RACISM IS SYSTEMIC

They Banned Critical Race Theory Because They Can't Handle The Truth

Critical race theory effectively explains the disparate conditions of Black Americans

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White Americans clutched their pearls so tight that the chain, the tie between historical fact and fiction, has broken, and critical race theory has been cast as a public threat. At least forty-four states, since 2021, introduced legislation or "taken other steps that would restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism and sexism, according to an Education Week analysis." Critical race theory proposes that racism is embedded in our country's laws and legal systems. It suggests the systemic racism we see in our society today is a consequence of unatoned history. Despite parents and politicians howling at the moon, urging school districts to remove black historical narratives from the classroom, they haven't shown a lick of evidence disproving critical race theory.

Imagine the white fragility and privilege necessary to ban a theory you disagree with. They might as well have banned critical thinking because these censorship laws are ridiculous, targeting scholars for teaching simple historical facts. White people are quite literally trying to bury black history in the backyard…