Painting Going Viral On Twitter Shows a Fundamental Misunderstanding of CRT by the Left – Opinion

One thing that isn’t contestable is the evil of Critical Race Theory, yet according to some, the fight against it is just an attempt by white supremacists to keep their narrative about America’s past alive. Since CRT, which is basically the left, tries to rewrite nearly every aspect American history so that it revolves around race.

Moreover, it’s hard to claim it’s only white supremacists trying to topple CRT when many of the people fighting against it, especially parents, are minorities of all stripes.

(Know Your History – Critical Race Theory Is An Old Marxist Plot).

However, many left-leaning people seem to be able to see CRT in a different light. A single painting floating around the web shows that these individuals don’t get it. It’s either that or those who fight for it know exactly what it is and are trying to mislead you.

According to the Detroit Metro Times, a painter named Jonathan Harris created a painting called “Critical Race Theory” and will be displaying it at the Irwin House Gallery, and has already begun inciting support and “infuriation” around the world:

Named in response to the raging national argument on race teachings, Harris’ “Critical Race Theory” depicts a non-specific white male rolling over images of Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, and Malcolm X with opaque white paint, in a gesture that boldly and beautifully communicates the white-washing of Black history. There are many artifacts that can be found in the collection of TRIPTYCH have continued to appear in the media and on social platforms since the start, when Harris posted his “Critical Race Theory” toward the end of November, it took a swift, fiery, and continuing trip around the world — sparking conversation, support, and even infuriation across at least four platforms including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit.

The image is a fabrication about what CRT actually is.

We don’t want our history to be forgotten by anyone who slams CRT. We fully support the work of Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr. These men were vital to the struggle for civil rights, and they are loved by both left and right. I would argue that they’re far more respected on the right given the principles people like Tubman and King stood for.

Secondly, no one is trying to “whitewash” history. Slavery is an issue America has always acknowledged. The fact that it wanted slavery to be abolished so badly that it forced us into war is something that America takes great pride in. We celebrate those who helped to abolish slavery, who fought for civil rights and consider the treatment of black people in our nation’s past as a shameful part of it. This is an example of good behavior and a lesson learned from the past.

Critical Race Theory is the lie that America doesn’t acknowledge its past and doesn’t want to learn from it. It’s the lie that we still live in a nation complete with the worst racism the world has ever seen. As mentioned earlier, it’s the idea that America is nothing but racism. It’s a concept that is demonstrably false, and you don’t have to look hard to see that.

(READ. Lincoln himself refuted the idea that the United States was founded on White Supremacy.

Last but not least, let me point out that the painting is trying racist messages.

“White people are trying to whitewash our history” is the message here. The painting’s subject is white. His shirt has what looks like stars at the shoulders and it appears that he is wearing patriotism.

It’s a message that will inspire more distrust between the black community and white people, which is exactly what you want if you’re goal is to get people to divide along racial lines in order to push a racial mistruth.

So either this painter has bought the lie or he’s trying to spread it. Either way, it’s a false image.

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