(Politically correct) predictions for the academy in 2020 | The College Fix

(Politically correct) predictions for the academy in 2020 | The College Fix
"University communities never cease to amaze us with their capacity for politically correct adolescent antics. 
Each year the inanity quotient gets a giant uptick.

What are some of the possibilities in the year to come? 
Your friendly neighborhood assistant editor speculates …

• —“White Fragility” author and speaker Robin DiAngelo will drop a sequel titled “White Brittleness” in the first half of the year. 

Wait, make that the second half of the year as she is booked for appearances through March — at $10,000 to $15,000 a pop. 
“Brittleness” will focus on racism as literally a part of everything, even things you’d never, ever suspect (DiAngelo does have a PhD in multicultural education, after all). 
Buying a new washer and dryer? 

The name of the manufacturer can be traced back to 18th-century slaveholders. Sending a letter and putting the flag up on your mailbox? 

Remember what the American flag represents. 

Educators referring to what they write on with chalk as a “blackboard”? How dare you.

• —Student and faculty activists will push for further PC edits to old movies and TV shows..."

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