California Department of Education Commissioner is triggered by the phrase "fair and balanced", because it reminds him of FOX News. Wants to have it left out of curriculum. Another board member reminds him how stupid that is. #EthnicStudies
He's also wary of presenting the concept of "balance" when teaching the students, as it may be dehumanizing.
Here they are backing themselves into a corner trying to list all the different forms of oppression (one of which is "capitalism" 🙄). White Supremacy, xenophobia, sexism, misogyny, anti-black (aka racism?), Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and..... you get the picture...
Debating listing "CAPITALISM" as a form of oppression.
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