white men are always disproportionately represented in political power in the US.
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not only are they disproportionately represented, they are the majority of officeholders at the federal level.
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so, prima facie, it is impossible for white men's concerns to be underrepresented in gov't, when white men are 60% of gov't.
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by contrast, the groups social justice warriors (and just egalitarians overall) advocate for make up a much smaller % of gov't.
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a disproportionately SMALL percentage (rather than WM's disproportionately large percentage).
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so when these groups seek to be prioritized higher, it makes more sense, since the natural outcome of having less power...
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is being prioritized lower. So when disproportionately disempowered groups seek to be prioritized higher, they are moving...
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towards equality. When disproportionately power groups seek to be prioritized (EVEN) higher, they are moving towards hegemony.
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tl;dr: Identity politics in the service of equality is social justice. Identity politics in the service of hegemony is bigotry.
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genuinely disadvantaged groups that include white men exist, not just white gay men but socio-economic and geo-cultural groups.
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but as long as those groups seek more power for whites or white men, they are working towards hegemony, not equality.
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