Something a white person gets when they spend the whole day fighting against racism in the United States of America (USA).
by minorichan May 27, 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

by Lou Lou Cat May 19, 2020

When your government refuses to remove particularly bad elements from your society, and even actively imports more of them or encourages them to act even worse, leading to an overwhelming sense of fatigue in the law-abiding and native populace. This is especially true when the bad element is a different color from everyone else.
by BigBoiDefinitionMaster September 6, 2025

Look at those rich white kids protesting the Jews. Just a bunch racists. I'm so tired of liberals, I think I have black fatigue. It's why I'm voting Republican this year.
by Querilous Quidnunk July 1, 2025

by 69420fuckyou June 2, 2025
