Criticisms of Whiteness Studies and Anti-Racism
Exploring White Fragility: Debating the Effects of Whiteness Studies on America’s Schools, Rowman & Littlefield Publications, by Christopher Paslay. This book, due out in April of 2021, uses both existing research and anecdotal classroom observations to examine the effects whiteness studies is having on America’s schools. (Click here to pre-order.)
Reinventing Racism: Why “White Fragility” is the Wrong Way to Think About Racial Inequality, by Jonathan Church
Not White Fragility, Mutual Responsibility, Patheos, by George Yancy
Ibram Kendi’s Thesis Could Use a Lot More Rigor Part 1, Merion West, by Jonathan Church
Ibram Kendi’s Thesis Could Use a Lot More Rigor Part 2, Merion West, by Jonathan Church
How to Talk to Your Employers About Anti-Racism, New Discourses, by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay
Teaching Robin DiAngelo’s ‘White Fragility’ Will Get You Sued, The Federalist, by Adam Mill
The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility, The Atlantic, by John McWhorter
The Orwellian Dystopia of Robin DiAngelo’s PhD Dissertation, Areo, by Jonathan Church
The Insidious Subtext of “Systemic Racism”, The Agonist Journal, by Jonathan Church
The False Dichotomy in Kimberle Crenshaw’s Intersectionality, Merion West, by Jonathan Church
Dear White People: Please Do Not Read Robin DiAngelo’s ‘White Fragility’, Arc Digital, by Jonathan Church
What To Read Instead Of ‘White Fragility’, The Federalist, Mark Hemingway
The Flaws in White Fragility Theory: A Primer, New Discourses, by Helen Pluckrose and Jonathan Church
Is Whiteness Invisible to White People? Areo Magazine, by Jonathan Church
How ‘White Fragility’ Theory Turns Classrooms Into Race-Charged Power Struggles, The Federalist, (discussed further on the Dan Proft radio show), by Jonathan Church and Christopher Paslay
On “White Fragility,” by Matt Taibbi, contributing editor for Rolling Stone
An Economic Theory of Whiteness, Areo Magazine, by Jonathan Church
Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility Theory Falls Prey to Logical Fallacies, Merion West, by Jonathan Church
White Fragility Theory Is a Bullying Rhetorical Tactic, The Agonist, by Jonathan Church
Psychology’s Favorite Tool for Measuring Racism Isn’t Up to the Job, The Cut, by Jesse Singal
The Creators of the Implicit Association Test Should Get Their Story Straight, Intelligencer, by Jesse Singal
Whiteness Studies: An Insidious Ideology, The Agonist, by Jonathan Church
Diversity Training Shouldn’t Be Based on Flawed Implicit Bias Research, The Philadelphia Inquirer, by Christopher Paslay
White Fragility Theory Mistakes Correlation for Causation, Areo Magazine, by Jonathan Church
Whiteness Studies and the Theory of White Fragility Are Based on a Logical Fallacy, Areo Magazine, (discussed further in an interview and podcast with Benjamin Boyce), by Jonathan Church
The Theory of White Fragility: Scholarship or Proselytization? , Areo Magazine, by Jonathan Church
What Can A Jeopardy! Episode Tell Us about White Racial Illiteracy?, Arc Digital, 2018, by Jonathan Church
The Epistemological Problem with White Fragility Theory, Areo Magazine, by Jonathan Church
Mandatory Implicit Bias Training Is a Bad Idea, Psychology Today, by Lee Jussim
The Problem with ‘White Fragility’ Theory, Quillette, (discussed further in a podcast with Quillette associate editor Toby Young, and in an interview with Benjamin Boyce), by Jonathan Church
Are Micro-Aggressions Really A Thing ?, The Good Men Project, by Jonathan Church
The Problem I Have with the Concept of White Privilege, The Good Men Project, by Jonathan Church
Inside White Fragility 