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<blockquote data-quote="LotusBud" data-source="post: 306432" data-attributes="member: 1123">[USER=9]@Joe[/USER], let me ask you, how does THIS aim to instill guilt in white people:&quot;While critical race theorists do not all share the same beliefs,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory#cite_note-Britannica-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> the basic tenets of CRT include that racism and disparate racial outcomes are the result of complex, changing and often subtle social and institutional dynamics, rather than explicit and intentional prejudices on the part of individuals.&quot;Let me answer that.&nbsp; It DOES NOT.&nbsp; It does the exact opposite.&nbsp; It is an attempt to explain how complex the issue of racism is, without blaming individual people, and why that very complexity requires awareness in order to wipe out racism.&nbsp; Denial will not make it go away.And, as I posted about before, critical theory in general is about discussing, debating, disagreeing, and eventually finding solutions.&nbsp; So, no one writer in CRT is going to get it ALL right.&nbsp; That doesn't mean the discussion should be shut down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LotusBud, post: 306432, member: 1123"] [USER=9]@Joe[/USER], let me ask you, how does THIS aim to instill guilt in white people: "While critical race theorists do not all share the same beliefs,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory#cite_note-Britannica-2'][2][/URL] the basic tenets of CRT include that racism and disparate racial outcomes are the result of complex, changing and often subtle social and institutional dynamics, rather than explicit and intentional prejudices on the part of individuals." Let me answer that. It DOES NOT. It does the exact opposite. It is an attempt to explain how complex the issue of racism is, without blaming individual people, and why that very complexity requires awareness in order to wipe out racism. Denial will not make it go away. And, as I posted about before, critical theory in general is about discussing, debating, disagreeing, and eventually finding solutions. So, no one writer in CRT is going to get it ALL right. That doesn't mean the discussion should be shut down. [/QUOTE]

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