Cordial Curiosity's video: James Lindsay and Will Reusch React to Critical Race Theory Educators React Explain

In May of 2021, Will Reusch, a Los Angeles high school teacher, went on Instagram Live to have a conversation with three critical pedagogists about the efficacy and ethics of teaching Critical Race Theory in K-12 education. James Lindsay joins Will and I to react to and explain the controversial ideas that were discussed. Original video: https://youtu.be/dHuDEaH4XfE https://www.instagram.com/p/CPD71s3gn1Q/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:02 Cynical framing manipulations of Critical Theory 11:17 Was the US rooted in white supremacy? 14:46 White "volks" and racial-identity thinking 21:44 The definition of racism 23:10 Loaded terms & liberation 27:08 "Oppression" 35:45 Master's Tools of civil discourse 42:00 Whiteness as property 51:30 Anti-capitalism 58:09 Vengeance as "virtue" 1:03:32 Freezing of time & negative thinking 1:09:23 Presupposing systemic racism 1:15:45 The relevance of race 1:17:56 Draining of epistemic authority 1:19:14 Critical pedagogy exclusivity 1:21:20 Critical theory vs critical thinking 1:22:17 Veiled threat vs liberal conflict resolution 1:27:59 Moral race-based nature 1:35:24 Colorblindness vs racism-blindness 1:40:27 Lived experience & perspective 1:45:44 Wrap up James Lindsay Links: https://newdiscourses.com/ https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames https://www.youtube.com/newdiscourses Will Reusch Links: https://www.williamreusch.com/ https://www.instagram.com/willreusch https://www.youtube.com/willreusch https://twitter.com/teecherreusch __ Schedule a private Zoom chat with me here: https://calendly.com/reidnicewonder/seconvo Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3DokgJ4_zUtYnciUlI7GLA Twitter: http://twitter.com/cordialcurious Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cordialcuriosity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cordialcuriosity Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cordialcuriosity