.@eli_schiff to paraphrase Whitman, "I am large, I contain hypocrisies." Or Emerson, "Single standards are the hobgoblin of the small mind."
Identity politics double standard: evil to self-indulge while there's starving kids in Africa, but extravagant performance of identity is ok
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@GabrielDuquette@eli_schiff hehe, yes. People who are able to shrink to smaller identities don't realize that that is a privilege normallyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@eli_schiff Of course it should be expanded. I'm pointing out it can't be shrunk easily for all as easily as for him. -
@eli_schiff Ironically, his "founders with accents" comment is an example of why... that's an element of identity you can't shrink. - Show replies
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@eli_schiff The hypocritical part in performed identities is the urge to expand it theatrically/narcissistically rather than shrink.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@eli_schiff they shouldn't criticize indulgenceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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