Worth noting: the label of Wokism/CRT isn't broad and meaningless - equivalent to "supports the civil rights laws," or "has a bisexual girlfriend."
These definable terms refer specifically to belief in particular post-Critical theories, which all share certain characteristics.
These definable terms refer specifically to belief in particular post-Critical theories, which all share certain characteristics.
(2) The first True Crit characteristic is the belief that (per Delgado) racism/bias is "everyday," "everywhere."
Facially neutral systems like crim justice and SAT testing do not exist to help us lock up rapists or let smart kids into college. They exist to oppress Black people.
Facially neutral systems like crim justice and SAT testing do not exist to help us lock up rapists or let smart kids into college. They exist to oppress Black people.
(3) The second big claim here is the idea that all disparities in group performance BY EXISTING prove discrimination (Sowell 2018; Kendi 2019).
According to the man IK, the only possible explanations for something like an SAT gap are "racism" and probably-genetic "inferiority."
According to the man IK, the only possible explanations for something like an SAT gap are "racism" and probably-genetic "inferiority."
(4) Finally, Crits argue that the solution to this constant hidden racism is "equity" - defined (per the Harvard case, etc) as exact proportional representation of all groups across every field/enterprise, no matter how they actually perform.
Of course, all of this is nonsense.
Of course, all of this is nonsense.
(5) In reality - while we should help legacy poor people - a ton of variables that often have 0 to do with contemporary racism predict ~all group gaps, and the most successful Americans are Asian, Jewish, and West African.
But, being wrong has never stopped a Commie before!
But, being wrong has never stopped a Commie before!
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