Critical Race Theory

[B-Man]

 

 

 

CHRIS RUFO: The White Backlash That Wasn’t: Opposition to critical race theory is broad and bipartisan.

 

Over the past year, the left-leaning media has peddled the narrative that an emotional constellation of “white resentment,” “white fragility,” “white rage,” and “white fear” drives opposition to critical race theory in America’s public schools. Now NBC News claims it can prove it.

 

In a long story featuring analysis of demographic data, NBC News reporter Tyler Kingkade and data editor Nigel Chiwaya claim that the parent uprisings against critical race theory, which have occurred in more than 200 school districts across the country, are a “backlash” against “rapid demographic change” and “the exposure of white students to students of color.” Or, to put it bluntly, it’s the ugly reaction of white racism in the face of rapidly integrating schools. As left-leaning Slate concluded, NBC’s reporting proves that fear of “white replacement” and the desire to “protect whiteness” motivate the anti-critical race theory movement.

 

There is only one problem: NBC’s analysis is nonsense. The report, like the left-wing narrative about critical race theory more generally, fails both statistically and imaginatively. NBC News builds its narrative on the claim that “many of the school districts facing backlash over equity initiatives are diversifying faster than the national average.” The report provides data for 33 school districts, which undermine its argument in two ways: first, one-third of these districts have diversified slower, rather than faster, than the national average; and second, according to NBC News’ own reporting, there have been anti-critical race theory protests in at least 220 school districts nationwide, which means that NBC failed even to analyze 85 percent of the evidence.

 

But the NBC report, like almost all mainstream media coverage, fails an even greater imaginative test: these publications cannot imagine a world outside the framing of the 1960s civil rights era, comparing opposition to critical race theory with racial segregation, Jim Crow, and the Ku Klux Klan. NBC suggests darkly that these communities “have long segregated their schools” to exclude blacks, while the Slate piece makes a more explicit comparison between parent protesters and “Louisiana’s White League,” “racist mass shooters,” and the “Capitol insurrectionists.”

 

These comparisons fall apart after the most basic examination. Parents in Loudoun and Fairfax County, Virginia, whom the NBC News report cast in a negative light, aren’t old-line racists and segregationists but educated, affluent, and diverse citizens in the elite suburbs surrounding Washington, D.C. Contrary to the narrative about white families lashing out against an influx of black students, Loudoun County has roughly the same proportion of blacks as it did 20 years ago; the highest rate of population growth has been among Asians and Latinos, who, according to a recent Rasmussen poll, oppose critical race theory by a two-to-one margin—the same as white voters. In nearby Fairfax County, the leader of the parent opposition is an Indian-American woman, Asra Nomani, who has blasted critical race theory for reducing academic standards and discriminating against high-performing Asians.

NBC News’s misleading report is part of a broader campaign to confuse the public about critical race theory.

 

Critical race theory is just a form of intellectual toxic waste, dumped on society by Big Education. Since we hear a lot about various industries’ negative externalities, maybe it’s time to look at Higher Ed the same way.

 

And of course NBC and the rest of the media are trying to confuse the public. Keeping the public from realizing what’s being done to them has become their #1 mission.

 

https://www.city-journal.org/parents-critical-race-theory-is-divisive-and-dangerous

 

 

[Tiberius]

https://apnews.com/article/iowa-philanthropy-evan-feinberg-f2680a1c7c1f84c8f69d63eaa631908a

 

Conservative Koch network disavows critical race theory bans

By THOMAS BEAUMONTtoday

FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Charles Koch, chief executive officer of Koch Industries, is shown at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. As conservative political groups mobilize to ban what they call critical race theory in schools, one prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent. Leaders in the network built by the billionaire Koch family say they oppose government bans and efforts to recall school board members over teaching about race and history in schools.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As conservative political groups mobilize to ban in schools what they call critical race theory, one prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent.

Leaders in the network built by the billionaire Koch family say they oppose government bans over teaching about race and history in schools. While they note they don’t agree with the ideas at the center of the fight, they argue the government bans, now enacted in 11 states, stifle debate essential to democracy.

“Using government to ban ideas, even those we disagree with, is also counter to core American principles — the principles that help drive social progress,” said Evan Feinberg, executive director of the Koch-affiliated Stand Together Foundation.

[SoCal Deek]

1 hour ago, Tiberius said:

https://apnews.com/article/iowa-philanthropy-evan-feinberg-f2680a1c7c1f84c8f69d63eaa631908a

 

Conservative Koch network disavows critical race theory bans

By THOMAS BEAUMONTtoday

FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, Charles Koch, chief executive officer of Koch Industries, is shown at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. As conservative political groups mobilize to ban what they call critical race theory in schools, one prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent. Leaders in the network built by the billionaire Koch family say they oppose government bans and efforts to recall school board members over teaching about race and history in schools.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As conservative political groups mobilize to ban in schools what they call critical race theory, one prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent.

Leaders in the network built by the billionaire Koch family say they oppose government bans over teaching about race and history in schools. While they note they don’t agree with the ideas at the center of the fight, they argue the government bans, now enacted in 11 states, stifle debate essential to democracy.

“Using government to ban ideas, even those we disagree with, is also counter to core American principles — the principles that help drive social progress,” said Evan Feinberg, executive director of the Koch-affiliated Stand Together Foundation.

There’s a HUGE difference between discussing and promoting a theory. The opposition is to the promotion of the ‘theory’.  You only have to look to the acronym itself…. the “T” stands for theory. It’s not complicated.

[BillStime]

[B-Man]

2 hours ago, BillStime said:

 

 

False narrative.

 

NO ONE is opposed to teaching about slavery or civil rights history......that is NOT what Critical Race THEORY is.

 

 

 

Here is a REAL occurrence.

 

 

COWARDS!

National School Boards Association asks Biden admin to look into angry parents as ‘domestic terrorism’ and ‘hate crimes’

 

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2021/10/01/cowards-national-school-boards-association-asks-biden-admin-to-look-into-angry-parents-as-domestic-terrorism-and-hate-crimes/

 

 

 

 

CNN, who labeled BLM/Antifa rioters as ‘mostly peaceful,’ gladly indulges NSBA president painting concerned parents as domestic terrorists

 

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/10/01/cnn-who-labeled-blm-antifa-rioters-as-mostly-peaceful-gladly-indulges-nsba-president-painting-concerned-parents-as-domestic-terrorists-video/

 

 

 

[BillStime]

23 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

False narrative.

 

NO ONE is opposed to teaching about slavery or civil rights history......that is NOT what Critical Race THEORY is.

 

 

 

Here is a REAL occurrence.

 

 

COWARDS!

National School Boards Association asks Biden admin to look into angry parents as ‘domestic terrorism’ and ‘hate crimes’

 

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2021/10/01/cowards-national-school-boards-association-asks-biden-admin-to-look-into-angry-parents-as-domestic-terrorism-and-hate-crimes/

 

 

 

 

CNN, who labeled BLM/Antifa rioters as ‘mostly peaceful,’ gladly indulges NSBA president painting concerned parents as domestic terrorists

 

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/10/01/cnn-who-labeled-blm-antifa-rioters-as-mostly-peaceful-gladly-indulges-nsba-president-painting-concerned-parents-as-domestic-terrorists-video/

 

 

 

 

Say's the guy who is most invested in a specific narrative:

 

[SoCal Deek]

22 hours ago, BillStime said:

You honestly believe that there’s ANYONE who doesn’t about this chapter in American history?  Were you sleeping during class? 

[JaCrispy]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

You honestly believe that there’s ANYONE who doesn’t about this chapter in American history?  Were you sleeping during class? 

No, he was just busy uploading Charlie Murphy memes...🤣

[B-Man]

 

 

The Battle Against Critical Race Theory Takes a Major Turn

 

 

Critical Race Theory and various other forms of racial essentialism have become pervasive in the political, educational, and business world over the last several years. But unlike past cultural battles, perhaps stoked by the shift on the right brought about by the Donald Trump era, conservatives have actually sought to fight back. As I wrote several months ago, I believe progress is being made, and a new report shows a major turn in the battle.

 

 

 

It’s amazing what you can accomplish, even as a conservative when you actually choose to organize and fight against the cultural rot of the left. While it may not be the worst thing an employer can do, forcing employees to be indoctrinated into racial essentialism that teaches that white people are inherently oppressive is pretty high up on the list of moral rot.

 

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/10/04/the-battle-against-critical-race-theory-takes-a-major-turn-n451677

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

I SAY IT’S BROCCOLI  RACISM AND I SAY TO HELL WITH IT:  

 

Critical Race Theory And Its Many Different Names.

 

 

https://victorygirlsblog.com/critical-race-theory-and-its-many-different-names/

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

Lol.............the Lefties are so transparent.

 

 

MANSPLAINING AND WHITESPLAINING: 

 

Terry McAuliffe Tells Black Anchor That Bringing Up Critical Race Theory Is ‘Racist.’

 

https://news.yahoo.com/mcauliffe-tells-black-anchor-bringing-183700608.html

 

 

 

[BillStime]

 

[aristocrat]

 

[JaCrispy]

16 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

 

Meh...I don’t know...kinda seems like a red herring...almost like they are trying to soften the “blow back” they’ve been receiving from calling parents domestic terrorists...Unfortunately, the damage is already done, and the Feds are still involved in keeping tabs on people...I don’t see this issue going away any time soon...

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

30 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

 

lol Virginia has become an utter disaster. Total clown show at the epicenter of all these incompetent school boards. 

[BillStime]

 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

15 minutes ago, JaCrispy said:

Meh...I don’t know...kinda seems like a red herring...almost like they are trying to soften the “blow back” they’ve been receiving from calling parents domestic terrorists...Unfortunately, the damage is already done, and the Feds are still involved in keeping tabs on people...I don’t see this issue going away any time soon...

Oops didn’t mean to call you domestic terrorists… really?? 

[BillStime]

 

[Orlando Tim]

20 minutes ago, BillStime said:

 

So it is a "fantasy" that my child has to wear a mask to school against my wishes and against state law? What is wrong with you that you believe this crap? Oh right I don't deserve rights.

[BillStime]

27 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

So it is a "fantasy" that my child has to wear a mask to school against my wishes and against state law? What is wrong with you that you believe this crap? Oh right I don't deserve rights.

 

Rights? You're biching about masks while your cult takes away voting rights, gay rights, reproduction rights? 

 

Do you argue with stop signs? Speed Limits? No shoes no service?

 

Your masters want you focused exactly on this... follow the money

[B-Man]

3 hours ago, BillStime said:

 

 

Who else but BillZtime would post a tweet about the “ Right wing fantasy “

and then use an article from the a Associated Press ?

 

Hilarious.  

[BillStime]

30 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

Who else but BillZtime would post a tweet about the “ Right wing fantasy “

and then use an article from the a Associated Press ?

 

Hilarious.  

Follow the dark money you lemming 

 

School Board Disruptions Escalate, Funded By Conservative Dark Money

 

 

[SectionC3]

4 hours ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

So it is a "fantasy" that my child has to wear a mask to school against my wishes and against state law? What is wrong with you that you believe this crap? Oh right I don't deserve rights.

Typically the district prefers the mask rule to protect children from dumb parents.  

[B-Man]

2 hours ago, BillStime said:

Follow the dark money you lemming 

 

School Board Disruptions Escalate, Funded By Conservative Dark Money

 

 

 

 

Deflection response, what about your earlier post ?

 

😆

 

 

 

1 hour ago, SectionC3 said:

Typically the district prefers the mask rule to protect children from dumb parents.  

 

Non response, poor attempt at humor.

 

 

 

[Orlando Tim]

1 hour ago, SectionC3 said:

Typically the district prefers the mask rule to protect children from dumb parents.  

We have literally zero deaths to the 215k students in my district and less than 1000 hospitalized but keep talking about the risk to my kids. The risk is not to kids but the elderly

[SectionC3]

11 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

Deflection response, what about your earlier post ?

 

😆

 

 

 

 

Non response, poor attempt at humor.

 

 

 

Hoax.  The mask rules protect children from, among other things, parents who believe COVID is a hoax, parents who believe the only measure of the danger of COVID is mortality, and parents who take greater issue with a cloth face covering than with the possibility that significant amounts of school time may be missed because of this novel, unique, significant, and highly transmissible virus.  

7 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

We have literally zero deaths to the 215k students in my district and less than 1000 hospitalized but keep talking about the risk to my kids. The risk is not to kids but the elderly

Mortality is not the only measure of impact.  Once these kids are vaccinated, then I’m with you: face coverings are optional.  Until then, gotta wear them to keep kids healthy and to keep schools open. 

[Orlando Tim]

6 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

.  The mask rules protect children

Mortality is not the only measure of impact.  Once these kids are vaccinated, then I’m with you: face coverings are optional.  Until then, gotta wear them to keep kids healthy and to keep schools open. 

The sad part is you believe the dumb crap you write. In Florida several counties forced mask mandates despite state laws, but there is literally no evidence the spread is better in those counties. If we meant the mask to protect people the mask would be mandatory everywhere we are in public but yet they are not even in NY. You taking away the rights of children to protect the elderly, who can protect themselves, makes you a person who accepts evil.

[Buffalo716]

9 hours ago, BillStime said:

 

Rights? You're biching about masks while your cult takes away voting rights, gay rights, reproduction rights? 

 

Do you argue with stop signs? Speed Limits? No shoes no service?

 

Your masters want you focused exactly on this... follow the money

Who is taking away voting rights in this country? 

 

Where are legal eligible citizens not allowed to vote? 

 

Since you want to talk about reproductive Rights... Since it's a woman's right to choose... Is it also a man's choice to walk away and not pay a dime? 

 

Equal rights man.. if she could choose whatever she wants.. why can't the guy choose to walk away if he don't want it?  

 

That's true equality

 

[BillStime]

6 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Who is taking away voting rights in this country? 

 

Where are legal eligible citizens not allowed to vote? 

 

Since you want to talk about reproductive Rights... Since it's a woman's right to choose... Is it also a man's choice to walk away and not pay a dime? 

 

Equal rights man.. if she could choose whatever she wants.. why can't the guy choose to walk away if he don't want it?  

 

That's true equality

 

 

I know Fox News, Breitbart, and your favorite media sources sugar coats everything your cult leaders do but the fact is red states are systematically disenfranchising voters - making it more difficult to vote. This has NOTHING to do with illegals voting (where is that proof) - this has EVERYTHING to do w a fascist parry that can NO LONGER win on their own merits.

 

Regarding abortion - you are an idiot. Men already F over women and abandon their financial responsibilities TO THEIR child every single day.

 

You make the case that all males (at the start of puberty) should be forced to have a vasectomy that can be reversed after appropriate counseling and waiting periods. 
 

 

 

 

[Orlando Tim]

10 hours ago, SectionC3 said:

Hoax.  The mask rules protect children from, among other things, parents who believe COVID is a hoax, parents who believe the only measure of the danger of COVID is mortality, and parents who take greater issue with a cloth face covering than with the possibility that significant amounts of school time may be missed because of this novel, unique, significant, and highly transmissible virus.  

Mortality is not the only measure of impact.  Once these kids are vaccinated, then I’m with you: face coverings are optional.  Until then, gotta wear them to keep kids healthy and to keep schools open. 

I am hoping you will actually answer this question, what numbers would you have to see before being comfortable without masks in school? Is a number among school age children or in society as whole? Also I don't know where you live but all the proof I need that it is political is that schools have a mask mandate but other indoor places do not, how do you make the people with the lowest risk mitigate risk but those of high risk do not? 

[Tiberius]

7 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

I am hoping you will actually answer this question, what numbers would you have to see before being comfortable without masks in school? Is a number among school age children or in society as whole? Also I don't know where you live but all the proof I need that it is political is that schools have a mask mandate but other indoor places do not, how do you make the people with the lowest risk mitigate risk but those of high risk do not? 

What about the Civil War? How would you not have racism as a central cause of the worst calamity in American history? 

[Orlando Tim]

22 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

What about the Civil War? How would you not have racism as a central cause of the worst calamity in American history? 

My comment was off topic aimed at Section but I will answer your question- racism was a central cause of the Civil War, what does that have to do with CRT? If you are pretending CRT is simply teaching our country used to be racist, you are either a liar or too stupid to discuss this with. 

[SectionC3]

11 hours ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

The sad part is you believe the dumb crap you write. In Florida several counties forced mask mandates despite state laws, but there is literally no evidence the spread is better in those counties. If we meant the mask to protect people the mask would be mandatory everywhere we are in public but yet they are not even in NY. You taking away the rights of children to protect the elderly, who can protect themselves, makes you a person who accepts evil.

Hoax.  My kids have a right to go to school in New York State.  If that means that they have to wear a cloth face covering so that schools stay open during a pandemic, so be it.  I guess the difference is that you live in Florida and I live in a place that prioritizes public education.  

41 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

I am hoping you will actually answer this question, what numbers would you have to see before being comfortable without masks in school? Is a number among school age children or in society as whole? Also I don't know where you live but all the proof I need that it is political is that schools have a mask mandate but other indoor places do not, how do you make the people with the lowest risk mitigate risk but those of high risk do not? 

 

Kids under age 12 don’t have access to a vaccine yet.  That’s the reason for the disparate treatment of indoor locations.  Once all of the school-aged children and their pre-school aged siblings can be vaccinated, then I’m comfortable with removing the face covering requirement.  Until then, STFU (not you, the loud complainers on this issue), quit whining, send the kids to school with the face covering, keep the schools open and businesses running (can’t have parents missing work because the kids are sick), and let’s get this over with.  

[Orlando Tim]

4 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

Hoax.  My kids have a right to go to school in New York State.  If that means that they have to wear a cloth face covering so that schools stay open during a pandemic, so be it.  I guess the difference is that you live in Florida and I live in a place that prioritizes public education.  

 

Kids under age 12 don’t have access to a vaccine yet.  That’s the reason for the disparate treatment of indoor locations.  Once all of the school-aged children and their pre-school aged siblings can be vaccinated, then I’m comfortable with removing the face covering requirement.  Until then, STFU (not you, the loud complainers on this issue), quit whining, send the kids to school with the face covering, keep the schools open and businesses running (can’t have parents missing work because the kids are sick), and let’s get this over with.  

Wow you did not answer the question and you blamed people for wanting freedom. The vaccine is not needed for kids to be safe, there will be no significant statistical improvement in their numbers after the vaccine is available because there numbers are so low it would literally have to drop to 0 to be significant mathematically. An undeniable fact is a 60 year old with the vaccine is much more at risk than your children without the vaccine. The fact that you would force children to get a vaccine for an illness that is statistically insignificant to them is similar to people who forced unwanted surgeries on people in the early 20th century for the betterment of society.

[Tiberius]

1 hour ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

My comment was off topic aimed at Section but I will answer your question- racism was a central cause of the Civil War, what does that have to do with CRT? If you are pretending CRT is simply teaching our country used to be racist, you are either a liar or too stupid to discuss this with. 

If you teach about Civil War race and racism  are critical to understanding why it happened, right? 

[SectionC3]

46 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

Wow you did not answer the question and you blamed people for wanting freedom. The vaccine is not needed for kids to be safe, there will be no significant statistical improvement in their numbers after the vaccine is available because there numbers are so low it would literally have to drop to 0 to be significant mathematically. An undeniable fact is a 60 year old with the vaccine is much more at risk than your children without the vaccine. The fact that you would force children to get a vaccine for an illness that is statistically insignificant to them is similar to people who forced unwanted surgeries on people in the early 20th century for the betterment of society.

Freedom, in this instance, is education.  It’s not the right to be free from any directive that you dislike.  Think about it the next time you approach a traffic signal.  Or, if you’re in New York State, thinks about it when your kids get the smallpox and polio vaccines as a condition of going to a public school.  If you don’t like those rules, then call your Congressman.  Maybe he or she will want to listen to you whine. 

6 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

If you teach about Civil War race and racism  are critical to understanding why it happened, right? 

One would think.  But complaining about critical race theory or whatever this morning’s point of whining is about is another way to self-impose victimization. 

[Tiberius]

5 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

Freedom, in this instance, is education.  It’s not the right to be free from any directive that you dislike.  Think about it the next time you approach a traffic signal.  Or, if you’re in New York State, thinks about it when your kids get the smallpox and polio vaccines as a condition of going to a public school.  If you don’t like those rules, then call your Congressman.  Maybe he or she will want to listen to you whine. 

One would think.  But complaining about critical race theory or whatever this morning’s point of whining is about is another way to self-impose victimization. 

The real victim are the racists! 

[Orlando Tim]

58 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

Freedom, in this instance, is education.  It’s not the right to be free from any directive that you dislike.  Think about it the next time you approach a traffic signal.  Or, if you’re in New York State, thinks about it when your kids get the smallpox and polio vaccines as a condition of going to a public school.  If you don’t like those rules, then call your Congressman.  Maybe he or she will want to listen to you whine. 

 

Your child could go to school without a mask and the risk to him and other students would still be minimal. Secondly polio and small pox is devastating to children, Covid is not so the comparison is stupid unless you think any risk is inappropriate. But you have answered my question and I will never convince you, your standard is not math or science based but politically based therefore whatever the Dems state you are all for 

[SectionC3]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

Your child could go to school without a mask and the risk to him and other students would still be minimal. Secondly polio and small pox is devastating to children, Covid is not so the comparison is stupid unless you think any risk is inappropriate. But you have answered my question and I will never convince you, your standard is not math or science based but politically based therefore whatever the Dems state you are all for 

 

Hoax.  It’s based on the educational needs of children.  Better to be in school than not.  You now disagree for policy reasons, not on a legal basis or on legal bases.  Which is fine.  I strongly encourage your to write your state and local representatives with respect to this issue.  

[Orlando Tim]

2 hours ago, SectionC3 said:

 

Hoax.  It’s based on the educational needs of children.  Better to be in school than not.  You now disagree for policy reasons, not on a legal basis or on legal bases.  Which is fine.  I strongly encourage your to write your state and local representatives with respect to this issue.  

I disagree based on medical and math reasons, you care more about punishing those that disagree with you than any medical reasons I regards to the schools. Also I live in Florida so I would be free if my superintendent was not a political hack who is trying to be the NYC superintendent as her next job.