Among the most dangerous people in the US are those who actually once fervently believed the foundational myths of the country’s social and political order. It’s the true believers — we who are schooled on republican virtues, democratic procedures, universal equality, and fair play that are said to be deeply embedded in the US experience […]
As I was reading Norman Finkelstein’s new book, I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!: Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom, I thought early on of Obama’s joke at the expense of Rahm Emanuel: “he’s one of a kind, and thank god he’s one of a kind.” Finkelstein, too, […]
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“10. I can be fairly sure of having my voice heard in a group in which I am the only member of my race.”
Obviously she has never met a LOUD black woman.
“11. I can be casual about whether or not to listen to another woman’s voice in a group in which she is the only member of her race.”
What does this even mean? Some black women are worth listening to, others are not. Oprah Winfrey, sometimes. Melissa Harris-Perry – take a hike!
Have you heard of intersectionality? Probably, certainly if you are American and follow political developments even slightly, but do you know what it is? Intersectionality was “founded” in 1989 by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a proponent of the bogus doctrine of critical race theory. Cynics call it the oppression olympics, the idea being that there are strict hierarchies of power in society which are controlled by Anglo-Saxon, heterosexual white men at the very top, who lord it over the rest of Mankind.
