#WhiteDefensiveness is a term to describe defensive responses by white people to discussions of societal discrimination, structural racism, and white privilege. The term has been applied to characterize the responses of white people to portrayals of the Atlantic slave trade and European colonization, or scholarship on the legacy of those systems in modern society. ...multiple forms of white defensiveness, ...#WhiteDenial, #WhiteDiversion, and #WhiteFragility ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_defensiveness #Racism

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Fragility White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism is a 2018 book written by Robin DiAngelo about race relations in the United States. An academic with experience in diversity training, DiAngelo coined the term "white fragility" in 2011 to describe what she views as any defensive instincts or reactions that a white person experiences when questioned about race or made to consider their own race. #WhiteTears