David Roddis
Jan 21, 2022

Anyway, what's so terrible about feeling discomfort about injustice, past or present? This is distinct from "feeling guilt", which is how white people take the racism we perpetuate and make it all about us. The insistence on not feeling discomfort generally is another form of white entitlement. I know Robin DiAngelo is not universally admired, but frankly "white fragility" is a concept that causes spectacular amounts of white discomfort, which is why I admire her for making it visible in a way that can't be put back in the box.

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David Roddis
David Roddis

Written by David Roddis

I raise one bushy eyebrow and view the world through rainbow lenses. I want to inform, entertain, and surprise you. Proud queer Canadian, closet Boomer.

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