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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis video clip reveals what's really at the heart of the critical race theory mania
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From a Tennessee school board banning Maus to a proposed Florida law that would prohibit teachers from making students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race, color, sex, or national origin, the moral panic over critical race theory shows no sign of abating.
It can feel hard to understand what the hell is going on. But for activist and author Kimberly Latrice Jones, its not all that complicated. She cut through the bullshit when she appeared on The Breakfast Club podcast on Monday, offering what she thinks is the real reason why the anti-CRT craze has taken hold: White parents want to avoid having difficult conversations with their children about race.
The truth is, Ruby Bridges, who integrated school, is only in her sixties, Jones, who co-authored the 2019 book Im Not Dying With You Tonight, said. So what it is is that you dont want your kids, your grandkids, to know that you spit at her. You dont want your grandkids to know that you witnessed lynching. You dont want your grandkids to know that some of those family heirlooms thats in the will are things from atrocities that happened to Black people.
We want to be convinced that it was so long ago, she concluded. It was last night. Its today.
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This video clip reveals what's really at the heart of the critical race theory mania (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Feb 2022
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JudyM
(29,185 posts)1. And. They don't want their grandkids to get the concept that it's systemic.
sop
(10,090 posts)2. CRT might teach their kids racism is wrong and diversity is good for America.
That's the last thing they want their offspring to learn.
crickets
(25,951 posts)3. Good on Mother Jones for calling attention to this clip. It's SPOT ON. K&R