“ Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't change. DaShanne Stokes
“ People who think with their epidermis or their genitalia or their clan are the problem to begin with. One does not banish this specter by invoking it. If I would not vote against someone on the ground… Christopher Hitchens
“ Minority conservatives hold a special place of gutter contempt in the minds of unhinged liberals, who can never accept the radical concept of a person of color rejecting identity politics. Michelle Malkin
“ For years, I declined to fill in the form for my Senate press credential that asked me to state my 'race,' unless I was permitted to put 'human.' The form had to be completed under penalty of perjury,… Christopher Hitchens
“ Most whites do not have a racial identity, but they would do well to understand what race means for others. They should also ponder the consequences of being the only group for whom such an identity i… Jared Taylor
“ Since this often seems to come up in discussions of the radical style, I'll mention one other gleaning from my voyages. Beware of Identity politics. I'll rephrase that: have nothing to do with identit… Christopher Hitchens
“ But as important as material self-interest is, human beings are motivated by other things as well, motives that better explain the disparate events of the present. This might be called the politics of… Francis Fukuyama
“ In the second decade of the twenty-first century, that spectrum appears to be giving way in many regions to one defined by identity. The left has focused less on broad economic equality and more on pr… Francis Fukuyama
“ Who am I, really? The search for an answer produces feelings of alienation and anxiety and can only be relieved when one accepts that inner self and receives public recognition for it. Francis Fukuyama
“ The tension between people is palpable, and the ideal of what it means to be and look American becomes a preoccupation to folks around the country, including me. Raquel Cepeda
“ I wear makeup and I don dramatic attire because I like control. I’m not interested in controlling others but I’m invested in strict self-governance. This is why I don’t do many face-to-face interviews… Diriye Osman
“ Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously composed and imposed according to time and space. Katrina Karkazis
“ You and I are the remains of an unfulfilled legacy, heirs to a kingdom of stolen identities and ragged confusion. Susan Abulhawa
“ Although I believe identity politics '"produces limited but real empowerment for its participants," it is important to note that it contains significant problems: first, its essentialist tendency; sec… Namsoon Kang
“ In an era of weaponized sensitivity, participation in public discourse is growing so perilous, so fraught with the danger of being caught out for using the wrong word or failing to uphold the latest o… Lionel Shriver
“ Identity politics is killings free speech on campus, silencing Muslim women struggle, boosting both Islamism and the far Right and pushing reconciled Muslim voices to the fringes. It makes implicit as… Tony McMahon
“ Every individual has some qualities that endear him to some other. And per contra, I doubt if there is any class which is not detestable to some other class. Artists, police, the clergy, "reds," foxhu… Aleister Crowley