White Fragility, Introduction
Garrett McLeod Professor Stewart-Steele ENGL 1303 31 January 2021 White Fragility, Introduction What DiAngelo means by “White Fragility”, is the anger and petulance that bursts out, as if a fragile surface has been pierced, when people feel their morals and character have been challenged upon being accused, at least in their mind, of taking part in the crimes that make up the history of American racism. It is only how she puts her ideas into practice, that I question about her workshops discussed in the introduction. Profound Change in the Workplace? The first thing that jumps out to me is the fact that she was hired by their employer. If my employer was the one making me engage in a dialogue about race, I would not exactly be very receptive to the potential of achieving profound personal development in that context. When I am at work, and this is the case for most people I think, we g...