i was going through the CRT powerpoint and found this question at the beginning of one of the slides, and thought it would be kinda fun to answer it. so here goes:
i believe CRT can potentially be optimistic, because with the gradual change of majority and minority groups we will have the opportunity to change the way we react to racism. as of right now, CRT is more facts and reality of what racism has become, and at the same time these CRTs can become the standard of how we act. for example, one of the CRT tenets claim "racism is...difficult or impossible to eradicate". now, when i read that, the first thing that comes to mind is: challenge accepted. knowing that society does not think we can get rid of racism is not encouraging, and its also a wake up call to let us know its time to do something about racism. i know america has done many activities and created programs for the sole purpose of racism, but with the chantge of public ethnicity majorities coming faster than we imagine, i believe our generation has the prime opportunity to rid america of the majority of racism. doug said today " when you guys(us) are hitting your forties, ethnic majorities will be changing"; which means our children will be growing up during this time, and teaching them about life with the absence of racism can drastically change the influence of racism in america. now, im not saying to forget about your background or anything, because like we learned self culture is the most important, but we dont necessarily have to emphasize that "our personal race is more powerful then theirs" to our children. i dont know if im making sense, but i definitely believe racism is NOT impossible to eradicate, and its definitely becoming a new goal of mine.
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