Intersectionality
def
the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
-Oxford Dictionary
Allyship
def
supportive association with another person or group.
specifically : such association with the members of a marginalized or mistreated group to which one does not belong. -Merriam-Webster Dictionary
The general flow of the semantics in the equity agenda is...
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There are people with greater and lesser points on the intersectionality scale. More intersectionality of historically marginalized groups means a higher personal score of oppression. A black lesbian is going to get a higher intersectionality oppressed score than a gay wealthy white male or a black heterosexual male. A caucasian heterosexual male means no historical oppression and labelled 100% privileged.
TWO..(what to do with the calculation from above)
The higher the intersectionality, the more that person is empowered by allies from the more priviliged end of the spectrum. The groups deemed privileged are to
1) stay silent allowing the marginalized to speak and write in any given civic forum
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2) vote for the marginalized (ONLY IF that person is serving the equity narrative, moderate POC excluded and despised)
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3) prefer the marginalized in hiring
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4) buy from BIPOC owned businesses, and finally
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5) prefer to grant government contracts to more marginalized owned businesses.
As a moderate, cultural diversity loving urban liberal I want to declare I...
Oppose the Narrow, Racist, Heterosexual Hating Political Orthodoxy of Equity and Inclusion
...and offer my personal solutions to undermine this cancer of cronyism, racism and and sexual orientation favoritism that is the current system of intersectional allyship.
- If heterosexual then demand equal, vocal, positive acceptance of your heterosexuality, especially including desires
for marriage and raising ones own children. Make all interactions of respect for LGBTQ as thoroughly mutual, where there is no reciprocal positivity then the conversation is over and no care either positive or negative is extended.
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Jews and Far East Asians (Chinese, Koreans, Japanese) have been
systematically oppressed and killed, families unable to become citizens and forbidden to join professions. Yet, when they acquire wealth or high professional status their inclusion as marginalized is negated. There are attacks on them by other marginalized groups. I pledge to support wealthy Jews and Asians as equal fellow citizens. I pledge to fight any policies that would undermine their acceptance and enrollment in colleges. I pledge to always consider wealthy Jews and Asians for my vote in elections.
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In international affairs I will advocate for the nations of China, Japan, Korea and Israel be given equal respect and considered an inspiration for their success, and also considered in my own country as models for reforms and copying of successful internal policies. My political will for my United States is the acceptance of China's model of social rewards for the lawful and well-behaved citizens, and disallowing those with criminal records from access to better public transportation (such as highspeed rail), some stores and many other forms of convenience. In regards to radical militant Islam, my political will is that the United States aids China and Israel in combating any attempts to create Islamic-first territories. Saying this again to clarify -where there is a cultural push for an Islam-first separatist state the US business community and government should be aiding China in it's counter-offensive to such an agenda.
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Demand that histories all over the world are discussed with equal curiosity, and merit based admiration expressed for any culture that produces widespread civil peace, high standard of living and public safety, technological innovation and wealth spread more broadly than the leader's social-genetic circle.
I hope all moderate, diversity loving urban liberals have gained some insight in how to move forward to a better form of inclusion and allyship -a more modern, intellectually rigorous and less hate-oriented than the current illiberal extremism that has become a domimant unquestioned paradigm in the global West.
Stand your ground with your vote, your informed view, your political will. That is the fundamental node of legitimacy.
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