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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not even dog whistlin’ Dixie anymore

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/us/desantis-florida-ap-african-american-studies.amp.html

Those cultural marxists at the College Board!  :roll: [/quote]

"National outrage ensued after the state rejected an AP African American Studies course, but a copy of the syllabus obtained by The Florida Standard shows the course sought to teach progressive doctrines such as intersectionality and Critical Race Theory.

Section 4 of the syllabus introduces the topic “Postracial Racism and Colorblindness” and features texts from Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, who employs Critical Race Theory in his writings...describes how “Whites talk, think, and account for the existence of racial inequality and makes clear that color-blind racism is as insidious now as ever.” ... Section 4 also includes “Black Queer Studies.” A description states: “This topic explores the concept of queer color critique, grounded in Black feminism and intersectionality, as a Black studies lens that shifts sexuality studies towards racial analysis.”

https://www.theflstandard.com/exclusive-rejected-a...sectionality-and-queer-theory/

Go on crazies, keep on defending this crazy course and attacking Florida for daring say it didn't meet quality standards  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:  :wink: [/quote]

Just because you are too ignorant to embrace it as a legitimate course doesn't make it crazy. If anything, it just exposes what you are as a human being.[/quote]

DP.  Someone upthread noted that this class would expose these Black viewpoints to critical review and dismissal.

That's not a class that our country needs right now.  As we continue to reexamine our culture following the Black Lives Matter movement, a serious study of African American culture, past and present, can be a valuable course.  The College Board revises their classes all the time, they can revise this one to better meet the needs of students too.  [/quote]

It is in a pilot phase now. It can be tweaked each year. But to "cancel" it is to eliminate the perspective entirely. That a racist white governor is canceling the opportunity for students to learn an imporant part of US hsitory, and that people in this forum celebrate it, is quite a tell, and scary.

In other words, what are you afraid of? That students may look critically at certain parts of US History, or celebrate other parts?[/quote]

Oh, please.  just stop calling people racist because you disagree with them.

And, FYI..... If they choose to revise the content, FL will reconsider....

[quote]“As submitted, the course is a vehicle for a political agenda and leaves large, ambiguous gaps that can be filled with additional ideological material, which we will not allow,” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Press Secretary Bryan Griffin said. “As Governor DeSantis has stated, our classrooms will be a place for education, not indoctrination.”

FDOE told the College Board in a letter that it can come back to the table with “lawful, historically accurate content” and the department will be willing to reopen the discussion.[/quote]

https://flvoicenews.com/florida-rejects-ap-african-american-studies-course-cites-political-agenda-and-ideological-material/

And, up until now.... NO students have had "the opportunity for students to learn an imporant part of US hsitory" since it is a brand new course. Save your outrage.  [/quote]

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