White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a very interesting book, and I would definitely encourage people, especially people who identify as white, to read it. I think that if one reads this book with an open mind, there is much that can be learned.

The author starts by carefully defining terms, such as bias, prejudice and discrimination before going on to define racism. The important thing to remember is that she does not use the colloquial definition of racism, but the more standard definition based on which groups have the power within our society.

I’m not going to rehash her entire premise on white fragility – as I mentioned above, it’s definitely worth reading – but white fragility definitely exists. I’ve seen it in action and I’ve had my own moments of white fragility too. It is a hindrance for all of us; we all need to be able to talk about racism if we are going to eliminate the systemic racism within our society.