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Controversial California ethnic studies curriculum passes unanimously

• SiempreViernes 6y ago
  > On Thursday, those activists had mostly positive reactions to the final draft, which includes sections about the American Jewish experience. Curious how this wasn't important enough to make the title...
  • core-questions 6y ago
    God forbid anyone should dare to have a purely-political critique of Israel's actions that makes them wish to boycott products, divest investments, or advocate for sanctions until violence against Palestinians and sabre-rattling against Iran ceases. Sure makes me glad that billions are invested on mandatory education campaigns to make sure all children in America are informed that they are not allowed to have that opinion, and that thinking along those lines is essentially endorsement of genocide. > “For too long in our classrooms, Jewish identity has been flattened and distorted to that of a white religious minority, taking little note of our global peoplehood, history, diversity and oppression,” said Tyler Gregory, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Community Relations Council. It's fine, nobody is asking or making you identify as White.