Eva is a white German woman who attends one of DiAngelo’s volunteer workshops. When she argues that she is exempt from racism because there were no Black people in Germany, DiAngelo pushes back by saying that Eva probably absorbed some stereotypes from media about African countries growing up and/or during the 23 years she has lived in the United States. Eva reacts furiously, which is an example of white fragility.
Eva Quotes in White Fragility
The White Fragility quotes below are all either spoken by Eva or refer to Eva. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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Notice that I did not tell Eva that she was racist or that her story was racist. But what I did do was challenge her self-image as someone exempt from racism. Paradoxically, Eva’s anger that I did not take her claims at face value surfaced within the context of a volunteer workshop on racism, which she ostensibly attended to deepen her understanding of racism.
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Eva Quotes in White Fragility
The White Fragility quotes below are all either spoken by Eva or refer to Eva. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 9
Quotes
Notice that I did not tell Eva that she was racist or that her story was racist. But what I did do was challenge her self-image as someone exempt from racism. Paradoxically, Eva’s anger that I did not take her claims at face value surfaced within the context of a volunteer workshop on racism, which she ostensibly attended to deepen her understanding of racism.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
