Inclusive Conversations

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Face Fear and Fragility

Fear and fragility are inextricably connected. The history of cross-difference dynamics—whether it be race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomics, or other aspects of our identity—have left our society psychologically scarred, scared, and stuck in a vicious web of denial, defensiveness, and intergenerational trauma that is often too painful to even talk about.

 

Defining Fear

It is against this backdrop of a sordid and painful history that we are asking dominant and subordinated groups to come together and talk about our differences. Why wouldn’t there be fear and fragility? As an identifiable (based on my skin color) African American woman, I carry a certain amount of fear with me ...