So, this is obviously a pretty complicated topic. I'll try my best to explain my stances on subjects where I see CRT applied and give a bit of my own anecdotes. In short, no I don't support CRT: I believe it is flawed, divisive and racist.
I'll start with my primary concern. CRT seeks to establish a framework explaining racism as it applies to different topics but ultimately removes accountability. Personally, Accountability is one of the most important things to me as it protects the individual and separates them from being generalized.
When we apply constructs in CRT to race, we lose that. You're no longer racist because of your actions, you're racist because of your skin color. You're no longer a victim because you were wronged, you're a victim because of your skin color. You are in every way controlled by factors like microaggressions that control you in ways you cannot know, cannot be proven and cannot be understood. Free will and accountability go right out the window. I could go on about this (specifics in regard to race) for hours honestly, but this is generally my stance on it. Most ironically, we ignore MLK's words and judge based on skin, rather than character.
This is something that has exploded in the past 8 years, especially from the left and it's prevalent in collegiate English departments. I've seen this first hand and my English professor who became a good friend of mine retweeted
this (from someone else) the other day. It was extremely interesting how entwined CRT has become in politics. To reject something makes you racist, and aligns you politically. Hell, you can check #whiteprivilege on twitter yourself to see.
Maybe it'll be gone after the election, I'd like to think that. But how dangerous does this become when we're conflating race with politics? If I needed a disclaimer, I'm pretty close to the center politically but I really don't think it's a good look for leftists who support this kind of thing. It's become extremely hard to have a discussion with people who truly believe they're doing the right thing. Who think this is shit is doing anything but dividing people.
But I guess even if I didn't care about accountability, I'd have to ask -- does it work? And the only way I can answer that is by staring at the color of my hand as I type this.