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Topic: White fragility

White fragility refers to the defensive behaviors and emotions exhibited by white people when their racial privilege is challenged.

More on: White fragility

The podcast episodes provided discuss the concept of white fragility and its role in perpetuating systemic racism. The episode with Resmaa Menakem critiques the tendency of white people to rely on intellectual exercises like reading books, rather than engaging in sustained, embodied anti-racist practices.

The episode with Tracie McMillan touches on the discomfort and resistance many white people have to directly confronting and discussing their racial advantages and privilege.

The teaser episode from 'Know Your Enemy' specifically discusses the book 'White Fragility' as an example of unproductive anti-racist rhetoric that should be criticized.

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