I believe this is the first lawsuit related to Critical Race Theory.
You don't have to listen to the video, but it's where I started.
Here is the .pdf of the lawsuit: https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...+complaint.pdf
It discusses what CRT is before going on to PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE, FACTS, CLASS ALLEGATIONS, and CAUSEs OF ACTION. I want to focus on what CRT is. Some of you may already be familiar with this.
Origins: "CRT scholarship began in the 1970’s as the study of law as it pertains to issues of race.
Its stated goal was revolutionary political change and a repudiation of the idea that the Constitution and
law could adequately address racial problems in society. "
Source: "Critical Race Theorists Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, in their seminal text Critical
Race Theory: An Introduction, describe it thus:
Unlike traditional civil rights discourse, which stresses incrementalism and
step-by-step progress, critical race theory questions the very foundations of
the liberal order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, Enlightenment
rationalism, and neutral principles of constitutional law.
…
[C]ritical race scholars are discontented with liberalism as a framework for
addressing America’s racial problems. Many liberals believe in color
blindness and neutral principles of constitutional law. They believe in
equality, especially equal treatment for all persons, regardless of their
different histories or current situations.1
That, btw, is an excellent, informative, accurate, easy-to-read book on CRT.
Note well, liberals, CRT is anti-liberal.
Principle: "CRT’s overarching principle is that racism is not aberrational in society but is the status
quo."
IOW, CRT is racist, or as some say, neoracist. It sees racism everywhere and it promotes racism.
Systemic Racism: "The term ‘systemic racism,’ often used interchangeably with ‘white supremacy,’ is
used in CRT to propagate the idea that white Americans are all racist and are complicit in a society
whose main function is the oppression of non-whites.2"
DIE: "In CRT, this is what is
referred to as “Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity” (“DIE”). As explained, above, while these terms carry
a certain meaning to the average person they mean something entirely different in CRT terminology. "
Industry and government: "While technically rooted in CRT, the DIE industry operates in the world of corporate and
government consulting, training, and administration and siphons roughly $10 billion annually from the
companies and governments paying for these services. Like CRT which teaches that racism is present in
all interactions, DIE activists operate under the assumption that all imbalances and disparities in every
industry can be attributed to racism (conveniently ignoring or explaining away industries where
“oppressed” groups are overrepresented) – thus justifying the need for their services. "
Diversity, inclusion, equity: "Hence, the word “equity” in DIE initiatives does not mean equality of opportunity for all,
regardless of immutable characteristics, but specifically means the use of racial quotas to achieve
representation of racial groups in proportion to their overall percentages in a given population. Similarly,
“diversity” in DIE vocabulary does not simply refer to people of different backgrounds but only those
who vocally promote CRT’s identitarianist narrative of oppression. Finally, “inclusion” means
amplifying only those voices that espouse CRT philosophy and suppressing any dissenting speech. "