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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Im not letting him off the hook so easily.

For all I know, Taibbi is a secret racist. I am more focused on the piece. Taibbi is critiquing the concept of white fragility. ALL concepts - let me repeat, ALL of them - are subject to critique.

So you think he is "critiquing the concept of white fragility"? Not sure what he said that gave you that idea. If he were going to critique it, he would have to engage with the concept, and although I haven't read the book, it's pretty clear to me that he hasn't done that, because he doesn't quote it at length and his characterizations of what the author said seem suspect and unfair. "White Fragility is based upon the idea that human beings are incapable of judging each other by the content of their character, and if people of different races think they are getting along or even loving one another, they probably need immediate antiracism training." If that were true, don't you think he'd be able to quote something from the book to that effect? Less critique than drive-by shooting.