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Toni
Toni is on page 41 of 348
The information is interesting, but the way it is written is not as clear or smooth to read as it ought to be for the general public.

I find myself slogging through when, if written in a less bulky way, I would breeze through it and be much farther along than I am.
Sep 16, 2026 05:02PM
Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody

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Toni
Toni is on page 12 of 348
Sep 04, 2026 06:41PM
Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody


Toni
Toni is on page 7 of 348
The book is for regular people, not scholars.

"This book is written for the layperson who has no background in this type of scholarship but sees" its influence in our society.

"This is not a book that seeks to undermine liberal feminism, activism against racism, or campaigns for LGBT equality. ... our concern is that ... these are currently being alarmingly undermined by Social Justice approaches."
Aug 30, 2026 03:49PM
Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody


Toni
Toni is on page 5 of 348
The page number I'm on is a guess as there are no page #s in my copy.

Snippets from the Introduction:

"These scholar-activists speak a specialized language ... they also represent a wholly different culture, embedded within our own."

"what we set out to provide in this book: a guide to the language and customs ... We are fluent in both the language and culture of Social Justice scholarship and activism ..."
Aug 30, 2026 03:31PM
Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody


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