"Identity" politics eradicates the individual person by design. That's why it's so insidious and painful.
Quite by chance, last night I heard Meghan Daum's interview with author Sherman Alexie on her Unspeakable Podcast. They discuss the corruption of literary journals.
I was familiar with Alexie's writing and his groundbreaking film, Smok…
"Identity" politics eradicates the individual person by design. That's why it's so insidious and painful.
Quite by chance, last night I heard Meghan Daum's interview with author Sherman Alexie on her Unspeakable Podcast. They discuss the corruption of literary journals.
I was familiar with Alexie's writing and his groundbreaking film, Smoke Signals, from the 1990s. But I didn't know that he, of all people, had been cancelled in the most reprehensible way. Definitely worth your time.
Unfair, but consistent. As you pointed out, the individual, regardless of identity category or history of oppression, is apparently too dangerous to be allowed a unique voice. Individuals think for themselves, and this "movement" requires absolute fealty.
As others have noted, it's mind boggling how comfortable people are with group-think, despite the way it hamstrings their own creativity and self-expression.
"Identity" politics eradicates the individual person by design. That's why it's so insidious and painful.
Quite by chance, last night I heard Meghan Daum's interview with author Sherman Alexie on her Unspeakable Podcast. They discuss the corruption of literary journals.
I was familiar with Alexie's writing and his groundbreaking film, Smoke Signals, from the 1990s. But I didn't know that he, of all people, had been cancelled in the most reprehensible way. Definitely worth your time.
Thanks, will check that out. Yes, there have been quite a few bizarre cancellations--Junot Diaz, too. Very unfair.
Unfair, but consistent. As you pointed out, the individual, regardless of identity category or history of oppression, is apparently too dangerous to be allowed a unique voice. Individuals think for themselves, and this "movement" requires absolute fealty.
As others have noted, it's mind boggling how comfortable people are with group-think, despite the way it hamstrings their own creativity and self-expression.