Tag: identity politics
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No Competition of Hierarchies Should Prevail: Identity Politics, Strategic Essentialism, Rhizomes, Punk, and Oppression Olympics
Identity politics can be employed to simultaneously uplift marginalised members of society and deconstruct the mechanisms of their marginalisation. Spider-Verse, Identity Politics, Leftist Infighting, and the Oppression Olympics – YouTube Identity politics can be one tool we use to override our discomfort with others and instead draw together into coalition. We should use it as…
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Identity Politics: A Healthy Love for Ourselves, Our Communities, and All People
We realize that the only people who care enough about us to work consistently for our liberation are us. Our politics evolve from a healthy love for ourselves, our sisters and our community which allows us to continue our struggle and work. This focusing upon our own oppression is embodied in the concept of identity…
