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Reading Racism into Horse Reins
It’s clear those in charge [The White House] operate by ignorance and unhinged emotions
Defenders of Critical Race Theory claim that CRT highlights the racial injustices of the past and examines their lingering effects in contemporary society.
Fine.
But the activist dimension of CRT asserts that racism is the norm in America. Therefore, the question is never: Did racism occur? The question is always: How did racism manifest itself in the situation?
The famous example that demonstrates this outlook is the dilemma of the store clerk. A white person and a black person walk into the store. If the store clerk offers assistance to the white person first, it’s an act of racism because the clerk assumed the white person had more money. However, if the store clerk offers assistance to the black person first, it’s also an act of racism because the clerk assumed the black person might steal if left unattended.
After decades of CRT trickling down into mainstream thought, it has become the norm for “educated” people to read racism into every situation, regardless of the circumstances.
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