White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo said black conservatives resemble the overseers who held down slaves on plantations, inflicting cruelty on behalf of white people. .“I don’t think they’re the norm,” said DiAngelo in a Wednesday video. .“I think they’re somewhat the exception, but they absolutely exist.” .The video starts off with Berrett-Koehler Publishers executive editor and product manager Charlotte Ashlock asking if she finds nonwhite conservatives are sought out by white progressives. .DiAngelo said United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has held down black people, adding white people love to elevate black conservative voices. .The author went on to say this is why she thinks “affinity work for people of colour is really, really critical to see where they are colluding.” She said these are “sensitive conversations which I don’t think are my business.” .“We all uphold these systems,” she said.
