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In response to "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." by sycor

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.

Posted by znufrii Jul 9 '21, 08:45

People often misinterpret the word “critical” as being about criticizing something that’s wrong, but in an academic sense that’s not what it actually means.

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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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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.

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