Critical Theory and Critical Race Theory - Distinct Theories, Yet Similar Roots (1 Viewer)

[SkyChief]

Critical Theory

Marxist-inspired movement in social and political philosophy originally associated with the work of the Frankfurt School. Drawing particularly on the thought of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud, critical theorists maintain that a primary goal of philosophy is to understand and to help overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed.

Critical Race Theory is also a Marxist-inspired philosophy which aims to "overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed" but does so through the prism of racism. Six basic tenets of Critical Race Theory are:

• Race is socially constructed, not biologically natural.
• Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational:
• Legal advances for people of color tend to serve the interests of dominant white groups. Thus, the racial hierarchy that characterizes American society may be unaffected or even reinforced by ostensible improvements in the legal status of oppressed or exploited people.
• Members of minority groups periodically undergo “differential racialization,” or the attribution to them of varying sets of negative stereotypes, again depending on the needs or interests of whites.
• No individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on.
• The “voice of color” thesis holds that people of color are uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of other members of their group (or groups) regarding the forms and effects of racism.

source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory/Basic-tenets-of-critical-race-theory

Racism

Political, economic, or legal institutions and systems that engage in or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race or otherwise reinforce racial inequalities in wealth and income, education, health care, civil rights, and other areas. Racism elicits hatred and distrust and precludes any attempt to understand its victims. For that reason, most human societies have concluded that racism is wrong, at least in principle.

Kamala Harris has proposed tax breaks for people of color. White people would be excluded from these tax breaks because of their skin color. Her plan is blatantly racist because it excludes people based solely on the color of their skin. Thankfully, the U.S. Constitution (Amendment XIV, equal protections clause) explicitly prohibits government from excluding people based on their skin color. It's ironic that CRT is fundamentally racist, and that Kamala Harris embraces racism - - as long as it's against white people!

 

[j brown's body]

I didn't see Marxism mentioned in your link.

 

[j brown's body]

• Race is socially constructed, not biologically natural. Correct.
• Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational: Correct.
• Legal advances for people of color tend to serve the interests of dominant white groups. Thus, the racial hierarchy that characterizes American society may be unaffected or even reinforced by ostensible improvements in the legal status of oppressed or exploited people. Correct.
• Members of minority groups periodically undergo “differential racialization,” or the attribution to them of varying sets of negative stereotypes, again depending on the needs or interests of whites. Correct.
• No individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on. Correct.
• The “voice of color” thesis holds that people of color are uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of other members of their group (or groups) regarding the forms and effects of racism. Seems reasonable.

 

[ColdHardTruth]

Critical Theory

Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic field focused on the relationships between social conceptions of race and ethnicity, social and political laws, and media. CRT also considers racism to be systemic in various laws and rules, not based only on individuals' prejudices.[1][2] The word critical in the name is an academic reference to critical theory rather than criticizing or blaming individuals.[3][4]

CRT is also used in sociology to explain social, political, and legal structures and power distribution as through a "lens" focusing on the concept of race, and experiences of racism.[

This is the reason the reich-wing doesn't like CRT. It discusses the racist bullshit they have been responsible for over the last 250 years.

Critical Race Theory is also a Marxist-inspired philosophy which aims to "overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed" but does so through the prism of racism. Six basic tenets of Critical Race Theory are:

Once again, the right proving it HAS NO EARTHLY IDEA what a Marxist is.

• Race is socially constructed, not biologically natural.
• Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational:
• Legal advances for people of color tend to serve the interests of dominant white groups. Thus, the racial hierarchy that characterizes American society may be unaffected or even reinforced by ostensible improvements in the legal status of oppressed or exploited people.
• Members of minority groups periodically undergo “differential racialization,” or the attribution to them of varying sets of negative stereotypes, again depending on the needs or interests of whites.
• No individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on.
• The “voice of color” thesis holds that people of color are uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of other members of their group (or groups) regarding the forms and effects of racism.

source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory/Basic-tenets-of-critical-race-theory

Racism


Kamala Harris has proposed tax breaks for people of color. White people would be excluded from these tax breaks because of their skin color. Her plan is blatantly racist because it excludes people based solely on the color of their skin. Thankfully, the U.S. Constitution (Amendment XIV, equal protections clause) explicitly prohibits government from excluding people based on their skin color. It's ironic that CRT is fundamentally racist, and that Kamala Harris embraces racism - - as long as it's against white people!

 

[eman623]

The ultimate goal of CRT, like CT, is to tear down all institutions that unite people so the people behind it can take power.

Divide and conquer.

 

[j brown's body]

The ultimate goal of CRT, like CT, is to tear down all institutions that unite people so the people behind it can take power.

Divide and conquer.

Cause race and whiteness were invented in this country to bring us together.

 

[Helix]

Hi folks, Helix here bringing you Oldies Weekend here on KWTF FM! Back in 2020 when we were fogging up glasses in masks and going to bed scared every night, hitmakers Fauxie and the Grifters scored a number one! It's CRT and Me!

*hits the post

Lol. I was just talking about CRT hysteria shit the other day with someone. I hope that I didn't cause it to rise up out of the grave.

 

[ColdHardTruth]

The ultimate goal of CRT, like CT, is to tear down all institutions that unite people so the people behind it can take power.

Divide and conquer.

Not true.

This is drivel.

CRT is supposed to help people learn from the past so they do not make the same mistakes.

Have you ever noticed that it's mostly former slave states that have issues with CRT?

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Marxist-inspired movement ?
Where did THAT quote come from? Not from the only link provided from Britannica.
Critical Race Theory is also a Marxist-inspired philosophy which aims to "overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed" but does so through the prism of racism.

Another quote without a source?

I browsed through the Britannica link provided and could not find a reference to a Marxist inspired philosophy.

Is it now acceptable to make quotes from a link that doesn't say what the quote says? Or did the OP make up his own definition? Curious.

 

[SkyChief]

I didn't see Marxism mentioned in your link.

That's a different link:

The origins of Critical Theory lie in the works of Karl Marx, Marxism, and the scholarship of Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Weber, and Sigmund Freud, among others. The genesis of critical theory largely emanates from the ideas of Karl Marx, Hegelian-Marxism, other Marxist thought, and the work of Marx that was co-published with Friedrich Engels.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131857.2021.1876669

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

I didn't see Marxism mentioned in your link.

Of course not, the term probably originated on Rightwing media or Fox and was inserted in the OP, then a link was provided that made NO mention of Marxism.

Talk about a totally disingenuous attempt to link Britannica to the OP's own personal bias.

Edit: AH, NOW the OP provides a link. Finally.

I am sure I could find a link somewhere, if I looked hard enough, that would give a different interpretation of CRT, but hey..................... calling something Marxist sounds sexier.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Lol. I was just talking about CRT hysteria shit the other day with someone. I hope that I didn't cause it to rise up out of the grave.

Apparently it HAS once again risen up out of the grave.

 

[Airyaman]

Must be a very slow news day to bring CRT back into discussion...

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

Must be a very slow news day to bring CRT back into discussion...

BLACK PEOPLE, very very frightening!

 

[Helix]

Apparently it HAS once again risen up out of the grave.

FFS. I hope that it doesn't get back up to daily right wing CRT nonsense again.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

FFS. I hope that it doesn't get back up to daily right wing CRT nonsense again.

It's election season. Whatcha expect?

 

[SkyChief]

. . . . *hits the post

Lol. I was just talking about CRT hysteria shit the other day with someone. I hope that I didn't cause it to rise up out of the grave.

I DID consider this while making the OP. There are many threads extolling the virtues and pitfalls of Critical Race theory, but none linking CRT to Critical Theory and Marxism.

This thread is intended to serve that purpose. Most people Don't really know what Critical Race Theory is about, and even fewer people know that CRT is based on Critical Theory.

But know you know. You're welcome.

 

[phoenix2020]

Cool, good to see CRT getting some much needed airtime by our local MAGA who generally have been negligent on the subject.

Hopefully they can get cracking on some migrant caravan threads this weekend.

 

[mrjurrs]

Critical Theory



Critical Race Theory is also a Marxist-inspired philosophy which aims to "overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed" but does so through the prism of racism. Six basic tenets of Critical Race Theory are:

• Race is socially constructed, not biologically natural.
• Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational:
• Legal advances for people of color tend to serve the interests of dominant white groups. Thus, the racial hierarchy that characterizes American society may be unaffected or even reinforced by ostensible improvements in the legal status of oppressed or exploited people.
• Members of minority groups periodically undergo “differential racialization,” or the attribution to them of varying sets of negative stereotypes, again depending on the needs or interests of whites.
• No individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on.
• The “voice of color” thesis holds that people of color are uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of other members of their group (or groups) regarding the forms and effects of racism.

source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory/Basic-tenets-of-critical-race-theory

Racism


Kamala Harris has proposed tax breaks for people of color. White people would be excluded from these tax breaks because of their skin color. Her plan is blatantly racist because it excludes people based solely on the color of their skin. Thankfully, the U.S. Constitution (Amendment XIV, equal protections clause) explicitly prohibits government from excluding people based on their skin color. It's ironic that CRT is fundamentally racist, and that Kamala Harris embraces racism - - as long as it's against white people!

Two things.

First, which of the Critical Race Theory bullet points do you did you find to be false?
Second, I'm gonna need a source for this fat one. "Kamala Harris has proposed tax breaks for people of color."

 

[DrewPaul]

Critical Theory


• No individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on.

There is only one thing a black person can't identify as...a conservative. If so they lose their minority status and become an Uncle Tom or Aunt Jane.

 

[SkyChief]

Two things.

First, which of the Critical Race Theory bullet points do you did you find to be false?

The second one: Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational.

That is patently false. It may have been true at some point in the past, however that is certainly not true today. The word aberrational means unwelcome. Racism is VERY unwelcome, and VERY aberrational.

Second, I'm gonna need a source for this fat one. "Kamala Harris has proposed tax breaks for people of color."

Nope. It's 100% true. if you want to ignore it, then ignore it.

 

[mrjurrs]

The second one: Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational.

That is patently false. It may have been true at some point in the past, however that is certainly not true today. The word aberrational means unwelcome. Racism is VERY unwelcome, and VERY aberrational.


Nope. It's 100% true. if you want to ignore it, then ignore it.

Your first claim is disproved by the speech and response of the MAGA'ts.

I don't want to ignore it, I want you to source it. Apparently you can't which leads to the following question.

Are you making shite up, or are you lying?

 

[Fletch]

I didn't see Marxism mentioned in your link.

Try this link.

Critical Theory (Frankfurt School) (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

That you libs dont know that Critical Theory has its roots in Marxism, is because you dont want to know,

 

[Fletch]

Cool, good to see CRT getting some much needed airtime by our local MAGA who generally have been negligent on the subject.

Hopefully they can get cracking on some migrant caravan threads this weekend.

Marxist libs love their Marxism, but arent honest enough to admit its Marxism..

 

[Integrityrespec]

• Race is socially constructed, not biologically natural. Correct.
• Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational: Correct.
• Legal advances for people of color tend to serve the interests of dominant white groups. Thus, the racial hierarchy that characterizes American society may be unaffected or even reinforced by ostensible improvements in the legal status of oppressed or exploited people. Correct.
• Members of minority groups periodically undergo “differential racialization,” or the attribution to them of varying sets of negative stereotypes, again depending on the needs or interests of whites. Correct.
• No individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on. Correct.
• The “voice of color” thesis holds that people of color are uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of other members of their group (or groups) regarding the forms and effects of racism. Seems reasonable.

• No individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on. Correct.

Does this hold true for old white men?