Haven't read the book, and will not buy it. But are you sure, this isn't the meaning. Seems in the last few years, if a white person says anything, even if it's the truth, they will be labeled a racist if it's about blacks,Islamophobic if it's about Muslims, antisemitic if it's about the Jews, homophobic if it's about gays, and on and on. But, anyone of those groups, can, and have said what they want about white people, up to killing us. Double standard maybe??
I haven't bought the book either, not wanting to support such drivel. ...But I have read the summaries by scrolling down to reviews in the link provided in the OP..
along with viewing discussions of the book.
Racism; sure it still exists, but in a much reduced percentage that it has historically been. ..Plus the racism is bot a one-way street, in fact i suggest that racism is perhaps most prevalent among those who are continually crying "racism"..
Ms DiAngelo seems to be one of those who are fixated on the subject, and seems bound to gain as much book sales as possible by exploiting the subject.
By her bio, she seems to be one captured in the academic bubble. I have a brother in the same situation..a captive of the academic bubble; and to me he seems completely unreasonable, as seen by we people who have experienced and endured the vicissitudes of the "real world"..
Generally speaking , as I see it..racism does exist, but is employed..or deployed, by a very minimal number of persons. So fragility is seldom even considered by most
clear thinking white or black people, since it plays little into their daily life, and has little or no consequence in their continuing lives.
...Like wasting our days, worrying how a some slimy snail in a Brazilian jungle will find sustenance ! ...Such a nebulous concern, we can leave to those to whom it has the most consequence..
Let the leftist academics to debate and fret over their own non sequiturs.
