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Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise that Everything is About Race

Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise that Everything is About Race

Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World by Layla F. Saad is just the thing to carry round if you want to signal that you are not just talking the intersectional talk, but doing the work (and in these post-Black Lives Matter times, that’s what we’re supposed to do, right?).

Saying No to Critical Race Theory

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Saying No to Critical Race Theory

I want to explain Critical Race Theory to you. I just want to help you understand it, so I sat down with my microphone and no real plan except to talk through the claims, history, and thought of Critical Race Theory, highlighting where it came from and why it's a terrible way to think about race and racism, in its own ideas.

Mob Social Justice and the Dangerous Precedent of Charging Amy Cooper

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Mob Social Justice and the Dangerous Precedent of Charging Amy Cooper

In May, an incident occurred in New York City’s Central park between a bird-watcher named Christian Cooper and a woman named Amy Cooper (they are unrelated).

The Contradictions of Critical Theory and Counseling

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The Contradictions of Critical Theory and Counseling

The core of therapy is empowering individuals to make changes in their lives, which often requires a heightened level of personal responsibility.

Critical Race Theory is a Victimization Cult

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Critical Race Theory is a Victimization Cult

It is not a particularly unique observation to notice that the Critical Social Justice movement, particularly the part that embraces Critical Race Theory, bears tremendous resemblance to a secular religion.

The Diversity Delusion

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The Diversity Delusion

We're being lied to, and it's been costing us a fortune, both economically and socially.

Wokeness and Its Not-at-all-racist Doctrines of Disempowerment

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Wokeness and Its Not-at-all-racist Doctrines of Disempowerment

This isn't empowerment. It's disempowerment, even if we discount the other costs of such a not-at-all-racist doctrine.

5 Reasons the Book "White Fragility" is Shallow and Destructive

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5 Reasons the Book “White Fragility” is Shallow and Destructive

Among the books making the rounds on recent “must-read” book lists is White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo.

In Defense of the Status Quo

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In Defense of the Status Quo

Join Lindsay in this episode of the New Discourses Podcast for a little over an hour of common sense in his liberal defense of the so-called "status quo."

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White Silence is NOT Violence

Here’s a pretty simple truth that keeps getting harder to believe: you don’t have to be an activist—not for a cause, not for a party, not for anything.

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The Intellectual Fraud of Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility”

Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility Is Snake Oil Masquerading As Insight

A Principled Statement of Opposition to Critical Race Theory: An Excerpt from 'Cynical Theories'

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A Principled Statement of Opposition to Critical Race Theory: An Excerpt from ‘Cynical Theories’

Last year, Helen Pluckrose and I dedicated most of our time to writing a book about how “activist scholarship” has risen to prominence and created societal conditions that threaten to rip our societies apart.

Sharing Size: Nine Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

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Sharing Size: Nine Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

As unlikely as it seems, a highly obscure academic theory known as Critical Race Theory has completely mainstreamed in society, and now everyone is discussing it.

Eight Big Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

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Eight Big Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Terrible for Dealing with Racism

As unlikely as it seems, a highly obscure academic theory known as Critical Race Theory has completely mainstreamed in society, and now everyone is discussing it.

A Template for Resisting White Fragility in the Workplace

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A Template for Resisting White Fragility in the Workplace

As you will see, a very common problem is that people think Critical Race Theory is one thing when it is really another, and good-intentioned people tend to adopt it without realizing what it is (and reject it when they do know what it is).

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The Problem with White Fragility

In 2018, the “whiteness educator” Robin DiAngelo published a bestselling book called White Fragility. This book is intended to teach white people about their own racism.

Do Better than Critical Race Theory

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Do Better than Critical Race Theory

Many of you have noticed that more people than ever are presenting the stock Critical Race Theory ideas.

The Illiberalism of Social Justice

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The Illiberalism of Social Justice

Social Justice is a dangerous, illiberal ideology that is taking over society.

Critical Race Theory

This entry in 'Translations from the Wokish' is an explanation of the term "Critical Race Theory."

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