FEM 2111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-8: White Privilege, Jay Smooth, Ableism
8 Jan 2020
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Fem2111 questions: define white fragility (robin diangelo). White fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium. That being a black man, a transgendered man and a black transgendered man are different. The transgender community is in severe harm but it is even worse if you are a black transgender man. According to russo, brokenheartedness is a position that combines emotional vulnerability and the willingness to be changed. It is used as a critical tool against white privilege. Sympathy is trying to understand what others are going through while empathy is feeling with people, connected to social justice.
