School District in Washington State Fights Back Against Critical Race Theory

This article describers the 5-0 vote. The quoted statement is by the president of the school board:

“I know that one of the paragraphs that we put in there that was really important for the board was that we didn’t want our teachers or students being trained or taught that they’re oppressors or victims based on the color of their skin,” he said.

That paragraph reads: “All teachers, students, and support staff are equal as individuals and no one race, gender, ethnicity, or religion is superior or inferior as it relates to another. And no student, teacher, or support staff member should be taught that they are an oppressor or victim based on their race.”

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Bill Maher Lambasts Those Who Fret About Cultural Appropriation.

Isaac Newton summed it up: ""If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." Humans are at their best when they use each others' good ideas. Every human being "steals" hundreds of others' good ideas every day. It amazes me how this concept has been turned on its head by pissy woke scolds. Bill Maher comments on this issue and other dysfunctions on full display at this year's Olympics.

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Cheat Sheet for Responding to Social Justice Rhetoric

This cheat sheet is courtesy of the Oregon Association of Scholars. The authors are Drs. Bruce Gilley, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay. Click on the image to view it larger at its source.

From the About page,

The Oregon Association of Scholars is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Oregon that promotes excellence, freedom, and merit in higher education in the state.

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Where AOC Goes Wrong on “Anti-Racism”

I agree with Colin Wright here. I often agree with AOC, but not here. If fewer people on the left actually took more time to get to know the opinions of people on the right (instead of mocking them at a distance for being reincarnations of Hitler), we could have better conversations about HOW to teach our children about racism in our schools.

As I've opined many times, it is a terrible approach to "teaching" to divide 8-year olds into "colors," telling the "white" ones that they and their families are irredeemable oppressors while telling the "black" children that they forever destined to be victims. This deplorable approach has been documented by many dozens of first-party/whistle-blower accounts and leaked teaching materials. Whether you want to call it CRT or neo-CRT or something else, I consider this approach (which also proudly goes under the name of "anti-racism") child abuse. If you doubt that this divisive approach is being taught in many schools, check out these materials and good luck finding any "anti-racists" teachers who extol the teachings of Martin Luther King in the year 2021.

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