Critical Race Theory debate

These are the basic tenets of CRT

Basic Tenets and Dominant Themes in Critical Race Theory
Scholars across disciplines have identified several dominant and unifying themes that describe the basic tenets of CRT. Based on the core CRT literature, 10 basic tenets/dominant themes can be articulated that describe CRT’s conceptual foundation.

1. Race is a social construct, not a biological phenomenon.
2. Racism is endemic to American life and should not be regarded as an aberration.
3. Racism benefits those who are privileged and serves the interests of the powerful to maintain the status quo with respect to racial stratification.
4. CRT represents a challenge to the dominant social ideology of color-blindness and meritocracy.
5. Racial identity and racial identification are influenced by the racial stratification that permeates American society.
6. Assimilation and racial integration are not always in the best interests of the subordinated group.
7. CRT considers the significance of within-group heterogeneity and the existence of simultaneous, multiple, intersecting identities.
8. CRT argues for the centrality, legitimacy, and appropriateness of the lived experience of racial/ethnic minorities in any analysis of racial stratification.
9. CRT insists on a contextual analysis by placing race and racism in a cultural and historical context, as well as a contemporary sociopolitical context.
10. Informing social justice efforts and the elimination of racial oppression are the ultimate goals of critical race theory.

Unless I'm missing any key items, I think we can use these points to start the debate.

NOW, can you actually let it go and actually, you know, speak to the topic?