Years ago, before the term intersectionality was in vogue, I learned about levels of inequality, which took into consideration an individual’s societal disadvantages as well as their advantages. It was a more wholistic and respectful way of considering one’s life experience.
Dividing, ranking and centering people into oppressors and the oppressed by their intersectionality scores is a surefire way to exacerbate discrimination. It already contributed to giving us Trump II.
Thanks for a good overview. My main criterion for assessing a political philosophy is its results. As you noted, intersectionality has generated a backlash, and it doesn't seem to have generated a lot of progress in the first place.
Years ago, before the term intersectionality was in vogue, I learned about levels of inequality, which took into consideration an individual’s societal disadvantages as well as their advantages. It was a more wholistic and respectful way of considering one’s life experience.
Dividing, ranking and centering people into oppressors and the oppressed by their intersectionality scores is a surefire way to exacerbate discrimination. It already contributed to giving us Trump II.
Thanks for a good overview. My main criterion for assessing a political philosophy is its results. As you noted, intersectionality has generated a backlash, and it doesn't seem to have generated a lot of progress in the first place.