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In response to "Parents are racist, complaining that the school is using an anti-racist curriculum informed by critical race theory. -- (edited)" by znufrii

That's what I thought. I guess I don't really understand critical race theory. By the title it sounds like something that would racist.

Posted by sycor Jul 9 '21, 08:42

being critical of races. But, I guess it's the opposite from my brief Google search.

Man, I'm so glad I don't have kids and have to deal with all the non-sense of racists and dumb-dumbs in school. Plus this whole new math thing that I still don't get.

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It’s an academic construct that holds that an understanding of the history of race is critical to understanding our current society in every sense. - znufrii Jul 9, 08:45 5
- Yeah, people need to come up with better names for things. - sycor Jul 9, 08:48 4
  - You’re smart enough to ask questions, and that’s the important thing. -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 08:49
  - It's an academic term that wasn't meant to be used among the norms. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 08:49 2
    - Which means it's perfect for scaremongering -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 08:59 1
      - ... fear mongering. Whatever. I'm still half asleep. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 09:00

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That's what I thought. I guess I don't really understand critical race theory. By the title it sounds like something that would racist.

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