1/ Yep, CRT scholars Delgado & Stefancic say Critical Race Theory “questions the very foundations of the liberal order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, Enlightenment rationalism, and neutral principles of constitutional law" (‘Intro to Crit Race Theory,’ 2001).
Yes, critical race theory is explicitly and intentionally a deviation from the civil rights movement—they reject the principles of colorblindness, nondiscrimination, and individual rights, which they believe cannot achieve "equity."
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2/ It’s good to question things, right? Sure it is. But what does that look like in practice? Two examples: [1] Cheryl Harris’ foundational (1993) essay, “Whiteness as Property,” in which she considered how a legal expansion of affirmative action, inspired by the
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