It's Not Enough To Not Be Racist: Let's Be Anti-Racist - by Robin Diangelo

It's time for all white people to abandon the idea of superiority and actually take action to combat racism.. Denial, silence, anger, fear, guilt... These are some of the most common reactions when someone is told they have acted, usually unintentionally, in a racist manner.. Being openly racist is not socially acceptable.. Nobody wants to be seen like this. But every time we deny racism, we prevent it from being addressed and our prejudices from being discussed.. Denial reactions not only serve to silence those who suffer prejudice, they also hide a feeling that author Robin Diangelo has come to call white fragility.. In his studies, Diangelo catalogued phrases, words and feelings of volunteers who see themselves without any prejudice and demonstrated that, deep down, he was there. His proposal is that everyone starts to listen better, establish more honest conversations and react to criticism politely and trying to put themselves in the other person's shoes.. It is not enough to simply hold liberal views or condemn racists on social media.. Change starts with us. THE AUTHOR: ROBIN DIANGELO has been a professor, author, and consultant on racial and social justice issues for over twenty years.. Isn't it enough to not be racist? Let's Be Anti-Racist has been at the top of the world's best-selling books lists since its release.