Thinking racismwould go away ifpeople stoppedtalking about itAngry ataccusationthat I benefitfrom whiteprivilegeFeelingbetter aftersaying "notall whitepeople"...Explaining myancestors hadhardships whena POC talksabout beingoppressedExplaining myown hardshipswhen a POCtalks aboutbeing oppressedAshamed ofpast butassuring notracistanymoreDefensive when aPOC talks aboutracism when itincludes mythoughts andbehaviorsNeedingto provenot racistRespondingdefensivelywhen a POCsays "whitepeople"Expectingapologywhen unfairlyaccused ofracismFight/flight/freezeresponse tofeedback thatthoughts, actions,values are racistAssuring myfriends/familyare POC inresponse toaccusation ofracismAngry orannoyed byaccusationson this bingocardConvincing POCthey're wrongabout racism bypointing out POCwho agree with meFeeling betterafter hearingor reading"it's ok to bewhite"White opinionsmatter; listeningmore thanspeaking is notfairThinking racismwould go away ifpeople stoppedtalking about itAngry ataccusationthat I benefitfrom whiteprivilegeFeelingbetter aftersaying "notall whitepeople"...Explaining myancestors hadhardships whena POC talksabout beingoppressedExplaining myown hardshipswhen a POCtalks aboutbeing oppressedAshamed ofpast butassuring notracistanymoreDefensive when aPOC talks aboutracism when itincludes mythoughts andbehaviorsNeedingto provenot racistRespondingdefensivelywhen a POCsays "whitepeople"Expectingapologywhen unfairlyaccused ofracismFight/flight/freezeresponse tofeedback thatthoughts, actions,values are racistAssuring myfriends/familyare POC inresponse toaccusation ofracismAngry orannoyed byaccusationson this bingocardConvincing POCthey're wrongabout racism bypointing out POCwho agree with meFeeling betterafter hearingor reading"it's ok to bewhite"White opinionsmatter; listeningmore thanspeaking is notfair

White Fragility Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Thinking racism would go away if people stopped talking about it
  2. Angry at accusation that I benefit from white privilege
  3. Feeling better after saying "not all white people"...
  4. Explaining my ancestors had hardships when a POC talks about being oppressed
  5. Explaining my own hardships when a POC talks about being oppressed
  6. Ashamed of past but assuring not racist anymore
  7. Defensive when a POC talks about racism when it includes my thoughts and behaviors
  8. Needing to prove not racist
  9. Responding defensively when a POC says "white people"
  10. Expecting apology when unfairly accused of racism
  11. Fight/flight/freeze response to feedback that thoughts, actions, values are racist
  12. Assuring my friends/family are POC in response to accusation of racism
  13. Angry or annoyed by accusations on this bingo card
  14. Convincing POC they're wrong about racism by pointing out POC who agree with me
  15. Feeling better after hearing or reading "it's ok to be white"
  16. White opinions matter; listening more than speaking is not fair