Something a white person gets when they spend the whole day fighting against racism in the United States of America (USA).
by minorichan May 28, 2020
Racial battle fatigue is a term coined by professor William A. Smith that refers to the cognitive, emotional and physiological effects of being a person of color in environments that are both implicitly and explicitly racist.
Basically, it is the ways that racism has a negative effect on the psychology and physiology of people of color.
Physiological symptoms of RBF: tension headaches, backaches, elevated heartbeat, rapid breathing in anticipation of conflict, upset stomach, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, ulcers, elevated blood pressure. Psychological symptoms of RBF: constant anxiety and worrying, inability to sleep, sleep broken by haunting, conflict-specific dreams, intrusive thoughts and images, loss of self-confidence.
Basically, it is the ways that racism has a negative effect on the psychology and physiology of people of color.
Physiological symptoms of RBF: tension headaches, backaches, elevated heartbeat, rapid breathing in anticipation of conflict, upset stomach, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, ulcers, elevated blood pressure. Psychological symptoms of RBF: constant anxiety and worrying, inability to sleep, sleep broken by haunting, conflict-specific dreams, intrusive thoughts and images, loss of self-confidence.
I can't go to that meeting with them White folks today, I'm struggling with Racial Battle Fatigue
We have to protect our students from Racial Battle Fatigue by connecting them with people who will love and support them
We have to protect our students from Racial Battle Fatigue by connecting them with people who will love and support them
by Ariel William Moore February 14, 2021
An increasingly common ailment across the United States, particularly with the gainfully employed.
Symptoms include the overwhelming urge to curse and yell "Really????" when reading almost any headline, or email bulletin from Human Resources.
The stress from the modern work environment may often cause suffers to consume alcohol, and or play the guitar at Volume 11.
Causes are well understood. The human brain is not hardwired to speak as the everything should be filtered through a "lawyer buffer". Those on earth that still have some sort of "Sense of Humor" find the modern work environment challenging. (Not the WORK part.....the EGGSHELLS part
Symptoms include the overwhelming urge to curse and yell "Really????" when reading almost any headline, or email bulletin from Human Resources.
The stress from the modern work environment may often cause suffers to consume alcohol, and or play the guitar at Volume 11.
Causes are well understood. The human brain is not hardwired to speak as the everything should be filtered through a "lawyer buffer". Those on earth that still have some sort of "Sense of Humor" find the modern work environment challenging. (Not the WORK part.....the EGGSHELLS part
by Killroy74 August 30, 2010
the feeling of being overwhelmed by too many deep and meaningful conversations or experiences, that you crave simplicity and superficial interactions
“They just keep having the most meaningful and powerful realizations that I have some serious depth fatigue going on. Can we please just get stoned and watch this sitcom?”
by casia.xx August 25, 2022
Meat Fatigue - when you have consumed large amounts of red meat in a short amount of time, and you feel sleepy, slow, and thick.
by XxK1ngCxX February 19, 2023
The intense feeling of exhaustion and burnout you feel from constant activism and internal thought policing for a group you do not belong to.
Monique is suffering from allyship fatigue and considering burning the cape for black men after realizing she's chronically neglected her own needs.
by 36282971yb May 13, 2025
When someone who is a strong advocate for social justice is utterly and absolutely tired of beating their head against a wall trying to explain to ignorant assholes with what you would think is unequivocal evidence, that racism exists
by KJSpikus August 14, 2020