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Bradly Mason

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17 Dec

@JemarTisby

It's clear to me that what @JemarTisby, @kkdumez, @socofthesacred, @ndrewwhitehead, @bethallisonbarr, @robertpjones, @DavidAFrench,
others are doing is attempting to expose the historically contingent, man-made, and extra-Biblical social philosophies that have been so 1/

2/ intertwined with Christianity in White American consciousness that the two are nearly indistinguishable.

Every age must do this self-critical work to avoid the ever present, and wildly toxic, age hubris from which we all suffer to varying degrees.

3/ (I mean, the SBC, for example, was created to defend the institution of racial slavery, and I'm glad many have since located the broad social philosophies that lived parasitically within that "Christianity" since. The forces of stasis, as we are seeing today, relentlessly

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Bradly Mason

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16 Dec

@sandylocks

Here @sandylocks locates a central problem with the universalism and "interchangeability" of liberalism, as often expressed in "color-blindness"; very important points. (Note: there is no rejection of liberalism's egalitarian goals as such. The goal is shared; the means are not.)

This accords with Gary Peller's explanation of where Critical scholars diverge from traditional liberalism:

And, again, I don't think this is too far from Dr. King as well:

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Bradly Mason

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12 Dec

From what I can see, these five ideas are what people hate about Critical Race Theory:

1. A clear historical demarcation of oppressor and oppressed along racial lines:

2. Racism in America is a socio-historical product of group exploitation, not vice versa:

3. Racial disparities are, therefore, structural:

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Bradly Mason

@AlsoACarpenter

10 Dec

1. The basic scientific fact of Critical Race Theory is that “race” is a biological fiction and an socio-historical construction.

2. The basic historical fact of Critical Race Theory is that “race” was created and legislated for specific and demonstrable purposes.

3. The basic sociological fact of Critical Race Theory is that the creation of “race” was subordinating & has created a human social hierarchy which has affected, even structured, our most basic social systems, including law, citizenship, labor, human geography, and institutions.

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Bradly Mason

@AlsoACarpenter

10 Dec

Most corporate DEI training is simply law suit avoidance education, so why would we be surprised there's money in it? Antidiscrimination and workplace harassment laws exist and corporations need to "safely" navigate this terrain. DEI is modern capitalism at work. 1/

2/ And the folks who create the training are generally well educated in the field, hold the appropriate degrees, and those who present often are likewise. Why shouldn't they make money for this service to corporate America?

3/ In addition, I've even met people who were very positively impacted by DEI training at their workplace. It helped them step outside of their own small social world and contemplate the experience of others, even if they didn't vibe with everything.

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Bradly Mason

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9 Dec

"I hope it is clear that opposing whiteness is not the same as opposing white people. White supremacy is an equal opportunity employer; nonwhite people can become active agents of white supremacy as well as passive participants in its 1/

2/ "hierarchies and rewards. One way of becoming an insider is by participating in the exclusion of other outsiders. An individual might even secure a seat on the Supreme Court on this basis. On the other hand, if not every white supremacist is white, it follows that not all

3/ "white people have to become complicit with white supremacy-that there is an element of choice in all of this. White people always have the option of becoming antiracist, although not enough have done so. We do not choose our color, but we do choose our commitments.

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