To be honest, I really don't have much interest in the beliefs of the upper echelons of liberal academia, and how many actually believed in the literal definiti

To be honest, I really don't have much interest in the beliefs of the upper echelons of liberal academia, and how many actually believed in the literal definition of the movement name vs something else. From the responses here, it seems that I've somewhat unwittingly touched a nerve, though I suppose that might actually prove my point - that the movement fractured quite quickly. I still think "lay flat" is about the best name for the phenomenon encapsulated here, which was my actual point.