Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 17, 2024 9:00:53 GMT 12
John Porter: CAN WE FIGHT CRITICAL RACE THEORY?
Critical Race Theory (CRT) seeks to explain the multitude of ways that race and racism have become embedded in modern societies. The core idea is that we need to look beyond individual acts of racism and make structural changes to prevent and remedy racial discrimination.
In CRT thinking, all white people are deemed instinctively white supremacists and unconsciously racist. That seems to say that racism is not just embedded but secreted in our thinking.
CRT asserts that racism is socially constructed. This means that the social and behavioural differences we see between different racial groups are products of the society that they live in, not something biological or ‘natural’.
The theory is that there are many examples of systemic and institutional racism around the world. They become evident when a system doesn’t have anything explicitly racist or discriminatory about it, but there are still differences in who benefits from that system.
By using ‘systemic’, theorists imply something so deep and so instinctive that we’re not even conscious of it.
But surely poor white people face barriers associated with socioeconomic and cultural standing? They might not experience racial discrimination in the same way as some do, but they do encounter systemic barriers related to poverty, access to quality education, healthcare and employment opportunities. So, what label do you put on that circumstance?
Not surprisingly, CRT has grown out of academia!.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/03/john-porter-can-we-fight-critical-race.html
Critical Race Theory (CRT) seeks to explain the multitude of ways that race and racism have become embedded in modern societies. The core idea is that we need to look beyond individual acts of racism and make structural changes to prevent and remedy racial discrimination.
In CRT thinking, all white people are deemed instinctively white supremacists and unconsciously racist. That seems to say that racism is not just embedded but secreted in our thinking.
CRT asserts that racism is socially constructed. This means that the social and behavioural differences we see between different racial groups are products of the society that they live in, not something biological or ‘natural’.
The theory is that there are many examples of systemic and institutional racism around the world. They become evident when a system doesn’t have anything explicitly racist or discriminatory about it, but there are still differences in who benefits from that system.
By using ‘systemic’, theorists imply something so deep and so instinctive that we’re not even conscious of it.
But surely poor white people face barriers associated with socioeconomic and cultural standing? They might not experience racial discrimination in the same way as some do, but they do encounter systemic barriers related to poverty, access to quality education, healthcare and employment opportunities. So, what label do you put on that circumstance?
Not surprisingly, CRT has grown out of academia!.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/03/john-porter-can-we-fight-critical-race.html