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Understanding white fragility is Racial Dynamics 101, and a necessary step for white Americans. But awareness alone does not lead to behavior change, and even the most aware people can be susceptible to what researchers call a “backfire effect,” in which whites become even more defensive and fragile and people of color claim this fragility as a negative, permanent personality flaw inherent to whiteness. As a result, racial dynamics remain divisive.

Why Blacks Are Tired of Hearing about White Fragility…and Why It Matters

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Deborah L. Plummer

Julia E Hubbel

1 min readJul 3, 2020

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