against 'entrenched identities'

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

In my conception of communism, there won't be any such things as whiteness,
maleness, heterosexuality, etc., nor will there be 'identities' that have
been subordinated to the above, _after_ the successful abolition of
capitalism, racism, sexism, heterosexism, etc., for there won't be any
social relations and ideology that would give rise to either.

'Identities' are social facts that have been historically constituted by
structures of oppression, and as long as oppressive social relations and
ideologies remain in place, there will be 'identities,' whether we like it
or not. Abolishing 'identities' requires abolishing the structures that
have created _both_ dominant and subordinated 'identities.' Arguing against
'identity politics' without recognizing this fact is similar to the use of
the rhetoric of 'color-blindness' by conservatives who hate affirmative
action.

Yoshie