# What is Critical Race Theory?

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**Created:** [September 27, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-critical-race-theory/921629 "2020-09-27T00:59:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-critical-race-theory/921629/328 "2020-12-18T09:25:54Z")

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As another example of an answer to the question at hand: Critical race theory is when you cannot conceive of any framework for a thorny ethical question such as “who should be prioritized in vaccine distribution” besides “how can we make this a white v. black zero-sum game.”

[https://twitter.com/JCompson\_III/status/1339814373121011712](https://twitter.com/JCompson_III/status/1339814373121011712)

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