'Identity Politics'

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>>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

I have no idea who holds the copyright (whether it's a stupid leftist or a
clever rightist), but what's clear is we ought not to pay royalty.

Yoshie