white fragility

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. 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.

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