English Dictionary

white fragility

名詞

不可算名詞

(sociology) A range of defensive behaviours supposedly exhibited by white people in response to challenges to the unstable racial situation that gives them social privileges.

日本語の意味

人種的特権が不安定な状況に直面した際、白人が示す一連の防衛的な反応や行動。具体的には、自身の人種的優位性に対する批判や異議申し立てに対して、感情的な反発や否認、攻撃的な態度などが現れる現象。

In the workshop, facilitators addressed white fragility as a pattern of defensive responses by white people when their racial privilege is challenged.

ワークショップで、進行役は人種的特権が問われたときに白人が示す防衛的な反応のパターンについて取り上げた。

意味（1）

(sociology) A range of defensive behaviours supposedly exhibited by white people in response to challenges to the unstable racial situation that gives them social privileges.