United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) on Saturday suggested that American parents are rebelling against the teaching of critical race theory. Then she called for it to be banned.
"Parents across America are paying attention to what their children are learning in the classroom, and they're speaking up," Blackburn tweeted. "Ban critical race theory."
Parents across America are paying attention to what their children are learning in the classroom, and they’re speaking up.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) April 2, 2022
Ban critical race theory.
Gun control activist Fred Guttenberg offered Blackburn some perspective.
Parents across America are paying attention to their children needing to hide under desks during active shooter drills and they are realizing that children will now learn how this was the Era where topics never ever taught were banned. They’re speaking up.
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) April 3, 2022
Bless your heart.
Other Twitter users – including parents – fired back at Blackburn, whose complaint can be easily dismantled under some light scrutiny:
- Critical race theory is not an official component of any public school curriculum
- Avoiding history does not mean that the sins of the past did not happen
- An outright "ban" would be a violation of free speech
- Outlawing an idea is literally impossible
Critical race theory is not being taught in school, even though it should be.
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) April 2, 2022
Marsha, my grandchildren being taught that I had to go through some parts of my hometown laying on the school bus floor isn’t hate, it’s history.
— Hey, Dave! (@davegreenidge57) April 2, 2022
Seems I’ve heard that somewhere before.😏 pic.twitter.com/U3dHytVP4U
Marsha, give us the name of one school that teaches a post-graduate law course in critical race theory to children. https://t.co/ukpcF7Irzr
— 😺🌊😾 Willow 😾🌊😺 (@Fuzzy_Fuzzbutt) April 2, 2022
If they're paying attention, they know that critical race theory isn't being taught in grade school... anywhere.
— Artski (@Artski) April 2, 2022
If they're speaking out about it, it's because they're simply swallowing your nonsense instead of paying attention.
