White opinionsmatter; listeningmore thanspeaking is notfairAssuring myfriends/familyare POC inresponse toaccusation ofracismNeedingto provenot racistFeeling betterafter hearingor reading"it's ok to bewhite"Ashamed ofpast butassuring notracistanymoreExpectingapologywhen unfairlyaccused ofracismRespondingdefensivelywhen a POCsays "whitepeople"Defensive when aPOC talks aboutracism when itincludes mythoughts andbehaviorsFeelingbetter aftersaying "notall whitepeople"...Angry ataccusationthat I benefitfrom whiteprivilegeExplaining myown hardshipswhen a POCtalks aboutbeing oppressedAngry orannoyed byaccusationson this bingocardThinking racismwould go away ifpeople stoppedtalking about itExplaining myancestors hadhardships whena POC talksabout beingoppressedFight/flight/freezeresponse tofeedback thatthoughts, actions,values are racistConvincing POCthey're wrongabout racism bypointing out POCwho agree with meWhite opinionsmatter; listeningmore thanspeaking is notfairAssuring myfriends/familyare POC inresponse toaccusation ofracismNeedingto provenot racistFeeling betterafter hearingor reading"it's ok to bewhite"Ashamed ofpast butassuring notracistanymoreExpectingapologywhen unfairlyaccused ofracismRespondingdefensivelywhen a POCsays "whitepeople"Defensive when aPOC talks aboutracism when itincludes mythoughts andbehaviorsFeelingbetter aftersaying "notall whitepeople"...Angry ataccusationthat I benefitfrom whiteprivilegeExplaining myown hardshipswhen a POCtalks aboutbeing oppressedAngry orannoyed byaccusationson this bingocardThinking racismwould go away ifpeople stoppedtalking about itExplaining myancestors hadhardships whena POC talksabout beingoppressedFight/flight/freezeresponse tofeedback thatthoughts, actions,values are racistConvincing POCthey're wrongabout racism bypointing out POCwho agree with me

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