She doesn’t need to. Let her talk policy and vibes. The Republicans are doing a fine job talking about racial identity for her.
TheRealKevin24 on
It’s one of those things that you get more from by not talking about it. If you have to bring it up, it makes it sound like you are using it as an excuse, rather than letting people infer it when it matters.
halee1 on
In general, I would say no, as it signals an inherent comfort with one’s ethnic/racial identity and makes polarizing discussion on that topic appear less palatable. it builds a positive status quo and reduced distance between groups, maximizing each one’s potential.
On the other hand, I believe it’s useful to *sometimes* mention that, to both highlight the progress in race relations achieved over time and strive for more, as most of the doomster and populist rhetoric relies on playing up fears and real or imagined problems, while refusing to acknowledge advances (this is a problem on both the left and the right political wing). One of the most beautiful things in the US is the relatively high integration between different groups across all levels of society, including at the top political level and government, where you can find White, Black, Asian, Latino, Mixed-race and other individuals. Instead of each defending their sectarian group’s interests, each will fight for the country that gave them a good life and/or opportunities. Seeing, for example, people of Asian descent care for the democratic situation in Europe, and those of White descent to develop Southeast Asia, is the kind of triumph most people don’t even notice because people’s expectations on what is “normal” are set at the beginning of their lives and change only gradually, while not everyone has the time and/or interest to know how things were in the past.
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She doesn’t need to. Let her talk policy and vibes. The Republicans are doing a fine job talking about racial identity for her.
It’s one of those things that you get more from by not talking about it. If you have to bring it up, it makes it sound like you are using it as an excuse, rather than letting people infer it when it matters.
In general, I would say no, as it signals an inherent comfort with one’s ethnic/racial identity and makes polarizing discussion on that topic appear less palatable. it builds a positive status quo and reduced distance between groups, maximizing each one’s potential.
On the other hand, I believe it’s useful to *sometimes* mention that, to both highlight the progress in race relations achieved over time and strive for more, as most of the doomster and populist rhetoric relies on playing up fears and real or imagined problems, while refusing to acknowledge advances (this is a problem on both the left and the right political wing). One of the most beautiful things in the US is the relatively high integration between different groups across all levels of society, including at the top political level and government, where you can find White, Black, Asian, Latino, Mixed-race and other individuals. Instead of each defending their sectarian group’s interests, each will fight for the country that gave them a good life and/or opportunities. Seeing, for example, people of Asian descent care for the democratic situation in Europe, and those of White descent to develop Southeast Asia, is the kind of triumph most people don’t even notice because people’s expectations on what is “normal” are set at the beginning of their lives and change only gradually, while not everyone has the time and/or interest to know how things were in the past.