[1] https://libjournal.uncg.edu/ijcp/article/viewFile/249/116

    White people in North America live in a social environment that protects and in-
    sulates them from race-based stress. This insulated environment of racial protec-
    tion builds white expectations for racial comfort while at the same time lowering
    the ability to tolerate racial stress, leading to what I refer to as White Fragility.
    White Fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress be-
    comes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include
    the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such
    as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation. These behav-
    iors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium.