My Skinfolk Ain’t All Kinfolk: The Left’s Problem with Identity Politics | Orchestrated Pulse

My Skinfolk Ain’t All Kinfolk: The Left’s Problem with Identity Politics | Orchestrated Pulse:



"While Ridley and I share cultural affinity, and we both want to see Black people doing well, shared cultural affinity and common identity are not enough– which recent history makes abundantly clear. Barack Obama continues to deport record numbers of Brown immigrants here at home, while mercilessly bombing Brown folks abroad. Don Lemon, speaking in support of Bill O’Reilly, said that racism would be lessened if Black people pulled up their pants and stopped littering. Last fall, 40% of Black U.S. Americans supported airstrikes against Syria.



My skinfolk ain’t all kinfolk, and the Left needs to catch up.



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John Ridley, Barack Obama, myself, and Don Lemon are all Black males. We also have conflicting political positions and interests, but how can we decide which paths are valid if we only pay attention to personal identity?"