Identity labels are only starting points, never fixed categories
Evidence
As Edward Said argues, “no one today is purely one thing. Labels like Indian, or woman, or Muslim, or American are no more than starting points” (1994:407). — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 909
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
- CANDY: A compact, quotable Said line easily deployed in conversation.
Related
- Identity labels serve only as starting points, never fixed essences. (similarity 0.91)
- Racial category emphasis can obscure shared interests across racial lines (similarity 0.80)
- Categorization and identity processes will outlast the elimination of prejudice (similarity 0.79)