Critical theory: Anything can be anything, part 2 | The College Fix

Critical theory: Anything can be anything, part 2 | The College Fix

• What happens when critical race theory (CRT) meets popular entertainment? Something like this.

"By now you may have seen the über-popular Marvel Entertainment film Black Panther. The $200 million-budget flick made an astounding $1.35 billion worldwide, with a little over half that coming from the U.S. market alone.
...But progressive/critical academics have a problem with that. 

They believe racial groups have to hold certain beliefs, and any deviation will land a person in the rhetorical hot water. 

You’ve likely seen what happens to a black person who is politically conservative.
The beauty of critical theory is that it can mean anything that anyone wants it to mean. 

Blacks who deviate from the political “norm” are crushed, yet at the same time if someone calls upon a black person to “speak for” his demographic in a classroom setting (or wherever), that someone will be protested and canceled. 

Walla Walla University’s Tim Golden unwittingly provided a nigh-perfect example of this contradiction a few years ago...Read all.