Professors slam critical race theory opponents
Academic argues critical race theory is being used by Republicans as a political tool to help win 2022 midterm election
Two leading scholars on the topic of critical race theory (CRT) spoke with Fox News for an exclusive interview to discuss their views on the controversial concept and why they believe it is being unfairly characterized by opponents.
Kendall Thomas, a law professor at Columbia University, and Marvin Lynn, a professor at Portland State University, sat down to explain the beginnings of CRT, its educational goals, and the motivations of those whom they believe intentionally seek to distort its true substance.
“For a lot of White Americans it is a challenge, I imagine, to experience the shock of recognition that for most of your life you haven’t had to think about, or see yourself in racial terms,” Thomas said. “In this conversation, in this country, conversation about race historically, um, has largely been a conversation about people of color. People of color have a race, White people don’t.
“And the shock of recognition that White people do have and live racial identities has provoked rage and resistance and resentment about any conversation regarding race that doesn’t center and give privilege and pride of place to colorblindness as an ideal.”
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