The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility
Isn&#x27;t it ironically racist to assign negative properties (&quot;white fragility&quot; and racism in particular) to an entire group of people based on their skin color? Are we really just going to ignore that fact?<p>The treatment of racism in the book is tantamount to original sin (we are all born as sinners:we are all born as racists [whites only]). This book [and the affiliated movement] is laying the moral foundation for the oppression of white people, who will soon be a majority minority - and already are a minority globally.<p>What&#x27;s worse, the very concept of &quot;white fragility&quot; is presented as a Kafkaesque, unfalsifiable trap. If you dare defend yourself against accusations of racism, well, we won&#x27;t even address whether your argument is legitimate, we just dismiss your concerns as a &quot;fragile whiteness&quot;. Just like the recent forced redefinition of racism (privilege+power), it is an intellectually dishonest concept designed to begin any argument from a position of advantage, not to actually communicate anything of substance.<p>If you replaced &quot;white&quot; with &quot;black&quot; or &quot;Jewish&quot; or any other race, this would be a blatantly, undeniably offensive and hurtful text - yet not only do we champion it, but it is being used effectively as a textbook for ramming diversity and inclusion down an increasing number of throats. The fact that this book is a best seller only proves that a growing faction in society has completely gone off the deep end.<p>Why are we letting irrational, self hating ideologues influence our society to this degree?