The theory of white fragility is one of the most influential ideas to emerge in recent years on the topics of race, racism, and racial inequality. White fragility is defined as an unwillingness on the part of white people to engage in the difficult conversations necessary to address racial inequality. This "fragility" allegedly undermines the fight against racial inequality. Despite its wide acclaim and rapid acceptance, the theory of white fragility has received no serious and sustained scrutiny. This book argues that the theory is flawed on numerous fronts. The theory functions as a divisive…mehr
The theory of white fragility is one of the most influential ideas to emerge in recent years on the topics of race, racism, and racial inequality. White fragility is defined as an unwillingness on the part of white people to engage in the difficult conversations necessary to address racial inequality. This "fragility" allegedly undermines the fight against racial inequality. Despite its wide acclaim and rapid acceptance, the theory of white fragility has received no serious and sustained scrutiny. This book argues that the theory is flawed on numerous fronts. The theory functions as a divisive rhetorical device to shut down debate. It relies on the flawed premise of implicit bias. It posits a faulty way of understanding racism. It has serious methodological problems. It conflates objectivity and neutrality. It exploits narrative at the expense of facts. It distorts many of the ideas upon which the theory relies. This book also offers a more constructive way to think about Whiteness, white privilege, and "white fragility," pointing us to a more promising vision for addressing racial inequality.
Jonathan Church is an economist, CFA charter holder, and writer who has been published in Areo, Quillette, Arc Digital, The Agonist Journal, Merion West, The Good Men Project, DC Examiner, and other venues.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: "White Fragility" Is a Trap Transforming Education into Indoctrination Chapter 2: Behind the Curve on Implicit Bias The Implicit Bias Paradigm It Is Not Clear What Implicit Bias Is It Is Not Clear What the Implicit Association Test (IAT) Measures IAT Results May Reflect Base Rates Rather than Bias Implicit Bias Does Not Reliably Predict Behavior Implicit Bias Training Has Not Been Shown to Work Implicit Bias Does Not Currently Tell Us Much about Racism Chapter 3: The Wrong Way to Think About Racism The "Reification" of Whiteness Redefining RacismThe Fallacy of Redefining RacismConflating Racism with the Legacy of Racism Chapter 4: Flawed Methodology Conflating Objectivity and Neutrality Why Is Objectivity Distrusted? The Vital Importance of Objectivity What Is Objective Measurement? Chapter 5: Exploiting Narratives at the Expense of Facts What Can A Jeopardy! Episode Tell Us About White Racial Illiteracy? The Jackie Robinson Story U.S. Economic History and the Mexican American War Chapter 6: Distorting the Enlightenment and Critical Theory What Does Critical Theory Have to Do with "Social Justice"? The Critique of Reason The Eclipse of Reason Critical Theory Sought to Rescue the Enlightenment, Not Abandon It Critical Theory Promotes Rational Autonomy Chapter 7: Running Afoul of Reason and Logic Correlation and Causation The Genetic Fallacy Other Logical Fallacies Chapter 8: Sermonizing, Not Scholarship "Theory" A Case Study: The Significance of "Black" Names Don't Ask Questions. Liberate Yourself! Chapter 9: A Rhetorical Weapon for Activist Bullies A Case Study: Micro-aggressions Rhetorical Bullying Tactic Chapter 10: A Better Way to Think About Whiteness and White Privilege The Theory of Whiteness and White Privilege White Privilege: A Concept in Need of Refinement "Privileges Worth Having" Are Public Goods Club Goods That Should Be Public Goods "Privileges Not Worth Having" Are Public Bads Racial Harms and Efficient Precaution "Reparations" and The Political Coase Theorem White Fragility Theory Undermines the Pursuit of Racial Justice A Case Study: "Preferential" versus "Developmental" Affirmative Action White Fragility Theory Exacerbates Social Frictions Conclusion
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: "White Fragility" Is a Trap Transforming Education into Indoctrination Chapter 2: Behind the Curve on Implicit Bias The Implicit Bias Paradigm It Is Not Clear What Implicit Bias Is It Is Not Clear What the Implicit Association Test (IAT) Measures IAT Results May Reflect Base Rates Rather than Bias Implicit Bias Does Not Reliably Predict Behavior Implicit Bias Training Has Not Been Shown to Work Implicit Bias Does Not Currently Tell Us Much about Racism Chapter 3: The Wrong Way to Think About Racism The "Reification" of Whiteness Redefining RacismThe Fallacy of Redefining RacismConflating Racism with the Legacy of Racism Chapter 4: Flawed Methodology Conflating Objectivity and Neutrality Why Is Objectivity Distrusted? The Vital Importance of Objectivity What Is Objective Measurement? Chapter 5: Exploiting Narratives at the Expense of Facts What Can A Jeopardy! Episode Tell Us About White Racial Illiteracy? The Jackie Robinson Story U.S. Economic History and the Mexican American War Chapter 6: Distorting the Enlightenment and Critical Theory What Does Critical Theory Have to Do with "Social Justice"? The Critique of Reason The Eclipse of Reason Critical Theory Sought to Rescue the Enlightenment, Not Abandon It Critical Theory Promotes Rational Autonomy Chapter 7: Running Afoul of Reason and Logic Correlation and Causation The Genetic Fallacy Other Logical Fallacies Chapter 8: Sermonizing, Not Scholarship "Theory" A Case Study: The Significance of "Black" Names Don't Ask Questions. Liberate Yourself! Chapter 9: A Rhetorical Weapon for Activist Bullies A Case Study: Micro-aggressions Rhetorical Bullying Tactic Chapter 10: A Better Way to Think About Whiteness and White Privilege The Theory of Whiteness and White Privilege White Privilege: A Concept in Need of Refinement "Privileges Worth Having" Are Public Goods Club Goods That Should Be Public Goods "Privileges Not Worth Having" Are Public Bads Racial Harms and Efficient Precaution "Reparations" and The Political Coase Theorem White Fragility Theory Undermines the Pursuit of Racial Justice A Case Study: "Preferential" versus "Developmental" Affirmative Action White Fragility Theory Exacerbates Social Frictions Conclusion
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