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Legit Critical Theory

A framework arguing for the legitimacy of critical theory approaches in specific domains—particularly in analyzing how power operates through culture, ideology, and social institutions. Legit critical theory holds that understanding society requires more than empirical description; it requires critique—asking not just how things work but who benefits, what's hidden, what could be otherwise. It acknowledges that all knowledge is situated, that claims to neutrality often mask power, and that genuine understanding requires attention to domination. Legit critical theory is critical theory as necessary supplement to empirical inquiry—not replacement for facts but framework for understanding what facts mean and whose interests they serve.
Example: "He used critical theory to analyze how media frames political debate—not to deny facts, but to ask why certain facts are highlighted and others ignored. Legit Critical Theory: critique as complement to inquiry, not substitute."
by Dumu The Void March 14, 2026
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Legit Decolonial Theory

A framework arguing for the legitimacy of decolonial approaches in specific domains—particularly in understanding how colonial power structures persist after formal independence and how they might be dismantled. Legit decolonial theory holds that colonialism didn't end; it transformed, and understanding this transformation requires tools that mainstream Western thought doesn't provide. It draws on the intellectual traditions of the colonized not as ethnographic curiosities but as serious theoretical resources—ways of knowing that reveal what colonial power has hidden. Legit decolonial theory is decolonial thought as necessary supplement to Western critical traditions, not replacement for them but corrective to their blind spots. It asks not just "what is true?" but "whose truth has been suppressed, and what does recovering it reveal?"
Example: "He used decolonial theory to analyze how development policies continue colonial patterns—not to reject all development, but to ask why it always serves the same interests. Legit Decolonial Theory: critique as clarification, not condemnation."
by Dumu The Void March 14, 2026
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LeBitch

Another name for basketball player Lebron James based off his flopping and overall whiny personality.
Yo did you see that game last night?
Yeah Lebitch flopped like 10 times
by XratedJerry June 9, 2025
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Laxitive

The secret loud house sister known for loving rose toys, being a baddie and hating Lincoln Loud.
Lincoln: In this family, we like to fight over the last slice of pizza, it can be difficult
Lincoln steals the last slice
Laxitive: Lincoln Fucking Loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I should get the last slice of pizza, because I carry this family more than you ever will
by Granitehandler July 1, 2025
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sick legit

"Seriously", "really", or "totally". Used mainly by middle schoolers. Appears to have something to do with "Bieber Fever", though the exact relationship is unknown.
There's actually sick legit going to be a new Bieber single!
by stormbutt June 20, 2010
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Too Legit Midget

A company that employees midgets during the seaons that they are not employed as elves. The midgets help people with disabilities which makes them letgit midgets and helps them make money.
"Yo I paid that midget to help me walk across the street! That midget is too legit!"

or

"You got a too legit midget?!"

Made famous by the Covino and Rich show
by Too Legit December 11, 2012
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