Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Seattle offers classes on 'white fragility,' to explain roots of guilt

Seattle offers classes on 'white fragility,' to explain roots of guilt | Fox News:
"A city-run cultural program in Seattle is offering residents classes on "white fragility" to white folks understand why they can't seem to handle matters involving race, and tickets have sold out.
Lecturer Robin DiAngelo, who coined the term, is teaching the taxpayer-funded class for the city Officeof Arts and Culture.
She defines white fragility as "a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves."...

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