Re: The Critical Race Theory/so-called Cancel Culture Thread
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:27 pm
Evidently!carmenjonze wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:00 pm Haha John Oliver has evidently been reading my posts for the past year.
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Evidently!carmenjonze wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:00 pm Haha John Oliver has evidently been reading my posts for the past year.
Vile, disgusting PIGS who must be STOPPED...carmenjonze wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:55 am Kate Hartmann
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The Wyoming Senate has voted 16 to 14 to eliminate the U. of Wyoming Gender Studies program. (Bill below). This will not only eliminate not only the gender studies department, but also courses and non-academic programs related to gender.
Please re-tweet to amplify and stop this
https://twitter.com/kateahart/status/14 ... 19808?s=21
Hillsdale College is one of the worst in this country. It doesn't have the name recognition of Regent or Wheaton, but it's even worse than those places.ProfX wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:38 am But ... it's the libz who are indoctrinating and manipulating history ...
REVEALED: Charter school program favored by Tennessee governor rewrites civil rights history
Curriculum claims MLK did not favor 'force of law'
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newsc ... ts-history
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If Gov. Bill Lee gets his way, Tennessee will become a major player in a network of taxpayer-funded charter schools set up by a Michigan college with close ties to former President Donald Trump.
Lee calls Hillsdale College's approach to teaching civics "informed patriotism."
But the colleges' own teaching materials reveal why critics say its approach is anything but informed. For example, Hillsdale falsely claims that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did not favor using the "force of law" to achieve civil rights victories.
"This curriculum has a political bent to it," said Nashville historian David Ewing, who reviewed the materials at NewsChannel 5's request.
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Katherine Stewart@kathsstewart
1) In 2017 Imprimis, the publication of Hillsdale College, published a piece titled “How to Think about Vladimir Putin" -- defending the Russian dictator and assuring readers that he is “not the president of a feminist NGO” or “an ombudsman appointed by the United Nations..."
Mark 8:33-38 contains some of Jesus' more infamous words.An institution devoted to “pursuing truth” forges ever-closer ties to a president who constantly lies.
33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Also from this link:ProfX wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:38 am But ... it's the libz who are indoctrinating and manipulating history ...
REVEALED: Charter school program favored by Tennessee governor rewrites civil rights history
Curriculum claims MLK did not favor 'force of law'
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newsc ... ts-history
:problem: sounds familiar.Three Hillsdale-associated charter schools are currently being proposed right here in Middle Tennessee, two in Williamson County, one in Montgomery.
A search of Hillsdale College's website reveals an organization staking a position on the far right of American politics.
Back in December, the college hosted a speaker who denounced what he called the "insurrection hoax" surrounding the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Roger Kimball, a frequent speaker at Hillsdale downplayed the events as simply "a political protest that 'got out of hand.'"
Yet more from this link:ProfX wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:38 am But ... it's the libz who are indoctrinating and manipulating history ...
REVEALED: Charter school program favored by Tennessee governor rewrites civil rights history
Curriculum claims MLK did not favor 'force of law'
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newsc ... ts-history
Also sounds familiar.Hillsdale's "1776 Curriculum" shows how it wants schools to teach civics. It relies on approaches developed by Arnn and other members of the 1776 Commission appointed by Trump to develop a "patriotic education" for the nation's schools.
The high-school American Government and Politics curriculum emphasizes the "meaningful efforts Republicans made to guarantee the rights of African Americans."
It wasn't just the White Citizen's Council newsletter and the KKK that argued this about either MLK or the Civil Rights movement. This was the mainstream nationwide conservative position articulated by Ronald Reagan as well as Barry Goldwater, in the noted video above. That's why when people prop up Goldwater as some kind of example of a nice Republican, I have to remind them that all of white conservatism is trash.As for federal laws opening up lunch counters and outlawing discrimination in restaurants, hotels and theatres, Hillsdale's curriculum says, "this was where the line between private conscience and government coercion began to blur."
"Does such force violate the right to assembly and to private property?" the curriculum asks.
"Students should consider how such provisions in the Civil Rights Act and in subsequent laws and court decisions were new uses of government power, because enforcing personal non-discrimination erased the public/private distinction.
"Indeed, this foray, as well-intentioned and morally correct as it was, of government power into the private associations of individuals and businesses would set the agenda for other movements that would become increasingly hostile to King’s view of civil rights."
That argument, that the Civil Rights Act violated the right to assemble and to private property, was made by conservatives in the 1960s and rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. (Watch video below.)
[Mr. Conservative: Barry Goldwater's opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964]
I've been saying all along: good luck to these conservatives trying to get teachers, professors, and librarians to shut up.This year, Popular Information has reported extensively on legislation in Indiana that attempts to ban "Critical Race Theory" and related concepts in K-12 education. It appeared inevitable that the bill would pass Indiana's legislature, which is dominated by Republicans, and become law. But instead, the bill was killed this week by the Indiana Senate. Senate President Rodric Bray (R) said "he didn't have the votes."
What happened?
The trouble started in January during a Senate Education Committee hearing on the legislation. During the hearing, Indiana history teacher Matt Bockenfeld testified regarding a requirement in the bill that teachers "remain impartial in teaching curricular materials." Bockenfeld said he was teaching "the rise of Nazism right now" and "we're not neutral on Nazism. We take a stand in the classroom against it, and it matters that we do."
State Senator Scott Baldwin (R), the author of the bill, replied that he believed Bockenfeld and other teachers had an obligation to be "impartial" when discussing Nazism. “I believe that we've gone too far when we take a position on those isms... We need to be impartial,” Baldwin said.
Bockenfeld told the Indianapolis Star that he was "shocked" by Baldwin's comment and he will "oppose Nazism until they fire me." Baldwin, facing an avalanche of criticism, partially backtracked, saying he "failed to adequately articulate" his point. The Senate Education Committee, however, decided not to move forward with its plan for a vote later that week.
The engagement of teachers like Bockenfeld, explaining the practical impact of anti-CRT legislation in the classroom, played a critical role throughout the legislative process.
It’s pro-Nazi. Not the same as demanding unity with Jan 6ers and the people in government who support them, but the same mentality. The same exact people do not want white children to learn what their relatives did to nonwhites, and call that non-political education.
Good.marindem01 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 06, 2022 12:17 pm Utah's Governor Pledges To Veto Transgender Sports Ban.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... sports-ban.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) vowed to veto an amended proposal that passed the state legislature on Friday prohibiting transgender girls from playing on sports teams that correspond with their gender identity, The Associated Press reported.
"We care deeply about Utah's female athletes and our LGBTQ+ community," Cox said in a post on Facebook. "To those hurting tonight: It's going to be OK. We're going to help you get through this. Please reach out if you need help."
The legislation prohibits “a student of the male sex from competing against another school on a team designated for female students” and defines “sex” as “biological, physical condition of being male or female, determined by an individual's genetics and anatomy at birth.”
Conservatives love it when other people's families are terrorized by the government like this. No wonder so many of them support demagogues like Vladimir Putin.OPINION: As parents across the U.S. speak out against attacks on trans youth in Texas, one mom shares her story
am the proud mother of three beautiful children, and my oldest was 10 the first time we were reported for so-called “child abuse.” Today, that child, Rebekah is a 15-year-old honours student. She is a field hockey player who loves writing and musical theatre, a pastor’s kid who sings in the church choir and has great friends and a wonderful community around her. Her teachers tell us all the time that she’s exceptional, and we can’t argue with them. She also happens to be transgender.
Rebekah wasn’t always the happy, thriving kid she is now. She struggled deeply with anxiety and depression until she socially transitioned seven years ago. At eight years old, we supported her as she changed her name and pronouns, and her joy filled the air the very first time she went into the world as herself.
My husband is a Lutheran pastor. The first time Rebekah came to church as herself, a churchgoer approached my husband after worship and said, “I don’t really understand this whole transgender thing, but she used to hide behind you and refuse to say hi to me on a Sunday morning. Today, she ran up to me, twirled in her dress, and gave me a high five. What more is there to know?” Everyone who knows Rebekah has seen the power of supporting her in being herself. It lines up with what all the experts say: supporting trans kids allows them to thrive.
That didn’t prevent Child Protective Services (CPS) from showing up at our door one afternoon in August 2017. Likely due to our public advocacy, someone had anonymously made a report claiming that we were “forcing” our child to be a girl. My daughter cried when I explained that these strangers would need to look around and ask us some questions. No matter how much I tried to tell her everything was OK, she was scared. At 10 years old, she felt guilty, thinking she was the reason these people had come into our home. She knew they were there because of who she is and the way we affirmed her. When they asked my daughter if she was “really” a girl, they didn’t realize the depth of pain that caused a child who had fought to articulate—and be accepted for—herself for years.
Their lack of understanding, though, didn’t lessen the trauma they caused. We were doing everything we could to raise our children to be healthy, well-adjusted, good people, and suddenly none of it mattered. CPS came on a Saturday and said they’d be back on Monday. I spent the next 48 hours struggling to breathe, cleaning every surface and scrambling for every document I knew we had that could prove my child was well-cared for, in good health, and is, in fact, transgender, all while trying to maintain a sense of normalcy and calm for our family. I have never felt more vulnerable or alone.
Our case was closed after 33 anxiety-filled days. We have been reported two additional times since then, and we still worry when strangers show up at the door.
Weird phrasing. Their moral values could be influenced by their religion, ethnicity, national culture, or gender. Would discussing that violate this law?
Implicit (subconscious) bias appears to exist. Would discussing that violate this law?(4) That an individual, by virtue of their race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or subconsciously;
Structures of oppression that existed in the past can continue to influence and reverberate in the present. That might require some "responsibility" of people living in the present who benefit from them to help address them. Would discussing that violate this law?(5) That individuals, by virtue of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin, are inherently responsible for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin;
While I don't believe the goal of education is to make people feel discomfort or guilt, I also can't see what's the point of banning educators from discussing anything that could possibly cause that reaction. That is a strange model of pedagogy.(6) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individual’s race, color, religion, ethnicity, or national origin; or
So, any employee diversity training at the university that these idiots think is based on "divisive concepts" could violate this law.The Board of Regents, or the Board of Technical Education, or any institution under their control may not require their students or employees to attend or participate in any training or orientation that teaches, advocates, acts upon, or promotes divisive concepts.
Ridiculously vague, and precisely why it could be onerous.Not a mention of crt. Doesn’t seem particularly onerous.
Hey, Bright Eyes, be sure and notify the Heritage Foundation, whose model legislation is the basis for this nanny state law
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Name: House Bill 1012
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South Dakota officials are considering a proposal that says individuals should not be compelled to “affirm or adopt” ideas that are racially discriminatory.
State governors and state legislatures, along with local school board members, should determine whether public schools contravene constitutional provisions, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and other civil rights statutes in training programs, curriculum, or other school activities. Read "State Education Officials Must Restore a Sense of National Character in Public Schools," by Mike Gonzalez and Jonathan Butcher. For more Heritage Foundation research on Critical Race Theory, click here.
It's another pointless, stupid law, made for tools of white supremacism just like you.Doesn’t seem particularly onerous.