I am a big fan of Honestly, but I don't understand what Brianna Wu provides other than to mention several times during each show that he's a trans woman. Does this fit the description of a token guest? As soon as I hear someone mention their politically-charged identity prior to a response, I stop listening. "Well, as a person of color..…
I am a big fan of Honestly, but I don't understand what Brianna Wu provides other than to mention several times during each show that he's a trans woman. Does this fit the description of a token guest? As soon as I hear someone mention their politically-charged identity prior to a response, I stop listening. "Well, as a person of color..." Blah blah blah. We don't need anymore of this.
But even more disappointing (and I am very rarely disappointed by TFP) is to hear the discussions about racism on the right and whether or not we should be worried about it. This was mentioned in regards to the H1B visa discussions.
I don't doubt there is racism on the right. I don't think we will ever live in a world without racism. But to focus on the right's racist tendencies is to blindly ignore that the left is founded on racism. For the democrats, racism is not a peripheral issue, it's a core value. It is their platform. It is DEI. Democrats are proudly racist and sexist, and they will tell you every single day.
I am a big fan of Honestly, but I don't understand what Brianna Wu provides other than to mention several times during each show that he's a trans woman. Does this fit the description of a token guest? As soon as I hear someone mention their politically-charged identity prior to a response, I stop listening. "Well, as a person of color..." Blah blah blah. We don't need anymore of this.
But even more disappointing (and I am very rarely disappointed by TFP) is to hear the discussions about racism on the right and whether or not we should be worried about it. This was mentioned in regards to the H1B visa discussions.
I don't doubt there is racism on the right. I don't think we will ever live in a world without racism. But to focus on the right's racist tendencies is to blindly ignore that the left is founded on racism. For the democrats, racism is not a peripheral issue, it's a core value. It is their platform. It is DEI. Democrats are proudly racist and sexist, and they will tell you every single day.