From 41687ca67b7d47162d92574169ca9c905aabaf70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tatianamac Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:27:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9E=95=20Added=20white=20fragility?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- _site/index.html | 21 ++++++++------------- index.html | 21 ++++++++------------- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/_site/index.html b/_site/index.html index bfd05fc2..076615d5 100644 --- a/_site/index.html +++ b/_site/index.html @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@

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white fragility noun @@ -440,28 +440,23 @@

- the tendency for dominant white culture to respond to racism with defensive, dismissive + the tendency for dominant white culture to respond to racism with defensive, dismissive, and angry responses; "a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves." (Robin DiAngelo).

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What happens to women of colour? As a woman of colour, I am split between both women and people of colour.

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Impact

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As such, it elicits feelings of erasure for women of colour. It also neglects non-binary individuals.

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White fragility detracts from critical conversations about the systemic oppressors at play. The cost of white fragility is that it centres the feelings of white people while ignoring and invalidating the systemic harm conducted towards people of colour. White fragility also prevents white people from doing anti-racist work to unpack their socially internalised racism.

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- Alt Words + Further Reading

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- people of colour and white women or people of colour, white non-binary people, and white women, find ways to reframe why this dynamic exists, or omit

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White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo; White Fragility tag on The Root.

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white fragility noun @@ -440,28 +440,23 @@

- the tendency for dominant white culture to respond to racism with defensive, dismissive + the tendency for dominant white culture to respond to racism with defensive, dismissive, and angry responses; "a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves." (Robin DiAngelo).

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What happens to women of colour? As a woman of colour, I am split between both women and people of colour.

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Impact

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As such, it elicits feelings of erasure for women of colour. It also neglects non-binary individuals.

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White fragility detracts from critical conversations about the systemic oppressors at play. The cost of white fragility is that it centres the feelings of white people while ignoring and invalidating the systemic harm conducted towards people of colour. White fragility also prevents white people from doing anti-racist work to unpack their socially internalised racism.

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- Alt Words + Further Reading

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- people of colour and white women or people of colour, white non-binary people, and white women, find ways to reframe why this dynamic exists, or omit

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White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo; White Fragility tag on The Root.

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