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Read something interesting today re: "crt"

"The people who threw rocks at Ruby Bridges for trying to go to school in 1960 are now upset their grandchildren might learn about them throwing rocks at Ruby Bridges for trying to go to school. "

Doesn't get simpler than that.
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Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M
CRT is not history. It uses history to offer a theory about racial injustice. I don’t subscribe to CRT, but at least I know what it is.
SW-User
@Fukfacewillie it's only taught in law school
Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M
@SW-User Not when I went, and probably only in an elective even now
SW-User
@Fukfacewillie I'm an undergraduate student and there's no CRT class in the curriculum.
Graylight · 51-55, F
@SW-User Oh. My. God.

CRT isn't offered as a class in any place of higher learning anywhere in the country. Many courses have elements of the theory, but that's entirely different.

From CRT.org:
Critical race theory is an academic movement which seeks to link racism, race, and power. Unlike the Civil Rights movement, which sought to work within the structures of American democracy, critical race theorists challenge the very foundations of the liberal order, such as rationalism, constitutional law, and legal reasoning. Critical race theorists argue that American social life, political structures, and economic systems are founded upon race, which (in their view) is a social construct.

Systemic racism, in the eyes of critical race theorists, stems from the dominance of race in American life. Critical race theorists and anti-racist advocates argue that, because race is a predominant part of American life, racism itself has become internalized into the American conscience. It is because of this, they argue, that there have been significantly different legal and economic outcomes between different racial groups.

Also:
Critical race theory (CRT) is a framework and/or analytical tool primarily used in university-level courses. Originating in the 1970s, CRT was first used as a way to help law students think critically about the impact of historical and present-day racism on the legal system.
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It's like introducing the concept of "Fruit of the poison tree" and calling it the backbone of law application.