Tag: Robin DiAngelo

I have not yet read White Fragility, but, according to K Biswas (The Critics, 29 March) the book seems short on advice for us white progressives who, writes author, Robin DiAngelo, cause “most daily damage” to people of colour. “Predictable” suggests blanket prejudice on DiAngelo’s part. As for “argumentation”, since when has teaching been about accepting the teacher’s words in meek silence? Vera Lustig Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Calls for change The UK desperately needs a new constitutional settlement as Anthony Seldon asserts (“J’Accuse!”, 29 March). Brexit is a project of the right, for the right. We do need to unify around a common set of values, as Seldon claims. The second complaint was loss of sovereignty. However, that can be a trap, as one reads only what one agrees with, and mixes, through the media, only with likeminded people. I suspect there are many like me, so it is unfortunate that the New Statesman does not realise that not all its subscribers believe remaining in the EU is a good thing. Michael Conley Manchester Your correspondent thinks that Kim Moore’s poem “I Let a Man” (The Critics, 15 March) could lead to the “annihilation of men”.