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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for you, OP:

- is Kendi a CRT activist, or not?

Simple question, OP.  Is he or is he not?[/quote]

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Who is Kendi?

ES Teacher[/quote]

Ibram X. Kendi is an author and professor whose work is prominent in how progressives view racism today.  He is a leader in the Anti-racism movement, and his work is influential in DEI thought and initiatives.  He authored the book "Stamped from the Beginning" which is read in some schools.

[b]According to Kendi there is no such thing as a non-racist.  You are either a racist or an anti-racist.  There is no middle ground.  You are either actively confronting racial inequality or allowing it to exist through action or inaction.  You are a racist by doing nothing.[/b]

Kendi defines racism as any policy that creates inequitable outcomes between people of different skin colors.  For example, magnet school admissions policies are racist when black and Latino/Hispanic students are underrepresented.  Kendi would say you are a racist if you do not work to change admission policies that lead to black and Latino/Hispanic underrepresentation.  On the other hand, affirmative action in college admissions is anti-racist in that it is designed to remedy past racial discrimination.[/quote]

One of the many things I can't stand about Kendi is his ludicrously binary thinking.  It reminds of of where things were to years ago in the US with respect to foreign policy.  Here, let me change a few key words to refresh our memories.

[i]According to George W. Bush there is no such thing as a non-terrorist.  You are either a terrorist or an anti-terrorist.  There is no middle ground.  You are either actively confronting global terrorism or allowing it to exist through action or inaction.  You are a terrorist by doing nothing.[/i][/quote]

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