White Fragility - common white reactions to racial dialogue. Reactionary emotional responses to subversive pain. On the side of the oppressed anger often manifests as a result of, or as a cover for grief and every day and intergenerational trauma. On the side of the privileged fragility manifests as a cover for guilt. “White people live in a social environment that protects and insulates them from race-based stress. This insulated environment of racial protection builds white expectations for racial comfort while at the same time lowering the ability to tolerate racial stress, leading to what is referred to as White Fragility. White Fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium.” Robin DiAngelo This is a fairly important topic to understand. White fragility is deeply linked to white guilt which is a trauma response that manifests as a silencing tactic. The concept was first brought into dialogue by Robin DiAngelo. The resource attached below is 15 pages of her writing which should give you a clear idea of what the concept means.