More Examples of White Fragility: 22 May 2018

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Police in Illinois arrested a Galesburg man on two felony counts of hate crimes after allegedly engaging in a racist tirade while ramming a car in a drop-off zone at the local high school, The Register-Mail reports.

In addition to the felony charges, the Knox County State’s Attorney also charged Bradley J. Qualls, 37, with misdemeanor criminal damage to property, misdemeanor reckless driving and misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

The incident reportedly occurred at Galesburg High School at 7:39 a.m. on Thursday morning.

Qualls allegedly struck the woman’s vehicle with his car and threatened her by saying “I am going to beat your ass you nigger bitch.”

An off-duty Galesburg Police officer dropping off a student at the school reported hearing Qualls, who is white, yelling at a black woman.

The office heard Qualls shouted “bitch fucking nigger” at least three times.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/man...e-high-school/


"White people in North America live in a social environment that protects and insulates them from race-based stress. This insulated environment of racial protection builds white expectations for racial comfort while at the same time lowering the ability to tolerate racial stress, leading to what I refer to as White Fragility. White Fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium."

Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D

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