There’s a definite place for social commentators like Russell Brand in our current paradigm. We need people prepared to ask difficult questions & who’re open to answers coming from across the entire political spectrum.
But I’m a bit flummoxed by this excerpt from his talk with Jordan Peterson on Identity Politics.
It appears that these two straight, cis men, are ignoring the fact that people are often forced to explain & defend themselves in the arena of Identity Politics by the wider straight cis community whose judgements & (wrongly) assumed superiority springs partially from religious doctrine.
Nobody thinks the most interesting thing about themselves is who they have sex with, or how, or why, or where they sit on the gender spectrum, or if they’re trans. I’d say everyone would just prefer to be treated respectfully, equally, & left to get on with their lives without incessant interrogation.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=E6pMVT9m2Rg&feature=sharec #identity #identitypolitics #RussellBrand #illgivereligionamissthanks