dookifex_maximus posted:

well everybody knows the political system is all about attaining or preserving privileges for your specific configuration of intersecting personal traits.

the subject is the fact that racism and sexism are a more of a function of power than of actual preconceptions and prejudices. because the n word possesses this power, it is racist, while the word honkey is merely a racially charged minority appropriation of the n word's social and cultural superstructures.

because we live in a globally competitive society, and nobody's right or wrong (except foreigners), the only real metric you can judge a politician's value is by how little hypocrisy they display, because it really should be me in that seat getting the kickbacks, but that's a different subject

so from this perspective, there are two sides, the patriarchy and minorities, if a person who is a beneficiary of patriarchy says or does a thing, it can be honest (in support of patriarchy) or dishonest (bernie sanders) and if a minority says or does a thing it can be honest (elizabeth warren) or dishonest (those crazy alt-right ladies who want to be chained to the stove)