White fragility is a defensive reaction to racial stress that restores white equilibrium

Evidence

DiAngelo (2011) defines White Fragility as “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” (p. 57). — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 459

Categorization

• DEFINE: Canonical framing of White Fragility worth keeping verbatim with attribution.