Think you've heard it all concerning Critical Race Theory? Take a seat.

If you thought Marxist-derived CRT was only related to the behavior, attitudes, and actions of white people against people of color, you were sorely mistaken. Turns out, the interiors of the homes of white people are likely "racist" as well. The solution? "Decolonization" of interior spaces. No, really.

Enter: "interior race theory." 

Here's architecture author Aaron Betsky, who's written more than 20 books on the subject and believes architecture should be taught through the lens of CRT: 

We cannot turn away from the fact that many of the structures we hold up as examples, like Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, were instruments of oppression, rape, and forced labor, and that even what we think of as neutral models, in whatever style, were ... built [as] affirmation of wealth built on violence. 

What we also must recognize is that the forms we think of as ‘good’ architecture, from the layout of our houses and offices to the white columns that festoon classical buildings, cement the culture of whiteness, based on European models, in stone, concrete, wood, glass, and steel.

Lunacy? Of course. But when has lunacy stopped the left — from getting even loonier?

According to interior designer Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah, people can creatively resist "structures of domination in their homes by challenging themselves to think about the various ways that politics are embedded into the built environment and encouraging more 'racial wellness' within the spaces they create" — particularly concerning the objects they display. 

Iyamah also warns that people of color shouldn't emulate white people in the interior design of their homes. 

The design discipline is viewed as something that's very race neutral; there’s always the lack of intersectional thinking. How are factors such as race or gender intersecting with the design space, and how can we utilize those ways of thinking to create spaces that are resisting harmful, cultural [biases]?

It’s this idea that we can stimulate racial wellness in our homes through objects that we’re interacting with and use in our daily lives, such as furniture, decor, or homeware. 

What’s really interesting about it is it can be helpful for communities of color who are obviously experiencing racism and need spaces to restore themselves, but it could also be helpful for white folks who benefit from racism and need spaces to unlearn [that].

I'm not sure whether this is simply one more example of the CRT crowd trying to shove their agenda further down the throat of America, neurotic obsession, or both. I suspect the latter. 

The Use of the Color White

You knew we'd get around to this, right?

In addition to the unforgivable sin of decorating a home with "racist objects" like "mammy jars, colonial busts, war memorabilia, and Confederate flags," Iyamah argues that the use of white paint is just as "racist."

The use of the color white has been weaponized to symbolize purity…. There’s [sic] a lot of ways that this theory can deconstruct conservative values that really align with whiteness.

So there you have it. Before you buy that next can of white paint to, say, repaint your kitchen, remember: the color white has been "weaponized to symbolize purity." 

"Even though people aren’t thinking deeply about it, these things really do have an impact on us,” according to Iyamah. “Beyond ensuring that you have books talking about racial justice, how can all these different parts of the home carry this liberational message?"

"People aren't thinking deeply about it." Exactly — including people of color. Hence, CRT hustlers like Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah view it as their sacred duty to try their damnedest to force people —particularly people of color — to do so.

When it comes to architecture and interior design practice, we focus heavily on visual sensibility and aren’t really thinking about how people can learn in different ways. I’m interested in creating objects that are able to reach people in the ways that they learn best.

Uh-huh. Like all CRT radicals, Iyamah is mostly interested in sowing as many seeds of racial division as she can — and then watering the dickens out of them and hoping like hell they take root.