occasional reflections on culture & politics
I: Categories of Difference All too frequently we are thinking of human beings not as unique individuals but as members of a certain group or category. This seems to be typical human behavior, and as such is not necessarily unexpected. These categories are sometimes based on (more or less) self-chosen group memberships. These can be… Continue reading #214: “Race” as the Experience of Dehumanization
I. Identity politics is bad, or so it goes. Everybody should be treated as an individual, judged on their own merits, and without any consideration of group identity, history, present politics, representation etc. In theory, that certainly sounds good. We are indeed all individuals. Whatever group we may belong to should also be our choice,… Continue reading #210: Why (Some Degree of) Identity Politics is Necessary
Here we go again. A leading public figure is accused of untoward behavior towards a woman, but it seems politically expedient by some to not look into that behavior too closely for obviously political considerations. Where the rallying cry used to be "Believe all Women", this call seems muted now, somehow less relevant. Now, in… Continue reading #19: “Believe all Women”
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