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Critical race theory is not some made up Boogeyman. It's real, it's used to influence the curriculum being taught, and it's just as bad as described
by dude187 3y ago
Critical race theory is not some made up Boogeyman. It's real, it's used to influence the curriculum being taught, and it's just as bad as described
- archagon 3y agoBullshit: "Opposition to what was purported to be critical race theory has been adopted as a major theme by several conservative think tanks and pressure groups, including The Heritage Foundation, the Idaho Freedom Foundation, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and organizations funded by the Koch brothers. [...] In 2021 [Christopher Rufo] wrote on Twitter, 'The goal is to have the public read something crazy in the newspaper and immediately think 'critical race theory'' and 'We have decodified the term and will recodify it to annex the entire range of cultural constructions that are unpopular with Americans.'" "The Economist and Reuters have conducted polls on how much the general public understands CRT, a 'once-obscure academic concept', and they found that most people are unfamiliar with CRT and misunderstand it." (From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_controversies_around_critical_race_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_controversies_around_cri....) It is absolutely a conservative boogeyman and (for the most part) has never been a taught subject outside of college.
- dude187 3y agoCRT is mainstream, and the foundation of tainted beliefs like "whiteness" being "evil" and somehow being the root of problems. It's a foundation in what teachers learn in training and apply in their teachings. I would assume you also oppose teachers getting their Master's in education? After all, that's not a subject that has never been taught in any primary school ...