The Man Behind Critical Race Theory

Re:The Man Behind Critical Race Theory by zepto on Monday September 13, 2021 @02:04PM (#28514639)

This is a crucial point. A lot of these discussions of the concepts of CRT would be a lot better if it was recognized that ‘race’ itself is a category that was made up to justify racism.

I think CRT has done quite a lot of good by helping expose how much influence racism has had on society as well as in individuals.

I think it’s now doing harm, because it seems to be about forcing us to remain in the same racial categories forever.

We can’t ‘dismantle’ racism unless we dismantle race.

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Re:The Man Behind Critical Race Theory by listless on Monday September 13, 2021 @02:56PM (#28515291)

I can’t agree with this more.

I also think it’s tragic that “CRT” has been turned into an ideology. It’s a useful lens for looking at any given problem, institution, system. But it’s NOT the gospel of truth. The net result is that we can’t use it to help us because either you can’t question the religion, or you refuse to engage with it entirely.

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