More Hypocrisy...

It's just like I have with abortions Even if you have a problem with it personally you should at least allow people to discuss it

I don't care who says it; any discrimination based upon bodily characteristics (excepting situations in which said characteristics actually matter, generally being situations of physical import), is wrong and should not be espoused by a free society.

Not quite.

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05

Even so, if you're disagreeing with it, that's fine. You also need to recognize the hypocrisy that while claiming you're being censored, you're censoring people who don't agree with you. Further, the claims of censorship by the right that are centered around Facebook, Twitter, etc. are all from private entities. The right wing is actually the ones activating government censorship, and this isn't the only instance.

It isn't racist to acknowledge the privilege that old money benefits from their privileged past where there is no African American that can benefit from that same advantage.. Especially considering the Tulsa fire bombings, an incident that wasn't entirely unique.

Oh I 100% agree that the people complaining about 'censorship' from private platforms need to chill. The only reason those platforms matter is because they earned that position in the market, and they can do whatever they want. The only way I'd really except something from that rule is if a private platform discriminated when acting in a government capacity (say, contracting for a Department of the Federal Government), but to my knowledge that has not happened.

The issue with CRT is it doesn't just acknowledge, "Hey, some of you are better off than others, it's the world into which we were born." It actively seeks to shame and degrade those born with more. That is discrimination based off intrinsic characteristics, not personal merit or actions, and that is wrong. There's a difference between saying, "Hey man, at least be aware that some people are way worse off than you." and "Listen bud, you should be ashamed that you were born white and rich." I didn't choose to be born white and in a middle-class family, so why should I be judged for it? Were I to go about bragging about such a status and how it makes me superior to anyone, not just blacks, born with less because of historical discrimination then yes!! Lambaste me because I am being a serious tool!

Just my $0.02 on the matter, anyhow.

Where CRT is taught in my region, it's taught in the manner you mention: "Hey, not everyone is as lucky as you." With that line of explanation, people may naturally feel guilt. It's entirely possible that this is the message that was originally given, but people have taken the message and changed it to attach racism to this cultural and societal awareness theory that is very valid.

One of my favorite examples is when a teacher lined a bunch of kids on a field and told them to take a step if they satisfied this criteria, and put a $100 bill at the end of the run. The most privileged kids were over half-way there.

Other kids had to start at the beginning. Many of them were colored. Watching this, I knew that I'd be right at the beginning with them, even though that I am white, myself.

Not sure if this point was made clear, but I'll repeat it more succinctly:

I imagine, the racist attribution of the theory came from people who felt ashamed and sought to criticize it because their feelings were hurt. That's not our fault, or the fault of CRT. That's them simply having the revelation that they had it easy, even though they thought they had it rough.

The notion you mention in the first paragraph is 100% something everyone needs to understand; you may be lucky, but at least be aware that others aren't.

My issue with institutionalizing it though is people have taken it as a sanction to start shaming anyone born into any background not considered poor. As far as I can tell, a lot of states have taken steps to dismantle this by passing laws that prohibit the teaching of any form of discrimination (which I'd assumed they all had, but better late than never, eh?). At that point we can hopefully have a better discussion as a state/nation that seeks to point out that we're all born into different economic straits. Being born somewhere is no blemish or gold star on you as a person, it's just your roll of the cosmic dice. Until people who espouse CRT recognize that point, I can't go about condoning it.

People on the whole could be more humble and loving towards one another, though, and that's really the core issue...

Take this please https://imgflip.com/memechat?invite=aNs8OxE_EQqLcLKRtmPlqLWNqQDetLar

Crap sorry I may have clicked on that.

I think a lot of the shaming comes from people trying to tell people to "pull themselves up by the bootstraps" while coming from positions of wealth and great connections/networks. For people with an almost non-existent history/background it can be tough. If you have mental issues that make it difficult to keep/gain employment, that makes it harder. For instance, for a minimum wage job to work at Verizon/TMobile/ATT customer service, you need to answer a personality test that has 100-200 questions. If you have mental disorders, like anxiety for example, or obsessive disorder, that can outright fail you.