Michael

Yes, Critical Race Theory is "just a theory."

But a theory is nothing more than a model explaining observed facts in the least complicated way possible.

If there is a better theory about how minority races have been treated historically in the US, I have not heard it.

#Politics #CRT #Discrimination #SocialJustice

Jan 21, 2023 at 2:03pmWeb
Show threadLens on the WorldJan 21, 2023
@mimarek1 Good point. Teach how racism was managed in this country. Is that CRT?Laws were enacted for slaveholders so they could conduct their business. Laws were created so a racially divided society could be organized for law abiding citizens. Pretty simple concept. Many people just want to keep their heads down and follow the laws. Those laws unjust or not were created with racial divisions in mind. Is that so hard to understand? ~sigh~
Show threadLens on the WorldJan 21, 2023

@mimarek1 and What does CRT do with Jim Crow laws? Is this allowed to be taught in Florida? ~sigh~

https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws

Jim Crow Laws: Definition, Facts & Timeline | HISTORY

Jim Crow laws were state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Enacted after the Civil War, the laws denied equal opportunity to Black citizens.

HISTORY
Show threadMichaelJan 21, 2023

@lensWorld

I think that Jim Crow laws would come under the definition of systematic oppression, but the Florida laws are so new and untested in the courts that who knows what is Constitutionally allowed (regardless of state laws).

Show threadLens on the WorldFeb 26, 2023
@mimarek1 Everybody knows that Jim Crow laws were supported and enforced by the legal system, with courts upholding laws that explicitly denied Black people their rights and privileges as citizens. Studying CRT allows us to examine the ways in which the legal system has been used to perpetuate this racial inequality.
No wonder they ban it!
Show threadMichaelFeb 27, 2023

@lensWorld

No disagreements.

Show threadRosanitaJan 21, 2023
@mimarek1 K-12 curriculum is social studies, as its purpose is “to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society on an interdependent world” which includes an “accurate, thorough, and fact-based history that teaches racism is wrong and students should learn to value and recognize and respect the equal humanity and dignity of every person, and to recognize and reject racism”. Sources: LFHC and NCSS.
Show threadRosanitaJan 21, 2023
@mimarek1 CRT, as according to Kimberlé Crenshaw, is different. It is “a way of looking at law’s role platforming, facilitating, producing, and even insulating racial inequality in our country, ranging from health to wealth to segregation to policing…It is a way of seeing, attending to, accounting for, tracing and analyzing the ways that race is produced, the ways that racial inequality is facilitated, and the ways that our history has created these inequalities.”
Show threadMichaelJan 21, 2023

@rosanita

I do not disagree, but fundamentally that "way of seeing" is the understanding of systemic racism, and how it has shaped inequality, as I understand it. Am I wrong?

Show threadRosanitaJan 21, 2023
@mimarek1 That’s an oversimplification. CRT is an action verb and an in-depth study, tracing, analysis and accounting for the legal system that creates and enforces racial hierarchies. It’s not just understanding systemic racism as written policies. CRT is a critical look at the unwritten too. That’s why it’s a law school course. There’s higher level nuance and thinking skills that are needed to partake in the action CRT and it involves legal experts as facilitators.
Show threadRosanitaJan 21, 2023
@mimarek1 The result of CRT is understanding how race and racial hierarchy is built into the US legal system, the legal and social impact of those laws and legal rulings, and I’d add the cycle it creates.
Show threadMichaelJan 22, 2023

@rosanita

Thank you for your additional comments. We NEED to understand the way in which discrimination is built into the system...and WHY...in order to change it.

Show threadSteve GriffinJan 21, 2023
@mimarek1 gravity is next on the chopping block