"...thoughts which seem to be taboo in academia.”-----Intellectual magazine removes professor’s column critiquing critical race theory

Intellectual magazine removes professor’s column critiquing critical race theory

• Scholar republishes it on his personal blog: ‘I offer no apology for stating reality’

"A lengthy column by a professor that critiques critical race theory and the concept of “whiteness” and “blackness” was removed by an online intellectual magazine after it generated controversy....The publication bills itself as providing “an academic platform where ideas and concepts can be praised and challenged.” 

The scholar’s 2,663-word column argued that racism and ethnic strife is not a recent historical development, but spans human history. He also took on the “whiteness” and “blackness” trends in higher education today:

The concepts of Blackness and whiteness are in themselves deeply racist as well as highly erroneous. Both terms are used to describe individuals’ life experiences based on the tone of skin. This in turn becomes highly problematic because skin tone is a poor predicate of personal views, ethics, worldview, religious belief and of course personality. Both terms also erroneously assume the homogeneity of a very large groups of people based purely on the content of melanin or lack thereof....

And while he does not mention it specifically by name, he argued that critical race theory is a big grift...

And on his YouTube Channel, ThePonderingProfessor, he has posted videos that question diversity initiatives and academic propaganda.

Naudé, who grew up in Australia and South Africa, told The College Fix his videos aim to serve as an open forum “for thoughts which seem to be taboo in academia.”...Read all.