That's because, despite what Fox News is telling them, critical race theory - the actual academic framework that was developed in law schools to understand the historical reasons our legal system perpetuates racial inequalities - is not, in fact, being taught to 3rd graders or even 11th graders. Yet with so many white people across the country in a total freak out over "critical race theory," it appears few, if any, of them could even explain what it actually is. On Fox News, there's been an explosion of hysterical coverage, complete with contradictory segments where hosts claim they "don't see people for skin color" before whining that "the United States of America elected an African-American as president of the United States" and "the biggest entertainers, the biggest sports stars are African-Americans." Republicans who otherwise claim to be defenders of free speech are busy trying to pass laws canceling any kind of talk they deem "critical race theory," which, in practice, amounts to bans on talking about historical facts. Across the nation, white parents are crowding school board meetings, melting down over this "critical race theory" thing they've heard so much about. The American right is currently in an utter panic over " critical race theory" being taught in public schools.
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