Now Wainscoting Is Racist

Adopting critical theory as a point of view entails denouncing every conceivable aspect of society as oppressive or “racist” — including wainscoting:

Some minority students at the University of Michigan have apparently felt intimidated by the interior wood paneling found throughout the historic Michigan Union building.

Anna Wibbelman, former president of Building a Better Michigan, an organization that voices student concerns about university development, stated at a student government meeting in late March that “minority students felt marginalized by quiet, imposing masculine paneling” found throughout the 100-year-old building, the meeting’s minutes state.

The building, dubbed by campus officials as “one of the University of Michigan’s most recognizable landmarks,” is set to undergo a massive, $85.2 million renovation project, and as part of that process architects have sought the input and advice of students.

Since it is the squeakiest, most politically correct wheels that get all the grease on college campuses, this probably means that the renovated landmark will end up looking like a crumbling, graffiti-plastered housing project, so that Students of Color can feel more at home. Unless that would be cultural appropriation.

On tips from J and Steve T.