On a second thought about White Fragility I think that the most important binary to dismantle is Bad person == Racist person. None of us thinks of themselves as a “bad person”. We genuinely believe (and most is correct, I’m sure) that we can be called a “good person” or at least we do not belong to the “bad person” category. This therefore exempts us from thinking that we may behave in a racist way or that we may have racist beliefs and biases. Aka - “Racism is bad; only bad people can be racist, right? Hence this is something that does not apply to me. I am not a bad person.” And just like that: whole conversation killed even before it started. Simple and effective avoidance strategy. Second one to dismantle would be: “I didn’t have bad intentions therefore I cannot be at guilt and my comfort needs to be protected. I cannot feel uncomfortable in this conversation”. Well, f-you. Intentions do not cancel the effects of actions, nor our comfort is required for the anti-racist argument being brought against our action.