White Fragility, Chapter Twelve
In Chapter Twelve of White Fragility, Robin Diangelo titles it “Where Do We Go from Here?”. Based off that title and it being the last chapter of the novel, we can infer that Diangelo is going to recommend some ways we can mitigate white fragility or prevent future social and racial injustices. Diangelo begins the chapter with a real-world experience with a black person who was not fond of her comment/joke she made. It gives the reader a sort of interest that she herself has portrayed racism towards a person of color without realizing it at first. But she acknowledged her actions later when she thought about it and realized that it offended that person. But I like how she was able to sit down with that person of color she offended and talk with her about the issues that she had made, and resolve those issues by asking if there were any more problems between them to address. When I first read a part of the chapter, Diangelo mentions how white people come up to her and ask her what to ...