Have you heard of this new academic theory that's gaining momentum? It's called Uncritical Racist Theory. I'm still learning about it, but, as far as I can discern, here are some of the main tenants:
The United States is not systemically racist, nor is it White supremacist.
White people may have done some racist things in the past, but now everything's good.
Talking about race and racism is divisive and is in fact racist.
White people are the true victims.
All Black people hate all White people.
White children are in extreme danger of being indoctrinated by the extreme ideologies of equity and justice.
White people are nice, hard-working, and patriotic so they can't be racist.
Some Black people are nice, hard-working, and patriotic, but too many are not, and so they deserve what they get.
We had a Black president.
Oprah is rich. So is LeBron.
Tim Scott is Black and he said there's no systemic racism, so it must be true.
Intergenerational trauma for Black people and intergenerational wealth for White people are irrelevant to the state of affairs today.
Racial bias doesn't exist, which of course means that it's not baked into our systems and institutions, laws, culture, policies, ethos, and everyday habits.
Racism would go away if we just stopped talking about racism.