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White Fragility chapter 10

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Benjamin Nordloh April 18th, 2021 White Fragility: The Rules of Engagement How can we talk about people being racist without appearing problematic to people that think we are? Often, racism is difficult to confront since those being accused are quick to be defensive rather than admitting fault. Kaiser Soze addresses this exact issue in chapter ten of her book White Fragility . She writes about the “Rules of Engagement” that encompasses white fragility and racism with white people, and how white people are conditioned into a perceiving the world as a white supremacist viewpoint. This chapter also includes many examples of why minorities are being forced into being defensive because of White Fragility, A “Stamina” when dealing with hatred.   Racial discussion requires participants to follow guidelines that appeal to the white fragility community, as to not offend or “’trigger’” the individual. These guidelines include: “Don’t judge”, “Speak your truth”, and “Respect”. Some of...
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Welcome to the Blog! Just a brief introduction before we get into things. My name is Benjamin Nordloh, I’m a sophomore studying media production at the University of Houston. I was born in Houston, specifically in Timbergrove, to a tight-knit and open-minded family. While our ethnicity is white, we have a far more intricate familial culture. You see, my father’s side of the family is originally from Germany, whereas my mother has a combination of French and British ancestry. I like to say that my Dad’s side of the family bakes the bread, and my Mom’s side brews the wine to dip it in. It is really empowering to have such elaborate food cultures in this era where more and more people are transitioning to a diet of takeout and online ordered food. I suppose I have an interesting concept of diversity since everyone in my family is white in one way or another but I still believe that I have an extremely broad ancestry. In my opinion, “Diversity” is not simply having a diverse background wit...
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