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The bill reads in part, “An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex. An individual should not be made to feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race.”
I don't see what's wrong with that, and I also don't see how such a bill would prevent the discussion of the country's racist past. As far as I can tell, this bill does not do what the framing in these media articles says it does, namely "prohibiting saying or discussing anything that makes whites feel uncomfortable". All this bill seems to do is prohibit the teaching or dissemination of a racial narrative of kin liability and collective guilt, particularly stuff along the CRT line that "every institution in America is racist to its core" and "anybody who is not an active 'anti-racist' (with us defining what that means) is complicit in white supremacy".
It should also be noted that this bill could actually increase the protection of non-whites from stuff like this 13/50 argument that keeps popping up. From the pov of a white racist, this bill would appear like a very sharp double-edged sword that could easily backfire against their cause.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Jan 19 2022 08:49am