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Reinventing Racism
Why “White Fragility” Is the Wrong Way to Think About Racial Inequality
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2020
Summary
The theory of white fragility is one of the most influential ideas to emerge in recent years on the topics of race, racism, and racial inequality. White fragility is defined as an unwillingness on the part of white people to engage in the difficult conversations necessary to address racial inequality. This “fragility” allegedly undermines the fight against racial inequality.
Despite its wide acclaim and rapid acceptance, the theory of white fragility has received no serious and sustained scrutiny. This book argues that the theory is flawed on numerous fronts. The theory functions as a divisive rhetorical device to shut down debate. It relies on the flawed premise of implicit bias. It posits a faulty way of understanding racism. It has serious methodological problems. It conflates objectivity and neutrality. It exploits narrative at the expense of facts. It distorts many of the ideas upon which the theory relies.
This book also offers a more constructive way to think about Whiteness, white privilege, and “white fragility,” pointing us to a more promising vision for addressing racial inequality.
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2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-4758-5817-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4758-5819-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
239
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
1 “White Fragility” Is a Trap No access Pages 7 - 12
2 Behind the Curve on Implicit Bias No access Pages 13 - 28
3 Reinventing Racism No access Pages 29 - 58
4 Flawed Methodology No access Pages 59 - 80
5 Exploiting Narratives at the Expense of Facts No access Pages 81 - 94
6 The Critique of Reason No access Pages 95 - 102
7 Running Afoul of Reason and Logic No access Pages 103 - 118
8 Sermonizing, Not Scholarship No access Pages 119 - 126
9 A Rhetorical Weapon for Activist Bullies No access Pages 127 - 136
10 A Better Way to Think about Whiteness and White Privilege No access Pages 137 - 168
