Post by the Scribe on Jun 12, 2021 13:11:33 GMT
Great discussion on what this conservative dog-whistle term is all about. SNOW FLAKE is the perfect descriptor for today's conservatives. Snowy White Flaky caucasians that never learned to FACT CHECK. Presenting real facts on America's history is just too much for these people to take.
The Real Critical Race Theory
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/critical-race-theory-real-critical-race-theory-on-the-media
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June 11, 2021
Professor Derrick Bell of the University of Washington Law School shown in his office January 30, 1980.
( ASSOCIATED PRESS / AP Images )
The term "critical race theory" has officially entered the GOP arsenal. Like "political correctness," "cancel culture," and "woke," the phrase "CRT" has been reborn as something far more sinister. While Republican-lead state legislatures clamor to pass bills to allegedly save kids from indoctrination, divisive concepts, and feeling uncomfortable about America's racial past, no one seems particularly concerned with what critical race theory is, and what it was actually meant to tell us about our country's laws, history, and path forward.
This week, guest host Lewis Raven Wallace first speaks with Ryan Delaney, education reporter for St. Louis Public Radio, on how one school district in Missouri saw tensions build for a year, before erupting this spring over lessons about race. Then Adam Harris, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the article “The GOP’s critical race theory obsession,” tells Lewis about the evolution of CRT: from academic frame to political bogeyman.
This is a segment from our June 11th, 2021 program, Little Fires Everywhere.
The Real Critical Race Theory
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/critical-race-theory-real-critical-race-theory-on-the-media
LISTEN www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/otm/otm061121_cms1113571_pod.mp3
June 11, 2021
Professor Derrick Bell of the University of Washington Law School shown in his office January 30, 1980.
( ASSOCIATED PRESS / AP Images )
The term "critical race theory" has officially entered the GOP arsenal. Like "political correctness," "cancel culture," and "woke," the phrase "CRT" has been reborn as something far more sinister. While Republican-lead state legislatures clamor to pass bills to allegedly save kids from indoctrination, divisive concepts, and feeling uncomfortable about America's racial past, no one seems particularly concerned with what critical race theory is, and what it was actually meant to tell us about our country's laws, history, and path forward.
This week, guest host Lewis Raven Wallace first speaks with Ryan Delaney, education reporter for St. Louis Public Radio, on how one school district in Missouri saw tensions build for a year, before erupting this spring over lessons about race. Then Adam Harris, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the article “The GOP’s critical race theory obsession,” tells Lewis about the evolution of CRT: from academic frame to political bogeyman.
This is a segment from our June 11th, 2021 program, Little Fires Everywhere.