Why is it so difficult to have meaningful conversations about race and racism?
I’ve got an answer that you’ve never heard before
Get your pen and paper ready because I’m reviewing a book that looks at race and racism in a way that you’ve probably never come across before.
The book is White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin D’Angelo. This is the second book that we discussed in our book club
I want to thank Jake Hobson and his colleagues at CBRE for hosting our launch event for the Book Club, we had a great mix of people who had really interesting and powerful insights, some of which I’m going to be sharing with you today.
In todays show I discuss several things including:
- How Cognitive Diversity leads to better outcomes in groups and teams
- How Diversity and Excellence are not mutually exclusive
- Why Diversity is a necessary issue to address.and much much more
Here’s some of what I share in the show:
Whiteness as a concept and it’s relationship to racism
“The book argues that whiteness is a property, this is an important point because it draws attention to the social construction and the structures that create and recreate the system”
Why Racism is a system of advantage and not just discrimination
“Racism is a system of advantage that provides benefits and privileges to those defined and perceived as white
How ‘White’ people benefit from racism and find it difficult to discuss
“If you are defined and perceived as being white, you receive these benefits and privileges whether you are aware of them or not, whether you like it or not.”
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SHOWNOTES
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
White Fragility Reading Group Guide
When the Irish became white: immigrants in mid-19th century US
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