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by neotrope 1107 days ago
> It's really easy to argue against a thing that nobody actually believes.

Are you sure nobody believes critical theory?

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Everything I just said is in line with critical theory.

I really gotta find the wikipedia author and buy them a beer for exactly the quote I need.

> The term critical theory is often appropriated when an author works in sociological terms, yet attacks the social or human sciences, thus attempting to remain "outside" those frames of inquiry.

Identity and lived experience matters to the subjective experience of science, not the objective one. The OP also makes this mistake and gets into a huff about it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory

Wikipedia is not a reliable source for ideologically contentious subjects like Critical Theory.

Here another article on the subject of Critical Theory, this one viewing the subject from the other side of the ideological isle:

https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-critical-theory/

Read both, follow references where desired and draw your own conclusions, this time from a wider perspective than the rather lopsided treatment this Wikipedia article gives the subject. Don't forget to read the comments on the New Discourses article (which are critical of what is written there) and the Talk and History pages on Wikipedia.