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[en][blog] identify-as: replace race analogy with hair colour analogy, it's less on the nose

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@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ But if we were told that “he _identifies as_ Portuguese”, we might start hav
Does he live there but doesn't have a citizenship? Does he have distant relatives from Portugal but himself hasn't even been there yet? Does he live there but doesn't have a citizenship? Does he have distant relatives from Portugal but himself hasn't even been there yet?
What's his deal? What's his deal?
When we hear “she is Black”, we just treat it as a simple piece of information. When we hear “she is a redhead”, we just treat it as a simple piece of information.
But if we were told “she _identifies as_ Black”? But if we were told “she _identifies as_ a redhead”?
So, like, what, is she white but she made a DNA test and discovered 1% of African ancestry So, like… her hair isn't _really_ red? Did she dye it and the speaker doesn't count it as _actually_ having a given hair colour?
and now decided to appropriate Black culture or something? Why would you phrase it like that, instead of just stating a fact that “she has red hair”?
If not, then why would you phrase it like that, instead of just stating a fact that “she's black”?
But somehow when it comes to queer identities “identify as” has become a very popular way of putting them into words. But somehow when it comes to queer identities “identify as” has become a very popular way of putting them into words.
Instead of simply “they're nonbinary” we often hear “they _identify as_ nonbinary”. Instead of simply “they're nonbinary” we often hear “they _identify as_ nonbinary”.