Meaning of black fragility | Babel Free

Definitions

A tendency on the part of black people to ascribe racism to a wide range of possibly benign words or actions.

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Examples

“Black fragility is the quality of being easily damaged or broken—due to a long history of external social pressures. The type⟳ of fragility just mentioned is not referring to any inherent weakness in the make-up of Black people because our history tells a very different story.”

“Black Fragility Infantilizes Blacks | There is an assumption of Black fragility in the anti-racism arguments. Blacks are treated as so weak that they cannot be disagreed with, criticized, or asked anything, lest they be irreparably harmed.”

“I have⟳ not felt empathy for cosmetic disputes like⟳ the use⟳ of the word "owner" for NBA owners. […] The term "owner" is a legal term. It is devoid of race⟳ unless one is driven to see⟳ race⟳ in everything in life. […] Many of these micro-calamities are rooted in Black Fragility, an inability to see⟳ beyond slaveholding. I see⟳ Black Fragility as the greatest threat to a healthy black culture and consciousness.”

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