>I just want to say I am bewildered by Kelley's attacks on Rakesh. I
>know him pretty well personally, in real life, I mean, and have talked
>about all these issues with him for hours and hours. He is NOT an
>anti-feminist. He is NOT an "identity cop." Quite the contrary --
>Rakesh always opposes the "you have to be black/female/gay etc to talk
>speak about issues of blackness, femaleness, gayness" style of
>argument-- the argument of authority from identity, which, in my view,
>has been a real disaster for left politics.
I've hardly been reading any posts this week, but I did read this, and I'm pretty distressed to hear this. I know Rakesh in real life too, and I second what Katha says. And I'm sorry to see him unsub, very sorry.
Doug