Deconstruction & The Problem of Hindsight

Deconstruction & The Problem of Hindsight

Daddy liked to say that hindsight is always 20/20. There have been more than a few times over the years when I’ve said that to myself. It’s a good maxim to use to help forgive oneself for the host of shoulda coulda wouldas that we accumulate over the course of a lifetime.

But when we use that hindsight in the service of deconstructing the past, particularly in the arena of popular culture, it often seems less like a sincere effort to identify the underpinnings of sexism, racism, homophobia and all the rest and more like the individual standing up and shouting to the world, “Look, Ma, I’m woke!”

During this past Christmas season, we observed the deconstructing of Baby, It’s Cold Outside in light of the #MeToo movement and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer taken up by the anti-bullying crowd.

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