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To: EdnaMode

“intersectional”

Where the hell did that come from? Never heard the word until now.

Apparently, intersectionality is a real word. It means:

“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”

Overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage. Is that supposed to be a good thing?


3 posted on 05/07/2019 9:01:47 PM PDT by be-baw
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To: be-baw

We should call it “Playing in the Intersectionality”: for people too idiotic and mindlessly PC to know that there is no difference between their ideology and a sack of s***.


7 posted on 05/07/2019 9:06:00 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: be-baw
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”

Ok, I’ve read the above about 6 times and I still don’t think I know what it means

25 posted on 05/07/2019 9:27:29 PM PDT by atc23
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To: be-baw

It’s like someone gets SJW “points” for all of the various victim groups they belong to. The more victim groups someone belongs to, the more intersectionality points. Or something!


29 posted on 05/07/2019 9:44:54 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: be-baw
"Overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage."

This is the kind of technical language you find in the political science textbooks today. Those words would be found in descriptions of Cultural Marxism. Yes, it is Marxism where each social identity fights for equal distribution of social treatment. In the natural world, there will always be a pecking order which is dependent on the value one has through achievement. The Social Marxist want to redistribute that value even though it has not been achieved. Giving someone a leading role base upon identity fails to give it based upon merit. This will lead to mediocre performances.

47 posted on 05/07/2019 11:59:07 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: be-baw

It’s a wildcard declaration that some people use to claim they are more putupon than others.

They use it to put YOU “in your place”


50 posted on 05/08/2019 1:18:40 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: be-baw
"Overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage" means "I'm more of a victim than you are, so I get more consideration/excuses/reparations." ... until the next "protected class" gets defined in the SJW world of perpetual victimhood.

The Black Panthers of the 60's were a very violent hate-filled gang, but at least they didn't put nooses around their own necks and then blame others for it.

54 posted on 05/08/2019 3:45:56 AM PDT by Pecos (My rights as an individual are not subject to a public vote.)
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To: be-baw
Where the hell did that come from? Never heard the word until now.

LOL! I just thought the very same thing......

57 posted on 05/08/2019 4:06:48 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (uizzzp)
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To: be-baw

Well, they used to have multi-piece couches that included corners and loungers. They were called sectionals. So, intersectionality would be when the pieces got pushed apart and you fell down between them, right?


58 posted on 05/08/2019 4:36:38 AM PDT by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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