I&#x27;m not trying to be glib but in my experience it&#x27;s cutural studies mentalities applied to hard science courses (like biology for non-majors) or artistic roundtable formats (like creative writing workshops) where issues of race, gender, and feelings are inappropriately applied as &#x27;arbiters&#x27; of &quot;how&quot; things are to be discussed. My apology if not totally clear, but the jist of what I&#x27;m getting at is my impression of cultural studies is that the inherent inclusiveness of &#x27;perspectives&#x27; doesn&#x27;t really challenge students, but predominately allows an arena for affirmation. I suppose what I mean is that based on the nature of the subject matter, an excellent rhetorical essay framing genocide of a certain culture can&#x27;t really be criticized as &#x27;bad thinking&#x27; if the structuring of the argument and included reasoning are sound, though the very concept itself is abhorrent in its premise.