Robin DiAngelo on 'White Fragility' - EXTENDED CONVERSATION | Amanpour and Company

In her 2018 book “White Fragility,” Dr. Robin DiAngelo digs into unconscious bias--and why white people are so defensive when it comes to talking about race. Now as the book returns to the top of the bestseller list--as people seek to educate themselves--we are airing an extended version of her 2018 conversation with Michel Martin.

Originally aired on September 21, 2018.

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[RedPillGrimReaper]

It took until the 14:50 mark for the most important question to be asked: "Where's your data?" And of course she provided none

[oscarpaez]

Why do I feel like every time she says “white people” she is talking about herself?

[Sonicbergs]

This woman clearly hasn't worked an honest day in her life

[amadeusdebussy]

If anyone ever tries to convince you that, "people doubting and opposing me just proves that I'm right" you are dealing with either a crackpot or a straight-up con-artist. Not just in this sphere, in ANY sphere.

[erichartmann]

Lady: things got worse for black people under Obama
Lady seconds later: Trump voters resented black advancement

[bighuge]

She's making bucks by smugly selling shame in incredibly asinine word salads. Not someone you want to spend on second with.

[meerak]

I want to keep my critique simple and direct: she is the worst.

[sfepea]

This just sounds like a manufactured issue where she self-congratulates herself for defeating straw men that she set up herself.

[erinlopez]

Buy my book. That's what I heard.

[jutsu]

this woman just created 200 white supremacists.

[noreenhappel]

The powers that be would like to keep us fighting each other than attacking the real enemy.

[jakewakelin]

Acting defensive when accused of racism is not strange.

[AndrewAment]

Surprised Google Overlords didn’t block the comments.

[vl]

"You're a scholar, where's your data?" 😂😂😂 14:50

[ratjoburg]

This lady is a sales person. She found a market and is now exploiting it for maximum gains. Make white American women from the suburbs feel guilty and cash in on their guilt. Wild.

[bestill]

She is the hero in every story... her body language and constant use of the words 'I', 'me' and 'my' really share her true motivations. She is inciting racism with her generalizations of Caucasians.

[oudguitar]

Does anyone see the irony of ironies, many people of color are on these comments, Robin's philosophy doesn't put the subjective experience of brown and black people above other things, It puts her own philosophy (And her $10, 000 an hour corporate rate) as the thing that is not questionable...Robin if you really want to make a commitment to black and brown people, would you make a commitment to donate the rest of the money to the NAACP, since this is just"doing the work", I'm assuming you would be willing to de colonialize your bank account and allow black homeless people to live in your home, I think one good way to unlearned privilege would be to learn to sleep in a tent, i and many of my friends have had to sleep on the street., I would challenge you to do that as well

[everythingisstupid]

This is who your HR department is listening to right now.

[daveburrows]

I think that 'fragility' is a kinder way of talking about 'me first' immaturity. It's this childish, me-first egocentrism that fuels racism and other forms of tribalism.

[RedPillGrimReaper]

1:15 are there any races that do like being generalized? If so, which ones?