white fragility

Questions

What does white fragility mean?

A range of defensive behaviors supposedly exhibited by white people in response to challenges to the unstable racial situation that gives them social privileges.

Where does white fragility come from?

Coined by Robin DiAngelo, lecturer at the University of Washington.

How to pronounce white fragility

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