white fragility
nounEtymology
Coined by Robin DiAngelo, lecturer at the University of Washington.
Definitions
A range of defensive behaviors supposedly exhibited by white people in response to…
A range of defensive behaviors supposedly exhibited by white people in response to challenges to the unstable racial situation that gives them social privileges.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for white fragility. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA