Intersectionality examines the experiences of people who are experiencing discrimination on the basis of two or more marginalized identities at the same time, and how this differs from experiencing discrimnination on the basis of these identities individually.  Because of this depending on context, we all have areas where we experience privilege, as well as areas of oppression

For example, the stereotypes or preconceived notions held about black women are not merely a combination of those held about black people and those held about women, but a unique intersection of racism and sexism that black women experience differently from either black men or white women.

Intersectionality

Color blindness is the view or standard that everyone should or is being treated uniformly, regardless of differences in race. 

Color blindness (racial)

Also called economic determinism, racial realism focuses on the material consequences of racism. It views racism as an economic system that privileges white people through tangible benefits: education, land, jobs, etc. Under this view, histories of race relations are histories of economic changes. 

Racial Realism

Race idealists position racism as something that originates in the mind, and must be addressed there as well in order to be eradicated. They are most concerned with thoughts, attitudes, and discourse, and how these can be changed to eliminate racially discriminatory beliefs .

Racial Idealism

These are terms that were created within Critical Race Theory or are necessary to understand some of the theories within Critical Race Theory

- Intersectionality
- Color blindness
- Racial Idealism
- Racial Realism

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Critical Race Theory is an interdisciplinary movement made up of activists and scholars working to understand and change the relationships between race, racism, and power. 

Critical Race Theory (CRT)

Delgado, R., & Stefancic, J. (2012). Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (2nd ed.). NYU Press.

Critical Race Theory: An Introduction 

Critical Race Theory came out of a time in the 1970s United States during which a number of legal scholars, lawyers, and activists decided that the advances of the civil rights era the decade before were no longer progressing forward, or were even being pushed backward. They saw a need for new theories and strategies to combat racism. More people and disciplines soon joined the movement. 

Origins of Critical Race Theory

- Critical Race Feminism
- Critical Race Masculinism
- Queer-Crit theory
- Lat-Crit Theory
- Asian-Crit
- Critical White Studies

Spin-off Movements from Critical Race Theory

While not universally supported by every critical race theorist, these are the basic propositions uniting the movement:

- Racism is ordinary
- Racism serves the dominant group
- Race is socially constructed

Basic Tenets of Critical Race Theory

These are specific actions studied and promoted within Critical Race Theory.

- Legal storytelling
- Revisionist history

Methods within Critical Race Theory

These are theoretical framworks that conflict or are positioned at odds with each other within the Critical Race Theory movement.

- Racial Idealism vs. Racial Realism

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