ASPartOfMe wrote:
Identity Politics has been going on since politics has been going on which has been as long as humans have been humans. The term "identity politics" is now a pejoritive not equally and often hypocritically applied. The St. Patricks Day Parade which shuts down large part of Manhatten every year that is a "celebration of heritige", in other situations we call this a "voting bloc", if somebody calls themselves an "Aspie" or supports the Neurodiversity they are engaging in "identity politics" because where your grandparents immigrated from is a legitimate group but Autistics are not because Autism is a "disease" which is supposidly not a legitamate thing to label yourselves by. But not all diseases are created equally appearently. Breast cancer survivors lobbying for greater supports is never labeled "identity politics" even though they are labeling themselves "breast cancer survivors"
Yep. To make hay about one's identity, the identity itself is expected to cause emotive reactions. When those reactions are too often negative (see black people of the 1950s and LGBT people of the 1960s, among many others), one's identity becomes a liability. When it comes to autists, I continue to argue that we should follow the deaf and hard of hearing community's lead. Nonterminal disorders are, after all, simply differences. But, it takes commitment and attendance, not just good intention.
07 Oct 2016, 11:45 am
