White fragility promotes ending racism through open dialogue

Acknowledging bias and privilege is the first step in achieving racial equity and equality. Understanding the implications of white supremacy through white fragility will help end systemic racism and underlying biases that white people hold. Discussing how white people have been socially, economically, and politically privileged throughout most of international history forces them to see the consequences of their own supremacy. The consequences of white supremacy are the repression of other communities, systemic racism, and violence. Conversations around white fragility have already opened up dialogue between communities about how to combat social biases and systemic racism. ^[1] Open dialogue is the first step in ending racism. As communities talk with each other and share their grievances, white people will better understand their role in ending systemic racism through changing their perceptions of race and acknowledging their own privilege. ^[2] White privilege exists in almost every facet of everyday life, and while privilege can go unnoticed by a white person, non-white people feel the implications of white people ignoring and not understanding their privilege every day. ^[2] Continuing to discuss white fragility and its implications will open more dialogue to end racism.