When it comes to race and racism, some immutable, non-negotiable truths include these big three –
- White people can NEVER be the authority on the lived experiences of Black people.
- White people can NEVER be the experts on experiencing racism.
- White people should NEVER take the lead on anti-racism education
I’m talking to you “Robbing” DiAngelo and all the other white folks profiting off of the knowledge they get from Black folks.
“Robbing” DiAngelo as the originator of the *fragility* nonsense deserves *special recognition* for the upcoming release of her new book
Nice Ra¢i$m: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm [emphasis on ¢ and $ are mine]
The way I see it, the title makes complete “dollars and cents.” The bottom line is that white folks are profiting from racism and performative anti-racism. DiAngelo’s paradigm of faux “fragility” has already made her so much money because it provides euphemistic cover and justification for how white supremacy rears its ugly head.
What she terms “fragility” is the internal “whiteness preservation system™ (WPS) of white folks. The entire “fragility” paradigm is the “golden ticket” that exonerates white folks from owning up to both white supremacy and racism. White folks have clamored to embrace it because it allows them to avoid casting whiteness as evil and to avoid casting whiteness worshippers and upholders as immoral and inhumane monsters.
Her title for this latest book should be Money Maker Part II: Watch me Continue to Profit from Both Racism and Anti-Racism. And I’ll go ahead and write a review now in advance of the June 29 release.
With her new book, Robbing DiAngelo, the creator and purveyor of the profitable “fragility” empire, is expanding her reach and influence with gullible white folks who would rather justify away their racism rather than confront their whiteness preservation system™ (WPS). DiAngelo centers herself as an expert on anti-racism and as an authority on advancing anti-racism work. Having co-opted the voices and experiences of Black people, she repackages it all and delivers it back as a white-washed account that has lost everything in the translation. A master at cashing in at the expense of Black lives, DiAngelo solidifies her niche by doing what white folks always do—inserting themselves in a space and taking up all the room whether they should be in the space or not. The end result is that this book is really pushing this—that Black voices should be the hidden figures even when our lived experiences are the “focus.” The caucacity never ends. Spoiler Alert: Her new book is an autobiography.
I’ll also go ahead and give you the summary transcript in advance of the interviews with DiAngelo whereby she’ll be promoting her new book. You’re welcome.
Interviewer: How did you come about the information you share in this new book?
DiAngelo: I stole it from Black people.
Interviewer: Where did the term “nice racism” come from?
DiAngelo: I heard about it from Black people.
Interviewer: How did you learn about the ways in which racism harms?
DiAngelo: I learned it from Black people.
Interviewer: And finally, what was the inspiration for this new book?
DiAngelo: Cha-ching. $$$$
The publisher for this book is Beacon Press. Their main number is 617.742.2110.
Check back here soon for the petition to stop Beacon Press from releasing the book.
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