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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 388307" data-attributes="member: 35">Behavior still factors into these discussions.&nbsp; The misconception that men are obnoxious brutes, while women are innocence and light is still quite prevalent today.Beyond that, yes, white men have typically been the dominant force in positions of power.&nbsp; However, poor and working-class white males have routinely been lumped in with their powerful counterparts.&nbsp; People often lament &quot;white men&quot; in general, rather than distinguish between the powerful and the middle/lower class majority.&nbsp; I doubt this narrative is ever going away, despite the gains that people of color and women have made.&nbsp;&nbsp; The centers of power from consumerism to the government, and even to the military industrial complex no longer care who controls them.&nbsp; Instead of the races and sexes battling it out, it should be the poor and working class against these oppressive forces.As for identity politics, I tend to think of that in terms of one&#039;s personal characteristics being disingenuously used as a shield against criticism of any kind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 388307, member: 35"] Behavior still factors into these discussions. The misconception that men are obnoxious brutes, while women are innocence and light is still quite prevalent today. Beyond that, yes, white men have typically been the dominant force in positions of power. However, poor and working-class white males have routinely been lumped in with their powerful counterparts. People often lament "white men" in general, rather than distinguish between the powerful and the middle/lower class majority. I doubt this narrative is ever going away, despite the gains that people of color and women have made. The centers of power from consumerism to the government, and even to the military industrial complex no longer care who controls them. Instead of the races and sexes battling it out, it should be the poor and working class against these oppressive forces. As for identity politics, I tend to think of that in terms of one's personal characteristics being disingenuously used as a shield against criticism of any kind. [/QUOTE]

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