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Nick and Lottie discuss what journalist Naomi Klein refers to as trickle down identity politics. This form of identity politics, typified by people such as Hillary Clinton, prioritises achieving a more diverse range of people in positions of power, with the argument that if more people from marginalised groups get into positions of power, these benefits will eventually “trickle down” to that group as a whole.

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Links:

• Nick’s article Questioning Trickle Down Identity Politics.
• We also discuss identity politics and the pressure to “come out”, drawing on Jameela Jamil’s experience of being a judge on a TV voguing contest, The Morning Show and The Prom.
• Nick discovered the concept of “white habitus” from the video ‘White Liberal Performative Art’ by F.D Signifier.

• Revolutionary Left Radio ‘Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò’.
• For more on identity politics, check out our 251^st episode ‘A Deep Dive on Identity Politics with Bitchy Shitshow’ and our last episode ‘What Do You Mean By Identity Politics?? Exploring Leftist Debates on IDpols’.

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Clips:

Why Are You Like This? Season 1 Episode 6 I Will Not Speak for the Entire Queer Community, Racist Sexist Boy by The Linda Lindas, American Tune by AJJ, Not Black Enough by Proper, How the World Works by Bo Burnham.

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’! Nick also gives daily music recommendations on Twitter @NicksSong and on the Spotify playlist ‘Song of the Day by NicksSong’.