Kady M.
2 min readJun 22, 2021

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"Any NON-controversial antiracist conversation wouldn't BE an antiracist conversation..."

Well, you have to define what an antiracist conversation is first. I'm not so sure there's much agreement on this topic beyond that which is blatantly obvious.

In the context of K-12, the standard curriculum is crying out for a well-integrated, fact based, end to end treatment of the entire Black American experience, starting from the Slave Trade and ending up with a discussion of american domestic policy and social traditions which disavail Black Americans even up to today. And such a historical/social studies unit would not run afoul of any of the "anti-CRT" legislation that have passed, and would indeed leave the student with the well-founded sense that there is more work to be done when it comes to expunging racism from our society.

"because white conservatives cannot tolerate ANY conversation on anything in this country..."

I think you're watching too much Fox News, and assuming they speak for all white conservatives. That said, I completely agree with your point about 'meaningless, arrogant phrases'.

"Any course that tells the truth about race in this country will be hated and feared by white conservatives"

I'll have to disagree. The primary concern here is not truth, but that of certain "antiracism" teaching or exercises that impute guilt to a guiltless child based on the color of their skin.

For some reason, some believe (failure of imagination, I suppose) that a fair minded history of slavery would necessitate the imputation of said guilt,and thus be prohibited by the new anti-CRT laws. This is untrue, prima facie.

"and any course they would approve of would be nothing but a collection of slogans and delusions, and would probably result in every class ending with the students being forced to chant "USA! USA! USA! USA!" until they go totally hoarse."

Yes, yes, yes, we get it. You hate the other tribe. :-)

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Kady M.
Kady M.

Written by Kady M.

Free markets/free minds. Question all narratives. If you think one political party is perfect and the other party is evil, the problem with our politics is you.

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