MichaelJan 21, 2023

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

Show threadRosanita
@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.
Jan 21, 2023 at 3:50pmWeb
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.