on white people’s racial attitudes and complicity towards racism.

Race (racial, racially)

A social construct that groups people based on physical characteristics, often skin color. There is no scientific basis for grouping people in this manner. In the interview, author Robin DiAngelo points out how little it takes for white people to feel insecure when issues of race are addressed.

Umbrage

Offense. Author Robin DiAngelo asserts that white people can be offended simply by the suggestion that there is meaning to being white, such as by generalizing about white people.