>I think the term 'identity politics' (as well as 'political correctness')
>should be retired from use at least in conversations among leftists.
As far as I know, the term PC originated among leftists as an ironic comment on people who were being too PC. But where'd "identity politics" come from? It sounds almost like a disparaging term from the first. Did anyone ever stand up and say, "I'm an identity politician"?
Doug