'Identity Politics'

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Fri Sep 17 06:21:06 PDT 1999


Catherine & Doug:
>>Yoshie is quite right about the pragmatic need for identity politics.
>
>I agree, though I think the name gives it an image problem.

I think the term 'identity politics' (as well as 'political correctness') should be retired from use at least in conversations among leftists. It means little, besides a sort of vague disapproval. Instead, we should discuss feminism, black radial politics, etc. To quote myself, I said:


>To begin with, the very fact that the need for child care facilities has
>yet to be universally _recognized as a working-class demand_ argues for the
>continuing necessity for feminist orgs and analyses.

Yoshie



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