Explaining Critical Race Theory

You all know how I feel about uneducated opinions. Right?

Opinions in which a person hates something without having ANY knowledge as to what this something is. Doing that is as close to SHEER stupidity as you can get. In this world where we ALL walk around with small mobile COMPUTERS in our pockets, which we can use to GOOGLE things before we speak or post online about it, you NEVER have to look uneducated or stupid... if you put the effort in to actually KNOW what you're talking about.

But I also noticed another trend: MOST reporters will just smile and laugh at the comment that is obviously based in sheer ignorance and lack of knowledge. They laugh at these people instead of explaining it.

I don't blame them. The mass Cognitive Dissonance and lack of education that has infected the Republican-American populace does not make for an intelligent debate.

One of the biggest crocks of poop that MAGA politicians have come up with is the lie that they are teaching our children Critical Race Theory in school.

First of all, MAGA people, let me make you feel BETTER:

CRT, known as Critical Race Theory, is NOT being taught in K-12 Grades. CRT is a graduate-level type of curriculum. COLLEGE LEVEL PEOPLE. Critical Race Theory is NOT teaching racism. It's not teaching children to HATE America. Your children are safe. And school books that talk about activism, different kinds of people, and families are not violating or manipulating your children or teaching them to be gay. I PROMISE.

Audience: Wait, why did you include something about teaching our children to be gay when talking about CRT?

Because MAGA people truly believe that people can turn your child gay by exposing them to KNOWLEDGE, friends. As you can see from the woman in the video, she lumped a children's book that educates on homosexuality in with the " critical race theory children's books." Asinine and absurd!!!!! But these people use GOD as a reason to hate, so there's not a lot of help for them.

So, What The ACTUAL F$%K IS Critical Race Theory?

Let's break down Google's answer into little bite-sized chunks - so we can absorb the information as we read it.

Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic framework, originating in U.S. law schools in the 1970s and 80s, that analyzes how race and racism are embedded within laws, legal institutions, and society. It is a practice of interrogating the relationship between race, racism, and power, and its goal is to identify and challenge structural inequality.

Let me use smaller words: In a nutshell, CRT is research on how racism affects our social structure within America in all facets, from health, life, to law. They are trying to prove that racism is systemic and woven into our very fabric of reality, from everyday life, health, and legal institutions. They are studying things like: How often people of color are wrongfully accused and unfairly treated, and where these things are happening: such as our police force, our jail and justice systems, higher positions in corporate offices, etc, etc. They are studying the effects of racism on our society as a whole. At

Core Tenets of Critical Race Theory

CRT challenges the idea that racism is merely the product of individual bias and argues instead that it is a systemic issue woven into the fabric of American society and its legal system. Key principles include:

Race is a Social Construct: CRT posits that race is not a biological reality but a social invention created and manipulated to oppress people of color.

Racism is Normal: Racism is considered an ordinary, everyday experience for most people of color and a normal feature of society, rather than an aberration.

Interest Convergence: Racial progress and advances in law for people of color often only occur when they align with the interests of the dominant white groups.

Intersectionality: Coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, this concept describes how various forms of inequality and identity (race, class, gender, etc.) operate together and cannot be understood in isolation.

Voices of Color: CRT emphasizes the importance of the lived experiences and narratives of people of color, which offer unique insights into the nature of racism that dominant perspectives often miss.

I used to think that racism was just an individual bias, and perhaps it becomes systemic when a racist person is put in a powerful position and starts using their hatred to make decisions. I spent 2 decades of my life believing that racism CAN'T be systemic because we had LAWS! Laws for diversity protection. Laws to keep people safe from other racist people in the workplace. I was naive. Even I admit.

Then Trump was put in the White House. And I realized *back the first time he was president* that with people like Trump in power, racism has no choice but to be systemic.

I mean, I seriously thought we were past the dark ages, but Trump, JD Vance, Kristi Gnome, that Murderhobo Hogsworth or whatever the Minister of "WAR" is called - they're proving to me that blood-thirsty homicidal nobility with the power to murder ANYONE they want in broad daylight STILL exist.

Public Debate and Misconceptions

While CRT is primarily an advanced legal and academic framework, the term has become a flashpoint in a fierce political and cultural debate.

Misuse of the Term: Opponents have co-opted "critical race theory" as a broad, catch-all phrase to criticize a wide range of diversity and inclusion initiatives, anti-bias training, or any public school curriculum that discusses systemic racism or American history in a way that makes some feel uncomfortable or guilty.

Curriculum Bans: As of late 2024, numerous state legislatures have introduced or passed bills to ban the teaching of "divisive concepts" related to race in K-12 schools, although academic experts note that the academic framework itself is not typically taught at that level.

Core Disagreement: The debate often centers on a fundamental dispute between those who see racism as systemic and structural, and those who view it primarily as a matter of individual prejudice and who favor "colorblind" policies.

I was raised being told this is the land of the free and the land of the equal. EVERY person has the opportunity to succeed or fail here. And that we are a GLORIOUS melting pot of cultures and colors, leading to a gorgeous Gumbo of a country that has the best *and even the worst* of each culture in the world. My mother taught me to see beauty in the misunderstood and unknown.

I was taught that what makes our country so great is the fact that does hold all of these colors, cultures, foods, and communities. There's a home for EVERYONE here - so long as they take the correct legal procedures to make this their home. America is the ONLY country where you can become an American, while still honoring the roots from which you came. I guess the Old Jaundiced Prune in charge didn't get that memo when he was a kid.

But I guess that it all comes down to how we are raised.

Now you know what Critical Race Theory is. You know they aren't teaching it in schools to traumatize and taint your K-12 grader, and now you know not to try and use it as a right-wing argument unless you really just WANT to look stu-

*Cough* Nope. Your curse word and insult quota has been met for this article, girl. Calm down. It's going from a humorous infomercial to a full-on rant.

Right. Jolly good.

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