Racism

Critical race theory is a new idea being taught in university classrooms and more recently in high schools. It is difficult to find a definition of this idea without being biased. One of the best explanations is from Time magazine.“It’s an approach to grappling with a history of white supremacy that rejects the belief that what’s in the past is in the past, and that the laws and systems that grow from that past are detached from it,” Most people realize that you cannot escape the past but that you can learn from the past. There has been a good deal of progress in race relations and room for more. The phrase white supremacy can be easily misunderstood to mean that there is something wrong with being white. It doesn't help if all you do is change the color of racism. The charge of racism has been tossed around with such abandon it has lost its sting. The story is told of two little boys arguing and one says my dad can beat your dad and the second responds my dad can beat your dad and the first says my dad can beat your dad and the final retort is you're a racist. What is your answer to the question, are you a racist. Can you explain and justify your answer. Some will say if you are white you are racist.