It's interesting how "critical theory" is used as a prejorative not only going on a hunch, but also that the very use of it degrades the quality of any article

It's interesting how "critical theory" is used as a prejorative not only going on a hunch, but also that the very use of it degrades the quality of any article without question. Personally I've come to enjoy quite a lot of work which many would categorize under 'critical theory' and a lot of work which many would mistakenly categorize under 'critical theory' simply due to the topics covered.